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Natasha was on maternity leave with a newborn who cried until he was five months old, permanently thirsty, and completely fed up that the one drink bottle she owned had grown mould. She switched to drinking from a glass - hardly practical with two small kids - and mentioned to a friend, in passing, that she needed to find something better. Three or four weeks later that friend circled back: "That drink bottle thing you mentioned - are you still doing it?" That one question convinced Natasha there were more people like her out there. She launched Mode & Opal in late 2025 with a background in graphic design and corporate management, but zero e-commerce experience. In this episode, Natasha gets tactical about the moves that actually moved the needle: mining competitor reviews to design her offer, taking a product almost straight off the shelf to launch fast, and the single $3,900 press release that generated an estimated $400,000 in PR value and roughly 9 million views. What you'll learn in this interview: How a passing conversation with a friend - not a formal validation process - was the moment Natasha knew there was a real market for a better drink bottle Why she deliberately skipped long product development, took a well-reviewed bottle almost straight off Alibaba, and had her colours locked by the second sample - because her own frustration meant speed mattered more than perfection The competitor-review mining strategy: reading one- and two-star reviews of big-brand bottles to find the exact pain points (hard-to-clean straws, no replacement parts, leaking) and designing around them How she engineered average order value from day one - free replacement seals, stainless steel straw upgrades, and "buy two, get a free straw" offers that cost her little but felt valuable, instead of a discount pop-up that eats margin Why a free-gift threshold beat a free-shipping threshold for pushing AOV - and how many of her customers naturally buy 3 to 4 bottles at once for husbands and kids The single best marketing decision she made: investing $3,900 in a professional press release that landed 22+ placements, including a national airline magazine and a full-page newspaper article What that PR wave actually did - an estimated $400K in PR value, ~9 million cumulative views, and 20 sales in a single day when the story first ran How she repurposed the press coverage into her best-performing meta ad - a "the bottle New Zealanders can't stop talking about" angle with a 10% click-through rate and a lifetime ROAS over 4, still running today The exact growth curve after joining Founder: from $3,400 in April to $18,500 in August - roughly 400% growth - and settling into consistent $15K+ months as a solo operator How she runs the whole business lean - on her phone, at night, around her kids, using Claude-built AI agents to implement what she learns - and why her next strategic move is a consumable product to unlock subscriptions and lifetime value If you come from a creative or corporate background and assume e-commerce is a closed world you could never break into, this episode is for you. Natasha's story is a sharp, practical reminder that deep customer empathy, a well-built offer, and one well-placed PR bet can do more than a big budget - and that you can build something real in the margins of a busy life with young kids. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend using the code FOUNDR50. Start here → https://your.omnisend.com/foundr SAVE 95% ON XERO FOR 6 MONTHS Simplify your business finances with 95% off Xero for your first 6 months. Start here → https://foundr.com/xero WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → https://foundr.com/operators HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application → Already have a store? Apply here → https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application CONNECT WITH BY NATASHA BURGER Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/mode_and_opal/ Website → https://www.modeandopal.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt Website → https://www.foundr.com Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/foundr/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/foundr Twitter → https://www.twitter.com/foundr LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/ Podcast → https://www.foundr.com/podcast
A resume that gets you interviews for a $125K job will often get ignored when you start applying for $250K, $400K, or higher roles.You might have the experience. But if your resume only proves you can get work done, hiring teams will never see that you're ready to decide what happens next.In this video, I'll show you how a recruiter's expectations change at each salary tier, and how to rewrite your bullets so you're not underselling what you actually did.Need help positioning your experience for higher-paying roles? Book a quick call with me here: https://calendly.com/resumeassassin/meet--FREE: Career Resources to Land Interviews Faster:https://www.resumeassassin.com/freebiesFREE: Check Your Resume's ATS Score:https://www.resumeassassin.com/resume...Resume writing, LinkedIn, career and job search coaching, and more:https://www.resumeassassin.com--TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Why a strong resume gets overlooked00:44 Meet Mary Southern01:31 How resume expectations change by salary level02:34 The $125K resume: show the work and results03:50 Turning a basic bullet into a stronger one05:34 Proving your marketing work made an impact06:27 Moving from individual contributor to director06:38 The $250K resume: show what you owned08:10 Demonstrating leadership with measurable results09:21 Make your role in big decisions clear10:34 Metrics for roles beyond sales11:59 A quick check for your resume bullets12:46 The $400K resume: show business-level judgment18:24 Manager vs. director vs. executive contributions25:52 A practical resume review before you applyCONNECT WITH MELinkedIn: /mary-southernInstagram: @resumeassassinTikTok: @resume_assassin_mary
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What's Your Practice Really Worth? The CPA Valuation Playbook Valuations for CPA firms have never been higher, and the reasons have very little to do with tax returns. Matt Ackerman is joined by Geoff Bruskin, founder and managing partner of White Tiger Connections, along with John Pastore and Clint Mills of Integrated Partners' CPA Alliance, for a candid look at what’s driving value in accounting practices right now. Geoff has closed 23 CPA transactions in the last 36 months, and he brings the numbers with him: private equity’s arrival in 2021, the jump from an 11.5x to a 14.5x multiple on a single marquee deal, and PE buyers now knocking on the doors of firms with as little as $300K to 400K in adjusted EBITDA. The panel walks through how the profession moved off the old “one times gross” rule of thumb, why buyers now blend gross revenue and adjusted EBITDA multiples, and the specific traits, digitized workflows, remote staffing, recurring and value-based billing, leadership depth, complementary service lines, that separate a firm that trades well from one that doesn’t. The heart of the conversation is the gap between two professions. A CPA firm doing $5 million in revenue might trade around $10 million; a wealth management firm with the same economics might trade at $20 million. Jeff makes the case that the most underappreciated asset in any accounting practice is the trust and financial visibility already sitting inside the client relationship — and illustrates it with a $1,000 tax client whose $1.5M IRA represents a $15,000 relationship somewhere else. Also covered: Whether AI is coming for the profession The wealth segments nobody is servicing well Why “fiercely independent” firms should think like private equity firms How to know whether it’s time to build, buy, partner, merge, or stay put. Whether you plan to sell in three years or never, this is a conversation about building a practice that you can't afford to miss. Disclosure: Content in this material is for general information only and not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Investment advice offered through Integrated Partners, a registered investment advisor. White Tiger Connections along with its representative, Geoff Bruskin, are a separate entity and not affiliated with Integrated Partners.
Welcome to Wholesale Hotline Podcast (Wholesaling Inc Edition), where Brent brings unmatched energy and no-BS strategies straight from his own real-world wholesaling business to help you crush it in yours.Join the #1 community for wholesalers: www.wholesalinglaunch.com Show notes -- in this episode we'll cover:Master cold calling, lead generation, and sales scripts to consistently close deals.You'll learn the latest on the most cutting-edge techniques—like PPC, texting, and automated follow-up systems.Learn how to build confidence, overcome objections, and dominate your local market.Brent shows how talking to people is the fastest, most direct path to wholesale success.Real-life case studies, role plays, and mindset shifts that turn hustle into high income.Please give us a rating and let us know how we are doing!➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖☎️ Welcome to Wholesale Hotline & TTP Breakout
Nearly half of recent home sales needed a price reduction, and the numbers get uglier the longer a home sits. Sellers below $400K face some of the toughest conditions, while buyers are still negotiating below the reduced price and asking for concessions on top of it.As always, if you have any questions or comments (or, of course, need a realtor), feel free to reach out to Stan McCune directly by phone/text at (973) 479-1267 or by email at smccune@cdanjoyner.com
Five years ago you could hire a PPC manager for bids, budgets, keywords, campaign types and structure, and that was the whole job. Today Mike argues that a good Amazon PPC marketer is just a good Amazon marketer, and the job now reaches into what used to be somebody else's problem entirely: fees, refunds, logistics, and the one he thinks is most underrated, stock.This is the case for letting your marketing team into your inventory data, and it starts with a client who flatly did not believe it mattered. Conversion rate is a product page problem and a PPC problem, they said. So Olena on the Ad Badger team built the chart that settled it - unit session percentage plotted against warehouse balance - and the split was uncomfortable. Above one threshold the numbers held. Below it they didn't. Sales, conversion rate, Buy Box. Not out of stock. Just low.That sent Mike into inventory distortion - the combined financial drain of overstocking and stocking out, estimated to cost global retail 10 to 30% of total sales volume, and almost never mentioned alongside ACoS. He breaks the damage into four buckets: lost revenue that doesn't happen evenly (half a million Buy Box checks found roughly one in three products has at least one location with a suppressed Buy Box), rank decay, the PPC tax you pay while competitors take cheaper clicks, and capital locked up in overstock.Then the SOP. Three reports - advertised products, FBA inventory health, and detailed page sales and traffic by ASIN - dropped into Claude with a prompt, and you have a dashboard. Mike walks an anonymized $400K a month account where roughly 30% of the catalog was fully out of stock and a couple of SKUs sat on over 1,000 days of supply. Plus the one nobody automates: nothing tells you when a product comes back in stock, which is exactly when you want the ads switched back on.We'll see you in The PPC Den!
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In this episode, Dave Fontana shares his extensive real estate experience, from flipping houses to developing land, and offers valuable insights on market shifts, property management, and strategic investing. Perfect for aspiring and seasoned investors alike. Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/ New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club —--------------------
The gang gets sucked into the Clinton Affair documentary and how it flipped their opinions on Monica. Then a listener's Ford with 423,000 miles sparks a chat about drivers who ride till the wheels fall off, plus how to actually get there. And - how big do Halloween yard decorations need to be?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Kyle Richmond had about a thousand dollars to his name. So he opened two 0% interest credit cards, maxed both for roughly $40K, gave himself an 18-month deadline, and built out a clinic. Three years later, Rebuilt is a 5,000+ square foot space outside Chicago. A clinic, a 4,000 sq ft performance gym, a Pilates studio upstairs, eight or nine employees, and clinic revenue going from $75K in year one to nearly $400K in year three. His marketing budget is still zero dollars. Rick and Kyle get into the actual mechanics. The Instagram account that covered his rent before he had a patient base. Why he went from "screw insurance" to a 70/30 in-network split, and the reimbursement number that changed his mind. The gym loss he runs on purpose, and the four or five patients a month it feeds him for free. The exact text message that got 90% of his patients leaving a Google review, and the day Google suspended his profile and deleted 261 of them. Plus the one hire he should have made a year earlier, and the tell he missed. If you're a clinic owner trying to get past the point where the business only grows when you personally show up, this one's for you. >> Free training for clinic owners: clinicowner.com >> Follow me on IG at: @thericklau >> Join the community: clinicaccelerator.com >> Stop missing calls with CallHero's advanced phone system: mycallhero.com Chapters: (01:00) Meet Dr. Kyle Richmond: From Chiropractor to Clinic Owner (02:09) Why Kyle Left His Associate Job So Early (04:36) How Instagram Changed the Trajectory of His Career (07:01) Building Rebuilt: Clinic, Gym & Pilates Under One Roof (18:26) Starting a Clinic With $40K on Two Credit Cards (19:11) From $75K in Year One to a $400K Clinic (20:30) Cash vs. Insurance: Why Kyle Changed His Mind (28:20) Turning a Gym Into a Patient Acquisition Engine (32:55) Where His New Patients Actually Come From (41:09) The Hiring Mistake That Was Costing Him Patients
What is Table 1 Vegas? Learn more here:https://table1.vegasNoah Schwartz had a $125K Wall Street job offer waiting.Then one Sunday changed the math.He wired $1,000 through Western Union, sat down in a PokerStars $1K, and about 12 hours later had $580,000.So yeah.Morgan Stanley got told to kick rocks.But Noah's story starts way before the score.Miami Beach.Baseball.A lefty arm that was supposed to be his future.His dad getting sick.An elbow injury.An air mattress on a childhood friend's floor.A security guard job where another guard would clock him in while Noah hid in the back room and played online poker.Then poker opened every door.And also kicked him through a few walls.In this episode of The Table 1 Podcast, Noah Schwartz joins Art Parmann and Justin Young to talk through the full ride: ♠️ Growing up in Miami and thinking baseball was the plan ♥️ Losing his dad young and having to grow up fast ♦️ Tearing up his elbow and finding poker at the exact wrong/right time ♣️ Playing Madden and Monopoly for real money ♠️ Paying a security guard to clock him in while he played online ♥️ Wiring $1K to PokerStars with only a few grand to his name ♦️ Turning that into $580K in one night ♣️ Saying no to Wall Street after the biggest score of his life ♠️ Winning $394K at Borgata and taking it home in cash ♥️ Getting stopped by TSA with a bag full of money ♦️ Flying Spirit with $400K stuffed in the overhead bin ♣️ Buying a Range Rover in cash ♠️ Playing the $1M Big One for One Drop ♥️ The aces hand that still hurts ♦️ The second One Drop run that sent him straight to the dice table ♣️ High-stakes craps, Antonio stories, prop bets, and poker-life chaos ♠️ Why money alone never fixed what he thought it would ♥️ Fatherhood, investing, philanthropy, and what matters nowWe also get into: the early online poker boom PartyPoker and PokerStars nostalgia why poker players need early run-good bankroll management before anyone knew what bankroll management was WPT life when the fields were single-entry and massive One Drop pressure the difference between poker bad beats and real-life bad beats Real American Freestyle and why Noah would rather build memories with his kids than chase every tournament on the calendar.This one is a poker story.But it's also a life story.A baseball dream ended.A poker career appeared.A Wall Street path vanished.And somehow, a kid sleeping on a friend's floor ended up playing million-dollar buy-ins.
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Free Meta Ad Creative Prompt Pack: https://clickhubspot.com/prgl Ep. 452 Could your company grow to $20M in revenue in just 20 months by focusing 80% of your ad budget on a single channel? Kipp, Kieran, and guest Danny Yeung (CEO and co-founder of IM8) dive into the marketing strategy behind the explosive growth of IM8 and how Meta became their powerhouse for customer acquisition. Learn more on how to master Meta's platform with creative-first tactics, build a high-performing marketing team for rapid scale, and leverage offline strategies to make your brand unforgettable. Mentions Danny Yeung https://hk.linkedin.com/in/dyeung22 IM8 https://im8health.com/ Prenetics https://www.prenetics.com/ Allianz https://www.allianzlife.com/ Loop: Outlearn. Outmarket. Outgrow https://www.hubspot.com/loop-marketing-book Ask Kipp and Kieran a question! https://form.asana.com/?k=U4n5W_3WC2SkQO1bwK8Xzg&d=8587152060687 Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We're on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matgpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marketingatg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don't forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain' is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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Flosstradamus and Underbelly talk about the rapidly changing world of music production, AI, and new tools for Ableton Live. They break down AI-assisted workflows, Ableton extensions, stem separation, BeatSpark, workflow automation, and how producers can use new technology to work faster while staying creative.Curt Cameruci, aka Flosstradamus, is a DJ and producer who helped pioneer EDM trap by combining Southern hip-hop with high-energy dance music. With more than 20 years in music, over 500 million streams, major festival appearances, collaborations with Post Malone, Lil Jon, and Diplo, and his work with Rubin, an AI and music technology company, Curt continues to explore the intersection of music, technology, and creativity.Tim Linetsky, aka Underbelly, is an Ableton Certified Trainer and the creator of the You Suck at Producing YouTube channel, which has more than 400K subscribers. Tim shares his approach to music production and education while building BeatSpark, an interactive learning platform designed to help producers learn directly inside Ableton. The conversation also covers their collaboration “Home,” stem separation, AI music tools, and ways producers can experiment with technology to develop new workflows.Follow Flosstradamus:https://www.instagram.com/flosstradamushttps://flosstradamus.ai/Follow Underbelly:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCapo4XcpVOlTLkbKIDL0WlAhttps://www.instagram.com/underbellybeatshttps://www.instagram.com/beatsparkapp/Sponsored by DistroKid:This episode is supported by DistroKid, which lets you upload once, get your tracks on all major platforms, and keep 100% of your streaming earnings. Their new DistroKid Direct feature also turns your artwork into print‑on‑demand merch like t‑shirts, mugs, and totes with no inventory to manage. Learn more below:https://tr.ee/distrokid-ableton Grab limited-edition Producer Merch & save 10% with the code "podcast":https://www.abletonpodcast.com/merchJoin the newsletter to get free downloads, early episode access, and upcoming events.https://www.abletonpodcast.com/newsletter
What does it actually take to build a $500K+ photography business? Helena Wong went from working in corporate tech at companies like Oracle, Lyft, and Uber to building a multi-six-figure wedding photography business in just a few years. In this episode, we unpack what allowed her to grow so quickly and why she believes mindset, marketing, and sales are just as important as the work itself. Helena shares how she thinks about pricing, knowing when it's time to raise your rates, tracking conversion rates, getting comfortable with hearing "no," and building the courage to take action before you feel completely confident. We also get into why surrounding yourself with people who think bigger can completely change what's possible for your business, how Helena buys back her time through outsourcing and automation, and one of her biggest pieces of advice for photographers trying to move into a higher-end market: stop sending the pricing guide first. In this episode, we talk about: • How Helena went from corporate tech to a $500K+ photography business • Building a business with $12K–$22K wedding packages • Why knowing your numbers gives you confidence to raise your prices • The difference between courage and confidence • Why your environment and network can change what you believe is possible • How to know if you may be underpriced • Why booking every inquiry isn't necessarily a good thing • The importance of sales calls in a premium market • Why Helena doesn't send her pricing guide first • Buying back your time through outsourcing and automation • Why great work is only the baseline • Taking action, failing fast, and getting comfortable being uncomfortable One of my favorite ideas from this conversation is Helena's definition of courage: the ability to walk with fear. You don't have to wait until you feel completely confident to make the next move. Sometimes you have to take the action first and allow the confidence to follow. CONNECT WITH HELENA WONG Instagram: www.instagram.com/helenawongphotography Education + Coaching: www.helenawongphotography.com/education FREE RESOURCE: Helena's Marketing Blueprint that helped grow her business to $400K+: www.creativeceo.kit.com/marketingblueprint
AI can help you get legal work done faster. But if you bill by the hour, that creates an uncomfortable question: What happens when the work that used to take three hours takes 30 minutes? And billing is only part of the conversation. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Jennifer Felten and Fred Felten join Steve Riley to talk about what they're actually doing with AI inside their law firm. They share how they're using technology to capture knowledge, train their team, improve processes, and rethink work that has traditionally depended on an attorney's time. They also get into some bigger questions about staffing, flat fees, subscriptions, AI agents, and what a law firm could look like when technology creates more capacity instead of simply helping everyone work faster. If you're trying to figure out where AI actually belongs in your firm, this insightful discussion offers a firsthand look at what happens when you start putting it to work. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How Jennifer grew her practice from $600K a year to $400K a month How internal GPTs turn attorney knowledge into a resource for the entire team Where automation can take repetitive work off your team's plate Why Jennifer and Fred moved away from hourly billing How AI is changing training, staffing, and capacity inside the firm ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Jennifer Felten, Esq. https://relawapc.com/team/jennifer-felten Fred Felten https://relawapc.com/team/fred-felten RELAW, APC https://relawapc.com Previous Episode: Let Go of Guilt and Build a More Profitable Law Firm https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/let-go-of-guilt-and-build-a-more-profitable-law-firm-with-jennifer-felten Previous Episode: Breaking Into Growth: How We Grew Our Law Firm 400% Over 6 Years and Learned to Take 6 Weeks Off Annually https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/breaking-into-growth-how-we-grew-our-law-firm-400-over-6-years-and-learned-to-take-6-weeks-off-annually-with-jennifer-fred-felten The Summit https://atticussummit.com Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy https://a.co/d/0bz6GFDS My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.
Send us Fan Mail*Learn what kind of potential tax savings exist for you at https://www.prosperlcpa.com/applyWe break down why making more money can still leave you with less take-home pay once tax brackets jump and key credits and deductions start phasing out. We walk through the “sweet spot” concept and how to time write offs so one move can unlock multiple tax incentives without drifting into wasteful over-planning. • why the $200K single and $400K married thresholds matter most • how marginal brackets jump and create a bigger tax bite • qualified business income deduction phaseouts for business owners and service pros • child tax credit phaseout math and why credits vanish fast • SALT deduction phaseout ranges and why AGI matters • an example of stacking deductions to reopen lost incentives • when tax strategy becomes overkill and creates future problems • “use it or lose it” deductions and why zero income can hurt • low tax year plays like Roth conversions and capital gains planning • strategy stacking for very high income earners using multiple tools If by any chance you find that this is a little bit too challenging for you to grasp and implement, I strongly suggest you go to prosperocpa.com slash apply, and we will help you understand how this could potentially come together to you and what other types of advanced tax reduction strategies can help you in winning the tax code.
Send us Fan MailBudget season starts the same way at most sports teams: pull last year's marketing number, add a few percent, move on. In Episode 181, Jeremy Neisser makes the case for building the marketing budget from the revenue goal backward instead — take your single game ticket revenue target, divide it by four, and start the conversation there. He breaks down why four to one is the right baseline (and what it's really paying for), cleans up the ROAS versus ROI confusion that costs teams real money, and argues that a budget that's performing should function as a floor rather than a ceiling. If you're being asked to grow ticket revenue 25% on a 5% budget increase, this is the episode to send to your GM.KEY TOPICS COVERED- A ten-second way to set your marketing budget: take your single game ticket revenue goal and divide it by four- Why four to one is the right planning baseline for direct marketing spend on single game tickets- Worked examples you can drop straight into a budget conversation: $200K goal starts at $50K, $400K at $100K, $1M at $250K- Why your advertising line is not your real marketing cost — salaries, CRM, email platform, creative tools and agency fees all sit behind that revenue- The difference between ROAS and ROI, and why using them interchangeably makes your marketing look better or worse than it is- How to spot the moment your revenue goal quietly turned into a 10-to-1 or 20-to-1 ask- Why rolling last year's budget forward with a small bump disconnects the number from the goal entirely- The difference between a maintenance goal and a growth goal, and why they require different budgets- What to do when marketing is outperforming midseason and asks for more money- Why a budget that's producing should be treated as a floor you can build on, not a ceiling you protect- The measurement and attribution work marketing has to do to earn the right to ask for more- Why the smaller budget is not automatically the better budgetTIMESTAMPS[00:00] – The question every team asks when offseason budget planning starts[01:42] – Why "here's your number" never answers what marketing is being asked to produce[02:12] – The 4-to-1 rule: $1 in ad spend should target $4 in single game ticket revenue[03:05] – Running the math backward on $200K, $400K and $1M revenue goals[04:08] – Why four to one is a planning baseline, not a law of marketing[05:00] – Your marketing budget isn't the full cost of marketing[06:28] – Why two to one shouldn't excite anybody, and what four to one buys you[07:24] – ROAS versus ROI, and why marketers mix the two up constantly[08:50] – What the four-to-one baseline is actually covering behind the scenes[09:45] – Applying it to a real team: a $500,000 single game ticket goal[11:07] – When a team genuinely can hit 20 to 1, and why that's the exception[12:31] – The $40K-to-$45K trap: rolling last year's budget forward[13:27] – Revenue goal up 25%, marketing budget up 5% — the math nobody says out loud[14:30] – Why "do more with the same money" stopped working in a crowded attention economy[15:51] – Maintenance goals versus growth goals are two different assignments[16:17] – Midseason: marketing is running six to one and asks for another $20K[18:06] – The biggest idea in the episode — treat the budget as a floor, not a ceiling[19:20] – Where diminishing returns actually start, and how to spot them[20:29] – Earning the right to ask: what marketing owes leadership in return[21:40] – Attribution is messy, and why that's not a reason to stop measuring[22:18] – Starting the budget conversation from the revenue target, then adjusting[23:44] – Why the smaller budget isn't automatically the better budget[25:10] – Coming next week: how to actually allocate the budget across the funnelCALL TO ACTIONIf this episode helps you frame your next budget conversation, share it with someone in your office — a colleague, your GM, or whoever is holding the marketing number this year. Next week's episode picks up where this one ends: where that money should actually go, and a scorecard for how your allocation stacks up.QUOTE PULLS"Four to one isn't the ceiling. It's the hurdle." — Jeremy Neisser"Your marketing budget shouldn't be an expense you're trying to control. It should be an investment you're trying to maximize." — Jeremy Neisser"If I can put a dollar in and reasonably expect six back, why am I trying to stop myself?" — Jeremy Neisser"We start with last year's expenses instead of starting with this year's goals." — Jeremy Neisser"The smaller budget isn't automatically the better budget." — Jeremy NeisserRevelocity Sports Sports Marketing Machine on LinkedInSports Marketing Machine on InstagramBook a call with Jeremy from Sports Marketing Machine
Divorce, single motherhood, dating after marriage, and rebuilding your identity after becoming a wife at 18—Kristel David is getting honest about starting over as a single mom of five. Kristel joins Erica and Milah to talk about becoming an NFL wife at 18, making over $400K teaching relationship advice centered around keeping men happy, and eventually confronting her own “pick me” beliefs. She opens up about decentering men, dating after divorce, reparenting herself while raising five daughters, and temporarily changing her custody schedule so she could rebuild mentally, emotionally, and financially. Plus, Kristel shares what it was like becoming the “Disneyland mom,” the guilt mothers carry when they need a break, and why sometimes putting your own mask on first is necessary. Watch this episode & more on YouTube! Watch this episode and more on YouTube. Come vibe with us on Patreon for full visual episodes, bonus content, and early releases. Join our private Facebook group and drop your anonymous advice questions, secrets, or mom vents. Connect With Us: @GoodMoms_BadChoices @TheGoodVibeRetreat @Good.GoodMedia @WatchErica @MILAH_MAPPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on Market Mondays, we break down the biggest moves and questions shaping the market right now. We cover Nvidia's latest quarterly performance, whether interest rate hikes could be coming, the biggest investing mistakes people are making, and the must-see charts investors should have on their radar.We also dive into deductions that can help business owners build wealth, investing strategies for someone earning $400K a year, and whether it makes sense to move money from SPY into SMH. Plus, we debate Adobe as an investment, the future of Apple after Tim Cook, and go head-to-head in our This or That Lightning Round.We close with questions from the audience, including how parents can teach teenagers about investing and trading, plus our Investing Fact of the Week and Trading Tip of the Week.#MarketMondays #Investing #StockMarket #Nvidia #NVDA #Apple #Adobe #SPY #SMH #PersonalFinance #Business #Taxes #WealthBuildingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Ben Ward grew up in a split home, found his foundation in his dad's dusty box of Nightingale-Conant cassette tapes, and then got humiliated his first summer selling door-to-door — zero sales, a nickel flicked at him, and a breakdown on an Oceanside beach. That breaking point became the start of a career that took him from $25K his first real summer to over $400K a year, a company he co-founded to a public offering, and later an executive role scaling LuLaRoe to $2.2 billion. He also opens up about the hubris that drove his own company into the ground, what he learned about the gap between selling and leading, and his upcoming book co-authored with Brian Tracy. This one covers faith, family, failure, and the real cost of pride.
Are you actually worth what you're getting paid? It's a question most senior marketers never ask themselves honestly, and the answer is getting harder to dodge as the tools, the tactics, and the competition all shift beneath your feet. This episode opens with a provocation aimed squarely at the folks making $200K, $300K, $400K a year, and asks whether the experience behind that number is still current or quietly rotting on the shelf. What gets unpacked is the real pressure fractional CMOs are about to face from younger, faster competitors who have less experience but more agility, and why a broad resume is becoming a liability instead of an asset. The argument lands in an unexpected place: the path forward isn't learning more, it's learning less, better, and in a much tighter niche. Key Topics Covered: Why high-earning marketers may not be worth what they're paid Experience expiring: how quickly yesterday's wins lose relevance The Dunning-Kruger trap for marketers experimenting with AI tools Claude artifacts, custom GPTs, and what rapid AI change means for your practice The real competitive threat coming from younger, faster practitioners Why niching tightly is about becoming deadly accurate, not limiting your options Becoming the person clients fight over instead of the person they settle for Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.
Mortgage rates are climbing toward 7%, not the 5.99% many expected. I break down why: oil prices, global bond yields, AI debt, and the Fed's next move, plus what it means for your monthly payment.
Daejon Love scammed women by pretending to be an NFL player, Eli Zaret stops by, Howard Stern trades Howard 101 for HBO, Lindsay Clancy crazies, Death of a Pastor's Wife on Netflix, Corey Feldman fibs, and no Hooters for Brian Hickerson. Eli Zaret joins the show today to declare the Detroit Tigers finished for the third time this season, the ending of Justin Verlander's career, the glorious return of College Football, USC's poor attendance, UM & MSU predictions, elderly CFB players, never-ending drama in the WNBA, Deshaun Watson's triumphant return, Green Bay Packers Josh Jacobs legal issues, Aaron Donald comes out of retirement, CTE ravaging former NFL players, Cowboys rookie Shiyazh Pete's trailblazing and more. Dolly Parton: Garth Brooks' daughter made Dolly's death all about her. CNN had to apologize after eulogizing Dolly with an incorrect photo. Dolly's charting like crazy. She once did a duet with Pee Wee Herman. Barbara Walters hated Dolly. Howard 101 is now Andy Cohen 101 on SiriusXM. Stern apparently has an HBO deal. Drew breaks down the good and bad in the world today. Zohran Mamdani mourns a murderer. Lindsay Clancy fans are out of control. Karen Read fans have a new hero. 85-year-old Donna Mills is raking in the dough on OnlyFans. Meanwhile, Honey Boo Boo's fat sister is getting other gigs due to her OnlyFans earnings. Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are the most annoying nepo-couple ever. Brian Hickerson is not welcome at Hooters or Twin Peaks. Former NFL player, Alan Page, is a judge now. Hopefully he doesn't have CTE. Daejon Love scammed a bunch of chicks by pretending to be a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. Drew and Marc recommend Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young on Netflix. Robert De Niro stars in The Whisper Man. Spoiler: It sucks. Death of the Pastor's Wife on Netflix covers the sad tale of Mica Miller. Blake Lively posted about Hayden Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg saying "Be Kind" and it doesn't go well. Blake Lively wanted $8M from Justin Baldoni but only got $400K. She calls it a "win". Hugh Jackman still loves her. The 'It Ends With Justice: Justin Baldoni vs Blake Lively' doc is available now. Drew's stream is excellent thanks to Flomax. Markleverse: Meghan and Harry are booed in the UK. Montecito is glad to see the couple out of their town. The poor UK has to deal with her now and they're not happy about it. Fergie has weaseled her way back in the country under the cover of Harry and Meghan. Ian Wace funded the royal losers trip back to the UK because they don't pay for anything. We're hoping the citizens of the UK rise up against them. We learn that they give nauseating hugs. Corey Feldman clips continue to leak from Corey Feldman vs The World. Jim & Them may be responsible for the famous Monster Truck attack. Alabama Barker is accused of cultural appropriation. Nice parenting, Travis. Kylie Jenner wants bigger boobs. Better Half with Stas & Vic had Kylie on their crappy podcast. Stas & Vic are hot, but suck at their job. Hot privilege is rampant. Merch is available if you want to rep the show. You'd look amazing too. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley, BranDon, and Roberto).
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com━In this solo episode I'm breaking down why I spent millions on a 231-acre ranch outside Dallas, how I negotiated nearly $400K off the asking price, and all the business ideas I discovered along the way. I talk about using AI to analyze the deal, making money with grass-fed beef, renting land, flipping heavy equipment, building temporary storage facilities, creating a pond database, Airbnbs, and even starting a new 888 Ranch YouTube channel. Most importantly, I break down how you can use a lot of these ideas without ever owning a ranch yourself.888 Ranch site - http://tripleeightranch.com888 Ranch Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@tripleeightranchEnjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkLearn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cofFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---
He's the guy behind "Betty (Get Money)" and a fur coat two-step that took over TikTok, but before Yung Gravy was flexing platinum plaques, he was studying finance and marketing in college. Today on Money Rehab, we sit down with the rapper who lives a double life: viral hitmaker by night, options trader by day. Gravy walks us through the trade that made him $400K, a bet on 1-800-Flowers stock at the start of COVID, built on a grim but accurate read that funeral orders were about to spike. It's the kind of call institutional investors make quietly all the time; Gravy just said the quiet part out loud, and the internet has been arguing about the ethics of it ever since. We get into how a music-industry paycheck, unpredictable, front-loaded, gone as fast as the trend that made it, pushed him to actually learn the market instead of just spending like a rapper. What it's like sitting in a room with a finance background while everyone assumes you can't do math because you rap about money instead of manage it. Where the rap flex ends and the real portfolio begins. And whether the same instincts that write a viral hook are the same instincts that spot an undervalued stock before anyone else does. Private Wealth Collective Nicole's boutique wealth management practice for people who want more than a robo-advisor and less than a hedge fund minimum. Real strategy, real relationship. The Money School Nicole's $149 investing course that actually breaks down stocks, ETFs, crypto, and building a real portfolio, no jargon, no judgment, lifetime access. Start investing investing at SoFi.com/MNN ----------------------- Find other exclusive content at— Instagram: @moneynews TikTok: @moneynewsnetwork Website: https://moneynewsnetwork.com
Send us Fan MailWhy do good sellers freeze up the second a conversation moves from a director-level buyer to the CFO? It's not a skills gap — it's identity. Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale break down why sellers resist doing new things, even when they know exactly what it's costing them.Bryan shares what happened when he volunteered to try something brand-new outside of sales — nervous, uncomfortable, and more locked-in than he's felt in years. That leads into why "just say this instead" coaching doesn't work, why the block that keeps a rep out of the CFO's office (or a $400K advisor from becoming a $1M advisor) is about identity, and a simple reframe for calling on anyone above your comfort level: find what's the same before you worry about what's different. It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insiderIf you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedinIs it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com
“I need some documents to figure out if I have an oppression claim.”___P, a 1.15% shareholder in ASX-listed D, sought production of 6 categories of documents from D pursuant to s 247A: [1], [6]D opposed the application saying there was no case to be investigated: [4]D's major business was an NDIS service provider operated by a wholly owned subsidiary, SubCo: [7]The NDIA claimed SubCo has received $800K it was not entitled to, with the figure of $400K eventually arrived at: [8], [12]In September 2024, SubCo's inconsistency in NDIS claims led the NDIA to suspend payments: [9]A trading halt and suspension were placed on D's shares: [14]Admins were appointed to SubCo who reported SubCo had poor controls and D's Dirs may have breached their duties: [15]In Jan 2025 SubCo was placed into liq: [16]SubCo was later permanently banned from providing NDIS services: [17]Since June 2025, P raised concerns the management of SubCo and possible claims against SubCo's Dirs: [18]SubCo did not conduct an AGM in 2025 or 2026 and did not allow shareholders an opportunity to ask Qs of its dirs or auditors: [19]A Feb 2026 update from SubCo noted the turbulence and telegraphed hopes at improved performance in future; disposing of some assets and thinking strategically: [21], [22]P's reasons for seeking the documents were (i) to ascertain whether SubCo could remain listed, (ii) whether the Dirs could manage SubCo, (iii) whether the Dirs breached their DDs, (iv) whether the shareholders had any claims, or (v) whether there had been oppressive conduct: [23]The Court considered the law relating to s 247A applications and found production of some documents was appropriate, noting: an application must be brought in “good faith and for a proper purpose”; the Court has a broad discretion as to relief; document access is for specific purposes, not to give an applicant a general picture; noting SubCo's failure to comply with its obligs: [24] – [31]The Court accepted there were cases to be investigated as to whether D breached its NDIS and other governance / reporting obligations, and whether its Dirs breached their duties: [32]The Court then considered the various proposed document categories.P sought a broad range of documents. The Court (respectfully) closely considered the various categories finding some (like Dir meeting minutes) ought to be produced and others (like corro between D and its auditors) ought not, while leaving room for the parties to negotiate amended categories if needed: [34] – [52]The Court accepted it was appropriate to exercise its discretion to make orders for inspection of some documents sought by P: [54], [55]___Please follow James d'Apice, Coffee and a Case Note, and Gravamen on your favourite platform.www.gravamen.com.au
We break down XP Hero by Supercent: an idle RPG built on the same Alien Invasion core as Butcher Hero, but with far better onboarding and vastly more ads. They walk the deep feature set (a growing hero, monetized cargo capacity and return tickets, boss raids that force you to upgrade a whole team, Legend of Slime-style blessings, gacha chests from the Habby template, a PvP intrusion system, an endless tower, and map-spawning chests), the ad monetization (Felix's counted 47 rewarded placements, an interstitial on a 60-90 second cooldown tied to rewarded views, 53% ad revenue versus Butcher Hero's 32%, landing ~$85K/day in ads on possibly-undercounted DAU — so plausibly $200K and maybe $400K/day total),Then the UA masterclass: Supercent runs a fake-out "no ads / idle lumber / tower-defense" playable that has nothing to do with the game, This is genius, not lazy, because 4X originally stole those concepts from idle RPGs - so Supercent, having finally built the actual idle RPG everyone's been imitating, is just stealing it back. ~1,300 creatives in three days (700 new), heavy AI, AppLovin + Mintegral led, all channels running.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 XP Hero — Butcher Hero with better onboarding (and way more ads)04:00 The monetized-cargo mechanic and forced backtracking06:00 The interstitial-every-60-seconds cooldown trick08:10 The deep feature set — boss raids, blessings, gacha, tower14:00 47 rewarded placements — Felix reads the whole list18:45 The numbers — 53% ad revenue, ~$200-400K/day22:45 The "no ads" lie and the fake-out playable27:00 Stealing 4X creatives back — the UA masterclassThis episode is brought to you by Kinoa — the AI operating system for mobile game operations: flows, live segments, in-app messages, push notifications, and A/B testing in one place, run by the operators who own the numbers. Carry1st saw +43% ARPDAU; PlayStudios saw +31% revenue on Tetris Block Party. Learn more at Kinoa.http://www.kinoa.ai?utm_source=MatejPodcast&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Matej+Podcast&utm_id=100PVX Partners offers non-dilutive funding for game developers.Go to: https://pvxpartners.com/They can help you access the most effective form of growth capital once you have the metrics to back it.- Scale fast- Keep your shares- Drawdown only as needed- Have PvX take downside risk alongside you+ Work with a team entirely made up of ex-gaming operators and investorsFor an ever-growing number of game developers, this means that now is the perfect time to invest in monetizing direct-to-consumer at scale.Our sponsor FastSpring:Has delivered D2C at scale for over 20 yearsThey power top mobile publishers around the worldLaunch a new webstore, replace an existing D2C vendor, or add a redundant D2C vendor at fastspring.gg.---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let's not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej LancaricJoin our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Matej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultanthttps://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultanthttps://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultanthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar---------------------------------------Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me
How did a barber go from charging $20 for a haircut to building a massive personal brand with over 400,000 followers?In this episode of Money Buys Happiness, entrepreneur and celebrity barber Alexi Michael breaks down the reality behind growing an audience, building a business around your personal brand, and why reaching 400K followers left him feeling almost nothing.After leaving Toronto and moving to Miami alone, Alexi opens up about betting on himself, building a new network from scratch, charging clients up to $1,000 USD for a haircut, and why he believes personal branding is the key to creating leverage as an entrepreneur.In this episode, we discuss:The truth about reaching 400K followersWhy chasing followers can become addictiveBuilding a successful personal brand as an entrepreneurGoing from $20 to $1,000 haircutsLeaving Toronto and starting over in MiamiHow social media creates leverage in businessTurning a personal brand into multiple businessesHow barbers can build seven-figure businessesWhy successful entrepreneurs are never satisfiedNetworking with high-level people in MiamiThe importance of discipline, fitness and mindsetAlexi's plan to build an empire beyond barberingIf you're interested in entrepreneurship, personal branding, social media growth, building an audience, business, barbering, content creation, making money online, Miami entrepreneurs, seven-figure businesses, self-made success, and the mindset of successful entrepreneurs, this episode is packed with lessons on what it actually takes to build a brand — and why reaching the numbers you once dreamed about might not feel the way you expected.Use code "MBH5" at Mintink for a special discount from the boys:https://www.mintink.ca/?utm_source=moneybuyshappiness&utm_medium=collabCheck out Alexi:Alexi IG: https://www.instagram.com/aleximichael/ SHOP NEW MBH MERCH:https://mbhtv.com/collections/mbh-merchandiseSUBSCRIBE TO MBH SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/@thembhpodcastSUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQijWgy0S1vyfPm_BhYNPwLISTEN ON:APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/money-buys-happiness/id1513827461SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DzyFZDvEHVT8ArGusePGs?si=38129137034440ecHOSTS INSTAGRAM:ERNESTO: https://www.instagram.com/Ernestogaita/ANTHONY: https://www.instagram.com/AnthonysorellaPODCAST: https://www.instagram.com/moneybuyshappiness
This week, while Dave is out, hosts Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Maria and Joe are joined by friend of the show Michele Kellerman. We start with some follow-up from Michele on efforts in the Philippines to crack down on online fraud centers and the ongoing fight against scam operations. Joe explores WhatsApp's new on-device scam detection feature and whether it can actually spot suspicious conversations without compromising privacy. Michele covers an elaborate jury-duty scam that kept a Florida woman on the phone for more than 10 hours, using fake law enforcement, cryptocurrency payments, and stolen personal information to steal more than $25,000. Maria looks at a new wave of back-to-school scams using fake websites, phishing attempts, and AI-generated content to target parents and students. Our Catch of the Day comes from Ami, who discovered that even paying by check isn't foolproof after a mailed check was intercepted, altered, and cashed by someone else. Resources and links to stories: Scam no more: how the Philippines is cracking down on online fraud centres with UN support WhatsApp rolls out new feature that flags potential scam messages PA man loses nearly $400K after online chess game leads to Cryptocurrency scam The ‘Jury Duty' Scam That Cost This Family $25,000 New York back-to-school scams: Fake websites, AI ads and phishing texts to watch for Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@n2k.com.
Mike Switzer interviews Justin Stas, founder and CEO of SafeMedWaste in Charleston, SC.
I made $4M in three years. Then I basically lost it.I could make money. I could manifest money. What I couldn't do was hold it.In this episode, I'm talking about: How I made $4M and ended up $400K in debt Why I couldn't even bring myself to look at my finances The nervous system connection to making and keeping money Why “you don't have a business if you have to be there” is bullshit How business coaches use shame to sell you the next program Why passive income is different from an automated business The difference between making money and building wealth How I learned to stop spending every dollar that came in Why I believe women need to build capacity for money, success, and their bodies How to figure out the amount of passive income you actually want Making money is one skill. Keeping it is another.Support the showHosted by Casey Shipp — 3000+ transformations, Self-Made Millionaire, High Priestess, Writer, Fitness Cover Model, and Founder of the Hotbody App.$30M client wins | $7.8M sold onlineRich isn't rare. Category of one is.
Greyson Boerner traded startup life for a 28-year-old niche business — now on pace to grow revenue 50% in year one.Register for the webinar:Learn to Avoid the #1 Reason Acquisitions Fail - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4z0fkBxTopics in Greyson's interview:Founding software startupsETA as a path to stabilityGetting his education with Acquisition LabFinding business brokers through Google MapsUncovered niche church pew restoration businessCompetitor closure created significant growth opportunityChurch visit reinforced acquisition decisionHired bilingual ops manager to bridge communicationStolen truck fiascoRevenue up 50%, margins pressured by investmentsReferences and how to contact Greyson:LinkedInWorship Interiors GroupContact Jenny to learn how Engage can run people operations in your acquisition:Jenny Thear: jthear@engagepeo.comWork with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Pioneer Capital AdvisoryGet a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition.Visit inzotechnologies.com/eta.Connect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
New York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister spoke with us about how to deal with rejection, deleting full drafts, the business side of adaptations, and her latest US release, the thriller THAT NIGHT. Gillian McAllister is the internationally bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time, Just Another Missing Person, Famous Last Words, and others. Her novels have been selected by both Read with Jenna and Reese's Book Club, and she has become one of today's most celebrated voices in psychological suspense. Her latest US release is That Night (already adapted into a Netflix series), a novel that follows a family's dream vacation in Italy that spirals into a nightmare. New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry said of Gillian, “McAllister is the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations.” Gillian graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Gillian McAllister, Milena, and I discussed: Her law background and path to publication How she wrote close to 400K words before breaking through Why she plans novels via synopsis and keeps her early drafts private Business advice on how to talk to publishers once you've sold a book The real reason so many lawyers become crime writers And a lot more! Show Notes: ElevenReader is a new, award-winning audio app for iOS, Android, Web gillianmcallister.com The Honest Authors' Podcast That Night: A Novel by Gillian McAllister (Amazon) Gillian McAllister Amazon Author Page Gillian McAllister Facebook Gillian McAllister on Instagram Milena Gonzalez | Writer | Reader | Book Reviewer diary_of_a_book_babe on Instagram Kelton Reid Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dawn of a New Era Podcast with Entrepreneur Dawn McGruer| Marketing | Motivation | Mindset |
Lauren Tickner: Why a Million Followers Can Still Make You Less Than $10K a MonthA huge audience doesn't automatically build a valuable business.In this episode of Dawn of a New Era: The Billionaire Brain Podcast, Dawn McGruer sits down with entrepreneur Lauren Tickner for a refreshingly candid conversation about personal branding, social media, AI, scaling and what success really looks like once you've already made the money.Lauren has built three seven-figure businesses and became a millionaire at 23 — but some of her biggest lessons have come from questioning the very strategies that helped her get there.She reveals why she now sees the traditional personal brand as potential “golden handcuffs”, including the story of a former client with more than one million followers who was making less than $10K a month.Lauren also shares what happened when she lost access to her 128,000-follower Instagram account and 50,000-follower Facebook profile for months — and why her business carried on regardless.Her philosophy? Stop thinking about social media and start thinking about business media.Dawn and Lauren explore why follower count is a poor measure of commercial success, how micro-niche authority can outperform mass influence, and why every piece of content needs a clear connection to what your business actually sells.They also get into Lauren's dramatic shift from 47 employees to just four, how AI has helped her build a leaner and more profitable company, and why scaling doesn't necessarily mean more people, more clients or more complexity.Lauren openly shares the less glamorous side of entrepreneurship too — burnout, refunding more than $400K in clients she no longer wanted to work with, a Black Friday campaign that generated virtually nothing, and one hiring decision she estimates cost the business millions in opportunity.In this episode, you'll discover:Why one million followers can still translate into less than $10K a monthWhy Lauren believes a personal brand can become “golden handcuffs”The difference between building a following and building micro-niche authorityWhy Lauren treats social media as business media and a traffic sourceHow her business survived losing access to 128K Instagram followers and 50K Facebook followersWhy your content strategy has to begin with what you actually sellHow to use sales-call transcripts and AI to uncover the exact language your customers useWhy Lauren calls this process “brainwave inception”How she went from 47 employees to four while increasing profitabilityWhere human intelligence still matters when implementing AIWhy revenue can be vanity while profit creates freedomHow founder burnout changed the way Lauren thinks about growthWhy she refunded more than $400K rather than keep the wrong clientsThe Black Friday failure that convinced her to stop chasing the beginner marketThe hiring mistake that ultimately cost her millionsHow Lauren is using AI agents to research prospects and create personalised one-to-one outreachWhy the question founders should be asking is no longer “How can I do this?” but “What would I need to tell AI to get it to do this perfectly?”Key moments00:49 — Going from 47 employees to four with AI02:13 — Why Lauren now defines success as freedom06:25 — More revenue, less profit: the hidden cost of a big team11:49 — Human intelligence + artificial intelligence16:01 — Why personal brands can become “golden handcuffs”17:48 — The million-follower business making less than $10K a month20:52 — Losing 128K Instagram followers without hurting the business21:11 — “Business media, not social media”23:56 — Finding the before-and-after your customer actually wants25:41 — Using AI and customer language for “brainwave inception”30:48 — The Black Friday campaign that made virtually no sales33:18 — The hiring decision that cost millions in opportunity45:10 — Lauren's AI-powered personalised prospecting system46:55 — The AI question every founder should start askingIf you're building a personal brand, growing an audience or scaling a founder-led company, this episode will challenge you to look beyond followers, headcount and revenue — and ask a much more important question:Are you building attention, or are you building an asset?Connect with Lauren TicknerFind Lauren by searching Lauren Tickner on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.Support the PodcastEnjoyed this conversation?Subscribe to Dawn of a New Era, share the episode with an ambitious founder and leave a rating or review wherever you listen to your podcasts.Your support helps more women discover the conversations, strategies and stories that can change the way they build their businesses and their lives.CHECK OUT THE PODCAST & APPLY TO BECOME A GUEST https://dawnmcgruer.com/podcastFOLLOW Dawn McGruer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawnmcgruer/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnmcgruerThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podkite - https://podkite.com/privacy
In today's podcast the boys talk about the flock cameras controversy, Ken regretting his new marriage, the Cboys bullying environment, Jack constantly posting his girl, Make-A-Wish kids coming to the shop, Dalton's truck catching on fire, the Cboys converting to flip phones, hitting 400K subscribers and more! Thank you for watching, enjoy Don't sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code WIDEOPEN at takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/wideopen! #squarepod Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/wideopen #rulapod Get 10% Off your entire order & take advantage of Ridge's Annual Sweepstakes by going to https://www.Ridge.com/WIDEOPEN#Ridgepod NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the promotion territory, who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Void elsewhere & where prohibited by law. Enter by 9:00 a.m. USPT on 8 September 2026. 2 winners, prizes total ARV: up to approx. $539,165 CAD / £284,170. Skill-testing question required in CA. See Official Rules at ridge.com/pages/rules for complete eligibility, entry instructions, how to enter without a purchase, entry limits, prize details, odds, and restrictions. Sponsor: The Ridge Wallet LLC. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/LifeWideOpenYT Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/LifeWideOpenWithCboysTV If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/LifeWideOpenWithCboysTV You can also check out our main YouTube channel CboysTV: https://www.youtube.com/c/CboysTV
After learning fraud from a Nigerian scammer and spending years in the streets, the Nappy Chef reveals how he left crime behind, built a legitimate culinary career, and completely turned his life around. Nappy Chef's links - https://www.officialnappychef.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nappychefeverything/?hl=en Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form https://www.insidetruecrimepodcast.com/apply-to-be-a-guest Get 10% sitewide for a limited time. Just visit https://GhostBed.com/cox and use code COX at checkout. Shop my merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MatthewCoxCollection Send me an email here: insidetruecrime@gmail.com Do you extra clips and behind the scenes content? Subscribe to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime Check out my Dark Docs YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@DarkDocsMatthewCox Follow me on all socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidetruecrime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime Do you want a custom painting done by me? Check out my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/coxpopart Listen to my True Crime Podcasts anywhere: https://anchor.fm/mattcox Check out my true crime books! Shark in the Housing Pool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF Bent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM It's Insanity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8 Devil Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1070682438 The Program: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K Bailout: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402 Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1 Checkout my disturbingly twisted satiric novel! Stranger Danger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSWQP3WX If you would like to support me directly, I accept donations here: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/MattCox69 Cashapp: $coxcon69 Chapters: 00:00 - Early life & influences 01:54 - Job Corps & hustling 08:59 - Getting kicked out & crime 15:00 - Trauma & homelessness 17:09 - Surviving on the streets 22:27 - North Charlotte & drug trade 30:04 - Betrayal & retaliation 32:08 - Ohio robberies & SWAT close call 36:11 - Loss, arrests & turning point 45:12 - Moving out & breakup 46:04 - West Virginia & quitting hard drugs 50:31 - Soft drugs, jail & culinary path 1:00:15 - Funding the food truck & restaurant 1:01:46 - Legal risks & prison stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Election Day is Thursday … but over 400K of our Tennessee neighbors don't have the right to vote, thanks to a felony conviction. Nashville native and community organizer Larry Turnley joins us to share his own journey from a life sentence to having his record expunged, talk about the barriers others face, and the investments he says our city needs to make to give our younger generation a chance at success. Learn more about the sponsors of this Aug. 3rd episode: Brooklyn Bowl VOTE FOR US in the Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville 2026 Awards! Election Day is Thursday, Aug. 6! Here's everything you need to know to go vote. Get more from City Cast Nashville when you become a City Cast Nashville Neighbor. You'll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/nashville Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our City Cast Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
You look at the millions of views you're racking up and then you look at your bank account — and the zeros don't match. Not even close. That gap has a name. And in this episode of Running With Wolves, Savannah explains exactly what's causing it and how to fix it. Gen Z marketing gets you seen. Millennial marketing gets you paid. And if all you have is one of them you are leaving serious money on the table. Here's what this episode covers: Why going viral without a buyer's journey just creates frustrated founders and abandoned carts The difference between Gen Z top of funnel content and millennial trust and conversion content — with real brand examples Why it's not a personality question about your brand — it's a funnel question How Savannah took an art publishing client from 100K to almost 400K in sales in one month without changing a single product or price point Apply to work with Savannah HERE: http://bit.ly/applywlfpodcast or DM her on Instagram @itssavannahjordan ( / itssavannahjordan ) with your takeaway. viral content no sales, Gen Z vs millennial marketing, marketing strategy 2026, content that converts, buyer's journey, organic marketing, female founder, Wolf Framework
On this episode, we're joined by Rick Boxx. Rick Boxx is the CEO and Founder of Unconventional Business Network. UBN is a nonprofit founded in 2001 that has equipped over 400,000 business leaders in integrating their faith and the Bible with their work. Rick has a daily radio and email broadcast called “Integrity Moments” that reaches over 2 million leaders and is featured on over 200 radio stations. He's authored seven books, including Unconventional Business. Rick is a former CPA, banker, and multiple time entrepreneur. He resides in Overland Park, Kansas with his lovely and lively wife, Kathy. They have three children and four grandchildren who live in the area. https://unconventionalbusiness.org/ Send us Fan MailThanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business. And don't forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you're interested in writing, publishing, and selling a book.
eBay sent a box of cockroaches to 2 journalists… now it's paying $56Haribo opened its 1st gummy-only stores… but it's not a 1-trick pony, it's a 1-trick thoroughbred.Tech stocks are down 10% on “Brotation” or “Erasure”... but your portfolio needs “Bubble Wrap”Plus, Minivan sales hit 400K last year… Millennials just became their parents (Alex, are you listening?) $HSY $QQQ $EBAY Grab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSan Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BDBoston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhupSeattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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App Masters - App Marketing & App Store Optimization with Steve P. Young
Be a part of the $1K MRR Challenge inside the App Founders Community:https://appfounders.co/Can a simple speaker cleaning app really make over $400,000 per month?In this video, we break down Clear Wave, a Water Eject Speaker Cleaner App that generates an estimated $350K–$400K+ in monthly revenue through App Store Optimization (ASO), keyword targeting, and a simple app monetization strategy.You'll discover how niche apps can become highly profitable businesses, why distribution matters more than ever in the AI era, and how a single keyword can drive meaningful revenue.You'll learn:✅ How Clear Wave App generates an estimated $400K/month✅ The power of niche keywords like "Water Eject."✅ Why distribution is more important than app development in 2026✅ App Store Optimization (ASO) opportunities most founders overlook✅ Simple onboarding and paywall strategies that convert✅ The Mobile App Distribution First framework for building profitable apps
400,000 of you showed up for physics with no compromises, so I did something different for the milestone. No highlight reel. I took your hardest questions live and answered them, then got honest about the part of this job nobody asks about: the discipline behind running a serious science podcast. We get into why clocks didn't tick differently in the early universe, what it actually means that the Big Bang happened everywhere at once, and whether JWST has any real shot at catching a Population III star before it's gone. Then it gets contested. I make the case that language models may rediscover physics before they rediscover mathematics, walk through why enormous numbers do not get you to alien life, and look at the moment Avi Loeb quietly softened his ʻOumuamua position. In this conversation: Why the early universe didn't run on a different clock The Big Bang as an everywhere-at-once event, not an explosion in space JWST and the hunt for the first generation of stars Whether an LLM could rediscover Einstein, and what that would mean for who controls discovery Why I read every book my guests write, and why that habit is the channel Get the transcript, bonus content, and my Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message: https://briankeating.com/yt Have a .edu email and live in the USA? You automatically win a meteorite: https://briankeating.com/edu Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Timestamps 00:00 Did time always tick the same? 02:05 Is every point the Big Bang's center? 07:22 Could consciousness be space-time? 09:03 Will Webb see the first stars? 10:20 Can an LLM rediscover Einstein? 13:30 Has Penrose's CCC been falsified? 16:48 Dark Forest theory: science or sci-fi? 21:30 Can inflation ever be falsified? 29:04 Physical limits of AI compute growth 32:58 Is this the last CMB experiment? 37:30 Why large numbers don't prove alien life 55:30 Loeb quietly walks back Oumuamua 01:13:10 The null hypothesis on UAP 01:28:50 String theory vs. intelligent design 01:31:10 God as a scientific hypothesis 01:45:10 Drowning in knowledge, starving for wisdom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At 21, Cody Berman appeared on ChooseFI as a college student discovering financial independence. Three years later, he retired at 26. Now 30 with a $5 million net worth, he's back to reveal exactly how he compressed a decades-long journey into a three-year sprint—and why the same principles work whether you're 25 or 55. The Journey from 22 to FI at 26 00:05:30 Cody's path to financial independence was methodical and aggressive. Between ages 22 and 25, he experimented with over 20 side hustles, scaling his income from $96K to more than $400K annually. The key? He kept expenses locked at just $24K per year—creating a massive gap of $625K over three years. That gap fueled three wealth-building engines: $500K in stock market investments (VOO, VTSAX, VTI) 13 rental properties generating $3,700/month in passive income Digital products businesses producing $10K/month By his 26th birthday, Cody had achieved "cashflow FI"—his passive income streams covered living expenses without touching his investment portfolio. The Psychology of Financial Independence 00:18:00 Brad and Cody explore why some people achieve FI while others with similar incomes stay stuck. The answer isn't math—it's psychology and awareness. Cody attributes his success to having a clear destination. When you know exactly where you're going and why it matters, spending $100 on something that doesn't serve that destination becomes harder than saying no. The infamous "second marshmallow" experiment demonstrates this: delaying gratification becomes easier when you're aware of what you're trading for. As Cody puts it: "Earn more, spend less, invest the gap. Very simple. That is financial independence in a nutshell." Passive Income Reality Check 00:28:00 Let's demolish the myth of truly passive income. Cody manages 13 rental properties—but spends just 4-5 hours per month on them. This represents the spectrum of passive income: not zero effort, but minimal effort relative to the returns. The secret? Working in seasons rather than constant hustle mode. Some months require more attention (tenant turnover, maintenance issues), while others are nearly hands-off. Cody's businesses also follow this pattern—periods of intense development followed by relative autopilot. Brad reinforces this with math: "Every $100 a month you can cut out of your budget is $30,000 less you need in your FI number." Over 20 years, that $100/month compounds to $60K invested. That's a $90K swing from a single optimization. Designing the Perfect Tuesday 00:42:00 Forget exotic vacations—FI is about winning on a random Tuesday. Cody and Lauren's ideal weekday reveals what financial independence actually looks like: Morning: Wake naturally, coffee together, workout (him: gym; her: Pilates), shower, work on creative projects they enjoy Midday: Lunch together, afternoon walk in their neighborhood, separate time for individual pursuits Evening: Dinner together, reading, quality time before bed Nothing dramatic. No yachts. Just complete autonomy over every hour of a normal day. They maintain this through monthly alignment meetings—typically at a restaurant over a nice meal—covering: Money and real estate Health and fitness Travel plans Relationships (with a safe space to address concerns) Friends and family A rotating category Goals for the next month They also record an annual video reviewing the year, creating a time capsule of their journey. Post-FI Life and the Book 00:58:00 What actually happens when you achieve FI? Cody shares the uncomfortable truth: "Anything that you say that you want to do and that you don't do is a Cody problem. Before FI, you can blame things on time. You can blame things on money." When those excuses disappear, you're left facing yourself. That can be liberating and terrifying. His new book, Retire by Thirty, addresses this and more. Like Tim Ferriss's The Four Hour Workweek, the title is provocative but the principles are universal. Whether you compress your FI journey from 50-55, 33…
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