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Season 1

May 7, 2019

#43 The Foundations of PERSONAL Branding- Focus, Connect, CREATE

In this solo episode, I make a quick intro on how to build your personal brand.

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March 11, 2019

#42 An Intro to Making Compelling Video Content | Randall Dark | Fire…

Randall Dark is a Video Pioneer who led the HDTV revolution in the worldwide media industry. He’s worked with Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, Sting, the original spock, and more. I can go on and on about him -- he’s a great dude, a friend of mine,...

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March 8, 2019

#41 How to Get Attention for Your Company in 2019 | Fire Show Live Pa…

You're building a brand, whether that's a personal one, or one around your company. What are some tactics you can use to build an audience and acquire customers? How do you use Instagram to constantly engage with your audience? How do you use...

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March 4, 2019

#40 What Investors Look for in a Early-Stage Startup Team | Paul O'Br…

This short interview is with Paul O'Brien, one of the Directors of Founder Institute, and the CEO of MediaTech Ventures. I ask him about the state of Venture Capital in Austin, the 3 types of people investors look for in a team they want to fund, and...

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Feb. 25, 2019

#39 How to Build a Business While Working a Day Job | Fire Show Live …

Building a business or startup you care about (and what makes $$) is hard as hell. It's even harder when you're working a day-job that pays the bills. So, how the hell do people do it? How do they manage their time? How do they find the energy to...

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Feb. 20, 2019

#38 CopyWriting Techniques to Stand Out on Social Media | Josh Fetche…

Hello! Welcome back to the Fire Show, the show about entrepreneurship and creativity from Austin TX. My name is Moby, and if you don’t know who I am, I am an immigrant to the US who gives a shit about Austin TX, entrepreneurship, and I enjoy making...

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Feb. 11, 2019

#36 Hustling Musicians VI: The Journey from Drummer to CEO | Brian Pe…

Today, I’m sitting with Brian Pennick, musician-turned-entrepreneur. Brian was a drummer for 12 years, then started Counter Rhythm group - a marketing agency for arrisssa dn musicians - in 2010, then Musicians Desk Reference - a project management...

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Feb. 4, 2019

#35 Hustling Musicians V: Owning Who You Are in Your Music | Dj Ella …

In the 2nd last episode of our Hustling Musicians mini-series on The Fire Show, I sit down with my friend Leslie a.k.a DJ Ella Ella (@soyellaella) to talk about her bringing her heritage to her electronic music.

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Jan. 28, 2019

#34 Hustling Musicians IV: Embrace the Struggle | Gold Ain't Cheap

Now this episode is special. Not just because of their phenomenal music, not just because of their stage presence, but because of the amount of drive these 2 dudes have - in music, business, marketing, modelling, painting and more.. 🔥Mike ( changed...

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Jan. 21, 2019

#33 Hustling Musicians III: Balancing Performing and Creating | Savan…

In another episode on the mini-series about musicians, I chat down with Savannah Dalh Lake from ATX.

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Jan. 14, 2019

#32 Hustling Musicians II: How is a Song Written? | Torre Blake

In this episode of the mini-series on Musicians, I sit down with Torre Blake to ask a question I have never tried to answer myself.. how the hell is a song written?

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Jan. 5, 2019

#31 Hustling Musicians: The Process of Creating Electronic Music Full…

In the first part of the new series about Musicians, DJ @SweaterBeats drops by to about how he creates music.

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Oct. 28, 2018

#30 First Year of Amazon FBA: Mistakes, Lessons, and Wins | Allison N…

Today's focus: The first year of Amazon FBA, how a store starts, the first few mistakes, the first wins, and what to expect if YOU are starting an Amazon FBA store. My guest today is Allison Nevins, entrepreneur, friend, and great company, who started...

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Oct. 25, 2018

#29 It's Okay to Struggle | A PSA during hard times

I've had a hard time with everything recently, and wanted to create something to get me through the hard times. Hope this helps. Thanks for listening, as always.

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Oct. 3, 2018

#28 Why 'My Startup Has No Competition' Comes Across as BS

In this mini-episode, we talk about talking about your business's competition.

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Aug. 14, 2018

#27 The Texas Venture Capital Ecosystem | Bob Metcalfe, Paul O'Brien,…

Welcome back to The Fire Show, the podcast from Austin about entrepreneurs, business strategy, and working your face off. Today, I’m bringing to you the second panel I recorded at the FUND conference in April, brought to Austin for the first time...

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Aug. 10, 2018

#26 Walk-Through: Building a Brand's Video Strategy | Dave Trausneck …

Hello! Welcome to the Fire Show, Austin's podcast about entrepreneurship strategy, and working your face off. This is your host, Moby, I interview the best in Austin, from the Mayor, to Director of SXSW, Designer of the Airport, Austin Woman...

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Aug. 6, 2018

#25 4 Elements of a Social Media Strategy I Claire Winslow (@ClaireWi…

Today, I’m sitting down with Claire Winslow, President of Best Practice Media, a social media marketing agency focused on helping their clients make more revenue. She also brought SMW to Austin, where I interviewed other people you have listened to,...

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June 13, 2018

#24 How to Make HELLA GOOD Content | Meredith Rose

How, as a business, do you not create mediocre content? How do you stand out? How can you make content for your audience that they give a shit about? Today, I’m interviewing the perfect person to answer this: Meredith Rose,social media strategist,...

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May 15, 2018

#23 How and Where to Meet Investors to Raise Money From | Panel @ FUN…

You’ve never heard anything like this before on The Fire Show. We have a total of 12 guests! Today, I’m over at the FUND conference, which was held in Austin for the first time in April, brought over by Deloitte, Wilson Sonsini, and Entrepreneur...

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May 7, 2018

#22 The Upcoming Convergence of Film, Tech, and Content | John Robiso…

The world is changing. How we consume content is changing. And it's not slowing down. What will happen in the next few years as the film industry and the rest of the media industry either catches up or falls behind with business reality?

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April 29, 2018

#21 The Evolution of Our Digital Communication over 50 Years

Thomas Umstattd (http://www.thomasumstattd.com/) (@ThomasUmstattd) is a lot of things. He’s an entrepreneur - as CEO of AuthorMedia, a company helping author get more sales with their books, through providing web design and marketing services. ...

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April 18, 2018

#20 Tech Journalism: Lifestyle and Working Habits of A Reporter

Surprise! There’s 1 more episode for the mini-series Tech Journalism. It’s with my friend, Ellen Chang, who I met during Startup Week in Austin. She is not a tech reporter, but a journalism who writes for The Street, US News and World Report, and...

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April 13, 2018

#19 Tech Journalism: How to Send PR Pitches to Reporters

This episode is about exactly what the title says, and the cut down audio version of a video done by my friend Sujan Patel. For reference, Sujan Patel is a serial entrepreneur who’s running 4 companies right now. He’s a marketer, author, writer,...

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