The Daily 5 with Wendi Cooper

BRANDS WITH NO NAMES (edited) Originally recorded in front of a live audience on the FiresideChat app in Cooper Time - Community Culture and Creativity over 1 hour, now you can enjoy this fun 5-minute snippet of Brands with No Names, meaning brands that have names but are not "real" names at all. Listen to a quick engaging and entertaining POV on how or why Etsy, Google, Roku, Netflix, etc., were named?  Why it does matter to all products and services, especially in today's solopreneur and entrepreneur craze.   And most of all, how in 5 minutes you'll walk away with the most valuable tip of a lifetime. Everyone has 5 minutes and that's why I created this for you.  (I got that from Emily Binder).   Subscribe and Follow and Tell the World!  Wendi@cspotrun.com www.wendicooper.com Produced by:  C Spot Run Productions Hosted & Written by:  Wendi Cooper Editor:  Wendi Cooper Theme music:  Tom Orsi  All rights reserved.  Copyright C Spot Run Productions 2022 All Rights Reserved  www.cspotrun.com 

THE 5 IS NOW  - COOPER TIME - THIS IS SEASON 5 and this is where I pivot and iterate because that's LIFE everyone!   From now on I will be posting a few of the LIVE episodes from Fireside Chat, likely edited a bit.   Cooper Time is where I get to bring my life's adventures to life through a live talk show format.   It's spontaneous and wonderful.   THE FUTURE OF INFLUENCE was my first live show on video with the studio audience featured in this edited version.   I hope you enjoy COOPER TIME - it's bound to only get better. In this episode, you'll hear different opinions from Gen Z to Gen X to Baby Boomers - unscripted. Topics: Metaverse Kardashians Fondling Avatars Botox and Butts 16M Dollar a Year Youtubers Produced by:  C Spot Run Productions Hosted & Written by:  Wendi Cooper Editor:  Wendi Cooper Music:  Artlist.io All rights reserved.  copyright 2022 C Spot Run Productions Originally recorded on Fireside  www.firesidechat.com/wendicooper www.youtube.com/wendicoopershow   

FROM:  JellyBelly.com *** Did you ever wonder what happens to the Jelly Belly jelly beans that are a little less than perfect or the ones that somehow escaped the Jelly Belly logo stamper? Well, those are our beloved Belly Flops! For whatever reason, the jelly beans in these bags didn't quite make it through production as they should have. Because of this, they're all a little bit strange and special in their own unique ways. Jelly Belly Belly Flops are no less flavorful, or lovable, than regular Jelly Belly jelly beans; they just come in wild shapes and sizes. You may find one that's round, one that's square, or you may even find a bunch stuck together. On very rare occasions, a flavor may not match a color. A red Belly Flop might taste like Blueberry, or a white one might taste like Chocolate Pudding. Crazy! These bulk bags of Jelly Belly Belly Flops aren't just great deals, they're a lot of fun. They're also perfect for the adventurous candy-lover who doesn't mind getting a treat that's a little bit different or unexpected. *** Yup, I discovered Belly Flops at the 99 cent store today!   Make sure to subscribe and leave a review. Thanks for listening. Wendi@cspotrun.com www.wendicooper.com Produced by:  C Spot Run Productions Hosted & Written by:  Wendi Cooper Editor:  Wendi Cooper Theme music:  Tom Orsi  All rights reserved.  copyright 2022 C Spot Run Productions  

The Human Common Denominator Are you insulted when someone calls you a common denominator? I pulled some comments from a chat that asked that question.  The comments are interesting as to what makes a human common denominator.  It's the same as a narcissist - it's always someone else's fault. wendicooper.com wendicooper@mac.com @realwendicooper Twitter @wendicreates IG Music by Tom Orsi Wendicooper.com

The AfterLife Frequency, since the original recording of this story view, has now reached Best Seller status! (11/6/21) original interview conducted on 9/8/21. "Compelling evidence of what happens after death, spiced with heartwarming and hair-raising stories."  - Dr. Bruce Greyson, University of Virginia, Founder of IANDS Mark Anthony is the author of Evidence of Eternity, Never Letting Go, and now THE AFTERLIFE FREQUENCY.   This epidsode I have compiled a few clips from The Wendi Cooper Show Storyviews with Mark Anthony about his book The AfterLife Frequency.   World-renowned psychic medium and Oxford-educated attorney Mark Anthony bridges the divide between faith and science in this fascinating afterlife exploration, taking you around the globe, from the cosmic to the subatomic, and into the human soul itself. Combining physics, neuroscience, and riveting true stories, this book: Reveals how our “electromagnetic soul” is pure eternal energy that never dies Takes spirit communication, near-death experiences, and deathbed visions out of the shadows of superstition and into the light of 21st-century science Hear the storyview.   Includes:  Presents Anthony's RAFT technique to recognize contact with spirits, accept it as real, feel it without fear, and trust in the experience Provides hope for recovery from grief, PTSD, survivor's guilt, or a loved one's suicide or homicide Illuminates how contact with spirits is a powerful instrument of healing and love. Quotes:  "Utterly fascinating!  Describes the very mysteries of life and death, electromagnetics, karma, heaven and hell in ways no one else does."  - Dr. P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D. "Provides healing for mental, physical, emotional and spiritual suffering." - Dr. Pim van Lommel, NDE Research Scientist. Theme music by: Orsi Digital Post Edited and designed:  Wendi Cooper Hosted by:  Wendi Cooper Bed Music:  Courtesy of studio.youtube Early Avril - Unicorn Heads No.7 Alone With My Thoughts - Esther Abrami Produced by C Spot Run Productions, all rights reserved. 

Posting real-time illness is just weird.   As more and more people get the virus, just like the flu, doesn't it become normal to get it, and abnormal to post while you are sick? The symptoms are the same as the flu; strep throat; pneumonia; bronchitis, whatever.  My point is that don't people die of complications if unvaccinated from the flu, et al. So what is the real difference at this point?  What weird society are we creating and living in where we have the need to share too much?   The vaccinated get IT but don't get really sick.  The unvaccinated don't get IT and get really sick.  Just like the flu..... CoVid vaccines are here to stay.  It's normal. Get used to it.  WendiCooper@mac.com www.CSpotRun.com @realwendicooper (Twitter) @wendicreates (IG) @wendiC (ClubHouse) Theme Music:  Tom Orsi Music: Cat-Walk Mix.it C Spot Run Productions - all rights reserved. Opinion podcast.

Dumber and Dumber a movie from 1994, starring Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels as Dumb and Dumber was a fun, silly, comedy.   Two guys that weren't very smart took off together on a road trip and took the audience along with them.  It was not real life.  In fact, it was far from it.   Today with social media and live social audio platforms so accessible, and without any best practices or rules in place,  it appears the road trip of Dumb and Dumber is in full swine, especially on Club House I'm not sure if this is Dumb or if it is Dumber in this episode, but he is a person of influence and a public figure.  It's also surprising how many people put this man on a pedestal.  WendiCooper@mac.com www.WendiCooper.com Music by Tom Orsi Produced:  C Spot Run Productions All rights reserved.      

 What Does the Global Community think about the US and the Insurrection? Today I was looking for a tidbit of "news" for this episode on the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capital.   I was on Clubhouse and found a room discussing what the rest of the world thinks about the insurrection.  It was fascinating to hear all of the opinions from other countries.  And the caliber of humans in the room, well I could taste it.  A colleague from 20 years ago pop up - it was great to hear Ben's voice and super cool to be connected in a group of 100's of people from around the world sharing points of view.   Ben is living in West Africa, he was calling from within the embassy, I think... So, I pushed the record button and captured some good stuff Thank you, Ben Mendelson!  It's been a minute.   Wendicooper@mac.com Wendicooper.com C Spot Run Productions Cspotrun.com Theme Music by:  Tom Orsi Background:  Youtube Music     

Is it ageist to write scripts that stereotype people over 50? ...And Just Like That, HBO MAX, the new 10 episodes of Sex in the City totally took the sex out of the city. Darren Star and Michael Patrick King you had a chance to make 50+ sexy and vibrant, and healthy.  Like in the real world. They reinvent themselves, explore new adventures and business because they are savvy superhumans living to 100 - unstoppable - still sexy in the city.   But no. You focus on hearing aids, brittle bones, getting fingered, not kissed for a lesbian experience, heart attacks on a Peloton, and life's goals as "getting back in heels".    You took the sex out of the city with ageist comments and storylines, why not put the fucking Sexy in the City at 50?. Or is it about the costumes? Hmm, because nothing else is working. Correction:  There are 5 episodes on HBOMax, not 4. I'm not alone, follow #andjustlikethat on IG and Twitter  Wendicooper@mac.com @wendicreates IG @realwendicooper Twitter C Spot Run Production, all rights reserved.   Opinion podcast.  

In 1998 I met Phillip Keel through a friend from the Foundation Room at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA 1997.  She was dating him, we were all in our 30's.  Phillip was the author of "All About Me" a hybrid journal that contained questions, and blank pages to fill. I remember him telling me that it was a way to leave your story behind for others to find in years to come.  (It was 1997). Of course, we all lost contact over the years.  I knew Phillip lived in Zurich when not in L.A. and that his family had been in book publishing for many, many years in Switzerland.   It is no wonder that he grew a simple idea into the business of beautifully crafted journals.  I truly had no idea until he popped into my head doing this recording. This episode isn't about Phillip Keel, but it is about how it took me 24 years to embrace that it is  "All About Me", and it's important to leave a legacy that can be cherished, in a physical time and space. I even changed my artwork!   Contact me:  wendicooper@mac.com Website:  www.wendicooper.com Twitter: @realwendicooper IG: @wendicreates Produced by: C Spot Run Productions Music by: Mix.it "Sun and Daughter"

Some of my favorite epsides in a fun montage.  2021 has been a year that feels like it wasn't.  I wasn't here much this year because its been a tough one for me.   I thought I would create a montage of past episodes, of course in just 5 minutes, to have a little year end fun. All of the episode clips you'll enjoy here are available in their full glory if you scroll down and binge for a while! Happy 2022 everyone, wherever you are in the world. Stay Safe - Stay Healthy - Thanks for listening. Twitter @realwendicooper IG @wendicreates www.wendicooper.com wendicooper@mac.com  Music by Tom Orsi All rights reserved - C Spot Run Productions 

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 It's not cool to disrespect your Creators, and so I decided to put it to a cute little tune. Enjoy!   And thanks for listening.     wendicooper@mac.com Music         

The Creator Economy - this term bugs me.   Is it really an economy if the Creator isn't making money and is putting in all the work?  Why is our content subject to artificial intelligence algorithms that can sink you on the whim of a line of code?  What came first the Creator or the Startup - that needs the Creator to exist?  I've been creating for 27 years, some for passion and most for my profession.  Creating content isn't something one wakes up to do..or do they? If this is a Creator Economy then who is really making the money? Enjoy this short plea for Creator to embrace their power and preserve their passion by controlling their content completely.   http://wendicooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com C Spot Run Productions  Theme Music:  Orsi Digital Post - Tom Orsi Music:  No. 6  In My Dreams by Esther Abrams Youtube Music Track.

The Daily 5, aka, The 5 with Wendi Cooper is making a shift to... The 5 with Wendi Cooper - There's Crickets In My Studio  edited behind the scenes true stories shared between podcast creators brought to you by Fireside Chat (Mark Cuban and Falon Fatima Founders).  #Improv #comedy Make sure to check out www.firesidechat.com/wendicooper and get on the list NOW!   This is not social audio this is the ultimate experience in storytelling and podcasting. Answer:  You don't...you listen to the episode.  Thanks,  Wendi! Coupon code 5OFF - www.easygopro.com  @wendicreates (IG) @wendicooper (CH) 

"Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage..."  this song was the theme to the 80s sit-com Married with Children making in familiar to many generations.   It is the song that I hear when I think of my youth, my very young youth, like baby youth.  That's going way back.   Throughout my life that song has always sprung a connection to my mother, I hear her voice singing it, even though I haven't heard her voice for 16 years. Is this my sonic childhood memory. @Wendicooper on Clubhouse @WendiCooperShow on Greenroom Music: Fair Use 

CLUBHOUSE VS. GREENROOM  Clubhouse celebrities, not to be confused with real celebrities, all took a jump over the GreenRoom last night, Spotify's new social audio app, that I feel is going to change the podcast space forever. The only problem was that if you are not a podcaster and just a ClubHouse user that has built a questionable following, then it's difficult to grasp the important of this move by Spotify and why it's the perfect storm for podcasters.  Although I tried to explain many times that Spotify is a solid company with a big long term plans and resources, and that podcasters should be jumping in their chairs about GreenRoom, the "Clubhouse" celebs believe that they will make GreenRoom into the perfect Clubhouse - yet why the hell should Spotify care. June 16th, the day that Indie Podcasters finally got what they deserve. GreenRoom is something to get excited about and will change the world of podcasting forever!   Thank you Spotify.   @WendiCooper - Clubhouse @WendiCooperShow - GreenRoom Music:  Tom Orsi 

So much money is made in credit card processing that Clubhouse spoke much too soon when they swore it was all about the creator.   Townhall is every Sunday on Clubhouse at 9AM PST.  The founders review this and that and the other thing.  Very curated.  But, this Sunday they announced that there will soon be, in the next few months, giving the ability to tip and send payments to creators in app and through Strip globally.  And, that they would be taking a percentage of that revenue. No shit Sherlock.  The statement by the founders that they would not be taking a percentage I found extremely odd and also against their fiduciary responsibility to their share holders as it would make perfect sense to take a "gateway" type fee, resulting in a self sustaining revenue model.  It appears the founders realized they had misspoken.   That's what I talk about in this episode. Clubhouse @wendicooper www.wendicooper.com  email:  Wendicooper@mac.com music by Tom Orsi  

MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE :)  How often do you hear hosts say "make sure to "subscribe to my podcast"....what does that mean to you?  And why am I talking about it?  More than likely it means that they want you to "follow" the podcast and by subscribing to an Apple Podcast it won't cost you a penny, but now it may just cost you whatever...the host wants to charge. Why is podcasting becoming a pay to listen medium?  I don't have the answer to that, but I do have an opinion on how to use "subscribe" and why it's about time...kind of.  So how does that work?  Well, here is the email that I received from Apple - letting me know how excited they are!    Follow me on @wendicooper - ClubHouse email:  WendiCooper@mac.com  Music by:  Tom Orsi Make sure to subscribe.  LOL 

Wendi Cooper - the host of this show - is also the owner of easyGopro - go time just got easier ergonomic toilet stool.  Launched since 2014, it is self-funded and managed for the past 7 years solely by Wendi.   It's not that poop stools aren't a great business, or it's a bad product.  I am not selling the business.  I am selling the balance of the inventory  and the IP/Tooling to whomever would like to buy it.  The proceeds will pay off the debt of the company that has become a challenge because no employees, no PPE loans. Combined with amazon.com fees, warehouse charges, and competing in the category, it is just time to move on.  Behind the scenes information, so make sure to go grab one while there is still some left.  It's not a sales pitch, it's fact. Thanks for listening!  Elevate to Eliminate  This is not a paid ad.  Coupon Code 5OFF www.easygopro.com  While supply lasts.  wendi@easygopro.com or wendicooper@mac.com  Theme Music by:  Tom Orsi  Clubhouse:  @wendicooper Twitter: @therealwendi IG: @wendicreates   

Welcome to my improvisational moments where I share my truth in 5-6 minutes a day.   SAY HELLO TO KARMA - I AM NOT YOUR SAVIOR Unscripted, and "unmixed" professionally, I express my truth about a "brand", and I use that term lightly, that heard me speak on Clubhouse and decided I was their next victim to blame for their bad decisions.   I would never use my voice to belittle, berate, or call anyone out in public for their actions, but these (2) people deserve every ounce of karma I can throw their way.  You deserve every once of it, if not more.   Enjoy the Karma.  Thanks for listening. Original Music by:  Tom Orsi  www.orsidigital.com  Produced by:  C Spot Run Productions www.wendicooper.com or www.cspotrun.com  The opinions expressed are solely those of the host.  

I speak with my alter ego about getting back to the studio and what I've learned from the pandemic and what needs to change as we go back to work and see, smell and work with each other again.  Is it really a new normal, or is just a better version of normal.   Unfiltered and unedited.  I love improv.  What do you think?  Make sure to subscribe for free - and to check out the 140 episodes below...starting with number 1!   Thanks for listening.  www.wendicooper.com www.cspotrun.com @wendicooper Clubhouse     

It's been a minute is a phrase used to express the opposite of what it sounds like it means.  Which can be extremely confusing yet fun at the same time.  Like "cool" or "bitch'n". When is it appropriate to use it and when not?   Have you ever wondered, who said it first?  Does it translate well?   What does "it's been a minute" sound like to others?   It's a fun episode of not so thought provoking banter, but hey, it was one of those nights, and it's really has been a minute. Thanks for listening. www.wendicooper.com Clubhouse:  @wendicooper Music by:  Tom Orsi     

My family has a plot at the same cemetery that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are laid to rest.   My mother was laid to rest there 15 years ago, she was a huge Kobe Bryant fan. Today, I decided to visit my mother with my friend Hannah.  I never really thought about finding Kobe's resting place before, but today we set out to find it.   Tripping around a cemetery with another fellow jew - is quite the celebration of joy...I"m serious.  ClubHouse @wendicooper www.wendicooper.com www.cspotrun.com Club:  Sixty Something  

March 7, 2021 Clubhouse Open Ups the Pearly Gates  This week Clubhouse opened "club" creation to everyone.  In fact, not only did one get to create one club, but 2.   I don't know about you but when there are too many choices the first thing I do as a consumer is run the other way. By opening up the Club creation to everyone it diluted the importance of the "early adopters" who have a huge following, pretty much by default and had dominated the "club" scene for a long time - giving grown-ups follower fatigue.   Newcomers began feeling the unfair advantage, in my eyes, and the "follower" fatigue happened from some influential people outside of the walls of clubhouse and complaints started to come in.   In my opinion, as Clubhouse grew after opening up in late December 2020, other more pressing matters like privacy, scams, grifters, trolls, IP protection, monetization, customer service, HR, came into play - so they had to stop the slow clog in the pipeline which was caused by poor planning and management.  After all, one guy to approve clubs, who is he to approve the club?  That's weird, no?  I don't know.  I am now less apt to use Clubhouse because it's a hassle to find what I want. It gives me anxiety just creating this episode about it.  :).  On March 7, 2021  "Join My Club" requests.   We'll see what happens. www.wendicooper.com www.cspotrun.com CH @wendicooper IG:  @wendicreates  CH Club:  Sixty Something  I did use a short clip of Usher's Let's Make Love in the Club. 

Sarah Silverman has a podcast IGTV, which is where I came across her very public plea to be forgiven for being a jerk to Paris Hilton 14 years ago at the 2007 MTV Awards. You see, Paris Hilton has a podcast too and she called-out Sarah Silverman by saying that what she did to Paris in 2007 would never be allowed today.  It's culturally unacceptable. Sarah claims she sent an apology the next day and never knew that Paris didn't get it until now.   After all, why would Pari care about a note from the comedian that insulted her - at the height of her fame? Sarah claims that she has found Jesus, and is a reborn comedian that realizes she hurt people and how unacceptable that type of behavior is, then and now. @Sarahkatesilverman Wendicooper@mac.com www.cspotrun.com Clubhouse:  @wendicooper    

I call it FOLLOWER FOMO on Social Audio, which is now the official new name for drop-in live conversations.  There are several and more coming, but currently the HOT one is Clubhouse. So what does it feel like to go from a solid foundation across social media, to a zero following...it pretty much fucks with your head, everyone's head. I talk to Bud, my good friend who knows me better than anyone, about my disappointment in those that I really did admire, until Clubhouse and experienced their egoist as they came face to face with Zero Followers and the fact that their shit did stink after all. Clubhouse is an invite only app for IOS users and is in BETA with over 10 million users.  Just think, 477 are following me. side note:  I heard that the Chinese (Clubhouse runs on the Agora RTC platform aka Chinese) are capturing our unique voice data and giving them the aliens that Rover finds on Mars our identity. Enjoy! ClubHouse @wendicooper Wendicooper.com Wendicooper@mac.com Music by:  Tom Orsi - Orsi Digital Post Thank you Sesame Street - Raise Your Hand in School  Sesame Street is a production of Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization. The Workshop produces Sesame Street programs, seen in over 150 countries, and other acclaimed shows, including The Electric Company.  Beyond television, the Workshop produces content for multiple media platforms on a wide range of issues including literacy and numeracy, emotional wellbeing, health and wellness, and respect and understanding.  Learn more at http://www.sesamestreet.org​.      

A SPECIAL BONUS from The Wendi Cooper Show - conversations with remarkable people over 50 - STORYVIEWS Wendi Knox was an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director at one of the largest advertising agencies in Los Angeles, but her soul longed for something more. Unexpectedly, she was forced to find it when she lost her big fat job at 50.  She asked The Universe, “Am I too old to reinvent myself?  Please give me a sign.”  This story view is edited from a 1.5 hour conversation with Wendi Knox into a 15 minute story that will fill your heart.. Use the 20% off "Magic"  From Muck To Magic is a one-of-a-kind inspirational book. With heart, art and humor, it takes you on a poetic journey from self-doubt to self-love. Within its colorful pages is a powerful blueprint for transformation. And an invitation for us all to rise up from our personal muck to bring our own unique magic into a world that has never needed it more. “The most beautiful dose of therapy you could ever get your hands on. A feast for the eye, the heart and the soul. Read it and be uplifted. Drink in its gorgeous paintings and fly.” —Daphne Rose KingmaBest-selling author of The Ten Things To Do When Your Life Falls Apart www.wendiknox.com www.wendicooper.com Clubhouse @wendicooper Produced by C Spot Run Productions Hosted and Narrated by:  Wendi Cooper Original Music by: Tom Orsi      

Father Time Returns Life hasn't been the same since March 2020, just week before my 65th birthday - 3/20/2020. It's difficult to believe a year has passed since life around the globe changed forever.   Today I came across an episode from June 16th, 2020 when I was posting a daily podcast.  Father Time was 3 months into the pandemic and serious lock down in Los Angeles.   We've come a long way since June 16, 2020, or have we? Scroll down for 134 more "easy to consume" episodes, always unscripted, always my truth, never boring, always different. Everyone has 5 minutes, right!  Father Time Is Watching ClubHouse @wendicooper www.wendicooper.com wendicooper@mac.com 

It only too 12 days for my prediction from Episode 132 on January 18th, to come true.  Slime Time Big Time on Club House. I remember once someone saying to me, "You have the podium use it wisely."   Some of the best advice I've gotten in my career and it has always stood the test of time, until Club House. It was like a huge slime bomb fell on the new social media love child sent to us from Silicon Valley to make us all feel inclusive and heard.  It's a great concept, and can work in moderation, but opening it up around the world...well there are some problems, like BEST PRACTICES.  Based on the honor system it appears manipulation of the audience, scams, and  fraud are running wild, but most of all people are getting hurt and feeling mentally ruined.  I also predicted this.  (Episode 131 Mother of All FOMO)  The problem is that all of those amazing humans on Club House think they can come together and fix it - if they can, then that's the answer to the world's problems. In my opinion that's what broken.  Club House has given the podium away to everyone which dilute responsibility.  @wendicooper - come talk with me on Club House before it's shut down, as that is the only solution I see to fixing the slimey mess. 

EVEN MODERATORS NEED MODERATION on CLUBHOUSE If you have a bad experience in a room on Club House does it sour your taste for the entire app? Let's say your first 3 rooms are a disaster - as an audience member.  Or you agree to be a speaker and the Moderator fights with the audience? Or no one shows up at all.   What type of impression would that leave you on the ClubHouse brand? ClubHouse allows everyone to MODERATE and that, I get the reason for it, but I don't think it is sustainable.    A Moderator is like a live TV or radio show producer.  They have a production team behind the scenes to make the show flow seamlessly to the audience.  Cameras, lights, action!   As a Moderator on ClubHouse you are like the GMA on air host, the line producer, the show runner, the technical director, etc. There could be 1,000 people in the audience and you are the Moderator - I mean, are you comfortable with that?  One bad Moderation on ClubHouse can tarnish you personal brand...ya know. Peace. Talk to me on ClubHouse!   @wendicooper  

Suit Up Everyone It's Slime Time on Club House @JoinClubHouse app may still be in Beta but they have opened the doors to millions of people so in order to listen and learn and build a better experience.    I do love that culture in a company. But, there is a dark side to ClubHouse and I don't know if the Founders realize it, and if it will ever be able to be fixed. In this episode I explain why you should never pitch your idea for a product or service, or website, or name for a product, on ClubHouse!     Before you pitch anything in a room of hundreds of people make sure your website URL is protected, trademark, brand name, patent on product, etc., is PROTECTED.  You do not know who is lurking in the audience ready to run with it faster than you can. Provisional Patent, Trademark, Domain Registration.   Be aware.  Be very aware.   CH @wendicooper Wendicooper.com CSpotRun.com 

ClubHouse the New Live Drop In Conversation App will maKe you want to have a cig. After the movie Social Dilemma one would think we would be more conscious about the amount of time spent on social media.  But it appears it's only getting worse with ClubHouse. After spending 3 days on ClubHouse, I felt the adrenalin racing through my body and I felt like I was missing something and needed to constantly be involved, or listening, or curious, or I would miss...Yikes...I can't even explain the FOMO I was experiencing. Today I realized that ClubHouse is a combination of Linkedin, HSN and Twitter.   Linkedin for the professional networking and sharing of wisdom.  HSN live TV selling a product in a limited amount of time by two hosts speaking to an audience of millions with limited time. Twitter because it's topical and fast moving. If you think you have FOMO now, well hold on to your hat, ClubHouse has been known to give people hang-overs!  ClubHouse @wendicooper WendiCooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com  

@WendiCooper, that's me on ClubHouse @joinclubhouse  It's a live audio app where you get to be part of the conversation LIVE. It's like you and me being able too speak live as you listen to the podcast!  Almost like an automatic guest, or old school call in talk radio.  You know Howard Stern style.   I often talk about how podcasting is thankless as there is no engagement with the audience for viable reason, but right now the conversation I'm listening to right now has 1,000 people listening.  So if you got to speak, 1,000 people would hear you. With podcasting we know you are listening, but that's it. ClubHouse has solved that problem for sure.  Come follow me there!  Let's talk live!    @joinclubhouse (app) @wendicooper (Clubhouse)

New Years' Eve Is For The Bourgeoisie Is 2021 the year the world changes for the better?   Does the changing of a digit make the world suddenly wake up and do the right thing?   Why do we pretend to celebrate the passing of one year to the other as a time of change, or resolve?   Do we need a reason to make a change in our lives, does the changing of a year, give us that reason?  And if so, why?  On December 31, 2020, thousands of people couldn't breathe, and some took their last breath.   There were millions of people working so we can stay safe and our loved ones can have the care they need.   While others were on social media posting stuck at home with family, oh well there's always next year.  And trying to play happy, look at us, we're in this together, in our warm safe home.  It was hard for me to swallow the fact that so many people are suffering and so many people don't care.   Celebrating New Years' Eve seems so wrong this year, and although I never pull the class card, very bourgeois. I would understand celebrating the vaccine, or a new president, or a stimulus package. But a New YEAR with empty streets, and closed businesses..., I don't think so.  This New Years' eve was an excuse to have a party, not a reason...n'est pas?  www.WendiCooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com  Music:  Osri Digital Post/Tom Osri Produced by:  Wendi Cooper/C Spot Run Productions, LLC  

UNCLE EDDIE and THE CHICKEN RIDDLE Every year my Great Uncle Eddie would show up for a couple of hours and just before he left he would ask us the same question.  "Why did the chicken cross the road?"   I was probably 13 the last time I saw him.  At 65 years old, I finally came to realize what my Great Uncle Eddie was teaching us. So, 60 years later I thought I would share that with you, right here in a podcast.  Uncle Eddie would surely be proud. So, why did the chicken cross the road? wendicooperE@mac.com wendicooper.com Subscribe please!   

Getting Stuck in the Muck - F-ck It!  This is just nothing worse than having writer's block as a writer.  Or a creative block when you need to spin an idea and win the client.   It's torturous when I am not able to express myself.  I go through the process of creating and dismissing and creating and deleting.  Never satisfied, never finished.   Until I say..."f-ck it." Let me know if you can relate. Wendi www.wendicoooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com  

HAPPY HOLIDAY I hope your holiday is showered with Amazing Grace. Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I'm found Was blind, but now I see   'Twas grace that taught My heart to fear And grace my Fears relieved How precious did That grace appear The hour I first believed Performed by:  Three Daughters Music Ashley Chaney and Kate and Kaycie Coppola The 5 with Wendi Cooper is produced by C Spot Run Productions, LLC  Hosted by Wendi Cooper. www.wendicooper.com    

A WeWork Culture Is Forced to Work at Home, Alone I will not imagine a world of working remotely as the norm.  No thank you.   Why?  Because it's not human.  It is isolating.  It creates heaps of loneliness.  It breeds mental health issues. We are human and need to hunt, gather, smell, feel, touch, listen, and use our 5 senses to communicate in more ways than a one-dimensional screen. It simply is not how any generation should be asked to work.  I have worked from home for 25 years.  I am always happiest when I'm working on a project and off-site surrounded by human energy for 6 months.  I thrived on it because the rest of the time I was working from my home office, alone. Is it realistic to think the future is working remotely?  I believe that once the vaccine takes hold and we see a downturn in the right direction, people will flock back to the office...everywhere.  People can't wait to go to work, why would we have a future of work is remote and from home?  Just because we can do it during a pandemic doesn't mean we should do it all the time, does it?   I think there is a sense of purpose when one "goes to work" and is part of a team, and then leaves work to enjoy their non-work life.   When it's all in the same place, day in and day out...it's just unhealthy for everyone.

The COVID Zone vs. Twilight Zone I went to grab the starting few seconds of a Twilight Zone opening, you know the familiar music, to start the episode when what happened next was unexpected.   After listening to the opening with Rod Serling, his words were so poignant and relevant living in COVID today, that it inspired this episode.   Twilight zone: "A dimension of sight.  A dimension of sound.  A dimension of mind.    A place of ideas, imagination, substances, and shadows." Find out why I think we entered the real-life Twilight Zone. I'm not the only one.  I discovered an article written in June 2020 - comparing the new Twilight Zone to the old, and the conclusion is interesting.  Brian Lowry CNN The Old Twilight Zone speaks to the strange times we are living in better than the new one. "Where "The Twilight Zone" historically excelled -- aside from the devilish surprise endings -- hinged on crafting concise morality tales that dealt not only with the apprehensions of the day, but human nature more broadly. That's the most enduring part of Serling's legacy and the one that speaks the loudest to where we are now." `The Twilight Zone' was the brainchild of Emmy Award-winner Rod Serling, who served as host and wrote more than 80 episodes of the original show's 150-plus episode run. It's a strange mix of horror, science-fiction, drama, comedy, and superstition. Serling introduced each episode, and many of the black and white episodes concluded with a surprise ending. | Actors such as Burt Reynolds, Roddy McDowell, and Robert Redford made appearances in some of the more well-known stories. Original music: Marius Constant (composer) Theme park attraction: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Program creator: Rod Serling Radio program(s): The Twilight Zone radio dramas www.WendiCooper.com wendicooper@mac.com Subscribe!     

MENSCH ON A BENCH & FAMILY I used to think Shark Tank was a great show as it taught the general public what it was like to be an entrepreneur, an innovator, a person with a passion and the heart to pursue an idea, even if it was just bad.  And it taught people about the financial side, also. I found when I was teaching inventors one of the most rewarding times of my career.   I was thinking about gender equality and multi-cultural marketing and how to blend transparency into multiple disciplines going forward.  I don't know why Mensch on a Bench came to mind, but it did.  This episode is dedicated to the essential workers that are keeping us safe and fighting the fight for us that we don't see in our safe homes.  Make sure to say thank you. Thanks for listening. www.wendicooper.com 

MY NOTES - THANKSGIVING 2020 What am I grateful for scratch:  The gift of life, and to be able to get up in the morning, and face the unknown. The diversity of my family, all of us with our own challenges that we can learn from one and other. Your time.    The time you spend listening to me is precious and I am grateful that you are giving it to me. Big pharma, because without the drugs and vaccines they are creating to save lives, well, I wouldn't be here today, so as much as I disagree with their practices, the result saves lives and for that I am grateful. The lessons that I am learning from the pandemic, as those lessons will carry me, my family, friends, and all of humanity, as the world suffers in unimaginable ways in places around the world from this virus, and yet Americans are divided by who wears a mask and who doesn't when millions wished to have a mask to wear. I am grateful for the virus to show us how to live as better humans on a planet we all share. I am grateful to 78 million people who voted to save our world, become unified, and work together, to them I will forever be grateful as their vote changed the future not only for me, but for my children and their children, and for this I am grateful. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, go with grace.   WendiCooper.com

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CROWN This is a short and sweet episode about how we need to sometimes be reminded of how far we have come to appreciate where we are. Here is why The Crown - Season II made me realize how similar my life once was to Princess Diana's and why it matters today.   You'll have to listen to find out why. www.WendiCooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com, I'd love to hear from you!      

KAYLEY AND HER BIG WHITE BINDER According to Wikipedia, the Loose Leef Binder is nothing special, or is it?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loose_leaf "Loose leaf" describes any kind of paper or book that is available in single sheets, unbound. Its "leaves", or sheets, are "loose" and not bound in notebook or book form. However, it seems "loose leaf" in the USA (and this entry) refers most specifically to a lined and punched paper, or ruled paper, a school supply also known as "binder paper" that can be sorted in a loose leaf binder. This may be a typical 3 ring binder but "loose leaves" of other types can also go in a date book, address book or artist's portfolio, additionally there are also loose leaf textbooks. Now that's boring - but we all know Kayley never leaves home without it.   So what power does the loose-leaf binder yield, and why?   In my experience yes.  I realized tonight when I saw Fox News and the BIG BINDER, why Kayley thinks this tactic works. This is a true story of how 3 loose-leaf binders and 2 poster boards settle a lawsuit, without ever being opened.   Side Sleeper Pro Commercial Copyright All-Star Marketing Group WendiCooper.com WendiCooper@mac.com - I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe and share - thanks for listening

WEIGHTLOSS APPS, DO YOU USE ONE? Why do I think that weight loss apps should be banned?   We all know that we are what we eat.  If you eat too much, you'll get fat.  If you don't exercise you'll be unhealthy.  It's a vicious circle in most people's lives. But do you really need to share even more intimate information with a company that you are paying to collect data on you so they can sell it for billions down the road?  That's their end game.  When all along all you needed to do was count your calories, get 15 minutes of education on how the body functions, and a little knowledge about calories in carbs, fats, and proteins.   It's pretty simple.  You don't need to pay an app to be accountable.   Use a notebook, clean out your cupboards, stop eating white food, and thrive. Wendi Cooper WendiCooper@mac.com Thanks for listening.  

There are 1.5 Million Podcasts Globally and 34 Million Episodes If you are thinking about starting a podcast, then you need to read the stats below, join the Podcast Movement's Community FB Group, and swear that you will commit to at least one year. Why, because only the strong survive in podcasting, and this episode is going to tell you why.  It will also enlighten you as to the real reason so many people, ordinary people, podcasts. Indie Podcasting is the backbone and foundation of podcasting, I think we need to show some respect. Here are some statistics you may enjoy.   United States 75% of the US population is familiar with the term “podcasting” 50% of all US homes are podcast fans 55% (155 million) of the US population has listened to a podcast 37% (104 million) listen to podcasts at least every month 24% (68 million) listen to podcasts weekly 16 million people in the US are “avid podcast fans” 51% of podcast listeners are male, 49% female Age of listeners: 12-34: 48% 35-54: 32% 55+: 20% 63% of podcast listeners are white 41% of monthly podcast listeners have a household income over $75K (vs 29% for the US population) 25% of US podcast listeners have a 4-year college degree (vs 19% of US population) 51% employed full-time (vs 44% of US population) If you are thinking about starting a podcast, drop me an email. WendiCooper@mac.com www.wendicooper.com  

THE FINAL ANSWER IS - "WHO IS ALEX TREBEK" Alex Trebek has been the host of Jeopardy! since the syndicated debut of America's Favorite Quiz Show® in 1984. He has become one of television's most enduring and iconic figures, engaging millions of viewers worldwide with his impeccable delivery of “answers and questions.” In March 2019, Trebek announced that he had pancreatic cancer. Since the announcement, he has undergone treatment while continuing to host Jeopardy!, inspiring millions with his upbeat and candid messages about his health. I have so many memories of Jeopardy since I was a young girl sitting on my mother's bed blurting out the question before my older brother could.   In 2019, I found out that my son, who is 29 years old, loves to watch Jeopardy.  Who doesn't?  Alex Trebek had an extraordinary career and we all are grateful.  What's more, is he spent his life making sure when he passed, he really did leave the world a better place.   I hope I can do the same. Thanks for listening. RIP  WendiCooper.com www.cspotrun.com/creative-marketing WendiCooper@mac.com    

MARKETING MOJO MATTERS - LOVE IT OR HATE IT  Most of the time, in my professional experience, people think that marketing is what you do when you are ready to collect money for the person, product, place, or thing you are "selling."  You know, to get clicks, likes, and leads.  That can be a small part of the strategy, but "marketing" begins at conception. How can marketing begin at conception?  After all, it's just an idea, or a gadget made in the garage, or a new coaching service.  IDK. It doesn't matter, planning for marketing before you take the next step in development because that type of research will give you an indicator of how much money it will take to float to the top and turn actions into transactions.  Marketing starts at conception. Don't make the mistake of thinking a brand is a logo.  A brand isn't the logo, it's the ethos.   "Why you do what you do and who it will benefit.  How are you making the world a better place?"    Developing the culture of the brand will lead to the right creative, logo, color palette, font, and visual statement.  It begins with the concept and now becomes the story you tell. Marketing is like an octopus, there are many tentacles that must work synergistically together, when they do it's magical.  But that doesn't happen very often because most people do not start marketing at conception. For more information on me or my services, please visit my website, or send me an email.   Wendi Cooper.com C SpotRun.com  WendiCooper@Mac.com - I would love to hear from you. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review.

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Schtiz Creek or The Election Results Both are just as painful as the other.  Although Schitz Creek is funny, and the costume design is fantastic, but anything that is repetitious makes me crazy. Well now that the election is pretty much over, do you think we will come together for the better good of the human race or continue to bicker and insult one another? I hope it changes and unity and compassion take hold and we start to heal and prosper together.  Thanks for listening. www.wendicooper.com 

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Yeah sure!  I have always loved this one gig from 2001.   I extracted the audio so I could share it with you.   I think the message is great for all of us.   That we must change and take charge of our lives.   You can view the video here:   C Spot Run Productions  Music by:  Tom Orsi Produced by: C Spot Run Productions Host:  Wendi Cooper

THE GHOST OF EUCALYPTUS STREET It's Saturday, and it's Halloween.  I'm in Laguna Beach with friends and one thing leads to another and someone mentions ghosts stories.  I had this story 1/2 way finished at that time, and I promised that I would post it.  So even though Halloween was a few days ago, it's never the wrong time to tell a true ghost story.   When you live in a home that's 100 years old, there's bound to be some spirits roaming the halls.    I wonder if she still lurks in the hallways and is possibly stuck in the closet. Wendicooper.com  Produced by:  C Spot Run Productions