Roasted Reflections

Generative Humans

Chris Snider is an educator who helps students explore the landscape of communications. Knowing so much information is online, digital communication becomes apart of endless discussion. How does multimedia technologies flow so prevalently within marketing? Chris has been exploring the frontiers of social media and has taught at Drake University for over 15 years!

Listen as we surf the continuum of content creation. We approach the end of 2024 with this modern glimpse inside our university classrooms. Ben narrates Horizons from the Roasted Reflections library, then we jam on generative AI, intelectual humility, and emerging tools we use to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

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https://ChrisSniderDesign.com

Generative AI Workshops

http://Generative-Humans.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation

Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Horizons

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Roasted Reflections

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By Ben McDougal, ago

Trapping Time

Chris Lo is a film maker who captures mesmerizing magic. He’s the camera guy in the pit, behind the DJ, and flying drones at your favorite concerts. Ben and Chris are both Time Trappers who have collaborated in the nightclub and on the golf course, so we had to record this relic. We talk about videography, leveraging A/V equipment, organizing mountains of media, and how to effectively collaborate with artists.

After another reading from the Roasted Reflections library, we hear a crazy story and jam on how full-time creatives can sequence paid gigs with portfolio-building efforts that maintain a runway to stay creative. Let’s get loud.

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BONUS MATERIALS

Situasian Films on YouTube

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http://Trapping-Time.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com

https://BenMcDougal.com/content-creation-videography

Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Uncharted

YDNTP on YouTube

http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Goosebumps

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.

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https://NicRothStudio.com
http://Goosebumps.YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com
Reading Break from Roasted Reflections: Bloop
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http://RoastedReflections.com
http://BENBOT.ai

By Ben McDougal, ago

Plateaus of Purpose

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 lovely ride through the internal parts that make you move. This episode reshapes our appreciation toward the inevitable plateaus of life.

Mid-way 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 withing 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.

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BONUS MATERIALS
YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com
VanessaMcneal.com
New S2 Thread on X
Roasted Reflections
BenMcDougal.com

By Ben McDougal, ago

Caffeinated Manifesto 2

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!

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BONUS MATERIALS
YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com
Complete Season 1 Thread
Roasted Reflections
BenMcDougal.com
Waukee APEX

By Ben McDougal, ago