430. Interesting People - Merrill Charette

430. Interesting People - Merrill Charette

This week I chat with Merrill Charette a long timer listener to the podcast (and a podcaster himself!) about his upbringing, experiences and how he ended up in the maritime industry.

I really enjoyed chatting with Merrill who is a fascinating character and a great raconteur. In this interview we cover.

  • How he grew up the '6th child' with his other siblings being 5 Old English Sheepdogs!
  • His very sports orientated childhood and his (and his fathers) obsession with Lacrosse
  • The benefits of focus and determination to achieve his potential in lacrosse
  • How he attended 4 high schools in 5 years experiencing bullying at every turn
  • Tough love from his father
  • Why he gave up lacrosse and rebuilt his identity
  • Dealing with authority (when you know they are wrong)
  • The 1000 Origami Crane Challenge and how it changed him
  • Completing a challenging 2,200-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail
  • Quitting law school
  • The difference between moving on and giving up
  • How a random comment from a stranger "You could always live on a boat" led him to the maritime industry
  • How he negotiated for and bought his first boat
  • How he taught himself to sail his first voyage from New York to Boston
  • Finding a new community of boat owners
  • Becoming a boating entrepreneur as an outsider to the industry
  • Artificial intelligence and the maritime industry

Mentioned in this episode:

This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Episoder(478)

95. 5 Things To Make 2016 Your Best LinkedIn Year Ever

95. 5 Things To Make 2016 Your Best LinkedIn Year Ever

Welcome to episode 95 and more importantly welcome to 2016!NewsFrench social network Viadeo has closed it’s Chinese LinkedIn competitor Tianji Data Shows How Google Drives Search Traffic To LinkedIn A...

2 Jan 201636min

94.  Merry Christmas!

94. Merry Christmas!

LinkedIn revamps its job section. LinkedIn announced there top voices for 2015 and Paul Drury decides to crowd source his own list from real LinkedIn users (without editorial or commercial bias).Brynn...

19 Des 201540min

93. Review of The New LinkedIn App….or Crap?

93. Review of The New LinkedIn App….or Crap?

The new mobile seems to be getting decent reviews but these are from people who rarely use LinkedIn and are therefore not able to see its faults.Linkedin recruit 100 new people in Dublin and manage to...

12 Des 201538min

92. Why are LinkedIn so secretive?

92. Why are LinkedIn so secretive?

Quote;“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth ...

5 Des 201538min

91. View-Accept-Reply!

91. View-Accept-Reply!

NEWSNaomi Lewis wrote an article for ‘Look Magazine’Here is the new LinkedIn sales tool called elink. It looks expensive but maybe an option to Autopilot if your market is very active on Twitter.A Lin...

28 Nov 201529min

90. Are you up for the LInkedIn Challenge?

90. Are you up for the LInkedIn Challenge?

News 3 charts that prove that LinkedIn is on fire! This article’s most interesting fact is the comparable rate of member/user growth amongst the three main social networks. Woman creates fake LinkedI...

21 Nov 201533min

89. Who do you invite to connect?

89. Who do you invite to connect?

Welcome to a new episode of the award-winning LinkedIn podcast. This week I covered a wide variety of topics. News LinkedIn announced their new Air Traffic Control (ATC) platform for improving the qua...

14 Nov 201533min

88. Who owns your Linkedin profile?

88. Who owns your Linkedin profile?

NewsTinder versus LinkedIn profile picturesHillary Clinton and her views on LinkedIn in the pastLadbrokes are using LinkedIn to find customersLinkedIn has a new head of Europe Legal problem of Linkedi...

7 Nov 201532min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
utbytte
pengepodden-2
finansredaksjonen
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
okonomiamatorene
rss-sunn-okonomi
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
lederpodden
rss-markedspuls-2
rss-andelige-tanker-med-camillo
rss-impressions-2
rss-fa-makro