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If you are reading this, then you are a potential future victim guest on the
AUGForums.com Real Talk Podcast (click here)
If you’re an Acumatica Customer, click here for the general flow that I like to follow. But this is not a rigid checklist. I’m happy to discard the flow and go wherever the conversation takes us. Here’s an example of a customer interview. You can listen below or listen on the episode page (click here).
We can even do things anonymously if you’d like. Here’s an example of an anonymous interview with an Acumatica Customer. You can listen below or listen on the episode page (click here).
If you are not an Acumatica Customer, I’m still interested in your story. There are so many neat stories in our industry that don’t get told. How did you wind up in the role that you are currently in? What memorable consulting engagements were you a part of? Would you advise your kids to follow in your career footsteps or choose another path? How did you get involved with Acumatica and how does it compare to other ERP solutions that you’ve worked with? Your story, your perspective, that’s what I’d like to hear. Here’s a Welder from New Zealand who became an Acumatica/MYOB Consultant. You can listen below or listen on the episode page (click here).
Maybe you built a cool customization and you want to talk about it. That’s fine too! Here’s an example of an episode that talked about a customization built on top of the Acumatica Financial Report Writer. You can listen below or listen on the episode page (click here).
Here are some details about coming on the Podcast:
First, I will send you my top secret Podcast Calendly link so you can book time on my Podcast calendar. Once you select a date/time in Calendly, you’ll get an automatic meeting invite which will be for 1 hour because I like having longer, more in-depth conversations with time for any tangents that you’d like to take.
Second, once you’ve accepted the meeting invite, I’ll update the meeting invite with a StreamYard link which is the platform that I use to record the Podcast episodes. I turn my camera on in the beginning to say hi briefly and introduce myself. Then I turn my camera off and press record, only recording the audio from our conversation. StreamYard records the audio locally on each of our computers, then uploads it at the end. This results in better audio quality.
Third, I rarely do any editing. We chat for a few minutes, then I press record and read my intro blurb from a script (otherwise I mess it up), then we start talking. When we’re done, I stop the recording and that’s it! I like unscripted conversations and real stories so I don’t do any prep for these podcast episodes. If you really want to, we can go back-and-forth by email with some general ideas, but I have a high tolerance for tangents, so if we take a completely different direction during the recording that’s no problem.
Fourth, there’s no need to be nervous. You’ll probably still be nervous and that’s ok, but there’s no need to be. No need for a fancy microphone, whatever you have will be fine. Sneezing into the microphone, saying “um” 500 times, and sirens from a fire truck rolling down your street are par for the course. I enjoy having informal conversations. Actually, personally, I think that this lack of polish adds to the authenticity of the Podcast. That’s why I call it “Real Talk”. After I stop the recording, we can chat for a few minutes about how we think things went and make sure that we are both comfortable with me publishing the Podcast episode. If either of us aren’t comfortable with how it went, then I won’t publish (note: this hasn’t happened yet, no pressure 😀)
Fifth, have fun. I like to get the real stories of people who are working with Acumatica: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have no contractual relationship with Acumatica so I don’t hesitate to “tell it like it is” and I don’t shy away from sensitive topics. I’m not that excited by the typical polished marketing gloss. I like to find out what’s under the hood. So, as long as you’re comfortable talking about a topic, then I likely will be too. This is your opportunity to tell your story to the Acumatica community and talk about what you want to talk about.
Above all, I’m looking for your story. Stories are powerful.
The interview in the video below helped me to appreciate stories more. I watched this after watching the American Factory documentary which was recommended to me by Stephen Hennelly. At the time, Stephen was a consultant at JAMS which built the Acumatica Manufacturing Edition that eventually got acquired by Acumatica. Here’s the line that stands out to me from the interview:
We want to give voice to the people who don’t appear on-screen. Working people, their stories, their struggles, their hopes equally compelling to superheroes.
– Steven Bognar
If you think about the Obamas in that video, they have a lot of options. They are powerful people. Yet they are choosing to invest in stories. That’s pretty interesting.
I’m investing in stories too. The personal career stories of people who use Acumatica.
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