John Garvens's guest appearances

John Garvens

Revenue Growth University

Was College Worth It? 

Tim Smith

Dan Davis

Jared Olsen

Rob Nelson

Amy Cook

David Osmond

Jake Boyd

Johnathan Dane

Greg Poirier

Joe Carr

Zach Barney

Max Rudman

Evan Walker

Gilles Muys

Pete Shelton

OwlTail

John's Website: https://www.johngarvens.com/ John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngarvens/ 0:00:00 Intro0:02:02 How John was expected to pay for college0:04:35 Middle Eastern beliefs aroud who pays for college0:07:54 How degrees no longer guarantee employment0:08:58 Anyone can get a degree if you're willing to shell out enough money0:09:46 What John's parents majored in 0:10:56 How there was never an expectation that John had to go to college0:11:22 How John was picking his career path0:12:43 The first time John saw a computer as a child0:13:11 How john was put to work in the farm as a child0:14:25 What made John pick music0:16:42 How people change their major all the time0:19:13 John's time in college as a music major0:20:23 Music PhD students who were never hired to play music0:22:32 John's example of the opportunity cost of college0:24:25 You don't feel Student Debt until it's time to pay it back0:26:29 John's Sci-Fi Idea of forgiving student debt0:28:15 It's my education that matters -- not schooling0:29:18 John explaining to his dad that was quitting0:30:30 How John would explain his employment gap0:31:39 His goals with his current career path0:32:29 Diversify Education like an Investment Portfolio0:38:11 Talking about Hussein's concept of being likeable as a marketable skill0:39:45 The most marketable skills are the ones not on the job description0:40:03 John's book and the chapter on building non salesforce skills0:40:28 80% of your salesforce career has nothing to do with Salesforce0:41:23 Do good work. Be easy to work. Turn it in on time0:42:40 Make your life a story no one else can tell0:43:37 How John's Career path didn't even exist when he was in college0:43:57 Marketable Skills that John got from his music degree0:47:53 Why John Is considering an MBA0:51:54 Johns Salary Path1:02:23 How summer jobs can't pay for college anymore1:07:18 Call yourself a consultant -- not a freelancer1:09:48 What John wishes he did more/less of in college1:13:18 Be. Seem. Feel. 1:15:12 Imposter Syndrome and advice to his younger self1:30:40 John's worker who went from managing a pizza hut to learning to code1:32:30 Stanford MBA for the relationships1:37:29 Why relationships matter1:41:53 The rising cost of college vs inflation1:43:48 How you can't claim bankruptcy on loans1:45:55 Scale of 1-10 - Was College Worth It?1:52:32 How John reached out to a Harvard prof1:57:40 How it'll be a faster download of information to be immersed with friends1:57:20 Johns question to the Stanford MBA Panel1:58:45 What John got completely wrong about college2:01:50 Don't give your job too many jobs2:03:30 New Campaign for Colleges: Get Shitfaced with Smart People2:04:22 How to contact John / Outro--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wascollegeworthit/message

John's Website: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVo3akQzUWJVbVdBalYzV1FlQkpuR0E1aWxHd3xBQ3Jtc0ttNFZMeXE3djNjc2JmUE0tTXFxYXRRZnVXZ2JUYnNHTFhZUEVPZ2dKMzhtaE51ZmxvUGlVSHoweTNxdUZXd0xVZWRyU1NhMXZ1cERYSGpON1Bmc3BadEhIUHk0NE9vaGc4SnVyMF9ETk1Gci1hcFJlaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.johngarvens.com%2F&amp;v=CxsB3SPzxrM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.johngarvens.com/</a> John's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9BRWdGZWI2d0VXTkx1cVZrNEd0ZVhmYTJUUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMEtLMVlpc2N4eE1udTFmX05ObTc4UUs4RHROMXhabWlYZnA2V2p6ZGx5VHJXczM5UmUxWnJPVzlpRG4tY1RZRlZqNzNEdmp4TTM3X3RmRGNTRnMxNlFCZ0cxR1FjWDNLQ2lwVTRpdEhUcEdmWU9OZw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjohngarvens%2F&amp;v=CxsB3SPzxrM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngarvens/</a> 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:02 How John was expected to pay for college 0:04:35 Middle Eastern beliefs aroud who pays for college 0:07:54 How degrees no longer guarantee employment 0:08:58 Anyone can get a degree if you're willing to shell out enough money 0:09:46 What John's parents majored in 0:10:56 How there was never an expectation that John had to go to college 0:11:22 How John was picking his career path 0:12:43 The first time John saw a computer as a child 0:13:11 How john was put to work in the farm as a child 0:14:25 What made John pick music 0:16:42 How people change their major all the time 0:19:13 John's time in college as a music major 0:20:23 Music PhD students who were never hired to play music 0:22:32 John's example of the opportunity cost of college 0:24:25 You don't feel Student Debt until it's time to pay it back 0:26:29 John's Sci-Fi Idea of forgiving student debt 0:28:15 It's my education that matters -- not schooling 0:29:18 John explaining to his dad that was quitting 0:30:30 How John would explain his employment gap 0:31:39 His goals with his current career path 0:32:29 Diversify Education like an Investment Portfolio 0:38:11 Talking about Hussein's concept of being likeable as a marketable skill 0:39:45 The most marketable skills are the ones not on the job description 0:40:03 John's book and the chapter on building non salesforce skills 0:40:28 80% of your salesforce career has nothing to do with Salesforce 0:41:23 Do good work. Be easy to work. Turn it in on time 0:42:40 Make your life a story no one else can tell 0:43:37 How John's Career path didn't even exist when he was in college 0:43:57 Marketable Skills that John got from his music degree 0:47:53 Why John Is considering an MBA 0:51:54 Johns Salary Path 1:02:23 How summer jobs can't pay for college anymore 1:07:18 Call yourself a consultant -- not a freelancer 1:09:48 What John wishes he did more/less of in college 1:13:18 Be. Seem. Feel. 1:15:12 Imposter Syndrome and advice to his younger self 1:30:40 John's worker who went from managing a pizza hut to learning to code 1:32:30 Stanford MBA for the relationships 1:37:29 Why relationships matter 1:41:53 The rising cost of college vs inflation 1:43:48 How you can't claim bankruptcy on loans 1:45:55 Scale of 1-10 - Was College Worth It? 1:52:32 How John reached out to a Harvard prof 1:57:40 How it'll be a faster download of information to be immersed with friends 1:57:20 Johns question to the Stanford MBA Panel 1:58:45 What John got completely wrong about college 2:01:50 Don't give your job too many jobs 2:03:30 New Campaign for Colleges: Get Shitfaced with Smart People 2:04:22 How to contact John / Outro--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wascollegeworthit/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wascollegeworthit/message</a>

#2 John Garvens: From Trombone Player to Software Architect

John and Amy talk about CPQ (configure, price, quote) and use a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to answer five burning business questions: What do you sell? How do you sell it? How do you price? How do you discount? And how do you present all that info to your customers? 

John and Amy talk about CPQ (configure, price, quote) and use a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to answer five burning business questions: What do you sell? How do you sell it? How do you price? How do you discount? And how do you present all that info to your customers?

Interview with John Garvens, CRM strategist at Simplus