Cesar AbeidIn today’s episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley is joined by Albert Hathazi of www.alberthathazi.com and the host of the awesome comedy podcast From The Hip, as they interview Cesar Abeid, the host of two very successful and award winning podcast, the Construction Industry podcast and the PM for the Masses podcast. He is a speaker, dancer, family man, and he loves beautifully built cathedrals.This is actually a reunion of the three podcasters, being the second time Jared and Albert are interviewing Cesar. Back in Starve the Doubts episode 115, Cesar talked about the power of being intentional, effective project management, and networking.In this episode, you will learn more about starting a project and setting up a Kickstarter campaign to help you with your project management in turning ideas into reality. Plus Albert showing off his antics and again doing his voice impersonations of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, a yogi, cooking show host Evon Lentil, Christopher Walken, and Arnold Schwarzenegger! In this episode, you’ll learn about:Cesar’s YouTube video (with his daughter) gone viralHis speaking experienceProject management for turning an idea into a realityHow project management changed Cesar’s lifeRunning a Kickstarter campaign to publish a bookWhat compelled him to write a bookWhy Kickstarter?The rewards you get for supporting Cesar’s Kickstarter campaignGetting creative with your Kickstarter campaign and getting six figuresSteps to get your project startedThe number one ingredient for successItems mentioned:How Cesar ended up doing a video with his daughter Laura singing Love Is An Open Door , going viral, and being featured on a documentary done by ABC News.Getting good feedback from his presentation at a conference in TexasProject Management: Taking ideas and turning them into a realitya systematic approach of taking something abstract and going through a project management process resulting to a tangible productOn writing his book:Running a Kickstarter campaign to be able to publish his bookWhat compelled him to write a bookWhat readers can learn about project management and its benefitsWhy Kickstarter?Lets you gather your own resources.Bringing other people into the equation during the early stagesA way for people to back the project and validate your ideaYou get the funds, you create a buzz and get people excited around your project, your ideas get validatedThe rewards you will get for supporting Cesar’s Kickstarter campaign:eBook versionsigned hardcover copy of the book (shipping included)signed hardcover, eBook, audio book version + 3 eBooks written by his publishing coach Patrick Snow; your name listed as a supporter in the book and a personal Thank You card from Cesar1-hour Skype call with CesarCesar speaking at your event + 15 copies of the book to give away to your audienceCesar thinking of adding a scholarship pledge to his Kickstarter rewardsGetting creative with your Kickstarter campaignHow to turn your idea into a project:Sit down and write things down - MindmappingBrainstormingThings you need to get done one thing at a timeGrouping things and mapping them outTaking things off your brain to give you peace of mind and an objective mindsetTo learn more about the campaign, visit www.projectmanagementforyou.com Cesar’s final thoughts for the listeners:“You know you want to do something. You see other people doing it and you know you can do it too. Guess what? You can. If I can do this, you can too!”“Think about what you want to do. Write it down and get started.”
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