AMW: Leadership Lessons from Pirate Ships & Wrist Bands →
We are on the home stretch of one of our largest summer events here at Bayside, our Breakaway kids camps! This summer we offered 5 sessions of camp, 3 of Breakaway (our version of VBS) and 2 of Breakaway games (half day of sports and other activities). I’ve been leading the team that produces…
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Can a Mobile App Put Activism in Your Pocket? →
ONE.org, the anti-poverty advocacy group co-founded by Bono, just released its first app designed to raise the profile and efficacy of digital advocacy. ONE is interesting because it doesn’t actually want your money. Instead, the organization asks its more than 2.5 million members for their co…
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Be Interesting
While waiting to get the oil changed in my car, I couldn’t help but notice Guy Fieri on the food network. I’m not a die hard foodie but I am pretty generous with my attention if something is interesting and Guy’s show was interesting. Plus, I was hungry! We could all learn a bit from Guy and the way he builds his experience.
1. Be You!
Guy doesn’t look like a typical chef but it’s doesn’t feel gimmicky either. You get the idea that he’s not being anyone but himself. The way he talks, his passion for food and good times all feels like the person he is. He may be one heck of an actor, but I think the audience would never know.
2. Add Your Own Flava
Every part of his show has his touch. His flavor is as much a part of the food as it is part of everything else you see. His refrigerator is fire engine red with a racing stripe and a race car number on it. His ovens match that look too. Behind him is a pool table, a pin ball machine, a flat screen TV and a small jam band area with a drum kit, keys, guitars etc. It feels like the place where friends come and eat good food, enjoy a game and then rock out. I’m not saying everyone needs to turn their places of business fire engine red, I’m saying that works for Guy and you have to find your own. Don’t be afraid to add your flava!
3. Know/Find Your Audience
Guy is not just teaching tips to better cooking. He is captivating and bringing you in to this experience. There is no question though, that Guy is geared toward a specific audience. I don’t think my mom would resonate with his show as I did. So while points 1 & 2 are vital you can’t win big unless you know your audience! Much of the problems people have is that they haven’t quite found their audience. Most people don’t just decide to do something and hit it big. It isn’t a “build it and they will come” for most people. It can be a much longer process of tiral and error until you find that sweet spot.
The reality is, Guy is among a slew of Chefs and cooking shows on TV right now. There are countless chefs in the world, many who may be able to cook better than Guy, but to me being able to cook better is only a piece in the experience puzzle. Guy has figured out that the whole puzzle includes all the little details most people would rather not care about.
The Understatement: Digital Subscription Prices Visualized (aka The New York Times Is Delusional) →
Here are the annual prices of a variety of services, all of which allow users to access the service from the web and across multiple devices with a single unified subscription. See if you can pick out which one is the outlier:
As Frédéric Filloux and others…
Happy 15 week bday Video Cafe! 15 weeks ago we launched a new Video Venue on our campus at Bayside Church. The past 15 weeks have been full of challenge, joy, excitement, learning, and fun as we’ve the Video Cafe up and running. The challenge has been fun and rewarding as we see that folks are choosing to attend the VC on a Sunday morning. There are great moments of connecting with the familiar faces that walk through the door. I’m also tremendously grateful for the team that has kicked this off with us. Such amazing people who love God, people, and the church. More than anything we all want people to experience community in the church and we work hard to make that the goal of the Video Cafe experience.
This season in the Video Cafe has been great! Angie and the team have done an incredible job. Looking forward to all that is ahead.
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