It's a Monkey

In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Professor Andy Molinsky. Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School. Professor Molinsky joins us on the Podcast to talk about his new book "REACH: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge, and Build Confidence". Professor Molinsky discusses his research that has revealed that the reason people find it difficult to step outside their comfort zone usually comes down to one or more of the following 5 elements: Authenticity Likability Competence Resentment Morality Professor Molinsky shares how people wanting to bridge the gap and get beyond their comfort zone can do so by using the three C’s: Clarity, Conviction, and Customization. Professor Molinsky also expands on his belief that "... you are more powerful than you think ...". Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also discuss this week's tech news including Facebook now allowing businesses to post job openings on their pages and new cutting edge technology that allows disabled people to type with their thoughts.

In this week's Podcast Kevin talks with Monique Valcour. Monique is an executive coach, management academic and Harvard Business Review contributor. Kevin and Monique discuss work life balance, particularly as it relates to the start-up and tech industries. Kevin and co-host Kate Frappell also discuss the latest tech news including WhatsApp's launch of 'Status': a Snapchat Stories like feature as well as Nokia's re-launch of the iconic Nokia 3310 mobile phone. Remember to email Kate and Kevin with show feedback to podcast@itsamonkey.com . Thanks for listening to our Podcast!

Kevin talks with Glenn Rubenstein, founder of ADOPTER Media - ADOPTER Media is a full-service Podcast Advertising Agency. Glenn is also the author of "Podcast Advertising Works". Kevin and Glenn talk about the recent growth in Podcasting and discuss tips for Podcasters and wanna be Podcasters. Kevin and Kate talk about the latest tech news including Pinterest to make visual discovery easier with 3 new features and Dubai hoping to have passenger carrying drones in place by July 2017.

Kevin talks with Ryan Frankel, entrepreneur and former CEO & Co-Founder of VerbalizeIt about entrepreneurship and the tech start-up journey. Ryan is also the author of "The Making of an Entrepreneur: Lessons from a Winding Journey Towards Entrepreneurship. The book has been described as "The most brutally honest and candid inside look into the entrepreneurial journey all through the single lens of one entrepreneur’s journal entries recounting his experiences launching and scaling a startup. From an idea spawned at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to an appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank, to a successful exit just four years later, this intensely personal journey appeals to entrepreneurs, their supporters and any aspiring innovators with plans to one day make a dent in the universe. " Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also chat about the latest tech news including Google's new Cloud Search platform which provides G-Suite customers with a smart search engine to locate files. Twitter have also begun implementing new safety features and Kevin and Kate discuss the details of these features.

In this week's Podcast Kevin chats with David Heinemeier Hansson, the CTO and co-founder of Basecamp. Basecamp is a web-based project management tool that was launched in 2004 and has over 100 000 paying customers. Basecamp received no seed funding and was entirely bootstrapped. Jeff Bezos - the founder of Amazon - acquired a minority stake in Basecamp in 2006. David is also the creator of Ruby on Rails, a best-selling author of the books REWORK and REMOTE and a Le Mans class-winning racing driver! David discusses bootstrapping vs raising venture money when starting a business and offers advice to those wanting to build a business by bootstrapping. He gives his opinion on Donald Trump and the tech industry's approach to working with Trump. David also shares tips like using negative visualisation to deal with uncertainty around the future. David is a very smart and interesting person and you no doubt will enjoy this interview. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also chat about the latest tech news including WhatsApp testing letting users recall and edit sent messages; thinnest-ever temporary tattoo like health sensor developed capable of health monitoring with similar precision that is provided by much bulkier equipment; researchers also create low-cost wearable wireless hydration sensor that can detect dehydration before it poses a problem. We love hearing from our listeners - email us at podcast at itsamonkey.com .

Kevin talks with Sujan Patel, growth marketer, co-founder at Webprofits and founder of mailshake - content marketing tips and trends. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also chat about the latest tech news including Samsung disclosing information regarding the cause of the Galaxy Note 7's exploding batteries as well as your brainwave authentication being used as a password alternative.

Kevin talks with Dr. John Demartini: best selling author, leadership and performance specialist. Dr Demartini shares the story of how he went from a child with a birth defect and dyslexia to a world famous speaker. Dr Demartini discusses the importance of getting in touch with one's higher purpose and finding work that is congruent with your value system. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also chat about the latest tech news including Google's new RAISR technology that uses machine learning to significantly increase the resolution of low quality images; and Moon Express, the company that wants to be the first to mine on the moon.

We chat to Aki Anastasiou, Radio 702 tech journalist and host of Tech Busters on CNBC Africa. Aki was at the recent 50th anniversary CES trade show in Las Vegas and he provides insight into some of the interesting products and prototypes that were on display at CES. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also discuss some of the latest tech news including Atlassian's acquisition of Trello and the new rumours about future Apple VR/AR products.

This interview was originally broadcast on the It's a Monkey Podcast - Episode 41 - July 2014. Kevin chats to Melanie Perkins, the CEO of Canva - an online graphic design tool. Kevin and Melanie chat about Australian start ups, democratising design and Canva's Chief Evangelist, Guy Kawasaki.

This interview was originally broadcast on the It's a Monkey Podcast - Episode 11 - January 2013. Kevin chats to Phil Libin, who at the time was the CEO of Evernote. Phil Libin founded Evernote in 2007. Kevin and Phil chat about Evernote's growth, success and more. Phil Libin update: In September 2015, Phil joined General Catalyst Partners as its fourth general partner in Silicon Valley. In September 2016, Phil stepped down as Executive Chairman of Evernote's board of directors to focus on his role at General Catalyst Partners.

We chat to MJ Fitzpatrick, a mind-coach and founder at Thymos. MJ chats with Kevin about achieving peak performance and how to manage your own psychology during the start-up journey. MJ unpacks his methodology that he uses to help others develop their authenticity, self-awareness and EQ. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also discuss some of the latest tech news stories - this week includes Facebook Messenger now enabling video chat for up to 50 people simultaneously and the new Snapchat Groups feature that lets you chat with up to 16 friends at once.

We chat to Barbara Gray (previously featured on Episode 42), analyst and strategy consultant at Brady Capital Research and author of the book Ubernomics: How To Create Economic Abundance and Rise above the Competition. Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell discuss some of the latest tech news stories - this week including Apple AirPods release date announced and the end to the MS-DOS Command Prompt.

We chat to Cathy Hackl, a Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) specialist, about the exciting world of VR & AR. We discuss how VR & AR will impact our daily lives in the future. As usual co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell discuss some of the latest tech news stories - this week including Amazon's new cashier-less convenience stores and changes to Reddit.

We chat to Peter Cohan - lecturer in entrepreneurship and contributor at Forbes Magazine - about his article "Does Facebook Generate Over Half of Its Ad Revenue From Fake News?". We discuss the issue of fake news, what defines a fake news story, who are creating these fake news stories and why? Co-hosts Kevin Garber & Kate Frappell do a quick tech news round-up: Pokemon Go's attempts to lure back early adopters and Facebook Messenger's new gaming feature.

We chat to Danielle Tate from Miss Now Mrs about female entrepreneurship and her latest book - The Elegant Entrepreneur. We also discuss the latest tech news including Instagram's recent Live Video feature and Google Translates ability to read whole sentences with Neural Learning integration.