Rockstar Podcast

Episode 158 - Lorenzo and Mariano return for another run of our long standing podcast, dating back to 2007! We rekindle our nonsense and discuss mostly politics, covid and how its affected us. Bonus is now you can watch the episodes on our Rockstar YouTube channel  - Hope You Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Episode 157 we sit down with Annie Silvestro, Children's Book Author. We talk about many topics which include the story behind Annie's book "Bunny's Book Club", where she grew up, her time at the great University of Georgetown, how she ended up a Children's Book Author, her day life in Finance, reading to kids at Book Stores, #cats, conversations with kids and the randomness it brings, summer readings plus and minus, apparently lorenzo who does not read worked at Barnes n Nobles and worked on a book design, the insanity of the Harry Potter book releases, reading a book with it in hand vs kindles and other devices, the interactive experience of reading to your kids, a wolf who ate a rabbit, visiting old school book stores and much more! If nothing else, go buy Annie's books, its the least you can do! Annie Silvestro - Hope You Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Episode 156 is a hot mess. The audio is coming through a tin can, Lorenzo screws up Garage Band, Aggie has to leave because 45 minutes we still couldn't fix it so Kevin from The Bell Cast sits in all while our guest, an alumni of Rockstar Podcast, Marc Pickard of CB Tech Support sits in patiently watching all this unfold. We talk about if Irish people watch Hockey, the mishaps of Lorenzo and Kevin and podcasts and then we get a bit more serious with topics like Digital Manipulation from the Ted Radio Hour which includes Kayla the Talking Doll, Mariano using #DuckDuckGo, Lorenzo's marketing plan for #DuckDuckGo and his plan to get them to send him a big check, the parallel of YouTube vs the old school of watching Saturday morning cartoons, are we getting spied on by devices and platforms, Kevin admits he loved #ChatRoulette, Mariano cant deal with #RingTechnology and his #Amazon packages arriving, Mariano vs Lorenzo in the Data Privacy Wars, is #VPN security really secure or is it just more secure than non-vpn

The saga of the Italian Nonna (Lorenzo) life continues with Part 2: The Toaster Oven Dilemma. Then we take on more relevant topics. One being about a Ted Radio Hour episode about Digital Manipulation provided by Mariano ( Episode Here ). One of the topics in this Ted episode is about political manipulation citing #Brexit and the US Presidential Election of 2016 and 2020 via Facebook and other Social Platforms. We also learn that Magnesium is totally legal, as per Aggie Law Firms. The segment we reference is from Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla - We also talk about Insta restricting ages of seeing #WeightLoss images, targeted advertising, giving humans to many excuses and blaming Facebook and Social, how #MarketingPeople understand #Marketing a bit differently than the general public, #cambridgeanalytica, the integrity of #journalism, opinion based news media vs @andersoncoooper of #cnn. Carole's link to the podcast Hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Sup

Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo talk weird #Italian #superstitions, Lorenzo is a little less of a #carnivore today then yesterday,  being "judgey", raging against #cauliflower, more food topics, Aggie needs therapy because of her glasses, a woman who had a kid and didnt know she was pregnant, being an #optimist or not so much,  a couple had a kid at 76 years old, playing #sports vs watching and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Matthew John Benecke is a writer of speculative fiction with supernatural and horror leanings and a craft beer blogger. He holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance from Baruch College where he graduated as a member of the inaugural class of Macaulay Honors Scholars. He also holds a Master’s in Adolescent English Education from Brooklyn College. While working at Baruch College, he was selected to develop, implement, and instruct a summer-long creative writing seminar for high school students in the College Now program where he served as an adjunct lecturer. Since 2011, he has written and maintained The Beer Whisperers craft beer blog. The Beer Whisperers is followed by more than 50 breweries from around the world including nearly a dozen of the Top 50 Breweries as listed by the Brewers Association. He has visited more than 100 breweries, many of which have been reviewed on the blog. He has also sampled nearly 4,000 different beers. Aside from writing, Matthew is an avid photographer and musicia

We sit with Jenna Gaudio of Vydia and discuss many topics which include where she grew up, her love of travel and coming home, Bennys vs Non-Bennys, her acting class and jumping to a senior class at college, the portrayal of females within the film world, how "intensity" is seen coming from a woman in the workforce vs a male's "intensity". We also talk about her start and journey to her current position at #Vydia, #ArtistRelationships, stereotypes at the workplace for a woman, and a ton more of amazing info! We also talk about her scare with a recent #bloodclot and how that affected her and her work and personal life. Please note, Jenna is passionate also about #running and her membership / leadership with the Jersey Shore Women in Technology, be sure to look them up! Jenna, drink your water! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

In Episode 151, Mariano left us for Atlanta for a week but me forge on. We talk about Aggie's Starbucks naming issue, the alphabet vulgarity chart, lorenzo's 3 month jury duty experience, what happens when you get called for jury duty, Lorenzo's brief experience in criminal justice, watching cable , does checking your apple watch for text make it look like you are bored during a meeting, who does the laundry, Aggie's eyes open to the notion that lorenzo proclaims many women over 35 watch True Crime shows and the JoJo Siwa bows. We also talk about how to handle kids watching YouTube, where they watch it and how often. We also talk about the Sitcom vs RealityTV concept, and posting photos of grilled chicken and asparagus. A true hodgepodge of lightning round topics, hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

In our Sesquicentennial Episode we talk to Mariano about his Date Night with wifey, Aggie's negotiation with her Doctor, Lorenzo had a #ParentFail, our sleep patterns, CPAP machines, where we get our inspiration and "stealing" your competition's work, ideas and much more in our 150th Episode! Hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

The Champ is back! Our first returning guest nearly 10 years later, Erik Kent of NJWedding.com and NJParenting.com We talk about how Aggie now took Mariano's spot of getting all the good info before the episode starts! #FriendshipBracelets, Erik's journey with his wife Beth from the beginning of getting the info for their own wedding 20+ years ago and how that evolved into #NJWedding (thanks John and Diane) to now having 3 children, and then into their current venture #NJParenting, handling and providing Testimonials as an important resource for parents and wedding couples. Then the episode takes a left turn into the world of #Rutgers and Mariano and Lorenzo just sit there while Aggie and Erik swoon over their College unification. We also discuss Erik and his wife working in a small office on Cranford, NJ's town website, doing #TradeShows and #Expos, his tactics on #marketing, how to become affiliated with NJParenting.com and even the #BalloonFestival and much more, hope you enjoy! #weddings #njbrids #justeng

 We talk about Movies, meeting people who haven’t seen #GladiatorMovie #Seinfeld #EndGame #Avengers and #ItsAWonderfulLfe. Lorenzo gets judgmental, Mariano is bougie and Aggie is frustrated with technology life. We talk #movies we like, Aggie’s iPhone from 2008 has shit the bed, getting a #beeper, communicating with #AppleWatch and phasing out phone calls, saving voicemails, #inboxzero and the #gtd method. We also cover all things emails, response time, setting a time to check email vs having it open at all times. Has Social Media helped or hurt the email process for work and life. Finally a wonderful Wedding Anniversary to Aggie and her plans to wild-out in NJ and what is each of our drinks of choice and some books Aggie and Mariano reads because apparently Lorenzo doesnt read and it hurts Aggie’s heart a bit. Hope you enjoy! Find our podcast episodes everywhere you listen. AnchorFM, Spotify, iTunes and more and of course at rockstarpodcast.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstar

Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo sit with Jay Webb of the Indie Street Film Festival happening in Red Bank, NJ. We talk living in New Jersey and the Garden State’s perception to the outside world. All things Indie Street Films, film distribution in today's social media market, how Jay met his wife and about their company, Surf Costa, his clothing line based from the costa rican lifestyle. We also cover what to expect at the Film Festival, how to submit your film for next year and the process to determine which films make it to the festival. Finally we cover different styles of films Jay is viewing, budgets for films, whether Social Media content is considered "art / film" and meet Cassie from Social Sidekick and her role in the festival. A bonus closing with a typical Mariano moment bonus clip. Hope you enjoy! Find our podcast episodes everywhere you listen. AnchorFM, Spotify, iTunes and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarp

Aggie, Mariano and Lorenzo tackle the world of Clients. How we handle Reviews and Feedback, quantifying if you are doing a good job. The intangible feeling of knowing if your business is successful. Executing on your Client needs. Communicating with your Client that is comfortable to you and not based on protocol. Micromanagement in client relationships and helping clients see things through their client eyes, not their own. Helping clients get past the minutia and see the greater journey. Allocating a client idea into the proper placement or campaign. Buying Comments and Likes on Instagram? Buying Reviews on Amazon? Traveling to Italy in August during Fer Augusto. Hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Aggie is Jet Lagged from her trip to #Vegas for “work” for a conference for #SHRM. What does Florida smell like? The Bone Spur from Episode 144 resolved. #Utah law exempting parents from neglect if their kids play outside. The main question is whether it is easier to be a parent today or in the 70s and 80s when our Parents were raising us. How many #kidsactivities do your children do and balancing that as #BusinessOwners. Do you plan or have kicked your kid out on his/her 18th Birthday? Lorenzo discovers the #GoodWillStore. All this and more! Our podcast can be heard on #anchorfm #spotify #iTunes #soundcloud and of course at #RockstarPodcastDotCom --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Mariano, Aggie & Lorenzo discuss Lorenzo taking his kids ipad away,  a new found study about growing a bone horn in your shoulder from using devices to much, our kids ipad usage,  the Cinnamon Toast Incident, the wasteland we all call Facebook, is it the platform or the human that has caused the social media negativity. This and much more in a multiple topic thought provoking episode. Find us on Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud, AnchorFM, Stitcher, Facebook and at RockstarPodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Mariano & Lorenzo talk about shady business practices via Mariano's issue at Avelient, contacting a company that is pretending to be you, get copied by competitors, Mariano going to picnics and some how we got on to the topic of Climate Change. Find us on Facebook and at RockstarPodcast.com. New episode every Monday and be sure to follow Mariano's brother, Paolo @psdifabio  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Mariano, Aggie and Lorenzo discuss The Tooth Fairy, Aggie's conference she attended about Social Influencers, what kind of Social Influencers are trending vs those who are not, ad dollars going to Micro-Influencers, Lorenzo's kid at the Pool Club, visiting Italy and Lorenzo's hometown, GMO foods, healthy eating, Veganism and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

We welcome our newest Host, Agatha along with Lorenzo and Mariano and we introduce the Rockstar audience to our newest addition and her journey to her current position with StopIt. We also talk Parenting, Business Balance, Social, Aquariums and more! You can connect with Agatha on Twitter and Linkedin and welcome her or warn her, whichever you feel is more appropriate! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

Volume 1 : A 15 minute-ish compilation of some Behind The Scenes, Warmups and Laughs from the past 10 years. Clips and moments from random episodes...oh and Tony has a cat. Hope you enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support

We didnt do an Episode this week so we figured why not milk it for all its worth by throwing it back to like 2009 before podcasts were a thing and before 90% of you knew who this guy was. Here is the episode we did at The Wine Library with Garyvee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rockstarpodcast/support