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Chroma Magazine: www.ChromaMag.com

Bundren Building Arts Foundation: www.Bundren.org

Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

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Amelia Earhart | Creating A Flight Plan To Clear Any Goal For Take-Off

The Chromatic Podcast, Craig Bundren — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:22:25 -0100

Title: Amelia Earhart | Creating A Flight Plan To Clear Any Goal For Take-Off

Amelia Rose Earhart, namesaked after the famed Amelia Mary Earhart who attempted to fly around the world in 1937, is one of the youngest women to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft. In 2014, Amelia flew a Pilatus PC12-NG 28,000 miles, crossing the equator six times, through fourteen countries to complete a circumnavigation of the globe. Her parents, sharing the Earhart surname, wanted their daughter to have a name that would inspire her to live a life of passion and adventure.

Amelia is the President of the Fly With Amelia Foundation, a non-profit organization that grants flight-training scholarships to young women, aged sixteen to eighteen. The Fly With Amelia Foundation also fosters aviation and aerospace opportunities for people of all ages through aviation-based educational STEM opportunities, in partnership with Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, CO.

Amelia has been a passionate aviatrix since her first flight lesson at the age of twenty-one, a seeker of all things adventurous, and is an accomplished public speaker, spending the last 8 years working as a television news anchor, covering breaking news, traffic, and weather in Denver and Los Angeles. Amelia was given the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award in 2013 and in 2014 was named by the Jaycees as one of the "Top Ten Young Americans".

JOIN AMELIA ROSE EARHART AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

00:40 - Fantastic story about a girl who was given the name

01:06 - Authentic person that you're going to want to spend some time

01:52 - Your actual name is Amelia Rose Earhart

03:00 - Amelia Mary Earhart left behind such a legacy

03:20 - Amelia can grow up and be whatever she wants

03:51 - The fact that Amelia Rose Earhart is not related to Amelia Mary Earhart. And for a long time, she thought she was.

04:35 - They think there's a lot of people in the world that look to for things to criticize

05:07 - It's not a lack of resources. It's a lack of resourcefulness.

06:39 - Amelia gets chills because she thinks how on earth did she pull that off?

07:56 - Amelia had to save up and she would work five jobs at a time

10:11 - When Amelia flew about 10 hours a day with her co-pilot Shane Jordan

12:08 - That was the first time Amelia was crossing any ocean where you have no option to land

15:04 - Amelia is starting to break down her survival gear as she starts to work towards publishing her book

17:15 - Amelia’s co-pilot allowed her to be the true pilot and command of that journey

20:02 - The real benefit of flying around the world.

58:40 - Helping people become artists in the same way that Amelia did

39:18 - Putting the logos of 28 different corporations on the outside of an airplane that needs to fly through crazy changes in air temperature.

1:01:32 - Having a weird name puts you in weird situations

1:03:I4 - Amelia got these 16 paintings and I'm going through the lobby

1:05:04 - As it catches the light and it changes and it's dynamically moving.

CONNECT WITH AMELIA ROSE EARHART:

FLYWITHAMELIA.ORG

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Sue Wadden | Refresh Your Space and Transform Your Life With Color

Sue Wadden, Craig Bundren — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:25:40 -0100

Wadden began her career as a color expert at Sherwin-Williams in 1998, as an interior designer and color marketing specialist. Today, as director of color marketing, Wadden is the face and voice of color for Sherwin-Williams, responsible for the company’s overall vision and philosophy of color leadership.

With over 20 years of color marketing experience, Sue is an expert in color development, palette strategy, consumer, specifier and commercial color insights, color styling and trend forecasting. Wadden serves as editorial advisor to

STIR® magazine for design professionals and takes an active role in interfacing with consumer and trade media on topics surrounding color.

JOIN SUE WADDEN AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

00:46 - The role of Director of Color Marketing - responsible for strategy of color for Sherwin Williams

01:31 - Getting to name colors

01:51 - No, it’s not like naming nail polish colors

02:05 - The color names are permanent

03:00 - There are 30,000 colors in the database and they each have to be unique

04:40 - Getting an internship at Sherwin Williams

06:32 - People don’t realize how many paint brands Sherwin Williams is responsible for

07:37 - How do all the different people look at color? The paradox of choice

09:20 - As a paint contractor you’re an applyer of color, the client chooses

11:26 - They don’t want people to be angry they can’t find the right color

12:45 - Sending free color chips directly to the consumer

12:53 - We keep learning, but we’re not sure where it’s going to go

14:28 - 157 Shades of white paint

17:40 - Sue uses her own house as a canvas to test out the colors

19:06 - Sue sees complexity in color - a combination of thousands of pigments

22:00 - Sponge painting and crazy color combinations of the 90s

23:00 - Craig’s dad’s office was Hunter Green

23:30 - The one thing you can count on in design is that you’re going to see it again

25:24 - The importance of grey and white

26:24 - We’re seeing more color come in

29:29 - Commercial and residential are on the same color cycle

30:30 - The colors are based on a ton of research

31:50 - Being held accountable to metrics and tracking

32:48 - The greatest influence on the direction of color

34:30 - Moving toward comfort colors

36:00 - Technology has an impact on our color choices because of the blue light from the screens

42:00 - Some colors range from popularity of 5 to 10 years

44:10 - People are starting to have a deeper emotional connection to color

46:15 - Relying on fan favorites but still try to keep it fresh

CONNECT WITH SUE WADDEN:

SHERWINWILLIAMS.COM

SWCOLORFORECAST.COM

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Wayne Rivers | A New Reality for Family Businesses

Craig Bundren, Wayne Rivers — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0100

JOIN WAYNE RIVERS AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

00:46 - Wayne Rivers, “The Catalyst”

01:05 - The Family Business Institute

02:45 - How Wayne got started

04:03 - Helping family businesses get unstuck

06:26 - Roles, responsibilities and accountability

08:10 - Family businesses falsely have “informality”

10:19 - People make mistakes and that’s how we learn

12:10 - Pray and Pay

12:32 - People used to pass down family businesses, more than half today won’t pass within the family

14:40 - Exit strategies for family businesses

16:40 - Accounting and Finance (looking beyond tax breaks)

19:22 - Yes, you need a budget

20:29 - Getting back on target

22:58 - The problem with Covid is that it’s become so political

25:45 - Business planning in a complicated climate

29:19 - Looks like a brief and mild recession depending on your industry

31:00 - We’re optimistic

37:25 - You can tell a lot about a contractor based on a job site

41:15 - Starting the Family Business Institute

46:00 - Construction company peer group (peer audit)

47:55 - Contractors are amazing consultants as long as they’re not looking at their own business

49:24 - Be willing to open the books and get honest feedback

52:06 - You don’t know what you don’t know

54:44 - Drawing from the experience working with our clients as authors

CONNECT WITH WAYNE RIVERS:

WEBSITE

BOOKS

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Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

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Cameron Herold “The CEO Whisperer” | Building a Business on Values that Matter

craig bundren, cameron herold — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:00:00 +0000

“Start building a network of fellow entrepreneurs that understand your passion and don’t make you feel guilty about always chasing it.”

~ Cameron Herold

Cameron Herold is an international speaker and author of Meetings Suck and the best-selling book Double Double: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less, which is currently in its seventh printing. He is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies' exponential growth and has built a dynamic consultancy, including his time as COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. His current clients include a 'Big 4' wireless carrier and a monarchy. He is the founder of COO Alliance, which helps COO’s become better leaders.

JOIN CAMERON HEROLD AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

00:56 Cameron’s Book, “Double Double”

01:07 The way the book was written was different than anything Craig has read

02:10 College Pro Painters (The Cheat Sheet on How to Grow Quickly)

04:45 The painting business and creating a system

07:04 “We avoided all the busy work and focused on growth”

07:56 It’s no longer about being the smartest person in the room...

09:40 You don’t need an MBA to run a business, because business is simple

11:46 Growing up with the Boston hustle

14:10 Never reveal where you got your product

16:00 How to grow when it’s slow

18:00 It’s cheaper to buy marketing during a downturn

19:50 Stepping out of tunnel vision

20:30 When the building’s on-fire, run towards it (Focus, Faith, and Effort)

24:54 They only had 4 pieces of marketing collateral that he started with and the importance of google reviews

29:19 How does the media make money? The media outlets need good content (use the phone)

32:00 The different kinds of stories you can pitch

35:00 What is culture?

36:00 Getting rid of the toxic people in your culture

43:00 If you’re going to be a leader, you’re going to have to do the difficult things

48:00 Just because you let somebody go, doesn’t mean you can’t support them forward

54:00 The owner’s job is to dream, and it’s the team’s job to make it happen

56:00 The importance of core values

1:00:00 What Craig wants his business to be

1:03:00 Why impact the COO? Giving them a space

CONNECT WITH CAMERON HEROLD (AND BE SURE TO ORDER HIS BOOK, DOUBLE, DOUBLE):

WEBSITE

BOOKS

PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHROMATIC PODCAST:

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Chroma Magazine: www.ChromaMag.com

Bundren Building Arts Foundation: www.Bundren.org

Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

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Noah and Elia Quiles | Civic Pride Through Civic Art

Craig Bundren — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

“If somebody gives a message, it's like any other art, that's what it is”

- Noah Quiles

“The hard work beats talent any day the talent doesn’t work hard”

- Noah Quiles

Noah and his wife Elia own and operate UP Art Studio out of Houston, Texas. They facilitate art projects for artists, communities, and corporations, local and globally.

Their Mission is to instill “Civic Pride through Civic Art.” Together they develop and work on projects that educate, move, and engage communities. UP Art Studio is a for-profit LLC partnership with a majority focus on community-oriented non-profit projects (donations to many of their projects are tax-deductible, via a fiscal sponsorship from Fresh Arts). They also work with private, commercial and other special projects as well. They specialize in public art projects, mural and art commissions, project management (curating, budgets, logistics), design services, marketing (design, writing, research), gallery art shows, event planning, screen printing, photography/videography, and artist collaborations.

They are passionate about public art and in 2015 they launched an initiative to transform traffic signal control cabinets into works of art, called "Mini Murals". They work closely with the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Department of Public Works & Engineering, City Council Members, and Fresh Arts who is acting as the project's fiscal agent, making donations to the project tax-deductible.

Noah is the creative force behind UP Art Studio, and has been in the “street art and mural” world for over 27 years. He brings to the team the creative ideas and strong global relationships that fuel the strategy and continuance behind the business. He is also the logistics man, managing ground crews and on-site vendors. His specific skills serve and drive daily action as well as the overall mission and vision of UP Art Studio.

NOAH, ELIA QUILES AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

01:25 – How this project got started?

09:10 – The minimurals and the benefits for the city.

14:55 – Have you put the program on any other cities?

16:34 – On the minimurals is it one and done type scenario?

17:39 – If artists want to get involved what should they do?

21:01 – You also do large scale murals, are you working on other murals?

27:14 – Tagging, the evolution of the tagger.

37:19 – Taking out the creativity and applying it.

41:50 – Art organizations and groups.

45:07 – How much art is in the city and how many people are doing it?

46:31 – Where do you think Houston is in the art scene?

CONNECT WITH KEITH NOA QUILES
LinkedIn

Website

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Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

Host: www.CraigBundren.com

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Keith J. Cunningham | Painting Lines On The Road Less Stupid

Craig Bundren — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

“The most powerful skill we need to become great business owners is understanding and measuring the numbers so that we have better optics on where we are, what’s wrong and what to prioritize to fix it.”

~ Keith J. Cunningham

American entrepreneur, international speaker and acclaimed author, Keith Cunningham is regarded as one of the foremost authorities on business mastery. With more than 45 years of business and investing experience, Keith has taught critical business skills to thousands of top executives and entrepreneurs around the world.

Keith is an expert at helping business owners turn fledgling businesses into highly profitable companies with explosive growth. In Keith’s Business School for Entrepreneurs courses, he teaches detailed strategies you can implement even in today’s volatile economy.

Keith is the author of Keys to the Vault: Lessons from the Pros on Raising Money and Igniting Your Business and The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business. His newest book, The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board, is a business book for business readers who want to learn the principles and strategies of making great decisions and minimizing risk. The series of short chapters and subsequent Thinking Time questions are designed to maximize clarity and create better choices... either of which will result in fewer stupid mistakes.

Keith is a dynamic speaker with a sense of humor that will leave you equally as entertained as educated. He is the only speaker who appears with Tony Robbins at Robbins’ Wealth Mastery, Business Mastery and Platinum events.

JOIN KEITH CUNNINGHAM AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

01:18 How most problems started out as good ideas

02:32 The root of everyone’s problems: 1. Excessive Optimism 2. Unexamined Assumptions 3. Ignoring Risk

03:40 Keith’s favorite question to ask business owners

04:30 Keith’s key to getting rich is to do fewer dumb things

06:04 We tend to surround ourselves with people that won’t test us

07:35 Keith’s advice to business owners right now (face reality and embrace change)

09:50 Change is what creates opportunity

10:56 The person with the fewest blind spots wins - with no exception!

12:49 Keith’s input on pivoting today and the question he asks himself

14:31 Wise people have people around them that will help guide them

15:09 Second and Third order consequences (The key to success is long-term thinking)

20:01 The less risk you perceive, the more risk there is

21:24 The importance of thinking time (Business is an intellectual sport)

22:31 Think and Grow Rich

26:20 Warren Buffet’s Rules

27:25 Start thinking time with a world-class question

31:49 Keith’s high-quality question for today’s environment

36:04 The answers keep on changing

38:52 The type of audits businesses need to do right now

41:45 Get to a break even point as a business

44:40 Playing to the hand that you’re dealt

46:00 Efficiency audits

47:27 The cave story - learning how to preserve your resources

49:47 The capacity audit

50:49 The effectiveness audit

51:49 The harder the times, the better the people you need

52:57 Business mastery - practicing to improve - measure, correct, practice

55:10 Keith’s favorite quote: “Hell on earth would be to meet the man I could have been”

CONNECT WITH KEITH CUNNINGHAM (AND BE SURE TO ORDER HIS BOOK, THE ROAD LESS STUPID):

The Road Less Stupid

Keys to the Vault

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Bob Curry | The Turnaround

Craig Bundren — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Robert Curry - a renowned author, CEO, coach, business mentor, and profit improvement (turnaround) expert - joins Craig Bundren for this riveting episode of The Chromatic Podcast focusing on the fascinating topic of business turnaround.

Bob is a seasoned executive and has extensive management leadership, business consulting, and financial experience. This includes over 15 years of experience in the capacity of President, CEO, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of companies ranging in sales volume between $30 to $500 million annually.

We are sure you will agree with us that Bob Curry is also incredibly passionate about his specialty.

JOIN BOB CURRY AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

01:50 About Bob’s books
04:50 Bob shares his backstory, his personal goal setting, the importance of great mentors, and more.
09:55 The goals behind writing his books.
13:07 Stop over-spending, sack bad actors and find your superstars.
14:34 Bob’s first turnaround.
15:30 The Turnaround process.
21:35 Who runs the show: How Bob works when he comes into a company.
24:20 The joy that comes from the whole turnaround process.
27:30 The importance of familial support, success as a family affair, and creating the right environment for productivity.
31:40 Trouble spots that any business can share.
34:00 You cannot wear all the caps.
36:30 Understanding the numbers and what the levers are that you need to be pulling to aid your business.
38:00 Surviving Hard Times.
44:30 The Hardest Turnaround Story.

CONNECT WITH BOB CURRY (AND BE SURE TO PRE-ORDER HIS UPCOMING BOOK, THE TURNAROUND II):

OTHER BOOKS BY BOB CURRY:

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Bundren Building Arts Foundation: www.Bundren.org

Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

Host: www.CraigBundren.com

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David Coles | An In-Depth History of Color

Craig Bundren — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

David Coles joins Craig Bundren for Episode 03 of The Chromatic Podcast. David is the founder and master paint-maker at Langridge Artist Colours in Victoria, Australia - one of the world's most respected makers of artists' oil paints.

He is also the author Chromatopia, an origin story of history’s most vivid color pigments. Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? We didn't either. Be sure to check out David's book, and enjoy the show!

JOIN DAVID COLES AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS:

01:55 What made David decide to write a book about color?
05:40 On asking: ‘Where does the color come from?'
06:50 Was Chromatopia a difficult book to write?
09:00 Mummy Brown and the names of colors.
13:00 Restoring paintings (Did we ever get to see historic art in its true beauty?)
16:20 The expense of Art and how today’s artist can obtain materials with far greater ease than historic painters.
19:18 The Guild of Saint Luke.
23:10 What is David’s favorite color, and the difference between a pigment and a dye.
27:38 Colors or Recipes? - What vapors have to do with the color of paint and the history of the creation of lead paints.
33:30 Synthetics.
40:34 David talks about the recipes in his book.
42:00 Once an artist, always an artist (even during COVID-19)
43:52: Setting up the company.
- 50:20 Mad Scientist or Chef - Making paint that lasts longer, revolutionizing the industry for better, longer lasting art.
53:00 Book Talk.

CONNECT WITH DAVID COLES AND GET HIS BOOK:

Website

Get The Book

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Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com

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Piper Faust | Public Art Innovation in Houston

Craig Bundren — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Today we are joined by the ever colorful Piper Faust.

Piper Faust earned a Master’s in Contemporary Art from Sotheby’s Institute in London with a focus on community activation in public art practices. Prior to that, she received her Bachelor of Arts in International Communications from Texas Christian University.

With 15 years of experience in planning, managing and executing temporary and permanent art projects from initial planning stages through completion for public, private and commercial clients. Piper has a great deal to share with us during this weeks exciting show. By supporting and fostering dynamic place-making projects that draw people into the world of art, Piper hopes to eliminate the ego surrounding art and get people excited and engaged with the art that is all around them!

JOIN PIPER FAUST AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS: 

1:35 How Piper started her journey within the realm of public art and how it became her passion.

05:20 What type of projects are a favorite of Piper’s to work on?

08:15 Temporary art and how it charges the moment.

11:25 During difficult times, how art can provide a sense of continuation and normalcy.

11:45 How Covid-19 has effected the art world.

19:05 Creating the space for art and finding opportunity where others would turn away.

22:15 The Bundren Building Arts Foundation.

27:15 How art adds to the community and value of property.

31:30 What can artists do to get funding or spaces to bring their art to the public? Be creative and curious.

3:30 Picking the right artist for the community and the importance of honest collaboration and flexibility during the selection process.

35:14 Taking the ego out of art and making art approachable.

38:19 The case of the ‘Crazy Rabbit’ painting and how art speaks to people differently

41:43 Art in hospitals and creating spaces that aid recovery and lower stress levels for both patients and staff.

MORE ABOUT PIPER FAUST:

Website

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