Off The Dome Radio

Episode 66: Product Liability Issues for Amazon, More Competition for Netflix, PaveGen and Smart Sidewalks, The Perfect Product, and Developing Patience with Communication

Episode  |  July 9th, 2019  |  49 mins 20 secs

amazon, at&t, careers, colorado, denver, disney, ecommerce, estes park, ford, holidays, lake, nbc, netflix, parenting, pavegen, product liability, streaming, tattoos

In today's current events, we discuss Amazon's new product liability hurdles to overcome following an appeals court ruling in Pennsylvania. We also get into the rising competition in the streaming space for Netflix, and how it will be losing some of its programs in the near future thanks to other streaming services. Lastly, we highlight a new company called PaveGen, which is providing a new way of energy involving kinetic energy from footsteps.

For Real Life Experience, Tim reflects on his Colorado trip and Slager reflects on an uplifting conversation he had with his parents in regards to his career situation.

For book talk, Tim discusses an article from Harvard Business Review featuring the Ford CEO, and Slager highlights an important conversation tip from "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff"

Episode 59: Keith Magnus, Clinical Psychologist and Director oft he Butler University Counseling and Consultation Center

Episode  |  June 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 21 mins

careers, determination, education, happiness, lifestyle, meditation, mental health, parenting, psychology, self-awareness, therapy, trust

Keith Magnus is the Director of the Butler University Counseling and Consultation Center, and Clinical Psychologist for the Woodview Psychology Group. He specializes in the areas of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders/insomnia, interpersonal relationships, identity and personal growth, mindfulness-based therapy, eating ad body image concerns, and hypnosis. In his work, he integrates self-psychology, object relations, attachment, and systems theories I his approach to treatment.

Keith earned his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rochester in 1996 and has been an Indiana Health Service Provider in Psychology since 1998.

In this interview, Keith explains his journey and how he landed on his passion path, the important things he has learned through working in psychology 1-on-1 therapy, and important values to keep in mind for optimal mental health.

Episode 51: Amazon Creating More Entrepreneurs, Pros/Cons of Cupping, Get Paid to Listen to Podcasts, Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, Post-Grad Transition Advice, The Concept of Hope, Body Language

Episode  |  May 14th, 2019  |  59 mins 44 secs

amazon, anti-trust laws, apple, artificial intelligence, automation, body language, cupping, entrepreneurship, family, graduation, health, health and wellness, hope, love, mothers, operations, parenting, podcasts, podcoin, professionals, self-awareness, small business, supreme court, therapy, wellness

After recapping our Mothers' Day weekend, we get into current events surrounding Amazon's new entrepreneurial incentive for its employees to start their own delivery business, the pros and cons of cupping, the new podcast app called Podcoin, and the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a antitrust lawsuit against Apple.

In book talk and real life experiences, we talk about the concept of hope and the role it plays in our lives. We discuss the most important things we learned in our tough transition out of college, and we end the show explaining the downfalls of a common nonverbal gesture we all do without thinking about it.

Episode 50: Bob Vitoux, Senior Investing Leader at Ambassador Capital Group, Former CEO at Seymour Midwest/CFO at Steinway & Sons

Episode  |  May 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins

biomet, family, leadership, medical, medical device, mental health, mentors, music, parenting, people development, relationships, seymour midwest, steinway & sons, zimmer

Bob Vitoux leads the investing activities for the Ambassador Capital Group in the Ambassador Enterprises private equity business. Prior to joining Ambassador, Bob served as the President & CEO of Seymour Midwest, a privately held landscape and specialty tool manufacturer, and was the CFO for Steinway Musical Instruments. The majority of his career has been in the medical device industry, including commercial and finance leadership roles with Zimmer, Johnson & Johnson, and Biomet, following the start of his career in public accounting with Price Waterhouse.

In this interview Bob walks us through his professional journey in the medical device industry, his company leadership roles later in his career, and important life lessons he has learned in the areas of leadership, people development, and self-investment.