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MicRental's Stephen Arruda on the Cost of Indecision & Mic'ing the NFL
Season 1
Episode 52
Published 3 years, 6 months ago
Description
How do you go from thinking, "I could do something with the MicRentals.com URL," to supplying the Super Bowl with the mics they use for Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes?
We chatted with Stephen Arruda on MicRentals.com's origin story, culture building, and tight timelines.
In this episode you'll hear:
- 1:00 Dad jokes and rare microphone stories
- 6:06 MicRental's Founder, Stephen Arruda joins!
- 16:05 Stephen Arruda’s introduction into tech
- 24:30 Stephen almost started ChurchGear before Toby?!
- 30:30 MicRental's origin story
- 38:30 Helping churches in a panic
- 43:05 The cost of creative indecision
- 47:45 Stephen’s favorite moments working with clients
- 50:45 MicRentals supplies the Super Bowl mics?!
- 52:15 Microphone Trivia: Stephen vs. Blake
- 56:45 Tech Takeaway on curating company reading lists to craft culture
Plugs:
- You can reach out to Stephen at stephen@micrentals.com
- Books mentioned: Love Works, Customer Rules & 17 Qualities of a Team Player
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