S3E3 | The Energy Podcast with Bawo and Troy - Monk Mode: Critical Reflection in the Man Cave

Time Stamps/Shownotes

0:00 - 7:50 : Hosts Catch Up: Filling up your buckets of Life. The Three F’s. (Fitness, Family, Faith). Character Development, Men & Mental Health

8:00 - 11:00: Monk Mode: Finding pleasure in your own company. Social intelligence hacks when meeting new people in public. “Everyone has got a story to tell.“ Troy Banxz deconstructing the benefits of Yoga.

11:26 - 22:50: Reflection on earlier seasons.

23:00 - 25:00 : Troy Banxz on his craft as a rapper, who he has worked with. Troy uses the Umbrella term ‘Entertainer’ to encompass all of his creative passions, professions and activities. These titles include Artist, Producer, Songwriter, Musician & Radio Host. He hopes to bring as much joy to others with his projects as much joy as they bring to him. Recently, he founded his start up independent label ‘Banxz and Prince Productions’.

The multidisciplinary artist loves experimenting with genres such as Dancehall, Drill, R&B, Trance, House, Funk Rock, Jazz, Bossanova to Drill, Trap, Hip Hop and R&B as in all his creative ventures. He sees music as a “creative buffet” and want his fans be able to enjoy a Troy Banxz tune for every occasion. He has collaborated with rappers, singers in the hiphop/urban genre. Making summer anthems such as “Space Remix” with Wi7s & LouiLando.

Space is introspective in terms of lyrics and very wide and spatial in terms of the mix and sonically to embody the sense of freedom and escapism needed at the time of the track. Influences on the track for the artist include Sneakbo, Political Peak, Edwyn Collins and time spent around a lot of gospel artists.

25:17 - 30:00: Troy on meeting Will(Wi7s) through University & coming across his work back at the time of the genesis of the Energy Podcast

30:10 - 35:12: Full Circle, Vulnerability & Opportunities

35:33 - 40:15: ZBA on finishing his masters in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship. ZBA reflects on what he learned ranging from leadership theory, business model systems, accounting, selling, CRM systems, customer service, innovation & design. ZBA deconstructs transformational leadership vs transactional leadership theory. How these theories are used as management frameworks in companies today(Amazon Case Study). The benefits and disadvantages of each theory in practice.

Amazon: The dichotomy between having fast productivity lines to ensure fast deliveries(Amazon 13 Principles Manifesto - Customer Obsession.) and questionably unrealistic standards workers to meet quotas. ZBA shed lights on Apple’s domination of the market and how their cross-selling model gets us to continue using their products. Analyzing the opportunity cost of switching services after being so heavily invested (Apple Pay, Mac, iCloud, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV ).

40:15 - 44:01: Human Nature & Sales: ZBA on what he learned about consumer buyer psychology, working as sales representative & business developer at a telemarketing company for 4 months along side his masters. ZBA analyzing the traits of the best salespeople at the company.

Deep market research on your customer’s habits, identifying pain points, active listening, positioning yourself as the expert, matching your prospect's needs with the appropriate product, demonstrating social proof, smooth closing, energy & strength of convictions are all components any salesman needs to radiate excellence.

45:34 -53:12: ZBA deconstructing why actors have some of the best social skills.

53:22 - 1:01:15 : Hosts discussing their strengths and weaknesses of their astrology signs/ Outro

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