A Classic Pinball Machine and Jukebox collector in Costa Rica. Lindy's Audio Cafe with Richard Blank

A Classic Pinball Machine and Jukebox collector. Lindy's Audio Cafe with Richard Blank.

A Podcast focused on positive and thought-provoking stories. There is a whole library of fun, creative and from-the-heart episodes. Be sure to listen and hear the stories of all the wonderful guests. Have a great week, and remember that smiles come in all languages and in all colors!

Welcome to Lindy's Audio Cafe, the podcast series based on simple reflections during extraordinary times. Life gets busy, and in the race for happiness we sometimes miss what is really important. Through personal anecdotes and real stories, my goal is to provide an outlet where you can stop, smell the roses, and allow my stories to bring you to a place of reflection and understanding. The world as we know it is changing fast, but we can still do our best to appreciate the little things and try to make life better for those around us.

Pinball machines have existed since the 1930's and for many people they are a still a hit. Over past decades pinball machines have graced the sets of movies, provided entertainment for teenagers and adults and brought people together in a social setting. In this episode Lindy is joined by Richard Blank, CEO of a call center in Costa Rica. Richard is an avid pinball enthusiast and collector of these vintage games. He even has a collection at the office for enjoyment by all. A fun topic, and it certainly brings back some great memories.

Lindy's Audio Cafe. Simple reflections during extraordinatory times, Lindy examines the kaleidoscope of life through an ordinary lens. From family anecdotes to workplace lessons, these through-provoking podcasts and videos will help put perspective on the finer things in life.

Linda Leverman

Lindy is an Audio Writer and Podcaster, located on beautiful Vancouver Island. A born and raised Yukon gal, Lindy has a strong appreciation for diverse cultures, nature and sustainable industry. Most important, Lindy is a proud mom and Grammy.
There is nothing boring about Lindy's work experiences. How many people do you know who have washed test tubes in an assay office, flight attended on a Douglas DC-3, used a telex machine, made moose calls to attract customers in a store, sold print and radio advertising, and dressed up as a bear at work? Lindy has, and she has some great stories to tell!
Combined together, her life and work experiences are the driving force behind Lindy's Audio Cafe.

Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.

Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.

Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual custo