Some of my Favorite Things from 2024
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Hey there. As 2024 heads toward the door, I thought I’d share some cool things from the year, in no particular order. • The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 - WOAH what a cool camera! Did you say “gimbal”? Yep a gimbal too. Honestly if all you have is this and a phone, congrats, you’ve got what you need to create content. • Video Podcasting Made Easy (the book) - wrote and self-published my second book which was co-written by my good friend Ross Brand. Besides hitting best-seller in a lot of countries, it was the first time I’ve done a cowriting thing and loved it. • Roku Streaming Stick - our Roku TV stopped connecting to the internet. It worked, just kept dropping the signal. Cue the stick for the win! Way cheaper and gives us more options too. • A Box of Pens - okay, not just any pens, like a 5lb box of misprinted pens, but who cares when you never run out of pens again! • Star Wars “Yoda Best Dad” T - gift from my youngest son. Way cool shirt. • Zach Bryan - WOW what a voice. WOW what a songwriter. • The Blue Angels - amazing documentary on Prime Video about, well, the Blue Angels. • Line of Duty - I’m a BBC detective show nut. This was so good, it’s on my “Best TV of All Time” list. • Nate Bargatze - don’t know how much of him we watched but DANG he’s so funny! Think he just dropped a new Netflix special too. • Never Too Small (Simone Giertz) - I can’t build anything. Seriously. This blew me away with what she creates for her small spaces. • Nichola Garofola - really good videos about minimalism and other things. Love his production too. • SamTime - I never knew how funny parody tech reviews could be until I found this channel. Buckle up. Lastly, I’d be extremely remiss if I didn’t mention my YouTube channel. Shameful plug? Yeah maybe, but the fact I took a chance (was it really?) to refocus my channel on WHO over WHAT and found the community I wanted to really be a part of. Here’s the video that literally changed my channel probably forever 👉 WATCH So that’s my list. What’s on yours? Let's talk more in 2025. Kevin |
Kevin Kolbe
Real talk and random thoughts about creativity, work, and life over 40.
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