The Best Pandemic Ever Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, Spotify labels us as subversives, Jared claims COVID made his farts odorless, and we discuss why season 2 won't suck as bas as season 1. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at:http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Paul discovers his best years have passed him by, the team conspires to steal the intellectual property of their young guest, and Jared reveals his philanthropic resume is includes giving day-old stolen food to the homeless. All this, plus the ultimate story of turning lemons into lemonade from Saathvik Boompelli, one of the most remarkable and prolific young people to emerge from the pandemic yet. ABOUT SAATHVIK: Saathvik is a high school senior studying at Jack Britt High School and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. During the pandemic, he started a peer tutoring program and partnered with his teacher and principal to 3-D print mask clasps for healthcare workers. The peer tutoring program expanded to all the schools in the county and continues to grow. He is planning to study Biomedical Engineering and Economics at Duke University. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saathvik-boompelli-9a680b200/ ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, top ten lists you’d never imagine, an agreement that Jared is no Neil Diamond, and exploring the vast sea of opportunity in the ever-growing field of assassins-for-hire. All this plus insights and observations about the impact of COVID on the creative process, the final word on the best western movie ever, and possibly the most endearing story of Sir Roger Moore you’ll ever hear...all from the brilliant and prolific mind our guest Matt Chernov. ABOUT MATT CHERNOV Matthew Chernov is a screenwriter, journalist, and podcaster based in Los Angeles. His films have premiered on NBC, the SyFy Channel, Lifetime Network, Spike TV and the Hallmark Channel, and his articles can be read at Variety, United Airlines, James Bond Radio, The DISH Network, In-House Writer, and NewsCred. He co-hosts the podcast How the West Was ‘Cast about the Western film genre. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared reveals himself to be a rabid ageist; Paul’s untimely demise is predicted with unsettling conviction, and a race emerges to see who can be the first to crack wise about erectile dysfunction. All this plus perspective on how fear and anxiety is making us more vulnerable to COVID from the founder of the Special Operations Forces Health Initiative Program Geoff Dardia. ABOUT GEOFF Geoffrey Dardia has lead the way in educating the SOF community about the environmental exposures and lifestyle choices that put the health of Special Operators at risk. For nearly a decade, Geoff has made great strides in increasing access to and awareness of Personalized Medicine Approaches with the intention of restoring and optimizing function in the Special Operation Forces (SOF) community. Learn more about Geoff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-dardia/ ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, we throw shade at AT&T again, Jared seizes another opportunity to complain about his career as an amateur cyclist, and Paul goes to extraordinary lengths to close the deal on a chicken sandwich at the grand opening of a new Chick-Fil-A. All this, plus insights on why Netflix thinks you’re an idiot with streaming video pioneer and industry expert Dan Rayburn. ABOUT DAN RAYBURN: Dan Rayburn is considered to be one of the foremost authorities, speakers, and writers on streaming media technology and online video business models. An avid blogger, author, and analyst, Dan is often referred to as the "voice of the industry" and has been quoted in more than a thousand news items by nearly every major media outlet over the past twenty years. His blog is one of the most widely read sites for broadcasters, content owners, Wall Street money managers, and industry executives in the online video sector. His articles have been published by the WSJ, NYT, CNN, Huff Post, Fortune, Business Insider, Gizmodo and he has been interviewed on Bloomberg, FOX, CNN, CBS, CNBC, and NPR amongst others. Due to his expertise in the content delivery market, he has also received invitations to speak as a witness at hearings by both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on topics pertaining to net neutrality, telecom mergers, and content delivery architectures. To learn more about Dan visit his website: https://www.danrayburn.com ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, we peek between the covers of a dirty novel; we follow our guest from Kenya, to American-Somoa, to Korea, and to Austria; and Jared realizes his lifelong dream to spend time with a professional model. Spoiler alert...it’s a dude. All this, plus a look at the wildly adventurous and incredibly impactful COVID year of Nathan Ikon Crumpton. Pro tip - don’t call him Nate. ABOUT NATHAN Skeleton racer: 5x USA National Team Qualifier, Former USA #1 and World #8, now competing for American Samoa; won the first medals in international competition in a winter Olympic sport for ASA in 2019. Also a veteran photographer & over-the-hill sports & lifestyle model. You can reach Nathan through his website: www.NathanIkonCrumpton.com ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared admits to skewing the shows audience analytics by being a regular listener, Paul manages to weave vomitoriums into the conversation, and our guest Jamie Mustard takes the show down a rabbit hole of protest porn. All this, plus a discussion about how staring at devices and exploring social media can never hold a candle to sitting around the dinner table and talking. ABOUT JAMIE MUSTARD Jamie Mustard is an expert on perception in the physical world, a strategic multi-media consultant, art, design and product futurist, creative artist and Iconist. He has codified the primal laws of what makes anything iconic–the anatomy of what causes any idea, art or message to STAND OUT and take hold in the human mind, across any medium. His passion is to teach the science and art of obviousness, helping professionals, change agents, artists and businesses confidently and at will make their messages, brands and ideas STAND OUT to their desired audiences–breaking through “DRAG” from dilution that we all know we are all up against. Learn all about Jamie at https://theiconist.org ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Paul shares the story of Steve The Cat, Jared eschews home delivery over bruised fruit, and the show repays the graciousness of their guest, a combat-wounded Green Beret, and Mormon, by implying he is a connoisseur of strange pornography. All this and insights on COVID from the perspective of security expert Jake Green. ABOUT JAKE: Jake is the director of Security for Freedom Consulting and the Co-Host of Security Matters with The Coffee Squad. Before becoming a security expert and beloved podcast host, Jake was a steely-eyed, barrel-chested freedom fighter. He joined the Army in 2004 and within three years was deployed to combat as a Green Beret. He deployed to Afghanistan three times between 2007 and 2010 with the 7th Special Forces Group. He was injured in 2010 and was assigned to the Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg where he directed operations for a training battalion and instructed at the Special Forces Combat Diver School in Key West, Florida. After his time at the Special Warfare Center and School, Jake was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group and deployed two more times to Afghanistan. In 2015, after years of surgeries from his injury, he elected to have his foot amputated at the ankle. After another two and a half years of medical procedures and surgeries, his leg was amputated at the knee. He returned to the 3rd Special Forces Group in 2017 prepared to continue to deploy to combat but was medically retired by the Army in 2018. Jake is also a partner at Blackfish 5 – a premium sports nutrition brand. He says Blackfish 5 products provide him the performance enhancement he needs to keep up with his wife and three hellions. Listen to Security Matters with the Coffee Squad here ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared emulates Al Capone by tangling with the IRS, Paul continues to search for the reasons why more people don’t recognize how delightful he is, and our weary travelers discuss everyone’s favorite, and inevitable, part of the show...30 seconds of awkward silence. All this, plus a fascinating conversation with Dylan Costa about the subculture of van-life; the place where paranoid doomsdayers and optimistic minimalists cross paths. ABOUT DYLAN: Dylan has spent his life in pursuit of adventure whilst toiling in the technology of art and entertainment. Dylan started his journey with big designs on becoming an actor... designs that were quickly dashed at Rhode Island College when his first audition to no less than Tony, Emmy, and Oscar winner Viola Davis had the predictable result of quickly pushing him toward a life "backstage.” Working at theaters in Rhode Island, Colorado, Michigan, California, New York, Toronto, and Boston fed his growing wanderlust. This culminated in traveling literally around the world with the Joffrey Ballet in the lighting department. Married life and a new family put a temporary halt to the travel and he shifted to Film and Television. Hanging out with Daniel Day Lewis on The Crucible and Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins on Meet Joe Black didn’t suck, but a more family friendly life beckoned. A transition to engineering and design of AV systems led to his current position at The Rhode Island School of Design. Through it all, hiking and adventuring with his wife Ailis has always been part of the journey. Backpacking the Kalalau trail in Kauai as a family, exploring Iceland, rafting with whales in Victoria, BC, hiking Trolltunga in Norway, the Maroon Bells in Colorado, and always the mountains of New England give the Costas peace, joy, and adventure. Dylan has written no books but has read a few and his love of rhetoric and a good debate led him to compete in both the National and World Championships for Parliamentary Debate while in college...where for one brief moment Ted Cruz thought, who the f*** is this guy? Learn more about Dylan on Facebook and pretty much no where else...because he doesn’t have time for that sh** ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was at the forefront of solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul‘s energy and bias for action are dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the podcast, Paul sells his soul for high-speed fiber, Jared promotes the benefits of organic train milk, and we open our kimonos and expose some engorged political opinions. All this plus a glimmer of hope from two people who voted differently but are still very much in love. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change-makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, our intrepid heroes plan to take The Best Pandemic Ever on the road, Jared admits to being nyctophobic, and Paul reminisces about the joys of young love. All this, plus insight into how the Pandemic has impacted the world of actor, producer, documentarian film maker and Army BRAT, Lukas Behnken. ABOUT LUKAS: Lukas is an actor, director, producer, and documentary filmmaker. He is the Founder of Sterling Light Productions, a motion picture production company directing attention onto fictional and non-fictional stories that provoke deep questions about why we are who we are. He has appeared in more than 40 movies and television shows, and is the creative power behind the documentary “Mully”, the extraordinary story of the rags-to-riches life of Charles Mully, whose meteoric rise from extreme poverty in Kenya led him on a unimaginable journey of selfless service, and the documentary “I Hate You, But It’s Killing Me” the story of the psychological and personal roots of hatred and how to overcome them to start real conversations that will heal our lives, our nation, our world. Learn more about Lukas through LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at: http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LISTENER ADVISORY: This episode contains multiple cans of whoop-ass, hurt feelings, and Jared’s tears. On this episode of the podcast, Jared accidentally buys a horse disguised as a dog, Paul continues to be dumbfounded by people who inexplicably ignore him, and the team engages in a brutal, all out, no holds barred, bare knuckled contest of micro-aggressions. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at:http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Paul complains about a hummingbird infestation, Jared nearly reveals his unhealthy infatuation with Sasquatch, and we’re treated to a beautiful picture of a Grandfather’s joy. All this and perspective on everything from an unexpected benefit of virtual meetings to observations on the resurgence of wildlife from accomplished author, IT professional, and doting Grandpa Jeff Ton. ABOUT JEFF Jeff was dragged kicking and screaming into business and technology. After realizing his dream of being rock star was undermined by a lack of actual musical talent, he found his calling at the keyboard of a Commodore 64. He found He could make that computer “sing” And fell in love with coding. What followed was a 35 year (and going strong) career in IT. Jeff has a knack for building strong teams, developing those teams, and building leaders. To Jeff, his job has always been about helping people learn, grow, and succeed. Jeff has successfully lead teams as small as five and as large as 150, spread across four continents. He’s served in multiple industries, including: banking, consumer electronics, real estate development, non-profit and tech. Through all this experience Jeff came to the conclusion it is not about the technology, it is about the business; more importantly, it’s about the people. Jeff brings that experience to each of his keynotes, breakouts and workshops. Discovering the people, enabling them to grow, giving them the tools to succeed, and inspiring them the desire to do the same. Jeff’s latest book “Amplify Your Job Search - Strategies For Finding Your Dream Job” can be found on his website and on Amazon. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at: http://www.nufuturist.com/ Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: www.theforesightacademy.com ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the podcast, Jared actually stays quiet for more than a minute, Paul admits to crop dusting an elevator, and The Best Pandemic Ever Podcast get’s it’s echo-chamber recalibrated by the brilliant and gracious Lolly Daskal, who’s pedigree reveals the hosts as the troglodytes they really are. All this, plus insight and perspective from someone living a completely different COVID reality than Paul and Jared...in the heart of Manhattan. ABOUT LOLLY Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world. Based on a mix of modern philosophy, science, and nearly thirty years coaching top executives, Lolly’s perspective on leadership continues to break new ground and produce exceptional results. Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc.com and was named among the 100 Great Leadership Speakers by Inc. magazine. Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World. Her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, among others. Lolly Daskal’s new book The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller. Find it on Amazon and on Lolly’s website. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared and Paul discuss their first date, we discover Jared’s family vacation was spent exploiting endangered animals, and way more time is spent explaining the ins-and-outs of Paul’s dysfunctional digestive system. All this, plus insights and observations on how the pandemic is both amplifying the positives and exacerbating the negatives of life in a virtual world. ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Paul wastes no time insulting our guest by comparing him to a board game character, Jared gets emotionally triggered because no one let’s him talk, and the legendary Iconast Jamie Mustard shares his amazing life story, his perspectives on the information ecosystem, and the life-changing effects the pandemic. All this, plus the ground truth from ground zero, Portland Oregon, where it turns out the level of unrest might not be as catastrophic as we are being told. ABOUT JAMIE MUSTARD Jamie Mustard is an expert on perception in the physical world, a strategic multi-media consultant, art, design and product futurist, creative artist and Iconist. He has codified the primal laws of what makes anything iconic–the anatomy of what causes any idea, art or message to STAND OUT and take hold in the human mind, across any medium. His passion is to teach the science and art of obviousness, helping professionals, change agents, artists and businesses confidently and at will make their messages, brands and ideas STAND OUT to their desired audiences–breaking through “DRAG” from dilution that we all know we are all up against. Learn all about Jamie at https://theiconist.org ABOUT JARED Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably instrumental. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared reveals his irrational fear of hotel voyeurs, Paul waxes nostalgic about old-school gangland violence, and we add to the list of cities that will most certainly not welcome us as guests. All this, and some ground truth from Paul’s travels around the United States. Turns out, despite what the information ecosystem is broadcasting 24/7, people are living their lives relatively free of fear, anxiety and tension...are are still being decent and kind. ABOUT JARED: Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. He teaches leaders, teams, and individuals, how to think like futurists so they can create the best future for themselves and the people they serve. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL: For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably more instrumental than his ability to shoot, move or communicate on the battlefield. In every high stake, high risk situation he encountered, humor carried the day. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jared and Paul compare living in North Carolina to living on the surface of the sun, Jared indicts Paul’s agricultural acumen, and they both explore why getting a deeper appreciation for the people we care about is just one of the reasons this is The Best Pandemic Ever. ABOUT JARED: Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. He teaches leaders, teams, and individuals, how to think like futurists so they can create the best future for themselves and the people they serve. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL: For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably more instrumental than his ability to shoot, move or communicate on the battlefield. In every high stake, high risk situation he encountered, humor carried the day. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Jared tries to deny he has crabs, Paul has a revolutionary idea to supplant handshakes with face-spitting, and we bring unprecedented clarity and vision to a subject we have no experience, expertise, or business commenting on – the future of education. All this, and a report from the field that not only proves Rome is not burning, but also that this is The Best Pandemic Ever. ABOUT JARED: Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. He teaches leaders, teams, and individuals, how to think like futurists so they can create the best future for themselves and the people they serve. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL: For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably more instrumental than his ability to shoot, move or communicate on the battlefield. In every high stake, high risk situation he encountered, humor carried the day. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micro-missions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, Paul shamelessly hawks his kids table making business, Jared makes a life changing decision to get sideways with Jesus, and we discuss how the slower pace and increased decision space is creating an opportunity for critical thinking to make a comeback. All this, plus more information about the above ground pool culture than you’ll ever need. ABOUT JARED: Jared Nichols is the founder and creator of The Foresight Academy, a groundbreaking program that teaches leaders and teams the same skills that innovators, industry disruptors, and change makers, have used to guide and shape the future they wanted to see. Jared is also a futurist, advisor, and professor of Strategic Foresight at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, in Graduate and Executive Education. He teaches leaders, teams, and individuals, how to think like futurists so they can create the best future for themselves and the people they serve. Learn more at: www.nufuturist.com Learn how you can earn your Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee: https://www.nufuturist.com/foresight-academy-strategic-foresight ABOUT PAUL: For over twenty years Paul was on the forefront on solving the most complex problems in the world's most dangerous places. As a career Special Forces Officer (The Green Berets) his genuine love of making people laugh was probably more instrumental than his ability to shoot, move or communicate on the battlefield. In every high stake, high risk situation he encountered, humor carried the day. These days, Paul ‘s energy and bias for action is dedicated to The Green Marines, a movement he co-founded, dedicated to reconnecting people to the planet and each other by advocating micromissions to change the world. Learn more by following Paul’s Green Marine posts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-toolan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.