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Bitcoin briefly broke above $80,000, reaching roughly $81,100, before profit-taking pushed it back into the upper $70Ks. Matt explains why $80K remains an important psychological resistance level, with investors who bought higher finally getting opportunities to exit and newer buyers sitting on substantial gains. He argues that a pullback toward $75K or even the low $70Ks would still be normal, while a sustained move back below $70K would make the rally look more like another bear-market bounce. The episode also covers nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin ETF inflows last week, Coinbase launching tokenized stocks on Base, Franklin Templeton expanding tokenized money-market funds in Asia, and BitMine buying roughly $81 million of Ethereum. Matt also looks at the political pressure surrounding the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act implementation, while warning that the Fear & Greed Index at 80 shows just how quickly sentiment has shifted from fear to extreme greed. Happy HODLing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

https://youtu.be/7yugccgcgs8 Justin Nassiri, Founder and CEO of Executive Presence, is driven by the power of human connection and a mission to harvest CEO stories that reveal authentic experiences and valuable insights. By serving as thought partners to C-suite executives, Justin and his team transform personal perspectives, mistakes, and lessons into compelling LinkedIn content that builds trust and distinguishes leaders from generic, AI-generated voices. In this conversation, Justin introduces The Content Strategy Framework—Use the 40:30:20:10 Content Formula, Harvest Stories, Borrow Thought Patterns, and Apply Curiosity. He explains why leaders should build visibility through personal profiles, how skilled interviewers uncover stories executives may overlook, and why Thought Leader Ads can extend the reach of proven content. Justin also discusses growing through referrals and warm relationships, using 10-week improvement cycles to revisit every business process, and developing autonomous team members who use AI to solve problems while preserving human connection. — Harvest CEO Stories with Justin Nassiri  Good day, listeners. Steve Preda here, and my guest today again is Justin Nassiri, the Founder and CEO of Executive Presence, a fully managed LinkedIn thought leadership service for C-suite executives at growth-stage B2B companies. Justin, welcome back to the show.  Great to be back. Thanks, Steve.  So we just reminisced that it was three years almost to the day that you came here, and I can’t believe it. It feels like yesterday. But your business has grown dramatically during that time, so I think you have some new insights that you’ll be able to share with us, I’m sure.  Thank you. It’s good to be back. We just made the Inc. 5000 list, which is a first for me. I’ve never been on that before, but we’re celebrating that.  Yeah. Congratulations. That’s a great milestone to hit. And you only started in 2022, right?  Yeah, yeah.  So, pretty freshly minted, fast-growing Inc. 5000. So my question to you is, what is your personal why, and how are you manifesting it in Executive Presence, in your business?  There’s a very potent macro or micro why for me, and then probably a broader why. I think that the biggest why for me right now, like many parents, is my kids. I’ve got a three- and a seven-year-old. And so when I think of my professional life, I certainly think about not just providing for them but also trying to set an example of someone who is trying to do their best and trying to stretch and trying to grow.Share on X  And so I think that’s probably the highest leverage that I have. But I think the through line in the companies that I’ve done is just the value of human connection. My first company was all about companies using Instagram in a way to be more authentic and more genuine with their community, and that’s very true to what we’re doing now at Executive Presence, just really helping people connect to other people.  In this case, it’s executives using LinkedIn to connect with a broader audience, but I really feel like that human connection is so important, and I think it’s becoming even more important in the era of AI. So that’s a little bit more specific why in what I do right now.  Yeah, it’s fascinating how human connection is evolving in the age of AI, and I agree. I mean, I see that because there’s so much more noise out there, human connection is perhaps more important than ever. People want to make sure that they are talking to authentic people and hearing from authentic people who have authentic lived experience. So how does that impact communication for executives on LinkedIn? How do they have to evolve their voice or how they approach things?  I think if you look at LinkedIn in particular right now, I think it still remains the place where the largest source of our professional network is. And so I think there’s still a lot of value there, and I think that LinkedIn is facing a lot of growing pains. Specifically, I think that there are three things driving it. One is more people are just showing up on the platform. The secret is out, and people realize that there’s value to LinkedIn.  So, all things else equal, more people are more active on LinkedIn, which generates a lot of noise. And then the second thing is AI is making it easier to create content, so I think it’s creating not just more content, but lower-quality content. And then the third thing is it does seem as if LinkedIn is following what Facebook did over a decade ago and saying, “Look, to get reach, you’ve got to put money into ads now.”  And we saw that transition with Facebook company pages a long time ago, but it really does feel like you cannot get as much visibility today as you could have two years ago unless there’s some sort of ad buy behind it. And so I think those are kind of the three problems. I think that the answer is still there’s value in showing up, but I think that you have to show up even more human. I think that the experiences that make you unique and the mistakes that make you who you are and the things that you know and the stories that you can tell, those still hold value, and that differentiates you from generic or AI-generated content.  I also think that there’s value to using LinkedIn ads, and we can talk about that, but I think that that has to be part of one’s strategy now if you’re trying to significantly use LinkedIn for what it’s good for, which is brand building.  Yeah, and maybe this is a slight question, then we’re going to talk to you about the framework. But as I understand, LinkedIn now allows individuals to also boost their posts as opposed to just companies, which used to be the case in the past. So how does it impact companies? Is there more emphasis now? Is emphasis shifting to individual posts because there’s no real reason to build up the company pages? How is that evolving?  Yeah, I mean, four years ago when I started the company, before these Thought Leader Ads, these individual people ads were a thing, I still would’ve said to you, “Look, there’s not much value in company pages. People connect with other people. They’re not going to connect with a faceless organization.” So even four years ago, I would’ve said, “Man, if you really want to raise visibility for your organization, you’ve got to do that through your key leaders.  You’ve got to do that through actual names and faces and voices and perspectives.” And I think that the ads make that even more pronounced now because I can now take my personal post as Justin Nassiri. If it does well on LinkedIn, I can put a $50 or $500 ad buy against it, and I can make sure that essentially specific people are going to see my post. If I’m selling to CEOs of tech companies in Cincinnati that have grown 10% last year and they’ve been at their company for five years, I can have an insane level of targeting, and I could put my personal content in front of them in a way that most people still don’t realize is an ad.  It will say, “Promoted by,” and then the company name, so “Promoted by Executive Presence.” Most people, when scrolling, don’t even notice that. Yeah. And so I think there’s a tremendous opportunity then to take very human and personal content and put it in front of exactly whoever you’re trying to get in front of.  Yeah, I love that. You also say on your LinkedIn page that it takes an executive only 90 minutes a month to actually work with you guys and have you amplify them. So how do you extract all those personal stories and experiences? What is your framework for that so that when you meet with an executive, you’re able to create those posts without them having to be involved? Yeah, I think the framework is pretty universal for anyone listening. We tend to start with the content strategy. And the way that we typically start is we’ll say, okay, 40% of the content we would call industry thought leadership. And that is great if you can talk about current events and relate them to your industry. It’s great if you can share things about your industry that no one knows or that you disagree with people.  But do that 40%, which is the biggest of any of the categories, as really the education, as the subject matter expert. You are showing up as an authority in cybersecurity, or you are showing up as an authority in leadership, or you’re showing up as an authority in B2B supply chain. And I think the key here is the more niche, the better. The more narrow, the better. We are not Joe Rogan. We’re not trying to get 300 million people to look at your content. We want to get in front of a very narrow group of people, typically prospects, customers, potential employees, potential investors.  We really want to narrow where your voice can be fairly large in a very finite realm. So that's the industry thought leadership piece.Share on X The second one, about 30% of the content, we call it leadership and career journey. And what we’re trying to do here is a blend of humanizing the executive while also giving them credibility. And so if we are working with someone who is a CEO at a company, well, they’ve done things prior to that. So what did they learn in college or a previous workplace? What was a mistake that they made? What was a mentor that said something to them?  So that’s a way of us imparting one of their values or something that they know, but wrapped in a story from their history, which humanizes them. And that would be generally 30% of the content. Twenty percent, obviously they’re doing this to promote their company, so 20% would be about their company, spotlighting an employee, recent events, things like that. Again, trying to do it through stories if possible. And then the last 10% is usually the highest-performing 10%, and we would call that work-adjacent content. So we want to, again, make them a three-dimensional person. What do they do outside of the office? Is that family?  And we usually use what we call the dinner party test for this. If you were with prospects and potential employees, what’s fair game to talk about over dinner and drinks? Some people would definitely talk about their kids. Some people would never talk about their kids. Some would talk about their hobbies. Some would never talk about that. So that's a good filter to figure out what they could talk about that's not just always talking shop. So that's kind of the framework that we use.Share on X  But I think that the way that we harvest this information is really the skill of the people that I hire on my team. It’s people who are really good at pulling insights out of someone and getting someone to open up and having that heat-seeking missile approach of, what is a story that they’re sitting on that they don’t even realize is a compelling story? And that’s one thing that has stood out. Some of the best-performing LinkedIn posts, the person didn’t even think that that would be interesting to anyone else.  We’re often not the best filter for ourselves of what’s going to land. And that’s one of the values of LinkedIn, is that you can actually put out ideas and stories and insights, and very quickly, in an 18-hour time period, get signal from the market if people value that from you or not, and then follow that trend.  Yeah. That’s fascinating, and it sounds a little bit like being a ghostwriter for someone, that you can really get those stories out and you can have them open up so that their brain is going to surface those things that maybe they don’t think about. Maybe they are not extroverted and they won’t be able to bring this up on their own. But if you catalyze it, then they come to life that way.  Yeah. I think of it as a thought partner. I kind of realized this because I hosted a podcast for a long time as well, and you kind of realize the power—exactly what you’re doing—the power of curiosity and the power of distance, right? You are showing up, you’re curious about my experience.  You have enough distance from it that you’re asking questions that might even seem intuitive to me, or it might be one of those things where I’m like, “Well, everyone knows this.” But then you bring an outsider in, and it’s like, “No, not everyone knows this,” or, “I think people would find this interesting.” So having that thought partner to be the outside observer of what others would benefit from.  Yeah. That’s amazing. That’s a real skill, and that also brings in that human skill that an AI is not going to be able to prompt those kinds of questions, that kind of curiosity, that there’s an emotional driver behind it. That’s a very journalistic trait, I suppose. That’s a new form of journalism that you’re practicing here, isn’t it?  Yeah, it is. And the type of person I hire to do that are ex-consultants because they’re really good. They’re really good at coming into a business and understanding the objective and understanding how to get very senior people—because we work with CEOs of publicly traded companies and CEOs of smaller companies—to really get very prominent people to open up. And being comfortable interrupting or redirecting or pushing back, it really is a unique skill set.  Yeah, I love that. So that brings me to my next question. What drives growth in your business? How did you get, in four years, on the Inc. 5000? What was the engine here, the fuel?  Well, it’s so funny because I ask this of every CEO I meet with as well, to learn from them. Everyone always says referrals, so I’ll be generic and say referrals do drive—it’s probably the single biggest source of revenue. When I first started the company, I actually used LinkedIn. And so this actually came out of another company that I was running, and they had the idea. And so I went to LinkedIn and I said, “I think that the type of person who would be interested in this is CEOs of companies with at least 50 employees.” And I put that into Sales Navigator, and it came up with a couple hundred first-degree connections.  And I just sent out a fairly generic message of, “Hey, Steve, just wanted to give you a quick update. I’m launching this new service, and this is what we do. Let me know if you know of anyone who would like to chat.” And I actually got probably 60 or 70K in monthly recurring revenue from that, of people I wasn’t really aware of what they were up to. One of the guys who’s still a client, I had met with him 10 years previously when he was an investor, and then now he was CEO and founder of a company that ultimately went public.  So I wouldn’t have thought of that person, but that’s a great thing about LinkedIn, of saying, “Here’s someone who might be interested in what I’m doing.” And so that sort of outbound of warm connections has played a role. Obviously, I’m active on LinkedIn. I get a lot of leads from that. I do a fairly good job of keeping in touch with my network and seeing when people might be needing us. I think, back to the human connection, I do think conferences are playing a bigger role.  I’m starting to go to more conferences and realizing the value of meeting people in person and how that kind of seems to accelerate the process of building trust and building relationships. We do cold email. We do AdWords. We do a newsletter. We do a lot of content marketing, and so I think each of them plays their own part. But referrals certainly are the biggest one. LinkedIn is probably number two. Yeah. That’s very interesting. And do you see a lot of competitors? Is this a crowded field?  It is. We have expanded beyond LinkedIn largely because of the competitive nature, where I think just as people have flocked to LinkedIn. I would say the biggest faction is a lot of solopreneurs. A lot of individuals will work with a few executives, and so that’s probably the lower-level competitors. There are a handful of companies that are doing something similar to us, and then more established PR companies that will say, “Yes, we do LinkedIn as well.” But I think at this point, we’ve got the deepest track record of executives.  We work with over 400 now, which, as far as I’m aware, is the largest set. We actually present our data to LinkedIn every year because it is the largest data set of just executives rather than influencers. And I think the play for most professionals and most executives is different than what an influencer would do on a platform like LinkedIn, and I think it’s important to do what’s appropriate for an executive.  So you mentioned on your LinkedIn page that you bootstrapped this company to three million ARR.  Yep.  So what do you expect to be different from going from 60,000 monthly recurring, 700 ARR, to three million, to going from three million to 10 million? How is it going to be different?  Yeah, that’s such a good question. And I balance this because I really like Paul Graham’s thought that you have to do things that are not scalable to be able to scale. And so oftentimes, I’m looking for things to do consistently, but it’s really helpful for me not to constrain myself in that way and to think of things that—it still feels like guerrilla warfare at times—what are little things that we can do to get an edge?  I think that the thing that I think about most right now in getting from three to 10 million is creating a machine for experimentation, and experimentation not just in our service, but also in our sales and marketing. And so how do we create a culture? Let’s just take the service side of things. I never want our service to plateau. I have run a company before where our product became stale and a competitor put us out of business. I never want that to happen again. And that the way that we minimize the probability that that happens is that we are always experimenting.  We are always listening to our clients and understanding what else we could do to make their life better.Share on X But then we’re also looking at the market and thinking, what else might our clients not even realize they need but would benefit from? And I love that phrase from Henry Ford, “If I had listened to my customers, I would have built a faster horse.” I think that there’s a value in listening to customers, but also a value in being one or two steps ahead of them. And so, for example, one of the things that we’re heavily looking at right now is the thought of AI visibility for executives.  And where GEO is getting more and more prominence for organizations, we see a world where it’s very important not just to cultivate a human audience and a human group of people who view and like your content and respect you, but also essentially cultivating an AI audience and making sure that your content is visible by LLMs and making sure that Claude and Perplexity see you as the authority and are referencing you. And so that’s something that our clients aren’t yet asking for, but we’re already developing a solution and a thesis because we think that that’s the way that the world is going.  But the central point is, how do we create an engine for experimentation so we are always testing out new things and seeing if they work, and reinvesting in the ones that work and letting go of the ones that don’t work? And I think that if we can do that for our clients and for ourselves, it always keeps us evolving. We’re always upping the game. We’re always improving, because I think the moment that we stop doing that, that’s when we stagnate or that’s when someone else comes along and puts us out of business.  So how do you maintain this alignment and this entrepreneurial energy? Because experimentation is innovation. It’s entrepreneurship in your business. How do you perpetuate it? So as you’re growing the business, you’ve got 40 people now, maybe you’re going to have more, you’re going to have AI agents running around. So how do you keep that experimentation and this entrepreneurial energy as you are getting further and further from the newest hires?  So the first thing that I love—and this is my VP of Ops, Shelby, who came up with this—but I really like it. She instituted a 10-week cycle composed of one- to two-week sprints. And she oversees all of our client work. So what she did is she broke everything we do for our clients into different sections. She instituted a system of saying, “Okay, these are all the different things we do. If you have an idea about how to do something better, or if you have a complaint about how something’s not working, or if a client mentions something, I want you to put it in this spreadsheet so we can keep track of how we can improve each thing.”  And what we’re going to do is, this week we’re doing a sprint on interview questions—how we prepare our interview questions for our clients. We are going to invest a week-long sprint in improving that process through technology, AI, and processes. And then we’re going to go through every other aspect. But guess what? Ten weeks later, we’re coming back to interview questions again. What that does, I think, in today’s landscape is not only does that keep us always thinking of improving something, but every 10 weeks we’re re-looking at specifically AI to see, what are its capabilities now? It’s changing so quickly.  From 10 weeks ago, it might be able to do something better or different. So let’s create a system so that we are periodically refreshing every aspect of our business from team feedback, client feedback, but also technological improvements. And it’s mind-boggling to think that that’s the pace now, and that 10 weeks might not even be sufficient in the future with the rate at which things are changing. That’s the best example I can think of how we’re trying to create that mindset of constant and incessant improvement.  And how do you build your team? Are you remote, or do you have an office somewhere?  We are all remote. Yeah, we are 100% remote. So we’re in seven different states, all still in the United States. It does pose challenges as you grow of how do you get in person and create connection. And so we’ll do things like happy hours online and different ways to get to know each other. But I also think, for those others listening who create a remote-first culture, you filter for people who thrive in that environment and do their best work when they have a fair amount of autonomy. And I think that autonomy for us has been helpful because we want people who are individual problem solvers, and I think that overlaps well with people who prefer a remote-first workplace.  Yeah, that’s fascinating. So if you had a magic wand and you could fix one thing in your business in the next 12 months, what would you do?  That is a really good question. I mean, it almost feels like the world is moving towards more entrepreneurs, not fewer ones, which I, for one, like. I’m a huge fan of both entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. But if I could wave a magic wand, it would be making everyone on the team think like an entrepreneur, which would have probably been a liability 12 months ago. But the way I approach everything now is—I literally, right before this, was using Claude for my personal finances.  On the business side, it is now connected to QuickBooks, and on the personal side, I have a system of creating a report exactly the way I want it, which I, for one, love—the capability of AI to personalize things. I don’t have to use Mint or QuickBooks anymore. I can build it exactly in the way that works for my crazy brain. But I was updating and realizing that the tools have changed, and so, like, upgrading the way that I track my personal finances. And that’s just kind of very natural for me, and I do that for my kids’ menus, and I do that for everything. I kind of have a project or an approach on AI.  And I think that that’s a similar mindset that I need for my team, is thinking like an entrepreneur. How do you get better at everything? How do you get more efficient at everything? How do you look for new ways of solving things? I think it used to be that the entrepreneur was the visionary and setting the vision for the company, and everyone was more or less following orders or a system.  I still see a role for the visionary, but it's almost as if everyone on the team has to be their own visionary of envisioning how to improve their workflowShare on X and how to make themselves more productive and how to utilize tools and realize where that can make them more effective. And I don’t know that it’s going to be top-down anymore. I think that the advantage of the tools we have today is, like, the way that I use AI, Steve, might be completely different than the way that you use it. And that’s the beauty of it, is that our brains are different, our worldviews are different, our skill sets are different, but we can almost bolt this technology on us to make ourselves superhuman.  But the way that it works for you is going to be different than me, and that will be true in a team. So, very long answer, but if I could wave that magic wand, it would be imparting that entrepreneur mindset of finding problems and the best way to solve them, and never stop solving problems.Share on X  Yeah. So it’s just a feeling, and maybe I won’t articulate it well, but I’m just looking at your business. You’re building this remote team, and then you’re making everyone more autonomous so that they are working with AI to improve their productivity. In a way, it is supercharging everyone individually, but what about the team cohesion? So how do you make sure that people don’t get isolated?  Isaac Asimov has a novel which is in the distant future, on a distant planet, and basically everyone has 1,000 robots, and everyone is in their own world, and they just communicate on video screen because personal contact is no longer even appropriate. And everyone gets super rich and super efficient, but something gets lost.  So I wonder, how do you see the tension between empowering people, having AI help everyone be super productive in their individual way, in a remote culture? How do you keep this constellation together going forward?  Yeah. It still comes back to human connection for me. I think that, let’s just say on a client level, if my company’s doing our job well with our clients, if we are having them become thought leaders, having them grow influence and audience, I want that to lead to more human connection for them. And the way that I have seen that showing up is they go to a conference and people know them and people come up.  Like, people are literally—they might not have created connection before, but they recognize them, they know who they are, and that draws them to in-person interactions. That’s human connection coming out of what we do. For our team, I hope it leads to more human connection, that as we become more efficient, as we become better at what we do, as the company grows, we will get together in person more often. We'll be able to be in the room together and brainstorm because that becomes more valuable, and we're all craving that.Share on X  So, sci-fi is my favorite genre of literature and cinema, and I don’t think that we will ultimately end up with VR goggles on our head and not talking to each other. I think that in the same way that we have seen with social media, that it has a purpose, but we still want to be around each other and benefit from being in person. I think that we will become more and more like that. I don’t think it will drive us apart. I think it will lead to more connection. That’s my optimist view on it.  Yeah. Love it. Well, I hope you’re right.  Yeah.  Okay, so if someone who is a founder of a business, a growing business, or maybe a C-level in an enterprise, and they don’t have time to manage their LinkedIn, but they realize that they’re missing out with their thought leadership and they need help or they want to explore, where should they go and how can they connect with you and your colleagues?  Yeah, I appreciate that. I would just say, in general, every leader needs to know that their personal brand is going to impact both their career as well as their company, and them being able to articulate their viewpoints and what they think and believe is going to be a vital skill. And that could be on stage at a conference, it could be on YouTube, it could be on LinkedIn, it could be in a book, it could be in articles, but they have to have a way to know what they believe, to know what knowledge they have that is valuable, and find a way to add value to others.  I think that that’s just more and more the direction things are going. And it can be really hard because you are probably growing an empire, you are probably doing so many different things. And just know that there are people like Executive Presence, where our skill set is figuring out where your zone of genius is and figuring out what stories you have that are really good assets, and figuring out who you are and how you want to present online, and then helping you do that consistently across different channels.  And so if that’s of interest, I obviously love talking about this stuff, but I’m happy to talk with anyone who listens to the show. If you go to executivepresence.io and fill out our contact form, it gets to me. You can find me on LinkedIn, Justin Nassiri, or my email is justin@executivepresence.io. Any of those three work. But I just believe that this is going to be more and more valuable for leaders to develop that skill, and would love to help anyone listening do that.  Well, if you’re out there listening, you see that something is working because Justin propelled his company from a standing start to the Inc. 5000 in three or four years, and he is pushing the envelope on generative AI and reinvention every 10 weeks of his company. So if you’d like to be part of that and you have to take advantage of promoting yourself on LinkedIn with a cutting-edge approach, then reach out to Justin Nassiri on LinkedIn or executivepresence.io. And if you enjoyed this conversation, stay tuned because every week I bring a couple of successful entrepreneurs who are sharing their frameworks of how they’re being successful. So thanks for coming, Justin, and thanks for listening. Important Links: Justin's LinkedIn Justin's website Justin's Email: justin@executivepresence.io

Crypto News: Bitcoin pumps to $70K and Altcoins such as Ethereum, XRP, and Solana are on the move. Trump pushes Congress to move on Clarity Act during White House crypto event.

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Where do you start with AI in HR? Not with everything — that's how implementation goes sideways. In this solo episode, Kerri Roberts gives you the five specific HR tasks to automate first, a human checkpoint for each one, and the three things that should never be handed to AI no matter how far along you get.In this episode, you'll learn:Resume screening — load minimum qualifications into a Claude Project or custom GPT; AI ranks candidates; you read every shortlisted resume; never auto-reject for employment gapsInterview scheduling and candidate comms — eliminate the back-and-forth with a booking link; build AI-drafted templates for every stage; automate logistics, not empathyOnboarding paperwork and new hire workflows — offer letter, I-9, W-4, e-signatures, IT setup, 30/60/90-day check-ins; AI gets you 70–80% of any checklist, you do the last 20%Employee FAQ chatbot — build an AI assistant trained on your handbook; employees get instant answers from your actual policies, not the internetFirst drafts — job descriptions, offer letters, policy language; AI gets you to 80%, you edit the last 20%; always run new policies by your attorneyWhat never to automate: final hire and fire decisions; performance and coaching conversations; sensitive judgment calls, investigations, or anything touching individual rights.CHAPTERS:00:00 Last Week Was Readiness — This Week Is Where to Start 01:00 How AI Saved Kerri $65–70K a Year 03:37 The Rule — High Volume, Low Judgment, Repeatable 04:17 Task 1 — Resume Screening and Initial Filtering 10:51 Task 2 — Interview Scheduling and Candidate Communication 17:05 Task 3 — Onboarding Paperwork and New Hire Workflows 19:54 Task 4 — Employee FAQ and Policy Chatbot 22:36 Task 5 — First Drafts 24:06 Three Things to Never Automate 26:35 The Stats — Deloitte, SHRM, and Why This Pays Off 29:16 Action Item — Pick One of the Five and Start TodayBefore you start automating anything in HR, you need to know where your foundation stands — the free HR Audit shows you exactly that: saltandlightadvisors.com/hraudit

POUR PARTICIPER : https://link.richissime.net/le1ypNPose ta question à Delphine Pinon. Elle te répond en direct !Marie a 63 ans. Elle vit dans un logement familial à titre gratuit — logée par sa mère, qui a 95 ans. Elle touche €1 000 de retraite, complétée par €500 par mois d'une petite activité indépendante. Son épargne : €70 000 sur des livrets. Plus une assurance vie — qui a perdu 7% en 10 ans en gestion pilotée. Et des parts dans une SCI familiale, dont elle ne peut pas sortir facilement.Ce qu'elle ne dit pas tout de suite, mais Delphine le comprend : le logement gratuit, c'est temporaire. Sa mère a 95 ans. Et dans une famille de 13 enfants, ce qui se passera ensuite avec la maison est incertain.Son objectif : faire fructifier ses €70 000 sans prendre trop de risques, et si possible se préparer à se loger par elle-même un jour.Dans cet extrait de la Radio Libre, Delphine lui dit d'abord ce qu'elle ne veut pas : que Marie tape dans ses €70 000 pour financer un achat immobilier. Parce que tant que la SCI ne libère pas de liquidités — ce qui peut prendre 5 à 10 ans — c'est tout ce qu'elle a. Et on ne touche pas à ce matelas.Mais Delphine ouvre une piste inattendue : et si un des enfants de Marie achetait un bien avec elle, en démembrement ? Les enfants seraient nus-propriétaires, Marie usufruitière — elle y habite, eux construisent un patrimoine. Ce n'est pas très rentable pour les enfants. Mais c'est une façon de se loger dignement sans brûler son épargne. Et le jour où Marie n'en a plus besoin, le bien se revend — et finance potentiellement sa maison de retraite.

What did you think of todays show??Think your CPA, your realtor, and your lender are all on your team? This week we unpack why nobody in your deal is actually protecting your money, and what it costs you when you stop checking their work. We get into shaving thousands off your insurance and property taxes, the $106,000 overpayment that somehow felt like a win, the CPA who pocketed his clients' tax money, and why every incentive in real estate is quietly aligned against you.Topics discussed:Introduction (00:00)Why old real estate advice will burn you (03:02)Shopping your recurring bills for hidden savings (04:51)How to appeal your property tax assessment (05:37)The $180K payoff that killed a $70K spread (08:18)Why sellers talk themselves into foreclosure (09:28)The upside of overpaying your taxes (11:14)The CPA who pocketed his clients' tax money (15:32)Why you babysit every professional you hire (19:30)The realtor who fought his own client (23:02)Everyone is aligned against the buyer (24:45)Pay cash or keep the 2% mortgage? (30:16)The mask review that broke a tailor (34:11)Follow us on Instagram!https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

Is your HR function actually ready for AI — or are you about to pour a powerful tool into a broken foundation? In this solo episode, Kerri Roberts kicks off a new 12-part series on AI and HR with the most important question first: not whether you should use AI, but how ready your organization is to use it well.In this episode, you'll learn:The five-question HR AI readiness assessment — documented process AI can follow? core people numbers tracked? employee data clean and in one place? rules about what goes into AI? and a human who owns the final HR call?Why readiness is a financial issue — AI multiplies whatever foundation it's built on; messy data leads to bad hires, mispriced offers, and policy gaps that become settlements; messy data in, messy data outThe stats — 54% of organizations have zero AI in HR; 92% of executives expect more this year; only 30% have any AI policy; voluntary turnover costs ~$1 trillion annually and 52% is preventableThe case without scare tactics — Kerri saves ~$70K annually while revenue nearly doubles; AI handles admin and drafts, not judgment calls or decisions affecting someone's livelihood; a person still has to manage itReal use cases — custom turnover cost model from actual client data; comp benchmarking spreadsheet with pay equity flags; engagement survey theme clustering; AI as a strategic planning thinking partnerCHAPTERS:00:00 The Wrong Question — "Should We?" vs. "Are We Ready?" 01:24 Kicking Off a 12-Part Series on AI in HR 03:32 The Financial Case — $70K Saved, Revenue Nearly Doubling 05:05 The 5-Question HR AI Readiness Test 13:32 Question 4 — Do You Have Rules About What Goes Into AI? 16:57 Question 5 — Who Owns the Final HR Decision? 17:30 Why Readiness Is a Financial Issue 22:25 You're Ready When You Have These Four Things in Place 24:28 The Stats — 54%, 92%, 30%, $1 Trillion 27:32 Real Client Use Cases — Turnover Model, Comp Data, Engagement Surveys, Strategy 36:06 Readiness Recap — Five Questions One More TimeBefore you add AI to your HR function, you need to know where your foundation actually stands — the free HR Audit shows you exactly that: saltandlightadvisors.com/hraudit

What if taking a risk on yourself didn't require a giant leap — just one small, faithful step?In this episode, Alexandra sits down with Anita Kinoshita — former software engineer turned financial educator, creator of Financial Independence School, and a longtime Grace Space client. Anita reached Coast FI in her early 30s on a $70K salary and now teaches an audience of 300,000+ how to spend mindfully, invest calmly, and design a life they actually want to live. Her story has been featured in Bloomberg, Business Insider, CNBC, and Good Morning America.This is a conversation for the ambitious Christian woman who looks successful on the outside but wonders, "Am I spending my life on the things that actually matter?" Anita shares how faith, clarity, and small consistent steps — not striving — led her to walk away from her 9-5 and build a life aligned with how God designed her.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why a bold risk is really just "a series of steps," not a leap• How to make faith-led decisions with both your head and your heart• The self-concept work that changes everything (and why beliefs drive results)• How Anita uses the Holy Spirit — not just strategy — for direction and clarity• Practical tips for growing on YouTube and Instagram by leading with story• Why consistency and "one small step" compound into a life you love00:00 — Intro06:28 — Anita's Financial Independence (FI) origin story12:58 — The decision to quit her 9-5 and go all-in28:28 — Who Jesus is & faith as the foundation35:06 — Redefining early retirement & vision for the future39:46 — Social media growth tips (Instagram series, YouTube strategy)48:38 — Story of a failed high-ticket offer launch & lessons learned55:08 — Prayer request & closing prayer58:55 — Outro & call to actionYou can connect more with Anita through her community: https://www.skool.com/fischool/aboutVisit Anita's YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcc-7ao2-KqajDIxhuQlv5g

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success. Business Podcast Entrepreneurship Small Business Business Growth Financial Literacy Wealth Building Black Entrepreneurs Minority Business Leadership Executive Leadership Business Funding Marketing Strategies Personal Development Startup Advice Sales Training CEO Interviews Founder Stories Professional Development Economic Empowerment Business Success Networking Brand Building Innovation How to start a business Small business funding Entrepreneur success stories Business leadership podcast Wealth building strategies Black entrepreneur podcast Minority business development Marketing for small businesses Business growth strategies Startup funding opportunities Executive leadership training Financial literacy education Success mindset podcast Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success. Business Podcast Entrepreneurship Small Business Business Growth Financial Literacy Wealth Building Black Entrepreneurs Minority Business Leadership Executive Leadership Business Funding Marketing Strategies Personal Development Startup Advice Sales Training CEO Interviews Founder Stories Professional Development Economic Empowerment Business Success Networking Brand Building Innovation How to start a business Small business funding Entrepreneur success stories Business leadership podcast Wealth building strategies Black entrepreneur podcast Minority business development Marketing for small businesses Business growth strategies Startup funding opportunities Executive leadership training Financial literacy education Success mindset podcast Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success. Business Podcast Entrepreneurship Small Business Business Growth Financial Literacy Wealth Building Black Entrepreneurs Minority Business Leadership Executive Leadership Business Funding Marketing Strategies Personal Development Startup Advice Sales Training CEO Interviews Founder Stories Professional Development Economic Empowerment Business Success Networking Brand Building Innovation How to start a business Small business funding Entrepreneur success stories Business leadership podcast Wealth building strategies Black entrepreneur podcast Minority business development Marketing for small businesses Business growth strategies Startup funding opportunities Executive leadership training Financial literacy education Success mindset podcast Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Dr. Farah Laurent. A former emergency room nurse turned entrepreneur and career coach, shares her journey from bedside care to building a six-figure business helping new nurses land high-paying jobs and launch their own ventures. The conversation explores nursing as a lucrative and flexible career path, the importance of mindset, and the power of personal branding.

We're bringing back this Encore episode to revisit one of our most valuable conversations about money and relationships.  An amazing woman in the Get The Hell Out Of Debt community is just days away from crushing $70K in consumer debt. Cue the confetti! But her partner hasn't started his journey. Should she pitch in and help him pay off debt? This episode dives deep into the dynamics of money, relationships, and the emotional tug-of-war so many women face when it comes to ‘doing it all.' Join our online community: ⁠www.getthehelloutofdebt.com⁠  Today's episode is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠quince.com/skye⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.   Thanks to Mint Mobile for sponsoring today's episode. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at ⁠mintmobile.com/skye⁠. Leave us a voicemail message here: ⁠www.speakpipe.com/erinskyekelly⁠  Purchase⁠ Get The Hell Out Of Debt⁠ and⁠ Naked Money Meetings⁠ online or from your favorite bookstore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most fundraising events are planned like logistics problems. Rick Toone plans them like Hollywood shoots them.Rick spent 20 years in Los Angeles as an art director and lighting designer for A-list clients — Ridley Scott, David Fincher, over 50 Super Bowl commercials, an Emmy nomination, Whitney Houston's first lighting designer. Then he moved to Mexico, joined a nonprofit, and grew its gala from $70K to $300K in three years. Now he runs a company called Run of Show Playbook, and this episode is a walk through the Hollywood-trained framework he applies to nonprofit galas.In this episode: why every gala needs a script before the venue, menu, or flowers get booked, why you should never say "thank you" at your event (and when to say it instead), the three types of donors in every room — habit, heart, and head — and how to write for all three, why the audience is the hero of the story and not the mission, how the best interruptions come from the water-cooler conversations your staff has that never make it into the messaging, and the difference between telling a story and building a messaging arc.Plus: what a 56-take Kevin Costner beer commercial can teach you about scripting your next paddle raise.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:01 Living the Dream in Mexico05:18 The Power of Listening06:51 From Hollywood to Fundraising11:09 The Importance of Messaging15:48 Interrupting the Loop in Fundraising21:05 The Importance of Audience Engagement22:44 Balancing Heroes: Audience vs Mission26:19 The Role of Impact in Fundraising28:27 Stories from Hollywood: Lessons Learned31:54 The Value of Honest Feedback and Audience Understanding

BIG STORY: Republican Funding and Running for OfficeRepublican incumbent's funds outpace Democratic opponent for Tarrant county judgeTarrant GOP's election strategy focuses on $3.5M in donations, unified campaign3 Tarrant Appraisal District seats on the November ballot as board considers reappraisal planRelated: New political action committee pours $70K into Tarrant Appraisal District raceFocus Local PACDonate to Alisa SimmonsSHORT STORY 1: Tarrant County Commissioner's CourtTarrant commissioners honor Carroll ISD for role in Supreme Court ruling on trans athletesTarrant County commissioners approve body camera policy for county law enforcement officersTarrant residents ask for more meetings as commissioners court keeps monthly scheduleTarrant County residents protest, demand accountability over June's jail deathsSHORT STORY 2: How Granbury is Fighting Data CentersGranbury residents seek to recall mayor, 4 council members over data center concernsInside the Granbury data center revolt: recalls, lawsuits and Texas RangersWhat rural Texans should know about the Granbury data center fightHere's where Fort Worth's data centers are — and where developers look to build othersFort Worth to consider starting lengthy data center moratorium processSHORT STORY 3: FWISD TurnoverAbout 40% of Fort Worth ISD campuses will have a new principal this school yearNearly 800 Fort Worth ISD teachers resign after state takeoverFort Worth ISD to pay Karen Molinar at least $412K in separation dealReassigned FWISD educator says district offered her $130,000 job after principal backlashFort Worth ISD Board of Managers to consider changes to ethics policyWINS: Fort Worth Community Collaborative's fashion show walks the walk for clothing accessSpace at DFW Airport's Chase Sapphire Lounge is cherry on top for Fort Worth coffee shopFort Worth's Leon Bridges announces new album ‘Happiness Anytime'Recharged and still caring, Fort Worth arts advocate launches new kid theater programLOSSES: Longtime Historic Southside advocate Johnny Lewis dies at 78 ACTIONS:Where are North Texas road improvements needed? Officials want your input on spending $95BengageFW Community AcademyCitizen's Prosecutor's AcademyJuly 18 - Aug 17 - Apply to run for TADJuly 22 - August 16 -  The Shark is Broken at Amphibian StageJuly 25 - Kinfolk House Giving & GatheringJuly - August - Floating Lotus Tea Room openingAugust 6 - 817 Gather at the Table (District 8)August 11 - Fort Worth's data center policy voteAugust 17 - Focus Local PAC's new candidate recruitment eventAugust 25 - Black Mountain data center voteJoin the 817 Gather Discord, donate to the 817 Gather, and follow us on Instagram & TikTok.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" brought the Georgia heat to Scotland in season 17, episode 14. "Virtual Reali-Tea co-host Evan Real is joined by producer Malik Cleveland to recap the explosive episode. Kelli Potter opens up to the group about her new boyfriend, who paid $70K for her new veneers, leading Phaedra Parks to question her priorities. Shamea Morton confronts Porsha Williams for refusing to send her daughter over for playdates, leading to an explosive argument about their mothers. "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo and is available to stream the next day on Peacock. Follow us on Instagram! Sign up for our newsletter! Check us out on YouTube! Head to our show page for more tea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High-paying INFP careers that nobody puts on the list, and why your personality type is actually the job in each one.Most career advice for INFPs hands you the same options. Writer. Therapist. Artist. Those aren't wrong, but they come with a financial ceiling most people don't talk about.In this video I cover five careers that pay well, sit outside the arts and therapy lane, and actually reward the two things INFPs do naturally: reading what people aren't saying, and finding a unique angle.Each one breaks down where your wiring is the valuable part of the job, not something you're managing around.Want to go deeper on your cognitive functions and how to use them? Join the INFP Masterclass at infp.geekpsychology.com, or come find us in EVOLVE at evolve.geekpsychology.comCHAPTERS00:00 The career list nobody gives INFPs00:45 Why your career has to fit how you're wired01:20 The Soul: the part of you that knows when something's off02:15 The Explorer: the idea engine that never shuts up03:00 Why we keep ending up in arts and therapy03:35 Five careers that actually pay you to be this way03:50 Career 1: UX researcher05:10 The superpower INFPs don't know they have in this job05:50 How the Explorer makes you better than most researchers06:15 $80K to $130K, often remote06:35 Career 2: brand storyteller07:15 Why story is the most underrated business skill08:10 The edge INFPs have that competent people don't09:00 Where the Soul and Explorer do the actual job09:20 $70K to $120K, and the EVOLVE community09:55 Career 3: instructional designer10:45 Caring whether it lands is rarer than you think11:15 $75K to $110K, EdTech, SaaS, corporate training11:40 Career 4: creative strategist12:05 The real reason INFPs struggle with money12:40 You're not making the ads. You're figuring out why they work.13:20 Up to $150K, and there's room to experiment13:55 Career 5: AI content trainer14:35 Why nuance can't be systematized15:00 The Soul is built for exactly this15:20 Anthropic, OpenAI, remote, self-paced15:45 What all five have in common16:30 The old list isn't wrong. It's just incomplete.16:55 Where to go next

When James Reinhart walked into a Cambridge consignment store with a bag of business school clothes in 2008 – a J.Crew cashmere sweater, a Brooks Brothers coat – and was told they had no resale value, he didn't accept the answer. "I can't believe this cashmere sweater is worth zero," Reinhart tells Ken. That moment became Thredup. Sixteen years later, the company he co-founded as a broke ex-teacher earning $24K a year is a public marketplace approaching $400M in annual revenue, with 25M+ items sold this year across 35,000 brands.In this episode of The Retail Pilot, Ken sits down with James Reinhart – Co-Founder and CEO of Thredup – to unpack how a former 8th grade teacher built one of the most operationally complex companies in fashion. They explore the founding story, the "Netflix of shirts" pitch, the unit economics driving 80% gross margins, the Resale-as-a-Service partnerships with J.Crew, Athleta, Steve Madden, and Cotopaxi, the peer-to-peer launch competing with Poshmark and Depop, and the 4-day work week that became permanent.In this episode you'll learn:How a Cambridge consignment rejection and a J.Crew cashmere sweater became the genesis of ThredupWhy the first year ran on $70K with 7 employees – and why Boston VCs passed before Silicon Valley said yesThe "Netflix of shirts" original pitch – and why it was a "terrible business" that taught them everythingHow Thredup hit ~$400M in annual revenue and a 25% YoY increase in active buyersThe KPIs James actually tracks: contribution margins, LTV to CAC, and units per hour throughputThe supply-side strategy: why dominating sellers is the playbook (and what Airbnb, OpenTable, and Spotify taught him)Resale-as-a-Service: how J.Crew, Athleta, Steve Madden, and Cotopaxi power resale with ThredupThe direct listings launch: how Thredup is competing with Poshmark and DepopInside Thredup's distribution centers: hundreds of thousands of items processed daily, 1M+ photos a dayThe Dallas warehouse: 4 football fields, 4 stories high, 10M items, $600–700M in throughputHow AI is powering search, discovery, and Pinterest-board-to-shop curationThe 4-day work week experiment that never ended – and the sabbatical and maker day policies before itWhy Thredup went public – and why James thinks it made the company "so much better"This episode is for you if: you're a founder building operational moats, a retail operator exploring Resale-as-a-Service, an investor tracking unit economics, a brand leader weighing circularity, or an HR leader curious about the 4-day work week.Subscribe to The Retail Pilot for more conversations with retail leaders shaping the future of commerce.If you missed our last episode, where Denise Incandela unpacks Walmart's fashion transformation, be sure to tune in.Connect with Ken:-Follow Ken Pilot Ventures on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We're sharing seven real-life wins and lessons from women inside the WIIRE community—and how you can apply them to your own investing journey. In this episode, we talk about the power of getting in the right room with women who are actively doing deals. We break down how community, masterminds, and accountability can normalize big goals, shift your money mindset, and help you step fully into your identity as an investor and business owner. You'll hear: How Amelia structured an 11‑unit acquisition, including why deposits and prorated rent at closing matter so much Nancy's simple Facebook Marketplace deal that turned into a $70K flip win Danielle's triplex and why systems before scale sets you up to grow Sophia's out-of-state flip in Jacksonville, funded by a line of credit and supported by another WIIRE member on the ground Amber's story of winning a bidding war without the highest offer by building rapport with the seller Lily's fully booked 13‑bedroom retreat property and her strategy for future bookings and repeat guests How Shayna used AI to push occupancy from 65% to nearly 90% on her MTR/STR hybrid If you're a woman who's tired of thinking about real estate investing and ready to take action, this episode will show you what's possible when you surround yourself with the right women, systems, and strategies.     Resources: Book your spot at WIIRE Summer Camp before it fills up Simplify how you manage your rentals with TurboTenant Make sure your name is on the list to secure your spot in The WIIRE Community  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Leave us a review on Spotify Join our private Facebook Community Connect with us on Instagram

When peak season hits, who takes the hit for negative reviews and late shipment penalties? Neil Twa dives into why fulfillment success during peak season isn't just about logistics, it's about systems. He shares a real story of a mid-sized brand, pulling in $30K to $70K monthly, that faced this challenge head-on. Neil outlines three critical moves to make now: audit your carrier concentration, diversify your parcel volume, and prepare your systems before the rush. Sellers at every level will find actionable insights here. Ready to implement with us? Join the Voltage Business Builders cohort at voltagedm.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep308 Ready to implement with us? Join the Voltage Business Builders cohort at voltagedm.com: https://voltagedm.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep308

Consistently stepping into bigger arenas with steady conviction, LEVR Founder and Director Josh Crealy tracks where value quietly sits—reading cycles, weighing timing, and moving when the numbers line up. After years of high-stakes development deals, he shares how a shift to data-driven investing led him to build a 19-property portfolio in just three years, using insights like turning a $70K entry into roughly $300K in profit to guide his approach. With an eye on what's ahead and a hand in shaping those around him, he has locked into a strategy that is grounded, repeatable, and built for scale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Consistently stepping into bigger arenas with steady conviction, LEVR Founder and Director Josh Crealy tracks where value quietly sits—reading cycles, weighing timing, and moving when the numbers line up. After years of high-stakes development deals, he shares how a shift to data-driven investing led him to build a 19-property portfolio in just three years, using insights like turning a $70K entry into roughly $300K in profit to guide his approach. With an eye on what's ahead and a hand in shaping those around him, he has locked into a strategy that is grounded, repeatable, and built for scale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want better results and ROI from your Apple Search Ads?In this video, I break down the exact Apple Ads campaign structure we use to manage over $70,000 per month in ad spend across mobile apps.You'll learn the two core campaigns we recommend starting with, how to structure your account for scale, and the common mistakes that waste budget and limit growth.Whether you're launching your first app or managing an established portfolio, this Apple Search Ads tutorial will help you build a stronger paid acquisition strategy in 2026.You'll learn:✅ The 2 Apple Ads campaigns every app should start with✅ How we structure accounts managing $70K+ monthly spend✅ Campaign setup best practices for 2026✅ Common Apple Search Ads mistakes to avoid✅ How to improve efficiency and scale profitable growth✅ When to expand beyond the initial campaign structureIndustry Report Mentioned:AppsFlyer Performance Index:https://www.appsflyer.com/resources/reports/performance-index/Need help growing your app?Visit App Masters for app growth consulting, ASO, Apple Ads, and monetization strategies:https://www.appmasters.comYou can also watch this video here: https://youtu.be/q3JuNLUKL1U*********************************************SPONSORSThe app growth playbook is changing fast.AppsFlyer's State of eCommerce App Marketing Report 2026 breaks down the latest trends, benchmarks, fraud insights, and market-by-market data every app marketer should know before planning Q4.Download it free from the link below: https://bit.ly/4uvoHGM*********************************************Tired of handing 30% of every in-game sale to iOS and Android billing systems? Appcharge is the DTC monetization platform trusted by King, Huuuge, Tripledot, and SciPlay – giving studios a direct line to their players, and up to 95% of every transaction. Web stores, payment links, and a full Merchant of Record service covering taxes, compliance, and global payments – all in one platform. Visit appcharge.com to learn more*********************************************Yango Ads is offering 20% revenue boost bonus, sign up here: https://yango-ads.com/adnetwork/bonus20?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bonus. This special offer is valid before June 30th, 2026. Don't miss your chance to monetize your apps smarter!*********************************************Follow us:YouTube: ⁠AppMasters.com/YouTube⁠Instagram: ⁠@App MastersTwitter: ⁠@App MastersTikTok: ⁠@stevepyoung⁠Facebook: ⁠App Masters⁠*********************************************

WHO WILL CARE FOR MY CHILD WHEN I'M GONE?Shannon from t4autism and Ninka-Bernadette Mauritson..Shannon is the first and only mom of an un-healed adult, profoundly autistic child that I've met who is willing to use her story to spare other moms from carrying diapers for 20 years, living in isolation, exhaustion, and fear....This moment from our conversation says it all: "You pulled your son out, Ninka. And now he's independent, and you are helping younger moms do the same. I want that- I wanted that. But I'm not jealous anymore..." As Shannon wiped the grief off her face with the back of her hand, she continued:"It is well with my soul now."This conversation is the most important interview, you will ever hear. It's a glimpse into the future (if you don't listen to her warning and advice NOW). You need to prepare for the future NOW and do everythingIt's a story of love, hope, strength and OVERCOMING grief, bitterness, divorce, suicidal thoughts and despair.It's proof that God uses elders and veteran moms like Shannon and I for different purposes - to support moms like you...Shannon and I talked about ALL the taboos:Why thoughts like: "I don't know what to do and I can't bear to think about what will happen to my child if I die ARE NOT AN OPTION!Losing EVERYTHING: Marriage, house, friends, future dreams and a social life to autism. The FUTURE PREP LIST: Keeping your child safe emotionally, financially and practically if something happens to you. Why Shannon wish she had met me when her son was diagnosed and not now - where turning symptoms around isn't an option for her anymore. ABA hustlers and how wasting 70K on useless therapies broke her marriage and cost her everything. Divorce - the recipe for disaster and why it happened to us. The traumatic day in the doctor's office where we lost our children to autism (WARNING, vaccines).The moms who were broken by autism and lost their lives because of this..The "START LIVING LIFE AGAIN" guide to GET HELP, sitters, create a team, be bold and outgoing and how to prep restaurants and talk to people instead of hiding and isolating at home.I love this woman with all my heart. She's an incredible woman - and the way that she's surrendered to God in the darkest phases of her life WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND INSPIRE YOU TO LIVE INSTEAD OF SURVIVING!Want to turn every stone to set your child free?Become an expert in turning symptoms around without the hamsterwheel of holistic healing, diets and protocols:https://barefootautismwarriors.com/the-program-4/Follow T4AUTISM HERE:https://t4autism.org/INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/t4autism/?hl=en2 ways to work with me Autism symptoms are not always (but sometimes)  spiritual. My son lost the symptoms that gave him the diagnosis, and lives a neurotypical life (independently) I have coached moms for 20 years. 1️⃣ Free consultationSend me a list of symptoms and what you've tried so far. I'll audit your child's issues and tell you what triggers your child's symptoms, and plan next steps to address them to get less stimming, tantrums, eloping, sensory issues, sleeplessness, and aggression without tests, protocols, or battling with your child. Write "audit" in the subj line to book a call with me. We can also connect via Telegram if you hate Zoom. 2️⃣ The Christian Autism Liberation Program (30 spots left for 2026/2027)Reduce symptoms noticeably.  Without the hamster wheel of holistic healing, tests, or extreme diets.InstagramPodcast/free guides and blogYoutube

What if money didn't have to be this big emotional thing you avoid? In this episode, Coley sits down with Meagan Wall, aka the Hot Girl CFO, to talk about building a relationship with money that lands somewhere neutral instead of swinging between dread and dopamine. Meagan shares how two business breakups became the catalyst for her current business, why she names her bank accounts fun things to trick her brain into showing up, and the disarming practices that helped her get to a place where she can send a $70K proposal without losing her mind. If you're a creative who avoids looking at your numbers, this one's a gentle nudge to start. Connect with Meagan Wall: thehotgirlcfo.com/ @thehotgirlcfo  Find us: Marketing Agency: lifegoalsmarketing.com Content Hub: lifegoalsmag.com Instagram: @itscoleylane @lifegoalsmag   

The business landscape has completely shifted over the last decade, and I'm talking to every business owner regardless of size. Whether you're a solopreneur making $70K or running a multi-six-figure operation with a team, these three things will determine whether you grow or stay stuck. First: you have to embrace technology. AI is not the enemy. It's a communication tool, and it will force you to get clearer on your message than you've ever been. I resisted this for years, and I spent 26 years of business not collecting emails, not leveraging any of it. I don't want that for you. Second: you have to market. Your ideal clients can't find you if you aren't showing up, speaking clearly, and getting in front of more people. AI helps here too, but only if your message is clear to begin with. Third: someone has to close the deal. Sales is not a dirty word. If your team isn't helping you grow, they're costing you. This episode will change how you see that. These three things work together. Pull one out and the whole system breaks. I walk through how to get started with each one, including exactly what to say when you open up an AI tool for the first time. Be my guest on my mentorship call https://integrativemindbodycoach.com/guest  Join the free community https://www.skool.com/massage-spa-pro 

This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward, our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you. Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do.A neuroscience student at UT Austin is challenging the foundation of his own field.Brandon Cowling is a 20-year-old pre-med junior with over 70K followers, exploring where neuroscience meets consciousness. His perspective matters because he's inside the curriculum asking the questions most students are trained not to ask.You'll learn why the Epstein file release functions as mass trauma neuroscience, hijacking the amygdala and shutting down the prefrontal cortex across millions.This episode is jam-packed. Together, we examine Kundalini as a measurable nervous system phenomenon, how the spiritual community and scientists jump to causes they can't prove, why the placebo effect might be the most ignored truth in modern medicine, the Ancel Keys fraud, manifestation as both biology and something more, and what it means to increase love into a system designed to make you feel helpless.You'll Learn:[0:00] Introduction[13:51] The Ancel Keys fraud that built decades of saturated fat dogma[24:49] How 4 adult rabbits became the safety proof for infant vaccine adjuvants[32:05] Is consciousness created by the brain or expressed through it?[49:17] What neuroscience says about kundalini and why it's not just woo[58:47] A Law of One dream, a vibrating awakening, and a message about Ra[1:04:57] Why spiritual people jump to esoteric causes too fast, and scientists miss the metaphysical[1:26:30] The Tanganyika laughter epidemic and what 204 contagion studies found[1:31:37] Why going pre-med while knowing the system's corruption is the harder path[1:38:34] German New Medicine, cancer, and how belief itself becomes the cure[1:48:36] Service to self versus service to others and the 51% threshold for polarization[1:54:35] Why fighting darkness with darkness fails, and love is the only real weapon[2:10:07] Skepticism about government UFO disclosureRelated The Way Forward Episodes:The Hidden Meaning of The Law of One: Densities, Love & Humanity's Evolution | Edmund Knighton | YouTubeResources Mentioned:Neuroscience of the Epstein Files by Brandon's Brainwave | InstagramSecret of Light by Walter Russel | Free PDFThe Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer | BookCan You Catch A Cold?: Untold History & Human Experiments by Daniel Roytas | BookThe Ra Material: Law of One by Elkins, McCarty and Rueckert | BookA Course in Miracles | WebsiteFind more from Brandon:Brandon Cowling | InstagramSoltopiah | WebsiteFind more from Alec:Alec Zeck | Instagram | XThe Way Forward | InstagramDonate to The Way Forward here.The Way Forward is Sponsored By:Want more crypto insights and a community to back you up?Join the Crypto Freedom Academy today. It's 100% free and designed to help you master the markets.

What would it mean for your retail business if — right now, at this very moment — three thousand creators were actively requesting samples to promote your brand? That's not a fantasy for Luke Arnall-Cameron, founder of YAS CLEAN. It's Tuesday. That's just how his business works.Hi, I'm retail strategist and founder of Resilient Retail Club, Catherine Erdly.In this episode, I sit down with Luke Arnall-Cameron — a former John Lewis graduate buyer and marketing director turned TikTok creator and brand founder — to unpick one of the most significant shifts happening in retail right now: discovery commerce. TikTok Shop has fundamentally changed how products reach consumers. Instead of paying for ads, brands are now building creator networks — and the smartest ones are doing it in a way that mirrors exactly what every good retailer already knows about range building, customer loyalty, and repeat purchase.Luke launched YAS CLEAN in November 2024. His first livestream generated £70,000. Within his first year he fulfilled over 650,000 orders across six countries, sold 10,000 bottles of one product in seven days, and achieved 45% repeat customer rates in December — for a cleaning brand, in the hardest trading month of the year. He also won TikTok's Breakout Seller of the Year Award.But what makes this conversation genuinely useful for any product business owner isn't the headline numbers. It's the retail logic behind every decision he made — why virality isn't a strategy, how to think about product range in a world driven by social selling, and what discovery commerce means for anyone selling physical products. If you want to understand whether TikTok Shop belongs in your channel mix, this episode is for you.Chapter Timestamps00:00 — The hook: 3,000 creators waiting to promote one product01:26 — Luke's retail career: From John Lewis buyer to TikTok creator04:12 — YAS CLEAN launch: £70K first livestream and 650,000 orders in year one10:02 — Building a product range vs chasing viral moments15:45 — Discovery commerce explained: How TikTok Shop's creator model works19:34 — Live shopping as real-time customer feedbackUseful LinksYAS CLEAN on TikTok: @yascleanResilient Retail Club: www.resilientretailclub.com/podcast/Catherine on LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/catherineerdlyMentioned in this episode:Faire 50% off - use code 'Resilient50'

Social media can make us believe that everyone has it all figured out, except you. You are the lone exception to the rule, and you are the only one who is experiencing unexpected disasters. That is the furthest thing from the truth! Which is why I want to highlight this week's guest, who bounced back from an unexpected business disaster and was all the better for it.  After sailing across the Caribbean for 4 years, Andrea moved back to Miami, sold her e-commerce business, and bought a landscaping company with an SBA loan. Five days after closing, the previous owner stole $7,000 and disappeared. The manager quit and told all 12 employees to leave. Revenue dropped from $70K to $40K a month. With a toddler, a newborn, and a half-million dollars in debt, quitting was not an option. She and her husband rebuilt the business, working 80-hour weeks. When the workload became unsustainable, she taught herself AI from YouTube. Within weeks, AI was answering calls, booking appointments, collecting overdue payments, and sending post-service photos. Her husband went from getting home at 6 pm to 3 pm. Fridays became family days. They turned down a $750K buyout offer. Now she runs Crewless, helping service business owners implement the same AI systems so their kids get the best of them, not what's left.   In this week's episode, we're talking about how she lost everything 5 days after closing and built it all back with AI! Life and business are not about never dealing with adversity. It's about pushing through, discovering what you're capable of, and learning new skills to make your business even better!    Tune in to hear what went wrong in Andrea's new business venture and how she dug her way out of it with AI!  Resources Mentioned: Click here to claim your Manifest Your Marca bot!   Follow Andrea on: Instagram: @andreapalacio    TikTok:@ai.andreapalacio   Website: andreapalacio.ai  YouTube: @ai.andreapalacio  LinkedIn: Andrea Palacio   Follow Erika on: Instagram @‌theerikacruzTikTok @‌theerikacruzLinkedIn Website: http://www.theerikacruz.com How to work with Erika: Sign up for the Courage Driven Latina program here! Join the waitlist for the Magnetic Mastermind here!   Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.   

Brief Summary:Bitcoin fell below $70K this morning, trading near $69,400 after hitting a seven-week low area.Ethereum is holding near $1,975, still struggling around the $2,000 psychological level.About $744 million in crypto liquidations hit the market over 24 hours as leverage unwound during the selloff.Digital asset investment products saw $1.67 billion in outflows last week, the second-largest weekly withdrawal of 2026.Bitcoin funds posted their largest weekly outflow of the year, while XRP and HYPE were rare bright spots with inflows.Strategy's first disclosed Bitcoin sale continues weighing on sentiment, even though the company sold only 32 BTC worth about $2.5 million.Mt. Gox moved 10,306 BTC, worth about $739 million, to two addresses, creating fresh concern about potential supply pressure.CME's new 24/7 crypto derivatives market saw about $50 million in opening weekend trading.Robinhood closed its $180 million WonderFi acquisition, expanding its Canadian crypto footprint.Reuters reported a policy split on stablecoins, with the Bank of England more skeptical and Fed official Christopher Waller more supportive.Japan's ruling-party panel wants the country to promote yen stablecoins and create a legal framework for crypto ETFs.Vitalik Buterin proposed options-based synthetic assets to reduce DeFi liquidations and reliance on real-time oracles.Binance launched access to U.S. stocks and ETFs, pushing further into traditional brokerage territory.Dogecoin gained access to the Paxos network used by PayPal and Venmo.BitMine acquired 26,497 ETH despite weak Ethereum price action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss why oil remains the key macro pressure point for crypto as Iran-conflict escalation keeps inflation risk, the dollar, and higher-for-longer Fed expectations in focus. We cover why bitcoin's setup has weakened below $70K, with ETF outflows, weak trend signals, softer holder profitability, and exchange inflows all pointing to a more fragile market. We also discuss Coinbase bringing regulated access to crypto options and perpetual futures to the US, why that could be a major institutional market structure unlock, and why AI continues to support equities even as crypto lags. Main sections: (01:20 - 08:51) Oil, Iran, and stagflation risk (08:51 - 14:21) Bitcoin's weaker setup (14:21 - 22:18) Crypto options and perps come to the US! (22:18 - 27:37) AI and equity leadership Colin Basco - Quantitative Strategist, Coinbase (X: https://x.com/colin_basco) Josh Pack - Senior Prime Trader, Coinbase Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four real business owners. four real money & sales problems. Live coaching from two millionaires. This is the FINAL episode of our 4-part sales & money series and a sneak preview of what the June 1st Coach-a-thon will be. In this episode, host Dielle Charon and money coach Gina Knox answer real submitted questions from listeners about inconsistent income, building wealth, niching down, scaling without burnout, and getting out of "starving business owner" mode. If you missed Parts 1–3, go back and listen — the foundation matters. 00:00 Intro + Coach-a-thon preview 01:50 Coaching #1 — Brittany: $15K months / $3K months 02:50 Why inconsistent income is normal (even at 7 figures) 04:30 Student loans vs. investing (the math) 06:15 Brittany's sales problem: inspiring but not selling 08:15 Coaching #2 — Michelle: 7 years in, is she building wealth? 09:25 The owner's pay formula every business owner needs 12:00 The 3 questions to ask your accountant 13:25 Michelle's sales problem: referral-only is a risk 15:00 How to build an online audience from your client work 17:25 Coaching #3 — Dr. Priya: earning more, feeling broke 18:25 Why your revenue isn't your salary 19:50 Setting owner's pay based on the business, not your bills 22:00 Launching a membership without feeling salesy 22:40 Why niching down is the cheapest way to make more money 25:30 Coaching #4 — Danny: $750K revenue / $70K take-home 26:50 The construction industry "starving artist" trap 27:55 Operations is where your profit is leaking 29:55 The garden analogy: why you have to cut to grow 32:45 Should you compete on price? (Specialty over commodity) 36:00 Big themes: niching + operational inefficiencies 38:25 Join us on June 1st for the live Coach-a-thon Connect With Gina Knox: Instagram: instagram.com/ginaknox Email: info@ginaknox.com For the 23% is the women of color business and entrepreneurship podcast hosted by multi-million-dollar entrepreneur Dielle Charon. Each week you'll learn how to grow your sales, money, and freedom so we can increase the 23% of business owners who are women of color. Website: forthe23percent.com Instagram: @forthe23percent Membership: forthe23percent.com/membership

We'll take you to the Nixon's Marine Big Bass tournament at Eastern Washington's Potholes Reservoir.  171 teams competed, Rusty Johnston and I will tell you about our day and we'll also meet the winners of a new $70K bass boat! We'll also tell you about a new state park in Idaho, some great trout fishing destinations, give you a pikeminnow fishing report to include news about a new record pikeminnow, and talk Puget Sound shrimping! www.northwesternoutdoors.com      

Brady and John open on Bitcoin Pizza Day — Laszlo's 10,000 BTC purchase of two Papa John's pizzas now worth roughly $770 million marked Bitcoin's evolution from cryptographic curiosity into a medium of exchange SpaceX's S1 filing discloses 18,712 BTC held at a $35,000 cost basis, making the company the seventh-largest public Bitcoin holder ahead of Coinbase and adding institutional weight to the largest IPO in US history Strategy crossed BlackRock's IBIT this week to become the single largest Bitcoin holder on the planet, adding another 25,000 BTC for $2 billion and out-stacking the most successful ETF in US financial history Strive launched SADA, a perpetual preferred stock paying 13% daily Bitcoin-backed dividends — Joe Burnett frames it as a new product inside an old wrapper, echoing the 1971 money market fund innovation that took decades to find its container The ARMA bill, introduced with 17 co-sponsors, would codify the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve executive order and authorize the US Treasury to buy up to 200,000 BTC per year for five years, targeting one million coins or roughly 5% of global supply Iran launched Bitcoin-settled maritime cargo insurance, a vivid example of a sovereign nation routing around the dollar system and validating Yan Pritzker's 2021 prediction that countries outside the Western axis would adopt Bitcoin first Fed minutes signal higher-for-longer rates with the market now pricing only a 1.5% chance of a December rate cut — John argues Fed hawkishness matters less in a fiscal-dominance regime where Treasury spending sets the tone Bitcoin's implied volatility hit a seven-month low as AI takes the investor spotlight, but long-term holder supply is approaching a record high — Brady and John read this as a healthy floor forming around $70K rather than weakness Mark Cuban sold his Bitcoin claiming it failed as a hedge — John pushes back that you buy hedges before the event, not after, noting Bitcoin is up roughly 650% since February 2020 versus QQQ at 200%, gold at 175%, and the S&P at 145% Harvard trimmed its Bitcoin position to roughly $120 million and exited Ethereum entirely, likely rotating into AI exposure — Brady closes with a look at Vigil Protocol, Swan's first non-Bitcoin product, an AI-powered financial life mapping tool at vigilprotocol.ai ► For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private?utm_campaign=private&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/ira?utm_campaign=ira&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Secure your Bitcoin with Swan Vault ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/vault?utm_campaign=vault&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app?utm_campaign=app&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out Welcome To Bitcoin a FREE Introductory course. Learn about Bitcoin in under 1 hour! ✔ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/welcome?utm_campaign=welcome_to_bitcoin&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=podcast&utm_content=swan_signal_live ► Connect with Swan Bitcoin: ✔ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Swan ✔ Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin ✔ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoin ✔ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@swanbitcoin ✔ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwanBitcoin/ ✔ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realswanbitcoin

Book a free strategy call with CertainPath to see how we can help you hit your goals and beyond: https://bit.ly/4b0wLaZ Or call us at: (214) 453-1591 One man. Three trades. $7.9M in twelve months. Here's how Chris Roberts turns a $300 light switch call into a $100,000 job. Chris Roberts isn't a salesman. He's an electrician who learned to sell — and last year he closed $5.1M in electrical, $2.3M in plumbing, and $500K in HVAC personally. The plumbing total happened in roughly one month. He's the first double Crown Champion in CertainPath history. Chris runs sales for Bailey Plumbing, Safety First Electric, and Comfort Heating and Cooling — three companies operating under one roof out of San Jose and Morgan Hill, California. Chris started in the union, watching his electrician's check stay flat while his family kept growing. When the union got slow, he took what he thought was a short-term gig at Safety First Electric — installing, not selling. A few weeks in, the owner asked him to go run a sales call. He brought back $7,000 in signed work. By the end of his first month in sales, his check rewrote his understanding of what was possible. He called his wife and said, "I'm not going back to the union." In this episode, Chris walks Bob Houchin through the exact playbook — every word he uses, every door he opens, every shirt he wears — for turning a single service call into a six-figure multi-trade job. In this conversation, you'll discover: • The $7.9M sales reveal — and why most of the plumbing total came in roughly a month • Why Chris never says the word "finance" on a sales call (and what he says instead) • How a $300 light switch call becomes a six-figure rewire, re-pipe, and drain job • The "Two Costs and One Price" framework that crushes "I need to think about it" • Why Chris wears a different shirt on Day 2 — and what it sells • The 4-option pricing system that lets Bailey charge $70K for a rewire (when competitors price it at $25K) • Why he won't sell a re-pipe to a customer who doesn't need one — and why disqualifying like this builds trust  Whether you're a sales tech trying to break $1M for the first time, a sales manager building a multi-trade playbook, or an owner trying to understand what makes one rep close $7.9M across three trades — Chris's process is a masterclass in stacking trades without losing trust. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform. And don't forget to subscribe to The Successful Contractor for more interviews that move the needle. About The Successful Contractor is a podcast for residential HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing contractors. Hosted by Bob Houchin, each episode features real contractor growth stories, hard-won business insights, and practical takeaways for building a profitable home services company. Meet the Guest Chris Roberts is the head sales manager at Bailey Plumbing, Safety First Electric, and Comfort Heating and Cooling — three home-services companies operating under one roof out of San Jose and Morgan Hill, California. A former union electrician, Chris transitioned into in-home sales his first year at Safety First, then took on plumbing and HVAC sales as the companies grew. Last year, he personally closed $5.1M in electrical, $2.3M in plumbing, and $500K in HVAC — making him CertainPath's first-ever double Crown Champion. Connect CertainPath: https://www.mycertainpath.com Show Notes The Successful Contractor Podcast is part of the CertainPath family. CertainPath is a business coaching program for residential HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and roofing contractors. For 25 years, we've helped contractors double their revenue, hit 20% net profit, and build teams that stay. With proven systems, professional coaching, software solutions, and a member community of 1,200+ strong — Success is Made Certain. Visit www.mycertainpath.com for more information. FOLLOW CERTAINPATH: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CertainPath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/certainpath Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/certainpath/ 

If you've ever fantasized about packing up your life, leaving the US, and actually doing the damn thing — this episode is your sign. I'm sitting down with Alicia Sanchez, founder of Felicita & Faustina studio shop, marketing expert with 20+ years in the game (American Express, ESPN, Klaviyo — the girl's got credentials), and now a full-time entrepreneur living her best life in Southern Spain with her wife and six-year-old daughter. She bought a house. In cash. For under $70K. And she wants you to know it's more doable than you think.We get into the real — not the Instagram-filtered version. The financial planning, the digital nomad visa process, what attorneys actually cost (hint: not $10K), the tax reality, and why the thing that changed her life the most wasn't the house or the visa. It was watching her daughter have a childhood. This one's going to make you ask yourself: what's really keeping you?WE GET INTO: 00:38 — Intro: Alicia's back + why this episode exists03:07 — Who was Alicia before all of this?05:23 — What her Dominican grandmothers taught her about money09:03 — Why she said "hell no" to corporate10:35 — Build your business before you quit11:13 — Why corporate stability is a lie15:05 — Why Spain (she lived there before)17:11 — The decision: February 202518:23 — The timeline: pods, visa, house20:41 — Financial planning behind the move22:06 — Buying a house in cash under $70K24:50 — Digital nomad visa explained27:07 — Biggest misconceptions about Spain30:08 — What attorneys actually cost (not $10K)33:07 — Bringing family on your visa34:25 — Documentation you need to qualify36:22 — The tax reality40:50 — How their daughter's life transformed42:33 — What's really keeping you?KEY TAKEAWAYS:Don't wait to quit before you start building — start now, quietly, while you're still employedCorporate "stability" is a mask. You can be laid off tomorrow. Build income outside your W-2The digital nomad visa: apply in Spain (not the US) and get 3 years instead of 1You do NOT need to spend $10K to get your visa. The government fee is set. Be an educated consumerAs a Latino/a, after 2 years on the digital nomad visa, you can switch to permanent residency through your lineageFor the digital nomad visa, max 20% of your income can come from Spain — the rest must come from outside the countryClean, consistent bookkeeping and invoices are your best friend when applyingA 5-bedroom home in Southern Spain — bought in cash, under $70K. Eliminating a mortgage changes everythingSpain does a quarterly tax system. Know this before you goThe lifestyle shift is real. No active shooter drills. No metal detectors. Their daughter just went on a museum field tripYou are one decision away from a completely different lifeEPISODE RESOURCES:Episode 269: How To Be A Money Making Mama | Alicia Sanchez Unlock your Puerto Rican Citizenship Relocation & Immigration specialists in Andalucía – tell them YQD sent you!CONNECT WITH ALICIA:InstagramYouTube TAKE THE NEXT STEP:Yo Quiero Dinero Private MembershipRead my book, Financially Lit!Leave me a voicemailThis episode of Yo Quiero Dinero was produced by Heart Centered Podcasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another special, Spring re-release! Take a listen to our very first conversation with Hero Rev. Lizzie. In April, we explored past episodes that dealt with ... well, the Past! Stay tuned for May, when we'll revisit conversations centered around finding peace in the Present.-----Spirituality and religion provide a framework for understanding the divine through patterns of prayer, rituals, and community support that help us navigate both the ordinary and extraordinary moments. Whether through the solace of personal meditation or the solidarity of communal worship, these practices can ground us and bring us closer to understanding our place in the world and our relationship with the divine.In this episode, Hero Rev. Lizzie McManus Dail explains the differences between spirituality and religion, how faith can change you, and the role spirituality can play in the darkest times. Lizzie is passionate about the evangelism of a God who makes each of us for joy, which is why you might see her doing silly dances and talking about church history on Instagram and TikTok with her over 70K followers.What You Will Learn[05:49] What spirituality is and how it differs from religion [07:28] How spirituality helps when navigating grief and difficult times [15:10] The complaint prayer to finding peace[17:57] Why God didn't intervene in that tragic experience [21:43] How spiritual conversations help us reconnect with ourselves and find peace  [29:03] Lizzie's turning point to becoming an ordained priest[37:36] About Jubilee church and the work Lizzie does as a priest[42:06] How to be more spiritual in your life through the Ignatian examination  Let's Connect!Rev. Lizzie McManus DailWebsite | InstagramChandler StroudWebsite | LinkedIn | InstagramHappiness Academy is now Healing Heroines, a signature space for women who are ready to feel more grounded, more peaceful, and more aligned — inside and out. Download a complimentary Healing Roadmap to discover our Past, Present, and Possible framework.Want personalized guidance for your healing journey? Book a call with Chandler!Mixing and editing provided by Next Day Podcast.Text message us questions, requests, or comments!

Visit today's blog post here. Last month, I crossed a new income ceiling—bringing in over $70K in just a little over a month—and it was the easiest launch I've ever had. Which, honestly, is both exciting and a little maddening. Because the truth is, the more ease and alignment I've felt in my business, the more success seems to follow… and I know how frustrating that can feel when you're not there yet. At the same time, behind the scenes, I was navigating some unexpected health challenges that forced me to slow down in a way I couldn't ignore. "Slow" has been my word of the year—and this month really asked me to become the version of myself who could actually live it. In this episode, I'm sharing the surprising connection I noticed between panic and stillness, and how I'm learning to step into a deeper, more intentional kind of quiet… one that feels safe, grounded, and expansive instead of frozen. –– Connect with Anna on Instagram: @heartcentered.entrepreneur

Want a FREE Business Audit Quiz? DM Me Biz Audit on either my Instagram or IFCA's Instagram! If you've been posting consistently (content, stories, reels, DMs) working 50 hours a week, maybe even running ads... and you're still under $50K a month? There is a very specific reason for that. And it has almost nothing to do with how much content you're producing. The coaches I watch break through — like really break through, $70K, $100K, $200K months — they're not outworking you. They're not more talented. They don't have bigger followings. They fixed their math. And most coaches never fix their math because they don't even know which number is the problem. That's what today is about. If you're a coach somewhere between $10K and $40K a month and you feel like you're working WAY harder than your income reflects — stay with me. In this episode I'm going to walk you through the 5 numbers that determine whether you scale or plateau, the 3 archetypes of stuck coaches and which one you are, and the single number in YOUR funnel that's costing you the most right now.   Time Stamps:   (0:45) Why You're Under 30k A Month (6:50) Archetypes (8:35) DM Me "Biz Audit" ----------------

In this episode of the WIIRE podcast, we dig into practical, real-world ways female real estate investors are using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to save time, money, and stress—without losing the human touch that makes real estate a relationship business. We start with the ethics: why you should always be transparent about using AI, why you must verify everything it produces (especially legal, tax, and financial content), and how to keep building your own skills instead of outsourcing your thinking to a bot. You'll hear specific examples from women in the WIIRE Community who use AI to draft clearer, kinder tenant communications, translate for Spanish-speaking tenants, summarize confusing contractor explanations, and turn Loom videos into SOPs. We also cover using AI to read zoning ordinances and city codes, compare construction budgets and bids, analyze complex invoices, build simple financial analysis spreadsheets, and even negotiate inspection repairs—like one member who used AI-generated reports and photos to secure a $70K price reduction on a triplex.  On the creative side, we talk about AI for rental design and furnishing checklists, direct mail marketing campaigns, investor pitch decks, and even rough revenue models for potential campground or glamping sites. You'll also hear how one investor used AI to calculate her exact FIRE number and design her ideal snowbird lifestyle. Finally, we touch on real estate–specific tools like TurboTenant's AI maintenance bot and how AI can help with insurance questions and refunds, positioning AI as your smartest “employee” that doesn't need a W2—but always needs your oversight.     Resources: Simplify how you manage your rentals with TurboTenant Get in touch with Envy Investment Group Check out Steadily for all your rental property insurance needs Make sure your name is on the list to secure your spot in The WIIRE Community  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Leave us a review on Spotify Join our private Facebook Community Connect with us on Instagram

Bitcoin keeps running into a wall of selling above $70K — roughly $20M/hour in profit-taking — and now that wall has geopolitical weight behind it after the Islamabad peace talks collapsed, Iran's Strait of Hormuz stays effectively closed, and Trump ordered a naval blockade of Iranian ports starting this morning. That's pushing oil toward $100/barrel and forcing tanker traffic into a full reroute away from the Gulf, which benefits US energy exports but hammers Japan, South Korea, and India hardest. Meanwhile the dollar's long-term slide continues — now just 46% of global FX and gold reserves, a 26-year low — even as M2 keeps expanding at 4.8% YoY, and central bank gold holdings have officially eclipsed US Treasury holdings for the first time since '96. And on the crypto side, the WLFI vs. Justin Sun feud is turning into a full legal brawl over a $75M loan dispute, backdoor token blacklisting, and accusations flying both ways — exactly the kind of circus that undermines crypto's push for institutional credibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt opens by cutting through the noise. Bitcoin is still sitting in the $70K range, Ethereum around $2,100, and the total market cap hovering near $2.4 trillion. In his view, the market itself hasn't meaningfully changed, despite the constant swings in sentiment between fear and hype. What has changed is the underlying behavior around the space — and that's where the real story is.He highlights a major security failure involving a fake Ledger app on Apple's App Store, where a user lost roughly $500,000 after entering their seed phrase into a malicious interface. Matt is blunt: this should not happen, and platforms like Apple should bear responsibility if fraudulent financial apps pass their review systems. For him, this is a core reminder of the risks still present in crypto — not in price action, but in user behavior and infrastructure failures.From there, he shifts into what he sees as a much bigger issue: World Liberty Financial. The project, tied to President Trump's family, is raising serious red flags. Matt walks through the mechanics — locked investor tokens, governance controlled by a handful of wallets, treasury buybacks at a loss, undisclosed conflicts, and frozen holdings — painting a picture of a system where retail participants are stuck while insiders benefit. His takeaway is clear: this is exactly the kind of structure that demands scrutiny, not blind participation.That leads directly into his skepticism around the push for the Clarity Act. With Treasury officials urging Congress to move quickly on crypto regulation, Matt questions whether the timing is coincidental or connected to projects like World Liberty Financial. He doesn't claim definitive proof, but he makes it clear he sees a pattern worth paying attention to.Beyond that, the market remains mixed. Altcoins are still capable of explosive speculative runs, institutional flows are uneven but supportive at times, and macro pressures — like oil surging past $100 — continue to influence crypto as a risk asset. But again, Matt's core message doesn't change: the price is stable, the structure is not.He closes by pointing listeners toward deeper research — specifically the Ledger app incident and commentary around World Liberty Financial — urging critical thinking over passive consumption. The numbers may look the same, but the behavior behind them is shifting, and that's where the real signal is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Gabriella, 36, and Chris, 40, a married couple from Pennsylvania with four kids, zero savings, and $32,000 in credit card debt. They both work multiple jobs. Chris travels all week and picks up extra shifts on weekends. Gabriella juggles three income streams while running the household alone. And yet their fixed costs sit at 109% of their income and the debt keeps growing. What Ramit uncovers goes much deeper than the numbers. For years, Gabriella has been managing everything alone, building budgets Chris never looks at, covering purchases she never agreed to, and quietly losing hope. Chris has been avoiding the conversation entirely. And buried underneath it all is something neither of them mentioned in their application: they've been here before. They filed for bankruptcy. And now, with four kids in tow, they're on the exact same path. In this episode we uncover: Why two incomes and two extra jobs still aren't enough when your fixed costs are 109% The treadmill purchase that broke Gabriella's trust What Ramit means by "95% of your money relationship is in the shadows" The bankruptcy reveal that changes everything Why Chris can't give a straight answer and what it's costing the marriage The moment Gabriella admits she stopped doing everything just to see what would happen How Gabriella's new $70K job changes the numbers overnight The Florida plan and why Ramit says it won't fix anything What it looks like when a couple finally starts working as a team Chapters: (00:00:00) "I've never not worried about money in our marriage" (00:07:10) Do you have trust issues around money? (00:15:18) "What if you just stopped doing it all?" (00:17:32) "95% of our relationship with money is in the shadows" (00:22:17) Ramit reads the separation ultimatum from her application (00:34:00) The power dynamic: who earns more, who leads? (00:46:05) "So you all are broke" (00:52:27) The bankruptcy reveal (01:00:36) The Florida plan and why it won't fix anything (01:03:31) Gabriella's new income changes everything (01:05:57) "I'm too tired of being alone" (01:58:09) Follow-ups Calling LA couples: Apply to be coached for free on this podcast at ⁠https://iwt.com/apply⁠ This episode is brought to you by: Fabric by Gerber Life | Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/ramit DeleteMe | Get 20% off all consumer plans when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/ramit and use promo code RAMIT at checkout ZocDoc | Go to https://zocdoc.com/ramit to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today #sponsored  Facet | As of the date of this recording, Facet is waiving the enrollment fee for new annual members, and for my audience, Facet is offering $300 into your brokerage account if you invest and maintain $5,000 within your first 90 days. Head to facet.com/ramit to learn more about which membership option is best for you. Offer has been extended to 12/31/2026. #FacetAd  If you or your partner get stressed spending $150 on dinner, or are covering up spending, I'd like to help. Apply to be coached for free on this podcast at iwt.com/apply Connect with Ramit Get my new book, Money For Couples Get Money Coaching with Ramit  Download the Conscious Spending Plan Listen to my book—now on Audible Get my New York Times best-selling book Get my no-numbers journal Other episodes Instagram Twitter YouTube Have you or your partner fallen for a scam? If so, I'd like to help. Apply to be coached for free on this podcast at iwt.com/apply 

This week on Group Chat, Zach White returns and the crew goes deep on Nike's earnings disaster and why the brand has become culturally irrelevant. From losing China to getting outpaced by Salomon and Arc'teryx, the guys break down what went wrong and whether the Swoosh can recover. OpenAI just acquired TBPN, a tech podcast, for a reported $200M+ after only 18 months. The crew breaks down why 70K viewers of the right people is worth more than millions of the wrong ones, and what it means for the future of media acquisitions. Kanye sold out two nights at SoFi for the first time in LA since 2019. 45 songs, Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott, and $18M on night one alone. Is cancel culture officially dead? The crew debates what it means when the most controversial artist in the world sells out the biggest venue in the city. Plus: the Artemis moon launch, the moon landing conspiracy debate (the crew votes), a GCP fan builds a SaaS product from a pod tip, Dee builds a baseball swing analyzer on a Duffy boat, and Venice is the new West Hollywood.

In this episode, Travis sits down with Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, the innovative furniture brand that grew from a college side hustle into a publicly traded company nearing $1 billion in annual sales. Shawn shares the raw, behind-the-scenes journey of building a business—from sewing bean bags on his parents' living room floor to surviving bankruptcy, navigating massive economic shifts, and leading through uncertainty. With a focus on resilience, adaptability, and long-term vision, Shawn offers powerful insights for any entrepreneur looking to build something that lasts. On this episode we talk about: How Lovesac started as a college side hustle and evolved into a major brand The importance of taking action—even when you don't have a clear plan Navigating failure, including bankruptcy and major economic downturns Why commitment and long-term thinking create freedom in entrepreneurship How to manage stress, uncertainty, and high-pressure decision making as a leader Top 3 Takeaways Action beats perfection—starting (even with a “dumb idea”) can lead to massive opportunities if you keep going. Resilience is built through adversity—failures, setbacks, and uncertainty are the greatest teachers in business. Embracing uncertainty is a superpower—those who can operate without needing guarantees are best positioned for success. Notable Quotes "Chapter one is simple: just do something." "At every level—$70K, $7 million, $700 million—you still feel vulnerable." "Entrepreneurs thrive in uncertainty. If you can handle that, you have a shot at outsized rewards." Connect with Shawn Nelson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawndnelson Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/shawnoflovesac Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnoflovesac Other: https://www.lovesac.com  Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.  Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.  Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stocks stage a major reversal as President Trump weighs in on the Iran War timeline, and where a top oil analyst sees the energy sector heading next after crude oil spikes above $100 per barrel. Plus, the latest on a Microsoft–Anthropic AI deal, Hims & Hers jumping on a new collaboration with Novo Nordisk, Bitcoin volatility below $70K, and shutdown-fueled airport delays snarling travel. Fast Money Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.