The Mike White Podcast

Episode 51: Bitcoin for the Veteran's Soul – Stimmy

Stimmy was motivated to join the U.S. Army after the horrors of 9/11. He initially enlisted into the National Guard, and then commissioned into the U.S. Army through ROTC. Starting his career as an Armor Officer and then shifting to Intelligence, Stimmy had some great experiences in the Army. However, he also had some of his darkest days which led to him deciding to get out and find a new career in the civilian world. After a rocky transition to the civilian sector, Bitcoin helped Stimmy find his stride and get on a new mission. Stimmy has an excellent post on habla titled "Bitcoin for the Veteran's Soul." I think it will resonate with many veterans and hopefully motivate them to start learning about #bitcoin. Bitcoin for the Veteran's Soul: https://habla.news/u/stimmy@nostrplebs.com/1699717827783 [https://habla.news/u/stimmy@nostrplebs.com/1699717827783]   Stimmy on NOSTR: npub190lvsknrky3d5pr727cchm4k0rvqpx078kgj840wzh4h8tuny9cswh7jmv   Stimmy on Twitter: @basixhodl (https://twitter.com/basixhodl [https://twitter.com/basixhodl])   00:00 – Intro 01:20 – Stimmy’s backstory from growing up on a farm to joining the Army 08:30 – Deploying to Afghanistan 12:30 – Losing trust in Leadership and where the Army can improve 19:35 – What Stimmy is thankful for from his time in the Army 21:45 – Transitioning out of the Army and into the civilian sector 25:40 – Mental health and asking for help 28:00 – Decision to pursue an MBA and learning about Bitcoin 33:20 – Bitcoin learning resources 35:30 – Bitcoin FUD 40:50 – Why does Bitcoin attract Veterans? 50:50 - Outro   Recommended Content: Operation Bitcoin (HT Gabe Lord): https://operationbitcoin.io/ [https://operationbitcoin.io/] Bitcoin Content by Fellow Army Veteran Preston Pysh: https://www.youtube.com/@PrestonPysh/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@PrestonPysh/videos] Why The Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin (By Jesse Myers): https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/why-the-yuppie-elite-dismiss-bitcoin [https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/why-the-yuppie-elite-dismiss-bitcoin]   Recommended Products: Hodlers Official Bitcoin Baseball Jerseys - Use the promo code "MIKE" at checkout to get 10% off your order at HodlersOfficial.com [https://hodlersofficial.com/] Listen on Fountain.fm [https://www.fountain.fm/] – The podcast app that pays.   The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod [https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod]

Episode 50: Ed Giron - Wrestling, MMA, Traditional Finance, and Bitcoin

Ed Giron went from being the Captain of his wrestling team at Springfield College to trying to make a living in MMA and blue collar work. Not being satisfied with the daily grind and feeling like there was no room for growth, Ed started learning about financial management in his free time. He earned the necessary certifications and started working at a business that sold financial products like mutual funds. The more he learned about traditional finance, the more he realized he couldn't recommend what he was selling. Most investors were better off just parking their money in the S&P 500. Once he realized this, he left that job but did not stop learning about money. He went down the precious metals rabbit hole and realized how corrupt the fiat system is. Eventually he found Bitcoin and hasn't turned back. Ed on Twitter: @Ed_WardLTD (https://twitter.com/Ed_WardLTD) [https://twitter.com/Ed_WardLTD)]   00:00 – Intro 00:55 – Value of wrestling 12:00 – Finding People with Common Goals and Values 16:50 – Tearing his knee prior to the College National Qualifier 24:30 – Figuring out, “What’s next?” 30:00 – Transition to Financial Services 38:10 – Introduction to Bitcoin 41:50 – Determining that Bitcoin is Better Money 45:00 – Bitcoin, not crypto 51:20 – Bitcoin custody solutions 56:00 – Corrupt Fiat System 01:05:10 - Outro   Recommended Products: Hodlers Official Bitcoin Baseball Jerseys - Use the promo code "MIKE" at checkout to get 10% off your order at HodlersOfficial.com Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays.   The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod

Episode 49: Corey Secord - Founder of Hodlers Official

Corey Secord is today’s guest. A graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, Corey discovered Bitcoin in 2017 and immediately wanted to study it. He quickly realized he had to unlearn much of his university knowledge while simultaneously learning all about Bitcoin. Corey always had a love for sports and enjoyed wearing sports memorabilia as clothing, especially Toronto Maple Leaf jerseys, so during this Bitcoin education process, he naturally began looking for a Team Bitcoin jersey. He could not find one so decided to make one himself! During the podcast he tells how these events led him to starting and running his business, Hodlers Official, which is a Team Bitcoin merchandise company. Enjoy the podcast.   Website: https://hodlersofficial.com [https://hodlersofficial.com/en-us] Twitter: @HodlersO (https://twitter.com/HodlersO [https://twitter.com/HodlersO]) Michael Saylor Bitcoin Prague Keynote: https://youtu.be/8Mhu6dxj7qk?si=5vJGtr5UOkoIwB0D [https://youtu.be/8Mhu6dxj7qk?si=5vJGtr5UOkoIwB0D]   00:00 – Intro 01:37 – Corey’s Bitcoin beginnings 05:25 – Bitcoin resources he used, especially Michael Saylor 06:30 – Companies/businesses moving to a Bitcoin standard 09:15 – Unlearning much of his General Commerce degree 13:15 – Talking to friends about Bitcoin 17:00 – Entrepreneurial perspective 21:10 – Learning via YouTube and podcasts 26:10 – Marketing his business 30:35 – Hodlers Official origin story 33:30 – Serendipitous Dylan LeClair meeting 38:45 – Various conferences attended 41:30 – Custom jerseys for the Swan Team 45:00 – Perspective on documenting business vs. life on social media 48:00 – Definition of success for himself and the business 55:45 – Advantages of working in Bitcoin 58:23 – Outro   Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays.   The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod

Episode 48: Jon Gordon - The Bitcoin Yogi

Jon Gordon is today’s guest. As a kid growing up in the Chicago area, Jon had a love of math and science. Later in life, he used those interests to attain a double master’s in health economics and policy from the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. He heard of Bitcoin early in high school and was drawn to it because of the math behind it with its numbers and set rules, but never really got into it until 2020 after getting married and traveling the world. Since then, he has amazingly learned what seems like a decade’s worth of knowledge in a few short years. His blog, The Bitcoin Yogi, is focused on the parallels between Bitcoin and Yoga. Twitter: @thebitcoinyogi (https://twitter.com/thebitcoinyogi) [https://twitter.com/thebitcoinyogi)] The Bitcoin Yogi: https://the-bitcoin-yogi.ghost.io/ [https://the-bitcoin-yogi.ghost.io/] Virtual Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork Series: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crowdhealth-wellness-workshops-yoga-meditation-and-breathwork-series-tickets-710324980137?aff=oddtdtcreator [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crowdhealth-wellness-workshops-yoga-meditation-and-breathwork-series-tickets-710324980137?aff=oddtdtcreator] Book Recommendations: * Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment-ebook/dp/B002361MLA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245290&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment-ebook/dp/B002361MLA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245290&sr=8-1] * - Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Self-Realization-Fellowship-Paramahansa-Yogananda-ebook/dp/B00JW44IAI/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245349&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Self-Realization-Fellowship-Paramahansa-Yogananda-ebook/dp/B00JW44IAI/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245349&sr=8-1]   00:00 – Intro 02:00 – Jon’s story from math, science, pre-med, economics, to Bitcoin 04:30 – Getting married and thinking about finances together 05:50 – Going to El Salvador 06:44 – Bali and Yoga 09:00 – Perspective on terrorism in the Middle East 13:11 – Antisemitism at Northwestern 14:15 – Wanting to bring Bitcoin into healthcare 17:00 – Healthcare issues and challenges 20:50 – CrowdHealth 23:00 – Regulation in healthcare 28:25 – Providers accepting Bitcoin 31:40 – Jon has learned a lot quickly by traveling all over the world 38:22 – Yoga and his ability to focus 40:50 – The importance of staying in the present 45:35 – The Bitcoin Yogi blog 51:33 – Yoga is for everybody…no barrier to entry 53:30 – Decentralization 57:00 – Time preference 01:03:29 – Outro   Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays. * Mike will read the top 4 “boosts” on the next episode The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod [https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod]

Episode 47: Dr. Jeff Pacheco – Why Bitcoin?

This episode welcomes Dr. Jeff Pacheco, a critical-thinking physician who found Bitcoin later in life after realizing it is a technological revolution. Since his Bitcoin discovery, Jeff has aggressively studied Bitcoin with the same fervor he remembers using in medical school. Discussing Bitcoin with Jeff during this podcast was thoroughly enjoyable. Our discussion is representative of the thousands of conversations Bitcoiners have with other freedom-loving individuals all over the world as we all prepare for the ultimate transition to the hardest money ever discovered.   Follow Jeff on Twitter/X: @Jeffpacheco (https://twitter.com/Jeffpacheco)   00:00 – Intro 00:51 – Boosts reads 01:16 – How Mike and Jeff met in Miami 03:10 – Jeff’s back story finding Bitcoin through close friends and an investment club 04:10 – Realizing we were in a technological revolution 07:00 – Jeff and Mike’s Ayn Rand appreciation connection 09:00 – Altcoin to Bitcoin only transition 10:30 – Learning about money 11:55 – Jeff’s techniques for discussing Bitcoin with colleagues and friends 14:03 – “What is Money?” is the fundamental question 15:15 – Other Bitcoin personas Jeff follows 16:25 – “Meeting people where they’re at.” 17:15 – Protecting property rights 19:00 – Aggressively learning about Bitcoin is similar to how he aggressively learned medicine 21:22 – Wanting to discuss, and enjoying discussing, Bitcoin with others 24:50 – Love or Money? 27:38 – Bitcoin as energy 29:00 – Money is a “tool to transport value over space and time.” 30:45 – Inflation discussion …“What’s the temperature in America?” 33:30 – Perspectives on how fast and how the transition to Bitcoin will occur 38:20 – Bitcoin’s preparedness for mainstream use 42:10 – Everything is built on IOUs 43:48 – National debt 46:20 – The world is a credit-based economy 51:40 – Durational loans 54:38 – Outro   Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays. -       Mike will read the top three “boosts” on the next episode   The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod