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Today Ashley Rudolph is an executive coach working with high-achieving and executives who are at a “crossroad” as they look GREAT on paper, but tend to exhibit fears and have other problems that effect their confidence and performance. Ashley was not always a coach and, in fact, did not view herself as a coach during most of her career. She grew up in the Bronx in New York City. She attributes her high confidence level to the high bar her parents set for her as well as to the environment where she grew up. After high school Ashley enrolled in Babson College where she quickly had to learn much about business and working as a team. She will tell us that story. After graduation she secured a job, but was layed off and then went back to Babson to secure her Master's degree. Ashley began working and quickly rose through the corporate ranks of tech companies. She tells us how, while not really tech savy at first, she pushed herself to learn what she needed to know to work as part of a team and then eventually to lead high tech teams. In 2023 her high tech employment world took a change which she will describe. Bottom line is that she was laid off from her vice presidential position and after pondering what to do she realized that she had actually been coaching her employees for some time and so she began hirering herself out as an executive coach. We will get the benefit of receiving a number of her insights on leadership, confidence building and how to become better mentally with anything life throughs at us. What Ashley says during our episode time makes a great deal of sense and I believe you will gain a lot from what she has to say. You can reach out to Ashley through the contact information in the show notes for this Unstoppable Mindset episode. About the Guest: Ashley Rudolph is an executive coach for high-achieving leaders and executives at a crossroads—those who have built success on paper but are ready to step into something greater. Her work is grounded in a bold belief: true transformation isn't about doing more—it's about leading differently. A former tech executive, she scaled from IC to VP in just five years, leading $75M+ deals and teams of 250+ at high-growth companies. She knows what it takes to succeed in high-stakes environments—not just in execution, but in the deeper, often invisible work of leadership: making bold decisions, navigating uncertainty, and owning your impact. Her signature methodology, The Three Dimensions of Transformation, helps leaders unlock their full potential by focusing on: mindset, strategy, and elite execution. Whether guiding clients through reinvention, leadership evolution, or high-stakes career moves, Ashley helps them break free from outdated success metrics and create momentum that lasts. Her insights have been featured in Inc., U.S. News & World Report, The New York Post, Success Magazine, Apartment Therapy, and more. She also writes The Operator's Edge, a newsletter on the unseen shifts that drive real momentum in leadership and career growth. Because true leadership isn't about following a path. It's about defining your own. Ways to connect with Ashley: My website which has details about me, my programs, and insights about high achievers in the workplace: www.workwithashleyr.com My newsletter which gets published every single Monday morning with my expert advice for high achievers on how to succeed in the workplace. newsletter.workwithashleyr.com My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyrudolph/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hello, everyone, wherever you happen to be today, I am Michael Hingson, and you are listening to or watching or both, unstoppable mindset today, our guest is Ashley Rudolph, who is a coach, and I like something Ashley put in her bio that I thought was really interesting, and that is that Ashley's work is grounded in the belief that true transportation is not really about doing more, but rather it's doing things differently. And I want, I'm going to want to learn about that. I think that's fascinating, and I also think it is correct, but we will, we will definitely get to that and talk about that. Ashley approached me a little while ago and said, I'd like to explore coming on your content, your podcast. And I said, Well, sure, except I told her the same thing that I tell everyone who comes on the podcast, there is one hard and fast rule you got to follow, and that is, you got to have fun, or you can't come on the podcast, so you got to have fun. Ashley, just Ashley Rudolph ** 02:26 reminding you, I'm ready. I am ready. I'm coming into the podcast today with all of my best jokes, all of my best tricks. Oh, good. Speaker 1 ** 02:35 Well, we want to hear them all. Well, thank you for being here, and it's a pleasure to have you on unstoppable mindset. Ashley Rudolph ** 02:42 Yes, thank you so much for having me. I was just really taken by your entire background story, and I took a risk and sent you a message. So thank you so much for having me on the podcast. Speaker 1 ** 02:55 Well, I have always been of the opinion that everyone has stories to tell, and a lot of people just don't believe they do, but that's because they don't think about it. And so what I tell people who say that to me when we talk about them coming on the podcast, my job is to help bring out the stories. Now, you didn't say that, and I'm not surprised, but still, a lot of people say that. And the reality is, I believe everyone is more unstoppable than they think they are, and that they undersell themselves, they underrate what they are and what they can do, Ashley Rudolph ** 03:28 yeah, and honestly, I 100% agree with you, and that's why, and maybe I'm jumping ahead a little bit, but you triggered a thought. That's why I spend every single one of my first coaching meetings with a client, having them talk me through either their professional history or their wins from the past year. And in those conversations, my feedback is also is always Hey, you're not giving yourself enough credit for the things that you're doing. Like, these are amazing stories, or like, repeating things back to them a little bit differently than they would have phrased it, but that's 100% accurate. We don't sell ourselves enough, Speaker 1 ** 04:08 even to ourselves. We don't sell ourselves enough, especially to ourselves. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, tell me a little about kind of the early Ashley growing up and all that, and you know where you came from, and all that sort of stuff, Ashley Rudolph ** 04:23 yeah. So I grew up in New York. I'm from the Bronx. Oh and yeah, yeah. So, so is my Michael Hingson ** 04:30 mom Ashley Rudolph ** 04:31 Aqua? Oh my gosh, I had no idea. So I grew up in the Bronx and grew up with my mom. My dad was around too, and, oh, it's interesting, and I'm sure this will make sense, but I grew up going to Catholic schools from first grade to senior year of high school, and something about me, it was like I was always a very self assured. Determined person, and that carried through all the way through my adulthood. And maybe that comes from me being a New Yorker. Maybe that comes from my mom being a an immigrant. She's from the Caribbean. She's from the Bahamas, and she had a very high bar for what success looked like I don't know where it comes from, but yeah, yeah. So that's a little bit about me growing up and kind of who I was Speaker 1 ** 05:28 as a kid. So now, where are you living? Now? Ashley Rudolph ** 05:32 I am in New York again, so I moved back to New York in 2020, Speaker 1 ** 05:38 okay, wow, just in time for the pandemic. Lucky you? Ashley Rudolph ** 05:43 Yeah, I actually moved back to New York on election day in 2020 so I missed the early pandemic. But yeah, yeah, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 05:53 I was in New York speaking on March 5, and that night, I got back to the hotel, and my flight was supposed to go out at like, 415 in the afternoon, yeah. And I said, when I started hearing that they were talking about closing down the city, I think I better leave earlier. So I was on a 730 flight out the next day. Oh my gosh, Ashley Rudolph ** 06:18 wow. So you just made it out and that yeah, and at the time, I was living in Boston, and I actually was went on a vacation with a friend, and we flew back the day before they shut down the airports in Boston. So Speaker 1 ** 06:36 that was lucky. Yeah, did you live in Boston itself or a suburb? Ashley Rudolph ** 06:42 Yeah, I lived in Boston for two years, I think, yeah, I lived in the city, yeah. I Speaker 1 ** 06:50 lived in Winthrop for three years, and commuted across Boston to Cambridge every day, Ashley Rudolph ** 06:55 yeah, oh, my god, yeah. So I worked in Cambridge and I lived in the West End, right above TD Garden. Speaker 1 ** 07:03 Oh, okay, yeah, I hear that Durgan Park closed in, in near Faneuil Hall. Ashley Rudolph ** 07:13 Oh, yeah, well, I have to admit, I didn't go there that much. Was living in Boston. Speaker 1 ** 07:19 It was a fun place. It was a family style thing, and they had tables for four around the outer edges inside the restaurant. But you couldn't sit at one of those unless you had four people. And the serving staff was trained to be a little bit on the snotty side. And I went in fun. Oh, wait. Oh, absolutely. They made it fun. But I went in and the hostess, there were three of us, and my guide dog at the time, Holland, who was a wonderful, cute golden retriever, and she said, Oh, we're going to put you at one of the tables for four. And I said, Well, okay, we appreciate that. And Holland was under the table. This waitress comes up and she says, you're not supposed to be sitting here. This is a table for four, and there are only three of you. And I said, but they told us we could. No Nobody told you you could sit here. You got to go back over to the big tables. And I said, Look, we have a guide dog under the table, and he's really happy. And they told us we could be here because of the dog. And she's, I don't believe that at all. I'm, I'm gonna go check. I don't believe you. She goes away and she comes back a little bit later. No, you're not supposed to sit here. And I said, Look, lift up the tablecloth and look under the table. I'm not going to fall for that. Just do it. She finally did. And there's Holland staring out with these big brown eyes. And she just melted. She goes away and comes back. And one of the things about Durgan Park is they have big plates of prime rib. And she brought this plate of prime ribs somebody hadn't eaten at all, and she said, can I give this to the dog? And so, you know, normally, I would say no, but we were trying to make peace in our time, so I said, Oh, sure. And she and Holland had a great time. So it was fun. Ashley Rudolph ** 08:59 Oh, and Holland got prime rib. Holland Speaker 1 ** 09:03 got prime rib. What a treat. And so did and so did the rest of us, but, but we had to pay for ours. But I missed Durgin Park. It was a fun place to go, but I understand that it is closed, and I don't know whether it's oh, well, oh, that's unfortunate, but Quincy market's a wonderful place to go. It's not a lot of interesting things. So you, so you went through high school. So you went through high school in New York, went in in the Bronx tough neighborhood, and then what did you do? So Ashley Rudolph ** 09:34 I then went to college. So I went to Babson College, which is, well, it's in Massachusetts, it's in Wellesley, and it's actually right next door to Wellesley College. Yeah, yeah. So I went there and I studied business, and that was basically where I learned how to be successful in the workplace, which is kind. Funny, because I found that over the years, a lot of people will say, you know, I went to college, but by the end of it, maybe I didn't know what my transferable skills were, or I studied something that isn't related to what I was doing or what I did as a professional, and I always felt the opposite, like in freshman year at Babson, they gave us $3,000 to, like, start a company as a as a students. So all of us just had to start this company. We had our business ideas. There was a CEO, a CMO, a CFO. We had like rules assigned. And that was my first experience of what a workplace could be like, although it was with 18 year olds, so maybe not totally reflective, but we had performance reviews, we had a head of HR, we had like, company meetings, so we were doing things within a framework, and they all kind of translated into the workplace, different players. So Babson basically kind of turned me into the business person that I am Speaker 1 ** 11:09 today. Now, did each person get $3,000 and they started their own company? Ashley Rudolph ** 11:14 Oh, no. So there were, there were maybe 30 of us, and we started a company with that with $3,000 Okay? Exactly with that investment, it was managed quite tightly. There's not a lot that you can do with $3,000 right? So you can probably guess that a lot of the businesses turned out to be the same. So there was always a T Shirt Company or a company the when the LIVESTRONG wristbands were popular, then we were like, oh, let's customize these wristbands. So yeah, yeah. The the company ideas basically ended up being the same, because there's not that much that you could do with that, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 11:56 yeah, yeah. So much you can do unless you start making a bunch of money, Ashley Rudolph ** 12:00 yeah, yeah, yeah. And in today's landscape, I guess there's more that you can do with digital products and stuff like that. But yeah, yeah, we, we had to do physical so we were pretty limited, yeah, well, that's Speaker 1 ** 12:13 okay, but still, if the company is successful, and was it successful? Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 12:19 we, did turn a profit, and then for all of the businesses that did turn a profit, you had to donate the profits to a local charity. So we did. We donated ours to a local organization. We threw an event in partnership with the organization. It was just, it was nice. So, yeah, oh, Speaker 1 ** 12:43 cool. So, how, how long did the company last? Essentially, was it all four years? Ashley Rudolph ** 12:50 It was the first Speaker 2 ** 12:52 year, just the first year, okay, yeah, okay, yeah, that's still, that's pretty cool. Ashley Rudolph ** 12:58 Yeah, it is. I have to say that I learned a lot, Speaker 1 ** 13:02 yeah, well, you're you're kind of forced to or you don't succeed. So I was going to ask you why you felt that you learned how to be successful. But now it's pretty clear, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ashley Rudolph ** 13:13 So we started there in freshman year, and then sophomore, junior and senior year was kind of more of a deep dive on specific skills. So that you take our accounting classes, finance marketing, if you were into retail, there was like a retail management class at the core classes. So we had, you know, liberal arts courses, so art history, yeah, philosophy, things like that. But yeah, everything was mostly centered around business and cool, yeah, yeah. Well, that's Speaker 1 ** 13:47 pretty exciting. Did you did you go do any graduate work anywhere? Ashley Rudolph ** 13:52 It's funny, yes, I did. So I graduated from Babson, and my first job was in a creative agency, and I was doing media buying, and at the time it was 2008 and we were buying ads in school newspapers, which was dying like it was pretty much On on its last leg, and I just had this thought when I was doing it, and that I wasn't inspired by the work, because it wasn't growing, it was going away. And it was clear, yeah, and that. And actually my first job, I got laid off because it was a dying industry, and the team needed to be smaller, and at that point, it's my first job. So it was very devastating to me. I had never gone through anything like that before. So then I decided to go back to school. So I did my masters. I actually. Went back to Babson, but in an international program. So I spent my first semester in France, my second semester in China, and then my final semester at Babson. Ah, Speaker 1 ** 15:13 so why was the newspaper industry going away? Just because everything was going online? Ashley Rudolph ** 15:18 Exactly, yeah, things were shifting more digital. Yeah, it's exactly Speaker 1 ** 15:23 that, so they didn't need as many people selling and doing other things as they did before. Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 15:28 yeah, exactly. Or companies were figuring out different ways to reach college students that wasn't dependent on getting in the school newspaper. 15:39 Yeah? Yeah, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 15:42 yeah. So you got your master's degree from Babson, and then what did you Ashley Rudolph ** 15:47 do? I got my master's degree from Babson, and I'll fast forward a little bit, because what's funny is that after I graduated, I still didn't quite know what I wanted to do, but I figured it out. I ended up going back into marketing. But if you remember, what I described was, in that first job, I wasn't connected to the mission. I wasn't inspired by where the industry was going. So I ended up pivoting into nonprofits. And my first job after graduating from my masters was running digital media, so not physical media, so I shifted into social media and online marketing. Had a nonprofit, right? So I was connected to the mission. I felt like the work that I was doing was for a good cause, and it was an industry that was new and that was growing, and that was ever changing and exciting. So I did that for about three years, so first at a nonprofit, and then at an a charter school network that was in New York and New Jersey at the time, but has since expanded far beyond that. So, yeah, I went into mission driven work, and I went into digital marketing and digital media. And I think what I took away from that chapter of my career was that I want to be in an industry that is ever evolving. So, yeah, so after my experience in the nonprofit and education space, that's when I jumped into tech. So I jumped into tech after that, and spent a decade in the tech industry. And obviously, tech is ever changing. I had access to so many different opportunities. I grew really fast. I started at the first company, the first tech company that I worked for. I was a program manager, and five years later I was a vice president, right? So, like, I was able to seize opportunities and work really hard and get to the level that I wanted to get to I was very ambitious, so I think tech just kind of gave me everything I wanted. Career wise, how Speaker 1 ** 18:09 did you progress so fast to go from being a program manager to the level of Vice President in what generally would be defined as a pretty short time? Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 18:20 yeah, yeah. So some of it was hard work, and I think the other factor was luck, and the other factor was going after whatever it was that was in front of me. So taking risks. So I would say, with the hard work part, I worked a lot. See when I first, when I started that job, I was actually a Program Manager for Back End Web Development, which was Ruby on Rails, coding a coding language. And then I was also a program manager for data science. I had no experience in either I was not technical. I did not have the technical skills or technical aptitude to do this, but I did have the desire to learn. So my first month at that job, I worked seven days a week. I went to workshops on the weekend. I did coding workshops, I read through all of the documentation. I sat in all of the programs that I was managing. I just dug deep. And I think that first year of immersing myself in everything kind of set the foundation for me. Speaker 1 ** 19:38 So you made yourself pretty technical by the time it was all said and done, Ashley Rudolph ** 19:42 yeah, yes, yes, and not on the level of any of my instructors or the students that actually took the programs. But I cared about learning, and I cared about having a certain level of fluency in order to I had to hire instructors for the program so I couldn't fumble my. Words, right? So, yeah, yeah. So I taught myself, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 20:05 you learned. You learned enough. You You weren't trying to be the most technical person, but you learned enough to be able to interact with people and hold your own. Yeah, which, which is the important thing, I think. And for me, I know at one point, I had a job that was phased out when Xerox bought the company and I couldn't find another job. And it wasn't because of a lack of trying, and it wasn't because I didn't have the skills, but rather, as societal norms typically go, the belief is blind people can't work, as opposed to what we really can and can't do. So I eventually started my own company selling computer aided design systems, and for me, as a blind person, of course, I'm not going to sit in front of a CAD computer or even a PC based CAD system, which is what we sold. So I had to learn, however, all about how to operate the system. Learn about PCs. So I learned how to how to build PCs. I learned about CAD so I could actually walk someone through the process of drawing without actually having to do it, so I understand what, exactly what you're saying. Yeah, and it was important to do that. Yeah. Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 21:21 it was important, and no one told me to do that, right? And I'm sure that no one told you to do that too, but there was just something in me that knew that I was excited about this work, or I wanted opportunities, and this was the best way that I knew how to go after it. Yeah, yeah. Speaker 1 ** 21:43 Well, and, and it is the way you still have you do have to learn enough to be able to hold your own, but I Yeah, but I think it's also important in learning that that you're also not trying to threaten anyone else. You're just trying to be able to communicate with them Ashley Rudolph ** 22:00 exactly, exactly, yes, Speaker 1 ** 22:05 yeah. All too often, people view others as threats when they really shouldn't. But you know, Speaker 2 ** 22:12 that's Yeah, another story gonna do Yeah, right, right. Speaker 1 ** 22:16 Well, so for within five years, you became a vice president. What was the tech that y'all were really developing? Ashley Rudolph ** 22:22 Yeah, great question. So what's interesting about this is that it wasn't so the first company I worked for wasn't a tech company, and that they were building tech it's actually a coding boot camp. So they were teaching people either how to code or how to become a UX designer, or how to become a product manager. So that was the product after a while. And I think long after I left the company, they did develop their own tech. So they developed an online an LMS learning management system, and there was digital content. But when I started, it was really about the boot camp era and teaching people how to code, because there were all these engineering jobs and web development jobs that were available and not enough, not enough talent, not Speaker 2 ** 23:13 enough talent to go around. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ashley Rudolph ** 23:17 Which is when you think about today's market and where we're, where we are, that was only 10 years ago, and it's a completely different story. Now, the market is flooded with too many web developers. Yeah, Speaker 1 ** 23:29 it is, but I would say, from my standpoint of seeing what they produce in terms of making web content accessible, not nearly enough of them know how to do that, which is another story, Ashley Rudolph ** 23:41 yeah, yeah, yeah, which is so interesting. And yeah, unacceptable, unfortunate, because there were always teams that were in charge of accessibility at the companies that I worked for, but then having someone be in charge of it, and then properly resourcing the accessibility team is a whole other story. And I think so many companies view it as just oh yeah, I checked the box. My website is accessible. But did you really build with your end users in mind, and the answer is probably no, Speaker 1 ** 24:23 probably not, yeah, and all too often that ended up being the case. Well, so what did you do after you became vice president? Ashley Rudolph ** 24:32 Yeah, so that was tough. You said it, and you said, I climbed really fast. And that's true, I did, and because I climbed fast, there were a lot of lessons to learn. So after I became vice president, I really had to own that leadership seat, or that executive leadership seat, and recognize that what had got me there. Here is was not what was going to keep me there. So the thing that I did after I became a vice president was really understanding how to be an effective executive. So that means really understanding the business side, which I already knew I had been doing that I've been thinking about that since college, so that wasn't something that I was concerned about, but the biggest thing was forming executive level relationships and really understanding how to form allies, and understanding that at that level, it's less of I have the right answer, and listen to me, because I'm a vice president and more of a okay. How am I influencing the people around me to listen to my idea, accept my idea, champion and support my idea. And it's not enough to just have something that's right on paper. Speaker 1 ** 26:06 The others the other side of that, of course, could be that maybe you have an idea that may or may not be the right idea, which also means you need to learn to listen, Ashley Rudolph ** 26:13 yes, exactly, exactly, and that was absolutely the other side of it. So me coming into things and being like, I understand what needs to happen, and not having all the context either way, right? So, yeah, yeah, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 26:31 but you must have done pretty well at doing all that. Ashley Rudolph ** 26:34 I figured it out eventually. Yes, I did figure it out eventually, and it wasn't easy, but I was able to grow a team and scale a team, and I was able to move from maybe the business side of running operations to the product and technology side of it, so being able to see two different sides of the coin. And yeah, it did. It did work. Well, I was able to create my own department, which was a product project management office that oversaw all of the work of the entire product and design and technology teams, 250 people. I I'm not sure that I would have thought I was capable of doing something like that, and building something from the ground up, and hiring a team of, I think, 15 people, and leading that department. And, yeah, yeah, and it was great. I did learn a lot. And then 2023 happened. And that was the major turning point in Tech where I think the dominant story shifted from, or at least in education technology, which I think you know something a lot about, but the dominant story shifted from this is great. This is growing. Distance Learning is fueling growth. There's so much opportunity here to it's too big. We need to, you know, do layoffs. We need to find a way to right size the business. There's actually not a lot of growth happening. So 2023 happened, and I ended up getting laid off with my entire department that I built. And that was such a huge lesson, a huge leadership lesson for me, for sure. So I'll pause so that I'm not not talking at you, but hanger, yeah, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 28:46 well, so you got laid off. I've been there. I've had that happen. And, yeah, it isn't fun, but it's like anything else. You may not have been able to control it happening, but no, you are the one who has to deal with it. So you may not have control over it happening, but you always have control over how you deal with what happened. Ashley Rudolph ** 29:09 Yes, yes, 29:11 yes. And what did you do? Ashley Rudolph ** 29:14 And that's exactly what was so different about this time. So I will say I had two months notice. I had an amazing leader, such a technology officer. When the decision was made, he said, Okay, we can make this decision, but I have to tell Ashley immediately. So he told me, and it wasn't surprising, right? Because I saw how the business what direction the business was going in. So I can't say I was shocked, but the big question that I had was, Oh, my God, what am I going to do about my team? And I felt such immense responsibility because I had hired many of them I came to. Care about them and their careers and their livelihoods, and, yeah, I just felt responsible for it. So you said it, you said it beautifully, and that it was about what I decided to do. So from that moment, I shifted my focus, maybe, maybe to my own detriment, but whatever, I came out on the upside, but I shifted my focus to my team, and I thought the best thing that I could do in that moment was preparing them for their next chapters without going directly to the team and damaging the trust of the Chief Technology Officer and saying, in two months, we're all going to get laid off. That's also not reflective of the type of leader I wanted to be. So I figured out that, because we were a project management office and because there wasn't a lot of new work at the company, we had downtime. So I implemented a meeting on the calendar, which was a project review, and every single week, someone on my team had the opportunity to present their projects and talk about what they learned, what was challenging for them, and what their successes were, right, some combination of those things, and they all did it, and that was my way of helping to start prepare them for the interview process, because now you know your work, you know what your impact was, and you've gotten my feedback as someone who's a leader, who knows what hiring managers are looking for, you got my feedback on the best ways to present yourself, and they were able to ask questions. There were some people who approached me or the director on my team privately and asked us to review their resumes, because they kind of saw the writings on the wall without me ever having to say it, and I did. And what ended up happening is, at that two month mark, or whenever, when the layoffs did happen, no one on my team was shocked, and there were people who actually within a month after the layoff happened, they had found new jobs because they had that time to prepare and felt confident in their job search and the stories that they were telling about themselves. So I all that to say that I did exactly that. I chose the type of leader that I wanted to be, and the thing that felt important to me was preparing my team for their next chapter, Michael Hingson ** 32:32 which I would say is the right thing to do, Ashley Rudolph ** 32:34 yeah, yes, exactly, because it Speaker 1 ** 32:37 isn't, no matter what a lot of people might think, it isn't about you, it's about the team. It's about you and the rest of the team, because you're all a team, Ashley Rudolph ** 32:45 yeah? Except Yes, yes. And I very much viewed my team as an extension of myself, an extension of them. I you know, it wasn't just about them doing a job for me, quote, unquote, like that's not the type of leader that I am. We are a team, Speaker 1 ** 33:04 right? So meanwhile, while you were doing that and helping the team, what were you also doing for you? And Ashley Rudolph ** 33:12 that's why I said to my detriment, I didn't do a lot of thought. I put no thought into what I wanted to do. Okay? At all. I just And you know what? It's not to my detriment. I think what I needed at that time was a distraction, and this was a really good distraction for me, from sorting through what I wanted to do next, but also in navigating that with my team and supporting them through that, I think the answer became very clear once I was ready to ask my question, I just coached my team. So yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Speaker 1 ** 33:51 And so you sort of, as you would say, pivoted to being a coach, Ashley Rudolph ** 33:57 yes, yes. And I want to be clear that this wasn't a decision that was like, you know, that I just fell into coaching, you know, I I made the decision to so I took some time to think about what were the pieces of my work that I really loved when I was a VP at multi, you know, at multiple companies, and the answer was clear, and that I really loved coaching and helping people become better at their work, and I really loved mentorship. And those were the parts of the work that if I could just do that all day, that's what I would want to do. And I was like, Well, I have the I can make a decision to do that all day, every day now, because I'm not doing anything, I just got laid off. So I can choose to do this work. So that's exactly how I ended up being a coach. Speaker 1 ** 34:58 Well, so you. Ever originally planned on being a coach. So was it that work with your team that really was the sort of pivotal decision for you, that although you never thought you were going to be a coach, that led you to coaching, or was there something else that really helped move you there? There was something else. Okay, yeah, more to the story. Ashley Rudolph ** 35:21 There is always you're peeling all the layers so, so initially, what I thought I would do, because I was an operations person, I was like, I'll just be an operations consultant. I'll go out on my own, and people will hire me to be their ops person. So let me, you know, run with that as an idea. And I started having conversations with former colleagues. And what was funny in that so many of their conversations were kind of like, oh yeah, I want to support you. And that sounds nice. I understand why you would want to be an operations consultant. But there's something more interesting about you being a coach. Or I want to hire you to be a coach for my team. Or, Hey, you did really amazing things in your career. You should help other people do those things. And that was the theme that people kept telling me, so I finally decided, decided to listen. That's how I landed on coaching. And instead of it being like, oh my god, I'm trying to sell the value of myself as an operations consultant, once I just owned the coach title, people just started saying, okay, yep, Sign me up. Or I'll refer you to someone who needs a coach right now. Or, hey, you coach just one person on my team, and they're great. Here's more. So it just became easy, and it became less of a I'm trying to sell people, and I'm trying to, like, convince them that they need me in this role, it was just easy. Speaker 1 ** 37:04 So do you think you talked about being ambitious when you were in college and starting that business at Babson and so on? Do you think you've always continued to try to be, if you will, ambitious, or did you sort of shift in terms of mindsets over time? Ashley Rudolph ** 37:22 Yeah, that's a really good question. I do think I have always been ambitious, and when I visited my mom last year or the year before last for Thanksgiving, I found a fake report card that I wrote myself, that I wrote for myself in fourth grade. And there was a prompt that said, what would you want your teacher to write on your report card at the end of this year? And I wrote, Ashley is excelling at excellence. Well, there you go, fourth grade. So I think it's always been there. Speaker 1 ** 38:02 So is it, but is it ambition? Is it ambition, or is it being industrious and being being confident? You know? Ashley Rudolph ** 38:10 Yeah, yeah. Oh, that is such a good question, right? So there was a version of me when I was in the corporate world where I would have just said, yeah, it's ambition, right? Because I'm always motivated to, you know, go after the next level, and that's what's driving me. And now, now that you put that question out there, it is, it is that confidence, because I'm not chasing a thing or the next level right now, in this phase, I'm chasing quote, unquote impact like the thing that drives me is helping people, helping people probably achieve things for themselves that They also didn't think that they could in their careers, and I'm just helping them get there, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 39:06 and that's why I asked the question, because ambition, the way you normally would think of it, yeah, can be construed as being negative, but clearly what you're doing is is different than that. Yeah, you know, at this at the same time for you, now that you're coaching and so on, and you shifted to doing something different, yeah, did you have to let something go to allow you to be open to deciding to be a coach? Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 39:38 and the thing that I had to let go was exactly what you just pointed out. So you are very intuitive. The thing I had to let go was that the traditional construct of what success looks like. So it looks like, okay, I'm a VP, so I next need to be an SVP. And then after that I need to be at the sea level. And no, and I guess there could have always been questions about, was that what I really wanted, or was it just the next level that I was after? Yeah, yeah. And there was that, I think it was just the next level for quite some time, but now, like I said, the thing that I let go of was that and wanting to grasp for what the next level is. And now for me, it looks like, okay, well, I only have so many hours in the day, so I can't coach unlimited people, but I still want to impact many people. So what does that mean? Okay, well, I'm writing a newsletter, and I put out a newsletter every week with my thoughts, and that can reach many more people than I can one to one or podcast. I'm talking to you on this podcast, and maybe me sharing more of my story will inspire someone else, or I'll learn from you and your community, Michael, but yeah, I think the thing, the thing that determines what success looks like for me is my ability to impact Speaker 1 ** 41:14 and and the result of that is what happens with the people that you're working with, and so you, you do get feedback because of that, Ashley Rudolph ** 41:25 yes, yes, I do get, I get lots of feedback, and it is, it's transformational feedback. And I think one of the things that I love, and I do this for every client that I work with, is on day one, we established a baseline, which I don't necessarily have to always say that to them like we're establishing the baseline, it's understood. And then in our last session, I put a presentation together, and I talked to them about where they were when we started, and what they wanted for themselves, and over the course of us coaching together, what they were able to accomplish, so what their wins were, and then where they land, and just me taking them on that journey every single or when they work with me, is eye opening, because they don't even see the change as it's happening. And I'm like, Hey, you did this. You're not that person that you walked into this room as on day one, and maybe by the end, you have a new job, or you got promoted, or you feel more confident and assured in your role. But whatever it is, you've changed, and you should be proud of yourself for that. Speaker 1 ** 42:43 Yeah, yeah. And it's, I am sure, pretty cool when you get to point that out to people and they realize it, they realize how far they've come. Ashley Rudolph ** 42:55 Yeah, yeah, it is. It's, it's really awesome to be able to share that with people and to also be on the journey with them, and when they think that maybe they're not ready to do something just gently reminding them that they are. And sometimes I think about what, you know, what managers have done for me, because I've, I had the privilege of working with really great managers some in my career, and yeah, they did that to me, and that that's how I was able to accomplish the things that I did. So yeah, Speaker 1 ** 43:34 well, it's great that you're able to carry those lessons forward and help other people. That's pretty cool. Ashley Rudolph ** 43:38 Yeah, yeah. And honestly, I hope that my clients can do the same. So if there are things that they learn in coaching, any frameworks or things like that, if they're able to help people, then that's great. And the cycle continues, you know? So, yeah, yeah. Speaker 1 ** 43:57 You know, a question that comes to mind is that when we talk about leadership, there are certainly times that leaders face uncertainty, especially when there are transitions going on and you've experienced a lot of transitions. What would you say is the unconventional truth about leadership in times of change and transition? Ashley Rudolph ** 44:20 Yeah, yeah. So I think the thing that I see the most is that in times of transition, especially if it's a transition that maybe you have no control over, right? You're not choosing to leave your job, for example, the the inclination is to over control, right, and try to assert control over the situation in any way that you can, and in more cases than not, that backfires to some degree. So the thing that I try to focus on with my clients is getting to a point where you accept the fact that what is happening is happening. I'm kind of like my layoff, right? I didn't fight the decision or try to change the decision. I just had to accept it for what it was. And then the thing that we focus on is now that we know the thing is happening, whatever the transition or change is, it doesn't have to be as extreme as a layoff, but now that we know that it's happening, what can you control and what can you focus on? And that's what we need to spend our time on. And it can be anything, you know, sometimes people are put on performance improvement plan, and you kind of just if, if this is a situation where you're like, Oh yeah, I could see where this came from, and I wish that I was not in this situation. Okay, well, you kind of have to accept that you are, and what can you do about it now, it's really, yeah, Speaker 1 ** 45:58 what's the hardest lesson you've learned about leadership and being a leader, not just being an executive, but coaching people. Ashley Rudolph ** 46:10 Yeah, and I get this all the time as a coach too. It's it's in me, but the lesson that I've learned is I don't have to know everything. That's Michael Hingson ** 46:21 a hard lesson. To learn, isn't Ashley Rudolph ** 46:25 it? It is, especially when you feel like as a leader, like people are relying on you, or you think they are, they're relying on you to know the answers or to know what to do next, or as a coach, they're relying on you to ask the right questions or to guide them in the right direction, right? And sometimes you just don't know, and that's okay, and it's also okay to say that. And I was just going to say that, yeah, yeah, exactly, exactly. It took me a long time to get comfortable with that, but now, now I am more comfortable with it, for sure. Do you feel like you struggled with that too? Or Yeah? Speaker 1 ** 47:06 Well, I have, but I was blessed early on, when I was a student teacher in getting my secondary teaching credential, I was a student teacher in an algebra one class in high school, and one of the students came in one day, and he asked a question in the course of the day, and it should have been a question I knew the answer to, but I didn't. But when I when I realized I didn't, I also, and I guess this is my makeup, thought to myself, but I can't blow smoke about it, so I just said, you know, I don't know the answer, but I'm going to look it up and I will bring you the answer tomorrow. Is that okay? And he said, Yeah. And my master teacher after class cornered me, and he said, That was absolutely the best thing you could do, because if you try to psych out these kids and fake them out, they're going to see through you, and you're never going to get their trust. Yeah, and of course, he was absolutely right. So I did the right thing, but I also learned the value of doing the right thing. And Mr. Redman, my master teacher, certainly put it in perspective. And I think that's so important. We don't have to necessarily have all the right answers. And even if we do have the right answer, the question is, Is it our job to just say the right answer or try to guide people to get to the right answer? Ashley Rudolph ** 48:41 Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's another leadership lesson, right? It's and it's so much more powerful when people do get to the answers themselves, yeah. And I think that kind of helps with them being less dependent on coming to you for the answers moving forward, right? If they're able to go on that path of discovery Speaker 1 ** 49:04 well, and if they are able to do that and you encouraged it, they're going to sense it, and when they get the right answer, they're going to be as high as a kite, and they're going to come and tell you that they did it. So, yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 49:15 exactly. Yeah, yeah. What a good feeling. Speaker 1 ** 49:19 Yeah, it is, what do you do? Or what are your thoughts about somebody who just comes to you and says, I'm stuck? Ashley Rudolph ** 49:27 Ooh, that happens all the time. Michael, it happens all the time. And I'll tell you, there's two things. So if someone says I'm stuck, they either don't have the confidence to pursue the thing that they know they want to do, but they're just saying they're stuck, which is it is being stuck, right? If you can't take action, then you're stuck. But sometimes they frame that as I don't know where what I want to do or where I want to go, and then I ask. Couple of questions, and it's like, oh, well, you actually do know what you want to do and where you want to go. You just don't have the confidence yet to pursue that path. So part of the time, it's a confidence issue, or the other time, the thing that they're grappling with, or the other cases, what they're grappling with is, I haven't connected with like my values or the things that motivate me or my strengths even right? So maybe they're the ambitious person who was compelled to just chase the next level and the next level and the next level, but now they're asking, Is this really important to me, or do I really want this? As I spoke to another coach, and she ended up leaving what she thought was a dream job at Google, because every day she was kind of like, I still want to be here, and it wasn't her dream job, and she left to become a coach. So it's either one of those two things, most times, for the clients that I work with, and I ask a lot of questions, so I get to the answers, or I help them get to the answers by asking them the right questions. Yeah, Speaker 1 ** 51:14 and that's the issue. And sometimes you may not know the right question right off the bat, but by the same token, you can search for it by asking other questions. Ashley Rudolph ** 51:23 Exactly, exactly, exactly, yeah, yeah, that's it. Speaker 1 ** 51:27 So what is, what is a transformation of a client that you experienced and kind of what really shifted, that changed everything to them, something that just really gave you chills, and was an AHA kind of thing. Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 51:44 there are. There's so many one, okay, so one that I want to share is and basically the client went from, this isn't the job for me. I don't like the role I'm in. I don't think I can be successful, and I don't think my work is valued here. And I would say, over the course of eight months, she went from that to getting one of few perfect performance reviews in the company like it's a company that doesn't give a perfect performance review, right? So, right, going from that and being like, I need to find a new job. I've got to get out to I am excelling at this job, and it wasn't just anyone that gave her the perfect performance review. It was one of the co founders of the company. So like, top person is saying, Yeah, this is great. You're doing amazing work. There is value, and I think you're incredible. So in that transformation, the thing that she had to connect to, or reconnect to, was her values and understanding what are the things that she enjoys about her work and what are the things that she really didn't enjoy, and understanding the why behind that, and then the other two things for her, or developing her confidence, which sounds very fluffy, because it's like, How do you help someone do that? And I help people do that by helping them feel really good about their work product. So with her, with her, what we ended up doing was focusing on helping her prepare for some presentations. Me giving her feedback on her decks, or her talking to me about how she wanted to prepare for a meeting and the points that she wanted to make, and me helping her, you know, craft really compelling talking points, and having that feedback loop with me of being like, Okay, here's how the meeting went, and this was the feedback I got, and also being like, Oh, wow, the meeting went really well. And like feeling her confidence build over time by helping her get better at her work, and gradually over time, it just built to that amazing end point for her. But that's that's a transformation for me that will always stick out, because I just remember that first meeting and me just being like, okay, you know this, this might end up being a journey where we help her find a role that is better suited for her. And, you know, just kind of thinking about that, and it just didn't end up being that at all. Speaker 1 ** 54:35 Well, the other thing that, in one way or another, probably plays into some of that is the people her bosses, the people who she worked for, probably sensed that something was going on, yeah, and she had to be honest enough to to deal with that. But as she progressed, they had to sense the improvement, and that. Had to help a lot. Ashley Rudolph ** 55:01 Yes, for sure. And I think maybe there is confusion from her boss and in him thinking that she was ready to take on the work that he knew that she could take on, but she didn't quite feel ready yet. Yeah, so there was something she had to sort through, and she finally, not finally, that wasn't a lot of time at all, but she got there, and yeah, yeah. Speaker 1 ** 55:26 And I'll bet they were better. I'll bet they were better communicators with each other by the time it was all said and done, too Ashley Rudolph ** 55:31 Exactly, yes, yeah, yeah. They developed a shorthand, you know? And, yeah, yep. Speaker 1 ** 55:39 So there are a lot of leaders who look great on paper, but when it really comes down to it, they just aren't really doing all that they ought to be doing. They feel restless or whatever. What's the real reason that they need to deal with to find momentum and move forward? Ashley Rudolph ** 55:58 Yeah, so I'm going to take a I'm going to take a different approach to answering this question. And because of the people that I work with, again, they're high achievers. Yeah, right. And sometimes I see that what happens is maybe people have described them as restless, or people have said, Why aren't you happy? You have this amazing career, you should be happy. And I think, like that projection, they end up taking that on and feeling guilty about the fact that they want more. But at the core of it, when I talk to them or get to the level of, you know, Hey, what is happening here? What's causing this sense of restlessness? Surprisingly, the answer is, yeah, I have this great job or this great title, but I feel like I could be doing so much more. So it's an impact. It's an impact thing that is driving the people that I work with. So what we end up doing is trying to figure out, to some degree, like I have no control over what happens at work, so I don't want to pretend that I do, but if it is an impact question, then what we get to the core of is, okay, well, how do you increase your impact? And that's what I work with them on? Speaker 1 ** 57:24 Well, here's a question. So I have been in sales for a long time, and of course, as far as I'm concerned, I still am being a public speaker. I sell more life and philosophy than anything else. But one thing a lot of people face is rejection. A lot that was redundant, but a lot of people face rejection. How do you get people to understand that rejection isn't a bad thing, and that it actually is a sign of success more often than not? And I agree with it. And you had given me this question, I think it's a great question and relevant to answer. Ashley Rudolph ** 57:58 Yeah, so I just try to flip the thinking. So I make it less about the person rejecting you, or you receiving a rejection. And to me, if you get rejected, it's a signal that you try, and that's what we focus on, right? So if you're not getting rejected and you're in the same place that you were, it's probably an indication that you're not trying, or you're not taking big enough swings, or you're not pushing yourself. So, yeah, I just try to help my clients. You know, think about the fact that, hey, you got rejected because you tried and you put yourself out there, and that's great. And then the other thing I like to think about with rejection is really just like rejection is someone placing a bet, and if you know about bets, you know that they're not 100% right, and sometimes the person just decided they weren't going to place their bet on you. And it's not that you're not capable, or it's not that it wasn't a great idea, maybe it wasn't the right time, maybe whatever, you don't know what the why is, but it's just a bet, and someone could take a different bet, and it can be on you, or you can bet on yourself even, right? So once you start to think about rejection as just the choice that someone made on a day, and that person isn't all people, and they're certainly not representative of, you know, the person who could decide to take a chance on you and your idea or your initiative, then I think the rejection stings a lot less. Speaker 1 ** 59:31 Yeah, one of the expressions I've heard regularly is the selling really begins. And I and I think whether it's selling a product or whatever you're doing, but the selling really begins when the objections begin or the rejection. Yeah, and I think there's, there's so much truth to that one of the things, one of the things that I used to do when I was selling products, is I would play a game with myself. Is this person. Going to give me a new objection or a new reason for rejection that I haven't heard before, and I always loved it when somebody came up with something that truly I hadn't heard before, and that was absolutely relevant to bring up, because then it's my job to go off and deal with that, but it was fun to put my own mindset in that sort of framework, because it's all about it's it's not me, unless I really am screwing up, it's other things. And no matter whether it's me screwing up or not, it's my job to figure out how to deal with whatever the other person has on their mind. Yeah, and when the new things come up, those are so much fun to deal with. And I even praised people, you know, I've never heard that one before. That's really good. Let's talk about it. Ashley Rudolph ** 1:00:50 So great, yeah, yeah. They were probably like, oh, okay, wow. Well, yeah, let's talk about it, yeah. Speaker 1 ** 1:01:00 But I didn't show fear, and didn't need to, because I I went into a learning mode. I want to learn what's on their mind and what's going on, Ashley Rudolph ** 1:01:09 yeah, and that's what it's about. It's about understanding what's important to the other person, or understanding their concerns. And I think if you come at it like you did, from a place of really wanting to understand them and find common ground, then sometimes you can even shift the rejection right often. Speaker 1 ** 1:01:27 If you do it right often you can. Yeah, you can. You can reverse it, because most rejections and objections are really based on perception and not necessarily reality Ashley Rudolph ** 1:01:41 at all? Yes, exactly yes, yes, which is Speaker 1 ** 1:01:45 important? Well, if you could go back and talk to a younger version of yourself, what moment would you choose and who? What would you say that they should learn? Oh, Ashley Rudolph ** 1:01:54 this is so this is such a Speaker 1 ** 1:01:57 great fun question. Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 1:02:03 if I could go back, I would probably tell myself that you you don't necessarily have to run away to find the things that you're looking for in your career, right? And I think in life too. Sometimes you think, Oh, I just have to move to a different city, or I just have to buy a new outfit, or I just have to, I have to, I have to, I have to change this thing. And sometimes you just don't have to. Sometimes you can have a conversation about thing that you want or the thing that you're not getting. So if this is a boss right, talking about the thing that you want or that you're not getting, and coming up with a solution together, and I think for quite some time, I was too afraid to do that, and if I wasn't getting what I needed or what I wanted, I just thought the best thing to do was to find it elsewhere, and I would just go back and tell myself to ask for what I wanted first, and then get the information and then leave if I had to. But leaving doesn't have to be the default. Speaker 1 ** 1:03:21 Yeah. Cool. Well, Ashley, this has been a lot of fun. We've been doing this an hour. Can you believe Ashley Rudolph ** 1:03:29 it? We have, we have the time flew by. Fun. Yeah, I could have kept going. Michael Hingson ** 1:03:36 Well, then we'll just have to do another one. Yeah, Ashley Rudolph ** 1:03:39 we do. It, I will always come back. You are amazing. Michael, Speaker 1 ** 1:03:43 well, this has been fun, and maybe one of the things that you could do to help spread the word about what you do and so on is do your own podcast. Ashley Rudolph ** 1:03:50 Yes, something else to think about, yeah, yeah, that's a great idea. And then if I do then I will invite you on there. I'd Speaker 1 ** 1:04:00 love it, I'll come absolutely well. I want to thank you again, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching today. This has been very enjoyable and a lot of fun, and I appreciate you taking the time to be with us. I'd love to hear your thoughts. 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Reach out, and we will honor your interest and we will bring them on, because I think everyone has, as I told Ashley earlier, stories to tell. So hope that you will do that and that we'll get to see you on our next episode. And again, Ashley, I just want to thank you for being here. This has been so much fun. All Ashley Rudolph ** 1:05:37 right, thank you, Michael. **Michael Hingson ** 1:05:42 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. 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Steve dangle recaps and analyzes F Matthew Knies and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreeing to a 6-year/$7.75M contract extension. Then, Steve gets. into the Marner and Vegas tampering situation. NEW BOOK!: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443469968/hockey-rants-and-raves/ BECOME AN SDP VIP! https://www.youtube.com/sdpn/join SDPN: https://www.sdpn.ca/ ADVERTISE WITH US! https://sdpn.ca/sales/ SDPN DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/MtTmw9rrz7 EASTER SEALS: https://t.co/DVbMNTS1IL AUDIOBOOK: https://bit.ly/2GIgYya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris for into real estate 34 years ago, and Lauren dives right in. It started by being exposed to his dad's commercial real estate buildings when he was younger. In the 90s, they built over 100 homes, profiting on each. When the 2008 crash came, though, things weren't good. He had A LOT of homes in his name. To get back in the game, and make good on what he owed, Chris bought a list and started calling. Now, Chris is focused on doing deals with his community members using what he's learned since the crash. Some of the community members are in Florida, which naturally piques Lauren's interest. Chris gives an example of the type of deal they do: single family homes sold via rent to own. Chris believes everyone should have a real estate coach. If you liked this episode, you'll also like episode 190: How Retiring at 44 Changed My Life.About Chris:Chris Prefontaine is a Rhode Island-based real estate investor, 7-figure coach, and CEO of Smart Real Estate Coach. He is a Forbes Business Council Member and a 3x Inc 5000 Honoree for Fastest Growing Company. Over the last 17 years, he has coached over 30K individuals and engineered more than $75M in transactions. Connect with Chris:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisprefontaine/https://www.instagram.com/chris.prefontaine/https://wickedsmartacademy.com/mastersclasswickedsmartbooks.com/LaurenConnect with Lauren:https://www.realadultingiseasy.com/https://twitter.com/AdultingIsEasy https://www.instagram.com/adultingiseasyreal/About Lauren:Lauren Keen Aumond is passionate about personal finance. She hosts the Adulting Is Easy podcast, where she helps make adulting easier for listeners by making money easier. Lauren became a millionaire at age 31 through high income, investing in stocks, and owning and managing real estate. She was able to leave her 9-5 at age 33 and now manages her short- and long-term rentals on the west coast of Florida with her husband. For fun, Lauren plays tennis, spends time with her family, drinks red wine, travels, and boats.
Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin, and Adrian Alvarez from InvestReady cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Global Settlement tokenizing a $75M oil & gas deal, JPMorgan's deposit tokens, and more RWA news! Company of the Week - Herwig: Global Settlement Network Company of the Week - Kyle: Oxbridge Re Companies covered include JPMorgan, Base, Coinbase, SEC, Luxembourg, Plume, Centrifuge, Converge, XDC, Archax, Deutsche Bank, DTCC, Fnality, ICE, OSTTRA, Partior, PPIH, BlackRock, Deribit, Crypto.com, Oxbridge Re/ SurancePlus, Midnight Foundation ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 0:48 Special Announcement from Global Settlement Network 6:47 Market Movements 37:35 RWA Foundation Updates 39:17 Token Debrief 46:10 Companies of The Week
AlabamaGov. Ivey sets date for special election to fill House District 63 seatAG Marshall says state could receive $75M in opioid settlement with PurdueAuburn admissions favors certain demographic despite ending DEI officeUniversity of Alabama selects Peter Mohler as next presidentIllegal alien living in Cullman and charged with sex abuse now in ICE custodyThe renaming of Fort Novosel to Fort Rucker is underway after Trump speechNationalTrump leaves G7 summit early due to conflict between Israel and IranTrump orders ICE expansion of deportation efforts to sanctuary citiesFL Governor says residents trapped in cars by rioters have right to run overFL DMV employees arrested as part of licensing operation for illegalsSCOTUS rules on case of NY Catholics being forced to pay for abortionsMinnesota gunman had massive detailed plan for his assassinationsTrial of Sean Combs enters 6th week, one juror dismissed for lying
Community DC Host Dennis Glasgow visits with Robin Kelleher, who is the co-founder who serves as the CEO of Hope For The Warriors®. Robin's entrepreneurship, leadership, and passion has led this highly successful “for purpose” organization to national heights, raising over $75M and significantly impacting the military community. Robin is responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction of the organization, driving results with a dedicated Board of Directors, and providing budgetary and mission-focused guidance to the growing staff of Hope For The Warriors
Trump just opened the door to exactly what we've been warning about: U.S. involvement in a full-blown war between Israel and Iran. We break down what he said, what Tucker Carlson, Rand Paul, and others are saying about the danger of escalation, and show you how the establishment is salivating at the thought of global conflict. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, the manhunt is over: Vance Boelter—the suspect in the targeted shooting of two lawmakers—has been arrested. Plus, Trump's $75M military birthday parade flops hard, Mel Gibson calls out Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, and RFK's showdown with the CDC resurfaces. Go to http://rumble.com/premium/brand and use code BRAND to save $10 on your annual subscription http://www.1775coffee.com/BRAND Get your 1775 Coffee starter kit worth $200 for only $99. The initial launch is only 1,000 units - get it while you can.
Cette semaine dans tech 45', on parle robotique avec Wandercraft, LA pépite française dont l'exosquelette redonne espoir à celles et ceux qui ont perdu la marche.Qu'ils soient paraplégiques, atteints de sclérose en plaques ou victimes d'un AVC… Wandercraft les fait remarcher ! Aujourd'hui en centre ou à l'hôpital, demain chez eux. La startup vient de lever 40M€ (65M€ avec la dette = 75M$) lors d'un tour mené par Renault qui débarque au capital. Un vrai game-changer pour ces exosquelettes nouvelle génération. Et ce n'est que le début : après les exos, place aux robots. On passe 45 mn avec Matthieu le fondateur qui est maintenant basé à NYC.Il nous raconte cette incroyable histoire que tu as sûrement vu passer sur les réseaux sociaux lors des JO de Paris ou plus récemment lors de leur mise à l'honneur sur la conférence Nvidia (CES, Las Vegas).Je suis Seb Couasnon, abonne-toi à ton podcast préféré, mets-moi un avis, j'adore et les algorithmes aussi car ça le fera découvrir à d'autres, écris-moi sur X ou LinkedIn si t'as des idées d'invités. Merci pour ta fidélité et bon épisode !
Send us a textBuckle up. In this Daily Drop, Jared steamrolls through a Pentagon fever dream where California governors cry about sovereignty, the Air Force funds anxiety nap pods, and Russia's Spiderweb drone strikes are the new nightmare fuel. Meanwhile, Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A., the Air Force downs another billion on wingman drones, and Space Force is somehow both broke and booming.The DoD can't acquire software on time, the Air Force is buying nap boxes instead of fixing actual morale, and Space Force wants $4B more to figure out what they even do. If you were hoping for clarity, this ain't it. But if you like chaos with a side of sarcasm and defense budget insanity—you're in the right place.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Orthobullets Podcast. Today's show is Coinflips, where expert speakers discuss grey zone decisions in orthopedic surgery. This episode will feature doctors Brent Norris, Stephen Quinnan, John Riehl, Matthew Gardner, & Nicholas Frane. They will discuss the case titled "Patella Fx with Ipsilateral Femoral Neck Fx in 75M." Follow Orthobullets on Social Media:FacebookInstagram TwitterLinkedln
Are they breakout stars or just... confusing? Pizza wine, salmon jerky, kava & mushroom-infused drinks, Gen Z-inspired peanut butter and “cheezy” puff snacks. Why we're thumbs up – or down – on buzzworthy new concepts in CPG. This episode also spotlights two remarkable women on a mission to elevate the way we eat: Holly Arbuckle of Singing Pastures and Swati Elavia of Monsoon Kitchens. Show notes: 0:35: Last Call. Coffee Comeback? Mo' Money For David & Moment. Yes, No, Ugh? Good Data. – BevNET Live Summer 2025 is days away. Do you have your ticket? John thinks RTD coffee is back on track, but why? Ray highlights David's $75M haul and purchase of a key supplier, as well as Moment's new $5M round. What's trending in Spate's Q2 food & beverage data? Insiders already know. It's a simple yes or no question, but we can't help ourselves when it comes to new and innovative products. 39:06: Interview: Holly Arbuckle, CEO, Singing Pastures – Fresh off her win at Naturally New England's Naturally Rising pitch competition, Holly shares the story behind Singing Pastures, a premium brand of fermented, slow-smoked meat sticks rooted in regenerative farming practices. She talks about her agricultural roots, the value of nutrient-dense food, and her vision for a more sustainable meat industry. 52:08: Interview: Swati Elavia, President, Monsoon Kitchens – A nutritionist with a deep love for Indian cuisine, Swati discusses Monsoon Kitchens' journey from serving institutions to launching retail products. She reflects on the challenges of scaling, the importance of staying true to culinary traditions, and her commitment to offering clean-ingredient Indian meals. Brands in this episode: Singing Pastures, Monsoon Kitchens, Starbucks, David, Moment, Brightland, Yellowtail, Mello, Bashi, One Trick Pony, Hippeas, Like Air, IQ Bar
We are living through a Cambrian explosion of new tools, powered by generative AI. It can be tough to wade through the sea of options in front of us, and find platforms that actually help us in our workflow instead of being a distraction. That's why it was so refreshing to discover the tool Capsule a little over a year ago. We use it to create motion graphics and short videos for Design Better, and the experience is a thousand times easier and more rewarding that using arcane tools like After Effects. Today we're chatting with Champ Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Capsule. We talk with him about his entrepreneurial journey, what motion design systems are and how they fit into more general design systems, and how motion design fits into branding. This is a sponsored bonus episode that we're excited to share, as Capsule is a tool that we love. They believe that video storytelling should be easy and scalable, and if your team is hoping to create more video their platform is the place to go. If you're interested in open design roles or in building a motion design system for your enterprise team, you can learn more at capsule.video Bio Champ Bennett is the co-founder and CEO of Capsule—an AI-powered video editing tool that helps enterprise content and marketing teams create more videos while staying on brand. His background is as a software engineer, designer and musician. After running a product agency for 4 years, Champ pursued a decade-long journey as a 3x startup founder focused on creative technology. Fascinated by creative tools since he was a child, Champ believes there's never been a better time to be building creative tools than now. Through Capsule, he is showing the world how AI can be practically applied to augment human ability rather than replace it — solving real world challenges in creative workflows. Capsule raised $7.75M after a product demo went viral on Twitter, recently raised a $12M Series A round, and is working with some of the world's leading B2B brands to help democratize video creation in their organizations.
Have you ever thought of buying a business? 75M baby boomers will retire by 2030. This is the generation that owns about 2/3 of all businesses.And many of those business owners won't have a succession plan, and so if they don't sell, the business shuts down.I've had my eye on businesses that are for sale in my local area for a while now and I'd love to make it as part of our wider wealth strategy.I always used to turn my nose up at the idea of buying a business, as I wanted to build something from the ground up with my own blood, sweat and tears.But this is the work hard mentality, and why can't I just work smart? Established businesses have all the systems set up, the brand reputation, the client base and the good will - they've got it all ready to go.All you need to do is come in, modernise and automate and you've got a roaring successful business. In this episode I chat about the idea of this, and what businesses I've been looking at purchasing over the past year.
In today's Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we unpack Cred's $75M fundraise at a steep valuation cut, Flipkart's plan to hire 5,000 people, and Tata Digital's move from Fort to Parel. We also track Tata's growing interest in Assam and spotlight Aequs, the aerospace manufacturer from Belagavi working with Boeing and Airbus. Plus, a funding roundup featuring Citykart, Frinks AI, and Slikk.
www.marktreichel.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/Trump's Workforce Cuts Hit NCUA: What's Changing, What's NextShow NotesIn this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel breaks down the biggest NCUA update in years — a Trump-era Executive Order has triggered a 20% voluntary staff reduction at the agency.This May 22 board briefing outlines how the NCUA will operate with fewer people, a tighter budget, and a restructured exam program — all while staying focused on its core mission.20% Staff Reduction by Year-End NCUA is cutting 250 positions — driven by Executive Order 14210.No Layoffs, All Voluntary Staff could opt for paid leave (NDRP) or a $50K incentive (NVSIP).Program Exceeded Target 297 enrolled; around 250 will actually depart — above the 217 needed.HQ Was Hit Hardest 30% of HQ staff enrolled vs. 20% in the regions — right-sizing in progress.Hiring Freeze Through July 15 Replacements limited to 1 hire for every 4 departures, only in top-priority roles.Realignment Likely Signals point to fewer departments, streamlined reporting, and a leaner structure.Extended Exam Cycles Well-run credit unions get more time between exams — up to 24 months in some cases.$75M in Budget Savings Expected in 2026 Minimal 2025 savings due to admin leave; big gains next year.Agency Admits: 'Less with Less' NCUA is trimming low-value work and asking staff for smarter, simpler workflows.Tech + Targeted Hiring Ahead Come 2026, investments in automation and skilled examiners are planned.
In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz interview Alex Lieberman. During this jam-packed conversation, we learn more about Alex's journey building Morning Brew from a college dorm room side hustle into a $75M exit. Alex also gives us a clue into what he's betting on now in 2025. We know this is audio-only, unfortunately we had some recording issues. Stay tuned for Thursday's video episode! Thank you for your flexibility. ---
Want Scott Galloway's Business Playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/pfg Episode 708: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Scott Galloway ( https://x.com/profgalloway ) about his wildest investments, plus advice for men in their 20s and 30s. — Show Notes: (0:00) FTX bankruptcy claims (Turning $2M into $15M with one trade) (6:56) NJOY (Turning $2.5M into $75M) (15:58) YellowPages (Turning $4M into $20M) (21:10) Prediction: The U.S market is about to have a 15-year downturn (27:55) The inverse galloway index (31:55) Who Scott admires (33:14) Advice for young men (37:19) Scott spots the next $1B trend: European markets (44:18) How does one ball? (46:00) Trump's meme coin and transnational oligarchs (53:25) More advice for young men — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam's List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano
Venture capital is much fancied today.Is this job which looks like cutting cheques for products and founders you like, for everyone?As for any work, there are traits you should have and some which won't help you on the job.We have with us Kushal Bhagia (All In Capital), Karthik Prabhakar (Peer Capital), and Rajan (Upekkha).Three people who interestingly all began as engineers and took different career paths to today become Fund managers of leading VC firms.All In Capital's $24M pre-seed fund backing early-stage founders,Peer Capital's $75M early-stage fund investing in tech-first Indian startups from seed to Series A,Upekkha's $40M Capital's accelerator-style fund supporting B2B SaaS startups.Tune in!01:53 – Why builders shouldn't become VCs?03:12 – Why best VCs sell well & stay curious05:12 – How the VC job is like Flying a plane07:48 – How parental instincts enable VCs?10:42 – Is fundraising harder than ever?14:12 – What makes people write VC cheques?18:03 – Where do India's rich family offices invest?20:30 – Why India still doesn't have its own YC?22:55 – The OG YC when startups weren't cool28:00 – Can YC's numbers ever be replicated?33:03 – David v/s Goliath of Small vs large funds39:02 – Zepto's first $50k cheque40:22 – Sectors VCs won't touch41:35 – Story-driven v/s numbers-driven Fundraising44:36 – How we missed Swiggy, Postman & Zepto?46:18 – The best VCs48:24 – What needs to change in Indian VC?49:47 – Founders we'd invest In (But not work for)51:25 – Unlearnings as an Investor-------------India's talent has built the world's tech—now it's time to lead it.This mission goes beyond startups. It's about shifting the center of gravity in global tech to include the brilliance rising from India.What is Neon Fund?We invest in seed and early-stage founders from India and the diaspora building world-class Enterprise AI companies. We bring capital, conviction, and a community that's done it before.Subscribe for real founder stories, investor perspectives, economist breakdowns, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we're doing it all at Neon.-------------Check us out on:Website: https://neon.fund/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theneonshoww/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beneon/Twitter: https://x.com/TheNeonShowwConnect with Siddhartha on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthaahluwalia/Twitter: https://x.com/siddharthaa7-------------This video is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the individuals quoted and do not constitute professional advice.Send us a text
A pool club priced at 56x earnings? The team breaks down one of the strangest listings they've ever seen—and tries to make sense of it.Business Listing – https://murphybusiness.com/business-brokerage/detail/21225/popular-swim-club-for-sale/
A pool club priced at 56x earnings? The team breaks down one of the strangest listings they've ever seen—and tries to make sense of it.Business Listing – https://murphybusiness.com/business-brokerage/detail/21225/popular-swim-club-for-sale/
What happens when a burned-out single-family flipper pivots—and builds a $75M self-storage empire? In this episode, discover how Travis Ryan Baucom shares how he transitioned from managing 400+ single-family deals to building and syndicating scalable self-storage facilities across Texas and Oklahoma. You'll hear the full story of how he achieved a 154% return for investors in just 18 months, his strategies for sourcing mom-and-pop facilities, and why he's laser-focused on cash flow over growth metrics. Travis also pulls back the curtain on raising capital through LinkedIn, cold emails, and even AI-powered phone calls—plus why he's adapting his acquisition model in today's tighter, higher-rate environment. If you're serious about finding yield in a tough market, you'll want to take notes. Top 5 Key Takeaways:Self-Storage Over Single Family: Travis left single-family real estate for a leaner, less stressful business model with fewer headaches—and far better scalability.Investor Returns First: He prioritizes cash flow and conservative underwriting, even if that means putting down 50% equity to pay preferred returns in today's market.Raising Capital with Tech & Trust: From cold emails and LinkedIn targeting to AI-driven cold calls, Travis shows how to get in front of accredited investors at scale.Finding Deals That Work: He breaks down how word-of-mouth, broker relationships, and strategic direct mail help uncover viable storage opportunities.Adaptability Is Everything: With yield tightening and leverage shrinking, he's pivoting to land entitlement, hard money lending, and small residential plays to maintain cash flow.About Tim MaiTim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares. He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.Connect with TimWebsite: Capital Raising PartyFacebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation Instagram: @timmaicomTwitter: @timmaiLinkedIn: Tim MaiYouTube: Tim Mai
2:30 Hollywood Reels as Trump Proposes 100% Tariff on Services and Intellectual Property You would think that MAGA would like to see Hollywood go extinct. But Trump is concerned about the fossil film industry — as he says its about propaganda. Yet 100% tariff on foreign films raises questions about a new precedent of taxing services and intellectual property. Is Trump trying to push production to AI? If he follows through, that's what will happen 32:07 LIVE audience comments 35:42 To Pay $1,000 Deportation Award to Illegals: Welfare Magnet Flipped to Cash Handouts for Illegals Instead of slamming the door on illegal immigrants with a “welfare repellent” plan—charging them sky-high fees for services like education and government interactions—he's dishing out $1,000 cash and free plane tickets to “self-deport”! Studies scream these “pay-to-go” programs are a global bust, yet Trump's doubling down, hinting at letting “good” migrants waltz back in. 42:20 US Military Into Mexico? Drone Strikes, Cartel Chaos, and a Narco-State Nightmare Despite the Mexican president's fierce rejection, Trump eyes drone strikes and unilateral action. Critics warn this could ignite a perpetual war zone, with the Pentagon's military-industrial complex turning Mexico into a fentanyl-fueled battlefield. The drug war's dark legacy—fueled by decades of prohibition—has birthed cartels richer than ever, trafficking not just drugs but humans. 52:11 Trump's Alcatraz Revival: A Hollywood-Style Prison Spectacle In a plot twist ripped from a Michael Bay blockbuster, Trump's vowing to resurrect Alcatraz as a hulking, all-caps symbol of “LAW, ORDER, AND JUSTICE” to cage America's “most ruthless” criminals—think Al Capone, but with modern cartel flair! He's aiming to transform this historic island from a tourist trap into a mega-prison for illegal immigrants and violent offenders. Critics slam it as a costly, redundant pipe dream—in a prison system that's already failing, as one warden boasts a “clean version of hell”, is this a serious crackdown or just Trump's latest TV-ready stunt to keep us entertained? 1:10:26 Audience emails and…How has my advice aged from September 2020Aren't tariffs against China good?Quitting Congress Would be to “Give Up My Life”Euthanasia and neglect in Canada's government run healthcare1:56:26 Tokenized Takeover: Real World Assets, AI Agents with “Personal Infinite Intelligence” Beware of the financial apocalypse as crypto cronies unleash a sinister plot to tokenize everything! Real World Assets (RWAs)—from homes, land to cars—are being turned into digital derivatives, primed for a $10 trillion pump-n-dump heist by 2030! BlackRock, Facebook, and Dubai's elite are diving into this “smart” scam, with Tether's AI platform promising “personal infinite intelligence” to spy on your wallet while billions of AI agents spend you into oblivion. 2:13:58 Trump Crypto Crime Family: Billion-Dollar Grift to Replace Banks with Stablecoin Scams With their meme coin crashing 85% yet still spiking for exclusive dinners with the Donald, the Trump clan is raking in millions through “pseudo-anonymous” blockchain contests and $1.5M-per-plate fundraisers. Eric boasts they'll replace banks within a decade, pushing stablecoins as a sneaky CBDC trap From Dubai hotels to tokenized real estate, their global grift is a naked power grab, with insiders like a $75M-donating crypto mogul dodging SEC probes. 2:38:48 Heroic Love Defies Tragedy: Lifeguard Saves Soulmate in Pool Horror, That Left Her Paralyzed. Now They're Engaged in a Divine Miracle!In a heart-wrenching yet inspiring tale, Alan's lifeguard instincts kicked in just days after his first date with Brooklyn, saving her from a catastrophic pool accident that left her paralyzed. Diving headfirst into shallow water, Brooklyn's life changed forever—but Alan's unwavering devotion never faltered. Five years later, this resilient couple talks about the trials and triumphs that have them engaged to be married. 2:48:41 Do No Harm: Florida Admits Trump's Shots are Deadly But They Won't Stop Them, But a Pediatrician DOES Resist and Loses Her Practice Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, was part of a study exposing the Pfizer shot's deadly toll—potentially 470,000 American lives lost—but he refuses to ban the toxic Trump-endorsed “genetic code injection.” BUT…one brave California doctor who lost her practice for refusing to harm kids, is now suing the CDC over its coercive vaccine mandates.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT For 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.
2:30 Hollywood Reels as Trump Proposes 100% Tariff on Services and Intellectual Property You would think that MAGA would like to see Hollywood go extinct. But Trump is concerned about the fossil film industry — as he says its about propaganda. Yet 100% tariff on foreign films raises questions about a new precedent of taxing services and intellectual property. Is Trump trying to push production to AI? If he follows through, that's what will happen 32:07 LIVE audience comments 35:42 To Pay $1,000 Deportation Award to Illegals: Welfare Magnet Flipped to Cash Handouts for Illegals Instead of slamming the door on illegal immigrants with a “welfare repellent” plan—charging them sky-high fees for services like education and government interactions—he's dishing out $1,000 cash and free plane tickets to “self-deport”! Studies scream these “pay-to-go” programs are a global bust, yet Trump's doubling down, hinting at letting “good” migrants waltz back in. 42:20 US Military Into Mexico? Drone Strikes, Cartel Chaos, and a Narco-State Nightmare Despite the Mexican president's fierce rejection, Trump eyes drone strikes and unilateral action. Critics warn this could ignite a perpetual war zone, with the Pentagon's military-industrial complex turning Mexico into a fentanyl-fueled battlefield. The drug war's dark legacy—fueled by decades of prohibition—has birthed cartels richer than ever, trafficking not just drugs but humans. 52:11 Trump's Alcatraz Revival: A Hollywood-Style Prison Spectacle In a plot twist ripped from a Michael Bay blockbuster, Trump's vowing to resurrect Alcatraz as a hulking, all-caps symbol of “LAW, ORDER, AND JUSTICE” to cage America's “most ruthless” criminals—think Al Capone, but with modern cartel flair! He's aiming to transform this historic island from a tourist trap into a mega-prison for illegal immigrants and violent offenders. Critics slam it as a costly, redundant pipe dream—in a prison system that's already failing, as one warden boasts a “clean version of hell”, is this a serious crackdown or just Trump's latest TV-ready stunt to keep us entertained? 1:10:26 Audience emails and…How has my advice aged from September 2020Aren't tariffs against China good?Quitting Congress Would be to “Give Up My Life”Euthanasia and neglect in Canada's government run healthcare1:56:26 Tokenized Takeover: Real World Assets, AI Agents with “Personal Infinite Intelligence” Beware of the financial apocalypse as crypto cronies unleash a sinister plot to tokenize everything! Real World Assets (RWAs)—from homes, land to cars—are being turned into digital derivatives, primed for a $10 trillion pump-n-dump heist by 2030! BlackRock, Facebook, and Dubai's elite are diving into this “smart” scam, with Tether's AI platform promising “personal infinite intelligence” to spy on your wallet while billions of AI agents spend you into oblivion. 2:13:58 Trump Crypto Crime Family: Billion-Dollar Grift to Replace Banks with Stablecoin Scams With their meme coin crashing 85% yet still spiking for exclusive dinners with the Donald, the Trump clan is raking in millions through “pseudo-anonymous” blockchain contests and $1.5M-per-plate fundraisers. Eric boasts they'll replace banks within a decade, pushing stablecoins as a sneaky CBDC trap From Dubai hotels to tokenized real estate, their global grift is a naked power grab, with insiders like a $75M-donating crypto mogul dodging SEC probes. 2:38:48 Heroic Love Defies Tragedy: Lifeguard Saves Soulmate in Pool Horror, That Left Her Paralyzed. Now They're Engaged in a Divine Miracle!In a heart-wrenching yet inspiring tale, Alan's lifeguard instincts kicked in just days after his first date with Brooklyn, saving her from a catastrophic pool accident that left her paralyzed. Diving headfirst into shallow water, Brooklyn's life changed forever—but Alan's unwavering devotion never faltered. Five years later, this resilient couple talks about the trials and triumphs that have them engaged to be married. 2:48:41 Do No Harm: Florida Admits Trump's Shots are Deadly But They Won't Stop Them, But a Pediatrician DOES Resist and Loses Her Practice Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, was part of a study exposing the Pfizer shot's deadly toll—potentially 470,000 American lives lost—but he refuses to ban the toxic Trump-endorsed “genetic code injection.” BUT…one brave California doctor who lost her practice for refusing to harm kids, is now suing the CDC over its coercive vaccine mandates.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT For 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.
Owen, a former Global Energy Manager at a Fortune 500 company, implemented $60M in clean technology before founding lumeo, a niche ESCO that hit eight figures in three years. After a successful exit, he launched ZNE Capital to decarbonize commercial real estate, acquiring 654 units worth $75M. Frustrated by solar deployment challenges, he founded Shine—now a leading turnkey solar solution for multifamily properties. Shine is set to decarbonize 200,000 apartment units with onsite solar by 2030, accelerating clean energy adoption where it's needed most. This episode is sponsored by the coaching company of the host, Paul Zelizer. Consider a Strategy Session if you can use support growing your impact business. Resources mentioned in this episode include: ZNE Capital site Shine Multifamily Solar Sunrun solar Garmin Connect+ controversy Positive Energy Solar interview AI usage stats Owen Barrett on LinkedIn Paul's Strategy Sessions Pitch an Awarepreneurs episode
En este episodio, repasamos los temas más importantes del día: • Wall Street toma respiro tras el rally: Los futuros caen con $SPX -0.2%, $US100 -0.3%, $INDU -0.4% mientras las tensiones EE.UU.–China continúan. Beijing evalúa exenciones, pero niega negociaciones activas. Hoy se publica la confianza del consumidor de abril (esperado 50.8). • Alphabet brilla en resultados: $GOOGL +5.6% premarket tras superar expectativas. Ingresos +12% y utilidad neta +46%, con margen operativo de 34%. Destaca la expansión de su negocio cloud y Gemini 2.5 en IA. Aumenta dividendo un 5% a $0.21 por acción. • Pony.ai y Tencent unen fuerzas en robotaxis: $PONY sube 12% premarket tras alianza con $TCEHY para integrar sus robotaxis en WeChat y Tencent Maps. La empresa acelera su expansión comercial y compite con $GOOGL (Waymo), $AMZN (Zoox), $BIDU, $WRD y $TSLA. • Butterfly Effect quintuplica su valoración: Startup china creadora de Manus AI recauda $75M, alcanzando casi $500M de valoración. Lidera la ronda Benchmark, con participación de $TCEHY y ZhenFund. Planea expansión a EE.UU., Japón y Medio Oriente. Un episodio que conecta el avance de la IA, la movilidad autónoma y la política comercial global. ¡No te lo pierdas!
My guest this week is Chris Van Dusen, a Senior Partner at Solyco Capital, a vertically integrated PE/VC firm providing capital and operational support to late-stage startups and growth companies. With over $20M in marketing leadership experience, he helped drive a $75M exit as Chief Growth Officer at Balanced Health Botanicals and has worked across high-growth sectors from CBD to CPG and spirits. Chris also co-founded Surf City Still Works, raising $3.7M and scaling it into a 25,000 sq ft production facility—the first of its kind in Orange County. A former founder, operator, and marketing agency leader, he brings deep expertise in capital strategy, brand growth, and building companies from the ground up. Socials and website Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismvandusen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christophervandusen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrismvandusen X: https://x.com/vandusen Website: https://linktr.ee/chrismvandusen Follow Digital Niche Agency on Socials for Up To Date Marketing Expertise and Insights: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalnicheagency Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitalnicheagency Instagram: DNA - Digital Niche Agency @digitalnicheagency Twitter: https://twitter.com/DNAgency_CA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNicheAgency
Do Business. Do Life. — The Financial Advisor Podcast — DBDL
What if your best year in business was also your breaking point?That's exactly where Nico Pesci found himself in 2021. His practice was booming, but between 50+ client meetings a week, late-night emails, and missed time with family, the cost was high. He was burning out. Fast.In today's conversation, Nico opens up about the wake-up call that made him rethink everything—and how he rebuilt a business he could scale without sacrificing himself in the process.You'll hear how he went from running Pesci Financial as a solo advisor to launching Momentum Wealth, a firm grounded in purpose, systems, and team. We talk about how he shifted from selling products to helping clients design a retirement they actually want, the mindset shifts that helped him let go of control, and how the death of a close friend reminded him what really matters.This was a great conversation that will challenge you to pause, reflect, and ask: Am I building a business that's actually worth it?5 of the biggest insights from Nico Pesci …1.) What 50+ Meetings a Week Really Cost HimNico opens up about the burnout that came after his biggest production year ever—and how hitting $75M in new assets became the wake-up call that forced him to redefine success.2.) Turning a Personal Brand into a Purpose-Driven FirmDiscover how Nico's shift from Pesci Financial to Momentum Wealth marked more than a rebrand, it was a mindset transformation from ego-driven achievement to team-led legacy.3.) Why Hiring Felt Risky—But Paid Off BigScaling from 5 to 15 team members wasn't easy. Nico shares how he overcame the common advisor fear of “I can't afford to hire” and ended up with more time, more happiness, and more profit.4.) The Power of Slowing Down to Build Systems That ScaleLearn how slowing down to build internal processes became the key to accelerating growth—and why Nico believes systemizing is what separates sustainable success from lucky sprints.5.) Real-World Examples of How Advisors Can Use AIFrom onboarding to client communication, Nico reveals how his team is experimenting with AI to improve systems, reduce workload, and elevate the client journey in ways that scale.SHOW NOTEShttps://bradleyjohnson.com/112FREE GIFT + JOIN THE DBDL INSIDER CREWToday's Gift: 30 minute 1:1 coaching call with BradAre you a financial advisor who feels stuck, needs help, or simply wants to have a conversation with Brad? Text “Coaching” to 785-800-3235 to apply for a 30 minute Zoom coaching session and we'll send you a link to Apply. That will also make you a DBDL Insider with VIP access to future resources and exclusive content. *Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP at any time to opt-out of receiving text messages.FOLLOW BRAD JOHNSON ON SOCIALTwitterInstagramLinkedInFOLLOW DBDL ON SOCIAL:YouTubeTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookDISCLOSURE DBDL podcast episode conversations are intended to provide financial advisors with ideas, strategies, concepts and tools that could be incorporated into their business and their life. Financial professionals are responsible for ensuring implementation of anything discussed related to business is done so in accordance with any and all regulatory, compliance responsibilities and obligations.The Triad member statements reflect their own experience which may not be representative of all Triad Member experiences, and their appearances were not paid for.Triad Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. Please visit Triadwealthpartners.com for more information. Triad Wealth Partners, LLC and Triad Partners, LLC are affiliated companies. TP04254364012See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join me as I chat with Nick Huber to discusses how "boring" businesses like storage, lawn care, and service companies often create more reliable paths to wealth than tech startups. He shares his personal journey from a college storage business that sold for $1.75 million to purchasing and improving self-storage facilities worth millions. The conversation explores various low-tech business opportunities with high profit potential and minimal competition.00:00 - Intro02:08 - Nick's Sweaty Startup journey05:20 - Self-storage facility investments and returns07:31 - Examples of profitable service businesses13:13 - Sweaty Startup Idea: Night Nurse Marketplace18:49 - Value of a Good Domain Names22:25 - The AI + Sweaty Startups OpportunityKey Points• Nick Huber shares his journey building "boring" but profitable businesses, including Storage Squad and self-storage facilities• Sweaty startups (service-based local businesses) often have less competition and higher success rates than tech startups• Simple marketing tactics like sidewalk chalk, bandit signs, and local networking can be highly effective for service businesses• Domain names are valuable digital real estate worth investing in for business credibility and growth1) The WEALTHY people in your town aren't tech foundersThey own boring businesses:• Underground utilities• Surveying companies• HVAC businesses• Real estate developmentWhile everyone's dreaming of being the next Elon, these folks are quietly building wealth.2) Nick's first million came from... college student storage! He built Storage Squad with:• $1500 Craigslist cargo van• $2200 box truck• SIDEWALK CHALK as his only marketingGrew to $2.2M in revenue, sold for $1.75M in 2020.No tech, no VC money, just hustle.3) Self-storage facilities = GOLD MINES Nick bought a neglected facility for $625K with:• 40,000+ square feet• 180+ units• Only making $4K/monthAnother facility they bought for $1.5M now generates $40K/month and is worth $4.5M!4) "Sweaty startups" are EVERYWHERE making serious money:• Lawn care: $100K+ working 9 months/year• Mobile detailing: $17K revenue/$10K profit PER MONTH• High-end transportation: Consistent 6-figure income• Tree removal: $3K for 4 hours of work (2 people)All with minimal startup costs!5) The DOMAIN NAME lesson that most miss:Nick paid $450K for [Somewhere.com](http://somewhere.com/) and says it's already delivered MORE value than that."People will spend millions on physical real estate but balk at a few thousand for digital real estate - the home of your business."6) The COMPETITION ADVANTAGE of sweaty startups:Would you rather compete against:• Stanford CS grad with $20M in VC fundingOR• Local business owner who doesn't answer phones on Monday afternoons?Choose your competition wisely!7) BEST BUSINESS IDEA from the pod: Night Nurse Marketplace• Domain available for $13K (or $1,100/month lease-to-own)• Target new parents needing overnight baby care• Build directory + blog with AI• Charge $1K finder's fee to match families with nurses$20K+ monthly potential!8) The AI + SWEATY STARTUP opportunity:The best AI companies might start as sweaty startups first.Build the customer base and trust with a service business, THEN layer in tech and AI solutions.This is how you build something valuable without competing with 1000 other AI startups.Notable Quotes:"The wealthy people that I know, the ones with giant beach houses in the outer banks and private jets at the local airport, almost all of them did something boring." - Nick Huber"Do you want to compete against LeBron James or a fifth grade girl in basketball? I play against the fifth grade girl every time because my odds of having a win and making money are higher." - Nick HuberLCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/BoringAds — ads agency that will build you profitable ad campaigns http://boringads.com/BoringMarketing — SEO agency and tools to get your organic customers http://boringmarketing.com/Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.startupempire.coFIND ME ON SOCIALX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenbergInstagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/FIND NICK ON SOCIALX/Twitter: https://x.com/sweatystartupNick's New book: https://www.sweatystartupbook.comSweaty Startup Ideas: http://Sweatystartup.com/ideasBolt Storage: http://boltstorage.comSomewhere: http://somewhere.com
(08:10) Raiders sign QB Geno Smith to 2 year, $75M extension(24:08) How will Geno Smith extension impact Raiders draft plans?(38:36) Patriots trade QB Joe Milton to Dallas Cowboys(51:40) PFT Live Draft: Most Intriguing Backup QB Situations
Discover how a world-traveling gold miner turns mobile home park wizard? In this power-packed episode, Bryce Robertson—owner of 23 mobile home parks and leader of $75M in assets—unpacks how he engineered a staggering 300% portfolio growth in a single year. Discover why Bryce ditched traditional asset classes for the overlooked powerhouse of mobile home parks, how his vertically integrated model drives cash flow from day one—even at 50% occupancy—and the surprising edge of his in-house financing structure. Investors and entrepreneurs, if you want to master scalable cash flow and recession-resilient strategies, this episode is your blueprint. 5 Key Takeaways from the Episode with Bryce RobertsonWhy Mobile Home Parks Are a Cash Flow Powerhouse Bryce breaks down why mobile home parks offer superior cash flow, low operating expenses (often under 20%), strong tax benefits, and a high demand for affordable housing—making them more profitable than many traditional asset classes.The Strategy Behind Buying 50% Occupied Parks Instead of avoiding underperforming assets, Bryce seeks them out. His team buys parks at 50% occupancy and leverages in-house construction, management, and financing to stabilize and fully lease them—often starting distributions just six weeks post-acquisition.In-House Financing as a Game-Changing Advantage Facing limitations with third-party lenders, Bryce launched an in-house mobile home financing arm. This gives him full control over scaling infill operations, offers flexible terms for tenants, and generates consistent 13% preferred returns paid monthly to investors.Fund-of-Funds Capital Raising That Attracts Bigger Checks Bryce details his fund-of-fund tier system that incentivizes capital partners with escalating preferred returns (up to 10%) and equity splits—leading to exponential growth in capital partnerships, from 3 to over 20 in a single year.Navigating the Industry Shift and Scaling with Less Competition As institutional interest drives up prices, Bryce thrives in a niche few dare to enter—large-scale, heavy value-add mobile home parks. With most buyers unable or unwilling to handle the complexity, his team wins deals with minimal competition and maximum upside.About Tim MaiTim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares. He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.Connect with TimWebsite: Capital Raising PartyFacebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation Instagram: @timmaicomTwitter: @timmaiLinkedIn: Tim MaiYouTube: Tim Mai
In this episode, we dive deep into one of nature's most powerful superfoods—colostrum—and explore its incredible benefits for immune function, gut health, and overall well-being. But we're taking it a step further by introducing Immunel, a highly concentrated and bioactive colostrum extract developed by Sterling Technology. Immunel represents the 5th generation of colostrum, setting a new standard for immune and gut support. Topics Covered: What is Colostrum? The first milk produced after birth, rich in antibodies (IgG), growth factors, and bioactive peptides. The science behind 9,000+ PubMed studies on colostrum's health benefits. The Health Benefits of Bovine Colostrum Immune Boosting: Clinical research shows colostrum is 3x more effective than the flu vaccine in reducing flu incidence. Gut Healing Properties: Protects the GI lining, reduces diarrhea by 86.6%, and helps in ulcerative colitis management. Anti-Inflammatory Effects: Supports those with NSAID-induced GI issues. Stem Cell & Regenerative Potential. Immunel: The Next Evolution in Colostrum A concentrated colostrum extract packed with key bioactive compounds: Growth Factors (IGF-1, TGF-ß2) Proline-Rich Polypeptides (PRPs) for immune modulation Enzymes (lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin) for pathogen defense Sialic Acid & Nucleotides essential for immune function & DNA synthesis Immunel vs. Standard Colostrum Unlike standard colostrum, which focuses on IgG content, Immunel is clinically validated for immune activation and pathogen defense. Outperforms β-glucans and vitamin C in immune response. Scientific Evidence on Immunel Enhances phagocytosis & innate immunity Activates Natural Killer (NK) cells (↑ CD69 expression) Reduces bacterial lung infections by 70.2% Lowers viral load by 64% in influenza Why This Matters for Public Health The economic burden of flu & colds: 75M lost workdays annually, costing $37.5B. Growing consumer interest: 47% of people prioritize immune health, driving demand for functional foods. Immunel is a next-generation, scientifically backed immune and gut health solution—more bioavailable and effective than traditional colostrum. Perfect for daily supplementation to support overall health and resilience.
March 17, 2025: John Kirkman, VP of Government, Healthcare, and Education from Island, joins Drex for the news. With organizations managing an average of 76 different security tools—up from 64 the previous year—what approaches to rationalization and accountability might create more sustainable security postures? As John introduces the concept of user-centric guardrails rather than purely data-focused defense strategies, the discussion illuminates potential paths forward for an industry where security breaches have become a weekly headline. Key Points:03:07 Cybersecurity Governance Advancements09:50 Rural Cybersecurity Challenges13:25 Data Breach UpdatesNews Articles: Cybersecurity's Future Is All About Governance, Not More ToolsUp to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door560,000 People Impacted Across Four Healthcare Data Breaches
This is one of the wildest founder journeys you'll ever hear. Dmitry Gurski went from growing potatoes and picking mushrooms on a farm in Belarus to building Flo—a billion-dollar company with 75M monthly users that dominates the health and fitness category worldwide. He started Flo in a market already controlled by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin's startup, which had $30M in funding from a16z. Today, Flo is 100x bigger than its once-dominant rival.Dmitry shares raw, unfiltered startup truths—like why he got rejected by 200+ VCs, why 90% of startup failures are team-related, and why most founders are delusional about product-market fit. He breaks down how simplicity beats complexity in product, why retention is everything, and how deleting features can actually boost revenue.If you're a founder, this episode will fundamentally change how you think about perseverance, pivots, and building something that lasts. Listen now—you'll be referencing this one for years.Why you should listen:Why big market beats niche – How Flo won because it targeted all women's health while competitors focused only on fertility.How Retention is the real test – A product with natural recurring use cases (like periods) has built-in retention, unlike fitness or productivity apps.Why simple wins – The first version of Flo was less complex than competitors but had far better predictions—accuracy mattered more than features.Fundraising is brutal – Flo got 300+ investor rejections before raising $300M. Many VCs just didn't “get” the space.Keywordsstartup, entrepreneurship, product design, user retention, Flow app, health and fitness, early stage founders, product market fit, simplicity, user engagement, retention, user case, app development, entrepreneurship, product market fit, mobile apps, business strategy, team dynamics, failure, success, risk, uncertainty, decision making, market demand, competition, product-market fit, fundraising, entrepreneurship, startup success, female healthTimestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:09:10) Why you Need to Keep it Simple(00:13:10) Why B2C is All About Retention(00:19:05) Why you Need to Delete Features(00:24:14) PMF is about the Shape of the Curve(00:39:17) When to Persevere, When to Pivot, and When to Quit(00:42:22) More attempts = more success(00:51:34) The Idea for Flo(00:59:05) Finding Product Market Fit(01:02:07) Advice for An Early Stage Founder(01:10:22) A Potato StorySend me a message to let me know what you think!
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The ACC ain't dead yet! In this college football podcast episodes, we go inside the ACC's new deal with ESPN's David Hale and discuss how Florida State and Clemson were are enormous winners, how Jim Phillips sold smaller schools on the idea of taking less money, what happens in the 2030s when exit fees are more managable, and more!Key Topics DiscussedThe ACC's New Money Split. David Hale details the ACC's deal—60% of TV cash now ties to ratings, favoring Florida State and Clemson, while 40% stays equal; exit fees drop to $75M by 2030.FSU and Clemson's Big Win. Florida State and Clemson came away with higher payouts and a cheaper exit with each passing season, giving them flexibility in the future. Also, schools like North Carolina and Miami benefit (and didn't have to drop millions in legal fees).Ratings Rule: A Trendsetter? The ACC's ratings-based payouts spark debate—could Big Ten (Ohio State vs. Northwestern) or SEC (Alabama vs. Vanderbilt) mimic this model?2030's Looming Reset. The new ACC deal sets a 2030 exit fee at $75M, syncing with Big 12, Big Ten, and playoff shifts—David pegs a 25-33% shot at a football-only super league.Small Schools' Survival Play. Boston College and other smaller programs took less money to avoid being left behind like Oregon State and Washington State.A fan of our college football podcast? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe or follow so you don't miss any of our podcast episodes:Apple Podcasts: https://play.solidverbal.com/apple-podcastsSpotify: https://play.solidverbal.com/spotifyAmazon Music: https://play.solidverbal.com/amazon-musicOvercast: https://play.solidverbal.com/overcastPocket Casts: https://play.solidverbal.com/pocketcastsPodcast Addict: https://play.solidverbal.com/podcast-addictCastBox: https://play.solidverbal.com/castboxOur college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbalRead transcripts & learn more about the show on our website: https://www.solidverbal.com/episodes/inside-the-accs-new-deal-with-espns-david-hale/Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe.College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, was the spider at the center of a web of DEI & ESG. Is turning over the Panama Canal part of the deal for putting “woke” policies on slumber? RFK Jr.'s jaw-dropping flip-flop—calling Israel criticism a “health crisis” while pushing fake pandemics—nothing's off-limits with Trump proposing jailing critics of the Israeli government Dive into the CDC's decades-long jab scam, Trump's tariff chaos crushing cars and produce, and Canada's threat to unplug America. Alex Karp's Technological Republic unveils a chilling AI spy state, while Trump sells millionaires tax-free residency and Justin Sun's $75M crypto bribe silences the SEC Melania's $28M Amazon payout hints at Epstein secrets, and Zelensky's double-dipping rare earths scam caps this wild ride. Buckle up—this podcast rips the mask off a corrupt technocratic takeover!2:30Panama Canal Goes to the “Moriarty” of ESG: BlackrockLarry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, was the spider at the center of a web of DEI & ESG. Is turning over the Panama Canal part of the deal for putting “woke” policies on slumber? 20:06RFKj Now Says Criticism of the Israeli Government is a “Public Health” IssueHe had one job — stop the jabs. But now he's cheerleading a fake measles “pandemic,” pushing jabs, and declaring criticism of a foreign government, Israel, a “public health crisis” worse than the plague. 41:24Trump's Says Jail for Critics of Israeli GovernmentMoney, not English, is the official language of the federal government and Trump is screaming “comply” to colleges were protestors are criticizing Israeli actions in Gaza. He's even banning masks—“NO MASKS!” He says, 5 years after he paid states to mandate them. J.D. Vance just blasted Germany for jailing social media critics of the German government, but Trump's plan is worse: criticize an Israeli politician, and American cops will be kicking down your door! Forget January 6th lessons—Trump's shredding our God-given right to peacefully protest, just like Biden but for different politicians. 48:51From Brady Bunch Laughs to CDC Fear FactoryFrom sitcom innocence to a manufactured panic where nobody even died, this is the CDC's dirty playbook exposed—decades of lies to jab us all, and RFK Jr.'s just the latest puppet! 47:29 LIVE comments from audience 1:10:02Trump's Tariff Tantrum: Executive Overreach Unleashes ChaosTrump is not using tariffs like McKinley, Jackson, and Jefferson. What IS the reason when his Commerce Secretary says it's likely they'll be rolled back in a few days?What should you stockpile? Which foods are likely to increase in price?Trump is bolstering WEF puppet Trudeau as even conservatives come together in opposition1:34:55 Cars Crushed, Produce Plundered, and Canada's Ready to Pull the PlugWhat will the economic consequences be and how is Canada reacting to tariffs that aren't targeting an industry but targeting their country?Will USMCA/NAFTA arbitration come into play?1:49:17“Technological Republic”: Alex Karp's Vision for Technocracy He lectures the Democrats (of whom he's always been a part) about the futility of resistance to Musk & DOGE when AI gives full “transparency” to EVERYTHING. Think about that. 2:05:03 Trump Offers Foreign Millionaires More Freedom Than AmericansAre there 250,000 multi-millionaires willing to buy their way into the USA? What will they get for their money that's NOT allowed for native born Americans? 2:15:26Is Trump's “Bitcoin Reserve” a Private Version of “Fed Now”?“Fed Now” was the Federal Reserve's wholesale version of a CBDC before rolling out a retail “Fed Coin”. Is Trump's inclusion of XRP, ADA, SOL the first step in a Public/Private POS (Proof of Stake) digital currency? 2:32:38Justin Sun's $75M Bribe Silences SEC in Shocking Corruption ScandalJustin Sun, a 34-year-old Chinese crypto mogul who dropped $75 million into the Trump family's World Liberty Financial (WLF) token scheme—yep, the same guy who ate a $6.2 million duct-taped banana just to flex his wealth2:40:11 Bezos Buys Influence with Trump with $28 MILLION to Melania for Amazon MovieImagine how much money she could make if she told the full story of Jeffrey Epstein along with her involvement and Donald's involvement 2:55:56Zelensky's Ready to Sell Rare Earths — But He ALREADY Did with UK?…would anyone like to buy a bridge in Brooklyn?If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.
Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, was the spider at the center of a web of DEI & ESG. Is turning over the Panama Canal part of the deal for putting “woke” policies on slumber? RFK Jr.'s jaw-dropping flip-flop—calling Israel criticism a “health crisis” while pushing fake pandemics—nothing's off-limits with Trump proposing jailing critics of the Israeli government Dive into the CDC's decades-long jab scam, Trump's tariff chaos crushing cars and produce, and Canada's threat to unplug America. Alex Karp's Technological Republic unveils a chilling AI spy state, while Trump sells millionaires tax-free residency and Justin Sun's $75M crypto bribe silences the SEC Melania's $28M Amazon payout hints at Epstein secrets, and Zelensky's double-dipping rare earths scam caps this wild ride. Buckle up—this podcast rips the mask off a corrupt technocratic takeover!2:30Panama Canal Goes to the “Moriarty” of ESG: BlackrockLarry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, was the spider at the center of a web of DEI & ESG. Is turning over the Panama Canal part of the deal for putting “woke” policies on slumber? 20:06RFKj Now Says Criticism of the Israeli Government is a “Public Health” IssueHe had one job — stop the jabs. But now he's cheerleading a fake measles “pandemic,” pushing jabs, and declaring criticism of a foreign government, Israel, a “public health crisis” worse than the plague. 41:24Trump's Says Jail for Critics of Israeli GovernmentMoney, not English, is the official language of the federal government and Trump is screaming “comply” to colleges were protestors are criticizing Israeli actions in Gaza. He's even banning masks—“NO MASKS!” He says, 5 years after he paid states to mandate them. J.D. Vance just blasted Germany for jailing social media critics of the German government, but Trump's plan is worse: criticize an Israeli politician, and American cops will be kicking down your door! Forget January 6th lessons—Trump's shredding our God-given right to peacefully protest, just like Biden but for different politicians. 48:51From Brady Bunch Laughs to CDC Fear FactoryFrom sitcom innocence to a manufactured panic where nobody even died, this is the CDC's dirty playbook exposed—decades of lies to jab us all, and RFK Jr.'s just the latest puppet! 47:29 LIVE comments from audience 1:10:02Trump's Tariff Tantrum: Executive Overreach Unleashes ChaosTrump is not using tariffs like McKinley, Jackson, and Jefferson. What IS the reason when his Commerce Secretary says it's likely they'll be rolled back in a few days?What should you stockpile? Which foods are likely to increase in price?Trump is bolstering WEF puppet Trudeau as even conservatives come together in opposition1:34:55 Cars Crushed, Produce Plundered, and Canada's Ready to Pull the PlugWhat will the economic consequences be and how is Canada reacting to tariffs that aren't targeting an industry but targeting their country?Will USMCA/NAFTA arbitration come into play?1:49:17“Technological Republic”: Alex Karp's Vision for Technocracy He lectures the Democrats (of whom he's always been a part) about the futility of resistance to Musk & DOGE when AI gives full “transparency” to EVERYTHING. Think about that. 2:05:03 Trump Offers Foreign Millionaires More Freedom Than AmericansAre there 250,000 multi-millionaires willing to buy their way into the USA? What will they get for their money that's NOT allowed for native born Americans? 2:15:26Is Trump's “Bitcoin Reserve” a Private Version of “Fed Now”?“Fed Now” was the Federal Reserve's wholesale version of a CBDC before rolling out a retail “Fed Coin”. Is Trump's inclusion of XRP, ADA, SOL the first step in a Public/Private POS (Proof of Stake) digital currency? 2:32:38Justin Sun's $75M Bribe Silences SEC in Shocking Corruption ScandalJustin Sun, a 34-year-old Chinese crypto mogul who dropped $75 million into the Trump family's World Liberty Financial (WLF) token scheme—yep, the same guy who ate a $6.2 million duct-taped banana just to flex his wealth2:40:11 Bezos Buys Influence with Trump with $28 MILLION to Melania for Amazon MovieImagine how much money she could make if she told the full story of Jeffrey Epstein along with her involvement and Donald's involvement 2:55:56Zelensky's Ready to Sell Rare Earths — But He ALREADY Did with UK?…would anyone like to buy a bridge in Brooklyn?If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.
Suretank, the leading provider of modular and tank solutions for global infrastructure, pharma, marine and energy companies, has announces that it is creating 80 new jobs in Louth by year-end 2025. The new jobs come on the back of an ambitious diversification strategy and will help the Louth company to reach revenues of €75M by year-end 2025 - up from €50M in 2024. From its own facilities, Suretank custom-designs, engineers, manufactures and ships modular and tank solutions for its highly regulated and sustainability-conscious global customer base. In 2016, 90% of Suretank's customers operated in the offshore oil and gas industry. Since then, spurred by a global crash in oil and gas prices and utilising its core engineering competencies and expertise, Suretank has diversified its operations. It is now servicing a wider pool of industries, with customers operating in offshore wind and other renewables, data centres, pharma, recycling and electricity grids. They span 23 countries, across five continents. The new jobs represent a significant investment from Suretank in its people and will bring the company to a team of more than 300. Suretank will hire in the areas of sales and marketing, engineering, quality assurance, operations and finance. The expanded team will provide the resources necessary to service new industries and increase capacity. The roles will be based in Suretank's Dunleer headquarters, as well as its manufacturing facilities, all in Co. Louth. The facilities enable Suretank to build customer solutions entirely offsite before shipping and retrofitting them. This ensures greater health and safety standards for customers and the ability to meet the most stringent certifications by building in controlled environments. Martin Winters, managing director, Suretank, said: "This has been an exciting time for our business. We have an incredibly experienced, high-performance in-house team that includes more than 100 engineers, welders and electricians. They are the backbone to our strong reputation for excellence and innovation. It is thanks to their industry-leading expertise that we were able to ensure we meet the highest levels of certification and regulation in every industry, anywhere in the world. As a result, we always deliver on our commitments and this has enabled us to scale so seamlessly into more industries. "Thanks to the success of our diversification strategy, we will now continue to grow our team. Our further investment in Louth will help us to meet customer demand, while also preparing for the rapid growth in operations and revenues that lies ahead." See more stories here.
The 2024 New York Giants season is one that fans would love to forget—but can't. From front-office blunders to one of the worst records in franchise history, this year was a disaster from top to bottom. And, thanks to Hard Knocks, the embarrassment was put on full display for the world to see.Offseason Moves: Who Came and Who LeftThe writing was on the wall for this Giants team even before the season started. The front office made some controversial decisions that ended up shaping (or sinking) the year:Key Losses:Saquon Barkley (RB) – Signed with the Eagles on a 3-year, $37.75M deal. He then went on to put up 2,000+ rushing yards and help Philly win the Super Bowl. Let that sink in.Xavier McKinney (S) – Walked in free agency, signing with the Packers, weakening an already suspect secondary.Leonard Williams (DL) – Traded to the Seahawks in 2023, but his absence was still felt in 2024.Adoree' Jackson (CB) – The team moved on, leading to even bigger issues in coverage.Sterling Shepard (WR) – A longtime Giant, gone.Key Additions:Brian Burns (EDGE) – Acquired in a trade with the Panthers to bolster the pass rush.Malik Nabers (WR) – Drafted 6th overall, the rookie was one of the lone bright spots with 109 catches for 1,024 yards and 7 TDs.Devin Singletary (RB) – Signed in free agency to replace Barkley but was nowhere near as productive.Drew Lock (QB) – Brought in as a backup option for Daniel Jones.Isaiah McKenzie (WR) – A depth addition at wide receiver.The Saquon Barkley Fallout & ‘Hard Knocks' DisasterWe all knew losing Barkley was bad, but Hard Knocks made it 10x worse. The leaked phone call between GM Joe Schoen and Barkley—where Schoen basically told him to test the market—was a disaster for the franchise. Barkley later admitted that he didn't even know the call was recorded, and once he heard it, he knew his Giants days were over. Fans watched helplessly as Barkley thrived in Philly while the Giants collapsed.Season Recap: Rock BottomFinal Record: 3-14 – The worst in Giants history.Offense: 30th in total yards, 31st in points per game – Not much more needs to be said.Defense: 27th in rushing yards allowed per game (136.2 YPG) – Couldn't stop a nosebleed.Bright Spots (Yes, There Were a Few)Malik Nabers (WR) – The reason for hope, breaking the Giants' rookie receptions record.Tyrone Tracy (RB) – A surprise contributor with 839 rushing yards, 5 TDs.Dexter Lawrence (DL) – Still a force, leading the team with 9 sacks.Looking Ahead: Rebuilding from Rock BottomThe New York Giants head into the 2025 NFL offseason with a 3-14 record, the third overall pick in the draft, and a desperate need to turn things around. With Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen returning, all eyes are on how they'll reshape the roster after a disastrous season.2025 NFL Draft StrategyHolding the No. 3 overall pick, the Giants have several directions they could go. While the quarterback position remains a huge question mark, the Giants must also address offensive line struggles, a depleted secondary, and a lack of depth at wide receiver.Can they make the right moves, or will this franchise remain stuck in a cycle of mediocrity? We're breaking it all down on ‘We Stomped You Out'—don't miss it!
Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Ellen DaSilva, CEO and Founder of Summer Health which aims to increase the supply of pediatric care to care for the 75M children in the United States who need healthcare. Laurie and Ellen spoke at the HLTH 2024 conference. Ellen lives, eats and breathes Summer Health ever since […]
Lauren Brychell is an LP in multiple commercial real estate properties, and has an extensive track record being on the other side as well - as an investor relations professional raising over $75M from retail investors for various projects before she launched her own firm helping other optimize their investor relations and capital raise efforts.. Lauren Brychell is a real estate investor who has a great story to share and words of wisdom to impart for both beginning and veteran investors alike, so grab your pen and paper, buckle up and enjoy the ride. Want to get in contact with Lauren Brychell? Reach out at www.equity-elevated.com.Want to become financially free through commercial real estate? Check out our eBook to learn how to jump start a cash flowing real estate portfolio here https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com/real-estate-wealth-book Enjoy the show? Subscribe to the channel for all our upcoming real estate investor interviews and episodes. ************************************************************************ GET INVOLVED, CONNECTED & GROW YOUR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS LEARN -- Want to learn the ins and outs of real estate investing? Check out our book at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com/real-estate-wealth-book PARTNER -- Want to partner on a deal or connect in person? Email the host Gabe Petersen at gabe@therealestateinvestingclub.com or reach out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-petersen/ WATCH -- Want to watch our YouTube channel? Click here: https://bit.ly/theREIshow ************************************************************************ ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE INVESTING CLUB SHOW Hear from successful real estate investors across every asset class on how they got started investing in real estate and then grew from their first deal to a portfolio of cash-flowing properties. We interview real estate pros from every asset class and learn what strategies they used to create generational wealth for themselves and their families. The REI Club is an interview-based real estate show that will teach you the fastest ways to start and grow your real estate investing career in today's market - from multifamily, to self-storage, to mobile home parks, to mix-use industrial, you'll hear it all! Join us as we delve into our guests career peaks and valleys and the best advice, greatest stories, and favorite tips they learned along the way. Want to create wealth for yourself using the vehicle of real estate? Getting mentorship is the fastest way to success. Get an REI mentor and check out our REI course at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com. #realestateinvesting #passiveincome #realestateSend us a textInterested in becoming a passive investor in one of our projects? Kaizen Properties, is looking for passive investors for our upcoming deals. We invest in what are known as “recession resistant assets”: self storage, MH & RV parks, and industrial properties. If you are interested, go to the website and click on the “Invest with Us” button at the bottom of the page.Support the show
Welcome to Season 2 of the Orthobullets Podcast. This episode will feature doctors Daniel Acevedo, Melissa Wright, Anup Shah & Albert Lin. They will discuss the case titled Acromioclavicular Separation in 75M. Today's episode will be sponsored by the Shoulder360™ Comprehensive Shoulder Course 2025, taking place Apr 03 - Apr 05th, 2025 in Miami Beach, FL. Follow Orthobullets on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube
Send JD a text message and be heard!GIANTS #1 PICK. FOR NOW??? @nygiants stunk it up in loss to @falcons 34-7 and now hold #1 pick in the #nfldraft2025 & don't disagree with @companyadjace @thomaswdonovan about @shedeursanders @camward & rest of this years #qb crop. Daboll & Schoen shouldn't survive this season. But need a #dancampbell type. Though I would like to see what #benjohnson could do running an #nfl team. @muncieharts @call_me_tca_prez @paddy_bailey @cpd94_mk @robparker1980 @anthonyyacc & @variasdaniel talked @nyrangers ugly 5-0 shutout to @njdevils @brandonfurtado2 was ecstatic in which #chriskreider was a healthy scratch. Not the guy I would have sat to wake up the team. 4-13 swoon, 16-17-1 overall. Things are looking dire right now. Something has to change. #peterlaviolette has he lost the team? Ugly goings on right now and not sure this roster has what it takes to turn things around. @mets resigned @seanmanaea 3-$75M love this pickup which led to debate who has better pitching staff between @yankees & NYM. Games and injuries always affect the #mlb season. Some people can't wait for March. #cfp I like @ndfootball vs @georgiafootball with backup QB #gunnerstockton evens the playing field. #sportstrivia at the finish. All sports. One podcast. (even hockey) PODCAST LINK ON ITUNES: http://bit.ly/JDTSPODCAST
“HR Heretics†| How CPOs, CHROs, Founders, and Boards Build High Performing Companies
Are digital workers coming for your job? In this episode, Metaview CEO Siadhal Magos— our resident AI expert— breaks down the rise of AI-powered SDRs and what it means for the future of work. From 11x.ai's $75M raise to replace human sales reps, to broader implications for recruiting and tech roles, discover why VCs are betting big on AI labor. This is a candid discussion about job displacement, productivity gains, and why getting your hands dirty with AI might be your best career move.Discover how top HR leaders transformed from "the team in the corner" to invaluable business partners – and how you can, too.*Email us your questions or topics for Kelli & Nolan: hrheretics@turpentine.coFor coaching and advising inquire at https://kellidragovich.com/HR Heretics is a podcast from Turpentine.—
Chris Rose and Trevor Plouffe discuss the hottest stories in baseball Monday through Friday in the regular season and 2x per week during the offseason! Grab Your Mountain Dew today: https://lets.shop/2141/dothedew/ Head to https://www.youtube.com/@WarehouseGames and watch Blitzball Battle 5 today! 00:00 INTRO01:05 Yankees sign Max Fried to 8-year/$218M deal10:13 Are the Red Sox about to miss on another offseason?17:26 Guardians trade Andres Gimenez to Toronto27:37 Rangers sign Nathan Eovaldi for 3-years/$75M and acquire Jake Burger from Miami32:37 Roki Sasaki might want a small market?37:42 OUTRO Follow us on X/Instagram: @ChrisRoseSports Chris Rose on X/Instagram: @ChrisRose Trevor Plouffe on X/Instagram @TrevorPlouffe
NFTs & crypto, oh my; Google ruled a monopolist in search; you can't run an AI company ethically - with plenty of examples; Grokking without consent; Google's targeting "unknown" minors loophole; MetaAI celebrity voices; watermarking ChatGPT challenges; emotionally hooked on chatbots; Neuralink's second patient implant; Synchro's stent approach; Cybertruck spottings; Deadpool & Wolverine; American Conspiracy: the Octopus Murders; 2024 Olympics; enraging Google, Uber ads; living that iPad life; Humanes being returned; Sonos $30 million app fail; Lego Star Wars; advanced hinges; DarJar; losing power; medical system problems.Sponsors:Mood - Run it back with 20% off your first order and FREE gummies. Go to hellomood.com and use promo code GOG.1Password Extended Access Management - Check it out at 1Password.com/xam. Secure every sign-in for every app on every device.DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!Show notes at https://gog.show/660FOLLOW UPIllinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payoutsTrump-themed $DJT token rug-pulls, people blame Martin Shkreli or Barron TrumpFTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried's massive schemeIN THE NEWSGoogle 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust caseIt's practically impossible to run a big AI company ethicallyNvidia Used Videos From Netflix and YouTube to Build AI ModelElon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of himX accused of using EU user data to train Grok without consentX agrees to pause EU data processing for training GrokMeta and Google secretly targeted minors on YouTube with Instagram adsMeta is reportedly offering millions to get Hollywood voices into its AI projectsOpenAI confirms it's looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating studentsOpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice ModeNeuralink successfully implants its chip into a second patient's brainAs Neuralink Implants Second Subject's Brain, First Patient Says His Doesn't Work as Well AnymoreGates, Bezos back $75M round for Synchron's drill-free brain-computer interface implantWhat Synchron leaders learned from developing a stent-based BCIFiery Cybertruck Death Spurs Federal ProbeMEDIA CANDYDeadpool & WolverineAmerican Conspiracy: The Octopus MurdersGoogle will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letterGoogle + Team USA — Dear SydneyOn Our Way - UberAPPS & DOODADSESR for iPad Pro 12.9 Case (2022/2021/2020, 6th/5th/4th Generation), iPad Air 13 Inch Case 2024 M2, Convenient Magnetic Attachment, 2-Way Stand, Rebound Magnetic Case, BlackHumane's daily returns are outpacing salesCalifornians Are Getting Apple Wallet Driver's Licenses This YearSonos' $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updatesHome Security Giant ADT Admits It Has Been HackedThursday, the dating app that you can use only on Thursdays, expands to San FranciscoMultitasking with ChatGPT on the Mac just got a lot betterTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingLEGO® Star Wars: Rebuild the GalaxyThe Dark FalconCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSTexas school bans all-black clothing, cites mental health concernsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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