The Nickolas Crim Show: Recent Episodes
Nickolas Crim
This episode was recorded for the Exploring Healthcare podcast, but since the topics of telemedicine and mental health are so relevant today and Amy was such a great guest I'm releasing this episode on both podcasts.
On this episode I sit down with Amy Otto who is the Director of Client Experience at VirtualMed Staff. VirtualMed Staff is a full-service telemedicine company that specializes in the placement of psychiatrists, hospitalists, and neurologists with hospitals, clinics, and medical groups across America. Amy has spent her career working in different areas of the healthcare and employee benefits industries and brought a unique set of experiences and knowledge to the discussion around telemedicine, mental health, cross state licensure and payment parody, and podcasting.
Connect:
aotto@virtualmedstaff.com
email@nickolasc.com
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
Referenced in the show:
https://www.virtualmedstaff.com/
https://businessradiox.com/our-studios/sandysprings/atlanta-business-radio/
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765
Time stamps:
[1:06] Amy’s background
[4:45] Telemedicine/ virtual care
[8:20] Cross state licensure, payment parody, and psychiatrists shortages
[13:53] VirtualMed Staff
[19:45] Physician shortage
[23:06] Broadband connection access
[23:50] Day-to-day as Director of Client Experience.
[30:25] Employer strategy around mental health
[31:43] Virtual care and mental health
[33:27] Mental health needs among college students
[39:33] Atlanta Business Radio Show
[44:21] Interview prep
[47:08] The Power of Moments
[49:57] Purchase of $100 or less
On this episode I sit down with Lewis Wheaton who is an Associate Professor at Georgia Tech where his research interests include Neuroplasticity, neurorehabilitation, cognitive motor control, motor physiology, and clinical neurophysiology. We discuss his path into biology and neuroscience research, the importance of collaboration, how he decides what to research, and what he's learned working as a City Council member in the greater Atlanta area.
Lewis is a great and multitalented person who gets a lot done and uses his skills to positively impact others and the world around him.
Connect:
law@gatech.edu
email@nickolasc.com
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
Referenced in the show:
http://thecmclab.com/
Time stamps:
(1:38) Lewis’ background
(4:04) Science fair projects
(6:20) Pursuing biology and neuroscience
(8:57) Be curious and take classes outside your comfort zone
(10:50) Collaboration
(12:56) Students
(15:55) Exposure to different points of view
(19:46) Cognitive Motor Control Research
(23:14) Deciding what to research
(26:15) Intellectual inputs
(29:00) Publishing research
(30:29) Learning process
(33:45) Reflecting on his body of research
(35:20) Brain Kernel and Nueralink
(36:45) Brain stimulation
(39:35) Broad band access for greater rehab potential
(43:01) Working as a City Council Member
(45:35) Process for prioritizing roles and responsibilities
(48:00) People who have inspired him
(52:35) Purchase of $100 or less
On this episode I sit down with Zach Blend CEO of Goshen Valley. Goshen Valley provides services and support to children living in the foster care system. We discuss his path to working at Goshen Valley, the importance of finding a problem you're passionate about solving, serving others throughout your entire life & career, and the mission of Goshen Valley.
Connect:
zblend@goshenvalley.org
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
Referenced in the show:
https://goshenvalley.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations
https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Toolkit
Time stamps:
(1:05) Zach’s background
(5:43) College radio host
(8:12) Perspective
(9:44) Searching for purpose
(17:10) History of Goshen Valley
(21:23) Service others from the start of your career
(24:14) Goshen Valley team and volunteers
(30:00) Non-profit is a tax status / 3MC
(33:50) Leading teams effectively
(37:03) Teaching project management / learning by doing
(41:26) Bias towards action
(44:40) People who have inspired him
(49:42) Education
(53:29) Book recommendations
(55:47) Purchase under $100
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs
https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk
https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited
https://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing
CONNECT:
https://www.awnexinc.com/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:58) John’s background and path into business
(9:14) Building stuff
(11:15) Lessons from Don and partners
(12:51) Learning sales
(14:08) Delivering on promises to customers
(15:21) Basic principles and value of his business
(18:22) Fundamental skills of business owner
(21:55) Pivoting during COVID and shift to outdoor seating
(25:08) Elon Musk, Steve Jobs
(27:34) Cars
(28:45) Advice to young ambitious people
(30:22) Learning
(34:51) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://stuckeys.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966692/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302006/
https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Phil-Knight/dp/1508211809
CONNECT:
https://stuckeys.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniestuckey/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(0:55) Her background in law and state legislature
(3:45) Processing large amounts of information
(5:11) W.S. Stuckey
(10:02) Lost art of letter writing
(13:21) Stuckey’s brand and history
(16:19) Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
(20:26) Interstate travel
(22:33) Stuckeys in Greenbook and The Irishman
(24:00) Purchasing back the company
(27:43) Storytelling
(33:04) Rediscovering the American Road-trip
(35:35) Day-to-day as CEO
(39:40) Brands and companies that have inspired her
(44:23) Social media content
(49:07) Purchase of $100 or less
(49:40) Frugality
(52:43) Nike story
(56:13) Do the things that don’t scale
(58:16) Airbnb
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/Hedge-Fund-Market-Wizards-Winning...
https://www.amazon.com/Inside-House-Money-Traders-Profiting-ebook...
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Stagnation...
https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One...
CONNECT:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawelliot/
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(1:37) State the world
(3:17) Personal projects
(5:02) Drivers of market
(7:01) Sources of inputs
(8:55) Power of interviews
(9:30) Stan Druckenmiller
(11:00) His learning process
(13:16) College
(19:51) Building marketable skills
(23:03) State of automated marketing tools
(26:23) LinkedIn
(28:07) Travel
(29:20) Innovation
(35:26) Social media
(38:38) Culture progress is not a substitute for technological progress
(39:48) Book recommendation
(42:17) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://orderpiebar.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonda_Rhimes
https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/
https://www.zingermansbakehouse.com/
CONNECT:
https://orderpiebar.com/pages/newsletter-sign-up
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(1:27) Lauren’s background and the origins of Pie Bar
(6:32) Not knowing “entrepreneur” was a job and finding a job you enjoy
(10:22) Chasing your dreams
(14:05) Writing processes & inspiration
(26:06) Building a brand around the entire Pie Bar team v. Founders
(27:02) Her recipe writing and pie testing processes
(29:42) Iterating on pie
(33:15) Pie-cations
(34:52) Taking one from Chick-fil-A’s playbook
(38:06) Conversations around small business
(39:32) Lessons from pie making road trips
(41:31) Pie is very personal
(43:24) Scratch baking
(44:17) Building community and being a “regular”
(46:54) Other brands that have inspired her
(52:39) Pie Bar hiring process
(59:04) Lauren’s favorite pie
(1:01:43) Getting out of your pie comfort zone
(1:03:28) Power of sampling
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
CONNECT:
steve.chapman@brookhavenga.gov
https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(1:13) Steve’s background
(5:15) Pursuing a career in finance
(6:25) First job in investment banking
(8:48) Learning to not take attacks personally in business
(11:20) Early career success improving manufacturing process
(17:00) Motivation for working in government
(18:57) Thoughts on risk
(24:03) His approach to career moves
(29:33) Thoughts on vendor partnerships
(34:56) Advice to young ambitious people
(37:57) Community Investment Agreements
(42:57) Lessons he likes to share during speaking engagements and thoughts on leadership
(49:39) Book recommendation
(52:48) 4 Hour Work Week
(55:10) Communication
(58:22) Family reading
(59:06) Purchase of $100 or less
PODCAST INFO:
RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-nickolas-crim-show
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nickolas-crim-show/id1546025367
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bQ8Dm6obigqAU3cD3QFj6?si=5KiNrgacRWOiveN1wfRsSg&dl_branch=1
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Will-Measure-Your-Life...
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich...
https://www.disruptthebay.org/
https://www.blinkist.com/
CONNECT:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-gatt-1706b328/https://twitter.com/nickolascrim
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasc/
OUTLINE:
Here are the timestamps for the episode.
(2:06) Jeff’s background
(3:26) Benefits of working in public accounting focused on small to mid-size companies in US
(6:50) Why he pursued a career in finance
(10:14) Fundamentals skills needed to be successful in finance
(16:19) Need for business acumen in addition to a great business idea and vision
(16:47) Example of startup building barcodes on mobile funds
(21:03) Need to focus on product and distribution
(23:10) Reminder innovation is happening outside the US
(24:43) Definition of public accounting
(27:37) His approach to exploring and making career moves
(30:56) His reflection process
(32:57) How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen
(33:47) AI in finance
(39:11) What grabs his attention when vendors reach out
(41:16) Importance of partnership
(43:30) Examples of recent B2B purchases that required partnership
(51:30) His advice for young ambitious people wanting to make their mark on the world
(1:03:25) Lessons learned from playing and coaching football
(1:10:49) Your company is not a family
(1:13:46) Disrupt the Bay and his personal family cancer story
(1:17:20) Book recommendation
(1:22:01) Purchase of $100 or less that improved his life
Resources/ Recommendations from the show:
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) Certification
- The Ultimate Anabolic Cookbook by Greg Doucette
Connect with Cameron:
Connect with Nickolas:
- https://nickolasc.com/
Highlights:
- Picking one word that sets the tone and helps guide you for the year.
- Becoming a father
- Physical therapy
- Role models
- Being more decisive. Being all in.
- Dry needling
- Most headaches are caused by lack of water or some nutritional deficiency.
- Chickfila: the Disney of fast food
- Being comfortable being uncomfortable.
Resources/ Recommendations from the show:
- The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
- Dry needling
Connect with Bradley:
Connect with Nickolas:
- https://nickolasc.com/
Resources/ Recommendations from the show:
- Chat & Video: Zoom, Microsoft teams
- Client & Project management: Asana, Monday.com
- Customer relationship management (CRM): Hubspot, Infusionsoft
- Book recommendation: Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
- Hobby: Pickle ball
Connect with Liz:
- Bosun
Connect with Nickolas:
- https://nickolasc.com/
Resources/ Recommendations from the show:
- You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy
- Chess.com
Connect with Drew:
- Chess.com
Connect with Nickolas:
- https://nickolasc.com/
