<![CDATA[Root Cause]]>Everyone talks about the future of tech. Few talk about the consequences.

ROOT CAUSE brings together senior operators. Engineers, DevOps leaders, founders, former CTOs. To dissect the real stories behind big technical decisions.

What happens after the migration? After the pivot? After the AI integration?

Our show is dedicated to answering what nobody tells you about scaling systems, what nobody tells you about leadership or the vicious hype cycles.

If you’ve built, broken, fixed, and rebuilt systems at scale, this show is for you.

Let’s root cause this.

]]>https://www.thoughtfultechnologist.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Wed, 13 May 2026 14:31:19 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 12:14:42 GMT60Nune<p>Everyone talks about the future of tech. Few talk about the consequences.<br /></p><p>ROOT CAUSE brings together senior operators. Engineers, DevOps leaders, founders, former CTOs. To dissect the real stories behind big technical decisions.</p><p></p><p>What happens after the migration? After the pivot? After the AI integration?</p><p></p><p>Our show is dedicated to answering what nobody tells you about scaling systems, what nobody tells you about leadership or the vicious hype cycles.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve built, broken, fixed, and rebuilt systems at scale, this show is for you.<br /></p><p>Let’s root cause this.</p>episodicNunenisabek@envimate.comno<![CDATA[Who's Speaking for the Experts?]]>In this very first episode of Root Cause we sit down with Marc Babin - an award-winning digital marketing professional and creator of over a dozen of podcasts - to get to the root cause of personal branding - why it matters more than ever and how a busy professional who doesn't like the empty talks can survive the content noise and still make themselves visible.

00:00 Show and Guest Introduction
02:54 The Value of Authentic Content in a Noisy World
06:18 AI and Content: Good Authentic Content is King
09:47 Reel-Thinking vs Podcast Creation
13:57 Creating Engaging Content in Niche Markets
18:14 Sales vs. Marketing: Building Trust Through Content
22:02 The Long Game in Content Creation
25:48 Personal Branding in the Digital Age
28:28 Setting Up for Success in Content Creation
33:05 Overcoming Perfectionism in Content Creation
38:27 Embracing the Silence of Early Content
43:29 Navigating Privacy and Online Presence
48:36 The Discomfort of Starting
53:14 The Root Causes of Expert Silence
57:53 How to Start Creating Content
01:00:30 Question for the Next Guest and Closing

Follow Marc Babin:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/babinmarc/
The Podcast Blueprint Website - https://www.yourpodcastblueprint.com/
The Podcast Blueprint LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/podcast-blueprint/

Additional Material mentioned in the episode:
The Podcast Consumer 2025 report from Edison Research - https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Podcast-Consumer-2025-revised-FINAL.pdf
Read People Like a Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People’s Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors By Patrick King - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56199402-read-people-like-a-book

]]>eee6ddb1-ed5b-4e4a-81b0-5c3dce73fa1fMon, 11 May 2026 13:37:45 GMT<p>In this very first episode of Root Cause we sit down with Marc Babin - an award-winning digital marketing professional and creator of over a dozen of podcasts - to get to the root cause of personal branding - why it matters more than ever and how a busy professional who doesn't like the empty talks can survive the content noise and still make themselves visible.<br /><br />00:00 Show and Guest Introduction<br />02:54 The Value of Authentic Content in a Noisy World<br />06:18 AI and Content: Good Authentic Content is King<br />09:47 Reel-Thinking vs Podcast Creation<br />13:57 Creating Engaging Content in Niche Markets<br />18:14 Sales vs. Marketing: Building Trust Through Content<br />22:02 The Long Game in Content Creation<br />25:48 Personal Branding in the Digital Age<br />28:28 Setting Up for Success in Content Creation<br />33:05 Overcoming Perfectionism in Content Creation<br />38:27 Embracing the Silence of Early Content<br />43:29 Navigating Privacy and Online Presence<br />48:36 The Discomfort of Starting<br />53:14 The Root Causes of Expert Silence<br />57:53 How to Start Creating Content<br />01:00:30 Question for the Next Guest and Closing<br /><br />Follow Marc Babin:<br />LinkedIn - <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/babinmarc/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/babinmarc/</a><br />The Podcast Blueprint Website - <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.yourpodcastblueprint.com/" target="_blank">https://www.yourpodcastblueprint.com/</a><br />The Podcast Blueprint LinkedIn Page - <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/podcast-blueprint/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/podcast-blueprint/</a><br /><br />Additional Material mentioned in the episode:<br />The Podcast Consumer 2025 report from Edison Research - <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Podcast-Consumer-2025-revised-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Podcast-Consumer-2025-revised-FINAL.pdf</a><br />Read People Like a Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People’s Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors By Patrick King - <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56199402-read-people-like-a-book" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56199402-read-people-like-a-book</a></p>no01:02:4111Who's Speaking for the Experts?full