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Out of the Box
In this episode, I broke out of the box of my home studio and recorded in my car with lavalier mics into a Rowland R-07 recorder. It's been a busy tech week setting up my new computer, and I almost forgot to do this podcast. But I did commit to doing one per week and...
Why I Do This
I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. My other podcast is named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views. There I host conversations with creative and inspiring people around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. Sometimes I’m asked why I spend time...
Focus with a Ten-Word Description
I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. I’m working on having clarity about my projects, including podcasting. For example, I have another podcast named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views. It began as Kentucky Voices and Views. I decided that was too...
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Beginning My Podcast Journey
Here’s the beginning of my podcast journey. Let’s go back to my first two years of college starting in 1967. My favorite activity was to sit in the K-Lair Grill and have conversations with people from around Kentucky and the country. People and their cultures from...
My Unsung Hero – George Ely
I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. Last week I talked about the husband and wife heroes who helped me get started on my career path. They got me involved working for a start-up civil engineering firm when I was a High School Senior in...
My Unsung Heroes – Mr. & Mrs. Bud James
Did someone make a significant difference in your life but never knew the impact they made and how much you appreciate it. I’ve been listening to a podcast named My Unsung Hero hosted by Shankar Vedantam. He also hosts Hidden Brain. It’s reminded me of a couple of...
Get That Out of Here – MVA Part 2
I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. In my previous episode I talked about how I’m testing Minimum Viable Activities. Besides experimenting with that process in producing this podcast, I’m using it to de-clutter my home. For the podcast…I’m...
Minimum Viable Activity
Do you sometimes feel you have to THINK BIG all the time and fill each day with audacious activities? I’m working on not thinking like that, at least not for a while. My first quarter 2022 goal is to make significant progress on mastering the technical and workflow...
Back Behind the Mic
I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast. Well…it’s been almost two years since I posted an episode here. I’ve been working on building another podcast named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views about interesting people, places, and activities around...
Rainmaker Ideas a Year Later – with Dwayne Buckles
It's challenging for many technically oriented start-ups or small businesses to handle all of the sales, business development, and marketing functions in-house. Often the existing team is focused on product development issues. That work can leave little time or...
Master Your Self Confidence – A Conversation with Z Newell
I'm enthused about getting back behind the mic at the beginning of this new year and decade and sharing some constructive conversations with you. We're beginning by talking with a person who gets lots of credit for helping me increase my awareness of what my true...