AutomationTown podcast

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It all just hit the fan in AutomationTown. Jake McCringleberry got something into the water supply and, well, it’s a zombie episode. We’ve got zombies. But we’ve also got integrations! What do you do when that app you have just...doesn’t integrate? Workarounds, back doors, hacks. This week we’re hacking your integrations, on this, the season finale of AutomationTown. Music Licensing Information: Get Mad World by Michael Andrews, Gary Jules and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: gq3KJO6zAn8 https://lickd.lnk.to/s3b2FiID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ RPA Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URSbTOE4YI&list=PLEiEAq2VkUUIMai0l1LiX_ZgU51MkM5op Webhooks Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NojgGx9B3Bw Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/ Xano: https://www.xano.com/ IFTTT: https://ifttt.com/ Zapier: https://zapier.com/ S01E08 - For When You Keep Refreshing That Page: https://www.automationtown.fm/episode/S01E08 AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Synder: www.synder.com Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E09 | For When You Need to Crunch Some Numbers 35:51

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Well it’s happening again. What’s Jake McCringleberry up to now with this water pipeline that connects the two towns? This feels an awful lot like a build-up to a dramatic season finale. Also.. Data processing! What do you do when you gotta crunch some numbers, or take data that’s in one format, and convert it to a different format? Let's automate that, on this week’s episode of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Parabola: https://parabola.io/recipes/combine-your-data Make/Google Drive: https://www.make.com/en/help/app/google-drive#create-a-file-from-text Make Functions: https://www.make.com/en/help/functions Formatter by Zapier: https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-formatter-guide/ Code by Zapier: https://zapier.com/blog/code-by-zapier-guide/ 1SaaS: https://www.1saas.co/saas-collection/javascript ChatGPT: https://www.ai.com PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org/ Retool: https://retool.com/ Simple ML for Sheets: https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/simple_ml_for_sheets/685936641092 AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Synder: www.synder.com Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E08 | For When You Need A Webhook 32:06

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This week, who’s the man behind the madness, Jake McCringleberry? There’s two sides to every coin, and Chad & Jake will meet for the first time. And we’re talking WEBHOOKS! The swiss army knife of integrations - how to get your head around webhooks to bridge the apps you use that won’t integrate, and start thinking like a developer by building your automations in a more modular way. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Webhook Overview by Twilio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjSNfoJCYc Zapier Sub-Zaps: https://zapier.com/apps/sub-zap-by-zapier/integrations Webhooks by Zaper: https://zapier.com/features/webhooks Make Webhooks: https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/webhooks Make HTTP: https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/http IFTTT Webhooks: https://ifttt.com/maker_webhooks Stripe Webhooks: https://stripe.com/docs/webhooks AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E07 | For When You Freelance 33:06

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Oh it’s all happening now! Cue the montage! Paul & Amelia, it’s officially a thing. Chad’s elected mayor of AutomationTown, and.. how do you.. sell an automation? We talk about the business of automating, how & when to productize your expertise and what the landscape of contract automation experts looks like today. All of that on a heartwarming installment of AutomationTown. Music Licensing Information: Get Paul by Big Thief and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: qa1WLWNZkXz https://lickd.lnk.to/QXmV8EID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Caller 1: Side hustle automation pricing Caller 2: Side hustle products vs. services Caller 3: Finding your first automation customers Caller 4: Generalist vs. specialist? AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Synder: www.synder.com Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E06 | For When You Need an Assistant 28:14

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It’s happening! Chad’s running for mayor of AutomationTown! Not only that, he’s going to automate running for office. This can only end well. And do you ChatGPT? Of course you do! It’s AI’s killer app, and we’re doubling down on it in this week’s ‘Oops All ChatGPT’ episode of AutomationPod. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ OpenAI: https://openai.com/ chatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ GPT3: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-3 Deepmind (Google) Sparrow: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/building-safer-dialogue-agents Bens Bites Newsletter: https://bensbites.beehiiv.com/ AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E05 | For When You Can’t Find the Perfect App 32:09

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This week the most talked about love story of the year takes a new twist, and app builders! It’s one thing to connect the apps you already use with automation… but to build your own app from scratch? It’s a think! And it’s easier than you might think. We’ll talk through when it’s a good idea, and when you should leave it to the experts. Music Licensing Information: Get A Movie Script Ending by Death Cab For Cutie and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: 2YZ6dQKpm1g https://lickd.lnk.to/sq0R12ID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Glide: https://www.glideapps.com/ Airtable: https://airtable.com/ FlutterFlow: https://flutterflow.io/ Adalo: https://www.adalo.com/ Wized: https://www.wized.com/ Bubble: https://bubble.io/ BILDR: https://www.bildr.com/ Framer: https://www.framer.com/ Retool: https://retool.com/ AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Synder: https://jo.my/synder Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E04 | For When You Automate Your Small Business 30:46

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Automation in small businesses is like the… peanut butter and jelly of.. automation.. applications. This week, special guest Mitchell Baldridge shares how he automates his small businesses, Now Jake McCringleberry? Being named Mayor of AutomationTown? This isn’t good. In fact it’s very bad. The crew explores what’s next for AutomationTown, and how to unwind this mess. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Olivia Look (Zapier Expert): https://twitter.com/0h_look Zapier OpenAI: https://zapier.com/apps/openai/integrations Mitchell Baldridge: https://twitter.com/baldridgecpa Better Bookkeeping: https://www.betterbookkeeping.com/ Noloco: https://noloco.io/ Airtable: https://airtable.com/ Stacker: https://www.stackerhq.com/ Softr: https://www.softr.io/ Zapier Apps: https://zapier.com/apps AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E03 | For When AI Takes Over 41:56

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You ever think about whether this is all just, a simulation? This week the boys give up RV life to get back to...something closer to normal, and we’re talking AI! What does it mean? Is it going to steal my job? And what are the toolsets out there today that could actually make you more productive. Music Licensing Information: Get Easy by Son Lux and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: OaKN4bn8X9g https://lickd.lnk.to/idrtimID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ chatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat Make.com Filters: https://www.make.com/en/help/scenarios/filtering AI vs. Machine Learning: https://ai.engineering.columbia.edu/ai-vs-machine-learning/ AI Capability Overhang: https://lepaya.com/en/ai-overhang-means-our-soft-skills-will-be-groundbreaking/ Midjourney Showcase: https://www.midjourney.com/showcase/recent/ Deepmind: https://www.deepmind.com/ Jasper.ai: https://www.jasper.ai/ Google App Scripts written by AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQo86-qgLgo DALL-E Outpainting: https://openai.com/blog/dall-e-introducing-outpainting/ ChatSonic: https://writesonic.com/chat AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E02 | For When You Need Them To Hear You 32:31

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The boys are on the run. They go into hiding in Chad’s RV, work out how to get back at the evil powers that be, and… Podcasts! Do you ever listen to podcasts? Of course you do! This week we’re talking podcasting. How to get started, how to automate the production process, and how to build your podcasting tech stack, for when you have an important message that people need to hear. Music licensing information: Get Using by Sorority Noise and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: nYZOyz5aXbg https://lickd.lnk.to/uP0sRvID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ Simplecast: https://www.simplecast.com/ Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/ Lipson: https://libsyn.com/ Transistor: https://transistor.fm/ Shure SM7B: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b?variant=SM7B Cloudlifter: https://www.cloudmicrophones.com/cloudlifter-cl-1 Shure MV7: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7?variant=MV7-K Yeti: https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/ Adobe Audition: https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html GarageBand: https://www.apple.com/garageband/ Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ Zapier: https://zapier.com/ Transistor API: https://www.transistor.fm/docs/api/introduction AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S03E01 | For When You Waste Time on Email 33:14

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Trapped beneath the rubble of the Grumley center, Chad, Jason, Paul & Amelia bumble through AutomationTown’s abandoned subway tunnels in search of answers. This week’s all about email, and how to automate it. Aliases, inbox rules, help desk tools, where do apps like Zapier come into play. Let’s take the pain out of the very worst part of work. **Music Licensing Information:** Get Budapest by GEORGE EZRA and over 1M + mainstream tracks here [https://go.lickd.co/Music](https://go.lickd.co/Music) License ID: Xlxn0Nknw2O SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/ Google Alias: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33327?product_name=UnuFlow&hl=en&visit_id=638080253952156397-1607474765&rd=1&src=supportwidget0&hl=en Google Email Hacks Blog: https://www.lifewire.com/easy-gmail-address-hacks-1616186 Teamwork Desk: https://www.teamwork.com/desk/ Zapier: https://zapier.com/ ClickUp: https://clickup.com/ AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

AutomationTown

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S03E00 | Season 3 Trailer 4:08

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Chad, Jason and the fine people of AutomationTown return for a third season of fun, drama and education. New characters, new storylines, and new ideas to go about your business in a more automated way. Subscribe to AutomationTown to be notified when season 3 launches this fall. Music Credits ------------------------------------- Get Ember (Red Bull Symphonic) by Camo & Krooked here https://lickd.lnk.to/qYz7S4ID!Jason_CPA License ID: LXOV9n2DRk5 Get this and other songs for your next YouTube video at https://lickd.co…

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S02E10 | For When You Need to Keep A Secret 33:20

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On the season finale of AutomationTown, we’re talking about secrets! How can you keep your messages away from prying eyes, emails away from those who mean you harm, and workplace memes out of reach of the all-seeing eye of your employer? Paul uncovers important info about the subway collapse, a mysterious letter surfaces and the most impactful event in 40 years happens to AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Threema: https://jo.my/threema Signal: https://jo.my/signal S/Mime: https://jo.my/smime Google Confidential Mode: https://jo.my/googleconfidentialmode Can My Employer Read My Slack messages: https://jo.my/slackadminmessagereading Microsoft eDiscovery: https://jo.my/microsoftediscovery Noteshred: https://jo.my/noteshred AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S02E09 | For When You Need Security 36:04

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This week, we’re talking security! How do we ensure our data is safe and secure when it’s bouncing around the Interverse? How do we automate responsibly, and know where to draw the line? Paul also discovers what happened 40 years ago under the Grum Grum, his Airtable sensors uncover a secret and a new character is introduced. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable Airtable Sharing: https://jo.my/airtablesharing Sim Swapping: https://jo.my/simswap MFA: https://jo.my/mfa Loom Security: https://jo.my/loomsecurity Airtable Automations: https://jo.my/airtableautomations AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S02E08 | For When You Need An Airtable 44:47

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This week we’re talking about databases! Specifically Airtable, how we use it to enable automation, and why it’s one of the fastest-growing automation tools on the market. Also Chad rides a bike, the Grum center gets the grumblies and Mayor Goodway sweeps it all under the rug on this exciting installment of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable Airtable Webhooks: https://t.jo.my/airtablewebhookscript Airtable Interfaces: https://www.airtable.com/guides/collaborate/getting-started-with-interface-designer IFTTT: https://jo.my/ifttt QR Code Monkey: https://jo.my/qrcodemonkey Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS: —------------------------------------------ Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss ABOUT HOSTS: —------------------------------------------ Jason Staats Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube Chad Davis Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin AUDIO PRODUCTION: —------------------------------------------ Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara SPONSORS: —------------------------------------------ LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact…

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S02E07 | For When You Hire An Expert 21:39

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