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Send us a textThe State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt with Special Guest EV Auto Owner Alex Lawrence.Alex spent his first 20 years in business as a self made entrepreneur that started, led and sold multiple companies. These ventures were built across software, consumer Internet, commercial real estate, venture capital and franchising. Alex raised over $25MM in capital and had one partnership reach #34 on the Inc. 500 list. Five years ago Alex left the world of entrepreneurship to join Weber State University full-time as Vice Provost. Alex worked on a number or projects at Weber State including Startup Ogden, Technology Commercialization and the WSU Research Foundation. In July, Alex joined the Professional Sales program as a full-time faculty member, specializing in Internet Sales, Internet Technology and Social Media Sales. Alex has a BS from the University of Utah, an MBA from Weber State and holds a PhD from Oklahoma State University (PhD, Business).You can see Alex regularly appearing on KSL Channel 5 as their technology expert.  Alex is a highly sought after investor, mentor, speaker, author and teacher.  He is married with two little girls and enjoys the outdoors of Utah, including golfing and fly-fishing.https://www.evauto.com/https://propane.com/for-my-business/fleet-vehicles/https://air.utah.gov/altfuel/index.php

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Fantasy Baseball Live – December 1, 2024Segment 1 – News and Notes1.The Dodgers have been busy.a.They signed Blake Snell to a 5-year, $182 million deal with $62 million deferred. This model appears to be the Dodgers' signature as they kick the financial ball down the road. i.The Dodgers appear to want a star at each position and a rotation of #1 starters. The obvious problem here is the health of these starters. Thoughts?b.The Dodgers also extend Tommy Edman, signing him to a 5-year, $74 million extension. Once again, money is deferred – a third, in this case, $25MM.i.If the deferred strategy is working, why aren't other teams joining in?c.Should MLB step in against this strategy or just let teams continue to push their liabilities to a later date?d.If the deferred strategy is working, why aren't other teams joining in?i.Should MLB intervene against this strategy or let teams continue to postpone their liabilities?2.Down the road, the Angels sign Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $63 million (nothing deferred). Kikuchi has always had great stuff, and with his two months with the Astros, they finally unlocked something. The data shows a pitch mix change to focus more on his slider. a.Let's cut to the chase...will the Angels find some way to turn him back into the old Kikuchi?b.His ADP is 142, and he's going as an early #3 starter. Interested?i.Who would you rather have game?Segment 2 – Fantasy Questions of the NL East – Phillies and Nationals1.Philadelphia Philliesa.Bryce Harper is going off the board at #21 and Trea Turner at #24. Who are you more worried about returning their draft value, and why?b.JT. Realmuto had a down season with 14 home runs, 2 SB, and a .266 BA. At 34, is this the beginning of the downward slope or can he have one more 20+ HR season with a few more stolen bases?i.Statcast data seems to suggest there is still something in the tankc.If Johan Rojas remains the starting centerfielder, is this a player you find interesting at the draft table? Early NFBC drafts are not buying it as he's going as the 656 player off the boardd.Ranger Suarez posted a 2.76 ERA in the first half and somewhat imploded in the second half with a 5.65 ERA. Granted, he only pitched 36 innings in the second because of some injuries. Are you going to bet more on the first half or take a pass. He's the 104th pitcher off the board. Let's call him a #5 starter. Are you interested?e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors)2.Washington Nationalsa.James Wood early in the fourth round or Dylan Crews in the 10th round. Who would you rather have?i.James Wood 2025 stat line – HR, SB, and BAii.Dylan Crews 2025 stat line – HR, SB, and BAb.One of my guys is Jose Tena. However, he's getting next to zero love in early drafts. His ADP is 513. Am I out to lunch here? He hit the ball very hard, with 91.2 average exit velocity and 71st percentile in sprint speed. Granted, he loves to swing the pole and rarely walks, but the fantasy tools seem alluring. c.Is this the year that Juan Yepez finally gets a ton of playing time? He's an afterthought in early drafts with an ADP of 605. Any interest?d.Who besides MacKenzie Gore interest you at the draft table from the Nats list of starting pitchers?e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors)3.Final Questiona.Who wins the NL East and how many playoff teams will there be?Segment 3 – Fantasy Questions of the AL East – Baltimore and Boston1.Baltimore Oriolesa.Jackson Holliday – 2025 stat line: AB, HR, SB, and BAi.He's going off the board as the 17th-second baseman. We will determine who you'd rather haveb.Colton Cowser hit 24 home runs and stole nine bases. The data looks great on him. Are you looking for more this season? If so, how much more?i.His ADP is 162 or the 37th outfielder off the board. Does that feel about right or are you going to jump the line?c.Grayson Rodriguez is going as a late #2 or early #3 starter. His stuff looks great, but is this too high based on his lack of an MLB history?d.Felix Bautista should be back, and early drafters are excited. He's going as the number six closer off the board. Too risky, or do you take the gamble?e.Trevor Rogers is free (665 ADP). Is he worth a gamble in Draft-and-Hold Leagues?f.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors)

We're starting think about the season which is only 3 weeks away.  We have a quick, less than thorough review of the Metro division and just provide updates on our lives and talk about the beautiful September weather.    Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio   Title Player Steve Kasper  News  McDavid sounds positive about re-signing next summer.  https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/season-preview/connor-mcdavid-factors-for-long-term-future-in-edmonton Adam Larsson signs 4 year deal with Kraken Leafs bring in Paccioretty on PTO LeBrun on Stamkos leaving Lightning - https://www.tsn.ca/video/lebrun-on-lightning-moving-on-from-stamkos-i-think-that-one-will-come-back-to-haunt-them%7E2993193 Rookie camps open.   PWHL names / logos released  https://www.thepwhl.com/en/pwhl-unveils-all-six-team-identities-ahead-of-second-season/ Guess the 5th Connections   Last Week - Ryan O'Reilly, Zack Kassian, Jamie Benn, Matt Martin - none of them wear visors This Week: Brendan Bell, Claude Provost, Dana Murzyn, Gaetan Duchesne  Metro Division Preview Last season  Carolina Hurricanes Don Waddell resigned as president and general manager on May 24, 2024. Eric Tulsky was promoted from assistant GM to general manager on June 18, 2024. Columbus Blue Jackets  have $25MM in cap space The Blue Jackets are seeking forward depth and a goalie under new GM Don Waddell. They have the 4th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. New Jersey Devils The Devils have a top-10 selection in the draft for the sixth time in eight years. New York Islanders Patrick Roy replaced Lane Lambert as head coach on January 20, 2024. The Islanders acquired the 20th overall pick and two second-round picks from the Chicago Blackhawks. New York Rangers The Rangers acquired Reilly Smith. They signed Sam Carrick to a 3-year contract. Key departures include Alex Wennberg, Jack Roslovic, Barclay Goodrow, Erik Gustafsson, and Blake Wheeler. Philadelphia Flyers Signed top prospect Matvei Michkov to a 3-year entry-level contract. Re-signed Erik Johnson. Cam Atkinson and Marc Staal departed the team. Pittsburgh Penguins The Penguins traded Reilly Smith to the New York Rangers. While not all teams in the division had major changes, these moves represent some of the key alterations heading into the 2024-25 season. The division appears to be in a state of flux, with some teams rebuilding while others aim to maintain their competitive edge.   Crazy Stat

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. In today's edition of Daily Compliance News: The Panama Papers trial begins. (BBC) Crypto says it has turned the compliance corner. (WSJ) KPMG pays $25MM for cheating. (FT) A former PdVSA minister was arrested for corruption. (Reuters) For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today he runs an agency doing $25MM in ARR with around 150 employees.  But–as the story usually goes–this success didn't come overnight & started with much more humble beginnings.  From not getting paid by one of his first clients to gaining traction with small monthly retainers on Fiverr to now running a successful performance marketing agency for SaaS companies, Garrett Mehrguth, CEO of Directive, has learned a forecasting model that's allowed him to scale his agency well beyond those humble beginnings.In today's conversation, he shares:The 2 part financial forecasting model you need to grow your agencyThe common mistake agency owners make regarding executive payHow to set goals that are meaningful, yet attainable, for your teamResources Mentioned in This Episode:An Agency's Guide to Measuring And Improving Billable Utilization (Ebook)Connect with Garrett on LinkedIn Sign Up for Garrett's Agency Academy Course The 3 Benefits of Productizing Your Services w/ Sam Shepler 3 Steps to Owning Your Niche in 90 Days w/ Nick Bennett 5 Steps to Win More Clients with Benchmark Data w/ Chris NaultWant to watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube?Check it out here: Agency Life Podcast on YouTubeWant to get more content to support your agency life? Subscribe to the Agency Life newsletter, check out past episodes & find more content at teamwork.com/agencylife. This podcast is brought to you by Teamwork.com.

How does one begin to integrate AI into their partner programs? Alden Hultgren provides practical advice, from mapping out automation opportunities to designing partner experiences that are not just functional but delightful. She envisions a future where digital workers become integral to partnership teams, streamlining processes and freeing up human talent to focus on strategic initiatives. Her mantra? Dream big — the technology is ready for you.(00:32) Guest intro: Alden Hultgren(03:27) Alden on growing a $1MM partnerships practice to $25MM(05:16) Strategies Alden used at Salesforce to grow their partnerships beyond $100 MM(07:21) Alden's tools for partner management(09:29) GenAI: Reshaping traditional channel partnership roles(11:36) Strategic approach to gen AI for partnership professionals + skills do you believe will help partnerships professionals survive & thrive within the gen AI landscape(13:06) Gen AI's affect on longevity in a career in partnerships(13:56) Conversational AI Orchestration Platform & its role in partnerships(15:58) Gen AI digital workers' role in partnerships(18:22)  Designing digital workers in partnerships & optimizing the experience for partners(20:11)  Digital workers: who's done it well(22:01)  Strategies for integrating gen AI into partner programs to create value-added services(24:05)  Challenges related to the rapid evolution of Gen AI technology(25:03)  Can Gen AI help with the partner experience?(27:05)  Alden on most significant achievement with gen AI in partnerships(28:25)  What vendors need to keep in mind as they leverage Gen AI for partnerships in the near futureThis production is brought to you by Magentrix ✨

Join Rusty in EP 47: Part 1 as he shares another journal entry update and recaps 2023. Prewett Pest started in July 2020 and 3 years later the company crossed over the $3MM mark but not without wins, losses, speed bumps and road blocks. Rusty shares the company's 2023 goals and gives an update on the final results. The good, the bad, and the ugly! Reverse engineering goals has proven a strategic way to break down big goals and allows the team to focus on the daily, weekly and monthly things that help move the company to its 10 year target of being a $25Mm company.

Yosmel Gutierrez, or as his friends call him Joe, is currently the CEO and Founder of YeeGoals, a platform committed to connecting businesses with industry-specific banks and bankers that see their clients not for who they are today, but for what they can become tomorrow. He is also a co-founder of EquipmentFinancings.com and a previous franchise owner of Lendio Anaheim. Joe brings the experience of working with multiple start-ups and small businesses in the search for capital. He has developed an uncanny ability to problem-solve and develop solutions on the fly, which helps him offer the stellar customer service he is known for.  As the previous owner of Lendio Anaheim, he had the privilege of helping over 750 businesses across the nation get their PPP loans during the pandemic, amounting to a total of over $25MM. Joe has also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and currently for Pathway of Hope, a local food bank in the North Orange County Community College District.  -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHKT2gmF LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g2PzRhjQ Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eWpNVRi Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gRd_863w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gruexU6m #orangecountyca #mastermind #ceopeergroups #peergroups #peerlearning

The era of new worlds ushers in Spatial Computing: just a concept today, but will be commonplace by end of decade. Reality skinning will allow me to look at you however I want… so which side of uncanny valley are we standing? More Bitcoin ETFs hit around the world, everyone wants to talk to Gary Gensler. Scammers AI deep fake a zoom call to the tune of $25MM, how will we know if our colleagues are real? Check the blockchain for the transparent truth!

When I interviewed founders of online courses and asked about their communities, they often said they host them on Facebook. “That's where everyone is” was the answer. Sometimes they'd use Slack, but FB was dominant. So how did Circle break through? That's what founder Andrew Guttormsen & I breakdown. Andrew Guttormsen is the Co-Founder of Circle.so, a modern community platform for creators. Prior to founding Circle, he spent nearly five years at Teachable, where he joined as the seventh employee and led a 15-person growth and marketing team, helping to grow the company’s monthly recurring revenue from $10K to over $25MM in annual recurring revenue. Sponsored byGusto – The easy payroll and benefits software the Mixergy interviewees love. More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

EP 151: Brian Green - $25MM AUM in Like New Homes at Attainable Prices As founding principle of Green Springs capital Group Brian has been investing in real estate for the past eight (8) years. Brian began in real estate by acquiring small multi- family properties, redeveloping them with extensive renovations and property management initiatives, acquiring fixed long term debt, and self managing the newly stabilized properties as long term holds. Brian is a proud father of three daughters and has been married for 15 years to his wife Katy. He is an avid fitness enthusiast who enjoys crossfit, hiking, and playing with his 2 dogs. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:56 - Brian's Background 03:04 - Impact Equity Ad 03:30 - Redevelopment vs Value Add 07:35 - Why Multifamily 09:57 - Acquisitions  11:39 - Construction Projects 13:52 - Team Building 15:33 - SHort Term Rentals 17:15 - Financing 19:42 - Property Management 21:50 - Syndication 26:18 - Green Springs Capital 32:30 - Final Thoughts CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: @greenspringscapital www.greenspringscapitalgroup.com 518-810-2895 CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Todd Silance is a corporate consultant turned business owner and real estate investor. In just under 5 years, Todd has built a real estate portfolio of over $25MM and 160 units along with being a limited partner in 450+ units nationwide.Main point:Why is building relationships important? Why is it important to know your "why"?Why did you start investing in multifamily?  How does your insurance background help you with managing multifamily assets? As a business owner of a franchise how does that translate to operating a real estate investment company?Connect with Todd Silance:Passive investment opportunities: summitcap.co to schedule a calltodd@summitcap.co@tps_investorhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-silance-7b7a9211http://summitcap.co

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Stories we are following in today's edition: Albemarle settles FCPA action. (FCPA Blog) Shinhan Bank to pay $25MM for ‘compliance problems'. (WSJ) Yet another pre-taliation case, this time DE Shaw pays $10MM. (WSJ) Clear Channel settles FCPA enforcement action. (FCPA Blog) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome Todd Silance to the podcast! Todd is a corporate consultant turned business owner and real estate investor. In just under 5 years, Todd has built a real estate portfolio of over $25MM and 160 units along with being a limited partner in 450+ units nationwide. Most recently Todd is Co-Founder and managing partner of the real estate investment company, Summit Capital. Today, Todd explains the similarities between being an Anytime Fitness business owner and an Investor in multifamily, along with which business model has allowed him the greatest ability to keep his priorities straight. Listen in! Connect with Todd: Website - summitcap.coE-mail - todd@summitcap.coInstagram - @tps_investor Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-silance-7b7a9211 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summitcap/ Todd's Prayer Request: That he can continue to be intentional with his family and friends. Connect with Lee: Website: ⁠THREEFOLD - Real Estate Investing (threefoldrei.com)⁠, Email: info@threefoldrei.com, Facebook: ⁠Threefold Real Estate Investing | Facebook⁠, LinkedIn: ⁠Lee Yoder | LinkedIn⁠, NEW!!! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGM93x6ZEDa4n9yH7UP97iA Check out our Free E-book! ⁠https://threefoldrei.ac-page.com/5-steps-to-passive-income-for-the-full-time-dad

John Weiler is the Director of Sales at Path Robotics. John's team is leading the way on how AI and Machine Learning change how people build things. John's Enterprise team has scaled from $0 to over $25MM in less than 24 months. He joins us today to discuss how leaders can create capacity to fuel strategic growth and development. Capacity is a component that ever sales leader needs to be intentional about. This episode will help you press pause and create your own plan to have the capacity you need to accomplish your strategic objectives. You can connect with John on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-weiler/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

We talk about dating for men, rethinking balanced relationships, how the rapidly changing norms challenge men to unlearn and keep up faster than they ever have, and how men can show up more in the abortion conversation.  About Esther Perel:  Esther Perel is a world-renowned “male-friendly” therapist, sex & relationship expert, NYT bestselling author, top podcast host (Where Should We Begin? and How's Work?), TEDTalk superstar (25MM views!), and now game creator. She is recognized as one of today's most insightful and original voices on modern relationships.  New episodes every Monday

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Cassandra Cummings' money story started from seeking answers to her question: why is it that some people have money while others don't? Little did she know that she'll learn all this before turning 18. After her father's passing, she received a $250k life insurance benefit with no background in managing money. Since then, Cassandra has managed to not only grow her wealth but to also expose 100,000 women to investing.In this episode, Cassandra Cummings discusses:   Micro-investing apps, individual stocks, and index funds: where to  invest depending on where you are in lifeHow she started investing and has helped women worldwide invest over 25MM in assetsTools to help you overcome mental blocks when it comes to building wealthHer investment philosophyWhat stock market investing has done for her—and can do for you“I was so intrigued by money. Why is it that people have money, whereas others don't? What makes certain people appear to be financially solvent? And then, why are some struggling with not being able to attain money, when in fact money is all around us?” Cassandra Cummings.If you enjoyed today's episode, here's what you can do to support me and help more Dreamers discover the podcast:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. I read every single review. I will select one review to read on the podcast every month.Follow the podcast, so you never miss an episode: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Amazon Music | Listen NotesShare the podcast with your family, friends, and co-workers.Tag the podcast on Instagram @thedreamers.podcast and let me know what you like about it.Would you rather watch this episode? Go to our YouTube channel to enjoy the video version. And while you're at it, click the bell to subscribe so you can get notified when a new episode comes out.Dreamers' Wealth of Wisdom You can start at nothing. You can start from the dirt, and you can essentially build your way up to wealth. - Cassandra CummingsYou have to be intentional about changing your financial trajectory. - Cassandra CummingsIt is the intentionality in which we proceed through life that helps change our financial picture. - Cassandra CummingsI learned the language of business because I wanted to be a good steward of that money and you know, it worked out in the end. - Cassandra CummingsInvest in those three things: invest in the stock market, invest in real estate, and invest in yourself. - Cassandra CummingsConnect with Anne-Lyse:Website InstagramInstagram (Personal) 

In this episode, we talked Jacob Anson, co-Founder of AgencyJR, a leading eCom email marketing agency. His team helps eCommerce businesses scale increase sales by 15-30% in record speed, all while being extremely capital efficient. They generated $25MM in sales for their customers and keep going.

As thermal rifle scopes continue to improve, the prices continue to drop and on this episode Jason and Hans review a $3,500 high resolution 640x480 thermal rifle scope. Yes you read that price right! We're proud to introduce the Bering Optics Super Yoter 25mm 1.5x thermal scope. With a 640 12 micron thermal sensor, super wide field of view, 1.5x low base magnification, quick detach mount and all the bells and whistles, this scope is going to be a huge hit with hog hunters, close range predator hunters, preppers and people interested in home defense. Listen to this review as the guys talk about this exciting new scope. If you're looking to buy thermal optics or night vision and need pre-purchase advice, check out https://outdoorlegacygear.com or give Jason & Hans a call at (877)350-1818

Everyone wants an invite to the Bardi Party! We welcome Adam Bardi, President & CEO of Bardi Heating, Cooling & Plumbing to the podcast to talk about what he's doing right and how he's grown from 4-25MM in such a short period of time.

How to Do Business with a Commercial BankerIf you've wondered how to get the attention of a business banker, this is the show for you. On today's Inside BS show, Dave Lorenzo interviews Patrick Osbourne, a commercial banker with CIBC. 00:00 How to Do Business with a Commercial Banker00:42 How did Patrick get into Banking?02:57 What is the underwriting process when lending money to Non-Traditional Bank Clients?04:27 Who are Patrick's ideal clients?05:21 How does a Commercial Relationship Manager provide services to clients?07:03 How important is a middle-market in Patrick's business relationships with personal and commercial banking?09:37 What is Patrick's Business Development Process?11:34 Patrick's Inspiring Success Story in Business Development17:35 How to Form a Relationship Between a Banker and a Client19:44 What are some of Patrick Osborne's rules for dealing with a banker?23:33 Who is not a good referral to a banker? 25:20 Referring business the way you want to be referred by Dave Lorenzo27:53 How can referral help people connect and do business?29:17 Who are the three types of LinkedIn users?31:57 How important and useful is LinkedIn to Patrick?33:40 Dave's connection request guidelines on LinkedIn36:36 Avoiding red flags when doing connection business on LinkedIn38:31 Dave's strategic plan for networking relationships that will benefit his clients Patrick OsborneManaging Director CIBC(312) 564-2879patrick.osborne@cibc.comAbout Patrick Osborne:Managing Director and Commercial Banking Relationship Manager at CIBC responsible for managing existing relationships and new business development efforts for commercial and industrial (C&I) clients in Chicagoland and specialty finance clients nationally. Patrick provides loans to middle market companies with revenues of $25MM to $2B, along with wealth management, treasury management and capital markets services to businesses and their owners.

Live from ACCA Conference 2022, host Chris Yano and superstar guest co-host Ken Goodrich speak with Brian Sloan! President of TR Miller, Brian discusses how he was able to 10x his home services business in just under 6 years.

In this Monday Minutes episode, I am going to talk about capital raising. I talk about the strategies on how our team was able to raise more than $25MM in 15 months.  If you are a capital raiser, this episode is definitely for you! Interested in investing in ATMs? Check out our webinar.   Please note that investing in private placement securities entails a high degree of risk, including illiquidity of the investment and loss of principal. Please refer to the subscription agreement for a discussion of risk factors. Tired of scrambling for capital?  Check out our new FREE webinar -  How to Ensure You Never Scramble for Capital Again (The 3 Capital-Raising Secrets). Click Here to register.   CFC Podcast Facebook Group

Bobby Christian, a serial entrepreneur and technology executive, joins David DeWolf for the first installment of a two-part conversation. They give listeners a look into the various phases of startup growth and the mindset shifts that are required for leaders to successfully navigate their companies through each phase. An email that Bobby sent David in 2012 outlining the various challenges startups and entrepreneurs face at a number of revenue phases sets the stage for the discussion and was one of the germinating ideas that helped spark the podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbobby/ (Bobby) is the COO of https://www.deepwatch.com/ (Deepwatch), a company that provides early detection and response to cyber threats. He served as 3Pillar's Chief Growth Officer from 2009 to 2013, and he was an informal advisor to David in the very early days of 3Pillar. In an official capacity leading 3Pillar's sales organization, he helped the company grow from $5MM in annual revenue to $25MM. You can also tune in to the https://youtu.be/GfLxbKzvQo8 (full video of episode 2 on YouTube).

"How did you get to 200MM in production & serve 370 families last year?"   1:00 - How did you get to 200MM? Starting at 25MM to now...   2:20 - What are strategies & advice on how to shorten the learning curve to get where you are?   4:00 - Truly understanding how to build a team & what it actually looks like.   6:15 - Know your natural strengths/talents & leveraging them!   10:07 - The facts: BIG teams have double YOY. The industry is changing.   13:20 - Evolving your social media game for success.   15:20 - Budgeting your money - DO IT BETTER!   This a must-watch episode, thank you again to our special guests for sharing their wisdom with theREsource Nation! Love this podcast? Subscribe Today! https://theresource.tv Tag an industry friend or share it on an industry group! Join our thousands of FB fans: http://www.Facebook.com/TheREsource.tv Twitter: https://twitter.com/theresourcetv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresourcetv

Danielle Guindo and Kimberly Pennington  This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guests, Danielle Guindo and Kimberly Pennington. The three of them talk about how Read Alliance has been accelerating the academic trajectory of early elementary students through the power of teen leaders for the last 21 years and how they work together to make programming happen successfully.In this episode, we discuss: How Read Alliance has been accelerating the academic trajectory of early elementary students through the power of teen leaders for the last 21 years Danielle's path to becoming the executive director, Kimberly's path to becoming a volunteer, and how they work together to make programming happen What Read does to get high school students involved as empowered community members What they did to bring the kids together in the struggles of the pandemic, and otherwise The win-win-win for all involved in this program, and the impact they are making How developmental workshops incentivize long-term involvement for young leaders The data-driven measurement tool that ensures progress in the children's academic progress The growing need for reading intervention, and how Read Alliance's virtual delivery model has doubled their relevance and impact How the dual mission impacts volunteers, teen leaders, and young readers The well-structured corporate partnership model that connects funds and resources with the humanity behind them What we can do to give of ourselves for this mission, and help with the expansion of it Danielle Guindo is the Executive Director of Read Alliance, an organization with a 20+ year history of effectively improving the literacy skills of striving early readers by pairing them one-on-one with paid teen leaders trained to implement a leveled phonics-based curriculum. Read Alliance partners with NYC public schools in under-resourced communities, and through a community empowerment model recruits and employs young people who live or attend high school in the same neighborhoods as individual reading tutors and role models.  Before joining Read Alliance as its Executive Director in July 2018, Danielle served as Chief Program Officer at YWCA Brooklyn, where she led the expansion of programs serving young women of color in the borough in college access, leadership development, and economic empowerment. Prior to YWCA Brooklyn, Ms. Guindo was Vice President for Programs and Policy at The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. where she was responsible for expanding and implementing youth programs and education initiatives across the five boroughs including: robust after school programming for elementary schoolchildren and community school partnerships; teen pregnancy prevention and young men's initiatives in middle and high schools; and collaborating with multiple partners to advocate for programs and policies that promote equity in education.  Ms. Guindo has been published and presented on topics ranging from effective family engagement, implementing and measuring social and emotional learning in youth programming, elements of high quality early education for multilingual learners, best practices in youth development, and effective K-12 non-profit/school partnerships. Danielle is a member of the Education Trust NY Advisory Council, and is the daughter of NYC public school educators. Kimberly Pennington is the Business Development Officer for Key Merchant Services covering the Hudson Valley/Metro New York Region at KeyBank. At Key, Kimberly focuses on helping mid-size to small businesses in the $0-25MM space with merchant processing solutions. Kimberly also serves as President of the Key Young Professionals and sits on the Key4Women Committee which supports the financial progress and empowerment of businesswomen. As a civic leader, Kimberly is heavily involved in the community. She sits on the Board of Directors for various nonprofits including READ Alliance, Girls Inc. of Westchester County, and the United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region. Kimberly also volunteers with ArtsWestchester, Center for Prevention against Child Abuse, New York City Parks Foundation, and the Women's Leadership Alliance. Kimberly holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and communications from Berkeley College in addition to various program certificates from Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Kimberly is also part of the Business Council of Westchester's Rising Star Class of 2021 and Leadership Dutchess Class of 2022.Website: https://readalliance.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readalliancenyc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/readalliance/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReadAlliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAH51LAPECiTLJptDBSBig LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/read-alliance-read- Kimberly PenningtonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/penningtonkimberly Danielle GuindoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-g-guindo-msw-598b634

About Tom:I am the founder of Cruz Properties, an investment company that owns and manages $25MM in residential and commercial real estate throughout the southeastern United States.Tom Cruz is a Section 8 investor that has 400 rental properties in NC, SC, TN, and OH.Tom has 9 years of experience acquiring properties optimized for the Section 8 program, secured over $25,000,000 in commercial & creative financing, built highly efficient property management teams, and aggressively scaled his Section 8 portfolio in less than a decade.On Today's Show Tom DiscussesWhat Section 8 is How Tom Got Into Section 8Tom's First Section 8 DealHis Process For Acquiring DealsThe Section 8 Coaching ProgramAnd much more.....Links From The Podcasthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tcruznc/https://linktr.ee/cashflowprosaptohq.com https://section8formula.comtom@tomcruz.com@cashflowproshttps://peer2peerrealestate.com/www.facebook.com/peer2peerrealestatehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/williemorales/@Williamp2pre (Twitter)Books RecommendedRich Dad Poor Dad- Robert Kiyosaki Cash Flow Quadrant- Robert Kiyosaki Fast Lane To Millions- MJ Demarco Thanks Tom for being on the PodcastWhat did you think about the topic? leave your comments below.Please go to Apple Podcasts look for us at Peer 2 Peer Real Estate Podcasts, subscribe and leave a reviewKeep the momentum going, Good things will happen.Thank you and Stay safe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

16 teams have come to compete and they all have a chance at winning, but what does the outlook have in store for each group? Allow us to break it down! There's $2.25MM at stake as well as a shot at history. Dynasties could rise and fall by the time the tournament is over. If you need a nitty gritty preview, we have it right here! Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show from Times Square. (https://youtu.be/H2OBkNLYAaw) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the Esports Minute, Esports Network Podcast, College Esports QuickTake or The Gamer Hour, please reach out to Esportz Network CEO Mark Thimmig by emailing mthimmig@esportznetwork.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily esports news, check out the Esports Minute (https://esportsminute.fireside.fm/). If you're interested in learning about college esports check out the College Esports QuickTake (https://esportzcollegequicktakecom.fireside.fm/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come!

The Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro was announced this week, and 2 CRAZY expensive & rare lenses have been put on sale.  https://www.alessandrocarpentiero.com/olympus-8-25mm-f4-pro-the-photography-news-show-05/   In today's show

Paula and her husband, Jonathan, co-founded Apogee Capital a multifamily real estate investment firm where they syndicate apartments in Texas and Oklahoma.Jonathan Nichols is a real estate investor local to the DFW metroplex. He began his REI career after having worked for six years in the aerospace engineering industry. He holds a B.S. degree and an M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and Virginia Polytechnical Institute. He is a member of the Michael Blank Investor Incubator Program and of the Deal Maker Mastermind. His past real estate projects include a 100 unit multifamily in the Tulsa MSA as a GP, 42 units in Austin as an LP, numerous residential real estate investments, and a top-rated short-term rental business in the Arlington Entertainment District.Paula Nichols is a real estate professional with experience in project management, investment analysis, and contract negotiation. She began her career as a management consultant where she worked on multiple projects with clients in the banking and utility sectors. Paula also works as a pre-development project manager where she manages single-family rental and lot development projects ranging from $14MM to $25MM in value. She holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration - Finance from Texas A&M University. Paula is a licensed real estate agent.You'll learn more about Paula and Jonathan's business, projects on their website at apogeemfc.com, and you may also download their ebook about real estate investing. You may also connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn.What book has had the biggest impact on you and why?

With special guest Sam Leslie, we review two companies for sale this week:- $1.25mm HVAC Business - $4.1mm Blast Structure ManufacturerEnjoy!-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#62 Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Loftus CEO of Connor's Landscaping#66 Analyzing Software Businesses for Sale with Steve Divitkos, experienced industry CEO#42 $900k Moving and Storage Company / $500k Rural Mini-Storage#61 Two Manufacturing Businesses for Sale - Brent Beshore - Founder and CEO at Permanent Equity#24 $5mm pool services and lifeguard staffing co / $2mm septic services business -  featuring baller @WilsonCompanies as a special guest!#45 $800k/yr cleaning business in Midland, TX / a $565k/yr window cleaning business in San Antonio, TX #48 Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Botkin of Benchmark Group--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dealtalk/support

With special guest Sam Leslie, we review two companies for sale this week: - $1.25mm HVAC Business - $4.1mm Blast Structure Manufacturer Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dealtalk/support

Welcome back to another episode of the We Live to Build podcast. Many people praise technical founders for being the lone hacker who puts together the product and then magically launches and gains fame. The reality is that technical founders are just like non-technical founders, but with a different skillset they bring to the table. Being a technical founder can be an advantage, but it can also be a disadvantage. In this episode about how to succeed as a technical founder, our guest is Dave Shanley, the founder and CEO of Content Camel, a Sales Enablement Tool for Sales Content Management.He’s a Serial Entrepreneur with experience in bootstrapping, raising venture capital, acquisitions, and growing product lines to $25MM+ in B2B SaaS. He was previously the Founder and CEO of Notion (acquired by Jama Software). The Founder and CTO of CrowdCompass (acquired by Cvent). And before that, he ran a global team at Syclo (acquired by SAP). More specifically, we touch upon:What is the hardest lesson you learned becoming a technical founder of a company?What did you wish someone had told you before you started?What is the most important soft skill you have developed through all this?Why you should set expectations early?What are the most common pitfalls a technical founder experiences?How should a technical founder decide whether to learn how to be a CEO or hire a CEO and be the CTO?The most common thing in startups is the main founder is the CEO, but have you seen them run where the CTO is the main founder?How to deal with legal issues when you’re not the CEO? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's Leadership Conversation features InspireCIO member and ORBIE winner – Todd Wilson, SVP of IT for Clif Bar. In his over 7 year career with Clif Bar Company, Todd has served as the SVP of IT and has lead the company in technology and digital transformation. Prior to his time at Clif Bar, Todd began his career on Wall Street as a data warehouse architect before shifting to consumer software. As SVP of IT, Todd is responsible for all technology at Clif Bar including championing and leading their most important strategic initiatives such as back office operations, developing efficient and agile future capabilities, and ensuring value creation in all facets of the organization by leveraging technology. Todd leads a team of over 100 employees in the IT department and manages a budget of $25MM. Please enjoy today's leadership conversation featuring Todd Wilson with Frank Bell, Founder of InspireCIO.

Mongrel RDA 25mm Damn vape & Deuces Jack El Mongrel RDA 25mm es un proyecto resultante de la colaboración entre Damn Vape y el Youtuber Deuces Jack . Este Rda orientado al sabor tiene una plataforma single coil con cuatro puntos de apriete, por lo que la resistencia se puede instalar fácilmente, independientemente de la dirección de sus patas. Muy bien diseñado y pensado, el Mongrel presenta un sistema de flujo de aire ajustable combinado con insertos para ser instalados o no en la cubierta. Además, el Mongrel tiene la particularidad que viene con campana de cristal incluída y se puede utilizar en BF o de serie.

Introduction Welcome to Distilling Venture Capital.  I am your host, Bill Griesinger; Distilling VC is a visionary podcast that provides an insightful and informed view of the key trends affecting the VC and tech startup world.  My mission is to cut through and go beyond the hype that tends to dominate the tech and VC landscape.  And provide you with information you can use.   Episode Introduction: Welcome back everyone.  We have what I believe is a very interesting program for you today.  Today, I have the privilege of speaking with Kiyan Zandiyeh, Chief Investment Officer of Sturgeon Capital, a London-based [boutique] investment firm with a very unique investment strategy and thesis.   Sturgeon was established specifically to tap into Central Asia. Kiyan, thank you very much for joining me today… Let’s begin by providing some background on yourself and then an overview of Sturgeon Capital, when and why it was founded, etc. History of Sturgeon, why founded with this vision for frontier markets in Central Asia?  What is a “frontier market” according to Sturgeon?  Your website indicates “we reject traditional definitions of ‘frontier markets’ – expand on this…  Your website indicates Central Asia is a “vast area of enormous potential and extreme complexity…   I like the ‘enormous potential’ aspect – who wouldn’t.  The ‘extreme complexity’ characteristic might give many investors pause…Can you explain this further? In this Episode, Kiyan discusses the following: Describe Funds 1 & 2 Purpose/strategy of each, when launched;  $$ size of each, no. of investments to-date, no. of investments total to be made from each Fund; target technologies and target size of investment per co. on average; Do you typically lead, co-invest, or indifferent? Fund 2 – describe its focus on Uzbekistan… Other countries in the region where Sturgeon is invested? Do you leave a reserve or have an allocation from each Fund for follow-on investment to support portfolio companies through additional rounds? Sturgeon leaves about 10% reserves for follow-on investments Spend some time on how you source deals, what you are looking for in an investment in a co. for in this geographic region (game-changing tech, solving major pain points, etc.) We like market-place bus. models, e-commerce and SaaS  Can capture customer base, then capture other services… Had to solve for:  Logistics, payment solutions (< 10% Visa/MC penetration), then needed to have products on the platform that people could buy Effectively starting e-commerce businesses building from the ground up But the opportunity is huge with attractive returns, 4X-5X+ Even though we focus on “frontier” markets and regions, what we are presenting is a business bet not a country bet… Public-private partnerships you have developed and how that works… There isn’t a well-established venture investing ecosystem in these countries By product of our investing in the region, though, creates jobs, especially among youth -  So, we are adding lots of value in infrastructure, in case of e-commerce you’re helping the national logistics company become more efficient. In some cases, govt. co-invests with us, reduces impediments to establishing new businesses, etc. Where does Sturgeon’s capital come from mainly?  Family offices, geographic diversity? Are you currently accepting new investments into Fund 2?  First close in June 2020 Fund 2 will be capped at $25MM; 2/3 of the way there now. Before we launch any fund we spend 6-12 months building a pipeline, doing diligence and de-risking; then we know how much we need to raise.  Rather than raising a pool of money and then hunting for deals. Closing Remarks: Kiyan, thank you very much for joining me today on the program…It would be great to do a follow-up some time to get an update… Thank you for joining me for this edition of DVC.  I hope you found today’s discussion with Kiyan Zandiyeh and Sturgeon Capital interesting.  If you’re looking for strong risk-adjusted returns and concerned about an overheated public equity markets (you should be) and private tech markets (where you can invest in Unicorns??) and would like to understand more about investing and gaining exposure to Central Asia, Sturgeon Capital is the go-to Fund with the expertise… Kiyan, how can those that are interested in learning more contact you or the Company? Contact Information Website:  sturgeoncapital.com Company Email:  for information/inquiries Stay tuned for my next Episode of DVC…thank you.

Did you know that Amazon Businesses are selling for insane prices, at insane speeds?In fact, Forbes has called BUYING Amazon Businesses “The Latest E-Commerce Gold Mine”. And if you stay till the end of this letter I’m going to outline how you could hypothetically spend $13k a month FOREVER and never run out of money. So read on.Heyday is one of DOZENS of companies that are approaching Unicorn status ($1 Billion Dollar Valuation or Greater) simply by PURCHASING Amazon FBA companies that already exist. Naturally, this allows for massive opportunities downstream, to the people who actually OWN the Amazon FBA Businesses.Now, I know, as the #1 educator of Amazon FBA business owners in the World, I’m a little biased. I’ve seen with my own eyes the benefits of owning one of these “Gold Mines” when everyone is mining for gold.I’ve seen exits, I’ve seen ridiculous offers get turned down because of bidding wars, I’ve seen it all. So, with this letter, I’d like to share something that I’m not sure many people have access to.This is taken directly from one of those “Gold Mining” companies (I’m not going to name them because I’m not sure if I should be sharing these haha).This is basically what these giant companies, with massive amounts of funding, are LOOKING FOR when they are searching for Amazon Companies to buy. Important things to remember….They have raised BILLIONS of dollars under the premise that they will buy Amazon companies. Thus, they can’t buy other things with it. Thus, that naturally creates more competition for Amazon companies and drives their prices up. All of my edits are in BOLD below (to explain what is happening).—————Amazon Seller CriteriaThe Company expects that the following Criteria shall evolve, expand and change. Consequently, the Company may amend the Criteria applied by Finder by amending in writing the Criteria set forth in this Amazon Seller Criteria. Initially, the Company criteria shall be:·       Earnings: Earnings or EBITDA of $0.25MM - $25.0MM on a TTM basisThis means you can sell your business even if you only have profits of $250k per year. That may seem like a lot, but to have a seamless exit like this, that is one of the lowest numbers possible.o    Annual revenues of $1.0MM - $100MM if earnings metrics are not available.1M in revenue is not ridiculous, even with less than 10 products on the market. We’ve coached students who are doing nearly 500k/yr on ONE product.·       Review Moat: CriticalThis just means that you have the most reviews for your category, something that naturally happens as you scale and dominate your chosen Niche.·       Amazon Revenues: 80%+ of the company revenues from Amazon;Isn’t this awesome? Remember when everyone talked about “Diversifying?” in this case, diversifying HURTS you.·       Market Place Criteria: Flexible, but primarily US preferred.Well that’s convenient, because it’s the easiest marketplace to sell on. ·       Product Mix: We will look at companies that sell most products, however, we do not buy companies that sell products with the following criteria:o    Fashion risk (including handbags & dresses - but not baby pajamas, which we would buy);o    Beauty Product Companies, etc.;o    Shoes (too many SKUs);o    Food / Grocery; ando    Diet Pills.All of our students have been cautioned against selling any of the above since day 1. ·       Preferences (but not requirements):o    US revenues represent 65% + of all revenue – higher the bettero    The lower the number of SKUs the betterWOW, less products is BETTER, it’s like they are trying to make this EASY!———Pretty cool huh?Before I let you go, I want to make this a lot cooler for you.I’m not sure all of you understand exactly what an EXIT means….Let’s take a hypothetical LOWEST POSSIBLE example.Your company generates $250k in profit per year.You do this for a couple years.Save half of it, invest 1/4 of it. End up with about 400k in the bank if you do it right.Then, you decide to sell your company. At that point, the competition in this “Gold Mine” space has reached a fever pitch.Today, in 2021, companies like Heyday are paying 3-5x earnings (profit).By 2023, I expect that number to jump to 4-8x earnings.Let’s say you get 6x.250k times 6x = YOU GET A CHECK FOR $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.You’ve put in 2-3 years of work. You’ve already quit your day job.You have 400k+ in the bank.And now you just added $1.5 Million to that. You decide to retire. You take your $1.9 Million and you transfer it to BlockFi.BlockFi is paying out 8.6% APY on cash right now.Look it up.Pretty insane.So, that $1.9 Million pays you $13,616 PER MONTH.Yes, per month.And the best part?You can spend that $13,616…Every single month..Forever..AND NEVER TOUCH THAT INITIAL $1.9 MILLION.You can give it to your kids. Or donate it to charity.Or buy 1.9 million McDonald’s sweet teas on your death bed if you want. No one can tell you what to do, or how to do it. Now THAT is freedom.Now THAT is worth sacrificing for. Now THAT is worth waking up in the morning and getting to WORK for.I’m done, but if this grabbed you today make sure you share it.If you’re interested in selling on Amazon obviously you can always visit us at nineuniversity.comHope you’re having an amazing day..Unless you aren’t subscribed to this letter! Then I hope it’s crap!Haha, just kidding. But seriously, subscribe. It’s free.Kale Get on the email list at thekaleletter.substack.com

Wendy is a veteran in the real estate industry, sporting a 30-year career that ranges from an agent, a mortgage broker, and now together with her brother, they currently run a hard money lending fund for residential and commercial projects throughout the Carolinas. Bill Fairman has 30 years of mortgage experience that includes residential and commercial, the vast majority of that time spent in the wholesale space. He has had a unique opportunity to be involved in literally thousands of mortgage transactions. Thus, he has seen almost every type of scenario play out, both good and bad, giving him a unique depth of experience in the real estate investment space.   [00:01 – 05:01] Opening Segment I introduce and welcome our guests, Wendy Sweet and Bill Fairman They talk about how their hard money lending business is fairing in this pandemic [05:02 – 27:11] The Brother and Sister Duo Wendy and Bill talk about their backgrounds They talk about what they do in Carolina Capital Management The story behind their business How hard money lending works They share what it's like being business partners with your siblings The advantages and disadvantages  [27:12 – 35:37] Looking for the Right Partners Are you looking for partners? Listen to Wendy's and Bill's tips for you! Their advice for both active and passive investors [35:38 – 46:48] Raising Capital Improve your skill to raise capital with Wendy's and Bill's advice [46:49 – 51:28] Wednesdays with Wendy Wendy talks about Wednesdays with Wendy Teaching and sharing her knowledge to help fellow real estate enthusiasts  Having the mindset of abundance [51:29 – 56:43] The Contrarian 3-Pack What would you say is the most contrarian investment you've made? Making loans on used trucks What's your favorite activity to do with your friends and family outside of work? Bill: Deep sea fishing with my brother and nephew Wendy: Meditate What actions, whether within work or family, offer you the most fulfillment in life? Our business is our ministry. We have had a lot of opportunities to touch lives with what we do. Get in touch with Wendy and Bill. See the links below.   Tweetable Quotes: “Our attitude is not, you know, we need money from you. It's more like, will you allow us to help you build wealth, and we really approach it from that mindset.” – Wendy Sweet “We know that what we have to offer is helping someone else improve their life.” – Wendy Sweet  “There's plenty of stuff that's outside of your control anyway. All you can do is control the controllables that you can control.” – Bill Fairman    Resources Mentioned: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carolina-hard-money/ (Carolina Capital Management) https://www.facebook.com/groups/124386431440487/ (Sonrisers (Facebook Group))   Get in touch with Wendy and Bill at their websitehttp://carolinahardmoney.com/ ( http://carolinahardmoney.com/). Send Wendy an email at wendy@carolinahardmoney.com LEAVE A REVIEW + help the podcast grow by sharing it with your friends, family, or someone in need. Follow me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/joblanto/ (LinkedIn) or visit our http://contrariancashflow.com/ (website) to know more.   Think Different. Earn Different. Live Fulfilled.

As we roll into Fall 2020 The Late Night Vision Show has been on a trend of reviewing some slightly more affordable thermal and NV optics and this week is no exception. On this podcast Hans and Jason give a full in depth field review of the Bering Optics Hogster 1.4x 25mm thermal rifle scope. At $2,295 this is one of the most affordable thermals to hit the market it several years and it by far has the best image quality of any thermal optic in its price range. If you're looking for a scope with an amazing image quality at an entry level thermal optic price, listen to this review and we believe you'll be as impressed with this little scope as we are. If you're looking to buy thermal optics or night vision and need pre-purchase advice, check out https://outdoorlegacygear.com or give Jason & Hans a call at (877)350-1818.

Cleetus McFarland, aka Garrett Michell, is the biggest automotive name on YouTube. He loves 'MURICAN cars, double wides, and anything with a powerful engine. Cleetus' YouTube videos have built a community of 2.25MM+, and he is always finding ways to diversify his umbrella of businesses, which in return enhances the content and creativity of his videos.

In this episode, we get a behind the scenes peek at what it truly takes to rapidly scale a massive company - learning the inside lessons that enabled our guest to build his telecom startup from zero to twenty-five million dollars in recurring revenue in 18 months, with our guest Oliver Schmalholz.

Essa semana, no Intech: BR: Zenklub captou R$16.5MM para terapia online acessível; whatsapp liberando pagamentos entre pessoas físicas e empresas. Pipo Saúde captou cerca de R$25MM para escalar o negócio que atualmente tem 30 funcionários. Jupiter levantou cerca de R$15MM para sua plataforma de comida delivery, que segue um modelo de estoque centralizado. Wandelbots levantando cerca de R$150MM como uma plataforma no-code para treinamento de robôs para tarefas industriais. Zycada saindo de "stealth-mode" com uma rodada de cerca de R$100MM com bots focados em evitar o abandono de compradores em e-commerce (cerca de 70% com intenção de comprar abandonam os sites). O Intech, podcast da Labenu, é um trechinho da aula semanal que estudantes da Labenu têm para se atualizar em notícias de tecnologias e negócios que surgiram na semana. Formamos devs em uma experiência de 1000h em desenvolvimento de software, em um modelo que reduz as barreiras de acesso ao mercado de tecnologia . Indique para os amigos! @labenu_ no Instagram ou www.labenu.com.br

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: Alexion to pay $25MM for FCPA violations. (WSJ) Herbal Life reserves $123MM for FCPA violations. (FCPA Blog) EU wide AML body? (Reuters) Dracula applauds as Indonesian law maker jailed over bribes for import of garlic. (Jakara Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Spencer P and Spencer P team up to walk through some clear steps to take during this challenging time.   Spencer Padgett joined CoConstruct as the Builder-in-Residence in August of 2018. As a builder and remodeler, he's both enjoyed and suffered the experience of homebuilding for the past 19 years. Before that he was a Captain in the Marine Corps. He has owned his own development and contracting business and has been the COO for a large design-build firm out of Chicago. He has entitled and developed over 2,200 acres of residential land and built over 80 custom homes. The teams he led designed and built over $25MM/year in contract value. During the downturn, his company provided due-diligence, pro forma creation, site investigation, development, construction and sales operations for private equity projects located across the country. If you're looking to learn what steps you can take right now but also how to mentally approach this situation, you'll want to check out this episode on Builder Funnel Radio.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: What happens when employers intentionally put workers in harms way? (WSJ) Kennedy Center gets $25MM from CAREs, immediately furloughs all workers. (NYT) Remote work and coronavirus pose hurdles for editors. (WSJ) Is company mistreatment of workers on the uptick? (WaPo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Wil Reynolds, Founder & Director of Strategy at SEER Interactive. In today's episode, Wil is going to share the story of his transition from being a high school economics teacher in Philadelphia to launching and scaling a search agency to produce $25MM in annual recurring revenue. Connect With:Wil Reynolds: Website // LinkedInThe Voices of Search Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // Twitter

Ana Marshall is the founder and managing partner of Silicon Drive, a high performance and creative marketing team. We function as an addition to any existing team, filling in holes and augmenting efforts to move companies to the next level. We have helped over 40+ companies scale customer acquisition goals, drive revenues from $0 to $25MM and implement product and/or marketing strategies to close Seed through Series C investments.   www.linkedin.com/in/anaamarshall/ https://1silicondrive.com/ https://medium.com/@silicondrive/a-secret-lingerie-box-delivered-by-postmates-confidential-9628f70c8423

In this conversation with Ed Lynes, founding partner at Woden, (a strategic brand storytelling firm), he elaborates on his own hero's journey. We learn about some of the defining moments in his life, what he aspires to do with his work--as he helps others discover their voices in telling their stories. Ed Lynes is a founding partner at Woden, a strategic brand storytelling firm. Woden helps organizations develop a clear, compelling narrative—and align all they do behind that story. Prior to founding Woden, Ed had a decade-long career in sales and marketing at media and technology companies, scaling brands from under $1MM to $25MM+ in revenue. Although he’s a native Bostonian with die-hard passion for the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots, Ed now resides in Philadelphia with his wheaten terrier, Bailey.

Dave Gambaccini is a CCIM Designee and the 2020 President of The New England CCIM Chapter as well as the Senior Director of Commercial Brokerage with SVN Commercial Real Estate Advisors, in Bedford, New Hampshire. Dave has successfully operated his own independent commercial real estate investment company since 2006 as an owner/investor and was a Director with KW Commercial. He is now focused on the efforts of expanding the SVN brand in New Hampshire. Dave provides superior commercial real estate services to investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, developers, owners, and operators, helping them to identify, acquire, develop, sell or reposition assets in the $1MM to $25MM range throughout New England and across the U.S. Dave is licensed in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Dave is heavily involved in his community and serves on the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of Realtors (NHCIBOR), is a member of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR) and is the Vice-Chairman on The Town of Bedford, NH, Conservation Commission. Dave is a Certified Therapy Dogs International pet therapy handler and trained his personal dog to be a Therapy Dog. Dave and his yellow lab, Banana, regularly volunteer emotional support therapy to the Catholic Medical Center as well as volunteer to children’s reading programs at Bedford Village Morning School in Bedford, in addition to other schools and libraries. Dave is also a living kidney donor and supports the efforts of Donate Life. What You Will Learn: How my program changed Dave’s perspective on real estate investing How Dave managed to scale his business model and start working with higher price points How Dave made the transition from residential to commercial as a broker How the tools, techniques, and strategies from my program helped Dave understand CCIM Generational and geographical trends in the real estate industry Additional Resources from Dave Gambaccini: Website: www.svn.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-gambaccini-ccim-85b29a9/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davegambonh/ Twitter: @dave_gambo Additional Resources from Gary Wilson: My Investment Services Silver Membership: https://edu.myinvestmentservices.com/silver-level-membership See Gary’s Upcoming Events Here

In this episode of The Real Build, I sat down with Spencer Padgett. Spencer owned his own development and contracting business and was the COO for a large design-build firm out of Chicago. He has entitled and developed over 2,200 acres of residential land and has built over 80 custom homes. The teams he led designed and constructed over $25MM/year in contract value. During the downturn, his company provided due-diligence, pro forma creation, site investigation, development, construction, and sales operations for private equity projects located across the country. Most importantly, he was a long-time Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Spencer made a considerable career change a little over a year ago into the technology space. He joined the construction management software company CoConstruct with a mission to help more builders manage and grow their companies as he did. He brings a builder's perspective to one of the top construction management companies in the U.S.

A new era in reality television is finally here. Co-creators of Boxer Wives open up about the concept for the show, what makes their show so different from the rest and how you can get caught up on episodes. Episodes: https://videos.bossip.com/category/videos/boxer-wives/#/4800485/being-a-boxer's-wife-is-like-no-other-wife!!-new-series-trailer-or-boxer-wives Follow: @boxerwives Tighten those gloves and get ready for power punches like you've never seen before. Audiences worldwide are about to get a glimpse behind the curtain of the world around 'the sweet science.' Boxer Wives features the wives and girlfriends of some of the sport's most notable fighters and will find these unique women sharing their lives beyond the ring. Led by the explosive relationships surrounding Zab 'Super' Judah, this new series promises to surprise and entertain even the most seasoned reality fan. Executive Produced by Phoneixx Digital Studios and WondaWoman Productions for exclusive distribution on Bossip.com Meet the Season 1 Cast of Boxer Wives: Meda Leacock, former wife of Zab 'Super' Judah Saskiia "Keyah" Huey, girlfriend of Zab 'Super' Judah Shanequa Tramaine Barrett, wife of professional heavy weight boxing champion Monte Barrett Linda Batson, girlfriend of IBA Middle Weight World Champion Curtis "Show Time" Stevens Jylissa Quinones, girlfriend of retired professional boxer Joel Castillo Cindy O'Pharrow, wife of Kwani B. O'Pharrow, President of Starrett City Boxing Club Set in New York City, the eight episode series goes inside the lives of these six women at the forefront of boxing. Cameras follow our cast for months and capture the good, the bad and the raw uncut domestic realities. Like their men, these women live the LIFE. Financial security. Luxurious lifestyles. Designer clothes and jewelry. However, when things with these prize fighters are in disarray, these women not only fulfill their roles as spouse, but also play nurse, counselor and mother. Like the men in their lives, the ladies love hard and fight hard. Boxer Wives captures the gritty truth that life offers as these women are frequently as unpredictable, emotional and passionate as the fighters they love. When you see life through the prism of life within the sweet science, what price do you pay for enduring a life that few completely understand? Full episodes and extra scenes from Boxer Wives will be available free to watch with ad support on Bossip.com on an exclusive basis. Boxer Wives is executive produced by Terrence Green, Datu Fasion, Roberto "RUSH" Evans for Phonenixx Digital Studios and Meda Leacock and Charlene Tineo for WondaWoman Productions. ABOUT FOR US BY US For Us By Us is a digital media and streaming platform based in New York City. Founded in partnership with FUBU Founder Jay Alexander Martin, Roberto "Rush" Evans, Terence Greene and Datu Faison, the company currently operates a production company, Phoenixx Digital Studio, and has distribution with Verizon and Comcast VOD. Its production house Phoenixx Digital Studios has a slate of programming produced BY and FOR its hip hop cultural audience. Past distributed digital shows include King of South Beach which saw more than 90 million views on AllHipHop.com, BOSSIP's hit series Charli Knows Best and the forthcoming Lamar Odom reality series, Lamar & Sabrina. To learn more and see a glimpse of what's next visit our website www.forusbyus.com. ABOUT WONDAWOMAN PRODUCTIONS Founded by Meda Leacock, WondaWoman Productions provides a comprehensive perspective of the unseen and the unspoken through scripted and unscripted stories. Its stories are told through original films, documentaries, and episodic series. Carrying the torch like so many who have come before her, Leacock takes pride in continuing to break down barriers for all women who share the same mission. In addition to its newest series, Boxer Wives, WondaWoman Productions is currently developing a full slate of projects for 2020. ABOUT BOSSIP.COM Bossip.com is the premier destination for African American popular culture and entertainment, with a voice that's edgy, viciously hilarious, politically aware-and completely unique. Bossip draws a loyal following of young and influential trend setters who are up to date with what's hot in society. Bossip was voted as the Best Hip-Hop Blog in 2008 by VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, one of Yahoo! Top Ten Blogger's Roll 2009, and other mentions include nomination for "Best Online Hip Hop Site" for the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, recognition in the New York Daily News, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, LA Times, New York Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, Washington Post, VH1, TMZ, CNN and more. Bossip is a part of iONE Digital (previously known as Interactive One), the dominant digital media platform for brands to reach Urban Enthusiasts. A division of Urban One, Inc., iONE Digital reaches 25MM+ monthly digital consumers across a network of online destinations inclusive of our core brands - NewsOne, Bossip, MadameNoire, HipHopWired, Cassius Life, Global Grind, HelloBeautiful, BlackPlanet and A Space for Creators - as well as other Urban One owned and operated properties and affiliates. About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

A new era in reality television is finally here. Co-creators of Boxer Wives open up about the concept for the show, what makes their show so different from the rest and how you can get caught up on episodes. Episodes: https://videos.bossip.com/category/videos/boxer-wives/#/4800485/being-a-boxer's-wife-is-like-no-other-wife!!-new-series-trailer-or-boxer-wives Follow: @boxerwives Tighten those gloves and get ready for power punches like you've never seen before. Audiences worldwide are about to get a glimpse behind the curtain of the world around 'the sweet science.' Boxer Wives features the wives and girlfriends of some of the sport's most notable fighters and will find these unique women sharing their lives beyond the ring. Led by the explosive relationships surrounding Zab 'Super' Judah, this new series promises to surprise and entertain even the most seasoned reality fan. Executive Produced by Phoneixx Digital Studios and WondaWoman Productions for exclusive distribution on Bossip.com Meet the Season 1 Cast of Boxer Wives: Meda Leacock, former wife of Zab 'Super' Judah Saskiia "Keyah" Huey, girlfriend of Zab 'Super' Judah Shanequa Tramaine Barrett, wife of professional heavy weight boxing champion Monte Barrett Linda Batson, girlfriend of IBA Middle Weight World Champion Curtis "Show Time" Stevens Jylissa Quinones, girlfriend of retired professional boxer Joel Castillo Cindy O'Pharrow, wife of Kwani B. O'Pharrow, President of Starrett City Boxing Club Set in New York City, the eight episode series goes inside the lives of these six women at the forefront of boxing. Cameras follow our cast for months and capture the good, the bad and the raw uncut domestic realities. Like their men, these women live the LIFE. Financial security. Luxurious lifestyles. Designer clothes and jewelry. However, when things with these prize fighters are in disarray, these women not only fulfill their roles as spouse, but also play nurse, counselor and mother. Like the men in their lives, the ladies love hard and fight hard. Boxer Wives captures the gritty truth that life offers as these women are frequently as unpredictable, emotional and passionate as the fighters they love. When you see life through the prism of life within the sweet science, what price do you pay for enduring a life that few completely understand? Full episodes and extra scenes from Boxer Wives will be available free to watch with ad support on Bossip.com on an exclusive basis. Boxer Wives is executive produced by Terrence Green, Datu Fasion, Roberto "RUSH" Evans for Phonenixx Digital Studios and Meda Leacock and Charlene Tineo for WondaWoman Productions. ABOUT FOR US BY US For Us By Us is a digital media and streaming platform based in New York City. Founded in partnership with FUBU Founder Jay Alexander Martin, Roberto "Rush" Evans, Terence Greene and Datu Faison, the company currently operates a production company, Phoenixx Digital Studio, and has distribution with Verizon and Comcast VOD. Its production house Phoenixx Digital Studios has a slate of programming produced BY and FOR its hip hop cultural audience. Past distributed digital shows include King of South Beach which saw more than 90 million views on AllHipHop.com, BOSSIP's hit series Charli Knows Best and the forthcoming Lamar Odom reality series, Lamar & Sabrina. To learn more and see a glimpse of what's next visit our website www.forusbyus.com. ABOUT WONDAWOMAN PRODUCTIONS Founded by Meda Leacock, WondaWoman Productions provides a comprehensive perspective of the unseen and the unspoken through scripted and unscripted stories. Its stories are told through original films, documentaries, and episodic series. Carrying the torch like so many who have come before her, Leacock takes pride in continuing to break down barriers for all women who share the same mission. In addition to its newest series, Boxer Wives, WondaWoman Productions is currently developing a full slate of projects for 2020. ABOUT BOSSIP.COM Bossip.com is the premier destination for African American popular culture and entertainment, with a voice that's edgy, viciously hilarious, politically aware-and completely unique. Bossip draws a loyal following of young and influential trend setters who are up to date with what's hot in society. Bossip was voted as the Best Hip-Hop Blog in 2008 by VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, one of Yahoo! Top Ten Blogger's Roll 2009, and other mentions include nomination for "Best Online Hip Hop Site" for the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, recognition in the New York Daily News, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, LA Times, New York Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, Washington Post, VH1, TMZ, CNN and more. Bossip is a part of iONE Digital (previously known as Interactive One), the dominant digital media platform for brands to reach Urban Enthusiasts. A division of Urban One, Inc., iONE Digital reaches 25MM+ monthly digital consumers across a network of online destinations inclusive of our core brands - NewsOne, Bossip, MadameNoire, HipHopWired, Cassius Life, Global Grind, HelloBeautiful, BlackPlanet and A Space for Creators - as well as other Urban One owned and operated properties and affiliates. About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

On this episode, Travis sits down with Luke Kish. Luke Kish is a 26 year old entrepreneur. He has built a 65,000 member sales organization that produced 25MM+ in sales of nutrition products. Has done over $1MM in Ecommerce. And this year is at a run rate for his biggest year ever with his online businesses. Luke is very curious, loves to read, explore the way things work, especially humans and the process of creation, and is in love with the game of business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Facebook announces a settlement with the FTC and Microsoft settles an outstanding FCPA enforcement action, Tom and Jay return to discuss both events and some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories which caught their collective eyes.  1.    Facebook settles with the FTC for $5bn. Does it matter? Mike Issac and Natasha Singer in the NYT. Kevin LaCroix on why data privacy is such a high corporate risk. SEC piles on with another $100MM. 2.    Microsoft settles FCPA enforcement action for $25MM. 3.    Can an ethical culture be measured? Vera Cherepanova says yes. 4.    What is a ‘pulse check’ for compliance? Mary Shirely explains. 5.    What is the intersection of FCPA enforcement and suspension and debarment? Jay explains.6.     What are the 5 complaince takeaways from the Walmart FCPA enforcement action? Jaclyn Jaeger weighs in. (sub req’d)7.    Is Santa Claus real? Jonathan Rusch on the Chinese anti-corruption efforts around Belt and Road. 8.    Are there too many cooks in the FCPA enforcement kitchen? Helen Jiang says no. 9.    Trade sanction fines hit alltime high. Mengqi Sun reports.  10. The week’s notable milestone-Mike Volkov celebrates his 100thanniversary show. 11. This week Tom had a special 5-part podcast series sponsored by AMI on the use of monitors by State AGs, with Jerry Coyne. Check out the following: Part 1-Introduction to the Role of State AGs; Part 2-Big Tobacco litigation; Part 3- Litigation in the post-tobacco era; Part 4-Current Multistate litigation challenges; Part 5-the Road Ahead.   The podcast is available on multiple sites: the FCPA Compliance Report, iTunes, JDSupra, Megaphone,YouTube,  Spotifyand Corporate Compliance Insights. The Compliance Podcast Networkjoins C-Suite Radio. Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.For more information on how an independent monitor can help improve your company’s ethics and compliance program, visit our sponsor Affiliated Monitors at www.affiliatedmonitors.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding your career path as an SEO isn't always a linear journey. In today's Career Day episode of the Voices of Search podcast, Wil Reynolds, Founder & Director of Strategy at SEER Interactive shares the story of his transition from being a high school economics teacher in Philadelphia to launching and scaling a Search agency to produce $25MM in annual recurring revenue. Topics Include: How to know when it's time to make a career transition? What skills can you take from your previous careers? How to turn local relationships into a scaled business? Show NotesConnect With:Wil Reynolds: Website // LinkedInBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // Twitter

The VinGin Podcast: Panasonic Lumix 25mm review I vlog at the same time as I make my podcasts. So if you want to hear AND watch me, go to my channel: http://youtube.com/vingingopro

Manuj Aggarwal and Mitch Russo, a serial entrepreneur, author, and coach will discuss the business of Certification; how to create an invisible organization; how to bring forth our unconscious talents, and many other topics that can help us to bootstrap our dreams into successful businesses. What are you waiting for? Tune In Now!In this episode, we will learn:How to find, realize and implement new processes in your organizationHow to convert those internal processes in business by themselvesHow the business of Certification worksHow to unify your tribe and treat them equallyConsequences of injecting wedges between your tribe membersHow to launch, a company, more importantly, the right company for youHow can we create a culture and a community that gets translated into a successful businessHow can we migrate our non-virtual organization into a virtual, invisible organizationHow to create a virtual organization that is highly profitableHow can we bring forth our unconscious competencesHow to bring forth your unconscious talents and expand themAbout Mitch RussoMitch Russo is a serial entrepreneur and has built several successful companies over the years. He is the author of books like “Power Tribes. How Certification can explode your Business” and “The Invisible Organization: How Ingenious CEOs are Creating, Thriving, Virtual Companies.” He was the CEO of Tony Robbins and Chet Holmes Business Breakthroughs Int’ l which together grew to $25M+ per year in revenue.Education: He studied electrical and electronics engineering at Northeastern University.Experience: CEO of Tony Robbins & Chet Holmes BBI, where he helps them go from $5MM to $25MM+ in sales.Accomplishments: Nominated by Inc Magazine 2X for “Entrepreneur of the Year” and has been a featured speaker at many events.Fun Fact: Award-winning landscape photographer.Obstacles Overcame: Almost by accident, he stumbled upon a process called “certification” which, at first, almost crashed the company but later, when refined and revised, became the foundation for growth to 8 figures.Links & Mentions from This Episode:Mitch's Website: www.MitchRusso.comTetraNoodle consulting services: https://go.tetranoodle.com/boot-podcastTetraNoodle professional training: https://courses.tetranoodle.comThanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section!Enjoyed the episode? Kindly share it with your friends. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates for our “Bootstrapping Your Dreams Show!” Support the show

Show Description: Drawing from the biggest stories from last week, we discuss the FDA and the newest opioid legislation, and the effects that it could have on doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. We also discuss the recent college admission scandal and the overlying issue with the college admission process. We talk about some life events involving the power of asking. Involving our readings from this week, we get into effective time management and being aware of how negative habits and fear can keep you in a job that doesn't truly fulfill you. Show Highlights: 3:10-13:10: We discuss the Opioid Bill that the senate recently passed, and its impact on solving opioid addiction and death. We look at it from both sides, exploring the business impact on doctor's offices and the pharmaceutical industry. 13:10-24:40: We take a look at the $25MM college admission cheating scandal involving 750 wealthy families in the United States, the bribing of test officials, and college coaches. We discuss the meaning behind this and its effect on the perception of the education system as a whole. 24:40-29:40: Colin and Tim each talk about specific incidents where they learned the power of asking 29:40-43:40: Drawing from the book Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, We get into time management and making a realistic and effective daily to do list. We explain further how to decide the degree of importance and urgency you should assign to the tasks throughout your day, which in turn will allow you to budget time in a more efficient way. 43:40-52:25: Analyzing Napoleon Hill's interview with the Devil, we talk about the different doors and methods that the Devil tries to get into your mind, including fear, the concept of "drifting," and how this affects you when you decide which job to pursue after college

The Moe and O show is a (mostly) photography podcast which features Moe Morales and Omar Gonzalez, two childhood buddies. They discuss photography, tech, movies, food, and nonsense in no particular order. Join them. And feel your brain cells melt away. The Badass: https://amzn.to/2DCbgO3 Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Our Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/themoeandos... Follow Omar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ogonzilla Follow Moe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moemorales_photography

Dan interviews Devin Elder with DJE Texas Management Group to discuss how they were able to acquire a 106-unit multifamily investment that built in 1974. This apartment investment was purchased for $5.25MM with $920,000 in capital improvements with the addition of 24 units to make this a 130-unit property.

Dan interviews Devin Elder with DJE Texas Management Group to discuss how they were able to acquire a 106-unit multifamily investment that built in 1974. This apartment investment was purchased for $5.25MM with $920,000 in capital improvements with the addition of 24 units to make this a 130-unit property.

Dan Gaul is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for Digital Trends, a Portland, Oregon-based publisher of consumer-targeted websites. In his role, Dan is charged with oversight of tech operations for Digital Trends’ suite of platforms including: Digital Trends, the popular site for news, information and reviews on personal tech; its Spanish-language companion, DT Español, and The Manual an aspirational-living site targeted to males.   As CTO, Dan is responsible for site partner integration, trouble-shooting, brand development, SEO (search engine optimization), research, and development for all Digital Trends platforms. Along with his business partner and fellow co-founder Ian Bell, the pair launched Digital Trends in 2006 and continued to build and fortify DigitalTrends.com, which currently attracts roughly 25MM visitors per month. More recently, Dan was instrumental in the creation of DT Español to serve Spanish-speaking consumers and The Manual, a men’s lifestyle site dedicated to news and information on men’s grooming, health and wellness, travel, food and fashion.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangaul/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dangaul/   Learn how to scale your engineering team with TalentPath by Treehouse.

Dan Gaul is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for Digital Trends, a Portland, Oregon-based publisher of consumer-targeted websites. In his role, Dan is charged with oversight of tech operations for Digital Trends’ suite of platforms including: Digital Trends, the popular site for news, information and reviews on personal tech; its Spanish-language companion, DT Español, and The Manual an aspirational-living site targeted to males. As CTO, Dan is responsible for site partner integration, trouble-shooting, brand development, SEO (search engine optimization), research, and development for all Digital Trends platforms. Along with his business partner and fellow co-founder Ian Bell, the pair launched Digital Trends in 2006 and continued to build and fortify DigitalTrends.com, which currently attracts roughly 25MM visitors per month. More recently, Dan was instrumental in the creation of DT Español to serve Spanish-speaking consumers and The Manual, a men’s lifestyle site dedicated to news and information on men’s grooming, health and wellness, travel, food and fashion. LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangaul/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dangaul/ Learn how to scale your engineering team with TalentPath by Treehouse Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook

Carl Landra of the 4th Line Podcast joins us to preview the Central Division and make predictions.  Rob Vollman, friend of the show, gets hired by the LA Kings.   Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Banter - Welcome to Carl. Congrats to winners of copies of Stat Shot by Rob Vollman - CJ from New York, Bryant from Baton Rouge and Sean from Modesto California Rob Vollman hired by LA Kings Blake Wheeler signs for $8.25MM x 5 CENTRAL DIVISION preview    Intro/Outro Music Artist: Tragically Hip  Song: Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park

Bio  Jorge Fontanez (@CuriousJLuis) is the founder of Marca Studio and operates as senior strategist, innovator and problem-solver passionate about creating and launching digital engagement and storytelling programs. He has been working at the intersection of technology, sustainability and marketing for over 15 years and experiments with models of stakeholder engagement in his role as Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Bard MBA in Sustainability Program.  Jorge is a First Movers Fellow since 2014 at the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program and collaborates with the Google Next Generation Policy Leaders influencing how tech policy affects communities of color. Jorge is an Afro-Latinx, queer affirming voice hailing from Philadelphia, representing the Puerto Rican diaspora and lives in New York City.   Jorge maintains a strong record delivering consistent execution of national, integrated marketing campaigns and was honored as a “40 under 40” Brand Innovator in 2012 for expertise in digital marketing. In 2011 and 2012, Jorge was also honored as an Official Honoree of The Webby Awards in the category of Corporate Social Responsibility for his leadership of Chase Community Giving, an employee and customer engagement program of JPMorgan Chase & Co. delivering over $25MM in grants to thousands of nonprofits nationwide.  Jorge now pursues his passion and interests in corporate citizenship, improving the world of philanthropy and stakeholder engagement through purpose-driven and impact marketing programs that scale.   Resources Marca Studio Collective Action for Puerto Rico   News Roundup Court greenlights AT&T/Time Warner merger setting the stage for more consolidation  Federal DC Circuit Judge Richard Leon ruled that the Department of Justice failed to prove that AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner violates federal antitrust laws, giving the greenlight for the $52 billion merger, which the companies closed on the same day. Comcast then made a $65 billion move to outbid Disney for 21st Century Fox, and Sprint and T-Mobile have now proposed a merger. The FCC opened a docket to review the Sprint/TMobile merger on Friday.  Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Indicted Federal prosecutors have indicted Elizabeth Holmes, the once-promising founder of  Theranos—a faulty blood testing technology company once valued at $10 billion. The company’s former president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, was also indicted. They’re charged with 9 counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They’re accused of defrauding investors of $100 million. They’ve plead not guilty. The Securities and Exchange Commission has also accused Theranos’s founders of fraud.   Trump calls for creation of a Space Force President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to create a new branch of the military—a “Space Force”—that will seek to achieve U.S. dominance in space. At a meeting of the National Space Council at the White House Trump said, “We are going to have the Air Force, and we are going to have the Space Force, separate but equal”. Senator Bill Nelson, a former astronaut, is against the proposal and tweeted that it is something that military leadership has told him they do not want.   Google released its diversity report Google released its annual diversity report last week and it shows black employees make up just 2.5% of the company even though the U.S. Census Bureau says they comprise 13.3% of the population. Latinx employees make up 17.8% of the population, but just 3.6% of Google’s workforce. The company also released for the first time data on attrition rates which show that, at 27 points above the index, black employees are leaving the company at a higher rate than other groups. Latinx employees are leaving the company at 15 points above the index.   Apple will remove backdoor for law enforcement Finally, Apple announced last week that it would be removing the iPhone port that lets law enforcement break into iPhones. There’s only one problem with this --  an official reportedly told Politico that this may create an opportunity for officers to exploit the exigent need exception—allowing them to access the phone without a warrant.      

https://youtu.be/-4Psj-o0RyQ Highlights: Duane's backstory. (2:07) What intrigued him to get a license and make a change? (03:28) The reason why he transitioned to real estate. (04:17) What allowed Duane to earn $18.1M in his first year in Real Estate? (06:09) How did he get 10 contracts during his first month? (06:44) Did he have a clear & intentional plan when he started? (08:23) Number of transactions that made up his $18.1M profit (10:51) How did he take his first million dollar listing? (12:30) Why he chose to be a solo agent. (14:51) What does his team look like now? (17:15) Did he follow the MREA book? (19:46) At what point did he hire a real estate coach & what compelled him to do so? (20:19) What's the biggest challenge that he's dealing with right now? (22:20) Duane's goal this year. (23:24) Struggles that he faced in having new agents onboard the team. (25:35) What were the struggles that he faced in having new agents onboard the team? (25:35) His focus in terms of numbers. (26:37) Lead indicators that he is looking at. (27:37) Monthly Client Appreciation Event (29:56) Duane's “One Thing” (32:42) Most impactful classes & books for Duane (33:33) His advice to aspiring real estate agents (35:43) Social media strategy (36:53) Biggest Takeaways: - Discover how Duane Richins sold nearly $19MM in volume during his first 12 months in real estate! - Learn the challenges that he has faced & how he transitioned from being a solo agent to having his own team. - Duane’s goals & “One Thing” for year tow in the business. Real estate is a lucrative business, and sometimes takes years before an agent can build their business to sell $20MM in volume in one year. But, for KW Utah Region’s 2017 Rookie of the Year and KW Orem’s Duane Richins, he amazed everyone when he broke records and sold $18.1MM in volume during his first 12 months as an agent! So how did a newbie like Duane pull it off? Before venturing into real estate, Duane specialized in Cardiac Imaging, having a degree in Radiologic Sciences. He also taught at Stanford before becoming a door to door salesman for security systems. His work in sales afforded him to start buying investment properties and that’s when he started to discover his passion for real estate. His experience with the agents he encountered lead him to believe it could be done better. He thought that there's a lot of need for someone who's willing to go out and hustle and go the extra mile and saw it as a great opportunity for him to dive into real estate brokering. During his first month, he joined a prominent real estate team. During this time Duane tried to figure out what to do and got enough under contract from his efforts that he knew that if he wants to build the business the way he wanted to, he needed to leave and start his own team. Within a month and a half of being an agent he had capped from just simple hard work and committed to start learning the systems of a sustainable business. So how did Duane sell $18.1MM in volume? He said he didn’t have an intentional plan when he started. He didn't know what he was doing but knew that at the end of the day, he needs to find people who want to list their home and that he needed to be different. So he got to work committing to make working the hours needed to and making the contacts to find those who were ready to buy or sell a home. Using his competitive & fierce spirit paired with his sales & teaching experience, he closed 89 transactions that first year, that made up the $18.1MM in volume. In the first few months of becoming an agent Duane hired a MAPS Coach and with the guidance of his real estate coach, his team is now composed of a transaction coordinator, administrative assistant, and 9 agents. His goal for this year is to close 100 transactions himself and wants to grow his team to 25 agents and close $25MM in volume. They do script training every day, 4- 1- 1s weekly,

Here's some of what you will learn: The importance of having mentors and other experienced people on your team. The importance of educating yourself in the multifamily business to get started. The benefits of developing long-term relationships for access to the best deals. The importance of networking to become a problem solver and be a part of other deals. The benefits of gaining experience in multiple areas of the business to be able to make better decisions. The importance of responding to broker deals in the proper way to show knowledge in the business. The importance of refurbishing units and how your cashflow can be affected. The difference between Physical occupancy vs Economic occupancy. The importance of reading and educating yourself on both the business and your mindset. The importance of making the decision to commit and move forward in the business. The reasons why real estate is one of the best investments possible. The importance of choosing a proper mentor or bring people on your team to help with deficiencies. The importance of getting uncomfortable and push through limiting beliefs. The importance of making a decision to work hard on your goals and narrowing your focus for success. Tips on how to take action and advice on where to start. The importance of education before action, but avoid education without action. The benefits of using resources like masterminds to shorten the learning curve in the business. About our Guest: Devin Elder can be reached at: www.DJEtexas.com Want to build Lifetime Cash Flow from Multifamily Properties? If you’re committed to creating the life you deserve, we've created the best multifamily training and coaching program on the market. I personally coach you on your path to create the life of your dreams. I will help you CRUSH it in this business!  - if you'd like to receive information about our program, text CRUSH to 41411 now. Recommended Resource Looking to invest in a multi-family real estate project? Want to partner with me personally on a deal? To schedule a time for us to talk click on this link: http://www.meetme.so/RodKhleif2 Review and Subscribe acquisitions, Devin Elder, apartment investing, apartments, appreciation, Assisted Living, broker, brokers, business, cash flow, cashflow, commercial, commercial real estate, CRE, CRE investing, Defaulted paper, Donald Trump, entrepreneur, equity, Eviction, expert, experts, Foreclosure, funding, Hedge fund, investing, investing in real estate, investments, Rod Khleif, Rod Khleif Florida, Rod Khleif Real Estate, Riyad Khleif , manager, mergers, millionaire, multi-family, multifamily, Office, passive income, podcast, private lending, private money, property management, raw land investing, real estate, real estate broker, real estate cashflow, real estate coaching, real estate investing, real estate investor. Investing, REIT, Retail, Robert Kiyosaki, sales, Sales Coach, sales expert, Sales Training, Self Storage, Selling, Senior Living, Shopping Center, Short Sale, Suburban Office, syndication, training, value add, Repositioning assets, multi-family expert, multifamily expert, multi family investing, multifamily training  

It’s the hat trick eppie from Chuck’s dungeon! Welcome back to the fold.  Today, we had a lot to chirp about including: Hartsy’s dream comes true (at the Easton Chiller, of all places) Chuck gets just a little butt-hurt Is Marleau worth $6.25MM/year for the next 3 years?  He is 38 years old coming into … Continue reading "HAT TRICK!  Hartsy’s dream comes true, Chuck’s just a little butt-hurt, Marleau’s contract, NHL playoff predictions, and thoughts on Adidas jerseys"

Nonprofit organizations are constantly struggling to be heard "through the noise" so we've asked Stephanie Ceruolo, Senior Vice President of Infogroup to join us on the show to talk communications and fundraising. With so many ways to reach potential supporters, it can be difficult to tell which method will be most effective -- and to compete with all the other organizations (and distractions) vying for their attention. Infogroup works to help organizations "fish where the fish are" and help connect nonprofits with people that are not just able to give, but likely to give, and also give at a higher level. They help their clients get the right story to the right people and who doesn't want that? Check in with us today to learn more about connecting with donors who are ready to support your mission -- as long as you're ready to ask. Infogroup is a big data, analytics and marketing services provider that delivers best in class data-driven customer-centric technology solutions. Their data and software-as-a-service (DaaS & SaaS) offerings help clients of all sizes, from small companies to FORTUNE 100TM enterprises, increase their sales and customer loyalty. Infogroup provides both digital and traditional marketing channel expertise that is enhanced by access to our proprietary data on 245MM individuals and 25MM businesses, which is distributed real-time to our clients.

As they made clear with several FCPA enforcement actions in 2016, the SEC has placed a renewed interest in the accounting provisions of the FCPA, specifically the internal controls provisions. The BHP enforcement continued this trend, where there was no evidence that bribes were paid or offered in violation of the FCPA, the poor internal compliance controls at BHP led to a $25MM fine. Kara Brockmeyer, the former Chief, FCPA Unit; Division of Enforcement of the SEC, reiterated that the SEC was committed to protecting investors in US public companies and those which list other securities in the US, through enforcement of the accounting provisions, including internal controls provisions of the FCPA. It would seem that the reason is straightforward; a company with rigorous internal compliance controls is better able to prevent, detect and remedy any FCPA violations that may occur. What can you do around the FCPA’s requirements for internal controls and current SEC emphasis? I would suggest that you begin with an exercise where you map the internal controls your company has in place to the indicia of the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program, as set out in the FCPA Guidance. While most compliance practitioners are familiar with the Ten Hallmarks, you may not be as familiar with standards for internal controls. I would suggest that you begin with the COSO 2013 Internal Controls Framework as your starting point.  As a lawyer or compliance practitioner you may not be familiar with all the internal controls that you have in place. This exercise would give you a good opportunity to meet with the heads of Internal Audit, Finance and Accounting (F&A), Treasury or any other function in your company that deals with financial controls. Talk with them about the financial controls you may already have in place. An easy example is employee expense reports. Every company I have ever worked at or even heard about requires expenses for reimbursement to be presented, in documented form on some type of expense reimbursement form. This is mandatory for IRS reporting; so all entities perform this action. See how many controls are in place. Is the employee who submits the expense reimbursement required to sign it? Does his/her immediate supervisor review, approve and sign it? Does any party in the employee’s direct reporting chain review, approve and sign? Do any personnel from accounts payable review and approve that expenses have the requisite receipts attached? Is there any other review in accounts payable? Is there any aggregate review of expense reports? Is there a monetary limit over which additional reviews and approvals occur? Now if an employee has submitted expenses for activities that occurred outside the US are there are any foreign government officials involved? Were those recipients of any such gift, travel or entertainment identified on the expense reimbursement form? Was the business purpose of the meal, gift or entertainment recorded? Can you aggregate the monies spent on any one foreign official or by a single employee in your expense reporting system? All of these are internal controls that can be mapped to the appropriate prong of the Ten Hallmarks or other indicia of your compliance program. You can take this exercise through each of the five objectives under the COSO 2013 Internal Controls Framework and its attendant 17 Principles. From this mapping you can then perform a gap analysis to determine where you might need to implement internal compliance controls into your anti-corruption compliance program. This can lead to remedial steps that you can take. For example, you can recommend procedures be written for all key compliance areas in which there are currently no procedures and your existing procedures can be updated to include compliance issues and clear definition how controls are to be evidenced. Through this you can move from having detect controls in place, to having prevent controls, whenever possible.  As a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance practitioner, this is an exercise that you can engage in at no cost. You simply investigate and note what internal controls you have in place and how they may be a part of your anti-corruption efforts going forward. Compliance is a straightforward exercise; this does not mean that it is easy, you do have to work at it so that you will simply not have a paper, “check the box”, program. But using the excuse that you have limited resources is simply an excuse and a rather poor one at that. While the clear lesson from the BHP enforcement action is that you are required to have effective internal controls in place, by engaging in this mapping exercise you can then figure out what you have and, more importantly, what internal compliance controls that you do not have and need to institute. Three Key Takeaways  Learn the internal controls your company currently has in place. Map your compliance internal controls to the COSO 2013 Framework, Use your gap analysis as a basis for remediation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As they made clear with several FCPA enforcement actions in 2016, the SEC has placed a renewed interest in the accounting provisions of the FCPA, specifically the internal controls provisions. The BHP enforcement continued this trend, where there was no evidence that bribes were paid or offered in violation of the FCPA,  the poor internal compliance controls at BHP led to a $25MM fine. Indeed Kara Brockmeyer, Chief, FCPA Unit; Division of Enforcement of the SEC, reiterated that the SEC was committed to protecting investors in US public companies and those which list other securities in the US, through enforcement of the accounting provisions, including internal controls provisions of the FCPA. It would seem that the reason is straightforward; a company with rigorous internal compliance controls is better able to prevent, detect and remedy any FCPA violations that may occur. What can you do around the FCPA’s requirements for internal controls and current SEC emphasis? I would suggest that you begin with an exercise where you map the internal controls your company has in place to the indicia of the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program, as set out in the FCPA Guidance. While most compliance practitioners are familiar with the Ten Hallmarks, you may not be as familiar with standards for internal controls. I would suggest that you begin with the COSO 2013 Framework as your starting point. As a lawyer or compliance practitioner you may not be familiar with all the internal controls that you have in place. This exercise would give you a good opportunity to meet with the heads of Internal Audit, Finance and Accounting (F&A), Treasury or any other function in your company that deals with financial controls. Talk with them about the financial controls you may already have in place. An easy example is employee expense reports. Every company I have ever worked at or even heard about requires expenses for reimbursement to be presented, in documented form on some type of expense reimbursement form. This is mandatory for IRS reporting; so all entities perform this action. See how many controls are in place. Is the employee who submits the expense reimbursement required to sign it? Does his/her immediate supervisor review, approve and sign it? Does any party in the employee’s direct reporting chain review, approve and sign? Does anyone from accounts payable review and approve, both for accuracy and to make sure that all referenced expenses are properly receipted? Is there any other review in accounts payable? Is there any aggregate review of expense reports? Is there a monetary limit over which additional reviews and approvals occur? Now if an employee has submitted expenses for activities that occurred outside the US are there are any foreign government officials involved? Were those employees identified on the expense reimbursement form? Was the business purpose of the meal, gift or other hospitality recorded? Can you aggregate the monies spent on any one foreign official or by a single employee in your expense reporting system? All of these are internal controls that can be mapped to the appropriate prong of the Ten Hallmarks or other indicia of your compliance program. You can take this exercise through each of the five objectives under the COSO 2013 Framework and its attendant 17 Principles. From this mapping you can then perform a gap analysis to determine where you might need to implement internal compliance controls into your anti-corruption compliance program. This can lead to remedial steps that you can take. For example you can recommend procedures be written for all key compliance areas in which there are currently no procedures and your existing procedures can be updated to include compliance issues and clear definition how controls are to be evidenced. Through this you can move from having detect controls in place, to having prevent controls, whenever possible. As a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance practitioner, this is an exercise that you can engage in at no cost. You simply investigate and note what internal controls you have in place and how they may be a part of your anti-corruption efforts going forward. As I said last week, compliance is a straightforward exercise. This does not mean that it is easy; you do have to work at it so that you will simply not have a paper, “check the box”, program. But using the excuse that you have limited resources is simply an excuse and a rather poor one at that. While the clear lesson from the BHP enforcement action is that you are required to have effective internal controls in place, by engaging in this mapping exercise you can then figure out what you have and, more importantly, what internal compliance controls that you do not have and need to institute. Three Key Takeaways  Learn the internal controls your company currently has in place. Map your compliance internal controls to the COSO 2013 Framework, Use your gap analysis as a basis for remediation. For more information, check out my book Doing Compliance: Design, Create and Implement an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Program, which is available by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Larry, Yeji, Clint, Adam, and Mark as we talk about miniature painting.    Models Workshop After Hours is where the crew and friends of the site sit back and chill while painting their miniatures and models. Topics range from miniature/modeling companies, paint brushes, paints, airbrushes, kitbashing, conversions, tools of the trade, conventions, kickstarters, reviews, advice, with a whole bunch of dirty humor and language. This is not a game play podcast, we rarely talk about that. This is about the art behind the games we play! Theme Music: Cyle Eide ft Sam Bell Aladdin Metal Remix Web: www.models-workshop.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/djinn24/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Themodelsworkshop Twitter: www.twitter.com/MWAHpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/MWAHpodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/ModelsWorkshop Paypal: www.paypal.me/modelsworkshop  

12/8/16 VLOG VIDEO!!! Hey everyone! welcome to the Thursday vlog video. As always we have a whole mess of stuff to talk about this week. This is going to be a VERY thrown together vlog. I was kind of all over the place. I wanted to include the District5 CSMNT RDA in the First Impressions, then completely spaced it. Oh well. It will be getting a review sooner rather than later anyway. No retro vaping this week, but we have beer and shoutouts, as well as a review for a thing that didn’t get a review So tuck in, grab your best vape, grab a beer and enjoy the video. Timestamps, and all other crucial links are down below. ++RAFFLE RULES++ GO TO https://www.r2bsmokefree.org/ DONATE $5 (up to 4 times) EMAIL RECIEPT TO CONTEST@GRIMMGREEN.COM RAFFLE ENDS ON 12-18-16 +18 ONLY (Age will be verified) -----TIMESTAMPS----- Top of the program is announcements / news / advocacy What i've been vaping 9:55 Beer is at 16:04 Shoutouts are at 22:16 First Impressions are at 34:52 Review for things that never got reviewed 01:01:55 Favorite comments of the week are at the end Also Raffle at the end Crucial links are below -----The Advocacy/News—— Lawsuit against the FDA R2bSmokeFree.org JOIN CASAA! FOLLOW THE CALL TO ACTIONS http://casaa.org/Call_to_Action.php Mine and Kevin's advocacy live show ( Every Thursday at 8:00pm EST ) https://www.youtube.com/c/vapingcc -----The Beer----- PitBull Porter https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/oak-park-station-6-pitbull-porter/331753/ -----First Impressions----- PURGE MOD Hagermann http://fasteddiesvapedistro.com/shop/purge-mod-hagermann-edition-mod-only-pre-order/ CKS MOD ( non CKS Version is called the STRIDER ) http://vodistro.com/product/strider-black/ Kennedy 2 post 25mm RUBY http://www.kennedyvapor.com/products/ruby-25-2-post Vaporesso Nebula http://www.vapingbest.com/vaporesso-nebula-mod-p-689 Innokin Kroma https://www.innokin.com/vaporizers/kroma-vape-system/ -----What I've Been Vaping----- Honey Badger Mod http://kudzumods.com/ Hadaly RDA http://psyclonemods.com/psyclone-hadaly-22mm-rda/ Axis Vapes M17 http://axisvapes.com/product-category/m17/ CSMNT RDA https://www.districtf5ve.com/products/cosmonaut-rda-by-district-f5ve-and-mystery-mod-co CLN RDA http://www.apvlab.com/ Praxis Banshee https://www.elementvape.com/praxis-banshee-150w-tc-box-mod-by-ciggo Freakshow V2 http://www.wotofo.com/wotofo-freakshow-rda-v2.html -----The Juices----- Anarchist Purple https://localvape.com/products/anarchist-juice-purple GrimmKVLT YIG http://namberjuice.com/kvlt-yig/ Lane Cove Nola https://gaslightvapor.com/products/lane-cove-vapor-by-ruby-roo-nola Farie Wings http://www.rnrvapors.com/faerie.html The MIX CrossFade http://www.rnrvapors.com/the-mix.html Adore Eliquid Apple Crisp https://www.adoreeliquid.com/product-p/caramel-crisp.htm GrimmGreen Signature VLOG DAY http://namberjuice.com/ggs-vlog-day-100ml/ GrimmGreen Signature NORMAL VIEW http://namberjuice.com/ggs-normal-view-100ml/ POA ( formerly pony on acid ) http://www.giantvapes.com/poa-formerly-pony-on-acid/ -----The Other----- VPARK Quantum http://govpark.com/mods/vpark-quantum-80w-mod/ House Of Lords TPD https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/politics-campaigns/2016-05-19_breaking-news-house-of-lords-vote-could-defeat-uk-tpd.html Rambling vapers Podcast http://ramblingvapers.podbean.com/ DHD Drip Caps for the Recoil http://dhdaccessories.com/shop/metal-head-cap-for-the-recoil/ Crispy Caps Recoil Caps https://crispycaps.com/product/slammedbro-slammed-tips -----My Social Media----- Instagram http://instagram.com/grimmgreen Twitter https://twitter.com/grimmgreen Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrimmGreen Namberjuice http://namberjuice.com/

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Huoy Ming Yeh to the show. Ming is co-founder and managing partner of CSC Upshot Ventures, the largest fund dedicated to financing seed-stage startups, ever. If you're the type of person who listens to the Venture Studio podcast regularly, you probably heard about CSC Upshot launching in October. If not, it was a big deal. Here is some background- CSC Upshot is a $400MM venture fund created to invest primarily in US seed-stage technology startups via AngelList. It's biggest LP is CSC Group, one of China's 3 largest private equity firms, with $12B under management. Remember, if you're a fan Venture Studio, please subscribe on iTunes so you never have to miss an episode. If you're feeling up to it, do us a favor and leave a 5-star rating and review in the iTunes store- it helps other people find the show. As always, you can connect with us on twitter @ventureStudio and you can listen to prior episodes at venturestudio.org, and on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. Now that the words “$400MM” and “AngelList” have sunk in, lets dissect this a bit. Earlier this month, you learned about the Angel List's Syndicates product in our interview with Dustin Dolginow of Maiden Lane. Today, we dig further into the massive opportunity. Some stats: as of October 2015 (when CSC Upshot was announced), AngelList Syndicates had helped over 650 companies raise $205MM from 4,400 individuals and Maiden Lane's $25MM vehicle. Now, CSC Upshot joins the Syndicates ecosystem with a fund nearly double the size of all Syndicate activity to date. Today Ming and Dave talk all about CSC Upshot, the need for more liquidity at the seed stage, the difference between Chinese and US entrepreneurs, and whether we're seeing the great unbundling of VC or just a natural evolution of the venture financing market.

George Deeb Founded iExplore.com in 1999 which was the #1 adventure travel site that grew to over 1MM visitors per month.  George was named Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2001. George was CEO of Media Recall and helped to build a $25MM sales pipeline Both IExplore and Media Recall were both venture backed startups and sold to billion dollar companies. Watch full Video Interview>> http://www.inspiredinsider.com/george-deeb-redrocketvc-interview/ In addition to iExplore and Media Recall, George co-founded RedRocket which is a startup consulting and shared executive and fundraising firm . He also runs Ensemble which is an all star powered digital services suite There is a laundry list of companies that George is an advisor and investor which includes GiveForward  ( http://www.inspiredinsider.com/ethan-austin-giveforward-interview/ ) which I have interviewed and many others.