feed03.fireside.fm Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:42:25 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ycdi·di (You can do it, do it) https://www.ycdidi.com Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:11:04 -0500 You can do it, do it (ycdidi) is an interview show where JP Camara and Steve Carroll talk with people whose lives were transformed by trying something new. Earlier this year, we realized that we know a lot of people who fascinate us. From pinball players to pizza makers, ballerinas to graphic designers, illustrators to improv comedians, physicians, jewelry makers, personal trainers, Bollywood dancers, musicians, and more— We look forward to introducing you to our friends. en-us © 2026 ycdi•di episodic An interview show about people whose lives were transformed by trying something new Steve Carroll and JP Camara You can do it, do it (ycdidi) is an interview show where JP Camara and Steve Carroll talk with people whose lives were transformed by trying something new. Earlier this year, we realized that we know a lot of people who fascinate us. From pinball players to pizza makers, ballerinas to graphic designers, illustrators to improv comedians, physicians, jewelry makers, personal trainers, Bollywood dancers, musicians, and more— We look forward to introducing you to our friends. false You can do it, do it, ycdidi, podcast, creativity, inspiration, transformation, hobbies, pinball, pizza, ballet, graphic design, illustration, comedy, music, doctor, jewelry, fitness, dancer, productivity, interview, budget, finance Steve Carroll and JP Camara steve@ycdidi.com yes Shane Matlock is a Burgundian https://www.ycdidi.com/36 8ae9f62d-5acf-4b14-9013-ce08edfb77ed Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 36 Shane Matlock is a Burgundian full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Shane Matlock — Owner and founder of The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles. Shane grew up in a home that prioritized getting the family together for dinner and with a Grandmother who was famous for submitting recipes to the local paper. He developed a love for travel that led him to serve in the Army, and carried that through to a job as a Product Manager at a tourism company. Shane's enthusiasm for food and travel is absolutely contagious… It was only a matter of time before he would found Burgundian to begin sharing his passion for food and drink with even more people. 53:03 false This week we're joined by Shane Matlock — Owner and founder of The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles. Shane grew up in a home that prioritized getting the family together for dinner and with a Grandmother who was famous for submitting recipes to the local paper. He developed a love for travel that led him to serve in the Army, and carried that through to a job as a Product Manager at a tourism company. Shane's enthusiasm for food and travel is absolutely contagious… It was only a matter of time before he would found Burgundian to begin sharing his passion for food and drink with even more people.

Topics include an inability to stay still, creating a vision beyond your current circumstances, willingness to work hard even when it’s not going well, and the audacity to dream big.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can [become a patron of the show](#)(https://www.patreon.com/ycdidi).

Show notes

  • What’s a Burgundian, anyways? It’s someone who loves food and drink in both quality and quantity!
  • A double-decker bus that doubles as a traveling cafe? Let’s do brunch. I’m in.
  • What’s a liege waffle?
  • Shane’s new Burgundian restaurant will be opening in Attleboro soon — they just signed the lease!
  • Shane’s advice on teaching kids to cook: Use it as an excuse to spend more time together and give them room to be creative.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWMfor the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Shane Matlock — Owner and founder of The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles. Shane grew up in a home that prioritized getting the family together for dinner and with a Grandmother who was famous for submitting recipes to the local paper. He developed a love for travel that led him to serve in the Army, and carried that through to a job as a Product Manager at a tourism company. Shane's enthusiasm for food and travel is absolutely contagious… It was only a matter of time before he would found Burgundian to begin sharing his passion for food and drink with even more people.

Topics include an inability to stay still, creating a vision beyond your current circumstances, willingness to work hard even when it’s not going well, and the audacity to dream big.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can [become a patron of the show](#)(https://www.patreon.com/ycdidi).

Show notes

  • What’s a Burgundian, anyways? It’s someone who loves food and drink in both quality and quantity!
  • A double-decker bus that doubles as a traveling cafe? Let’s do brunch. I’m in.
  • What’s a liege waffle?
  • Shane’s new Burgundian restaurant will be opening in Attleboro soon — they just signed the lease!
  • Shane’s advice on teaching kids to cook: Use it as an excuse to spend more time together and give them room to be creative.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWMfor the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Shane Matlock — Owner and founder of The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles. Shane grew up in a home that prioritized getting the family together for dinner and with a Grandmother who was famous for submitting recipes to the local paper. He developed a love for travel that led him to serve in the Army, and carried that through to a job as a Product Manager at a tourism company. Shane's enthusiasm for food and travel is absolutely contagious… It was only a matter of time before he would found Burgundian to begin sharing his passion for food and drink with even more people.

Topics include an inability to stay still, creating a vision beyond your current circumstances, willingness to work hard even when it’s not going well, and the audacity to dream big.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can [become a patron of the show](#)(https://www.patreon.com/ycdidi).

Show notes

  • What’s a Burgundian, anyways? It’s someone who loves food and drink in both quality and quantity!
  • A double-decker bus that doubles as a traveling cafe? Let’s do brunch. I’m in.
  • What’s a liege waffle?
  • Shane’s new Burgundian restaurant will be opening in Attleboro soon — they just signed the lease!
  • Shane’s advice on teaching kids to cook: Use it as an excuse to spend more time together and give them room to be creative.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWMfor the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+mvl8clpS ]]> Dean Weinberg is a Business Advisor https://www.ycdidi.com/35 41669ea5-c2f8-40de-add9-30f44e641b31 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 35 Dean Weinberg is a Business Advisor full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Dean Weinberg - public accountant, business advisor and partner at Carl Weinberg & Co - for a conversation about what makes a business work and the myriad things an account does. Dean integrates his experience into businesses at every level of success and uses accounting to help creative people thrive. Topics include going deep with clients, what it takes to be successful, how to identify when a business is struggling, the balance of creativity and operations, and how working with a variety of companies and industries helps you grow. 47:24 false This week we're joined by Dean Weinberg - public accountant, business advisor and partner at Carl Weinberg & Co - for a conversation about what makes a business work and the myriad things an account does. Dean integrates his experience into businesses at every level of success and uses accounting to help creative people thrive.

Topics include going deep with clients, what it takes to be successful, how to identify when a business is struggling, the balance of creativity and operations, and how working with a variety of companies and industries helps you grow.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • If you're the best, no one can take you out
  • Understanding the difference between revenue and cash flow
  • Advising and integrating into business as a public accountant
  • The difference between a calculator and an adding machine 😱
  • Helping your clients achieve their potential
  • What is double entry accounting?
  • The RI Society of CPAs has an accounting olympics 🏋

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, blog, taxes, accounting, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, cpa This week we're joined by Dean Weinberg - public accountant, business advisor and partner at Carl Weinberg & Co - for a conversation about what makes a business work and the myriad things an account does. Dean integrates his experience into businesses at every level of success and uses accounting to help creative people thrive.

Topics include going deep with clients, what it takes to be successful, how to identify when a business is struggling, the balance of creativity and operations, and how working with a variety of companies and industries helps you grow.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • If you're the best, no one can take you out
  • Understanding the difference between revenue and cash flow
  • Advising and integrating into business as a public accountant
  • The difference between a calculator and an adding machine 😱
  • Helping your clients achieve their potential
  • What is double entry accounting?
  • The RI Society of CPAs has an accounting olympics 🏋

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Dean Weinberg - public accountant, business advisor and partner at Carl Weinberg & Co - for a conversation about what makes a business work and the myriad things an account does. Dean integrates his experience into businesses at every level of success and uses accounting to help creative people thrive.

Topics include going deep with clients, what it takes to be successful, how to identify when a business is struggling, the balance of creativity and operations, and how working with a variety of companies and industries helps you grow.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • If you're the best, no one can take you out
  • Understanding the difference between revenue and cash flow
  • Advising and integrating into business as a public accountant
  • The difference between a calculator and an adding machine 😱
  • Helping your clients achieve their potential
  • What is double entry accounting?
  • The RI Society of CPAs has an accounting olympics 🏋

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+oceJiePF ]]> Kaitlyn Roberts is running Easy Entertaining https://www.ycdidi.com/34 363babc6-6748-441d-8a48-24c8a983e4f9 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 34 Kaitlyn Roberts is running Easy Entertaining full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Kaitlyn Roberts - owner, financial backer, and coordinator of mayhem at Easy Entertaining. After discovering a passion for food while cooking for 6 women in a tiny apartment in Italy, Kaitlyn switched her major, graduated with a culinary degree, and started to build a business back home in Rhode Island. From personal chef, to party coordinator, to business owner, Kaitlyn runs one of the best catering companies in Rhode Island. 54:59 false This week we're joined by Kaitlyn Roberts - owner, financial backer, and coordinator of mayhem at Easy Entertaining. After discovering a passion for food while cooking for 6 women in a tiny apartment in Italy, Kaitlyn switched her major, graduated with a culinary degree, and started to build a business back home in Rhode Island. From personal chef, to party coordinator, to business owner, Kaitlyn runs one of the best catering companies in Rhode Island.

Topics include the art of the party, listening to your customer, scaling your business, and building a long-lasting company that people want to work for.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The only thing everyone in the world does - everybody eats
  • Making a company people want to work for
  • The isolating nature of owning a business, and the growing food community in Rhode Island
  • The value of sourcing local and seasonal foods
  • If blindfolded, could you tell the difference between red and white wine???
  • When done well, running an event should seem like magic
  • Always hiring people smarter than you

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, blog, food, catering, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, This week we're joined by Kaitlyn Roberts - owner, financial backer, and coordinator of mayhem at Easy Entertaining. After discovering a passion for food while cooking for 6 women in a tiny apartment in Italy, Kaitlyn switched her major, graduated with a culinary degree, and started to build a business back home in Rhode Island. From personal chef, to party coordinator, to business owner, Kaitlyn runs one of the best catering companies in Rhode Island.

Topics include the art of the party, listening to your customer, scaling your business, and building a long-lasting company that people want to work for.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The only thing everyone in the world does - everybody eats
  • Making a company people want to work for
  • The isolating nature of owning a business, and the growing food community in Rhode Island
  • The value of sourcing local and seasonal foods
  • If blindfolded, could you tell the difference between red and white wine???
  • When done well, running an event should seem like magic
  • Always hiring people smarter than you

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Kaitlyn Roberts - owner, financial backer, and coordinator of mayhem at Easy Entertaining. After discovering a passion for food while cooking for 6 women in a tiny apartment in Italy, Kaitlyn switched her major, graduated with a culinary degree, and started to build a business back home in Rhode Island. From personal chef, to party coordinator, to business owner, Kaitlyn runs one of the best catering companies in Rhode Island.

Topics include the art of the party, listening to your customer, scaling your business, and building a long-lasting company that people want to work for.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The only thing everyone in the world does - everybody eats
  • Making a company people want to work for
  • The isolating nature of owning a business, and the growing food community in Rhode Island
  • The value of sourcing local and seasonal foods
  • If blindfolded, could you tell the difference between red and white wine???
  • When done well, running an event should seem like magic
  • Always hiring people smarter than you

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+3OJAhq1o ]]> Audrey McClelland is a Digital Influencer https://www.ycdidi.com/33 758e24d3-3c10-46f2-846c-5d563afde93e Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 33 Audrey McClelland is a Digital Influencer full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Audrey McClelland - digital influencer, blogger, social media consultant, brand advocate and founder of several online properties including Mom Generations and Permission to Hustle. After deciding a career in journalism wasn't going to pay the bills, Audrey started working in the fashion industry. At the boom of the online blog, she decided to make her mark with what has become a fantastic internet destination covering fashion, food, fitness, travel, and parenting five kids. Topics include content creation, cultural perspective, the rise of blogs, scaling your business, career gender bias, and making your own opportunity when none are coming your way. 56:36 false This week we're joined by Audrey McClelland - digital influencer, blogger, social media consultant, brand advocate and founder of several online properties including Mom Generations and Permission to Hustle. After deciding a career in journalism wasn't going to pay the bills, Audrey started working in the fashion industry. At the boom of the online blog, she decided to make her mark with what has become a fantastic internet destination covering fashion, food, fitness, travel, and parenting five kids.

Topics include content creation, cultural perspective, the rise of blogs, scaling your business, career gender bias, and making your own opportunity when none are coming your way.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The power of sharing personal stories with a community
  • The keys to successful blogging for over a decade
  • What it's like making content every day
  • Movement from the physical to the digital "front porch" - a gathering place where women feel safe and can share together
  • If you don't see a door - build one
  • A day in the life of a digital influencer
  • Finding your circle of influence online - people who raise you up and help you become better

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, blog, fashion, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, content This week we're joined by Audrey McClelland - digital influencer, blogger, social media consultant, brand advocate and founder of several online properties including Mom Generations and Permission to Hustle. After deciding a career in journalism wasn't going to pay the bills, Audrey started working in the fashion industry. At the boom of the online blog, she decided to make her mark with what has become a fantastic internet destination covering fashion, food, fitness, travel, and parenting five kids.

Topics include content creation, cultural perspective, the rise of blogs, scaling your business, career gender bias, and making your own opportunity when none are coming your way.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The power of sharing personal stories with a community
  • The keys to successful blogging for over a decade
  • What it's like making content every day
  • Movement from the physical to the digital "front porch" - a gathering place where women feel safe and can share together
  • If you don't see a door - build one
  • A day in the life of a digital influencer
  • Finding your circle of influence online - people who raise you up and help you become better

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Audrey McClelland - digital influencer, blogger, social media consultant, brand advocate and founder of several online properties including Mom Generations and Permission to Hustle. After deciding a career in journalism wasn't going to pay the bills, Audrey started working in the fashion industry. At the boom of the online blog, she decided to make her mark with what has become a fantastic internet destination covering fashion, food, fitness, travel, and parenting five kids.

Topics include content creation, cultural perspective, the rise of blogs, scaling your business, career gender bias, and making your own opportunity when none are coming your way.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The power of sharing personal stories with a community
  • The keys to successful blogging for over a decade
  • What it's like making content every day
  • Movement from the physical to the digital "front porch" - a gathering place where women feel safe and can share together
  • If you don't see a door - build one
  • A day in the life of a digital influencer
  • Finding your circle of influence online - people who raise you up and help you become better

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+3qHYaNbW ]]> Rich Ferri is a Cinematographer https://www.ycdidi.com/32 2380ed1d-6d47-4851-8f49-d0fd9914a3b8 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 32 Rich Ferri is a Cinematographer full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Rich Ferri - musician, music producer, filmmaker, photographer - and founder of Rangely Films: a cinematic wedding film company. Rich is as inspirational and knowledgeable as he is artistically talented. His approach to life, personal development and risk is an awesome example of the "you can do it, do it" spirit. Topics include non-traditional careers, learning to trust people, using feedback to drive decision-making, and the importance of always striving for things that are just outside your reach. 51:40 false This week we're joined by Rich Ferri - musician, music producer, filmmaker, photographer - and founder of Rangely Films: a cinematic wedding film company. Rich is as inspirational and knowledgeable as he is artistically talented. His approach to life, personal development and risk is an awesome example of the "you can do it, do it" spirit.

Topics include non-traditional careers, learning to trust people, using feedback to drive decision-making, and the importance of always striving for things that are just outside your reach.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Trusting that the people who know you know your strengths better than you do
  • Pure artists vs. serial creators
  • Being excited about a large volume of things
  • Making things, and then honing in on the things that people resonate with
  • Taking your own advice
  • Inspiring others by being an example of what you preach
  • The zone of proximal development and constantly pushing just outside of your comfort zone
  • Accepting and soliciting hard feedback

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, video, photos, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, cinematography This week we're joined by Rich Ferri - musician, music producer, filmmaker, photographer - and founder of Rangely Films: a cinematic wedding film company. Rich is as inspirational and knowledgeable as he is artistically talented. His approach to life, personal development and risk is an awesome example of the "you can do it, do it" spirit.

Topics include non-traditional careers, learning to trust people, using feedback to drive decision-making, and the importance of always striving for things that are just outside your reach.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Trusting that the people who know you know your strengths better than you do
  • Pure artists vs. serial creators
  • Being excited about a large volume of things
  • Making things, and then honing in on the things that people resonate with
  • Taking your own advice
  • Inspiring others by being an example of what you preach
  • The zone of proximal development and constantly pushing just outside of your comfort zone
  • Accepting and soliciting hard feedback

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Rich Ferri - musician, music producer, filmmaker, photographer - and founder of Rangely Films: a cinematic wedding film company. Rich is as inspirational and knowledgeable as he is artistically talented. His approach to life, personal development and risk is an awesome example of the "you can do it, do it" spirit.

Topics include non-traditional careers, learning to trust people, using feedback to drive decision-making, and the importance of always striving for things that are just outside your reach.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Trusting that the people who know you know your strengths better than you do
  • Pure artists vs. serial creators
  • Being excited about a large volume of things
  • Making things, and then honing in on the things that people resonate with
  • Taking your own advice
  • Inspiring others by being an example of what you preach
  • The zone of proximal development and constantly pushing just outside of your comfort zone
  • Accepting and soliciting hard feedback

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+uH1ygAgA ]]> Jamie Antignano is Vice President of Angelo’s Civita Farnese https://www.ycdidi.com/31 6c0383b9-6c9b-4973-b224-72c49c03337d Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 31 Jamie Antignano is Vice President of Angelo’s Civita Farnese full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo's Civita Farnese restaurant: a landmark italian restaurant on Providence's historic Federal Hill. Jamie brings a spirited approach to the ninety-five-year-old family-owned restaurant - with a deep appreciation for tradition, family, and desire to see Angelo's thrive for the next ninety-five years. 1:01:40 false This week we're joined by Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo's Civita Farnese restaurant: a landmark italian restaurant on Providence's historic Federal Hill. Jamie brings a spirited approach to the ninety-five-year-old family-owned restaurant - with a deep appreciation for tradition, family, and desire to see Angelo's thrive for the next ninety-five years.

Topics include the pressures of running an established business, the fine line between innovation and tradition, the power of nostalgia, and a devotion to family that keeps a business running for generations.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • What goes into being the vice president of a restaurant?
  • Surviving the depression, the mob, and changing times on the hill
  • Earning respect as a 25-year-old in a 95-year-old business
  • The origin of the spaghetti donut
  • When you go into Angelo's, bring change for the charity train!
  • Remembering self care
  • How to craft a life as successful as your business
  • What is the feast of the seven fishes, anyways?
  • If you really love your own olive oil, Angelo's will keep it in the back for you to use when you come in. So when you're here, you're actually family
  • Go eat at Angelo's Civita Farnese - it's delicious

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, food, restaurants, italian food, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, family This week we're joined by Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo's Civita Farnese restaurant: a landmark italian restaurant on Providence's historic Federal Hill. Jamie brings a spirited approach to the ninety-five-year-old family-owned restaurant - with a deep appreciation for tradition, family, and desire to see Angelo's thrive for the next ninety-five years.

Topics include the pressures of running an established business, the fine line between innovation and tradition, the power of nostalgia, and a devotion to family that keeps a business running for generations.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • What goes into being the vice president of a restaurant?
  • Surviving the depression, the mob, and changing times on the hill
  • Earning respect as a 25-year-old in a 95-year-old business
  • The origin of the spaghetti donut
  • When you go into Angelo's, bring change for the charity train!
  • Remembering self care
  • How to craft a life as successful as your business
  • What is the feast of the seven fishes, anyways?
  • If you really love your own olive oil, Angelo's will keep it in the back for you to use when you come in. So when you're here, you're actually family
  • Go eat at Angelo's Civita Farnese - it's delicious

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo's Civita Farnese restaurant: a landmark italian restaurant on Providence's historic Federal Hill. Jamie brings a spirited approach to the ninety-five-year-old family-owned restaurant - with a deep appreciation for tradition, family, and desire to see Angelo's thrive for the next ninety-five years.

Topics include the pressures of running an established business, the fine line between innovation and tradition, the power of nostalgia, and a devotion to family that keeps a business running for generations.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • What goes into being the vice president of a restaurant?
  • Surviving the depression, the mob, and changing times on the hill
  • Earning respect as a 25-year-old in a 95-year-old business
  • The origin of the spaghetti donut
  • When you go into Angelo's, bring change for the charity train!
  • Remembering self care
  • How to craft a life as successful as your business
  • What is the feast of the seven fishes, anyways?
  • If you really love your own olive oil, Angelo's will keep it in the back for you to use when you come in. So when you're here, you're actually family
  • Go eat at Angelo's Civita Farnese - it's delicious

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+NUqBaeSg ]]> Chris Revill is hosting Let's Chat! https://www.ycdidi.com/30 df7abd0b-8da0-4a56-bb7e-9a35efee432f Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 30 Chris Revill is hosting Let's Chat! full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Chris Revill, host of "Let's Chat! with Chris Revill": a weekly long form conversational podcast featuring guests from the world of comedy, music, podcasting and beyond. Chris has been hosting "Let's Chat!" since 2013, and has released over 200 episodes! It's a great listen, from a genuine and engaging host. 50:14 true This week we're joined by Chris Revill, host of "Let's Chat! with Chris Revill": a weekly long form conversational podcast featuring guests from the world of comedy, music, podcasting and beyond. Chris has been hosting "Let's Chat!" since 2013, and has released over 200 episodes! It's a great listen, from a genuine and engaging host.

Topics include the social and communal aspect of podcasting, coming out on the other side of depression, how to connect with people, and the things that keep you excited several years into producing a show.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • "When you're going through hell, keep going"
  • Keeping a podcast going for 6+ years
  • How to get someone you don't know to do an interview on your show (if you ask over 10 thousand people it feels natural)
  • Being generous with your knowledge
  • Approaches to interviewing
  • Hot take from Chris and Steve - steamed hamburgers are not good
  • Stop and celebrate every victory
  • The trials and tribulations of being a parent
  • Being able to have pride and confidence in what you make

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, podern family, let's chat, creativity, anxiety, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Chris Revill, host of "Let's Chat! with Chris Revill": a weekly long form conversational podcast featuring guests from the world of comedy, music, podcasting and beyond. Chris has been hosting "Let's Chat!" since 2013, and has released over 200 episodes! It's a great listen, from a genuine and engaging host.

Topics include the social and communal aspect of podcasting, coming out on the other side of depression, how to connect with people, and the things that keep you excited several years into producing a show.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • "When you're going through hell, keep going"
  • Keeping a podcast going for 6+ years
  • How to get someone you don't know to do an interview on your show (if you ask over 10 thousand people it feels natural)
  • Being generous with your knowledge
  • Approaches to interviewing
  • Hot take from Chris and Steve - steamed hamburgers are not good
  • Stop and celebrate every victory
  • The trials and tribulations of being a parent
  • Being able to have pride and confidence in what you make

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Chris Revill, host of "Let's Chat! with Chris Revill": a weekly long form conversational podcast featuring guests from the world of comedy, music, podcasting and beyond. Chris has been hosting "Let's Chat!" since 2013, and has released over 200 episodes! It's a great listen, from a genuine and engaging host.

Topics include the social and communal aspect of podcasting, coming out on the other side of depression, how to connect with people, and the things that keep you excited several years into producing a show.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • "When you're going through hell, keep going"
  • Keeping a podcast going for 6+ years
  • How to get someone you don't know to do an interview on your show (if you ask over 10 thousand people it feels natural)
  • Being generous with your knowledge
  • Approaches to interviewing
  • Hot take from Chris and Steve - steamed hamburgers are not good
  • Stop and celebrate every victory
  • The trials and tribulations of being a parent
  • Being able to have pride and confidence in what you make

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+AlZbeZjf ]]> Audrey and Sam are running The Nitro Cart https://www.ycdidi.com/29 fec233d3-5274-4545-a805-b07ef7bbe32c Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 29 Audrey and Sam are running The Nitro Cart full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster, founders of The Nitro Cart: locally sourced, locally brewed, and locally poured really f\*cking good nitro cold brew. Together, Audrey and Sam have grown a community of nitro cart/bar/tap enthusiasts they lovingly refer to as the "Nitro Cartel". Topics include having a genuine interest in the people around you, the importance of aesthetic, imposted syndrome, audacious goals, and overcoming the struggles of building a business from scratch. 55:14 false This week we're joined by Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster, founders of The Nitro Cart: locally sourced, locally brewed, and locally poured really f*cking good nitro cold brew. Together, Audrey and Sam have grown a community of nitro cart/bar/tap enthusiasts they lovingly refer to as the "Nitro Cartel".

Topics include having a genuine interest in the people around you, the importance of aesthetic, imposted syndrome, audacious goals, and overcoming the struggles of building a business from scratch.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The benefits/drawbacks of being a successful but young business owner
  • Growing your business by hiring people that are smarter than you
  • Going from cart, to bar, to being on tap in 60+ locations in New England
  • Building an aesthetically pleasing environment
  • What it takes to make a space feel welcoming
  • Having audacious goals that you're committed to (and following through on them)
  • How to be an imperfectionist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, nitro, cold brew, nitro cart, creativity, food, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster, founders of The Nitro Cart: locally sourced, locally brewed, and locally poured really f*cking good nitro cold brew. Together, Audrey and Sam have grown a community of nitro cart/bar/tap enthusiasts they lovingly refer to as the "Nitro Cartel".

Topics include having a genuine interest in the people around you, the importance of aesthetic, imposted syndrome, audacious goals, and overcoming the struggles of building a business from scratch.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The benefits/drawbacks of being a successful but young business owner
  • Growing your business by hiring people that are smarter than you
  • Going from cart, to bar, to being on tap in 60+ locations in New England
  • Building an aesthetically pleasing environment
  • What it takes to make a space feel welcoming
  • Having audacious goals that you're committed to (and following through on them)
  • How to be an imperfectionist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster, founders of The Nitro Cart: locally sourced, locally brewed, and locally poured really f*cking good nitro cold brew. Together, Audrey and Sam have grown a community of nitro cart/bar/tap enthusiasts they lovingly refer to as the "Nitro Cartel".

Topics include having a genuine interest in the people around you, the importance of aesthetic, imposted syndrome, audacious goals, and overcoming the struggles of building a business from scratch.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • The benefits/drawbacks of being a successful but young business owner
  • Growing your business by hiring people that are smarter than you
  • Going from cart, to bar, to being on tap in 60+ locations in New England
  • Building an aesthetically pleasing environment
  • What it takes to make a space feel welcoming
  • Having audacious goals that you're committed to (and following through on them)
  • How to be an imperfectionist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+zqDGHOmr ]]> Erin DeThomas is a running Makers Kids Art Studio https://www.ycdidi.com/28 b468aca4-f798-49f5-9cfb-ede0349751fc Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 28 Erin DeThomas is a running Makers Kids Art Studio full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Erin DeThomas, founder and CEO of Makers: a process-based kids art studio. Erin is a mother, educator, artist, and entrepreneur. She started Makers to fill an artistic void for her own children. What it has grown into is a place filled with opportunities to explore, create and get messy for all children. 50:43 false This week we're joined by Erin DeThomas, founder and CEO of Makers: a process-based kids art studio. Erin is a mother, educator, artist, and entrepreneur. She started Makers to fill an artistic void for her own children. What it has grown into is a place filled with opportunities to explore, create and get messy for all children.

Topics include process based art, creative freedom, changing identity and discovering what's next, guiding kids into confidence through creation, and creating a curriculum that is as fun as is it educational.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Art that is about the process, not the outcome
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Leaving a career that you identify with and figuring out what to do next
  • Building a curriculum that weaves skill building into artistic outlets
  • What is a sensory bin?!
  • Identifying the different phases of art in children
  • Finding balance between homelife and your business
  • What is oobleck?!
  • Creating a safe environment for learning and collaboration

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, makers, creativity, art, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Erin DeThomas, founder and CEO of Makers: a process-based kids art studio. Erin is a mother, educator, artist, and entrepreneur. She started Makers to fill an artistic void for her own children. What it has grown into is a place filled with opportunities to explore, create and get messy for all children.

Topics include process based art, creative freedom, changing identity and discovering what's next, guiding kids into confidence through creation, and creating a curriculum that is as fun as is it educational.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Art that is about the process, not the outcome
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Leaving a career that you identify with and figuring out what to do next
  • Building a curriculum that weaves skill building into artistic outlets
  • What is a sensory bin?!
  • Identifying the different phases of art in children
  • Finding balance between homelife and your business
  • What is oobleck?!
  • Creating a safe environment for learning and collaboration

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Erin DeThomas, founder and CEO of Makers: a process-based kids art studio. Erin is a mother, educator, artist, and entrepreneur. She started Makers to fill an artistic void for her own children. What it has grown into is a place filled with opportunities to explore, create and get messy for all children.

Topics include process based art, creative freedom, changing identity and discovering what's next, guiding kids into confidence through creation, and creating a curriculum that is as fun as is it educational.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Art that is about the process, not the outcome
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Leaving a career that you identify with and figuring out what to do next
  • Building a curriculum that weaves skill building into artistic outlets
  • What is a sensory bin?!
  • Identifying the different phases of art in children
  • Finding balance between homelife and your business
  • What is oobleck?!
  • Creating a safe environment for learning and collaboration

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+OWcDbqsz ]]> Nadia Eisa is a Visual Merchandising Manager at Anthropologie https://www.ycdidi.com/27 8f59cf17-12b0-4fb2-96eb-8ff3d6de1158 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 27 Nadia Eisa is a Visual Merchandising Manager at Anthropologie full Steve Carroll and JP Camara Topics include skipping college to build a career in retail, how to admit that you’re good at something, finding meaningful work, and building a business on top of your core values. 51:52 false This week we’re joined by Nadia, a Visual Merchandising Manager for Anthropologie, as well as co-founder of MDLTN: pieces made to be well-loved and worn often. A self-described aesthete, Nadia has a special skill to see how things can be made more beautiful, and then to make them more beautiful. The snowball effect of deciding to focus her attention on the little steps along the way has allowed her to make meaningful progress in her life, career, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Topics include skipping college to build a career in retail, how to admit that you’re good at something, finding meaningful work, and building a business on top of your core values.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Nadia became a Levi’s Store Manager at 19 years old
  • The importance of “necessity” as motivation to succeed
  • Some lessons in branding
  • MDLTN — a company Nadia is building around the idea that business don’t need to create disposable things to succeed. They can be beautiful and high quality.
  • The changing jewelry and manufacturing industries
  • What does a visual merchandising manager do?
  • Learning to see things in a different way when you’re used to seeing them one way
  • How to be involved in every aspect of a creative project
  • Helping important people dress themselves
  • Not everyone has to go freelance

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we’re joined by Nadia, a Visual Merchandising Manager for Anthropologie, as well as co-founder of MDLTN: pieces made to be well-loved and worn often. A self-described aesthete, Nadia has a special skill to see how things can be made more beautiful, and then to make them more beautiful. The snowball effect of deciding to focus her attention on the little steps along the way has allowed her to make meaningful progress in her life, career, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Topics include skipping college to build a career in retail, how to admit that you’re good at something, finding meaningful work, and building a business on top of your core values.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Nadia became a Levi’s Store Manager at 19 years old
  • The importance of “necessity” as motivation to succeed
  • Some lessons in branding
  • MDLTN — a company Nadia is building around the idea that business don’t need to create disposable things to succeed. They can be beautiful and high quality.
  • The changing jewelry and manufacturing industries
  • What does a visual merchandising manager do?
  • Learning to see things in a different way when you’re used to seeing them one way
  • How to be involved in every aspect of a creative project
  • Helping important people dress themselves
  • Not everyone has to go freelance

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we’re joined by Nadia, a Visual Merchandising Manager for Anthropologie, as well as co-founder of MDLTN: pieces made to be well-loved and worn often. A self-described aesthete, Nadia has a special skill to see how things can be made more beautiful, and then to make them more beautiful. The snowball effect of deciding to focus her attention on the little steps along the way has allowed her to make meaningful progress in her life, career, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Topics include skipping college to build a career in retail, how to admit that you’re good at something, finding meaningful work, and building a business on top of your core values.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

  • Nadia became a Levi’s Store Manager at 19 years old
  • The importance of “necessity” as motivation to succeed
  • Some lessons in branding
  • MDLTN — a company Nadia is building around the idea that business don’t need to create disposable things to succeed. They can be beautiful and high quality.
  • The changing jewelry and manufacturing industries
  • What does a visual merchandising manager do?
  • Learning to see things in a different way when you’re used to seeing them one way
  • How to be involved in every aspect of a creative project
  • Helping important people dress themselves
  • Not everyone has to go freelance

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+LOta2NAw ]]> Matt and Tony are Podcasters https://www.ycdidi.com/26 ea9d05a0-4f9f-4d61-917f-8ddf73df7b61 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 26 Matt and Tony are Podcasters full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Matthew Ferrara and Tony Pacitti for a conversation about beauty and connection in art, the paradox of choice in media overwhelm, debunking preconceived notions, and deep dives into pop culture. Tony is a writer and improviser, Matt is a photographer and artist, and together they form What Did We Miss - a podcast about resolving pop culture blindspots, one episode at a time. 56:30 false This week we're joined by Matthew Ferrara and Tony Pacitti for a conversation about beauty and connection in art, the paradox of choice in media overwhelm, debunking preconceived notions, and deep dives into pop culture. Tony is a writer and improviser, Matt is a photographer and artist, and together they form What Did We Miss - a podcast about resolving pop culture blindspots, one episode at a time.

Topics include art as an experience, becoming more open-minded, pop culture echo chambers, going beyond your comfort zone and the aspiration to love everything.

Show Notes

  • Engaging with pop culture as an active experience
  • Leaning into cultural blindspots
  • Art as an intimidating word
  • The paradox of choice
  • Netflix and the streaming boom
  • Learning empathy by digging into preconceived notions
  • JP and Steve's pop blindspots
  • Go listen to What Did We Miss! Matt and Tony can make you appreciate just about anything

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, wdwm, what did we miss, pop culture, media, art, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Matthew Ferrara and Tony Pacitti for a conversation about beauty and connection in art, the paradox of choice in media overwhelm, debunking preconceived notions, and deep dives into pop culture. Tony is a writer and improviser, Matt is a photographer and artist, and together they form What Did We Miss - a podcast about resolving pop culture blindspots, one episode at a time.

Topics include art as an experience, becoming more open-minded, pop culture echo chambers, going beyond your comfort zone and the aspiration to love everything.

Show Notes

  • Engaging with pop culture as an active experience
  • Leaning into cultural blindspots
  • Art as an intimidating word
  • The paradox of choice
  • Netflix and the streaming boom
  • Learning empathy by digging into preconceived notions
  • JP and Steve's pop blindspots
  • Go listen to What Did We Miss! Matt and Tony can make you appreciate just about anything

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Matthew Ferrara and Tony Pacitti for a conversation about beauty and connection in art, the paradox of choice in media overwhelm, debunking preconceived notions, and deep dives into pop culture. Tony is a writer and improviser, Matt is a photographer and artist, and together they form What Did We Miss - a podcast about resolving pop culture blindspots, one episode at a time.

Topics include art as an experience, becoming more open-minded, pop culture echo chambers, going beyond your comfort zone and the aspiration to love everything.

Show Notes

  • Engaging with pop culture as an active experience
  • Leaning into cultural blindspots
  • Art as an intimidating word
  • The paradox of choice
  • Netflix and the streaming boom
  • Learning empathy by digging into preconceived notions
  • JP and Steve's pop blindspots
  • Go listen to What Did We Miss! Matt and Tony can make you appreciate just about anything

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+DT9GnBCP ]]> JT is Head Chef at Troop https://www.ycdidi.com/25 646b1e60-e60e-4233-b56a-0c8ae90457e3 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 25 JT is Head Chef at Troop full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by JT (Jason Timothy) for a conversation about love for food, the importance of the dinner table, and cultivating creativity in the kitchen. JT is co-owner and head chef at Troop - an elevated street casual restaurant that has its roots in street food from around the world. Topics include food as a shared experience, the old and new school kitchen environment, learning through failure, and empowering your staff to take risks. 51:28 false This week we're joined by JT (Jason Timothy) for a conversation about love for food, the importance of the dinner table, and cultivating creativity in the kitchen. JT is co-owner and head chef at Troop - an elevated street casual restaurant that has its roots in street food from around the world.

Topics include food as a shared experience, the old and new school kitchen environment, learning through failure, and empowering your staff to take risks.

Show Notes

  • The dinner table as a symbol of family and bonding
  • Learning to let people help you
  • The most important culinary lesson: don't cut your fingers off
  • Cultivating creativity in the kitchen
  • Babka: the friendlier swear word
  • You're going to fail, so you might as well do it and learn from it
  • Ups and downs of the Yelp mentality
  • Being community oriented
  • And for real though, go get brunch there and order The Pinnacle. It's really damn good.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, trooppvd, chef, food, cuisine, restaurant, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by JT (Jason Timothy) for a conversation about love for food, the importance of the dinner table, and cultivating creativity in the kitchen. JT is co-owner and head chef at Troop - an elevated street casual restaurant that has its roots in street food from around the world.

Topics include food as a shared experience, the old and new school kitchen environment, learning through failure, and empowering your staff to take risks.

Show Notes

  • The dinner table as a symbol of family and bonding
  • Learning to let people help you
  • The most important culinary lesson: don't cut your fingers off
  • Cultivating creativity in the kitchen
  • Babka: the friendlier swear word
  • You're going to fail, so you might as well do it and learn from it
  • Ups and downs of the Yelp mentality
  • Being community oriented
  • And for real though, go get brunch there and order The Pinnacle. It's really damn good.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by JT (Jason Timothy) for a conversation about love for food, the importance of the dinner table, and cultivating creativity in the kitchen. JT is co-owner and head chef at Troop - an elevated street casual restaurant that has its roots in street food from around the world.

Topics include food as a shared experience, the old and new school kitchen environment, learning through failure, and empowering your staff to take risks.

Show Notes

  • The dinner table as a symbol of family and bonding
  • Learning to let people help you
  • The most important culinary lesson: don't cut your fingers off
  • Cultivating creativity in the kitchen
  • Babka: the friendlier swear word
  • You're going to fail, so you might as well do it and learn from it
  • Ups and downs of the Yelp mentality
  • Being community oriented
  • And for real though, go get brunch there and order The Pinnacle. It's really damn good.

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+O4LJhyB1 ]]> Elyse Farnsworth is a Hairdresser at Arrow Salon https://www.ycdidi.com/24 81dbaee8-138c-4dfd-ab2c-09c4c6f5a86a Fri, 23 Aug 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 24 Elyse Farnsworth is a Hairdresser at Arrow Salon full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Elyse Farnsworth for a conversation about self-worth, the value of family, and the artistry of hair styling. Elyse is owner and hair stylist at Arrow Salon - a team of highly educated, passionate stylists who love making you feel and look amazing. Topics include what drives someone to push themselves, discovering self-worth, fun facts about hair, and creating a warm and welcoming business that people are excited to be a part of. 51:28 false This week we're joined by Elyse Farnsworth for a conversation about self-worth, the value of family, and the artistry of hair styling. Elyse is owner and hair stylist at Arrow Salon - a team of highly educated, passionate stylists who love making you feel and look amazing.

Topics include what drives someone to push themselves, discovering self-worth, fun facts about hair, and creating a warm and welcoming business that people are excited to be a part of.

Show Notes

  • How being a hair stylist and business owner has changed Elyse
  • The stigma associated with being a hair stylist
  • Getting a hair cut: eyes open or eyes closed?
  • Fun hair facts
  • The perfect dramatic hair reveal
  • Free mullet removals at Arrow Salon
  • The transformative power of a great hair cut

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, arrowsalon, hairdresser, fashion, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Elyse Farnsworth for a conversation about self-worth, the value of family, and the artistry of hair styling. Elyse is owner and hair stylist at Arrow Salon - a team of highly educated, passionate stylists who love making you feel and look amazing.

Topics include what drives someone to push themselves, discovering self-worth, fun facts about hair, and creating a warm and welcoming business that people are excited to be a part of.

Show Notes

  • How being a hair stylist and business owner has changed Elyse
  • The stigma associated with being a hair stylist
  • Getting a hair cut: eyes open or eyes closed?
  • Fun hair facts
  • The perfect dramatic hair reveal
  • Free mullet removals at Arrow Salon
  • The transformative power of a great hair cut

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Elyse Farnsworth for a conversation about self-worth, the value of family, and the artistry of hair styling. Elyse is owner and hair stylist at Arrow Salon - a team of highly educated, passionate stylists who love making you feel and look amazing.

Topics include what drives someone to push themselves, discovering self-worth, fun facts about hair, and creating a warm and welcoming business that people are excited to be a part of.

Show Notes

  • How being a hair stylist and business owner has changed Elyse
  • The stigma associated with being a hair stylist
  • Getting a hair cut: eyes open or eyes closed?
  • Fun hair facts
  • The perfect dramatic hair reveal
  • Free mullet removals at Arrow Salon
  • The transformative power of a great hair cut

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+MRFh8vJH ]]> Alexis Devine is running Devine City Cycle https://www.ycdidi.com/23 9a455d5a-c7c1-4097-9223-2fa22dbb0423 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 23 Alexis Devine is running Devine City Cycle full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Alexis Devine for a conversation about community, internal motivation, and the positive impact of fitness. Alexis is a faculty member at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Workforce Development Coordinator at Lifespan, and is co-owner of Devine City Cycle - a spin studio on the west end of Providence that creates a fitness experience like no other. 50:56 false This week we're joined by Alexis Devine for a conversation about community, internal motivation, and the positive impact of fitness. Alexis is a faculty member at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Workforce Development Coordinator at Lifespan, and is co-owner of Devine City Cycle - a spin studio on the west end of Providence that creates a fitness experience like no other.

Topics include pushing beyond your limits, building a business with a welcoming atmosphere, connecting with your emotions through fitness, imposter syndrome, and what it takes to stay motivated even when no one is watching.

Show Notes

  • Check out Devine City Cycle 30 for $30 - 30 dollars for 30 days unlimited!
  • Fitness community focused on a welcoming atmosphere
  • Channeling education, past struggles and energy into creating an experience like no other
  • What do you ride for? Finding your purpose
  • Dropping out of high school, re-enrolling, then getting into Brown University
  • Finding your internal motivation
  • Overcoming mental and physical challenges through fitness

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, devinecitycycle, fitness, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, spin This week we're joined by Alexis Devine for a conversation about community, internal motivation, and the positive impact of fitness. Alexis is a faculty member at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Workforce Development Coordinator at Lifespan, and is co-owner of Devine City Cycle - a spin studio on the west end of Providence that creates a fitness experience like no other.

Topics include pushing beyond your limits, building a business with a welcoming atmosphere, connecting with your emotions through fitness, imposter syndrome, and what it takes to stay motivated even when no one is watching.

Show Notes

  • Check out Devine City Cycle 30 for $30 - 30 dollars for 30 days unlimited!
  • Fitness community focused on a welcoming atmosphere
  • Channeling education, past struggles and energy into creating an experience like no other
  • What do you ride for? Finding your purpose
  • Dropping out of high school, re-enrolling, then getting into Brown University
  • Finding your internal motivation
  • Overcoming mental and physical challenges through fitness

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Alexis Devine for a conversation about community, internal motivation, and the positive impact of fitness. Alexis is a faculty member at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Workforce Development Coordinator at Lifespan, and is co-owner of Devine City Cycle - a spin studio on the west end of Providence that creates a fitness experience like no other.

Topics include pushing beyond your limits, building a business with a welcoming atmosphere, connecting with your emotions through fitness, imposter syndrome, and what it takes to stay motivated even when no one is watching.

Show Notes

  • Check out Devine City Cycle 30 for $30 - 30 dollars for 30 days unlimited!
  • Fitness community focused on a welcoming atmosphere
  • Channeling education, past struggles and energy into creating an experience like no other
  • What do you ride for? Finding your purpose
  • Dropping out of high school, re-enrolling, then getting into Brown University
  • Finding your internal motivation
  • Overcoming mental and physical challenges through fitness

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+fxUSVPJc ]]> Lori Kettelle is running PVDonuts https://www.ycdidi.com/22 fe5360ec-3320-41eb-8ca9-9b58e0b316c6 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 22 Lori Kettelle is running PVDonuts full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Lori Kettelle - co-owner and head baker at PVDonuts - for an inside look at how Rhode Island’s donut mecca began, operates, and continues to grow. PVDonuts is an institution, and Lori is at the heart of what makes it so special. Topics include handling explosive growth, building a loyal following, a day in the life of a donut shop owner, the organized chaos of the PVDonuts kitchen, accidental marketing wins, and crafting the perfect donut photo. 55:00 false This week we're joined by Lori Kettelle - co-owner and head baker at PVDonuts - for an inside look at how Rhode Island’s donut mecca began, operates, and continues to grow. PVDonuts is an institution, and Lori is at the heart of what makes it so special.

Topics include handling explosive growth, building a loyal following, a day in the life of a donut shop owner, the organized chaos of the PVDonuts kitchen, accidental marketing wins, and crafting the perfect donut photo.

Show Notes

  • Going from selling 48 donuts a weekend to 2,000 donuts a day
  • What is the hardest donut to make?
  • What makes PVDonuts so attractive
  • Starting your work day at 1:30am
  • Perfecting each process before moving to the next
  • Being willing to have no (donut or personal) limits
  • Starting every day with a line down the block

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, pvdonuts, donuts, donut, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, food This week we're joined by Lori Kettelle - co-owner and head baker at PVDonuts - for an inside look at how Rhode Island’s donut mecca began, operates, and continues to grow. PVDonuts is an institution, and Lori is at the heart of what makes it so special.

Topics include handling explosive growth, building a loyal following, a day in the life of a donut shop owner, the organized chaos of the PVDonuts kitchen, accidental marketing wins, and crafting the perfect donut photo.

Show Notes

  • Going from selling 48 donuts a weekend to 2,000 donuts a day
  • What is the hardest donut to make?
  • What makes PVDonuts so attractive
  • Starting your work day at 1:30am
  • Perfecting each process before moving to the next
  • Being willing to have no (donut or personal) limits
  • Starting every day with a line down the block

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Lori Kettelle - co-owner and head baker at PVDonuts - for an inside look at how Rhode Island’s donut mecca began, operates, and continues to grow. PVDonuts is an institution, and Lori is at the heart of what makes it so special.

Topics include handling explosive growth, building a loyal following, a day in the life of a donut shop owner, the organized chaos of the PVDonuts kitchen, accidental marketing wins, and crafting the perfect donut photo.

Show Notes

  • Going from selling 48 donuts a weekend to 2,000 donuts a day
  • What is the hardest donut to make?
  • What makes PVDonuts so attractive
  • Starting your work day at 1:30am
  • Perfecting each process before moving to the next
  • Being willing to have no (donut or personal) limits
  • Starting every day with a line down the block

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+AQS0KxGC ]]> Vilada Khammahavong is running Kow Kow https://www.ycdidi.com/21 663eeed8-ff16-4f36-9763-21e5851f0db4 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 21 Vilada Khammahavong is running Kow Kow full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Vilada Khammahavong for a conversation about building a business by listening to your gut. Vilada is a pre-med student turned bubble waffle food truck founder, and Kow Kow is where she crafts food that makes you feel like family. 54:48 false This week we're joined by Vilada Khammahavong for a conversation about building a business by listening to your gut. Vilada is a pre-med student turned bubble waffle food truck founder, and Kow Kow is where she crafts food that makes you feel like family.

Topics include the importance of trusting your gut, building charity into your business, giving back to the community, being kind to yourself, how selling hot soup from a food truck is probably a bad idea, honesty in your online presence, and executing on an idea through sheer force of will.

Show Notes

  • What is a bubble waffle, anways?
  • Starting a business by yourself
  • Giving back to the community you love
  • Building charity into the core of your business
  • Being real with your customers and everyone around you
  • Special after-episode story from Vilada's boyfriend Henry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, kow kow, food truck, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, food This week we're joined by Vilada Khammahavong for a conversation about building a business by listening to your gut. Vilada is a pre-med student turned bubble waffle food truck founder, and Kow Kow is where she crafts food that makes you feel like family.

Topics include the importance of trusting your gut, building charity into your business, giving back to the community, being kind to yourself, how selling hot soup from a food truck is probably a bad idea, honesty in your online presence, and executing on an idea through sheer force of will.

Show Notes

  • What is a bubble waffle, anways?
  • Starting a business by yourself
  • Giving back to the community you love
  • Building charity into the core of your business
  • Being real with your customers and everyone around you
  • Special after-episode story from Vilada's boyfriend Henry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Vilada Khammahavong for a conversation about building a business by listening to your gut. Vilada is a pre-med student turned bubble waffle food truck founder, and Kow Kow is where she crafts food that makes you feel like family.

Topics include the importance of trusting your gut, building charity into your business, giving back to the community, being kind to yourself, how selling hot soup from a food truck is probably a bad idea, honesty in your online presence, and executing on an idea through sheer force of will.

Show Notes

  • What is a bubble waffle, anways?
  • Starting a business by yourself
  • Giving back to the community you love
  • Building charity into the core of your business
  • Being real with your customers and everyone around you
  • Special after-episode story from Vilada's boyfriend Henry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+qG0g5Crq ]]> Jan Faust Dane is running Stock Culinary Goods https://www.ycdidi.com/20 e0c00d60-7093-40a1-9e9a-5b23b0f0f874 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 20 Jan Faust Dane is running Stock Culinary Goods full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Jan Faust Dane for a conversation about keeping things local, and the value of community. Jan has been a writer, marketer, food dorager and a director of culinary education. Now she spends all of her time (and more) running Stock Culinary Goods - an independent store dedicated to kitchen culture. Topics include willing a business into being, a lifetime love of food, the importance of local culture, how to sustain a brick-and-mortar retail business in a massively online world, and having the energy and drive to get it all done. 50:53 false This week we're joined by Jan Faust Dane for a conversation about keeping things local, and the value of community. Jan has been a writer, marketer, food dorager and a director of culinary education. Now she spends all of her time (and more) running Stock Culinary Goods - an independent store dedicated to kitchen culture.

Topics include willing a business into being, a lifetime love of food, the importance of local culture, how to sustain a brick-and-mortar retail business in a massively online world, and having the energy and drive to get it all done.

Show Notes

  • Jumping in a car and exploring every part of RI
  • Providence: the best culture-to-hassle ratio
  • Stock Culinary Goods willing itself into being
  • Writing a city travel guide about a state
  • Building community as the core of a business
  • Providence realizing its potential

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, kitchen, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, food This week we're joined by Jan Faust Dane for a conversation about keeping things local, and the value of community. Jan has been a writer, marketer, food dorager and a director of culinary education. Now she spends all of her time (and more) running Stock Culinary Goods - an independent store dedicated to kitchen culture.

Topics include willing a business into being, a lifetime love of food, the importance of local culture, how to sustain a brick-and-mortar retail business in a massively online world, and having the energy and drive to get it all done.

Show Notes

  • Jumping in a car and exploring every part of RI
  • Providence: the best culture-to-hassle ratio
  • Stock Culinary Goods willing itself into being
  • Writing a city travel guide about a state
  • Building community as the core of a business
  • Providence realizing its potential

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Jan Faust Dane for a conversation about keeping things local, and the value of community. Jan has been a writer, marketer, food dorager and a director of culinary education. Now she spends all of her time (and more) running Stock Culinary Goods - an independent store dedicated to kitchen culture.

Topics include willing a business into being, a lifetime love of food, the importance of local culture, how to sustain a brick-and-mortar retail business in a massively online world, and having the energy and drive to get it all done.

Show Notes

  • Jumping in a car and exploring every part of RI
  • Providence: the best culture-to-hassle ratio
  • Stock Culinary Goods willing itself into being
  • Writing a city travel guide about a state
  • Building community as the core of a business
  • Providence realizing its potential

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+Xo4B1Hxv ]]> Jim Nellis is running RI Food Fights https://www.ycdidi.com/19 5d745e62-9847-427f-a4ee-35c46269fbd3 Fri, 31 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 19 Jim Nellis is running RI Food Fights full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Jim Nellis - owner of RI Food Fights, a business that hosts a series of fun, friendly competitions between restaurants and food businesses showcasing their culinary goods to hundreds of local food lovers - for a conversation about reinventing yourself, embracing change, rediscovering self worth, and having fun with food. Topics include starting a business from nothing, advantages of being a tech early adopter, being willing to make mistakes, using data to drive your business, brand exposure, and the founder's dilemma. 40:32 false This week we're joined by Jim Nellis - owner of RI Food Fights, a business that hosts a series of fun, friendly competitions between restaurants and food businesses showcasing their culinary goods to hundreds of local food lovers - for a conversation about reinventing yourself, embracing change, rediscovering self worth, and having fun with food.

Topics include starting a business from nothing, advantages of being a tech early adopter, being willing to make mistakes, using data to drive your business, brand exposure, and the founder's dilemma.

Show Notes

  • It's not good enough to just have a great idea - try it!
  • Selling tickets to an event before you've secured a vendor
  • Starting from scratch by yourself
  • Using analytics to drive your decision making
  • Thinking like an entrepreneur
  • Remembering that you have worth
  • Scaling a business
  • How RI Food Fights has transformed Jim's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, restaurants, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, food This week we're joined by Jim Nellis - owner of RI Food Fights, a business that hosts a series of fun, friendly competitions between restaurants and food businesses showcasing their culinary goods to hundreds of local food lovers - for a conversation about reinventing yourself, embracing change, rediscovering self worth, and having fun with food.

Topics include starting a business from nothing, advantages of being a tech early adopter, being willing to make mistakes, using data to drive your business, brand exposure, and the founder's dilemma.

Show Notes

  • It's not good enough to just have a great idea - try it!
  • Selling tickets to an event before you've secured a vendor
  • Starting from scratch by yourself
  • Using analytics to drive your decision making
  • Thinking like an entrepreneur
  • Remembering that you have worth
  • Scaling a business
  • How RI Food Fights has transformed Jim's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Jim Nellis - owner of RI Food Fights, a business that hosts a series of fun, friendly competitions between restaurants and food businesses showcasing their culinary goods to hundreds of local food lovers - for a conversation about reinventing yourself, embracing change, rediscovering self worth, and having fun with food.

Topics include starting a business from nothing, advantages of being a tech early adopter, being willing to make mistakes, using data to drive your business, brand exposure, and the founder's dilemma.

Show Notes

  • It's not good enough to just have a great idea - try it!
  • Selling tickets to an event before you've secured a vendor
  • Starting from scratch by yourself
  • Using analytics to drive your decision making
  • Thinking like an entrepreneur
  • Remembering that you have worth
  • Scaling a business
  • How RI Food Fights has transformed Jim's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+Nr-S6_UQ ]]> Milena Pagan is running Rebelle Artisan Bagels https://www.ycdidi.com/18 63eadc34-0458-4dba-938b-1c43013356ad Fri, 17 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 18 Milena Pagan is running Rebelle Artisan Bagels full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Milena Pagan - owner of Rebelle Artisan Bagels, purveyors of hand-rolled and boiled bagels in Providence - for a conversation about innovation, starting a business, advocating for yourself, taking in pride in what you produce, and what doesn't belong on a bagel. Topics include leaving the corporate world to start your own business, crafting a customer experience, progress through tinkering, how to position your product, and why a bagel is not a donut. 52:37 true This week we're joined by Milena Pagan - owner of Rebelle Artisan Bagels, purveyors of hand-rolled and boiled bagels in Providence - for a conversation about innovation, starting a business, advocating for yourself, taking in pride in what you produce, and what doesn't belong on a bagel.

Topics include leaving the corporate world to start your own business, crafting a customer experience, progress through tinkering, how to position your product, and why a bagel is not a donut.

Show Notes

  • Leaving a job you hate to start a business you love
  • How market positioning can turn something from mediocre to a bestseller
  • Why is a bagel not a donut?
  • Connecting with customers through workshops
  • Coordinating ideas with other businesses in Providence
  • How starting Rebelle has changed Milena

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, bagels, restaurant, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, food This week we're joined by Milena Pagan - owner of Rebelle Artisan Bagels, purveyors of hand-rolled and boiled bagels in Providence - for a conversation about innovation, starting a business, advocating for yourself, taking in pride in what you produce, and what doesn't belong on a bagel.

Topics include leaving the corporate world to start your own business, crafting a customer experience, progress through tinkering, how to position your product, and why a bagel is not a donut.

Show Notes

  • Leaving a job you hate to start a business you love
  • How market positioning can turn something from mediocre to a bestseller
  • Why is a bagel not a donut?
  • Connecting with customers through workshops
  • Coordinating ideas with other businesses in Providence
  • How starting Rebelle has changed Milena

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Milena Pagan - owner of Rebelle Artisan Bagels, purveyors of hand-rolled and boiled bagels in Providence - for a conversation about innovation, starting a business, advocating for yourself, taking in pride in what you produce, and what doesn't belong on a bagel.

Topics include leaving the corporate world to start your own business, crafting a customer experience, progress through tinkering, how to position your product, and why a bagel is not a donut.

Show Notes

  • Leaving a job you hate to start a business you love
  • How market positioning can turn something from mediocre to a bestseller
  • Why is a bagel not a donut?
  • Connecting with customers through workshops
  • Coordinating ideas with other businesses in Providence
  • How starting Rebelle has changed Milena

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+ADwajGW2 ]]> Victoria Young is running Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream https://www.ycdidi.com/17 9d144697-0efd-47d7-a6ac-e32e4e047fbe Fri, 03 May 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 17 Victoria Young is running Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Victoria Young - owner of Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream and ice cream artist - for a conversation about inspiration, pushing your creative muscles, and what it takes to make a business and product that people come back to again and again. Topics include taking the leap from concept to business, ice cream artistry, going from popup to physical location, ice cream innovation, branding, and using flavor, presentation and experimentation to build a food experience. 49:26 false This week we're joined by Victoria Young - owner of Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream and ice cream artist - for a conversation about inspiration, pushing your creative muscles, and what it takes to make a business and product that people come back to again and again.

Topics include taking the leap from concept to business, ice cream artistry, going from popup to physical location, ice cream innovation, branding, and using flavor, presentation and experimentation to build a food experience.

Show Notes

  • Using pressure to force innovation
  • Making an ice cream experience with flavor profiles and presentation
  • Building a brick and mortar business
  • What the heck is a kelp tart, and how many months did Victoria make them for?
  • Collaboration in the providence food scene
  • Why rainbow sprinkles are the superior sprinkle
  • The "Bitchin': female founders in providence" events

Links

  • Follow Vic's on Instagram and be on the lookout for her ice cream shop!
  • Like Vic's on Facebook
  • Check out a "Bitchin': Female Founders in Providence" event
  • Check out stock's website
  • If you're in copenhagen, maybe try out Noma and learn about some of Victoria's origin story

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, ice cream, restaurant, focus, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur, desserts This week we're joined by Victoria Young - owner of Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream and ice cream artist - for a conversation about inspiration, pushing your creative muscles, and what it takes to make a business and product that people come back to again and again.

Topics include taking the leap from concept to business, ice cream artistry, going from popup to physical location, ice cream innovation, branding, and using flavor, presentation and experimentation to build a food experience.

Show Notes

  • Using pressure to force innovation
  • Making an ice cream experience with flavor profiles and presentation
  • Building a brick and mortar business
  • What the heck is a kelp tart, and how many months did Victoria make them for?
  • Collaboration in the providence food scene
  • Why rainbow sprinkles are the superior sprinkle
  • The "Bitchin': female founders in providence" events

Links

  • Follow Vic's on Instagram and be on the lookout for her ice cream shop!
  • Like Vic's on Facebook
  • Check out a "Bitchin': Female Founders in Providence" event
  • Check out stock's website
  • If you're in copenhagen, maybe try out Noma and learn about some of Victoria's origin story

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Victoria Young - owner of Vic's Hand-Crafted Ice Cream and ice cream artist - for a conversation about inspiration, pushing your creative muscles, and what it takes to make a business and product that people come back to again and again.

Topics include taking the leap from concept to business, ice cream artistry, going from popup to physical location, ice cream innovation, branding, and using flavor, presentation and experimentation to build a food experience.

Show Notes

  • Using pressure to force innovation
  • Making an ice cream experience with flavor profiles and presentation
  • Building a brick and mortar business
  • What the heck is a kelp tart, and how many months did Victoria make them for?
  • Collaboration in the providence food scene
  • Why rainbow sprinkles are the superior sprinkle
  • The "Bitchin': female founders in providence" events

Links

  • Follow Vic's on Instagram and be on the lookout for her ice cream shop!
  • Like Vic's on Facebook
  • Check out a "Bitchin': Female Founders in Providence" event
  • Check out stock's website
  • If you're in copenhagen, maybe try out Noma and learn about some of Victoria's origin story

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+E_9BgoQf ]]> Jenny Currier is a Writer https://www.ycdidi.com/16 8a6019f3-be7e-4989-bea4-963fe50e70de Fri, 19 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 16 Jenny Currier is a Writer full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Jenny Currier - Motif food editor and writer, RI food tour embassador, blogger, author and world traveler - for a conversation about taking leaps of faith, travel, finding joy in every day and the transformative experience of writing. Topics include the writing process, the importance of experiencing new things, books that inspire, what makes a great writer, food journalism, and following your intuition cross-country into a new career. 43:00 false This week we're joined by Jenny Currier - Motif food editor and writer, RI food tour embassador, blogger, author and world traveler - for a conversation about taking leaps of faith, travel, finding joy in every day and the transformative experience of writing.

Topics include the writing process, the importance of experiencing new things, books that inspire, what makes a great writer, food journalism, and following your intuition cross-country into a new career.

Show Notes

  • The origin of Captain Currier
  • What it's like being a food writer
  • Publicly logging joyfulness every day for a year
  • The writing process
  • The community aspect of food
  • Jenny's thank you letter to the people who welcomed her in Greece

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, food, focus, writing, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career, travel, blog, author, book This week we're joined by Jenny Currier - Motif food editor and writer, RI food tour embassador, blogger, author and world traveler - for a conversation about taking leaps of faith, travel, finding joy in every day and the transformative experience of writing.

Topics include the writing process, the importance of experiencing new things, books that inspire, what makes a great writer, food journalism, and following your intuition cross-country into a new career.

Show Notes

  • The origin of Captain Currier
  • What it's like being a food writer
  • Publicly logging joyfulness every day for a year
  • The writing process
  • The community aspect of food
  • Jenny's thank you letter to the people who welcomed her in Greece

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Jenny Currier - Motif food editor and writer, RI food tour embassador, blogger, author and world traveler - for a conversation about taking leaps of faith, travel, finding joy in every day and the transformative experience of writing.

Topics include the writing process, the importance of experiencing new things, books that inspire, what makes a great writer, food journalism, and following your intuition cross-country into a new career.

Show Notes

  • The origin of Captain Currier
  • What it's like being a food writer
  • Publicly logging joyfulness every day for a year
  • The writing process
  • The community aspect of food
  • Jenny's thank you letter to the people who welcomed her in Greece

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+r1Tcu1Z3 ]]> Casey Acacia is a Social Worker and Circus Performer https://www.ycdidi.com/15 71a1c060-d5b2-4d66-a6d0-800b0150f0d4 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 15 Casey Acacia is a Social Worker and Circus Performer full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Casey Acacia - co-founder of Circus Dynamics, founder of Providence Play Therapy, member of the Boston Circus Guild, social worker, circus arts performer and living statue - for a conversation about the therapeutic nature of play, balancing two life passions, and how to clown around with a purpose. Topics include play as a universal language, the meditation of movement and flow, living two passions by interweaving them together, life changing moments as a living statue, the importance of therapy, and the circus arts. 48:08 false This week we're joined by Casey Acacia - co-founder of Circus Dynamics, founder of Providence Play Therapy, member of the Boston Circus Guild, social worker, circus arts performer and living statue - for a conversation about the therapeutic nature of play, balancing two life passions, and how to clown around with a purpose.

Topics include play as a universal language, the meditation of movement and flow, living two passions by interweaving them together, life changing moments as a living statue, the importance of therapy, and the circus arts.

Show Notes

  • Play as a universal language
  • How to get into the circus arts
  • Movement, mastery and getting into flow
  • Hula hoops, juggling and devil sticks
  • What it's like to spend a week in Costa Rica with Patch Adams
  • The best part of being a living statue
  • Running away to a circus... college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, dance, focus, persistence, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career, circus, therapy, social work This week we're joined by Casey Acacia - co-founder of Circus Dynamics, founder of Providence Play Therapy, member of the Boston Circus Guild, social worker, circus arts performer and living statue - for a conversation about the therapeutic nature of play, balancing two life passions, and how to clown around with a purpose.

Topics include play as a universal language, the meditation of movement and flow, living two passions by interweaving them together, life changing moments as a living statue, the importance of therapy, and the circus arts.

Show Notes

  • Play as a universal language
  • How to get into the circus arts
  • Movement, mastery and getting into flow
  • Hula hoops, juggling and devil sticks
  • What it's like to spend a week in Costa Rica with Patch Adams
  • The best part of being a living statue
  • Running away to a circus... college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Casey Acacia - co-founder of Circus Dynamics, founder of Providence Play Therapy, member of the Boston Circus Guild, social worker, circus arts performer and living statue - for a conversation about the therapeutic nature of play, balancing two life passions, and how to clown around with a purpose.

Topics include play as a universal language, the meditation of movement and flow, living two passions by interweaving them together, life changing moments as a living statue, the importance of therapy, and the circus arts.

Show Notes

  • Play as a universal language
  • How to get into the circus arts
  • Movement, mastery and getting into flow
  • Hula hoops, juggling and devil sticks
  • What it's like to spend a week in Costa Rica with Patch Adams
  • The best part of being a living statue
  • Running away to a circus... college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+atpKgAyK ]]> Pat Brown is running Rent Sons https://www.ycdidi.com/14 a38fe29c-05e5-4bb5-84ce-84f2d227d1a9 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 14 Pat Brown is running Rent Sons full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we're joined by Pat Brown, founder of Rent Sons - a company focused on young adults serving their neighbors for an affordable hourly rate - for a conversation about the transformative power of community, running a startup, and being a good neighbor. Topics include living a full life, building community, combating depression with relationships, choosing the right path for your life, and what makes the Rent Sons model unique and compelling. 47:58 false This week we're joined by Pat Brown, founder of Rent Sons - a company focused on young adults serving their neighbors for an affordable hourly rate - for a conversation about the transformative power of community, running a startup, and being a good neighbor.

Topics include living a full life, building community, combating depression with relationships, choosing the right path for your life, and what makes the Rent Sons model unique and compelling.

Show Notes

  • What does it mean to live a full life
  • The importance of community and relationships in happiness
  • How to start a surf club with only a table and a surf board
  • The role of the hunter and the farmer in your business
  • Living a missional life
  • How to start a 3D water hologram business as a senior in college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, rent, restaurant, focus, failure, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we're joined by Pat Brown, founder of Rent Sons - a company focused on young adults serving their neighbors for an affordable hourly rate - for a conversation about the transformative power of community, running a startup, and being a good neighbor.

Topics include living a full life, building community, combating depression with relationships, choosing the right path for your life, and what makes the Rent Sons model unique and compelling.

Show Notes

  • What does it mean to live a full life
  • The importance of community and relationships in happiness
  • How to start a surf club with only a table and a surf board
  • The role of the hunter and the farmer in your business
  • Living a missional life
  • How to start a 3D water hologram business as a senior in college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we're joined by Pat Brown, founder of Rent Sons - a company focused on young adults serving their neighbors for an affordable hourly rate - for a conversation about the transformative power of community, running a startup, and being a good neighbor.

Topics include living a full life, building community, combating depression with relationships, choosing the right path for your life, and what makes the Rent Sons model unique and compelling.

Show Notes

  • What does it mean to live a full life
  • The importance of community and relationships in happiness
  • How to start a surf club with only a table and a surf board
  • The role of the hunter and the farmer in your business
  • Living a missional life
  • How to start a 3D water hologram business as a senior in college

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+eM_Kb3Z3 ]]> Zach Gibb is a Software Engineer https://www.ycdidi.com/13 92a4c095-dee7-45c4-b51d-fe67b3c15ed8 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 13 Zach Gibb is a Software Engineer full Steve Carroll and JP Camara We speak with Zach about how he transformed from having no interest in computers to using them every day to creatively solve problems. 46:47 false This week we’re joined by Zach Gibb, a Software Engineer at Hoard, for a conversation about how he transformed from having no interest in computers to using them every day to creatively solve problems.

While we certainly learn a lot about what programming is, and how someone might get started building websites, we also talk about other communication skills that make someone great at working with others.

Show Notes

  • What did Zach do to get started?
  • How do you even build a website?
  • Imposter Syndrome: a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud"
  • Getting past your fear by breaking down big problems into small ones
  • Personality traits that might help you with software engineering
  • Overcoming anxiety and how it relates to writing software

Links

Interested in learning to code?

  • Steve's a big fan of this one: Rails Tutorial — but seriously, if you finish it, you'll know how to code.
  • It's easy when you Learn Code the Hard Way
  • There's lots of great courses on Udemy, but make sure you look for sales!
  • Please also feel free to get in touch with us... happy to help you get on the right path!

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we’re joined by Zach Gibb, a Software Engineer at Hoard, for a conversation about how he transformed from having no interest in computers to using them every day to creatively solve problems.

While we certainly learn a lot about what programming is, and how someone might get started building websites, we also talk about other communication skills that make someone great at working with others.

Show Notes

  • What did Zach do to get started?
  • How do you even build a website?
  • Imposter Syndrome: a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud"
  • Getting past your fear by breaking down big problems into small ones
  • Personality traits that might help you with software engineering
  • Overcoming anxiety and how it relates to writing software

Links

Interested in learning to code?

  • Steve's a big fan of this one: Rails Tutorial — but seriously, if you finish it, you'll know how to code.
  • It's easy when you Learn Code the Hard Way
  • There's lots of great courses on Udemy, but make sure you look for sales!
  • Please also feel free to get in touch with us... happy to help you get on the right path!

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we’re joined by Zach Gibb, a Software Engineer at Hoard, for a conversation about how he transformed from having no interest in computers to using them every day to creatively solve problems.

While we certainly learn a lot about what programming is, and how someone might get started building websites, we also talk about other communication skills that make someone great at working with others.

Show Notes

  • What did Zach do to get started?
  • How do you even build a website?
  • Imposter Syndrome: a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud"
  • Getting past your fear by breaking down big problems into small ones
  • Personality traits that might help you with software engineering
  • Overcoming anxiety and how it relates to writing software

Links

Interested in learning to code?

  • Steve's a big fan of this one: Rails Tutorial — but seriously, if you finish it, you'll know how to code.
  • It's easy when you Learn Code the Hard Way
  • There's lots of great courses on Udemy, but make sure you look for sales!
  • Please also feel free to get in touch with us... happy to help you get on the right path!

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+fqAv5EnL ]]> Becca Brady & Tiff Ting are running Hometown Poké https://www.ycdidi.com/12 429573a7-67ae-4607-95b2-b8be74824479 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 12 Becca Brady & Tiff Ting are running Hometown Poké full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we join Becca Brady & Tiff Ting, founders of Hometown Cafe & Poké Bar and Poké Cart - a business with the goal of bringing fresh and accessible food to Providence - for a conversation about food, friendship, and the synthesis of stubbornness and vision. Becca and Tiff are best friends, entrepreneurs, food lovers, and just plain genuine people. We discuss their journey from corporate slog, to food startup, to what has quickly become a go-to destination in providence for delicious food. Topics include branding and culture, taking a risk on your dreams, scaling a food business, collaborating in the providence food scene, running a business with your best friend, and dedicating all your energy to make your vision a reality. 53:18 false This week we join Becca Brady & Tiff Ting, founders of Hometown Cafe & Poké Bar and Poké Cart - a business with the goal of bringing fresh and accessible food to Providence - for a conversation about food, friendship, and the synthesis of stubbornness and vision. Becca and Tiff are best friends, entrepreneurs, food lovers, and just plain genuine people. We discuss their journey from corporate slog, to food startup, to what has quickly become a go-to destination in providence for delicious food.

Topics include branding and culture, taking a risk on your dreams, scaling a food business, collaborating in the providence food scene, running a business with your best friend, and dedicating all your energy to make your vision a reality.

Show Notes

  • Building a culture, community and family
  • Scaling a food business
  • The balance between stubborness, vision, and persistence
  • Being in business with your best friend
  • Collaborating in the providence food scene
  • The safest way to bring large amounts of cash to buy something off of craigslist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, poke, restaurant, focus, failure, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we join Becca Brady & Tiff Ting, founders of Hometown Cafe & Poké Bar and Poké Cart - a business with the goal of bringing fresh and accessible food to Providence - for a conversation about food, friendship, and the synthesis of stubbornness and vision. Becca and Tiff are best friends, entrepreneurs, food lovers, and just plain genuine people. We discuss their journey from corporate slog, to food startup, to what has quickly become a go-to destination in providence for delicious food.

Topics include branding and culture, taking a risk on your dreams, scaling a food business, collaborating in the providence food scene, running a business with your best friend, and dedicating all your energy to make your vision a reality.

Show Notes

  • Building a culture, community and family
  • Scaling a food business
  • The balance between stubborness, vision, and persistence
  • Being in business with your best friend
  • Collaborating in the providence food scene
  • The safest way to bring large amounts of cash to buy something off of craigslist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we join Becca Brady & Tiff Ting, founders of Hometown Cafe & Poké Bar and Poké Cart - a business with the goal of bringing fresh and accessible food to Providence - for a conversation about food, friendship, and the synthesis of stubbornness and vision. Becca and Tiff are best friends, entrepreneurs, food lovers, and just plain genuine people. We discuss their journey from corporate slog, to food startup, to what has quickly become a go-to destination in providence for delicious food.

Topics include branding and culture, taking a risk on your dreams, scaling a food business, collaborating in the providence food scene, running a business with your best friend, and dedicating all your energy to make your vision a reality.

Show Notes

  • Building a culture, community and family
  • Scaling a food business
  • The balance between stubborness, vision, and persistence
  • Being in business with your best friend
  • Collaborating in the providence food scene
  • The safest way to bring large amounts of cash to buy something off of craigslist

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+3bng8YRT ]]> AJ Paratore is a Stuntman https://www.ycdidi.com/11 78df22d6-1842-4d52-9ffc-851c4adab2d5 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 11 AJ Paratore is a Stuntman full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we join AJ Paratore, professional stuntman, for a conversation about taking risks, how a life risking profession makes you zen calm about the small stuff, and professional hustle. AJ is a stuntman, ninja warrior, romance author, and part-time pirate. We discuss his journey from college dropout, to craigslist stuntman, to a professional career and work on shows such as Blacklist, FBI and Homeland. Topics include finding work you love, adapting to new challenges and opportunities, persistence, hustle, and what it takes to work in one of the most dangerous professions. 47:31 false This week we join AJ Paratore, professional stuntman, for a conversation about taking risks, how a life risking profession makes you zen calm about the small stuff, and professional hustle. AJ is a stuntman, ninja warrior, romance author, and part-time pirate. We discuss his journey from college dropout, to craigslist stuntman, to a professional career and work on shows such as Blacklist, FBI and Homeland.

Topics include finding work you love, adapting to new challenges and opportunities, persistence, hustle, and what it takes to work in one of the most dangerous professions.

Show Notes

  • Not sweating the small stuff
  • The dynamic and variable nature of stunt work
  • AJ's most exciting and most terrifying stunts
  • An unrelenting pursuit of things that make you passionate
  • Embracing failure on a daily basis

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, stuntman, movies, focus, failure, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, entrepreneur This week we join AJ Paratore, professional stuntman, for a conversation about taking risks, how a life risking profession makes you zen calm about the small stuff, and professional hustle. AJ is a stuntman, ninja warrior, romance author, and part-time pirate. We discuss his journey from college dropout, to craigslist stuntman, to a professional career and work on shows such as Blacklist, FBI and Homeland.

Topics include finding work you love, adapting to new challenges and opportunities, persistence, hustle, and what it takes to work in one of the most dangerous professions.

Show Notes

  • Not sweating the small stuff
  • The dynamic and variable nature of stunt work
  • AJ's most exciting and most terrifying stunts
  • An unrelenting pursuit of things that make you passionate
  • Embracing failure on a daily basis

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we join AJ Paratore, professional stuntman, for a conversation about taking risks, how a life risking profession makes you zen calm about the small stuff, and professional hustle. AJ is a stuntman, ninja warrior, romance author, and part-time pirate. We discuss his journey from college dropout, to craigslist stuntman, to a professional career and work on shows such as Blacklist, FBI and Homeland.

Topics include finding work you love, adapting to new challenges and opportunities, persistence, hustle, and what it takes to work in one of the most dangerous professions.

Show Notes

  • Not sweating the small stuff
  • The dynamic and variable nature of stunt work
  • AJ's most exciting and most terrifying stunts
  • An unrelenting pursuit of things that make you passionate
  • Embracing failure on a daily basis

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+OyvJO1d4 ]]> Chris Jehle is a Plastic Surgeon https://www.ycdidi.com/10 819235f1-59ab-48cf-8ee2-977172bfc2d4 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 10 Chris Jehle is a Plastic Surgeon full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we join Chris Jehle, a fourth year plastic surgery resident at Rhode Island Hospital, for a conversation about creativity and risk within a "safe" profession, innovation in medicine, trendsetting with plastic surgery, and the silver lining of having lots of problems to solve. Topics include pride in your profession, what plastic surgery _really_ is, issues with the medical insurance industry, and treating your patient like you'd treat your family. 44:35 false This week we join Chris Jehle, a fourth year plastic surgery resident at Rhode Island Hospital, for a conversation about creativity and risk within a "safe" profession, innovation in medicine, trendsetting with plastic surgery, and the silver lining of having lots of problems to solve.

Topics include pride in your profession, what plastic surgery really is, issues with the medical insurance industry, and treating your patient like you'd treat your family.

Show Notes

  • Trendsetting in plastic surgery
  • Risks within the safety of a standard profession
  • Plastic surgery doesn't have an age, gender of body system
  • Issues with the medical insurance industry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, surgery, focus, failure, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career This week we join Chris Jehle, a fourth year plastic surgery resident at Rhode Island Hospital, for a conversation about creativity and risk within a "safe" profession, innovation in medicine, trendsetting with plastic surgery, and the silver lining of having lots of problems to solve.

Topics include pride in your profession, what plastic surgery really is, issues with the medical insurance industry, and treating your patient like you'd treat your family.

Show Notes

  • Trendsetting in plastic surgery
  • Risks within the safety of a standard profession
  • Plastic surgery doesn't have an age, gender of body system
  • Issues with the medical insurance industry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we join Chris Jehle, a fourth year plastic surgery resident at Rhode Island Hospital, for a conversation about creativity and risk within a "safe" profession, innovation in medicine, trendsetting with plastic surgery, and the silver lining of having lots of problems to solve.

Topics include pride in your profession, what plastic surgery really is, issues with the medical insurance industry, and treating your patient like you'd treat your family.

Show Notes

  • Trendsetting in plastic surgery
  • Risks within the safety of a standard profession
  • Plastic surgery doesn't have an age, gender of body system
  • Issues with the medical insurance industry

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+OarfmNx- ]]> Tino Chow is a Problem Solver https://www.ycdidi.com/9 9fa1e14d-0b7f-41a2-9e0c-0758024a62dd Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 9 Tino Chow is a Problem Solver full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week we join Tino Chow, founder of Giant Shoulders — a design agency that delivers impact at the intersection of innovation and design — for a conversation about design, brand, solving hard problems, and the importance of embracing failure. Tino is a designer, entrepreneur, problem solver, speaker, and former TED fellow. We discuss his journey from a teenage military officer in Singapore, to a sought after design consultant, and everything that's happened in between. Topics include design as method of problem solving, building brands, growing businesses, crafting communities, and focusing all of your successes and failures to make something awesome. 55:38 false This week we join Tino Chow, founder of Giant Shoulders — a design agency that delivers impact at the intersection of innovation and design — for a conversation about design, brand, solving hard problems, and the importance of embracing failure. Tino is a designer, entrepreneur, problem solver, speaker, and former TED fellow. We discuss his journey from a teenage military officer in Singapore, to a sought after design consultant, and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include design as method of problem solving, building brands, growing businesses, crafting communities, and focusing all of your successes and failures to make something awesome.

Show Notes

  • Design as a method of problem solving
  • Design as a system, not a deliverable
  • Being an 18 year old Singaporean officer
  • Minimum viable brand
  • Freelance as the future of work
  • Failure by design and mining failure for lessons
  • When design permeates the way you see and experience everything

Links

  • Follow Tino on his Instagram and visit his website
  • Follow Giant Shoulders on Instagram and visit their website
  • See Tino's TED talks on YouTube
  • Check out Failure x Design to benefit from others honest mistakes and lessons (Giant Shoulders on Instagram for updates)

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, design, focus, failure, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career This week we join Tino Chow, founder of Giant Shoulders — a design agency that delivers impact at the intersection of innovation and design — for a conversation about design, brand, solving hard problems, and the importance of embracing failure. Tino is a designer, entrepreneur, problem solver, speaker, and former TED fellow. We discuss his journey from a teenage military officer in Singapore, to a sought after design consultant, and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include design as method of problem solving, building brands, growing businesses, crafting communities, and focusing all of your successes and failures to make something awesome.

Show Notes

  • Design as a method of problem solving
  • Design as a system, not a deliverable
  • Being an 18 year old Singaporean officer
  • Minimum viable brand
  • Freelance as the future of work
  • Failure by design and mining failure for lessons
  • When design permeates the way you see and experience everything

Links

  • Follow Tino on his Instagram and visit his website
  • Follow Giant Shoulders on Instagram and visit their website
  • See Tino's TED talks on YouTube
  • Check out Failure x Design to benefit from others honest mistakes and lessons (Giant Shoulders on Instagram for updates)

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week we join Tino Chow, founder of Giant Shoulders — a design agency that delivers impact at the intersection of innovation and design — for a conversation about design, brand, solving hard problems, and the importance of embracing failure. Tino is a designer, entrepreneur, problem solver, speaker, and former TED fellow. We discuss his journey from a teenage military officer in Singapore, to a sought after design consultant, and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include design as method of problem solving, building brands, growing businesses, crafting communities, and focusing all of your successes and failures to make something awesome.

Show Notes

  • Design as a method of problem solving
  • Design as a system, not a deliverable
  • Being an 18 year old Singaporean officer
  • Minimum viable brand
  • Freelance as the future of work
  • Failure by design and mining failure for lessons
  • When design permeates the way you see and experience everything

Links

  • Follow Tino on his Instagram and visit his website
  • Follow Giant Shoulders on Instagram and visit their website
  • See Tino's TED talks on YouTube
  • Check out Failure x Design to benefit from others honest mistakes and lessons (Giant Shoulders on Instagram for updates)

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+wxQRj43M ]]> Happy New Year! https://www.ycdidi.com/8 ec1b58da-071a-4cd4-a1ca-a8bc98a96437 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 07:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 8 Happy New Year! full Steve Carroll and JP Camara Quick "Hello" from Steve to start off the New Year! We've got a lot of great stuff coming up in the next few weeks, and some new interview concepts that we think will be a lot of fun. Listen to hear more. 3:09 false Quick "Hello" from Steve to start off the New Year! We've got a lot of great stuff coming up in the next few weeks, and some new interview concepts that we think will be a lot of fun. Listen to hear more.

Coming up next week: Tino Chow, a Providence-based designer that offers a whole new definition of 'design'.

]]> Quick "Hello" from Steve to start off the New Year! We've got a lot of great stuff coming up in the next few weeks, and some new interview concepts that we think will be a lot of fun. Listen to hear more.

Coming up next week: Tino Chow, a Providence-based designer that offers a whole new definition of 'design'.

]]> Quick "Hello" from Steve to start off the New Year! We've got a lot of great stuff coming up in the next few weeks, and some new interview concepts that we think will be a lot of fun. Listen to hear more.

Coming up next week: Tino Chow, a Providence-based designer that offers a whole new definition of 'design'.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+E2m_u40J ]]> Lindsey Lerner is a persistent entrepreneur https://www.ycdidi.com/7 326d5d82-d7dd-42ed-b53f-54c4b90505d8 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 7 Lindsey Lerner is a persistent entrepreneur full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week, we join Lindsey Lerner, founder of Level Exchange — a coworking and production space for like-minded individuals to work, grow, and create the business they desire — for a conversation about music, entrepreneurship, fine art, and the importance of persistence. We discuss her journey from college fine artist to music industry entrepreneur and everything that's happened in between. Topics include music as a universal language, art as business, entrepreneurship, and how awesome Lindsey is at bringing to life what she sets her mind to. 54:15 false This week, we join Lindsey Lerner, founder of Level Exchange — a coworking and production space for like-minded individuals to work, grow, and create the business they desire — for a conversation about music, entrepreneurship, fine art, and the importance of persistence. We discuss her journey from college fine artist to music industry entrepreneur and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include music as a universal language, art as business, entrepreneurship, and how awesome Lindsey is at bringing to life what she sets her mind to.

Show Notes

  • Music as a transcendant, universal language
  • A re-imagining of the photography statement "going out shooting"
  • The fine line between persistence and annoyance
  • Business as art and art as business
  • What it means to be an entrepreneur
  • Finding your path through failure
  • Making RI a destination for touring artists
  • How to become bff's with Watsky

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, music, focus, persistence, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career This week, we join Lindsey Lerner, founder of Level Exchange — a coworking and production space for like-minded individuals to work, grow, and create the business they desire — for a conversation about music, entrepreneurship, fine art, and the importance of persistence. We discuss her journey from college fine artist to music industry entrepreneur and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include music as a universal language, art as business, entrepreneurship, and how awesome Lindsey is at bringing to life what she sets her mind to.

Show Notes

  • Music as a transcendant, universal language
  • A re-imagining of the photography statement "going out shooting"
  • The fine line between persistence and annoyance
  • Business as art and art as business
  • What it means to be an entrepreneur
  • Finding your path through failure
  • Making RI a destination for touring artists
  • How to become bff's with Watsky

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week, we join Lindsey Lerner, founder of Level Exchange — a coworking and production space for like-minded individuals to work, grow, and create the business they desire — for a conversation about music, entrepreneurship, fine art, and the importance of persistence. We discuss her journey from college fine artist to music industry entrepreneur and everything that's happened in between.

Topics include music as a universal language, art as business, entrepreneurship, and how awesome Lindsey is at bringing to life what she sets her mind to.

Show Notes

  • Music as a transcendant, universal language
  • A re-imagining of the photography statement "going out shooting"
  • The fine line between persistence and annoyance
  • Business as art and art as business
  • What it means to be an entrepreneur
  • Finding your path through failure
  • Making RI a destination for touring artists
  • How to become bff's with Watsky

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+z8nPGQu8 ]]> John and Galo are raising the bar https://www.ycdidi.com/6 a0b703d8-7b05-439d-b8cc-d5129ecbbd27 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 6 John and Galo are raising the bar full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week, we join John Amore and Galo Naranjo for a conversation about movement, motivation, and big life changes. John Amore is a multi-disciplinary fitness teacher, movement specialist and owner of Ronin Strength. Galo is a strength & conditioning coach, TedX speaker, and truth seeker. We discuss their journey from corporate job to fitness freelance and what motivates them to continue learning everyday. 47:11 false This week, we join John Amore and Galo Naranjo for a conversation about movement, motivation, and big life changes. John Amore is a multi-disciplinary fitness teacher, movement specialist and owner of Ronin Strength. Galo is a strength & conditioning coach, TedX speaker, and truth seeker. We discuss their journey from corporate job to fitness freelance and what motivates them to continue learning everyday.

Topics include finding your passion, crafting a fitness lifestyle, building community, building your brand, and the psychology of motivation.

Show Notes

  • Taking the plunge into something you love
  • Leaving a paycheck to do something you're made to do
  • Making movement a lifestyle
  • Building a fitness community
  • The importance of slowing down
  • Fitness training as psychology, philosophy and education
  • Building your brand

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, movement, focus, passion, inspiration, motivation, craft, job, career This week, we join John Amore and Galo Naranjo for a conversation about movement, motivation, and big life changes. John Amore is a multi-disciplinary fitness teacher, movement specialist and owner of Ronin Strength. Galo is a strength & conditioning coach, TedX speaker, and truth seeker. We discuss their journey from corporate job to fitness freelance and what motivates them to continue learning everyday.

Topics include finding your passion, crafting a fitness lifestyle, building community, building your brand, and the psychology of motivation.

Show Notes

  • Taking the plunge into something you love
  • Leaving a paycheck to do something you're made to do
  • Making movement a lifestyle
  • Building a fitness community
  • The importance of slowing down
  • Fitness training as psychology, philosophy and education
  • Building your brand

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week, we join John Amore and Galo Naranjo for a conversation about movement, motivation, and big life changes. John Amore is a multi-disciplinary fitness teacher, movement specialist and owner of Ronin Strength. Galo is a strength & conditioning coach, TedX speaker, and truth seeker. We discuss their journey from corporate job to fitness freelance and what motivates them to continue learning everyday.

Topics include finding your passion, crafting a fitness lifestyle, building community, building your brand, and the psychology of motivation.

Show Notes

  • Taking the plunge into something you love
  • Leaving a paycheck to do something you're made to do
  • Making movement a lifestyle
  • Building a fitness community
  • The importance of slowing down
  • Fitness training as psychology, philosophy and education
  • Building your brand

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+Jgqdkb0_ ]]> Ricky Katowicz is becoming Ricky Rainbow Beard https://www.ycdidi.com/5 3091ae7c-59f5-421f-aea1-c64d8ee254b4 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 06:00:00 -0500 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 5 Ricky Katowicz is becoming Ricky Rainbow Beard full Steve Carroll and JP Camara This week, we join Ricky, the host of The Rainbow Beard Show, in his basement studio to learn about his creative process, his story after graduating from RISD, and what prompted him to finally start doing the thing he’d been wanting to do for nearly his entire life. 1:01:46 false This week, we join Ricky, the host of The Rainbow Beard Show, in his basement studio to learn about his creative process, his story after graduating from RISD, and what prompted him to finally start doing the thing he’d been wanting to do for nearly his entire life.

Topics include living a life full of creative intention, what it means to not only work with children, but also for them, and learn about being the most generous, kind-hearted, and curious person you can be… just by being you.

Show Notes

  • Setting up a creative work space that works for you
  • Fashion designers — the rockstars of the art world
  • Working with kids and also for them
  • Graduate school by the way of John Cage
  • Empathy versus being a brat
  • Lessons from Mr. Rogers and Pee-wee's Playhouse
  • Where ideas from from
  • BUGS! BUGS! BUGS!
  • How becoming Ricky Rainbow Beard is transforming Ricky's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, mr rogers, kids, creativity, inspiration, motivation, craft, design, job, career This week, we join Ricky, the host of The Rainbow Beard Show, in his basement studio to learn about his creative process, his story after graduating from RISD, and what prompted him to finally start doing the thing he’d been wanting to do for nearly his entire life.

Topics include living a life full of creative intention, what it means to not only work with children, but also for them, and learn about being the most generous, kind-hearted, and curious person you can be… just by being you.

Show Notes

  • Setting up a creative work space that works for you
  • Fashion designers — the rockstars of the art world
  • Working with kids and also for them
  • Graduate school by the way of John Cage
  • Empathy versus being a brat
  • Lessons from Mr. Rogers and Pee-wee's Playhouse
  • Where ideas from from
  • BUGS! BUGS! BUGS!
  • How becoming Ricky Rainbow Beard is transforming Ricky's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> This week, we join Ricky, the host of The Rainbow Beard Show, in his basement studio to learn about his creative process, his story after graduating from RISD, and what prompted him to finally start doing the thing he’d been wanting to do for nearly his entire life.

Topics include living a life full of creative intention, what it means to not only work with children, but also for them, and learn about being the most generous, kind-hearted, and curious person you can be… just by being you.

Show Notes

  • Setting up a creative work space that works for you
  • Fashion designers — the rockstars of the art world
  • Working with kids and also for them
  • Graduate school by the way of John Cage
  • Empathy versus being a brat
  • Lessons from Mr. Rogers and Pee-wee's Playhouse
  • Where ideas from from
  • BUGS! BUGS! BUGS!
  • How becoming Ricky Rainbow Beard is transforming Ricky's life

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+iW-b02lw ]]> Kate & Casey are Improv Entrepreneurs https://www.ycdidi.com/4 b8b702ff-cb97-4bc1-b613-85b09876a66a Fri, 26 Oct 2018 07:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 4 Kate & Casey are Improv Entrepreneurs full Steve Carroll and JP Camara Knowledgeable, passionate, and hilarious - Kate and Casey are veteran comedy improvisers, self-taught entrepreneurs and just plain wonderful people. They’re the owners of the Wage House - an improvisational comedy theater in Pawtucket, RI - where they showcase weekly comedy shows as well as teaching improv classes and workshops. In this episode we take a deep dive into improv comedy, Kate and Casey’s improv journey, the challenges of starting a business, improv life lessons and get coached through an on the spot improv scene! 54:35 false Knowledgeable, passionate, and hilarious - Kate and Casey are veteran comedy improvisers, self-taught entrepreneurs and just plain wonderful people.

They’re the owners of the Wage House - an improvisational comedy theater in Pawtucket, RI - where they showcase weekly comedy shows as well as teaching improv classes and workshops.

In this episode we take a deep dive into improv comedy, Kate and Casey’s improv journey, the challenges of starting a business, improv life lessons and get coached through an on the spot improv scene!

Show Notes

  • What is improv?
  • How has improv impacted your lives?
  • Why only charge $5 for a show?
  • Improv demonstration!
  • The challenges of starting a business
  • Fostering an inclusive comedic environment
  • The impact of being women entrepreneurs
  • Advice for learning improv?
  • Stay through the credits to hear Steve and JP do an improv scene 😱

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, improv, yesand, entrepreneurship, creativity, inspiration, motivation, craft, design, job, career Knowledgeable, passionate, and hilarious - Kate and Casey are veteran comedy improvisers, self-taught entrepreneurs and just plain wonderful people.

They’re the owners of the Wage House - an improvisational comedy theater in Pawtucket, RI - where they showcase weekly comedy shows as well as teaching improv classes and workshops.

In this episode we take a deep dive into improv comedy, Kate and Casey’s improv journey, the challenges of starting a business, improv life lessons and get coached through an on the spot improv scene!

Show Notes

  • What is improv?
  • How has improv impacted your lives?
  • Why only charge $5 for a show?
  • Improv demonstration!
  • The challenges of starting a business
  • Fostering an inclusive comedic environment
  • The impact of being women entrepreneurs
  • Advice for learning improv?
  • Stay through the credits to hear Steve and JP do an improv scene 😱

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> Knowledgeable, passionate, and hilarious - Kate and Casey are veteran comedy improvisers, self-taught entrepreneurs and just plain wonderful people.

They’re the owners of the Wage House - an improvisational comedy theater in Pawtucket, RI - where they showcase weekly comedy shows as well as teaching improv classes and workshops.

In this episode we take a deep dive into improv comedy, Kate and Casey’s improv journey, the challenges of starting a business, improv life lessons and get coached through an on the spot improv scene!

Show Notes

  • What is improv?
  • How has improv impacted your lives?
  • Why only charge $5 for a show?
  • Improv demonstration!
  • The challenges of starting a business
  • Fostering an inclusive comedic environment
  • The impact of being women entrepreneurs
  • Advice for learning improv?
  • Stay through the credits to hear Steve and JP do an improv scene 😱

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+xAP-DF-3 ]]> Morgan Gray is "Whisk Me Away" https://www.ycdidi.com/3 606b7fec-dbd2-41d8-a831-d0eab0377500 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 3 Morgan Gray is "Whisk Me Away" full Steve Carroll and JP Camara Beneath a persistent smile and dusting of flour lies a passionate entrepreneur who cares as much about her clients as she does about the pastries she makes for them. Morgan runs _Whisk Me Away_ — a Providence-based specialty pastry company — where she makes "badass edible creations" including handcrafted cakes, donuts, and wholesale delights. We hear about how she got started as a pastry chef, her journey from Providence, to Boston, and back to Providence, and what inspires her baking. 42:46 false Show Notes

  • What's it like starting a food business?
  • How do you bring joy into your baking?
  • Dessert you want to make most?
  • What cooking show would you compete on?
  • How do you navigate a male dominated industry?
  • Advice for aspiring bakers?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, baking, pastry, creativity, inspiration, motivation, craft, design, job, career Show Notes

  • What's it like starting a food business?
  • How do you bring joy into your baking?
  • Dessert you want to make most?
  • What cooking show would you compete on?
  • How do you navigate a male dominated industry?
  • Advice for aspiring bakers?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> Show Notes

  • What's it like starting a food business?
  • How do you bring joy into your baking?
  • Dessert you want to make most?
  • What cooking show would you compete on?
  • How do you navigate a male dominated industry?
  • Advice for aspiring bakers?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+hWliZruO ]]> Maret Bondorew is the Bee's Knees https://www.ycdidi.com/2 a903e179-bfe3-455d-bb8a-fbffba1d2f6f Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 2 Maret Bondorew is the Bee's Knees full Steve Carroll and JP Camara Maret Bondorew, with a degree in illustration and art history, is a creative force of nature. She is currently the illustrator/letterer of all the Frog & Toad Press designs, from greeting cards to stamps and buttons. We talk with her about her creative journey in illustration, her current work, and advice for aspiring artists. 53:17 false Maret Bondorew, with a degree in illustration and art history, is a creative force of nature. She is currently the illustrator/letterer of all the Frog & Toad Press designs, from greeting cards to stamps and buttons.

We talk with her about her creative journey in illustration, her current work, and advice for aspiring artists.

Show Notes

  • How do you generate ideas?
  • Fine art vs illustration
  • Art as activism, stress relief and community
  • What advice would you give for learning to draw?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, art, illustration, creativity, inspiration, motivation, craft, design, job, career Maret Bondorew, with a degree in illustration and art history, is a creative force of nature. She is currently the illustrator/letterer of all the Frog & Toad Press designs, from greeting cards to stamps and buttons.

We talk with her about her creative journey in illustration, her current work, and advice for aspiring artists.

Show Notes

  • How do you generate ideas?
  • Fine art vs illustration
  • Art as activism, stress relief and community
  • What advice would you give for learning to draw?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> Maret Bondorew, with a degree in illustration and art history, is a creative force of nature. She is currently the illustrator/letterer of all the Frog & Toad Press designs, from greeting cards to stamps and buttons.

We talk with her about her creative journey in illustration, her current work, and advice for aspiring artists.

Show Notes

  • How do you generate ideas?
  • Fine art vs illustration
  • Art as activism, stress relief and community
  • What advice would you give for learning to draw?

Links

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+Lx7AF_6E ]]> Jess Croft is Creatively Satisfied https://www.ycdidi.com/1 977283e2-1b68-4d49-8f04-94121f0ae765 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:00:00 -0400 steve@ycdidi.com (Steve Carroll and JP Camara) 1 Jess Croft is Creatively Satisfied full Steve Carroll and JP Camara If you've seen Jess Croft's professional work, or visited her LinkedIn page, you'll know she's a graphic designer at Hasbro on a team that quickly brings great toys to market. What you may not know is that she's also a talented musician and one half of a band called NGHTSWM. 58:36 false If you've seen Jess Croft's professional work, or visited her LinkedIn page, you'll know she's a graphic designer at Hasbro on a team that quickly brings great toys to market. What you may not know is that she's also a talented musician and one half of a band called NGHTSWM.

Show Notes

  • Is it still easy to get discovered?
  • Do people really need live music anymore?
  • What artists are you guilty for not liking?
  • Music on repeat?
  • What advice would you give your younger self?

Links

Thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, for this show's theme song.

]]> podcast, interview, you can do it do it, ycdidi, music, creativity, inspiration, motivation, craft, design, job, career If you've seen Jess Croft's professional work, or visited her LinkedIn page, you'll know she's a graphic designer at Hasbro on a team that quickly brings great toys to market. What you may not know is that she's also a talented musician and one half of a band called NGHTSWM.

Show Notes

  • Is it still easy to get discovered?
  • Do people really need live music anymore?
  • What artists are you guilty for not liking?
  • Music on repeat?
  • What advice would you give your younger self?

Links

Thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, for this show's theme song.

]]> If you've seen Jess Croft's professional work, or visited her LinkedIn page, you'll know she's a graphic designer at Hasbro on a team that quickly brings great toys to market. What you may not know is that she's also a talented musician and one half of a band called NGHTSWM.

Show Notes

  • Is it still easy to get discovered?
  • Do people really need live music anymore?
  • What artists are you guilty for not liking?
  • Music on repeat?
  • What advice would you give your younger self?

Links

Thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, for this show's theme song.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/n1mnlCMD+qbu3XD1I ]]>