Drumming up a Sabbatical + Business Mentoring

Episode 36 on Brigadoon Radio: A recorded conversation on March 2, 2021, between Joe Redston and Marc A. Ross.

The episode explores:

• What it takes to be a real Islander

• The benefits of being a drummer

• The rise of beach soccer

• Why make time for a sabbatical

• The need to pay attention to the numbers

• Where to start with team building and leadership development

• How to work with a business mentor + strategist

• Understanding the world is nuanced

• How to live in the grey areas of business

• When to scale up or stay lean

Subject Matter Expert: Joe Redston has been facilitating team building and leadership development events since 2007, working all across the UK and Europe for clients including Shell, Coca-Cola, HSBC, Accenture, PwC, and many SMEs and owner-managed businesses.

He has lived in Spain, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, plus he is a drummer.

Joe grew up on the Isle of Wight and has now returned as a lifestyle decision to offer his knowledge and skills to Island businesses.

Good pod this: Bode Miller speaks with Bob Lefsetz

The pod covers much ground, including:

Benefits of being self-taught and fortitude...

The high-level engineering involved with ski equipment...

The culture of ski racing at the elite level...

How Team Austria pressured Atomic to provided other competitors with suboptimal skis in the 2006 Winter Games...

Bode Miller is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.

He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time.

Bode was born in the heart of the New Hampshire White Mountains.

His parents were self-styled hippies who lived deep in the woods in a house with no electricity or running water. After his parents divorced, his mother took him to nearby Cannon Mountain while she worked, often leaving him in the ski school staff's care. At age 11, he began skiing competitively.

A natural athlete, Miller earned all-state honors in high school in soccer and tennis and was an avid golfer. He was a promising snowboarder as well, but ultimately he decided to focus on skiing.

Today he lives in Big Sky, Montana, with his family and has many business interests at the intersection of sport, alpine skiing, and human performance.

In short, he is an expert in elite sport, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Good pod this.

Listen here.

Crossing the Divide

Today @ 4:00 pm ET

Jessica Stone = Special Guest | Brigadoon Whiteboard Call

Jessica is a Washington-based author, anchor, and correspondent who covers the intersection of politics and business around the world.

She more than 15 years of television journalism experience, including covering national politics, business, trade, international diplomacy.

She also spent two years telling stories on multiple platforms as a stringer for national newspapers, radio + television outlets in war + disaster zones.

She is the author of the just-released (this week) Crossing the Divide: 20 Lessons to Help You Thrive in Cross-Cultural Environments.

Brigadoon Whiteboard Calls are 45-minute sessions where 1-2 subject matter experts provide insights on fostering new business ideas, overcoming execution challenges, ideas for better performance, or exposure to adventurous hobbies.

All calls happen using Google Meet.

Just like all Brigadoon gatherings, the call is powerpoint free and conversation-driven.

Cost:

Brigadoon Whiteboard Calls are open participation, and there is no fee to attend.

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Designing a Digital Approach to Art

Episode 35 on Brigadoon Radio: A recorded conversation on March 2, 2021, between Nygilia McClain and Marc A. Ross.

The episode explores:

• What is a creative designer?

• Mix-media tools for storytelling

• What is XR?

• Focusing on a computer-to-user experience

• Reaching the maximum use of a smartphone

• How to best work with a creative designer

• The intersection of design and sport

• The power of storytelling

Subject Matter Expert: Nygilia McClain was born and raised in Schenectady, New York. Her family is super cultural, and she loves the stories that come out of it, whether good or bad. She believes these stories are the reasons for her success.

Being a lover of both basketball and art has led her to live a life that is full of unconditional love and motivation. A journey less traveled by.

Nygilia specializes in graphic design, illustration, digital art, and storytelling.

She has been involved in some significant projects, including NBA Restart x Oculus, TikTok Fashion Week Pitch, S4 Capital Market's Week, Robinhood Campaign Pitch, and a Nike E-Commerce Pitch.