The Knowledge Drop is an interview podcast by Focus of the Flow Mo Crew, bboydojo.com, Saiffa - Flow Mo Dance School & CyphrSpace. The Knowledge Drop podcast brings together everything he's learned with his journey in breaking (also known as breakdance) in the past three decades. It's a series with guests from the top of the breaking world uncovering what it takes to become a world class b-boy or b-girl, and more importantly, express honestly through your dance. See more with our free video ...
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Jesse Mecham and Mark Butler teach you how to manage your business cash flow, hone your business model, and not freak out about money.
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Interviews with digital nomads and location-independent entrepreneurs. This podcast shares success stories and practical tips to inspire and help anyone who is looking into the location-independent career path. Livin That Life is the YouTube travel vlog and video podcast by Riley Bennett, a full-time digital nomad since 2015. Based mostly in Southeast Asia, Riley has visited over 30+ countries and interviewed dozens of successful location-independent entrepreneurs, remote workers, freelancer ...
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DJ Pliez Hip-House Set - Drake v Kendrick
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1:02:04Mix of my favorite #hiphouse tracks that I've found on Souncloud as of recent. From a villa in Bali.http://instagram.com/dj_pliez/Tracklist: https://soundcloud.com/rileygbennett/sets/hip-house-bali-2025By Livin That Life
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From VHS to Global Legacy, #50 - Fever One
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41:54In this episode of The Knowledge Drop, we sit down with the legendary Fever One from Seattle — a true pioneer of the breaking game. We talk about his recent trip to Korea and how the scene is evolving, his historic partnership with Alien Ness that lit up battles back in the days, and his early contribution to the culture with the DMC Foundations VH…
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Stop Trusting Your Gut: Try The Constanza Protocol
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30:37In today's episode, Mark takes inspiration from George Constanza, the perpetually underachieving and romantically inept character from Seinfeld, to confront his negative business habits. In the episode "The Opposite," George realizes that he's always followed his intuiton, but every decision he's made has turned out to be wrong -- he's dissapointed…
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Zero to 10K in 60 Days Remote Closing Challenge Ep 1_320kbps
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49:47Watch the video here - https://youtu.be/NyncFEPwGjkYo bros, so my my videographer Bam had an idea. "What if I go through your course/program and document the journey?" Boom! Genius. It starts today! Bam has NO experience in sales. But he IS hungry. Can he make $10,000 in just 60 days? Stay tuned.Starting in the vibrant city of Bangkok, Bam, starts …
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Creative artists This is a proven method to make 6 figures teaching people on Instagram
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1:03:35Watch the video version by clicking here - https://youtu.be/--VJjaUdC-gIn this episode, join Evan Price, CEO of Artist Collective's, and creator of the Artistpreneur Accelerator's, as he reveals the 4 steps for creatives to turn their skills into thriving 6-figure businesses by leveraging social media.https://www.instagram.com/ac_evanFrom the impor…
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Jesse Hires Mark, and the Inevitability of Change
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29:13Jesse shares his experience working on the YNAB books for the first time in many years, while YNAB's head accountant is out of maternity leave. Working through monthly and quarterly close got him thinking about how software automation could free up the accounting departments time wrangling spreadsheets to do more impactful work for the business. To…
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Never Forget: Learn Foundation and Create New Shit - #49 Wing Zero
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30:12In this episode of The Knowledge Drop Podcast, we sit down with B-Boy Wing Zero from Japan’s classic: Found Nation Crew. From rocking the global stage to pushing the boundaries of creativity in breaking, Wing Zero has built a name for himself through skill, precision, and a deep connection to the culture. We dive into: 🔥 His journey through some of…
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Recently YNAB announced a major shake up in the way it talks about money. Jesse explains how the realization that each of YNAB's Four Rules was really just a variation of Rule One ("give every dollar a job") led to a deeper conversation about YNAB's core identity. Every year when the executive team met to reasses the company's purpose and direction…
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Distractions, Anxious Activity, and Finding Focus
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36:36Mark and Jesse discuss the pervasive distractions that cell phones and computers cause, and how to fight back against them. Jesse champions the Freedom app blocker, which locks your phone or other device from distracting websites like social media, YouTube, blogs, etc. Since implementing Freedom, he boasts a phone usage time of only 20min per day (…
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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable - #48 Lola the Warrior Princess
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28:29In this episode of The Knowledge Drop, we’re joined by Lola the Warrior Princess from Spain! 🌍💥 Known for her explosive performances on the breaking stage and her prowess as a competitive wrestler, Lola bridges two intense worlds like no one else. We’ll explore: Her experience competing at the Red Bull BC One World Finals in Brazil How the World Yo…
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Organic Crews Are Golden - #47 Jeromeskee
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35:06Live exclusive conversation with Jeromeskee from the legendary Massive Monkees crew in Seattle! 🐒 In this episode, we’ll explore: • His experience judging the Red Bull BC One World Finals • The incredible journey and legacy of Massive Monkees • What defines a real breaking crew A discussion packed with insight, inspiration, and stories from one of …
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Bitcoin, Depreciation, and the Most Important Price in the World
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31:34Mark and Jesse kick off the New Year with a deep discussion on inflation and how it creates confusion about the most important price of all -- the price of money. Mark Butler The Money School: https://moneyschool.works https://markbutler.com https://letsdothebooks.com Jesse Mecham YNAB https://www.youneedabudget.com…
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Following up on Mark's admission that he dreads collaboration, whether it's with peers or employees, Jesse discusses one way the leadership team at YNAB has fostered collaboration. They call it the strategic council, and it's a two(ish) day meeting with all the functions at YNAB presenting the challenges and opportunities for growth in each functio…
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The Purpose to Inspire, BC One Aftermath - #46 Icey Ives
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28:09The Knowledge Drop live with none other than b-boy Icey Ives! 🧊✨ Fresh off shaking the world at the Red Bull BC One World Champs, he joined me to drop knowledge and share insights on his experience you don’t want to miss. Support the showBy Focus Flow Mo
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Serbian Breaking, Fitness Tips, and Dojo Insights for Stronger, Healthier Dancing - #45 Story
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36:04In this episode of The Knowledge Drop, we’re joined by Mihailo, aka B-Boy Story, straight out of Serbia! 🇷🇸 We dive deep into: 🎯 The evolution of the Serbian breaking scene – past and present 💪 Fitness and nutrition tips tailored for breakers 🤝 Story’s journey working with the B-Boy & B-Girl Dojo Whether you’re a dancer, a fan of the culture, or ju…
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In today's episode Mark explains what makes the perfect diet coke, and Jesse opens his inbox and reads some comments and questions from Beginning Balance listeners, including tips for improving business leadership skills, how to keep track of all your ideas, and why studies can be highly misleading. Mark and Jesse also address a question about UBI,…
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Digital Nomads in Bangkok: Productivity, Mindset & Finding Flow
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1:35:19Watch the video version on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2oNXuBx8iQ Sitting down with some nomad bros and talking about how to maximize your surroundings for productivity, how to start making money if you're just beginning, the secret mindsets for success, being 23 as a nomad vs 34, books that changed out life, building a personal brand,…
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http://bboydojo.com Tune in with our podcast interview with Robb from Style Invaders Crew, Belgium. We’ll dive into: 💎 How to develop your own unique style 💎 Major influences in breaking culture 💎 Prepping for the next Red Bull BC One showdown! Don’t miss this exclusive conversation with one of the most talented B-Boys in the game. Support the show…
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Jesse kicks off the episode talking about one of his new endeavours, Ultraspeaking, an effort to double down on one of his biggest strengths: public speaking. This leads to a conversation about embracing your strengths, the things that feed your working genius (see episode #102), rather than trying to build up your weaknesses. Mark shares his comfo…
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Tune in with Focus and b-girl Vanessa from Portugal for the Knowledge Drop podcast. Support the showBy Focus Flow Mo
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Slippery Slopes: Economics, College Degrees, and Questionable Credentials
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49:13Mark and Jesse are back after a short break with a discussion about slippery slopes... real and imagined. Jesse delivers an epic rant on the uselessness of economists, while Mark talks about his hesistance applying for graduate school in order to obtain the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential. Mark presents his dillema: he wants the c…
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Texas breaking tradition: Pyle! - #42 Keebz
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Online Breaking Education in Latin America - #41 Ricky Rulez
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The Ups & Downs of Running an Online Buinses for 10 Years Living in Thailand w Trevor Fenner
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1:08:26Watch the video version on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HKerB8LUFiM?si=dzGD21Po2BaJ1C2pIn this episode of the Livin That Life Podcast, we discuss the journey of running an online business for 10 years while living in Thailand / Southease Asia. With high ticket dropshipping with expert Trevor Fenner Topics discussed: - Hidden challenges and scams that…
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From Barista to Billionaire (Mo' Money, Same Problems)
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38:09Mark and Jesse discuss their most recent read, Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire by Andrew Wilkinson, a one-time barista and co-founder of Tiny, a holding company that buys and holds businesses for the long-term (like Berkshire Hathaway). At the age of 36, Wilkinson found himself owner of a company worth over a billion dollars, and in a new…
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5 things aspiring digital nomads should know
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10:39Watch the video version on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QGzI3QcIs_c?si=OPWbhfsaLYV69pL3after 10 years of nomad life, this is 5 things i would say to a younger version of myself. Free Nomad Guide PDF 👨💻 Top 10 Ways to be a Digital Nomad + 25 Travel & Living in SE Asia Pro Tips: http://livinthatlife.c... 📗 / livinthatlifeofriley…
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I Asked Digital Nomads How They Would Start Over From Scratch in 2024
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21:08Watch the video version on YouTube - https://youtu.be/DvV_yNpwBgQI asked digital nomads what they would do if they had to start over in 2024 to make money online and live this lifestyle. I met Ocean and Evan at the Drop Ship Lifestyle conference in 2014 in Chiang Mai, 10 years ago now! And they now run successful online busiensses. If you're just s…
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Bam Tried Getting a Remote Closing Job with NO Sales Experience. Here's What He Learned
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27:44My bro and videographer Bam tried to land a remote closing job as a total newbie without any sales experience. In this video, he reveals the biggest mistakes to avoid, what to know before starting, realistic expectations to have, as well as some of the most frustrating parts of trying to get clients. 📒 FREE HTC GETTING STARTED EBOOK – http://livint…
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Remote Closer Making $5-8k/mo Is Closing or SMMA Better for Digital Nomad Lifestyle ?
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55:44Watch the video version on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Olt-_pj-gIU📒 FREE HTC GETTING STARTED EBOOK – http://livinthatlife.com/htc-guide-form Lou has been doing remote closing for a while, making 5-8k a month, and wants to start traveling & living aboard and do the digital nomad lifestyle. He asks Riley for recommendations on if he should pursue a ne…
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Creating the Biggest Breaking Media - #40 - Chaz B
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Gardening, Compost, and Business Complexity
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32:45Good gardens require good soil, and good soil takes compost and plenty of time. Jesse shares his experiences composting soil for his garden, and how it applies to business. Like compost, good business ideas take time to execute. They can be executed more quickly, but that often involves more complexity. Mark and Jesse then pivot to discuss complexi…
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The Economics of Content, and the Case for Word of Mouth
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41:29The algorithm has come to rule media, and it is a voracious beast. It consumes as much content as people can create, as often as they can create. The ones who rise to the top seem to be those who create the most content, on as many platforms as possible, but what do the economics of this look like? Mark asks the question whether playing the content…
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Let's Unite Now For the Future - #39 Dyzee
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Jesse shares one of his recent experiments, inspired by a guest on the Art of Manliness podcast. The challenge was to delete the apps on your phone, especially the ones you feel a "pull" from -- a pull to open it and check it every time you see it (most social media apps would meet this criteria for most people). As Jesse explains, phones don't jus…
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The Breaking Related Searching Are Skyrocketing - #37 Lavall "Brisk" Chichester
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How Does Team China Prepare? - #35 Mounir
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There Was No B-boys in the Clubs Back Then - #36 Link
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On previous epsidoes, Mark and Jesse have discussed the importance of scarcity, and how limitations drive creativity. Mark even goes so far as to argue creativity can't exist without limitations! YNAB, then, is a tool for viewing reality through the lens of money -- a reality mirror if you like. By understanding the tradeoffs you are making with yo…
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Mark and Jesse discuss YNAB's recent price increase, and the psychology of customers around pricing. You can't make everyone happy, whether you justify the price increase by citing your own increased costs or by plainly stating your price increase without explanation or caveat. Jesse points out that some customers that have complained about the pri…
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Mark and Jesse reminisce about the early days of YNAB, and a conversation over lunch in which Mark gave Jesse (what he thought was) sage advice -- to raise prices. Genius right? Jesse recounts how they raised prices in the earliest incarnations of YNAB's product, from spreadsheets to software to software-as-a-service. He also candidly breaks down a…
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ChatGPT and Learning to Let Go of Control
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38:18After a conversation about using ChatGPT to organize the weekly recipe calendar for the Mecham household, Mark and Jesse talk about the concept of letting go of control in a business. Mark posits an idea: you can have control or you can have growth, but not both. And Mark hates it! Jesse draws a distinction between control of the business -- that i…
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Mark and Jesse discuss the role of customer service in a business, and how the alignment of customer expecations with the business owner's strengths (or working genius, if you like) is crucial to customer satisfaction and avoiding burnout. Mark shares an example from his virtual CFO business, which was highly profitable but making him miserable as …
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00:00 - Podcast highlight 00:53 - Introducing Easy Roc 02:11 - Easy Roc’s Bike Workshop 6:16 - Easy Roc's BMX days, getting sponsored and touring at age 17 09:51 - How lowrider culture got Easy Roc back into breaking and into Rocksteady Crew 12:55 - How did Easy Roc find his style and vision of the dance? 18:06 - The regional crews that inspired Ea…
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What Is Your Working Genius? How to Avoid Frustration and Do the Work You Love
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55:28Mark and Jesse discuss Patrick Lencioni's The 6 Types of Working Genius, a book exploring various personality types and the kinds of work most suitable to each. It's more than a personality test however! Lencioni's model assesses people according to their genius, competency, and frustrations in six areas: Wonder: The natural gift of pondering the p…
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Zero To 10K In 60 Days Remote Closing Challenge Ep 1
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49:47Watch the video version - https://youtu.be/NyncFEPwGjk?si=v3OsCGKmSVwooFkG📒 FREE HTC GETTING STARTED EBOOK – http://livinthatlife.com/htc-guide-form Description: Yo bros, so my my videographer Bam had an idea. "What if I go through your course/program and document the journey?" Boom! Genius. It starts today! Bam has NO experience in sales. But he I…
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