Category Archives: Podcast

We’ve all worked for organizations where we’ve dealt with toxic clients. These clients know that no matter what they do, what they demand, they will be supported. The concept of “firing clients” is often floated about, but can be seen as rhetoric. When and why should you fire a client? How can you tell the […]

On our last episode, we discussed making conscious decsions when planning your day. The expected result is being able to accomplish the items you’ve designated as critical without being waylaid or distracted for any number reasons. On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason discuss how recent a client reached out to with […]

We’re taking a break the next couple of weeks and will return with new episodes starting next week. This episode originally aired on August 24, 2018. This week Jim, Jenn, and Jason sit down and chat with Adam Woodhouse, Senior Ecommerce Insights Manager at Dixons Carphone. They discuss the typical challenges faced by Adam on […]

We’re taking a break the next couple of weeks and will return with new episodes starting on March 27, 2020. This episode originally aired on August 31, 2018. This week, Jim, Jon, and Jason dig into one of Jason’s favorite topic – agency billing models. Traditionally, agencies and consulting firms bill by the hour. Every […]

We’ve all heard the analogy of sharpening the saw. We know that approach is usually the best solution, but what about analytics and marketing organizations that are staffed to the point where they are beyond capacity? Many times these organizations are built with too few people and too many requests. The result is that most […]

On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jason and Jim welcome Ed Vincent to talk about data & live events, entrepreneurship, and remote work. Ed is an entrepreneur with over twenty years of business, technology, and management experience having founded and exited several companies in that time including helping to launch film festivals in multiple […]

On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jason and Jim welcome Ed Vincent to talk about data & live events, entrepreneurship, and remote work. What kind of data is available in the live event space? How can this data be used to create action? What benefits has FestivalPass seen by embracing a remote first philosophy? […]

Being constantly busy is often times a symptom of procrastination, though people do not feel like they’re procrastinating since they are working. Being in a constant reactionary state makes you feel productive in the moment, but it prevents you from doing the really important things. How do you recognize busy work from valuable work? How […]

Business cliches are a dime a dozen. (see what I did there?) Some say that phrases become cliches for a reason and they help convey deep details in a concise amount of words, but they can also be worn out so as not to have any meaning at all. While cliches can be helpful, they […]

On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason are joined by Brian T. O’Neill, the founder of Designing for Analytics and host of The Experiencing Data Podcast. The conversation with Brian focuses on the importance of design when it comes to solutions. Designing for Analytics is an independent consultancy which helps product leaders […]