{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jeff Namnum - Guy, Geek & Guru","description":"#06 Episode with Jeff Namnum \u2013  Guy, Geek & Guru JAN 10, 2018   Badass Quotes: \u201cI\u2019m very rarely an \u201cI\u201d. I\u2019m usually a \u201cwe\u201d.\u201d (2:10) \u201cCan I actually go into Hooters?\u201d (6:00) \u201cThat is when I panicked.\u201d (6:59) \u201cIgnorance is great because you don\u2019t know that you can f*ck things up.\u201d (7:36) \u201cIt was totally, full-on, fear based decision making.\u201d (8:50) \u201cI know now that I was going through a depression.\u201d (13:35) \u201cI\u2019m still thinking the only way I can make money is to get in my car is to drive to a place and go.\u201d (17:10) \u201cI am supposed to be able to take care of these people.\u201d (19:10) \u201cNow we are replacing affection with attention.\u201d (35:50) \u201cA fixed point in time doesn\u2019t make for change. I\u2019m working on stuff constantly.\u201d (49:46)   Podcast Intro: Jeff Namnum is a guy\u2019s guy and a girl\u2019s guy. He started in tech by taking PCs apart and putting them back together and was the Geek Squad before the Geek Squad was the Geek Squad. He learned the hard way about what happens when you grow a business too fast and because of it, he found out what it takes to start over \u2026 and over and over. Now he is a partner at Touchlab, a company that designs and develops android things, a man of strong faith, husband to Ruby for over 20 years and father to three kids. He\u2019s made a lot of mistakes and he loves taking photographs of coffee.   Official Bio: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/namnum   Biggest Takeaways: What was\/is \u201ctech\u201d (4:00) How growing his business busted his business (6:30) How he become unstuck (13:15) What to do when you get released from jail (21:05) How to learn to ask for help (25:00) How to have the sex talk with your teenage kid (34:00) What scares Jeff right now (41:00) How to engage in conversation with someone on Twitter (51:42)   Major Conversation Highlights How the layoff announcements after 9\/11 offered him career motivation (3:00) Why he moved 4 times in 2 years (9:12) Why you always want to have car insurance - and good brakes (17:15) Why being mad at God is okay (23:00) How he makes his marriage work (26:50) What it\u2019s like being a father of a teenage girl (32:30) How his daughter is his relationship-building role model (39:25) How recognizing his anxiety helps to manage it (43:18) Jeff\u2019s 7-line pitch (46:50) The coolest thing in tech right now (52:17)   Social Media Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/namnum http:\/\/twitter.com\/touchlabny   Instagram http:\/\/instagram.com\/namnum http:\/\/instagram.com\/touchlabny   Links Touchlab https:\/\/www.touchlab.co   Super Better http:\/\/amzn.to\/2mbKNwQ   Block Chain Technology https:\/\/blockgeeks.com\/guides\/what-is-blockchain-technology\/   Brave SUBSCRIBE or buy BADASS t-shirt! https:\/\/www.morebrave.com\/thebraveshop   Twitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/getmorebrave http:\/\/twitter.com\/cristasamaras   Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/getmorebrave http:\/\/instagram.com\/cristasamaras   Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/getmorebrave ","author_name":"Brave Your Fear","author_url":"https:\/\/www.morebrave.com\/braveyourfear","html":"