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Oakmount & Partners managing director and CEO Glenn King spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's growing proprietary investment platform and plans for a further £500 million digital AI and technology offering. King said three of four proprietary investment vehicles are now live, as Oakmount shifts its focus towards developing its own products across fixed income and equities. He also discussed the company's property, AI technology and digital infrastructure offerings, alongside an equity vehicle for eligible investors. Looking ahead, King outlined plans for a second digital AI and tech offering of around £500 million, targeting sophisticated high-net-worth investors, IFAs and wealth managers. Visit Proactive's YouTube channel for more interviews and market updates. Give the video a like, subscribe to the channel and enable notifications for future content. Read Proactive's Editorial Policy here: https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/pages/editorialPolicy #OakmountPartners #GlennKing #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Technology #DigitalAssets #DigitalInfrastructure #FixedIncome #Investment #CapitalMarkets #HighNetWorth #WealthManagement #InvestmentNews #Proactive

Brock and Salk discuss Sam Darnold’s injury and believe he is going to play on Sunday against the Commanders and debate how practice reps might look this week. In Need to Know they take a look at comments Mike Macdonald made about Seahawks injuries, the Mariners’ staying alive for the playoffs, and the Sean Payton Mike Macdonald situation. They talk about Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s comments about his $500M contract. In Blue 88 Brock thinks the boa constrictor method will work on defense as well as offense, Brian Fleury’s success with the Seahawks, and Michael Penix is in make or break mode.

Rich and the guys debate what to make of the Ravens, Cowboys, Panthers, Steelers and Broncos after their up-and-down/down-and-up first two weeks of the NFL season, and react to struggling Blue Jays 1B Vlad Guerrero Jr. saying his new $500M contract was for what he's done in the past and not for future performance. Ole Miss Head Coach Pete Golding tells Rich what the job interview process was like getting hired as a Nick Saban assistant at Alabama, what sets Trinidad Chambliss apart from other QB in the SEC, how it felt for the Rebels to beat LSU and Lane Kiffin in their first matchup since he controversially jilted Oxford for Baton Rouge, and what's in store for the Rebs against the Florida Gators this weekend.      Rich, Brockman and TJ share their less-than-ringing endorsements of Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson, Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert, and Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send JD a text message and be heard!@ben_rice22 is having a season and @brandonfurtado2 foretold it.  Citizens always looking for new members @theclashingconferences lot of banter and some great #podcasts too.  Would you fight a robot?  Saw video on @tiktok the machines always win.  @atlantafalcons on TNF vs @greenbay1960 @packers could get ugly.  @realdonaldtrump will be @texasfootball vs @vol_football Saturday.  @partylikearochkind knows who the true UT is & what a fantastic new stadium and amenities the @texasbaseball has for the next #baseball season.  Only $35M they do everything bigger in Texas!  #sportstrivia throughout the pod & @supervlad27 got that 14 year $500M from what he's done up to this point.  Problem is we live in a world where it's “what have you done for me lately.” 2026 hasn't been a good one for Vlad Jr or @bluejays after World Series appearance last year.  On to next year IF there is a season.  Love what @zeke21 posted about lessons learned playing baseball.  We could all learn a lot from it.  @polarpete20 bringing the @orioles out to thank the fans.  Class act #birdland miss you in Queens Polar Bear.All sports.  One podcast.  (even hockey) PODCAST LINK ON ITUNES: http://bit.ly/JDTSPODCAST 

Episode 186 of Tablesetters is LIVE! Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s brutal 2026 season is becoming one of the biggest stories in baseball, especially with the first year of his $500 million extension going this badly. The Blue Jays are on the verge of elimination, Guerrero's production has fallen off dramatically and his recent comments about the contract and fan support have only added another layer to what has already been a massively disappointing year in Toronto. We get into the numbers behind Vlad's collapse, including his 92 OPS+, nine home runs, .359 slugging percentage and 1.3 WAR after posting 4.6 WAR last season. Coming into 2026, Guerrero owned a career OPS+ of 136, so this has not been a minor step backward. Toronto committed to him through 2039 expecting him to remain one of the pillars of the franchise, and right now he is not producing anywhere close to that level. His recent comments make the situation even more interesting. Guerrero said he views the contract as being based on what he had already accomplished rather than necessarily what he will do going forward, while also referring to the people still supporting him through the struggles as his “real fans.” We get into why those comments are going to rub people the wrong way when they are coming from a player with this kind of financial commitment attached to him and this kind of production on the field. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Rays are officially AL East champions and have secured the No. 1 seed in the American League. After everything Tampa Bay has gone through over the last two seasons, this might be one of the more impressive years the organization has put together. We get into Drew Rasmussen's huge performance in the clincher, Yandy Díaz continuing to deliver and why this Rays team deserves plenty of attention heading into October. The Yankees have a much different problem. Aaron Judge's latest injury could keep him out of the Wild Card Series, leaving New York with another massive question at the worst possible time. The Yankees have survived without Judge for long stretches already, but surviving a three-game postseason series without him is an entirely different conversation. We also get into the MLB playoff picture with the final weekend almost here. There are still American League division races that could come down to the wire, multiple National League teams trying to officially punch their tickets and some potentially incredible Wild Card matchups starting to appear. Yankees-Red Sox in a best-of-three? Yeah, sign us up. Shohei Ohtani is also returning to the Dodgers lineup just in time for October, and Los Angeles suddenly has several important pieces getting healthy at once. We break down what Ohtani's return means, the other reinforcements arriving around him and some interesting roster and lineup decisions the Dodgers have to make before the postseason begins. What's the Word? returns with three different statements. Did Boston see enough from Chad Tracy to remove the interim tag and commit to both him and Craig Breslow long term? Are the Mets making the right move by sticking with Andy Green after a massively disappointing season? And just how concerned should Toronto be about what has happened to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first year of his $500 million extension? Plus, we're Coming Around 3rd with everything we're watching during the final weekend of the regular season. Division races, Wild Card scenarios, huge pitching matchups, scoreboard watching and a loaded Sunday afternoon where almost everything will be happening at once. By the time the dust settles, we should finally know exactly what October baseball is going to look like.

Organizational psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Benjamin Hardy returns to the Mailbox Money Show to explain the power law. In this live conversation with host Bronson Hill and co-host Nate Hambrick, Ben explains why an "impossible" goal is useful: it rules out almost every option and shows you the few paths that can actually get you there.Ben previews ideas from his new book, Power Law Strategy, and walks through the Frame–Floor–Focus framework from The Science of Scaling. He explains why growth and scale are different games, and why most people never raise their floor fast enough. He also shares the story of a Wingstop franchisee who asked what it would take to reach a $500M valuation in three years. The answer led him to sell his business, launch a new coffee franchise, and recruit a scale-level CFO and COO before opening a single location.For investors, Ben breaks down concentrated versus diversified compounding and why he keeps "slack" capital separate from the assets he's trying to scale. He also explains how that buffer lets you stay focused long enough for something to compound.In this episode:The power law: why a few things create almost all the resultsThinking in orders of magnitude, not percentagesHiring from the goal, and why extreme selection filters in the right peopleTreating failure as information, not identity-- Connect with Dr. Benjamin Hardy: https://www.benjaminhardy.com/#BenjaminHardy #PowerLaw #ScienceOfScaling #PassiveInvesting #MailboxMoney #stockmarket #stockinvesting#investing #stockpicks # valueinvesting #stocks#realestate #warrenbuffet____________________________________________Want to start in real estate? Join ourBronson Equity Investor Club today at www.bronsonequity.com/join

SEASON: 7 EPISODE: 9Episode Overview:Welcome back to Becoming Preferred, the podcast designed to help you level up your game and become the best version of you. If you are an entrepreneur or business leader, you've probably been told that scaling your company requires endless hustle, 80-hour workweeks, and wearing every single hat yourself. But what if the very thing driving your early success is the exact habit holding your company back from its next big breakthrough?Our guest today has built $500M+ businesses, flown planes, and surfed waves around the world, yet his most radical advice for CEOs wanting to scale is remarkably simple: stop working so hard and do less.Bill Gallagher is a world-class executive coach who has led four companies as CEO, helped build multi-million dollar enterprises, and trained leaders across 13 countries and over 28 cities. As host of the Scaling Up Podcast and author of Busy Is Broken, Bill is on a mission to help leaders restore order, regain their sanity, and build high-growth businesses that don't depend on them being in the room 24/7. Please join me for my conversation with Bill Gallagher.Guest Bio: Bill Gallagher is a highly rated business coach whose passion is helping CEOs and entrepreneurs manage growth better; restore time, order and sanity to their lives—and get growing again or growing faster. With more than 36 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience and 18 years coaching and training leaders who want to improve their leadership and performance, he now works with leaders and teams in over 28 cities and 13 countries. He has led four companies as CEO/owner and was a partner/executive in two others as they grew from startup to more than $500 million in annual revenue.A former DJ and radio executive, Bill hosts the Scaling Up Podcast. In his free time, he is an avid surfer, sailor, skateboarder, pilot, scuba enthusiast and recovering triathlete. Happily married for more than 20 years, he and his wife Lori live in the Oakland Hills and are parents to two grown children.Resource Links:Website: https://scalingcoach.com/Q20/Product Link: https://busyisbroken.com/Insight Gold Timestamps:03:05 I went to fifteen different schools before I finished and I finished two years early06:41 Your book actually makes that bold statement: busy is broken11:44 We've got to work on our business and not in our business14:29 The next one is perfectionism16:39 Typically I have the home schedule and then I have the road schedule19:38 If you like Dan Sullivan, you will get something different but related from my work21:37 My podcast today, we're over 700 episodes now23:39 You want actual partners who are fully engaged in the enterprise, who are leaders accountable for things26:05 If you go to busyisbroken.com, there's a link to their study29:13 A $200 million sale, if you start from nothing, it's fantastic, but a 200 million dollar sale if you were at 2 billion is really tragic31:30 In a period of high growth for the company, my team leveled up35:16 We'll worry about strategy if we're not growing38:25 You deal with whatever it is in real time45:30 The richness is not just the quality of life and what I do, but also the impact47:50 The book is Busy is Broken by Bill Gallagher47:53 The website is scalingcoach.com49:33 Thinking I'm smarter than I am gets me in trouble every timeConnect Socially:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billgall/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scalingupbizcoach/Podcast (Scaling Up Business): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scaling-up-business-with-bill-gallagher/id1106735103YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BillGallagherScalingCoachEmail: bill@gallaghertraining.comSponsors: Rainmaker LeadGen Platform Demo: https://calendar.summit-learning.com/widget/booking/JKItVP7WErmCBjU2cCIxRainmaker Digital Solutions: https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/

In this episode of Rising Voices of Fundraising: The AFP Emerging Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Amanda Fritz, CFRE, MPNL and Muneeb Syed, CFRE, the first-ever co-chairs of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada. Amanda and Muneeb reflect on stepping into a role with no precedent, from building their own playbook to navigating moments of self-doubt along the way. They share candid lessons on collaboration — knowing when to lead versus step back, communicating through disagreement, and what a true peer partnership can teach that traditional mentorship can't.   Guests: Muneeb Syed, CFRE: Muneeb has been serving on the board of AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada since 2021 and currently he Co-Chairs the board with Amanda Fritz. His educational background is in Marketing, Public Policy, and Management, and he attained his CFRE designation in 2015. Muneeb was also among the inaugural cohort of AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada's Inclusion and Philanthropy Fellowship program. Muneeb has over seventeen years of progressive experience in front-line and leadership positions. After starting his career in fundraising for the international development sector with UNICEF Canada, Muneeb transitioned into advancement for the post-secondary education sector with Toronto Metropolitan University and, his alma mater, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University. He joined the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies as their Advancement lead in 2022 to provide leadership and advice on adapting advancement best practices for open-enrollment, lifelong learning, and workforce development-related upskilling programs. Under his leadership, the division recently secured their largest gift of $1.88M, which is also the second-largest gift ever received by a Canadian university for an upskilling program. As a part of University of Toronto's Defy Gravity campaign, Muneeb is currently leading one of the largest fundraising and community engagement efforts for continuing education programs on behalf of his division and the University of Toronto in Canadian history.   Amanda Fritz, CFRE, MPNL: Amanda Fritz is a fundraising matchmaker! Her passion is to connect philanthropically-minded people with the high-impact projects and ideas that will truly make a difference in the world. Amanda was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and completed degrees in Psychology and Public Relations at McGill University. In 2013 she earned her Certified Fund Raising Executive accreditation (CFRE), becoming one of the youngest CFRE professionals in Quebec. In 2020, Amanda obtained her Masters in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership from Carleton University.  Amanda's 17-year career in the non-profit sector spans education, health, and community. She is passionate about leveraging data and modernizing the way our field's professionals approach major giving, capital campaigns, and volunteer management. In her current role as Director of Major Giving and Campaign Tracking for CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation, Amanda works with organizational leadership and top volunteers to put in place the strategies and tools needed to secure $500M in new philanthropic investments for the institution – the most ambitious campaign ever undertaken by a healthcare institution in Quebec. In addition to her role as Co-Chair of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada, Amanda proudly serves on the Board of Directors of Champions for Life and Como Golf Club. In 2018, the Governor General awarded Amanda the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers for her service to youth education.  Hosts:  Jarrod Williams, MBLI, CFRE, is a courageous, strategic, and results-oriented fundraising leader with over a decade of experience driving revenue growth, donor engagement, and organizational visibility. He is committed to building cultures of philanthropy within mission-driven organizations and brings a proven track record across major gifts, annual giving, corporate sponsorships, event strategy, and data-informed decision-making within both arts and social justice and organizations. He serves as a Client Experience Leader for Veritus Group, where he educates and coaches fundraisers across the country on innovative mid-level and major gift strategies. In this role, he partners with organizations nationwide to strengthen donor pipelines, elevate fundraising performance, and build sustainable revenue models. Jarrod has been recognized for his leadership and influence and remains actively engaged in advancing the fundraising profession. He serves on the AFP Global Emerging Leaders Committee and the AFP LEAD Education Committee, supporting the development of the next generation of fundraising professionals. In 2020, he was named a Top 30 Under 30 Young Professional by 101.1 The Wiz in Cincinnati. He is also a graduate of the Urban Leaders Institute through the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, where he earned the Best-in-Class Award for Best Connector—recognizing his ability to build meaningful relationships and mobilize others around a shared vision. He is a proud Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and a graduate of the AFP Global Faculty Training Academy. Jarrod holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from Wright State University and a master's degree in Business Leadership and Innovation from Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier, CFRE, ACNP, GPC, CAP, Founder & CEO, AQP Consulting & Executive Director, ENP: Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier has fourteen years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has collectively raised approximately $5 million for over 75 organizations. She serves as Executive Director of ENP and runs her own nonprofit consulting firm, AQP Consulting, where she helps grassroots nonprofits with fundraising strategy, strategic planning, board development, and grant writing.  Allison is a vocal advocate for gender parity, closing the wage gap, and ending the motherhood penalty. With accolades such as AFP's Outstanding Young Fundraising Professional, NBJ's 40 Under 40, NBJ's Women of Influence, a National Latino Leader, and the Women Who Rock Nashville Social Justice Award, Dr. Quintanilla Plattsmier strives to serve and better her community every day. A dedicated AFP member for the last seven years, Allison currently chairs the Women's Impact Initiative (WII) Mentorship Program and serves on the LEAD Education Advisory Committee. When she is not out serving her community, she is spending time with her three kids, Quintan, Karina, and Kamren.

En este episodio del podcast de Itnig hablamos con Antonio Berga y Carlos Serrano, co-CEOs y cofundadores de Embat, la plataforma de tesorería con IA que ya trabaja con cerca de 600 empresas y que acaba de levantar 30 millones de euros liderados por Cathay Innovation. Durante la conversación entramos en un problema que casi nadie ve: empresas que pierden entre 5 y 7 millones de euros al año por no optimizar su caja, filiales que piden crédito mientras otra filial del mismo grupo tiene medio millón parado, o equipos financieros que dicen "sí a todo" en divisas y descubren que lo que habían vendido vale un 20% menos. Antonio y Carlos explican cómo funciona Embat por dentro: bancos conectados en más de 75 países, forecast de tesorería, conciliación bancaria automática del 95% y una IA determinista con modelos propios, porque en finanzas lo que el cliente valora es la trazabilidad. Pero la historia de Embat también es personal. Antonio y Carlos cuentan cómo el Covid les quitó el miedo a dejar JP Morgan, cómo montaron una tecnológica sin CTO, cómo quemaron los 200.000€ que pusieron de su bolsillo y cómo han levantado más de 50 millones sin hacer nunca un proceso competitivo. Una conversación sobre fintech, tesorería, inteligencia artificial, fundraising, venture capital, SaaS B2B y emprendimiento. Suscríbete a Itnig para más conversaciones sobre negocios reales, startups y marcas

Distribution Strategy Group's “Wholesale Change” is back! Hosts Ian Heller and Mark Brohan are joined by Brian Hopkins to break down a busy week in wholesale distribution and what it means for industry leaders. We start with customer service in the age of AI agents, then dig into Sysco's plan to cut at least $500 million in costs by fiscal 2029 through automation and agentic AI. We also look at Genuine Parts Company's Motion and the leadership team that will take the industrial distributor forward after its planned spinoff, plus a rapid series of CEO transitions at Crescent Electric Supply Company, Air Hydro Power and ABC Supply Co. Inc. Then we get into the numbers: wholesale sales, inventory ratios, freight costs and manufacturer demand. What are they telling distributors about where the market is headed? Plus, our lightning round covers Uline, Core & Main, Franklin Electric and Continental Battery Systems. It was a big week in distribution. We break down what matters and why.

Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared. Also, the round for Mecka is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we dig into Barilla Group's acquisition of Goodles and how the mac and cheese brand's success reflects growing demand for better-for-you versions of familiar, legacy products. We also look at David Protein maker Medici Brands' $2.2 billion valuation following its Series B raise, the launch of its better-for-you candy brand HallPass and how the company is rethinking two of the most familiar formats in CPG.  Show notes: 0:20: Incremental Betterness. Medici Momentum. Shelf Impact. Dance & Drink. A Trip To London. – Ray highlights Taste Radio's upcoming meetups in San Diego and San Francisco before the hosts unpack Barilla Group's acquisition of Goodles, including the brand attributes that made it attractive to consumers and acquirers alike. They also explore the broader trend of "incremental betterness," as Ray puts it, and why improving established categories can be just as powerful as creating something entirely new. The conversation turns to Medici Brands and how founder Peter Rahal has fueled its rapid expansion beyond David protein bars into new formats, including HallPass, which the hosts sample and review. They also taste David's new pumpkin spice bar and discuss how brands can use "training wheels" to make better-for-you products more approachable before potentially improving their formulas further. Melissa spotlights new flavors of Koia's Protein Pop line, while Mike showcases Golden Disco's non-alcoholic cocktails. Melissa also highlights a new Nombase course from packaging expert Fred Hart focused on designing products for maximum shelf impact. Finally, the hosts discuss Kendall Jenner joining U.K.-based functional beverage brand Trip as a shareholder and global ambassador, and look ahead to Taste Radio's upcoming meetup in London. Brands in this episode: Poppi, Goodles, Culture Pop, Annie's, RXBAR, David Protein, HallPass, Thirsty Buddha, Rise Kombucha, Trip, Koia, Golden Disco

Connect with Early Riders — https://www.earlyriders.com/contactConnect with Onramp — https://onrampbitcoin.com/contact-us/Presented collaboratively by Early Riders & Onramp Media…Final Settlement is a weekly podcast covering capital markets, dealmaking, early-stage venture, bitcoin applications and protocol development.Michael, Liam, and Brian open the first ever Final Settlement live stream on the Liquid Network exploit that drained roughly 4,000 Bitcoin, about $320 million, after the attacker inflated the supply of LBTC and pegged out against reserves the sidechain did not have. They get into hot keys and federation quorums, why the base chain held while the layer above it did not, and where the real spectrum of risk sits between an early stage protocol and a bank. The middle of the show turns to Ben Carmen open sourcing Lightspark's lightning service provider, GPT-6 Astra and the AGI question, and Matt Pines and StarCloud on physical superintelligence. The back half is settlement plumbing: 21 banks including Bank of America, Citi and Goldman lining up behind a joint dollar stablecoin, why the collateral layer is the real prize, the SEC's proposed transfer agent overhaul, Circle buying Tazapay, and the rumor that ARK, BlackRock and Fidelity could trade tokenized funds through a transfer agent alone. They close on AMC's chief executive going after Robinhood over tokenized stock, and the meme coins now paired to it.Chapters00:00 - The first ever Final Settlement live stream01:37 - 4,000 Bitcoin drained from the Liquid Network04:21 - How the LBTC supply was inflated06:11 - Hot keys, quorums, and why TradFi moves slowly09:21 - The added risk of moving off the base chain12:54 - A spectrum of risk, from Mt. Gox to open protocols15:45 - Ben Carmen open sources Lightspark's LSP18:56 - GPT-6 Astra, Claude 5.1, and the AGI question22:27 - Matt Pines, StarCloud, and physical superintelligence24:26 - 21 banks line up behind a joint stablecoin25:24 - Why the collateral layer is the real prize29:37 - Transfer agents, T+0, and who owns the ledger37:16 - Felix Pago, Open Reserve, and Circle buying Tazapay41:39 - The rumor: tokenized funds from ARK, BlackRock, Fidelity45:49 - Pledging your ETF and the daisy chain risk48:34 - AMC's CEO versus Robinhood on tokenized stock52:54 - Meme coins paired to tokenized equityIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly: https://www.earlyriders.com/researchKeep up with Michael:https://x.com/MTangumaKeep up with Liam:https://x.com/Lnelson_21Keep up with Brian:https://x.com/BackslashBTC

Send us Fan MailHow Jason Kindler Uses AI to Create Real Leverage in MortgageIn the first guest episode of the Mortgage AI Podcast, Frazier interviews mortgage broker owner and producing LO Jason Kindler of First Coast Mortgage Funding (400–500M annually) about what the mortgage industry misunderstands about AI and how to use it for real business leverage. Jason says most people still see AI as prompting for images, are distracted by shiny objects, or are afraid to dabble, and he emphasizes starting with a clear objective. He shares practical use cases: building value-first tools to attract realtors (like a headshot/thumbnail generator and marketing tools for new construction agents), creating operational efficiencies such as an email/notification digest, and developing an AI loan officer assistant to automate borrower communication and document work. They discuss how fast tools are evolving, why “Claude vs ChatGPT” debates are noise, and why communication and relationships become more valuable as AI advances.00:00 Welcome and First Guest01:14 Meet Jason Kindler02:40 AI Misconceptions and Fear04:20 From Prompts to Leverage06:44 Using AI for Marketing10:17 Start Date and Tool Hopping11:42 Building Realtor Value Apps14:48 Operational Wins and Cash Flow16:07 AI Tools Evolving Fast19:16 Vibe Coding and ROI Focus21:58 Tool Overload Reality24:25 Start Small With AI25:48 Best ROI Automations29:25 Record Everything Workflow30:55 Rapid Fire AI Takes35:03 Next Steps And WrapConnect with Jason KindlerPresented by: DIFRNT CoachingFounding Sponsor: MortgageConBroker Sponsor: Summit LendingFriends of the Program: Empower LO

Serious questions raised over a half billion dollar Federal Government funding program directed towards marginal seats before the last election.

Serious questions raised over a half billion dollar Federal Government funding program directed towards marginal seats before the last election.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pulling the plug on the city's $500 million blank-check system for homeless nonprofits — and the homeless industrial complex isn't happy about it. The new outcomes-based model ties funding directly to results: organizations that can't actually move people off the street lose their contracts. It's the most sweeping accountability overhaul in the city's homelessness history, and it's long overdue.This is what happens when voters get tired of spending a billion dollars a year and watching tent cities multiply anyway. Lurie beat incumbent London Breed on a moderate platform and he's delivering — SF just recorded an 85% drop in visible homelessness. The housing-first ideology that promised unaccountable permanent supportive housing was the answer is getting its reckoning, and the numbers don't lie.Predictably, the NGO lobby is already lawyering up. When you've built a comfortable institution on city money with zero accountability for outcomes, "outcomes-based funding" sounds like an existential threat — because it is. The fact that it took this long to implement basic performance standards tells you everything about how entrenched the homeless industrial complex really is.The national picture is shifting too: voters city after city are electing moderates willing to enforce standards, and even federal HUD is being pushed toward reform. Common sense is making a comeback. Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode.CHAPTERS0:00 San Francisco to overhaul $500M in…1:48 SF Overhauls $500M Homeless Contracts2:26 How Daniel Lurie Flipped San Francisco4:51 Lurie Ends Blank Checks for Nonprofits7:55 Housing-First Policy's Failure in SF9:40 Viral Video Exposes Berkeley Homeless…11:40 NGO Lawsuits Block Homeless Camp…12:18 San Francisco Homelessness Down 85%14:13 Tech Bosses Funded SF's Political Revolt16:25 Judge Blocks HUD Homelessness Overhaul19:00 Why Progressive Cities Resist Reform21:34 How Progressive Homeless Policy Went…#NFRP #SanFrancisco #DanielLurieGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS

Mark Dusseau is the technical co-founder of StarterStack.ai, a profitable, bootstrapped enterprise AI company based in Atlanta. StarterStack builds the operating system for private capital, deploying on-premise AI agents that automate underwriting and monitor portfolio risk in real time for non-bank lenders scaling from $50M to $500M. Before StarterStack, Mark was a data scientist and product leader. He started his career at Ernst & Young and later worked alongside engineers at Two Sigma. Across startups and mid-market companies, the products he has built have driven over $500M in revenue and impacted more than four million users. Mark is a builder who focuses on operational throughput rather than theoretical AI. He actively invests his own capital into early-stage tech startups, backing founders who share his pragmatic, execution-first approach. During the show we discuss: Why AI is changing modern lending What happens after you submit a funding application How AI and human underwriters can work together How AI can improve lending speed How AI can help lenders evaluate more deals How lenders can use AI without giving up human judgment How AI can improve pricing flexibility How AI can create both efficiencies and new risks Resources: https://www.starterstack.ai/

Aaron Katz is the Co-Founder and CEO of ClickHouse, the real-time analytics database powering companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Tesla and Microsoft. ClickHouse just surpassed $350M in ARR and raised over $1B from investors including Dragoneer, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, 20VC and Benchmark. Previously, Aaron was CRO at Elastic, where he helped scale revenue from approximately $5M to $500M and led the company through its IPO. Before Elastic, he spent 12 years at Salesforce, working alongside Marc Benioff and helping transform it from a 200-person startup into a global software giant. AGENDA: 4:05 Are we in an AI bubble? 13:40 How does software change when agents—not humans—make buying decisions? 22:28 Will 90% of tokens flow through open models; can enterprises trust them? 31:09 Why did ClickHouse sponsor Fulham; and could sports teams become $20B assets? 35:49 When will ClickHouse hit $1B ARR?  38:31 Can startups still win elite talent from OpenAI? Biggest remote work mistake? 44:54 Is zero-to-$100M ARR now table stakes; or is durable growth what matters? 48:51 Is college still worth it;  which jobs will survive AI? 57:58 When will ClickHouse go public; and why not next year?  

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Jody Chapnick, who scaled companies, raised hundreds of millions, and executed multiple nine-figure exits starting from nothing in Brooklyn, for a conversation on the 7 capital raising secrets behind his track record. Jody shares the real mechanics behind platform roll-ups, IPOs, and large exits, and what founders and fund managers can apply immediately to attract serious capital and close faster. Topics covered: - 7 capital raising secrets from multiple $100M+ exits - How to structure and execute a platform roll-up - What institutional investors look for in a capital raiser with real exits - The mindset that separates serial capital raisers from one-time founders - IPO strategy and what it changes about capital raising positioning - How to build consistent deal flow and close at scale - What gets a sophisticated allocator to wire money The Capital Raiser Show brings together family offices, billionaires, and elite capital allocators to discuss capital raising, investing, and strategic growth. Subscribe for more interviews with top investors, founders, and family offices.

On Today's Show: To Support And Subscribe https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/Putting out wildfires is hard enough, but the constant tit for tat political grandstanding is wearing on the workforce. I express what I've been hearing from the boots on the ground. A classic rant. The Hawk Fire in Nevada announced a fatality this morning. A woman who sustained injuries during the initial day of the fire has passed away.The Nation remains at a PL5, and we are one lightning bust away from all out chaos again. Full operational update. BC wildfire says civilians are stealing their equipment used to protect homes. Alberta wildfire charged over the death of a wildland firefighter on the Jasper Fire. UTV rollover report. Passenger ejected at 30MPH. Plus more. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.

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Everyone loved Dolly Parton, Paris Hilton's birthday nudes, Reggie Watt loves Ketamine, and Target's racist Halloween costume. PLUS - WATP Karl takes on TJ & Amy, Amy Poehler with Rosie O'Donnell and the rest of the Dabbleverse. Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Condolences to her Goddaughter, Miley Cyrus. Donald Trump was a big fan. Marc recommends Normal, but he's getting some flak for the choice. Drew liked it. Hayden Panettiere's mother won't go away. Be careful riding zebras out there. The Big Ten will NOT allow failed NFL players to return to their schools. The SEC follows suit. Aryna Sabalenka is called out for her trashy tennis outfit. Hilton 1: Perez Hilton is not getting much sympathy following his hospitalization. Brittany Romano thinks her friend Lindsay Clancy's trial is hilarious. Karl from WATP drops by to promote his band's live television performance, discuss Howard Stern's employee exodus, Amy 'Robes' and TJ Holmes still podcasting to nobody, incredible Jerry Banfield coverage, Rosie O'Donnell blabs on Good Hang with Amy Poehler, and Jimmy Kimmel joins Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard alongside his awful wife. Roberto is a big fan of Jobriath. Hilton 2: Paris Hilton celebrated her 45th birthday by releasing nudes. Turns out she has quite a few dongs in her 45 years. Sports: San Francisco 49ers owner busted buying prostitutes. Cheap ones too despite being worth $500M. San Fran's coach has had a tough time lately too. Brandon Aiyuk is struggling with the electricity in the air. Deshaun Watson Cleveland Brown's starting QB. Turns out football gives you CTE as 1 in 4 dead NFL players from 2016 - 2021 had the condition. Sammy Sosa is reversing his whiteness. We miss steroids. The statistics are in and Meghan Markle is confirmed a bitch. The blur-faced brats will likely be omitted from their yearbook. Meghan needs to learn her history on the monarchy. Pretty soon someone is going to steal Harry away from her and she is mad. Reggie Watts loves drugs... especially Ketamine. His ex, Katherine McCollough, committed suicide after their breakup. At least we learn what 'Bufo' is. Merch is available if you want to rep the show. Word of mouth, brah. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley, BranDon, and Roberto).

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Steve Hartman and Veejay Huskey start off the show discussing Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson, and why the Browns should go to Sanders after Watsons comments. Veejay gives his hottest takes of the 2026 NFL season then Steve brings up Jeanie Buss having her governship taken away from her and why this is a battle she will fight for and can win. The guys also discuss James Harden signing a 3-year $97M deal at 37 years old and why he's not worth even close to that at this point in his career. He will become the third player to earn $500M in his career. Steve and Veejay discuss the economics of sports and how NFL players are now going back to college to play another year of College Football before going back to the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupA brand doing $10 to $15 million a year puts 15 to 20 percent of revenue back into marketing. At $100 to $500 million it drops to roughly 8 to 10 percent. Past a billion it is 2 to 3 percent. Justin Jefferson has a view across 450 brands and $45 billion in media investment, and those numbers are the opening for a harder conversation about where the money should go.If you run growth: this is the episode about defending a slow-payback bet to a finance team that closes books quarterly.If you sit closer to the P&L: Justin explains discounting future marketing revenue back to present value, so marketing and finance can argue about the same number.What Justin gets into:Spend-to-revenue benchmarks at $10 to 15M, $100 to 500M, $500M to $1B, and past $1BMarginal ROI against blended ROI, and why a 1.4 return can hide a next dollar worth 60 centsThe brand that went zero to a hundred on top of funnel, lost sales volume in year one, cut budget in response, and then had nothing left to capture the demand it had createdThe golf apparel brand that moved deliberately into CTV, linear, and audio: roughly flat in year one, about 23 percent growth in year twoWhy Amazon search is often the most overspent line in a budget, and where he sees real incrementality on Amazon insteadThe gap he sees between top and bottom of funnel returns: roughly 180 against 120 to 140Why brands growing 5 percent or more changed their channel mix significantly more year over year than flat onesWho this is for: operators between $10M and $500M who have squeezed Meta and Google as far as they go and need a defensible case for spending where the attribution is fuzzy.What to steal: report return on the next dollar by channel alongside blended ROI. Most teams have only ever seen the second number.Harness the Halo is a six-part series from DTC and Keen about the spend that doesn't pay you back the same day, and the measurement that gives you room to make it. Episode 1 sets the state of the market. The next five are the bets themselves, told by the operators who made them and the people who signed off.Timestamps:00:00 Why Marketing Mix Modeling Is Changing03:00 Why Meta and Google Are Getting Harder to Scale07:00 When Brands Should Invest in Top-of-Funnel13:00 How to Measure and Predict Marketing Performance19:00 How the Marketing Halo Drives GrowthSubscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupAdvertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertiseWork with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouseFollow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletterWatch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Send us Fan MailThis investor has spent decades doing one thing: buying right. From a 10,000-unit apartment portfolio sold to a major real estate buyer, to a pharmaceutical company purchased for $18M and exited at $358M, to two insurance companies flipped for significant returns - the track record is built on cash flow, not speculation. In this episode, he shares his full investment history and explains why today's market has made it nearly impossible to find the kinds of companies he used to target.With interest rates reshaping private equity valuations and private credit crowding out traditional buyers, he breaks down exactly where he's looking now: LP secondaries, continuation funds, and public market alternatives that offer the same exposure at a discount. If you're a capital allocator trying to find value in a premium-priced market, this conversation is essential.Recorded at the Single Family Office Summit, hosted by Family Office Club - the largest investor club in the family office space. 19 years, 300+ events, and over $1 billion in community transactions. Learn more and register for our next event at FamilyOffices.com.What's the most underrated opportunity in today's private market environment?https://familyoffices.com/

Ted Alling, Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures, and Co-Founder of Access America, joined Reed Loustalot on the FreightCaviar Podcast to discuss how he helped build a freight brokerage from a startup into a $500 million business without outside capital, the early days of Access America and the culture that fueled its growth, and how Dynamo is backing the next generation of freight founders.Ted also breaks down the early days of Access America, the culture and training that helped it scale, the logistics flywheel that transformed Chattanooga, why investors underestimated the size of logistics, and the long-term mindset behind building companies, communities, and talent.This week's episode is sponsored by Epay Manager, GoodShip, Bitfreighter, and TrackFlow.Interested in sponsoring our podcast? Send us an email at pbj@freightcaviar.com.CHAPTERS:0:00 Intro0:42 Brickyard and Lamp Post Origins3:03 Ted's Background and Move to Chattanooga4:51 Starting Access America7:54 Landing the First Customers9:08 Scaling Access and Building Culture11:07 The Chattanooga Logistics Flywheel14:58 Making Freight Brokerage Cool16:42 Selling Access and Reinvesting Locally18:58 Creating More Wealth in Chattanooga22:37 Why Ted Started Dynamo Ventures25:00 Long-Term Games and Compound Interest26:37 Building Chattanooga Prep30:16 Why Founders Should Build in Chattanooga32:17 Final Thoughts

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty, Eli Zaret stops by, John Hinckley Jr. on the interview circuit, Selena Gomez fraud allegations, Alex Cooper pretends to know business on CNBC, and Fox 2 responds to Taryn Asher's lawsuit. Eli Zaret drops by the studio to discuss the disappointing weekend for the Detroit Tigers, the endless drama in the WNBA, Tony Romo about to be blown out at CBS, Kyle Whittingham loves Ohio State, Jayden Daniels super butthurt that LSU allowed someone to wear his number, the Super Bowl Champs snatch up Terrion Arnold, the new badass TV screen at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, the sale of the LA Lakers and much more. RIP Creem editor Dave Marsh. The Woodward Dream Cruise went down. A brawl went down Duggan's Irish Pub. There was also a brawl in Birmingham. We look at Drew's pictures for some reason. The mob will NOT allow Frankie Valli to retire. Some new footage of Michael Jackson dropped. Drew finally caught the biopic an enjoyed it. Mario Bosco is alive and short. Fox 2 declares Taryn Asher prone to 'outbursts' and a video drops of her upset at work. The story did remind the world that Roop Raj got a DUI. Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking. He remains a loser. The "Mangionistas" have attained press passes. John Hinckley Jr. is making the podcast rounds. Patti Davis isn't happy about it. Get your John Hinckley signed headshot today! Loser Chad Hickman kills 5 and himself in Lake City, Michigan. Nice tattoo, dork. Pregnant Alex Cooper's has ditch talk of bj's for high profile interviews. Her company is somehow worth $500M. She did an interview with CNBC and dances around Dave Portnoy's claims she threatened sexual harassment claims and blabs about her podcast and future endeavors. Selena Gomez and her mother are phonies and accused of fraud with their mental health startup. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have the Fecal Midas Touch and have been advised to go away. They need more money for the boring Invictus Games. Nepo-Babies: Redmond O'Neal is looking great in court for attempted murder and flashes awesome new tattoos. Nick Reiner is a whiner and will not receive his parent's money. Perez Hilton's sister is spilling about his live stream meltdown. Corey Feldman is rocking to the elderly. He continues to pop off against Hollywood pedophiles. UPDATE: Corey's elderly cash cow has died. Jenna Jameson has married for the 4th time. No influencers are welcome in Nantucket. Our favorite mobster, Carmine Gotti Agnello, had some time shaved off his prison time. Merch is available if you want to rep the show. Word of mouth, brah. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley, BranDon, and Roberto).

Every leader eventually faces a moment when the numbers stop making sense.For Amit Bendov, Co-Founder and CEO of Gong, that moment came during what he calls "the quarter from hell." Sales were collapsing, investors were asking tough questions, and every report looked normal. The CRM had data—but none of the answers.That painful experience sparked an idea that would become Gong, one of the world's leading AI-powered revenue platforms, now generating more than $500 million in annual recurring revenue.In this episode of Lead the Team, Amit shares the leadership lessons behind that defining moment and explains how AI is changing the way leaders understand customers, coach teams, and make better decisions.In this episode:Why "the quarter from hell" became the origin story of GongThe leadership blind spot that almost every executive facesWhy traditional CRM systems fail when leaders need answers mostHow AI helps leaders spot problems before it's too lateThe operating rhythm used by elite sales organizationsThe hiring traits Amit looks for in future leadersWhy ownership and curiosity separate great leaders from everyone elseWhether you're a CEO, founder, executive, sales leader, or entrepreneur, this conversation offers practical lessons on leading through uncertainty, building better teams, and using AI to create a lasting competitive advantage.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter

Unwell raised $$ at a $500M valuation… but Alex Cooper's business model is still unwritten.Paramount might not close its Warner Bros acquisition… which would result in the biggest late fee of all time.Candy Crush is 15 years old and still has 81 million users… because you can never win it.Plus, the LA Lakers just sold for a record $12.5B - more than any team in any sport anywhere.$MSFT $PARA $DIS $PGGrab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSan Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BDBoston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhupSeattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff    LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/   Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers a masterclass in scaling with Todd Hayes, the automotive industry veteran who's spent nearly four decades turning fragmented mom-and-pop repair shops into a $65 million private equity platform — with a billion-dollar valuation as his next target.   Todd breaks down the exact playbook behind scaling a single shop from $225,000 to $1.2 million a month, why most private equity roll-ups are just "Frankenstein" collections dressed up as platforms, and the de-risking strategy that lets him buy businesses for pennies while staying debt-free.   If you think auto repair means greasy overalls and thin margins, this conversation will change how you see the entire industry — and how you build any business.    

Today in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster details Sounds Profitable's five-day takeover of New York City's Terminal 5 in September, spanning the partner-only Business Summit, the IAB Podcast Upfront after party, and Podcast Movement NYC.Quill and CoHost CEO Fatima Zaidi argues brand podcasts fail from unclear purpose rather than small budgets, and offers a three-part test for building shows that survive budget cuts.Alex Cooper's Unwell takes its first outside investment from Patrick Whitesell's firm WTSL at a $500 million valuation, signaling continued investor appetite for podcast creator IP.To find links to these, and every article covered in today's episode, click here. You can also subscribe to The Download's newsletter to receive the full issue straight to your email inbox every day.

Today in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster details Sounds Profitable's five-day takeover of New York City's Terminal 5 in September, spanning the partner-only Business Summit, the IAB Podcast Upfront after party, and Podcast Movement NYC.Quill and CoHost CEO Fatima Zaidi argues brand podcasts fail from unclear purpose rather than small budgets, and offers a three-part test for building shows that survive budget cuts.Alex Cooper's Unwell takes its first outside investment from Patrick Whitesell's firm WTSL at a $500 million valuation, signaling continued investor appetite for podcast creator IP.To find links to these, and every article covered in today's episode, click here. You can also subscribe to The Download's newsletter to receive the full issue straight to your email inbox every day.

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Smylie and Charlie dive deep into LIV Golf's uncertain future, breaking down the reported $250 million investment from BC Partners, the shift to a player-equity model, and what a 10-event "LIV 2.0" schedule would actually look like. They also unpack the confirmed cancellation of the Team Championship in Michigan, leaving Indianapolis as the tour's lone remaining event of 2026.Plus: Bryson DeChambeau's headline-grabbing New York Post quotes, why he might be the one player who keeps LIV alive no matter what, the brutal math facing Jon Rahm if he wants back on the PGA Tour, LIV's business missteps (from its team-branding strategy to its mounting legal bills), and a fun hypothetical — could a Bryson-led YouTube golf tour actually work?Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and follow us on socials @thesmylieshow!Chapters0:00 Intro & why we're breaking down LIV's future1:52 LIV 2.0 restructuring — bankruptcy, equity, and the "$250M mini tour"5:12 Who's funding this? BC Partners and the players-investors standoff8:30 Which players get a fast track back — Rahm and Niemann9:24 Bryson's New York Post quotes, dissected10:26 Bryson's YouTube empire and why he's all-in on LIV14:56 The failed $500M ask from PIF16:14 Bryson's major exemptions status through 202917:41 Bryson is the engine keeping LIV alive19:50 The Q-School pathway back to the PGA Tour22:24 LIV 2.0's reality check: purses shrink from $40M to $15M24:37 Who pays the penalty? Koepka's buyback and Rahm's price tag27:37 Jon Rahm's business decision29:09 LIV's mistakes: legal fees and a fumbled team-branding strategy33:25 The road not taken — a joint venture instead of a rival tour36:34 Could LIV become a YouTube-native golf brand?38:21 Selling YouTube golf to sponsors — the measurement problem40:36 Hypothetical: a Bryson-led touring roadshow42:28 LIV's other lawsuits: Premier Golf League and Mobii Systems47:17 Prediction: Rahm's decision and a September deadline#golf #LIV #pgatour #jonrahm #brysondechambeau #smylieshow #smyliekaufman

What does AI actually look like on a construction jobsite in 2026 — not the hype, the reality? In this episode of Voices of CFMA, host Sal Marino talks with Cindy Ly, founder of ToolBox Consulting, about her unconventional path from industrial construction cost control to yoga teaching in Europe to leading AI strategy for hundreds of construction companies. Cindy shares what she's seen across the industry in the last six months, where AI adoption is accelerating, where it's stalling, and why data standardization matters more than the tools themselves. In this episode:- Cindy's path from $500M industrial mega-projects to yoga teacher training in Europe and back to construction- Why she believes AI is a catalyst, not the solution, and data is the real work- The gap between field operations and financial control, and how AI is starting to close it- Common mistakes leadership teams make when rolling out AI tools- Her advice for CFOs and controllers navigating AI adoption right nowChapters: 00:00 Intro & welcome Cindy Ly 00:35 What Cindy does now 01:11 Growing up near Chicago, drawn to construction 02:06 From pharmacy major to construction management at Purdue 02:36 Industrial construction: blast furnaces and coke batteries 03:04 Burnout, and becoming a yoga teacher in Europe 05:26 The pivot into construction technology 06:36 Hiding her career changes from her parents 07:35 How yoga reshaped her approach to work 09:30 Reconnecting with the industry 10:10 The data problem before AI was a buzzword 12:49 What pulled her toward AI specifically 15:38 Her first AI project: Groundbreak 2025 and Procore 18:01 Why she started ToolBox Consulting 20:50 Hard lessons and the value of a slow burn 23:33 Where AI adoption is accelerating and stalling 25:27 Field operations vs. financial control 27:33 Hackathons and vibe coding, explained 30:27 Common mistakes in AI rollouts 32:07 Her #1 piece of advice for CFOs and controllers 32:59 Life outside work: DJing 34:06 Final advice: keep an open mindConnect with Cindy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ly-cindyt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ToolboxTechTalkAbout Voices of CFMA: Voices of CFMA brings you conversations with construction financial professionals and industry leaders on the trends, tools, and ideas shaping construction finance. Learn more at cfma.org. #ConstructionAI #ConstructionTechnology #CFMA #ConstructionFinance

What happens when your net worth reaches $500 million, but exists almost entirely on paper? For Martin Tobias, watching that concentrated position fall roughly 90% became a lasting lesson about liquidity, risk, and the difference between appearing wealthy and possessing durable wealth.Martin is the founder and managing partner of Incisive Ventures, a pre-seed venture capital firm focused on B2B software companies that reduce friction at scale. A three-time venture-backed CEO, Martin raised more than $500 million across his companies and completed two IPOs. His career also includes Accenture, Microsoft, and a venture partner role at Ignition Partners. He has since invested in eight companies that reached unicorn status.In this conversation, Martin joins Sam Silverman to trace his progression from corporate employee to founder, angel investor, and professional venture manager. He explains how early Microsoft equity created life-changing wealth, why delaying that opportunity carried an enormous cost, and how his experience with concentrated IPO stock shaped the way he protects capital today.Martin and Sam also examine the power-law economics of venture capital. They discuss why most early-stage investments may fail, why a 10x outcome may still be insufficient within a diversified fund, and how a small number of 100x outliers can determine the performance of an entire portfolio.In this conversation:How Microsoft equity created founder-level wealth for a corporate employeeWhy delaying Microsoft's offer by one year carried a $20 million opportunity costWhy a $500 million paper net worth was not the same as accessible cashHow IPO lockups and concentrated stock complicate personal liquidityWhy Martin placed most of a major win into conservative, cash-flowing assetsHow AI is changing entry-level careers and traditional training groundsWhy Martin focuses on capital-efficient, pre-seed B2B softwareWhat he looks for in founding teams and their distribution advantagesWhy his angel portfolio underperformed his professionally managed venture portfolioHow deal flow, selection bias, and adequate runway affect investment outcomesWhy venture funds depend on extreme outliers rather than consistent moderate winsHow aspiring venture managers can build credibility before raising a blind poolTopics covered: Martin Tobias, Incisive Ventures, venture capital, pre-seed investing, B2B software, startup equity, founder liquidity, concentrated stock positions, angel investing, power-law returns, portfolio construction, wealth preservation, AI and careersGuest: Martin Tobias, founder and managing partner of Incisive Ventureshttps://incisive.vc/Newsletter:https://www.mechanicsofmoney.coWebsite:https://silvermancapital.comFollow the Mechanics of Money for weekly conversations on private markets, alternative investments, and the mechanics behind building real wealth.#venturecapital #preseed #startupinvesting #b2bsoftware #angelinvesting #wealthstrategy #privateinvestments #mechanicsofmoney

How does a brand sell car-sized orders online? Discover the omnichannel, Amazon, AI, and customer acquisition strategies behind hundreds of millions in e-commerce sales. ► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft What does it take to sell hundreds of millions of dollars online, and what happens when the average customer order can cost as much as a car? In this episode, Bradley Sutton catches up with Alvaro Lopez, SVP of Marketing at Flooret, in Switzerland to unpack his journey from studying international relations to becoming an experienced e-commerce operator. Along the way, Alvaro built and exited his own Amazon business, helped scale Solo Stove and its sister brands across international marketplaces, and managed an Amazon portfolio that grew to nearly $65 million in annual sales. Today, Alvaro is applying those lessons at Flooret, a premium flooring company that built much of its success through direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Selling flooring online creates a very different customer journey than selling a typical Amazon product. Customers often begin by purchasing small samples before committing to a full flooring order covering around 1,000 square feet. That makes understanding customer acquisition costs, sample-to-order conversion rates, and the entire purchasing funnel especially important. Now, Flooret is expanding further into marketplaces like Amazon and Home Depot by meeting customers where they already want to shop. Alvaro explains why sellers should stop thinking of themselves as simply an “Amazon brand” and instead focus on building a true omnichannel business. That means establishing a direct relationship with customers through a website, email, and SMS while still taking advantage of Amazon's massive bottom-of-the-funnel demand. He also breaks down how Helium 10 can help larger brands estimate their realistic obtainable market and determine how much opportunity actually exists inside a category. The conversation also dives into AI, lean teams, and finding opportunities that create the greatest impact with the least effort. Alvaro believes AI should amplify strong employees rather than automatically replace them, especially in areas like creative production, reporting, and business analysis. His final advice is simple but powerful: regularly step back and identify the highest-impact opportunities in your business. Sometimes the next big win is more revenue—but improving shipping costs, customer service, retention, or returns can be just as valuable to your bottom line. In episode 760 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Alvaro discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 02:28 - From Diplomacy To E-Commerce 04:43 - Launching And Exiting His Amazon Brand 06:54 - Scaling Solo Stove On Amazon 08:41 - Building A Massive Flooring Brand Online 11:13 - Expanding Beyond Direct-To-Consumer 15:28 - How The Flooring Sample Funnel Works 18:31 - Bringing High-Ticket Flooring To Amazon 23:12 - Stop Being Just An Amazon Brand 24:11 - Building Your Website, Email, And SMS 27:53 - Using Helium 10 For Market Sizing 30:17 - Using AI To Amplify Your Team 33:16 - The Effort-Impact Scorecard Strategy

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Andrew, Ben, and Tom discuss Berkshire Hathaway finally deploying its cash pile with the $6.8 billion purchase of Taylor Morrison Homes, a $10 billion new stake in Google now among its top five holdings, and $4.5 billion in buybacks, prompting the question of whether Buffett's years of caution are giving way to optimism, operating earnings up 24% and utilities profit up 27% even as BNSF and Geico continue to lag, TSMC's strong July sales supporting Q3 guidance for 46-48% revenue growth, a rough stretch for agriculture with Taylor Farms recalling jalapeño products in a salmonella outbreak following an earlier Cyclospora scare, and Treasury Wine Estates taking a $500 million charge and retreating from its US "masstige" strategy as global wine consumption hits its lowest level since the 1960sJoin our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

In this episode, Stewart Alsop sits down with Mark Quadros, founder of GrowthOG and former link-building agency owner, for a wide-ranging conversation covering the state of Facebook ads and paid marketing, the decline of traditional SEO and backlink building in the age of AI, how Google and Cloudflare are jockeying for position as AI search reshapes the internet, and the messy economics of AI-generated video versus real footage (including Mark's work with Google Omni and Epidemic Sounds). They also get into monetization shifts across YouTube, Substack, and TikTok, the "reality disturbance" thesis behind Stewart's show with his father, and where video content and AI video ads are headed next. Find Mark Quadros on X @dherealmark and at his website, markxquadros.com.Timestamps00:00 Stewart welcomes Mark Quadros, discussing his shift from link building to GrowthOG and diving into Facebook ads and paid marketing.05:00 They explore AI psychosis and how AI-driven discovery is replacing traditional Google search behavior.10:00 Talk turns to bloated b2b ad budgets and why large companies struggle to adapt efficiently to AI.15:00 Mark shares his Bitcoin background, the "every company becomes a bank" theory, and his agency's slow decline.20:00 Deep dive into AEO, llms.txt, Cloudflare, and concerns over AI companies scraping the open internet.25:00 Conversation shifts to video, FFmpeg, open-source tools, and Mark's years living in Thailand.30:00 Mark recounts YouTube demonetization of AI content and pivoting back toward b2b clients.35:00 They unpack ghostwriting, ethical writing tensions, and how backlink value was really priced.40:00 Discussion of Google and YouTube killing old SEO playbooks, tied to shifting interest rates.45:00 Mark details pricing AI video ads, working with Google Omni and Epidemic Sounds, blending real footage with AI.50:00 Closing thoughts on the "reality disturbance" thesis and the value of human connection over AI.Key InsightsLink building is dying but not dead. Mark's SEO agency business peaked around 2022 working with brands like monday.com and HubSpot, but AI has steadily eroded the value of backlinks. There's still budget for links, just far less than during the gold rush years of 2018-2022.Big companies waste money because they can't track it. B2B companies spending $2-500M+ a year in revenue often can't account for where ad and vendor spend actually goes. Once a budget exists, it gets allocated regardless of efficiency, especially in large organizations too bureaucratic to figure out AI.AI is changing product discovery itself. Instead of searching Google and choosing from options, people now get AI recommendations directly, shifting the entire model of how consumers find products, which threatens the search-and-link economy that powered SEO for two decades.The open internet may be closing. Concerns about Anthropic, OpenAI, and China scraping content freely, including old books, have pushed creators like Stewart to restrict access to older podcast episodes. This marks a cultural shift away from the openness that defined the early internet era.AEO and llms.txt are the new frontier, and nobody fully understands them yet. Much like early SEO in 2001, there's a new discipline forming around how AI agents discover and read content, but no established playbook exists, leaving even experienced marketers uncertain.AI-generated video is a high-effort, low-margin trap. Mark found that fully AI-generated ads were nearly unprofitable given the time needed to get results right, while blending real human footage with AI-altered environments (using tools like Google Omni) produced better, faster, more believable results.YouTube's AI demonetization wave hit creators hard. As AI-generated content flooded YouTube, the platform cracked down broadly, devastating even legitimate animators and renderers. This pushed Mark to pivot away from consumer video tools back toward serving his existing B2B client base.

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If you want to leave corporate America in the next 6-18 months - you should check out our Action Academy Community

Ryan Pineda sits down with Matt Wright to unpack how he built Australia's largest online car-buying company into a $500M business with a nine-figure exit to Toyota, while revealing the personal sacrifices, burnout, and lessons about balancing ambition, faith, and family that came with it.⁣⁣Connect with Matt - ⁣https://www.founderfindsfuture.com/⁣https://www.instagram.com/founderfindsfuture/⁣https://www.youtube.com/@realmattwright⁣__________⁣⁣If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.com⁣⁣Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣⁣Want to be featured on the Wealthy Way Podcast? Apply here https://www.wealthyway.com⁣⁣If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣⁣Tired of paying so much in taxes every year? We'll give you strategy, tax prep, and accounting all in one place. https://www.taylor-tax.com⁣⁣Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣__________⁣Chapters:⁣00:32 - Intro & Big Exit⁣01:46 - Building the Business & Burnout⁣06:42 - Scaling, Strategy & Sale⁣15:01 - Hiring & Due Diligence⁣17:00 - Toyota Sale & Advisory Role⁣19:23 - Success & Life After Exit⁣30:02 - Cost of Success⁣32:00 - Family vs. Business⁣34:02 - Life Perspective⁣45:03 - Priorities & Time⁣47:58 - Founder Finds Future⁣55:00 - Balance & Faith⁣1:00:05 - Location & Flight Times⁣1:02:03 - Australia, New Zealand & US Energy⁣1:04:09 - Taxes, Structure & Wealth Mindset

Introduction How much of your agency's new business comes from a source you don't control? Jake Cash spent five and a half years inside GEICO's national agency marketing operation, managing more than $500 million in ad spend, and watched the fastest-growing agencies ride a single channel up and then back down. On this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, he and host Joshua R. Hollander get into what it takes for a P&C agency to own its growth engine instead of renting it, and why the answer usually starts with the book of business the agency already has. Guest Bio Jake Cash is the Founder and CEO of Senryx Group, a Carmel, Indiana firm that builds marketing systems P&C agencies own and run themselves. At GEICO he led agency marketing strategy for more than 300 agencies nationwide, managed over $500 million in ad spend, and negotiated partnerships with Meta, Google, and NBA and MLB teams. He left that Fortune 500 seat (the same day his wife returned from maternity leave and his daughter started daycare) to build Senryx around a diagnostic-first model with no retainer lock-in: assess and plan, build the systems, then train the agency's own team to run them. His goal for most clients is self-sufficiency within six to twelve months. Key Topics -The five buckets of dependence - Carrier, channel, tactic, people, and vendor dependency, and how Senryx diagnoses which ones are capping an agency's growth. -The 50% red flag - Why more than half of new business coming from one source is a vulnerability, and the first question every owner should be able to answer. -From 100 to 800 policies a month - The 18-month rebuild of a Texas personal lines agency, and the channel mix (Google ads, Meta ads, cross-sell email, organic social) behind it. -The book you already have - Retention runs seven to nine times cheaper than acquisition, and cross-sell revenue is already sitting in the existing client base. -Owning your data - Lead vendors sell the same lead to five or ten agencies and share nothing, while owned ad accounts and email put the numbers in the agency's hands. -AI: admin speed over content volume - Where AI actually helps an agency today, why unedited AI content fails, and Senryx's early tests running ads inside ChatGPT. -Hiring for growth mindset - What roughly 30 hires in 10 years taught Jake, and why owners have to stop wearing every hat around the $1M revenue mark. Notable Quotes "If you don't know where you're getting new business from, then you're just flying blind." "A lot of times there's kind of a secret pile of cash that's already sitting in your book of business." "You're just getting the average of the internet as the reply." "If we get to a point where they don't need us anymore, then we've done our job." Resources Guest: Senryx Group: https://www.senryx.com/ Free two-minute Marketing Independence assessment: https://www.senryx.com/podcast Jake Cash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakecash/ Host & Organization: Joshua R. Hollander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ Horton International (USA): https://www.horton-usa.com/ Insurtech Leadership Podcast (LinkedIn Showcase): https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe on your favorite platform and leave a review. The Insurtech Leadership Podcast is available on YouTube, Podbean, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

If you want to leave corporate America in the next 6-18 months - you should check out our Action Academy Community

Welcome to another edition of Retail Roundup—your weekly brief helping retail leaders decode the biggest shifts in retail, AI, and commerce. In this week's episode, Jeremy sits down with Martin Bailie (MWB Advisory) and Kimberly Morgan (The Fashion Tech Exec) to break down how three major retail moves signal a definitive shift away from safe, superficial trends toward bold execution. INSIDE THE EPISODE: - Marketplaces As Infrastructure: GameStop's CEO Ryan Cohen put $500M of his own capital toward acquiring eBay (a company 5x GameStop's size). Regardless of the outcome, it shows massive conviction in combining physical store networks with marketplace scale to power modern commerce. - Practical AI Execution: Instacart acquired computer-vision startup Arpalus to track shelf inventory in real time. Shoppers will experience fewer substitutions and out-of-stock items. (For more on Instacart's infrastructure moves, check out our interview with the Chief Commercial Officer, Ryan Hamburger, here) - Profits Over Growth: Reformation's $1B IPO filing will test public market appetite for direct-to-consumer brands. The standards have changed: investors now prioritize healthy margins, sane customer acquisition costs, and durable unit economics over raw expansion. Different headlines, same story. Safe, incremental moves aren't cutting it anymore. Moving ahead right now takes clear strategy, strong execution, and real financial discipline.

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff    LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Kevin Trudeau is back on Dropping Bombs — the man who sold tens of millions of books worldwide, built a $25 billion empire from nothing, and spent nearly a decade in federal prison for refusing to stay silent.   Kevin pulls back the curtain on the pharmaceutical lies he exposed before RFK made it mainstream, the corrupt judge who finally admitted he was biased, and the government's true motive for destroying him. He breaks down the fly-on-the-wall wealth training the ultra-rich use that nobody talks about, the energy clearing method that unlocked a 40% revenue surge overnight, and the dangerous mistake you're making every time you say "I am."   This is the conversation the government spent years trying to prevent. If you're ready to see exactly how power, money, and control actually work — press play now. ______________   Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers the conversation they never wanted recorded — Kevin Trudeau, the man the government spent a decade trying to silence, and failed.   Kevin returns (as highly requested) to break down the fly-on-the-wall wealth training the ultra-rich use that nobody talks about, the energy clearing method that unlocked a 40% revenue surge in three days, and the dangerous mistake you're making every time you say "I am." Plus, the cliffhanger    This conversation isn't just about exposing the dark side of power — it's about empowering you to take charge of your life and manifest the reality you desire. If you're ready to break free from the limiting beliefs that have been quietly controlling you, press play now.   Plus, Kevin finally answers the cliffhanger that had everyone talking at the end of Part 1. Missed it? Watch here: https://youtu.be/GEVDLhw-6tQ?si=VICe5cgz_mmpk--R ____________ This conversation is packed with insights on manifestation, the nature of belief, and the significance of personal experience. If you're ready to unlock your true potential and embrace a life of abundance, this episode is a must-listen!   [Insert Timestamps here]  

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