Consultancy Podcast: Recent Episodes
Johann Lilly
You don't need to work at a firm to hire your own consultant. No matter what you're trying to learn or who you're trying to become, you can hire someone for that purpose. This podcast comprises what I'm learning from the consultants I hire and from the leaders I meet with around the world—as well as from the people in my community. This began with a simple premise: what you don't do today, you won't do tomorrow. Let's talk about it.
Consultancy (noun): the state of being a consultant; the position of a consultant; a person or firm that provides consulting advice or services.
About me: I'm a software engineer working in #Fintech as a #blockchain developer. I previously worked in the health diagnostics and cancer research field. I'm a Certified Blockchain Expert and spend my free time swimming or using Verbling.com to hire private foreign language teachers.
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It's 4am and I've been stuck working on an API integration. It's worth it. What would the future "you" say to you right now, based on the sacrifices you make?
Companies: Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Regus, WeWork, LinkedIn Learning, Lynda, Codecademy
Websites: https://woolf.university
Alternate titles: Pulling an all-nighter in the office All night at the office Overnight at the office Sleeping at the office Skin in the game Startup life
Tags: Technology, Business, Education, software engineering, web development, dev, developer, co-op, office, work, error, fix, patches, support, camping, internship, responsibility, API, business, consulting, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
Notes: This episode was recorded over a month before release. A few updates have taken place since then.
When you complete a milestone, do you ever ask, "what's next?" Action demonstrates priority.
Alternate titles: Never Stop Never Stopping Priority vs. Action I'm not done - a high school wrestling story
Companies: Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University
Websites: https://woolf.university
Tags: Technology, Business, Education, milestone, crowd sale, ICO, initial coin offering, token sale, IPO, API, software engineering, software development, goals, academia, high school, secondary school, wrestling, high school wrestling, high school sports, athletics, sports, fitness, team, varsity, captain, discipline, competition, match, round, fight, coaching, coach, focus, career, study, action, volunteering, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
Notes: This episode was recorded over a month before release. A few updates have taken place since then.
Step into the shoes of an admissions counselor. Anybody can self-publish a book. Does that make a difference? Maybe. Let me explain.
Alternate titles: Does publishing a book help my college application? Does publishing a book help me get into college? Does publishing a book help me get into grad school? Does being a published author help my application? Does being a published author help my college application? Does being a published author help me get into college? Does being a published author help me get into grad school? How do I self-publish a book? How do I get my book published? How do I get my manuscript published? How do I get a Literary Agent? How do I find a Literary Agent? How does publishing help my graduate school application?
Locations: New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA;
Companies: Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Google, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster
Organizations: Harvard College, Harvard University
References: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Apple iBooks Author, Google Play Books Partner Center, The Big 5 Trade Book Publishers in the U.S, DuckDuckGo
Tags: technology, books, q&a, self-published, eBooks, kindle, manuscript, Literary Agent, politics, writing, bureaucracy, code, programming, grad school, networking, education, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
A dollar results in more work depending on where it is spent. Consider the companies leaving California for Texas. Why limit yourself to your own state, or even your own country?
People: Mark Cuban
Locations: United States; New York, NY; Silicon Valley, CA; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Cambodia; Philippines; Malaysia; Panama; Berlin, Germany; Gibraltar; Sweden
Companies: Dollar Tree, Upwork, Freelancer, Royal Dutch Shell, BuzzFeedVideo Worth It
References: https://upwork.com
Tags: taxation, visa, visa sponsorship, work visa, outsourcing, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
"I'm just terrible with languages..." have you heard that before? It's been 300 hours of private language instruction, and it's working.
Quotes: "Make the best decision you can with the information you have at the time."
Tags: language, languages, language learning, youth, high school, college, plans, private investment, angel investors, visa, conference, sponsorship, memorization, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
Languages: Russian, Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese
Books: English Grammar for Students of Russian by Edwina J. Cruise
Organizations: Bloomberg, Verbling, Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Huobi, EdCrunch 2018
Locations: Zurich, Switzerland; Oxford, England; Moscow, Russia
Woolf left Ethereum and has announced a launch on the Stellar blockchain platform.
Locations: Berlin, Germany; Washington, DC, USA; Valletta, Malta
Organizations: Ethereum, Stellar, IBM, Hyperledger Fabric, Linux Foundation, Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University
Languages: Russian
References: https://medium.com/the-woolf-company-blog/the-first-university-ico-ab843ec1b062
Tags: ERC20, ERC223, token sale, ICO, dapp, crowdsale, power level, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
I wrote the smart contracts. We're still switching.
Locations: Washington, DC
Organizations: Ethereum, Stellar, Ripple, Kickstarter, IBM, Hyperledger Fabric, Linux Foundation
Universities:
References: https://medium.com/the-woolf-company-blog/5a624f09a4b9
Tags: Byzantine Fault Tolerance, Etherem Casper, token sale, ICO, work, funding, angel investor, crowdsale, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
I was able to stay in Europe for a maximum of 90 days before my visa expired. Now I need a work visa.
Locations: Valletta, Malta; Berlin, Germany; Washington, D.C., United States; European Union; Reykjavík, Iceland; Beijing, China
Organizations: Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University, Pinewood Studios, Kippertie Studio, Red Digital Cinema, Oxford Student Union, Huobi, Regus, WeWork, SoftBank Group
Universities: Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford; Wolfson College, University of Oxford; Trinity College, University of Oxford
References: Schengen Agreement
Tags: work, cinema, immigration, investment, efficiency, productivity, customs, risk, security, politics, government, legal, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
Accreditation for education institutions tends ultimately to be controlled by governmental forces. Innovators are determining how blockchain technology integrates within that system.
People: Alex Grech, The Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning Hon. Minister Evarist Bartolo, Education and Employment Minister, Republic of Malta
Organizations: Woolf: Building The First Blockchain University
Locations: Malta; European union; China; Berlin, Germany; Washington, DC, United States
Tags: politics, government, work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
The token creation preceded attending the Blockchain, Credentials and Connected Learning conference through The Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning (3CL) in Malta.
Tags: work, freelance, tech, technology, gadgets, startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, travel, blockchain, business, consulting, leadership, jobs, finance, risk, BlackRock, McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Group, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Bain Capital
Companies: LinkedIn, LinkedIn Learning;