The Relentless: Recent Episodes
John Baranauskas
Everygoodgift.org
0.0 Introduction – The hidden rules within societies class system
2.35 The poor rely on each other and that does not necessary translate well in a work environment
4:50 The value and importance of pride in your work.
6:15 Building a good future
7:05 Busting the perception that single mothers are paralyzed by their own baggage
9.05 program success stories
11:15 How every good gift decides what to make
13:30 Overcoming a defeated mindset and transitioning to living in abundance
17:00 Coaching those who have never been managed before
19:14 Cancer Diagnosis
23:50 Miracles & Journaling
27:48 Current protest and unrest in inner cities
30:40 Jill interviews John- Savings and Budgeting
34:50 John’s philosophy on giving
39:00 Biggest financial problem in the US
41:00 Jill’s one message
0:00 Intro and board work for Penn State Alumni.
5:00 When to know it is time to move on from a company.
7:00 Choosing to do an MBA right out of undergrad
9:00 Not all mentors say the same thing
10:50 Taking on difficult roles and how having a family changes the dynamic
16:20 Investing in your career for the long term
21:30 Covid response in Switzerland vs U.S.
23:23 Sports during Covid
25:07 Martin interviews me- rapid fire
27:30 Adjusting from the move to Switzerland
29:30 End goal of career- differentiation
30:50 Thoughts on fatherhood
0:00 Intro and recapping since last time.
3:15 Leveraging this time to add new skills
5:00 End goal of adding new skills
7:25 lifelong learning and relatability
11:02 Sizing people up? Getting behind the mask.
14:25 Finding a balance of what drives you
15:50 Covid Vaccine Optics
21:21 Moving forward, rule breakers and finding information
24:56 Missed opportunity to lead
28:40 A politically calm era is over
30:35 Medicine and Pharma poisoned by politics?
33:30 Staying Active and back to the gym
40:00 is spending money on workout equipment worth it?
45:15 Sports and activities in 2020
49:30 Only way to go is forward
50:20 Things John learned from Covid about himself and surprises.
Mike Chou, PT, DPT
0:00 Introductions and providing evidence-based advice
4:02 Comparing the use of “the science” in healthcare and finance
6:25 Defending the Science
8:58 Stress in Finance
11:50 A Cog in a wheel?
14:25 The Relentless story, flipping the narrative and changing a career
18:17 Biggest Surprises in Healthcare
21:28 Future of medicine “All of Us” crowdsourcing
26:00 Generational differences in technological reliance
28:40 Social Credit and the need for “likes”
30:40 Impacts from Corona
35:10 Political sphere of healthcare
37:10 Minimalistic lifestyle- finding a balance
40:40 Rock Climbing
45:00 Mike Interviews John
49:00 Current events and investing
Dana Donofree founder of AnaOno
0:00-Intro and starting a business after a cancer diagnosis
2:35 Being forced to put things into perspective
3:25 Gaining the experience
5:13 Using both sides of your brain
7:10 Future of NYC and fashion district post-Covid
8:50 Great things come from disaster
10:30 Logistics have buckled due to Covid
12:20 Reaction from friends and family starting a business as a cancer patient
16:11 Angst from running a business
19:53 Intangible benefits from a tangible product
25:30 Gut check-Victoria Secret entering the niche
32:10 Favorite vacation spots
33:55 Dana Interviews John
40:48 Female entrepreneurship
47:08 What has surprised Dana the most about herself
50:30 Fashion being built on an ultra-time sensitive mindset.
53:20 China’s growing middle class
57:05 Final thoughts.
0:00 Intro
:58 Past couple of months
3:10 Inside the mind of a 6-year-old in quarantine
4:47 Relationship with siblings (pluses and minuses.)
5:30 Best coping methods
7:30 An artist in a family of quants
9:00 Madison Interviews me
11:40 A young lady’s perspective on the future
15:40 Do not touch hairy caterpillars-self confidence
18:10 Mind like a sponge
19:02 Conclusion
0:00 Introduction and high level overview of marketing
2:21 Marketing cannot shine up shit
3:20 Bio and story
4:57 Marketing and Sales merging
10:45 Ian Bremmer- Breaking out of a closed society/organization
16:15 Stuck in our role’s vs dying on our sword
19:30 Finding an identity
22:40 Does success and less stress change tenacity
28:20 The longer the old establishment stays out of the norm the weaker they become
31:10 Micro-awards vs keeping the chin strap buckled
36:52 Putting the company first
39:18 One foot in one foot out
40:45 Society changes from the quarantine.
51:08 Why are small business not focusing on marketing
55:45 People that stopped us in our tracks
1:01:00 Wrap up and commercial
0:00 Intro and Bio
5:20 Will the shutdown help modernize law operations and requirements
7:30 Adjusting to work-life at home
10:30 Profound industry information doesn’t get engagement on social media that silly post get.
12:45 Has Covid changed business strategy? Business Cycles are normal?
15:06 Will divorce and bankruptcy spike after this?
16:05 People have little money saved and financial literacy is boring- immediate gratification culture.
21:00 Eviction court backlog post crisis- Liquidity concern by loan servicers.
26:50 Systemic risk
29:10 Investment Opportunities
32:05 Geography played bigger role in past crisis (now it’s everyone.)
35:50 Deep breathe, staying organized and stay healthy
39:00 Bucket Strategy, Asset Allocation, Education and Repetition.
45:30 Money printing and debt levels
50:40 Most interesting person you have met-Joe Biden and high level politics
56:05 Being blessed with what you have
0:00 Intro and Bio
4:55 Spanish class and rekindling and old friendship
6:20 Moving from Philly to Miami culture shock
10:25 Traveling International for work understanding the culture
13:12 Bursting our bubble- culture shock
18:22 Corona just a magnification of tribal politics
21:45 Instant gratification culture and manipulation of the truth
24:00 history has taught us that things take time to change
27:35 Waiting to judge government response.
32:38 Goodwill in politics is absent.
35:30 Our economy is not designed to work in this environment
43:00 American Identity in the 21st Century
48:30 Perception of America in other countries
50:50 Flipping the script, Kenny interviews me
1:01 What Kenny enjoys about his role in medical devices and his hobbies
0:00 Intro and Bio
2:25 Internal Covid-19 response from inside a healthcare/pharma company
4:30 Adapting to the work from home environment
7:00 Water cooler conversations at work right now/virtual support system
10:20 Major milestones being cancelled (Weddings, Funerals, Proms and Graduations)
16:40 Positive business adaptations from the lock-down
18:55 Minimalist lifestyle finding a balance and finding your own coping mechanisms
24:55 On edge, nervous and getting crafty in spending
29:00 Survivor guilt and preparing for unexpected
32:20 Government Stimulus
35:50 Social Distance play-dates and reconnecting
37:25 Zoom call disasters
38:55 Most successful person you’ve have met
43:10 Sticking with the plan in the market and finding opportunities
0:00 Intro
0:55 Transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship work structure
4:00 Learning how to interact with people
6:30 Experience with unexpected loss
8:45 A challenge to faith
9:30 Would life be different without unexpected events?
10:45 How planning ahead acted as a bumper for the emotional roller coaster of unexpected events
12:32 How to define a successful life
13:44 Gaining perspective of other people’s work schedule
15:20 Good core group of friends and having variety
18:52 Relationship with money
20:22 Flipping the interview-Is John happy with the road chosen?
24:30 Costliest mistake in Tim’s life
26:02 Selfless Acts
30:15 Surgeon for the day
32:30 Best and Worst of the Greatest Generation, Boomers and Millennial generations
37:08 The power of social media
39:00 Tim’s Value Prop
:00 Introduction
3:30 Misinformation info-demic in health
5:20 Misinformation in finance is the M.O.
6:31 Misinformation snowballs
10:12 How to gain trust when the perspective of experience is not available (leaning on the pros)
11:50 The current scene behind the scenes in pharma and healthcare
15:20 How this event changes culture and perception in the future
17:00 When does the peak hit?
18:38 Finding a balance in life
25:15 The home is sacred and isolated from the outside world, but the door has been broken down in the past couple of weeks
27:50 How John finds his balance
30:15 Major influences for Cornelius
33:19 Being an open book and making some noise
35:40 If he won the lottery what would he do
37:10 Turn the tables-Cornelius interviews me
:30 Intro
1:40 Biggest current concerns in his business
4:30 Mike’s story
9:30 Side hustle- Synergies within all business
10:30 Business promotion lessons-Systems
13:15 Making the most of our time- listening to educational podcast while working wage job
16:40 Taking the plunge- How to frame it to family members
18:30 Disappointed for not getting a promotion he really didn’t want
19:45 Power vs Money-Which is more important?
22:36 Future of technology in Real Estate- Will it catch up?
27:10 Air BnB vs Hotel will you be able to tell the difference in 5-10 years.
29:42 Who do you want to be in a room with an operator or academic?
32:42 If not Real Estate what other business?
35:30 How the freedom of Entrepreneurship changes dynamics at home
40:15 Value Prop for Homefront
0:00 Intro of Chris
1:24 Change in the finance industry
3:42 Fixed income in the index investing environment
6:00 Importance of good structure
7:30 Fee based vs consulting Fees-Lifting the hood on adviser compensation
9:30 Mouths to feed that go into your fees
10:34 Managed Money
12:10 Large Firms- good intentions in the ivory tower vs what happens in the trenches
19:49 Relationship Change with children as they get older
26:30 Play date in 2020 vs trawling the neighborhood for friends in the 1980s.
28:55 Roadie with the Grateful Dead
32:22 Current market outlook with the lurking Corona Virus