In a brand-spanking-new episode of everyone’s favourite gambling-industry-person-stranded-on-a-hypothetical-tropical-island-and-they-can-have-some-stuff-with-them podcast, industry legend Brandie E Black joins host Jon Bruford and tells him stuff. Brandie chooses her three key books, albums, movies, one song, one pet, one object, one dessert, and some choice advice spanning time and generations… As anyone that knows Brandie (and Jon, actually) will guess, the conversation wanders around a bit. Well, it goes right round the houses at times. But that’s not a bad thing, because this podcast is about people, innit. Brandie shares insights on focus, avoiding burnout, and the realities of work and life – and it’s Brandie, so what’s not to like?
Sponsorships are available, Canadians particularly welcome.
Some of the things we get into:
- The importance of focusing on one thing to avoid burnout
- Lessons learned from personal and professional experiences
- The reality of work and the misconception of family businesses
- Humorous anecdotes about music, cars, and lifestyle choices
- Advice from Brandie to her younger self about focus and priorities
Chapters, but add 30 seconds or so… Music, you know.
- 00:00 – Dessert Island Discs setup and Brandy’s introduction
- 01:18 – ESG iGaming and sustainability in gaming
- 04:24 – Why Dark Side of the Moon is her first album
- 10:41 – Rumours as the feelgood second pick
- 13:39 – Lana Del Rey and choosing music by mood
- 17:44 – Radiohead, Bill Hicks, Jeff Buckley, and Prince
- 24:50 – The Wealthy Barber and why finance books work for her
- 27:38 – The New Spirit of Capitalism and changing ideas about money
- 35:10 – Discipline Is Destiny and the value of storytelling with a lesson
- 38:13 – Mean Girls and why teen films still matter
- 45:05 – The Amityville Horror and loving old school horror
- 50:55 – Titanic 2 and the appeal of very bad movies
- 57:40 – Aerials by System of a Down as her one song
- 59:29 – Choosing Marley as her pet
- 65:31 – Biro, writing, and the object choice
- 68:12 – An ice cream sundae and a surprising walnut flavor
- 71:07 – The Advice Bit
Choice quotes:
- “Nobody is building a statue in your memory”
- “Work for your clients, not for a company”
- “I am basically a hippie”
B-Dawg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandieeblack/
Where we publish all our stuff: www.thegamblingfiles.com
Our other podcasts:
Addiction: An Hour with Auer – https://www.thegamblingfiles.com/addiction/
The Gambling Files – https://www.thegamblingfiles.com/the-gambling-files/
