Ask NWI® | Interviewing NWI's Brightest Minds | Thought-Leaders | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs - 037 – INTEXTicated Driving – Everyone is doing it – “Grave Mistake” | Real Talk With John Zaboyan AAADD.Org

037 – INTEXTicated Driving – Everyone is doing it – “Grave Mistake” | Real Talk With John Zaboyan AAADD.Org

04/06/18 • 74 min

Ask NWI® | Interviewing NWI's Brightest Minds | Thought-Leaders | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs

Summary

In this 37th episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews John Zaboyan of Americans Against All Distracted Driving. John is a passionate advocate for keeping drivers safe on the road and pushing for stricter penalties for intentionally distracted drivers. They discuss how AAADD.org came to be, what the goals are, and how they can be accomplished.

Time-Stamped Show Notes

● 00:48 – John Zaboyan introduces himself.

● 02:00 – He studied aviation and suffered from a dangerous collision in the air.

● 05:40 – Safety on the roads became a priority and he invested opportunities to promote the issue of distracted driving.

● 18:14 – The reminder decal for not being a distracted driver became a focal point.

● 23:01 – 32% people are dead a year because people didn’t pay attention to when they were driving.

● 26:47 – The right to drive has to be earned.

● 35:45 – What is the maximum punishment when some kills someone driving?

● 38:45 – Driving isn’t a right, it is a privilege.

● 42:37 – Texting while driving is self-serving; it isn’t helping anyone else.

● 44:15 – He walks around his car holding 15lbs weights every 100 miles during long drives to get energized.

● 47:17 – Insurance companies got involved in mandating that people where safety belts in cars, and John would like to see them get behind stiffer laws against distracted drivers.

● 58:20 – Distractions for driving include texting, putting on makeup, smoking, eating, drinking, and making phone calls.

● 1:07:50 – Digital billboards offer so much information, but are very distracting to drivers.

Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:

Facebook – Facebook for AAADD.org
Website – AAADD.org website

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Summary

Time-Stamped Show Notes

● 00:48 – John Zaboyan introduces himself.

● 02:00 – He studied aviation and suffered from a dangerous collision in the air.

● 05:40 – Safety on the roads became a priority and he invested opportunities to promote the issue of distracted driving.

● 18:14 – The reminder decal for not being a distracted driver became a focal point.

● 23:01 – 32% people are dead a year because people didn’t pay attention to when they were driving.

● 26:47 – The right to drive has to be earned.

● 35:45 – What is the maximum punishment when some kills someone driving?

● 38:45 – Driving isn’t a right, it is a privilege.

● 42:37 – Texting while driving is self-serving; it isn’t helping anyone else.

● 44:15 – He walks around his car holding 15lbs weights every 100 miles during long drives to get energized.

● 47:17 – Insurance companies got involved in mandating that people where safety belts in cars, and John would like to see them get behind stiffer laws against distracted drivers.

● 58:20 – Distractions for driving include texting, putting on makeup, smoking, eating, drinking, and making phone calls.

● 1:07:50 – Digital billboards offer so much information, but are very distracting to drivers.

Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:

Facebook – Facebook for AAADD.org
Website – AAADD.org website

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Previous Episode

036 – Art and Opportunity | End the myth of the starving artist | Artunity – Founded by Jay Weinberg

Summary

In this 36th episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews Jay Weinberg,

who is an Indiana artist, and the founder of Artunity, a company that he defines as “Instagram meets GoFundMe.” Jay enthusiastically shares how art became a big part of his life, he takes aim at the “starving artist” myth that makes artists fear being business-minded, and the future of Artunity.

Time-Stamped Show Notes

00:48 – Jay Weinberg gives an introduction of himself.
02:00 – He shares how Artunity began and how he became an artist.
06:34 – Artunity is designed to end the starving artist myth.
08:04 – The start of the “starving artist” myth and the “superstar” musicians get examined.
13:51 – Creative means to be really open and tapping into your imagination.
15:46 – Reality is actually fiction.
16:52 – Whatever you have inside you that you need to express. you have to let it out.
19:38 – Jay met Gary Vaynerchuk in his New York City office.
21:00 – What ever happened to being social in real life offline? People hide behindsocial media.
22:20 – Business doesn’t have to be a negative stigma for creatives.
24:51 – If your brand is an honest extension and an amplification of who you are,then there should be no conflict in balancing your art with business.
30:32 – Jay made a low budget music video for fun that went viral with over 250,000 views overnight.
34:15 – We don’t have to pigeonhole our self with just one topic.
37:09 – The Artunity app is like Instagram meets GoFundMe.
44:39 – Artunity artists can post art, sculpture, hand bags, and various one-off pieces of art.
46:10 – Jay is working all the time.

Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:

Facebook

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038- Changing the Status Quo in Lake County | Exercise your right to VOTE! | Christian Jorgensen | Candidate For Lake County Council 7th District

Summary

In this episode of Tri Town Advice Givers, host Mark Borst interviews Christian Jorgensen, who is currently the president of the St. John Town Council and a candidate for Lake County Council’s 7th District. Christian has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years in both Illinois and Indiana, representing businesses and financial institutions. Christian explains the political situation in his area, what his experience is for the position, and internal information about what needs to be done to help the community.

Time-Stamped Show Notes

● 00:50 – Christian Jorgensen met Mark Borst in undergraduate level college and
they were in the same fraternity Delta 6.
● 02:50 – Lake County Council can incur debt, that means float bonds. Therein lies
the problem. As the debt rate goes up, so do taxes, so do all of our
expenses.
● 03:36 – Lake County is approximately 660 square miles, Christian has about half of
that: Hanover Township, part of St. John, Crown Point, Lake Dale, Cedar
Lake, Lowell, Winfield, and all the way down to Shelby.
● 05:57 – Christian is planning to apply similar types of programs that he brought to
St. John on a wider level to Lake County Council.
● 09:28 – Christian’s opponent has touting a hiring freeze that save the county a half
a million dollars, which he states is untrue.
● 14:03 – The national politics stage can taint the way voters see Democrats and
Republicans.
● 14:36 – The Times of Northwest Indiana editorial board endorses Christian
Jorgensen.
● 16:07 – The primary election turn-outs are typically dismal.
● 18:42 – Lake County has been typically Democratic, but it is starting to turn
Republican.
● 20:04 – Moms and Dads are sharing responsibilities beyond typical gender roles
more frequently these days.
● 22:04 – The primary is Tuesday May 8th 2018, but there are early voting spots.
● 22:39 – If you don’t vote, you haven’t earned the right to criticize politicians.

Links/Resources/Sponsors Mentioned:

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And finally, please leave an honest review on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show and I read each and every one of them.