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JJRR 64 Learning apps, the Loop Approach to management - Happy in Finland - with Ben Hughes

Release Date: 02/12/2020

JJRR 123 Online Fitness Focus for Creatives, Artists and Entertainers - with Trea Da Fit

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#fitness #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #mississippi #entertainment Trea Da Fit is an online trainer specializing in the unique fitness challenges for artists and entertainers. Listen to JJRR 123 as Trea shares how a comment from a coworker at his warehouse job turned into a growing online business. Based around his childhood passion of music, fashion and the arts, Trea’s unique approach is creating consistency for those living creative, unpredictable lives, improving health, wellness and productivity. Shoutout to Mississippi. 03:20s How Trea is helping artists...

JJRR 122 How Coffee in Vietnam Stacks Up - Podfest Asia Speaker and Topic Revealed - with JimJim

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#Vietnam #coffee #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #travel JimJim finally made it to Vietnam! Starting in 2016 with annual travels most Winters to Southeast Asia, JimJim finally made to Vietnam. Listen to JJRR 122 special travel episode where JimJim shares his 4 day adventure in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) where he was high on Vietnamese coffee the whole time (easy to do there). 5 coffee experiences ranked. Keep listening as JimJim reveals he’s speaking on priming to podcast at PodFest Asia in Manila April 1st 2025. ...

JJRR 121 How Seismology is Decentralized - Citizen Science & Spirituality - Podfest Asia returns to Manila April 1 - with Branden Christensen

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#raspberryshake #seismology #citizenscience # jimjimsreinventionrevolution Branden Christensen is a scientist, community builder and spiritual searcher who’s decentralizing seismology and enabling citizen scientists, hobbyists and professionals around the world. Listen to JJRR 121 as Branden shares how a kid from NYC dropped into Ecuador, fell in love with the latino lifestyle, and dove into entrepreneurship. Passing on traditional corporate opportunities, Branden, now CEO of Raspberry Shake, is bringing the joy of science and technology to all seismology enthusiasts:...

JJRR 120 First time Ice Swimming for Team USA - Why Pilates and Massage go together - with Claire Hilbers

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#iceswimming #pilates #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #italy Claire Hilbers is a pilates instructor and licensed massage therapist who’s passion for polar plunging has recently led to her inclusion on Team USA’s 2025 Ice Swimming team. Listen to JJRR 120 as Claire, just back from the International Ice Swimming Association’s World Championships in Molveno, Italy, describes her first Team USA event and how the experience leveled up her mindset. Listen to the end to find out why pilates and massage therapy go together and what may be Claire’s next challenge. ...

JJRR 119 LEVEL UP in 2025! (in Dubai) - Ice Swimming preview with Claire - with JimJim

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#levelup #jimjimsreivnentionrevolution #futurehuman #mindvalley #iceswimming JimJim is leveling up in 2025 kicking off the year in Dubai. Listen to JJRR 119 for JimJim’s take on leveling up in 2025 using ChatGPT and jazz improvisation as the vehicle. Recording from the lobby of the Rove Hotel in Expo City Dubai, JimJim shares how AI and jazz improvisational techniques can be the way to level up. Only for the hardcore, listen to the end for a preview of the upcoming ice swimming episode with friend Claire who’s representing team USA in the IISA’s international...

JJRR 118 What AI agents can do for Web3 - Is Microstrategy the next FTX? - with Colin Fitzpatrick

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#web3 #aiagents #griffinai.io #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #microstrategy Colin Fitzpatrick is a founder / storyteller who writes about AI agents, Web3 and emerging technologies. He’s a veteran of the software world who caught the crypto bug early and went in on web3. Listen to JJRR 118 where Colin, now business lead at Griffinai.io, describes his new focus on the emergence of AI agents and how they will simplify web3 apps for a larger audience. JimJim had fun diving back into the cryptoverse with Colin as Bitcoin breaks through $100K USD. Listen to the end for...

JJRR 117 What I learned at MAICON 2024 - Who's an AI newby? - with JimJim

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#marketinginstitute #artificialintelligence #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #neworleans So who’s that guy on the album cover with JimJim? In this episode JimJim escapes to New Orleans for a few days but wanted to drop a review of MAICON 2024, a marketing AI conference he recently attended. Listen to JJRR 117 as JimJim reviews the conference and shares Mike Kaput’s 30 AI tools in 30 minutes presentation directly from the show. Listen to the end to hear JimJim’s current thoughts on the state of artificial intelligence. ...

JJRR 116 Landing in landscape architecture - Gardening goes AI (artificial intelligence) - with Matthieu Mehuys

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#landscapearchitecture #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #belgium #paulownia Matthieu Mehuys is landscape architect and author and whose journey from a family farm in Belgium to regenerative farming led him to believe that landscape architects can change the world. Tune in to JJRR 116 as Matthieu shares how quitting his 9 to 5, traveling the world and contracting Dengue fever in a rainforest led to founding Paulownia Landscape Architects. Listen to the end to hear how gardening is now going AI and empowering individuals to engage in gardening, improving biodiversity and...

JJRR 115 How to reset your financial thermostat - Surrendering limiting thoughts on money - with Pericles Rellas

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#moneymindset #periclesrellas #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Pericles Rellas is a business coach turned money mindset expert who is passionate about helping others breakthrough self-limiting thoughts around finance. Listen to JJRR 115 as Pericles shares how, at just seven years old, his “financial thermostat” was set and how this early experience created a desire to reset it for himself and for his future clients. Learn about the circular flow of money and how reinventing your money relationship leads to a life of power, purpose and prosperity. ...

JJRR 114 Tech Executive turned Novelist - USA as a Reinvention Nation - with Mike Trigg

JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast

#burner #miketrigg #siliconvalley #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Mike Trigg is a veteran silicon valley executive turned novelist, blogger and guest columnist. Listen to JJRR 114 as Mike describes how the covid shutdown propelled him into writing, leveraging his tech career to explore the impact of technology on society. Finding parallels between startup culture and creative writing, Mike notes he was well equipped for reinvention and even considers the USA a reinvention nation (well said Mike). BURNER, his latest release, explores the challenges of trust and truth itself...

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Ben Hughes is a serial entrepreneur and author who, after a couple lackluster ventures, found his home in the startup world as employee #1 of learning app Blinkist.com. Listen to JJRR 64 as Ben shares how after adventures in Australia and Berlin, he ended up back in his hometown of Helsinki, Finland managing remotely Blinkist's content creation team (in Berlin). Recently co-authoring the Loop Approach, Ben shares his thoughts on decentralized organizational management and his practice of meditation.

https://www.blinkist.com/

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/L/bo52824093.html

https://www.amazon.com/Search-Inside-Yourself-Unexpected-Achieving/dp/0062116932

https://www.penguinhug.de/

http://handbookofawesome.com/intro/

05:02s Is Finland the happiest country on Earth?

07:04s Finland and invention of the suana

09:14s Learning and apps, Blinkist.com, and content curation

11:59s Not a book summary company, offering key insights instead

15:47s Typical Blinkist customers / use cases

18:12s 2 minutes with Seth Godin audio blink from Blinkist

18:49s Joining Blinkist in 2012 as the first full time employee

21:38s Starting out as a management consultant and crashing into a kangaroo

25:17s Quitting the dayjob and moving to Berlin to start businesses with Sebastian Klein

30:40s Pivoting from first business Penguin Hug to wellness blogging

32:55s The genesis of Blinkist in Berlin, while Ben is in Helsinki

38:03s Creating content and tackling scalability in Berlin from Helsinki

45:02s The Loop Approach, Ben and Sebastian’s new management book

49:0s Pace of change driving distributed / decentralized management structure

53:49s Broader technology changes / opportunities / challenges

57:30s Staying curious to keep your mind open and honoring the finite time we all have

01:01:38s Opening up a new dimension with meditation and mindfulness

“Our purpose is basically just to inspire people to keep learning. We try to give them content that you know fits into this kind of modern, busy lifestyle that we’re all leading today.”

“I think it was confidence bordering on arrogance. I’m smart, you’re smart, how could we possibly fail to create a like million dollar business in a matter of months.”

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