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“We were not going to make payroll next week.” How did three ecommerce CEOs turn rock bottom into their biggest lesson? Matt Bertulli (CEO, Pela Case & Lomi), Mike Beckham (CEO, Simple Modern), and Curtis Matsko (CEO, Portland Leather Goods) each share the darkest moment of their ecommerce careers. What came after built the self-awareness that changed how they lead. Curtis walks through the week Wells Fargo pulled a $20M line of credit after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. Matt breaks down the hubris that nearly cost him payroll one Christmas. Mike shares the night a two-year venture fell apart. Their comebacks outweighed the crises, driven by a growth mindset none of them had before. Powered By Saras Analytics ⁠https://bit.ly/4a3gzVv⁠ Postscript ⁠https://9ops.co/postscript⁠ Aftersell https://9ops.co/4i3bb5 Richpanel https://9ops.co/richpanel Fulfil ⁠https://9ops.co/fulfil⁠ Northbeam https://www.northbeam.io/ Black Friday Resources https://www.9operators.com/black-friday Operators Portal https://portal.9operators.com/dashboard Operators Newsletter https://9operators.com/ 

To Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupMost ecommerce brands are paying for every contact in the database, including the tens of thousands they have not mailed in a year. Then they mail them anyway, because they are paying for them. Channing Ferrer argues both halves of that are costing you money, and he has his own company's data to back the second half.Brevo studied its customer base and found the brands sending the least email posted the highest conversion and click-through rates. The heaviest senders were worse on conversion, worse on click-through and worse on opens. Brevo bills by the message sent, so telling customers to send less costs them revenue. They say it anyway.For a retention lead, a lifecycle marketer, or a founder still building the sends themselves, this is a conversation about where the money actually goes in a retention program. Channing spent six years at HubSpot running sales strategy through the run from $200 million to $1.5 billion in revenue, then ran sales at Semrush and led Brandwatch back to growth.Discover More: https://www.brevo.com/solutions/enterprise/?utm_medium=partnership&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_term=enterprise&utm_content=dtc-podcast-0926 What you get in 38 minutes:What changes when you stop paying for stored contacts and start paying for messages sentThe mobile wallet as a retention channel, including how a loyalty card gets pushed a new offer and changes appearance on the lock screenSalomon's use of a wallet pass, and how the same mechanic works for a brand with no physical storesWhat Channing puts on a dashboard for a $20M ecommerce brand, and why send volume belongs near the bottom of itHow Brevo customers run campaigns through Claude and ChatGPT over an MCP connection without opening Brevo at allThe three ways a customer outgrows a pricing tier, and how Brevo handles each oneWhy loyalty points should reward a social post and not only a repeat purchaseWho this is for: retention leads, ecommerce founders, lifecycle marketers, and anyone weighing a move off Klaviyo or Mailchimp.What to steal: pull volume off your primary dashboard and replace it with open rate, click-through rate, bounce rate and revenue per send. Then look at what your platform charges you for and ask whether it is charging for the list or for the work.Timestamps:00:00 Why personalized messaging converts better05:00 How Brevo is using AI agents07:00 Turning mobile wallets into a loyalty channel14:00 Why sending fewer emails can drive better results25:00 Building loyalty through customer advocacySubscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupAdvertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertiseWork with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouseFollow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletterWatch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Join Stefan Parker, CEO and Co-Founder of AskEd, for an eye-opening conversation on how conversational Voice AI is solving the crisis of student recruitment in higher education. Despite spending millions on digital marketing and overseas agency networks, universities and colleges routinely lose up to 40% of prospective international applicants to simple operational delays. When a student in a different time zone calls with urgent questions about visas, tuition, or campus housing, traditional admissions offices are closed. Drawing on over 17 years scaling education businesses—including helping grow MetFilm School to a £20M+ enterprise leading to its £30M acquisition—Stefan shares how AskEd is deploying intelligent, multi-language Voice AI agents to capture every student inquiry instantly, 24/7.

Welcome to the 14th episode in our special series with the Australian Government and their Centre for Australia–India Relations (CAIR), spotlighting the growing Australia–India relationship across technology, business, media, culture and sport.Other guests in this series include BHP's CFO Vandita Pant, Bank of America's Head of Capital Commitments Gautam Chari, Austrade's GM for South Asia Mukund Narayanamurti, Renowned Music Composer Tushar Apte, Australia's High Commissioner to India Philip Green, MUFG's CEO Vivek Bhatia, Australia's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Peter Varghese, NAB's EGM Sweta Mehra, Deputy Secretary of Australia's Home Affairs Brendan Dowling, Orica's CEO Sanjeev Gandhi, Sports Journalist Bharat Sundaresan, Cricket Legend Lisa Sthalekar and CAIR's CEO, Ryan Neelam, reflecting the breadth of Indian-Australian leaders at the most senior levels.________This episode is supported by Xero, helping businesses use AI with more control through JAX, its in-platform AI finance partner. Get 90% off your plan for your first 6 months at xero.com/highflyers. Get in touch with us via email at contact@curiositycentre.comJoin our stable of commercial partners including the Australian Government, Google, KPMG,, Allens, Macquarie Capital, Xero, JP Morgan and more.________Amit Singh is Managing Partner of Mandala, a global economics, data and policy research firm. He has advised three Australian Prime Ministers, served as Uber's Global Head of Economic Policy in San Francisco, and more. Today, he leads Mandala and serves on several prominent government and public-policy boards.In this conversation with Vidit, Amit shares his journey from growing up amid political instability in Fiji and moving to Australia as a teenager, to running a $20 million organisation with 200 employees at just 21 — before going on to work at the highest levels of Australian government. He reflects on going from Freehills to Kevin Rudd's office in the space of two days, subsequently working for Julia Gillard and briefly Anthony Albanese, and the experience of technically losing his job five times during his political career. Amit also shares the equal-pay decision he is proudest of, which delivered a 23–45% pay increase for 150,000 predominantly female care workers. Amit also explains why he left government for technology, what moving to San Francisco and working at Uber taught him about ambition and taking risks, and how those experiences ultimately led to building Mandala as a globally focused economics and policy firm. They also explore Amit's Fijian-Indian identity, why he believes the Australia–India economic relationship remains underdone despite decades of intent, the opportunity across technology, AI and services, and why changing Australians' understanding of modern India could unlock a much deeper relationship. Please enjoy exploring your curiosity.______Get in touch with us via email at contact@curiositycentre.comJoin our stable of commercial partners including the Australian Government, Google, KPMG,, Allens, Macquarie Capital, Xero, JP Morgan and more. Show notes and more episodes hereFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and InstagramGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our websiteThis episode is supported by Xero, helping businesses use AI with more control through JAX, its in-platform AI finance partner. Get 90% off your plan for your first 6 months at xero.com/highflyers. ________TIMESTAMPS00:00 Who is Amit Singh01:28 From selling limes in Fiji to building Mandala03:43 Growing up Fijian-Indian amid political instability04:31 His parents' sacrifice — and the values they passed down08:11 Navigating identity after moving to Australia11:42 Finishing high school at 16 — by accident13:12 Running a $20M organisation at 2116:13 Law, Freehills & an unexpected career path17:52 From lawyer to Kevin Rudd's office in two days21:51 What working closely with Prime Ministers taught him23:21 The decision that changed pay for 150,000 workers26:10 Leaving government for Uber and Silicon Valley28:57 From playing it safe to “shoot your shot”31:38 The hardest parts of Amit's career33:36 What Uber taught him about managing exceptional people35:22 Building Mandala37:22 Why Australia–India remains underdone42:13 Why no one is truly self-made43:24 Rapid fire________The High Flyers Podcast features in-depth interviews with the world's most influential figures in business, tech, finance, government and sport. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past three years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200+ episodes released, and featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW.Our guests include -- Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Keith Rabois (Managing Director, Khosla Ventures), Jason Collins (Head of BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Michael Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), David Eckstein (CFO, Legora), Kevin Hartz (Partner, A*; Founder, Eventbrite), Shiv Rao (CEO, Abridge), Jesse Zhang (CEO, Decagon), Vandita Pant (CFO, BHP), Elena Verna (Head of Growth, Lovable), David Haber (a16z Partner), Jodie Auster (Uber's Global Head of Travel), Rob Giglio (CCO, Canva), Jean-Michel Limieux (CTO, Shopify and Atlassian), Stevie Case (CRO, Vanta), Cristina Cordova (COO, Linear), Gautam Chari (Head of Capital Commitments, Bank of America), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Mark Suster (Partner, Upfront Ventures), Niki Scevak (Partner, Blackbird), Craig Tiley (CEO, USA Tennis), Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel), Paul Bassat (Partner, Square Peg), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Peter Varghese (Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government), Sam Sicilia (CIO, Hostplus), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Tim Doyle (CEO, Eucalyptus), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (CEO, Xero), Sanjeev Gandhi (CEO, Orica) and Philip Green (Australia's Ambassador/High Commissioner to India).

Friday, September 11, 2026Today, the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt of court forcing him to instruct election officials to use the 2022 Congressional map; the United States Supreme Court blocked a district court from forcing Missouri to use the new Republican map; an appeals court upheld the block on Trump's mail ballot executive order; Trump floated an illegal $5,000 bribe to voters; French prosecutors identify potential Epstein co-conspirators in their ongoing investigation; Joe diGenova abruptly quit the “grand conspiracy” investigation in Florida; the Pentagon is searching medical records to identify transgender troops; Jimmy Kimmel's interview with James Talarico is moved to YouTube amid pressure from the FCC; Governor JB Pritzker has launched a $20M midterm election PAC; plus Allison delivers your Good News.Thank You, OneSkin |Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DAILYBEANS at https://www.oneskin.co/dailybeans #oneskinpod #adThank You, Upwork | Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free. Blue Wave Nation | https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbluewave The Trump Epstein Memorial BookmobileThe Daily Beans is proud to partner with Miles Taylor and our friends at DEFIANCE.org For a limited time, members of the Daily Beans community can receive a FREE 3-month full membership to DEFIANCE.org and gain access to one of the fastest-growing pro-democracy movements in America. Join here: https://www.defiance.org/beansThe Latest Breakdown →USPS Whistleblower Lawyer Speaks OutNew Unjustified →FBI Lowers Standards with Adam KlasfeldDiamond Dames → Diamond Dames - A Ted Lasso PodcastDiamond Dames - YouTubePatreon → The Daily Beans | PatreonGuest: John FugelsangThe John Fugelsan Show Sirius XM Progress 127 Weekdays at 12 PM ET The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|TwitterSeparation of Church and Hate by John FugelsangOctober 24 2026 - Sexy Liberal - Los AngelesStoriesTrump promises $5,000 to every US adult if Republicans win midterms | AP NewsPritzker launches $20M pre-midterms PAC | POLITICOSupreme Court appears to kill GOP redistricting hopes in Missouri | POLITICOAppeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order | AP NewsFrance's Epstein probe identifies 'potential recruiters' | Le Monde Pentagon searching medical records to identify transgender troops | Federal News NetworkGood TroubleSEIU Local 1000→Battleground Support Hub - Democrats.org→Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org→Hands Off Our Vote! 2026 Toolkit | Indivisible→Help staff your local polling place - Power The Polls→Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize→Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! - VoteRiders→Help save Texas from Ken Paxton! →NO HATE in WA State→Stand With Minnesota →iceout.org Good NewsNot Our Problem with Authors Abdulhaq Sodais, Spencer Sullivan, and RefugeeOneWe Promised to Protect Them. We Keep Finding New Ways to Break That Promise.Oct 9 -Southwest Funny Fest:Dana Goldberg's Southwest FunnyFest - City of Albuquerque -Email Dana@DanaGoldberg.com for sponsorship informationTickets for Dana Goldberg: Outrageous - Sep 23 - Den Theater - Chicago →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans→Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.comSubscribe to the MSW on YouTube - MSW Media - YouTubeOur Donation LinksThe Trevor Project - trevorproject.org/beansBlue Wave California - ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwcDonate to Public Citizen - https://citizen.org/beans/National Security Counselors - Donate, WhistleblowerAid.org/beansDonate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans FundraiserPathways to Citizenship - boomerang - pathways Human Rights Campaign ONE CAUSE HRCThe Daily Beans supports It Gets BetterDr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers email AG - fedoath@pm.meDana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana's Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook, DanaGoldberg.comMore from MSW Media - Shows, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That's just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every other piece of real estate software fights to own the listing, the CRM, or the compliance file — and quietly left the heart of the deal untouched. So two brothers built the tool nobody else did. In this episode, Neil sits down with Garrett and Timothy Carr — a practicing agent doing around $20M a year and his brother, a systems guy from the roofing world — who built Deedible to solve the transaction chaos most agents just accept as the cost of doing business. But the reason this conversation matters goes beyond any one tool. Garrett makes a case that stuck with Neil: anyone who can close 15 deals a year can close 80. What breaks agents isn't the volume — it's the chaos. Your reputation and your sanity are the real ceiling, and systems are how you raise it. They dig into which systems to implement first, how client transparency kills the late-night panic calls, why so much real estate software misses (it's built from the outside, not by people living the deal), and where AI genuinely helps versus where it's just hype. It's grounded, practical, and honest — with a bonus detour into Garrett's #1 best-selling book on purpose and resilience. Whether or not you ever try what they built, there's something here for you. Learn more at deedible.com.

In the latest episode of Scratch, Nick Tran, President and CMO of First Round, breaks down what culture actually looks like when people put their phones down, why brands are over-indexing on micro-cultures, and what it takes to create work that cuts through the sea of sameness.From building Cîroc Athletic Club into a media and events platform to rethinking the traditional conference format at Cannes, Tran shares how brands can respond to changing social behaviors by creating spaces people genuinely want to be part of.We get into:→ Why culture is really about the “campfire conversations” happening off-screen→ Why the next big opportunity might be moving from micro-culture back to macro-cultural moments→ How Cîroc Athletic Club turned changing drinking habits into a 20M+ monthly-view media ecosystem→ Why the best experiential marketing gives people space to play, connect, and surprise each other→ What the “30 moons” approach to AI means for creativity, taste, and human judgment→ Why brands should stop worrying about who did an idea first and focus on who does it best→ Why intimate, practitioner-led conversations are replacing the traditional marketing conferenceThe key takeaways:Culture happens around the campfire — Culture isn't just music, sport, fashion, or whatever is trending on your feed. It's the conversations people have when the screens go away. That's where brands should be looking for cultural insight.Micro-culture isn't the only answer — The industry has spent years fragmenting audiences into increasingly niche communities. When everyone is doing the same thing, going bigger can be the more distinctive move.AI needs a human with taste — The first AI output is rarely the best one. Tran's “30 moons” principle is about pushing through iteration after iteration until you find something genuinely distinctive. AI can generate. Humans still need to know what's great.Socializing is changing — Younger consumers aren't necessarily going out just to drink. Active leisure like pickleball, tennis, and golf is becoming the reason to gather, with alcohol playing a secondary role. Brands need to build around the behavior, not force the old one.Build platforms, not campaigns — Cîroc Athletic Club turned a cultural shift into an ongoing media and events ecosystem, taking organic social views from 100,000 to more than 20 million a month.Kill the grind — At Cannes, First Round deliberately removed the panels, packed schedules, and endless meetings. Leisure created the conditions for the conversations and connections everyone was actually there for.Execution beats originality — Consumers don't care who technically did something first. They care about who did it best. Fear of being derivative shouldn't stop brands from executing a good idea brilliantly.The conference needs a rethink — Senior marketers don't necessarily need another panel. They need access to people who have actually done the work, in environments where genuine conversation can happen.Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube ▶️: https://youtu.be/najVJ8Fd9lg Scratch is a production of Rival, a marketing innovation consultancy. Scratch is hosted by Eric Fulwiler, and he's joined by Nick Tran of First Round in this episode.Find Rival: wearerival.com | LinkedInFind Eric: LinkedInFind Nick: LinkedInSay hi: media@wearerival.com Rival is a marketing consultancy for brands that want to challenge convention in their category. We're on a mission to understand what challenger brands do differently to grow in categories that are being disrupted, and use a challenger playbook to deliver outsized impact through an integrated, tech-enabled approach. Past guests include CMOs from Mastercard, GE, Shell, Hyperloop, Adobe, PepsiCo, and Papa Johns.

Get Your FREE "1 Deal A Week GPS" Right Here: https://LeadDeck.ai/gps3 Simple Text-Only Emails to Get More Real Estate Listings (Templates + Playbook)My step-by-step playbook for taking more real estate listings using simple text-only emails, including copy-and-paste templates and resources available in the free 1 Deal a Week in Real Estate Skool community. Three use cases: #1 the “magic number” script for unconverted seller leads (and sparingly for past clients/SOI), asking if they'd consider an offer and “at what number,” citing examples from Wendy Atherton, my son Kaden (7 replies from 35), and Brianna Ellison (over $20M in new listing volume). #2 Dean Jackson's nine-word email adapted for aged expired listings (and FSBO via text), asking if they're still accepting offers, plus a follow-up “???” nudge to boost replies. #3 a monthly home value update campaign for all homeowners in a database, using a link email followed by “money” follow-ups to convert clickers into conversations and appointments, claiming 10+ additional listings from 30–60 minutes per month.Join Our 1 Deal A Week In Real Estate Community (It's FREE):https://www.skool.com/1-deal-a-weekOn this channel we show real estate agents how to grow and scale a profitable real estate business using proven strategies, smart automation, and powerful lead generation tools like Lead Deck.You'll find practical training on getting more listings, generating consistent leads, building systems that create leverage, and scaling your real estate business without burning out. If you're serious about closing more deals and building a real estate business that actually grows, this channel is for you.Josh Schoenly Realtor®eXp Realty, LLCjosh@growwithjosh.comDirect Line: (717) 571-0456Office - 888-397-7352 x1034Timestamps:00:00 Text Only Email Playbook02:15 Resources and Templates Overview05:10 Magic Number Script09:10 Proof and Reply Examples11:56 Expired Nine Word Email14:14 Follow Up Nudges and Benchmarks20:22 Monthly Home Value Campaign26:20 Money Emails and Rotations29:25 Q&A and Implementation Tips35:13 Wrap Up and Live Demo Teaser#RealEstateCoaching #RealEstateSales #RealEstateCoach #RealEstateMarketing #RealEstateSuccess

A lot of people talk about “skipping the safe path” but Sam Walls actually did it. At 19, he went from studying finance to getting his real estate license, then watched real estate take over his schedule so completely that college stopped making sense for his goals. We get into what that decision looked like in real life, including the pushback at home, the pressure to prove it was not a mistake, and the daily work it took to build confidence when he had never bought or sold a home himself.We also get honest about the money side of being a real estate agent. Sam breaks down typical commission rates, what a $400,000 sale can look like on paper, and why the take-home number is often far smaller after brokerage splits, team cuts, and paid lead sources. If you have ever wondered how a young realtor can say he's on pace for $20M in sales while still talking about how hard it is early on, this conversation explains the math.Then we dig into the part that surprises most buyers: how Zillow leads really work. That bright blue “Schedule A Showing” button can route you to a random buyer agent, and Sam explains why Zillow can take a huge percentage and how it can even disrupt an existing agent relationship. If you care about real estate investing, buying your first home, or building a referral-based business, you'll take away practical steps you can use right away.If you found this useful, subscribe, share it with a friend who's buying or selling and contact Sam wall @sam_walls_realtySend us Fan MailDC1 Enterprise is a home service contractor servicing Greater Philadelphia  

If you want to win government contracts with no experience, a former government-side contracting officer's rep explains why the door you think is closed is only regulated, and how a small business gets through it. Remi Bankole spent years inside federal contracting as a COR and contracting specialist, a US Army reservist since 2001, pushing out solicitations and vetting the vendors who won. He breaks down how to position yourself, why aligning with a contract vehicle is gold when agencies need someone fast, and the prime partnership hack where you run the work a prime can't touch and split the profit. It is systematic, not daunting, and being small can be the edge that gets you selected.  CHAPTERS 00:00 The door is only regulated 02:15 Both sides: government and business 03:39 Inside the COR and contracting specialist roles 06:26 What market research really means to a buyer 08:26 IGE, SOW, and PWS made simple 10:36 The real mistakes small businesses make 13:22 What has changed: more scrutiny above $20M 16:19 Why contract vehicles are gold right now 17:48 The prime crumbs partnership hack 22:55 Three tiers: from no experience to scaling Market Intelligence gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

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NFL season officially starts next week. How do yall feel about NFL season starting on a Wednesday instead of Thursday. Trivia: has this ever happen before?Aaron Donald coming back out of retirement to sign 1 yr deal for 20M with Rams with playoff incentives that can raise it to 30MShould Rams be Super Bowl favorites and is it Super Bowl or bust for them considering the circumstances?Kirk Cousins named week 1 starter bs Dolphins. How long will it last?SEC files lawsuit vs LSU over school's intent to play pro athletes.Victor Oladipo to return to the NBA?WNBA on FIBA World Cup break. In Group D with Czech Republic, China and Italy Sept 4-sept 13. Will they overpower every team to win gold even without A'ja Wilson or Kelsey Plum?WNBA Playoffs need to increase first round series to at least a best of 5 series now. It's overdue. Cmon Yo!: Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer fined $30, Kawhi to pay back $700k in restitution along with suspensions within the organization. Leonard's uncle banned by NBA.Keenan Allen, Jalen Duren with contract stalemate with Pistons, Nigel McguinnessAEW All In aftermath. I'm on a new level! Most title changes I've ever seen. Is it really a new era for All Elite Wrestling?! Is it also on a new level?!

Welcome back to the SIDEBAR PODCAST, hosted by Leise Winny and Royce. This week, the crew kicks things off with an insane gauntlet of scammers, unpacks fake NFL players defrauding dozens of women, and calls out the reality TV star caught faking a Duke medical degree. They dive straight into the controversial Yosemite National Park land swap, debunk the administration's Venezuelan oil promises, and honor the late legends, Tim Curry and Michael Wright. The drama doesn't stop there: Leise and Royce break down the messy $20M Aaliyah family royalty war, dissect the tense podcast friction between Raven-Symoné, Miranda Maday, and Keke Palmer, and examine how generative AI is quietly manufacturing our reality. From there, the duo dives deep into the psychology of human hypocrisy—exposing how people's morals always seem to have a "Friends & Family Plan", questioning if admiring a friend's spouse crosses the boundary into mimetic desire, unpacking the cultural obsession with convenience over resilience, and laying down the definitive, unspoken rules of adult birthday dinner etiquette. Here is what went down on this week's episode:Opening welcome: Locking in the vibe and catching up on the week. The "Wide Deceiver" Scam: How a fake 49ers player conned 24 women out of $1.3 million. The Fake Duke PA Degree: The downfall of an influencer busted by real students for staged graduation photos. National Parks Land Swap: Fact-checking the controversial Yosemite parcel deal with private luxury developers. Venezuela Oil Deal Reality Check: Why the promised pump savings are an infrastructure myth. In Memoriam: Paying tribute to icons Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, IT) and Michael Wright (The Five Heartbeats, Oz). The Aaliyah Royalty War: Inside the bitter $20M legal battle tearing the Hankerson family apart. Raven-Symoné, Miranda & Keke Palmer: Addressing the viral podcast tension, Disney nostalgia, and Raven's controversial takes on race. AI as a Reality-Manufacture Psyop: How generative models subtly rewrite human history through model autophagy. People's Morals Got a Friends & Family Plan: Why we cancel strangers online but excuse toxic behavior when it's our own circle. Is Admiring a Friend's Spouse Inappropriate?: Exploring René Girard's mimetic desire and the dangerous illusion of curated relationship highlight reels. We Fked Ourselves When We Decided Hard Was Wrong: How the modern convenience paradox and "concept creep" eroded baseline resilience. Adult Birthday Dinner Etiquette: The golden rules for who plans the party, who covers the check, and how to split the bill fairly. Outro & Wrap: Final takeaways, audience Q&A, and sign-offs.

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Elle Duncan is back on the show, and this week, we're prepping for her upcoming trip to Melbourne, Australia, for Week 1 of the NFL season. Elle will be leading Netflix's broadcast of the matchup between the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers, which is the first regular-season NFL game ever to be played in Australia. Then, we're sitting down with Mary Cain. In her prime, she was one of the fastest girls in the country. She signed to run professionally with Nike before she even graduated high school. Mary's future in the sport looked bright — that is, until 2016, when she suddenly quit. But Mary didn't just lose interest in running. She says she experienced abuse by her coaching staff at Nike, and that they ignored her pleas for help when her mental health declined. She went on to sue Nike and came out with a memoir about her experience called “This is Not About Running.” Content warning: This episode discusses emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, as well as extreme weight loss practices, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide. Please listen with care.  Show Notes This is Not About Running | Mary Cain I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike | NYT Distance runner Mary Cain files $20M lawsuit against ex-coach Alberto Salazar, Nike over alleged abuse | ESPN Mary Cain's nonprofit Atalanta Show CreditsHost: David GreeneExecutive Producers: Joan Isabella, Tom GrahslerSenior Producer: Michael OlcottProducer: Michaela WinbergAssociate Producer: Bibiana CorreaTalent Booker: Britt KahnEngineers: Mike VillersTile Art: Bea WallingTheme Song: Emma MungerSports in America is a production of WHYY, distributed by PRX, and part of the NPR podcast network.

Aaron Donald is un-retiring to chase another Super Bowl with the Rams, Lionel Messi just retired from Argentina's national team, and a man who posed as a 49ers player scammed 26 women out of $1.3 million. On this episode of Weekend Rewind, Kevin L. Warren, The D.A., D-Dubbz, Dan K., and The Angry1ne break it all down.

Aaron Donald is BACK and NFL roster cuts and quarterback battles are setting the stage for the start of the NFL Season! Former Carolina Panthers General Manager Marty Hurney and Femi Abebefe break down the biggest NFL storylines from the final week of the preseason, including surprising roster decisions, quarterback battles and major news heading into Week 1! Follow the Podcast and Subscribe on YouTube for NFL Analysis and Betting Insights every week of the Season: https://youtu.be/2ZhkAIG2d0E In This Episode: Aaron Donald returns to the Rams on a one-year, $20M deal Is the Rams' defensive line the NFL's best ever? Why heavy Super Bowl favorites struggle What's real vs. fake from the NFL preseason? Micah Parsons' PUP status and Packers pass rush Josh Jacobs lands on the Commissioner's Exempt List Miami's QB moves Browns and Steelers keep four QBs Falcons QB decision: Tua Tagovailoa vs. Michael Penix Jr. Vikings QB situation: Kyler Murray vs. J.J. McCarthy Raiders QB decision: Kirk Cousins vs. Fernando Mendoza Seahawks sign Terrion Arnold Odell Beckham Jr. makes the Giants roster Najee Harris' potential impact in New York Panthers offensive tackle injuries Chapters: 00:00 NFL Roster Cuts and Season Countdown 01:46 Aaron Donald returns to the Rams 04:27 Rams Best Defensive Line Ever? 06:35 Short Super Bowl Favorites Betting History 07:52 Why don't Heavy Super Bowl Favorites win? 09:16 Rams overshadow Seahawks and 49ers 10:05 Seahawks Motivation 12:41 Aaron Donald Sack Total Betting Value 15:37 Bet the Rams Under Totals 16:23 Is there a weakness on the Rams? 17:11 Packers DE Micah Parsons opens season on Reserve/PUP List 20:38 Packers RB Josh Jacobs Placed on the Commissioner's Exempt List 22:57 Analyzing Miami's QB moves 25:09 Marty just got down on the Dolphins!!! 26:59 Browns retain four quarterbacks on their roster 31:04 Falcons Quarterback Decision: Tua Tagovailoa vs Michael Penix Jr. 34:09 Steelers Keep Four Quarterbacks to start 2026 Season 36:23 Vikings QB Situation: Kyler Murray starting over J.J.McCarthy 37:41 Raiders Quarterback Decision: Kirk Cousins vs Fernando Mendoza 43:04 Seahawks sign Terrion Arnold 45:15 Odell Beckham, Jr. makes the Giants roster to start the season 48:55 Panthers injured offensive tackles The GM Shuffle drops every Monday on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Join the Community and post your comments and questions. The GM Shuffle is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings — The Crown Is Yours. Get VSiN Pro for betting splits, power ratings and sharp analysis for just $9.99 your first month: https://vsin.com/subscribe/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaeger bombs with random guys at the bar. The return of QFTA. Things like this never happen to me, but there I was. Cardinals just gasping to the finish line. Leo Bernal, welcome to the club. Same ol LIberatore: kinda good, kinda not good. Welcome to Instagram and Facebook, Martin. Duck Lips. Dabo vs. Lane this weekend. How about that Beau Pribula. Audio of Dan Mullen talking to the UNLV fans about bringing the energy. Papers has takes on TCU Football. Always problems in Dublin. That Friday night in Lawrence is gonna set the tone for Colonel's season. Sparse crowds at Busch over the weekend. Jacob is on the line and he wants to talk to Jackson. Taking Jello shots with a spoon? Use your boy tongue.Bring Brady Cook home to the Battlehawks. Does Ladue produce a lot of pool boys? Alright, Sparky, take off the Sambas. More people at STL City games than USC Football games. Gardetto's flavored confetti. The most well-healed fan base in St. Louis sports. Turning around the Tar Heels. Lesbians make everything better. Steve from Birmingham is on the line and has an honest, serious question for the dais. Sad, that's really sad. Secret takes.Voice of the Blues Chris Kerber joins us. Well, we're getting close. You getting fired up, Kerbs? Cale Makar now making $20M/year. The current economics of the game. Doug's not happy with MIzzou's scheduling. A hard 4.Isn't it ironic? The Babe Ruth of Japan. Leo Bernal getting the call up to make his debut for the Cardinals. Rainiel Rodriguez just keeps raking. Meat sticks for lunch. Jackson did not build the TMA app. Still waiting on Steven Time's apology for the UNLV pick. Audio of Memphis coach Charles Huff talking about how his program doesn't do fun things. Keep the toy.The Colonel Gabe DeArmond makes his glorious return to the show. What stands out to Gabe coming out of fall camp? Lots of unknowns heading into the season. What do we know about Cayden Green's injury? Confidence level in Jamal Roberts if Hardy misses a significant amount of time. Drink was fired up at his weekend presser on the current state of college athletics. If one coach doesn't sign a guy, another coach will. College football fans have short memories. This is an "establish the floor" year for Drink. A crime against the media.What grade does Mizzou football get over the last decade? Loofah, wash cloth, or bare hands? Jackson's learned to control his little prostate. False tie accusations. Breathing on manual. Know before you go to Faurot.It's OK, Jackson. Bobby Boots can't hurt you anymore. Doug wants every game to be tiger striped. Timmy Trumpet. 5th place finish for Jackson's team at St. Mary's Sports Trivia. Mizzou needs to play Tina E on third downs. Watching video of old Tigers hoopers giving massages to each other.Big doings starting tomorrow for the September EMOTD competition. Design Aire EMOTD.A column on Yahoo Sports says TCU's Sonny Dyke's must be on the hot seat after the loss to UNC in Ireland. Someone in the media has to pay for this.Doug didn't go to prom. Maybe we'll throw him an adult prom. Guys in their homes slapping and tickling. No prom court at the U High. Well we all have stories. Getting a second job at Pietro's. Chairman's Soprano's watching continues. The 2011 bullpen phone fiasco.Audio of Alec Burleson talking about getting to 100 RBIs for the first time and being a mentor on a young club. First Cardinal with 100 since Albert. Looming work stoppage halting the momentum of the game. Will we see Wetherholt again in 2026? Doug doesn't go back and watch old games. Tony Bank.And the winner of the EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-38:33) Jaeger bombs with random guys at the bar. The return of QFTA. Things like this never happen to me, but there I was. Cardinals just gasping to the finish line. Leo Bernal, welcome to the club. Same ol LIberatore: kinda good, kinda not good. Welcome to Instagram and Facebook, Martin. Duck Lips. Dabo vs. Lane this weekend. How about that Beau Pribula. Audio of Dan Mullen talking to the UNLV fans about bringing the energy. Papers has takes on TCU Football. Always problems in Dublin. That Friday night in Lawrence is gonna set the tone for Colonel's season. Sparse crowds at Busch over the weekend. Jacob is on the line and he wants to talk to Jackson. Taking Jello shots with a spoon? Use your boy tongue.(38:41-1:05:04) Bring Brady Cook home to the Battlehawks. Does Ladue produce a lot of pool boys? Alright, Sparky, take off the Sambas. More people at STL City games than USC Football games. Gardetto's flavored confetti. The most well-healed fan base in St. Louis sports. Turning around the Tar Heels. Lesbians make everything better. Steve from Birmingham is on the line and has an honest, serious question for the dais. Sad, that's really sad. Secret takes.(1:05:14-1:31:08) Voice of the Blues Chris Kerber joins us. Well, we're getting close. You getting fired up, Kerbs? Cale Makar now making $20M/year. The current economics of the game. Doug's not happy with MIzzou's scheduling. A hard 4.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Andrew spent two and a half years selling AI contract review to lawyers. It stalled at $800K. He rebuilt the company around finance teams and grew that to $10M. Then he demoed a little internal tool on the side at his own conference, and nobody wanted to talk about anything else. It did $350K in five weeks. He sold the $10M business and went all in on the side tool—Within went from zero to nearly $20M in 18 months.In this episode, Andrew breaks down the 30-and-100 rule he uses to validate every idea, how he turned every customer conversation into a database that tells him what to build next, and why nine out of ten experiments have to fail.Why You Should ListenWhy 30 conversations validate an idea and 100 customers reveal product market fit.Why the thing everyone asks about matters more than the thing you launched.How to tell that slow growth is a market problem, not a go-to-market problem.How to run four bets a quarter with a kill metric on every one.Keywords startup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, Within, Klarity, Andrew Antos, enterprise AI, AI transformation, pivoting a startup, enterprise sales, legal tech, finance automation, AI agents, customer discovery, voice of customerChapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:04 The Side Tool Everyone Wanted00:04:26 $350K in Five Weeks00:05:42 AI for Lawyers Before AI Worked00:12:44 Stuck at $800K00:13:43 Choosing Finance Over Legal00:17:40 The 30 and 100 Rule00:24:59 Selling the $10M Business00:32:17 Building a Company Data Brain00:40:01 Nine of Ten Bets FailSend me a message to let me know what you think!

Jeff Mains sits down with Scott Miller — a former truck driver turned top-ranked GE Capital salesperson, "Master of Sales," and founder of M2 Wealth Ventures / Mosa Bella — to unpack why most founders don't have a leads problem, they have a closing problem. Scott explains why AI and automation are making sales teams "mentally lazy," how blending old-school relationship-building (handwritten notes, phone calls, even birthday cards) with new-school tools creates outsized results, and why the real gap in most businesses isn't knowledge — it's execution. The conversation also covers building operations in Vietnam, avoiding the trap of chasing the next cheap offshore market, pricing discipline, and simple language shifts ("we/our" → "you/yours") that immediately improve close rates.Key Takeaways4:51 — Scott's journey: truck driver → GE Capital's top salesperson → four businesses post-retirement, all connected by a purpose of helping people.7:50 — The "old school vs. new school" experiment: an email list of 1,837 people outsold a creator with 20M social followers — 12 appointments, 3 sales on the spot.11:50 — Why the sales/marketing gap exists: it's a "mental laziness" problem born from separating marketing and sales functions.14:34 — How Scott uses AI in his own business (data scraping, sorting, spreadsheets) while keeping human connection central — including carrying physical business cards and writing notes on the back.19:17 — The biggest gap he sees in consulting clients: the gap between "idea and execution," illustrated with a weight-loss analogy.22:54 — The $4M-to-$10M case study: doubling average sale price from ~$3,900 to ~$9,300 by fixing the entry price point — without changing headcount.27:12 — Recognizing when the skills that got you to one level (Scott: up to ~$100M) won't get you to the next — and why staying a lifelong learner matters.29:54 — Why Scott built operations in Vietnam, the dual cash/digital economy there, and the "bananas on the corner" analogy for scaling small businesses.38:33 — Advice on picking a market to test: don't chase the next cheap offshore trend — "stay in your lane" and know your business model before expanding internationally.43:50 — The daily fix for weak closers: role-play objections every single day, and know exactly what "it's too expensive" actually means.44:43 — The Pareto Principle in sales teams: 20% of reps drive 80% of revenue — don't just cut the bottom, retrain and gamify instead.45:30 — The single language shift: replace "I/we/our" with "you/yours" in every sales conversation.46:49–48:15 — The "Stanley Cup" story: why recognition (a plaque) can motivate a sales team more than cash bonuses or luxury trips.Tweetable Quotes"If you pour more water into a leaky bucket and call it growth, that's not growth at all.""Automation can find the leads, but automation can't close it. That's still a human job.""It's knowing what to do and doing it — those are two different things.""Most business owners undervalue time. They're worth $500 or $1,000 an hour and they're doing $15, $20, $30 an hour things.""Nobody buys from a funnel. They buy from you.""Men will die for ribbons." — Napoleon, quoted by Scott on non-monetary recognition"nobody wants it, then you're gonna die an ugly death with your idea."SaaS Leadership LessonsDiagnose the real bottleneck before scaling spend. Most "leads problems" are actually closing problems — pouring more volume into a broken conversion process just masks the leak.Pair automation with irreplaceable human touch. Use AI/automation for sorting, scraping, and volume tasks, but keep relationship-building (calls, handwritten notes, real follow-up) as the human differentiator.Know your execution gap, not just your knowledge gap. Buying the course or attending the conference means nothing without a system that forces follow-through.Price and team fit for the next level, not the last one. The skills, people, and pricing that get you from $4M to $10M often break past that point — proactively evaluate whether your team can scale with you.Apply the 80/20 rule deliberately. Identify your top 20% of performers, understand what makes them different, and build training/role-play systems rather than only ever churning the bottom performers.Choose expansion markets strategically, not opportunistically. Don't chase the cheapest offshore trend of the moment — understand your business model first, then decide if/where international expansion actually fits.Guest Resourcesscott@moza-bella.comwww.moza-bella.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Scott1258/https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-miller-8a00972/https://www.instagram.com/scottmasterofsales/https://www.x.com/scott1258Episode SponsorThe Futureproof Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkXKUPZ5xuOqMPR7_gzGybncTtavyR1NThe Captain's KeysSmall Fish, Big Pond – https://smallfishbigpond.com/ Use the promo code ‘SaaSFuel'Champion Leadership Group – https://championleadership.com/https://jeffmains.com/books/SaaS Fuel ResourcesWebsite - https://championleadership.com/Jeff Mains on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkmains/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jeffkmainsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/thesaasguy/Instagram - https://instagram.com/jeffkmains

Annie Yatch is the Chief Transformation Officer at Northstar Leadership, helping high-achieving entrepreneurs and executives break through subconscious patterns that limit their leadership potential and financial success. With over 15 years of experience guiding leaders through transformative change, Annie combines elite performance strategies with deep neurological and emotional intelligence work to fast-track personal and professional breakthroughs.   Annie's unique methodology connects the dots between unresolved trauma, leadership performance, and business growth. By identifying blind spots in the subconscious and rewiring neural pathways, she helps clients achieve remarkable results in their businesses and lives.   Connect with Annie Yatch: Website: reinventionxo.com Instagram: @reinventionxo.annie LinkedIn: Annie Yatch   Episode Summary:   In this episode, Lyndsay Dowd welcomes back Annie Yatch — a former Defense Intelligence Agency-affiliated counter-terrorism analyst turned subconscious pattern-breaking expert for high-achieving entrepreneurs. Annie shares her unconventional path from government intelligence work to leading anti-piracy operations alongside Navy SEALs, and finally to building a methodology that helps entrepreneurs identify and dissolve the subconscious blocks capping their income, leadership, and relationships.   The conversation dives deep into why willpower alone is an unreliable strategy for growth, how an unregulated nervous system silently limits revenue, and why a spouse or partner can become either an entrepreneur's greatest asset or their greatest liability. Annie also shares candid stories from her own 15-year marriage to a Navy SEAL, client success stories involving multi-million-dollar breakthroughs, and what she's building next — including her group coaching program, The Authority Shift, and an upcoming women's retreat in Croatia.   Key Takeaways:   - Willpower runs out. - Your nervous system can cap your income. - Home life impacts business. - Instability comes from feeling unseen. - Not everyone should be an entrepreneur.   Episode Chapters:   00:00 — Intro: Three things you'll learn in this episode 00:40 — Welcome to Heartbeat for Hire 00:55 — Introducing Annie Yatch 01:32 — Annie's origin story: from CIA rejection to finding her purpose 02:20 — What is the DIA? Life as a counter-terrorism liaison 03:14 — Leading anti-piracy missions with Navy SEALs (Jerry Bruckheimer & Disney) 04:02 — Annie's three companies: youth leadership, defensive fitness, and SEAL Team Leaders 04:56 — Starting over after divorce: building a 1:1 coaching practice 05:30 — Relationships as assets vs. liabilities 07:00 — When a partner becomes a liability 09:29 — Understanding willpower: why it's the wrong tool for lasting change 12:04 — How the nervous system quietly caps your income 14:16 — Annie's own story: calming her nervous system with her Navy SEAL ex-husband 15:46 — Are some people just not cut out to be entrepreneurs? 16:31 — Sponsor break: Cozy Earth (code LEADWITHHEART) 17:24 — What inspires Annie 17:53 — Annie's legacy: raising kids to be unapologetically themselves 18:40 — Where to find Annie (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, website) 19:10 — The Authority Shift group coaching program 20:16 — What's next: client visits and a 2027 women's retreat in Dubrovnik, Croatia 20:40 — Final message: self-awareness work isn't hard, it's fun 21:18 — Client success stories: a $20M deal and finding $750K in hidden business value 22:16 — Closing and thank-you

This episode welcomes Nela Ekpenyong, Co-founder of and Partner at Obudu Capital, a $20M climate tech fund investing in early-stage startups across Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya. Nela's path into climate began with a formative visit to the Obudu Mountains in 2013, where she witnessed, firsthand, ecosystem collapse — vanishing wildlife and dwindling water — that later compelled her to build her conservation nonprofit and, eventually, the fund mentioned earlier.Obudu Capital focuses on climate finance, health and wellbeing, sustainable resource use (agritech and waste management), and sustainable infrastructure like mobility. Nela describes raising capital for climate tech in Nigeria as historically harder than in countries like Kenya or South Africa, though rising fuel costs and a new presidential push toward carbon credit regulation are shifting the narrative. She notes it's often easier to raise capital for African climate tech outside the continent than within it.On business models, Nela explains that climate tech doesn't fit the "asset-light, high-margin" mold Venture Capitals, such as Obudu Capital, are built for, so Obudu uses a blended finance approach — equity, convertible notes, revenue-based financing, and debt — paired with a patient 10+3 fund lifecycle. She pushes back on the myth that impact-driven funds sacrifice returns, citing increased decarbonization, job creation, and women's empowerment as core metrics alongside financial performance.Nela and Olu (host) also discuss the risks of grant capital distorting otherwise-viable business models, the underappreciated role of academia in bridging data gaps for climate tech, and the shifting power dynamics between founders and funders as African founders grow more discerning. She argues for more "shameless capitalists" in the space — founders who sell tangible value (cheaper power, better harvests) rather than abstract climate narratives — and urges investors to see climate tech's asset-heavy nature as a feature, not a bug. When asked about failure, Nela says she doesn't believe in it, only redirection.Learn more about:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Obudu CapitalThe Energy Talk PodcastConnect on LinkedIn with:Nela EkpenyongOlubunmi Olajide

Mark Horvath is an activist, filmmaker and pioneering force in narrative change, revolutionizing how we perceive and address homelessness. With a background in leadership, marketing, and multimedia production, he brings a unique perspective to the issue. As the founder of Invisible People, a nonprofit utilizing video storytelling and journalism, Mark sheds light on homelessness, reaching 20M+ people monthly. His authentic approach humanizes the stories of those experiencing homelessness, challenging societal perceptions and inspiring empathy. Through his work as an activist, filmmaker, and social media explorer, Mark turns his own experience with homelessness into a catalyst for social good, sparking a collective call to action for meaningful change.

Delphine Bryant came to America from Africa in 1998 without even having a place to stay.She worked as a live-in nanny, cleaned houses, worked in a nursing home for $5.75 an hour, picked up shifts at Church's Chicken, braided hair on the weekends, and worked seven days a week.She eventually saved as much as $80,000—then lost the money after opening a beauty supply store without understanding one of the most important rules in business: location.But that loss wasn't the end of her story.Delphine became a nurse, entered real estate, learned how to use cash-out refinancing to acquire additional properties and says that within 14 months, she had made her first $1 million. Today, Delphine has built a real estate portfolio of more than 216 properties, developed hundreds of luxury homes, and created a family operation focused on generational wealth. Her eldest son is a licensed real estate agent and general contractor, her 20-year-old son earned his real estate license at 18 while studying architecture, and her youngest is studying residential construction. In this episode of Inside the Vault, Ash Cash sits down with Delphine and her three sons to unpack the mindset and strategy behind building a family dynasty.They discuss surviving breast cancer and divorce, forgiveness, faith, transitioning from nursing into development, paying $40,000 to learn land subdivision, using assets to pay for liabilities, protecting wealth through LLCs and trusts, teaching children financial discipline, building luxury homes for celebrity and athlete clients, and why Delphine focuses on owning houses instead of chasing a specific net-worth number.Delphine also explains why some of her properties are completely paid off, how she teaches her sons to think about loans and exit strategies, and why knowledge—not just money—is what truly creates generational wealth. Learn more about Delphine: Instagram: @delphinebryant NickAndBrothers.comInside the Vault: @insidethevault InsideTheVaultShow.comHost: @iamashcash IAmAshCash.comABUNDANCE IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.Join Ash Cash and a community focused on building wealth, increasing income, strengthening your mindset, and creating a more abundant life:TheAbundanceCommunity.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 – Generational wealth starts with knowledge 02:12 – Welcome to Inside the Vault 03:03 – Building a family dynasty 06:17 – Meet Delphine Bryant and her sons 06:29 – Coming to America with nowhere to stay 06:53 – Working for $5.75 an hour 07:13 – Meet Yanik, Joshua & Caleb 09:40 – From survival mode to multimillionaire 10:47 – Cleaning houses and saving $80K 11:49 – Losing her savings in her first business 12:14 – Becoming a nurse 13:36 – Her brother introduces her to real estate 13:53 – Learning cash-out refinancing 14:08 – Making $1 million in 14 months 14:34 – Cancer, divorce & fighting to survive 16:19 – Why forgiveness changed her life 18:47 – Becoming cancer-free 19:14 – Meeting the builder who changed everything 20:00 – Paying $40K to learn land development 20:18 – Retiring from nursing to build houses 20:31 – Teaching her son real estate at 18 21:09 – Her sons remember her cancer battle 23:27 – Building generational wealth intentionally 23:55 – Let the property pay for the luxury car 24:13 – Trusts, LLCs & protecting assets 26:01 – Integrity, money & attracting opportunities 27:19 – Knowledge before investing 27:45 – Loans, numbers & exit strategies 28:06 – Nearly 80 properties paid off 28:26 – Why her sons don't touch their real estate money 29:19 – What wealth means to her sons 34:02 – How do you attract millions? 34:10 – Mindset, environment & investing 36:26 – Stop competing and the money comes 37:43 – Faith during the storm 45:42 – Breaking into luxury development 46:16 – Her first luxury property 47:28 – Building homes for celebrities & athletes 48:48 – Staying humble around wealth and fame 49:26 – Buying subdivisions and naming them after her kids 50:30 – Why she doesn't chase $10M or $20M 53:43 – What legacy does the family want to leave? 55:09 – Her sons share their vision 57:39 – Handling jealousy and negativity 1:05:01 – Delphine's real estate mentorship 1:05:56 – Her 8-week development program 1:06:55 – How to connect with Delphine 1:07:16 – Final message to the audience 1:08:55 – Words of wisdom from her sons 1:11:00 – Closing the VaultAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of the Bug Bux Podcast, Allan Draper hands the mic to Mat Rogers, partner at Lizard Marketing, for a "Would You Rather" showdown covering sales, marketing, operations, hiring, growth, and even selling the company. It's a rapid-fire look at how two pest control leaders actually think under pressure.In this episode you'll learn:• Whether Allan would take unlimited leads at a 20% close rate beats half the leads at 80%• Why not all callbacks are bad• Why hiring for attitude beats hiring for experience every time• The tradeoff between $5M at high margins vs. $20M at thin margins• How referrals build stickier, longer-retained customers than reviews alone• Whether they'd sell their company for a life-changing payout — or keep buildingIf you've ever wondered how top operators think through the tough calls, this one's a fun, honest look behind the curtain.

Jamie spent over 20 years in corporate America, including a stint as a Nike executive, before a barbecue accident changed everything. Hosting friends and family in Park City after a near-perfect day outdoors, he tripped and sent a tray of drinks flying over everyone. That clumsy moment sparked two ideas at once: a better, genuinely leak-proof product, and a brand built around the outdoor-lifestyle-and-moments-of-pause philosophy he and his wife Michelle wanted to live by. He funded SMMT Outdoor entirely himself, went all in from day one, and spent nearly two years and 50 prototypes getting the product right. In this episode, Jamie is refreshingly honest about the unglamorous middle of the journey - the weeks with one or two orders, the pivot away from the category he launched in, the agency burns, and what it actually feels like to go from leading teams of teams at a billion-dollar company to being a solo operator with one contractor. What you'll learn in this interview: The barbecue accident that sparked the whole brand - and why Jamie built SMMT around an emotional "active days and moments of pause" philosophy, not just a product spec Why he launched in bags first, then pivoted to drinkware after 18 months and 50 prototypes - and how that detour taught him the business he actually needed to learn The reality of the early days: weeks with one or two orders, days of "crickets," and the humbling gap between corporate experience and blank-page entrepreneurship Why he chose to bootstrap with only family capital - keeping the cap table simple, feeling the pain of his own money, and buying himself the freedom to make long-term decisions The "rocking chair test" he uses for big life and business decisions - fast-forwarding to age 80 and asking what he'd regret not doing Why he deliberately built for a sustainable family business rather than a unicorn - and his case for why a $10-20M brand is a huge win nobody talks about enough The Thanksgiving dinner spent refreshing Shopify to see if the drinkware launch would work - and why 25 sales on day one felt enormous The exact equation he obsessed over instead of chasing revenue: customer lifetime value over CAC - and why he attacked the numerator first through bundles, pairs, and a 980-unit limited edition program How a $15 personalisation upsell, print-on-demand art drops, and a rethought checkout experience quietly built margin and average order value The hard-won mindset lessons: entrepreneurship isn't linear, most businesses fail from lack of conviction or poor cashflow rather than bad ideas, and "cortisol management" is a real barometer of startup life If you're a corporate operator wondering whether your experience actually translates to building something of your own - or you're bootstrapping slowly and quietly, doubling year over year without the meteoric rise - this episode is for you. Jamie's story is a grounded reminder that deep patience, obsessing the right numbers, and genuinely loving the problem you're solving matter far more than a fast start. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH BY JAMIE PARKER Instagram →⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/smmtoutdoor/ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-parker-77b2639/ Website →⁠ ⁠https://smmtoutdoor.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

Weeks after a woman's mysterious disappearance, a ship's captain noticed something off about two of his passengers — a quiet, bespectacled man and his teenage "son." He couldn't shake the feeling he'd seen that face somewhere recently. So he did something no ship's captain had ever been able to do before: He alerted police, instantly, from the middle of the ocean that two murder suspects might be aboard his vessel. What followed was one of the strangest manhunts in criminal history, and a case that would later split a forensic field down the middle more than 100 years later.Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book!Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod Episode Sponsors: Wayfair. Furniture and home goods for every room and budget, backed by Wayfair Verified quality checks and 20M+ real reviews, at Wayfair.com.ButcherBox. Responsibly sourced, high-quality meat and seafood delivered to your door, with $20 off your first box at ButcherBox.com/COTC.Mint Mobile. Premium wireless plans starting at $15/month on the nation's largest 5G network, at MintMobile.com/COTC.Home Chef. Fresh ingredients and easy recipes delivered weekly, with 50% off and free shipping on your first box plus free dessert for life at HomeChef.com/COTC.

AI agents now autonomously execute full SEO workflows, not just tasks. Thenuka Karunaratne, CEO and co-founder of Sunbeam and Daydream, raised $20M+ building an AI-native SEO agency serving Notion, Replit, and Clay before launching Sunbeam, an autonomous SEO agent that has moved beyond workflow automation. Karunaratne breaks down why proactive "teammate" agents outperform reactive workflow-based tools, how leading indicators shift from indexation to ranking velocity to conversion as agent-driven programs mature, and why domain authority remains resistant to automation while on-site technical and content execution increasingly isn't. The conversation maps how SEO practitioners must shift from tactical execution toward product-fluent strategic oversight as autonomous agents absorb research, technical fixes, and content production at scale.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you looking to save time, make money, and start winning with less risk? Then head to https://www.ovtlyr.com.Learn more about OVTLYR: https://youtu.be/TUCbD5KovlcThis is where trading starts to get really interesting.In Part 5 of this deep dive into turning $100K into $20M with one setup, we break down what separates a powerful stock move from just another chart. ARM takes center stage as we look at breakouts, market cycles, relative strength, all-time highs, and the 10 EMA, 20 EMA, and 50 EMA trend structure.Here's what you'll take away:✅ Why cutting losers short and letting winners run can completely change your results✅ How ARM's massive move shows the power of momentum and relative strength✅ Why buying the dip isn't always the advantage traders think it is✅ How market stages can help you recognize when a stock is strengthening or breaking down✅ How deep in-the-money options can create capital efficiency while managing risk✅ Why preservation of capital should come before chasing profitsThe big lesson? You don't need to predict exactly how high a stock will go. You need to recognize when the market is telling you something important, manage your risk, and stay with the stocks that are actually working.If you want practical trading strategies, stock market analysis, momentum setups, breakout trading, and real-world examples, this one is packed with actionable ideas.

Niklas quit law school to install CCTV cameras in iPhone repair shops. Eight years later he sold that business to private equity at 26. Then he went after the most boring software in the world: the 1997 tool engineers use to design the wiring and plumbing inside buildings. He spent $150K on a website before he had a product and DM'd engineers on Reddit to find his first users. His first month of sales was $1.5M, all enterprise. Endra has now raised $75M, including a $50M Series A led by a16z.In this episode, Niklas breaks down why he spent $150K on brand before there was a product, how DMs in Reddit engineering threads turned into $300K enterprise contracts, and the hiring principles he used to screen the first 50 employees.Why You Should ListenWhy spending $150K on brand before you have a product can be the right call.How DMs in Reddit threads turned into $300K enterprise contracts.Why your customer's competitors are your best sales channel.How to know when 80% output is actually enough to sell.Keywords startup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, Endra, Niklas Lindgren, MEP engineering, AI for construction, vertical AI, enterprise sales, brand building, Reddit marketing, hiring principles, agentic design softwareChapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:23 $1.5M of Enterprise Revenue in One Month00:04:22 Why Enterprises Couldn't Say No00:06:04 What Endra Actually Does00:08:27 Law School to CCTV Cameras00:12:06 Recruiting Two Goldman Engineers00:17:11 Finding Users in Reddit Threads00:26:02 $4M, $20M, Then $50M From a16z00:35:00 Spending $150K on Brand Before a Product00:40:11 The Hiring Principles ManualSend me a message to let me know what you think!

Is your accounting practice built to scale—or positioned for a high-multiple exit? In this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello welcomes back Geoff Bruskin, founder and CEO of White Tiger Connections. Geoff pulls back the curtain on the current "white-hot" public accounting M&A market in 2026. From the rise of Fractional COO engagements to 7x+ EBITDA multiples, Jeff breaks down what buyers are looking for and why private equity (PE) plays fail 40% of the time when they ignore the human element of change management. Whether you're an Operations Manager looking to optimize workflow, a Managing Partner eyeing a future exit, or a CPA starting a firm, this episode is packed with real-world deal structures, go-to-market strategies, and tech implementation blueprints. In this episode, we explore: The Fractional COO Model: Why $1M to $20M accounting firms are hiring fractional executive leaders to build infrastructure for scale rather than overpaying for full-time roles. Inside a 7.4x EBITDA Deal: A deep dive into a $2.7M remote, subscription-based micro-platform firm asking $8M. The PE Spectrum (Successes vs. Failures): Why 30–40% of private equity acquisitions fail due to aggressive price hikes, poor software adoption, and staff turnover. The "Solutions Architect" Role: Why every growing practice needs an internal champion to bridge systems like CCH, TaxDome, Carbon, and CRM tools. Offensive vs. Defensive Strategy: How cross-selling Client Advisory Services (CAS) and wealth management can multiply your firm's enterprise value. Agentic AI & Claude CoWork: How modern leaders use AI agents to automate IT mapping, proposal scoping, and client deliverables. Key Deal Benchmarks Mentioned: Average Deal Multiple: 4x to 6x Adjusted EBITDA for traditional practices. Micro-Platform Multiples: Up to 7.4x+ for firms with 100% subscription models and balanced CAS/Tax integration. Solutions Architect Compensation: $60k to $150k annually (domestic or offshore) to eliminate technology friction. Featured Guest: Geoff Bruskin   Take control of your practice: Optimize your workflow with Jetpack Workflow: https://bit.ly/4bj4a0H

Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire: https://clickhubspot.com/elft Episode 851: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Brett Adcock ( https://x.com/adcock_brett ), the founder of Figure.ai. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:29) Hark, a human in a box (8:00) zero constraints (17:32) rapid prototyping (21:38) What are the robots doing? (23:45) what about the hype is real? (27:54) finding the best people (30:14) $20M dollar salaries for engineers (32:03) How Zuck is buying his way into AI (35:44) Auditing Brett's 2026 predictions (42:33) reducing your buckets (44:00) show us your home screen (46:17) hitting rock bottom 3x (57:22) who inspires Brett — Links: • Hark - https://hark.com/  • Cover - https://www.cover.ai/  • Figure - https://www.figure.ai/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Trash Five delivers an executive level staff brief (12 dumpsters, 3 available), Grant spots a grandpa doing one-legged bosu ball holds and preaches the barbell gospel, and the Big 12 sells its name to Monster for $20M a year. Plus: Florida's Spurrier throwbacks, South Carolina's crimson crisis, roundabouts vs. rotaries, Rhode Island's secret clam chowder, and a War College Clausewitz update. Powered by The Strength Co.Podcast Hosts:Grant Broggi: Marine Veteran, Owner of The Strength Co. and Starting Strength Coach.Jeff Buege: Marine Veteran, Outdoorsman, Football Fan and LifterTres Gottlich: Marine Veteran, Texan, Fisherman, Crazy College Football Fan and LifterJoin the Slack and Use code OKAY:⁠https://buy.stripe.com/dR6dT4aDcfuBdyw5ks⁠Check out BW Tax: ⁠https://www.bwtaxllc.com⁠BUY A FOOTBALL HELMET:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thestrength.co/mrhelmet/?utm_source=The+Okay+Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Okay_Pod⁠Timestamps:00:00 - Intro03:03 - Staff Brief10:45 - Squat Tee15:08 - Rotary Rage18:14 - Clam Chowder26:44 - Florida Uniforms31:22 - Monster Sponsorship37:41 - Bosu Balls vs Barbell Gospel46:46 - Online vs In-person Coaching53:00 - War College Update01:06:42 - Saved Rounds

Murder victims have a way of outing their truth. be it a half-century ago or a year. Karoline "Real Poo-Poo" Leavitt suddenly calls it quits, even with Orange Julius Geezer begging her to stay. Shocking news about new equipment for the ICE goons, $20M worth. Patriot shouts down an ICE goon in Virginia. Whalehead Deadbear Raccoon Penis Brainworm-Lamprey moves forward in his MAHA(hahahahahaha) crusade against "ultra-processed food," but no one even knows what the phrase means.  

SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Brandon explore the potential decline of open-source models in AI, discussing market trends, financial challenges, and the future of OSS in the AI landscape.SHOW: 1053SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1053 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/-9iwoC5-muESHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demo Topic: Are we seeing the end of OSS models?Why now? The trend towards fewer and fewer Apache models on the high end.Past: The OSS “rug pull” joke comes to mind: HashiCorp, MongoDB, Redis, Elastic  Present: Governments might jump in: The US Government with Mythos and GPT. Rumors are that China might start to restrict their high-end. Companies:Kimi K3 as an example, 100M users or 20M in revenue. Others that used to be Apache are now closedFuture: Maybe something like a Modified MIT license will likely be the future, as the models now cost millions to produce and the shelf life is measured in weeks to monthsFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

She led moonshot projects at Google X. Then she walked away to take on one of America's hardest problems: a youth mental health crisis where roughly 20 million teens and young adults need care — and only half get it. In this episode of Inspiring Women, Laurie McGraw talks with Obi Felten, founder and CEO of Flourish Labs, about a different model for closing that gap: training young adults with lived experience to become accredited, professional peer supporters — and scaling it with telehealth and AI through Peers.net. In this conversation: - Why Obi left Google X moonshots for mental health - The care gap: ~20M young people in need, only half reached - Peer support as a way to expand the mental health workforce — not just add clinicians - Winning Medicaid contracts to reach underserved youth - Peer support in high-risk moments, like post-ER care for suicidal teens - What it takes to scale a mission to a million supporters About the guest — Obi Felten: Founder and CEO of Flourish Labs, scaling professional peer support via Peers.net. Previously led technology moonshot projects at Google X and was Director of Consumer Marketing for Google across EMEA. BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford; based in California. → obifelten.com · flourishlabs.com · peers.net About the host — Laurie McGraw: Laurie is a 30-year health technology executive and creator/host of Inspiring Women. She's Executive Vice President at Transcarent, and previously served as President and Chief Client Officer of Allscripts and SVP at the American Medical Association. A Brown University cognitive science graduate, board director, speaker and advocate for health equity and women's leadership, she started Inspiring Women to close a stubborn gap: women make up 70% of healthcare's workforce but hold only about 20% of C-suite roles. — Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw advances women to healthcare leadership — and keeps them there. New episodes every Tuesday. #InspiringWomen #MentalHealth #HealthcareLeadership #WomenInHealthcare #PeerSupport #DigitalHealth #GoogleX

Intel Chat with Matt Bromiley and Chris Luft — recorded in person at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas, day two.No prep doc, no script: just what Matt and Chris were actually hearing on the floor.• Shai-Hulud is back. The self-replicating npm worm returned on August 4, trojanizing the keyv / cacheable family and spreading to 400+ packages within hours. Chris reads through Datadog Security Labs' analysis of the Shai-Hulud 2.0 wave: 796 packages and 1,092 versions, 20M+ weekly downloads, credential harvesting with TruffleHog, GitHub repositories used for both exfiltration and command and control, and a worm that reads its own code to propagate without a C2 server.• The LLM that downloaded the malicious package by itself. A researcher asked a frontier model about a compromised package, and the model decided the best way to help was to go fetch a copy — tripping the SOC's alert and bypassing the company's centralized package clearing house on the way.• Non-human identity as the new perimeter. Every agent you introduce is another identity: who created it, what can it reach, how long should it live?• "Computer says no." Matt's colleague hit a refusal from Opus 5, and the session automatically downgraded to 4.8 and completed the task. Which raises the real question of the episode: do security teams now need model pinning, the way we once needed certificate pinning? And if defenders pin to older models to keep working while adversaries use the newest ones, have we rebuilt the same gap all over again?• AI governance and change control — which models are approved for which tasks, and what happens when a vendor ships a new version or deprecates an old one.• Token spend as a CISO budget line item. Enterprises buying tokens at a scale their vendors can't match and pulling those vendors onto their plan, token burn as an insider-threat vector, and why $100,000 of tokens is not $100,000 of productivity.• Defender takeaways: pin your npm packages, get security off its island and talk to your developers, build approved paths before detections, least privilege and key rotation, and network-gated pushes as a deliberate chokepoint.Stories covered:• https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/shai-hulud-chaindrop-npm-supply-chain• https://research.jfrog.com/post/shai-hulud-is-back-august/• https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/shai-hulud-2.0-npm-worm/• https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/npm-worm-compromises-popular-npm-packages/• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/npm-supply-chain-attack/Chapters:0:00 Live from Black Hat, in person for once0:48 How Black Hat has changed4:31 No prep — let's talk about what's actually happening here4:57 Shai-Hulud is back: supply chain compromise6:23 The LLM that downloaded the malicious package7:19 Inside Shai-Hulud 2.010:34 When attackers and defenders use the same tools11:39 Non-human identity is the new perimeter12:13 Opus 5 said no, so the session downgraded itself15:23 Do security teams need model pinning?18:20 Three companies, very nebulous rules18:35 AI governance: which model for which task21:19 Token spend hits the security budget22:58 Is token spend a productivity metric?25:46 Pin your packages26:25 Get security off the island29:17 Least privilege, key rotation, chokepoints32:55 Why it's called Shai-Hulud33:25 Wrapping up at Black HatThe Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast — a podcast about cybersecurity and the people that keep the internet safe. New episodes drop weekly.Subscribe wherever you listen:• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ep00zeY3S8ffZ4o0UeSps• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cybersecurity-defenders-podcast/id1649981740• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@limacharlieioLearn more about LimaCharlie: https://limacharlie.io#cybersecurity #infosec #threatintel #AIsecurity #supplychainsecurity

Business Scaling & Exit Expert Alexis Sikorsky has launched, built and grown businesses. He knows it can be incredibly lonely doing this. Founders can feel swamped, overwhelmed, isolated and unable to make the right decision for what comes next in their business. That's where Alexis comes in. On this podcast you get a taste of what goes on.Summary of the PodcastKey TakeawaysThe £5-20M Founder Trap: Founders often become a liability at £5-20M revenue, getting stuck in urgent, non-delegable tasks. The solution is to identify and delegate all tasks except those only the founder can do.The "Cashing Out" Philosophy: Build your business for sale, even if you don't intend to sell. This forces efficiency and creates a high-value asset.The APEX Method: A four-step framework for exit readiness: Assess, Plan, Execute, Exit.Retirement Redefined: Post-exit, Alexis chose a "thin of it" advisory role over a high-pressure CEO position, prioritising purpose and family over money.The Founder's Journey & The £5-20M TrapAlexis Sikorsky, author of "Cashing Out," advises founders on growth and exit.Sweet Spot: Helping founders who are stuck, not early-stage startups.The £5-20M Trap: A founder's skill set can become a liability at this revenue stage.Problem: The founder is swamped by urgent, non-delegable tasks, losing focus on strategic vision.Solution: Identify "uniquely qualified" tasks (e.g., pre-sales meetings) and delegate everything else.Test: A 3-week off-grid vacation reveals critical operational dependencies."Cashing Out" Philosophy & Common SenseCore Principle: Build your business for sale to force efficiency and create a high-value asset.Origin: A post-retirement Oxford MBA revealed common founder mistakes.Self-Assessment: Alexis calculated his own past errors cost him $50M and 5 years.Key Lessons:Financial Buffer: Maintain 9 months of burn rate in cash.Why: A 2008 crisis event wiped out 75% of his revenue, nearly causing failure.Know Your Numbers: Track financials daily/weekly.Why: Quarterly reports are too late for corrective action.Know Your Costs: Avoid underpricing complex projects.Hire Managers: Leaders (vision) and managers (execution) are distinct roles. Hire managers early to delegate operational tasks.The APEX Method for Exit ReadinessA four-step framework for exit readiness:Assess: Know your company and your personal goals."What's your number?" → The amount needed to never work again.Lifestyle vs. Growth: These require different strategies.Plan: Create a 4-year plan.Why: Longer plans are unrealistic in a volatile market.Growth Levers: Organic sales, new geographies, new products, and M&A.Execute: Implement the plan, adapting every 6 months.Exit: Prepare for sale ("dressing the bride").Focus: Primarily on private equity exits.Retirement & PurposePost-exit, Alexis retired for 3 years before starting his advisory practice.Motivation: Helping founders, not money.Critical Decision: Declined an offer to return as CEO of his former company.Why: Prioritised family and a balanced life over the high-pressure CEO role. The Next 100 Days Podcast Co-HostsGraham ArrowsmithGraham founded Finely Fettled in 2014 to provide data from The UK High Net Worth Database to marketers targeting affluent and high-net-worth customers. He's the founder of MicroYES, a Partner for MeclabsAI, creating lead generation AI Agents & Workflows and introducing the MeclabsAI Platform. Graham also provides an Answer Engine Optimisation solution to get your website in shape to be found by LLMs.Kevin ApplebyKevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

SummerSlam delivered one of the best weekends WWE has had in years. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns put on an instant classic, Kevin Owens returned to become CM Punk's next challenger, Randy Orton spoiled Cody Rhodes' title hopes, and Chelsea Green's is finally on top - for now. We also react to the launch of a new professional women's baseball league and its unforgettable national anthem performance, discuss Tony Romo's indefinite suspension, Draymond Green returning to Golden State, Notre Dame's massive SoFi jersey patch deal, the new reality of five years of college eligibility, the toughest schedules in college football, the Big Ten's new coaches, Bijan Robinson's extension, Travis Hunter's offseason transformation, our early NFL power rankings, and, because someone thought it was a good idea, Pepsi body wash.Live Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links:WWE Summer Slam ReviewIs this the most painful national anthem performance you've ever heard?https://x.com/DailyCaller/status/2083908302518255954?s=20Tony Romo suspended indefinitely by CBSDraymond Green has agreed to return to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year, $27.7 million dealhttps://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2082171223409393746?s=20Minnesota Wild GM Billy Guerin set to meet with Quinn Hugheshttps://x.com/NHL_Muse/status/2082156767115669907?s=20Notre Dame athletics has signed a jersey patch sponsorship deal with SoFi worth $18-20M annuallyhttps://x.com/On3/status/2082151714631946521?s=20What year is someone now that there's five years of eligibility? This is the new recommendation from College Sports Communicatorshttps://x.com/PeteThamel/status/2082151977899684090?s=20ESPN College Football Top 20 Toughest Scheduleshttps://x.com/ESPNInsights/status/2082128074879959347?s=204 New coaches in the Big Ten, how do they fare?https://x.com/CFBKings/status/2082131971749130285?s=20Bijan Robinson and the Falcons reached an agreement on a three-year extension worth up to $75 million https://x.com/espn/status/2084624443117047895?s=20Travis Hunter put on some muscle in the offseason https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2084266018608697853?s=20Early NFL Power Rankings https://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/2082109176919310704?s=20Pepsi fans will soon be able to smell like their favorite soda thanks to this body washhttps://x.com/Dexerto/status/2082156981322690680?s=20

What did you think of todays show??Is the guy with the highest net worth in the room actually the happiest? Probably not. In this episode, we get into the psychology of money: why net worth is mostly ego, why it can't buy groceries when it's all locked up, and why comparison quietly wrecks how you feel about your own wealth. Plus the fake business valuations inflating everyone's numbers, whether a guaranteed windfall would kill your drive, and what actually gives money meaning.Topics discussed:Introduction (00:00)Promotion and relegation coming to US sports (04:06)Who's happier: the richest friend or the poorest? (08:11)Why we're never booking another Airbnb (11:55)Why the guy in the $20M penthouse is miserable (19:35)Net worth is just comfort, not a scoreboard (24:57)Why your net worth can't buy groceries (25:39)The fake business valuations wrecking net worths (27:29)Would a guaranteed $10M kill your drive? (29:16)Would you want to know the day you die? (32:17)Why retiring can be the thing that kills you (36:04)Kids, purpose, and what you'll regret at 80 (36:45)Follow us on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

Odyssey Director Chris Nolan got $20M, star Matt Damon got $15M… Filmmakers are the new Franchise.Saudi Arabia is joining the nuclear club… and 1 American biz from 1886 is serving it up.Instant Ramen's new innovation: It can now be booked cold… Seasonality is just an excuse.Plus, Miami is now more expensive than NYC… because of gator removal, iguana insurance, & the tan tax.$WAB $NFPDF $SPYGrab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSan Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BDBoston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhupSeattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most people believe you need perfect credit, wealthy parents, or a six-figure salary to build wealth through real estate. Terrica Lynn Smith proves that's completely false.In this episode of Inside the Vault, Ash Cash sits down with Terrica Lynn Smith to discuss her incredible journey from foster care, homelessness, surviving Hurricane Katrina, and earning just $5,000 in her first year to building a real estate empire responsible for over $1 billion in transactions and more than $60 million in assets.Terrica reveals the exact strategy that helped her turn a $5,000 tax refund into her first investment property, why relationships can be more valuable than credit scores, how she overcame rejection after failing her real estate exam seven times, and why patience—not instant gratification—is the true key to generational wealth.She also shares why AI will never replace real estate, the importance of community, how she's helping thousands of aspiring investors, and the mindset required to build lasting wealth from the ground up.Whether you're looking to purchase your first home, invest in rental properties, or create generational wealth, this conversation is filled with practical advice and timeless lessons.In this episode you'll learn:How a $5,000 tax refund became the foundation of a $60M portfolioThe real reason most people fail in real estateWhy relationships are more valuable than your credit scoreHow to build wealth even if you're starting with very littleThe biggest mistakes first-time investors makeWhy AI won't replace real estate investingThe importance of patience in building generational wealth

Breaking News! What is going on with Optavia? Right now, Optavia reps have descended upon Orlando, Florida for their annual convention, and this year "Big Changes" are coming to the company. But this isn't the first time this company has had to rebrand and make big promises, and that's not where the similarities stop. From legal troubles to reinvention, join us for some MLM history as we deep dive into Medifast.Show NotesMedifast WikiNYSE : MEDThe Rise and Fall of the Medifast DietMedifast Named to Forbes 100 Most Trusted Companies in AmericaSubsidiary of Diet Plan Marketer Medifast Inc. to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle FTC ChargesFTC : Life in the (Medi)Fast LaneWeight loss player Medifast pivots toward network marketing modelWhy I Switched from Weight Watchers to MedifastThe Evolution of Take Shape for Life - DSNMedifast invests $20M to expand into weight-loss drug marketMedifast Initiates Business Transformation by Entering the Medically Supported Weight Loss Market through Collaboration with LifeMDMedifast Investor Resources & FAQOptavia Rebrands as TrilivyThe Influence ContinuumOut of MLM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The BITE Model⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LAMLM Book Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MLM Dupes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How can you help?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MLM Change⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report Fraud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Truth in Advertising⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report to your state Attorney General's office!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Not in the U.S.? No Problem!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Taco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kayla Craven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, video editing by the indescribable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RK Gold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michelle Carpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2026.Music : Abstract World by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alexi Action⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*Some links may be affiliate links. When you purchase things from these links, I get a small commission that I use to buy us tacos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up to this point, I've had everything I've ever wanted in life.     There's really not much I want or need now.    But I had to start with the beginning.    At first, I wanted money.    I wanted money because I thought and society and media told me I wanted money.    But as I got into everything, I learned really quickly, there are costs to money.    When I started making money, I bought a fancy car, a big house, and then the second year, I bought a watch.    I had already had everything I needed and wanted.    When I started making milions, I hired people thinking I wanted a really big company.    That came with its own set of headaches between more staff and more money.    Here's a little math for you:  When I made $20M with my company and had 50 employees, I took home around $2M.    When I had a company doing $3M, I took home a million.    Put that in perspective.    Almost the same money, but I didn't have my freedom.    For 2 years, I traveled and worked speaking on stages, working 18 hour days , and being away from my family................   Thanks be to God because that 2 year period set me up for life...............   After going through the cycles of what's possible, I've come to realize what I value most......   It's time with my children and my wife.    You see, money can be freedom, or not.    But it's up to you what you really want...........   It's not a one-size-fits-all lifestyle.....   Make a decision about what freedom means to you.....   I bet it has nothing to do with money....   If you're smart, you'll figure it out.   About the ReWire Podcast   The ReWire Podcast with Ryan Stewman – Dive into powerful insights as Ryan Stewman, the HardCore Closer, breaks down mental barriers and shares actionable steps to rewire your thoughts. Each episode is a fast-paced journey designed to reshape your mindset, align your actions, and guide you toward becoming the best version of yourself. Join in for a daily dose of real talk that empowers you to embrace change and unlock your full potential.    Learn how you can become a member of a powerful community consistently rewiring itself for success at https://www.jointheapex.com/   Rise Above

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INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Nashville Hot Chicken Bloody Mary and a Mich Ultra in honor of the World Cup. She reviews her trip to Atlanta with her brother Patrick to see Argentina play Egypt in the World Cup, and introduces a surprise guest to the Pub.    TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.”   TASTING MENU (3:44): Kathleen samples Birthday Cake Cheerios, Cheese Pizza Ritz Bits, and Garlic Parmesan Doritos.    QUEEN NEWS (20:25): Kathleen shares that Dolly Parton's musical is making its Broadway debut on her 81st birthday, and Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce and the couple donated $20M to charity.   HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS (7:30): HollyBobby provides the latest news in Hollywood.   UPDATES (51:36): Kathleen reports that Britney Spears made the news again in LA after being “freed.”    SPORTS NEWS (42:434): Kathleen reports that only 8 countries have lifted the World Cup.   WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (1:03:36): Kathleen recommends watching Chris & Martina: “The Final Set” on Netflix.    SPANISH PHRASE OF THE WEEK (1:36:07): The Spanish phrase to learn this week is “VAMOS” or “come on” in English.    FEEL GOOD STORY (1:29:00): Kathleen shares a story of soccer fan “Little Mick” who was reported missing by his family while traveling around to World Cup games, but was actually found in a pub in Barcelona. 

Vladimir Novakovski of Lighter joins the Chopping Block crew to untangle one of crypto's oldest debates: what happens when tokens and equity coexist. The gang digs into the Venice/VVV controversy, breaks down Lighter's new Perps integration with Robinhood Chain and the fragmentation questions it raises, dissects the wild BonkDAO governance exploit, and reacts to the eye-popping $2.4 billion in crypto income disclosed in Trump's financial filings. Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto, joined this week by special guest Vladimir Novakovski of Lighter. The crew dives deep into the resurfaced tokens-versus-equity debate sparked by Dragonfly's investment in Venice and its VVV token, with Haseeb making the case that Venice is fundamentally different from Uniswap Labs style structures. Vlad explains how Lighter has approached the same dilemma through programmatic buybacks and a single C corp structure, and the group debates fiduciary duties, Delaware law, and what a merged DeFi/TradFi future for equity and tokens might look like. From there, they unpack Lighter's big Robinhood Chain announcement, including Lighter's new role as the native Perps engine inside Robinhood Wallet, and whether running a separate instance fragments liquidity. The episode wraps with a breakdown of the BonkDAO governance exploit that let an attacker vote themselves $20 million in tokens, and a reaction to Trump's staggering $2.4 billion in pre-tax crypto income revealed in his latest financial disclosure. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights