Connection Request
Connection Request is a podcast about career journeys, produced by Shrug Content. Hosted by Joel Leeman, a producer and strategist who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/connection About Joel: Joel Leeman is a producer, strategist and host who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet. Connect with the show on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, or drop a line to connect@shrugcontent.com.
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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
SK Coffee is a coffee roaster that sources single-origin micro-lots, exploring unique and rare profiles from around the world. Beginning in 2018, SK has quickly made a name for itself in the coffee community and beyond thanks to their dedication to a high quality product. Founder, owner and namesake Sam Kjellberg joins me to talk about how he went from musician to coffee entrepreneur, how he thinks about the intersection of business and art, and the emotional toll of being an entrepreneur.
In the Coda, I reflect on travel, vacation and the importance of taking a break.
Sam’s recommendations
Braiding Sweetgrass: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass
Fleet Foxes - A Very Lone Solstice: https://youtu.be/3VB24LYsE60
Composer Arvo Pärt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_Pärt
Connect with Sam and SK Coffee
Website: https://skcoffeeplease.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.k.coffee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skcoffeeplease
Connect with the show
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectRequest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectionrequest/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@connectionrequest
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@connectionrequest
Email: connect@shrugcontent.com
Connect with Joel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelleeman
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeman/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/joelleeman
About Connection Request Connection Request is a podcast about career journeys. Hosted by Joel Leeman, a producer and strategist who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. In Season 1 we hear from a drummer turned coffee entrepreneur, a journalist who popularized the term “doomscrolling,” an executive who’s plotting her next chapter, and much more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/connection
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
This is part two of my conversation with journalist Karen K. Ho. We talk about all things Twitter and Elon Musk, burnout, layoffs, and get into the time she stood up to Bob Woodward. Plus, Karen shares the story of why she started @doomscroll_bot and how it came to attract 128,000 followers, including the likes of Ed Yong, Monica Lewinsky, Patton Oswalt and Maggie Haberman.
Read some of Karen’s pieces we discussed
How Crazy Rich Asians is going to change Hollywood. It’s about time (Time)
BD Wong doesn’t want fame — he wants success (GQ)
The best $6,160 I ever spent: A US work visa (Vox)
Alex Wagner is ready for anything (The Cut)
Connect with Karen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/karenkho
Doomscrolling Twitter: https://twitter.com/doomscroll_bot
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heykarenho/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heykarenho/
Substack: https://karenkho.substack.com/
ARTnews: https://www.artnews.com/author/karen-k-ho/
About Connection Request
Connection Request is a podcast about career journeys. Hosted by Joel Leeman, a producer and strategist who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. In Season 1 we hear from a drummer turned coffee entrepreneur, a journalist who popularized the term “doomscrolling,” an executive who’s plotting her next chapter, and much more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/connection
Connect with the show on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, or drop a line to connect@shrugcontent.com.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Karen K. Ho, a highly respected journalist, my favorite follow on Twitter, and the godmother of doomscrolling. She’s currently a Sr. Writer at ARTnews, and has written for GQ, the New York Times, The Cut, Quartz, Time, and more. We chat through her journey to get to where she is, how she battles imposter syndrome, some of the lessons she’s learned along the way, and why she wouldn’t consider it a moral failure if she doesn’t retire as a journalist.
This is Part 1 of our conversation. Part II will drop tomorrow where we’ll get into her thoughts on Twitter, doomscrolling, burnout, layoffs, and a wild interaction she once had with Bob Woodward.
In the Coda, I share some personal news.
Read some of Karen’s pieces we discussed
How Crazy Rich Asians is going to change Hollywood. It’s about time (Time)
BD Wong doesn’t want fame — he wants success (GQ)
The best $6,160 I ever spent: A US work visa (Vox)
Alex Wagner is ready for anything (The Cut)
Connect with Karen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/karenkho
Doomscrolling Twitter: https://twitter.com/doomscroll_bot
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heykarenho/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heykarenho/
Substack: https://karenkho.substack.com/
ARTnews: https://www.artnews.com/author/karen-k-ho/
About Connection Request
Connection Request is a podcast about career journeys. Hosted by Joel Leeman, a producer and strategist who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. In Season 1 we hear from a drummer turned coffee entrepreneur, a journalist who popularized the term “doomscrolling,” an executive who’s plotting her next chapter, and much more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/connection
Connect with the show on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, or drop a line to connect@shrugcontent.com.
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
There’s no one better to feature in the inaugural episode of Connection Request than Sneha Shah. She’s one of the most inspiring leaders and innovators I’ve ever had the privilege of coming across in my career, and she’s equally kind and generous. In this conversation, we talk about how she’s designing her next chapter after leaving LSEG, how to go about finding your purpose, the best and worst career advice she’s ever received, and much, much more. Stick around for the Coda, where I share why I started this podcast in the first place.
Connect with Sneha Twitter: https://twitter.com/snehasshah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehasshah/
About Connection RequestConnection Request is a podcast about career journeys. Hosted by Joel Leeman, a producer and strategist who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. In Season 1 we hear from a drummer turned coffee entrepreneur, a journalist who popularized the term “doomscrolling,” an executive who’s plotting her next chapter, and much more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/connection
Connect with the show on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, or drop a line to connect@shrugcontent.com.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Connection Request is a podcast about career journeys. Hosted by Joel Leeman, the show profiles a variety of fascinating people, digging into how they spend their waking hours, what they’ve learned along the way, how they make decisions, and why they do what they do. In Season 1 we hear from a drummer-turned-coffee entrepreneur, a journalist who popularized the term “doomscrolling,” an executive who’s plotting her next chapter, and more.
About Joel Leeman
Joel Leeman is a producer, strategist and host who has spent the past 10 years making media for the Internet.
Connect with the show
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectRequest Email: connect@shrugcontent.com
Connect with Joel Twitter: https://twitter.com/joelleeman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeman/ Site: http://www.joel.fyi/