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Are you a newbie entrepreneur, solopreneur, side-hustler, or small business owner? Do you want to learn how to build, launch, and grow your very own personal freedom success system? Congrats! Because that’s exactly what our podcast teaches. Let’s get to it! Watch the live show each Tuesday on YouTube from 9:30-10AM EST to unhack this episode. See you on the inside, Doug! PS. Visit slowmoneyblues.com to get your free ebook and join our private Facebook group @slowmoneyblues to get your one-pa ...
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My guest this month was Doug Wheeler, owner of my favorite friendly local gaming shop, Terracrux Games, right here in Tacoma, WA! Doug was kind enough to give me part of his Friday night to talk about the trials and travails of running a successful game shop and how he's managed to succeed in a challenging field. We talked about business planning, …
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Regular friend of the BWU podcast, Andy Hobday, returns to talk all about the current Kickstarter for The Baron's War Fantasy Skirmish miniatures range! Currently on Kickstarter and knocking down stretch goals, this campaign will help launch this line of miniatures and a classic fantasy setting for the Baron's War but will also help establish Andy …
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This month's podcast guests are the founders of Rascal News, Lin Codega, Rowan Zeoli, and Chase Carter. Rascal is a new reader supported a tabletop roleplaying game and culture outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism that is compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest. Lin, Rowan, and Chase were kind enough to spend their ti…
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My guest on this month's podcast, Bjarni Dali joined me all the way from the Faroe Islands to talk about his grimdark masterpieces. I first became aware of Bjarni's work on his fantastic Howling Gryphons diorama few years ago and have since come to appreciate all of his gritty, narrative driven dioramas and minis. We talked about where he finds ins…
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Joining me this month on the BWU podcast is one of the true titans of miniatures painting, Roman Lappat! Roman's work helped redefine how we viewed miniatures painting not just as a hobby, but as an art form in its own right. Roman's work is being featured in the latest volume of The Art of' now on Kickstarter and we spoke about that book but first…
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My guest this month was legendary game designer, Tuomas Pirinen! Tuomas was the creator of Mordheim, the lead developer of Warhammer Fantasy Battle 6th Edition, Warhammer Siege, and countless other miniatures games as well as video games, having worked at EA, Ubisoft and other companies. Most recently, Tuomas has signed on to create the rules for t…
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Sean Sutter, creator of Relicblade, might just be the hardest working man in miniatures gaming but he took the time out of his busy day to talk about his latest project, Cursebreaker! Cursebreaker is a stand alone minis game set in the same universe as his ongoing skirmish game, Relicblade, but offers a unique play experience. Sean spoke with me ab…
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This month BWU member and longtime friend, Greg De Stefano, co-owner of Turbo Dork, returns to the podcast to talk about their big Remix! Turbo Dork has reformulated all of its paints, moved to a new type of paint bottle, and launched some cool peripheral items like silicone paint pallets and mixing sticks. Greg has lots to say about the company's …
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The first BWU podcast of 2024 is here and features games writer, Andy Hobday returning alongside first-time guest, sculptor, Paul Hicks! Andy and Paul have been long time collaborators on miniatures products and they're here to talk about their upcoming line of fantasy miniatures alongside to be utilized with Andy's Baron's War rules set. I've been…
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Em Durrant took time out of her busy painting schedule to talk to me in our final podcast of 2023! You may know her as Electriceve from her online painting work on Patreon or from her time as an official painter on Warhammer TV's Youtube channel a few years back! Eve was kind enough to talk to me about the trials and travails of being a streaming p…
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Do you have a system in place that requires maximum time, energy, and effort? If you answered yes…the cure are BOTSS. What exactly are BOTTS? BOTTS means “Build Optimized Time Saving Systems.” LET'S GET PERSONAL BOTSS have a been here for quite some time. Anytime we can set and forget any device or process without human interaction that is a bot. T…
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Most of us in the US will celebrate Thanksgiving this year. We will eat turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, candied yams, collard greens, green bean casserole, apple pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and many other dishes. We will watch football while drinking beer and enjoy great conversations. And then we fall asleep with a full belly safe and s…
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Have you ever been part of a team and one person constantly comes up with excuses as to why they cannot accomplish or do something? What makes it more amazing…they have the time, talent, and training toaccomplish it. So, what’s the REAL problem? LET'S GET PERSONAL When a person consistently and persistently makes excuses…I am convinced they don’t w…
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This month my guest was Merritt K, a writer whose work I've admired for some time! Merritt's work isn't in tabletop games but recently I saw that she'd gotten back into miniatures painting after a couple of decades away. I invited her to chat about what it's like getting back into the hobby after so long away from it, why she and other creatives lo…
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Have you ever been up late channel surfing and saw an infomercial? Me too. I purchased a system that promised to be easy to implement and start making money fast. I could see myself just like the people on TV…living their dream lifestyle. I got so excited when the package arrived. What I learned is the system was not so easy and required dedication…
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When Sally was growing up, she was told, “follow the rules and good things will happen.” She heard things like, knowledge is power, get a good education, respect your elders, and eat all of your vegetables. All of these things sound good to a nine-year-old but are they? LET'S GET PERSONAL Fast forward 20 years. Sally is 29 years old, married for 5 …
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Have you heard the phrase going around, “Booked and Busy”? It implies that if you’re booked and busy you are making bank. I recently spoke to Jessica, a social media consultant. I asked her, “how many bookings does it take to get a client?” She responded, “ten”. A 10% conversion rate. Not bad…right? LET'S GET PERSONAL Jessica is a solopreneur who p…
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or this month's podcast I was joined by my friend and fellow Union Member, Jamie Daggers! Jamie is a professional painter whose work as an instructor took up most of our discussion but she's also a competitive painter, and of course, paints for pleasure. We had a great chat about how she approaches teaching new painters, what tools she recommends, …
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I recently met someone that told me they needed to make some extra money. I asked, “how much?” They responded, “just enough so I can be comfortable”. I paused for a moment, pulled out my smart phone, called my financial advisor, and asked, “do you have any investment advice that can make me comfortable?” He started laughing hysterically and then sa…
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Not long ago, my dear friend Nancy called me and was in full panic mode. She shared with me that she had planned on retiring but was recently informed that her 401K took a 35% loss due to mismanagement. She said to make matters worse, her new boss is a task master and micro-manager. Lastly, she said she has not had a vacation in over 5 years. Ouch!…
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This month sees the return of Shoshie Bauer to the BWU podcast! Shoshie has been a guest twice in the past, but this time she's here to talk about the release of the newest miniature in her very own line, Cat Daddy. The fourth in what will eventually be a line of 7 limited edition model conceived, conceptualized, and sculpted entirely by women, Cat…
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On September 23, 2023 we officially entered fall. Although fall is global, it’s affects are different depending on your location. From the east coast to the west coast the temperatures are typically cooler. The leaves fall, the grass hibernates, and the sunny days are fewer. We start drinking pumpkin spiced tea and coffee. Yep…the season has change…
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A close friend of mine recently shared with me that his life seemed fuzzy, blurry, and out of sorts. I asked, what is he doing now that he wasn’t doing 30 days ago. He responded, I attended milestone Birthday, wedding, and traveled abroad. I responded, I can see why things seem out of sort. LET'S GET PERSONAL Life is going to happen, we will meet n…
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One of the greatest boxers of all time is Marvelous Marvin Hagler. He only fought as a middleweight. His amateur record is 55-1. His professional record is 62-3-2. He reigned as the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980-1987. He was twice named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America, as well as F…
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Scalable Skirmish. Kinetic Action. Big Armor Suits. That's the tagline for the upcoming miniatures game Zeogenesis, from wargaming luminaries Danny Block, Andy Chambers, and Gav Thorpe! This stellar team was kind enough to talk to me this month about their game with Danny talking logistics and production of the hard plastic minis they'll be manufac…
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Sherry graduated college at the top of her class. Like most, she had student loan debt and was barely making ends meet. She applied for 10 different jobs and each time was informed she had the educational pedigree but needed more experience…booo! In other words, NO…you're not qualified.LET'S GET PERSONALOne night Sherry was channel surfing and lear…
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Mirror mirror on the wall who is the flyest of them all? Mirror mirror on the wall who always WINs and never FALLS? Mirror mirror on the wall who is a BOSS and always FLOS? Mirror mirror on the wall is it ME or is it YOU? The things I say…are they what I do? LET'S GET PERSONAL The mirror is one of the top 3 inventions of all time. It shows us exact…
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According to a recent report, more than 50% of all US households are living paycheck to paycheck. It’s astonishing considering unemployment is at historical lows and America boast the largest economy on the planet…right? LET'S GET PERSONAL If your family is part of that 50%, it means your income is broke and you are struggling to pay the rent, put …
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For July's podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with fellow Union Member, Adam Loper! If you've been wargaming for any amount of time you're probably familiar with his Youtube channel, Tabletop Minions, currently celebrating its 10th year! Adam and I spoke about how he got started with Beasts of War (now On Tabletop), what goes into producing reg…
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. LET'S GET PERSONAL If …
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He played 16 seasons in the NBA as a power and small forward. He won 7 NBA titles with 3 different teams and never lost in the NBA Finals. He holds two NBA records which remain to this day…most 3-point shots made in an NBA playoff game without a miss and most steals in an NBA Finals game. This person should be in the NBA Hall of Fame…right? LET'S G…
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. On the surface, this sounds really good…right? LET'S GET PERSONAL Making a pledge to flag, which is nothing more than stitched thread is ridiculous, ludicrous, and delusional.…
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Meet Bob, a single 35-year-old male from the Midwest. When Bob was growing up, he was told to succeed he needed to get a college degree. Bob got a 4-year college degree in General Studies. After 13 years in the workforce, Bob is still earning less than $20 per hour and career opportunities look bleak. LET'S GET PERSONAL Bob is not alone. Many peopl…
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My guest this month is Chris Kohler, owner of Slow Death Games and creator of the miniatures skirmish game, Wild in the Streets! Chris and I talked about his history as a gamer, as a punk, and how those two interests combined to create Wild in the Streets. We also discussed the game Star Breach for which Slow Death is the publisher and some hints a…
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