ABOUT OUR GUEST
Jimmy Hickey is the creator and co-owner of Findlay Hats. He's a former professional paintballer, current photographer, and all-around awesome dude. He works out of his garage, which doesn't prevent him from hitting the big time.
ABOUT THE EPISODE
While on vacation Jimmy sees one of his hats on a guy walking down the street in Rome. He gets a picture with the guy, and then lightning strikes: his post about the encounter hits the front page of Reddit (a community of millions of people).
What follows is the busiest week he's ever seen, so in our conversation he walks us through what that's like, how he got started, the power of community, and a lot more.
If you're thinking of starting your own business, or wondering how the power of social media can make or break your project, give this a listen.
Plus, Jimmy surprised A Life Well Designed with a discount code just for our listeners (that's you!) so stick around to the end for a code worth 15% off your order!
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
FindlayHats.com
NickHammondDesign.com
The Original Reddit Post
@findlayhats
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Liz Powell is a psychologist, (licensed in Arizona and California), who likes to take a caring yet upfront approach to therapy and coaching. Her passion lies with treating underserved populations and works, in particular, with the LGBTQ, Kink/BDSM, and Polyamory/Open Relationship/Swinger population.
ABOUT THE SHOW
We talk about sex, relationships, polyamory, communication skills, and a whole lot more. If you're uncomfortable with adult themes and language please don't listen to this episode (though, you might get the most out of it).
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
More than Two
The Guide to Getting It On
Sex At Dawn
What Do Women Want
Mating in Captivity
Ricky Hirsch is a Chicago-based entrepreneur who knows the value of hustle. As founder and CEO of Think Jerky, he launched the most successful food-based Kickstarter of all time, collaborates with some of the top chefs in the world (Gale Gand, Laurent Gras, & Matt Troost) to create jerky that looks nothing like your dad's truck stop snack, and is willing to talk to anyone.
Think Jerky has been profiled on numerous outlets, and for good reason; Ricky is driven to be the best, and it shows. Connect with him Facebook, Instagram, and see what all the buzz is about at ThinkJerky.com (and use promo code "Think" to save 10%!)
Ricky gives us a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to be the best at what you do, how to get connected to the top players in your field, and some of the potential drawbacks people might face as they consider moving into an entrepreneur role.
The connection was a little spotty at times, but it's worth sticking through it to see how his mind works; it's great.
ABOUT THE EPISODE
This one was prompted by a question from one of my coaching clients who asked how to create space in her life for the things she knows is important, instead of always putting other people first. Figured this might be helpful for lots of other people, too!
So you didn’t win the genetic lottery. Welcome to the club.
This episode shares some simple techniques you can use to appear to be more attractive than you might believe possible.
36 questions to ask to fall in love