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As global trade tensions mount and supply chain risks rise, automakers are doubling down on U.S. production. This episode dives into how companies like Hyundai are investing billions in new EV and battery facilities, the role of smart factory automation, and the broader impact on jobs, suppliers, and local communities. Based on a artcile from The Future of Commerce, we break down the real economic footprint of auto manufacturing—from Alabama to Arizona—and ask what this means for workers, competitiveness, and the future of work itself.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why Hyundai's $21B expansion is a game-changer for U.S. manufacturingHow rural communities are benefiting from the supplier ecosystemThe role of AI, robotics, and smart factory design in modern auto plantsWhy tariffs and trade uncertainty are pushing OEMs to localizeThe UAW's case for activating idle domestic capacity over building newHow collaboration and vertical integration are accelerating productionKey Takeaways:Hyundai's Georgia Metaplant is part of a broader nationwide strategy to produce 1.2M vehicles annually in the U.S.Smart factories use AI and automation to double production speed while enabling precision manufacturing.Tier 1 suppliers are following OEMs into rural regions, generating local jobs and GDP growth.Trade policy uncertainty is motivating faster reshoring of production to mitigate tariff risks.The UAW argues that existing U.S. plants can fill the production gap without new construction.Sustainability and community investment are increasingly tied to auto industry expansion.Subscribe to our podcast for expert insights on supply chains, manufacturing innovation, and labor policy. Visit The Future of Commerce for the latest research on how global trends are reshaping U.S. industry. Share this episode with manufacturing leaders, policy analysts, and anyone tracking the future of American industry.

Shoot us a Text.Episode #1002: Today's show dives into Trump's game-changing 25% auto tariff and what it means for car prices, Hyundai's massive new EV plant in Georgia and OpenAI's latest AI breakthrough in image and text generation.Show Notes with links:President Trump has officially imposed a 25% tariff on vehicles built outside the U.S., effective April 3. The move is set to rattle the global auto supply chain and could result in major price hikes for consumers.The tariff increases from a 2.5% base to 25%, covering vehicles and some auto parts like engines and transmissions.Parts meeting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rules will get a temporary reprieve until the Commerce Department sets new regulations.Aaron Bragman of Cars.com said that 50% of all cars are imported from outside the US and encouraged potential buyers to act soon as prices could rise from $3K - $12K “If you need a new car, go get one as soon as you possibly can—lock in a price—because those prices might be going up very soon.”Manufacturers may shift production and pass higher costs to consumers and dealers, while retaliatory tariffs loom from other nations.UAW President Shawn Fain called it a victory for autoworkers, saying “Ending the race to the bottom in the auto industry starts with fixing our broken trade deals.”Hyundai has officially opened its state-of-the-art EV plant in Georgia, marking a historic $7.6 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing. The facility will produce Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis electric vehicles, including the much-anticipated IONIQ 9.Hyundai's project is Georgia's largest economic development investment ever, expected to create 8,500 direct jobs and over 58,000 total jobs.The 2025 IONIQ 5 was the first model built at the plant, with the three-row IONIQ 9 set to debut this spring.Hyundai recently announced a $21B investment in U.S. production, including $9B for EV expansion and $6B for a new steel plant in Louisiana.Hyundai Motor Group executive chair Euisun Chung said, “Together with the talented workforce at HMGMA, we are building the future of mobility with America, in America.”OpenAI is rolling out built-in image generation within ChatGPT, marking a big leap in AI-powered creativity. Dubbed “Images in ChatGPT”, this feature is available starting today across multiple user tiers.Users can now generate images directly within ChatGPT using GPT-4o's “omnimodal” technology.New enhancements improve “binding”, meaning the AI better understands object relationships and attributes—avoiding mix-ups like miscolored shapes.Unlike past models that produced garbled, misspelled words, GPT-4o can now render clean, legible text in images.The AI now accurately follows detailed text-based prompts, even replicating whiteboard notes and comic strip text.Research lead Gabriel Goh calls it a “step change above previous models”, with improved precision in rendering complex promptHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

Join Matt and Simon as they discuss the state of the crypto market, highlighting a quiet week on the news front. They analyse the implications of the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement, the potential for the U.S. government to accumulate more Bitcoin, Strategy's new plan to add to its Bitcoin holdings, and more.Key Takeaways While prices rebounded last week, the crypto market is essentially in a holding pattern until further updates about tariffs, especially on April 2. To a lesser extent, the market is also awaiting the Fed's next policy update on March 19.U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis reintroduced The Bitcoin Act last week. The bill would direct the government to purchase 1 million BTC over five years.Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, announced a $21B stock offering to expand its BTC holdings. This is in addition to the company's previously announced ‘21/21 plan', which targets a total capital raise of $42B specifically for buying more BTC.Timestamps:00:00 Market Overview & Current Sentiment03:14 Federal Reserve & Economic Indicators05:45 Bitcoin Act & Government Involvement08:56 Strategy's Plan For Buying More Bitcoin12:07 Altcoin Market Trends14:47 Upcoming Events & Market Predictions

Canada hits U.S. with $21B in retaliatory tariffs as global trade war heats up

LET'S GO! Happy second birthday to ThursdAI, your favorite weekly AI news show! Can you believe it's been two whole years since we jumped into that random Twitter Space to rant about GPT-4? From humble beginnings as a late-night Twitter chat to a full-blown podcast, Newsletter and YouTube show with hundreds of thousands of downloads, it's been an absolutely wild ride! That's right, two whole years of me, Alex Volkov, your friendly AI Evangelist, along with my amazing co-hosts, trying to keep you up-to-date on the breakneck speed of the AI worldAnd what better way to celebrate than with a week PACKED with insane AI news? Buckle up, folks, because this week Google went OPEN SOURCE crazy, Gemini got even cooler, OpenAI created a whole new Agents SDK and the open-source community continues to blow our minds. We've got it all - from game-changing model releases to mind-bending demos.This week I'm also on the Weights & Biases company retreat, so TL;DR first and then the newsletter, but honestly, I'll start embedding the live show here in the substack from now on, because we're getting so good at it, I barely have to edit lately and there's a LOT to show you guys! TL;DR and Show Notes & Links* Hosts & Guests* Alex Volkov - AI Eveangelist & Weights & Biases (@altryne)* Co Hosts - @WolframRvnwlf @ldjconfirmed @nisten * Sandra Kublik - DevRel at Cohere (@itsSandraKublik)* Open Source LLMs * Google open sources Gemma 3 - 1B - 27B - 128K context (Blog, AI Studio, HF)* EuroBERT - multilingual encoder models (210M to 2.1B params)* Reka Flash 3 (reasoning) 21B parameters is open sourced (Blog, HF)* Cohere Command A 111B model - 256K context (Blog)* Nous Research Deep Hermes 24B / 3B Hybrid Reasoners (X, HF)* AllenAI OLMo 2 32B - fully open source GPT4 level model (X, Blog, Try It)* Big CO LLMs + APIs* Gemini Flash generates images natively (X, AI Studio)* Google deep research is now free in Gemini app and powered by Gemini Thinking (Try It no cost)* OpenAI released new responses API, Web Search, File search and Computer USE tools (X, Blog)* This weeks Buzz * The whole company is at an offsite at oceanside, CA* W&B internal MCP hackathon and had cool projects - launching an MCP server soon!* Vision & Video* Remade AI - 8 LORA video effects for WANX (HF)* AI Art & Diffusion & 3D* ByteDance Seedream 2.0 - A Native Chinese-English Bilingual Image Generation Foundation Model by ByteDance (Blog, Paper)* Tools* Everyone's talking about Manus - (manus.im)* Google AI studio now supports youtube understanding via link droppingOpen Source LLMs: Gemma 3, EuroBERT, Reka Flash 3, and Cohere Command-A Unleashed!This week was absolutely HUGE for open source, folks. Google dropped a BOMBSHELL with Gemma 3! As Wolfram pointed out, this is a "very technical achievement," and it's not just one model, but a whole family ranging from 1 billion to 27 billion parameters. And get this – the 27B model can run on a SINGLE GPU! Sundar Pichai himself claimed you'd need "at least 10X compute to get similar performance from other models." Insane!Gemma 3 isn't just about size; it's packed with features. We're talking multimodal capabilities (text, images, and video!), support for over 140 languages, and a massive 128k context window. As Nisten pointed out, "it might actually end up being the best at multimodal in that regard" for local models. Plus, it's fine-tuned for safety and comes with ShieldGemma 2 for content moderation. You can grab Gemma 3 on Google AI Studio, Hugging Face, Ollama, Kaggle – everywhere! Huge shoutout to Omar Sanseviero and the Google team for this incredible release and for supporting the open-source community from day one! Colin aka Bartowski, was right, "The best thing about Gemma is the fact that Google specifically helped the open source communities to get day one support." This is how you do open source right!Next up, we have EuroBERT, a new family of multilingual encoder models. Wolfram, our European representative, was particularly excited about this one: "In European languages, you have different characters than in other languages. And, um, yeah, encoding everything properly is, uh, difficult." Ranging from 210 million to 2.1 billion parameters, EuroBERT is designed to push the boundaries of NLP in European and global languages. With training on a massive 5 trillion-token dataset across 15 languages and support for 8K context tokens, EuroBERT is a workhorse for RAG and other NLP tasks. Plus, how cool is their mascot?Reka Flash 3 - a 21B reasoner with apache 2 trained with RLOOAnd the open source train keeps rolling! Reka AI dropped Reka Flash 3, a 21 billion parameter reasoning model with an Apache 2.0 license! Nisten was blown away by the benchmarks: "This might be one of the best like 20B size models that there is right now. And it's Apache 2.0. Uh, I, I think this is a much bigger deal than most people realize." Reka Flash 3 is compact, efficient, and excels at chat, coding, instruction following, and function calling. They even used a new reinforcement learning technique called REINFORCE Leave One-Out (RLOO). Go give it a whirl on Hugging Face or their chat interface – chat.reka.ai!Last but definitely not least in the open-source realm, we had a special guest, Sandra (@itsSandraKublik) from Cohere, join us to announce Command-A! This beast of a model clocks in at 111 BILLION parameters with a massive 256K context window. Sandra emphasized its efficiency, "It requires only two GPUs. Typically the models of this size require 32 GPUs. So it's a huge, huge difference." Command-A is designed for enterprises, focusing on agentic tasks, tool use, and multilingual performance. It's optimized for private deployments and boasts enterprise-grade security. Congrats to Sandra and the Cohere team on this massive release!Big CO LLMs + APIs: Gemini Flash Gets Visual, Deep Research Goes Free, and OpenAI Builds for AgentsThe big companies weren't sleeping either! Google continued their awesome week by unleashing native image generation in Gemini Flash Experimental! This is seriously f*****g cool, folks! Sorry for my French, but it's true. You can now directly interact with images, tell Gemini what to do, and it just does it. We even showed it live on the stream, turning ourselves into cat-confetti-birthday-hat-wearing masterpieces! Wolfram was right, "It's also a sign what we will see in, like, Photoshop, for example. Where you, you expect to just talk to it and have it do everything that a graphic designer would be doing." The future of creative tools is HERE.And guess what else Google did? They made Deep Research FREE in the Gemini app and powered by Gemini Thinking! Nisten jumped in to test it live, and we were all impressed. "This is the nicest interface so far that I've seen," he said. Deep Research now digs through HUNDREDS of websites (Nisten's test hit 156!) to give you comprehensive answers, and the interface is slick and user-friendly. Plus, you can export to Google Docs! Intelligence too cheap to meter? Google is definitely pushing that boundary.Last second additions - Allen Institute for AI released OLMo 2 32B - their biggest open model yetJust as I'm writing this, friend of the pod, Nathan from Allen Institute for AI announced the release of a FULLY OPEN OLMo 2, which includes weights, code, dataset, everything and apparently it beats the latest GPT 3.5, GPT 4o mini, and leading open weight models like Qwen and Mistral. Evals look legit, but nore than that, this is an Apache 2 model with everything in place to advance open AI and open science! Check out Nathans tweet for more info, and congrats to Allen team for this awesome release! OpenAI new responses API and Agent ASK with Web, File and CUA toolsOf course, OpenAI wasn't going to let Google have all the fun. They dropped a new SDK for agents called the Responses API. This is a whole new way to build with OpenAI, designed specifically for the agentic era we're entering. They also released three new tools: Web Search, Computer Use Tool, and File Search Tool. The Web Search tool is self-explanatory – finally, built-in web search from OpenAI!The Computer Use Tool, while currently limited in availability, opens up exciting possibilities for agent automation, letting agents interact with computer interfaces. And the File Search Tool gives you a built-in RAG system, simplifying knowledge retrieval from your own files. As always, OpenAI is adapting to the agentic world and giving developers more power.Finally in the big company space, Nous Research released PORTAL, their new Inference API service. Now you can access their awesome models, like Hermes 3 Llama 70B and DeepHermes 3 8B, directly via API. It's great to see more open-source labs offering API access, making these powerful models even more accessible.This Week's Buzz at Weights & Biases: Offsite Hackathon and MCP Mania!This week's "This Week's Buzz" segment comes to you live from Oceanside, California! The whole Weights & Biases team is here for our company offsite. Despite the not-so-sunny California weather (thanks, storm!), it's been an incredible week of meeting colleagues, strategizing, and HACKING!And speaking of hacking, we had an MCP hackathon! After last week's MCP-pilling episode, we were all hyped about Model Context Protocol, and the team didn't disappoint. In just three hours, the innovation was flowing! We saw agents built for WordPress, MCP support integrated into Weave playground, and even MCP servers for Weights & Biases itself! Get ready, folks, because an MCP server for Weights & Biases is COMING SOON! You'll be able to talk to your W&B data like never before. Huge shoutout to the W&B team for their incredible talent and for embracing the agentic future! And in case you missed it, Weights & Biases is now part of the CoreWeave family! Exciting times ahead!Vision & Video: LoRA Video Effects and OpenSora 2.0Moving into vision and video, Remade AI released 8 LoRA video effects for 1X! Remember 1X from Alibaba? Now you can add crazy effects like "squish," "inflate," "deflate," and even "cakeify" to your videos using LoRAs. It's open source and super cool to see video effects becoming trainable and customizable.And in the realm of open-source video generation, OpenSora 2.0 dropped! This 11 billion parameter model claims state-of-the-art video generation trained for just $200,000! They're even claiming performance close to Sora itself on some benchmarks. Nisten checked out the demos, and while we're all a bit jaded now with the rapid pace of video AI, it's still mind-blowing how far we've come. Open source video is getting seriously impressive, seriously fast.AI Art & Diffusion & 3D: ByteDance's Bilingual Seedream 2.0ByteDance, the folks behind TikTok, released Seedream 2.0, a native Chinese-English bilingual image generation foundation model. This model, from ByteDream, excels at text rendering, cultural nuance, and human preference alignment. Seedream 2.0 boasts "powerful general capability," "native bilingual comprehension ability," and "excellent text rendering." It's designed to understand both Chinese and English prompts natively, generating high-quality, culturally relevant images. The examples look stunning, especially its ability to render Chinese text beautifully.Tools: Manus AI Agent, Google AI Studio YouTube Links, and Cursor EmbeddingsFinally, in the tools section, everyone's buzzing about Manus, a new AI research agent. We gave it a try live on the show, asking it to do some research. The UI is slick, and it seems to be using Claude 3.7 behind the scenes. Manus creates a to-do list, browses the web in a real Chrome browser, and even generates files. It's like Operator on steroids. We'll be keeping an eye on Manus and will report back on its performance in future episodes.And Google AI Studio keeps getting better! Now you can drop YouTube links into Google AI Studio, and it will natively understand the video! This is HUGE for video analysis and content understanding. Imagine using this for support, content summarization, and so much more.PHEW! What a week to celebrate two years of ThursdAI! From open source explosions to Gemini's visual prowess and OpenAI's agentic advancements, the AI world is moving faster than ever. As Wolfram aptly put it, "The acceleration, you can feel it." And Nisten reminded us of the incredible journey, "I remember I had early access to GPT-4 32K, and, uh, then... the person for the contract that had given me access, they cut it off because on the one weekend, I didn't realize how expensive it was. So I had to use $180 worth of tokens just trying it out." Now, we have models that are more powerful and more accessible than ever before. Thank you to Wolfram, Nisten, and LDJ for co-hosting and bringing their insights every week. And most importantly, THANK YOU to our amazing community for tuning in, listening, and supporting ThursdAI for two incredible years! We couldn't do it without you. Here's to another year of staying up-to-date so YOU don't have to! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, YouTube channel, and newsletter to stay in the loop. And share ThursdAI with a friend – it's the best birthday gift you can give us! Until next week, keep building and keep exploring the amazing world of AI! LET'S GO! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sub.thursdai.news/subscribe

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On this week's Farm News & Views: Congress passed a short-term budget with $10B for farmers, $21B in disaster aid, and a Farm Bill extension, but a March 2024 shutdown looms. Plus, reindeer facts!

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Dr. Ahmed Shalabi, member of the ACE editorial board, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss medical ethics in mass casualty situations, a topic highlighted in the 21B issue. Listen in as they discuss the role of ethics in managing mass casualties, what health care organizations can do to prepare, issues anesthesiologists face in a crisis, and more. Recorded September 2024.

Jeff is the Founder and CEO of Rialto Capital Management, a firm that oversees $21B in commercial real estate assets as of 6/30/24. With his extensive experience over 4 decades, Jeff offers valuable perspectives on both private real estate property and debt investments. He also shares his outlook for various real estate markets.

This week saw a range of titles opening wide, with Blink Twice, The Forge, and The Crow each debuting to different unique audiences. We take an in-depth look at each, as well as how opportunities of cross-promotion, subscriptions, and bundling might be being missed. Uncover all the insights into the box office and audience analysis on this week's instalment of Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Year-to-date box office comparison - 0:16 Blink Twice box office overview - 1:00 Blink Twice audience analysis - 1:28 Content warnings in cinema - 3:04 The Forge box office and audience analysis - 7:14 The Crow box office and audience analysis - 10:16 Cross-promotion, subscriptions, and bundling opportunities - 12:22 Box office holdovers - 14:19 Next week - 16:54 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram Box Office Overview: Deadpool & Wolverine regained the top spot domestically with an $18M gross, and $20M internationally, bringing the global total to $1.21B. Alien: Romulus grossed $16.2M domestically and $41M internationally with strong holds particularly in China, for a global running total of $225M. Inside Out 2 passed $1B internationally, with a worldwide total now of $1.65B. Blink Twice debuted with $7.3M in the domestic market and $6.7M internationally for a total of $14M. The Forge debuted to $6.6M in the domestic market. And The Crow opened in 8th position at the domestic market, grossing $4.6M.

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord.21B) on August 25, 2024.  The conversation delves into the Bread of Life discourse, the challenges and resistances to Jesus' teachings, the betrayal of Judas, the dedication of the temple, and the metaphor of putting on the armor of God in Ephesians. Commentaries for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 21B):  https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-21-2/commentary-on-john-656-69-6 Timecodes: 0:00 Intro  1:06 Gospel of John 6: 56-69 11:43 First Reading - Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 17:00 Psalm 34: 15-22 18:54 Alternate First Reading - 1 Kings 8 24:54 Second Reading on Ephesians 5 :15-20 31:49 End Connect with Working Preacher: https://www.workingpreacher.org/ https://www.facebook.com/workingpreacher https://www.instagram.com/workingpreacher/ https://x.com/WorkingPreacher Watch the Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/caxtaDF8f0A.

Sermon Title: Better Be Found, and Not Found-Out! Preacher: Pastor Femi Paul Key Scripture: Acts 13:21B-22 (NKJV) "For a king, God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will!'" Pastor Femi Paul shared this powerful message highlighting the importance of faithfulness. As Saul was being found-out, David was being found. When someone in a position of authority is found to be unfaithful, they will lose out to you who is found faithful, in Jesus' Name!!

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Hey, this is Alex. Don't you just love when assumptions about LLMs hitting a wall just get shattered left and right and we get new incredible tools released that leapfrog previous state of the art models, that we barely got used to, from just a few months ago? I SURE DO! Today is one such day, this week was already busy enough, I had a whole 2 hour show packed with releases, and then Anthropic decided to give me a reason to use the #breakingNews button (the one that does the news show like sound on the live show, you should join next time!) and announced Claude Sonnet 3.5 which is their best model, beating Opus while being 2x faster and 5x cheaper! (also beating GPT-4o and Turbo, so... new king! For how long? ¯_(ツ)_/¯)Critics are already raving, it's been half a day and they are raving! Ok, let's get to the TL;DR and then dive into Claude 3.5 and a few other incredible things that happened this week in AI!

Fr. Roger J. Landry Our Lady of Grace Church Greensburg, Pennsylvania June 11, 2024 Acts 11:21-26.13:1-3, Ps 98, Mt 5:13-16   To listen to an audio recording of tonight’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/6.11.24_Greensburg_Homily_1.mp3 Reading 1 ACTS 11:21B-26; 13:1-3 In those days a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them […] The post Christ’s, Barnabas’ and Our Eucharistic Salt and Light, Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensburg, PA, June 11, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

(2:02) Bible Study: ACTS 11:21B-26; 13:1-3 The Acts and Luke were legal documents? Find out more in this bible study. MT 5:13-16 Why is salt important for sacrifice? Father Simon answers this question. (22:54) Break 1 (24:00) Letters: Father answers what it means to “hasten the coming of the Lord”, What it means to Love the Blessed Mother, the beauty of the law. (35:23) Break 2 (36:06) Word of the Day:  Barnabas (38:40) Phones:   Jim - Question about absolution of sins in confession and giving absolution as well?   Joe - Can you explain the St. Michael Prayer? How many times is St. Michael going in and out of hell because it seems like people keep escaping.   Deedee - About last rites, if you have it as a child, do you have to do it again?   Cathy - I'm married to a Serbian Orthodox, but is their different distinction make them a heretical faith?   Joe - My boss is a fallen away Catholic and she says there's no verse that says abortion is bad and the pill is bad.  Could you help?

Join Father Kevin Drew as he preaches on this Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle. Today's readings First Reading: ACTS 11:21B-26; 13:1-3 Psalm: PS 98:1, 2-3AB, 3CD-4, 5-6 Gospel: MT 5:13-16 Catholic Radio Network

We present DeepSeek-V2, a strong Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model characterized by economical training and efficient inference. It comprises 236B total parameters, of which 21B are activated for each token, and supports a context length of 128K tokens. DeepSeek-V2 adopts innovative architectures including Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA) and DeepSeekMoE. MLA guarantees efficient inference through significantly compressing the Key-Value (KV) cache into a latent vector, while DeepSeekMoE enables training strong models at an economical cost through sparse computation. Compared with DeepSeek 67B, DeepSeek-V2 achieves significantly stronger performance, and meanwhile saves 42.5% of training costs, reduces the KV cache by 93.3%, and boosts the maximum generation throughput to 5.76 times. We pretrain DeepSeek-V2 on a high-quality and multi-source corpus consisting of 8.1T tokens, and further perform Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) to fully unlock its potential. Evaluation results show that, even with only 21B activated parameters, DeepSeek-V2 and its chat versions still achieve top-tier performance among open-source models. 2024: DeepSeek-AI https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.04434

I'm not a financial advisor; Superpowers for Good should not be considered investment advice. Seek counsel before making investment decisions.Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, AppleTV or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.When you purchase an item, launch a campaign or invest after clicking a link here, we may earn a commission. Engage to support our work.Devin: what is your superpower?Samantha: The entrepreneurial journey, especially in small pharma, can be crushing at times. One of my superpowers is that I have developed the ability to not be torn down, not be stressed out in the face of sometimes heavy, discouraging news. That has allowed me to persevere.Devin: What is your superpower?Kate: I think my superpower is optimism. I really believe there's no problem that cannot be solved.In today's episode of Superpowers for Good, I had the pleasure of speaking with Samantha Miller and Kate Voyten from Cadence OTC. Samantha, the co-founder and CEO, shared fascinating insights about their mission to make contraceptives more accessible.Samantha explained that Cadence OTC is not just a business; it's a crusade to empower individuals by increasing over-the-counter access to safe and affordable contraceptives. This access is not only about convenience but also about empowering individuals with choices regarding their reproductive health.One point that Samantha passionately made stands out: "We're in a unique position to fill this huge market need." This statement underscores the gap Cadence OTC aims to bridge by making contraceptives available next to everyday items in drugstores, a revolutionary shift from the prescription-only model.Their journey involves intricate collaboration with the FDA and extensive consumer education to ensure that the switch to over-the-counter access is both effective and safe. Samantha shared the complexities involved in this transition, noting, "It involves a lot of consumer studies as well as intensive collaboration with FDA."But perhaps the most powerful aspect of our conversation was the broader impact of their work. Samantha eloquently highlighted the potential societal benefits: reducing unintended pregnancies and thereby improving the lives of women and families across the nation. "The big-picture goal that we have of reducing unintended pregnancy for everyone and making sure that all children are wanted and intended is so important," she stated.As we continued our discussion, it was clear that the work Cadence OTC is doing could reshape the landscape of women's health. By making birth control as accessible as buying a pack of gum, they are not just selling a product; they are fostering a movement towards greater personal agency and health equity. This is more than health care reform; it's a cultural shift towards empowering individuals to make informed choices about their bodies and futures.We delved into the Wefunder crowdfunding campaign launched by Cadence OTC. Kate Voyten shared that this campaign marks the first open opportunity for public investment in their transformative initiative to bring birth control over the counter. This effort not only aims to improve access to contraceptives but also targets what Kate described as "contraceptive deserts" across the United States—areas with limited access to crucial health products. The campaign is a call to action, inviting everyone to join in supporting a mission with both immediate impact and a visionary long-term goal, illustrating a potent blend of entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to public health.AI Episode Summary1. Introduction to Cadence OTC: The episode begins with Devin introducing Samantha Miller and Kate Voyton from Cadence OTC, a company working to make birth control accessible over-the-counter (OTC) and promoting their crowdfunding campaign.2. Mission of Cadence OTC: Samantha explains that Cadence OTC, based in Oakland, California, aims to increase access to safe, effective, and affordable contraceptives via over-the-counter availability, addressing a significant market need.3. Significance of OTC Birth Control: Kate details the process and challenges of moving birth control pills from prescription-only to OTC, emphasizing the huge shift this represents in accessibility and convenience for consumers.4. FDA Collaboration and Consumer Studies: Samantha describes the extensive process of working with the FDA for over six years, including consumer studies and dealing with regulatory details to ensure consumers understand the product's safe usage.5. Market Size and Opportunity: Kate highlights the size of the women's health and reproductive health market, estimating it at around $21 billion, and the continuous need and commercial opportunity for accessible contraception to address unintended pregnancies.6. Impact on Unintended Pregnancies and Abortions: The conversation shifts to how accessible birth control could reduce unintended pregnancies and abortions, with a focus on giving women and families more control.7. Discussion on Teenagers and Access: Addressing concerns about teenagers having more access to contraceptives, Samantha emphasizes data showing that contraceptive access doesn't increase sexual activity but can help prevent unintended teen pregnancies.8. Crowdfunding to Improve Access: Kate discusses the crowdfunding campaign aimed at supporting the mission of making emergency contraceptive pills more accessible in convenience stores, potentially serving as a bridge to making the birth control pill available OTC.9. Superpowers for Good: Devin asks Samantha and Kate about their "superpowers" or unique abilities that have helped them in their mission, touching on perseverance, optimism, and pragmatic problem-solving.10. Community Influence and Future Steps: The episode ends with a story illustrating community support and the importance of making contraceptives more accessible. Samantha invites listeners to learn more through Cadence OTC's website and their Wefunder campaign, expressing hope for continued success in their mission.How to Develop Resilience As a SuperpowerSamantha possesses a profound superpower of resilience. Her entrepreneurial journey, particularly in the challenging realm of small pharmaceuticals, has equipped her with an exceptional ability to withstand setbacks without succumbing to stress. This resilience has been crucial in navigating the tumultuous path of bringing innovative health solutions to market, enabling her to persevere where many might falter.An exemplifying moment of Samantha using her superpower occurred during a critical phase with the FDA. Despite receiving discouraging news about needing additional work before advancing to a final trial, which led some team members to quit, Samantha rallied her team. She reminded them of the significant hurdles overcome by others in similar dire straits, thereby reinforcing her team's resolve and commitment to their groundbreaking work.Some simple tips for developing Samantha's superpower are:- Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth.- Maintain focus and calm under pressure to lead effectively.- Cultivate a positive team environment that can endure setbacks.By following Samantha's example and advice, you can make resilience a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!How to Develop Pragmatic OptimismAs a SuperpowerKate's superpower, pragmatic optimism, has been honed through her extensive experience in consumer products and startups. She combines a steadfast belief that no problem is insurmountable with a practical approach to solving it. This blend allows her to navigate the complexities of commercial operations and consumer needs effectively, fostering success in ambitious projects.Kate's pragmatic optimism shone during her efforts to introduce Cadence OTC's products into convenience stores. Despite initial rejections from store owners wary of investing in a new product, Kate persisted. Her determination paid off dramatically when, during a conversation with a hesitant store owner, a customer intervened to emphasize the product's importance, resulting in the owner placing an order. This incident highlights how Kate's optimism, combined with practical engagement, can turn skepticism into support.Some simple tips for developing pragmatic optimism are:- Approach problem-solving with a combination of data-driven insights and a positive outlook.- Build and maintain relationships based on trust and mutual benefit.- Be persistent in pursuing goals, even in the face of initial rejection.By following Kate's example and advice, you can make pragmatic optimism a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileSamantha Miller (she/her):Co-founder & CEO, Cadence OTCAbout Cadence OTC: Cadence OTC is working with the FDA to enable The Pill to be sold over-the-counter– without a prescription– via the well-established first-in-class Rx-to-OTC switch process. Our product is the combination pill, which is the type of oral contraceptive used by more than 90% of women using a birth control pill. Simultaneously, we're amplifying access to existing over-the-counter contraceptives, creating the first emergency contraceptive (i.e. Morning After Pill) available in convenience stores such as 7-11 and Circle K. Cadence OTC's flagship birth control product has already generated a $415K revenue in its first quarter of sales.  Cadence is making birth control pills as easy to buy as condoms and disrupting the $21B reproductive health industry.Website: cadenceotc.comCompany Facebook Page: fb.com/CadenceOTCLinkedin: linkedin.com/company/cadencehealthInstagram Handle: @cadence_otcOther URL: wefunder.com/cadenceotcBiographical Information: Samantha is an experienced pharmaceutical entrepreneur. She has closed 50+ deals driving $3B+ value, including two acquisition exits. She has led 13+ equity rounds, raising $300M+. She started her career at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and is co-founder and CEO of Cadence OTC, a reproductive health company. She earned a BS at the University of California San Diego in Biochemistry, an MSc from the University of Rochester in Microbiology and an MBA from the University of Rochester.Personal Facebook Profile: fb.com/samantha.miller.3954546Kate Voyten (she/her):SVP Commercial, Cadence OTCBiographical Information: Kate is a seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience revitalizing small brands and stagnant businesses. She started her career at Procter and Gamble, working first in operation roles and eventually moving to brand management to run businesses in the US, Europe and Asia. Her consumer-centric approach to innovation and commercial strategies along with her operational experience has helped her transform businesses across consumer goods, automotive and healthcare categories. Some of her favorite challenges were the relaunch of the iconic $500 Million Herbal Essences brand, returning it to profitable growth, spearheading the digital transformation and omnichannel strategy for the Hertz loyalty program, and building the OneTouch diabetes business in retail and e-commerce. Kate is passionate about developing people and building partnerships that deliver business transformations. She earned her BS and MS from Carnegie Mellon University.Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/katherine-voyten/Upcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.* Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on May 14, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. To join the Impact Cherub Club, you must first become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd.* SuperCrowdHour, May 15, 2024, at 1:00 Eastern. Each month, we host a value-laden webinar for aspiring impact investors or social entrepreneurs. At this month's webinar, Bill Huston will share “Unleashing the Power of Crowdfunding for Affordable Housing.” Register here.* SuperCrowdChicago, June 12, 2024. This in-person event at Columbia College Chicago features some of Chicago's prominent citizens and community leaders, along with crowdfunding experts. Use the discount code “SuperCrowd” to save 30 percent!* Recently, we created an AI GPT to help you learn more about The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, and our upcoming events. Click here to try it.SuperCrowd Community Event Calendar* Successful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET * AMIBA: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Post-Challenge, May 9, 1:00 PM ET* KingsCrowd's upcoming Demo Day, Thursday, May 16th at 12:00 am ET/9:00 am PT* Crowdfunding Professional Association Webinar, May 29, 2:00 PM ET* The Reg A & Crowdfunding Conference, June 20, Westchester Country Club (Save 20% with the code Super20)* Crowdfunding Professional Association, Summit in DC, October 22-23If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 4,500+ members of the SuperCrowd, click here.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

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Bob Knakal has sold 2,276 buildings, totaling $21B+ — the most ever for an individual broker in the history of NYC real estate. Bob previously cofounded Massey Knakal Realty Services, which grew from 2 to 250+ employees and was sold for $100M. At Massey Knakal, he implemented a management system that produced some of the most accomplished investment sales brokers in NYC, who have independently gone on to create 21 companies or divisions of companies. Bob has a large social media following on Twitter and Instagram, where he shares “Knakal Knuggets” on real estate, financial planning, and work efficiency. He currently serves as the Head of the NY Private Capital Group at JLL, a real estate investment firm.   In this episode, we talked to Bob about communication with sellers, the longevity and relationship aspect of this industry, challenges that small businesses and entrepreneurs face today, business coaches and their importance, high-transition deals, and much more.   Announcement: You can join the Apartment Investing Mastermind here.   Succeeding in Commercial Real-Estate;   02:35 Bob's background; 07:52 Conversing with sellers; 10:22 The longevity and relationship aspect of this industry; 13:16 Challenges that small businesses and entrepreneurs face today; 19:33 Why having a business coach is important; 24:31 An insight on high-transaction deals; 29:20 Round of Insights   Announcement: Don't miss the Best Ever Conference this year on April 10th to 12th. Use my code CASMON15 for 15% off!   Round of Insights   Apparent Failure: Not being well prepared financially. Digital Resource: RealNex. Most Recommended Book:  Good to Great, The Power of a Positive No, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Who Not How Daily Habit: Going to sleep early. #1 Insight for succeeding in commercial real estate: Believe in yourself, specialize, improve your expertise, and have a strong discipline and passion. Best Place to Grab a Bite in New York City, NY: Come Prima.   The episode with Rod Santomassimo: listen here!   Contact Bob: E-mail: bob.knakal@jll.com   Thank you for joining us for another great episode! If you're enjoying the show, please LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW,  and be sure to hit that subscribe button so you do not miss an episode.

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Today's guest is Bob Khakal.   Bob has sold 2,283 buildings, totaling $21B+ — the most ever for an individual broker in the history of NYC real estate. Bob previously cofounded Massey Knakal Realty Services, which grew from 2 to 250+ employees and was sold for $100M.   Show summary:  In this episode, Bob Nicoll shares his experiences transitioning from running his own company to working at JLL. He discusses the challenges and opportunities in the New York City real estate market, particularly in land and multifamily properties. Nicoll also talks about the changing behavior of lenders in economic corrections and highlights the differences between the current correction and past ones. He recommends two books that have influenced his career.    -------------------------------------------------------------- Intro (00:00:00)   Bob Nicoll's career journey (00:01:16)   Selling his company and transitioning to JLL (00:03:59)   Lender Behavior in Past Corrections (00:10:52)   Different Performance of Product Types (00:11:58)   Opportunities in the Land Market (00:14:07)   Book recommendations for productivity and delegation (00:21:44)   Closing (00:22:33) -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Bob:   Email: bob.knakal@jll.com   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobknakal/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobknakal?lang=en   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobknakalnyc/ Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. Listen to How To Scale Commercial Real Estate Investing with Sam Wilson Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-scale-commercial-real-estate/id1539979234 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m0NWYzSvznEIjRBFtCgEL?si=e10d8e039b99475f -------------------------------------------------------------- Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Bob Knakal (00:00:00) - The class back office building market is really facing a lot of challenges today, but the values of those buildings are the same at the same price per square foot that they were 20 or 25 years ago. If you believe the market is going to come back, if you believe in New York, that would seem to be a good investment. I think the land market also significantly below where it could be the peak of every cycle, is greatly exceeded the prior peak.   Sam Wilson (00:00:29) - Welcome to the how to scale commercial real estate show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson (00:00:42) - Bob Nicoll has sold over 2283 buildings totaling over $21 billion in volume. He's the most, which is the most ever for an individual broker in the history of New York City real estate. Bob, welcome to the show.   Bob Knakal (00:00:56) - Hey, Sam, great to be with you today.   Sam Wilson (00:00:58) - Man, that's a crazy statistic. I'll just I'll just say that 2283 buildings, as we commented here before the show kicked off, who's actually keeping track? But that's that's actually amazing.   Sam Wilson (00:01:08) - Bob. There are three questions, however. Ask every guest who comes on the show in 90s or less. Can you tell me where did you start? Where are you now and how did you get there?   Bob Knakal (00:01:16) - Well, I started as a college kid at the Wharton School looking for a summer job that would look good on my resume. I wanted to get into investment banking. Investment banking jobs weren't available for college kids. Ended up walking into a Coldwell Banker office thinking it was a bank. They offered me a job, took it even though I didn't want to get into real estate, loved it from day one and went back my next two summers. And then started with CCB in Manhattan when I got out of school, met Paul Massey there. He had just gotten out of a training program. We both were starting in sales day two. On the job. We said, hey, let's work together, see how things go. We'll split everything 5050. That was the start of a 30 year partnership.   Bob Knakal (00:02:04) - And, you know, I've been doing it for 40 years in New York now, for 26 of those years, Paul and I had our own company, which we sold in 2014 at Cushman Wakefield. And, you know, I'm the head of New York Private Capital Group at JLL now running private capital sales in New York.   Sam Wilson (00:02:24) - Wow, that's a colorful career. I mean, there's so many different parts of your story I'd love to love to dig into, but why do you let me start here? Maybe let's start with today. Why do you do what you do today? Like why are you still so active in real estate? You've got an awesome career behind you. You've built a huge company. You sold it. What keeps you going?   Bob Knakal (00:02:45) - Sam, I love it. It's something that I. I truly enjoy. You know, I tell folks it's not only a job for me, it's my hobby. I have a wife and a 14 year old daughter, and they're the most important things in the world to me.   Bob Knakal (00:02:58) - But if they were away for the weekend, on a girls weekend, I'd be working all weekends. So I just really enjoy it. And I think that's the thing that that keeps driving me. And with each, you know, each day brings new opportunities to get wins. I'm addicted to winning. And and that's one of the things that really drives me.   Sam Wilson (00:03:22) - That's really cool. I love that answer and good for you. There's very few people I think that can say that what they do is both their built their career and their hobby. So that's that's really fun and it shines through, I think both in your in your smile when you say, hey, this is what I'm doing and I and I enjoy it and this is, this is why I'm doing it. So that's that's really cool. Good, good for you. Let's talk a little bit about the company that you sold for what was $100 million that you sold your company for. Yeah. What was that transition like? I mean, you're, you know, your knee deep into your own business, you sell it.   Sam Wilson (00:03:56) - And then what did you transition into?   Bob Knakal (00:03:59) - Well, you know, the we sold the business in 2014. We almost sold the business in 2007 for a variety of reasons. We didn't sell it then. We had been offered 50,000,000 in 2007, and that deal didn't happen. But what it did teach us was that when we did sell the business, we would be on five year contracts with whoever bought us. So we actually decided in 2007 that if the market was not really bad in 2014, it would be a great time to think about selling, because in 2015 Paul would be turning 55. We thought the perception would be that our contracts would have more value if we were in our 50s than if we were in our 70 or 80s. So we we get to 2014, the market's chugging along, we hire an investment bank, sell the firm. And in hindsight, it was the absolutely perfect time to sell. 2014 was the peak year. Still, historically, 5534 buildings were sold in New York in 2014.   Bob Knakal (00:05:12) - That was an all time record by more than 10%. That still stands, and it was a perfect time to do it. So we we went to Cushman Wakefield and ran our, our business as a, as a division of of C and W. And then there were some moves that the company made that were not congruent with our contracts. So we shorten our contracts, negotiated some other things. And. And the you know, I left in 2018 to go to jail with 53 people that had been with me at Massey Narco back in the old days. We actually the company, when we sold it had over 250 people in four offices in New York. And, you know, I took 53 of those people with me when I went over to jail.   Sam Wilson (00:06:04) - Wow, wow. That's really that's really a wild, a wild story. And you're to this day still with JL.   Bob Knakal (00:06:11) - Yes.   Sam Wilson (00:06:12) - What's it like over.   Bob Knakal (00:06:13) - Five years now? Which I can't believe. Right.   Sam Wilson (00:06:15) - It happens fast. It happens fast.   Sam Wilson (00:06:16) - What what what's it like now being housed under JL versus running your own shop. And what are some things that you like and maybe, you know, just some things, maybe if you had gone back in time that you would reconsider.   Bob Knakal (00:06:31) - Yeah. Well Sam, I think you, you always look at the difference between having your own shop and working somewhere else. Working at a small company, a medium sized company, a big company. And I tell people there are pros and cons to everything. You know, clearly, if you're running your own shop, you call the shots. There's a lot of freedom associated with that. But then if you're at a big company, you're you're one of 102,000 people and there's somebody who's an expert at everything within that platform. So you have tremendous resources available to you. And at the end of the day, it's all about helping our clients achieve the best results that they can achieve. And when you have all those resources behind you, it just puts you in a different position to to create more value for those folks.   Sam Wilson (00:07:23) - I would imagine that. That's great. Thank you for clarifying that. That's super helpful because I know there's people out here are listening to this wondering, do I do I start my own shop? Do I go work for somebody else such as JLL or any of the other big name shops? But I guess at this point in your career, you can pick who you want to work with. I would imagine, as a client as well, because I'm sure that you are well sought out as a broker there in New York City. So what's what's an ideal client or an ideal product type maybe that you're working on right now that is exciting for you.   Bob Knakal (00:07:57) - Yeah. Well, I've been a generalist selling all kinds of properties my entire career. I think now dovetailing more into doing land sales and multifamily, a lot of the office and retail stuff that were that have come my way. We have actually gone on and and handed that off to other folks in the office that have that as a specialty. But, you know, we've seen that that by specializing in one particular type of property, it allows you to leverage your time a little more.   Bob Knakal (00:08:31) - And that's always a positive thing, because as a broker, you have two main assets. You have your knowledge and your time. You're always trying to to increase your knowledge base, and you have to use your time as efficiently and effectively as you possibly can, because they don't make any more of it.   Sam Wilson (00:08:47) - That they don't, that they don't. Well, let's talk about that land and multifamily. What what does that look like in New York City right now? Yeah.   Bob Knakal (00:08:56) - Well, as you can imagine, there's not a lot of rolling pastures available in New York City. So most of our land deals consist of of acquiring small buildings, demolishing them to create a pad on which to build a new building. And so land really consists of, of taking older buildings that are not in good condition, knocking them down and creating a development site on which a new building can be built.   Sam Wilson (00:09:31) - Is that is that slowing down with the rise in interest rates? Are there any headwinds that are being faced in that particular strategy?   Bob Knakal (00:09:40) - Yeah.   Bob Knakal (00:09:40) - Well, you know, everything has slowed down. If you look at where the market is in terms of number of buildings sold. The market is down about 34% from where it was last year, and down almost 70% from where it was at the peak of the market. So clearly things have slowed down. But interestingly, in this downturn, every product type meaning multifamily, office, land, retail, hotel, every product type is, is performing differently based upon dynamics that are going on with respect to that particular sector. So it's a very, very different downturn relative to the past four big ones that we've had. But you just have to look for opportunity. Keep doing the fundamental things. I always tell people brokerage is a very simple business. It's just very difficult. And you have to do those very simple, mundane things over and over again, day after day, week after week, month after month. And and then you eventually get to your, your objective.   Sam Wilson (00:10:48) - When you say that this downturn is different.   Sam Wilson (00:10:51) - In what ways?   Bob Knakal (00:10:52) - Oh well, it's different. Number one lender behavior in the past, corrections will go back to the savings and loan crisis. In the early 90s, lenders went through a 2 or 3 year foreclosure process, took title to the property, and and then hired brokers to sell it in the in the early 2000 and again during the GFC. Lenders didn't want to go through that process, so they would just sell the debt. Hired brokers does that. This time around, they've been a little more covert about the way they're dealing with their issues. Mainly, I think, you know, Silicon Valley Bank and signature Bank going down created a lot of concern in the marketplace about what their books look like for existing banks. So, you know, they'd be playing everything very close to the vest today. But if banks or any type of lender has been active making loans in the past five years, they have problems on their balance sheet. There's no way you cannot have problems on your balance sheet.   Bob Knakal (00:11:58) - If you were lending in the last five years and they just, you know, are trying to do it in as covert a way as possible, so far, that may change as we get further into this, but so far lenders have been behaving differently than they have in the past. And then the fact that in the past, corrections we've had, every product type was heading downward just to varying degrees. This time, each segment, as I said, is operating and performing kind of autonomously. You look at the retail sector, for instance, I believe the retail sector is on the upswing in New York today because rents have stopped going down. Rents have been on the the downward path for over six years now, but they've stopped going down, leasing activities picking up, and an investor demand is coming back for retail. Now clearly cap rates are up across the board because lending rates are up. But each of the different product sectors is performing differently. That's the other big difference between this correction and past corrections.   Sam Wilson (00:13:07) - Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:13:07) - And that's that's an interesting one I think to to discern, you know, where is opportunity? I mean that's what a lot of people I think are thinking about. Okay. Well, and we're seeing people pivot out of one thing into the next. You know, maybe they were all into multifamily and maybe they're going into retail, as you're suggesting, or anything else. But I think that's that's one of the questions I have for you is like. What do you see as the best opportunity right now?   Bob Knakal (00:13:31) - Yeah, I think it really depends. You know, I think that if you look at certain asset classes like the the class back office building market is really facing a lot of challenges today. But the values of those buildings are the same at the same price per square foot that they were 20 or 25 years ago. If you believe the market is going to come back, if you believe in New York, that would seem to be a good investment. I think the land market also significantly below where it could be the peak of every cycle, is greatly exceeded the prior peak.   Bob Knakal (00:14:07) - We hit a peak in in the beginning of 2022. That was less than 50% of the peak of the cycle before that. So I think there's pent up value in the land market. But I think you have to really be wise about what you're buying, how you're buying it, and really know the market. As is always the case with real estate, you have to know the market. But I do believe there's a lot of opportunity out there tonight.   Sam Wilson (00:14:31) - There really is. What are people doing with office space? I mean, I've talked to a few other guests here on the show. It's been maybe, oh, probably 3 or 4 months since we've talked about New York City office space. But what are people doing with that right now? I mean, what's the what's the what's the play there, if any?   Bob Knakal (00:14:47) - Well, number one thing, and I think it's important to also differentiate between new construction, Class-A office and everything else, new construction Class-A is doing pretty well. The buildings are just incredible in terms of what they offer a tenant, but it's really the secondary and tertiary space that is facing the biggest challenges.   Bob Knakal (00:15:08) - Some of it is being converted to residential use. I think the city needs more of that to occur. We could very easily have over 100,000,000ft of empty office space in New York, and we desperately need housing, so conversion would be a good thing. But we're also seeing values get to the point where the value of the building and the cost to demolish the building together are less than the land value. So a lot of these buildings, I think, will be demolished to make way for new construction. So again, need to know each sector of the market, each neighborhood, figure out what drives each. And I think there is a lot of opportunity.   Sam Wilson (00:15:51) - That's really, really great. Thank you for taking the time to shed some light on that. Let's talk a little bit about the private capital group that you run. What what what's the story there? I know private is probably the key word, but what's the story there. And I guess what, you know, what are people looking for today from an investment perspective.   Bob Knakal (00:16:09) - Well, the private capital group in investment sales, you have institutional work which is done with the largest corporations in the city, in the in the country, and then private capital. That generally describes high net worth individuals and families who are active in the market. That's where I spend the overwhelming majority of my time. And, you know, what people are looking for is a a reasonable return in a market that, you know, has dynamics and metrics that are moving in the right direction. So we've seen our multifamily market has probably seen the biggest change. The apartment building market here is very closely correlated to public policy. We have rent regulation here, rent stabilization and rent control. And those policies have shifted so far against owner's interests that a lot of the old line New York investors that for decades only bought here are now buying in Florida and Texas and Tennessee. And you know, they won't touch anything in New York anymore. And consequently, that has driven cap rates down around the country. And folks are selling buildings in those areas and coming here to buy in New York, because for the first time ever, cap rates are actually higher in New York than they are around the rest of the country in the apartment building sector.   Bob Knakal (00:17:35) - So really interesting to see how the market ebbs and flows and what folks are looking for. But, you know, people are always looking for something that will provide a good return with relatively low risk. And there are still some folks that are willing to take big risks with opportunistic type of investments. But for the most part, folks are looking for something that can provide a stable return.   Sam Wilson (00:18:03) - Absolutely, absolutely. That's that's really interesting, talking about things that, you know, just watching kind of the psych, not the cycle, but the the path of the money. Like you're saying, the money leaves, it goes to the south. You know, it's heading to Texas, Florida, places where they can get a better return. And as it leaves, then cap rates in New York City, then start to climb. Then the money comes back to New York City and just kind of makes that that circuitous route of, of travel there where the investment gets the best. A turn, as you're mentioning, a place that you're getting a personal return is social media, which I think you mentioned was something that you never thought you would be involved in.   Bob Knakal (00:18:39) - Yeah. You know, I'm kind of old school when it comes to technology and social media fell into that that basket. A bunch of folks are saying, hey, Bob, you really should get on. You have you have great stories to tell. You've been around for a long time, and you know you can make great connections through social media. So in January, I said, you know what? I'll give it a try for three months. See how it goes. I've been really shocked at the reach that it has, the opportunities that it's presented, the folks that I've met. Relationships that I have now. And it's really been eye opening. But, you know, the definitely technology has made the world a lot smaller. And it's been really eye opening to see what what social media affords people.   Sam Wilson (00:19:25) - Absolutely. Yeah. It's one of those things that and and you have more years in the industry than I do. But it's it's it's yeah, it's something it's a discipline I think for, for some of us, you know, myself included, where it's like, well, I don't really necessarily love being on social media, but it's something that.   Sam Wilson (00:19:43) - Need to invest in and need to keep engaging with. So that's really interesting. If you were to rewind your career, go back, what was it, 40 years maybe? Yeah. What's what's one piece of advice you would give to yourself starting out if you could go back and say, hey, Bob, 40 years ago, this is something you should know. Yeah.   Bob Knakal (00:20:00) - Well, number one, Sam, we we did everything by trial and error in the early years and so consequently made thousands of mistakes. Didn't make a lot of them twice, which was good. But I wish that we had reached out and asked more experienced people for input on things before we dove in. At first, you know, in later years we had an advisory board, some of the the top folks in our industry and in business that really provided great insight for us and helped us steer the ship of the company in a very meaningful way. And I wish we had done that. And I also wish that we had hired folks to help, to help us do things earlier.   Bob Knakal (00:20:48) - You know, it seemed like every time we hired a new position, whether it was someone to be the COO of the company or someone to be the CFO of the company, or director of HR, or, you know, someone that took one of the main responsibilities off of all of my shoulders. We seem to get a big bump from doing that. And I think we we probably waited a little bit too long to bring on that additional help, but that was that was a regret as well.   Sam Wilson (00:21:19) - Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:21:19) - That's a that's an interesting point. And that's something that an email came to you this morning with that same kind of idea in there that obviously the one thing that you can't get back as your time or that your time is one of the most precious things you have. And I think that's a challenge many of us face is knowing when to bring the right people on and when to, you know, get out of your own way, if you will. So that's not.   Bob Knakal (00:21:39) - Yeah, well, I'm a big fan of Dr. Benjamin Hardy.   Bob Knakal (00:21:44) - I've written a couple of great books with Dan Sullivan. Um, ten X is easier than two. X is a recent one where, you know, he says, just look at what you do all day long, and you probably make the overwhelming majority of your money from 20% of the stuff you do, do as much as you can of that 20%, the other 80%, either delegate it to somebody else or or don't do it. And then another one of his books who not how that whenever you ask yourself, you know, how am I going to get this done? You're asking yourself the wrong question. It's who can get this done for me. And so I think, I wish I had those two books available to me way back when, when we started out, because I think it would have helped a lot. But, you know, never too late to to pick up new things.   Sam Wilson (00:22:33) - Absolutely not. Bob, thank you for taking the time here to come on the show today. This was a lot of fun having you on.   Sam Wilson (00:22:39) - You've got a wealth of experience to to share with us. We've talked about a whole variety of things here on the show today, both from your views on the market to your private capital group, to what it was like to build and then sell your own company and then go to work for JLL and just. Yeah, this is a pleasure to have you on the show today. I certainly appreciate it. If our listeners want to get in touch with you and learn more about you, what is the best way to do that?   Bob Knakal (00:23:00) - Yeah, best way to get me is you can email me at Bob at JLL is CNA Michael so Bob McCall at JLL. Or you can find me on social media. I don't know what my particular handles are, but you know, I'm on just about every platform. Just put in Bob Nicole, you should be able to track me down.   Sam Wilson (00:23:23) - Absolutely, Bob. But I do have your social media handles. We'll make sure we include those there in the show. Notes.   Sam Wilson (00:23:28) - If you're looking for Bob's social media handles, we'll have those there. And again, thank you for taking the time to come on the show today. I certainly appreciate it.   Bob Knakal (00:23:34) - You got it. Sam, it was great to be with you.   Sam Wilson (00:23:36) - Hey, thanks for.   Sam Wilson (00:23:37) - Listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can do me a.   Sam Wilson (00:23:40) - Favor.   Sam Wilson (00:23:41) - And subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories. So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.

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Episode 141: Adrenal Insufficiency BasicsFuture doctor Wilson explains how to recognize an acute adrenal insufficiency and explains how to treat it. Also, chronic adrenal insufficiency is explained. Dr. Arreaza adds comments about congenital adrenal hyperplasia.Written by Candace Wilson, MSIV, American University of the Caribbean. Comments by Hector Arreaza, MD.June 2, 2023.You are listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast, your weekly dose of knowledge brought to you by the Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program from Bakersfield, California, a UCLA-affiliated program sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista, Let Us Be Your Healthcare Home. This podcast was created for educational purposes only. Visit your primary care provider for additional medical advice.Introduction: After having seen patients with adrenal insufficiency when I did a rotation in ICU, I saw how important it is to be able to recognize it quickly to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment as quickly as possible. Arreaza: AI is adrenal insufficiency but also AI stands for Artificial intelligence, so we had the idea to ask Chat GPT what are the adrenal glands and this is what we got: “The adrenal glands are small endocrine glands located on top of each kidney. They are small in size, but they play a vital role in producing and secreting essential hormones.” (end of quote)Glucocorticoids play an important role in the mobilization of energy reserves by increasing gluconeogenesis, glycogen synthesis, protein catabolism, lipolysis, appetite, and insulin resistance. Each adrenal gland is composed of two main parts: the outer region called the adrenal cortex and the inner region called the adrenal medulla. These two regions have distinct structures and functions.” The adrenal cortex has three zones, Zona glomerulosa (mineralocorticoids, mainly aldosterone), Zona fasciculata (cortisol), and Zona reticularis (androgens). Mineralocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones produced by the Zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland that influence electrolyte and water balance through modifying renal absorption of sodium and potassium.Definition of AI: AI is “inadequate functioning of the adrenal glands”. Adrenal gland hormones: glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and sex hormones.Primary vs. secondary adrenal insufficiency.Candace: Primary adrenal insufficiency is caused either by the abrupt destruction of the adrenal gland or by progressive destruction/atrophy, whereas secondary adrenal insufficiency is due to conditions that impair the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis leading to decreased ACTH production. Causes of primary adrenal insufficiency includes autoimmune adrenalitis (which is the most common cause in the US); infectious adrenalitis (tuberculosis being the most common cause worldwide); adrenal hemorrhage; infiltration of the adrenal gland by tumors, amyloidosis, or hemochromatosis; adrenalectomy; cortisol synthesis inhibitors (such as rifampin, fluconazole, phenytoin, ketoconazole); 21B-hydroxylase deficiency; and vitamin B5 deficiency. Fluconazole is commonly used to treat pulmonary cocci (Valley Fever in our community). What about secondary causes?Causes of secondary adrenal insufficiency include sudden discontinuation of chronic glucocorticoid therapy; stress (such as infection, trauma, or surgery) during prolonged glucocorticoid therapy; and hypopituitarism. Clinical presentation of adrenal crisis.Adrenal insufficiency can present acutely or chronically with more insidious symptoms. We will first discuss the acutemanifestation of adrenal insufficiency, also known as adrenal crisis. In any patient who demonstrates vasodilatory shock, unexplained severe hypoglycemia, or unexplained hyponatremia whether or not the patient is known to have adrenal insufficiency, adrenal crisis should be considered a possibility. Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate medical treatment and can occur in either primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency, though it is most common in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency. The main feature of adrenal crisis is shock, but patients may also have vague symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness, fatigue, lethargy, fever, confusion, or coma. In patients with adrenal crisis from primary adrenal insufficiency, volume depletion and hypotension are the major clinical features, resulting from mineralocorticoid deficiency. In contrast, the patients with adrenal crisis from secondary adrenal insufficiency (which is an isolated glucocorticoid deficiency) will have hypotension secondary to decreased vascular tone without volume depletion.Treatment of adrenal crisis.Signs of an adrenal crisis should be recognized quickly, and management should be started as quickly as possible. When adrenal crisis is suspected, do not wait for laboratory results before initiating treatment as this is a life-threatening medical emergency. After all necessary laboratory tests have been collected (including serum electrolytes, glucose, routine measurement of plasma cortisol and ACTH) and IV access has been established, infuse 2-3L of isotonic saline or 5% dextrose in isotonic saline as quickly as possible and give bolus of hydrocortisone 100mg IV followed by 50mg IV every 6 hours or 200mg/24 hours as a continuous IV infusion for the first 24hrs. The answer to many endocrine emergencies is IV fluids, in this case, you also add hydrocortisone and mineralocorticoids.Alternative glucocorticoids if hydrocortisone is unavailable include methylprednisolone and dexamethasone. While patient is hemodynamically unstable, it is important to frequently monitor vital signs and serum electrolytes to avoid iatrogenic fluid overload. When the patient has stabilized, continue IV isotonic saline at a slower rate for 24-48 hours, and for patients with primary adrenal insufficiency, begin mineralocorticoid replacement with fludrocortisone 0.1mg orally daily when saline infusion is stopped. If there is concern for infectious precipitating cause of the adrenal crisis, perform an extensive infectious workup. Addison's disease.Early symptoms of chronic adrenal insufficiency can be vague and nonspecific (such as fatigue, weight loss, and GI complaints), making the clinical diagnosis more difficult than acute adrenal insufficiency. Diagnosis must be confirmed with a thorough endocrine evaluation to determine the type and cause of the adrenal insufficiency, but treatment should be started before the diagnosis is established in acutely ill patients. Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency shares some common clinical manifestations, such as fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, amenorrhea, diffuse myalgia, arthralgia, confusion, delirium, stupor, depression, psychosis, mania, anxiety, disorientation, and hallucinations.Clinical manifestations of indicative of primary adrenal insufficiency include orthostatic hypotension, salt craving, hyperpigmentation especially of areas not typically exposed to sunlight (such as palmar creases, mucous membrane of the mouth), vitiligo (though hyperpigmentation is more common), hypotension, and auricular calcifications. Lab findings.Laboratory results will show electrolyte disturbances (such as hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and hypercalcemia), azotemia, normocytic anemia, eosinophilia, increased renin, normal anion gap metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, increased ACTH, low cortisol, low aldosterone, increased cortisol releasing hormone, and decreased DHEA-S.Clinical manifestations of secondary adrenal insufficiency is similar to those in primary adrenal insufficiency with the notable exceptions of: hypotension (which is less prominent than in primary AI), absence of dehydration, pale skin as opposed to hyperpigmentation. Laboratory results in secondary adrenal insufficiency will show normal aldosterone, sodium, potassium, and renin; decreased ACTH and cortisol; and increased cortisol-releasing hormone.Treatment of chronic adrenal insufficiency. Treatment of primary adrenal insufficiency focuses on replacing hypocortisolism with glucocorticoids and hypoaldosteronism with mineralocorticoids. In contrast, the treatment of secondary adrenal insufficiency focuses on the replacement of hypocortisolism with glucocorticoids without the need to supplement aldosterone. Short-acting glucocorticoids (such as hydrocortisone) are the preferred medication for treatment since they roughly mimic the normal diurnal rhythm. Intermediate-acting (such as prednisone or prednisolone) and long-acting glucocorticoids (such as dexamethasone) are acceptable alternatives, especially in patients who are non-compliant with multiple-day dose schedules or those with severe late-evening or early-morning symptoms, but due to variable inter-individual metabolism of dexamethasone, be cautious of over-treating patients. Whether the patient is receiving short-acting, intermediate-acting, or long-acting, ensure that patients receive the lowest glucocorticoid dose that relieves symptoms while avoiding signs and symptoms of glucocorticoid excess (such as weight gain, facial plethora, truncal obesity, osteoporosis, etc.).Summary: Primary = Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Secondary = Glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids can be short, intermediate, and long-acting. What about mineralocorticoids?Fludrocortisone 0.1mg/day is the preferred agent for mineralocorticoid replacement in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency, though patients who are receiving hydrocortisone therapy in conjunction may require a lower dose of 0.05mg/day. Mineralocorticoid therapy may need to be increased during the summer due to salt loss in perspiration. As a reminder, aldosterone works by controlling the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium. It influences water reabsorption. It is part of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) to maintain blood pressure. In addition, it is important that patients receive adequate education about their medical condition and causes, whether it is primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency, especially the maintenance of medication, adjustment during minor illnesses, and when to consult a clinician.Bottom line: Adrenal insufficiency can be acute or chronic, primary or secondary. In primary adrenal insufficiency, laboratory results will show electrolyte abnormalities, such as hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, with increased ACTH. Whereas in secondary adrenal insufficiency, electrolytes will be normal, and ACTH will be decreased. Both primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency require treatment with glucocorticoid, but a mineralocorticoid should be added in the setting of primary adrenal insufficiency. _________________________Conclusion: Now we conclude episode number 141, “Adrenal Insufficiency Basics.” We encourage you to recognize acute adrenal insufficiency promptly and start IV fluids and glucocorticoid stat. Candace reminded us that chronic adrenal insufficiency presents with vague and insidious symptoms, including hypotension, fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, hyperpigmentation of the skin, and even vitiligo. Make sure to include our colleagues from endocrinology if you have concerns.   This week we thank Hector Arreaza and Candace Wilson. Audio editing by Adrianne Silva.Even without trying, every night you go to bed a little wiser. Thanks for listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast. We want to hear from you, send us an email at RioBravoqWeek@clinicasierravista.org, or visit our website riobravofmrp.org/qweek. See you next week! _____________________References:Nieman, L. K. (n.d.). Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in adults. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnosis-of-adrenal-insufficiency-in-adults. Accessed June 2, 2023.Nieman, L. K. (2022, October 25). Clinical manifestations of adrenal insufficiency in adults. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-of-adrenal-insufficiency-in-adults . Accessed June 2, 2023.Nieman, L. K. (2022a, October 19). Treatment of adrenal insufficiency in adults. UpToDate. Treatment of adrenal insufficiency in adults - UpToDate. Accessed June 2, 2023.Royalty-free music used for this episode: "Latina Havana Boulevard." 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According to a recent study by Loom, a video app company, bad communication costs your company a whopping $21B a week. Communication is a funny thing. Just because we learn to speak as kids don't automatically make us good communicators. In today's Building a Modern Employer Brand podcast episode, we talk about communication. And not just any communication but bad communication and how to prevent it. Find all links mentioned in this episode on the show notes article for this episode:

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We continue through the Book of Acts this morning as Paul - Barnabus conclude their first missionary joournary ot the Gentiles throughout modern-day Turkey. As the Spirit leads them, not only do they experience persecution but this becomes a theme of their message to the newly established churches. --1. ATICONIUM -VV.1-7--o The revival in another synagogue -v.1- remember the definition of -revival--o The response of opposition -v.2--o Increased power of the Spirit -v.3--o Even more escalation of persecution -vv.4-5---Summary- vv. 6-7 move us into vv. 8-24---2. AT LYSTRA -VV.8-20A--o Preaching - a miracle -vv.8-10- How does the pattern in v.3 - here teach us the purpose of miracles---o Pagan religion - Paul's preaching -vv.11-18--o Continuing persecution -vv.19--o A miraculous response -vv.20-21a---3. FOLLOW-UP IN LYSTRA, ICONIUM, ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA, - PERGA -VV.21B-25- -o -Strengthening - encouraging- with the Word -vv.22--o -Strengthening - encouraging- with leadership -v.23---4. RETURN TO ANTIOCH ON THE ORONTES -VV. 26-28--o -all that God had done with them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles- -v.27-

(Recorded on April 2023). Had a great chat with NYC real estate broker & RE legend Bob Knakal on this episode.   We often abuse the word GOAT in the world of sports & business.  If one were to not use this world so casually, then Bob would be considered as The Goat of NYC real estate. He's closed almost $21B worth of real estate to date, over 40K residential units, and has sold $7B worth of development sites across NYC resulting in over 29B square feet.  The numbers.just.don't.lie.  Fun Fact:  Bob is striving to sell 3000 properties in NYC, hall of fame figures that you could compare in baseball to the likes of Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, A Rod, Derek Jeter, & Cal Ripken Jr. He's started a twitter account in January of 2023 and the account has since gone viral in our world.  Bob has a wealth of knowledge & I wish I could have spent a few more hours with him!  Please follow bob on all social channels:  Twitter: @Bobknakal  Linkedin Instagram: @bobknakalnyc   

Today's word of the day is ‘merged' as in the WWE and the UFC are becoming one company. Endeavor is leading the charge. The new live sports behemoth is valued at $21B. Why did Vince McMahon want out now? Who is Ari Emanuel? What does Dana White think about this? What does it all mean!? (13:10) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Los Angeles Angels opting to get a reporter removed from team-owned radio station for being critical of the organization. (30:40) Review: Palm Trees and Power Lines. (33:30) Anthony Rendon has been suspended by MLB for putting his hands on a fan. Come on! (39:55) Here we go again. Jill Biden wants LSU AND Iowa to come to the White House. This isn't how it works! (45:20) NPPOD. (46:55) The Yankees want to get rid of manager jersey numbers. They've retired so many numbers that they're running out! How's everyone doing!? No one ever reaches out to me so I'm assuming you're all doing well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob and Lach are talking WWE selling to Endeavor for $21B, the new $15B fund investing in forward-thinking companies + angry tradies and homeowners as Porter David collapses. YOU CAN FIND US ON... The web ~ https://linktr.ee/funnybusinesspodcast Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/funnybusiness_au/ LinkedIn ~ Lach / Rob CONTACT ME (Lach) ~ lach@dreambigsocialclub.com DREAM BIG SOCIAL CLUB MELBOURNE LAUNCH PARTY MAY 3 (limited tix remaining)

Week 11 Market Performance:Dow Jones Industrial Average: -.15%; YTD Performance: -3.88%S&P 500: +1.43%; YTD Performance: +2.01%Nasdaq: +4.41%; YTD Performance: +11.12% Silicon Valley Bank Mission Statement: “Our mission is to increase the probability of our clients' success. For nearly 40 years, Silicon Valley Bank has helped innovators, enterprises and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast.”Silicon Valley Bank sold $21B worth of US Treasuries and Agency securities for a ($1.8B) loss after tax.Fed's response: .25 Basis Point (.25%) rate hike.What does it mean? Find out by listening to Episode 2.

Friday, March 10th, 2023 - a moment in B2B Technology and Start-Up ecosystem history that many will never forget and hopefully provides a foundation for learning the risks and rewards of venture-backed, early-stage entrepreneurship.Todd Gardner founded SaaS Capital in 2007, the industry's first "recurring revenue credit facility".  Before names like Salesforce, Workday, and Snowflake were well-known names, Todd experienced the financial crisis of 2008 and experienced firsthand the impact of a systemic banking issue including the meltdown of his financial partners.Our goal for this episode of the podcast is to provide practical insights and advice that SaaS founders, CEOs, and CFOs can apply to decrease the risks associated with their financial related decisions and banking decisions.We started with the basic, summary facts surrounding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB):December 31, 2022, SVB financial disclosure:  - $209 B in total assets - $175.4B in total depositsMarch 8th: SVB disclosed a $1.8B loss on the fire sale of $21B in long-term assetsMarch 8th - 10th: ~ $42B in deposit withdraws were made by SVB customersFriday, March 10th: SVB was declared insolvent and closed by U.S regulatorsSunday, March 12th: U.S. government including the FDIC, US Treasury, and Federal Reserve announced that all deposits (100%) would be backstopped - made good because SVB had more than enough assets to cover the outstanding liabilities, primarily customer deposits. Essentially the US government is managing the risk which is primarily a "time-based" issue versus a balance sheet issue.Todd next provided an industry backdrop that lead to the run on SVB. Due to the accelerated ramp of venture capital investing in 2020 - 2021, the deposits on hand at SVB doubles. As standard bank operating practice, SVB invested a significant portion of those deposits in long-term bonds and treasuries, which had a low return due to the low-interest rates of the moment.During the second half of 2022, interest rates began to increase dramatically, and the result was that the value of the long-term bonds decreased in value. Simultaneously many customers were moving their deposits at SVB into higher interest-rate instruments outside of SVB - forcing SVB to sell some long-term assets to support the decrease in deposits.Due to the above macroeconomic interest rate dynamics, coupled with the short-term issues created by a handful of Venture Capital firms quietly recommending their portfolio companies move their deposits out of SVB.We next discussed the "financial ecosystem" that has been the foundation that fueled the amazing growth of the technology industry which includes:  - Over half of the technology start-ups banked with SVB - Over half of Venture Capital firms in technology banked with SVB for Capital Call - Line of CreditHaving the primary source of assets and liabilities from the same industry ultimately becomes a material issue for SVB.The above is a backdrop to the insights and advice that Todd shared for how this experience can inform future financial and banking decisions by SaaS founders, CEOs, and CFOs which include:#1: Diversify banking relationships including checking, savings, and credit facilities                  - have at least 2 banks and/or treasury based money-market account#2: Understand the banking relationships that your payables and payroll firms use#3. Maintain fiscal discipline throughout the start-up journey to change the narrative from "cash runway" to ongoing operating profit as early as possibleIf you are interested in learning more about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and what it means to the financial strategy of SaaS CEOs and CFOs going forward, this conversation with Todd is a great listen.

David Ash is the managing director at Walker & Dunlop, which works with investment sales efforts across New York and executes across all asset classes. In this episode, he shares how starting out as a club promoter in college helped him discover his gift of bringing people together, how that led to a flourishing career in investment sales, and some of his insights into the New York City commercial real estate market.    David Ash | Real Estate Background Managing director at Walker & Dunlop, which works with investment sales efforts across New York and executes all across asset classes. He has also done $4.21B in sales transactions since the inception of his company Prince Realty Advisors. Based in: Manhattan, NY Say hi to him at:  LinkedIn Best Ever Book: Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction by Derek Thompson Greatest lesson: Stay focused on what you're good at. Join the newsletter for the expert tips & investing content.   Sign up to be a guest on the show. FREE eBook: The Ultimate Guide to Multifamily Deals & Investing Register for this year's Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City Stay in touch with us! www.bestevercre.com YouTube Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Click here to know more about our sponsors: PassiveInvesting.com | DLP Capital |Reliant

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The Findlay City Schools and local law enforcement have taken unprecedented steps to address fears of gun violence ahead of the new school year... are students as safe as they can possibly be? (at 16:10) --- Blanchard Valley Health System's Dr. Bill Kose shares his reaction to news that the CDC will be 'restructuring' its operations to improve timeliness and accountability in the wake of pandemic missteps (at 26:46) --- New data from CreditCards.com finds Americans are collectively sitting on $21B in unused gift cards, vouchers and store credits at a time when money is tighter than ever... industry analyst Ted Rossman explains how to unlock that value (at 49:54)

Jason breaks down SoftBank's Vision Fund losing $21B+ last quarter and reflects on how founders should approach raising capital from megafunds. (2:11) Then, Jason reflects on lessons learned from the tough DTC space (27:05) and gives a quick Jay Trading update! (36:17). To wrap, NutriSense CEO Alex Skryl joins J+M to break down the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring! (47:37) (0:00) Jason tees up today's solo news + founder interview! (2:11) Jason breaks down SoftBank's Vision Fund losing ~$21B+ last quarter and analyzes some clips from Masayoshi Son's investor presentation (11:31) Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (12:54) Jason disagrees with Masa's new strategy and direction and explains how founders should approach raising capital by megafunds like the Vision Fund and differences between how Uber and WeWork deployed SoftBank capital (22:46) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist (24:06) Reviewing the biggest hits and misses from Vision Fund I (27:05) Lessons learned from DTC shutdowns, how VCs deploy capital in a downturn (34:45) Prometheus - Go to Prometheusalts.com or download it on the App Store and use the access code TWIST to sign up (36:17) Jay Trading update: $DIS, $AMZN, $WBD, $SFIX (47:37) Nutrisense CEO Alex Skryl joins to talk glucose monitoring benefits, biohacking, and more!

Derek Kreifels is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), the only nonprofit in the U.S. that combines ground-breaking free-market research with a strong network of states' treasurers, auditors, and other financial officers, to actively sustain the health of each state's economic outlook. Before co-founding SFOF in 2012, Kreifels spent five years as Assistant State Treasurer of Kansas, where he oversaw the state's college savings plan, ABLE plan, debt and bond management, and pension investments. During his tenure, his office processed over $21B annually, and he managed 42 employees with an annual budget of over $3.5M. Kreifels attended Kansas State University, received his undergraduate degree from Wichita State University, and his Master's degree from Friends University in Wichita. He lends his leadership to several boards and nonprofits. He and his wife Melanie are diehard Kansas City Chiefs fans, enjoy excellent Kansas City BBQ, and love spending time with family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Chinese companies view American and EU companies as very risky, in large part because so many American and EU companies are looking to move their manufacturing out of China.” –Dan Harris, co-founder of HarrisBricken and co-editor of The China Law Blog. A major potential avalanche of risks are those that would shake the business world  should – as some expect it will –  trade relations between China, and America and EU, come to an end. China is America's largest trading partner, a relationship responsible for $600B a year in commerce, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. By comparison, U.S. / European Union trade exceeds $1T. The trade deficit with China for goods is more than $300 billion, while the U.S. has a trade surplus for services of $25B. China is America's largest supplier of imported goods, while China is America's third largest export market. U.S. invests roughly $125B in China, compared to China's investment of $38B in the U.S. The figures vary wildly depending on who you ask, but the Trade Representative puts the U.S. GDP at $21B and China's at more than $14B. In case you missed it, U.S./China relations have been strained. President Trump cast a spotlight on the downsides of the relationship for the U.S., and China's response to the sanctions imposed on Russia by President Biden and the West for invading Ukraine have made the relationship even rockier. The U.S./China marriage needs some serious counseling. Eventually, experts say, the couple is headed for divorce. How that breakup plays out, especially if or when China takes custody of Taiwan – peacefully or otherwise – is something the business world needs to brace for.  No; seriously. For example, should the West impose sanctions on China similar to those on Russia, the shift in the business world would be tectonic. Joining me on this episode is Dan Harris, a leading authority on the legal and strategic aspects of conducting business in emerging markets. Dan is co-founder of the international practice of Seattle-based HarrisBricken, which has offices across the U.S., as well as in China, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. His China Law Blog was named, and with good reason, to the ABA Journal's “Blawg Hall of Fame.”This podcast is the audio companion to the Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation. The Journal is a collaborative project between HB Litigation Conferences and the Fastcase legal research family, which includes Full Court Press, Law Street Media, and Docket Alarm. The podcast itself is a joint effort between HB and our friends at Law Street Media. If you have comments or wish to participate in one our projects, or want to tell me how much  you learned from Dan,  please drop me a note at Editor@LitigationConferences.com.Tom HagyHost and Litigation EnthusiastP.S. It's possible I should stay away from forcing metaphors on my guests. The U.S. / China relationship is nothing like a marriage. We do, however, always forget our anniversary. We're more like neighbors who have to deal with each other. Our "good mornings" and "have a nice days" are, at best, phony. There are lingering hurt feelings ("You always park in front of my house," "You never invite us to parties") and suspicions ("I'm pretty sure it's you who doesn't pick up after their dog"), but civility is a must when you share friends and a fence. Oh, man, and now our kids are playing together. 

Frixur, 9th of Gracos, 301 YOD This is episode 21B, which follows Rubin, Tamacti, and Iris. Things heat up quickly as another seraph enters the city gunning for Tamacti. Join the Split Party today in our ever growing community: https://linktr.ee/splitparty (https://linktr.ee/splitparty) And remember... Never split the party! Music used in Episode 21B: Give these guys some support for their awesome scores! https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalTracks4free (To the end of time - Ean Grimm) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Servant of Chaos - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Harbinger of Death - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalTracks4free (Warrior Rising - Ean Grimm) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpw98gJG4mg (Were Back to Fight - Alexander Hoff) https://www.youtube.com/c/SwordCoastSoundscapes (Mists of Ravenloft - Sword Coast Soundscapes) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Tainted Heart - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Reckoning - Adrian Von Ziegler) https://www.youtube.com/user/AdrianvonZiegler (Ceremonial Spell - Adrian Von Ziegler) *All music used in this episode have been given the approval by their original composers for commercial use* For business inquiries contact us at: thesplitpartypodcast@gmail.com

Chewy (CHWY) stock price finished about 8% to the downside today. The Chewy (CHWY) earnings report indicated -$0.08 in EPS and $2.21B in revenue. Frances Newton Stacy says that despite a 24% increase in net sales, the net loss barely went down year-over-year. She is interested to see how companies that make money trade as the Fed pivots. Seth Basham weighs in on Chewy revenue growth, gross margin, free cash flow, and active customers. What is the Chewy (CHWY) stock price forecast? Tune in for the full interview.

Shares of Telus International (TIXT) closed more than 6% lower Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 after the company reported mixed quarterly earnings. For its 3Q Telus reported adj. EPS of $0.26 on $556.0M in total sales as well as reaffirmed its full-year outlook calling for EPS between $0.92 and $0.97 and revenue between $2.17B and $2.21B. President & CEO Jeff Puritt joins The Watch List to discuss the company's quarterly performance and where he sees future growth.

It's episode 21B of "Superheroes For Dummies" featuring Dream and the Endless, from Neil Gaiman's Sandman! These characters are so epic, that we had to split their episode into three parts. Look out for the final installment on Monday 17th May. In this series three friends; a comics novice with an interest in finding out more, a comics related media fan, and an ultra nerd, answer questions about the characters YOU want to know more about. The podcast's hosted by Paul McGuigan, Daniel Belgrave and Steve J. Ray. It's produced, mixed, and edited by Adam Ray. Our special guest is Brad Filicky. Please contact us on Twitter: @PaulDaMac @Dark_Ronin84 @el_steevo @IzzetTinkerer @filickyb1 "Theme Music" by Professor Elemental and Tom Caruana. Please check out professorelemental.com and Teasearecords.com for more information. You can find the DC Comics News Podcast, Mad Love: The Harley Quinncast, I Am The Night and The Spinner Rack here https://dcnewsnetwork.fireside.fm/ Find Mandatory Marvel/DC Podcast, The Indie Comics Spotlight, Classic Comics, The VHS Strikes Back, and a whole host of other great shows at https://play.acast.com/s/comicsinmotion#:~:text=The%20Comics%20In%20Motion%20Podcast,Dave%20Horrocks%20and%20Chris%20Phelps. Reading list (in reading order, NOT publishing order) Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days Sandman: The Doll's House Sandman: Dream Country Sandman: Season Of Mists Sandman: A Game Of You Sandman: Fables And Reflections Death: At Death's Door Sandman: Brief Lives Death: The High Cost Of Living Sandman: World's End Sandman: The Kindly Ones Sandman: The Wake Death: The Time Of Your Life Sandman: The Dream Hunters Sandman: Endless Nights Sandman: Overture --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support