2 JUL 2020 · Episode 079 - Teague O'Malley, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction This week's guest was once Banana Republic's Creative Director for Global Windows, though he believed that you shouldn't design "into windows," you should just come up with cool ideas and figure out how to put a window around them. He focused on dynamic presentations that would make someone turn their head. Once they turned their head, he let the product tell the stories. He also believed that creativity is "created equal." When working on a team, he found that collaboration led to improved creativity and often they would just head down to the waterfront, wherever they were working around the globe, to come up with better ideas, and then they would take those raw ideas, go back, use them left brain and help whittle them down into what later became their window presentations. But this week's guest also believed that creativity can come from anywhere. So whether it was store employees, at the various retail locations that he worked at, or other members of his team, every idea was created and treated equally. Now he's providing the community with tools and programs for wellbeing, including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Cultivating Emotional Balance, and also breathing classes to help people obtain a relaxed nervous system and overall wellbeing. He also creates walking Mandalynth installations, where you can actually walk through a mindfulness exercise, often at the Jersey shore, but also around the world.   Here, for your listening pleasure, are the Self Made Strategies of Teague O'Malley. On this episode we discussed: • How Teague climbed the corporate ladder at Banana Republic, only to discover that he wasn't happy with where he found himself • Why Teague started teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, while still at Banana Republic • How marketing and mindfulness are similar • Where Teague finds his creative inspiration • What tools to use when you are faced with waves of anxiety • How awareness and judgment effect your ability to focus on the present • Why you should be equally happy with who you are, but also focused on growth Production Credits: This Self Made Strategies Podcast is a SoftStix Productions LLC jawn. This episode was produced, edited, and hosted by Tony Lopes, REMOTELY (because we are obeying the COVID-19 isolation orders) in Philadelphia.  The Self Made Strategies Podcast is sponsored by Lopes Law LLC (www.LopesLawLLC.com). Make sure you subscribe to the Self Made Strategies Podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. You can find us on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spreaker. Follow us on: • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn

25 JUN 2020 · Episode 078 - Adam Swords, of Swrdz.com and AdamSwords.com  This week’s guest was born and raised in Warwickshire, England and is now living in Los Angeles, California.  He always had a creative inclination that he would explore as a child by drawing the ideas he had in his head. But he could never realize those ideas on paper and it wasn't until he picked up a camera that he was able to finally translate those images and stories into something tangible. He’s always photographed the things he’s most passionate about, which lead him to the worlds of high-end automobiles, luxury lifestyle and martial arts (because those are the things he is most passionate about, and because he is a martial artist). From California to Corsica, and everything in between his clients include: McLaren, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Jaguar, Land Rover, Honda Motorcycles, Dell, Callaway, Canon, Sony, Microsoft and Nokia. His latest projects include work with Record Producer Michael Blakely, his own everyday adventure apparel brand (aptly named Swrdz – swrdz.com), and the brand new “Adam’s Words” Podcast.  Here, for your listening pleasure, are the Self Made Strategies of Adam Swords. On this episode we discussed: • How Adam got his start in photography (check out his work here: http://www.adamswords.com/) • Why taking a chance, after facing a cancellation, led to a meeting with a creative director in London that catapulted Adam's career • How Adam "pounded the pavement" with his portfolio in hand to get more work • Adams latest projects, including working with Record Producer Michael Blakely • Adam's leap into his own everyday adventure apparel brand (aptly named Swrdz – swrdz.com) • And Adam's brand new “Adam’s Words” Podcast Production Credits: This Self Made Strategies Podcast is a SoftStix Productions LLC jawn. This episode was produced, edited, and hosted by Tony Lopes, REMOTELY (because we are obeying the COVID-19 isolation orders) in Philadelphia.  The Self Made Strategies Podcast is sponsored by Lopes Law LLC (www.LopesLawLLC.com). Make sure you subscribe to the Self Made Strategies Podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. You can find us on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spreaker. Follow us on: • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn

18 JUN 2020 · EPISODE 077 with Tim McDermott, Chief Business Officer of the Philadelphia Union Tim McDermott joined the Philadelphia Union as Chief Business Officer on Jan. 27, 2016. He oversees all of the club’s business operations, including its USL team, Bethlehem Steel FC, which played its inaugural game in 2016, as well as the Philadelphia Union Academy. Since joining the Union, McDermott’s efforts have been focused on increasing the brand strength, fan base, and revenue opportunities. Under his oversight, the Union achieved their highest ever single-season partnership revenue in 2017 and achieved consecutive seasons of ticket revenue growth for the first time in franchise history. The club also won the 2017 J.D. Power Award for Best Fan Experience in Philadelphia and was named the 2017 MLS Digital Team of the Year as well as the 2018 eMLS Team of the Year. Tim leads the business operations of the Philadelphia Union, Bethlehem Steel FC (USL), and the Union Academy. Tim is also a self-proclaimed growth acceleration leader and idea guy…who loves his family more than anything. On this episode we discussed: • How Tim is using his innovative approach to help the Philadelphia Union overcome the challenges associated with COVID-19 • The development strategies Tim is implementing to help improve the community around the Philadelphia Union, despite dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic • How Tim's constant curiosity has helped him focus on innovation • Tim's approach to keeping the Union's team engaged while working remotely • How you can help the Philadelphia Union and the surrounding community Production Credits: This Self Made Strategies Podcast is a SoftStix Productions LLC jawn. This episode was produced, edited, and hosted by Tony Lopes, REMOTELY (because we are obeying the COVID-19 isolation orders) in Philadelphia.  The Self Made Strategies Podcast is sponsored by Lopes Law LLC (www.LopesLawLLC.com). Make sure you subscribe to the Self Made Strategies Podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. You can find us on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spreaker. Follow us on: • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn