Mercenary Podcast

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Sinopsis

There is no such thing as work/life balance. Your work is your life. If youre like us, youre curious about all the different ways people choose to spend their time to make their livelihood. The Mercenary podcast is about how self-directed people choose to spend their time. What does a movie producer do day to day? What are the hard parts of the job? What are the fun parts? What parts make it worth it?We ask our guests to reflect on what motivates them, how they define success and what makes them happy.Send questions to mercenary@toprightcorner.com

Episodios

  • #18 Nate Abele, CTO of Radify.io

    14/11/2016 Duración: 52min

    In this episode we bring on Nate Abele, CTO of Radify.io to talk about how technology is shaping small businesses. Recorded just before the election - thought happily with almost nil election talk - we disuss a wide range of topics including: What Nate does at Radify Automation The meaning of work Technology in general Future of banking and small business lending Monetary Policy and Stock Buy Backs Though he says he'll regret it, Matt and Nate say they're excited for Trump to shake things up Legal Tax Havens Escaping to Estonia Working Abroad The meaning of government in its most base sense Reasoning from first principals Processes for more productive work without distraction How each Dan, Matt and Nate like to work without wasting time Some apps we like: Flowstate Evernote Timing App NOTE: Dan decided to record the podcast in a really loud location outside of his office and contributed to most of the poor audio quality.

  • #17 Cody Brown

    07/11/2016 Duración: 01h04min

    On this episode we bring on Cody Brown, the founder of virtual reality experience company, IRL(In Real Life). We talk about the state of the VR industry, and the different directions it can go. Cody and Dan both have first hand experience producing professional VR experiences, and they bring a wealth of insight to the table for an industry that's still in it's infancy. Twitter: CodyBrown IRL: irl-vr.com Inside the secretive augmented reality company, Magic Leap. Dan's work on The Exorcist on Fox. The scariest thing Matt has seen in the last few months, Edward Mordake, the man with a face on the back of his head. Though it may be a hoax. The case against reailty. What you see in daily life might not be close to it's true form, and it doesn't have to be.

  • #16 Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    01/11/2016 Duración: 48min

    Dan and Matt reconnect after a long hiatus. A lot has happened in both their careers. Dan has a movie in theaters March 2017, Matt's company got acquired. Look forward to new episodes with exciting guests in the next few weeks! Belko Experiment Gets a 2017 IMDB Release Date RJMetrics acquired by Magento George Reefah - Paparazzi Enemy Friends and Family Film Feedback Platform

  • #15 Married on the Highline with Genevieve Dreizen

    11/03/2016 Duración: 59min

    Here's a lost episode from April 2015! We brought in Genevieve Dreizen, a project manager at NYC company Gramercy Tech. (http://www.gramercytech.com/) We talk about her work in tech as well her side gig as a renegade marriage officiant.

  • #14 American Greed - Tech Investigative Reporting with Juliana Reyes, Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    06/04/2015 Duración: 50min

    On Episode 14, Dan and Matt speak with Juliana Reyes about her role as a writer at Technically Philly and delve into some of the recent financial scandals and one-upmanship than has rocked the tech scene. We mostly discuss a recent article by Juliana that depicts the sudden demise of the reputation management company Brand.com. We discuss how so many articles related to any industry are about meteoric successes or immediate crashes, without covering the day-to-day aspects of real working life. Juliana also describes her experience writing for Technical.ly Philly. Lastly, we speak about how different industries can only last so long in a certain geographic area before their locality hinders their ultimate growth. Some links: http://badassdigest.com/2015/03/02/from-hollywood-to-homeless-the-writer-of-jason-x-and-drive-angry-on-screenw/ http://technical.ly/philly/2015/03/11/what-happened-brand-com/ http://technical.ly/philly/author/julianareyes/ http://johnaugust.com/2011/no-hollywood-for-him @juliana_f_reyes

  • #13 The Virtual World - Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    21/03/2015 Duración: 50min

    On Episode 13, Dan and Matt catch up on their business and professional lives and then delve head first into the exciting and somewhat scary world of Virtual Reality content. Some interesting VR-related links: Grantland Virtual Reality has Arrived HTC Vive Headset Cost Sony Project Morpheus

  • #12 Outsourcing to Silicon Beach - Espree Devora, Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    23/02/2015 Duración: 01h12min

    In Episode 12 tech entrepreneur and social media maven Espree Devora joins Matt and Dan to talk about the Los Angeles tech scene a.k.a "Silicon Beach," management and outsourcing, digital nomads and lessons learned from various projects. More about Espree: Espree Devora is known as “the Girl who Gets it Done” She has provided seminars in interactive content and social media to many corporations and universities including Disney, CBS, International Association of Skateboard Companies, USC Executive MBA and Georgetown MBA. She co-produced the panel “WHERE’S WALDO? Finding Social Influencers & Decreasing Your Costs” which brought in over 11,500 viewers in under an hour via live stream, making it the highest viewed independent panel at the time. She started her first online company at the start of college and fell in love with the start up culture. Espree's Site Espree's LinkedIn Her Secret Hobby Espree's Twitter

  • #11 What The Future Brings - Russell Buckley, Matt Monihan and Dan Clifton

    17/02/2015 Duración: 01h06min

    In Episode 11 Russell Buckley joins the crew to talk about how he helps start-ups raise capital, futurism, the sharing economy, virtual reality & jobs of the coming decades. The guys manage to stumble across several topics including how London has emerged as Europe's answer to silicon valley, how technology is creating new jobs rather than killing them, how jobs in modern medicine and the military will be most overhauled in the next ten years and how cell phones in 25 years will be the size of red blood cells. Oh, and we also talk about 2045 or as Russell calls it, "the year computers take over." More about Russell: *Russell Buckley is a UK Government Advisor helping UK startups raise investment and a leading practitioner, speaker and thinker about mobile technology. He is also a previous Global Chairman of the Mobile Marketing Association, an active Angel Investor (via Ballpark Ventures), and holds numerous non-executive positions in mobile technology companies. Russell’s previous role was wi

  • #10 Approaching Singularity - Paul Giuliano, Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    10/02/2015 Duración: 01h31min

    On Episode 10, Rocket Scientist Paul Giuliano joins Dan and Matt to talk about what he does to keep our satellites safe, the future of interstellar travel, jet propulsion the privatization of the space industry. More about Paul: I'm currently an engineer with Boeing Satellite Systems based out of El Segundo at the largest satellite factory in the world. Previously, I was a researcher at various institutions on plasma physics as applied to space propulsion, studying at USC and Michigan, where I received my PhD on the topic, as well as summer fellowships at Princeton and Jet Propulsion Lab. When I'm not working on these extremely complex problems on half-billion-dollar systems, I enjoy reading and teaching -- I'm involved with a few science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) outreach programs at local elementary, middle, and high school and I try to advise and consult in every way possible, both internally and externally. The internal consulting is proprietary but with the external consulting I try to ke

  • #9 Selling Specific Things Swiftly - Nick Eubanks, Matt Monihan & Dan Clifton

    02/02/2015 Duración: 01h09min

    On Episode 9, entrepreneur Nick Eubanks joins the show to talk selling ebooks, investments, digital marketing & the future of search engine optimization. And Traffic Cones. Some more info on Nick: Nick manages digital strategy for W.L. Snook & Associates, Inc., a digital asset holding company with a focus on Ecommerce and Software. He is also a founding partner at I'm From The Future, and an active investor and advisor to online businesses including SchoolSupplies.com, YourListen, Sports Pick Predictions, and others. Nick is the owner of top-ranked SEO Blog, SEONick.net and the creator of Master Keyword Research in 7 Days. Some links from this episode. Mostly various companies we referenced and/or operations that Nick is involved in: Traffic Safety Store I'm From The Future SEO Leads Factor Media Nick's Blog YourListen: Sports Pick Predictions My latest product (Master Keyword Research in 7 Days) Nathan Barry's site: Nathan Barry's forum:

  • #8 Sports, Social Media and Sabermetrics - Mitch Goldich, Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    23/01/2015 Duración: 01h01min

    On Episode 8 we are joined by Mitch Goldich, a social media producer for Sports Illustrated, to discuss how social media has changed the way games are covered, how sports narratives are shaped and developed, Mitch's take on the sports landscape in 2015 and whether or not the Cubs will actually win the World Series this year as predicted in Back To The Future II. More about Mitch: He is a social media producer for Sports Illustrated and has also had articles published by the New York Times, Huffington Post, NBC Olympics and Baseball Prospectus. He graduated from Lehigh University in 2009 and earned a master's in journalism from Northwestern in 2014. Rivalry Earns Its PInstripes @mitchgoldich

  • #7 The Writing Process & Possession - Chris Sparling, Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    16/01/2015 Duración: 01h20min

    On Episode 7, Chris Sparling (writer of Buried, ATM and writer/director of The Atticus Institute) joins the show to discuss his writing process, Ancient Aliens and conspiracies, how his latest film The Atticus Institute got made and how to grow from criticism. Some Show Notes and Links Chris Sparling on IMDB The Atticus Institute Trailer The Atticus Institute on iTunes Screenwriters to Watch Sea of Trees - Matthew McConaughey Ancient Aliens Debunked!

  • #6 There Should be an App for That - Chandler Quintin Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    11/01/2015 Duración: 01h48min

    On Episode 6 Dan and Matt are joined by Chandler Quintin, President of IndieWhip, a Video and Motion Graphics Marketing Agency based in Providence, RI. Our hosts discuss past mobile app-creation disasters, the subtle art of sub-contracting, the worst pitches they've ever heard, how movie montages have made the American Dream seem more obtainable to lazy people and finally, just because you had the idea for something, doesn't mean you deserve all of the credit. Email us at mercenary@toprightcorner.com and follow on Twitter @mercenarycast

  • #5 Tying up loose ends - Dan Clifton & Matt Monihan

    07/01/2015 Duración: 52min

    In Episode 5 of the Mercenary Podcast, Matt and Dan lay out some ground rules for New Year's resolutions and principals, discuss previous examples that have failed, point to which companies they will be following closely in 2015, and lastly, talk about vacations attuned specifically for the brain. Email us at mercenary@toprightcorner.com and follow us on twitter @mercenarycast

  • #4 The Peanut Gallery - Peter Hall, Dan Clifton, Matt Monihan

    31/12/2014 Duración: 01h15min

    In Episode #4 of the Mercenary Podcast, Matt and Dan are joined by Peter S. Hall, the senior editor of Movies.com to discuss the role of the modern critic, the future of movies in 2015 and beyond and how science fiction influences the world of technology and culture. More about our guest: My name is Peter Hall and I live in Austin, Texas. I used to work in the defense industry and left it to come work in the film industry. I was an editor at Cinematical when it died in the HuffPo/AOL merger and have since been the Senior Editor of Movies.com for the last 3 years. I am also an independent film producer (Grow Up, Tony Phillips; My Sucky Teen Romance) and writer (something unnamed, for now). Send us questions at mercenary@toprightcorner.com Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Links from the episode: The Dig The Den

  • #3 Healthcare & Intrigue - Matt Hess, Dan Clifton, Matt Monihan

    23/12/2014 Duración: 01h23min

    On this episode Matt and Dan discuss a variety of interesting topics including Behavioral Psychotherapy and the business thereof, OPEC's influences on Russia's economy, Kim Jung Un, the film Snow Piercer and a few other popular schemes. We are joined this week by Matt Hess. Matt has worked in the education and behavioral health sector for over five years. He currently is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of First Children Services, a diversified educational and health services provider throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Matt attended Temple University with a concentration in Economics. He is an active investor in residential and specialized commercial real estate in the Philadelphia area.

  • #2 The Coach - Thompson Plyler, Dan Clifton, Matt Monihan

    15/12/2014 Duración: 01h32min

    Through his work as a professional dating coach and a personal trainer, Thompson Plyler has made a career of changing people's lives in very concrete, results-oriented ways. A former Marine and a graduate of NYU's school of film and television, he has most recently been seen on Fox News in his position of the lead coach for the United Women's Firefighters in New York City, where he has groomed female candidates for the task of becoming a member of the New York Fire Department. @thompsonplyler

  • #1 East Meets West - Matt Monihan, Dan Clifton

    06/12/2014 Duración: 58min

    Download I am Matt Monihan. I am a software designer for a business intelligence company called RJMetrics. I’ve designed software that helps hundreds of businesses run more efficiently by visualizing their data. I spend my time trying to find the common threads among the businesses we serve, and propose software that will save minutes, sometimes hours of time. For most growing up, they choose an occupation from a list that their college advisor gives them without much research into what it’s like to be that person. I don’t just want to know what a person does every day, but what it feels like. To be known as a doctor, a plumber, a software designer, etc. Without realizing it, how our work reflects onto our view of ourselves has a major impact on our well-being. I’ve spent my life being fascinated by the most obscure ways that people spend their time and make a living. After 27 years, I still find people who make money in new and unexpected ways. There’s so much to learn. I know that there are some incredible