JJRR 68 Escape from NYC during Covid19 - Reinventing life as a working musician - with Steve Kortyka
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Release Date: 05/11/2020
JJRR 138 Don't miss Archicon 2026 Oct 8-9 Melbourne Australia - with Aya Garcia Shlachter
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#archicon2026 #mgsglobal #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #nikitamorell Aya Garcia Shlachter is back for a special JJRR promo for Archicon 2026! Listen to JJRR 138 as Aya previews the new Archicon 2026, the architecture industry’s first UNBORING conference being held October 8-9 at the W Hotel in Melbourne Australia. Arichcon 2026 is the brainchild of Aya, CEO and Founder of MGS Global Group, and her partner Nikita Morell, architecture copywriter and influencer. Hey Gang, This is a special quickie episode to feature Aya and promote Archicon...
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JJRR 137 How custom software drives MedTech - Productive Harmony for energy management - with RJ Kedziora
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#productiveharmony #medtechsoftware #jimjimsreinventionrevolution RJ Kedziora is an experienced software developer who’s applying the latest capabilities of AI to MedTech and Healthcare solutions. Listen to JJRR 137 as RJ describes how his personal healthcare journey led to founding his software solutions company and how his interest in personal energy management led to releasing his new book. Productive Harmony as the book is titled, explores how to optimize productivity in the digital age. 04:40s Founding Estenda Solutions to focus on digital health projects...
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JJRR 136 When a fractional COO is the solution - How 1 year in France became 10 - with Derek Fredrickson
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#thecoosolution #movingtofrance #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Derek Fredrickson, shifting from COO to CEO, is helping business owners grow to 7+ figures while reclaiming their freedom. Listen to JJRR 136 as Derek shares how leaving Wall Street and gaining COO experience growing his wife’s business to multiple 7 figures led him to start a fractional COO solution provider, all remote while living in France! Now in France the past 10 years, COO Solutions provides fractional COOs to small to midsize businesses in the US and beyond. 06:15s...
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JJRR 135 What is the estate planning access gap and how to close it - with Dan Beech
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#archively #estateplanning #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Dan Beech is a seasoned executive, investor and operator who started his career studying finance in college at age 16. Listen to JJRR 135 as Dan shares how losing his $30M annual revenue real estate business in the 2008 financial crisis led him to working with Ultra High Net Worth clients and identifying what he calls the estate planning access gap. Now the founder of Archively, Dan is working to modernize, secure and close the access gap for all levels of estate planning. 07:09s What is Archively.com /...
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JJRR 134 How ecommerce is evolving - Why Claude Co-work is a game changer - Why China direct is a concern - with Josh Sprague
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#claudecowork #orangemud #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Josh Sprague is a serial entrepreneur whose passion for trail running inspired a suite of companies focused on endurance athletes, promotional merch and sales & marketing infrastructure. Listen to JJRR 134 as Josh describes how, in the early days of ecommerce, his frustration with traditional hydration products fueled development of the Hydraquiver vest pack and the founding of Orange Mud. Now a fan of Claude Cowork, listen to the end to hear how AI tech is impacting today’s ecommerce game. ...
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JJRR 133 Can erections give rise to men's health? - Put a ring on it: a %@#& ring! - with Dr. Elliot Justin
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#sexualhealth #mens #firmtech #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Elliot Justin is an emergency medicine doctor who in his youth was obsessed with masturbation; Huh? Well to everyone’s benefit, his life’s journey led him to founding Firmtech, a wearable device company pioneering improvements in men’s sexual health (and pleasure). Listen to JJRR 133 as Elliot implores all men to put a ring on it (your penis) and describes how measuring nocturnal erections is the only true predictor of heart and metabolic disease. 04:07s Filling the gap for wearables in sexual...
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JJRR 132 Why identity matters - 15 tips to shift your identity in 2026 - with JimJim
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#wellness #identity #jimjimsreinventionrevolution It’s 2026 and it’s time to kick off the year with JimJim! Listen to JJRR 132 as JimJim confronts his identity and shares 15 tips on how to shift your own identity in 2026. JimJim is feeling the confines of his current vs future identity as he shifts farther into wellness. What’s the challenge to your identity these days? 1. Speak in “I am” language 2. Design proofs, not promises 3. Upgrade the character you’re playing 4. Detach from the old story loops 5. Link wellness to entrepreneurial...
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JJRR 131 Mornings in Key West 5 of 5 - Episode Quickies - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #hemmingway Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 131 as JimJim finishes off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
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JJRR 130 Mornings in Key West 4 of 5 - Episode Quickies - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #meditation Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 130 as JimJim kicks off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
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JJRR 129 Mornings in Key West - Episode Quickies 3 of 5 - with JimJim
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#wellness #keywest #jimjimsreinventionrevolution #fortzacharytaylor Join JimJim for a new episode quickies series – Mornings from Key West. Listen to JJRR 129 as JimJim kicks off a quickie series from Key West sharing daily thoughts and experiences from Key West and how he’s dealing with his new wellness / lifestyle journey. If you like this podcast style lmk ! Enjoy the episode? Share with friends! Subscribe in Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts!
info_outlineSteve Kortyka is an NYC based musician, composer and educator who thrives on his weekly public performances. As member of the Brian Newman Quintet, he often finds himself performing alongside notables Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett and is in the mix of the city's best jazz musicians. Listen to JJRR 68 as Steve describes how his world shifted as he escaped NYC on the verge of Covid19 shutdown. Back in Ohio for the moment, he's reinventing life as a working musician embracing online tools and collaboration.
05:43s Performing in Las Vegas with Brian Newman and Lady Gaga at Park MGM
11:21s Life in NYC as a performing musician before shutdown
14:27s Being confined and getting “cabin fever” densely populated Manhattan
17:44s Regrouping back in Ohio and learning more social media and video production
20:04s Previous experience with music / video production
21:42s How to tackle learning new applications: Youtube
23:35s Monetizing youtube channels, producing pdf materials for purchase
28:43s Producing multiplayer, multilocation music videos
35:04s Re-thinking approach to performing, considering track production
38:28s Receiving Grammy awards for work with Lady Gag and Tony Bennett
41:58s Steve Kortyka Solo recordings and composing
47:13s Impact of digging into technology
50:07s Performing live online with Stageit
53:38s Feeling the urge to create more content
“Writing your own music really helps me grow and just think more creatively.”
“I think there’s a … disconnect that’s happening as we travel more into this, this digital world.”
“I see a lot of positives. I can see how this can bring people together in just ways that you couldn’t have imagined before the virus happened.”
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