Coaching for Geeks

49: Dark Elves, Drunk Bears, and Sean Bean - interview with tabletop RPG designer Grant Howitt

Grant Howitt designs tabletop roleplaying games. Some are utterly bonkers and demand the use of hats and/or toilet paper. Some are dark and challenging such as his latest work, Spire. All of them have a distinct Grant Howitt flavour runining through them.

Robin met Grant to talk about dicks and the rules governing them, how Brexit inspired a game of revolutionary dark elves, battle twister, convention gaming, and how he gained belief in his own skills as a a creative.

Roleplaying games needs a Grant Howitt, and so do you.

 

FOLLOW GRANT

Find out more abut Grant's gmaes at Rowan, Rooke & Decard - http://rowanrookanddecard.com/

Find out more, and buy, Spire - http://rowanrookanddecard.com/spire-rpg/

Follow Grant on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gshowitt

Check out his Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/gshowitt

 

FOLLOW COACHING FOR GEEKS

Look, we put this out every week in the hope that you'l join our group. Were over 1000 strong now and the community keeps getting more powerful. We're only just getting started so join us at  - www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

Our blog is bloody marvellous too - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

 

No go out into the world and be the best damn geeks you can be!

Also join us at MCM Birmingham Comic Con on the MCM Live Stage:

Saturday 17th March 2018 - 13:45 - Cosplay Life

Sunday 18th March 2018 - 11:30 - What is a Geek Anyway?

 

48: How to Make a Mobile Game: Gravity Dash with Jedd Goble of Free Range Robots

Endless runners! From Canabalt to Jetpack Joyride - Even Mario got in on the act.

Now Jedd Goble of Free Range Robots is getting ready to release Gravity Dash, a gravity-flipping take on the genre.

Robin met Jedd to chat about his game, the inspiration, the challenges, and standing out in a crowded app store.

 

Gravity Dash launches on iOS, Android, and Windows Surface on Tuesday March 6th.

Keep track of those al important app store links at:

 

Gravity Dash Official Site - https://gravitydashgame.com/

Gravity Dash Twitter - https://twitter.com/GravityDashGame

Jedd Goble Twitter - https://twitter.com/JeddJedd

 

Robin's hi score is 1570... First person to get in touch in the Facebook group who's beaten it wins a prize.

Speaking of which - join our awesome gang of geeks on FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks - answer 3 simple questions and we'll let you in.

Check out the blog for geekery at least 3 times a week - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

Don't forget to share, sub, and leave a review and we'll see you next week!

Be awesome!

47: Fitness - Afterburn (not afterburner by SEGA, sorry, but we might talk about that soon too)

Look, I REALLY wanted a picture from SEGA's classic After Burner but I'm currently schmoozing some of SEGA's employees to come on the show and don't want to piss them off. So you'll have to make do with a F-14 Tomcat.

With that said Coach Austin tackles the afterburn phenoemeon.

 

What is it? 

Does it work or is it bullshit?

Can you make it more effective?

Is SEGA's R360 version of G-LOC better than After Burner? (yes becasue of going upside down)


So join Coach Austin of Hyper Strength and Conditioning, California, for this episode of the Coaching for Geeks Show, all about burning calories long after your workout is complete.

Come hang out with geeks and nerds who want to earn more, do more, get buff, get dates, and more - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

Check out the blog for news, reviews, conventions, time management, self belief and all that good stuff to help you level up - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

 

A like, share, subscribe, and review is always welcome!

 

We'll see you next week, don't forget to be awesome. 

 

46: Dating - How Geeky Interests Make You More Attractive - Interview with Brad and Mike from Too Old To Date

 

Sometimes people get divorced. 

Sometimes you find yourself in your thirties and hopelessly lost in the new world of dating. 

Sometimes you turn all of that into a romantic comedy podcast.

In this week's episode, Rami interviews Brad and Mike, the creators of Too Old To Date, about their dating lives. We talk about what it's like to date in your 30s, the funny and awful experiences we all have, and most importantly, how being a geek gives you an edge in your dating life.

 

Find out more about Too Old To Date

The Website - https://toooldtodate.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toooldtodate/

 

 

Meanwhile at Coaching for Geeks

Need some help with your dating life? Book a free online consultation at https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/booking/

Join our 1000-strong gang of geeks of Facebook and chat all things Potter, gaming, and even sex dungeons - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

 

Don't forget to review, subscribe, and share this with anyone who'd find it useful.

 

And don't forget to be awesome.

 

We'll see you next week! 

 

Got an idea or suggestion? Got something geeky to talk about on the show? Email Robin - robin@coachingforgeeks.com

45: Geek/Business - I Opened a Wizard's Shop. Interview with Oliver Dall.

Ahh holidays, vacations, time away. New adventures, new cultures, an opportunity to think about ideas that you don't have time to cover.

Oliver Dall went to India, gatecrashed an amusements expo, and came back with the idea to open a wizarding shop.

 

Not just a shop, but an experience. 9 months later Oliver's Brighton opened its doors to 3 1/2 hour queues.

Robin met Oliver to talk about his inspiration, pulling it all together, and dealing with the keepers of the franchise which must not be named.

 

Find out more about Oliver's Brighton

The Website - https://www.oliversbrighton.co.uk/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/oliversbrighton

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oliversbrighton/

And follow on Facebook to be in witha chance of winning chocolate frogs every week - https://www.facebook.com/oliversbrighton/

 

Meanwhile at Coaching for Geeks

Coverage of Oliver's opening night - 

Got an idea you want to turn into a business? Book a free online consultation at https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/booking/

Join our 1000-strong gang of geeks of Facebook and chat all things Potter, gaming, and even sex dungeons - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

 

Don't forget to review, subscribe, and share this with anyone who'd find it useful.

 

And don't forget to be awesome.

 

We'll see you next week! 

 

 

Got an idea or suggestion? Got something geeky to talk about on the show? Email Robin - robin@coachingforgeeks.com

 

 

 

 

 

44: Geek/Business - How to Start a Convention - UnCon - Interview with Darius and Jayde

We love conventions at CfG! Meeting new people, playing games, cosplay, buying things and more!

Darius and Jayde of All Around the Board accidentally started their own convention... UnCon is heading towards its third weekend on 21st-22nd April 2018 and I wanted to know how it happened.

We cover the backstory, developing relationships, finding a venue, building excitement, and naturally when talking gaming, get a bit distracted and talk about all sorts of great games!

 

UnCon Contact and Social Media

Find out more about Uncon and get your tickets at http://www.aatboard.co.uk

Follow them on:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allaroundtheboard/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/aatboard

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/allaroundtheboard/

 

Coaching for Geeks

Join the 1000-strong Facebook geek gang - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/coachinggeeks

See what's happening on the blog - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

Check out our online courses - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/cfg-courses

 

And we'll see you next week. Keep on being awesome.

 

43: Fitness - The Magic of Intermittent Fasting

I'll be honest, I haven't actually listened to this episode yet (yay for technology) but I expect Coach Austin will talk about the myths and facts of intermittent fasting, in his inimitable, excitable, manner.

Coming at you from Hyper Strength and Conditioning, California, Coach Austin is Coaching for Geeks fitness expert, on hand to help you become a superhero.

Join him, and the CfG dating coach Rami the Gutsy Geek, and the CfG life/business coach Robin Bates exclusively at www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

 

OK they're also online and blogging at https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

And check out their online programs at https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/cfg-courses

 

42: Dating - Battletoads and the Game of Love

When he grew up in the 90s, Rami learned to play a bunch of old games that were hard as nails. His NES was filled with challenges that gave him the skills he needed to succeed in the dating world. If you're a gamer, you have those skills too!

In this episode, Rami talks about his crazy gaming childhood, and how he used those same gaming skills to win at the hardest game of them all - THE DATING GAME.

 

Protip: Battletoads is HARD AS NAILS.

 

Join the 1000-strong CfG gang - www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks

Check out Rami's course: Level Up Your Dating - https://go.gutsygeek.com/level-up-cfg

See what else is going down on the CfG blog - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/blog

 

Alwasy be awesome, and we'll see you next week.

41: The History of Videogames exhibition - interview with Mark Ashmore of Future Artists

Arcade machines. Once upon a time you'd find them in chip shops, shopping centres, and arcades full of flashing lights, bleeping sountracks, and smoking youths shovelling 10 pence piece after 10 pence piece into the coin slot.

Here in the UK the arcades have mostly gone and those that struggle on are filled with fruit machines and rigged games of 'skill', to win tokens for something you could buy from Argos for a tenner.

But still their legacy lives on in console and PC games, to the immersive adventures in VR, and at site specific installations.

The 80s never truly went away and Mark Ashmore of Future Artists has brought them back to the heart of London with the History of Video Games exhibition on Carnaby Street.

Robin met with Mark to find out what inspired him to curate a collection of arcade cabinets and consoles, where he sourced them, how he becasme such a demon at Track and Field, what else Future Artistss is up to, and to mangle some Star Wars quotes.

Quarters at the ready American chums, it's time to go down the arcade.

 

CfG

Join Coaching for Geeks on Facebook for daily geek goodness - www.cfgshortcut.com

Download our free 7 Step Cheatbook to Winning at Geek Life - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/7-step-geek-guide/

 

History of Video Games and Future Artists

Get tickets to the exhibition today! - https://www.fatsoma.com/future-artists-london

Find out more about Future Artists - http://futureartists.co.uk/

Watch 'Portal' - http://www.dailymotion.com/futureartists

 

And don't forget to be awesome!

We'll see you next week.

 

40: LIfe - Handling Criticism without being a dick

CfG just got a bunch of frankly quite rude comments on one of our Facebook ads. Once upon a time Robin would have flown into a furious bout of anger and self doubt, flip flopping more than the shoe of the same name.

This time he went 'whatever' and wrote some content about handling criticism, which struck a chord in the Facebook group, so here it is as a podcast. 

A big thank you to the people who talked shit about the advert, not only are we not for you (which means we can tweak the ad so it costs us less and reaches more of the right people), but you generated loads of great chat too. Awesome!

 

The Group

Oh yeah, we have an awesome Facebook group of geeks who want more! Come and join us, join the chat, set some goals, grow your podcast/business/twitch audience, makes some new friends - www.facebook.com/groups/coaching

Or for those who like an easy short link www.cfgshortcut.com

  

Merch

People wanted merchandise, so we made merchandise - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/shop

 

Courses

Whether you want to make changes to your life, start or improve your business, or meet that special someone, we've got online programmes for you - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/cfg-courses

 

Got something to talk about? Want to write for the CfG blog? Got an event you'd like us to cover? Email robin@coachingforgeeks.com

 

Be awesome and we'll see you next week!