Clear & Loud with Josh Harris

Jarrett is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business. Ten years after he helped place students in his marketing class into cutting edge roles as social media managers, he was on the lookout for the next big thing. What field would just a little extra knowledge give his students an edge and expertise that would position them for success? In 2017 he began to invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, this introduction to blockchain technology convinced Jarrett this was the future and exactly what his students needed to learn. At UBC he now teaches crypto, NFTs, blockchain technology, and marketing. Jarrett provides a solid education based approached in his courses. He is currently launching an NFT project for social good, based on art that his 7 year old daughter created while she was recovering from her 16th surgery. He is also leading a new start up which focuses on capturing carbon credits from bamboo forests, turning those credits into NFTs and selling them for both digital and physical art. Jarrett is married with three children. He is a musician, an urban farmer, and loves outdoor adventure sports. Jarrett loves to travel and is a champion for children with disabilities. In his spare time, he can be found tending to his honey bees and studying libertarian economics. Learn more: https://theweb3prof.com Instagram: @JarrettVaughan & @TheWeb3Prof Twitter: @JarrettVaughan & @TheWeb3Prof

Dutch researchers found in 2010 that planning a trip makes people happier than actually taking it. Conner Galway is a marketing expert focused on tourism. And he thinks this means people tasked with marketing destinations have to pay a lot more attention to digital and the way it improves peoples overall experience of travel.  When it comes to tourism, Conner Galway has spent a lot of time studying what matters, what works, and how digital experiences tie into real-life visits. Which is why helping teams improve the digital side of travel planning is one of his passions. Favorite parts of this episode include… How Conner and his team creatively promoted a seemingly sleepy fishing town. Why the digital experience of planning a trip is a bigger part of our travel experiences than most of us realize Why email might be more strategic than TikTok for your business How Nashville, TN, became a huge success in attracting tourists (and might have been too good at it). Conner Galway is President of Junction Consulting – a digital consultancy based in Vancouver, BC. He founded Junction in 2012 when he saw a need for organizations to expand their thinking about what’s possible for digital value within an organization. As Junction’s strategist, he spends his days researching, training, and solving problems with clients. He shares his latest thinking in an award winning weekly email called The Brief that’s read by leaders at many of North America’s most respected brands. Some of his recent work has seen him help create a digital learning platform for Destination BC, training for lululemon and, most recently, he was named Leader of the Year by Marketing News Canada for his support of the tourism industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from his work as a consultant, Conner has become one of Canada’s premiere digital educators, teaching and developing curriculum at many of Canada’s most prestigious Universities, and most recently he has launched the all-new eLearningU - North America’s largest collection of online learning for the tourism industry. Links: Website: wearejunction.com Twitter: @heyjunction Twitter: @Conner_G Instagram: @heyjunction Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/heyjunction Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/connergalway The Brief weekly newsletter: brief.wearejunction.com

When Maacah Davis launched Belladonna Magazine it was the first black woman-owned print fashion publication. She describes it as brown-girl escapism—a whimsical take on beauty and fashion for multicultural, multifaceted women. Now she’s exporting that same whimsy and flair from the page to real life settings as an arts funder, event producer, and dinner party mastermind. Maacah is an arts funder, speaker, consultant, and publisher. A curator of spaces and experiences that challenge and inspire, her work explores what cool things people could build with fewer barriers to access. She works towards a media landscape where multicultural people control their own narratives. In this conversation we talk about: Whether people can change their minds How food can make people from different cultures feel at home How a dinner party can force people into discomfort that encourages vulnerability How curating exploratory spaces facilitates critical conversation and dialogue How art drives change and transformation Learn more about Maacah: Personal Website: https://www.maacah.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maacahdavis/?hl=en Belladonna Magazine: https://belladonnamag.org/ Maacah Eats: https://maacah.com/eats

Amanda Lee Smith runs Monday Creative, a Vancouver-based branding and content marketing agency that serves world-class brands like Lululemon and Arc’teryx. Her team understands the power of words and great storytelling. They’re laser-focused on seducing people into the outdoors and creating a world where health, wellness, and nature are the most desirable products available. Interview highlights: Why small businesses need to focus even more on branding and storytelling Why Amanda doesn’t like the term “girl boss” and won't position her company as a woman-owned business How Monday Creative chose to focus on the niche of outdoor apparel and gear How Amanda kickstarted her career after a divorce and learned to dream again Learn more: https://mondaycreative.co/

A healthy company culture can make or break your company. So how do you build one? Today on the show we’re talking to Laura Graven a successful business owner who has thought hard about and worked hard on fostering a healthy culture for her team. Laura Graven is a salon owner, a small business coach, and a hair designer, serving her guests in the chair for over 17 years. Throughout this time she has grown a successful small business culture, serving and loving her clients well with handcrafted salon services. In more recent years she has shifted her energy into developing leadership within her salon team, and growing her coaching business to support small businesses to discover and execute what matters most to them. For more information: Laura’s salon: www.tailoredsalon.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura_graven/

In this episode, executive coach and a triple-certified Enneagram teacher, Vanessa Fernandez, walks through all nine Enneagram types and explains how insights from this ancient personality typing tool can help anyone be better at leading others. There’s often a gap between how we think we’re coming across and how our communication is actually being received. (For example you think you’re being helpful but other people feel you’re micromanaging and hovering). Vanessa explains how the Enneagram can help us narrow that gap and thus be a more effective leader. Highlights from the interview: What’s unique about the Enneagram compared to other tools Whether there’s a danger that people use the Enneagram to justify bad habits What the “Great Resignation” tells us about how views of work are shifting How to reconcile the highly competitive world of business with a human-centered approach to nurturing your employees How the Enneagram can help in hiring Connect with Vanessa for corporate coaching and workshops: Website: www.theenneagramworkshop.com Instagram: @theenneagramworkshop

Steve Benjamins doesn’t like the title entrepreneur, but since he was 13-years-old, he has been starting businesses, launching projects, and experimenting with various endeavors. In this interview, Steve talks about his journey from amateur counterfeiter to being the owner of multiple companies. His advice for people who want to start a side-hustle: follow your enthusiasm. If you’ve ever wanted to start something new, you’re going to find this conversation inspiring. We talk about: Why Steve quit TikTok after racking up millions of views How his parents encouraged him to try new things as a kid How he makes $750 a month from Spotify A rapid-fire explanation of each of his business ventures How Tesla uses his company's mapping tool How Steve divides his time between different projects and manages his time Why most business books are like romance novels Learn More about Steve Benjamins: https://www.itsingoodcompany.com/ is a site that lists all his different endeavors Business Sites: https://www.atlistmaps.com/ https://www.sitebuilderreport.com/ https://www.itsgiftology.com/ https://www.lovethehumanities.com/ Music: https://stevebenjamins.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sitebuilderreport TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@in.good.company https://www.tiktok.com/@stevebenjamins

Okay, so this episode’s title isn’t technically correct—I’m not part of the “Baby Boom” generation, I’m Gen X (born between 1965 - 1980). But boy did I feel like a Boomer as I interviewed two students aged 19 and 18 respectively, about blockchain, DAOs, and NFTs. Regardless of your age, it’s tempting to be skeptical of new technology and new ideas. It can take effort to stay open and curious, but it’s worth the effort—especially when the next generation aspires to use technology to improve the world. My guests are Madison Adams, age 19, and Oliver Yehlik 18. Madison is the Co-founder of the Dream DAO, which trains Gen Z to use web3 to change the world. Oliver is a student participant in the Dream DAO. In this episode we talk about: • What is blockchain technology? • Why so many young adults are drawn to the promise of Web3 • How Covid shaped and is still shaping the culture of the web • Why it’s important to imagine a Solar Punk future Learn more: Dream DAO: https://www.dreamdao.xyz/ Civics Unplugged: https://www.civicsunplugged.org/ Madison Adams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_madison_adams

Tim Schurrer spent almost a decade of his career as the right-hand man of Donald Miller. He helped launch two brands—StoryBrand and Business Made Simple—and built a $16 million dollar company. Now Tim is sharing secrets…about what real success really is.  In this interview, we talk about the core message of his new book “The Secret Society of Success” and Tim's mission to help people escape the spotlight mindset. Tim challenges us to reevaluate our definition of success and learn a new, freer way to go about achieving it.  Interview highlights:  How Tim built a healthy culture on the StoryBrand staff How Tim decided to give up a stable career to pursue the dream of writing a book How Donald Miller responded when Tim told him he needed to move on from his role as COO Connect with Tim: Website - http://SecretSocietyBook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/timschurrer/ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/timschurrer/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/timschurrer Order The Secret Society of Success from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3O8fWgO Get the first two chapters for free at SecretSocietyFree.com

Travis Atreo is an LA-based recording artist, producer, and artist coach with over 270M streams on Spotify alone and over 70M views in Youtube. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Fanded.com, an equity crowdfunding platform for creatives. Fanded allows superfans to invest and share in the journey of a project with their favorite artist, authors, filmmakers, and more. What's the big idea you'd most like to discuss on the podcast? My story of being an independent artist for the past 16 yrs and how that’s led me to create a tech startup aimed at completely updating the music, entertainment and creative industry. For more information visit: Travis Atreo Instagram Fanded Instagram