ycdi·di (You can do it, do it)

This week we're joined by Shane Matlock — Owner and founder of The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles. Shane grew up in a home that prioritized getting the family together for dinner and with a Grandmother who was famous for submitting recipes to the local paper. He developed a love for travel that led him to serve in the Army, and carried that through to a job as a Product Manager at a tourism company. Shane's enthusiasm for food and travel is absolutely contagious... It was only a matter of time before he would found Burgundian to begin sharing his passion for food and drink with even more people.

Topics include an inability to stay still, creating a vision beyond your current circumstances, willingness to work hard even when it’s not going well, and the audacity to dream big.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can [become a patron of the show](#)(https://www.patreon.com/ycdidi).

Show notes

• What’s a Burgundian, anyways? It’s someone who loves food and drink in both quality and quantity!
• A double-decker bus that doubles as a traveling cafe? Let’s do brunch. I’m in.
• What’s a liege waffle?
• Shane’s new Burgundian restaurant will be opening in Attleboro soon — they just signed the lease!
• Shane’s advice on teaching kids to cook: Use it as an excuse to spend more time together and give them room to be creative.

Links

• Check out The Burgundian Coffee & Waffles
• Follow The Burgundian on Instagram
• Like The Burgundian on Facebook

Big thanks to NGHTSWMfor the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

This week we’re joined by Nadia, a Visual Merchandising Manager for Anthropologie, as well as co-founder of MDLTN: pieces made to be well-loved and worn often. A self-described aesthete, Nadia has a special skill to see how things can be made more beautiful, and then to make them more beautiful. The snowball effect of deciding to focus her attention on the little steps along the way has allowed her to make meaningful progress in her life, career, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Topics include skipping college to build a career in retail, how to admit that you’re good at something, finding meaningful work, and building a business on top of your core values.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

• Nadia became a Levi’s Store Manager at 19 years old
• The importance of “necessity” as motivation to succeed
• Some lessons in branding
• MDLTN — a company Nadia is building around the idea that business don’t need to create disposable things to succeed. They can be beautiful and high quality.
• The changing jewelry and manufacturing industries
• What does a visual merchandising manager do?
• Learning to see things in a different way when you’re used to seeing them one way
• How to be involved in every aspect of a creative project
• Helping important people dress themselves
• Not everyone has to go freelance

Links

• Want to see MDLTN jewelry? Check out their website
• Follow Nadia on Instagram
• Follow MDLTN on Instagram

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

This week we're joined by Dean Weinberg - public accountant, business advisor and partner at Carl Weinberg & Co - for a conversation about what makes a business work and the myriad things an account does. Dean integrates his experience into businesses at every level of success and uses accounting to help creative people thrive.

Topics include going deep with clients, what it takes to be successful, how to identify when a business is struggling, the balance of creativity and operations, and how working with a variety of companies and industries helps you grow.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

• If you're the best, no one can take you out
• Understanding the difference between revenue and cash flow
• Advising and integrating into business as a public accountant
• The difference between a calculator and an adding machine 😱
• Helping your clients achieve their potential
• What is double entry accounting?
• The RI Society of CPAs has an accounting olympics 🏋

Links

• Follow Dean on Twitter
• Like Carl Weinberg & Co. on Facebook
• Visit the Carl Weinberg & Co. website

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

This week we're joined by Kaitlyn Roberts - owner, financial backer, and coordinator of mayhem at Easy Entertaining. After discovering a passion for food while cooking for 6 women in a tiny apartment in Italy, Kaitlyn switched her major, graduated with a culinary degree, and started to build a business back home in Rhode Island. From personal chef, to party coordinator, to business owner, Kaitlyn runs one of the best catering companies in Rhode Island.

Topics include the art of the party, listening to your customer, scaling your business, and building a long-lasting company that people want to work for.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

• The only thing everyone in the world does - everybody eats
• Making a company people want to work for
• The isolating nature of owning a business, and the growing food community in Rhode Island
• The value of sourcing local and seasonal foods
• If blindfolded, could you tell the difference between red and white wine???
• When done well, running an event should seem like magic
• Always hiring people smarter than you

Links

• Follow Easy Entertaining on Instagram
• Like Easy Entertaining on Facebook
• Visit the Easy Entertaining website

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.

This week we're joined by Rich Ferri - musician, music producer, filmmaker, photographer - and founder of Rangely Films: a cinematic wedding film company. Rich is as inspirational and knowledgeable as he is artistically talented. His approach to life, personal development and risk is an awesome example of the "you can do it, do it" spirit.

Topics include non-traditional careers, learning to trust people, using feedback to drive decision-making, and the importance of always striving for things that are just outside your reach.

If you love ycdi•di and want to support it, you can become a patron of the show.

Show notes

• Trusting that the people who know you know your strengths better than you do
• Pure artists vs. serial creators
• Being excited about a large volume of things
• Making things, and then honing in on the things that people resonate with
• Taking your own advice
• Inspiring others by being an example of what you preach
• The zone of proximal development and constantly pushing just outside of your comfort zone
• Accepting and soliciting hard feedback

Links

• Follow Rich on Instagram
• Follow RangelyFilms on Instagram
• Like RangelyFilms on Facehook
• Follow Rich on Vimeo
• Learn more about the Zone of proximal development

Big thanks to NGHTSWM for the use of their song, Fiji, on this show.