Guest
Mo Field

Highlights

• As a child, Mo Field’s family moved a lot, but the constant that kept them connected and helped them connect with others was music.
• Mo had numerous jobs after high school ranging from being a sharpshooting instructor in the Air Force reserve to driving a truck, but her passion for music always lured her back.
• ADHD and autism made formal educational pursuits difficult for Mo growing up, but she was able to find alternative ways of educating herself, finding rich experiences to help her grow.
• As artistic director of the Great Northern Union chorus, Mo is focused on creating opportunities for people to come together and express themselves through singing.

Guest
Lynn Fellman

Highlights

• An early fascination with color, and the emotional responses colors can bring about, compelled Lynn Fellman to pursue a career in art.
• After building a career as an artist and designer, she realized she needed to follow another passion as well, her love and fascination with science, particularly the genome.
• Lynn says we’re just starting to understand the potential of genomics to impact human health and even our impact on the planet. 
• At the same time, Lynn says we need to be intentional about increasing diversity in this research, so the benefits can be equitably shared.

Guest
Kyle Potter

Highlights

• For Kyle Potter, success has always been about pursuing passions, whether it was playing soccer, being in a band, or finding his path as a journalist.
• In the age of social media, when everyone has a voice, Kyle says true journalism is perhaps more important than ever as a way to break through our echo chambers.
• When he joined Thrifty Traveler, Kyle says he was excited to use journalism in a new way, to educate and help people explore the world and come together.
• Kyle says one of the biggest challenges for the future will be creating more climate-friendly transportation, including sustainable methods of air travel.

Guest
Merlin Mann

Highlights

• Merlin Mann started a website called the Wisdom Project where he shares short “life lessons” that he has picked up along the way.
• One of Merlin’s best-known articles is on the idea of “Inbox Zero,” but he says the real lesson of the article has been lost by many.
• Merlin says life gets much simpler when we distill our priorities down to what’s really important. 
• Living in San Francisco has helped Merlin change his perspective on cars, walking, and biking, and how our choices impact the planet.

Guest
Dr. PZ Myers

Highlights

• Dr. PZ Myers started out studying zebrafish, but switched to spiders because they’re easy to collect and care for.
• As a young child his mother bought him a toy microscope and it spurred an obsession with nature that continues today. 
• While he sees hope in the way more people are accepting evolution today, Dr. Myers is concerned about efforts to use religion to distort or discredit science.
• Considering the brief time each of us is alive on earth, Dr. Myers is convinced the only way we can make a lasting difference is by doing good in the world.

Guest
Kamlika Chandla

Highlights

• When she was growing up in India, Kamlika never harbored a desire to move west, but on a visit to Chicago she met the man she would marry and decided to give America a chance.
• Kamlika studied psychology and worked in the corporate world in leadership training and organization development before deciding to follow her passion for art. 
• Moving to America opened Kamlika’s eyes to possibilities and the freedom to choose her own path, so she took the plunge to pursue a career as an artist.
• Today she is grateful for the opportunity to share a part of herself through her art, fostering connection with those around her.

Guest
Ashley Krohn

Highlights

• After college, Ashley Krohn spent time traveling the world, which helped her discover her passion for education and helping kids explore.
• She sees libraries as a key resource to inspire kids while also helping them break out of their echo chambers to see other perspectives.
• Rather than asking kids what careers interest them, Ashley asks kids what problems they want to solve, or what role they want to play in the community. 
• Ashley’s personal experiences with depression and anxiety have compelled her to speak out about the need for better mental health access in the United States.

Guest
Amy Berman

Highlights

• Amy grew up wanting to write children’s books and she went to journalism school before she was inspired to go another direction.
• An article about child abuse and the ravages of HIV/AIDS in Africa prompted Amy to find some way to help. 
• Amy’s non-profit, the Mother Bear Project, has distributed nearly 200,000 handmade bears to kids in developing countries impacted by HIV/AIDS.
• A core principle of Amy’s effort is that the distribution of bears is unconditional, she wants the children to simply feel they are loved.

Guest
Zeblon Vilakazi

Highlights

• Professor Vilakazi started out studying mechanical engineering but quickly transferred to physics, where he was more inspired by the potential for discovery.
• For Prof. Vilakazi, recent images from the James Webb telescope are a concrete example of the triumph of human ingenuity and our ability to solve complex problems.
• As Climate Change impacts the world, Prof. Vilakazi says we are challenged to make choices and changes to adapt and protect the future.  
• While our window on earth may be small, Prof. Vilakazi says we need to think beyond our own horizons to make the world a better place for generations to come.

Guest
Jeremy Messersmith

Highlights

• Jeremy started out as a self described “nerd” doing tech support, and he says that computer interest still comes in handy as a musician.
• After moving to Minnesota to study music, his dreams of playing lead guitar in a rock band gave way to an interest in songwriting.
• In 2017, Jeremy did a form of open source music making by releasing an album as a songbook, encouraging others to sing and record the songs themselves.
• When he needs an artistic spark, Jeremy turns to boredom, cutting himself off from the world to force his mind to tap into creative ideas.

Guest
Lindsay Guentzel

Highlights

• Lindsay was recently diagnosed with ADHD and has been working hard to understand the impact it has had and how to manage it going forward.
• Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Lindsay says she saw the benefits and problems of living in a secluded community. 
• As a college dropout, Lindsay has struggled with confidence as she’s worked to build her career, but she’s finally starting to understand what she brings to the table.
• Her podcast, Refocused with Lindsay Guentzel, brings new voices and perspectives to help people understand the world of ADHD.

Guest
Amy Spurling

Highlights

• While workplaces have evolved, Amy says worker benefits have not evolved to meet the needs of all employees.
• After some time teaching English in Italy, Amy returned to the US to pursue marketing. She soon realized her passion was numbers and analytics.
• Through her work managing HR in various companies she learned the vital importance of People Ops, and the need for companies to manage people better.
• Amy sees opportunities for companies to embrace new work and social dynamics to strengthen teams and tap the vast potential of employees.

Guest
Lee Mills

Highlights

• Growing up in a small town in Montana, Lee Mills never imagined a career in music until he went to college, where an advisor opened his eyes to the possibilities.
• While he liked playing instruments, Lee didn’t love the hours of isolated practice time. When he tried conducting he discovered his true passion.
• Lee also studied physics in college, and he says there are a lot of similarities between the scientific world and the musical world.
• There is a great deal of competitive pressure in the conducting world, but Lee says when he is able to be part of a beautiful moment on stage, he realizes he’s doing something that makes a difference.

Guest
Ernesto Tagwerker

Highlights

• Ernesto Tagwerker grew up in Buenos Aires in a time before the internet, with limited access to computers. Still, he felt an early spark to pursue computer programming as a career.
• Soon after college Ernesto started an agency with some college friends, building on an entrepreneurial drive that continues today.
• Ernesto’s parents taught him the value of time and an understanding that you need to be protective of your time so you can focus on what’s most important.
• As his studio, OmbuLabs, has grown, he has tried to loosen his grip on the work to concentrate on team culture, helping people thrive, and spending more time with his family.

Guest
Tolu Adeleye

Highlights

• While he was born in the U.S., Tolu Adeleye grew up in Nigeria. At the age of 15 he was given the choice to stay with his family or to move back to the U.S. and support himself. He chose to set out on his own.
• He co-founded the AJ Tennis Academy International with a goal to build a world class tennis academy in an emerging country, providing new opportunities for kids.
• A car accident a few years ago left Tolu with a significant brain injury from which he is still recovering, but he is still traveling and working toward his dream for the Academy.
• He is driven everyday by the idea that opportunity is all about inspiration and opening people’s eyes to their own potential.

Guest
Jeff Eaton

Highlights

• As a kid, Jeff Eaton got interested in programming as a way to solve problems using Hypercard on his family’s Mac computer.
• After high school, Jeff intended to go to college to study “new media” but a summer job at a marketing agency turned into a longer term job, and Jeff realized he was already doing the things he meant to study.
• A growing passion for open source and Drupal led Jeff to Lullabot, where he got to dive deeper into content strategy.
• On the side, Jeff co-hosts a podcast called Christian Rightcast, looking at the history and context of the Christian Right in America

Guest
Sven Sundgaard

Highlights

Sven Sundgaard grew up ski jumping, which made him pay attention to the weather and declining snow levels.

• He learned to be curious about the world around him from his father, and his curiosity drove him to pursue science and meteorology.
•  As a broadcaster, Sven works to help people better understand weather and climate and what it means to live sustainably.
•  Sven believes if we understand our connection to the planet, humans will still make the right decisions for a better future.

Guest
Lindsi Gish, Owner of gish&co.

Highlights

• Due to the massive expense of In Vitro Fertilization in the United States, Lindsi and her husband traveled to Barbados for IVF to conceive their baby boy, spending a month at a beach front VRBO getting treatments.
• In stressful times, Lindsi tries to focus on what she can control, such as working to bring a moment of joy to her son every day.
• She credits her success to teachers and bosses who saw talent in her and trusted her to rise to challenges, and she tries to do the same for others. 
• She founded gish&co. to use her talents to assist organizations that are doing good in the world, to help them accomplish their goals.

Guest
Lars Leafblad

Highlights

• Lars thought he wanted to be a doctor, but in college his passion for human connection guided him to a different path.
• A chance encounter with a panelist at an event opened his eyes to the world of executive search. 
• He started a side-gig newsletter about job opportunities called the “Lars-O-Festo” that became so popular it evolved into a non-profit: PollenMidwest.
• Lars has been open about struggles with anxiety and alcoholism, hoping to help others find healthy paths through their own challenges.

For Wil Reynolds, success in business is about more than numbers. He wants to make a lasting impact. Through his company, Seer Interactive, and his work in the community, he tries to lift others up and create a future that will be brighter for generations to come.  

Guest 

Wil Reynolds

Highlights

• As a kid, Wil broke the family computer and then fixed it before anyone found out, fueling confidence and a lasting love of technology.
• Wil started out on track to be a teacher but he grew frustrated by the lack of innovation in the classroom. 
• Data-driven work appeals to Wil, because it puts people on an equal playing field to prove the value of their work.
• As Seer has grown, Wil has focused on leaving a lasting legacy of impact on his team and on the surrounding community.

GUEST
Kristen Womack

HIGHLIGHTS

• Kristen has always been curious about what lies over the horizon, leading her to take chances and forge her own path.
• After high school she took a job in a foundry to earn enough money to leave Wisconsin and venture into the world.
• Learning from her own mentors, Kristen has embraced the idea of “servitude leadership,” lifting people up to help them succeed. 
• Kristen carries the idea of servitude into the community, teaching her children the importance of lending a hand to people in need.

GUEST
Will Steger

HIGHLIGHTS

• Will Steger grew up idolizing Huck Finn, and he internalized the character’s desire to be an explorer and adventurer.
• Will’s first groundbreaking expedition was to the North Pole, leading a team of eight people and 50 dogs on a journey many said couldn’t be done. 
• For his expedition to Antarctica, Will put together an international team with members from the six most powerful countries on the planet to showcase cooperation and raise global awareness of the need to preserve the environment.
• An early advocate on environment issues, Will recently launched the Steger Center for Innovation and Leadership, aimed at bringing together thought leaders from around the world to address the climate crisis.  

To mark the first episode of the rebranded podcast, ONE OF 8 BILLION, host Ivan Stegic tells his own origin story, how he found his way from South Africa to Minneapolis, and how he views his place in the Universe as both unique and connected to the rest of the world.

GUEST
Ivan Stegic

HIGHLIGHTS

• The focus of ONE IN 8 BILLION will be on individual stories that shed light on how our diversity and uniqueness can also help bring us together.
• Podcast host Ivan Stegic’s origin story started in South Africa under the Apartheid regime and led him to the United States as an immigrant.
• A Physicist by training, Ivan was drawn to Minnesota for an internship at Honeywell Technology Center and later a job at Imation.
• Ivan is now a business owner, a husband and father, and the host of this very podcast, seeking to shine a light on other stories from across our global community.

GUEST
Ivan Stegic

HIGHLIGHTS
- After 123 Episodes, The TEN7 Podcast is taking a short hiatus.
- This is a natural evolution timed to coincide with the launch of our new website.
- The podcast will return with a new name but the same commitment to storytelling.
- We are passionate about finding unique voices and stories that speak both to our shared experiences and to the uniqueness each individual brings to the world.

LINKS
- Make Things That Matter
- Subscribe to our newsletter 
- The TEN7 Podcast archive
- Global Population Charts - Our World in Data

Ethan Marcotte was the first to introduce the term “responsive web design” as he searched for ways to move away from static presentations toward sites that are more accessible and driven by user needs.

GUEST
Ethan Marcotte

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ethan was an English Major in college, but he credits his thesis advisor for giving him permission to explore and pursue other paths for his future.
• An essay by John Allsopp called “A Dao of Web Design” changed Ethan’s perspective on design and how the user, not the designer, should dictate the web experience.
• A visit by his wife to the Highline in New York City inspired him to coin the phrase “responsive web design,” thinking about places that react and respond to individual user needs.
• Ethan recently started a company called Autogram, to consult with clients about the best ways to manage their own content management or design systems.

LINKS

• Autogram
• John Allsopp: “A Dao of Web Design”
• The New York City Highline
• Ethan Marcotte

While the U.S. moves toward normalcy, South Africa is struggling with low vaccine rates and a rise in the Delta variant, fanning the flames of an already contentious political landscape.

GUEST

Gareth van Onselen, South African journalist, political analyst and author

HIGHLIGHTS

• Failures in South Africa’s vaccination program have left the country facing further strict lockdowns as the Delta variant spreads.
• South Africa’s long history of government missteps around health has made parts of the population numb to how the pandemic response is costing lives.
• The political landscape in South Africa is in upheaval due to inadequate pandemic response and due to corruption charges against the former president, Jacob Zuma.
• Gareth sees parallels between Zuma and Donald Trump in the way they rose to power and in the chaos they left after departing office.

LINKS

• Gareth’s column about the ANC attitude toward death
• Follow Gareth on Twitter
• National Coronavirus Command Council
• South African Ex-President Zuma Sentenced

A presentation at a conference in Paris led Eric Meyer into a new world as he dove into the early days of CSS and helped transform the way we interact with the web.

GUEST

Eric Meyer, CSS pioneer and author

HIGHLIGHTS

• Eric started as a “hypermedia systems specialist” at Case Western Reserve University, essentially going to departments, explaining what the “web” is, and offering to hook them up with FTP sites.
• While presenting a paper at a conference in Paris, Eric got his first exposure to CSS and he knew right away he had to be a part of it.
• Eric developed a series of test pages that led to an invitation to join the CSS working group.
• The teamwork and open ethic of the working group was inspiring to Eric, who was determined to do great work and also to reach a hand out to others to help them build on the work to move it forward.

LINKS

• Meyerweb
• An Event Apart 
• CSS Discuss 
• Rebecca Purple

Ernesto Morales discusses how his past and his passions came together to create Studio Malagón, and how design can be a catalyst for creativity and community.

GUEST

Ernesto Morales, founder and creative director of Studio Malagón

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ernesto studied communications in college, but he was always focused on applying those skills to his true passion for design.
• Studio Malagón draws its name from another one of Ernesto’s passions: music. He used to DJ under the name “DJ Malagón.”
• Ernesto found inspiration for his studio while living in Mexico City, where his family is from. He used to walk the streets and take photos of small details, objects and colors that helped inspire his designs.
• Ernesto is driven to use design to foster connection and to support people who are thought leaders, working to make a difference in the world.

LINKS

• Studio Malagón
• The Cheese Monkeys
• Paul Rand
• Object Solutions

Matt Martin discusses his winding career path and what he has learned about taking chances and valuing the commodity of time.

GUEST

Matt Martin, co-founder and CEO of Clockwise

HIGHLIGHTS

• Despite early interest, Matt didn’t initially pursue a career in computer software because he didn’t have any role models for that path.
• An interest in politics led Matt to start a successful blog, MN Publius, giving him first-hand experience with the power of the internet as an information sharing platform.
• Initially, Matt’s diverse career path was a barrier to getting his first job in software engineering, but once he got his foot in the door that experience proved to be a benefit.
• Clockwise was born out of the idea that time is a rare commodity, so it’s important to protect and enhance your use of time in your work and life.

LINKS

• Clockwise
• TEN7 Contract to Hire

In the last episode of a special five-part series, Terin Patel-Wilson, with special guest Tarra Simmons, talks about signs of hope and how the United States might finally be ready to seriously address criminal justice reform.

GUESTS

Terin Patel-Wilson, Project Manager at Recidiviz

Tarra Simmons, Washington State legislator who spent time in prison

HIGHLIGHTS

From Terin Patel-Wilson:

• Social movements, including Black Lives Matter, are moving the needle around criminal justice reform and the need to address racial equity.
• Data shows that some policies are increasing incarceration with no impact on public safety and crime, such as technical parole violations that send people back to prison.
• COVID prompted many states to move quickly to decarcerate people, offering a chance to see the impact and hopefully build on those efforts going forward.

From Tarra Simmons:

• People who are incarcerated need to hold on to hope and purpose, understanding they have advocates and there is a possibility for change.
• She also advises those who are serving time to make a plan for when they get home, putting a support system in place to avoid pitfalls that may send them back to prison.

LINKS

• Meeting the Moment: Using Data to Reimagine Criminal Justice
• Make Things That Matter
• Recidiviz
• Public Defender Association

GUESTS

Serena Chang, Product Manager at Recidiviz

Tarra Simmons, Washington State legislator who spent time in prison

HIGHLIGHTS

From Serena Chang:

• Public policy doesn’t always lend itself to human-centered design because there is pressure to get it right the first time, and there isn’t real-time data to make adjustments once a policy is adopted.
• Corrections leaders are like CEOs of major businesses who are not given the data that they need to make decisions. They do the best they can but they just don’t have the tools to make significant changes.
• We need to include all voices in the discussion if we’re going to evaluate how the criminal justice system works and what needs to change.

From Tarra Simmons:

• The voice of formerly incarcerated people is rarely heard in public policy discussions, which is why she felt compelled to run for office.
• Tarra’s kids motivated her to not give up and go back to crime, but she says it takes hope, support and strength to break the cycle.

LINKS

• Meeting the Moment: Using Data to Reimagine Criminal Justice
• Make Things That Matter
• Recidiviz
• Public Defender Association

In the third of a special five-part series, Julia Dressel, with special guest Tarra Simmons, discusses how Recidiviz is confronting racism and bias in criminal justice data.

GUESTS

Julia Dressel, software engineer at Recidiviz

Tarra Simmons, Washington State legislator who spent time in prison

HIGHLIGHTS

From Julia Dressel:

• The massive growth of the criminal justice system in the United States makes it particularly difficult to break the cycles that have disproportionately ensnared people of color.
• The racism that has been ingrained in our criminal justice system is perpetuated when we use statistics from the past to predict outcomes in the future.
• We need to build a new system that is not burdened by mistakes of the past, but rather uses new data to show what works and how we can shrink the prison population safely and equitably.

From Tarra Simmons:

• Tarra was inspired to pursue a law degree by the lawyers she met with while in prison, but once she was out she had to overcome multiple barriers to achieve that dream.
• Prisons in many cases perpetuate violence, inflicting trauma on people who have been abused themselves, so understanding their stories is important as we look for a better way forward.

LINKS

• Meeting the Moment: Using Data to Reimagine Criminal Justice
• Make Things That Matter
• Professor Shon Hopwood
• Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

In the second of a special five-part series, Andrew Warren, with special guest Tarra Simmons, discusses how data might open new doors as states look to reform criminal justice systems.

GUESTS

Andrew Warren, Head of Product at Recidiviz

Tarra Simmons, Washington State legislator who spent time in prison

HIGHLIGHTS

From Andrew Warren:

• Political leaders are sometimes risk averse when it comes to criminal justice reform, so they need reliable data to evaluate which programs or initiatives are likely to succeed.
• Often states can’t get relevant data because there isn’t a universally accepted way of measuring outcomes.
• The cultural tide is changing and moving away from mass incarceration, so data can play a crucial role in helping develop long term solutions.

From Tarra Simmons:

• Tarra’s struggle with substance abuse disorder left her feeling trapped, fearing she might lose her job or get arrested if she tried to seek treatment.
• After serving her prison sentence, Tarra said having a criminal record prevented her from getting jobs that she was qualified for, sentencing her to a life of poverty.

LINKS

• Recidiviz
• Washington State Institute of Public Policy
• Sidewalk Labs
• U.S. Digital Services
• 18F

In the first of a special five-part series, John Tilley, with special guest Tarra Simmons, shines a light on how the United States has become the global leader in mass incarceration.

GUESTS

John Tilley, Head of State Engagement at Recidiviz

Tarra Simmons, Washington State legislator who spent time in prison

HIGHLIGHTS

From John Tilley:

• The United States has less than five percent of the world’s population, but incarcerates nearly a quarter of the world’s prisoners.
• We need to distinguish between people we’re afraid of and people we’re mad at when we’re deciding what prison should be for.
• Evidence-based reforms and data could hold the key for helping break cycles of mass incarceration while making communities safer.

From Tarra Simmons:

• Childhood trauma and struggles with substance abuse disorder put Tarra on a path that resulted in a 30-month prison sentence.
• We have a system that criminalizes poverty, behavioral health issues and addiction, with a disproportionate impact on people of color.

LINKS

• Recidiviz
• Recidiviz Dashboard - Example for North Dakota
• COVID-19 Prompts New Thinking About Incarceration
• Bureau of Prisons - Overview of the First Step Act

Danny Sigelman discusses his musical journey from Minnesota to China and back again and how he has found joy in exposing people to music.

GUEST

Danny Sigelman, artist, DJ, drummer, and author of Heyday: 35 years of Music in Minneapolis

HIGHLIGHTS

• Danny got early exposure to music promotion working at the independent record store Electric Fetus, helping local musicians sell CDs in shops across the state.
• After some DJ work in Minneapolis, Danny was hired to host a show in China that many listeners used to hone their English skills.
• Danny teamed with famed music photographer, Daniel Corrigan, to create a book documenting the Minneapolis music scene through stories and never-before-seen images.
• After a year of COVID social distancing, Danny is eager to start performing and interacting with the music scene again, but he has concerns about how quickly the scene will be able to recover.

LINKS

• The Electric Fetus - https://electricfetus.com/
• Danny Sigelman Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/user/sanpeeps
• Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis - https://www.mnhs.org/mnhspress/books/heyday
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/papersleeves/

Erica Hanna is driven by a belief that anyone can be a storyteller if they are given the tools and the confidence to let their voice be heard.

GUEST

Erica Hanna, Owner of Puke Rainbows Creative

HIGHLIGHTS

• Puke Rainbows Creative takes its name from a hashtag Erica started, urging people to take whatever is given to them and create something beautiful.
• An encounter with Prince helped Erica get past her “imposter syndrome” and realize she had talent to share with the world.
• Erica believes effective videos are not driven by large budgets, but rather by the ability to tell a story that is unique and personal.
• On her website, Erica provides self-help tips so people can use their phones to shoot video that can help them achieve their goals.

LINKS

• Puke Rainbows
• Extra Emily: Twitch stream
• Public Speaking App: Speeko
• Self-Help Podcast: Before Breakfast

Health and wellness leader, Jennette Turner, discusses her journey, learning to make healthier and more rational food choices and helping others find what works for them.

GUEST

Jennette Turner, public health and wellness leader

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jennette first started cooking in college, preparing large dinners in her housing cooperative and learning the joy of communal dining.
• As she started learning more about nutrition, she went down some strict paths that ended up causing potentially serious health issues.
• She has moved away from “fundamentalist” diets to an approach that is more focused on finding a healthy balance in what you eat each day.
• Simple steps, like eating protein for breakfast, can make a huge difference in avoiding cravings that can derail your diet.

LINKS

• Annemarie Colbin: Food and Healing
• Natural Gourmet Cookery School
• Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
• The Wedge
• J. Kenji López-Alt: Every Night is Pizza Night

Edouard Mathieu, from Our World in Data, says data can be a force for change as we address problems ranging from COVID to climate change.

GUEST

Edouard Mathieu: Head of Data - Our World in Data

HIGHLIGHTS

• Our World in Data was founded on the premise that data can tell stories about what is good or bad in our world and how we can make things better.
• The non-profit is committed to providing trustworthy information that can be shared and enhanced to make it even more useful in solving problems.
• Much of the data is aligned around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which outlined critical goals for humanity to address by 2030.
• Global data reveals a mixed bag in terms of the direction of our world, with some areas showing promise and others in decline.

LINKS

• Our World In Data
• Data from Our World In Data
• Edouard’s Github Profile
• OWID’s Github Page
• Sustainable Development Goals

Coleman Rollins tells how his startup company, Breathe99, went from Kickstarter failure to the cover of Time magazine.

GUEST

Coleman Rollins: Co-founder of Breathe99

HIGHLIGHTS

• Coleman’s co-founder got the idea for the mask after studying abroad in Singapore, where the air is very polluted and few people were wearing masks.
• A pre-COVID Kickstarter campaign failed not because people didn’t like the product, but because they didn’t see why they would need it.
• The pandemic changed everything and led to a successful Kickstarter campaign and high demand for the B2 mask.
• Breathe99 masks are reusable with filters that are more effective than N95 masks and can be easily replaced as needed.

LINKS

• Breathe 99: Breathe with confidence
• Study on the Effect of Proper Mask Wearing
• Time: Best Inventions of 2020

For a while it felt like it would never happen, but 2020 did, finally, come to an end. Still, in the midst of a difficult year, we still managed to connect, listen and learn from a wide variety of interesting guests. This is a selection of just some of the conversations that educated and inspired us. Listen to the full podcasts if you like what you hear.

GUEST CLIPS

• Episode 100: J. Kenji López-Alt, food writer, cookbook author and restaurateur
• Episode 104: Chuck Hermes, founding partner and Chief Experience Officer at Clockwork
• Episode 97: Rob Dalton, President of Dalton Brand Catalyst
• Episode 106: Mary Jo Hoffman, visual artist, nature photographer
• Episode 107: Gavin King: Becoming DJ Aphrodite
• Episode 88: Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Team
• Episode 102: Gareth van Onselen, South African journalist, political analyst and author
• Episode 99: Bob Collins, creator of the NewsCut blog and former Senior News Editor at Minnesota Public Radio
• Episode 98: Waldo Jaquith, open government technologist
• Episode 101: Clementine Jacoby, Executive Director of Recidiviz

Gavin King discusses his evolution from computer programmer to renowned music innovator, DJ Aphrodite, and how he learned to trust that what makes him want to dance will make the world dance too.

GUEST

Gavin King, DJ Aphrodite

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gavin King wasn’t a great student, but his natural programming skills carried him through school and provided a foundation for making music.
• An early gig working as DJ inspired Gavin to save up money to buy an Amiga, and DJ Aphrodite was born.
• Gavin is credited as one of the founding fathers of Jump-Up Jungle, which he says was his attempt to simplify rhythms and make his work more danceable.
• An avowed technology “late adopter,” Gavin says the latest technology isn’t necessary to make music that sounds good and gets people to dance.

LINKS

• https://soundcloud.com/dj-aphrodite
• https://www.instagram.com/dj_aphrodite/?hl=en
• https://www.facebook.com/djaphrodite/

The creator of STILL discusses her journey from aerospace engineering to artist, and how she learned the difference between a rich career and a rich life.

GUEST

Mary Jo Hoffman, visual artist, nature photographer

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mary Jo had a natural gift for math and science but didn’t realize it until a teacher in high school suggested she pursue engineering.
• She almost had to turn down graduate school at Stanford but she discovered persistence pays off, and she finally got her employer to pay her way.
• When her employer, Honeywell, was acquired by Allied Signal, it changed everything. Mary Jo opted for a rich life rather than a rich career and she decided to focus on her family.
• She started STILL while living with her family in France as a simple way to exercise her creative side. Six months later, Martha Stewart called.

LINKS

• https://stillblog.net/
• https://www.instagram.com/maryjohoffman/
• https://www.pinterest.com/maryjohoffman/_saved/

Loomly CEO, Thibaud Clément, discusses how international travel (and a candy store startup business) helped him understand the need for connection and collaboration, even in a digital world.

GUEST

Thibaud Clément, Founder and CEO at Loomly.com

HIGHLIGHTS

• Thibaud and his wife (and Loomly co-founder), Noemie, traveled the world studying ecommerce and interviewing entrepreneurs before starting their first business together, a candy subscription service.
• Winning a diversity lottery for a green card brought them to the U.S.
• They developed Loomly to help their own clients manage social media, but they didn’t tell them who created it, because they wanted honest feedback.
• Thibaud says Loomly is primarily aimed at team collaboration and helping people craft compelling content out of a blank canvas.

LINKS

• Loomly
• L’Oréal
• Shopify
• Candy Japan

Bitstream and Clockwork founder, Chuck Hermes, talks about how saying “yes” to challenges helped him evolve from a musician, to a graphic designer for Prince, to a successful entrepreneur… and he takes a moment to geek out with Ivan over Kenji López-Alt.

GUEST

Chuck Hermes, founding partner and Chief Experience Officer at Clockwork

HIGHLIGHTS

• Prince taught Chuck to work outside of his comfort zone.
• A prototype BBS system got Chuck fired from Paisley Park and launched a successful business.
• Chuck’s career has evolved from musician to graphic designer to his current role at Clockwork, focusing on client and employee satisfaction.
• COVID-19 is revealing the importance of remote work, but also presenting challenges for building and maintaining a positive company culture.

LINKS

• Clockwork
• Paisley Park Studios
• Kenji López-Alt YouTube channel
• TEN7 Podcasts with Nancy Lyons and Michael Koppelman

Whitney and Ivan discuss how we need to bring intimacy to work, how Buddhist principles apply to people and companies, and how dignity might be more important than empathy right now.

GUEST

Whitney Hess, executive coach, writer and designer

HIGHLIGHTS

• If your work doesn’t acknowledge you for the whole person you are, or your values aren’t in alignment with your work, you’ll start to compartmentalize and both your energy and intelligence will become blocked.
• Both Whitney and Carl Smith wonder how to scale intimacy, but she’s realized the answer might be inspiring more people to become Whitneys and Carls. She’s pleased that many of her coaching clients become coaches themselves.
• We think of Buddhist philosophy of non-attachment as a personal thing, but Whitney counsels executives and companies that it’s okay to let go of business choices they made years ago that no longer serve them.
• Whitney tries to coach people not to be attached to titles, but to think about how they can be of service to the problem they want to solve, the population they wish to serve or the philosophy in the missions they’re committed to.

LINKS

• Whitney Hess https://whitneyhess.com/
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• More Buddhist thinkers: Thích Nhãt Hanh, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Dalai Lama, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Gareth van Onselen returns for another chat with Ivan about politics, COVID response and elections in South Africa and the U.S.

GUEST

Gareth van Onselen, South African journalist, political analyst and author

HIGHLIGHTS

• South Africa moved to a severe lockdown last spring. While the death rate has been seven times lower than the UK, the economy is now suffering. South Africa’s existing corruption is also complicating an economic restart.
• South Africa is a “young” democracy (25 years) so it’s more flexible on viewing its Constitution as a living document, vs. the U.S. which insists on applying its 244-year-old Constitution to modern life.
• South Africa is reforming their electoral system to allow for independent candidates, moving towards more direct representation. Hopefully this will have consequences for the rampant corruption.
• Dark money in politics is as big a problem in South Africa as the U.S., but recently South Africa has changed rules about fundraising to require donations be made public above a certain amount.

LINKS

• Gareth’s BusinessLIVE columns
• Gareth's Huffington Post columns
• African National Congress
• (Independent) Electoral Commission

Clementine Jacoby tells us how her nonprofit, Recidiviz, is helping state governments make timely, data based decisions to reduce incarceration rates.

GUEST

Clementine Jacoby, Executive Director of Recidiviz, a nonprofit that’s building a technical foundation for a more accountable and self-improving criminal justice system.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The US uses prisons to deal with problems that are better solved by investing in the community: mental health, drug addiction, and issues in disenfranchised communities.
• In the US it’s difficult for a person to recover from incarceration. They will likely never be eligible for jobs or housing, can’t use systems designed for the underserved and their kids are more likely to enter the system.
• State governments are already collecting data around incarceration but not using it for decision-making or optimization. The data is also stale, and isn’t as localized as it should be.
• A self-improving prison system has tools to use data to set goals, track progress towards them, see if the policies have had impact, and then course correct if they haven’t. Recidiviz provides those tools.

LINKS

• Recidiviz
• Recidiviz dashboard from North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• 20% Projects
• Y Combinator

Food writer, cookbook author and restaurateur J. Kenji López-Alt discusses his science-based cooking, how the pandemic is changing restaurants and his “say yes” approach to life.

GUEST

J. Kenji López-Alt, food writer, cookbook author, and restaurateur

HIGHLIGHTS

• While pursuing an architecture degree at MIT, Kenji’s part-time job as a line cook sent his life on a completely different trajectory than he’d planned.
• Kenji’s cookbooks are less about recipes and more about the science of cooking and the underlying techniques. The Food Lab is textbook-worthy at 950 pages.
• Kenji doesn’t worry about algorithms with his online articles and videos. He focuses on just putting out the best content and letting it find its audience.
• Kenji’s restaurants have had to streamline and simplify due to the pandemic, but they’ll stay that way even after it’s over, since it’s a better business model.

LINKS

• Kenji López-Alt YouTube channel
• Kenji’s books on bookshop.org
• Kenji’s Serious Eats columns
• Kenji’s Food Lab videos (on Serious Eats)

Bob Collins, a 27-year veteran of Minnesota Public Radio, talks about his career, how he discovers a good story, his love of baseball, and building airplanes in his retirement.

GUEST

Bob Collins, creator of the NewsCut blog, former Senior News Editor at Minnesota Public Radio

HIGHLIGHTS

• Thinking “everyone deserves a voice” in media led to giving a voice to our dark side, and unfortunately, people saw they were not alone in their dark thinking.
• NewsCut, Bob’s non-traditional news blog, ran stories that tried to give people a better picture of Minnesota and the real world, not just crime and politics.
• Bob retired last year from MPR due to frequent attacks from Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear which can cause vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
• Bob wanted a plane, but planes are very expensive. So he built one! Turns out Minneapolis is a hotbed of home-built airplane builders who he learned from!

LINKS

• Bob Collins on Twitter
• NewsCut
• Van’s Aircraft (build your own planes!)

Waldo Jaquith talks about the challenges of promoting and implementing best practices for federal and state government procurement of custom software, including open source.

GUEST

Waldo Jaquith, an open government technologist

HIGHLIGHTS

• Waldo and his team created a playbook to help legislatures fund and provide oversight for software projects.
• Government RFPs used to be 300-500+ pages; Waldo’s team set a cap at 20 pages, requiring them to be minimally prescriptive.
• Simplified RFPs got released more often, made smaller companies more likely to be considered, and made the contracts get awarded more quickly.
• Vendor arrangements were changed to time and materials agreements. The government retains copyrights to software developed for it.

LINKS

• U.S. Open Data
• Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation
• 18F
• Agilebudgeting.org

Rob Dalton, friend and colleague, talks about his long career in the advertising industry, his product line, his new book, and his current career as a “brand therapist.”

GUEST

Rob Dalton, President of Dalton Brand Catalyst

HIGHLIGHTS

• Although Rob didn’t come up in the advertising industry of the Mad Men era, remnants of that culture still remained, where people drank with their coworkers every night, and were married to their work. Rob realized he had to quit that lifestyle when he sort of forgot his kids’ names.
• At age 35 Rob decided he wasn’t going to work for “jerks” anymore, and now works out of his Minneapolis base, just for clients and products that feel good to him, that make the world a better place.
• Rob has reinvigorated his career with work as a “Brand Therapist” for companies in the B2B space, and has distilled his career’s knowledge down into a book.
• Rob also used to have a product line of personalized party products called Write on Riot that used to be sold in stores like Target and Wal-Mart

LINKS

• Dalton Brand Catalyst
• Power Up your B2B Branding and Make Your Competitors Hate You in 35 Days, by Rob Dalton
• Rob’s Write On Riot products are no more, but you can read some of Rob’s past “Riot Lines” on Facebook

Johannes vom Dorp explains the results of his team’s 2020 Home Router Security Report (spoiler alert: it doesn’t look good).

GUEST

Johannes vom Dorp of Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE

HIGHLIGHTS

• They tested the latest firmware from 127 routers using the Firmware Analysis and Comparison tool.
• Ninety percent of routers use Linux-based firmware, many of these with old, insecure kernels.
• Real-time operating systems such as ThreadX and eCos are not used as much as Linux; they are harder to exploit.
• The best things you can do as a user to have a secure home router are 1) choose a router company from the report that tends to update its firmware more often, 2) change passwords wherever you can on the router firmware/web UI, and 3) continually look for firmware updates for your router once you get it home, as many don’t automatically update.

LINKS

• Cyber Analysis and Defense Department
• 2020 Home Router Security Report
• Firmware Analysis and Comparison Tool (open source)
• Johannes’ router of choice, AVM FRITZ!Box 7590
• Email Johannes and his group to get info on the security of your router

Self-described know-it-all and founder of many Minneapolis things, Michael Koppelman chats with Ivan about his multiple careers and plethora of interests.

GUEST

Michael Koppelman of Badger Hill Brewing

HIGHLIGHTS

• Every sound engineer in Minneapolis has worked with Prince at some point, until they said the wrong thing and got fired, which is what happened to Michael (and his friend Chuck).
• Michael got a telescope for Christmas, which led to him to an astronomy talk, which led him to a degree in astrophysics, which led to him build a little observatory in Carver, Minnesota which led to him becoming one of the first people to capture a gamma ray burst on film.
• When Michael started working at Badger Hill Brewing as a master brewer, he applied his scientific mind to the making of beer, even making friends with folks from the nearby sensor company (who came in to drink) who gave him testing sensors he applied to every facet of the brewing process.
• On one hand the progress of COVID-19 is terrible, but on the other hand, it’s fascinating for data geeks like Michael, who love to see how the exponential function relates to the coronavirus.

LINKS

• Lolife.com
• Clockwork
• American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
• Badger Hill Brewing
• “The Math Behind COVID-19,” from Michael’s podcast
• “How to Tell if We’re Beating COVID-19,” from MinutePhysics
• Michael’s music on Spotify, Apple Music and Soundcloud

In this podcast we’re catching up with two TEN7 alumni, Jack Probst and Coleman Rollins.

GUESTS

Jack Probst and Coleman Rollins

HIGHLIGHTS

• Since they left TEN7, Jack is working at Epic Systems, a healthcare software company and Coleman is working at DRW trading, combining his developer skills with his interest in finance
• Jack has evolved from beer collector to bourbon enthusiast
• Coleman created an Alexa skill that tells you safe cooking temperatures for meats
• Coleman is also a co-founder of the Breathe99 mask company, a new kind of N99 mask with easily washable and replaceable parts

LINKS

• Coleman’s Alexa Skill, Cook Reference
• Breathe99
• “The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks” by MinutePhysics

We discuss Tractorbeam, our open source multi-tier website backup solution that backs up the database and files to any S3-compatible storage provider.

GUEST

Tess Flynn, TEN7's DevOps Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS

• What is Tractorbeam?
• The beauty of multi-tier rolling backups
• Tractorbeam doesn’t care about what kind of site it’s backing up
• Tractorbeam supports MySQL and MariaDB

LINKS

• tractorbeam.me
• Flightdeck

Lee Munnich, Jr. discusses his career in public policy, usage-based infrastructure taxes and how forced remote work due to COVID-19 is changing transportation and productivity.

GUEST

Lee Munnich Jr., Senior Fellow (retired), Humphrey School of Public Affairs at University of Minnesota

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lee’s background leading to public policy
• Moving from a gas tax to a mileage tax
• The future of autonomous vehicles
• Congestion pricing to alleviate gridlock

LINKS

• “Telework’s Moment of True Arrival is Bound to Make Ripples in Minnesota,” Star Tribune
• Mileage-based User Fee Alliance
• eWorkPlace
• MnDOT

Adam Bradley, engineer by day, computer historian by night, tells us of his adventure buying an IBM 360 from German eBay and bringing it back to the U.K. for restoration.

GUEST

Adam Bradley, Engineer and Computer Historian

HIGHLIGHTS

• Adam’s love for the IBM 360 computer: it’s the one NASA used, and it’s very recognizable (shown in Mad Men)
• How did they find the IBM 360 they’re restoring? Drunk German eBaying
• Crowdfunding to cover the costs
• The goal is to get the IBM 360 fully functional, just like when it was new

LINKS

• IBM 360 Model 20 Rescue and Restoration Blog
  As you listen to the podcast, follow along with pictures on their blog!
• The project’s Amazon Wish List
• National Museum of Computing (UK)
• Adam Bradley’s website

Heather Rocker and Tim Lehnen discuss the multiple missions of the Drupal Association, DrupalCon Global 2020, and the upcoming Drupal 9 release.

GUESTS

Heather Rocker and Tim Lehnen of the Drupal Association

HIGHLIGHTS

• Drupal Association (DA) covers three areas, drupal.org (open source projects), DrupalCon, the Drupal community
• The DA doesn’t build Drupal directly, they build and enhance the tools that enable the community to build Drupal
• Drupal 8 to Drupal 9 upgrade will be as easy as minor upgrade, and that sentiment carries forward to all future releases
• Drupal 9 has a new evergreen logo, and will help with brand recognition

LINKS

• Drupal Association
• DrupalCon Global 2020
• Drupal Cares
  To contribute to the Drupal Association
• Dries Buytaert’s Blog

Digital strategist Lynn Winter discusses how the pandemic affects our work, children’s education, and sporting events.

GUEST

Lynn Winter of Manage Digital

HIGHLIGHTS

• Work From Home (WFH) can provide more focused, uninterrupted time
• Long term WFH policy shifts becoming the norm
• The benefits and challenges of virtual conferences
• What it’s like to shoot video at sporting events with no spectators

LINKS

• Lynn Winter
• Manage Digital
  a conference for digital project managers
• Drupal Association
• Confab
  Content Strategy Conference

Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Team (one of our favorite products) discusses how they aim to educate, inspire and empower managers to become better leaders.

GUEST

Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Team

HIGHLIGHTS

• Remote work can bring out the worst in managers
• Know Your Team origin story
• The three biggest skills of successful leaders
• What is the one thing you wished you’d learned earlier as a leader?

LINKS

• Know Your Team
• Know Your Team’s Guide to Managing Remote Teams
• Don’t Let Remote Leadership Bring out the Worst in You
• Workshop Live! Online Leadership Workshops
• The Heartbeat Podcast

Do you know about the privacy implications of using Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA? Have you ever thought about what they might be for yourself or for your clients? Our DevOps Engineer Tess Flynn schools us on the problems with these services and discusses some interesting options.

GUEST

Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ye olde site counter
• The dawn (and ubiquity) of Google Analytics
• Matomo, an excellent candidate to replace Google Analytics
• Problems with reCAPTCHA

LINKS

• Simple Analytics
• ProtonMail
• Matomo
• TEN7 Podcast with Dan Antonson on Google Tag Manager

GM and Ford are contributing their manufacturing facilities to make much-needed ventilators for coronavirus victims. We asked ourselves what we as a small company could contribute, and decided we could share our experience transitioning to a fully distributed company. In this podcast, Ivan and TEN7 team members Chris Dart, Dani Adelman, Tess Flynn share tips that have helped them become successful and happy remote workers.

GUESTS

TEN7 team members Chris Dart, Back End Developer, Dani Adelman, Director of Operations and Tess Flynn, DevOps Engineer.

HIGHLIGHTS

• How do you work at home when you don’t have a home office?
• Headspace management
• Working from home is personal growth work
• No commute means less stress
• Ergonomics are crucial; essential equipment
• Yoga keeps it loose

LINKS

• VariDesk® Pro Plus 36 Convertible Standing Desk
• Anker Ergonomic Optical USB Wired Vertical Mouse
• Yoga with Adriene (free videos on YouTube)
• Blog post with all these tips!

Our guest is Nancy Lyons, founder and CEO of Minneapolis-based digital agency Clockwork, and tireless advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. Because of her focus on “life balance,” Clockwork is consistently ranked as a “best place to work.” Nancy and Ivan discuss the ways they both strive to make life better for the humans in their companies.

GUEST

Nancy Lyons, founder and CEO of Clockwork

HIGHLIGHTS

• Starting Clockwork after the tech boom and bust
• It’s about the people, not the work
• Gen-Xers’ expectations about work
• Cultural contribution, not cultural fit

LINKS

• Clockwork (often rated one of the best places to work)
• Nancy’s Personal Website

TEN7 is a distributed company. Jeff Robbins of Yonder has been setting up remote and distributed companies for 15 years, and has a podcast about it. Now that the coronavirus is forcing the concept of remote work into the forefront, Ivan and Jeff decided to do a podcast with some high-quality information about transitioning to remote work during a pandemic, from folks who’ve been through it, and now believe it’s a better way to work.

GUEST

Jeff Robbins of Yonder

HIGHLIGHTS

• Companies need communication policies to define expectations, set clear direction and give feedback
• Managers have to learn to trust employees, even when they can’t see them
• Working from home is living at work
• Be respectful of remote workers, allow them to define and self-manage how they work best

LINKS

• Yonder podcast
• Lullabot
• Bureau of Digital
• Seven Tips for Productively Working from Home
• jjeff.com

Ivan and guest James Renken, Site Reliability Engineer for Let’s Encrypt and attorney, discuss everything you ever wanted to know about certificate authorities but were afraid to ask. Let’s Encrypt, a nonprofit certificate authority, has issued over a billion FREE SSL certificates and has a modest goal: secure website traffic everywhere.

GUEST

James Renken, Site Reliability Engineer at Let’s Encrypt and attorney

HIGHLIGHTS

• Google Street View privacy concerns
• What is a certificate authority (CA)?
• How ACME protocol allows owners more control over certificate issuance
• How DNSSEC makes domains harder to hack

LINKS

• Let’s Encrypt, free SSL certificates
• How to blur your home on Google Street View
• ACME protocol
• DNSSEC

Mike Gifford’s mission is to build better and more inclusive software. He’s a Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer, founder of OpenConcept, an accessibility consulting firm, and all-around gem of the Drupal community. Mike’s been spearheading website accessibility improvements for over a decade, and we’re thrilled to have him on our podcast. You’ll learn a lot from this episode!

GUEST

Mike Gifford of OpenConcept Consulting

HIGHLIGHTS

• What is accessibility?
• The four pillars of accessibility: POUR
• Designing for 80%
• Drupal’s Accessibility Maintainers
• The future of accessibility is personalization

LINKS

• World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative
• Inclusive Design Toolkit
• WCAG Levels
• Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines

When we decided to host our client sites on Kubernetes, we needed a strong hosting partner whose values aligned with our own, and who was as interested in empowering small companies as we were. We chose DigitalOcean, and their Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Tim Dearlove, is our guest in this podcast. Tim and Ivan discuss DigitalOcean’s values, practices, future plans, and their very special Shark Week.

GUEST

Tim Dearlove, Senior Growth Marketing Manager at DigitalOcean

HIGHLIGHTS

• Digital Ocean Solutions Partner Program
• Empowering DO’s partners
• Digital Ocean’s stance on security and privacy
• DO’s core offering: Droplets (virtual machines)

LINKS

• Digital Ocean Solutions Partner Program
• Hacktoberfest

Our data analytics consultant Dan Antonson of Blueprint Metrics takes us on a deep dive into the world of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager and how we’re using them to empower Solhem Companies with information to better target prospective tenants.

GUEST

Dan Antonson of Blueprint Metrics

HIGHLIGHTS

• Google Tag Manager is a content management system for marketing technology infrastructure (and made for marketers)
• How Google’s look-alike audiences can connect Solhem to new prospects
• What? Google actually respects look-alike audiences’ privacy (in a way)
• How not to be creepy in showing new prospects your ads

LINKS

• Episode 76, Megan Glover of Solhem Companies
• Entrata, Solhem’s property management software
• Siteimprove

2019 comes to a close, and with it, another year of fascinating podcast guests that taught and inspired us. We’ve selected some of our favorite clips from this year’s guests for you to enjoy. Listen to the full podcasts if you like what you hear.

GUEST CLIPS

• Episode 50: Dries Buytaert, Founder of Drupal, on his evolving role in the Drupal community
• Episode 74: Rob Harr, VP at Sparkbox, on how Sparkbox alums are still part of their story
• Episode 56: Lynn Winter of Manage Digital on burnout
• Episode 66: Jeff Archibald of Paper Leaf on the “false hustle”
• Episode 67: Alison Paris of Parisleaf on G-RICE, their five values
• Episode 63: Carl Smith of Bureau of Digital on scaling intimacy
• Episode 53: Heather Schrock of Bonneville Environmental Foundation on their water stewardship business engagements
• Episode 64: Hans Bjordahl of Culture Foundry on Conscious Capitalism
• Episode 77: Jeff Geerling, Software Developer and Creator of the Pi Dramble on writing books on LeanPub
• Episode 78: Gareth van Onselen, South African Journalist, Political Analyst, Author on the similar narratives of Jacob Zuma and Donald Trump

This podcast is a little different. Ivan talks politics with guest Gareth van Onselen, South African political analyst, journalist and author, and they discuss parallels between South African politics and what's happening in the U.S.

Guest

Gareth van Onselen, South African journalist, political analyst and author

Highlights

• South Africa’s road to democracy 
• Jacob Zuma, fascinating character, demagogue, and parallel for you know who in the U.S.
• Scandals unravel a demagogic presidency (and how Gareth thinks we’re making it happen faster in the U.S.)
• The myth of the moderate majority (both in South Africa and the U.S.)

Links

• Gareth’s BusinessLIVE column
• Gareth's Huffington Post column
• Clever Blacks, Jesus and Nkandla: The Real Jacob Zuma in His Own Words by Gareth van Onselen

If this was a certain 90s show, this episode would be called, “The One About The Raspberry Pis.” Jeff Geerling, software developer, author, and lover of all things open source is our guest. It's fun to listen to Jeff and Ivan geek out.

Guest

Jeff Geerling, software developer, author and creator of the Pi Dramble

Highlights

• Ivan and Jeff geek out over their love of Raspberry Pis
• How philosophy relates to programming
• Brambles, Drambles and Druplelets, oh my!
• How to keep your Raspberry Pis cool

Links

• www.jeffgeerling.com
• Jeff’s YouTube channel with many helpful videos!
• Raspberry Pi 
• Raspberry Pi Dramble 
• Ansible for DevOps book
• Ansible for Kubernetes book

Megan Glover, Marketing Manager of Solhem Companies, one of our longest clients, discusses the transformational power of writing down company values, putting up buildings in the Minnesota winter, and the importance of Post-its in personal growth. 

Guest

Megan Glover of Solhem Companies.

Highlights

• The environmentally conscious real estate developer
• The art of building naming (and anagrams)
• How their strong sense of company "self" and values are important when changing the fabric of the city
• The trend of micro apartments (and how Solhem started it in Minneapolis!)

Links

• Traction by Gino Wickman
• The Life-Changing Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

In this audio-centric podcast you'll get a peek behind the scenes of how our own LexFunk created the 2019 remix of the TEN7 podcast theme music. Get your headphones on to hear everything! 

Guest

Alexis Vasquez, full stack developer at TEN7 aka LexFunk, beatmaker

Highlights

• Inspiration for the original (during his TEN7 sabbatical)
• Ducking and sidechaining effects
• Drumbeat, bass line, synth and rhythm guitar
• Open source music

Ivan first saw Rob Harr doing the keynote speech "Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze" at the Manage Digital conference in spring 2019, where he said a lot of smart, compassionate, and empathetic things, things that you wish all leaders had in their toolbox. We finally got him to appear on our podcast, where he said even more awesome things. Enjoy!

Guest

Rob Harr, VP at Sparkbox.

Highlights

• Processes are for people, not projects
• Designing human experiences at work
• Talent producer vs. talent consumer
• On leaving clients better than he found them

Links

• Sparkbox
• Manage Digital
• Sparkbox Apprenticeships (and the curriculum is on GitHub) 
• Diversity Days, November 13-14 at Sparkbox in Dayton, Ohio
• Karen Catlin, author of Better Allies, who runs Better Allies on Twitter

Our guest Elan Lohmann is founder of Sleekgeek South Africa, a social community of support and motivation for healthy lifestyle goals, AND he's Ivan's childhood chum! Elan's no-BS attitude, enthusiasm and vulnerability are a winning combination that keeps his company growing. 

Guest

Elan Lohmann, founder of Sleekgeek South Africa.

Highlights

• Vacation trip prompts a weight loss challenge
• Taking the plunge to be an entrepreneur
• His belief in “happy money”
• The gift and curse of growing a following on Facebook

Links

• Sleekgeek website
• Sleekgeek Facebook group
• Deep Work by Cal Newport
• Precision Nutrition
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Habits Academy (also by James Clear)

Podcast guest Joe Shindelar of Osio Labs chats with Ivan about making interactive sculptures, snowboarding and his long history with open source software.

Guest

Joe Shindelar, Osio Labs  

Highlights

• How debugging software is akin to interactive sculpture
• Drupalize.Me
• Lullabot Education becomes Osio Labs
• How not to pick an online handle

Links

• Drupalize.Me
• Osio Labs - Open Source Inside and out
• Blizzard Ski+Snowboard School
• dreamformula.com

If you've ever watched a Drupal Camp or Con session from the comfort of your home, you likely have our guest Kevin Thull to thank. Thull has recorded almost 1700 Drupal sessions, and he keeps looking for more ways to contribute to the Drupal community. Bonus: If you're a gear nerd you'll love hearing about the evolution of the recording system!     

Guest

Kevin Thull, Drupal Developer and Archivist

Highlights

• Yet another person that joined Drupal because of the helpful, welcoming community
• How Kevin got started recording sessions
• Going on the road to record Camps
• Giant red button debut

Links

• Drupal Fox Valley meetup
• Drupal Recording Initiative
• Open Collective
• Midwest Open Source Alliance
• Aaron Winborn award

After months deep in the weeds of Kubernetes, our DevOps Engineer Tess Flynn emerged with the best practices for melding Docker, Flight Deck and Kubernetes to create a powerful open source infrastructure for hosting Drupal sites in production (powered by our partner, DigitalOcean). Ivan and Tess take a deep dive into why we chose this combination of tools, our journey to get here, and the nitty gritty of how everything works together.    

Guest

Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps Engineer

Highlights

• The beauty of containerization, and the challenge of containerization
• The best container orchestrator
• Kubernetes’ highly dynamic environment: updated with just a code push
• Flight Deck, the genesis of our journey to Kubernetes
• Docker enables consistent environments

Links

• Kubernetes
• DigitalOcean
• Flight Deck
• Tess's Return of the Clustering talk

How many accounting firms do you know that do value-based pricing, or embrace being a distributed company? Adam Hale, partner and COO of Summit CPA, the premier CPA for digital agencies enlightens host Ivan Stegic on how his progressive firm is changing the way people think about accounting.

Guest

Adam Hale of Summit CPA Group

Highlights

• The life of a COO, keepin’ things movin’
• Their accidentally distributed accounting firms
• Changing the way people think about accounting
• What is a Virtual CFO?

Links

• Digital Dollars and Cents: A Virtual CFO’s Playbook to help Digital Companies Create a Financial Roadmap to Success by Jody Grunden
• Yonder conference
• Summit CPA’s value-based pricing policy

Guest C. Jason Clark, El Conquistador of VIA Studio, joins Ivan for a wide-ranging chat that includes talking about his love of mysteries in the world, the enigma of Banksy, his work with refugees in Kentucky, and his side gig dropping sweet jams DJ-ing.

Guest

C. Jason Clark of VIA Studio

Highlights

• What VIA means
• Electronic music doesn’t make money for Jason, but it feeds his creative juices
• Collecting art and the mystery of Banksy
• Jason’s “mild protest” work in Kentucky, and his company's work with refugees
• Have we gotten soft since WWII?

Links

• Pest Control (Banksy authentication company)
• Dismaland (a faux amusement park installation by Banksy)
• Kentucky Refugee Ministries
• Fund for the Arts (Louisville)

How many companies have you worked for that have gone to the trouble of figuring out your personal “love language” to be sure you’re getting appreciated in the manner most meaningful to YOU? We’re going to guess NONE. But one exists, and it’s called Parisleaf, a branding and design agency run by our delightful podcast guests Alison and Chad Paris. Alison and Chad discuss their guiding principles in running their agency, including the wonder that is G-RICE.

Guests

Alison and Chad Paris of  Parisleaf

Highlights

• The origin of Parisleaf name, and how they designed a process to give back to the environment for every order
• Their values acronym: G-RICE: gratitude, responsibility, integrity, candor and excellence. Also, there is no G-RICE police.
• How they try to find out each employee’s “love language” at the office, so they can give them gratitude in the way they can feel it best
• The challenges of being a couple running a company together

Links

• Parisleaf
• Built to Sell

Jeff Archibald, CEO of Paper Leaf, a specialized website and app agency, talks shop with Ivan about many agency owner issues, like how important it is to define your niche (without being too narrow), when to bring in the suits (middle management), and the False Hustle. 

Guest

Jeff Archibald of Paper Leaf

Highlights

• How important it is to get clear on your business niche (but not to get TOO niche-ed!)
• Another mention of having imposter syndrome! It really is a thing that everyone has!
• How Jeff is trying to make his role useless at Paper Leaf
• How it's important to install the "middle management layer" at a company to enable its growth

Links

• Owner Camp 
• The False Hustle, by Jeff Archibald
• "Your 60-Hour Workweek is Not a Badge of Honor"
• Lynn Winter talking about burnout in Episode 65

Lynn Winter, content strategist, digital project manager and founder of the recent Minneapolis Manage Digital conference, recaps this year's conference, gives us a peek behind the scenes of organizing a conference, tells us how meetup group formats are changing, and how to know if a Minnesota conference is a success (answer: it isn’t snowing).

Guest

Lynn Winter of Manage Digital

Highlights

• The challenge of making one PM conference work for everyone, if they're all in different career places
• How the effort in extending conferences uses the same math as having more kids, or why conferences are getting shorter
• PM burnout, and how it's not about lack of career advancement
• Why it's a sweet deal to be a sponsor at one of Lynn's conferences

Links

• Twin Cities Interactive Project Management Meetup
• American Swedish Institute (venue)
• DrupalCon 2020 in Minneapolis
• Sign up for the Manage Digital newsletter (don't worry, Lynn won't spam you!)

When Hans Bjordahl, CEO of Culture Foundry attended a talk on conscious capitalism at SXSW, little did he know it would make him question everything he’d been taught about doing business. Hans shares how this paradigm has shaped his career and his company.

Guest

Hans Bjordahl of Culture Foundry

Highlights

• A talk at SXSW about conscious capitalism made Hans realize everything he’d been taught about doing business was wrong, and how he used conscious capitalism tenets to structure his company, Culture Foundry
• Conscious capitalism must not be tacked on to a company; it must be baked into the leadership, planning and culture. But it’s risky!
• Culture is the universal binder, over design, tech and media. So much so that Culture Foundry seeks to know a company’s culture before they will even design a website for them.
• Culture Foundry’s attitude: “work” and “home” buckets are antiquated notions, and you shouldn’t have to ask permission from your employer to have a life

Links

• Culture Foundry
• Where the Buffalo Roam, the internet's first web comic
• Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey
• The four pillars of conscious capitalism

Carl Smith, passionate people connector and owner of Bureau of Digital, is our guest on Episode 63 of the TEN7 podcast. It's Carl's mission to keep brainstorming myriad opportunities for people to meet and help each other. If you haven't signed up for a Bureau of Digital event by the end of this podcast, we haven't done our job. 

Guest

Carl Smith of Bureau of Digital

Highlights

• How Owner Camp began
• How Carl leans on his community to get ideas for both what a new event should be and who can share info
• How his daughter prompted him to think about his life path
• How Carl went from Bureau of Digital attendee to owner

Links

• Bureau of Digital
• All Bureau of Digital Events
• Manage + Digital
• Summit CPA

Our frequent DrupalCamp attender and speaker, DevOps Tess Flynn, returns to the podcast to recap her recent experience at Flyover Camp, a brand new Drupal camp in Kansas City, Missouri.

Guest

Tess Flynn, DevOps Engineer at TEN7

Highlights

• The continuing diversity in camp talks (business, self-care, human focus tracks)
• Tess reviews both her talks (Return of the Clustering: Kubernetes for Drupal, and Health Check Your Site)
• How you should stretch your mind to prepare for all the rapid-fire information you get in the Kubernetes talk!
• Location, location, location is as important for conference talks as it is for real estate

Links

• "CloudWatch-ing" (Rhia Dixon)
• "Return of the Clustering Kubernetes for Drupal" (Tess Flynn)
• "Dr. Upal Is In - Healthcheck your Site” (Tess Flynn)
• FlyoverCamp

Our friend and colleague Eric Zakovich is our podcast guest this week. Eric and Ivan discuss his new venture, Long Run Leadership Consulting, share small business stories and nerd out over their shared love of Hamilton! 

Guest

Eric Zakovich, Founder of Long Run Leadership Consulting

Highlights

• What inspired Eric to start Long Run Leadership and the reasons he chose the name
• Short-term vs. long-term mindsets (and growth vs. fixed mindsets)
• How do you know when it’s time to hire people?
• The life-changing magic of Hamilton and how it relates to entrepreneurship (and to Eric starting his company)

Links

• Long Run Leadership Consulting
• Mindset by Carol Dweck
• Jason Fried of 37 Signals
• The Hamilton soundtrack

TEN7’s DevOps Tess Flynn aka @socketwench gives us her observations of the Drupaldelphia 2019 conference she recently attended, as well as a summary of her helpful session, “Return of the Clustering: Kubernetes for Drupal.”

Guest

Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps

Highlights

• Tess’s Trilogy of Talks
• Summary of Tess’s Kubernetes session
• How camps are not just about Drupal and not just about developers anymore
• Help desks at the conference - what a great idea!

Links

• Avoid Deep Hurting! Deployments beyond Git (Episode 2 of the Tess Trilogy)
• Return of the Clustering, Kubernetes for Drupal: slide deck
• Return of the Clustering, Kubernetes for Drupal: recording of the actual session at Drupaldelphia
• Kubernetes
• Docker Swarm

Chris Weber and Dan Moriarty, volunteer organizers for the 2019 Twin Cities Drupal Camp are today's podcast guests. We'll be talking about the changes to this year's TCDrupal Camp and fond memories of previous camps. TCDrupal Camp is a three-day conference for open source enthusiasts, designers, hackers, geeks, developers, UI experts, IT managers and anyone else that wants to find out more about Drupal. It’s a great place to learn, code, network and have fun with your fellow Drupalistas.

Guests

Chris Weber, software engineer at The Nerdery, and Dan Moriarty, CEO and Creative Director at Electric Citizen

Highlights

• Focus on expanding talks to topics outside of just Drupal 
• The House of Balls, a Minneapolis institution
• How TCDrupal Camp's spontaneity is what makes it great
• TCDrupal Camp's history

Links

• Tcdrupal.org
• Asian Penguins (here's a story about them on the Hacking Culture podcast with Matthew Tiff)
• Backdrop CMS
• House of Balls

Whether we're taking on support of an existing Drupal site, or considering taking on a new client, we like to "date" before we get "married." Trust us, it's better for both parties! In this podcast, Ivan Stegic and our DevOps Engineer Tess Flynn discuss the TEN7 courtship—er—new client onboarding process, which insures that we get to know your site better than you do!

Guest

Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps

Highlights

• Why we don’t just say “yes” to a client that gives us money to support their site
• The topics of the TEN7Audit: security, infrastructure, UX and theming, content types
• Why we take the time to present our audit findings to you (in three tiers) vs. dumping the PDF in an email 
• How we take backups for TEN7Care so seriously we created a product (Tractorbeam) to do it for us (and you)

Links

• Healthcheck module
• Site Audit module
• Hacked! module
• Sample TEN7Audit report
• Tractorbeam

Do you like your podcasts with free association and a side of swears?

Guest

Graphic designer Aaron Draplin (creator of the TEN7 logo and the new USA Forever Stamp)

Highlights

• The terrifying power of the internet
• The Sunset Motor Lodge and the odyssey for its sign
• Designing a USA Forever Stamp
• Designing the TEN7 logo

Links

• Draplin Design
• Pretty Much Everything
• Evolution of the TEN7 Logo
• Journey Group

Lynn Winter discusses the 2019 Manage Digital conference (which she founded). It's a project management conference you shouldn't miss! It's May 9th at The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN.

Guest

Lynn Winter

Highlights

• Why another project management conference
• A legit unconference
• The historic American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
• Handling burnout

Links

• 2019 Manage Digital Conference
• Digital PM Summit
• Digital Project Management School
• Avoid PM Burnout article by Lynn Winter

Our DevOps (and resident tech pessimist) Tess Flynn discusses why everyone using a computer or mobile device needs a personal backup strategy, because the universe is cruel, unpredictable, and unkind.

Guest

Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps

Highlights

• Developing a personal backup strategy
• Backing up computers, tablets and phones, anything digital
• Mac vs. PC vs. Linux
• Git repository

Links

• GIMP
• GitHub
• GitLab
• 3-2-1 Backup Strategy

Serial entrepreneur Adam Evers discusses the value-based dating site and community platform for LGBTQ+ Christians he created, believrapp.

Guest

Adam Evers of believrapp

Highlights

• Intersection of technology, marketing and creativity
• believr
• Improving the dating app
• Value-based matching

Links

• Match
• Grindr
• Queer Christian Conference
• Open Demographics Initiative

Heather Schrock from Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), Portland, OR non-profit focused on energy, water & carbon offsets for humans & businesses. TEN7 offers these offsets as a benefit for employees as part of our commitment to sustainability.

GUEST

Heather Schrock of Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Origins of Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) and their mission today
• The difference between Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), Water Restoration Certificates (WRCs) and Carbon Offsets
• The projects BEF has in their “offset portfolio” from stream restorations in rural areas to urban green infrastructure projects in Los Angeles
• Why BEF is committed to diversity, inclusion and equity

LINKS

• Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Water Restoration Certificates
• Renewable Energy Certificates 
• Carbon Offsets

Thirteen-year-old Eva Stegic takes the host chair & interviews her dad Ivan Stegic, asking him about his childhood in South Africa, his experience with apartheid, hears how his writing a futurist essay got him to the U.S.

GUEST

Eva Stegic

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ivan’s formative years growing up in South Africa, including experience with apartheid and Nelson Mandela
• How Ivan started TEN7 by accident
• Ivan’s biggest life challenge and achievement

LINKS

• Apartheid
• Nelson Mandela
• F. W. de Klerk
• Honeywell Technology Center

There are a million ways for your site to fail or get hacked. Ivan and DevOps Tess Flynn discuss what you need to do to prepare for the inevitable. Also: When you back up your website, it's not necessary to back up EVERYTHING. We'll tell you how to get the most backup bang for the buck. 

GUEST

Tess Flynn, TEN7's DevOps

HIGHLIGHTS

• Protecting your organization's website
• Computer data is non-durable
• Executing geographical level backups
• Ya get what ya pay for
• The 3-2-1 Rule for backups

LINKS

• Time Machine
• SOLR
• Memcached Configuration
• Ansible

In this, our 50th episode, Ivan is joined by Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, an open source software developer, a startup founder, technology executive, father, world traveler and photographer.

GUEST

Dries Buytaert of Acquia

HIGHLIGHTS

• Dries' life and career
• The creation and emergence of Drupal
• DrupalCons
• Drupal's Values and Principles

LINKS

• Linux 
• Drupal.org
• Drupal Association
• Drupal’s Values and Principles document

Jeff Robbins, entrepreneur, co-founder of Lullabot, founder of Yonder, executive coach, author, signed recording artist and a self-proclaimed philosopher is our guest.

GUEST

Jeff Robbins of Lullabot

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jeff's background
• Orbit, one of the first bands on the internet
• Intellectual property, algorithms and paradigms
• The unintentional result of subliminal intentionality

LINKS

• Yondern
• 123 Astronaut
• Lullabot
• Drupal.org

GUEST
Brian Lucas of True Voice Communications

HIGHLIGHTS

• Brian's background
• A passion for teaching
• True Voice Communications
• Clients with vision and mission

LINKS

• Dachau Concentration Camp
• "Here Comes The Sun" a book by Brian
• "My Own Devices" by Dessa
• Doomtree

TEN7 Developer Chris Dart discusses his deep knowledge of intentional communities and other topics.

GUEST

Chris Dart, TEN7 Developer

HIGHLIGHTS

• Chris' background
• Life as a community organizer
• Founding an intentional community
• Great Northern Union Chorus

LINKS

• Friend School of Minnesota
• The Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC)
• The Fellowship of Intentional Communities
• Tonic chords

GUEST
Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS
Healthcheck - a new Drupal 8 module
Action modality
Written from scratch
Drupal 7 implementation in the works

LINKS

• TEN7 Gives Back
• Healthcheck
• Download Healthcheck Module
• Aegir

GUEST
Ron Zasadzinski of CodeGeek

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Differential geometry
• Quantum chroma dynamics
• Large Hadron Collider & quark-gluon plasma

LINKS
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Lab
DARPA
Quantum chromodynamics

TEN7 DevOps Tess Flynn recaps 2018 DrupalCamp Ottawa.

GUEST

TEN7 DevOps Tess Flynn

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2018 DrupalCamp Ottawa
• Keynote: “Building Accessible Experiences"
• Socketwench presents: "Healthcheck your site!"
• Privacy laws differences between Canada and the US

LINKS

• 2018 Drupal Camp Ottawa
• Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
• Kubernetes
• GKE Zones

Tim Erickson and Wilbur Ince, organizers of Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference, return to the podcast to recap the 2018 event

GUESTS

Tim Erickson and Wilbur Ince

HIGHLIGHTS

• The power of a small gathering
• Adhering to the Unconference model
• Communities coming together; Drupal, WordPress, Joomla concrete5, Grav and Backdrop
• Unconference and cross-programming at Drupal Camps

LINKS

• Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference
• concrete5
• FLOSS Governance
• Backdrop

It is our pleasure to welcome Tess Flynn to the TEN7 podcast to discuss attending the 2018 DrupalCorn and presenting "Dr. Upal Is In, Health Check Your Site". Tess is TEN7's DevOps engineer.

GUEST
Tess Flynn, TEN7 DevOps

HIGHLIGHTS

• DrupalCorn2018
• Dr. Upal is now in
• Auditing the theme
• Mental health and tech

LINKS

• DrupalCorn 2018
• Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference
• Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference
• Cornhole

It is our pleasure to welcome to the TEN7 podcast Steve Persch, Lead Developer Advocate at Pantheon.

GUEST

Steve Persch, Lead Developer Advocate at Pantheon.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Experience at Palantir in Chicago
• Discovering Git
• Teaching WordPress' Gutenberg editor
• What the WordPress & Drupal communities can learn from each other

LINKS

• Palentir
• Workbench
• Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference
• GitHub

Today, it is our privilege to be talking with Wilbur Ince and Tim Erickson, organizers of the 2018 Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference, taking place on October 13, 2018 in St. Paul, MN.

GUEST

Wilbur Ince and Tim Erickson,

HIGHLIGHTS

• What is an Unconference
• Open to all building websites with an open source CMS
• The unrules of an Unconference
• The Law of Two Feet

LINKS

• Twin Cities Open Source CMS Unconference

Today, it is our privilege to be talking with Drew Gorton, Director of Developer Relations at Pantheon and long time web veteran.

GUEST

Drew Gorton of Pantheon

HIGHLIGHTS

• Drew's history
• Building world cultural exchange with websites
• Building Gorton Studios
• NodeSquirrel

LINKS

• NodeSquirrel
• JET Program
• ThinkShout
• "The Expanse"

Today, we are privileged to be talking with Lynn Winter, web project manager, content strategist, pro sports cameraperson and conference producer.

GUEST

Lynn Winter

HIGHLIGHTS

• Lynn's many jobs, talents and skills
• Roles of a TV production manager
• Working as a camera operator for professional sports teams
• Moving into the digital world

LINKS

• Manage Digital
• Bureau of Digital National DPM Summit
• Richard Pannek
• Manage Digital Conference

Today, we are taking a break from technology to discuss personal health and the little known practice of Fruitarianism with our resident web designer Eva Lovisa Nelson.

GUEST

Eva Lovisa Nelson

HIGHLIGHTS

• Eva Lovisa Nelson, Certified Regenerative Detoxification Specialist
• Fruitarianism
• Simon Sinek and the Golden Circle
• Eva's beloved horse Lady

LINKS

• Brainco
• Simon Sinek
• Certified Regenerative Detoxification Specialist
• Fruitarianism

Dr. Matthew Tift, Senior Drupal Developer at Lullabot, musicologist, podcast host and educator, discusses his fascinating career and passion for all things open source.  

GUEST

Dr. Matthew Tift, Senior Drupal Developer at Lullabot

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sea Grant Non-Indigenous Species Project
• C#, ColdFusion, VB6
• Accessible public information
• Teaching kids to code

LINKS

• Sea Grant Non-Indigenous Species Project
• The Open School House
• The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music
• Synology

In this the fifth TEN7 Blueprint for Operations episode, we’re going to continue our deep dive into revision control itself and Git more specifically, with a focus on branches, releases and revisions.

GUEST

Tess Flynn, TEN7's DevOps Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS

• Managing revision control with Git
• The backbone of a good software development practice
• Gitflow & GitHub
• What constitutes a release

LINKS

• Basics of revision control and Git
• Branches in Git
• Gitflow
• SemVer

In this the fourth episode of TEN7's Blueprint for Operations series, we’re going to deep dive into revision control itself and Git more specifically, a process with which you take code that starts as an idea on a developer’s computer and promote it, check it, rework it, promote it again and finally land it for use by a user somewhere, anywhere.

GUEST

Tess Flynn, TEN7's DevOps Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS

• Managing revision control with Git
• RCS, revision control system
• Data integrity laws
• GitHub & GitLab

LINKS

• Integrated Development Environment
• Version Control System
• Revision Control System
• Concurrent Versions System

In the third episode of TEN7's Blueprint for Operations series, we explore the human element of how we work together as a group with Eric Zakovich.

GUEST

Eric Zakovich

HIGHLIGHTS

• Focusing on the human element in operations
• The five components of an effective cohesive team
• The Pyramid model
• The DiSC Analysis

LINKS

• Five behaviors of a cohesive team
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• DiSC
• Sinek's Golden Circle