Episode 158 - Lorenzo and Mariano return for another run of our long standing podcast, dating back to 2007! We rekindle our nonsense and discuss mostly politics, covid and how its affected us. Bonus is now you can watch the episodes on our Rockstar YouTube channel - Hope You Enjoy!
Episode 157 we sit down with Annie Silvestro, Children's Book Author. We talk about many topics which include the story behind Annie's book "Bunny's Book Club", where she grew up, her time at the great University of Georgetown, how she ended up a Children's Book Author, her day life in Finance, reading to kids at Book Stores, #cats, conversations with kids and the randomness it brings, summer readings plus and minus, apparently lorenzo who does not read worked at Barnes n Nobles and worked on a ...
Episode 156 is a hot mess. The audio is coming through a tin can, Lorenzo screws up Garage Band, Aggie has to leave because 45 minutes we still couldn't fix it so Kevin from The Bell Cast sits in all while our guest, an alumni of Rockstar Podcast, Marc Pickard of CB Tech Support sits in patiently watching all this unfold. We talk about if Irish people watch Hockey, the mishaps of Lorenzo and Kevin and podcasts and then we get a bit more serious with topics like Digital Manipulation from the Ted ...
The saga of the Italian Nonna (Lorenzo) life continues with Part 2: The Toaster Oven Dilemma. Then we take on more relevant topics. One being about a Ted Radio Hour episode about Digital Manipulation provided by Mariano ( Episode Here ). One of the topics in this Ted episode is about political manipulation citing #Brexit and the US Presidential Election of 2016 and 2020 via Facebook and other Social Platforms. We also learn that Magnesium is totally legal, as per Aggie Law Firms. The segment we ...
Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo talk weird #Italian #superstitions, Lorenzo is a little less of a #carnivore today then yesterday, being "judgey", raging against #cauliflower, more food topics, Aggie needs therapy because of her glasses, a woman who had a kid and didnt know she was pregnant, being an #optimist or not so much, a couple had a kid at 76 years old, playing #sports vs watching and more!
Matthew John Benecke is a writer of speculative fiction with supernatural and horror leanings and a craft beer blogger. He holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance from Baruch College where he graduated as a member of the inaugural class of Macaulay Honors Scholars. He also holds a Master’s in Adolescent English Education from Brooklyn College. While working at Baruch College, he was selected to develop, implement, and instruct a summer-long creative writing seminar for high scho...
We sit with Jenna Gaudio of Vydia and discuss many topics which include where she grew up, her love of travel and coming home, Bennys vs Non-Bennys, her acting class and jumping to a senior class at college, the portrayal of females within the film world, how "intensity" is seen coming from a woman in the workforce vs a male's "intensity". We also talk about her start and journey to her current position at #Vydia , #ArtistRelationships , stereotypes at the workplace for a woman, and a ton more o...
In Episode 151, Mariano left us for Atlanta for a week but me forge on. We talk about Aggie's Starbucks naming issue, the alphabet vulgarity chart, lorenzo's 3 month jury duty experience, what happens when you get called for jury duty, Lorenzo's brief experience in criminal justice, watching cable , does checking your apple watch for text make it look like you are bored during a meeting, who does the laundry, Aggie's eyes open to the notion that lorenzo proclaims many women over 35 watch True Cr...
In our Sesquicentennial Episode we talk to Mariano about his Date Night with wifey, Aggie's negotiation with her Doctor, Lorenzo had a #ParentFail, our sleep patterns, CPAP machines, where we get our inspiration and "stealing" your competition's work, ideas and much more in our 150th Episode! Hope you enjoy!
The Champ is back! Our first returning guest nearly 10 years later, Erik Kent of NJWedding.com and NJParenting.com We talk about how Aggie now took Mariano's spot of getting all the good info before the episode starts! #FriendshipBracelets, Erik's journey with his wife Beth from the beginning of getting the info for their own wedding 20+ years ago and how that evolved into #NJWedding (thanks John and Diane) to now having 3 children, and then into their current venture #NJParenting, handling and ...
We talk about Movies, meeting people who haven’t seen #GladiatorMovie #Seinfeld #EndGame #Avengers and #ItsAWonderfulLfe. Lorenzo gets judgmental, Mariano is bougie and Aggie is frustrated with technology life. We talk #movies we like, Aggie’s iPhone from 2008 has shit the bed, getting a #beeper, communicating with #AppleWatch and phasing out phone calls, saving voicemails, #inboxzero and the #gtd method. We also cover all things emails, response time, setting a time to check email vs having it ...
Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo sit with Jay Webb of the Indie Street Film Festival happening in Red Bank, NJ. We talk living in New Jersey and the Garden State’s perception to the outside world. All things Indie Street Films, film distribution in today's social media market, how Jay met his wife and about their company, Surf Costa, his clothing line based from the costa rican lifestyle. We also cover what to expect at the Film Festival, how to submit your film for next year and the process to determ...
Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo tackle the world of Clients. How we handle Reviews and Feedback, quantifying if you are doing a good job. The intangible feeling of knowing if your business is successful. Executing on your Client needs. Communicating with your Client that is comfortable to you and not based on protocol. Micromanagement in client relationships and helping clients see things through their client eyes, not their own. Helping clients get past the minutia and see the greater journey. Alloc...
Aggie is Jet Lagged from her trip to #Vegas for “work” for a conference for #SHRM. What does Florida smell like? The Bone Spur from Episode 144 resolved. #Utah law exempting parents from neglect if their kids play outside. The main question is whether it is easier to be a parent today or in the 70s and 80s when our Parents were raising us. How many #kidsactivities do your children do and balancing that as #BusinessOwners. Do you plan or have kicked your kid out on his/her 18th Birthday? Lorenzo ...
Mariano, Aggie & Lorenzo discuss Lorenzo taking his kids ipad away, a new found study about growing a bone horn in your shoulder from using devices to much, our kids ipad usage, the Cinnamon Toast Incident, the wasteland we all call Facebook, is it the platform or the human that has caused the social media negativity. This and much more in a multiple topic thought provoking episode. Find us on Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud, AnchorFM, Stitcher, Facebook and at RockstarPodcast.com.
Mariano & Lorenzo talk about shady business practices via Mariano's issue at Avelient, contacting a company that is pretending to be you, get copied by competitors, Mariano going to picnics and some how we got on to the topic of Climate Change. Find us on Facebook and at RockstarPodcast.com. New episode every Monday and be sure to follow Mariano's brother, Paolo @psdifabio
Mariano, Aggie and Lorenzo discuss The Tooth Fairy, Aggie's conference she attended about Social Influencers, what kind of Social Influencers are trending vs those who are not, ad dollars going to Micro-Influencers, Lorenzo's kid at the Pool Club, visiting Italy and Lorenzo's hometown, GMO foods, healthy eating, Veganism and more!
We welcome our newest Host, Agatha along with Lorenzo and Mariano and we introduce the Rockstar audience to our newest addition and her journey to her current position with StopIt. We also talk Parenting, Business Balance, Social, Aquariums and more! You can connect with Agatha on Twitter and Linkedin and welcome her or warn her, whichever you feel is more appropriate!
Volume 1 : A 15 minute-ish compilation of some Behind The Scenes, Warmups and Laughs from the past 10 years. Clips and moments from random episodes...oh and Tony has a cat. Hope you enjoy!
We didnt do an Episode this week so we figured why not milk it for all its worth by throwing it back to like 2009 before podcasts were a thing and before 90% of you knew who this guy was. Here is the episode we did at The Wine Library with Garyvee.
Mariano and Lorenzo discuss Mariano's experience in Tampa for a 4 day excursion with Avelient for a Trade Show for Optometry. We talk the future of business within the Eyeware Industry, Warby Parker and Lorenzo shares his first experience visiting Disney.
Lorenzo is at the office. Mariano is home with a sick kid. Tony is traveling for work. We put the AnchorFM app to a test and do an episode within Anchor and this is the result which is why we couldnt call it Number 40 and settled at Episode 39.5. Enjoy!
Episode 39 - The Kids Are In Charge Mariano and Lorenzo sit down with their kids and talk Podcasting, TedX Talks, Donating Water to Flint, Impractical Jokers, Creativity in School, Red Sox Baseball and more. To close out, Gemma sings #Maroon5 Sugar. 10 Year Old, Tatiana discusses her idea of wanting to start a #FairyTale Podcast by reading stories for kids to listen to her read. She loves school and enjoys it a lot. 13 Year Old, Max talks creativity in school is lacking and is boring, Max wants ...
On this week's episode, Lorenzo, Mariano & Tony discuss the adventures of NDA (Non Disclosure Agreements) and RFP (Request For Proposals). We catch up with what is going on in Tony's world of Drophouse and also tackle the challenges of Photography at public events, within advertising and all things Rockstar Podcast. #nda #rfp #photocredits #photography #drophouse #smallbusiness #podcastlife Lorenzo Screaming Lunatic Design Mariano Avelient Tony Drophouse...
On this week's episode, Lorenzo and Mariano discuss Mariano's trip to Texas for his 2 hour presentation on Digital Media. We talk about how he will present to an audience of #Dentists as his target demo and then we #GTK Mariano, as Lorenzo fires off questions to him about his life from where he grew up in #Massachusettes to his courtship of his wife and then his business journey into his company, Avelient. We also have a bonus clip at the end of Lorenzo's kid. We also discuss having an episode i...
Kevin, Mike and Lorenzo meet with one of Bell Works original tenants, Peter Dant who is a seasoned Photographer and provides much more. We discuss Peter's view of the growth of Bell Works, his professional career as a photographer, the Wedding industry and more. Guest: Peter Dant Photography Lorenzo Screaming Lunatic Design Mariano Avelient Tony Drophouse...
On this week's episode, we sit down with Nick Breiner and Jonathan Parham of 360 AOR Worldwide and cover topics within the spectrum of #LawEnforcement, #Military, #RiskAssessment, #BuildingSecurity and more topics within the realm of Risk Management. We also cover the Military Services and Police Service of Nick Breiner and then the history of Jonathan's journey into becoming an Office up to Chief of Police and many details, protocols and philosophies both distinguished gentleman have in their l...
Mariano, Tony and Lorenzo discuss Tony's mornings and Mariano's evenings. We continue with our discussion about raising your prices. How we handle sales pitches, programs we use for proposals and estimates, requesting deposits. Handling Project Mgmt fees and overall handling working yourself smartly without a large staff for support. We talk about programs like #pandadocs #dubsado #eventplanner #slack #applenumbers #trello #basecamp #freshbooks and more. You can watch us live on YouTube and IG T...
Episode 6 of The Bell Cast from Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ. You can find us live at Instagram.com/screaminlunatic every Friday at 11am. Kevin and Lorenzo meet with one of Bell Works original tenants, Peter Dant who is a seasoned Photographer and provides much more. We discuss Peter's view of the growth of Bell Works, his professional career as a photographer and more. Guest: Peter Dant Photography Mike: True Connect Kevin: Refresh Advertising Lorenzo: Screaming Lunatic Brand Development...
Mariano and Lorenzo discuss our guest rescheduling, Tony is stacked, Lorenzo's Bell Cast Episode about Raising Your Price and the importance of Logos vs Marketing. That and all the in-between stuff. WATCH as we record each episode on Instagram at instagram.com/screaminlunatic Lorenzo Screaming Lunatic Design Mariano Avelient Tony Drophouse...
