{"podcast":{"title":"Friends with Benefits","slug":"friends-with-benefits-6398076","podcast_index_feed_id":6398076,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2176003.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2176003","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/zhgsmeg27g66dhgwqznxg41dpvi6?.jpg","author":"Sam and Jason Yarborough","episode_count":94,"summary":"Welcome to Friends with Benefits, the business podcast about revenue-generating partnerships. Not \"business time\" with friends. This podcast is for those looking to build professional relationships that last and add tremendous value to your company and maybe even, you personally. Join hosts Jason and Sam Yarborough, who happen to be married, as they talk with some of the best in the industry. We will be tackling topics like what good partnerships looks like, how relationships can build immense value for your business, and why even though strategy, pipeline, and growth are the goals, it all comes down to relationships. Let’s face it, business is done person-to-person. Discover how personal connections transcend the boundaries of business time. Come hang out with us for inspiring stories, actionable strategies, and valuable insights that will empower you to forge meaningful partnerships in today’s competitive landscape. Because we all know, business time is personal.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:14.108836+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-with-benefits-6398076"},"episode":{"title":"Choosing Discomfort to Find Connection with D’Art Strickland","slug":"choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland","published_at":"2026-03-03T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-with-benefits-6398076/choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-with-benefits-6398076","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2176003/episodes/18780313-choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2176003/episodes/18780313-choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants more friends, but nobody knows how to make them. This week, we’re joined by D’Art Strickland, Senior Solutions Marketing Manager at BigID, to talk about something most of us feel but rarely admit: it’s hard to make friends as a grown-up. After a major life shift left him sitting on the couch wondering what changed, D’Art decided to get uncomfortable. From “Dinner with Strangers” to driving Uber for human conversation, he began intentionally pursuing connection...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Everybody wants more friends, but nobody knows how to make them. This week, we’re joined by D’Art Strickland, Senior Solutions Marketing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3234,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/friends-with-benefits-6398076/episodes/choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-with-benefits-6398076/choosing-discomfort-to-find-connection-with-d-art-strickland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}