"Patience is really the hard part" with Rock Felder Co-Founder and CFO of Squadcast

02/23/22 • 47 min

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This week’s guest is Rock Felder, Co-founder and CFO of SquadCast. This is the second interview with a SquadCast founder. Zach Moreno was on the podcast previously so check that out too. Rock grew up in a family that included entrepreneurs. And, when it was time for him to go to college and go to work, he knew he had to be self-sufficient so he chose accounting as a career knowing it was a job that paid well and was always needed. Being a CPA allowed him to work in many industries (agriculture, construction, banking) and laid the foundation for him understanding business from the views of various departments.

Having always wanted to do his own thing and start a business, it was a no-brainer when he was approached by Zach regarding the idea for SquadCast. A wonderful business partnership was born. Anyone who has started a business or is thinking of starting a business will want to hear Rock’s decision to commit to doing that himself as well as how he works with his partner.

Rock is very passionate about his work and helping people solving their problems. In addition to caring about customers, he also cares about those he works with. Trust is a key value of his and we chatted about how that looks at SquadCast. We also chatted about hiring new people onto a team and what happiness at work means.

Rock isn’t all work and no play. For him, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an activity he enjoys for physical fitness. But it also has the benefit of mentally giving him a chance to escape from the work and personal things for a while. He can just focus on the activity. We talk through what a typical class looks like too!

Note from Rabiah (Host): Firstly, I’m so glad I chose SquadCast as my recording platform when I started the podcast. There is an amazing community of podcasters that they have created with their community manager Arielle Nissenblatt at the helm. This chat with Rock was a lot of fun. I say fun a lot with the podcast but I do have fun and learn a ton. I’m so happy to bring this to listeners as he is so positive but also real and I appreciate people who are both. I also am now intrigued by jiu jitsu though honestly sometimes I feel like walking down the street is enough of a physical challenge! What I hope people get out of this episode is what Rock says about trust at work and happiness at work. But also, anything else they get is great too! Don’t forget to leave a review and share if you know someone who will want to hear this too! +++++ Find Rock Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rockwellfelder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockwell-felder-cpa/ Squadcast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=rabiahcoon Between Two Mics: https://pod.link/1450592076

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Mentioned in this episode: Zach Moreno Episode: https://www.rabiahsaid.com/podcast/s5e4-zach-moreno Freakonmics podcast: https://freakonomics.com/podcasts/ Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com/ Acquired podcast: https://www.acquired.fm/ Arielle Nissenblatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arithisandthat

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“Just speak it out loud” with Paige Friend, Host of The Beach Speaks

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This week’s guest is Paige Friend, creator of The Beach Speaks podcast and former corporate aviation industry professional.

Paige grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania but always loved the beach. After an experience at a retreat in Italy with her favourite podcaster, returned from Italy and quit her job. It was time. We talk about releasing the attachment around what things are supposed to look like. As the story goes, Paige decided one day that she was going meet her soulmate, quit her 9 to 5 and move to the beach. Before life on the beach, Paige spent her career in corporate aviation.

At first, she wanted to be a pilot and got her pilot’s license when working for a small airport in Oklahoma. From there she ended up working in customer service in general aviation for 20 years.

Paige demonstrates going with her instincts about what she wants to do and then goes for it without having to know exactly how that thing will manifest.

Her podcast, “The Beach Speaks”, is a podcast for conscious people who love the beach and were inspired to create it after her morning practice of sitting on the beach. She has a voice that is perfect for this too.

Paige is also a certified yoga teacher. It is as much a spiritual as physical experience for her. She talks about how everyone can do yoga. It is just for those that can bend into pretzel shapes!

Her advice at the end on how to start to get to the thing you want to do is practical and you won’t want to miss it. And, her most inspirational person in the Fun Five was truly one of the most heartwarming so far.

Note from Rabiah (Host): Paige is peace. She really is. She is also someone I could have talked to for longer. Our conversation was easy and I was constantly getting shots of information throughout. She has followed her instincts and made changes to her life but in a way that is more positive than I have at times. It struck me she quit her job without resentment for example. She trusts herself. It was empowering to realise that maybe I could do this too. I hope that’s what you get out of it. For example, we talk about her mindfulness practice and the way she puts it, it is really something anyone can do.

We also went off on a taxidermy tangent for a minute which makes me laugh even as I write these notes!

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Find Paige Listen to The Beach Speaks: https://thebeachspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ or on your favorite Podcast Player

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeachspeaks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeachSpeaks

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebeachspeaks

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Mentioned in this episode:

Rich Roll podcast: https://www.richroll.com/all-episodes/

Let’s Pretend this Didn’t Happen by Jenny Lawson: https://amzn.to/3LxGuqx

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda: https://amzn.to/3uPl4PP

Field and Young Taxidermy: http://fieldandyoung.com/

SMA foundation: https://smafoundation.org/

Max Peda Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-max-climb-mountains

Squadcast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=rabiahcoon

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"Make things just for fun" with Sweet Tooth Hotel Founder Jencey Keeton

This week’s guest is Jencey Keeton, Founder at Sweet Tooth Hotel. Sweet Tooth Hotel is an immersive art gallery in Dallas, Texas. It is a platform for local artists and also special installations with outside artists. On the day of recording, Jencey announced the they were opening a new location in downtown which was very exciting! Find a link below if you’re in Dallas and get to the Sweet Tooth Hotel!

What makes Sweet Tooth Hotel “immersive”? Guests can touch everything in the gallery. The art is accessible to everyone and local artists are celebrated there, even before they are big on the coasts. Jencey’s mom was an art teacher so she learned to appreciate and create art from her childhood. She is often involved in making the art at Sweet Tooth Hotel from cutting fabric and sewing to painting.

Before Sweet Tooth Hotel, Jencey was a working musician and then a digital marketer. Her marketing career took her to Fossil and then into commercial real estate. It happens that in learning about real estate and conscious capitalism, she saw an opportunity to rent a space in a construction office to create the first iteration of Sweet Tooth Hotel with her husband Cole. They drained their savings account and took a chance!

Sweet Tooth Hotel was a massive hit and they are expanding! The most recent exhibition was called Intangible which was an all-female exhibit of fiber art. What is fiber art? Think fabrics like crochet, pom poms and more! Also, Jencey offers some great advice to artists looking to get their work displayed.

We talked about what Jencey is doing outside of Sweet Tooth Hotel too delving into balance, health and music. She was in a touring folk pop band for 3 years. Then, her and her husband Cole formed French 75 and composed, recorded and performed together in collaboration with DJ Left/Right. Jencey is ready for her next music pursuit.

You’ll have to listen to learn more about all of this!

Note from Rabiah (Host): It is SO cool to see people you know grow and do amazing things. Jencey and I worked together tangentially at Fossil and what struck with me about her was that she was one of the few people that was really kind who wasn’t in my direct department but she was also clearly talented and creative. I always enjoyed our interactions and have been following her path on LinkedIn for a while. It was really a pleasure to finally get to talk. I can’t wait to visit Sweet Tooth Hotel sometime! Check out the link below exclusively for More Than Work listeners.

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Find Jencey Sweet Tooth Hotel: https://www.sweettoothhotel.com

Tickets to Sweet Tooth Hotel: https://www.showclix.com/event/rewind-watters-creek/tag/morethanwork

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweettoothhotel/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweettoothhotel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweettoothhotel/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLA9ex75/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbwHBsZGCEMlXp5r4GYwkg

French 75: https://www.facebook.com/French75music

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Mentioned in this episode:

Built By Bender https://builtbybender.com/