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About This EpisodeHere's something that almost never gets talked about in personal finance: most people are both overpaying for insurance and dangerously underinsured — at the same time. In this episode, David Chudyk, CFP® breaks down exactly how that happens, which gaps most commonly cost people everything, and the four-step annual insurance audit every wealth-builder should be doing.What You'll LearnWhy insurance gets ignored — and why the industry is designed to let it happenThe four most common places people overpay (including one hiding in plain sight for business owners)The single most underutilized piece of asset protection available — and why it costs less than most people thinkThe three insurance gaps that can end a business, not just hurt itA four-step annual insurance audit you can actually doWhy your financial advisor and your insurance agent are probably never talking to each other — and what that gap costs youEpisode Timestamps0:00 — Cold Open: The two insurance problems most people have simultaneously2:00 — Why insurance gets ignored: the set-it-and-forget-it trap6:00 — Where people overpay: collision on old vehicles, duplicate coverage, whole life misuse12:00 — Where people are underinsured: umbrella policies, life insurance drift, disability18:00 — The business owner's trifecta: key person, cyber liability, E&O23:00 — The annual insurance audit: four steps to close the gaps28:00 — Close and how to connect with DavidKey TakeawaysMost people are carrying policies designed for who they were — not who they are now. Income, assets, and risk profile all change. Insurance usually doesn't keep up.A $1 million umbrella liability policy costs roughly $150–$300/year. It's the most underused, underpriced form of asset protection available to individuals with meaningful net worth.About 20% of Americans with $5M+ in assets carry no umbrella policy — leaving their full net worth exposed in a lawsuit.Business owners face three specific coverage gaps that can end a company: no key person insurance, no cyber liability coverage, and no errors & omissions (E&O) policy.Your ability to earn income is your most valuable financial asset — and most people have almost no protection for it through private disability coverage.The biggest structural problem: your financial advisor and your insurance agent are almost never talking to each other. That gap is where wealth gets destroyed.The Annual Insurance Audit: 4 StepsStep 1: Pull every policy you have — home, auto, life, disability, umbrella, all business lines.Step 2: Match coverage to current reality — net worth, home value, business size, family situation.Step 3: Check for the five gaps — umbrella, disability, life insurance adequacy, business trifecta (key person / cyber / E&O), and outdated or duplicate coverage.Step 4: Make sure your advisor sees the full picture — someone needs to look at insurance and wealth planning together.Connect With DavidFree 20-Minute Vision Call: weeklywealthpodcast.com/visionBusiness Owner Exit Score: weeklywealthpodcast.com/prescoreAll Episodes & Resources: weeklywealthpodcast.com
Conscious Millionaire J V Crum III ~ Business Coaching Now 6 Days a Week
Cameron Herold is the mastermind behind the exponential growth of hundreds of companies globally. Founder of the COO Alliance, and Invest In Your Leaders training. Known as the "CEO Whisperer", and former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, where he helped grow the company from $2 million to $106 million in revenue within six years. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
1. HEART OF THE MATTER 1A. Record-Breaking Missionary Numbers — Pres. Oaks at New Mission Leader Seminar At the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders (June 18–21, Provo MTC), President Dallin H. Oaks announced that the Church will soon have the largest number of full-time missionaries in its history, surpassing the current 87,000+ serving worldwide. The surge is driven by the first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries (following the November policy change lowering the minimum age from 19) and the addition of 55 new missions in July, bringing the global total to 506. President Oaks outlined three characteristics defining the restored Church: (1) the fulness of doctrine (including eternal marriage between a man and a woman); (2) priesthood authority and keys; and (3) a unique testimony of Christ grounded in modern revelation and the First Vision. Sister Kristin Oaks also spoke, sharing six core truths missionaries teach. Source: Church Newsroom, June 20, 2026 Note: Strong potential for discussion on what ‘only true and living church’ means in a pluralistic world — Richie angle? 1B. New Hymn ‘Welcome Home’ — The Story Behind It Composer Andrea Brett explains how a 2017 encounter with Demetrius O’Neal — a recent convert serving as a greeter at a Spokane ward on a snowy Sunday morning — inspired her hymn ‘Welcome Home,’ now published in the new Hymns for Home and Church. Brett submitted 10 pieces when the global hymnbook was announced in 2018; this was the only one she’d written before the call. She received confirmation of its selection in February 2025, then had a full-circle moment when she and O’Neal sat near each other at the April 2025 General Conference as the Tabernacle Choir performed it. O’Neal’s name appears in the hymn’s tune name as a tribute. The hymn is now translated and sung globally. Source: Church Newsroom / Richie’s document 1C. Family History Records Are a ‘Sacred Thread’ — Elder Bragg at International Archivists Congress Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Church’s Family History Department and FamilySearch International, was a keynote speaker at the III Congress of Archivists: Digital Archive Expo (DA-EXPO), held June 8–12 in Astana, Kazakhstan. He called family history records ‘the thin but sacred thread’ tying people together across generations, and argued that records are ‘in a very real sense, witnesses.’ Elder Bragg framed the digital revolution in genealogy in moral terms: for most of history, access to records was shaped by ‘proximity, resources and specialized knowledge,’ but today a record created in one place can be preserved in another, indexed in a third, and discovered by someone on the other side of the world. ‘The reach is astonishing. The speed is breathtaking. The possibilities are almost beyond measure.’ He also said that ‘access is an act of kindness’ — records only fulfill their divine purpose when they are found, understood, and used. His core message: preserving memory is an act of hope. ‘It says that the past is not dead to us and that the future deserves more than fragments.’ Source: Church News, June 17, 2026 Angle: Great ‘quiet but meaningful’ story — LDS family history going global and leveling the playing field for genealogy worldwide. 1D. America Gives — All 50 States Receive Food Donations The Church completed a milestone in its ‘America Gives’ initiative by delivering a shipping container of food to Hilo, Hawaii — marking all 50 states reached. The initiative aims to deliver 250 truckloads of food nationwide in 2026 to celebrate the U.S. 250th anniversary. In Hawaii, the food went to The Food Basket, distributed to 10 local nonprofits. Notably, 42% of residents on the island of Hawaii face food insecurity — the state’s highest rate. Rosie Rios, chair of America 250 and former U.S. Treasurer, praised the milestone. Local Methodist pastor Ted Lesnett said recipients will know ‘when they were hungry, someone cared.’ Source: Church Newsroom / Richie’s document 1E. Church Donates $250,000 NZD to Christchurch Anglican Cathedral Rebuild The Church announced a NZ$250,000 donation (June 19, 2026) toward the restoration of Christchurch’s iconic Anglican Cathedral — damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. Elder Peter F. Meurs (Pacific Area President) and Anglican Bishop Peter Carrell presided at the announcement. The donation comes as the project faces a $45M funding shortfall and an overall $219M budget. The Christchurch City Council has offered $15M contingent on government and Anglican Church matches. Notably, a New Zealand Buddhist community made a similar gift in 2023 — the LDS donation continues a cross-faith pattern of support for the heritage project. Source: Richie’s document Angle: Rare and heartwarming — LDS funds an Anglican cathedral. Good interfaith story. 1F. Central America Humanitarian Blitz — 5 Projects, 500,000+ People In late May and early June 2026, the Church announced five humanitarian projects across Central America (with Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, representing the Church). Projects include: the ‘Windows of Light’ eyecare program in El Salvador (350,000+ screenings to date); safe water access for 250,000+ in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (with UNICEF); nearly 750 computers/tablets donated to 66 educational institutions in Guatemala; and medical equipment for the ‘La Mascota’ children’s hospital in Nicaragua. Source: Church Newsroom, June 2026 2. FAITH & DOCTRINE 2A. President Christofferson in Philadelphia & Toronto A busy week of ministry for President D. Todd Christofferson: He offered the invocation at Becket’s Canterbury Medal Gala in Philadelphia (multifaith event celebrating religious liberty), alongside Elder Gary E. Stevenson and others. The group also visited the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall — fitting, ahead of America’s 250th. Christofferson reflected on D&C 101 and the Constitution’s purpose to protect ‘all flesh.’ From Philadelphia, he and Sister Christofferson traveled to Toronto, meeting 250+ missionaries in the Canada Toronto Mission weeks before it divides into three missions (Toronto West, Toronto East, and Montreal). He also spoke to hundreds of LDS youth, with one — Amelia Fischer — saying ‘no amount of words can describe how I felt tonight.’ Source: Richie’s document / Church Newsroom 2B. BYU Scholar Study: Religion Adds 7.6 Years to Life The BYU Wheatley Institute is releasing three reports analyzing 3,000 of the most scientifically rigorous studies (culled from 60,000+ papers by Duke University) on religion and health. Key findings: 33/34 studies show improved social health; 10/11 show improved mental health; 7/8 show improved physical health. Regular worshippers live an average of 7.6 years longer (up to 13.7 years longer for African Americans). A ‘landmark finding’: 256 studies show religion prevents/aids recovery from substance abuse (vs. 6 showing negative impact). Author Loren Marks recommends public health frameworks treat religious involvement like exercise recommendations. Source: Richie’s document 2C. Elder Soares Testifies in the Philippines Elder Ulisses Soares completed a two-week ministry in the Philippines (mid-May 2026), meeting with 600+ young single adults in Cebu, 450+ in Quezon City, and 340+ missionaries at the Philippines MTC. His recurring message: ‘His arms are extended to all of us.’ The Philippines has more than 905,000 Latter-day Saints — the Church’s fourth-largest national membership. Two new temples were also dedicated in the Philippines this month: the Davao Philippines Temple (Elder Renlund, May 3) and the Bacolod Philippines Temple (Elder Andersen, May 31). Source: Church Newsroom, June 17, 2026 3. CULTURE & CURIOSITIES 3A. LDS Author in Everyman’s Library — A First BYU biology and bioethics professor Steven L. Peck has reportedly become the first Latter-day Saint author included in the prestigious Everyman’s Library series (publishing canonical English fiction since 1906). His 2012 novella A Short Stay in Hell — a philosophical horror story about a Mormon man condemned to an afterlife library containing every possible book — went viral on BookTok and found a new audience. A literature historian noted: ‘No Mormon or Mormon-adjacent writer that I know of has ever been featured in this prestigious series.’ The Salt Lake Tribune covered the story, noting the irony that a theological horror story marks one of the most significant moments in LDS literary history. Source: Salt Lake Tribune / Richie’s document 3B. The Sasine Family — 40 Countries Before Age 1 Keith and Chelsea Sasine, an LDS couple stationed in Germany (Keith is an Army oral surgeon), made history in November 2025 by taking their youngest daughter Mia to 40 countries before her first birthday (March–November 2025), using a Honda Odyssey for European road trips. The family of six (including Izzy, 10; Abby, 9; and John, 4) attends local wards wherever they travel — a faith anchor the couple says strengthened their testimony and taught their kids the importance of the Sabbath globally. They’re planning a move to Colorado Springs in 2026. Source: Richie’s document 3C. Jen Affleck (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) Expecting Baby #4 Jen Affleck, 27-year-old star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing with the Stars alum, announced June 18 that she and husband Zac Affleck are expecting their fourth child. She shared the news on Instagram captioned ‘Chapter Four.
Upgrading the Executive Operating System: Navigating "Founder Puberty" with Mark RampollaIn a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast, host Josh Elledge sat down with Mark Rampolla, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mark Rampolla Co., to dissect the profound identity shifts required to transition from a hands-on startup operator to a high-leverage enterprise CEO. Mark, the visionary founder of ZICO Coconut Water (which he successfully scaled and sold to The Coca-Cola Company) and a prominent venture capitalist at Ground Force Capital, highlights how traditional execution mechanics often break down as a company scales past critical revenue thresholds. This conversation serves as an essential strategic playbook for mid-market founders and executive teams looking to navigate internal organizational friction, deploy AI-driven behavioral analytics, and align their personal leadership development with sustainable enterprise valuation.The Strategy of Transition: Managing Growth Phases, Behavioral Intelligence, and Multi-Model Team AnalyticsScaling an enterprise past the initial startup phase requires a radical evolution in executive philosophy, moving away from reactive firefighting toward structured, systems-driven organizational governance. Mark Rampolla describes this uncomfortable growth zone as "founder puberty"—a recurring corporate lifecycle phase occurring at the $5M, $10M, and $100M revenue marks, where the tactical habits that initially drove early survival begin to bottleneck long-term enterprise value. True scale is achieved when a founder embraces the discomfort of personal transformation, delegating day-to-day tactical execution to focus exclusively on overarching corporate culture, capital allocation, and macro-level strategy. By implementing structured 90-day leadership acceleration programs, founders can systematically dismantle administrative debt, clarify cross-functional roles, and future-proof their operations against shifting industry trends.Optimizing team performance and resolving high-stakes boardroom conflicts demands that executive leadership step away from subjective intuition and embrace advanced, data-driven behavioral diagnostic tools. Many high-growth companies suffer from internal misalignment and communication silos because managers fail to recognize the diverse personality dynamics and cognitive decision-making styles within their executive tiers. Integrating automated assessment frameworks—which synthesize complex models like the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs through specialized AI engines—allows leadership to map the behavioral DNA of their entire labor infrastructure at a fraction of traditional enterprise costs. This precise analytical insight enables founders to de-escalate partnership friction in minutes, align talent with their highest and best corporate use, and cultivate an inclusive workplace culture built on absolute operational transparency.Sustaining a premium market footprint over multiple decades requires corporate leaders to decouple their personal definition of freedom from simple financial liquidity events. Many entrepreneurs operate under the false assumption that a major corporate exit will automatically resolve their operational anxiety, only to find that systemic fear and process friction persist if they neglect their internal leadership mindset. Real wealth optimization is achieved when executives integrate continuous learning loops, digital tracking systems, and community-centric knowledge initiatives into the foundational blueprint of their daily schedules. When an enterprise treats intellectual property, cross-cultural capability development, and human capital empowerment as non-negotiable pieces of corporate infrastructure, the organization builds an independent, self-sustaining asset that predictably commands authority across its entire industry vertical.About Mark RampollaMark Rampolla is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ground Force Capital, a leading venture capital firm, and the founder of Mark Rampolla Co. As the pioneering entrepreneur who launched ZICO Coconut Water and scaled it to a global acquisition by The Coca-Cola Company, Mark is recognized as a premier authority on healthy beverage innovation and sustainable corporate growth. He is the author of Entrepreneur's Guide to Freedom and a dedicated executive advisor who specializes in helping high-growth founders navigate the complex psychological and structural shift from tactical business operator to visionary enterprise CEO.About Mark Rampolla Co.Mark Rampolla Co. is an elite executive coaching, leadership development, and corporate advisory firm designed to guide founders through rapid organizational transitions. The firm specializes in executing the Founder to CEO Sprint, an intensive 90-day development framework tailored for leaders of companies generating between $5M and $100M in revenue. Through cutting-edge behavioral assessment integrations, strategic mindset reframing, and structured governance auditing, Mark Rampolla Co. enables modern leadership teams to break through operational growth plateaus and build highly resilient, scalable business assets.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeMark Rampolla Official Website: markrampolla.coMark Rampolla on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marksrampollaKey Episode HighlightsNavigating Founder Puberty: Identifying the hidden operational friction points that signal an executive must upgrade their leadership toolkit to support enterprise scale.The Founder to CEO Sprint: Implementing a rigorous 90-day structural framework centered on self-awareness, workflow delegation, and systems governance.AI-Powered Behavioral Analytics: Utilizing multi-model personality assessment tools to eliminate internal communication friction and optimize team performance.Redefining Executive Freedom: Dissecting why financial liquidity events fail to eliminate operational stress without a fundamental shift in leadership mindset.Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Leveraging continuous multi-modal learning architectures and supporting local library initiatives to scale corporate intellectual capital.ConclusionThe conversation with Mark Rampolla reinforces that true corporate optimization is a direct consequence of an executive's willingness to engage in deep personal and structural evolution. By standardizing internal performance metrics, removing process friction from the frontline, and ruthlessly protecting automated system governance, business leaders can transform a volatile, founder-dependent startup into a highly structured, self-sustaining corporate asset.More from The Thoughtful Entrepreneur
Jimmy MacMillan is the founder of Successful Bakery, a systems-driven consulting practice for established bakery owners in the $500K to $5M+ range. His signature engagement, the 90-Day Bakery Systems Reset, helps owners fix operational chaos, increase profit, and reduce owner dependency. With a background that includes a luxury hotel pastry career at Four Seasons and The Peninsula, international training in France, Switzerland, and Barcelona, and recognition from the James Beard Foundation, Jimmy brings both operator credibility and consultant authority. He works with bakeries, pastry shops, and bakery cafes across the U.S., building businesses that run without the owner standing in the middle of every decision. Website: Successfulbakery.com Instagram: @chefjimmymacmillan In this episode, we discuss: How Jimmy pivoted from a career in music to the pastry industry How a lucky encounter landed him a job at The Four Seasons How he honed his craft in restaurants in France, Switzerland and Spain Why he decided to focus on consulting for bakeries Jimmy's 90-Day Virtual Bakery Systems Makeover What it takes to run a successful bakery, and common reasons why most fail How to avoid staff burnout And much more!
Ryan Pineda sits down with Austin Boyd to explore how Austin built a $5M+ custom apparel business from his parents' garage through faith, relentless sales, networking, and strategic growth, while sharing the lessons that helped him scale.Connect with Austin - https://www.instagram.com/austinboydlasvegas/https://aliveprintshop.com/__________If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.comJoin our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.comWant to be featured on the Wealthy Way Podcast? Apply here https://www.wealthyway.comIf 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.comTired 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.comJoin free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.usDad Built is all about helping fathers lead their families with purpose while looking great doing it. Whether you're at the gym, on the golf course, or spending time with your kids, they've got premium hats and apparel built for dads. Check out the latest collection and current offers at https://www.dadbuilt.co__________Chapters:00:00 - $5M Print Business1:05 - From High School Hustle7:01 - Leaving College to Build13:28 - First Shop & Breakthrough16:28 - Learning Sales & Scaling19:31 - Surviving the COVID Crash21:21 - Growing to 40 Employees23:50 - Networking Over Cold Calling25:00 - How M19 Began34:42 - Craziest Client Projects38:20 - Building a National Print Company43:15 - Leadership & Company Culture48:10 - Hiring, Systems & Delegation54:05 - Faith, Business & Purpose1:00:45 - Final Entrepreneur Advice
The Global AI Power Play Is Here, And It's Already Shaping Your Career and Business. What if I told you that a $600 billion handshake in Saudi Arabia just reshaped the future of AI and your career, and most professionals have no idea?In this video, I'll show you what REALLY happened when Trump met with Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Nvidia's CEO, and Middle Eastern leaders, and how their deal is already shifting the AI, cybersecurity, and business landscapes forever.We'll dive into: the tech arms race and how it's redefining power in 2025; why 3.5M cybersecurity jobs remain unfilled despite mass layoffs; how AI is transforming careers, security, and global policies; the 5 risks in AI that are creating new job roles and business models; why YOU are right on time, not too late for AI leadership opportunitiesWhether you're a professional in cybersecurity, a business leader, or someone navigating this AI wave, this video will help you stay ahead of the curve.Looking to go from chaos and unpredictability to resilience in the world of AI? Start here with The Predictability Factor newsletter at The Monica Talks Cyber (https://www.monicatalkscyber.com).
It's Fun Day Monday On today's program: California has declared a state of emergency over the warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The fire has been raging for five days now, releasing a black cloud of toxic smoke and destroying 85 million pounds of frozen food. Lineage Logistics, the company responsible for this disaster, has 55 workplace safety violations, 77 regulatory infractions and over $5M in unpaid penalties. Mouin Rabbani, Middle East analyst, co-editor of Jadaliyya and non-resident fellow with the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, joins the show to discuss what Trump's loss in Iran means for the Middle East. For more from Mouin consider subscribing to his eponymously titles Substack. Astead Herndon, Editorial director at Vox and host of the podcast America, actually, joins the program for a conversation about the tomorrow's primaries in New York and their implications nationally. In the Fun Half: Political strategist Morris Katz speaks on MS NOW about the importance of progressive Democrats keeping their campaign promises otherwise it undercuts the credibility and makes it harder for other progressives to win elections. Katz uses the example of Antonio Reynoso claiming he wouldn't accept real estate money and then turns around and accepts donations from big real estate. On a hostile roundtable, Faiz Shakir defends the progressive wing of the democrat party for offering material solutions to the scarcity crisis. Lindsey Graham is eating crow after lobbying for an attack on Iran for decades only to get his wish and have the U.S. lose. Now Graham is desperately trying to figure out how to stay in Trump's inner circle whilst pushing to continue the combat. Patrick Bet-David claims he was approached by major money guys to gauge his interest in being installed as a leader of Iran. Bill Maher is offended that Zohran Mamdani has not accepted an invitation to Real Time. All that and more. Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the AM Quickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: DELETEME: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/MAJORITY and use promo code MAJORITY at checkout. BLUELAND: Get 15% off your first order by going to Blueland.com/MAJORITY SUNSET LAKE CBD: Use the coupon code FS26 to save 25% on all full-spectrum CBD Gummies at SunsetLakeCBD.com. The sale ends June 27th at midnight Eastern time Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech On Instagram: @MrBryanVokey Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.
Dr. Sanjay Bindra is a practicing cardiologist who built a $2.5 million endowment at a zero-staff nonprofit in less than four years, with no campaigns and no urgency emails. Then he studied why it worked. The result: the GIVE Study, a 12-month real-time look at how small nonprofits can achieve sustainable recurring giving through trust, behavioral design, and strong governance. In this episode, you'll hear:Why first-time donor retention has been under 20% for decades, and the single most important thing you can do to change that numberThe difference between dopamine-driven fundraising and oxytocin-driven relationshipsThe GIVE framework: Gratitude, Impact, Voice, and Engagement, and how to apply it to build genuine donor relationships that lastWhat your org can do right now to start building a sustainable baseYou'll walk away with a replicable framework for turning one-time donors into lifelong community members.
Conscious Millionaire J V Crum III ~ Business Coaching Now 6 Days a Week
Yining Wang is a Swedish-Chinese entrepreneur, former public company CEO, Executive Partner at Sincerealignment Group, and founder of Aries Intelligence Nordic AB. With experience spanning ASSA ABLOY, Melker Schörling Group, and an IPO journey, he helps bridge Eastern and Western perspectives to solve complex B2B challenges through strategic insight and inner clarity. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
Art Marketing Podcast: How to Sell Art Online and Generate Consistent Monthly Sales
The most influential poster in the history of art was an ad for a play. It was designed by a broke, unknown illustrator who only got the job because he was the one stuck working over the holidays. His name was Alphonse Mucha, and that single commission — a rush job nobody else wanted — turned him into the father of Art Nouveau. He didn't sit in a studio and find his direction. A customer handed it to him. Want to join Patrick for a live webinar? He hosts one every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Register here: asf.today/webinar That's the heart of this episode: a commission isn't a compromise. It's an idea-generation machine. A client drags you somewhere you'd never have chosen on your own — and every so often, that detour becomes your entire career. It happened to Mucha. It happened to a portrait painter named George Stubbs who took a few horse commissions and ended up the greatest equine painter who ever lived. It happened to a studio photographer named Dorothea Lange the day a government assignment sent her into the migrant camps. But before we get to the good news, we have to clear out the lies. The longer you spend in this business, the more you realize the "sacred truths" of the art world are mostly nonsense — and most of them are really just hobbyist rules wearing a business suit. (If you've heard me draw the hobbyist-vs-business line before, this is where it earns its keep — same line that runs under The Long Game.) In this episode: The Christmas shift that invented Art Nouveau — how Mucha got the job nobody wanted and never looked back Six "sacred truths" of the art business that are complete nonsense — and the one thing wrong with every single one of them "You need a niche before you can start" — why you don't pick your niche; the work reveals it "Good art sells itself" — the $128 of thrift-store junk that resold for $3,612 on stories alone, a $3.5M violin that earned $32 in a subway, and the painter who went from unsold to $2.5 million without changing a brushstroke "Never discount your work" — why that rule is real, why it isn't yours, and what the galleries who preach it actually do behind closed doors The line in the sand: hobby or business? Drucker said a business has exactly one purpose — to create a customer — and in that equation, you don't get the last word. The market does. "Nobody bought it, so I'm a failure" — the lie that makes good artists quit, and why Picasso died holding roughly 45,000 of his own unsold works Why constraints beat the blank canvas — Stravinsky, and the bet that produced Green Eggs and Ham in 50 words The honest catch: when a commission becomes a cage instead of a doorway, and how to tell the difference This week's homework: take the one commission you'd normally turn down — the weird request, the subject you'd never choose, the client who wants something slightly off from your usual. Say yes to it. Then watch where it drags you. Reply or DM me what you learned — I read every single one. Resources mentioned: Art Storefronts — the storefront engine for working artists The Mucha Foundation — the Gismonda poster and the birth of Art Nouveau Significant Objects — the experiment that turned $128 of junk into $3,612 with nothing but stories Pearls Before Breakfast — the Washington Post's Pulitzer-winning Joshua Bell subway story Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of the Art Market — how art is really priced (and why prices "only go up") Related episodes: The Gallery Test — Should Artists List Prices on Their Website? The Long Game — Why Your Website Will Still Be Working in 2055 POD and Samples — What Wyland and Gray Malin Actually Do 20 Ways to Grow Your Email List as an Artist — hobbyist or business, the honest cut So here's the takeaway. If you're a hobbyist, make whatever you want, forever, and be happy — there's no shame in it. But if you want a business, stop waiting for the market to reward your purity, because it never will. Go meet it. Say yes to the commission, the weird job, the thing you'd never have chosen — because that yes creates a customer, which is the only thing that makes you a business, and it just might drag you, like it dragged Mucha off that holiday shift, straight into the work you were put here to make. Stay Up To Date With The Latest https://linktr.ee/artmarketingpodcast
Yining Wang is a Swedish-Chinese entrepreneur, former public company CEO, Executive Partner at Sincerealignment Group, and founder of Aries Intelligence Nordic AB. With experience spanning ASSA ABLOY, Melker Schörling Group, and an IPO journey, he helps bridge Eastern and Western perspectives to solve complex B2B challenges through strategic insight and inner clarity. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
"Send me a text"Grüns went from launch to a reported billion dollar exit in under three years when Unilever acquired them in 2026. Everyone credits the gummy. People don't like chugging green powder, so Grüns made it taste good and easy, and that was that. But if the whole thing were just gummies and taste, any competitor could copy the format and win. Plenty have tried. The gummy is the visible part. The thing underneath it, the part that is actually hard to copy, is what this episode is about. In this episode, I break down the difference between a format and a mechanism of hope, why Grüns moved the mechanism of hope out of the ingredients and into the experience itself, and how the founder's own words about adherence give the whole strategy away. I'll also show you why this is different from what AG1 did, the expensive mistake most brands make when they try to copy this, and how to find the specific reason your own buyer has lost hope so you can build the mechanism that speaks to it.Learn more about The Supplement Business Accelerator Group at https://creativethirst.com/groupIf you're interested in working with me and my team to improve your supplement business. You can learn more at my website https://creativethirst.comClick here to grab your copy of the Health Supplement Ad Swipe Guide.Discover what really works in funnel marketingNeed help increasing sales on your own? Click hereStuck at $1 - $5M in revenue? Click HereCase Study on how Creative Thirst added over $200,000 for one supplement brand
A founder does the hard work — she diagnoses her underpricing, she reverse-engineers better numbers, she raises her rates, and it works. And then eighteen months later, she's drifted right back. Costs crept up. New offers got priced with old logic. The fear quietly returned. She treated pricing like a pothole to patch once and move on — but pricing was never a pothole. It's a road you have to maintain.In the final episode of The Pricing Problem, Sheena zooms out and answers the question that decides whether everything from the first three episodes actually lasts: how do you make pricing an ongoing discipline of leadership instead of a one-time project? The episode covers why pricing is genuinely a leadership decision — because it determines who your clients are, your capacity, your team's sustainability, and whether your business funds its mission or just barely funds itself — and then how to build a real pricing practice into your rhythm as a CEO.The second half of the episode turns to the inner game: how to keep your nerve when pricing keeps testing you. Sheena reframes the flinch as information, not a problem; explains how the work you do on calm days steadies you on hard ones; and reminds you that pricing well isn't selfishness — it's what lets you stay genuinely present for your clients, pay a team fairly, weather a hard quarter without panic, and fund the mission you started this business for in the first place.Profit matters. But what your business makes possible matters more. Pricing well is one of the clearest expressions of how you lead your business — and you get to make that choice again every quarter.Key Topics CoveredWhy pricing belongs under leadership, not financeThe connection between pricing and the bottleneck — and why underpricing forces overcommitmentWhy mission-driven businesses need healthy pricing in order to fund their missionsFour practices that turn pricing into an ongoing CEO discipline: scheduled reviews, tracked signals, deliberate pricing on new offers, and current dataPricing signals to watch in your own businessThe inner game: holding your nerve, letting your numbers carry you, and choosing the right environmentA recap of the full Pricing Problem seriesKey TakeawaysPricing is one of your most powerful bottleneck levers — and the one founders most often ignore.Anchored leadership isn't the absence of fear. It's holding your price because you trust your reasoning more than your feelings.Every new offer is exactly where old pricing fears sneak back in. Price each one deliberately.Pricing well is what lets you stay genuinely present for your clients instead of overextended across too many.Profit matters — but what your business makes possible matters more. Both halves of that sentence are required.Pricing is a decision you make, and re-make, for as long as you run this business.Resources MentionedStrategic Discovery Audit Full TDC service ladder: Optimize Leadership, Optimize Operations, Elevate & Lead VIP Day, Leadership Sprint, Impact CoachingProgramming NoteThis closes The Pricing Problem series. Next week we open a new arc focused on what happens after the yes — starting with client onboarding, and why the first thirty days quietly determine whether an engagement becomes a great one.Connect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramConnect 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.
Tyson sits down with Ryan Webber to unpack the custom “YouTube research skill” he built in Claude that has transformed his law firm's YouTube channel. Ryan shares how he took fifteen thousand dollars' worth of training from top YouTube strategists plus six years of experience, loaded it into Claude, and created a skill that now does the research those strategists used to do for him.You will learn:Why YouTube is a click‑first platform and why titles, topics, and thumbnails are eighty percent of successHow Ryan's skill scans niche and adjacent channels, pulls outlier videos, and turns them into ten prioritized title and thumbnail ideas with data to back them upThe shift from “YouTube for local clients only” to broader topics that took their channel to one hundred thousand subscribers and over one million views per monthHow Tiffany records just two hours a month, uses teleprompter scripts built in Claude, and still generates 1.5 million monthly viewsHow they turned seventy‑eight hundred dollars in monthly AdSense into roughly seventy thousand dollars in revenue by reinvesting into high‑ROI ads and funnelsRyan breaks down exactly how he uses cowork to trigger the skill, how it checks oneof10.com trackers and YouTube analytics, and why he now invests about eighty percent of his effort into research, titles, and thumbnails before ever worrying about video polish. He also shares what still requires a human touch, from injecting real client stories into scripts to tailoring the skill to each individual channel and its goals.If you are a law firm owner who wants YouTube to both bring in five to fifteen calls a week and build a much larger audience, Ryan's approach shows you how to stop guessing and start using AI to make smarter marketing decisions.Highlights0:00 – Why Tyson twisted Ryan's arm to share his YouTube skill0:26 – Turning $15K of strategist training into a Claude skill1:16 – How the skill researches channels, topics, and outlier videos4:10 – Hitting 100K subscribers and shifting the YouTube strategy6:02 – Why titles, topics, and thumbnails are 80% of success6:56 – Using AI to script videos that still sound like the lawyer8:20 – 1.5M views a month and $7,800 in AdSense9:48 – Turning YouTube into “free” local advertising10:28 – What it would take to offer this skill to other law firms11:22 – How much money Ryan is saving on strategists nowIf this episode helps you think differently about YouTube, hit subscribe for more practical conversations on building a business‑driving law firm channel, and share this with another lawyer who is tired of guessing on titles and thumbnails.
In life, you need the 3 Cs. The first one is connection. In business, if you're the go-to guy for anything from attorneys, to doctors, or other service providers, you'll never have to go make new friends. They'll come to you as long as you're doing the right things. The second C is Capital. You need money to run your business. And yes, those who are worth $50 million dollars sometimes need capital. In order to keep things rolling, you have to have capital. The last and most powerful C is Coaching. I don't coach anyone, but you need to have a mentor to help you navigate where you want to go. I suggest finding someone who is above you in business. If you are grossing $5M a year, find someone who is doing $20-$25M to help you. Pay them for their time and save yours in the process by expediting your learning curve. Stick to the 3 Cs and you'll have everything you need. About the ReWire Podcast The ReWire Podcast with Ryan Stewman – Dive into powerful insights as Ryan Stewman, the HardCore Closer, breaks down mental barriers and shares actionable steps to rewire your thoughts. Each episode is a fast-paced journey designed to reshape your mindset, align your actions, and guide you toward becoming the best version of yourself. Join in for a daily dose of real talk that empowers you to embrace change and unlock your full potential. Learn how you can become a member of a powerful community consistently rewiring itself for success at https://www.jointheapex.com/ Rise Above
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Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
Powered by CJ Moneyway Media and Bleav Network. What if closing the racial wealth gap wasn't a slogan… But a strategy? On this episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, CJ sits down with Carter Cofield and George Acheampong, co-founders of Melanin Money — a financial education and tax strategy powerhouse on a mission to close the racial wealth gap by $100 BILLION. They've built a $10.5M business. Helped clients generate over $100M in wealth. Educated 20,000+ entrepreneurs for free. But this isn't just about revenue. It's about ownership. Carter, a CPA and brain tumor survivor, brings the tactical brilliance and heart behind tax strategy and business structure. George, a financial architect for rising founders, delivers mindset, clarity, and scalable wealth blueprints. In this episode, we unpack: • The $100B vision — and why it's achievable • The overlooked power of tax strategy in wealth creation • From hustle income to holding assets • The mindset shift from scarcity to strategy • Carter's health battle and how it sharpened urgency • Why financial literacy must evolve • Building an 8-figure brand rooted in education • The generational wealth blueprint for 2026 and beyond This is not surface motivation. This is financial architecture. Listen everywhere: https://pod.link/1707761906 Website: https://cjmoneyway.com Book CJ: https://calendly.com/cj-cjmoneywayshow/60min CJ MONEYWAY EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT High-level execution requires capacity. CJ Moneyway listeners receive a minimum $40 savings using code: CJMoney Claim here: https://readyrx.com/treatments/se?coupon=cjmoney Because wealth building requires energy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
Hiten Sonpal is the CEO of RISE Robotics and a robotics industry veteran with over 20 years of experience. He helped generate $2B in revenue and ship 9M units at iRobot, and now leads the company behind the Beltdraulic system, a patented fluid-free alternative to traditional hydraulics that operates at 75% efficiency versus hydraulics' 25%. In this episode, Hiten covers the technology, the commercialization strategy, the defense contracts, and the crowdfunding playbook that made RISE Robotics the #1 Regulation Crowdfunding campaign of 2025 according to KingsCrowd. What We Cover: - How robots deployed at Ground Zero on 9/11 shaped Hiten's entire career - Why hydraulic systems are 75% inefficient and what that costs operators every day - How Beltdraulic enables drive-by-wire control and fully autonomous heavy machinery - Predictive maintenance: how RISE monitors belt health in real time to eliminate unplanned downtime - The MVP framework: desirability, feasibility, and viability for deep tech products - Why mid-market customers beat enterprise for early-stage startups - The Tesla stepping stone strategy: start niche, expand to adjacent markets - RISE's first commercial customer in oil and gas and the Air Force $3M contract extension - How RiISE raised $5M from over 2,500 investors and was named the #1 Reg CF campaign of 2025 by KingsCrowd - The three-channel marketing approach: retargeting, new investor acquisition, and earned media - Why crowdfunding investors are also becoming product customers - What founders need to know before launching a Reg CF campaign Connect with Hiten Sonpal: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiten-sonpal/ RISE Robotics: https://www.riserobotics.com/ Invest: https://invest.riserobotics.com/ Subscribe to Test. Optimize. Scale. for weekly conversations on growth marketing, business strategy, and what is actually working right now. CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - How Hiten got into robotics as a kid in India 4:00 - 9/11 and the robots deployed at Ground Zero 7:00 - iRobot: $2B in revenue and 9M units shipped 9:00 - Why robotics companies fail to make it from research to commercialization 11:00 - The MVP framework: desirability, feasibility, and viability 15:00 - Why mid-market beats enterprise for deep tech startups 18:00 - The hydraulics problem: 25% efficiency and unpredictable failures 22:00 - How Beltdraulic works and why it enables machine autonomy 25:30 - Fluid-free: predictive maintenance and the end of unplanned downtime 28:00 - Rise's first commercial customer in oil and gas 31:00 - Scaling strategy: the Tesla stepping stone approach 34:00 - The Air Force $3M contract extension for munitions handling 36:30 - Why Rise chose Reg CF over traditional VC 40:00 - Testing the waters: $800K in interest in Q4 2024 42:00 - The $5M raise: what worked and what surprised them 45:00 - The three marketing channels behind the campaign 49:00 - 20x ROAS and how they think about spend efficiency 52:00 - What founders should do before launching a crowdfunding campaign 55:00 - Where to find Rise Robotics and how to invest
In IT services M&A, depending on a single platform or channel partner is a valuation risk, not a strength. This episode breaks down what happens to your firm's value when a vendor changes its pricing, partner tiers, or lead flow, and what the most acquirable IT services firms do instead. Chapters (verify exact times against the final cut) 0:00 Cold open 0:30 Why channel partners matter, and why dependency is risky 3:30 Vendors act in their own interest first 8:00 The "$5M consultancy" problem: when the rules change overnight 11:30 Specialize or diversify? The verticalization hedge 17:30 When the leads dry up 20:00 The future partner role: final-mile and the "service garage" 23:30 "My partner program just changed": what to do first 27:30 What program changes mean for M&A and consolidation 34:00 Services as software: the opportunity ahead In this episode • Vendors optimize for vendors; partner programs have trended toward fewer partners and lower payouts for 20+ years • Buyers discount single-vendor dependency the way they discount customer concentration • Verticalized expertise naturally makes you multi-vendor and harder to disrupt • The durable partner role is implementation, integration, and ongoing service • Program upheaval accelerates consolidation; well-run, profitable firms stay attractive Links • Read more on our blog: https://www.revenuerocket.com/blog/ • What's your firm worth? Valuation calculator: https://www.revenuerocket.com/valuation-calculator/ • Schedule a confidential conversation: https://www.revenuerocket.com/contact-us/ • Listen to Shoot the Moon on your favorite platform: https://www.revenuerocket.com/podcast/ • More from Revenue Rocket: https://www.revenuerocket.com/ About Revenue Rocket — Revenue Rocket is a sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory firm focused exclusively on IT services companies, including MSPs, cybersecurity, cloud, custom application development, and VARs. For 25+ years we have helped founders grow, position, and sell their firms. Thinking about your next move? Schedule a confidential conversation: https://www.revenuerocket.com/contact-us/ Listen to Shoot the Moon on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Buy, sell, or grow your tech-enabled services firm with Revenue Rocket.
ในโลกใบนี้อาจจะมีคนอยู่กลุ่มหนึ่ง คนที่มีความฝันยิ่งใหญ่ แค่ได้ฟังใครคนนั้นเล่าถึงความฝันของตนเองอย่างภาคภูมิเรายังรู้สึกตื่นเต้นไปด้วย แต่ปัญหาก็คือไม่ว่าเวลาจะผ่านไปนานสักแค่ไหน ความฝันนั้นก็ไม่มีวี่แววว่าจะคืบหน้าถึงจุดสำเร็จสักที . หรือไม่แน่ว่าเราเองก็อาจจะเป็นหนึ่งในคนกลุ่มนั้นก็ได้ . โดยพอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนไปสำรวจหลักจิตวิทยาเบื้องหลังคนที่ ‘ฝันใหญ่ แต่ไม่ลงมือทำ' กันว่าอะไรคือสาเหตุที่ทำให้คนกลุ่มนี้มีแพสชันในความคิดฝันของตน แต่กลับหาแรงผลักให้ลงมือทำจนสำเร็จไม่เจอสักที . . #selfdevelopmment #goodtime #5minutespodcast #missiontothemoonpodcast
In this quarterly industry roundtable, Eric Malzone, Juliet Starrett, and Alex Alimanestianu dive deep into the fitness sector's biggest earnings reports and emerging trends. Lifetime Fitness continues its premium brand strategy with impressive revenue growth while strategically shedding lower-tier memberships, but Planet Fitness faces headwinds with declining membership growth and a paused price increase. The team dissects Xponential's mounting troubles as the company burns through cash amid a New York AG settlement, while Garmin's fitness segment absolutely crushes it with 42% revenue growth. CrossFit's future looks brighter with Bruce Edwards returning as CEO—an affiliate owner who actually understands the community. The conversation heats up around retatrutide's bariatric-level weight loss outcomes and what GLP-1s mean for the fitness industry's identity, plus Peter Attia's meta-analysis proving two weekly resistance training sessions deliver 77% of maximal gains. From Peloton's Pilates pivot to Aescape's robotic massage collapse, this episode covers the strategic shifts, financial realities, and cultural transformations reshaping fitness in 2026.
June 18, 2026 | Discussing How The US Open Impacted the Hamptons Real Estate Market with John HealeyIt's U.S. Open Championship week in the Hamptons, with Shinnecock Hills once again putting Southampton at the center of the golf world. And, naturally, the Hamptons know how to host — even at this scale. This week, we are joined by returning guest and veteran Hamptons real estate agent John Healey for a timely conversation on the U.S. Open, Southampton rentals, and the state of the East End real estate market.We kick off with what we're seeing on the ground in Southampton, Bridgehampton, and beyond, then get into the question everyone asked leading up to tournament week: did the U.S. Open actually send the Hamptons rental market into overdrive, or was most of that demand already locked up long before the first tee time at Shinnecock Hills?In this episode, we take a closer look at what continues to drive the Hamptons real estate market, from long-term investment confidence to the rental culture that keeps people coming back year after year.We discuss:How the Hamptons real estate market continues to hold steady despite interest rate hikes, inflation concerns, and global uncertaintyWhy the East End remains one of the most consistent long-term luxury real estate investmentsHow seasonal rentals can often turn into future buyers when agents stay connectedWhy the “experience economy” helps explain the people who happily rent in the Hamptons year after year, instead of owningIf you have ever wondered whether owning property in the Hamptons is not only a lifestyle decision but an asset you can actually live in, this conversation brings both the logic and the nuance.We also spotlight a specific Southampton Village opportunity at 220 Elm Street, including what makes a classic village property worth renovating rather than tearing down, and why location, scale, and potential still matter in a market that often favors new construction.Weekly Hamptons Real Estate Data from Saunders & Associates:32 listings went into contract, representing $126M in dollar volume, alongside 35 new listings. We also break down what the latest $3M to $5M activity says about buyer demand, pricing confidence, and the continued preference for turnkey or newly built homes.We wrap with our summer Hamptons real estate forecast, the real impact of permitting and certificate of occupancy delays, and a quick look at East End weekend events to keep on your radar.About Happening in the Hamptons Real Estate PodcastHappening in the Hamptons is powered by Saunders & Associates, the #1 locally owned real estate brokerage in the Hamptons, and Hamptons.com, the Hamptons' leading lifestyle brand for what to do, where to go, and what's happening across the East End.Each week, Happening in the Hamptons covers the people, properties, market trends, events, restaurants, local businesses, charity happenings, arts and culture, and community stories shaping life on the East End. From Hamptons real estate and homes for sale to weekend events, waterfront living, village life, and local lifestyle coverage, the podcast brings a grounded, local perspective to one of the most iconic markets in the world.Subscribe to Happening in the Hamptons wherever you listen to podcasts.Join the conversation and follow for all the latest in Hamptons real estate!YouTubeInstagramLinkedIn FacebookTikTok
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Jake Kornreich, CFO of CoLab and former CFO of Own, live from the New York Stock Exchange. Jake breaks down the six-part framework behind Own's $2.1B sale to Salesforce, why “control your destiny” matters, how CFOs should think about IPO readiness, board communication, share price theater, and why great finance leaders operate beyond the spreadsheet.—SPONSORS:Rillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to replace NetSuite and close faster. With revenue recognition, close management, multi-entity support, and native Stripe and Salesforce integrations, Rillet helps scaling companies run their finance stack in one place. Hundreds of teams, including Windsurf and Mercor, use Rillet to make the zero-day close real. Book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cjEY has been part of Silicon Valley since it was just a valley, helping the most successful names in tech go from startup to exit to megacap. With teams across strategy, tax, audit, and transactions, EY helps you get your financials right early, long before your investors start asking for it. You build the next big thing, and EY will help you build it right. Learn more at https://www.ey.com/techstartupsSpendHound cuts your SaaS and AI spend by up to 30% using real pricing benchmarks across 10,000 vendors, so you always know what fair pricing looks like before your next renewal. Rated #1 on G2 in SaaS spend management, it's free forever for teams up to 1,000 employees. Sign up by June 12th and get $500 just for getting started. Go to https://www.spendhound.com/cjBrex is an intelligent finance platform with AI-powered agents that capture expenses automatically, enforce policy before the spend happens, and close your books in minutes instead of weeks. 35,000+ companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Anthropic, and DoorDash already run on Brex. It's time to get Brex AF. Learn more at https://www.brex.com/metricsAleph is a modern FP&A platform built for teams that want more than another planning tool. By connecting your ERP, CRM, and other systems into one trusted data layer with AI workflows, Aleph helps you move faster with real-time insights. Get a personalized demo at https://www.getaleph.com/runRightRev is an automated revenue recognition platform that lets your product team ship new pricing without asking finance for permission, and your sales team close deals without creating downstream chaos. Check out their free tool at calculator.rightrev.com It scores your rev rec process, shows what's exposing you to risk, and tells you exactly where to focus before it bites you in the rear end. Check it out at https://calculator.rightrev.com—LINKS: Mostly Talent: https://mostlymetrics.typeform.com/to/cLTxtAsNGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-kornreich/Company: https://www.colabsoftware.com/CJ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/Mostly metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.comTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preview and Intro2:20 First stock3:28 Benefits of going public today5:42 Come-up: chief of staff to CFO6:31 Running HR like a sales org8:32 Control your destiny9:24 Synergies with Salesforce10:09 Sponsors — Rillet | EY | SpendHound13:10 Do your own ROI due diligence14:40 Share price equals entertainment16:26 Disciplined execution17:45 Performance, not stories19:24 Activist investors and the acquirer's board20:13 Write the memo for the other side20:45 Sponsors — Brex | Aleph | RightRev24:02 Triangulate your way to success25:18 Your board takes snapshots, you run the movie26:21 Knowing when to sell27:16 Valuation limits your exit options27:38 Stakeholder comms during the acquisition29:58 CFO as operator, not just function31:31 What is CoLab?32:09 Why Jake joined post-Series C33:50 Personal product market fit for CFOs35:27 Lightning round35:42 Screwed up: $5M budget error36:17 Advice to younger self36:41 Finance software stack37:34 Culture of expense discipline38:22 Credits
Professional Builders Secrets brings you an exclusive episode featuring John Cunningham, Global CEO of Ox Tools, a pro-grade tool company operating in 35 countries worldwide. With nearly 30 years of experience in the tool industry, John brings a fascinating perspective on on-site efficiency, material wastage and how the right tools, and the right mindset, can directly improve a builder's profitability.This episode is sponsored by Apparatus Contractor Services, click the link below to learn more:hubs.ly/Q02mNSsG0INSIDE EPISODE 243 YOU WILL DISCOVER Why wastage on the job site is quietly eating into your profit marginsHow small inaccuracies compound across a build and extend your timelinesWhy measure once, cut once is the goal and how the right tools make it possibleHow Ox Tools works directly with contractors to solve real on-site pain pointsWhy asking your team where waste is happening could be your biggest untapped opportunityWhy communication is the number one thing that makes any team more productiveAnd much, much more.ABOUT JOHN CUNNINGHAMJohn is a driven entrepreneur with 20 years of corporate experience now being applied to small innovative businesses that want to scale and disrupt industries. Skilled at running $1B divisions to $5M small companies to start ups. A well rounded leader committed to building businesses, brands and innovative products.Connect with John: linkedin.com/in/john-cunningham-4446752/TIMELINE 4:11 John's background in finance and how it shaped his obsession with contractor productivity11:06 What makes Ox Tools different and why they go directly to job sites to find problems to solve13:59 Why material wastage is costing builders between 15 and 30 percent of job materials19:06 The story behind the Speed Frame and how one contractor's idea became an industry solution29:16 How Ox Tools uses authentic contractor content to build demand without traditional advertising34:49 How builders can get more consistency and accuracy out of their teams on siteLINKS, RESOURCES & MOREAPB Website: associationofprofessionalbuilders.comAPB Rewards: associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/rewards/APB on Instagram: instagram.com/apbbuilders/APB on Facebook: facebook.com/associationofprofessionalbuildersAPB on YouTube: youtube.com/c/associationofprofessionalbuilders
What can missing out on millions in real estate teach you about making them?Before the 2008 crash, Paul owned 15 off plan properties across Dubai. He lost 14 of them after the financial crisis, left with just one apartment by the end of 2009. That apartment, a Tiara Residence unit he'd bought for AED 2.3M, had been offered to him at AED 5.5M in May 2008. He turned it down. By November 2011, he sold it for AED 1.9M. Today, that same unit would cost you AED 5 to 5.5M.Paul and Steven explain why this moment mirrors every previous crisis and why the real mistake isn't buying during uncertainty, it's buying the wrong property.Love our podcast? Got feedback? Send us a text message.The haus & haus Investment Playbook: https://www.hausandhaus.com/dubai-real-estate-investment-playbook/Follow us on social
────────────────────────────────────────[00:43:07:15]SPLC Intel Director Funneled Donor Money to Her Neo-Nazi Lover for Years$140K flowed into accounts with a National Alliance leader; SPLC revived the dying group.────────────────────────────────────────[00:27:25:25]White House Ballroom Hits $600M in March 2025 Paperwork — Triple Public Quotes293M private, 155M Secret Service, 149M military; separate $1B sought for security.────────────────────────────────────────[00:44:04:07]Nonprofit Wins SCOTUS Case Striking Trump's Tariffs — Then Loses All Its DonorsLiberty Justice Center spent $3.5M on the case; firms like Costco wouldn't help, fearing retaliation.────────────────────────────────────────[00:56:50:19]Leaked 14-Point MOU Reportedly Drafted by US, Not IranAl Arabiya published it pre-signing; Knight cites the same trick used on Panama's MOU.────────────────────────────────────────[01:06:15:24]Trump Claims Authority to Hand Iran $300B: "I Have the Right to If I Want"No congressional authorization cited; figure traced to a disputed pre-revolution debt.────────────────────────────────────────[01:09:01:15]Israel Rejects Being Bound by Ceasefire, Vows to Keep Pushing Regime ChangeSmotrich calls the MOU bad for Israel; Lebanon strikes continue despite it.────────────────────────────────────────[01:18:05:08]Cotton Bill Subordinates US Intel-Sharing to Israel, Timed to Liberty AnniversaryPresident must disclose withheld intel to Senate; introduced on USS Liberty's 59th anniversary.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:13:24]Trump's Iran Embargo Pulls 20% of World Oil Supply, Dwarfing 1973's Crisis1973 cut only 15% of US supply yet caused a decade of fallout; this one is global from day one.────────────────────────────────────────[01:32:50:15]National Debt Nears $40 Trillion — Interest Approaches Pentagon Budget SizeSalente: Trump can't risk rate hikes since debt service rivals defense spending.────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:38:03]Central Banks Repatriate Gold From US/UK, Accumulating at Dollar's ExpenseMost plan to raise gold holdings, hold steady on euros/yuan, pull away from dollar reserves. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.
────────────────────────────────────────[00:43:07:15]SPLC Intel Director Funneled Donor Money to Her Neo-Nazi Lover for Years$140K flowed into accounts with a National Alliance leader; SPLC revived the dying group.────────────────────────────────────────[00:27:25:25]White House Ballroom Hits $600M in March 2025 Paperwork — Triple Public Quotes293M private, 155M Secret Service, 149M military; separate $1B sought for security.────────────────────────────────────────[00:44:04:07]Nonprofit Wins SCOTUS Case Striking Trump's Tariffs — Then Loses All Its DonorsLiberty Justice Center spent $3.5M on the case; firms like Costco wouldn't help, fearing retaliation.────────────────────────────────────────[00:56:50:19]Leaked 14-Point MOU Reportedly Drafted by US, Not IranAl Arabiya published it pre-signing; Knight cites the same trick used on Panama's MOU.────────────────────────────────────────[01:06:15:24]Trump Claims Authority to Hand Iran $300B: "I Have the Right to If I Want"No congressional authorization cited; figure traced to a disputed pre-revolution debt.────────────────────────────────────────[01:09:01:15]Israel Rejects Being Bound by Ceasefire, Vows to Keep Pushing Regime ChangeSmotrich calls the MOU bad for Israel; Lebanon strikes continue despite it.────────────────────────────────────────[01:18:05:08]Cotton Bill Subordinates US Intel-Sharing to Israel, Timed to Liberty AnniversaryPresident must disclose withheld intel to Senate; introduced on USS Liberty's 59th anniversary.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:13:24]Trump's Iran Embargo Pulls 20% of World Oil Supply, Dwarfing 1973's Crisis1973 cut only 15% of US supply yet caused a decade of fallout; this one is global from day one.────────────────────────────────────────[01:32:50:15]National Debt Nears $40 Trillion — Interest Approaches Pentagon Budget SizeSalente: Trump can't risk rate hikes since debt service rivals defense spending.────────────────────────────────────────[01:35:38:03]Central Banks Repatriate Gold From US/UK, Accumulating at Dollar's ExpenseMost plan to raise gold holdings, hold steady on euros/yuan, pull away from dollar reserves. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.
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Steven Dossou is a TEDx speaker, author, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping individuals and startups break boundaries and achieve exceptional success. As the founder of SailForce Catalyst and IRIS Vision Capital, he has empowered thousands of professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives worldwide. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
Are you scaling your e-commerce brand in revenue, but not in profit? Are you flying blind on CAC, LTV, fulfillment costs, and ad performance, hoping the numbers work out later? Many founders grow to low 7-figures on hustle and luck, only to hit a painful ceiling of chaos, cash-flow problems, and agency fatigue. In this episode of Marketer of the Day, growth partner Cem Atik of Harucon Ventures shows you what it really takes to move from low 7-figures of chaotic growth to predictable, profitable scale. With 13+ years in e-commerce and a track record of stepping into DTC brands “stuck between traction and chaos,” Cem doesn't just run ads, he and his team take equity and full control of marketing, perform deep finance and marketing due diligence, and rebuild growth systems from the inside out. Cem reveals the three bottlenecks he sees in almost every 7- and 8-figure brand: founders who don't know their true CAC and LTV, broken or non-existent third-party tracking and attribution, and a lack of real control over fulfillment, taxes, and operational costs. He explains how, by building a single source of truth for numbers and cohorts, brands can finally make confident decisions about where to cut spend, where to double down, and how aggressively they can acquire new customers. Instead of guessing, you start steering your business with clarity. https://youtu.be/3fHMwV8W1tE?si=WS6EZKQnCQ77GEYj You'll also hear a powerful case study of a brand doing $10M/month that boosted revenue while cutting marketing spend by 20–25% just by fixing structure and supply chain inefficiencies, saving 9% on fulfillment alone. Cem calls his model “marketing for adults”: performance-based, numbers-first, and designed so both sides win only when the business truly grows profitably. Along the way, he shares why humility beats ego when hiring marketers and operators, and why, if you truly control your numbers, you can afford to move fast and even be a little chaotic everywhere else. If you're tired of agency fatigue, unclear profitability, and growth that feels like a gamble instead of a strategy, this conversation will give you a concrete blueprint. You'll discover how to get a grip on your metrics, clean up your ad accounts, and build a team and system that take you from “winging it” at $1–5M to scaling like a pro toward $50M and beyond, without losing your sanity or your margins. Quotes: “Brands that grow from five to fifty million don't do it because they run better marketing; they do it because they did the groundwork that allows them to grow safely.” “If you have control over your numbers, you can be chaotic in everything else, and as long as your execution speed is great, you will still succeed.” “You could be the best email, WhatsApp, Google Ads, or Meta guy, but the only thing that will always win is a good team that's working proactively together.” Contact Details: Connect with Cem Atik on LinkedIn Explore Harucon Ventures Official Website
June 17, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Future expands beyond fitness into nutrition, sleep, recovery, and preventative health with dedicated coaches and DEXA scans after raising $75M and merging with Tom Brady's Autograph Kimba launches with $6.5M for AI-powered sleep system using personalized scent therapy to actively intervene throughout the night, integrating with Whoop, Oura, and Apple Watch Everlab raises $46M Series A to scale preventative care platform globally, with 25%+ of members having findings missed by traditional healthcare across 20,000 patients Today's episode is brought to you by AIIR — a modern communications and experiential agency for health, wellness, fitness, and performance brands. From earned media to events and creator-led campaigns, AIIR helps companies sharpen their story, earn attention, and build trust that compounds. Visit https://aiir.agency to learn more. More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of fitness, wellness, and healthcare — and what it means for business, culture, and capital. Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe Work with our recruiting firm → https://talent.fitt.co/ Follow us on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/fittinsider/ Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider Reach out → insider@fitt.co
Winning government contracts with zero experience is possible and it starts with one thing most beginners overlook entirely: building intentional relationships before you ever submit a bid. In this episode, Eric Coffie breaks down why your network is your most powerful procurement tool and shares real stories of small business owners who landed multimillion dollar opportunities simply by showing up, talking to people, and making strategic connections. Here is what you will take away from this episode: Why relationship-building outperforms bid volume: Eric shares how a podcast guest in Rhode Island helped secure a $5M IDIQ in Maine not through a solicitation, but through a single conversation that connected two complementary businesses. The Oprah dinner party model for govcon: Learn how hosting intentional gatherings and volunteering at conferences like GovCon Giants team member Maria does consistently can unlock 8(a) teaming partnerships and $20M+ contract pursuits. How to find teaming partners when you lack past performance: Eric lays out a step-by-step approach for new contractors in medical, construction, and other fields including targeting low-bid contracts, locating dormant primes, and leveraging their credentials to approach agencies. What your stack of business cards reveals about your pipeline: The more intentional new connections you make each week conferences, local chambers, community events the more directly it correlates to contract wins. Eric challenges listeners to connect with 10 to 25 new people in the next 30 days. Why zero experience can be an advantage: Contractors trained in commercial environments may carry habits that conflict with federal procurement norms. Coming in fresh and learning the govcon approach from the ground up is often a cleaner path to scalable success. EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Mindy AI and Encore Funding intro spots 1:09 - GovCon Giants podcast welcome and episode overview 1:31 - How to win contracts with zero experience: topic introduction 3:04 - Oprah's dinner parties and the govcon networking parallel 5:00 - Why your network size predicts your contract pipeline 5:30 - Rhode Island IDIQ story: connecting two businesses to a $5M win 9:30 - Community events and low-cost networking tactics that open doors 12:11 - Intentional relationship-building vs. attending comfortable events 14:07 - First Partner Challenge overview and teaming strategy framework 19:24 - Volunteering at conferences: Maria's story and the $20M teaming deal 25:49 - Keith the grant writer: how non-transactional networking closes business 30:06 - Start talking to people before you register in SAM or get certified 33:01 - Federal Help Center, Contract Academy 3.0 subscription, and June 10 challenge 38:52 - Business card stack reveal and closing challenge to listeners 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.
EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Brian J. Esposito, CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals (DLMI) and a 25-year entrepreneur who has built over 115 companies across 25 industries. Brian has been in regulated, compliant tokenization for over 13 years , long before it was cool , and in this episode he breaks down exactly why most RWA projects are getting it wrong, why owning the underlying asset is non-negotiable, and how Diamond Lake is structured like a modern General Electric to bring fractional ownership of commercial real estate, music catalogs, hotels, and more to millions of people who have never had access to these kinds of assets before. We also get into the frothy AI IPO market, speculative leverage trading, and why the next FTX-style collapse would set the entire industry back years. If you care about where real-world asset tokenization is actually heading , not the hype , this one is for you.DISCLAIMERNothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/ CONNECT Diamond Lake Minerals (DLMI) – Official Website: https://diamondlakeminerals.com/ Twitter/X – Brian J. Esposito: https://x.com/brianjesposito?lang=enLinkedIn – Brian J. Esposito: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjesposito/Web3 with Sam Kamani https://www.web3pod.xyz/ KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS • [00:10] Sam introduces the episode and guest Brian J. Esposito, CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals, focused on tokenizing real-world assets• [01:43] Brian shares his 25-year entrepreneurial journey , from launching 1,200 beauty brands to building a private holding company of 115 companies across 25 industries• [02:53] Why Brian took over Diamond Lake as a public vehicle: making tokenized assets accessible to people who already know how to buy stocks• [04:18] Brian's 13-year background in regulated security tokens, his relationships with INX, Securitize, and T-Zero, and what he expected after FTX collapsed• [07:22] Why true mass adoption of security tokens happens when they appear on mainstream brokerage accounts like Charles Schwab or Merrill Lynch• [08:55] The surprising fit of tokenization for commercial real estate , stable Fortune 50 tenants, 15-year leases, and fractional revenue sharing for global investors• [11:25] How tokenization democratizes access , billions of people previously locked out of IPOs and Series A-E rounds can now invest with pennies• [13:41] Why owning any asset beats cash in an inflationary world, and how even $1-2 per month in token earnings is life-changing for people in developing economies• [15:17] Lessons from merging traditional finance with digital assets , the trust gap, the UX challenge, and why regulatory silos are the biggest barrier• [18:36] How Diamond Lake decides which industries and asset classes to pursue next , and why their network and team access is their real competitive moat• [21:19] The microtransaction fee problem in fractional investing, and how controlling your own licensed exchange changes the economics• [26:01] Brian's most contrarian take: RWA firms don't actually own the assets they tokenize, and that's a ticking time bomb for the industry• [28:09] Where RWAs are headed by 2030 , projections ranging from $6 trillion to $35 trillion , and why Diamond Lake doesn't need a big slice to win big for shareholders• [29:22] The AI IPO frenzy, leverage trading, and why history is repeating the dot-com bubble in dangerous ways• [35:23] Diamond Lake's recent merger with ECI and Stillway , over $20 billion in commercial real estate transactions over 40 years , and a first tranche of $5M investment announced• [37:18] Brian's closing philosophy: treat every dollar that comes in like it's your grandmother's, build sustainably, and let million-dollar deals grow into billion-dollar deals
Send us Fan MailSeva Ustinov raised $5M for Plurial - AI agents for performance marketing - after rebuilding his company from scratch in a market where every founder has an AI pitch and most investors are no longer moved by them. In this episode, he explains why traction now matters more than vision, how he compressed client onboarding from six weeks to two days using a shared AI workspace, and the playbook he built by studying 17 companies that hit $100M ARR in under 36 months.What You Will LearnHow to raise funding when investors are drowning in AI pitchesWhy a bold vision alone will not close a funding round in 2025What the fastest-growing AI companies have in common at $100M ARRHow to use a shared AI workspace to compress onboarding and scale knowledge across your teamWhy pricing against value - not per seat - is the structural advantage most AI founders missAbout the GuestSeva Ustinov is the co-founder and CEO of Plurial, an AI agents platform for performance marketing that he rebuilt from an earlier marketing data business after identifying the AI wave early. His previous agency scaled to $15M per year in revenue before the pivot. Seva spent 40 hours personally — and over 100 hours of agent compute time - studying 17 AI companies to extract the exact growth laws behind their rise to $100M ARR. Connect with Seva on LinkedIn and find Plurial at plurio.ai.Connect with Seva UstinovLinkedIn: Seva UstinovWebsite: plurio.aiConnect with HinaHina's WebsiteHina's LinkedInHina's Youtube Channel Production Credit: Produced by @the32collective_ / https://www.the32collective.co/
Steven Dossou is a TEDx speaker, author, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping individuals and startups break boundaries and achieve exceptional success. As the founder of SailForce Catalyst and IRIS Vision Capital, he has empowered thousands of professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives worldwide. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
I sat down with Malte Landwehr, who left VP of SEO at Idealo to become CPO and CMO at Peec AI, the platform that tracks what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews actually cite. We open on the strangest finding of the year. GummySearch, a Reddit analytics tool that shut down last November, now sits behind about 0.1% of all ChatGPT citations. From there we get into why clicks are the wrong way to measure AI search, why your local brand keeps losing to US ones, why scaled AI content rockets then crashes, and why Malte says SEO is dead as a default growth channel.Guest ProfileMalte Landwehr is CPO and CMO at Peec AI, an AI search visibility platform that runs daily prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Claude, and Grok. He spent more than twenty years in search and product, including five years as VP of SEO at Idealo and five years as VP of Product at Searchmetrics. In his first six months at Peec AI, the company grew from roughly $500K to $5M in ARR.Chapters[0:00] Intro[1:15] Leaving one of Europe's best SEO jobs for AI search[5:07] Why clicks are the wrong way to measure ChatGPT[8:22] Which answer engines actually matter[12:34] GummySearch: a dead product winning ChatGPT citations[18:33] Listicles and the English-language fan-out bias[23:48] Advertorials, local results, and Mount AI content[33:50] Digital PR over technical SEO[36:27] ChatGPT Shopping is scraped Google Shopping, and the MCP contest[42:16] SEO is dead as a default channel, and the chunking moveKey TakeawaysStop measuring AI search by clicks. In an LLM, clicking is optional, so ChatGPT can look like 1% of your traffic while shaping most of your buying journeys. Measure the influence on the decision, not the visit.What gets written about you offsite now matters more than your own technical SEO. Grounding pulls from Reddit, G2, Wikipedia, YouTube, and news, so digital PR is the bigger lever for how AI describes and recommends you.One citable paragraph beats a chunked article. Put your main claim near the top in two or three declarative, self-contained sentences that name the entities. Do not shred a whole article into one-line bullets.Notable Quotes"In a web search, clicking is part of the intended user journey. In an LLM, clicking is completely optional." Malte Landwehr"They didn't gain visibility as a brand. They now have power over what brands are recommended by LLMs." Malte Landwehr, on GummySearchResourcesPeec AI: https://peec.aiPeec AI research blog: https://peec.ai/blogMalte Landwehr's website: https://www.maltelandwehr.deFuture of AI Shopping webinar with Malte Landwehr (Peec AI): https://peec.ai/webinars/future-of-ai-shoppingConnectMalte Landwehr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landwehr/Peec AI: https://peec.aiNo Hacks is a publication about the agentic web. Articles, a weekly podcast, and a newsletter for SEO, CRO, and web professionals who want to stay visible, trusted, and findable as agents take over. Hosted by Slobodan "Sani" Manic.Subscribe at https://nohacks.co/subscribe
#951 Ever wondered how creators turn brand deals into serious revenue? In this episode, host Brien Gearin sits down with Justin Moore, founder of Creator Wizard and author of Sponsor Magnet, to uncover the secrets behind landing, pricing, and negotiating high-value sponsorships. Justin shares how he and his wife went from free product collaborations to earning over $5 million through brand partnerships — and how he now teaches creators and business owners to do the same without giving up a percentage to agencies or managers. From understanding sponsor goals to crafting irresistible pitches and maximizing negotiation leverage, this episode is packed with actionable insights for anyone looking to monetize their platform through strategic partnerships! (Original Air Date - 10/17/25) What we discuss with Justin: + Turning free products into paid deals + Building a $5M brand partnership business + Why most creators don't need managers + Understanding sponsor goals (ARC framework) + Pricing based on awareness vs. conversions + Negotiation strategies that increase payouts + The DUE rule: deliverables, usage, exclusivity + Crafting pitches with the ROPE method + How small creators can land sponsors + Transitioning from one-off deals to retainers Thank you, Justin! Check out Creator Wizard at CreatorWizard.com. Subscribe to Justin's newsletter. Buy a copy of Sponsor Magnet. Listen to Sponsor Magnet. Follow Justin on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Growth should feel like momentum. For most nonprofit leaders between $1M and $3M, it feels like barely surviving — because the organization was built for a prior stage and never structurally redesigned for the current one. Brooke Richie-Babbage calls this the Design Deficit: the measurable gap between an organization's structural capacity and what its next stage of growth actually requires. In this episode, Brooke walks through why this gap exists, why resourceful leaders unintentionally mask it, and what it takes to close it. She introduces the Stability Flywheel — three architectural pillars (Capital Engine, Capacity Matrix, Clarity Compass) that must work together for an organization to sustain growth. Listeners will learn how to diagnose which pillar is stalling their flywheel, what institution-building actually requires, and how to shift from holding the organization together personally to designing one that holds itself.What You'll Learn:The Design Deficit and why it's predictable, not personal — why organizations built at $400K buckle at $1.5M and how to recognize the structural strain before it becomes a crisis.The three pillars of the Stability Flywheel — Capital Engine, Capacity Matrix, and Clarity Compass — and the specific signals that indicate which one is stalling your organization's growth.How to shift from operator to architect — the practical difference between holding an organization together and designing one that can hold itself, including the single reframe that changes every decision about hiring, systems, and CEO time.Key Takeaways:The Design Deficit is a predictable stage, not a leadership failure. When a nonprofit grows past its original structural design, leaders experience strain that feels personal — but the real cause is an architecture that was never updated for the current stage. This happens because the same resourcefulness that built the organization actively masks the infrastructure gaps beneath it.An organization that is growing is not the same as an organization built to sustain growth. Most nonprofits between $1M and $3M function because of the people in them, not the design beneath them. At this stage, nonprofit leaders must transition from operating inside the machine to redesigning it — the Operator-to-Architect shift.The Stability Flywheel stalls at the weakest pillar — and strengthening the other two won't fix it. Capital, Capacity, and Clarity reinforce each other when all three work. When one breaks, the others compensate — and the leader absorbs the difference personally. The most effective approach is to identify the weakest pillar and start there.Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind, a high-touch coaching and training accelerator for established organizations with $1M+ budgets that are ready to design for impact sustained at scale. Budget under $1M? Join Elevate and get proven step-by-step playbooks + coaching support to build each of the core elements of your nonprofit's operating system - strategic clarity, a fundraising engine, a high-performance team, and an active and engaged board! Connect with me!LinkedInInstagramYouTube
Most painters don't get what they want because they never actually decide what they want. They live in the "gray zone" — surviving, reacting, putting out fires — and wonder why the business keeps hitting the same ceiling.In this live coaching episode, Coach Jesse sits down with Damon, owner of On a Roll Painting, fresh off a record month: nearly $100K in April after doing $325K all of last year. On the surface it's a huge win. Underneath, there's a ceiling — a five-year vision he can picture but can't quite commit to, and the fear that shows up the moment he says it out loud.What follows is a real breakthrough, no script and no theory. Jesse walks Damon through the magic wand exercise to call out a specific number, confront the fear of success hiding behind the fear of failure, and step into the identity of the owner he's becoming — the one running a multi-million dollar business mostly hands-off, with the team, the systems, and the freedom to actually live.If you're a painting business owner stuck between survival and the vision you keep putting off, this one's for you.Inside this episode:Why getting specific beats staying "realistic"The magic wand exercise to unlock your real five-year visionFear of success vs. fear of failure, and why both keep you on the start lineHow the "$5M owner" version of you actually makes decisionsThe "on a roll" token: a simple way to interrupt stress and stay in momentumWhy your team only matches half your energy, and what that means for how you show upTrusting the next step instead of demanding the whole roadmap
Projecting Vikings Extensions Under Nolan Teasley: O'Neill, Addison, Redmond, and a Kyler Murray Scenario — Tyler Forness and producer Dave discuss how new decision-maker Nolan Teasley might shape the Vikings roster by prioritizing contract extensions and their salary-cap effects. They project four possible extensions: RT Brian O'Neill (three years, $72M, $48M guaranteed) structured to lower near-term cap hits; WR Jordan Addison (three years, $82.5M, $34M guaranteed) with rising future cap numbers and void years; DT Jalen Redmond (three years, $48M, $23M guaranteed), noting his restricted free agent status and tender leverage; and a post-season Kyler Murray extension (four years, $140M) contingent on performance and Arizona's guaranteed-money timing. After all four, they estimate about $25M in 2027 cap space, discuss managing void-year dead money for several veterans, and preview training camp and a member call-in show. 00:00 Teasley Extension Outlook 01:40 Why Pay Your Own 02:54 Brian O'Neill Contract Case 06:07 Cap Math And Structure 12:06 Market Value Comparisons 16:36 Jordan Addison Extension Model 22:15 Cap Space After Two Deals 22:27 Jalen Redmond Extension Debate 27:46 Greenard Trade Fallout 28:29 Kyler vs McCarthy Extensions 30:26 Timing Guaranteed Money 31:19 Projecting Kyler Deal 33:34 Contract Structure Breakdown 36:23 McCarthy Fifth Year Option 39:55 If McCarthy Sits 43:08 Cap Space After Extensions 45:32 Draft Hits vs Free Agency 47:38 Front Office Uncertainty 48:39 Training Camp Countdown 49:53 Wrap Up And Membership _______________________ ⭐️ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92 ⭐️ Our Twitter can be found at @Vikings1stSKOL ⭐️ Our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/493z6mQXcN ⭐️ Tyler Forness can be read at A to Z Sports - https://atozsports.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings-news/ ⭐️ Submit questions: forms.gle/7LJkCAern9kdUkuD8 ⭐️ On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vikings1standskol ⭐️ Watch the live show here: https://youtu.be/BGrNdO5SG6M Fan With Us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno of Vikings 1st & SKOL @Vikings1stSKOL and A to Z Sports @AtoZSportsNFL, with Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this Vikings 1st & SKOL production, the @RealFornoShow. Podcasts partnered with Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert who helps senior executives command the room, connect with audiences, and close deals effectively. She is a 3-time TEDx speaker with over 7 million views, as well as an international keynote speaker and executive coach for leaders in Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
In this episode, I sit down with Jack Hayes, founder of H&P, one of the fastest-growing legal executive search firms in the world.Jack launched the business after just two years in recruitment, with no management experience and no existing database, and has spent six and a half years figuring out how to build something truly world-class.We cover the hybrid exec model that sets H&P apart, the six-vertical mistake that nearly diluted everything, and the structural shift that saw them do £5M in revenue in their last six months alone.Connect with Jack here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack--hayes/-------------------------Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oN_wwYqkens-------------------------Podcast Sponsors: Claim your exclusive savings from our partners with the links below:Sourcewhale - Check Out Sourcewhale & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.Atlas - Check Out Atlas & Claim Your Exclusive Offer HereRaise - Check Out Raise & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.-------------------------Want more content like this?The Wednesday Debrief is our free weekly newsletter for recruiters who take their craft seriously. Join 7,000+ subscribers here: https://newsletter.recruitmentmentors.com/-------------------------Get in touch with me:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/-------------------------
Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert who helps senior executives command the room, connect with audiences, and close deals effectively. She is a 3-time TEDx speaker with over 7 million views, as well as an international keynote speaker and executive coach for leaders in Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
Conscious Millionaire J V Crum III ~ Business Coaching Now 6 Days a Week
Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show - Become an Ultra-Performer. Now 3X week M / W / F Are you an Entrepreneur, Founder, or CEO? Revenues $250K to $5M? Sign up for your Breakout Session...get custom steps to build a fast-growing, highly profitable business that makes an impact. BREAKOUT SESSION - Book it Now Join Host JV Crum III, with 2 exits and over 75M revenues in his companies, he is the Ultra-Performer Advisor for Founders, Entrepreneurs and CEOs ready to achieve at your the top 1%. SUBSCRIBE to Conscious Millionaire Show Season 12 of the award-winning Conscious Millionaire Show. The World's #1 Ultra-Performance podcast. Millions of Listeners. 190 countries -- Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts" with 12 seasons and 3,200+ episodes.
In this episode, the hosts analyze a railroad telecom infrastructure business generating $1.5M of EBITDA and debate whether its specialized certifications, railroad relationships, and fiber buildout tailwinds make it one of the most attractive acquisition opportunities they've seen in years.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/specialized-telecom-engineering-and-safety-services-25-year-niche/2496836/?utm_source=bizbuysell&utm_medium=emailsite&utm_campaign=shtmlbot&utm_content=viewdetailtextWelcome 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/newsletter
Is diversifying your farm or ranch actually costing you money? In this episode of Farming Without the Bank, Mary Jo digs into a question that came up four times in one week: should you take your farm profits and diversify into real estate, rentals, or another business — or double down on what you already know? Mary Jo shares her own hard-learned lessons from managing Airbnbs, long-term rentals, and side businesses — and why she's now pulling back to focus on what she actually loves: agriculture and infinite banking. Plus, a real client story of a veterinarian who grew from $1.5M to $10M gross in just three years by staying in their lane.
It's Friday, so you know what that means — Shoot Around is back. Robert Horry, Rob Jenner, and B-Dog run through everything that didn't make Tuesday's show, and this week that list is pretty loaded. First up: the NBA's new 3-2-1 draft lottery. Quentin asked about it, and fair enough — they never got to it on the main show. Rob breaks down how it works (the lottery expands from 14 to 16 teams, and the three worst records in the league actually get their odds PULLED back), and Robert gives his honest reaction: he doesn't hate it, but he's not ready to fully buy in until he sees it play out. The Indiana Pacers situation this year is a perfect example of why this stuff gets complicated fast. Then things get heavier. Brendon Sorsby — the Texas Tech quarterback who bet on his own games at Indiana — caught a two-game suspension and a $5 million deal. The guys go deep on what kind of message that sends across every roster in college football. Not just to stars, but to walk-ons and scholarship guys who know everything about their team and are getting nothing out of NIL. It's a messy situation and Robert and Rob don't hold back. After that, a palate cleanser: Tom Brady launched a new coconut water brand, and the name is... Good Nut. B-Dog's face said it all. If you're listening and not watching, do yourself a favor and pull up the YouTube just for that reaction. A listener question for Robert — what's the most unfortunate thing that ever happened to you in a game? The José Canseco ball-off-the-head moment from Joe Adell inspired this one. Robert's answer might surprise you. (Spoiler: his shorts have a starring role.) And to close it out, the blanket fort world record. A Nevada high school student built a 14,000+ square foot fort in Las Vegas, which somehow leads to a full childhood memory throwback session. Sliding down hills on cardboard, building clubhouses in the woods, and getting evicted from your own blanket fort by your grandfather. All of it. Topics covered this week: NBA 3-2-1 draft lottery breakdown — what changed and why Tanking debate: injuries, bad teams, and what actually counts as tanking Brendon Sorsby, $5M deals, and a two-game slap on the wrist Gambling in college sports — the double-edged sword nobody wants to admit Walk-ons, NIL gaps, and insider info as a ticking time bomb Tom Brady's coconut water brand, "Good Nut" B-Dog's priceless reaction and the best disapproving head shake on YouTube Robert Horry's most unfortunate moment on the court (and on TV) Blanket fort world record and childhood memory lane Subscribe so you never miss a Shoot Around or a Tuesday episode of the Big Shot Bob Podcast. Drop your questions and topics in the comments — you might end up on the show like Quentin did. #BigShotBob #ShootAround #RobertHorry #NBADraftLottery #NBALottery #Tanking #BrandonShoresby #CollegeFootball #NCAAScandal #NIL #GamblingInSports #TomBrady #GoodNut #CoconutWater #BlanketFort #NBANews #CollegeSports #PodcastClips #SportsTalk #HoopsConversation 00:00 — Intro / What Is Shoot Around 00:30 — NBA 3-2-1 Draft Lottery Explained 02:00 — Is This Actually Going to Stop Tanking? 03:30 — Injuries, the Pacers, and Tanking Loopholes 04:30 — How Do You Really Stop Tanking? Hit the Pocket 05:00 — Robert's Dogs Storm and Seven Make an Appearance 05:30 — Brandon Shoresby: $5M and a Two-Game Suspension 07:00 — NCAA Is Cooked — Schools Boycotting Texas Tech 08:00 — Gambling Is Everywhere Now — the Double-Edged Sword 09:00 — Walk-Ons, NIL Gaps, and Insider Betting Risk 11:00 — Tom Brady Launches "Good Nut" Coconut Water 12:30 — B-Dog's Head Shake & the Bit Nobody Asked For 13:30 — Listener Q: Most Unfortunate Moment in a Game? 14:30 — Robert's Answer: The Shorts Story 15:30 — "I Got Nothing For You, Dog" — Wrapping Up Brady 16:00 — Blanket Fort World Record in Las Vegas 16:30 — Childhood Memories: Cardboard Slides and Wood Forts 18:00 — Getting Evicted from Your Own Blanket Fort
Facing murder charges, Nick Reiner is now demanding he received his $1.5M trust fund, left behind by his parents Michele and Rob Reiner. Savannah Guthrie opens up about returning to the TODAY Show, as Brian Entin confirms she did NOT hire a private investigator. Spencer Pratt has officially been knocked out of the LA Mayor Race, after Nithya Raman ground-breaking sweep. Ariana Grande Splits from Ethan Slater. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/nofilter50off and use code nofilter50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). Mornings don't have to take forever. Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at https://www.meritbeauty.com/ Right now, DripDrop is offering podcast listeners 20% off your first order. Go to https://dripdrop.com/ and use promo code NOFILTERVisit https://www.progressive.com to see if you could save when you bundle your home and auto policies.Become a Member of No Filter: ALL ACCESS: https://allaccess.supercast.com/ Shop New Merch now: https://merchlabs.com/collections/zack-peter?srsltid=AfmBOoqqnV3kfsOYPubFFxCQdpCuGjVgssGIXZRXHcLPH9t4GjiKoaio Book a personalized message on Cameo: https://v.cameo.com/e/QxWQhpd1TIb Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video, on this YouTube Channel, and on No Filter with Zack Peter are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use Rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.