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Five Good Questions Podcast

Welcome to Five Good Questions. I’m your host, Jake Taylor. Fact: the average American watches 5 hours of television per day. What would the world be like if we dedicated one of those hours to reading books instead? I don’t know, but I’d like to find out. So to inspire others to read more, I ask five good questions of interesting authors and share the results with you every Friday. Let’s see if together, we can’t rescue some of those lost hours. In addition to author interviews, we also publish "The Hikecast." The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format.  No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature. The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us.  I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.
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Apr 26, 2019

The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format. No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature.

The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us. I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.

Care to join us on a hike? :)

My guest for this episode is Dan Sheehan.  Dan is the general partner of Sheehan Associates Limited Partnership, an investment partnership created in 1999. Dan has a degree in economics from McMaster and an MBA from York.

We went on a chilly hike in Toronto.

Please enjoy this hikecast with Dan Sheehan.

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Also, please check out my first literary effort: The Rebel Allocator

It’s a coming-of-age story of a young man who learns about business and life from an unlikely teacher. Imagine The Karate Kid meets Thorndike’s The Outsiders. You’re right, it’s probably not what you were expecting, but I have my fingers crossed that you’ll really enjoy it. It's available on amazon now in print, digital, and audiobook formats.

With gratitude,
Jake

Apr 12, 2019

In this week's Five Good Questions, we're interviewing Betsy Atkins about her book Be Board Ready.

Betsy Atkins is a 3-time CEO, serial entrepreneur & Founder of Baja Corp. Betsy is a corporate governance expert with an eye for making boards a competitive asset. Her corporate board experience is vast and covers multiple industries, she has served on over 27 public boards and been through 13 IPOs.

Five Good Questions (PART 2):
1. What should you look for when selecting board members?
2. How can you get the most out of your board?
3. How do you "future proof" your board?
4. From an investor’s perspective, what does a healthy board look like from the outside?
5. What’s the biggest mistake you see management make with board interactions?

And make sure you pick up your copy of the Rebel Allocator, available now on Amazon in both digital and physical formats!

Apr 5, 2019

In this week's Five Good Questions, we're interviewing Betsy Atkins about her book Be Board Ready.

Betsy Atkins is a 3-time CEO, serial entrepreneur & Founder of Baja Corp. Betsy is a corporate governance expert with an eye for making boards a competitive asset. Her corporate board experience is vast and covers multiple industries, she has served on over 27 public boards and been through 13 IPOs.

Five Good Questions (PART 1):
1. What is the best way to get on a board?
2. What are the right or wrong reasons for someone to want to be on a board?
3. What makes for an effective board member?
4. What role do activist investors play?
5. What’s the biggest mistake you see first time board members make?

And make sure you pick up your copy of the Rebel Allocator, available now on Amazon in both digital and physical formats!

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