Beyond The Ordinary

In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Daron K. Roberts, Partner at Notley Ventures and Co-Founder of Amass, which focuses on growing generational Black wealth through an end-to-end wealth-building platform. Daron K. Roberts is a former NFL and college football coach. He is also the Founding Director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas, and teaches one of UT's most popular courses — Gameplan for Winning at Life. Daron has a proven track record in improving management systems and developing leadership strategies in both the private and public sectors. Through AMASS, his mission is to close the Black wealth gap through access, community, and knowledge. Daron talks with Tommy about his approach to helping college students succeed, how he selects the right people to be a part of his team, and what inspired him to establish AMASS. Key Takeaways [01:06] - Daron’s background and how he became an NFL coach. [03:45] - Why Daron chose football after graduating from law school. [05:55] - One of Daron's methods for helping college students succeed. [08:19] - The concept of the rejection resume. [14:37] - How Daron selects the right people to be a part of his team. [20:52] - How Daren uses LinkedIn as a force for good. [27:09] - The founding principle of AMASS. [33:36] - Daron's favorite coaching moments in the NFL. Quotes [04:37] - "I think the discipline of legal study is applicable to an endless array of sectors. It made me a better coach." - Daron K. Roberts [11:03] - "We spend most of our lives wanting to do bigger deals and win more awards. We often obsess over these things that aren't really the stuff that people will remember us for." - Daron K. Roberts [23:26] - "If you are running a business and you are not communicating aspects of your business, your character, and your values on LinkedIn, you are missing what I would consider to be not only a business-changing but a life-changing opportunity." - Daron K. Roberts [27:09] - "I want to bring Black investors into the alternative space. A lot of people have heard of the generational wealth gap and there's a 10-to-1 ratio between White and Black wealth for a lot of different reasons." - Daron K. Roberts Links  Daron K. Roberts on LinkedIn AMASS Harvard Law School Joe Lieberman Harvard Kennedy School University of South Carolina Herm Edwards David Brooks The Road to Character Bill Walsh Lauren Oschman The Go-Getter Peter Kyne Notley Dan Graham Lisa Graham George Floyd Abigail Coleman Bank of America Dana Holgorsen Dabo Swinney Rob Chudzinski Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

Commodities are unique in that they represent the intersection of key areas of the market—production and consumption. Adding them to a private investment portfolio can provide diversification and stability that may be missing in more traditional asset choices.  In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Tom Holliday, Founder of Holliday Investment Partners and former Co-Founder and CIO at Titan Advisors. Tom brings more than 30 years of experience in alternative investments. Prior to co-founding Titan Advisors in 2001, Tom was responsible for identifying and recommending investment managers for Soros Fund Management. Today, Tom leads Holiday Investment Partners, which cultivates partnerships with hedge fund managers for the development and marketing of niche strategies. The firm is now launching a new fund in the alternative investment industry. Tommy talks with Tom about why futures trading is a great starting point for hedge funds, how commodities fit into the private investment space, and what the investment thesis of Holliday Investment Partners is. Key Takeaways [01:38] - How Tom got started in the private investment space. [02:40] - What commodities are and how they are traded on the market. [06:49] - What it's like to work at Soros Fund Management. [09:18] - Why futures trading makes a great starting point for hedge funds. [13:20] - The biggest break that enabled Tom to enter the finance industry. [15:31] - Tom's motivations for co-founding Titan Advisors. [23:07] - Four ways in which people can invest in commodities. [30:32] - A deep dive into the investment thesis of Holliday Investment Partners. [42:48] - Tom's favorite investment. Quotes [06:13] - "The job of the futures market is to balance supply, demand, and price. Sometimes it does it really well. Sometimes it does it a little less well. But that's where it creates the opportunities for commodity traders to profit from inefficiencies and dislocations from their view of supply, demand, and price." - Tom Holliday [28:35] - "The futures markets were designed in order to marry the cash in the futures of these commodities. They're liquid. They're exchange-traded. They trade off the supply, demand, and price that these commodities are supposed to function around." - Tom Holliday [40:39] - "If you want to be a part of this green energy transition, metal is where you gotta go through. And if you're worried about inflation, this actually could kind of potentially help with as well." - Tom Holliday Links  Tom Holliday on LinkedIn Tom Holliday Email Titan Advisors Stanley Druckenmiller George Soros Goldman Sachs JP Morgan Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. BlackRock Larry Fink Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

There is no question that the ability to negotiate effectively is a valuable skill. It can help achieve any life goal, whether it's a better deal on a car or a promotion at work. But negotiation is not just about getting what you want. It's also about reaching an agreement that satisfies both parties. Negotiation is a skill that can be learned and perfected over time.  In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Greg Allen, Vice President Procurement at Sunrun and a Negotiation Specialist at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors. Over the years, Greg has been through many of the top negotiation training programs in the world. He has negotiated contract deals worth billions of dollars across Fortune 100 companies. Today, Greg spends much of his time negotiating for executives, physicians, and employers to help them set up great employment contracts. Greg talks with Tommy about how negotiations can be applied on a daily basis, why it's imperative to prepare for negotiations, and the step-by-step process Greg uses to help his clients negotiate. Key Takeaways [01:54] - How people negotiate on a daily basis. [04:39] - Where Greg got his start in the negotiation space. [06:46] - The role negotiations play in supply chains. [13:14] - Why it's imperative to prepare for negotiations. [17:39] - Why priorities are important in the negotiation process. [20:20] - Greg's step-by-step approach to helping clients negotiate. [33:17] - A few of Greg's favorite negotiations. Quotes [02:17] - "Everything we do in life has the potential for negotiation. Every interaction with another person is a negotiation point. And a lot of us don't ever even realize that, and we just go about these interactions on a daily basis. But I truly think the principles of negotiation are around us every day and every interaction we come across." - Greg Allen [05:34] - "Negotiation is like having the ultimate tool belt. And if you only have one tool in that belt and it's a hammer and that's the only way you know how to negotiate, if you come up against somebody else that's equally as skilled or more skilled with using that hammer, you're in trouble." - Greg Allen [15:11] - "One of the worst things that can happen in negotiation is if you get caught flat-footed, or you get caught unprepared. Then you go into reaction mode and your brain starts going down a different path and you're looking for a way out and you're going to settle for something worse than you potentially could because you didn't anticipate that aspect of negotiation." - Greg Allen [21:39] - "Negotiation is extremely personal from my perspective. And if you can't step into the shoes of the person that you're helping negotiate for or with, it's very hard to have an idea of how that outcome's gonna go. So, I would spend a lot of time trying to clarify what your interests and values are going into the negotiation and then sort of rank those to say what's most important to least important." - Greg Allen Links  Greg Allen on LinkedIn Greg Allen Email Honeywell Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Brent Beshore, Founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, a North American private equity firm investing permanent equity in family-owned companies with $2.5 million to $14 million in net owner earnings. Having no background in private equity and never having taken a finance class, Brent jokes that he's the Forrest Gump of private equity. He runs a private equity fund, but he’s not really a private equity guy. He invests in businesses with no intention of selling. His goal is to keep employees on board and not put the business into debt. At Permanent Equity, Brent leads the acquisition and diligence teams, while supporting portfolio company operators. Tommy talks with Brent about the rising movement of permanent equity instead of short-term private equity flips, why people sell their companies, and how Permanent Equity is changing the game of private equity investing. Key Takeaways [01:42] - What Permanent Equity is and how it serves clients. [05:19] - The difference between venture capital and private equity investments. [08:26] - Brent's journey into the world of business. [12:00] - What he learned from some of his business failures. [15:28] - How Brent landed his first business acquisition. [21:30] - Why slow is fast when it comes to building a successful business. [22:27] - How to start a company from scratch. [25:32] - The reasons why business owners sell their companies. [31:43] - How innovative fee structure works. [33:04] - The challenges of innovative fee structures and how to overcome them. [37:22] - Permanent Equity's qualification process for sellers. Quotes [04:09] - "It's impossible to make good long-term decisions with short-term capital. There are just constraints that short-term capital puts on you. If you're only going to work with somebody for a couple of years, you're going to treat them differently than if you plan on working with them for 15 or 20 years." - Brent Beshore [12:58] - "We are all operators. We actually don't even consider ourselves to be investors. Yes, we use the investment of capital to allow us to work in these companies and leverage our time against the resources that we've been entrusted but we don't consider ourselves investors." - Brent Beshore [15:00] - "If you want to look and see what success looks like, look at the people who are successful and ask yourself if that's the life and resources that you want." - Brent Beshore [21:33] - "To people who are starting, I couldn't agree more that the only way to get good at something is to do it. I would also say though, that I think there's a temptation that you don't realize how long you have to do something to actually get good at it." - Brent Beshore Links  Brent Beshore Permanent Equity University of Missouri MediaCross The Messy Marketplace: Selling Your Business in a World of Imperfect Buyers Emily Holdman Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

When it comes to the workplace, there are a lot of things that go into making it a great place to be. One of the most important is creating a culture of care. When employees feel valued and appreciated, they are more likely to be productive and committed to their work. Workplaces that focus on employee care see better results. In what ways can businesses foster a culture of care and promote employee wellbeing? In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Jason Lippert, President and CEO of LCI Industries, a global manufacturer of components and engineered solutions for recreational vehicles, and the marine and transportation industries, with more than 15,000 team members worldwide. Despite being a descendant of a multigenerational family business, Jason joined the company from the bottom. He learned first-hand what it is like to labor on an assembly line and worked his way up. With more than 20 years of experience with Lippert and its subsidiaries, Jason has served in numerous leadership positions. He has created a culture of care in the company that is now being emulated by others. Jason talks with Tommy about how a humble metal roofing business has grown into a global enterprise, how he cultivates a culture of care in the company, and why he invests so much time and energy into coaching leaders and team members. Key Takeaways [01:05] - What Lippert is all about. [03:10] - Lippert's humble beginnings. [05:14] - How Jason learned to run a manufacturing business from the ground up. [08:50] - How he transformed Lippert into a global enterprise today. [13:37] - What Jason learned from the 2008 financial crisis. [16:55] - How he cultivates a culture of care and leadership at Lippert. [23:59] - Why a good culture is a powerful recruiting tool. [26:06] - Why Jason invests heavily in the development of both leaders and employees. [31:52] - How faith played an important role in his business. [36:37] - Lippert's leadership coaching that other business leaders could tap into. Quotes [6:50] - "I think all people starting a business should start from the bottom and see what it's like there. You start too high up, you never understand what goes on that makes the business tick." - Jason Lippert [15:07] - "For people who are trying to put businesses together or grow their businesses, there's nothing more important than to get the right people on the team and keep them for as long as you can. When you turn people over, they take a lot of valuable knowledge and relationships both inside and outside the company with them and you have to start over." - Jason Lippert [24:06] - "When your culture becomes good and it becomes reliable and people start talking about it, it's like a recruiting tool." - Jason Lippert [26:06] - "I believe God created everybody to be productive and have a purpose and meaning. I don't believe there are any wrong people. That's why we have coaches." - Jason Lippert Links  Leadership Academy | Lippert Leadership Development | Lippert Jason Lippert on LinkedIn Lippert  Kodak Lead Like Jesus Bob Chapman Barry-Wehmiller Truly Human Leadership | Barry-Wehmiller Amber Selking Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

A Note From Tommy Today’s episode of Beyond the Ordinary is extra special for me. In this show, I interview my friend, Roel Raatgever, from the Netherlands. Two weeks after our recording, Roel died in a tragic vehicle accident, just days before we were to meet in person for the first time. We are grateful to the team at MRI Guidance and the Raatgever family for their support in sharing this episode with the world. Roel was a special man and a special friend. I am honored to capture his passion and share it with you here. Show Notes In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Roel Raatgever, co-founder and CEO of MRI Guidance—a company changing the landscape of medicine tech through complex 3D MRI imaging data. Roel is a biomedical scientist and an entrepreneur. The first years of Roel’s career were focused on making medical home test kits and planning for their production and logistics with an international med-tech company. In 2008, through UtrechtInc, he started helping startups succeed.  Roel talks with Tommy about the innovation process in the medical technology field, the discovery of Bone MRI, and the impact of 3D MRI imaging data on the future of surgery.   Quotes [19:25] - “Over 72 million CT exams are performed every year in the US. There was no better alternative, until now. What we have been able to do is to make algorithms that extract data out of an MRI scanner and reconstruct an image that is very similar to a CT exam.” - @rraatgever Main Takeaways  [08:55] - Every medical innovation needs regulatory compliance. Aside from ensuring effectiveness, the public’s safety needs to be upheld. [15:00] - The four key principles to success are 1) the determination to build something (even from scratch), 2) thinking about the impact on the world, 3) embracing different cultures, and 4) bringing your passion every time. [19:13] - Constructing bone imagery can now be done using an MRI scanner. No need anymore for CT scans and harmful radiations. [24:23] - In treatment planning and guidance, imaging with MRI is a valuable innovation. It's less invasive and it offers high-quality 3D bone and soft tissue data. Links Roel Raatgever on Twitter Roel Raatgever on LinkedIn MRI Guidance UtrechtInc Peter Seevinck Utrecht University Gitlab Theranos Connect with our host Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

Core values are the backbone of an organization. They offer a way to define the company as a whole, its unique culture, and what it stands for. With core values at the foundation for all organizational behavior, how can leaders set a clear expectation for their people to adhere to these values? In today’s episode, Tommy talks with David Quick, CEO at Helping Bulls Thrive in China Shop, TEDx Speaker, and Vistage Chair. At Helping Bulls Thrive in China Shop, David is committed to helping bulls (business owners, CEOs, and business leaders) thrive through speaking sessions, executive coaching, organizational coaching, sales training/coaching, team assessment, development, and hiring. He has impacted more than 300 CEOs nationwide, been featured on TEDx, and is a regular presenter at Vistage meetings. His vision is to make more than just a “small corner of the world” a better place to live in by helping business leaders thrive. David talks with Tommy about how core values define an organization, why establishing a culture is important, and what role leaders play in shaping people’s core and cultural values. Key Takeaways [00:37] - David's role in helping bulls thrive. [2:40] - How to establish a culture in an organization. [7:27] - The beginnings of David's leadership career. [12:06] - How core values are translated into their actual meaning. [19:59] - Why core values need to be repelling and compelling at the same time. [22:16] - The leader's role in shaping how people live by their core values. [26:35] - Managing expectations in organizations. [30:42] - The leadership principle Tommy learned from David. [35:31] - How to make an impact in an organization. [38:34] - The essence of leadership. [44:41] - David's leadership strategies during the pandemic. Quotes [0:56] - "For me, bull is a gender-neutral term. It is someone that is in a position of power that has this kind of remarkable focus on life. It is a power-passion-looking-forward persona. So it's not a male-driven analogy." - David Quick [04:49] - "The core values should set the tone and tenor of how we want everyone to act and behave. It should set a metric that we can measure people by." - David Quick [34:07] - "We (leaders) each have our own persona, our own method, and our own way. You gotta find your own way to communicate and give feedback. It should be more positive most of the time and the negative should demonstrate a challenge to do better. It needs to come with a voice of 'I care'. Otherwise, it just feels like you're tearing people down." - David Quick [39:47] - "The essence of leadership is to set this clear compelling vision of the future, set a standard for behavior that is set in your core values, set really high expectations, and then engage like hell. Find people on your team, be present, give praise, and challenge them directly." - David Quick Links  David Quick on LinkedIn David Quick Email New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Vistage Chick-fil-A Vestia Lightbridge Academy Heather Fortner Radical Candor Kim Scott Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

The term "alternative investments" is a loaded phrase. But they can be just as important to your portfolio as stocks or bonds, providing diversity that can help reduce risk and increase returns. How can alternative investments be used in conjunction with traditional investments to build a diversified portfolio? In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Phil Huber, Chief Investment Officer at Savant Wealth Management, author of the Allocator’s Edge, and blogger at Bps & Pieces.  Phil is responsible for portfolio management, contributing to Savant’s investment strategy, and managing investment processes for clients. He takes an active role in writing straightforward commentary to inform clients and explain the firm’s investment philosophy. Phil talks with Tommy about his book, The Allocator’s Edge, a new type of asset class, and why alternative investments should be considered as meaningful parts of a portfolio. Key Takeaways [02:03] - Why is “alternative investment” a loaded phrase? [05:11] - How Twitter can be a good platform for crowdsourcing opinions. [08:32] - Why alternative investments should be considered as meaningful parts of a portfolio. [14:31] - The Periodic Table of Investment Assets. [19:46] - Lesser-known types of investments that are worth checking out. [27:28] - A new type of asset class that investors may find exciting. [30:34] - How Phil invests his own money. [32:46] - A few of Phil's collectibles that make up his portfolio. Quotes [02:51] - "There are so many different categories, asset classes, and strategies that fit under this (alternative investment) umbrella that have nothing to do with one another. And yet they get kind of lumped together in this third bucket of a portfolio." - Phil Huber  [11:07] - "The investment landscape is always evolving. A lot of asset classes and products that are available today to advisors, that can be diversifying and providing different sources of low correlated return streams, weren't available 20 years ago. So we've got a wider toolkit to build portfolios with." - Phil Huber [15:47] - "If you take different investment assets and combine them together in different ways, you get different outcomes. You get different portfolios and those portfolios should be suited and matched ultimately to the investor's objectives." - Phil Huber [29:16] - "It would be logical to think that there's going to be some kind of collectibles-focused funds that advisors and clients can tap into as well. I think that's just an interesting one where something that's been around for a while is now becoming a bit more democratized thanks to innovation and technology advancements." - Phil Huber Links  Phil Huber on LinkedIn Phil Huber on Twitter Savant Wealth Management bps and pieces The Allocator’s Edge GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

Women have been an integral part of organizations since the beginning. They are powerful decision-makers, but they are frequently left out of the discussion. Their influence and contributions are often overlooked because their role is different from that of their male counterparts. How can leaders encourage diversity and inclusion to empower women? In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Kim Mackrill, Co-Founder and COO at Mammoth. Kim started her career in a nonprofit organization and then moved to a publicly-traded company, where she coordinated joint marketing across a global sales team. It was while she was working at the company that she witnessed firsthand how women are discriminated against. Among other factors, it was at this point that Kim decided to start her own marketing company where she could work with clients she loved. Kim talks with Tommy about her rich background in marketing operations, how men and women are treated differently in the workplace, and why she decided to start her own marketing firm. Key Takeaways [02:54] - How Kim was prepared for an entrepreneurial role from an early age. [08:57] - Her transition from nonprofit to corporate work. [12:34] - How women are discriminated against inside an organization. [15:39] - Real-world examples of how men and women are treated differently in the workplace. [18:34] -The “pet to threat” phenomenon at work. [25:11] - The turning point at which Kim decided to start her own marketing firm. [30:21] - How Mineral Interactive transitioned after being acquired by Carson Group. [34:47] - How women play a key role both in family care and in organizations. [40:03] - The secret to having a good business relationship with a spouse. [43:01] - Kim's recommendations for future leaders. Quotes [04:40] - "When you're working inside of nonprofits, you have to motivate people outside of any kind of compensation." - Kim Mackrill [10:44] - "All the small groups that you can find inside of large organizations who are having similar experiences to you and how like-minded you can become, those are really where the work is getting done and where people are making an impact. If you can align yourself with great people inside of those small spaces, you can move the whole organization forward faster." - Kim Mackrill [12:19] - "If you're being asked to make a decision or a change in your process without any context around what's happening, I think that's really when people get dishearted and they lose hope around their own contributions." - Kim Mackrill [35:58] - "We have so many women who have solutions to some of the biggest problems facing our society. But they aren't able to communicate or garner support around those because their lives are being focused primarily on caregiving. The question is how can we provide systems that allow us to provide support and give women the space to be their creative selves and bring their whole selves into working environments that support them?" - Kim Makcrill Links  Kim Mackrill on LinkedIn Jud Mackrill Dr. Kecia Thomas Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors The Enneagram Personality Test Myers-Briggs Type Indicator The Kolbe System Working Genius Patrick Lencioni Insights Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!

In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Reagan Cook, Tax and Accounting specialist for crypto and digital assets at TaxBit. Digital assets have grown in popularity and momentum in today's world, with Bitcoin and Ethereum being the most popular cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency is the new economic norm. It offers a new financial system that is decentralized. Although it can be used to buy goods, crypto has so much more potential than just being another form of currency. Tommy talks with Reagan about digital assets, the top cryptocurrencies used in the digital market today, and how crypto works in the virtual world. Key Takeaways [02:35] - What are digital assets? [07:05] - How are cryptocurrencies protected against money laundering or other crime? [09:36] - What is blockchain technology? [12:58] - How digital wallets work. [14:05] - The top cryptocurrencies on the digital market. [17:21] - What NFTs are and how they work. [21:53] - Why NFTs are becoming a hit in the digital asset space. [28:46] - The concept of the metaverse. Quotes [02:37] - "Cryptocurrency is one of the most common forms of digital assets. Think of it as a token that you can purchase on specific exchanges and pay for other goods and services with." - Reagan Cook [09:37] - "Let's think of blockchain as a completely digital ledger. Let's think of computers across the entire globe constantly recording. Every time there's a transaction, a unique ID on that blockchain network is generated, which means that every transaction that occurs is correct and uniquely identified and stored on this blockchain network." - Reagan Cook [15:20] - "The digital asset space, in general, what makes it unique is that it is demand-driven. Right now, these cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and the demand is driven on the actual application of that cryptocurrency." - Reagan Cook [17:47] - "NFT stands for non-fungible token. It represents images that we're seeing online that are selling for millions of dollars. NFT is not just a picture. It is anything from the virtual world, virtual clothing, photos, and music. This is all being monetized through the use of cryptocurrency." - Reagan Cook Links  Reagan Cook on LinkedIn TaxBit Bitcoin Ethereum OpenSea Discord Tim Tebow The Sims Ralph Lauren Zepeto Markets Daily Crypto Roundup Podcast Coinbase Bytes Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today!