by Maggie Cease Grace and Larrea in the Warmilu studio Welcome to the third episode of the Aapricity Podcast! I'm super excited to bring you my interview with Grace Hsia, Co-Founder and CEO of Warmilu, and Larrea Young, Vice President of Warmilu. Warmilu is a non-electric warming technology company. They've developed phase-change materials and use them to help reduce infant mortality in resource-scarce settings, as well as provide pain management warming solutions. I want to let you know--this interview does run longer than previous interviews, even after being edited. So, I want to give you a little overview of what we cover so you'll know what to expect. In the first part, we go into what Warmilu does, the science behind how phase change materials work, what it was like to obtain patents for the innovative technology behind the phase change heat packs, some facets of Warmilu's product design and where these products are being used today, some of the other applications for their non-electric warming technology, and the touching story behind how Warmilu got its name. In the second part, we discuss the production logistics behind Warmilu's products, how they've come to define social entrepreneurship and what sorts of challenges it can address, what Grace and Larrea thought they were going to be when they were growing up and how that relates to what they do now, the work the two of them do outside of Warmilu (yes, they both have other jobs outside of Warmilu!), what role being in Ann Arbor has played for Warmilu, and last but not least, how you can find out more about the great work these two are doing. If you're interested in finding out even more about Warmilu, you can go to warmilu.org. And if you haven't already done so, hit 'subscribe' on either the iTunes Store or Google Play Music so you can be updated on more awesome Aapricity Podcast episodes as they're released. Check out a video of the warming pack here, as well as photos of the Incublanket and Grace and Larrea on their recent trip to Kenya:
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The Aapricity Podcast Episode 2: Josh Buoy and Chris Duncan, Partners and Filmmakers at Snowday5/8/2016 by Maggie Cease I’m super excited to introduce today’s guests. First I want to let you know that the Aapricity Podcast is now available for listening on the iTunes Store and Google Play Music. So, whether you’re on an iPhone or Android device, a Mac or a PC, go to your podcast player of choice, search for The Aapricity Podcast, and hit Subscribe. That way, you’ll receive new episodes as they’re released.
For this this episode, I’m excited to bring you my conversation with Josh Buoy and Chris Duncan, partners and filmmakers at Snowday, a creative video agency based in Ann Arbor. As filmmakers, they’ve partnered with organizations like The University of Michigan, as well as businesses like FarmLogs, Cribspot, and Sisu Mouthguards to produce ads, web videos, and other films. You can see their work, including the pieces we talk about in this interview, by going to snowdaymade.com and filmicproductions.com. In this interview, Josh and Chris share how they got started in film as students at The University of Michigan, what motivated them to reunite and continue making films after graduating, the creative processes behind several of their most well-known films, and a few things they’ve learned about entrepreneurship along the way. Without further ado, please enjoy my conversation with Josh and Chris. by Maggie Cease
Two New “Secrets” From Zingerman’s Slip Onto Market! New booklets on the power of beliefs in business from co-founder Ari Weinzweig Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig has spent the last three years studying, reflecting on and writing about the critical role of beliefs in the businesses and organizations of which we’re a part. The first fruits of that labor are hitting the market this week in the form of two new pamphlets—Secrets #40 and #41—from his new book. The full, 500-page, Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 4; A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to the Power of Beliefs in Business will be released later this spring. To help intellectually hungry readers begin the learnings process that the book will bring to market, Weinzweig and Zingerman’s Press have done a special, limited edition, advance release of two of the essays from the new work: Secret #40, “The Power of Beliefs in Business; How What We Believe Alters What Happens at Work Every Day” is an in-depth, rarely discussed look at how our beliefs are the root system of our organizational lives, and how they’re contributing both positively and negatively to what’s happening when we go to work each day. One reader reflected that the essay contains, “Forty pages that have the power to change your life.” Secret #41, “Leading with Positive Beliefs; Letting Go of the Fourth Illusion.” In it, Ari argues the Fourth Illusion is that we will somehow get positive outcomes out of negative beliefs. This pamphlet outlines the more productive path forward—leading with positive beliefs makes great things happen! It’s an eye-opening, and potentially life-altering, exploration of how the beliefs we choose are leading the outcomes we’re getting. A hundred years ago, single-subject pamphlets of this sort were a common publishing practice, especially among the anarchist writers Ari admires. They were, he explains, “akin to social media at the turn of the 20th century.” Lighter than an e-reader, each booklet allows for easy accessibility, insightful business lessons in easy to digest, “bite-sized” publications. The full sized business books--Parts 1, 2 and 3 in the Guide to Good Leading series (see zingermanspress.com) contain Secrets #1 through #39. The new volume, Part 4, will bring forth Secrets #40-49. The new book has been winning kudos from creative business writers and leaders across the country. Philosopher, author, professor and consultant, Peter Koestenbaum, says, “The more I know, learn and think about Ari’s work, and discover how he applies to Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, the more convinced I am that it is a gem in today’s revolutionary leadership movement. That field has been dominated by two towering pioneers who reach similar conclusions to Ari’s. These authors are Peter Block and Robert Putnam. Ari’s work definitely is in that category. Ari’s writing is very readable and continually it is spot-on wise.” Restaurateur and writer Danny Meyer adds that, “The Power of Beliefs in Business is chockfull of fresh wisdom—and enough memorable ‘Ari-isms’—to set anyone up to be a champion." And Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals, opines: “With a tablespoon of generosity and history, a dash of food, and a pinch of art and anarchism, Ari delivers a tasty recipe for building healthy organizations. As with all of Ari’s written work on leadership, the pamphlets bring together the voices of progressive business writers, anarchists, philosophers, poets, painters, and a healthy peppering of Zingerman’s partners and staff. Written in his unique, conversational style, with plenty of good quotes and quips, the pamphlets will challenge the beliefs of any business thinker and progressive leader. As Ari writes in the introductory comments to the new book, “as you read and reflect on what follows, it’s likely that some of your beliefs will be challenged—even changed.” And as Dr. Koestenbaum states with confidence, “Ari’s writing will change the reader.” For more on Secrets #40 and #41 or Ari’s other writings, see Zingtrain.com. Or contact Jenny Tubbs at 734-663-9304. by Maggie CeaseYou can now find The Aapricity Podcast on the iTunes Store and Google Play Music.
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