You Don't Need This Podcast

Nic Roth is an author, illustrator, and full-time artist. He is also Ben's younger brother, so have fun sharing EP60 with a sibling and laugh out loud as we explore what it takes to be a full-time creative. We also talk about book publishing, becoming a muralist, and attending art school, before hearing Bloop from the Roasted Reflections library. After the break, we invite leaders to always create, while at the same time, welcoming mistakes to brew lasting progress. BEN BOT then helps us compare invested time, versus spending, passing, and wasting time. After a few quick thoughts on being brothers, Nic wraps up EP60 by recognizing that belief in one's self is contagious, as well as, how opportunities to collaborate awaits all of us, every step of the way. BONUS MATERIALS https://NicRothStudio.com http://Goosebumps.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com https://BenMcDougal.com/bloop http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai

Amner Martinez goes for the heart and bridges cultural gaps by inviting us all to tell our stories. Along with The Amner Martinez Podcast and Amplified DSM delivering an inspired environment for podcasters, Infinite Resources connects companies recruiting diverse talent and job seekers looking to fuel positive change within a new team. If you've thought about starting a podcast, Amner and Ben will help you stay creative without a roadmap. After the break, we explore hiring talent and how job seekers can find a team to sing their own song of significance. BONUS MATERIALS https://AmplifiedDSM.com The Amner Martinez Podcast https://InfiniteResourcesDSM.com http://Agents-of-Change.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com https://BenMcDougal.com/Producing-a-Podcast http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://FliteBrite.com http://BENBOT.ai

"Behind mountains, there are more mountains." Well spoken by Chief Farmer of Clayton Farms, Clayton Mooney. This dude runs a kabillion miles by running 20+ ultrarunning, went through Y Combinator in 2019, stays stoic with painting, writes, illustrates poetry books, played poker professionally back in the day, enjoys boxing, and has felt the summit of many mountains. Clayton arrived to the Waukee APEX building and together, we cruise IRL inside the new Pour Over Publishing studio for Season 2 of #YDNTP. You're gonna love this! Clayton, Danen Pool, and team at Clayton Farms have been growing technology on a thesis of providing food that people deserve. They've been building with aeroponics for indoor farming, delivered ultra-local greens directly to people's doors, and are now converting closed restaurants into 24/7/365 farming. This means a "picked today salad" like the spicy arugula w/ blackened shrimp, awaits you at a nearby drive-thru! You've heard of farm-to-table. This is farm-to-window. With so many connected twists in conversation, don't miss the way BEN BOT brews on boxing compared to painting, haha! After the break without a commercial, which narratives Seth Godin's blurb on the back of You Don't Need This Book (which now has a Collector Hardback Edition?! link below)... we're reminded to think in decades. Ben and Clayton continue the fun, then Clayton closes us down in style, with how easy decisions equal hard life; hard decisions lead to easy life. BONUS MATERIALS http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://Always-Growing.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://CollectorHardbackEdition.com http://RoastedReflections.com http://BENBOT.ai https://ClaytonFarms.com https://substack.com/@openclayton https://x.com/MooneyMillions Following October Poetry Book

The highs and lows of an entrepreneurial lifestyle are dramatic, but the plateaus can be just as wild. Find your own feng shui as Vanessa Mcneal guides us on a relaxing ride through the internal parts that make you move. This episode reshapes our appreciation toward the inevitable plateaus of life. Midway through, you'll hear a fresh addition to how our coffee breaks will add value throughout Season 2. Ben narrates a writing from Roasted Reflections. After the break, we dive into the vindication that is keynote speaking! Vanessa and Ben have spoken to so many different types of audiences, so listen to how they share tips on giving an engaging talk, building trust to connect with an audience, slide deck design, collaborating within different budgets, and appreciating times of slowness that offer a waiting room to prepare you for next. We open with an unplanned appreciation toward love and trusting our powers. We close by contrasting the acceleration that comes with coaching, versus the processing that can come from therapy. BONUS MATERIALS https://VanessaMcneal.com http://Plateaus-of-Purpose.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com http://RoastedReflections.com https://BenMcDougal.com http://BENBOT.ai

Together, we have fun exploring the frontiers, and how we leverage time is one of life's greatest explorations. Welcome back for a brand new season of recorded relics with leaders like us, who do things like this! After the 55 wonderful whirlwinds that made for an epic Season 1, you may not need Season 2 of this podcast, but you're in the right place. This special episode includes an entertaining reflection on Season 1 of #YDNTP. Our timeless and unscripted host, Ben McDougal, brews in acknowledgements, a fun unboxing in the break, thoughts on what's to come, and a hidden giveaway activated by the voice of BEN BOT. Enjoy this season 2 premiere, and your first look/listen from inside our new recording studio. Whatta fast start to more weekly jolts for the entrepreneurial lifestyle, then stay tuned, your weekly drip is back online, with all-new episodes released each Wednesday morning. Cheers and let's keep building!   BONUS MATERIALSCaffeinated-Manifesto-2.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com Complete Season 1 Thread Roasted Reflections BenMcDougal.com

SEASON 1 FINALE Ben McDougal and Jim Morgan compose a symphony of sound and share BIG news to tie a beautiful bow on a sensational season of You Don't Need This Podcast! Recorded at the largest sound stage in Minnesota, together we jam on producing new music every day, sleeping in a kick drum, and being a part of other artist's creative process. Before the break, we hear the story of Conduit Sound, then celebrate pure wonder and serendipity by talking about inspired leadership within creative, inclusive, and open environments. In a special break without commercials (17:30), you'll be first to hear news of the brand new Collector Hardback Edition of You Don't Need This Book: Entrepreneurship in the Connected Era! This relic is now available in limited supply, so click here to experience the feel of finished. After the break, we put hands on the 1/1 author's proof for the Collector Hardback Edition of YDNTB! We then click into AI within music and transitioning from behind the camera to in front of an audience. We close by appreciating the support of family, invite you to ship your own art, and fight to a fun finish for Season 1. Thanks to listeners who have been a part of this experience and to all who have helped evolve this idea into a reality. Wait...there's more! You'll want to stick around for the last drop, as BEN BOT articulates a transmission from the future. Revisit timeless insight from all 55 episodes at YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com as we get ready for next.

Welcome back to Wisconsin! Ben McDougal was visiting UW Stevens Point to deliver You Don’t Need This Keynote at the 2024 Think Like an Entrepreneur event. As part of a wonderful whirlwind, he visited a local coworking and makerspace to record this special "In The Wild" episode. Kevin Neuman leads the way as Assistant Dean within the Sentry School of Business and Economics at UW Stevens Point, while Christopher Klesmith is the Neighborhood Planner at the City of Stevens Point. Special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Martin for coordinating such a unique collision between ecosystem allies! Together, we discuss how placemaking connects with higher education and how entrepreneurial ecosystems can integrate students. We also celebrate agility within the future of work, ask what is school for, discuss collaboration between educational institutions, and close by solving the power paradox. EP54 is a timeless reminder for those who are blurring the lines between the classroom and community, which paints a reality that activates innovative ways for leaders to interface with the world.

Welcome to Wisconsin! Ben McDougal was visiting UW Stevens Point to deliver You Don't Need This Keynote at the 2024 Think Like an Entrepreneur event. As part of this wonderful whirlwind, he jumped into a local recording studio with two local leaders at different stages in life. Evan Stanislawski is a recent graduate of UWSP, while Matt Vollmer did the same 10 years ago. After a traditional start to his career, Matt is now an adjunct professor and the CEO of Arbré Technologies, which enables data to help horticulture industry track the lifecycle of plants. Evan is making a ruckus in vintage clothing, while also turning a wrench in the family plumbing business, which may lead to business succession opportunities. Together, we chat about building on the timeline of now, while staying patient to make better business decisions. We also jam on real skills, diversified career portfolios, activating digital depth, and how the non-linear path toward success often includes creative combinations of achievement and lasting fulfillment.

Tim Zarley protects ideas. If you're building a product, actively enjoy the details of this episode brewed through valuable IP strategies. Zarley Law, now Zarley Conley, has been collaborating with idea machines for over 60 years, so as Tim Zarley follows in his father's footsteps, it's neat to have this recorded relic brewed to keep you building.

We hear the Internet is a big deal. Drew Harden is a web development wayfinder, author, and culture-building leader at Blue Compass. After some rich thoughts on creating significance within a company's culture, we dive into the world of web development. Ben was in web development for 8 years back in the day, so this was a fun chance to hear how web design and development continues to evolve. Ben and Drew chat about key things for different types of websites. After BEN BOT suggested an average cost to have a web development company create a website, we talk about budgeting for web design projects, but also remember that it's never one size fits all. Before the break, we run through content creation and the marathon of search engine optimization. After the break, we double click on SEO (here's a link to the Blue Compass SEO Guide), but stay plugged in! Drew and Ben shift into a great chat on writing and publishing your first book. Hear Drew share stories from his book writing quest that led to RETAIN: How to Create an Incredible Company Culture that No One Wants to Leave. Ben and Drew then have fun reflecting on narrating your own audiobook. In fact, let's extend the fun! Use an Audible credit to enjoy Drew's audiobook here and Ben's audiobook here. If writing a book keeps you up at night, this is a fun listen. Drew then closes with a neat moment, which inspired the poetic title.