Observing Others

 If you are going to take a trip to Disneyland during the holiday season, in addition to the cost of park admission, there are a lot of important numbers worth your attention.   Today we explore numbers again, this time in the context of Disneyland.  And, we are on location at Academy Mortgage   which is all about numbers.  Thanks Angie Thorpe and Academy Mortgage for hosting us!  Some numbers:  D...

We have talked a lot about words. We have made up a few words like confluencer and collaboratory. And made lists of words that start with letters like B, E & R.  What about numbers?    When we say "word count" or "character limits" what do we mean? Who would have thought numbers have anything to do with words? And then algorithms and analytics came along And time limits. Ev...

Are you ready for some R & R. Rest and relaxation of course! But this episode includes more than one kind of R & R. It also includes some amazing guests! Today we explore the R & R's Resumes & References Ratings & Reviews Referrals & Recommendations. It's all about Reputation. Join us as we speed podcast with: Cheryl Mcintyre Kimball Potter Derek Lamb & Julie...

A brand new home + an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) + A Tesla for 12 months = It's a trifecta in Tooele! Podcasting again from Goldcrest Homes award winning Parade of Home "Fir" Model. Listen in and find out how the "Fir" is the perfect place to call home!

Happy November! It's the 1st of November and the first Tuesday in November. We are calling it Thankful Tuesday. And, we are back at Tucanos Station Park in Farmington for a podcast and soda social! Gathering people to help people has been an amazing part of Observing Others! We've invited guest to bring gift cards from local grocery stores to give to the Open Doors Food Bank to distribut...

After one year of doing observing others podcasts, we have learned and relearned, over and over again, that the most powerful conversations are about giving another person time of possession . Better yet, let's call it time of attention . Compare these two phrases: Seeking attention and paying attention . Which is more powerful: attention seeking or attention to detail?   When you give anothe...

On this podcast we talk about 3 E's of social media. We call them the Jerem E's Thank you, Jeremy, for the use and abuse of your name  and coming up with the 3 E's! The 3 Jeremy's are: Educate Engage Entertain And, since it was a Media Making Monday, we used large pool balls to emphasize the E's! Plus we had some great FastPitch Speed Podcasters on this Episode! Thanks Ang...

Do you know how to load a handgun? Do you know how to hold a handgun? Do you know how to fire a a handgun? Today we discover the importance of "hands on" experience as we talk about handguns, concealed weapons, and the importance of safety. Especially when situations escalate quickly. Today's guest, Steve Morrow, shares valuable insights into the importance of competence and confide...

What does the perfect week look like? Especially when your location is On Pitch Performing Arts. Find out more about OPPA and what's going on back stage. Come plan your week by planning on spending some time building skills with us! So many things going on there are not enough days in the week! Take a class, take in a stage show, or take advantage of the amazing resources at OPPA!

Today we podcast from a beautiful location!  A place where customers come first! And it shows. Especially in the show room! But we began our podcast by calling out some bad behavior.   We used a lot of "B" words.   They are like the Bs of Bad Behavior.  The terribles. The Terrible B's Here were a few. Begging, Bragging, Bashing, Bullying, Belittling, Beguiling, Bemoaning, Behooving....

Building camaraderie and community. It takes more than a building. It takes the right blend of people and passion. Join us for a grand opening that has a lot of both. It's called GYVR HUB. It's a new co-working space built around a community for building a community!

The word  "prop" comes from the theater.  It is short  for "theater property". So it's fitting in a theater we talk about props! Without the right prop, the act might be lacking.  With the right prop, the act can be amazing! Props have impact. Just as props are tools of the trade for theater, all individuals and  industries have the potential to have an arsenal of similar...

Speed Podcasting is a thing! Today's quadcast doubled in size when four guests joined the hosts! Media Kit Monday was also a hit for several first time podcasters! And also  promoted some "pioneers." Listen in and see how the "collaboratory" at On Pitch Performing Arts added more Confluencers! Come next week to a media kit monday and start collaborating! Thank you so much:...

Starting and running a business can be complex and complicated. But it doesn't always have to be. Especially when you put policies and processes in place. Listen as two laywers share their insights from years of the practice of law. Call it the "lessons" they have learned over the years as lawyers. Especially lessons about how to treat employees: the greatest asset of any business.

Organic conversations turn into organic connections. Organic connections can turn into organic collaborations. We want to be confluencers! It's about conversations, connections and collaborations. Begin by making introductions. From those introductions flow natural conversations. From those natural conversations come deeper connections. From those organic connections we use media to allow org...

Just wrapping up Tacos Together. Tacos Together at Gyvr Hub was spectacular! So many mingled under the blanket fort! So many mingled for lunch eating tacos, Dirty Dough Cookies and San Diablo Artisan Churros! And so many others pulling together as a community under the canopy. Thank everyone for attending and donating blankets! Next time we are collecting coats! Thanks Paul Shin and your volunteer...

What kid doesn't like to build a blanket fort? Especially a massive humongous blanket fort! Maybe even a blanket fort of enormous epic world record proportions! Taco Together and Make A Wish are going to make it happen. Gyvr Hub is going to house it. Hundreds of blanket bearers and sponsors are going to donate and build it. We are going to podcast from it. Listen in and find out more about it...

Keep the camera rolling. Don't let lost opportunities happen! Start small. But start somewhere. Just start. Evolve with it. Video does not need to be picture perfect. Learn how to do it and then DO IT! Be spontaneous. Making it perfect may prevent you from making it at all. Join today's podcast and find out more about. . . . . . Media Kit Mondays !! Hands-on workshops. A time to learn an...

Today we are at a Grill & Chill. At a co-working warehouse. You heard that right.  It's like a "wewarehouse." And it isn't your typical co-work space or lunch event. It's a Meat & Greet like no other. Find out more how a new start up is start out right by starting up a community with an amazing new type of facility! It's just the Gyvr way.

 Finally a new law that works in your favor! Did you know there is a way to open up affordable rental options right in your own home? Did you know there is a way use your home as an additional source of income? Find out more about an ADU and see if it is right for you! An ADU is an additional dwelling unit on a single family property. Today we are at Goldcrest Home's award winning Parade of H...

Pretending hides problems. Especially financial ones.   Which escalates a pretending and spending death spiral.   But there is a way to address and reverse that.   It requires pulling up some plants to look at the roots of the problems.    Most of the roots are emotional.   Much of the root of the problem is behavior.   In todays podcast, Dr. Chelsea Adams and I pull on a few of these roots.   We...

We struck gold on this podcast! It's always way cool to find out that friends have similar hobbies and backgrounds. Especially when it has to do with music and marching. Listen as Kelly and the sexy roofer, Adrian Alvarez--owner of Presidential Roofing talk about something they have in common they didn't even know about!

Healing & rejuvination. The purpose of a spa. An infusion of what your body needs for wellness & health. Is it worth it? Does red light therapy, for example, really work? Or is it a form of "fake bake"? Listen today as Kelly & Zach talk about self care and how spa treatments can boost more than simply self image but can be a source of investing in self that lifts mood and pro...

Last spring I had a booth in a B2B trade show in Davis County. The marketing phrase I used was "Bringing Smiles Back". The word "back" seems to indicate the smiles went somewhere. Maybe the smiles had just been hiding behind masks for two years. Maybe they disappeared because of inflation, a divisive election, an evil war, mass shootings, or a housing crisis.  These would all b...

Certain Points in our life define us more than others! Some moments may appear to many as setbacks in life when in actuality they can be pivot points to launch us into something even better.  In this episode of Observing Others, we talk with Lee Brasher about these moments in his life as he has launched multiple businesses and currently is the sole owner of Wasatch Prints in Clearfield, Utah.