In a terrific mash-up designed by Rothejfunk – the ominous soundtrack from Inception that inspires curiosity completely transforms the feel of a comedy in Ghostbusters. After watching the trailer it made me that much more hopeful that the rumors around Ghostbusters 3 are true. “Who you gonna’ call?”

Jason is the co-founder of his software company which boasts over 3 million customers with only 20 employees running the shop. They offer simple organizational and productivity solutions for their clients that help projects get finished. What I’m most interested in however, are his and his company’s views on the modern day workplace. Jason lets his employees come in and out of the office as they please, has no set 40 hour work week and bases all his evaluations on the actual work that gets done. Sounds simple doesn’t it?

Then why don’t all companies adopt this modern day approach?

Trust seems to be the problem. Managers don’t seem to hire employees that they trust enough to incorporate this type of work setting. This is what Jason calls out to be the problem in his TED talk above. “M&M’s” he says, “mangers and meetings.” His views were dynamic enough to capture a blog post from me (no easy task as of late) and enough for me to get a copy of his book on his ideas “Rework.”

I suppose the next step for me will be to incorporate these type of behaviors to become more efficient and effective.

So… the question stands, too social or not too social?

In the video above, Gary Vaynerchuck (social media ninja, wine enthusiast, and author) and Paul Carr (author and ex-social media ninja) discuss whether or not social media is overrated. Take a look, then tweet me your thoughts on it.

This guy is wicked smart. He’s a professor of international health who is absolutely obsessed with stats. He studies, teaches, writes, etc.

In this short video he shows the statistical changes in 200 countries over 200 years with the focus on wealth and health. Watch it and seem smarter when you try to explain it to friends at your favorite watering hole.

I know I will.

Disclaimer: You’ll probably completely mess up the point of this video if you try to tell it to your friends and you will probably lose your friends by doing so. Send them to my site instead so they can watch the video and check out the rest of my random posts.

Cheers to @catskittyns for sending me the video and woodleywonderworks for the homepage photo.

So naturally I was stoked to be a a guest on the Hawaii Biz Tech radio show along with Anna DeQuintanaroo from Play Hawaii. In a super relaxed atmosphere where we simply talked story, Hal Wilkerson (although I’m convinced it’s really Sunday Night Football’s Chris Collinsworth in disguise) got to know both of our technology start-ups a little bit better.

• Play Hawaii is Hawaii’s deal and coupon source that offers amazing deals (sometimes upwards and over 50% off) on a daily basis. Check them out and subscribe to their email blast so you never miss a great discount.

• The Honolulu Civil Beat is Hawaii’s new online news service. We’re 100% dedicated to Hawaii with a new fresh take on investigative journalism on the islands. No advertising and a heightened level of discussion through accountability – you’ll never look at news in Hawaii the same way again.

I may have been a little nervous because my already fast pace chatter seemed to hit the very limits of ‘Ludacris Speed‘. Other than that, I think the audience got a good understanding of what Civil Beat is all about.

Photo from Grindtv.com

In a short three minute rant, Grant inspired me to change some of my habits. I’m not sure if they’re bad or not, but they are definitely habits. For example, Grant brings up how some of us (you know who you are) like to wake up and check email, Twitter and Facebook – all before both of our eyes are open.

He talks about multi-tasking to the point of inefficiency and the over-saturation of choices throughout our day. He covers “negative-space” and the need for a little of it in all of our lives. Seems like a lot for three minutes doesn’t it?

It is. And it was well executed. Check it out, and leave me some feedback below. I’d love to hear what you think about it. Thanks.

We were only able to hike four miles in, but we enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for checking out the video, I hope it gives you some incentive to visit the amazing island of Kaua’i.

The film awakens your travel bug instantly, and I found myself dreaming of a few destinations I’ve had on the brain for years. The film endures a combination of gorgeous backdrop, glassy empty sets, and the typical perfect complimentary soundtrack you can expect from a Taylor Steele movie.

Although I enjoyed the film a lot and recommend it to anyone who is a lover of surfing or travel, the film itself was not the highlight of my night. We were at a premier party with the type of spread you would expect, drinks, pupus, and few Lost cast members. You know, the uze! What I didn’t expect to see was the star of the film himself, Rob Machado, giving an interview a few feet away from me as I sipped on a beer. Naturally, I had to meet him.

Because of the intimate setting of the lounge, Kim and I were able to meet and chat with Rob briefly. His relaxed personality on film is fully transparent as he was extremely patient and engaging with us as we discussed traveling, surfing, and his movie, “The Drifter.” He later mentioned the difficult balance of taking on such a personal role with video cameras and a production crew surrounding him at all times. I think he pulled it off well. Then, I ruined the moment by awkwardly asking him for a photo. But Rob said yes anyway. Sweet.

Everyone is in the same boat right now, that we’re all watching this digital evolution unveil itself one day at a time. But the important thing is that while we watch, we also participate. There are no experts on the subject, only people with opinions, ideas, and probably loud personalities (guilty). So take the first step, find your medium and a voice, and find ways to help your business strive.