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In this episode, I sat down with Jannese Torres, host of the Yo Quiero Dinero podcast, to talk about how she went from a corporate career in engineering, pharmaceuticals, and consumer manufacturing to building a $500K-a-year media business. Jannese shares how getting laid off pushed her to take entrepreneurship seriously and how her food blog, Delish D'Lites, became her first profitable side hustle.We talk about how she used her blog income to pay off her student loans, why she launched Yo Quiero Dinero in 2019 to create the personal finance show she wanted to hear as a Latina, and how the podcast became the engine behind her book, speaking engagements, brand partnerships, and other income streams.Jannese also breaks down the team and systems behind the business, why niching down helped her grow brand deals from $125 to more than $50,000, and how she separates the offers that pay the bills from the offers that let her experiment. This is an honest look at what it takes to build a profitable media brand without depending on one platform, one offer, or one source of income.In this episode, you will learn: How a layoff gave Jannese the push to test entrepreneurship before she felt fully readyWhy she treated her food blog like a non-negotiable commitment and learned SEO and brand partnershipsHow blog income helped her pay off her student loans and become debt-free in February 2020Why Yo Quiero Dinero centers Latinas and the power of building for a specific audienceHow the podcast became the foundation for her book, speaking, brand deals, and other revenue streamsWhy a podcast team, online business manager, and talent agent are essential to the way she works nowHow she separates reliable 'pay the bills' offers from 'fun money' offers that give her room to experimentHighlights Include01:07 - Being the first in her family to graduate from college and beginning her career in pharmaceuticals and medical devices04:10 - How getting laid off became the catalyst for testing entrepreneurship08:32 - Building the Delish D'Lites food blog and treating it like a non-negotiable commitment09:52 - Learning SEO and brand partnerships through a food blogging course11:33 - Using blog income to become debt-free in February 202016:32 - Why owning your platform matters more than building entirely on someone else's platform17:32 - Moving from blogging to launching Yo Quiero Dinero in 201919:42 - Why the podcast intentionally centers the Latina community26:01 - How the podcast became the engine behind her media business36:51 - The team behind the business: a podcast team, an online business manager, and a talent agent40:20 - Growing brand deals from $125 to more than $50,000 by niching down48:07 - Managing cash flow with 'pay the bills' offers and 'fun money' offersLinks and Resources MentionedYo Quiero Dinero: https://yoquierodineropodcast.comConnect With JanneseInstagram: @yoquierodineropodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode on Why "I Love to Work" Might Be a Lie You're Telling Yourself, Erin Bradley shares: A Friday morning rant, short and sweet: the "I love to work" defense, and the difference between being a creative, energetic person who's excited about their work… and jumping up from the dinner table every time the phone buzzes Why negotiating deals from a hospital bed or a so-called vacation isn't love of work, in Erin's words: "I'm calling BS," because what that really is, is a lack of a plan, a lack of systems, and a lack of support The outdated program of uncertainty and fear we all adopt the moment we go 100% commission, and why it keeps running the show even AFTER you have all the evidence that you're good at this "Things are going really well, but…" and the reminder: whatever follows but is fear (don't be a butthead - don't let fear drive the bus) Erin's own story: taking calls from the hospital room while delivering her first child, barely taking a maternity leave 16 years ago, and the 2012 burnout that forced her first real break Why so many of Erin's early decisions were born out of desperation, and how you don't have to wait until you're desperate: you can listen to the whisper before it becomes a roar The gentle questions that dismantle the old belief system: Do I really like doing business this way? Do I want to be doing this 5 years from now? What about 6 months from now? Probability vs. possibility: the mind operates from probability (inherently limited), the heart taps into possibility, and possibility is born out of curiosity The client story: why "triple your old income with your eyes closed" still came with a cringe, and the story underneath ($500K means losing the joy) that had to be unpacked BEFORE the action plan The company owner who said his team "just needs to be told what to do" and why that never works: there's no shortage of action plans, there's a block underneath Be careful what you're admiring: some top producers are in tears behind closed doors; admire the sense of ease, the ability to take time off without guilt, the full presence Chapter 2 meets Chapter 10: borrowing belief from people who remind you of your future, so you skip years of trial and error Enough Already, Erin's 8-day autumn reset (September 21-30): dismantle the old beliefs, reprogram them, and build the action plan FROM the up-leveled identity, with guest coaches Nicole Mangina, Rebecca Green, and Sarah Walton Harvest season wisdom: it's not about planting more seeds, it's about pruning what's stealing resources from what you're trying to grow The bottom line: your income is the byproduct of your impact, and you cannot create impact from a depleted battery About Erin Bradley Erin Bradley is a speaker and business coach, bestselling author, and host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom. As a mortgage lender, Erin learned the hard way just how hard entrepreneurship and success in sales can be. From flat broke to 6 figures, and then to burnout, Erin and her team have been through it all! Erin operates under the mindset that you never give up, and you never settle, in life or in business. Anything is possible when you have the right mindset, great systems, and an amazing team. Erin is passionate about helping others design their ideal life, then create a business that is a vehicle to support that lifestyle, rather than rob you of it. And she's on a mission to help you believe in, and achieve your biggest dreams! How to Connect With Erin Bradley Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PursuingFreedomOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuingfreedomofficial/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/ Recommended Resources Enough Already - Erin's 8-Day Autumn Reset (STARTS MONDAY, September 21 at 11am MT, runs through September 30): live daily calls (Mon-Fri, then Mon-Wed), ~30 minutes of teaching plus workshopping ("GSD calls") and Q&A, with guest coaches Nicole Mangina, Rebecca Green, and Sarah Walton, plus a private podcast feed of every replay. Join now for $108 at https://pursuingfreedom.com/enough - and if you're hearing this after September 21, DM Erin on Instagram (@pursuingfreedomofficial) for replay access. The Pursuing Freedom Collective: https://pursuingfreedom.com/collective The Freedom Audit (free download): https://pursuingfreedom.com/freedom Happiness & Fulfillment Assessment: https://pursuingfreedom.com/happiness Get a copy of Pursuing Freedom on Amazon: https://amzn.to/46o7m7z Subscribe to the Pursuing Freedom podcast on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuing-freedom/id1385086390) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/59YFf0QJ64o35Wc53JGcbi) for weekly inspiration and strategies.

What if your business hasn't hit its next level because you're still doing the job you were doing three years ago? In this episode, Maggie breaks down the five stages of business owner evolution, why your role has to change as your revenue grows, and why you need to develop the skills for your next stage before you get there.In This Episode, You'll Hear AboutWhy growing revenue without evolving your role keeps you overworked and burnt outThe five stages of business owner evolution (and what to focus on at each one)Why you need to develop next-stage skills before you reach that revenue levelThe difference between delegating tasks and transferring real responsibilityHow to stop being the person who solves every problem (and why that's selfish)What it actually means to be the CEO of your business at $1M+ and beyondChapter Markers00:00 — Why your business hasn't hit the next level (and what that really means)02:00 — You become the bottleneck when everything goes through you03:00 — You can't wait until the next revenue level to develop the skills you need there04:00 — Stage 1: The Doer ($0 to $250K)09:00 — Stage 2: Seller & Operator ($250K to $500K)13:00 — Stage 3: Manager & People Leader ($500K to $1M)17:00 — Why fixing every problem for your team creates dependency, not capacity21:00 — Stage 4: Strategist & CEO ($1M to $5M)27:00 — The trap of doing your old job at your new revenue level29:00 — Stage 5: Visionary & Culture Builder ($5M+)35:00 — Reflection questions to figure out your next evolutionReady to become the leader your business needs? Book a complimentary discovery call with Maggie:Schedule your call: https://calendly.com/maggie-s2l/consultation-call-1Website: https://stairwaytoleadership.com/

In a shocking conversation, the speaker delves into the alleged corruption of California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta. This episode is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the state of California's law enforcement and the integrity of its top officials.The discussion centers around the recent allegations of corruption against Bonta, including his ties to the Duong family, who are accused of human trafficking and other serious crimes. The speaker questions how Bonta, as a top law enforcement official, has managed to maintain such close relationships with individuals involved in these activities. The conversation also touches on the recent FBI investigation into Bonta's dealings and the potential implications for his future as Attorney General.The speaker also discusses the importance of holding public officials accountable for their actions and the need for a more transparent and honest approach to law enforcement in California. They highlight the need for a new Attorney General who will prioritize the safety and well-being of Californians over personal interests and relationships.If you're concerned about the state of California's law enforcement and the integrity of its top officials, this episode is a must-listen. Join the conversation and hear the speaker's thoughts on how to restore accountability and transparency in California's government. Listen to the full episode to hear the speaker's in-depth analysis and discussion on this critical issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we discuss AI fundraising tools that have helped non-profits raise over $500,000 during the winter season. Learn how these technologies can maximize impact for charitable initiatives. Our AI Hustle Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My guest is Liz Wilcox, the creator behind Email Marketing Membership — a $9/month newsletter template subscription she's kept at the same price for six years, that now generates close to half a million dollars a year. Liz built the whole thing as a single parent with no support system and no reliable internet, working from library parking lots and Lowe's lots during nap times. She launched in February 2021, kept the price at $9, maintained a 5% churn rate, and grew to over 4,400 paying members. She and her sister run the operation — no upsells, no masterminds, no group coaching. Just the membership. Then in April 2026, she quietly closed a deal to buy Smart Passive Income — the 18-year-old creator education brand Pat Flynn built from scratch. She spent five months operating as SPI's director of community before anyone outside the deal knew it had happened. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Last week, Pat and Matt told the seller's story. This week, Liz tells the buyer's. In this episode, we talk about: Why the $9 price point has worked for six years — and why she'll never raise it How she grew a half-million-dollar membership without social media, using podcasts and a 50% affiliate program What had to be true before she'd pull the trigger on buying SPI How she's thinking about merging EMM with the SPI community — and why she doesn't have the answer yet By the end of this episode, you will understand how a $9 offer can compound into a half-million-dollar business — and what it actually looks like when someone buys a legacy brand and tries to honor it. Liz Wilcox Email Marketing Membership Smart Passive Income Episode 317: Pat Flynn & Matt Gartland — Part 1 Superfans by Pat Flynn Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Introduction (01:14) The $9 membership (03:48) The retention rate (07:54) Low stakes for both sides (11:06) The four thousand member math (12:39) AI and the membership (14:55) Who this model isn't for (16:38) Growing without social media (20:23) Single parent, no backup plan (31:41) Buying Smart Passive Income (34:51) What made the deal happen (43:49) Why she hasn't cross-promoted yet (48:34) Merging the two memberships *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE #317: Selling Smart Passive Income (And What We Can Learn From It) — Pt. 1 featuring Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland *** ASK CREATOR SCIENCE Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY

Jordy Smith joins Sterling Spencer and Cousin Ryan on Pinch My Salt for an unreal conversation about professional surfing, the WSL Championship Tour, Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Andy Irons, Billabong, Nike, O'Neill, Modern Collective, South African surfing, J-Bay, the North Shore of Hawaii, surf movies, sponsorship deals and one of the craziest untold stories in surf history. Jordy Smith is a World Junior Champion, X Games gold medalist, two-time World Title runner-up, Olympian and one of the longest-running surfers in modern Championship Tour history. In this episode, Jordy opens up about growing up in South Africa, becoming one of the most hyped young surfers in the world, being called “the next Kelly Slater,” traveling and surfing with Sterling Spencer as teenagers, competing against Kelly Slater, his legendary Modern Collective section, Dane Reynolds, the golden era of surf films and what professional surfing was really like behind the scenes. But the wildest story might be Jordy Smith's LOST SURF MOVIE. Jordy and Sterling spent months traveling through South Africa, the Maldives, Australia and beyond filming what was supposed to become Jordy's breakout surf movie. Then his relationship with Billabong fell apart, the hard drives disappeared, Jordy says he spent nearly 10 YEARS trying to track down the footage—and he still hasn't seen it. Then came the $500,000 lawsuit. Jordy talks about being a young rookie, coming from very little money in South Africa and suddenly facing a lawsuit so massive that his parents were considering selling their house and cars. It's an incredible look behind the curtain at the surf industry during one of its biggest eras. We also get into: Jordy Smith vs. Kelly Slater and whether Kelly was ever overscoredThe Jordy Smith vs. Dane Reynolds eraModern Collective and Jordy's insane surfing in 2010Why Jordy turned down Nike 6.0Flying to Nike headquarters on Phil Knight's private planeThe truth behind the Michael Jordan rumorsO'Neill, DVS and huge surf sponsorship dealsGrowing up surfing South Africa and Hawaii's North ShoreJ-Bay and Jordy's rise through professional surfingAndy Irons and the legendary Billabong surf teamMikey February and South African surf cultureWhy the surf industry changedCore surfing vs. mainstream surfingSurf shops, local shapers and the old surf industryJordy's plans after the Championship TourChasing undiscovered waves around the worldThe origin story of “YOU KNOW THE RULES”And why Jordy might be one of the funniest surfers alive. This is one of those episodes where surf history, surf culture and stories from professional surfing collide. If you grew up watching surf videos, following the ASP / WSL World Tour, watching Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Dane Reynolds, Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson, Jordy Smith and the generation that defined modern surfing, you're going to love this one. Leave Jordy some love in the comments and tell us: WHERE IS THE LOST JORDY SMITH FOOTAGE? Subscribe to PINCH MY SALT for more long-form surf interviews, surf history, surf culture, comedy, professional surfing stories and conversations with some of the biggest names in surfing. #JordySmith #Surfing #PinchMySalt #WSL #KellySlater #ProfessionalSurfing #SurfPodcast #SurfCulture #DaneReynolds #ModernCollective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the first episode of Left Standing in a really long time. If you've been following along, you know the last year has been a lot…I lost my grandfather on New Year's Eve, my grandmother in March, my dog in May, and somewhere in there I had to rebrand the entire podcast off the back of a trademark claim. This is not me making excuses, more just giving context.But we're back, because Feminist Business Framework is opening again, and I wanted to talk about what launching this program eleven times-and making close to a million dollars off of it-has actually taught me about launching. Especially the parts of launching that nobody advertises.Like the fact that it cost me about $30K to build before a single person enrolled. Or that the first launch made $24K when I was convinced I'd make $100K, and I was pissed. Or the second launch, where I sold half that and spent my 33rd birthday in a Mexico City hotel room refreshing the enrollment page, fuming, while my best friends were downstairs.I also get into the industry I came up in, the $150K-a-year masterminds, the “most committed person will figure out how to pay in full” rhetoric, people from marginalized communities being told to get private bank loans for high ticket containers while the older white men paid cash with no interest, and the refund situation that almost made me leave this business entirely. And what it took to build a model that doesn't rely on any of that. (For the record: over 50% of my students re-enroll.)If you have an online service-based business and you've been avoiding the business side of your business because it was only ever positioned to you through a bro-marketing, toxic-capitalist girlboss lens that was antithetical to your morals... I hope you feel called out AND held by this episode. And I hope you come to Burn It Down and Build It Better, my free webinar happening live on Zoom October 6th and 7th, where I'll teach you the fundamentals of marketing, selling, and business strategy with a feminist lens. Come live and you're entered to win a free one-on-one deep dive on your business strategy with me.Doors to Feminist Business Framework open October 6th with early bird pricing. The waitlist gets earliest access plus an extra $100 off, or you can just go look at the curriculum on the sales page.And tell me in the comments: do you still listen to business podcasts? Do they actually impact what you buy? I'm genuinely curious. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carakovacs.substack.com/subscribe

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Founders almost never have a clarity problem about who needs to go; they have a delay problem, and the delay is where nearly all the damage lives. In this episode, Sheena walks the three stories that keep someone employed long past the decision — they are loyal, they are going through something, it would be so disruptive — and names the specific hook that makes each one durable, including why a colleague's hard season so often becomes permission rather than a reason. She then reframes who is actually paying: your best people, who are recalibrating their own effort against what you visibly tolerate, and the person themselves, who is spending months of their professional life being quietly bad at something everyone can see. The episode gets practical about the humane version of the hard thing — clear about the what, generous about the how, short and unambiguous in the room — and closes on the needle you have to thread with your team afterward, telling the truth about what happened without litigating a former colleague in public.Key Topics CoveredWhy the clarity was never missing, and what question you are actually askingThe three stories: loyalty, they are going through something, it would be so disruptiveWhy the disruption comparison is rigged, and the resignation test that unrigs itHow your team calibrates to what you tolerate rather than what you sayWhy keeping someone in a seat they are failing at is a slow diminishment rather than a mercyClear about the what, generous about the how — and why over-explaining in the room is self-soothingWhat to tell the team afterward, without saying too little or too muchKey TakeawaysYou do not need to be sure you have done everything you can for someone who is working out.The delay costs you discomfort and costs everyone else the standard.Your best person does not quit when she sees what you tolerate; she recalibrates, which is worse and invisible.Grace lives in the how, not the whether — the decision is settled before you enter the room.Resources MentionedThe Strategic Discovery Audit — the diagnostic gateway to working with The DeVain CollectiveThe CEO Self-AssessmentBeyond Founder-Led newsletterConnect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramAbout Beyond Founder-LedBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At All Things Money you know we are all about building wealth, but how can you build a net worth of over £500K?Well, today I am joined with Tolani to share how she's achieved this by the age of 32, as well as share some tips to help you guys grow your own net worth too!Want to be alerted for our future money dinners? Subscribe to our waitlist here.For more All Things Money, make sure you give us a follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Fancy supporting the podcast? You can do so ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

New government contractors keep asking the wrong question about money, and it's quietly stalling their business before it starts. In this Federal Help Center Q&A, Eric Coffie breaks down why reinvestment (not taking profit home) is the only realistic move in your early contract volume, how to delegate with virtual assistants when cash is tight, and why the "starving period" is longer than almost anyone admits. If you're building a govcon business solo with no team and no cushion, this is the honest conversation you need before you spend your first check. Why you can't keep the money yet: how reinvesting your first contract revenue back into help, systems, and business development is the practical path when volume is still slow Delegating with virtual assistants: how Eric lists every recurring task, decides what to hand off, and hires online help he's used for 20 years across content and operations The real "starving period": why it can run five to six years, why revenue like $500K or even $2M doesn't equal take-home or feeling successful, and the revenue vs. profit trap new contractors miss The community advantage: why telling your network you're pursuing government contracts (even a 10-million-follower audience) is what makes people actually help you Tracking projects early: how following a contract from release gives you the scope, documentation, and prime relationships that awarded records on SAM.gov will never show you EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Finding federal opportunities across SAM.gov and beyond 0:49 - Building a govcon community where entrepreneurs help each other 1:14 - Hiring virtual assistants to delegate contracting tasks 1:47 - Reinvesting contract revenue instead of keeping the money 3:08 - Telling your network you want government contracts 4:05 - Doing every job yourself in the beginning 5:31 - The real starving period for new contractors 7:27 - Revenue versus profit and the take-home misconception 8:40 - Tracking contract projects before they hit SAM.gov Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Can you run a half-million-dollar accounting practice completely solo without burning out? Most accounting firm owners and CPAs starting firms assume that scaling past $200k or $300k requires hiring a team of employees. But adding headcount often leads to higher overhead, management headaches, and less personal freedom. In this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello sits down with Angel Zhen, CPA—founder of Angel Zhen CPA and winner of the 2025 Digital CPA Innovative Practitioner Award. Angel shares how he built a single-person practice generating over $500,000 annually while taking 12 weeks of vacation every single year! Whether you're a bookkeeping firm owner, an operations manager, or a firm manager responsible for workflow, this episode offers a masterclass in pricing, positioning, tech selection, and firm design. In this episode, we explore: The Solo Firm Operating Model: How Angel scales past $500k without employees or managing a full-time staff. 12 Weeks of Sabbatical: How Angel designs his firm schedule around long-term travel (including 6-week trips to Asia) without dropping the ball for clients. The "Trusted Advisor" Positioning: Why building a strong online brand and website presence allows you to charge premium prices instead of competing on cost. Value-Based Tax Pricing: Shifting away from hourly billing and "tax prep" to position yourself as an essential tax planner and advisor. The Power of "Doing Less": Why focusing on client outcomes rather than information overload builds stronger client trust. Angel's Practical AI & Tech Stack: How he leverages TaxDome alongside LLMs like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Blue J for research and workflow efficiency. Key Metrics & Firm Benchmarks: Firm Structure: 1-person firm with a lean, flexible contractor model. Revenue Benchmark: $500,000+ gross revenue. Client Count: ~300 nationwide clients managed through hyper-efficient software systems. Time Off: 12 weeks of vacation per year. Featured Guest: Angel Zhen  

Send us Fan Mail01:00 — Why buyers should get finance approved now02:01 — Australia's housing shortage03:28 — Could two rate rises trigger a recession?04:33 — Agents are leaving the industry06:06 — Marrickville sells $500K over reserve07:13 — Burwood also sells over reserve08:28 — Has the market stopped falling?09:07 — The truth about collapsing auction volumes11:27 — Are auction bookings finally returning?

The Democratic Socialists of America just hit 129,000 members, the most socialists in US history. So what do democratic socialists actually want? We watched two viral videos to find out, and it got weird fast. Is democratic socialism a real movement or a vibe with a membership card? Two guys, one from each side, try to answer it honestly. We first watched Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of Health Communism, argue that getting in shape is fascist and the left should be proudly "dysgenic." Danny got confused and Henry tried to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKeoXXgYNYA Then we watched DSA co-chair Megan Romer sit down with David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour and did a play-by-play on her answers to some pretty basic questions. Some of them landed. Most were weird and sparked some debate between us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWsHLvBntg Chookah Bogan is powered by Maneku, the AI built for real conversations on your show. Learn more at maneku.ai TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Henry is back: why Bro History went quiet 01:41 – Meet Chookah Bogan, the AI third chair 02:52 – Why we don't let AI write the show 05:56 – 129,000 members: the most socialists in US history 07:17 – Mamdani so far: NYC is still standing and crime keeps falling 11:05 – Video 1: "Being fit is fascist"? Decoding the dysgenic speech 15:21 – Henry's generous reading: eugenics, disposability, and Marx 21:50 – Danny's hot take: the DSA is the left's Tea Party 24:17 – Video 2: DSA co-chair Megan Romer with David Remnick 26:29 – Workplace democracy: should every barista get a vote? 29:02 – Chookah checks: 706 Starbucks stores have unionized 33:19 – $500K union jobs and whether baristas are skilled labor 39:02 – Collective bargaining, Big Pharma, and the Medicare for All logic 41:02 – Owning the means of production: Google, Apple, power, water 42:49 – Why Marx would hate this: "a kinder, gentler capitalism" 45:26 – DSA is an umbrella: Bernie types, tankies, and open communists 52:06 – Romer says it out loud: this is not social democracy 54:05 – Who is "working class"? Romer vs Mamdani's $1 million line 57:47 – Chookah checks LeBron's net worth 01:01:10 – Retire the term "working class"? Factories vs Starbucks vs Deloitte 01:03:15 – Danny built an AI company. Is he the owner class now? 01:05:14 – Plumbers vs Bezos: Amazon drivers and the piss bottles (fact-checked) 01:10:02 – DSA snubbed Hillary in 2016 and Harris in 2024 01:12:06 – Jacobin's "guerrilla insurgency" inside the Democratic Party 01:18:34 – Open borders: the immigration non-answer 01:23:21 – Danny's actual immigration plan 01:27:47 – Why "it's the immigrants" stopped working in 2026 01:33:50 – "Tax the hell out of millionaires." How much? No number. 01:36:26 – "The rich" is the left's version of "the immigrants" 01:39:23 – The Israel red line and a suspicious jump cut 01:43:01 – One state, two states, or Canaan 01:49:00 – The Haaretz report: did Netanyahu know before October 7? 01:51:05 – DSA's 2028 shortlist: Fain, Nelson, AOC, Khanna 01:53:29 – Chookah recaps the entire episode 01:55:33 – Outro: Substack, Maneku, and getting back on schedule Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory https://brohistory.substack.com/ #DemocraticSocialism #Mamdani #BroHistory #Socialism #DSA #ZohranMamdani #WorkingClass #Unions #USPolitics #NYC #PoliticsPodcast #Maneku #349 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEEF We are in a post-Labor Day declining market. The exception is no one seems to have told strip loins and ribeyes. Pretty much everything in the beef complex is moving lower for next week, except ribeyes and strip loins. Demand is holding both items from moving lower. Even tenderloins are moving down for next week.  Grinds down, rounds down, chucks down. I think this should continue to the end of the month, but better values are here. Production dropped last week to 526K head, down from 542K the prior week. This week being a holiday short week will most likely finish below 500K. Even with declining prices, inventories continue to be very tight. I'd stay ahead my needs, but better prices will continue to move this market a bit lower. POULTRY Chicken production was actually below last year for this past week. I've not seen that in a long while. Overall, we are still about 2% ahead of last year but expect that to shrink heading into fall. For next week, wings are getting some push from strong demand, still a good value, but they are moving higher. Boneless skinless randoms and tenderloins steady for another week. On the avian flu front, 4 new cases affecting 72K birds. As the weather begins to cool, we will most likely see these cases increase. GRAINS Grains are holding onto all their gains from the last couple weeks. Corn continues strong; today's close $5.36/bushel. The 2026 corn harvest has begun, only 5% complete so far, quality rating is at a crop low 56%, rated good to excellent. Still, plenty of corn to sell. Soy is holding steady with last week; the pricing is volatile based on tensions in the Middle Est and oil pricing. Wheat continues to be affected by Black Sea hostilities as Ukraine and Russia are both attacking shipping infrastructure, making shipments hazardous. Don't expect much relief on grains right now. PORK Bellies bounced around this week before declining again, down $1 from last week. Today's close was $121. This is about where I expect we will be for the next few weeks. Butts are tight but pricing is steady, ribs are actually down a few pennies, and pork loins continue to be a great protein value. DAIRY Another rather quiet week in dairy markets, still with a tilt downward. As of Thursday's CME close, barrel is down 3, block down 1, and butter down another 4.  I don't see anything coming to push this market higher. Savalfoods.com | Find us on Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & fitnessbeyondforty.com   LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode features William Harris (aka Coach Will) is a Brooklyn-born trainer who turned 22 years in fitness into a $400,000+ business by going after an audience everyone else ignored: women over 40 dealing with PCOS and menopause.   William breaks down why niching down beats trying to serve everyone, the four-part method he uses to help these women get real results, and why giving away his best information for free — not selling — is what actually builds a paying client base.   If you've got knowledge sitting on the shelf while you wait for the "right time" to share it, William just proved that excuse doesn't hold up. Listen to how he turned free advice into a six-figure business — then go do the same.  

Donna & Steve start the show talking about Sydney Sweeney's new commercial, a MMA fighter was offered $500K to fight a chimpanzee and why we should be worried about what the AI community is saying right now.In hour two, we play the Stevie Wonder edition of the College of Pop Culture Knowledge, wedding raffles are becoming a thing and brushing mistakes dentists say you're making.Finally, teenagers say they want to learn more about money discipline, common knowledge things people get wrong all the time and (maybe) we find out the Soup of the Day!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is growing your business creating more stress instead of more freedom? In this episode, Mike Jesowshek breaks down what commonly starts to fail as a business reaches $250,000, $500,000, and $1 million in revenue. He explains why your personal capacity, internal systems, financial visibility, and ability to delegate must evolve as the business grows.You'll learn how to stop becoming the bottleneck, protect profitability, build a team you can trust, and create the systems and proactive tax plan needed to scale without burning out.

There are certain conversations that challenge you to think bigger about what's possible—and this is one of them.In this episode, I'm joined by entrepreneur, author, and Cardone Ventures President Natalie Dawson for a candid conversation about money, confidence, entrepreneurship, and the skills required to create extraordinary success.Natalie shares her belief that if you don't currently have a skill capable of generating $500,000 a year, your next goal should be developing one. We discuss why sales and marketing are the two most valuable skills an entrepreneur can master, why creativity matters more than capital when starting a business, and how her "47-minute rule" can help you dramatically change your future.We also dive into radical ownership, working with family, building confidence through competence, and why external validation can never become the foundation of your self-worth.Whether you're building a business, pursuing a bigger goal, or simply ready for your next level of growth, this conversation will leave you inspired to take action.Click play to hear all of this and:[00:01] How women are earning more than ever before—and why many feel isolated when discussing wealth and financial decisions.[05:35] Why Natalie believes every entrepreneur should identify and master a high-income skill.[06:43] How sales and marketing become the foundation for earning and scaling.[12:38] The surprising reason money isn't the biggest barrier to starting a business.[14:37] A practical framework for learning, selling, and growing faster.[20:50] How taking full ownership transformed a painful business experience into growth.[39:14] Why the self-made entrepreneur narrative is often misleading—and what actually works.[51:10] How organization, responsibility, and self-trust are connected.[57:35] Natalie's biggest takeaway after appearing on one of the world's biggest podcasts.Listen to Related Episodes:Hiring, training, and retaining high-performing team members with Natalie Dawson.How Women Reclaim Power Through Money with Financial Feminist, Tori DunlapThe Top 5 Things Successful Women Do DifferentlyConnect With Natalie Dawson:InstagramFacebookWebsiteFor full show notes, visit jasminestar.com/podcast/episode651

*Timestamps are approximate* TIME TOPIC 0:00 Podcast intro with Dave & Chuck "The Freak"0:01 - - - AD MARKER - - -0:01 Dave's family party that he hosted over the weekend0:06 Delivery guy took baked good he thought was left out for him0:14 Things that were supposed to be huge but fizzled out fast0:30 NEWS0:30 Amazon plane crashed after overshooting the runway0:33 Major travel delays in parts of the country0:39 Guy had to be restrained by duct tape on a flight0:45 Airlines have caught on to the pillow case carryon hack0:47 Fight at a bike night0:51 Old lady woke up to a guy stranding at the foot of her bed0:56 Guy used bottle return money to buy winning $500K lotto scratcher1:00 - - - AD MARKER - - -1:00 CELEBRITY DIRT1:00 College football opening weekend1:09 Update on the scandal around the Wheel of Fortune announcer1:15 Death being investigated at the Burning Man festival1:18 A pro wrestler and musician died after a show1:20 Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markel be allowed to rejoin the royal family1:23 Spider-Man still on top at the box office1:27 Streaming prices are increasing faster than cable ever did1:35 - - - AD MARKER - - -1:35 DARK SIDED1:35 Guy died after getting penis enhancement surgery1:55 Guy caught hiding cameras in an airport bathroom1:59 Cab driver was caught on video banging in a parking lot2:02 Another rub & tug busted2:10 HOT OR NOT2:10 Female corrections officer brought contraband into the prison for her inmate lover2:17 Pool party chaos in a neighborhood2:25 - - - AD MARKER - - -2:25 DOUCHEBAG OF THE DAY2:25 20-year-old doing donuts in an intersection2:30 Guy bit by a snake while he was picking up a package2:34 Video of sheriff's reaction when a deer sprang back to life2:37 Riders rescued from rollercoaster2:40 Swimmer attacked by a shark2:44 TSA launching Gateside pre-check program2:47 Items that guests forget the most at hotels2:52 - - - AD MARKER - - -2:52 Baklava in the studio2:57 NEWS2:57 A dog sitter is refusing to return a pet3:05 - - - AD MARKER - - -3:05 Thousands of drivers licenses recalled because they all had the same person's face on them3:07 Deer in a guy's home3:09 OBGYN helped deliver a gorilla3:13 - - - AD MARKER - - -3:13 BITCH'S TRIPPIN'3:13 What made a woman lose her mind on a parking enforcement officer END OF SHOWSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maradith Frenkel left her dream job as a film studio executive when her son's eczema sent her searching for a better baby sleeper. She couldn't find one, so she built Little Sleepies instead—bootstrapped, ad-free for over a year, and now beloved by a community of more than 500K loyal customers. For more on Little Sleepies and show notes click here Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE Shopify Trial here.

In this episode of Meant to Win, we're giving you a sneak peek into the last TWP event, straight from the stage. Dr. Stephanie Wigner shares the journal entry that pushed her to stop seeing patients, the moment an attendee told her "you really hurt my feelings" and why her answer was that she's not here to be liked, and the story behind building the table where everybody gets a seat. You'll also hear what it took to put the event on: a team of nine, six months of planning, $500K, and a documentary crew rolling while Steph broke down in real time. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be in the room, this is it. And the next room is already booked: join us at Meant to Win Live 2027.CHAPTERS00:04 Welcome and Purpose00:50 The Journal Entry That Pushed Her Out of Patient Care01:36 Full Send or Nothing: Choosing a Life's Calling02:20 From Pain Relief to Unlocking Human Potential04:47 Money Is the Least Interesting Part of Coaching07:42 Deciding From the Requirements of Your Future11:43 The Scale Up Realization16:15 This Isn't a Pivot: The Identity ShiftKEY TAKEAWAYGrowth doesn't come from doing more. It comes from becoming more.Join us at Meant to Win Live! https://go.thewealthypractitioner.com/meant-to-win-live-2027-page?utm_source=mtw_podcst&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=mtw_live&utm_content=9.8pod

Most painting contractors don't start a painting business for 90-hour weeks — they start it for time and money freedom. So why do so many end up doing estimates at 9 PM, taking customer calls on weekends, and covering jobs when a painter doesn't show?In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore — founder of Elite Business Advisors and owner of a residential painting company — breaks down the Buyback Principle: the framework Elite Business Advisors has used to help hundreds of painting contractors remove themselves from the daily grind and run their painting company like a CEO instead of its hardest-working employee.You'll hear the real story of a painting contractor who went from 4 employees, $500K in revenue, and 80-90 hour weeks — taking home about the same as his own painters — to scaling toward $1.3M by fixing his job costing, pricing, and delegation.What you'll learn in this episode:How to calculate your Buyback Rate (and your ideal Buyback Rate)Why a simple 2-week time audit reveals exactly what to delegate or hire forHow to reinvest freed-up time into the high-value work only you should be doingWhy "I can't afford to hire for this" is the myth keeping painting contractors stuckThe job costing and pricing fixes that unlocked growth for one painting companyThis episode is for painting contractors and painting company owners across the U.S. and Canada who are ready to build a business that runs without them — not one that runs them into the ground.

I've ghosted y'all, and I need to apologize — because it wasn't intentional, and we need to talk about why. For years I shared everything: the brand deals, the $144K year that replaced my corporate paycheck, all of it. But after crossing a quarter million in revenue, I got quiet. In this episode I'm breaking down why success got harder to talk about than struggle, the family side-comments that made me want to shrink, and why I'm committing to radical, responsible transparency from here on out — revenue AND expenses, wins AND costs.WE GET INTO:00:01 The Ghosting Confession02:20 The Accidental Business Origin (2019)04:49 Celebrating Early Wins: The $144K Milestone07:14 From $125 to $50K Brand Deals09:37 The Discomfort of Outgrowing Her Old Self10:21 Fear of Becoming Unrelatable12:44 Struggle vs. Success in Latino Community Narratives15:08 Family Side Comments and Feeling Like an Outsider17:25 Committing to Radical Transparency19:40 Why Latina Wealth Visibility Matters21:54 Hope Over Guarantee: What This Show Is For24:22 Honoring Every Version of Herself26:48 Reconnecting With Her New Self as a Mom29:10 Outro: Create & Cultivate Festival + Sign OffKEY TAKEAWAYS:→ Making the commitment to radical, responsible transparency — sharing the expenses and real costs behind every revenue win, not just the headline number→ My financial arc: $144K in 2020 to $500K/year for the past four years and the first millionaire in my family→ The bigger my numbers got, the quieter I became because I was afraid of seeming unrelatable or being judged by family→ The real emotional cost of success: strained family dynamics, side comments, and imposter syndrome→ Why hiding wins is a disservice to the community and keeps success feeling out of reach→ A personal reflection on postpartum, my book tour, and my first year as a momTAKE THE NEXT STEP WITH YO QUIERO DINERO:

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   

Every role you open is a confession about the company you are trying to become, which is exactly why so many founders cannot write the job description. In this episode, Sheena opens a four-part arc on the people part of scaling by taking apart the right-now hire — the role you write by listing the things you want off your calendar, which relieves the current bottleneck and builds you a bigger one in eighteen months. She names the emotional mechanism underneath chronic under-hiring, including the specific discomfort of interviewing someone senior enough to ask questions you cannot answer in your own building, and the quiet part beneath it: that founders are less afraid a senior hire will fail than that they will succeed, and reveal how much of the company was being held together by one person improvising. The episode turns practical with the future org chart exercise, the strain window that tells you when to hire, and a clean test for separating a stretch hire from a fantasy — whether this person built the function or ran it after someone else built it.Key Topics CoveredThe right-now hire, and why relieving the bottleneck usually rebuilds it one size largerWhy a job description is a claim about the future, and why that is what makes it hard to writeThe interview that makes you feel behind in your own company, and the hiring decisions that follow itHiring in the strain window instead of at "on fire"The future org chart, and what the founder is doing in itTelling a stretch hire from a fantasy: did they build the function or inherit it?The product translation — hiring for throughput when the constraint is designKey TakeawaysIf you wrote the job description by listing what you want off your calendar, you described the past and called it a role.You are less afraid the hire will fail than that they will succeed and expose the improvising.Hire the seat about six months before the pain makes it obvious; hiring at "on fire" buys you a triage function that never gets to build.The company cannot become something you have not been willing to say out loud.Resources MentionedThe Strategic Discovery Audit — the diagnostic gateway to working with The DeVain CollectiveThe CEO Self-AssessmentBeyond Founder-Led newsletterConnect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramAbout Beyond Founder-LedBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron started Vestwell in 2016. Two years in, he had $500K in ARR and an investor asking if it would ever make money. During the 2021 bull market, VCs told him 401ks were too boring—they were busy chasing crypto. Then Morgan Stanley signed. Today Vestwell has 2.5 million people saving on the platform, over $200M in ARR, and just raised $385M at a $2B valuation.In this episode, Aaron breaks down why he white-labeled everything instead of building his own brand, how losing the JP Morgan bid as a 40-person startup still turned into one of his largest partnerships, and how a methodical cap table let him raise a Series A on a couple hundred thousand in revenue.Why You Should ListenWhy letting your customers keep their brand beats competing with them.How to raise a Series A with only a few hundred thousand in ARR.Why losing an enterprise deal is the start of the sale, not the end.Why you never regret firing someone too soon.Keywords startup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, Vestwell, Aaron Schumm, fintech, 401k, retirement savings, enterprise sales, channel partnerships, white label software, Series A fundraising, Morgan StanleyChapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:05 The Morgan Stanley Deal That Proved PMF00:08:32 A 401k So Bad It Started a Company00:10:23 Building V1 in a Regulated Industry00:17:07 Turning Advisors Into a Sales Channel00:23:57 Raising an A on $200K of Revenue00:31:16 Too Boring for the Crypto Bull Market00:38:45 Losing JP Morgan, Then Winning It Back00:43:23 Never Regret Firing Too SoonSend me a message to let me know what you think!

Teaming with tribal companies is how a small local contractor can bid federal work far bigger than it could ever win alone, and Eric Coffie walks through exactly how he did it. He recounts partnering with a tribe to bid three $250 million IDIQs, why a $90 million ceiling does not automatically disqualify you, and how the real gate is the bonding and task-order requirements, not the headline dollar size. The core move is building the teaming relationship before any bid drops and leading with your on-the-ground workforce and local relationships as the value a bigger partner cannot replace. If you have been waiting on the sidelines of the large opportunities, this shows the concrete first step. CHAPTERS 00:00 Can a small business bid a $90M IDIQ 00:47 Small IDIQs made for you, $25K to $500K 02:45 Don't let the dollar size scare you 03:24 Bidding three $250M IDIQs with a tribe 04:44 Make the relationship before the bid drops 05:47 Why a big partner won't just squeeze you out 08:03 Start with the warm network you already have 09:04 Local boots on the ground they can't replace   Market Intelligence gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

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Adam Wittbrodt is a personal trainer and recovery advocate. He grew up with an alcoholic father who walked out on his 12th birthday and died before Adam turned 19. Carrying grief Adam spent the next decade and a half burying under IV heroin, forged checks, and 8 felonies. One day he collapsed at the front desk where he worked after injecting what he thought was heroin. It was laced with fentanyl and cocaine. A hotel guest walked in at exactly the right moment and called 911. Three weeks into county jail after that, he heard himself tell his cellmate he was pissed that the paramedics had saved him. That was the break. He went through Midland County Recovery Court, then treatment at Harbor Hall in Petoskey. Sober June 22nd, 2016. He has 10 years, runs a personal training operation with 100+ clients, a fitness and recovery program inside the Midland County Juvenile Justice Center, and co-hosts the Level Up Life podcast.I Used To Do Heroin At Work Now I'm 10 Years Sober w/ Adam Wittbrodt | The Hopeaholics Podcast #359Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsGo to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Our Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com#TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie0:00   — Intro0:58   — Adam Wittbrodt11:59  — Cigarettes at 13 to IV heroin12:53  — First Vicodin prescription at 1414:50  — "Maybe if I do what my dad did, I'll understand him"16:34  — Dad dies; $10K in life insurance gone in a month18:29  — First 90 days in jail at 2121:06  — The Curry Hotel: 3 × 80mg Oxy loaded into one shot23:24  — Conning doctors25:08  — 23 months to 14 years30:00  — Grandmother dying in the ICU31:20  — Using laced Heroine at work 33:06  — It was fentanyl and cocaine: just hitting the market in 201633:52  — Survivor's remorse: "Why was I saved?"35:42  — The ER should treat addiction like a diabetic emergency52:32  — 7th and 8th felonies, $500K bond1:03:23 — 10 years sober; 210 meetings in 210 days1:14:37 — Building the personal training business1:15:48 — The Rebuild Program1:19:52 — 300 fentanyl deaths a day: why he thinks he was saved

Emmitt Smith returns to reveal how he grew a personal CFD account from $98K to $500K in 7 months, and why he is now completely against prop firms. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/emmitt-smith-3/ Key moments - [01:03] Flipping tiny accounts ($5 to thousands) is highly unrealistic due to margin limits. - [02:41] Risking 5% to 8% per trade requires a massive psychological tolerance and acceptance of 'crash out' days. - [03:29] Aim for a 1:3 risk-to-reward ratio with a realistic win rate of 45% to 55% to remain mathematically profitable. - [05:13] A two-part breakout entry system: wait for the breakout, then wait for momentum beyond it, sacrificing 10-30 points to avoid fakeouts. - [11:43] Prop firms squeeze traders with rules like consistency and trailing drawdowns, making it statistically harder to extract money. - [13:53] If a $100k account has a 10% max drawdown, you only have a $10k account. Save up for your own $5k personal account instead. - [15:13] If you only have $1,000 to trade, stay in the workforce and save more capital rather than risking emotional trading on tiny accounts. - [19:21] Strategy must come first to build the data that eventually cures your psychological trading issues. - [28:18] Move your stop loss to break even at 1.5R, then let it run to a fixed 3R target. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBYTGIvhb8 --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker. https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.com https://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ --- More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method. https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders. https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup. https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ --- Educational only - not financial advice. Risk: https://tradingnut.com/disclaimers/ Some links are affiliate partnerships.

Gratsi's boxed-wine business began as a pandemic pivot. It became the foundation for one of the category's most notable growth stories.After selling more than 375K 9L case equivalents last year, the company expects to grow 30%+ this year to exceed 500K cases — driven by subscriptions, repeat purchases, and a carefully sequenced expansion into wholesale.Founder and CEO Stephen Vlahos originally launched Gratsi in a half-bottle format designed for casual bars and restaurants. When COVID shut down most of those accounts, he needed a product that could work DTC. Bag-in-box was lighter and less expensive to ship, while offering consumers wine that remained fresh for weeks after opening.Rather than persuading value-oriented boxed-wine drinkers to trade up, Gratsi targeted consumers accustomed to buying $20+ bottles. It reframed the box around quality, freshness, convenience, and value, then wrapped it in a simple, Mediterranean-inspired brand that strips away much of wine's traditional complexity.That DTC foundation is now giving Gratsi an unusual advantage in wholesale. Before entering a market, the company can identify existing customers, gather store requests, and activate local demand. Once wholesale launches, retail can quickly become roughly 80% of its volume in that state — even as DTC continues to grow.In this episode, we discuss:How Gratsi grew from 2K cases to 75K cases before entering wholesaleHow it built nearly 30,000 subscribers averaging approximately three boxes per monthHow DTC data helps “warm up” a retail market before launchWhy Gratsi is building geographic density instead of pursuing national distribution all at onceWhy its lifestyle content often barely features the productWhat Stephen means by “escape competition with authenticity”For drinks entrepreneurs, Gratsi offers a compelling playbook for using DTC not as the final destination, but as the foundation for much larger retail growth.For the latest updates, follow us:Business of Drinks website (sign up for our newsletter!)Business of Drinks YouTubeBusiness of Drinks LinkedInInstagram @bizofdrinksErica Duecy, co-host: Erica Duecy is founder and co-host of Business of Drinks and one of the drinks industry's most accomplished digital and content strategists. She runs the consultancy and advisory arm of Business of Drinks and has built publishing and marketing programs for Drizly, VinePair, SevenFifty, and other hospitality and drinks tech companies.Erica Duecy LinkedInInstagram @ericaduecyScott Rosenbaum, co-host: Scott Rosenbaum is co-host of Business of Drinks and a veteran strategist and analyst with deep experience building drinks portfolios. Most recently, he was the Portfolio Development Director at Distill Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of T. Edward Wines & Spirits, a New York-based importer and distributor.Scott Rosenbaum LinkedInSubscribe to the Business of Drinks channel for more insights on how brands, retailers, and operators are unlocking growth across beverages. And please rate and review us. Your support helps us reach new listeners. Thank you!

Kevin Warsh went full prison rules at Jackson Hole, Bitcoin dumped, and then flashed a signal it has only thrown once before. Last time, that led to an 8x. Meanwhile Scott Bessent is warning a disorderly yen collapse could blow up global markets, and the read here is dollar milkshake theory playing out in real time: starve the world of dollars, force a panic into treasuries, then buy America's own debt back for pennies. Saylor just ended a two month buying pause with a $370 million purchase, the Taliban just declared war on Bitcoin, and BTC is holding near $78K in the middle of all of it. This isn't chaos. It's the play.SPONSORS✅ Ledn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nmj1gs2i.com/9W598/9B9DM/?source_id=podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Simply Bitcoin clients get 0.25% off their first loanNeed liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? Ledn has been the trusted Bitcoin-backed lending platform for 6+ years. Access your BTC's value while HODLing.

Dude. No guest this week, and I came in hot on a topic that's been rearranging my brain all summer: discipline. Here's the setup. This is my fourth year chasing elk with my bow, and for the first time my son is in the hobby with me. Between him and my buddy Olin, my prep this season looks completely different. Lift, run, shoot, every week, Cam Hanes style, with the three of us trading range photos and treadmill pics to keep each other honest. And somewhere in all those arrows downrange I realized my whole definition of discipline is shifting. I used to check the box no matter what. Do hard stuff, don't be a wuss. That version got me here, and I'm grateful for it. But at midlife the spirit of the thing is changing. Now it's about knowing exactly what I want to feel, in my guts, and putting in the work that earns it. Chris and I take that straight into business: the client conversations that repeat for years because someone won't execute, the courage to turn away good work to grab hold of the better thing, and the 500 grand in income we said no to so I could work on Floodlight instead of in it. If you've been circling the same problem in your company for months, this episode is the kick you've been avoiding. Restoration, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping. If you build it, fix it, or maintain it, this show is for you. -Brandon Why You Should Listen: [3:33] Lift, run, shoot: my elk season prep, and the positive peer pressure making me do it on the days I don't want to [4:35] Check-the-box discipline vs the spirit of discipline, and why the difference matters at midlife [12:37] The consultant's truth: why owners talk about the same problem for years without fixing it [13:56] Chris on courage: turning down good things, short-term pain, and the client who asked if he should shut off his ads [16:30] The $500K no: what it actually cost us for me to work on the business instead of in it [18:10] From Dr. Angry to more tools in the kit: the discipline of changing how you lead people About the Show Head, Heart, & Boots is for the men and women who build things for a living. Restoration, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, and every blue collar trade in between. Hosts Brandon Reece and Chris Nordyke built and scaled real companies in the restoration industry, and they have carried those hard-won lessons into every blue collar trade they work with today. Every week they dig into the head (strategy), the heart (culture and people), and the boots (execution) of running a business worth owning. This show is the front door to Floodlight Consulting Group, where Brandon, Chris, and the team help trades businesses find the money already sitting inside them and build companies worth far more than the day they started. Same people, same mission, whether you are listening or working with us directly. Ready to see what that looks like in your business? Start Here! Owning a business in the trades can be the loneliest job there is. Head, Heart, & Boots exists to change that, because the best leaders don't go it alone, and neither should you.

Bryce Hill, Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis at the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge to break down a dramatic drop in SNAP benefit enrollment across Illinois. Hill explains how new federal work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents led to nearly 500,000 people leaving the program—exposing high state error rates and long-term overpayment issues. Listen to The Marc Cox Morning Show live on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis or stream worldwide on the free Audacy App! #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #BryceHill #IllinoisPolicy #SNAPWorkRules

Our 255th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 08/26/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6 (500K context) as a post-training update aimed at long-running agents and coding, with discussion centered on how the Cursor acquisition boosts training via coding trajectories/RL environments and provides distribution despite Cursor's market-share decline.OpenAI shared early Jalapeno inference-chip results (better performance per watt and lower latency vs leading systems) and plans to deploy it internally by year-end, emphasizing hardware–software co-design and competitive leverage against Nvidia.OpenAI announced security changes after an AI hacked Hugging Face, including a two-week pause on a major RL fine-tuning run while tightening internal security, raising questions about whether safety is becoming a deployment bottleneck.Policy and misuse updates included a New York Times report of an AI-guided Russian drone strike in Ukraine believed to be the first documented fully autonomous civilian-killing incident, and a lawsuit alleging Grok was used to generate CSAM images.A thank you to our current sponsors:Box - visit Box.com/AI to learn moreNotion - go notion.com/lwai to try Notion's Developer Platform today.ODSC AI - go to odsc.ai/east and use promo code LWAI for an additional 15% off your pass to ODSC AI East 2026.Factor - head to factormeals.com/lwai50off and use code lwai50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a yearTimestamps (these may be slightly off due to sponsor inserts):(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:01:47) News Preview(00:02:52) Response to listener commentsTools & Apps(00:03:32) Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous release - Ars Technica(00:13:11) SpaceXAI Releases Grok 4.6: A 500K-Context Frontier Model Tuned for Long-Running Agents, Coding, and Knowledge Work - MarkTechPost(00:22:32) Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images | The Verge + Anthropic explains how Claude's invisible text watermarks will work(00:28:50) Bringing the cybersecurity capabilities of Claude Mythos 5 to more defenders | Claude by Anthropic(00:32:20) OpenAI to Roll Out Enhanced Safety Features for Paid AI Tool Users - Bloomberg(00:33:41) ChatGPT's Stricter Teen Mode Starts Rolling Out Today(00:34:43) Meta AI Now Has A Dedicated Desktop App For MacApplications & Business(00:37:33) Jalapeño's first results show industry-leading speed and efficiency in AI inference | OpenAI(00:45:35) OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues | TechCrunch + OpenAI talent exodus raises 'huge red flag' ahead of IPO(00:50:29) Anthropic Taps Google Chip Veteran as Part of Push Into Hardware(00:52:30) Anthropic's annualized revenue surges to $65B | TechCrunch(00:59:30) Thomson Reuters launches in-house AI model to cut Anthropic costsProjects & Open Source(01:04:26) Qwen 3.8: How a 27B Open Model Rivals GPT-5.6 and Claude OpusPolicy & Safety(01:08:27) A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. - The New York Times(01:17:59) OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The Verge + OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach + https://openai.com/index/pacing-model-development-cyber-capabilities/(01:23:31) Another Woman Joins Lawsuit Accusing Grok Of Generating CSAMResearch & Advancements(01:24:56) Small-Scale Experiments: Are We There Yet?(01:29:21) Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs(01:34:30) Massive Activations in Hybrid Linear Attention Large Language Models: Pre-Attention Spikes and Inter-Spike Plateaus Synthetic Media & Art(01:38:59) AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough. - The New York TimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amanda Rastovic turns to the Strait of Hormuz and lasting tensions between the U.S. and Iran as both force exchange fire once again. "It's kind of questionable what is moving through" the Strait at this time, says Amanda, who explains how the sluggish waterway traffic will create lasting implication for global trade in the months to come.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

video: https://youtu.be/tksoVnYTz1c This week in Linux, we learned that NVIDIA might be buying Hugging Face and this AI community platform reportedly rejected extra investment from NVIDIA because they didn't want one company having too much influence. Now NVIDIA may be buying the entire company. Someone dumped more than 125 bug reports into QEMU in under ten minutes, leading one maintainer to call it an effective denial-of-service attack. Debian finished their debate on what to do with AI contributions and their decision was surprising. LibreOffice has a new release where they made it very clear they aren't interested in adding Ai tools to summarize the document you just wrote. Plus Flatpak is getting more than half a million euros to improve Linux app security and sandboxing, so that's awesome. And all of this is happening while Linux celebrates 35 years of the kernel. This is Your Source for Linux GNews so let's see what happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:09 Happy 35th Birthday Linux 03:54 NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for .9 Billion 07:16 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak 09:38 Debian's AI Decision 12:07 AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers 14:45 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature 17:25 Support the show 18:40 Outro Links: Happy 35th Birthday Linux https://bsky.app/profile/tuxdigital.bsky.social/post/3mtyonwnwvk2w https://9to5linux.com/happy-35th-birthday-linux https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-was-announced-by-linus-torvalds-35-years-ago-today-humble-os-started-with-10-000-lines-of-code-but-has-now-grown-to-40-million-dominates-global-infrastructure NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/27/nvidia-has-reportedly-agreed-to-buy-ai-model-hosting-platform-hugging-face-for-13-billion/ https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-open-source-model-repository-hugging-face-12-9-billion https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-talks-acquire-hugging-face-13-billion-deal-business-insider-reports-2026-08-27/ https://www.businessinsider.com/hugging-face-nvidia-deal-reshape-ai-landscape-2026-8 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-to-know-about-hugging-face-the-open-source-ai-startup-reportedly-catching-nvidias-eye-243771f8 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sovereign-tech-agency-makes-a-big-investment-into-flatpak/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sovereign-Tech-Agency-Flatpak Debian's AI Decision https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002#texte https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-On-LLM-Usage https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-DoS-Attack-Maintainers https://hachyderm.io/@berrange/117155755806497654 https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items?author_username=anwardawa981&first_page_size=20&sort=created_date&state=all https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items/4348 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/26/libreoffice-26-8/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1090606/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/libreoffice-268-released https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-8-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.8 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

The cruel math of founding is that the exact qualities that took you from zero to a million are the ones keeping you from three — the speed, the omnipresence, the personally enforced standard, the whole business held in one head. In the final episode of the arc, Sheena explains why this has never been a behavior problem, and why two years of knowing about it has not changed anything: somewhere along the way the skill migrated inward and became an identity, and every operational reason you have given for not letting go is downstream of that identity fighting for its life. She names the grief that founders actually report when they hand off the work they were best at, and argues that it is a real loss inside a real win rather than a sign anything has gone wrong. Then she says the quiet part — that the fear is not of failing without you but of succeeding without you, and finding out the difference you made was smaller than it felt. The episode closes on the shift from one medium to another, from doing the work to building the people who do it, and the question underneath the entire arc: does what you built exist only through you, or does it exist?Key Topics CoveredThe cruel math: the traits that got you to a million are the ceiling that keeps you from threeWhy this is an identity question rather than a behavior or discipline problemHow a skill migrates inward and becomes "I'm the person who does X"The grief of handing off the work you were best at, and why nobody warns you about itThe quiet part: being more afraid it will succeed without you than fail without youChanging mediums — from the work itself to other people's capabilityWhy your old medium had a ceiling of one human being, and the new one compoundsKey TakeawaysYou did not develop bad habits; you developed excellent habits for a company of three and then kept them.Every operational reason you have given for not letting go is downstream of an identity fighting for its life.The failure story is the comfortable one, because it confirms you were necessary.A belief that lives only in your hands has an expiration date, and the date is whenever you get tired.Resources MentionedThe Strategic Discovery Audit — the diagnostic gateway to working with The DeVain CollectiveThe CEO Self-AssessmentBeyond Founder-Led newsletterConnect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramAbout Beyond Founder-LedBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Tammi Thomas, President of TEDCO, joins the conversation to discuss how Maryland is helping entrepreneurs move ideas from research and concept to market. Tammi shares how TEDCO has evolved from an early-stage funding organization into a broader partner for Maryland startups, supporting companies through capital, federal funding navigation, technical assistance, ecosystem connections, and venture development. The conversation touches on what makes Maryland's innovation ecosystem different, from federal labs and research universities to technical talent, founder grit, and quality of life. Tammi and Rich also discuss why helping companies stay and scale in Maryland requires more than writing a check. Tammi highlights several TEDCO programs and initiatives, including SBIR/STTR support, the Entrepreneur Expo, the Equitech Growth Fund, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, and the Maryland Makerspace Initiative. The episode closes with a look at Maryland's next opportunity: connecting these individual assets into a more seamless path for founders, so companies can move from feasibility to prototype, federal funding, venture capital, and commercialization without leaving the state. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Tammi Thomas is President of TEDCO, Maryland's $200M+ AUM, with another $50M being managed under a strategic partnership, $2.7B impact, economic engine for technology and life sciences companies. In this role, she serves as the primary internal leader of TEDCO, working closely with the CEO to execute priorities and translate the CEO's vision across departments while ensuring alignment, accountability, overall performance, and company-wide commitment to transparent reporting. She is responsible for the overall strategic direction, leadership, execution and management of TEDCO's fundraising strategies designed to broaden awareness of and expand philanthropic, corporate and investor resources for TEDCO and its various programs. Tammi leads TEDCO's efforts to secure additional fiscal resources from the State of Maryland, federal and philanthropic grants, and venture capital investments. Since 2020, TEDCO has increased its revenues from the State by more than 50%, has been the recipient of over $75M in federal grants, increased its AUM by over 33%, secured over $55M in foreign direct investments and created over a $500K philanthropic pipeline. Additionally, Tammi leads TEDCO's investor and stakeholder engagement strategy through relationship building, compelling brand storytelling, and convening high-impact events, including TEDCO's  annual Entrepreneur Expo, which draws over 1,000 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, legislators, and ecosystem leaders under one roof. Her leadership and knowledge are instrumental in forging relationships that will enable TEDCO to expand its reach and services, diversify funding streams, and grow the innovation ecosystem, as well as establish TEDCO as the most recognized organization in Maryland for identifying, investing in, and growing technology and life sciences-based businesses. Tammi is also a key decision maker in the organization's investment decisions through her role on the fund allocation team, allocating over $25-30M per year. Her experience includes executive leadership roles such as serving as the former Chief Development & Marketing Officer and now President of TEDCO, Vice President of Strategic Management at Data Solutions & Technology Inc., and Director of Business Development and Marketing at University of Maryland, Baltimore County Research Park & Business Incubator. In addition to her corporate and economic development leadership experience, Tammi's professional expertise was sought after, to teach the next generation of communicators as an adjunct professor at Bowie State University and the University of Baltimore. She is also a frequent speaker and published thought leader on leadership, entrepreneurship, and business development. Tammi has been recognized by her industry peers for excellence in communication, marketing and development. She has received the Maryland Economic Development Association's Marketing award for TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo (2020), the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland's 2017 Cybersecurity Industry Resource Award, the AMA Baltimore's MX Award for Best Print Advertisement Campaign of the Year (2022 and 2023), named one of The Daily Record's Top 100 Women in Maryland (2023 ), received a Distinguished Women Award from the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (2024), named one of I-95 Business Magazine's 2025 Influential Women, was chosen as a Waves of Change Impact Award honoree (2025) and most recently was selected as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women for a second time (2026). She graduated from Leadership Maryland's Class of 2018, completing the eight-month hands-on learning program focused on the State's most vital social, economic and environmental issues. She serves on the World Trade Center Institute's CEO Council, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Investment Committee, the Maryland Momentum Fund Advisory Board and MEDA Board of Directors, where she is currently serving as President. Tammi earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Alabama State University and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.

What happens when you take a man, remove all of his comfort, cut him off from his family, push his body to the absolute limit, and tell him there's $1,000,000 waiting at the finish line?Drew Haas found out.After winning Season 2 of Netflix's Outlast, Drew sits down to talk about what the show was really like behind the cameras — the hunger, lack of sleep, homesickness, physical punishment, and the mental battle that came with being pushed to his breaking point.He also talks about how he prepared for the experience with thousands of bow shots, miles of barefoot training, and serious mental preparation — and why none of it could fully prepare him for what it would feel like to be completely disconnected from his family and forced to suffer for weeks.But this conversation goes way beyond Outlast.We talk about what hardship does to a man, what he learned about himself, the people he surrounded himself with, business, family, and what happens when you're forced to find out what you're actually made of.$1,000,000 was the prize.The real question is what it cost him to win it.Follow Drew @haasoutdoorsWebsite https://trybullbee.com/Interested in my private coaching & FREE workouts? Link below.http://www.nockperformance.com/BrainTree Nutrition: Use code "NOCK" for 15% off at https://www.braintreenutrition.com/?ref=NOCKUse code "NockP" for 10% off at https://ollin.co/

Meta agreed to pay up to $16.68B to settle state claims it hooked kids on Facebook and Instagram, with teen time limits attached. Z.ai unmasked Ox Alpha, Amazon killed Mechanical Turk, and Reuters detailed Zuckerberg's aborted AI-native purge. Links Filing: Meta agrees to pay up to $16.68B to settle US states' claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers, and more (Reuters) The deal ends the bellwether Oakland federal trial where four states sought roughly $200B; Meta pays ~$12B upfront and $5B more only if Snap, TikTok, and YouTube also settle (The New York Times) The remedies include age assurance with linked-account checks, push notifications disabled during school hours, productive pauses at 60 and 90 minutes, and no cosmetic filters or likes for teens (The Verge) Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new iteration of its GLM series and says it will release the weights for it tonight; Ox Alpha topped OpenRouter's leaderboard (Bloomberg) AWS says it plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, "following an assessment"; the service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to 500K+ humans (CNBC) Investigation: Meta explored slashing many teams by ~60% to become "AI native", but pulled back after staff revolted and data showed AI agents were ineffective (Reuters) Subscribe to the ad-free feed.

In this episode the hosts debate whether a profitable AI assistant business listed for just 1.5x earnings is an incredible bargain—or a business that's about to be made obsolete by ChatGPT and Claude.Business Listing – https://mailchi.mp/websiteclosers/new-deal-alert-artificial-intelligence-ai-digital-assistant-on-demand-ai-agent-low-churn-cross-channel-memory-integration-subscription-based?e=42dc999128Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterSponsors:Premiere Sponsor – Inzo TechnologiesWhen you acquire a business, you also inherit years of accumulated IT and cybersecurity risk. Inzo Technologies helps acquisition entrepreneurs evaluate technology during due diligence and stabilize IT after closing with a buyer-operator perspective. Get a complimentary IT risk audit at https://inzotechnologies.com/eta and mention Acquisitions Anonymous.Secondary Sponsor – Quiet LightThinking about selling an e-commerce or SaaS business? Quiet Light's team of former operators provides free business valuations and has decades of experience helping founders successfully exit. Visit https://quietlight.com to schedule a free valuation and mention Acquisitions Anonymous.What happens when an AI startup generating $1.4 million in annual revenue and $340,000 in earnings hits the market for just $500,000? That's exactly the deal Michael Girdley brings to Heather Endresen and Mills Snell in this episode of Acquisitions Anonymous.The business sells subscription access to an AI-powered digital assistant capable of scheduling meetings, drafting emails, creating presentations, conducting research, generating images, and more. At first glance, the valuation looks almost too good to pass up—but once the hosts dig into how the product is built, the real debate begins. Is this a defensible SaaS business, or simply a wrapper around ChatGPT and Claude that could disappear the next time OpenAI releases a product update?Along the way, the hosts explore AI wrappers, customer stickiness, switching costs, marketing moats, vertical SaaS opportunities, and what makes an AI business valuable in a world where the underlying technology is improving every month. It's a fascinating discussion about buying businesses during one of the fastest-moving technology shifts in history.Key Highlights:- AI assistant business listed for $500K on $1.4M revenue and approximately $340K EBITDA (about 1.5x earnings)- Discussion of AI "wrapper" businesses and whether they have sustainable competitive advantages- Why customer memory and personalization could increase switching costs—but may not be enough- Debate over generic AI tools versus vertical, industry-specific AI solutions- Final verdict: all three hosts give the business a thumbs down despite the attractive valuationSubscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo 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.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

The women founders who take home $500K+ per year aren't necessarily the ones with the biggest businesses. The difference comes down to how they think about revenue, profit, wealth, and the role their business is meant to play.   In this episode, Eleanor shares what her research has revealed about women-led businesses where the founder is taking home over $500K annually. She breaks down why this milestone is not simply a revenue story, but a business model story, and the key decisions these founders make around pricing power, positioning, retention, and building enterprise value.   Watch the full video here:  https://youtu.be/aYAyYQfsklY Get full show notes and more information here: https://safimedia.co/WO115 Follow Eleanor on LinkedIn and Instagram here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanorbeaton/ https://www.instagram.com/eleanorbeaton/

Half a million of you on Instagram. I still can't quite get over that number.To celebrate, this episode is all you — an open Ask Me Anything where I answer the questions you've actually been sending me. No guest, no agenda, just me working through your real questions about hormones, menopause, sexual health, and the stuff nobody explains to you in a normal doctor's appointment.We cover a lot of ground — how I ended up a urologist obsessed with female sexual health in the first place, the myths about hormone therapy I am still correcting in 2026, DHEA, the estrogen patch shortage, why your labs don't always tell the whole story, and yes, the Ferrari engine analogy makes another appearance. If you've been wondering something and never had the nerve to ask your own doctor — there's a good chance I answer it here.In This EpisodeHow I got here. My background as a urologist and how that path led me into female sexual health — a specialty most people don't expect a urologist to end up in.Hormones, menopause, and aging. Why hormones matter so much more than most of us were taught, and what's actually happening in your body during the menopause transition.Hormone therapy myths, corrected. I'm clearing up the misinformation that's still floating around about HRT — including specific questions on risk for women with a Factor V (Factor two) clotting diagnosis.DHEA and vaginal estrogen. What they do, why the estrogen patch shortage is happening, and what to switch to (gels, oral options) in the meantime.Testosterone, decoded. Comparing creams versus injections, how to interpret SHBG, and why I care more about how you feel than what the lab printout says.Progesterone tolerance. What to do when the standard dose doesn't agree with you, and where extended-release formulations fit in.Persistent UTIs on vaginal estrogen. Why they still happen even when you're doing everything "right," and what else might be going on.Weight gain and menopause. What the data actually says — and what gets blamed on hormones that isn't really about hormones at all.Talking about sex — with clients, with partners. A layered, step-by-step way to open the conversation about low libido without it feeling like a confrontation.Individualized care. Why hormone management should never be one-size-fits-all, and how I think about lab testing versus symptoms.What's next. vulvar DHEA, book clubs, and more ways to keep learning together.Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it.

Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Iso Joe Johnson react to the 49ers beating the Chargers, Fernando Mendoza struggles, NFL fines Cowboys & Saints, Jimmy Johnson choosing violence and Joe Burrow presses Bengals locker room! Subscribe to Nightcap presented by PrizePicks so you don’t miss out on any new drops! Download the PrizePicks app today and use code SHANNON to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NI... 00:00 - Introduction04:15 - 49ers beat Chargers16:50 - Raiders beat Texans30:28 - NFL fined the Cowboys and Saints $500k each for joint practice fight36:18 - Jimmy Johnson woke up this morning and CHOSE VIOLENCE46:18 - Joe Burrow says it’s now or never for the Bengals (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Charles Cofield. Thanks! The transcript from this episode of Money Making Conversations Masterclass features an inspiring and high-energy interview with CPA and financial educator Carter Cofield, co-founder of Melanin Money. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and takeaways:

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Charles Cofield. Thanks! The transcript from this episode of Money Making Conversations Masterclass features an inspiring and high-energy interview with CPA and financial educator Carter Cofield, co-founder of Melanin Money. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and takeaways: