Abby Ellin is an American author and journalist. The author of two books, including Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married, she writes regularly for The New York Times, and has contributed to Time, Newsweek, and The Daily Beast, among other publications. Ellin grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and attended Brookline High School. She holds a BS in Communications from Ithaca College, an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, and a Masters in International...
Dec 03, 2019•37 min•Ep. 184
Dan is a former pro football player, American Gladiator, #1 Bestselling Author, TV Host, Entrepreneur, and Speaker. He has been featured on Good Morning America, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, ESPN, EXTRA, People, Time Magazine, Esquire, Men’s Health, Sport’s Illustrated, and the Huffington Post to name a few. After suffering a major heart attack Dan has rebuilt his own life and helps inspire others to do the same. Dan's links Web: http://dannitroclark.net Instagram: ht...
Nov 19, 2019•47 min•Ep. 183
Shane Barker named a top marketing influencer by Salesforce and the Content Marketing Institute. Shane is recognized on the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential People in Influencer Marketing alongside Kim Kardashian, Gary Vaynerchuk, and legendary PR leaders like the CEO of Edelman. Shane really knows his stuff when it comes to influencer marketing. And his knowledge isn’t theoretical -- he works directly with influencers like Zoe Rodriguez , Chris Ruden , and others. Working with Shane, Zoe’s bus...
Nov 15, 2019•48 min•Ep. 182
This episode is a tour through the television comedy world form the 70s through the 00s. Kevin Kelton is television writer-producer who started with a game show, continued on Saturday Night Live for seasons 9 and 10 where he wrote sketches for legends like Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, and Jim Belushi. He went on to write for sitcoms like Night Court and Boy Meets World as well as articles for National Lampoon Magazine. Kevin now teaches TV and Film Writing for UCLA In this interview we travel fr...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 181
Brian Schulmeister is the co-host of Grumpy Old Geeks where they ponder "what went wrong on the Internet and who’s to blame" with previous guest Jason DeFillippo. Brian lives in Venice, frequents Toronto and London and has spent a lot of the last 10 years happily living out of a suitcase – and a large backpack filled with laptops, cords, wires and various bits and bobs that bloop and bleep. He’s the co-founder of Slender Fungus, a design company working primarily within the music industry. He is...
Nov 08, 2019•42 min•Ep. 180
Gordon Firemark helps artists, writers, producers and directors achieve their dreams in the fields of theater, film, television and new media. Since his admission to practice in 1992, he has focused his attention on providing sound practical, legal and strategic advice to his clients so they can make smart deals, grow their businesses, and do great things. Gordon is the producer and host of Entertainment Law Update., a podcast for artists and professionals in the entertainment industries. His pr...
Nov 05, 2019•56 min•Ep. 179
This episode is a Halloween special. The interview has two parts. First we discuss the book and then we discuss what Jeff Abraham looks for as a publicist. "The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage" is the first comprehensive study of a bizarre phenomenon: performers who died while performing before an audience. From the comedy magician who dropped dead on live television to the amateur thespian who expired during a play called The Art of Murder...
Oct 31, 2019•46 min•Ep. 178
Rebecca D. Costa is an American sociobiologist and technology futurist. She is a renowned global expert on the subject of “fast adaptation in complex, high failure-rate environments” and recipient of the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Award. Her career spans four decades of working with founders, executives and leading venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. Costa’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, and other leading publ...
Oct 28, 2019•56 min•Ep. 177
Adaleta Avdić has been working since she was 16 and went on to graduate from the University of Arizona, with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Business Writing. Taking that writing degree to a new level, Avdić established her blog adaatude.com in 2013 as part of a senior class college project. Fast forward to present day, after years of dedicated posts, she speaks to 85K readers with 47K unique page views a month. Now known globally as @adaatude on social media, she is sought after by major ...
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 176
Tommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs. Tommy started ClickMinded as a side project while working full-time at Airbnb. He grew it until it started generating more revenue than his annual salary. Two years ago, he quit Airbnb to go full-time on it and ran into a number of problems in trying to grow the business fr...
Oct 14, 2019•51 min•Ep. 175
Brian Ahearn is the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. A dynamic international keynote speaker, author, coach and consultant, Brian specializes in applying the science of influence and persuasion in everyday situations. He is one of only 20 individuals in the world who currently holds the Cialdini Method Certified Trainer® designation. This specialization in the psychology of persuasion was earned directly from Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. – the most cited living social psychologist in th...
Oct 06, 2019•57 min•Ep. 174
Chris Curran produces or has produced podcasts for Forbes, Dun & Bradstreet, Johnson & Johnson, ePlus, AAPD and more, as well as select business authors including Dr. Dan Peters, Pamela S. Harper, Laura Shin, Dr. Laura Mattia, Erik Townsend, and many others. Chris has previously been on staff at some of the most prestigious recording facilities in the world: The Hit Factory, The Soundtrack Group, and Quad Recording. He has many album credits including engineer, producer or assistant engi...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 173
ToyMakerz is driven by the life & creations of the series’ star, David Ankin. The show follows his team of custom motor vehicle fabricators that do one-off custom builds & OEM enhancements. Ankin is a former stunt man, motorcycle racer, fabricator & customizer, that designs the vehicles, leads the fabrication and builds, and drives the vehicles to the extreme. The show incorporates nationally known experts, outside contributors, & celebrity guests. The company is co-owned by Davi...
Sep 27, 2019•34 min•Ep. 172
Jenny speaks, consults and trains people in the skills of “people hacking” and explains how “Social Engineering” using psychological methods can be a huge threat to organizations of all sizes. She reveals how that same knowledge is a valuable tool for security professionals of all types in the prevention of these attacks, scams and cons of all kinds. Using a mixture of scams, psychological tactics, advanced profiling and non verbal communication skills, Jenny highlights how criminals, special in...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 171
After many years arguing with people who were wrong on the internet, Jesse Richardson realized that evidence and rationality were utterly useless in the face of entrenched beliefs and motivated reasoning. What he suddenly understood with great clarity, punctuated by the tangy sting of tartar sauce, was that the root cause of almost every problem in the world was nothing so complicated as money and power, but simply that most of us are never taught how to think independently and critically. So, a...
Sep 18, 2019•46 min•Ep. 170
Thomas (Tom) Pecora has 27 years of security experience and served for 24 years with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) retiring as a GS 15 Senior Security Manager. He has extensive worldwide operational security support experience and in depth knowledge of CIA and Intelligence Community security disciplines through overseas postings and travel assignments to facilities and stations in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Thomas's links Facebook: https://www.fac...
Sep 13, 2019•51 min•Ep. 169
In this special episode of Unstructured, Randall Kenneth Jones interviews me. We talk about why I have several interviews in the can and more. If you want to know what is happening behind the scenes of the show, please check this out and let us know what you think. Randy's links Web: https://randallkennethjones.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/randallkjones Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ And don’t forget to support the podca...
Sep 06, 2019•37 min•Ep. 168
David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after keynote speaker, and Associate Professor of Leadership and Innovation. His TED talk has been viewed over 2 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. We discuss ideas and originality as well as instructional versus big idea books. David's links Web: https://davidburkus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidburkus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drdavidburkus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidburkus/ ...
Sep 04, 2019•56 min•Ep. 167
Joel Byars comes on to discuss comedy - the craft and the lifestyle. For Joel, stand up comedy is an outlet to examine the fine print of life and he will continue to provide authentic entertainment until deemed illegal. Growing up in a house of educators, Joel has combined his passion for educating and entertaining by hosting his award winning Hot Breath! Podcast, teaching a weekly comedy class and co-authoring “The Comic’s Playbook” with MIT alum Dr. Robert Joseph. All of Joel’s professional en...
Aug 30, 2019•58 min•Ep. 166
He is there on people's worst day. When things are out of hand and threats abound, Dr Andy Young is on the case. Andy Young received a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Lubbock Christian University in 1993, a masters degree in Youth and Family Ministry from Abilene Christian University in 1995, a masters in Community Counseling from Texas Tech University in 1999, and a doctorate in Counselor Education from Texas Tech University in 2003. He has been a professor at Lubbock Christian University since...
Aug 26, 2019•54 min•Ep. 165
In this roundtable, we discuss dynamic ads in podcasting? Are they good? Are they horrible? Whatever they are, they are the future. Jason can be found at https://jpd.me James hosts a kind of popular newsletter at https://podnews.net And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp Join the ...
Aug 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 164
Robin is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken the art of leadership and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST. Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or cust...
Aug 19, 2019•49 min•Ep. 163
This is a special episode that includes three authors that are all part of the writer's group The Thrill Begins. We discuss the group and their individual thoughts on writing. EA Aymar - https://eaymarwrites.com Shannon Kirk - http://shannonkirkbooks.com Wendy Tyson - https://wendytyson.com And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructure...
Aug 12, 2019•56 min•Ep. 162
Rick Alan Ross is the founder and Executive Director of The Cult Education Institute. He is an internationally known expert regarding destructive cults, controversial groups and movements and author of the book "Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out." Since 1982 he has been studying, researching and responding to the problems often posed by controversial authoritarian groups and movements. Ross has been qualified and accepted and testified as an expert witness in court proceedings ...
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 161
Margot Leitman is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher originally from Matawan, New Jersey. A leading expert in the growing field of storytelling, Leitman has written two books on the subject: the best-selling, Long Story Short- the Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need and her latest What’s Your Story? A Workbook For the Storyteller in All of Us both from Sasquatch Books. Her comedic memoir, Gawky…Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase is available from Seal P...
Aug 02, 2019•34 min•Ep. 160
Mandy Obrien is a body language reader who analyzes videos on line. She has been controversial at times but has clear vision. I really enjoyed chatting with her and learning about her. She is very open and honest about her thoughts and feelings. This was a fun chat. Mandy's links Web: https://bombardsbodylanguage.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/social77media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bombardsbodylanguage/ And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and ...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 159
Squadcast founder Zachariah Moreno returns with co-founder Rockwell Felder to chat about version 2.0 of Squadcast. Squadcast Links Web: https://squadcast.fm Twitter: https://twitter.com/squadcastfm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SquadCastFM/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squadcastfm/ And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstruc...
Jul 21, 2019•59 min•Ep. 158
Kenneth Lanning is currently a consultant in the area of crimes against children. Before retiring in 2000, he was a Special Agent with the FBI for more than 30 years. He was assigned to the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia for 20 of those years (longer than any other agent doing behavioral analysis). He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of C...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 157
Alex Riesenkampff is the founder and CEO of GetVokl, the Live-streaming video service that some have dubbed BLAB 2.0. We discuss how he envisions the service expanding and serving the community as well as the challenges that he faces in this space. It is a fascinating conversation about new technology. Alex's Links Web: https://getvokl.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/getvokl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getvokl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getvokl/ And don’t forget to support the ...
Jul 07, 2019•39 min•Ep. 156
In the weeks since recording the first episode with David Freiheit, YouTube has done some interesting things with his videos and had a little bit of fun in front of the US Congress. We go deeper about Canada C16 and Jordan Peterson and on to the platforms. This is a fun freewheeling chat. If you haven't heard the first episode with David, be sure to check it out! David's links: Web: https://vivafrei.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGiDDKdphJ0GFvEd82WfYQ Facebook: https://www.faceb...
Jul 02, 2019•52 min•Ep. 155
