Podcast appearances and mentions of aaron aaron

2025 年 4 月 2 日，美国总统特朗普宣布对所有有贸易关系的国家征收 10% 的「最低基准关税」和不同程度的「对等关税」。这一政策引发了全球股市的剧烈震荡，美国三大股指均下跌接近 20% ，各国政府对关税政策的反应也大相径庭。在我们节目录制的 4 月 10 日，特朗普政府宣布展缓对等关税 90 天，但是依然保持10%的基准关税，对中国的关税提高到125%。最近一周关税政策的反反复复让人眼花缭乱，也让市场对未来充满不确定性。 特朗普关税大棒背后的核心诉求是什么？高关税真的能够增加美国收入和提高就业吗？「小院高墙」能够拯救空心化的美国制造业吗？本期节目邀请投资人周玖洲（Aaron）一起来聊聊特朗普关税政策的底层逻辑，美国芯片制造业面临的危机，以及关税政策可能给全球经济带来的中长期影响。 本期节目也在 Aaron 的个人播客「涉世未深 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/67ee9ada0decaeb094c6b7d0?s=eyJ1IjoiNWY1MWRlYTllMGY1ZTcyM2JiNzcyM2FlIn0%3D)」同步更新 本期人物 丁教 Diane，「声动活泼」联合创始人、「科技早知道」主播 Yaxian，「科技早知道」节目监制 周玖洲 Aaron， 十年中金、华夏基金等顶级投资机构工作经验，「不止金钱 (https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast/65a625966d045a7f5e0b5640)」主播 主要话题 [03:48] 为什么总是关税？不受国会钳制，它是总统抄起来就能用的武器 [07:38] 关税暂缓90天：股市跌幅超出预期，特朗普退半步接受谈判 [12:08] 关税大棒下的各国反应：臣服妥协 or 报复性硬刚 or 首鼠两端 [18:08] 增加税收、振兴制造业、保护国家安全 ：特朗普在下一盘大棋吗？ [20:39] 特朗普的短期政治诉求：拉拢蓝领工人选票才是最急迫的目标 [26:12] 拜登政府的《芯片法案》能拯救空心的美国芯片制造业吗？ [32:36] 技术人才稀缺、供应链高度分散，制造业回流美国困难重重 [45:13] 激进的关税策略下，特朗普政府的中长期的打算是什么？ [53:42] 新一轮贸易战：中美两国都在各自的经济周期中，各有各的问题要解决 幕后制作 监制：Yaxian 后期：Jack 运营：George 设计：饭团 内容研究志愿者招募 Hi 你好呀，这里是「科技早知道」内容研究志愿者招募。如果你是前沿科技行业的从业者（包括但不限于半导体、先进制造、计算机、AI、生物医药、航空航天等等），欢迎加入我们分享你在行业内的一手观察和见解。 你将有机会参与到节目的制作当中，你的知识和见解也可能成为未来节目的一部分！ 志愿者招募入口 (https://eg76rdcl6g.feishu.cn/share/base/form/shrcnKGHVbb4OdRJPfVuIGtitF8) 加入声动活泼 声动活泼目前开放全职设计师、商业发展经理、商业内容策划、内容编辑实习生、早咖啡内容研究实习生、社群运营实习生等6个职位，详情点击招聘入口 (https://eg76rdcl6g.feishu.cn/docx/XO6bd12aGoI4j0xmAMoc4vS7nBh?from=from_copylink) Untitled https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/4/4931937e-0184-4c61-a658-6b03c254754d/OwTznGYV.png 声动活泼年度新节目上线！ 这次，我们倾全团队之力为 AI 时代的青少年做了一件微小但重要的事。 每期 10 分钟，从一个青少年感兴趣的现象谈起，涉及商业科技、社会人文等话题，解读表象背后的深层逻辑，启发青少年提出自己的好奇。每周一、三、五早晨 6 点在各大音频平台准时更新。

Welcome to Mind Power Meets Mystic!Where practical mind power and mystical wisdom collide—sprinkled with humor and unapologetic curiosity. Hosted by Cinthia Varkevisser, your favorite spiritual shit disturber and intuitive integrity coach, and normally co-hosted by hypnotherapist and mind power coach Michelle Walters (out this episode but very much here in spirit!).In this episode, Cinthia flies solo and sits down with her longtime friend, former student, and current powerhouse event producer Aaron Gonzalez—founder of Spiritual WTF events and host of the Intuitive WTF podcast.

What does it take to grow a business to 207 locations in just two years? In this episode, host Brien Gearin chats with Aaron Harper, CEO of Rolling Suds, the first and largest power washing franchise in the U.S. Aaron shares his journey into the world of franchising, revealing the secrets behind scaling a business, how to build systems for success, and why franchising is a completely different business model from the original service. Plus, hear his number one piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: take action, embrace risks, and start building your dream. If you've ever considered franchising your business, then tune in for a conversation that covers growth, risk, and everything in between! What we discuss with Aaron: + Aaron's journey from Hollywood to franchising + Rolling Suds' growth to 207 locations in two years + Differences between running a business and franchising + Criteria for selecting the right franchisees + Why power washing is a scalable, niche industry + Proprietary technology and systems at Rolling Suds + Importance of strong operational and marketing systems + Franchising as a path to accelerated wealth About Aaron: Aaron Harper's journey from the competitive world of film and television led him to franchising, driven by a passion for empowering others and simplifying the path to business ownership. After a successful period with Patch Boys, where he opened over 400 territories in only a few years, Aaron decided to build something similar on his own, venturing out to transform Rolling Suds, a successful family-owned power washing business, into a franchise.  His approach, rooted in Responsible Franchising, emphasized transparent communication and tailored solutions. He focuses on an adaptive, solution-driven methodology, particularly in areas like technology, scaling, and marketing support, ensuring that Rolling Suds continues to remain agile and responsive to the evolving needs of its franchisees. By focusing on individual growth and rejecting applicants misaligned with their values, Aaron has rapidly expanded Rolling Suds, selling over 200 units in just over a year and a half. Aaron's trajectory suggests he is well on his way to reshaping the landscape of business ownership, leaving a lasting mark in the franchise industry. Aaron has been profiled in top-tier media outlets such as Entrepreneur, Authority Magazine, Franchise Dictionary Magazine, 1851 Franchise, and many more. Aaron is also a thought leader and influencer in responsible franchising, sharing his journey in real-time through educational videos on his social media channels, keynote speaking engagements, and lending his knowledge to prominent podcasts on a regular basis. Thank you, Aaron! Sign up to be a Rolling Suds franchisee at RollingSudsFranchise.com. Follow Aaron on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. Ready to Create a 7-Figure Business of Your Own..? Go to BuildMyMoneyMachine.com to get started today! And follow us on: Instagram Facebook Tik Tok Youtube Twitter To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Want to hear from more incredible entrepreneurs? Check out all of our interviews here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay this episode is late. Sorry I fell asleep on this one. The weird thing was, in my sleep I dreamt of Nic Cage.We watched Dream Scenario for some reason so you don't have to! Listen to this episode that was both 3 days late AND half the length of our usual episodes!LISTEN FOR:Derek & Kate propping up Aaron Aaron yelling, a lot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris sat down with Aaron Kubal to discuss all things neurodynamics. We dive into Aaron's questioning of the narratives, proposed mechanisms, and research surrounding neurodynamics, differentiating between radicular pain and radiculopathy, alternative strategies for managing nerve pain, the importance of setting realistic expectations, and much more.  Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/gaCC8jorRI0  Resources:  JOSPT Neural Mobilization CPG Nikolai Bogduk: Definitions and Physiology of Back Pain, Referred Pain, and Radicular Pain Tom Jesson's Writing More about Aaron:  Aaron's Instagram  Aaron's TikTok Pain and Rehab Mentorship Program Why Telehealth Course --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Performance Programs: https://store.e3rehab.com/  Newsletter: https://e3rehab.ck.page/19eae53ac1  Coaching & Consultations: https://e3rehab.com/coaching/  Articles: https://e3rehab.com/articles/  Apparel: https://store.e3rehab.com/collections/frontpage  --- Podcast Sponsors: Vivo Barefoot: Get 15% off all shoes! - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/e3rehab CSMi: https://humacnorm.com/e3rehab  --- @dr.surdykapt @tony.comella @chrishughen --- This episode was produced by Matt Hunter

Aaron Reeves is a an AE at Revolut in his early 20s. Very early in his career he started selling door to door. He's had to face 20,000 rejections on his way up. Todays he's crushing it as a full cycle Account Executive (cold calling his way into his sales deals).*Get insights from top performers and sales leaders on the SDR Hire Insights newsletter: https://sdrhire.com/#newsletterAaron shared: - What 20,000 rejections taught him about sales.- How he does his cold calls.- What made him able to close 80+ deals in 2023.- How he uses systems to always beat his quota.Hope you enjoy and subscribe.- Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-reeves-a1425b203/- Connect with Srba on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srbamarkovic- Connect with Stefan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-conic/---------------------------------------Resources by Aaron:- Aaron's PITCH Framework: https://windy-ferry-1c7.notion.site/P-I-T-C-H-Framework-3e468876f1e346ba8397513cd01e95ea- Aaron's Workflow template: https://windy-ferry-1c7.notion.site/Workflow-Template-18b9da5c260741f3b4ab3d85144d248f- Aaron's best creator to follow for SDRs: Troy Munson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/---------------------------------------Taking too long to hire a sales rep? Access vetted, trained and experienced SDRs. Cold calling, cold emailing, social selling, sales automation. Cut your hiring to a few days and pay 50-60% less in salaries. Hire with sdrhire.comListen on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Google podcast.

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We brought Phil Illy back for the launch his book: Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex. Available today as a paperback, with the ebook and hardcover available on Tuesday, June 13th. Here is what our own Aaron Terrell had to say about Autoheterosexual, "Expertly researched yet entirely accessible to any layperson interested in this topic. Illy explores the most common type of gender dysphoria with compassion and clarity...You will come away from this book with a much deeper understanding of the human experience at the heart of this current cultural phenomenon." Head over to Amazon (https://t.co/sVsGOmehu9) where you can purchase your copy as well as read reviews from other friends of the pod, including Dr. Michael Bailey. -------- Phil Illy is an autoheterosexual author who, in his words, “aims to mainstream autoheterosexuality and destigmatize it so that more of his kind can jettison shame and live in union with their inner cross-gender spirit.” Prior to writing Autoheterosexual: Attraction to Being the Other Sex, Phil received degrees in physics and mechanical engineering before retiring to Portland, Oregon, where he became best known for his skill at handstand twerking and juggling hula hoops. Where to Find Phil: Twitter: https://twitter.com/autogynephilic Substack: https://phililly.substack.com PayPal: https://paypal.me/phililly   Some terms and references are used in this episode that may not be clear to the average listener. Here is a brief glossary of terms: "Allo" means other, or external. "Auto" means self, or internal. "Gyno" means female. "Andro" means male. "Philia" means love (or, less euphemistically, sexual attraction). "Meta" means self-referential   The vast majority of people are, in sexologic terms, alloheterosexual. A heterosexual male is technically "allogynephilic". But a male who is attracted to the thought or image of himself as female is "autogynephilic", while a female who is attracted to herself as male is "autoandrophilic". These last two are what our guest has termed "autoheterosexual". The final term above, meta, is used in this context to describe the type of external sexual behaviors of autoheterosexuals, who often experience (and act upon) homosexual desires as a means of validating their self-perception as the opposite sex. For example, an autogynephilic male is not attracted to other males (not alloandrophilic), but sexual behavior with males serves as a validation of the self as female. That is metaandrophilia.   Other resources on the topic: Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism webinar with Dr Michael Bailey about different kinds of gender dysphoria: https://www.youtube.com/live/Hb0RwBgkotA?feature=share Dr. Michael J. Bailey's book is The Man Who Would be Queen. https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu... Dr. Anne Lawrence's book is Men Trapped in Men's Bodies. https://surveyanon.files.wordpress.co...  

Aaron Orendorff is the best B2B marketer I know, and it's not just because he's an elite writer (with a byline in the New York Times to show for it). It's also because he has a clear framework for what he's trying to accomplish in his messaging. That framework? Keeping customers from hell and taking them to heaven. He's thought about it in his posts as a marketing lead at Shopify Plus, Common Thread Collective, and now as the Head of Marketing at ReCart. In this wide-ranging conversation, Aaron and Andrew catch up about what they're seeing across the current world of ecommerce, how to approach marketing messaging, the specifics of a good SMS strategy, and a bunch more. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [06:12] Working for Recart. [09:33] Meeting Andrew. [11:53] Upside to good writing. [13:55] Writing for CTC, Havard Business Review, and other publications. [20:27] Lesson from content commerce. [24:33] Reason Born Primitive is successful. [28:04] Aaron's framework as a marketer. [33:01] Advertisers adopting Aaron's hell-to-heaven framework. [38:44] Factors that determine success with SMS marketing. [39:42] Conversational value of SMS. [42:19] The primary purpose of SMS. [43:32] Getting success in SMS. [45:08] Do most brands push hard enough on SMS? [48:04] SMS providers growth curve. [49:46] The E-commerce Playbook's spot-on prediction. [52:33] Problem in SMS. [54:24] Aaron's Recart article. Places to follow up with Aaron: Aaron's Recart Landing Page: recart.com/shopify-sms-app Twitter: twitter.com/AaronOrendorff Places to follow up with Andrew: Twitter: @andrewjfaris Email: podcast@ajfgrowth.com Work with me: www.ajfgrowth.com Music Intro: "Tell Me Mama" by The Devious Means Music Outro: "Rusty Little Scissors" by The Devious Means

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The latest episode of the Celtic Down Under podcast is now available. On this podcast Jarrod Shane Liam & Sean discuss the following topics: * Celtic 2  Dundee United 0 in the SPFL * Wrap Up The Transfer Window  * Answer Your Questions * Preview Celtic's upcoming games against Livingston & St Johnstone *  And More Please subscribe for our YouTube channel using the following link https://youtube.com/channel/UCddNEzx6XaVQHCLYRYxLvZA Please support those who support our show. Go to blendjet.com and use code celtic12 to save 12% off your order OR use my special linkand the discount will be applied at checkout zen.ai/celtic12 Please support those who support our show. Use my special link zen.ai/celticdownunder and use celticdownunder to save 30% off your firstthree months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastr Buy Our Merchandise - T-Shirts & Hoodies available at www.celticdownunder.square.site We appreciate your support as always. Please subscribe to the Celtic Down Under Podcast via your podcast app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Let's start the blog with the show notes for this Episode – On this episode, I again speak with Ellen Bayens of The Celiac Scene.  We talk about the articles she has presented to us this past month.  I have attached links below.  I also mentioned my recipe for Cauliflower Pizza, which you can find at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPS07XMdtwk&ab_channel=SueJennett   NEWS FROM THE CELIAC SCENE • Impure Oat Flour Foils Sweet Lorens Cookie Mix Across 35 States • Study Assesses the Systemic Impacts of Celiac Disease • Celiacs Come in All Shapes & Sizes! • Diagnosis of Microscopic Colitis Might Actually be Celiac Disease • A Shout Out to ‘Eat Out on Vancouver Island!' • Alberta's Freddy's Flippin' Gluten-Free Donut Truck Makes the News! • Disordered Eating – Gluten-Free Diet Can Alter Perceptions About Food A CANADIAN CELIAC PODCAST • Food Choices for Celiac Kids • Celiac Scene News Round Up GLUTEN-FREE WEIGH IN PODCAST with Aaron • Aaron is All Set for Surgery • Final Preparations for Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery SELENA'S CORNER • 3 Travel Apps for Gluten-Free • Book Your Free 15 Minute Phone Call with Selena • Tuesdays Instagram Questions & Answers • Selena's Symptom Relief Facebook Group GLUTEN-FREE RECIPES • 17 Creative Ways to Consume More Vegetables! • Vietnamese Spring Rolls / Rice Wraps by Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet Sue's Websites and Social Media – Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com Instagram - @suesgfbaking YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

TikTok now has a billion users, so what makes it stand out from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter?To answer this I spoke with Aaron Goldman, Chief Marketing Officer of MediaOcean, a mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising that connects brands, agencies, media, technology, and data. Aaron has been in the Marketing industry for over 20 years, including CMO roles at 4C, and Kenshoo, a leading enterprise marketing software company.Aaron was awarded the LinkedIn B2B thought leader of the year in 2020, and is also the author of “Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google” .When he's not busy Googling himself, Aaron is spending time with his wife and children, and spoke with me from Chicago.Aaron has a deep understanding not just what what makes TikTok so different to other social media platforms, but also how brands should approach this new medium.We covered a lot of ground includingWhat is TikTok?Why is TikTok so engaging?What is the secret to TikTok's success?Viewing creators as partnersDo brands have a place on TikTok?The growth potential for TikTokComparing Facebook vs Instagram vs Snap vs TikTokHow easy is it to copy the TikTok format?Understanding the mindset of the user on each platformWhere does TikTok fit into the media landscape?Why TikTok is the most akin to TVThe strategic approach to TikTok for brandsMeasuring the impact of creators on TikTokThe social commerce opportunity for brands on TikTokWhen does entertainment become shopping?What is the future of advertising?The value exchange and the value of our own dataThe opportunity for TikTok to start afreshAaron's experiment to sell his own data on eBayThe rise of digital agents that work for usAdTech and the role Mediaocean playsMediaocean's partnership with TikTokWhat will advertising on social networks look like in 5 year's time?Aaron's virtual watercoolerThe move to a hybrid working modeTurning hybrid working into a competitive advantageEducating children about the healthy use of social media3 Actionable things to do today to better understand TikTokMore on AaronAaron on LinkedInAaron on TwitterMediacocean websiteYour Host: Actionable Futurist® Andrew GrillFor more on Andrew - what he speaks about and replays of recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.comfollow @AndrewGrill on Twitteror @andrew.grill on Instagram.

How to live a successful and significant life? Is mindset the only secret you need to know? Do you need multiple sources of income as many gurus have been saying? Aaron Walker will enlighten you with the secrets to living a life that you can be proud of and be thankful for. An accident in the early 2000s made him realize that life was more than just big houses, fancy cars, and extravagant vacations. He learned that the true essence of life was actively bringing positive impacts to others.  He is now coaching individuals in his Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind and facilitating discussions around faith, family, and business.    [00:01 - 03:06] Opening Segment Aaron Walker has been featured in over 2,000 podcast episodes Here's why What's his sole motivation for waking up every morning? [03:07 - 13:48] Random Acts of Kindness The power of doing random acts of kindness to others Aaron surrounds himself with a bunch of trusted advisors Why he does this and why you should too You need access, resources, and perspective to excel in life Aaron explains [13:49 - 23:05] Freedom to Do Everything You Want How to cultivate a culture of vulnerability within a small group How to achieve the time freedom that you are craving right now? Aaron talks about one of his biggest fears in his life [23:06 - 27:41] The Best Investment You Can Make The important lesson that Aaron learned from his two-month sabbatical This is the best investment you can make according to Aaron Aaron shares the story behind the Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind [27:42 - 28:30] Closing Segment Reach out to Aaron See links below  Final words   Tweetable Quotes “We need to be very intentional about living our life proactively and giving away.” - Aaron Walker “There's a transformational experience that happens within yourself when you're actively engaged in doing random acts of kindness for others.” - Aaron Walker “...vulnerability is the place [where] strength begins, and a lot of people don't believe that until they've experienced it.” - Aaron Walker   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Email aaron@viewfromthetop.com to connect with Aaron or follow him on LinkedIn. Shift from ordinary to extraordinary by visiting View from the Top today! Join high-achievers for enlightening conversations about faith, family, and business by joining the Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind.   Connect with me: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Aaron Walker  00:00 I've got some blind spots, and they were quick to point out those blind spots because that's what normally trips us up. Well, if you're not surrounding yourself and subjecting yourself to the scrutiny of other trusted advisors in a small environment, who's going to tell you that this is not going to work? Who's going to encourage you? Who you're going to share these triumphs with? And it just allows you to be able to share get it by in a small setting with these trusted advisors.   Intro  00:28 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we will teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson  00:40 Aaron Walker has founded more than a dozen companies in the past 42 years. If you've been paying attention, he's been featured in over 2,000 podcast interviews, and he's also the founder of Iron Sharpens Iron, a mastermind for success-minded men and women who want to level up in all areas of life. ISI has grown to over 20 mastermind groups since 2013. Aaron, welcome to the show.   Aaron Walker  01:02 Hi, Sam. Thanks for having me on, buddy. I really appreciate it.   Sam Wilson  01:06 Hey, man, the pleasure is mine. It's also great to have a fellow Tennesseean in here on the show. I don't get to do that very often. So you're based out of Nashville, Tennessee. So you're right up the road from us here in Memphis. Aaron, there's three questions I asked every guest who comes on the show. In 90 seconds or less, can you tell us where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?   Aaron Walker  01:25 Yeah, thank you very much, Sam. Started Nashville, Tennessee. 61 years, I'm Native, you know, three generations deep. I opened a pawn shop when I was 18 years old, add a couple of partners had a successful exit when I was 27 sold out to a fortune 500. Since then, I've built 13 additional businesses between then and now had the privilege of being in a mastermind group with Dave Ramsey and Dan Miller, and some of those guys here locally for over a dozen years. Today, coach, I encourage, help other people achieve their goals and dreams in Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind. And I'm probably having the absolute time of my life. My wife said I've retired more than the law allows. And so I just decided to go back into helping educate, train and teach other people, because I'm excited about the transformation that they get to experience as well.   Sam Wilson  02:18 It sounds like that's more of a motivation for you. I mean, at this point, like you said, you've retired more times than the law allows. I mean, you're not in it for the money at this point. There's just got to be a reward factor internally.   Aaron Walker  02:31 You know, I never say that. It's not some of the money. Everybody likes to make money. We like to give money away. We like to do nice things for our family. Well, I hate it when people say, well, money is not an issue. And I'm like, we'll do it for free, then right? ever do it for free. And I'm like, I never say that. But it's not the sole motivation. The sole motivation for me is helping people achieve their goals and dreams. And we have hundreds of people in our organization. Now we're in seven different countries. And we're helping transform many, many lives to really accomplish the things that they were intended to. So yeah, that's what gets me up each and every day and gets me out of bed.   Sam Wilson  03:07 That's fantastic. One of the things that you're known for is transforming lives intentionally. What does that mean? And can you break down, I guess some of when you take a look at a person or you take a look at someone who's talking to you, they say, Hey, I want to transform my life. What does that mean to be intentional? How do they do it?   Aaron Walker  03:23 Yeah, I've got to give you the reason why. So 21 years ago, I was 40 years old. It was August 1, 2001. I was headed to the office, things were amazing, had a beautiful home, had a place on the beach, all the fancy cars, I work three days a week, my partner work the other three days, I'm trying to paint a picture for you to let you know that I was in really an ideal position, until a guy named Enrique walked out in front of me and I ran over and killed a pedestrian on my way to the office. And my life, literally, Sam come to a screeching halt. And I had to do a lot of evaluation over the next five years. And what I learned through that process was is that I'd had a great amount of success financially, but I had no significance in my life whatsoever. Like nobody cared that we had nice things but my family, and I was thinking I have not made an impact in the lives of other people. And so I came home one day with a pocket full of money to a house full of strangers. And I woke up and said, “Listen, this is not the legacy that I want to leave.” The legacy I want to leave is that Sam Wilson's life is better as a result of having known me, I'm going to encourage that guy, I'm going to help that guy because the only thing that people remember is how your life impacted them. They don't remember the tangible assets that you had. They don't care that you're wealthy or not. The only thing that they're interested in is how your life impacts them. So I've become very proactive and impacting the lives of other people. I'm very intentional about being a giver and not a taker. And you know, the irony of that, Sam is that the more I do for people, the natural reciprocity as they want to do for you, they want to connect you, they want to help you, they want to be around you. And I want to be the guy that lights up the room. I don't want to be the guy that sucks the energy out of the room. I don't want to be the guy. It's like, oh, he's only calling me because he needs something like this guy's calling me to encourage me. And so as a result of that you build this amazing community around you, of givers. And when you do that, then you're qualified to live the life that you were created to do.   Sam Wilson  05:26 That's absolutely fantastic. I can't imagine the soul searching that would happen after an event like that, like that just gut-wrenching. Just hearing it. Man, that's really incredible. What were some steps that you took from that point forward? You know, you came home, you said, “Hey, I got a pocket full of money and a house full of strangers.” What did you do?   Aaron Walker  05:42 Yeah, you know, I think there's benefit in working to make money. As I said earlier in the interview, you know, I like to make money and I want to make more money, and I want to be able to make an impact, and I want to help and I want to take nice trips with my family and give money to my grandkids, I want to do all those things. And so I don't want to minimize that and say, now we got to go out there and be a pauper and give it all away. That's not what I'm saying at all. But what I am saying is, is that we need to be very intentional about living our life proactively and giving away. And I wrote a book called “View From The Top.” And in the book, it talks about measures of having great success, but don't forget the significance. And the significance piece is really doing things for others. And that can be in your immediate family, your extended family, your peers or colleagues, people that you do business with. The thing is, is to do it intentionally, really allocate a portion of your time to do things for other people. I'm coaching a couple of guys right now that are very successful in the financial space. And I've presented this concept to them. And they say, why don't you just pay for whatever it is, and let them go do it. And as I said, there's a transformational experience that happens within yourself, when you're actively engaged in doing random acts of kindness for others, there's something that happens in us, our children are able to witness us physically going out doing things for people, I do something here in Nashville, every single Black Friday. And it's an activity that I do with my five grandchildren, we call it gratitude day to where we go out and we spend the entire day doing random acts of kindness for strangers. We'll go to nursing homes. We'll go to the Children's Hospital. We'll go to stores and hand out cards with money and it will pay off people's layaways will buy meals for the entire restaurant. Now some of you're like yeah, big guy, if I had your money, I would do that too. But the thing is, is that you can do it on a small scale, you don't have to do it on a grandioso scale, you can go out and do this. And my grandchildren will all line up and tell you we've got them from age six to 20 years old. And they'll say it's the funnest day of the year for them. They'll say that doing these random acts of kindness really gives them a sense of gratitude and purpose and meaning in their life. And we miss opportunity, Sam each and every day with people that were around, because we're always in it for ourselves, I can make that connection that's going to make me more money. If I can make that connection, I'll feel a sense of power. If I can make that connection, it will do X for me. But if you change your mindset to think I wonder how I can connect Billy and Bobby or Susie and Tommy? How can I connect them so their life will be better than, here's what happens invariably, and I do this all day long every day. They then say big A, you need to meet Sam Wilson, you need to meet this person. And I'm like, I can't even get back to all the people that I'm getting connected to now, because I'm proactively helping other people say it's a mindset shift. And we have this scarcity mentality. If we don't go out and just get for ourselves, we may lose out. But that's not true. You need to have an abundance mindset, and when you adopt that mindset, greater things happen.    Sam Wilson  08:57 Yeah, that's absolutely fantastic. I mean, you've hit on so many things there, the gratitude, it's so easy comes through your phone, it comes through your email, it comes through all this stuff, that'll just mean by 8 am. You can be the most ungrateful sour person from just reading the bombardment of stuff coming at you, and not just being you know, and then within that, then that makes you also more meat-focused and like, oh my gosh, I got to put up my walls because the world's gonna, you know, the world hates me, it's gonna kill me. So that's a complete transformational shift. Talk to us about you know, one of the things that you do inside of ISI is surrounding yourself with trusted advisors. What was the birth of that? What was the point of it? What's the birth of it? And why do you guys do what you do now?   Aaron Walker  09:35 You know, a couple of decades ago, when Dave Ramsey started his radio show, he was giving a talk at the Chamber of Commerce. This is in the early 90s. And I went and heard that talk and introduced myself to him. He offered me free advertising to train just for a week period. And I did and it made such a difference in our business here locally in Nashville, that I became his second sponsor to show for 21 years, well out of that became a very close friendship at which he invited me to be in his mastermind. And I didn't want to do it, Sam, just to be honest, because I knew Dave was going to be all up in my business and he was going to be ranting at me. But truth of the matter is it changed my life. And the reason it did, they provided a safe environment, that I could let the veil down the facade if you will. And I was able to be vulnerable and transparent among a few trusted advisors, that I could be honest, that I could say, “Hey, I don't have it all figured out, I do have some superpowers. There's some kryptonite along the way but I've got some blind spots.” And they were quick to point out those blind spots because that's what normally trips us up. Well, if you're not surrounding yourself and subjecting yourself to the scrutiny of other trusted advisors in a small environment, who's going to tell you that this is not going to work? Who's going to encourage you? Who you're going to share these triumphs with? And it just allows you to be able to share, get it by in a small setting with these trusted advisors. So when I retired 11 years ago, Dan Miller and Dave Ramsey, encouraged me to coach and teach it, which I started doing, started doing podcast interviews, and I quickly filled up the groups and I couldn't coach them individually. And so it birthed Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind, which we now you know, I've had hundreds and hundreds of members over the years. But it positions you to be in an environment to where you can excel because isolation is the enemy to excellence. And if you really want to excel in your life, you've got to surround yourself in community that you can get this type of encouragement and it buys resources. I call it ARP, A-R-P, you've got access, you've got accountability, you get resources, and the most important part is a different perspective. And you've got to have community in order to do that.   Sam Wilson  11:54 Yeah, absolutely, and part of community I think, is one of the things that I found valuable is the opportunity to be vulnerable. How do you foster that?   Aaron Walker  12:01 Yeah, it takes time. And it's difficult. And a lot of people don't want to do it initially, because they don't want you to know that they don't have it all together. Sam, you and I've never met in person. But the truth is, you and I both were knuckleheads, right, there's some things we don't have together.    Sam Wilson  12:16 We're knuckleheads.    Aaron Walker  12:18 Still are, right, I'm just saying there's some area of your life that you have a challenge with right now. It could be relational, it could be financial, it could be physical, I don't know what it is. But I can promise you, there's some area of your life you don't have all together, I don't either. And if we want to get better, we've got to get around people that can help us with that. So being vulnerable in a small group. Now, don't go out here to the world and air all your dirty laundry, I'm not suggesting that at all. But once you get into a group, a small group, maybe eight to 12 people, and you get to know them and they prove themselves to be trustworthy, and they're not going to go out and share the private things in your life, it just allows you to kind of unload, it allows you to sit there in a room and go, “Hey, I've got cash flow problems right now, or I'm really struggling with my spouse, or I've got a wayward child, or I've got this situation with my family or my extended family, and I really don't know how to deal with it.” Well, you're going to get the counsel of the multitude, these trusted advisors. And when there's a general consensus of that group, more than likely, that's the avenue that you should take. See, no matter how much we want to see it a different way, it's virtually impossible. Because you have one life experience, you have one set of filters, and that is the way you perceive any situation that you're currently in. But man, when you have a different perspective, there's new insights, it opens up a whole host of new opportunities you like you don't know what you don't know, right? And this group allows you to look at things differently.   Sam Wilson  13:49 That's really interesting. What are some things that you guys do? I mean, because I always say that vulnerability begets vulnerability, right? Like, it's no one's vulnerable to no one's going to be vulnerable. But how do you foster that? And an ever-expanding group setting? Like, I mean, it's almost that it's creating a culture in its own right.    Aaron Walker  14:07 It is and you never go further than the leader. And I'm very vulnerable. I'm very transparent. I teach our facilitators that run a lot of the groups to be vulnerable and transparent. Because what it does Sam is it gives you permission to be vulnerable once I'm vulnerable. And you'll only go as far as I'll go. And so for me, I've just created an environment within Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind, where vulnerability is the place that strength begins, and a lot of people don't believe that until they've experienced it. Because we all have areas of our life that we need encouragement, we need help, we need to be edified. And until we know that that's a problematic area, we can't help you. So there's so many places in our lives today that maybe were excelling financially, but relationally, we're really struggling we have one of our guys that do considerable amount of revenue weekly in his business, but his family is destroyed, is that way because he spends the vast majority of his time at work, he's built no boundaries, right. And so what we've encouraged him to do is to build the boundaries and say, work within this time frame, go home, don't cheat your family, because that's the first place that most people cheat. And the reason that they do that is because they feel like they can get forgiveness. They feel like that they'll understand. But the truth is, is that we can injure our family beyond repair if we're not careful. So what happens is you do like I did, you come home with a pocket full of money to a house full of strangers, and you've got somebody else taking your son to baseball practice. And your wife is taking the little girl to ballet, practice alone, that he's never there. Son, I'll come out and play baseball with you. Let me send one more email, it quickly gets dark, you're unable to do that with your son, and then you can't recover that time. And I want to encourage the people that are out there, if you're going to cheat, cheat the office, don't cheat your family because you only get one go through with the family, you don't get a redo. It's like once you miss that opportunity to throw baseball with your little boy or he wants to play outside or your little girl at recital practice, you never show up to their baseball games, you're always late. You're always making a big show in front of your colleagues and peers, but you're doing it at the expense of your family, and you wonder why that your family falls apart in later years. And so we really help people identify the boundaries that they can work with the, and still be very successful be significant in your family locks as well.   Sam Wilson  16:31 Yes, man, that's so true. I mean, just hearing you give the analogies makes me just go my gosh, like it's so seductive too. I mean, it's so seductive just to I mean, keep hammering away, we're building this, we're doing this. And in the end, it's like, wait, what have I built like nothing, my legacy is not there isn't one. And it's heartbreaking to hear that, you know, at times that those days and those hours have passed, which kind of takes me to my next, you know, topic here, I'd love to hear your thoughts on his time. I mean, one of the things that, you know, we're always preaching and you know, cash flowing real estate is that you want time and money freedom, the biggest of those, I think the most valuable those is time with your family time with you know, your loved ones. What would you say some of the keys are to developing time freedom?   Aaron Walker  17:12 The biggest thing is, first of all, is we've got to decide what we want in life, and I asked this question regularly to people. If geographically or financially, there were no limitations, what would you do with your life tomorrow? And for the most part, people can't answer that question. They're living their life reactively not proactively. And I decided years ago that I'm going to be very proactive. This is not a trial run. This is our life right now. What you're going through this very day is your life. And so I want you to be very proactive in making those determinations in how you want to live your life. Sit down and really think through that I've even got a document, happy to give it away to your audience called What Do I Want. And it's just very thought-provoking questions that you have to answer in order to live your life proactively, because you're the one making the decision, you can choose what you want to do and what you don't want to do. So build a lie first and foremost, to be very proactive. The second thing is that we say it every single day, all my family's most important, yet, we're giving lip service to that because your actions are speaking loudly that your occupation is more important than your family. So say we do what is important, it doesn't matter to me what you say, it's your actions that are speaking loudly. So if your family is most important, you're going to put the big rocks in first, you're going to build your schedule to where your family is, first and foremost, if that is what you're saying. And you're going to work your schedule around it. Now, I've been self-employed now for 43 years, never worked for anybody since I was 18 years old. And I said that the most important thing to me personally was my calendar. And I wanted to dictate if I went to work today, or if I didn't go to work today. That was my choice. I wanted to make that determination. And I got tangled up in my early years in my 20s. It was like, “Man, I had one store and I paid it off successfully, and I was able to do that.” I said, but if I just have one more store, then I'll have twice as much money then I can spend more time and I got caught up in this trap of, Sam, it was like I kept moving the bar, and I kept moving the bar. And then I looked up one day and I'm like, “Man, I'm in a bad spot because I keep moving this bar. And if I'm not careful, I'm going to lose my family.” And so you've got to predetermine what it is that you want so that you don't get caught in that trap. In the wreck in 2001 is what helped me really unpack my life and say, “No, this is really the life that I want because life is so fragile.” Like our life can be taken tomorrow, and we then wouldn't have the opportunity to makeup and I don't want to have regrets. I want to be able to lay there and go. Man, I gave it all I had. I had my priority He's in the right place in so I've allocated my time appropriately.   Sam Wilson  20:03 Yeah. In regret, what's that phrase or that statement where they say something like failure weighs ounces? Regret weighs tons. Yeah, I'm probably butchering it up. I can't remember who, Jim Rohn or somebody that to that effect said that I can't remember who it was. But it's yeah, not having regrets when it at the end, if you ever read the book, The Five Regrets of the Dying?   Aaron Walker  20:23 Have not seen that.    Sam Wilson  20:24 It's a fantastic book. So anyway, just throw that out there. You know, if you're listening to this show, and kind of in theme with what you're talking about here, Aaron, it's called the Five Regrets of the Dying and it's a, Bronnie Ware  I think was her name. And she just goes through and she was a hospice caretaker for people, you know, wealthy families with people who are dying. And so she spent, I don't know, 5, 10 years taking care of people and just finally highlighted the five things that they said at the end, and kind of collapsed or condensed everything. Everybody said that, like, here's the top five things. I mean, I'm not cried so much reading a book. I was like, Oh, my gosh, like, what a heart-wrenching story because regret, man, it's just like, Oh, I wish I could have. And you just hear those stories. You know, man, like, don't be that person, right?   Aaron Walker  21:02 No, I've not read the book yet, but I can promise you that every person that was dying, never said I wished I'd spent more time at the office. I wish I'd spent more time with family.    Sam Wilson  21:11 Yeah, that's exactly right. Yeah, then nobody ever said I wish….    Aaron Walker  21:14 And so, but the irony of that is, is the vast majority of our time each and every day is not quality time with our family. The irony is it's always that because there's this elusiveness within the grasp or the distance of financial prosperity and gain, let me be the first to tell your audience if they've not heard it. Money is not going to scratch the itch like you think it's going to get nice. And I love to have nice things. And I don't want to give up nice things. I drive new cars, I have a nice house, I take nice vacations. I'm not saying that. This is about the third time I've said that in this interview. But I promise you that it's not my god, it is not my sole focus. Even prior, you know, to the wreck, I understood that getting those additional stores, making more money, other companies say money only really makes a difference until you make about $70,000. Once you pass that, it's in almost insignificant the amount of happiness that you feel like it's going to give you after your basic needs are met because you get tired or have things faster, you have more resources, and you get bored quicker. And I'm just telling you that you may be leaning your ladder against the wrong wall in the things that you're trying to accomplish, and one of my biggest fears in life is being successful at the wrong thing. And I want your audience to really think through today what is important to me, and how can I allocate my time to accomplish that?   Sam Wilson  22:41 That's fantastic. One of the things I think Dan Sullivan's who not how is that the right book? Yes. And you kind of you know, talk about that a little bit as well is in freeing up that time and who not how, what are some things practically, you know, so we've kind of talked about the mindset way of addressing this and putting our values in the right place. But what are some things practically that you've done in order to free up time in order to, you know, honor your values?   Aaron Walker  23:06 You know, it's funny that you mentioned that book, I took our entire mastermind group six months ago through Dan's book, Who Not How, and if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It's a book that teaches you that you should do only what you can do. Now, let me say this too because I remember being a small business owner solopreneur. Like you don't have the freedom and the ability and the resources to do that today. I get that, right. I can't stand it when people say, oh, yeah, you got us like, Well, now, like, it's just me right now. But you can aspire to do that. You can start out slowly. And when I started this company, eight years ago, it was me. And then we hired a team member. And then we went from there. And now we have a small team of about 10 people that really help us do what we do. I just got off of a two-month sabbatical. I've never taken a sabbatical in my entire career. Friends of mine that live here in Nashville do that. And they recommend it. And I thought initially, well, that's just what rich people do. And they take an extended vacation. But the truth is, is that it was transformative in my personal life because it really made me sit back and take notice of the things that I had the most value. It was where I'm operating in my zone of genius, not in my zone of competence. And I said these things that I've been doing, take up an inordinate amount of my time and I can teach those principles to others, which I've done. And I've set aside the things that are redundant or the things that can be taught or the things that other people can learn. And I only do the things that bring the most value to our company. And so the Who Not How is invaluable because as you grow and you build more resources, you pour it back into the company. Now I can't speak firsthand to this because I did it. When Robin and I started our first company when I was 18 years old. I got married two weeks out of high school. So I said, we may never get this opportunity again. So we've got to really, really focus in, delay gratification, we're going to pour the money back into the company. So for nine years, Robin and I lived on $18,000 a year, we poured all the money back into the company, we bought other stores, we reduce debt, we hired team members. And then I had built something that a Fortune 500 wanted to buy when I was 27 years old. So it took us nine years to build that company. But if I had spent all the money and increased my living bought a bigger house, more cars, fancier vacations, I would have never amassed anything that somebody else would have wanted to buy. And so I want to encourage your listeners today to put the money back into your company, you are the best investment you could possibly make. And so along the way, delegate, eliminate, or automate. And so for me the delegation part the Who Not How's very important. Only do what you can do.   Sam Wilson  25:59 Yep. I love that. Aaron, thank you for taking the time to come on today's show. It's been absolutely insightful. Love everything you've shared with us. And I'm probably going to go back to this episode and re listen to it again, myself just so I get for a second or maybe even third time. iron sharpens iron. Where does that phrase come from? And why did you choose it?   Aaron Walker  26:16 Yeah, it's Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpens iron as one man sharpens another.” I'm Christian by faith, and so I wanted to be able to get around people to really encourage them to go to the next level. And it's just one of the principles by which I live. You know, Sam, I want to invite all of your listeners to attend something that we do, I think that would be very, very beneficial to everyone and it's free, there's no charge, you'll never be asked for your credit card, we'll never try to sell you or upsell you. It's just something that we do to give back. And it happens every Tuesday. And we do it at noon. So if you really want to be involved in hearing more of what I teach on. I've got a plethora of real-life experiences that I'm going to share. I'm going to encourage you if you're stuck, or if you're in transition, or you need accountability, each and every Tuesday we do this and the best place to go is Tuesdaynoon.live. That's Tuesdaynoon.live. Sign up, there's no charge, you'll never be asked for money. And we want to teach you and educate you each and every week to help you take your life to the next level.   Sam Wilson  27:24 Fantastic. Thank you for that, and we'll make sure we include that also in the show notes. You offered a download there called What Do I Want? How do we get in touch with you?   Aaron Walker  27:32 Yeah, go to ViewfromtheTop.com, and there's three documents there. I think that will serve you well that will help you answer some of these questions that we've talked about today.   Sam Wilson  27:42 Fantastic. And lastly, if our listeners want to get in touch with you or iron sharpens iron and learn more about that mastermind, what's the best way to do that?   Aaron Walker  27:50 Yeah, go to ViewfromtheTop.com and my personal email's there. My phone is there. Reach out, contact me, I'd love to invite you to consider being a part of our community.   Sam Wilson  28:01 Wonderful. Thank you for your time today. I certainly appreciate it.   Aaron Walker  28:04 Let's see you, Sam. Go!   Sam Wilson  28:05 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen, if you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners, as well as rank higher on those directories. So I appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.  

Smart thermostats help us achieve a more flexible and resilient grid. And yet, only 10% to 20% of US households use a Nest or similar device to automate energy savings. What can we do to speed the adoption of smart thermostats? How can companies like Google partner with utilities, inspiring residential customers to take action on energy efficiency?Aaron Berndt is the Head of Industry Partnerships at Google, where he has served on the energy efficiency team for six years. Prior to Google, Aaron spent another six years at Pacific Gas and Electric, acquiring a deep knowledge of how demand-side management programs work.On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Aaron joins Tim to share his definition of a smart thermostat and discuss the energy efficiency targets Google believes the Nest ecosystem can achieve.Aaron explains what it means for an investor-owned utility to partner with Google, describing how a utility marketplace makes it much easier for consumers to participate in IOU demand response programs.Listen in for Aaron's insight on how DR aggregators work to automate demand response (with the consumer's blessing) and learn what we can do to increase the number of residential energy efficiency incentive programs and accelerate the adoption of smart thermostats like Nest.Key TakeawaysThe energy efficiency targets Google believes the Nest ecosystem can achieve How Google is overcoming the challenge of getting residential customers to take action on energy efficiencyHow Aaron defines a smart thermostat in terms of its ability to automate energy savingsWhat it means for an investor-owned utility (IOU) to partner with GoogleHow a utility marketplace simplifies the process of participating in demand response programsHow DR aggregators work to automate demand response (with the consumer's blessing)The statistics around smart thermostat adoption in the USWhy we're seeing an exponential increase in the number of residential demand response programsThe relative importance of residential vs. commercial and industrial participation in demand response programsWhat we can do to accelerate the adoption of smart thermostats like Nest Connect with AaronAaron on LinkedInEmail aaronberndt@google.com Connect with Tim Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsEmail tgmontague@gmail.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsResourcesENERGY STAR CertificationNest RenewUplightEFIAM Conservation GroupFranklin EnergyCLEAResultEnergyHubCorporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/ Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,

We catch up with Aaron Quine at his race shop and learn more about his racing and motorsports career.  Aaron's story is another great example of how networking, being a professional, and looking for opportunities can pay off.Like many of our guests, Aaron got the racing bug from his father who raced Corvettes and Aaron grew up at Mid-Ohio and Nelson Ledges.  In fact, his dad gave him some great advice, "Meet as many people as you can.  You help them and they'll help you."  Last year he won the Great Lakes series championship in TA2, started racing in the IGT series and won at Daytona.  It was his first time in a Porsche and went from 7th to 1st in the rain.Aaron will be racing in SCCA's GT2 series, the IGT series, and SRO in 2022. Aaron instructs and coaches at the Mid-Ohio School and the Ford Performance Racing School at the Charolette Motor Speedway.Aaron's Corvette was featured in DEI's PRI Road Show - Here's the burnout!Looking for race tires?  Check out Stupid Fast Tires.  His shop in Wadsworth can get your tires ready to go, but he also offers trackside services.  44 foot, gooseneck trailer, with four tire machines and four tire balancers.  They can handle it!  Also, he can help with your car's handling.  Aaron helps his clients better understand how tires can help their vehicle's on-track handling and performance.Aaron shares news that there might be a Camping World NASCAR Truck race in his future.   This is another awesome example of networking.  Good luck Aaron!!We learn about a scary coaching moment where a student didn't listen and they ended up on the roof.  Yikes!Plus, check this out, Aaron's so cool that Summit Racing has a special Aaron Quine paint kit you can purchase.How to connect with AaronAaron's FacebookStupid Fast Tires FacebookCall: (330) 573-4338SponsorsSummitDEIQuartermaster

Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FbKwPRTverk | This week we have Vancouver based Producer Aaron Au, joining us to talk about the project development side of film and television as a Director of Production and Development at Brightlight Pictures. He's produced features like 2 HEARTS and most recently FLOAT (Andrea Bang, Robbie Amell). For TV he's produced pilots for Sony/Hulu, FOX, and season 1 of Netflix's FIREFLY LANE. Aaron is currently developing a comedy series titled BANANA BOYS based on the novel by Terry Wu. During the podcast Aaron shares where he sees Asian creators and projects going in the current industry, what he looks for when finding new projects, and encourages Asian creators out there to keep developing ideas and reach out to him with spec scripts and portfolios! Reach out and email Aaron: Aaron@brightlightpictures.com

Reflection on episode: This is a MANDATE Core episode, meaning we created this podcast to have vulnerable conversations just like this. Aaron was an absolute delight to interview and, as you can hear, did most of the talking while Ben and Joe sat back and listened. Aaron's raw vulnerability to be transparent with his story impacted so many of our listeners. Post-episode Aaron shared with us that many of his military brothers and sisters reach out to say thank you. This is must episode for any Mandate listener! Episode Highlights: Marine Corp Infantry & Sniper Extensive & Exhausting Training “Did you have to use your sniper training?” Imposter Syndrome: People feeling like a fraud. You can't or won't take responsibility for things that happened to you. 70% of ADULTS are afflicted with Imposter Syndrome Cope with imposter syndrome with unhealthy relationships with men = “One-up” (drinking, drinking & driving, fighting etc.) “My friends and family think I'm tough! How do you tell your story when you haven't experienced combat?” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder We have to create an opportunity for men to talk with other people when struggling! Reach out to Aaron – Aaron.Straight1@gmail.com or find on Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandate/message

Welcome to season 2, episode 13 of "Sports, Nonsense, and Whiskey", with your hosts Aaron "Pinky" Pinkerton, and Aaron "SP" Blea. Intro/Outro song by Reason the Citizen, "Unsung Narrative feat. Sean Anonymous" Big thanks for hooking us up with this sick tune! https://open.spotify.com/artist/25M1VTVmvcMZbo28uKSE1q?autoplay=true https://reasonthecitizen.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmgsnw/support

We get the question all the time: What does Aaron Davidson shoot, or what is is favorite caliber? In this episode, Aaron attempts to answer this question. We dive into ideal builds for different game and hunting scenarios, technology and the story behind the Gunwerks rifle system and custom configured rifles. Aaron dives into his vision for the next few years of innovation in long range hunting.

My guest today is Aaron Gooding, my friend and Personal Trainer whose story, mindset, and outlook on life will leave you feeling humbled and inspired. If you are in a life situation that feels dark, heavy, and never ending, this is the episode for you. Aaron Gooding is the owner and founder of F.I.T CONCEPTS, a fitness company focusing on functional integrated training and nutritional support. Aaron is passionate about helping others overcome the difficulties associated with health, fitness, and lifestyle change. Health and fitness have been Aaron's personal saving grace. In 2007 Aaron was involved in a horrific car accident, resulting in the death of an innocent individual. During Aaron's incarceration he had to face many hard truths about his life. He turned to education, immersing himself in many different areas, but mainly health, fitness, and personal development. Aaron is deeply committed to being in service to others and is passionate about helping his clients fortify their bodies and minds. He believes that when we become comfortable with being uncomfortable and have the mindset that nothing can slow you down, you can conquer anything in your path. Connect with Aaron: Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ag_immortal/ Fit Concepts IG: https://www.instagram.com/fit_concepts/ Fit Concepts Website: www.fit-concepts.com Just a few of the many key takeaways from Aaron in this episode: Observe the qualities and traits of people you admire and figure out how to grow those qualities in yourself. Aaron found that educating himself and reading books - especially personal development - was the best way to accomplish this. Everyone needs a driving purpose in their life. Aaron's is being in service to others. When you're stuck and don't know how you're going to get through a situation, lean on positive affirmations to remind yourself that everything you need is inside of you already. Welcome to the Wake Up Call Podcast with Alicia Hopkins (that's me!). I work in corporate sales by day and am a personal development guru and Life Coach by night. My goal in this podcast is to share valuable and actionable tips on what I call the “Core Four” - mindfulness, movement, habits, and growth - so you can build a life that feels true to you. I will be interviewing people who have had a “wake up call” that their good-on-paper life wasn't lighting them up, and what they did to change that. Join us every week for a new episode of the Wake Up Call Podcast with Alicia Hopkins! Connect with Me! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aliciadhopkins/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adhcoaching

Imposter Syndrome Marine Corp Infantry & Sniper Extensive & Exhausting Training “Did you have to use your sniper training?” Imposter Syndrome: People feeling like a fraud. You can't or won't take responsibility for things that happened to you. 70% of ADULTS are afflicted with Imposter Syndrome Cope with imposter syndrome with unhealthy relationships with men = “One-up” (drinking, drinking & driving, fighting etc.) “My friends and family think I'm tough! How do you tell your story when you haven't experienced combat?” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder We have to create an opportunity for men to talk with other people when struggling! Reach out to Aaron – Aaron.Straight1@gmail.com or find on Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandate/message

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Aaron Volpatti wasn’t dreaming of the NHL at 17, he was trying to make the Revelstoke Grizzlies, his local Junior B hockey team. In his NHL draft year, Aaron was living at home, graduating from high school, and hanging with his buddies. He had his sights set on hopefully making the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL as an 18-year-old.Volpatti ended up wearing the jersey of the Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals, but after seeing Aaron score 7 goals in first 112 games in the BCHL you probably wouldn’t have made that bet and neither would have Aaron.But as we have heard before on this podcast, Aaron’s greatest adversity turned out to be his life’s greatest gift. At the conclusion of his second season with the Vernon Vipers that adversity struck. Aaron was involved in an awful accident at a team bush party that left him with 2nd and 3rd degree burns to over 40% of his body.He was told he would never play hockey again.But after one phone call (and we discuss why this phone call was so impactful for Aaron) Aaron made other plans – he was going to be in the line-up for the season opener come September.And after 6 weeks in hospital, 4 weeks in a wheelchair, another month unable to walk and two more major setbacks called kidney stones and an appendicitis, Aaron was dressed to play on opening night. He WILLED it to happen.During that process he proved to himself that he could accomplish anything. He grew his resilience, his confidence, and his mindset.In this interview we discuss The possibilities that arise when we assume we generally only operate at 40% of our capabilities The perspective shift Aaron made that changed the meaning of the physical pain he was feeling, which gave him mental strength and the ability to recover faster How having big dreams requires us to explore and change the personal standards we set for ourselves How Aaron used visualization to prepare him for playing in the NHL, at a time when we he never even had a pro contract How Aaron used DELIBERATE PRACTICE at 24 years old, to become a player that scored more goals and points in his senior year at Brown than he did in his previous 3 seasons combined Aaron Volpatti earned his way into the greatest league in the world. He used adversity as opportunities to grow and compete and to overcome. He had clear visions for what he wanted to accomplish and had a plan for how he was going to make that happen. Aaron was prepared to do things that others weren’t willing to do. Aaron’s story is one of possibility – one of evolution and one you will find very inspiring.

Tom and Aaron Briggs talk about good questions to ask product managers during job interviews and how to answer them, what love on a product team looks like, how Aaron made the transition from individual contributor to team leader, and what's one of Aaron's favorite products.

On this weeks episode we are joined by Aaron Andrews who is one half of the fantastic duo - Miami House Party!We cover his backstory getting involved with DJing & Production, how Miami House Party came to be, what they've been getting up to during lockdown & what they have in store for the future! Aaron also shares where the name 'Miami House Party' came from which is an absolute cracking story that you must hear!We also discuss ghost producers & the stigma that comes with it, we talk record labels ' the do's & don'ts ' when it comes to trying to get a record signed ANDDDD we talk some Eminem who Aaron & Aaron (the other one) are big fans off!All this as well as much more randomness along the way!

Creative Aaron Moore gives us his latest projects and the state of the industry. He is working on plays and various projects. Aaron is connected to the community and offers creative services to help and serve us all. Instagram @actingwithaaron https://www.facebook.com/ActingWithAaronPage/ Facebook- Actingwithaaron

本期主播：豌豆汤，Aaron是的是的，豌豆和Aaron都尝试开始说单口喜剧了。单口喜剧(stand-up comedy)，是发源于北美的一种喜剧形式，基本就是一个人，一支麦，站在台上讲段子。终于多伦多也有中文开放麦了！我俩就上台了。这期就讲讲我俩从写段子到初次表演方方面面的感悟。单口喜剧真的太难了！和我俩想象中完全不一样！简直脱了好几层皮！

本期主播：豌豆汤，Aaron是的是的，豌豆和Aaron都尝试开始说单口喜剧了。单口喜剧(stand-up comedy)，是发源于北美的一种喜剧形式，基本就是一个人，一支麦，站在台上讲段子。终于多伦多也有中文开放麦了！我俩就上台了。这期就讲讲我俩从写段子到初次表演方方面面的感悟。单口喜剧真的太难了！和我俩想象中完全不一样！简直脱了好几层皮！

On this episode, we discuss two topics that are top of mind. First, is the Coronavirus and how it's impacting the bourbon industry. Then we take a look at the hype and hysteria that surrounds Blanton's. We dive into the recent news of Blanton's Gold making its way to the US and if we think $120 SRP is a deal you should jump on. You will hear a new voice for a few minutes and that is Aaron Goldfarb. You may have seen his work on various publications around the web. He wasn’t able to stay on due to some technical difficulties, but we hope to have him on again soon. Show Partners: The University of Louisville has an online Distilled Spirits Business Certificate that focuses on the business side of the spirits industry. Learn more at uofl.me/bourbonpursuit. Barrell Craft Spirits has a national single barrel program. Ask your local retailer or bourbon club about selecting your own private barrel. Find out more at BarrellBourbon.com. Receive $25 off your first order at RackHouse Whiskey Club with code "Pursuit". Visit RackhouseWhiskeyClub.com. Show Notes: Barrel Shortage: https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-there-a-bourbon-barrel-shortage-on-the-horizon This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about taxes. What are distilleries doing for coronavirus? History of Blanton's. How did Blanton's become so popular? Will limiting the purchases of allocated items work? Why don't distilleries use technology to manage this problem? Blanton's Gold coming to the US. Is it because of tariffs? Are they taking away from the European allocation? How can you make more product with only one warehouse? Will quality suffer with increased production? What other companies have a similar strategy to Blanton's? What do you think of the price point? Will Straight from the Barrel ever come to the U.S.? Thanks to Blake from bourbonr.com, Jordan from BreakingBourbon.com , Brian from sippncorn.com, and Aaron Goldfarb for joining. 0:00 Have you ever thought about a career in the whiskey industry? I'm not talking about being the next master distiller. But if you want a leg up on the competition, you need to take a look at the distilled spirits business certificate from the University of Louisville. This six course program will prepare you for the business side of the spirits industry like finance, marketing and operations. This is 100% online, meaning that you can access the classes at anytime, anywhere. So what are you waiting for? all that's required is a bachelor's degree, go to U of l.me. Slash bourbon pursuit. 0:35 So if you think back in the 1980s it was a bleak period for bourbon. 0:39 Thanks, thanks, Ryan. 0:43 Is poppin bottles they don't their shit what's going on around here? I'm listening really. I thought it was a good timing. 1:01 This is Episode 245 of bourbon pursuit. I'm one of your hosts Kenny. We've got a lot of news to cover. So let's hit it. Cova 19 are the corona virus is hitting everyone extremely hard. Now, I'm not sure why people are stocking up on toilet paper like they don't plan on leaving the bathroom anytime soon. But I'm sure most of us have enough bourbon to get us through this time. At this point, every major distillery has shut down tours. So if you had plans to visit the bourbon trail, please make sure you do your research before coming to see what is and what is not open. likely it's going to be nothing because even at this time, all bars and restaurants in the city of Louisville are admitted to shut down in person patrons. And in more coronavirus news. We've talked about this before about one of the benefits of having a state run liquor is that the product is always sold at SRP. Well, who could have predicted this but Pennsylvania one of those states where all spirits are government sanctioned and controlled have closed 2:00 All liquor stores in the state in definitely on Tuesday this past week. This also includes all online orders. So that means the entire state of Pennsylvania has literally zero access to bourbon. I guess after all this time we call them bourbon bunkers for a reason. 2:17 In a shocking vote, a bill is passed by the House licensing and occupations committee that allows Kentucky residents to get alcohol shipped to their door, but get this directly from the producer and wait for it without going through a distributor or retailer. This is a huge modernization and reform that could lead to a larger domino effect across the nation. Now this bill would require alcohol shipments meet very clearly labeled and an ID check and signature upon delivery. The producer would still have to pay the excise tax on all inbound shipments coming to Kentucky. However, retailers testified in front of the committee to express concerns about how the bill would negatively impact their businesses because people would be able to 3:00 for alcohol from their homes, and have it shipped to their door instead of going to the local retailer. In my head, I'm thinking, Well, yeah, that's kind of the whole point, right? However, that didn't matter. And now this amended House Bill 415 is going to the full house. We're going to keep you updated as this progresses. Is there a barrel shortage on the horizon? Well, Lou Bryson over the Daily Beast wrote an article where he interviews everyone from Cooper's to loggers and Miller's themselves. The loggers fear a shortage of white oak while the Cooper's really don't. Wood scientists see wetter conditions now than they have in previous years. And the increased deer populations actually eating acorns, which means less trees, and at this time, there's no plan to actually manage oak populations so it could lead to more maple and pure white oaks. However, independent Steve company says that they are coming off to rainy years where prices for logs were high, but now they see plenty of oak across 20 different states. Brown Forman cooperage says that they see more white oak now. 4:00 They have in the past 40 years, and the industry is doing better sustainability by harvesting oak at the right time to allow newer growth to form loosens up the pose talking about the coop urges only using about 2% of the hardwood industry. But he reflected upon his time spent with the logger. And he said that there is a lot of oak out there, but it's actually impossible to mill it because there's no Mills around and it's hard to get it out of the forest as well. So bourbon is gonna continue to be produced, but we'll have to see what the future entails. For the barrels themselves. You can read this story over the daily beast with the link in our show notes. Can bourbon be made in US territories like Puerto Rico and Guam? Well, Josh Peters over at the whiskey jug took this question to the TTB regulations division to see if it actually still would be legally called bourbon. Sure enough, they confirmed it that bourbon whiskey can be produced in Puerto Rico and Guam with reference to 27 CFR five dot 11 where the USA is defined 5:00 As the United States, the several states and territories and the District of Columbia, and the term state includes a territory and the District of Columbia, and the term territory means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. So there you have it. 5:15 Booker's bourbon batch 2020 dash one also known as Granny's batch will be released at 63.2% ABV or 126.4 proof. It is named after the sixth generation master distiller Booker knows mom, Margaret beam note. Although she never worked in the bourbon business herself, she certainly played an important role in keeping the bourbon family tradition alive, carrying the legacy on from the fifth to the sixth generation. She was very close with her oldest son Booker, who was instrumental in getting him his first job at the distillery where he would eventually go to become the master distiller. This bourbon is be released at six years, four months and 21 days in age. It would be available sometime around this month for around $90 for real 6:00 is setting aside six barrels to be chosen for and exclusively sold to the four roses mellow moments members. mellow moments is a special club organized by four roses that allows members of the general public to be a part of special gatherings, tastings. And you can stay up to date on for roses news. Plus get some cool trinkets sent in the mail every once in a while. new members can apply at select times during the year when the window opens, and the window to join when that membership does open is only for a handful of minutes so you better at quick. You can see their website for more details at mellow moments club.com. Now some pursuit series news episodes 22 and 23 are now available on sale box comm so if you're looking to get some killer bourbon shipped to your door during this time, head on over there and get stocked up. Episode 23 I'm super excited about because it's our oldest release ever at 15 years old. 6:57 Now today's show, we talk about two things 7:00 Things that are top of mind. First, it's that Corona virus, we had to talk about it. But we decided to change topics up a little bit because you've been hearing all about it on the news. So we got to kind of break away from it. And what are the bourbon is out there that can be just as argumentative. It's got to be bland. So we take the whole entire episode and talk about it. We take a look at the hype and the hysteria that surrounds it. we dive into the recent news of Blanton's gold making its way to the US and it do we think of $120 SRP, there's a deal that you should be jumping on. You're also going to hear a new voice for a few minutes when we start this. And that's Aaron Goldfarb. Now, you may have seen his work on various publications around the web, but due to some technical difficulties, he wasn't able to stay on for the entire podcast, but we hope to have him on again once in the future. All right, it's show time. Here's Joe from barrel bourbon. And then you've got Fred minich, with above the char, and remember, Go wash your hands. 7:58 Hey everyone, Joe here again. 8:00 I know I talk a lot about blending here. But we also have a national single barrel program, ask you a local retailer or bourbon club about selecting your own private barrel. Find out more at barrel bourbon calm. 8:12 I'm Fred MiniK. And this is above the char, death and taxes. So those are the two things that we are guaranteed in life to have to do taxes. April 15 comes around and every year I'm like son of beep, beep beep, had a night not remember to put all this together. And every year from a business perspective, I tell myself, I'm going to do a better job of keeping my books. And I never do. I never do I just focus on what I do. And then toward the end of the year, I rush and do all my books and well, I'm a procrastinator, if you will when it comes to the accounting side of my world. I need to get better at it. I will. But you know what, at least I don't have to pay 60 to 80% 9:00 Have taxes on everything that I do. And that, my friends is what Kentucky distillers have to pay about 60% of every bottle of bourbon that you buy, if you tally up all of the 60% of that goes to taxes. What's interesting about this is that Kentucky bourbon gets taxed six to six different times off the still in the barrel in the case in the bottom, and then the consumers pay a sales tax and in Kentucky, they have to pay a wholesale tax as well. So you have all these different taxes that they have to pay, that leads to leads to basically more more and more money that has to go to the government just for them to produce whiskey. Now, here's what's messed really, really messed up is that the distillers don't mind paying the taxes necessarily. They actually look at it as like hey, you know what? 10:00 This is not necessarily a bad thing. All that money a lot of that money gets earmarked to go to roads and schools of Kentucky. So like in Anderson County, you drive through there, and you see the nice roads and schools. Those were basically built by wild turkey and for roses, which puts a lot of money into that government infrastructure. Also Kentucky bourbon, the taxes are specifically earmarked for education. I think a couple years ago, when when things started, you know riling up with the teachers here, it became public that bourbon pumped $30 million into the education system. So I've always said like, if you want to, if you want to improve the Kentucky education system, buy more Kentucky bourbon. In fact, when you buy Kentucky bourbon no matter where you are, you are actually helping the roads, the schools, the children, the teachers, you're helping our entire state. So thank you 11:00 Because we have pretty nice roads out in the rural areas because people buy a lot of bourbon. But here's another fun fact, it wasn't until 2011 that the distillers were even allowed to write off their, the fact that they were paying these taxes, they would have to wait too until they bottled it and put it in the market before they could write off the expense of the the out of alarm tax that they were facing. So American whiskey has all these weird, awkward tax laws, that every time I start complaining about having to do taxes or do my books, I kind of look at myself in the mirror and say, Well, at least I'm not a distiller. So remember that this year, as you're going to put your taxes together, however you do it. At least you're not having to do 60 to 80% on the taxes and you get to write everything off when it's time to write it off. And that's this week's above 12:00 The char Hey, if you have an idea for above the char hit me up on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, until next week, cheers 12:11 Welcome back to another episode of bourbon pursuit the official podcast of bourbon Kinney and Fred here tonight people's champ isn't able to make it because of Corona virus things that are happening. So we'll go ahead and, you know, we'll send our best wishes to Ryan, he doesn't have a Corona virus. I don't want to make that make that clear. The way I said that probably sounded like really dire. No, he's actually trying to do some things for his for his job and set up daycare because we've got a lot of things happening where schools can be shut down for the next few weeks here in Kentucky. So he's got to make sure that he's taking care of his employees tonight. So we're gonna miss Ryan tonight, but we will go on without him. So before we kind of introduce everybody here, I kind of want to talk to Fred Are you are you Doomsday prepared? You guys got enough bourbon and toilet paper to get you through for the next month? Well, you know, 13:00 Like today was you know, I wasn't supposed to be on today because I'm supposed to be in San Francisco for the competition but last minute 13:08 you know we had a scare ourselves and my wife she's the on the committee for like getting the Louisville VA hospital prepared for the coronavirus. So we've been getting prepared I think for the last three months in fact, we we thought there's a tornado coming. Yeah, there might be a tornado coming. So we had a little tornado drill with a family. We all went down to the basement and I was really proud. We brought chips and toilet paper and you know, the baby had something to play with. So we got this. You Baby could play with toilet paper too. Well, he went he went down there and he went straight for the bourbon. I'm like, this is my kid. 13:48 It's in the DNA. Yeah. Alright, so let's go ahead. Let's go around the horn real quick. And but first before we hit some of our regulars, I want to introduce somebody that's new to the podcast and we have a special 14:00 And tonight so Aaron Goldfarb, who you will have probably seen from a lot of articles out there online. So Aaron, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me even though I don't know how to use a computer apparently so 14:14 it's okay. Well let it slide this time. We'll we'll do some tech support next time when you do calling a pinch hitter here. Absolutely. So just kind of give everybody a quick recap or kind of summary of like, who you are, where you write and everything like that. Yeah, I'm a, you know, accidentally fell into becoming a blues writer. I write a lot of whiskey articles, but I write cocktail articles, beer articles and food articles for places like Esquire punch, fine pair whiskey advocate, bourbon, plus my favorite place to write. 14:48 I've written a few books to hacking whiskey, most notably for your audience. Gather around cocktails was my most recent book and 14:57 just learned that my kid has been 15:00 next two weeks off school. So I think this is the end of my writing career for a while, at least. 15:05 We're all trying to set up some sort of daycares at home or, I don't know, maybe we should just like go out and like, buy the like 5000 piece puzzles off of Amazon and be like, here you go. This is your next two weeks. Exactly. 15:18 Alright, so, Blake, how you doing tonight? Doing well? Yeah, always good to be back. Just straight into my intro. I feel like we're kind of changing things up. So, you know, do I give the regular Hey, I'm Blake from bourbon or do I just talk about coronavirus or, I mean, you can talk about what's happened in your area. I mean, it's ya know, our craziness happening. No, it's well, I had the flu last week. So I feel like I was out and wasn't the corona virus was just the flu. So we're not we're not born. Yeah, yeah, I got tested. I got tested. I tested positive for the flu. So I decided, I guess I didn't test negative for Corona. But there's been no cases in Florida that I'm aware of. But no, it's just it's crazy. I mean, 16:00 The TPC, that's a huge thing in this area. And so they actually announced today that they're suspending all all fans from the tournament. And you know, this golf tournament will bring in over 100,000 people to come and watch it. So it was pretty disappointing. You know, I was supposed to be 16:21 I was supposed to be going out to a tournament with my son tomorrow. So that's a little disappointing. And it's spring break for us. And as you can see, my daughter's like in the background. So they're talking about extending spring break here as well. 16:39 But yeah, yeah, this should be interesting. I don't know. I'm, I'm one who, I just think you've got like a 1% chance of actually hitting and being devastated. So I'm like, I'll just be unprepared and 99% of the time, I'd be correct. So it's just that 1% gets me But no, so 17:00 lost interest for the longest episode we're about to get into. 17:04 You're right on point there. So So Jordan, what's happening? You're part of the world. Well, the Quran hasn't been declared so Western Eastern pa right. There's a bunch of cases nothing in Pittsburgh. So Pittsburgh's I wouldn't say naive, but like right around today was the first time a little bit of unease and unsettledness kind of kicked in. Right? And now that the NHL canceled the penguins, right, people are super upset. But I'm sure we'll be seeing cases pop up super soon. I don't really even know if they're testing or if they have test kits here in Pittsburgh yet so I'm sure there's cases that we don't know about. So I don't know. Thankfully, it's a state run liquor system. So there's tons of tons of bottles still on the shelves. I think people want to buy that one. But it's there slowly. And Brian in our part of the world Yeah, you're part of the world. Thanks for having me again, Brian with sipping corn Find me a bourbon justice calm. And I my only effect so far is tonight. Instead of doing this, I was going to be 18:00 Drinking an Evan Williams 23 year old old fish Gen 15 in the in the 101 12 year Evan Williams with a client and client had travel restrictions and wasn't supposed to go anywhere and so got my thing cancelled so now it's personal because it kept me from ever. But other than that, it's it's hasn't really affected me. I've got my daughter home from Dayton. They kick them out early. They won't be going back 18:28 to just I've got my bourbon Splott I'll be alright. And at one point for Aaron Aaron, I have to tell you this before I forget I tried to do from hacking whiskey the the bacon infused bourbon. It was probably the biggest flop that I have ever created in my life. I will need to talk offline. I need to know the secret because theoretically, everything about that I should just love and I ruined both urban and bacon doing. That's funny. I always tell people it sounds harder to do. 19:00 Fat washing that it is and it's almost impossible to screw up. But I guess 19:06 I've actually had a very similar experience, Brian, so I have a few minutes. You don't you want to slowly render the bacon made the mistake of like, crispy and I think just the brightness came through so that's what I yeah, yeah. Can't get black. Yeah, absolutely no Okay, good bacon pursuit come and say, 19:29 Hey, I'd go for I'd listen to that it sounds delicious peppercorn all over. So Fred, you've been kind of close to this, because I know at least with the corona stuff, you've been actually reaching out for distilleries kind of give us the latest on what's been happening with what the Steelers are doing for preparing for this? Well, I mean, you ask them personally, a lot of them will say it's all bullshit. And then when it comes to like a corporate message, they'll come out and say, 19:56 well, we're closing visitations starting 20:00 Monday so beam has closed visitations for you know Maker's Mark and the other properties. Starting on Monday, 20:11 brown Forman announced the closures of their Kentucky facilities for visitations on Sunday. And jack daniels on Monday. New rep has made similar announcements I have not heard yet back from heaven Hill. I've reached out to them a couple times. I've not heard back from them yet. Interestingly, places like the smaller distillers seem to be the ones that are kind of like, you know what, we're still doing tours like NB Rolen 20:40 in Western Kentucky was very proud to say that, you know what, we're still doing this. And, you know, so a lot of them have these kinds of plans in place, or for the visitor side, and they're all continuing production. I think production is like I think that's one of the 21:00 The hardest questions answers like what if one of the workers gets test test positive? what's what's the protocol? They're like? I mean, I really don't know what the manufacturing protocol is for when you have a pandemic and someone tests positive for something that gets out into the market. You know, do you have a recall? I mean, 21:19 I mean, those are the kinds of questions that they have to be taking. But at the same time, the Kentucky distillers association is meeting with the governor's office who has been meeting with the vice president. So I mean, we're like three degrees away from, you know, the highest office in the land here, when it comes to what can affect the Kentucky distilleries. So I'm not a I'm not an expert. And I'm not going to claim to be but from what I understand is that this is all basically through respiratory and oral is kind of how it gets transferred really easily. So unless people were like spitting in the mash tubs, I'm not too sure exactly. Even that it's probably because he's in a hallway. Yeah, and so I'm not too sure. Honestly, if even if 22:00 worker does, you know, come in and it actually is affected. I think the only thing that it might actually affect is just the production. Probably just send everybody home do shut down production for X amount of days, come back, do a deep clean, you know, go back, go back to work. Yeah, but there is this whole thing where you have to 22:19 the government's issue, like, where people had it, what would what they touched where they went, you know, I was, you know, I was somewhere and got it in and someone was there the day after me and I got an email about it. And, you know, that was kind of one of the personal scare for me, but, you know, I don't know, like, if somebody works in a factory, you know, does the government then require the that factory to issue a statement to its consumers, and I just don't know it. There's not really a precedent for any of this. 22:54 It's very, very scary. And I think it's more so right as much as they might want to keep many 23:00 fracturing right there just one part of the manufacturing puzzle. So if a farmer who distills the grains and drops them off, right not to sales, I'm sorry for the farmer harvests the grains and drops them off for the trucking company, he drops them off, or they can't drop them off because they have the colonel virus. Got any random ash, you're not doing much, right? Same with barrel, stuff like that. So I think it goes the whole or friends point, maybe you don't have to notify consumers, but then you got to notify your whole manufacturing chain, right. And maybe folks then don't want to drop off supplies because they're afraid that they're going to catch it for their employees. So I think it's just not as simple as you know, the virus doesn't survive much longer. You know, once it's out of somebody's system in the air wasn't just something for more than a few hours. So consumers should be safe, but it's more How does it impact everyone they interact with up and down the whole supply chain? Yeah, I think probably the biggest issue that's really is facing right now is the tourism aspect, which has been really it's been what the industry has been hanging his hat on, you know, with the with the rise of these like, the trade wars, you know, 24:00 This was the one thing that everyone said, Well, we still got like, domestic growth and we got tourism. And so you know, this is you take out the more than 2 million people coming here to visit Kentucky distilleries. I mean, my god there, there are talks in town about impacting the derby. I mean, I can't even imagine not having the derby. Brian, can you? I mean, I just can't I can't, I can't envision it. Now. I heard that today, too. They're talking about maybe postponing and it's, you know, they're still looking at it. No decisions made yet but that's, it's just crazy talk. I mean, let's face it, Churchill. I mean, there'll be like, I just bet from home. Oh, 24:44 yeah. Where's that from all right, no, fancy sign up for twin spires club and they'll give you you know, $50 free or whatever, and they'll be laughing all the way to the bank. 24:56 The other the other component of this, that 25:00 should be getting Blake excited, actually because a sale box is that this is going to be one of the moments where we see an enormous increase of shipments and people don't want to get out of their house. So they're not going to go to a liquor store. What are they gonna do? They're gonna buy, like, going to visit seal box calm or wherever. And 25:25 go Fred. Yeah. 25:29 It's 40 like 40 25:33 but uh, you know, that's that's what's going to happen. Is there going to get deliveries? I mean, we're all right. We're getting deliveries from, from Whole Foods and Kroger right now. So it's crazy. Yeah, I think there was somebody had actually talked about on our discord chat a little bit earlier through Patreon. And they were saying, Well, what happens if Corona gets spread into Amazon into these delivery services? And it was like, yeah, it's 26:00 It's a true concern. The other part of this is thank god they're heavily automated, right? There's robots that basically pack those boxes for everybody. But when someone sneezes on a robot, 26:11 what 26:14 are they ended to? Whatever this was all just a way for the robots to take control, actually run a virus. I'm with you on that. Now. I mean, everyone's talking about walking dead. But what if this is really Terminator about to happen? 26:29 They planted the seed. 26:32 conspiracies, Fred. What? 26:35 Surprise now pushing back in conspiracies speaking of vodka conspiracy, Jordan was today's email like a backhanded compliment to 26:44 Tito's yesterday What are we taught Hey, hold on. Let's let's set the stage here because I have no idea what 26:51 newsletter right for whiskey Wednesday, I went out and it was a PSA on how to make your own hand sanitizer. So he did give Tito's the nod and the fact that they are 27:00 aggressively letting consumers know whenever they tweet or interact with them on social media that no you cannot use Tito's for hand sanitizer because it's not 60% alcohol right so we did harm we do give them credit on that one right but I mean, let's be real if you're going to use hand sanitizer and you must use bourbon we prefer you drink it, but at least use 120 proof bourbon to do something right. But there's a comment in there too. Tito's about like, well, at least they're clearing some of the facts up and 27:27 crafted you know, made in Texas kinda 27:31 just made sure wasn't reading into it. But once again vodka fails. I mean, you look at it it's like everyone's like starting to champion it for something that it can make me be valuable for and again even do handsome. 27:46 That's that's a perfect way to end this. I don't really talk about coronavirus anymore, do you? Oh, yeah. No, no, no, that was much hysteria. Yeah, that was a nine. All right, good. So let's move on to the kind of the meat of the show here. Let's Shall we 28:00 Wait for Blake to open his bottle here because we can all hear it all that loud. 28:06 He had the mute control to hear it immediately. It's like gay. There we go. I'll mute him. Alright, perfect. 28:15 before the show started, you know, Aaron, you would think 42 times into this he would have figured it out. 28:23 But this is this is just like it's everything about get sanctioned. Yeah, it's it's either that his Wi Fi dies. I mean, it's, it keeps going. So, Alright, so let's kind of get into the meat of the show. Because the one thing that we've all kind of seen is just the hysteria that is surrounded Blanton's. And to kind of just give a little bit of background and context there is a great article that was posted by Chuck Cowdery back in 2013. And he gave a history of bland so I'm just gonna go ahead and just take like a minute or two just to read this just so everybody kind of gets up to speed on it because I know we've had people requests 29:00 Like, Hey, why don't you do an episode on the history of blends? Come to find out. There's probably not a whole lot that we could do a whole episode about. So this is gonna be it right here. So if you think back in the 1980s it was a bleak period for bourbon. thankthank Ryan 29:18 is poppin bottles they don't. They're shit what's going on around here? I'm listening Really? I thought it was a good timing. See, Aaron? This is what I'm talking about. Nobody, nobody's learned the proper or how to pour their PR, or I've got my mute button. I'll use camera but I pre poured everything and sure your next go. I've already popped a bottle or two on the show. So I think we're good. All right. I think everybody's got their bottle pops out of the way. Alright, so in the 90 or sorry, in the 80s. sales were down. inventories were high profits were under intense pressure and whiskey assets were changing hands. Most large producers were no longer independent. Instead they were part of conglomerates and with a portfolio of a household names back then. 30:00 Back then F Ross Johnson was the powerful CEO of Nabisco. Nabisco had a subsidiary called standard brands that included fleshman distilling. 30 Falk was the CEO of Fleischmanns and Bob Brandt and this guest Moran discuss my I'm gonna screw that up was the president. In 1983, Johnson decided to sell standard brands to Grand Metropolitan. A few years later, green Metro Metropolitan merged with Guinness to form biagio. Green Metropolitan already had a thriving drinks business that included JMP scotch and Smirnoff vodka, assuming they would be replaced after the sale folk and burnt Miranda's kiss. I know that's bad, resigned and started to start their own company. fulke was previously an executive with schenley. So he approached Muslim reckless, whose conglomerate own schenley about selling some assets Falk and Baranski has originally tried to acquire old charter, but reckless always needed money, so he agreed to sell ancient age bourbon brand and the distillery that produced 31:00 It then it was called the Albert B Blanton distillery. Today's Buffalo Trace folk and Baranski is called the new company h International. As the name suggests, they believe Bourbons future was outside of the US. One of the first moves was to enlist the master distiller at the time Elmer T. Lee with the creation of Blanton's single barrel bourbon to appeal to the Japanese market, but with multiple extensions in Japan and the US in 1991, fulke and Burns has sold 22 and a half percent interest in Asia international to Japan's to current shoes a with the right of first refusal to purchase the remaining shares in 1992, Fulk and Burns has sold their shares to Tucker for $20 million to car immediately sold the distillery to Sazerac but retain the corporate entity and brand trademark. Today Sazerac still owns Buffalo Trace and Buffalo Trace still produces all the whiskey for agent age, Blanton's and other age international products and brands using Nashville number two, which is also being used for Bourbons like Rock Hill farms as well. 32:00 Well, Chris Phalke commented on the article, and he said that that was his father ferdie had passed away from cancer in 2000. But Blanton's was the original super premium brand. And he said he can remember watching him draw the packaging idea on a napkin back in 1983. So follow all of that. Very. So. Yeah, I'd like to add, I'd like to add to that, because this is something that gets really lost in the history of that brand. And I would argue we could have a whole show on the history of it. 32:31 But in the 90s, basically, when the Albert Blanton was was head of the distillery he used to, 32:42 he used to take people out, and he used to pick barrels for him. And then he would actually put that into the Kentucky retail market, effectively making it like a single barrel asset, but they weren't really calling him single barrels back then. And so people you know, Sazerac were always you to use 33:00 It in their marketing that it was the first commercially available single barrel that often got pushback by people. But indeed, it was, but that brand had a huge impact on the world. You know, in my book bourbon I wrote about like how important it was for Japan and how it kind of opened that market up. Another thing that Blanton's did that was really important is it pissed off Maker's Mark and it started making fun of Maker's Mark and advertisements for the saying like, Oh, you have to talk about your wax because your whiskey isn't any good. So they kind of like you know, played with Maker's Mark in their own game and they went back and fourth. And so they had like this state, but blends created this statewide tasting competition, in which they selected tasers and Lexington and Louisville to to have a taste up between makers and blends. Blanton's one Lexington and makers one Louisville so plans is a really really important brand. 34:00 The return of bourbon and this Return of the the introduction of the gold. Blanton's is like For God's sake, it's about time. You know, it's about I want to want to get to that, because that's a that's a big part of today's show. But what I want to do is I kind of want to just trace this back about two years. And I want anybody that has a theory on why the hell did Blanton's just skyrocket in popularity? I know that we've seen it on some TV shows and everything like that, but was there was there something that happened that I missed that all of a sudden this round bottle the horse on top just just went crazy? I have a theory. So I want to jump in, but I guess I will. So I think it's and I wish I had notes because I talked to Chris Comstock about this the other day about 35:00 There's supply the supplies, not 35:04 the supplies, basically, I think it's like five x of what it was a few years ago, is what they're producing now. So it's not nearly as bad as people think. But in my opinion, what started to happen was a lot of these distributors in the store started seeing what was happening with Pappy and you know, the antique collection. And so they started allocating on the distribution side. So then instead of stores just like yeah, or whenever you want, they'd say, Oh, we can only give you two bottles. Well, then the stores start telling the customers Hey, look, I'm only getting two bottles of this. It's at that price point that makes it you know, the high end the bottles cool, it's it's, it tastes good. And so then as you know, that started building, you go into a store and see two bottles, you grab them and then there's an empty shelf. So then the I think the hype just started building and scarcity sells. So now every time people see it on the 36:00 shelf, it's like, oh, I've got to grab as many bottles as I can find or as I can get, because who knows when I'll see it again. 36:07 And that all seems to be happening happening over the last two to three years. I tell the story of that blanes was actually the first barrel pick I ever did for bourbon er, and that was back in 2015. And I remember the the retailer marked it up to I think it was $64. And I lost, you know, so many people saying that they're not going to work with a retailer that was trying to gouge like, I bought five cases, I had a few friends buy a bunch of cases. And now if I got a Blaine's barrel, you know, it'll be gone in a day and you could probably sell for 100 bucks a bottle or something crazy like that. But I still think it's all kind of like a an artificial demand or artificial shortage created by that middle tier. But that's just my opinion. I think it also has to do with the fact that right, so around that time, and don't get me wrong. We've been fans of Blanton's I think back in 2014 we caught 37:00 Call it out on the site that we weren't sure why people were overlooking up. But then is Buffalo Trace in general, right? So all their Bourbons started becoming more known to folks people started realizing Oh, pet Van Winkle comes from Buffalo Trace. Oh BTC What's that? Okay. And then Elmer got really big, right? And then others started getting big. So especially if they wanted a single barrel, right, they go in Hey, can I get an armor? Oh, you can't get an armor. But look at this cool bottle. You get this little horse top or his little wax on little bags, and I'm just finding the box. Why don't you go for that instead? Right? And it was just one of the it's just one of those things where people just want the next thing right so all right, so I can't get any other Buffalo Trace product. What else you got? You got plans, you can get that pretty easy. I'll take one of those. Right and then people start doing a little research, especially if people are really into bourbon. They realize that there's Blanton's gold, there's plans straight from the barrel, which used to be again, easy to find. So two years ago, it was what around two years ago I think master mouth stop shipping right and a lot of store shop stopped shipping from over in Europe. And it was just that snowball effect, right? There's no rhyme or reason to a lot of stuff. It's just people like to hoard people like to know what's cool. 38:00 Blanton's cannon right? Everyone, I'm sure has friends who asks, What should I buy in the store used to be really simple to say, Oh, just pick up a bottle of blends. It's great bourbon, reasonably priced. Just go for it. Right. I still say that. And then I catch myself going, except you're not gonna be able to find anymore, which stinks. But I think a lot of it is just that snowball effect that took place with consumers, especially around Buffalo Trace products. You brought up something very important. Jordan, as you brought up, Elmer T. Lee, and I've been thinking about this a lot since Kenny posed the question to us before the show about why did planes take off and I remember specifically after Elmer died, you could not find a martini you could not find it. And the one bottle that everybody recommended after that, because it was accessible was Blanton's, you know, it was a Rock Hill farms. It was always Blanton's was the was the bourbon that people recommended after Elmer T. Lee passed away. There couldn't be a more fitting bourbon to recommend since that was the 39:00 One that he brought, you know, he brought to life. And, you know, Elmer kinda gets forgotten. You know, Elmer doesn't get talked about as much as you know, some of the other deceased distillers like Booker know and Parker beam. And it's a real shame because he was a Titan of a distiller and I think that he would be, you know, smiling quite happily to know that his stuff was being It was very difficult to get he wouldn't be very happy with the price gouging. But I do believe that that is when it all started was in the in the quest to find Elmer. They got Blanton's and liked it. Fred, I kind of remember a little there was a at least a couple year time period where to me it was the opposite of that. People wanted Blanton's and and Elmer was aged couple of years more than Blanton's and I couldn't figure out why people wanted Blanton's instead of Elmer. I mean they're 40:00 is a time period where it over took Elmer. And I don't know anything about the production. I don't know anything about what's being withheld. But it it to Blake's point, it sure looks that way. So there's another thing that's sort of happening right now. And that is Buffalo Trace and heaven Hill are implementing new systems where you can only purchase allocated items that haven't healed sometimes it's once a month. And in the case of Blanton's at Buffalo Trace, they're now doing this once every three months of actually scanning your driver's license and turning people away. And this is because if anybody is unaware, the line that has been growing for Blanton's at the distillery has just gotten chaotic. I'm talking like two to 300 people that are waiting at six o'clock in the morning to get a bottle of regular Blanton's at the distillery. And so, you know, Aaron, kinda want to pose this question to you and get you get you involved here. Do you think this new system has a chance to actually succeed and work 41:00 Well, I was gonna 41:03 Aaron, you're cutting out, buddy. I think we lost him. Yeah, he and Blake or Sharon schleifer. 41:10 Want to bring them on camera? Yeah. 41:15 Yeah. Try to try to drop and come back on and come back if you can like maybe plug in or something. I'm not too sure. We'll, we'll get you. We'll get you in here. 41:26 All right, so so we'll take that in a different direction. So, Blake, do you think that has an actual chance to succeed with this particular kind of system? So what's the actual system again, sorry, I was typing whatever you know. 41:43 Loud they're only allowed how many bottles like one a month or something? It's this is what happens when like the teacher calls in you and you weren't paying attention. 41:53 Helen has placed they've had an in place for like two years they haven't held where they scan your license when you buy. Like buffalo grease implemented the same 42:00 Yeah, I mean you know you think about will it did that for a while and then they had their their do not sell to lists and everything, it'll, it'll definitely slow things down but I don't know. I mean, I think that's good because 42:15 ultimately you want some bottles at the distillery whenever people come and visit you. I had this experience a few weeks ago and we're up there and a friend of mines like, man, none of these, you know, these distilleries have any bottles like I thought it'd be able to get something cool. You know, heaven Hill, at least had. I remember what we got. I think that William heaven hill there. So at least there was something but that's the hard part is you don't want just the locals to come grab everything that is available. Turn around and throw it up on Craigslist or wherever people are selling these days. We don't do that in Kentucky man. Yeah, it's never happened. Right? Yeah. But you know, so you kind of want to spread it out a little bit. So I think that'll help. Um, but you know, it's 43:00 Like anything else, people are going to do what they want to do, they're going to send their sister they're going to send their cousin they're going to send, if they really want it that bad, but overall, hopefully it kind of spreads the allocation a little bit further. And I'll say, since I'm not located in Kentucky, right, I, at least from heaven Hill standpoint, I actually appreciate that they do that now, because it seems more often than not, whenever I go down to Heaven, Hell, and I always stop by when I'm in town, these tend to have a few bottles, right? That's, I think, based on the fact that they're helping to limit people from buying them. So from that standpoint, I think it's fantastic, right, especially being somebody who's visiting Kentucky and wanting to go I make sure to stop by the distilleries and buy stuff, but now they have stuff to buy, which I'm super appreciative. Yeah, and that's actually part of the reason this was actually implemented was Freddy Johnson was on the stage with Fred at legend series recently, and he talked exactly about this that this is all because of just trying to counteract the flipping game. And if you can limit of what people can get, then you can do that. And plus, they want to 44:00 Word people that are traveling from all around the country to go and visit the distillery and they want to get something unique while they're there. And this is an opportunity to actually make that happen. It's you know, they could release a lot more bottles to 44:15 we'll get to that option. Yeah. It's a difficult it's difficult, you know, I look at it, I look at it from the perspective of like, every time, you know, they, they, the distillers, like, wish for something and then they get it. And then like, five years later, they're like, Oh, shit. Yeah, like net. Like, I remember when they were lobbying for this. They were like, begging to have special bottles. They were begging to have this attention and this FaceTime with the consumers. And now you hear them and they're like, crap, what are we going to do? You know, like now they're facing some of the same problems at their retailer partners have so a lot more headaches for them for sure. 45:00 him personally, you know, three months is, I think a little bit generous. I would have rather seen a year. Because if there's two to 300 people lining up to do this, and they're bringing their brothers, their sisters, their cousins or aunts and their uncles to get a bottle of Blanton's. Like, let's just nip this, like it's Blanton's after all right, like it is it's good whiskey. But let's let's try to let's try to curb this because I don't see a reason why people should be going this nuts over and if they have a bottle of bourbon. And I think I remember seeing a lot of comments when people announced that this system is getting put in place. They're like, Oh, like why are you gonna hurt your you know, your biggest consumers and your cheerleaders and I'm like, they make a lot of different whiskey. There's a lot of different bourbon out there on the market. Like don't pin yourself into just like that one bottle. You know like that Nashville makes a lot of different stuff, right? So like you don't you don't need to be pigeon holing yourself and it just one particular kind of whiskey for everything. 46:00 You drink? Yeah, I was at a store one time and a guy was asking the clerk for it he's like you guys got any Blanton's as a total wine and and so everyone having plantains and I was like hey man like actually they've got a Hancock single barrel pick that they've done and it was like I think seven years old or something 46:20 the exact same mash bill you know, maybe it wasn't in warehouse H or whatever it is, but pretty much the exact same thing is like I don't want that crap. I'm like, Okay, nevermind. No, I mean why bother? No, you bring up a really good point though Brian right? The whole point the whole reason they had the horse in the first place right and way back when wanted spelled lens which is cool, but to entice people to keep buying it. So then you do find people who actually you know, for multitude of reasons right and I'm not judging whatsoever who once they find something and they do want to collect it just for that purpose. I realized you can buy the stopper from Buffalo Trace itself right? But they actually didn't want to start collecting the bottles just to get the topper so not only do they like up and other like corn 47:00 I need to get all the rest of them. Right. So now their demand is well, I just don't need one or two. Now I got to find all I got to the letters, I got to fill it out. Exactly. Right. So it's it's, they've kind of created a little bit of a headache in that sense for themselves. If there was no letters on the bottle, that would definitely eliminate a little bit of that from some well, and a lot of people in the comments have said that the dump date being on every bottle, you know, how many posts have you seen, you know, oh, my kid was born or you know, oh, I'm looking for this dump date. Yeah, work on whatever they want. Yeah, whatever it is, they they want that data on there. I mean, it's it's marketing genius is what it is. It's a product of success. You know, I think Fred alluded to this a little bit of they worked really hard to make these things popular and, you know, get special releases out of the distillery. And then I don't want to say it backfire, but I think it caused them more headaches, and they probably they were thinking it would but it's a product of success. So at the end of the day, I don't think they mind it. 48:00 No no no one thing that none of these companies are doing is they're not utilizing technology you know and Kenny I'd like to get your your thoughts on this because you're the tech guy but How hard would it be for them to like create like an order and hold or some some kind of system for online to connect with a point of sale where someone could plan their trip and then come pick up a bottle I just I just feel like there's so many opportunities to alleviate these problems that they never seem to explore they they're stuck in these inundated antiquated stand in line look at an ID kind of crap. I think it's just simple ecommerce is that a lot of and I think we've touched on a lot of times, even just retailers and everybody else in general, like this type of market is is behind the curve of what we see in every other type of industry. And so if they don't take the initiative to try to figure out like, how do we get our hands in the how do we get our product into the hands of consumers faster, easier, and less friction and make them 49:00 A happy consumer. If you don't take that into account, then they're not gonna do anything about it. You know, the other thing is, is that if you look at what the SAS rack is building with blends and Buffalo Trace and everything, like, they don't really, I mean, they're gonna sell out no matter what. So do they need to go through all that extra effort to invest in an e commerce platform to invest in something where like, I don't know whether they have their own online, put your email in a database and come and pick your bottle up on this date kind of thing? I don't know if they really need to. So it kind of like I said, there's there's, it's a double edged sword from there. And you do actually so Fred, I mean, that's a great point that you make both Kenny and Fred but you do see some distilleries doing that, right. So look at new ref. Look at angels MD with their main club, right? They both do that when they have special releases come out, you can pre buy and they give you a 30 days to pick them up or X number of days to pick up. I think that's it's great. And it's also great for again, if somebody is out in town to be like, Alright, I got a month to go pick this up. I'll plant quickly. 50:00 trip around this or something like that, right? And it drives people there. And then I'm sure once they're there, they're like, Well, shit, I'm here by some other stuff, whether it's from that distillery or local store around there, whatever. But it's just great for the local economy in general. And I wish more distilleries did that. He was envies absolutely crushing their special bottles. People make events out of that. And I have never talked to one unhappy person out of there. I mean, I hear I hear so many unhappy people coming out of heaven Hill, there's so many people, unhappy people coming out of out of SAS, right. Really no one from being but I don't think anyone's necessarily going there for special releases. But the key distilleries that have special releases of all them angels envy is crushing it by far that program that they have people love it. Yep. And plus, it's an easy way for you to kind of like allocate these things online. And not only that is you basically sell it before anybody actually picks it up. So it's, it's, it's instead of like putting it out there and hoping people come like, it's all online if you make it easy and frictionless 51:00 Then you're gonna have a much better way to you don't have that kind of like cash flow in that pipeline coming into man. What if they did like bourbon futures where you could like, you know, buy like a case of Blanton's five years from now. So technically that's kind of what Bardstown bourbon company is doing. So they their barrel pick now is you pay $1,000 deposit to get it, and then which I guess not technically futures, but then you let it age as long as you want. And essentially you just pay the same price for whatever the standard bottling is whether you let it go to 10 years or you let it go six months. 51:39 Yeah, yeah, I'm familiar with that. It's just not it's not proven, but like Blanton not nearly as exciting to Yeah, I mean, that it is it is a concept for sure. But like, I mean, imagine like if you could, if you could buy a futures, Pappy 23 right now when your child is born, 52:00 or something like that. You do it in a heartbeat. Yeah. Now, right now I would nobody would want to track that accountant. Somebody put in the or Aaron put in the chats about basically that's how Bordeaux works and yeah, you know the it's not like a Pappy 23 where you're waiting 23 years but there is some time there and it is interesting to see how that whole market works and I mean, it's pretty crazy. We may get there one day, the ghosts Yes, that's the one thing that we don't that we don't have that the wine world has is like these really high level business people call negotiators who basically broker every single thing. And I think that's why angels envy so successful with that program as West Henderson is kind of like a hybrid, you know, in this world. He's such a business forward leaning mind and you know, it has his dad's DNA. Anyway. All right, I want to shift topic a little bit because this is still gonna be Blanton's, but the biggest news 53:00 That happened last week or was it two weeks ago whatever it was was the idea and the announcement of Blanton's gold coming to the US 53:11 What do you get if you mix Seattle craft, Texas heritage and Scottish know how that's to bar spirits to bar spirits traces its roots to a ranch in rural Texas run by the founder, Nathan kaisers family for six generations. Nathan grew up on the ranch with stories of relatives bootlegging moonshine, and after moving into Seattle, he wanted to keep the family tradition alive any open to bar spirits in 2012. They're very traditional distillery making everything from scratch and each day starts by milling 1000 pounds of grain. Their entire product lineup consists of only two whiskies, their moonshine, and the only bourbon made in Seattle. Both bottles are being featured in rack house whiskey clubs. Next box, rack house whiskey club is a whiskey of the Month Club. And they're on a mission to uncover the best flavors and stories that craft distilleries across the US. 54:00 Have to offer rack house ships out to have the feature distilleries finest bottles, along with some cool merchandise in a box delivered to your door every two months. Go to a rack house whiskey club comm to check it out and try some to bar for yourself. Use code pursuit for $25 off your first box. 54:21 The biggest news that happened last week or was it two weeks ago, whatever it was, was the idea and the announcement of Blanton's gold coming to the US. And for anybody that has been a bottle chaser or you've been into bourbon for a little bit. We've all known that. Blanton's gold and Blanton straight from the barrel are something that we gravitate towards because you like oh, it's higher proof and, and now we're all like oh, and it's got a shiny gold horse. So of course I want all these. As Ryan said earlier, I want the I want the ski with all the gold letters on it now. So the there's a few questions that arise with this and the first one. I'm going to 55:00 Come to his tariffs, because one thing that we've seen is that tariffs are being it's being catastrophic to the whiskey industry in regards of just it's both sides of the coin here. Now, there is the idea that people are saying, Okay, well, if we are going to have to pay tariffs, then let's go ahead and hold more whiskey back that we know that we can sell to our existing consumer base here in the US. Do you all think that this is a reaction to that? Or do you think this was planned out a little bit further in advance? And they said, You know what, we're going to just do this because we're, let's go ahead and make some more headlines. I'll go first, right. I think 100% has to do with tariffs, right? I think they are looking in real time and how to react. I think they saw a business opportunity. And they're going for it right. They don't want to have products sitting there, or they don't want to overcharge consumers, 55:55 to needlessly sell to no one in Europe, if no one's gonna be paying that price. 56:00 They saw Hey, Blanton's is hot, let's make it happen. And 100% that played into it, whether there's a little pre work behind the scenes going into it potentially. But don't get me wrong, that current tariff situation 100% played into this. I also want to mention that in the press release, they also said that this is going to be an SRP of $120 for this particular bottle too. So don't forget that. 56:21 I like to say that at the top of Buffalo Trace is probably the single smartest person in the entire spirits industry, Mark Brown. That man had this plan probably five years ago and had a rollout leading up to it. And this year is probably going to be like, like some additional Weller products, maybe a single barrel or something like that. I mean, you're going to start seeing like Buffalo Trace, kind of like, take their super premiums and dice them up into more limited edition releases. And it's it's all about getting another skew getting another press release at another company. 57:01 They they own a lot of the conversation market, they own a lot of the store they own almost all the skews that all the retailers want. And if they every time they add one, they've got another one. So they have another reason to have a meeting with a retailer they have another meeting to have a meeting. Another reason to have a meeting with a an on premise person plans goal, in my opinion, is probably just one of the actually well they're foolproof last year was the beginning of the rollout of seeing the kind of evolution of what Buffalo Trace is planning to do with their premium product. They're dicing them up gradually raising those price raising the prices up a little bit more and making them even more valuable. Yeah, and I don't know that's a it's looking at it from a marketing standpoint. Genius. Yeah. 57:57 I don't know there's there's a lot better 58:00 Values out there in my book and I just I I try to resist so much of the hype and I I like the ancient age products probably better than than their other mash bill and and other than some Weller 12 or the the B tech, William LaRue Weller the ancient age math is my favorite Mossville. 58:25 But the marketing just it rubs me the wrong way. I get it. And I wish Aaron was able to stay on because he could speak very highly to this with his experience at Esquire and some of the other more industry facing publications. I'm just telling you, man, you could just throw you could you could dangle any Weller Blanton's, even Buffalo Trace, you know outside of a Manhattan window and you'll have like 50 bro dudes chasing it down. It's the stuff is crazy. And it's genius. And congratulations to them for doing it. It's absolute genius. 59:00 But there's so much for roses and wild turkey out there that that in other brands that are so much better and so much more of a value, I just don't get it personally. So so then that then that then that that's not really a knock on them. That's basically that's our job to say, hey guys can't get this, you know, try this and i and i think Jordan does a great job of that. I think Blake does a great job of that. Kenny, you really just drink it all. So 59:30 Equal Opportunity drinker. That's right. 59:33 And so Fred, I kind of want to like take a counter argument to kind of what you said a little bit, because there was something that came up in the chat by Dave Preston. And he had mentioned that, you know, he thinks that this has to do with like, increased stock that's resulting from ramped up production. However, I kind of look at it and think like, well, maybe they're just taking and to take Jordan's side of this. Maybe they're taking away from the European allocation now and just shifting to the United States, because we've all been 1:00:00 on tours here, right. And we all know we've been in the Blanton's bottling Hall, every day you're in there. They were bottling plants, and they're doing it around the clock every single day. And it doesn't seem that they can keep up with the demand. So where is all this extra inventory coming from? If you don't think it's just like taking away from European allocation and from tariffs, if, like how to keep pumping out more product. So again, this is my opinion, this is all been planned. These are not knee jerk business people. These are very smart strategic, especially when it comes to marketing, and they happen to have great whiskey. And I just think this was a part of it. Did they change their European allocation? Hey, maybe they did, but I think this product was always planned. Maybe Maybe it got bumped up a little bit for for anticipation of more terrorists or continued tariffs. But I think this has always been in, in creation. And I think we're going to see a lot more 1:01:00 from, from that distillery with new products coming out of their heavyweight prop brands like Weller and Blanton's, and, you know, I don't think we'll see anything added to the Buffalo Trace antique collection. But I think you'll start seeing more limited releases. I got to push back just a little bit on that too, though, Fred. So I think, don't get me wrong. I think it's super smart if they were planning this for a few years, right. But I think I would categorize them just as smart for being a very smart businessman. If they read the current situation. They read the current landscape, the current tariffs and said, Alright, how can we capitalize this? Right? How can we turn this around and make it so that it works in our favor? Right, I'd say that'd be a just a smart individual and just a smart move. So while it may be planned, right, I got to give them I hope I'd give them credit for reading the current landscape and saying, what can we do to make this work in our favor? And hey, maybe both are Right, exactly. You know, so like, what I know is I'm not running a billion dollars. 1:01:56 I'm sitting here. So I am, this isn't 1:02:00 Confirm, but it was basically like kind of backdoor confirmed of Buffalo Trace production. So they were producing about 12,000 barrels a year in 95 by 2010, that was around 100,000 barrels. And by 2018, it was 250,000 barrels. 1:02:17 So may not be exact, but gives you an idea of the ramp up. They've been doing over the last, you know, two decades. So when you talk about they may not have had to steal from the European allocation. That's where I think there is more barrels that are going around now whether or not it's just a you know if it's really because of tariffs or is just because, you know, take advantage of the US market a little more. I think it could be a little bit of both, maybe it turned out to be good timing. But at the end of the day, I think they love the new press releases, they love the new brand extensions. You know, what was it 1:02:54 is it benchmark that's getting the next redo You know, we've seen them do it with well are now the 17 1:03:00 to benchmark and I think well, you know, they've kind of evolved the H Taylor brand to have a new release every year. I think we'll just like Fred said, we'll just keep seeing new bit several new releases each year because they want to be able to go back to t

This disclaimer was originally posted in our episode, Treating Social Anxiety in Adults with Autism with MDMA and LSD – Voices in the Dark, and it feels important to post it on this episode as well.  Caution/Disclaimer A few important notes. This is an episode of an individual experimenting with powerful drugs to see if he can get any sort of relief from autism. In this case, it appears to have been successful. That said, this came with a substantial amount of risks, and people need to be aware. Please read the below bullets so you understand.  Autism is not what is treated. The thing being treated would be a symptom like social anxiety. "The field of autism science includes a long and shameful history of quack treatments and parents taking desperate and harmful measures to “fix” their children. Autism is a spectrum of congenital and neurocognitive variants, and there are no published research data in support of any compound that can influence its course." Alicia Danforth, PhD Please do not administer these drugs to children with autism. It would be highly unethical to do so.  There are only two researchers investigating where MDMA and autism meet - Alicia Danforth PhD and Dr. Charlie Grob. A scientific paper will likely be available on this in the next few months. Expect to see more here.  These drugs have not been shown to cure or treat autism, but in some cases, just like with neuro-typical individuals, some have seen meaningful changes.  Even if changes are noticed the person is still autistic no matter how many high doses of psychedelics they take. Obtaining pure drugs is very difficult if not impossible in black markets. Verifying purity will require the resources of mass spectrometry from organizations offering these services like Energy Control or Ecstasy Data Providing unsafe, dirty or compromised drugs to people can cause serious harm or death. If you are planning to use MDMA to alleviate some suffering on your own, please wait or don't. Do substantial research and have skilled people available to help.  Thanks to Alicia Danforth for helping us understand the nuance's in this area. ..autism is a genetically determined cognitive variant. It's pervasive, and it affects the whole person, not just the brain. No chemical compound has been shown to treat, cure, or alter the course of autism. However, for some people, substances like MDMA can help them manage symptoms such as anxiety, social anxiety, and trauma effects. - Alicia Danforth, Ph.D In this episode, Joe sits down with Aaron Orsini, Author of Autism on Acid. In this powerful episode, Aaron shares his moving story on how LSD gave him life-saving relief from his struggles with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 3 Key Points: Aaron spent the first 20+ years of his life suffering from the struggles of Autism Spectrum Disorder. He changed his life in an unexpected way through the use of LSD. LSD gave Aaron the emotional installation of perception to see the stimuli in life that he had been blind from because of his disorder. Aaron is the author of the book, Autism on Acid, a self told story on his autistic perceptions before, during and after his LSD experience. He goes into great depth on his experience in the show. Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Show Notes About Aaron A large part of his psychedelic journey stems from his Autism His diagnosis didn't affect him in school so much as it affected him in his adult years with socialization His childhood friends were more based on similar shared activities When he was thrusted into more social situations, he had more issues with non-repetitive and non-scheduled socialization He was anxious in the idea that he would go into avoidance, he wasn't very afraid, just more confused Most of his knowledge was based on repetition and memorization, it was harder to navigate new or unique social scenarios Social vertigo is how he described his experience His doctor told him to read some books, and he felt like he was reading a journal on his own life Daniel Tammet - Born on a Blue Day Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant A Transition Point Aaron left his job A relationship he was in ended A friend of his was killed by a drunk driver He was in a dark place, and he wanted to retreat He didn't know what he needed, he just wanted to leave He got a backpack and a bike and headed west toward California He had an opportunity to try LSD He thought it was going to be an escape, and it ended up being the most involved experience of his life He sat on a tree stump in a wooded area, finally noticing everything that had been there his whole life that he hadn't seen before He saw the beauty in literally being alive He sat there and cried for an hour or two, it was a lot Aaron eventually got up, and started walking and saw some people walking and he had an urge to say hello, so he did, and they said “hello, how are you” back He describes it as a sensation of a child riding a bike for the first time Them saying “hello, how are you” to him, was the first time he experienced someone saying hello to him and him feeling it It was like a def person getting a cochlear implant and hearing for the first time It kick started his exploration of the world around him Integration His LSD experience was about 6 years ago, and he didn't know much about LSD at the time He didn't know what to do with his experience In the beginning, he felt as if he would go into it, see everything very clearly, and then back out of it again, and things felt more muted and ‘blurry’ “I was utilizing LSD, not for a sub-perceptive, metabolic effect, I was going for a supra-perceptive effect” - Aaron Aaron was taking at or slightly above the threshold dose amount (20-50micrograms) For someone who already had sensitivity issues, it was very apparent when he would take ‘too much’ In no way is he advocating someone to repeat what he has done, he wants it more to spark interest in researchers to find more data on this in the hopes to find relief for others Emotional Installation “LSD has helped me understand myself and embrace that” - Aaron Aaron said he's willing to take a risk to not be anonymous, because it's not some simple thing, it's so important, it's the most important thing to him He gets emails all the time saying the same thing has happened to them, but they want to stay anonymous Aaron says it has changed his relationships with his loved ones, the fact that he has this new depth of feeling has changed his relationships dramatically The main treatments for kids with autism was to help the caretaker, to help the child not fidget when they sleep Aaron says he needed to fidget, he needed to squirm around “If you can't hear, and someone is telling you over and over again ‘listen, listen, listen’, how are you going to begin to listen? That’s the void that LSD filled.” - Aaron He fell in love with parts of himself that he didn't get a chance to before Every other form of therapy was coming from the outside and telling him what to feel, LSD was the only therapy that came from the inside He mentions a quote from a documentary on someone who used truffles to help them, “Truffles installed emotionality in me” Hope for Research There were studies done with LSD on autistic children in hospital settings before the drug prohibition The results showed the kids changing so fast and so effectively It's a difficult topic, ASD research in general is heavily funded by the government Autism aside, the older you are in life, the more surprised you are when that veil is lifted for a moment The risk that he is taking is nothing compared to the significance of what good this has a chance of bringing It's not a desired risk to come out as an Autistic person, and especially as one who has taken controlled substances to heal from it Links Autism on Acid: How LSD Helped Me Bridge The ASD-Neurotypical Divide   Website  Email: autismonacid@gmail.com About Aaron Orsini Aaron Paul Orsini is a writer, public speaker, and survivor of a decades-long battle with clinical depression resulting from social isolation, mental rumination, and hypo-sensitivity issues common in autistic individuals. When Aaron was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 23, he took comfort in receiving a diagnosis but remained deeply depressed as a result of seeing himself as broken and blind; someone who just couldn’t and wouldn’t “get it”. But then came his first experience with LSD, during which he became intuitively aware of the very stimuli he’d been incapable of perceiving throughout his life. Thanks to LSD---and a yet-to-be-fully-understood combination of chemically-induced synesthesia and associated fluctuations in intrinsic functional connectivity within the salience and default mode networks, Aaron can now perceive critical social cues embedded in facial expressions, speaking tones, and body language, which in turn means he feels fully connected to the human experience, and fully capable of navigating the social and emotional landscapes of life. 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It has been a long time since we've had my good friend, Aaron Walker, on the podcast, so we were thrilled to do another interview with him today! Aaron has an incredible heart, he is an incredible leader, and he shares incredible wisdom he has learned from his own life experience and from overcoming a devastating tragedy. Every time I talk with Aaron, I'm left feeling inspired, encouraged, and challenged. He is completely authentic and savvy, and yes – you can be both. I'm honored to share this conversation with Aaron with you today, and know you will have a better week for taking the time to listen. About Aaron: Aaron Walker is without question a veteran entrepreneur. Starting his first business at 18 and selling to a Fortune 500 company nine short years later demonstrates Aaron's passion for succeeding. Unwilling to rest on past success Aaron started, bought and sold twelve successful companies over the past 38 years. Having a strong desire for personal development has kept Aaron in a weekly mastermind group for more than a decade with Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham and seven other notable Nashvillians.  Aaron has enjoyed a 37-year marriage with his beautiful wife, Robin. Today Aaron spends the majority of his time HELPING MEN GROW IN SUCCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE as President and Founder of VIEW FROM THE TOP, a premier life and business coaching resource.  Aaron's new book, View From The Top is guaranteed to motivate and inspire you to live a successful and significant life. Also, Aaron is the Co-Author of The Mastermind Blueprint endorsed by many including Seth Godin. Aaron has a vibrant history that  guarantees to inspire you to reach heights you never dreamed possible. Connect with Aaron: Aaron's Website: Click Here Aaron's New Book: Click Here! Connect on Facebook Connect on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Closing Thoughts: Connect with Aaron! Were you inspired by what he shared today?

Creation Over Manifestation, with Aaron Glassman (www.scienceoflove528.com) Aaron and I speak about how the heart center is the central source of our power. That the energy we access here is our creative intelligence. The difference between creating and manifesting, and how science is proving this. How emotions, art, love, and science are all One. Why we feel vulnerability hangovers sometimes. The antidote to hiding, instead finding your community and creating real boundaries. The power of connection to overcome depression and non-expression. How to connect with Aaron: Aaron is offering a free 14 day journey through the science of love, which can be found on his website www.scienceoflove528.com. He also hosts live and online events on the topics of soulful entrepreneurship, the truth of love, and heart-centered relationships. You can find his upcoming events here:https://www.eventbrite.com/o/aaron-glassman-19228912722 Bio: Over the past 20 years Aaron has founded several companies that he refers to as SOLE-centered, purpose-driven entrepreneurial adventures. Aaron has enjoyed speaking on stage and holding council with some of the top spiritual leaders in the world including Marianne Williamson, Barbara Marx Hubbard and Michael Beckwith. Aaron believes we already have the solutions to the problems we face today- we just need to empower more individuals to step up and own their leadership. --- The Healing Emotional Blocks course with Aelah can be found at www.daughterofcreation.com/healing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daughter-of-creation/message

哈哈哈。上期节目好不好玩。是的，上期节目是冒充2016年的我们，做了一期”时光机“的节目。那期节目没什么听众听出破绽，真的以为我们是2016年录的节目。不是啦，是2019年1月，我们邀请Melody返场，以这种特殊的方式，来纪念我们的三周年。节目最后5分钟的彩蛋有解释！如果你搞错了话，返回去听听啊。而这期节目呢，是2018年12月月末录制的，我们当时和录美剧的那期嘉宾Aaron一口气录了这期节目。Aaron也是一个很棒的主播，在加拿大也做过自己的电台 歪椅斜桌，但是终止更新了。现在他又新开了一个介绍加拿大职场生活的节目，叫 派生FM。这期我们算是接受他的采访吧，我们一起聊聊，在加拿大做电台的体验，我们是如何坚持到第三年的，将来有什么打算等等。说来着这期节目虽然录制时间比我们三周年早了1个月，但是被采访的我和昊南，觉得这期才算是个正经的三周年小结吧，所以就在上期三周年的特别节目之后放上来。特别走心，害羞了啊。捂脸。

哈哈哈。上期节目好不好玩。是的，上期节目是冒充2016年的我们，做了一期”时光机“的节目。那期节目没什么听众听出破绽，真的以为我们是2016年录的节目。不是啦，是2019年1月，我们邀请Melody返场，以这种特殊的方式，来纪念我们的三周年。节目最后5分钟的彩蛋有解释！如果你搞错了话，返回去听听啊。而这期节目呢，是2018年12月月末录制的，我们当时和录美剧的那期嘉宾Aaron一口气录了这期节目。Aaron也是一个很棒的主播，在加拿大也做过自己的电台 歪椅斜桌，但是终止更新了。现在他又新开了一个介绍加拿大职场生活的节目，叫 派生FM。这期我们算是接受他的采访吧，我们一起聊聊，在加拿大做电台的体验，我们是如何坚持到第三年的，将来有什么打算等等。说来着这期节目虽然录制时间比我们三周年早了1个月，但是被采访的我和昊南，觉得这期才算是个正经的三周年小结吧，所以就在上期三周年的特别节目之后放上来。特别走心，害羞了啊。捂脸。

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Jake Ryan brings over 20 years of professional experience in software technology to the world of cryptoasset investing. Jake is the founder / GP of Tradecraft Capital and handles all aspects of investment management for the firm. Prior to Tradecraft Capital, he was the founder / CEO of the Venice Consulting Group (VCG). In addition, Jake writes long-form content where he breaks down ideas in crypto and investing. He is a top writer in investing, economics and cryptocurrency on Medium.  Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpI8wHSpI2o ♫Music By♫ ●KINO - Growing Heart ●Song - https://youtu.be/kpI8wHSpI2o ●Follow KINO - http://smarturl.it/KinoMusic ⬇️️ DOWNLOAD SONG HERE - https://www.bassrebels.co.uk/backgrou...

*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Jake Ryan brings over 20 years of professional experience in software technology to the world of cryptoasset investing. Jake is the founder / GP of Tradecraft Capital and handles all aspects of investment management for the firm. Prior to Tradecraft Capital, he was the founder / CEO of the Venice Consulting Group (VCG). In addition, Jake writes long-form content where he breaks down ideas in crypto and investing. He is a top writer in investing, economics and cryptocurrency on Medium.  Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpI8wHSpI2o ♫Music By♫ ●KINO - Growing Heart ●Song - https://youtu.be/kpI8wHSpI2o ●Follow KINO - http://smarturl.it/KinoMusic ⬇️️ DOWNLOAD SONG HERE - https://www.bassrebels.co.uk/backgrou...

You don’t necessarily need an enormous multifamily portfolio to achieve financial freedom. It is possible to start small and replace your income with modest holdings of just 20 units! Aaron Howell is a small multifamily investor with Black Lick Holdings, a real estate firm based in Crozet, Virginia. With a portfolio of 22 rental units, Aaron has replaced his income as a pharmacist and now works part-time because he WANTS to, not because he HAS to. Today, Aaron joins me to share his accidental introduction to real estate and when he was finally inspired to develop a strategic plan. He describes the light bulb moment when he realized the income potential of a duplex versus a single-family property and how he fostered the confidence to pursue multifamily despite a lack of experience. Aaron walks us through his first several deals, explaining how he financed the most recent 6-unit through a partnership. Listen in for Aaron’s insight around building in daily habits to stay motivated and learn how he achieved financial freedom with a small portfolio! Key Takeaways Aaron’s introduction to real estate Bought townhouse in 2006 Rented to cover mortgage after move Aaron’s start in single family Opportunities in Las Vegas Desire to create passive income What inspired Aaron to develop a strategic plan Got married in 2015 and closed on first duplex Realized upstairs rent covered mortgage Heard Michael on podcast and took course Why Aaron was confident in small multifamily investments Same process with bank as single family Did well in Vegas despite lack of experience Solid team in place to support How Aaron financed his first multifamily deals Home equity line of credit Relationship with local bank Sold Vegas properties (1031) Aaron’s take on partnerships vs. syndication Pittsburgh property partnership among 4 investors Syndication in future to control deal Aaron’s transition to working part-time Wants to work but doesn’t have to Weekends, evenings free Aaron’s real estate plans for the future Scale up to larger properties Raise money through conversations Aaron’s insight around financial freedom Shawshank Redemption moment Sense of confusion Aaron’s advice for aspiring multifamily investors Do SOMETHING Build network Get familiar with market How Aaron stays motivated Habit List app (e.g.: read 20 minutes, look at 15 listings) ‘20 units’ on chalkboard in kitchen Connect with Aaron Aaron on BiggerPockets Email ahowell7@hotmail.com Resources Michael on the Joe Fairless Podcast BiggerPockets Redfin Zillow Habit List Michael’s Products The Ultimate Guide to Apartment Building Investing Michael’s Syndicated Deal Analyzer Michael’s Deal Maker Mastermind Financial Freedom Summit Deal Desk Deal Maker LIVE Michael’s Coaching Program Partner with Michael Invest with Michael Free eBook: The Secret to Raising Money to Buy Your First Apartment Building Review the Podcast on iTunes

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7 sweet collaborations and duets, including “country-hip”, “Christian hip-rock”, Latino and 4 hubby & wife duos! With: M.O.G (feat. Stephen Young), Richard Thomas (feat. Danyelle'), Dan & Sandy Adler, KC & Julie Clark, House of Aaron (Aaron & Nicole Petersen), Orphan's Cry (Willy & Sara Jane Roberts), María Soto (feat. Ricardo Rodríguez), Debut spotlight: Child of Mercy, Epic Love, Sounds of Blackness, Robert Robinson and Heart of the City Worship Band!

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a:hover{color:#8f8f8f !important;} www.fullcirclemusic.orgFCM007_-_Relationships_with_Steve_FordDuration: 00:50:21You're listening to The Full Circle Music Show. The why of the music biz.Chris: Welcome back to the Full Circle Music Show, it’s Chris Murphy and I'm sitting right beside Seth Mosley. How are you buddy?Seth: I'm good man. It's a busy week, lots of good stuff going on over here at the studio. And I’m excited to take just a few minutes out of our schedule to talk to one of our favorite people in the industry, Mister Steve Ford.Steve has been a guy that I've known for a long time, was one of the people that I met moving to Nashville in the music business. And we've talked to a lot of people on the creative side so far but we haven't yet talked to anybody on the label side. So, you think of the guy that sits in a dark room with a suit in a corner office, that's this guy! Except for not, he actually sits in a what is a pretty awesome office, he's the general manager of a label company called Centricity Music; has been pretty massively successful in the past couple of years and really since they opened. But, he's a really great leader and speaks to what they look for in a good producer, in a good artist, in a good team member at their label.So, if you're wanting to get involved in the music industry, this is a great episode to listened to. I learned a ton and I think you will too.Chris: You know, being a podcast junky, it's nice to meet a fellow podcast enthusiast as well. We had some great conversations in the episode but also talked a lot about our favorite podcasts on and off the mic. He's just a great guy, great to get to know him and I really appreciate Seth you setting this up. Another great interview and I can't wait to listen to it.Seth: And you can check out his company at centricitymusic.com. They have a lot of great artists that I think you'll dig.Audio clip commencesHey podcast listeners, something is coming February 1st 2016. Have you ever thought about a career in song writing or music production? We have created a couple courses with you guys in mind. We've been getting a lot of feedback on people wanting to know more about how to become a song worker; how to become a professional music producer or engineer. These courses were designed to answer some of those questions. Go to fullcirclemusic.org and sign up there for more information.Audio clip endsChris: You were saying earlier before we started rolling that you were a podcast guy.Steve: Oh yeah, big podcast guy.Chris: And, you've heard this podcast before?Steve: Yeah. I've listened to the first three.Chris: Okay. So, can I ask you to go out on a limb and give us a grade so far?Steve: You know what? I'd give them a solid B+. I want them longer. That's my thing; I want to go into the background. I want to hear when you did Brown Banishers which is funny because I've worked a lot with Brown but you didn't get past Amy Grant.Seth: Sure.Steve: I mean, this is the guy who worked with from everybody from Third Day to Mercy Me to Why Heart, he's done everybody like come one there are stories there. I tell people I'm on the corporate side because of Brown Banisher because of how he worked. I was an engineer in LA for ten years and he would come out and mix records with us, it was at a little place called Mama Joes and I would see him on the phone going, “Happy birthday sweetie.” Later knowing that it was Ellie; missed her first walk and all of these other things. And when my daughter was born, I was like, I can't do this. I needed a life and so I started praying and Peter York calls. So it’s because of him so it's fun to hear some his stories. I did a lot of records win Jack Joseph Puig and–Seth: And you were engineering at the time?Steve: Yeah. I was an engineer at LA.Seth: And at the time that was really engineering?Steve: Oh my gosh.Seth: You were cutting tape and…Steve: Yeah! I've cut a lot of two inch tape, quarter inch tape, half inch–Seth: Stuff that I hope to never do.Steve: You don't have to, Jericho does it for you.[Laughter] Seth: I don't know if Jericho has ever cut tape? In school he did.Steve: Now, I feel really old.Chris: Is that kind of like when you're in a biology class and not in any other time of your life will you need to dissect a frog but you just have to do it for the experience of it. Is that what it's become cutting tape?Steve: I don't know if you have to do it even that. It's sort of like this legend of starting a fire with flint, you know? It's sort of like, “Yeah. I used to cut tape.”[Laughter] Seth: I mean there's probably a resurgence. I would imagine knowing the process of what coffee has become and how artists.Steve: Yeah.Seth: I think there's a big thing in maybe it's the millennial generation or whatever it is but I think people are drawn back to slower, older more hands on processes it seems like than just pushing the button or going through the drive through–Steve: And somethings, don't you think, in some things its like just give me the button. Give me the filter on Instagram.Seth: That is true! That's true but then you've got the whole wave of people roasting their own coffee beans now and then they're grinding the with a hand grinder, and then they're putting in a… And, I'm saying this because we have like three artists that we work with; that come in and they bring their whole coffee apparatus.Steve: And they measure how much coffee goes in, weigh it?Chris: Yeah.Steve: My son has one of those has a scale that weighs, how much coffee goes in. Oh yeah just …Chris: Yeah, I thought you were going to say some of the artists that you work with, they actually bring their own barista in the studio because–Steve: I'm sure that will happen.Seth: That’s kind of a prerequisite to be in a band. There has to be at least one barista.Steve: True.Seth: In the band.Steve: There has to be one business guy in every band and one guy who can make great coffee.Seth: And then the guy who can actually play the instruments.Steve: Yeah. Then the artist.[Laughter]Chris: And then the fourth guy on base who just knows how to shape everybody's beards. He's more of a grooming guy.Seth: And sometime there's a drummer.[Laughter] Steve: You don't need a drummer; there are machines for that now.[Laughter] Seth: Yeah. I mean, just take us through a little bit of your journey, you started in L.A.?Steve: I was born and raised in L.A.; read an article when I was 14 years old about this guy named Sir George Martin. And I was like, “What? You can do that for a living?”Seth: Who is George Martin?Steve: He produced this little band called the Beatles, probably never heard of…most 20 year olds haven't heard of them so…Chris: And then isn't true that he went on from there to write The Game of Thrones?Steve: Did he? I'm not a Game of Throne person–Chris: Okay that's R.R. Martin, sorry.Steve: Wrong one. But I mean, you read about these guys and you sort of open a door into a new world that you didn't know existed. And so, I was 18 years old, junior out of high school walked into the recording studios and started from there.Seth: So, you didn't wait to have some sort of a college thing to get internships?Steve: My mom was like Reeds parents which was like, “That’s a nice hobby but let's make sure you have a backup plan, a plan B.” And so, I still went to school, I still went to college did all of that. Don't ask me my grade point average because I was going home at 4 o'clock in the morning, waking up at 8 to crawl into my first class, it was terrible. But yeah, my first job in the recording studio, I was making $500 a month from 6 o'clock to 3 o'clock in the morning.Seth: Living in L.A?Steve: Living in L.A.Seth: And that probably paid for a tenth of the rent?Steve: Maybe.Chris: Or, just the gas to get around?Steve: But I loved every second of it. And then from there you sort of work your way up. So, I did that… Like I said earlier my daughter was born and I was like an engineer’s life is a hard life in LA especially. Those were the days when you'd pay $1,500 a day block booking a studio; you booked a studio and you're paying $1,500 if your there six hours or eight there 24 hours. And a lot of them stayed 24 hours, and you just have next, next, next, next.Chris: And you've got to be the first guy there.Steve: First guy there, last guy out, yeah. You're sitting there winding tables at 6 o'clock in the morning going, “I just want to go home.”Chris: When the bug caught you, from that point until the time that you walked into that first studio and got a job, what skills were you harnessing?Steve: None.Chris: Just reading liner notes?Steve: Yeah. Lying in the floor, reading and going, there's one in North Hall and I'd write it down on a piece of paper because I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and start looking for them. Hey man that where Bill [inaudible 8:50] studio is or whatever the studio was and start. There wasn't really a whole lot you can do to prepare for it. It's no like in high school you go, “I wonder what class…”  I was in all the choirs and all the music stuff and that didn't prepare you for it. Probably the greatest skills for a studio engineer especially a starting one is being attentive, being hungry, being prepared and that depends on who you're working with.When you working together with somebody so well, I'm sure you and your team, they know what you want in advance and plugin something in before you even have to ask, that’s just working together. I've told a lot of wannabe engineers who want to go to some of these very expensive schools, don’t do it. Take that money, live on it for two years and go give yourself away for free for two years. You learn more two years in a studio than you will however long you go to one of the expensive ones.Chris: Yeah.Steve: It's just doing it. Just aligning the tape machine which is once again, it's like starting fire with flint again, knowing the lines taped but you learn by doing that.Chris: Absolutely.Steve: You learn by making a lot of mistakes. I recorded a lot of bad drum sounds.[Laughter] It just happened and then you go, “Oh if I do this, its better.” And 10,000 hours man, it takes 10,000 hours.Chris: Again, I think that it's not that schooling is necessarily a bad thing but the way that you learn in life versus the way that you learn in a classroom is different because for the most part, a classroom will deduct points for the stakes and if you’re in the–Steve: That's true. Good point.Chris: Yeah. I heard that -actually going back to our love of podcasts here- I heard Tim Farris on his podcast talking about the fact that he was going to go to, was considering something like Princeton or Harvard or something to go get his MBA. And he thought instead of doing that -or maybe this was advice given to him and he took it- instead of taking that couple hundred thousand dollars worth of whatever I needed to go get my MBA. I'm going to invest that in myself, very similar to what you're saying. And I'm going to use that to live on so that way I can go and I can intern for that company that I would never be able to if the money mattered that much. Because once you get out of school its like, “Oo I've got to go do something with this.” But if you've got the money set aside to go get the MBA anyway, it goes a long way to really feeling free to not have to pay that rent or pay that car payment that you could really dive in.Steve: And most people never use their college education for what they use. I had a meteorologist specialist. She had a degree in meteorology for TV and she was my marketing assistant. And you go, “I want to see what you spent four years doing versus what's your grade point average or what's you major.” I don't care about that stuff.Seth: So to fast forward to today, you are general manager of a very successful record label. When you got to hire somebody to your team, do you even say, “Hey, send in your resume. Where did you go to college?” Or does that not even cross your mind?Steve: I do want to see that. Four years in college gives me the impression that they follow through, they finish. You’ve said it before, finishing is such a hard art in today's world. To have somebody who finished is very valuable. Do I care about your grade point average? No. Do I even care about your major? No. Because if you have the right work ethic and the right heart, I can train you to do other things but I want to see how hard you're willing to work.Seth: So, a college degree still carries some weight but maybe it doesn't carry the weight that people think it does in terms of having the training because you kind of have to relearn it all when you get out into the real world.Steve: Exactly. Most college students that I see haven't learned anything that’s a really good use at a record label. My last five hires at Centricity have all come from internships. Now, I've had a lot of bad interns. I've wanted to fire a couple of interns, that's pretty bad when you want to fire somebody who works for free.Seth: What defines a good intern and what defines a bad intern?Steve: A bad intern sits on Facebook until you give them something to do and then they do exactly just to the letter of the law of what you asked them to do, hand it in to you and then get back on Facebook. A great intern does what you do and says, “Hey and I thought about this. And what about this more?” You give them to go to D and they go to G; then you give them to G and they go to S. I have a girl in my office, I asked her to do one thing and she says “Oh by the way while I was thinking about it I did these other three things that will help you out.” That type of proactivity and thinking ahead is so incredibly valuable. Like having somebody patching in your compressor before you ask for it. They know where you're going so fast that they're working ahead of you. And for all of those out there, that's old school once again patch bays.[Laughter]Seth: We have a small patch bay, we have two patch bays actually so we're probably on the old school end of things.Chris: It looks very cool though. It's looks kind of old science fiction movie.Steve: Spaghetti.[Laughter] Seth: It's like a telephone operator kind of thing. I heard a thing on…man, we keep talking about podcast, we're all just podcasts nerds, dude. I think that’s what we do for a living is listen to podcasts. And I heard one last night, they did a study of millennials; if you had a dream job, pick out of these choices what would be your dream job. Number one was the president; number two was a senator; number three was a successful athlete; number four foreign diplomat; five was a CEO of Apple; and then the last choice was the personal assistant to a famous actor or athlete. And 45% I think picked that one, hands down.Steve: They have no idea what that job looks like.Seth: They don't but it also speaks to they don't want to take the responsibility. Like, when you're that person, when you're the boss, they want to have a boss and maybe you can speak to a little bit to that but I feel like when you were talking about the internships, the ones who go above and beyond are the ones who are willing to take some responsibility and say, “Here's an idea” and just put it out there. How many interns would you have to get, to get that one good one?Steve: Probably 10 to 15.Seth: 10 to 15 to 1?Steve: Yeah, to 1. I think that’s what it is.Chris: Wow.Steve: Yeah, that's what it is. And I heard you, I think we had the conversation, there's such a different work ethic in today's young adults. And part of it is my fault, I'm a parent of a young adult they've been given everything in their whole life, they haven't had to work for anything. You want that iPhone! Here's that iPhone. You want that? Here's that. The art and the craft of working, the labor of getting something is a lost art, I think.Seth: So, would you go back and do those things differently?Steve: For my kids? My kids had to work.[Laughter]Seth: So, you weren't saying from my experience, you weren't–Steve: I’m saying that personally and much more of…[Laughter]What we made our kids do is like when they wanted that $100 American girl doll is you buy half, we’ll buy half. And all of a sudden they're digging out rocks in the backyard at $1 a bucket out of the garden. Because you want to give your kids what the value of work is and that's that doll at the end.In our world, I sat with an intern once and he was irritating everybody in the office. He's that guy who only asks questions because he wanted to tell you how much he knew. An intern needs to be quite and listen because there's a lot of information that flows around… And then they find the person that they can go to and go, what did that mean when he said this? So, what did that mean or… Come to me! I've told everyone in my internship, feel free to come to me and say, what does it mean when you said that? Versus this guy would come to you and tell you everything he knew. So, I was sitting him down one day and going,  “Man, you're irritating everybody. The whole office wants to prove you wrong.”Seth: You literally said that?Steve: I said that to him and later on, “I know I do that. I'm just trying to figure out where I fit and trying to find a job make $100, $120,000 a year and start in the music industry.” And I said, “You're in the wrong industry, man.”Seth: Go into finance!Steve: Go into finance, or go be an architect somewhere I guess or something. It was just about wanting to make as much money as his dad did, now! This generation wants to start where their parents have gotten to right now. I've seen it with artists, I've seen it with interns–Chris: They don't want a drop in their lifestyle that they've become accustomed to.Seth: A luxury once had, becomes a necessity.Steve and Chris: Ooohh.Steve: Very nice.Seth: And I'm very guilty of that. You fly first class once and you feel like a swine by sitting in coach.[Laughter] Steve: I've flown private jets twice in my whole life, in my whole career both times sort of accidentally. And man, once you do a private jet and you don't have to go through security and you’re just like, “Oh, I want that.” I say this all the time about artists. The worst thing you can do for an artist is start them touring in a bus because that's the expectation and then you know what happens? Is they got on the bus and they’re, “This isn't a very nice bus.” There are people in vans like when you were out in a van, to be on a bus, to be able to sleep horizontally would be the greatest thing ever and just because you started at this place and then you get into private jets. Everybody needs to start their first tour in a Silverado truck and then the next one to a bigger–Seth: Graduate to a suburban!Steve: A suburban would be great, then a 15 passenger old church van that you bought for $5,000 that the left side of the speakers don't work. And then, you work your way into a [inaudible 19:58] van and then into a bus. Then you're grateful for everything that's better along the way.Seth: It's more about the process than anything.Steve: Yeah.Seth: And getting there.Steve: A wise manager once said, his job is to make his artists life better every year, just a little bit better. I'm like, that's a good goal. That's a good goal to have.Seth: It is. So, your transition, we shipped about 20 years–Steve: We skipped through it very fast.[Laughter] Your transition from doing that 6pm to 3 in the morning thing in LA, you had your baby…Steve: Yep. My wife and I were praying at that point going, “God, please give us some sane clients or open another door.” And I just worked probably two months before with Peter York–Seth: And for those out there listening, was this at a record label you got your first…Steve: I was working with Peter in the studio and he called me up and said, “Hey, are you interested in A&R?” And I started in A&R in Sparrow…what's that 87, 88? Right around there and we were still in Chatsworth, California, spent time out there with him. So, I’ve been at Sparrow, moved from Sparrow to Star Songs and then back to Sparrow when they came up. Started in A&R worked my way into the marketing side, artist development side… So, yes back to Sparrow went to  Mer and worked my way up to Vice President at marketing at Mer, was general manager at [inaudible 21:34], general manager at SRI and now general manager at Centricity.Chris: Wow.Steve: It's been a long journey. If you’d ask me to 25 or 30 years ago, were you going to be general manager at Record Label? I would have laughed in your face.[Laughter]Chris: Because you didn't think it was attainable or because you didn't want have this job?Steve: That was not the path I was on. I thought, I was going to be producing records and engineering records.  Jack Pueg is still mixing great great records out there and I thought I was going to follow that path. God had something very different in mind which makes me laugh going I was talking to [inaudible 22:09] this morning and I can't believe I’ve been doing this, this long. When you're now an industry veteran it means that you've been around a long time.Seth: But I don't think looking back and I don’t want to put words in your mouth but you don't strike me as one of those people that's looking back and feeling like you’re working in the corporate side of the industry because you never made it on the creative side.Steve: No, no.Seth: You don't strike me as that at all.Steve: I made that decision for my family. What's funny is I've learned more about engineering and more about mixing and more about mastering being on the corporate side of what we're trying accomplish and why trying to do what we're doing. I learned so much about that. And for the first year or so, I was mad at God going, “Why did I just spend 9, 10 years in studios, in dark rooms working long hours if this is where you wanted me?” But realize, every day of my life in the last 27 years in the corporate side I've used information I learned in the studio. Sometimes we can't ask God why until you're 20 years down and you go, “oh I get it.”It's the path he puts us on, he brings people in and out of your life. I remember a girl over at Sparrow she was an accountant, that was her thing she loved accounting and God put me with her to learn that whole budgeting, it was only like for four months and then we were separated again but once again she changed my perspective and my life for the next 20 years. So, you don't know if these people that are coming in and out of your life are for a short period of how they're going to impact you.But yeah, I've sort of worked my way, I was one of the strange guys everybody wants to be in A&R. I started in A&R and left to got to marketing and then got back into it as I moved back up into the but everybody wants to be an A&R guy, hang out in the studios and have dinner with the artists which is not what an A&R guy does.Chris: Well it's the perception out there–Steve: Yeah, exactly, that's what they think.Chris: Just like you saying the artist is going to be in private jets.Seth: And for honestly if somebody's out there, can you break down what exactly what it is A&R. What is that? What is that job?Steve: A&R, we [inaudible 24:27] airports and restaurants which is [inaudible 24:28].[Laughter]It’s artist and repertoire. It’s basically looking for artist, finding people that have a seedling of something. Sometimes you don’t know what it is. We’ve all got our standards of what we feel like will lead to success. But finding that, nurturing it, grooming it, it’s sort of the mustard seed put into the ground, pat around and hopefully something really great grows out of it. Sometimes the plants don’t live, sometimes they give up. But it basically the music made by the A&R guy, we have one of the best in the industry in Centricity. When he’s done, when the music is done, he hands the baton over to me, and I go everywhere from there. But it’s his job to make sure we have hits, we have songs that work for live or work on the radio, an artist that’s got uniqueness to him that fits differently than everything else in the market place and sometimes it’s just plain old dumb luck. We’ve got all those where we’re like, “We though this person had everything they needed, was need for success and it didn’t work, and this one over here it’s that seedling and it’s just growing like crazy.Seth: Yeah, sometimes you don’t know or probably more often than not, I would think.Steve: How many songs have you worked on and said, “Man, that’s the hit.” I have a memory of I will eat my shoe if this is not [inaudible 26:04][Laughter] I believe you owe me a shoe eaten.Seth: I’m wearing Nikes right now. I have a feeling that this material is not organic.Chris: I was going to say, whatever you choose make sure its biodegradable.Steve: I was going to send you a shoe after one particular sock.[Laughter]We’ve all got them dude.Seth: Oh yeah, totally. I think more often than not and it’s honestly becoming a theme on this show is, we’re all just kind of winging it we’re all just guessing. So, my question to that is, I mean, it sounds like there’s a lot of responsibility placed on the shoulders of an A&R person. They’re the one that’s finding and nurturing talent and ultimately seeing what songs make it on records.I think a lot of people listening in our podcast audience, we have a lot of producers and writers and people outside of the music industry but then there are also probably some people who are just wanting to get in on the music business side and people who maybe want to be in music marketing or be in music management or maybe do what you’re doing someday, run a record label. You said what you look for interns, what qualifies a person to be an A&R person?Steve: Wow. Interesting. There are a few A&R guys you should interview. A great A&R person is able to inspire an artist beyond what they’ve every thought they could do. A great A&R person knows how to get a good song to a great song. We’re no longer in a society that good is not good enough, it has to be great. A great A&R guy can go, “You know what? There are seedlings, there are moments in here that are really great.” But you’re missing the mark I these two or three places. And then, coming in and sitting side by side with a producer like you and making sure that… I think that I’m a big movie buff and A&R guy is sort of like an executive producer on a movie where you put the team together and then sort of let the team go make the music. So, it’s the right producer for the right, for the right song and for the right artists and then let them shine where they go. It’s very much putting the pieces together. They’re not usually playing the music, they’re not [inaudible 28:34] musicians, they have to have a really good song sense and I think one of the skills an A&R guy has to know is, it’s not about them. They’ve got to know their audience, know what they’re making for because all of us have a tendency to gravitate towards music that’s on the fringe because we listen to so much stuff that all of the stuff in the middle starts mucking up. There’s a big muck in the middle. So, “you know what I like? I like this thing way over here or way over there.” Where a normal consumer listens to 10 records a year, the middle is the sweet spot for them. So, an A&R guy that understands who he’s trying to record for is very important.Seth: That’s very good. And, you said that they have to have a great song sense, that is even a sticky situation because why is one person’s song sense better than the other? Is that determined by track record? And, if you’ve never done A&R before, how do you prove that, hey I know a hit when I hear one?Steve: You know what? Our history of…John Mays is a 25 years somebody took a chance on him 27 years ago and said “You’re a great musician on the road, let me bring you in here.” Part is the relationship, you know, can they sit and hang with an artist? You know, you’ve been in these mediums. Where it’s like can you move an artist from A to Z while making the artist think it’s their move? As a producer it’s the same skill set of can you get an artist to bend without knowing that they’re bending? Or being able to move–Seth: All the artists out there, they just had a–Steve: I know they had a convulsion.[Laughter]And all the producer are like, yeah![Laughter]But that’s part of it, of like how do you get a song… because you don’t want to tell an artist, “You know what? This song sucks.” You just want to say, “Let’s work on the chorus. The chorus isn’t paying off hard enough, let’s make it lift better. Let’s make it shine.” Whatever it may be, moving them away from, “I love this, this is my baby. It’s beautiful.” To let’s keep working on this song.Seth: So, it sounds like it maybe starts with who they are as a person. Are they a good hang? Are they a servant? And then, the music kind of just follows and that taste follows.Steve: Our young A&R guy over there, he went through our radio department so he was listening to radio hits, radio hits, radio hits. And part of it is… There’s marketing guy named Roy Williams, I went to a seminar with him and he said he has a friend that works at General Market Record Label to pick all the singles and I’m like, “How did you learn this?” And the guy basically said, “Since I was five years old, every week I’d get my allowance and I would go buy the number one song in America.” And so for his whole life, he poured into himself hits. This is what a hit sounds like, this is what a hit sounds like, this is what a hit sounds like.Seth: That’s pretty good wisdom, right there.Steve: And so, at a certain point you go, you got to know our music, you got to listen to our music, you got to know what a hit sounds like. I’ve heard a lot of kids come though “I hate listening to Christian radio.” Then why do you listen to Christian music? How many people in country music go, “[inaudible 32:11] but I hate country music.” Get out! You’re not going to succeed.[Laughter]But they almost wear it as a banner that I hate Christian music in our market place. We have an open concept office and I’ll try to listen to two hours of Christian radio every day in my office. And if I’m listening to it, everybody in my office is listening to it too; more for this is what a hit sounds like, this is what radio sounds lie. If you’re trying to meet a need at radio and you don’t know what they’re playing, how can you meet the need? So…I digress, sorry.Seth: No, that’s gold. That’s all gold.Steve: I think you nailed it in your earlier podcast when you said, this is a servant industry. It really is. And in my life, it took me a lot of time to figure out what my calling was. I knew I wasn’t an artist but God, what does that mean? And I was walking through Exodus with my kids when they were very young and hit Exodus 17 where God say to Moses, they’re out of Egypt heading towards the Promised Land and they hit the Analcites, God calls Moses up to the hill top; arms up in the air he wins, arms down they lose. But what never caught to me until I was reading it, Moses took two people along with him Aaron and Hur and I love to say I am the Hur in the Moses’ life. It’s my job, what Hur was up there to do is to hold Moses’ arms up, that’s all he did. When Moses was weak, when Moses needed help, Hur held his hands up. That’s my calling be a servant, be there to hold your hands up. Some people know Aaron “Aaron, you know, Moses’ little brother.” No one knows who Hur is. If you’re okay standing, holding someone’s arms up and no one recognizes, you are created to be in the music industry. Because you’re not in to be the rock stars; we’re in the back of the room with our arms folded, looking at the person on stage going, “Yeah. I was there to hold their arms up.”Chris: That’s wise. One of my favorite movies is That Thing You Do, I don’t know if any of you have seen that.Steve: Yeah. I’m the guy that goes, “You look great in black.”[Laughter]Chris: Has anyone told you that?Steve: Yeah.Chris: But, one of my favorite characters in the movie, and they’re filled with them. Anybody out there that hasn’t seen it, it’s a great movie.Steve: Please, go see it.Chris: But there’s Horus who’s basically the A&R guy that sees them in–Steve: In the camper-[Laughter]Chris: Yeah, he lives in a camper and he’s essentially the A&R guy. But he sees them in a performance at an Italian restaurant or something and comes and buys their album and get’s them to sign a little deal. And then at the end, when they get signed to a major label and they’re going out to play these state fairs, Horus leaves and the main character drummer of the band says, “We don’t want you to leave.” And he goes, “My [inaudible 35:27] is done. I’ve done what I’m supposed to do.” And then move on to the next thing and so he wasn’t meant to ride that out the whole movie; he’s there for a specific piece to move it from A to C. He’s the B part of it, the Hur of that story so to speak.Steve: Nowadays, you’d call them just production deals. You start working with an unknown artist who has a little bit of talent, you start developing them and then you start shopping them to record labels. And then you go, my job here is done. They then take the baton and now try to make to a national artist. If you make 2 out of 20, 3 out of 20, you’re in great shape. You’re a hall of fame baseball player if you hit 3 out of 10. And you’re a hall of fame A&R guy if 3 out of your 10 are hit artists.It’s a cycle, you have the young artist going up; you have the artist at their peak; and then you have some that are on their way down. And you’ve got to keep that circle going because any artist that’s been at the top is going to be past its peak and slowly work its way down, and you got to have the new artist coming up behind to grow into. So it’s a continual cycle of in the music industry. The circle of life in music would be that.Chris: I had a mentor –Scott [inaudible 36:48] if you’re listening I’m about to talk about you- but he always talked about how life in the ministry or in a career is kind of like looking at life or the people that you interact is like a watching a parade go by. There are things that are right in front of you, there are things that you just saw, and there are things that are coming down. And to really appreciate what is happening in the parade you have to absorb it all. And so there’s a little bit of grabbing from each of those in order to get the full experience of it all.Steve: And the bigger what’s right in front of you, the bigger those artists are in front of you, sometimes you don’t have time to look behind and develop what’s behind and what happens is with a lot of these record labels and I’ve been at these where, man they’ve got the big, and they slowly slipping. The [inaudible 37:32] slowly start getting past their prime and they haven’t developed anything behind them and then you’re in trouble because you’ve got this machine you’ve got to feed and you haven’t created for the future, it’s only for the present.And so, every A&R guy wants to sing but some of the big labels, the big artists, the A’s are so big that’s all they’re paying attention to. We’ve all seen it, we’ve all seen artists where we say, “Man, they’re amazing” but they got lost in the shuffle and that’s the sadness. We forget that we’re playing with people’s lives, especially on the record label side their dreams.I signed this band at a label and they were 18 years old when I signed them and 21 years old when I had to drop them. So, their dreams had come true and shattered by the time they were 21. And it’s just hard when you start thinking about that stuff.Chris: That’s true. And if you think about it there are some people that are fortunate enough to have a full career in the music industry and there are some people that have a three year window kind of like a profession sports guy or those things. There’s a window and the once you pass it, yeah but the guy is only 24 and the band is only 21. What’s coming up for them?Steve: You know what, I think it’s a catalyst of those people leaving or burning out, is balance. You guys have said it; I can walk through a record label at 8 o’clock at night and I can tell you which employees will be gone in a year because they have nothing to put back into themselves. The music industry is a take industry, it just continues squeezing and it just wants more and more and more. If you have one they want five; if you have five we want ten; if we have ten we want twenty, and it’s never enough. My poor radio team goes, “Hey we got number one.” And I’m like, “Great. How do we keep it on number one for another week?” It’s never enough and so you continue squeezing out what this industry does, if you don’t have a ministry, if you don’t have a relationship, if you don’t have friends that give back to you that don’t care what you do  for a living and basically go, “Yeah, yeah. You do music, how are you?” You know, if there aren’t nursing students at the college that you got to that are your friends, you’re going to burn out.  Because there’s nothing giving back, there’s no one pouring into you. Sooner or later the candle ends, there’s no more fuel and it juts burns out.So, I try to keep my staff saying, I want you to go to concerts and date people and go home at 6 o’clock and have a life. Because if you don’t have a life you have nothing to come back when you come back tomo

Aaron Walker is a businessman and life coach. Aaron helps business owners reach their full potential and discover their identity, how to live a successful and significant life, and how grit and determination pay off. He has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them. Secret – timesaving technique Aaron focuses blocks of time – productive multitasking is a myth. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Start every day early – Aaron wakes up between 4 and 5 AM and spends his first hour to an hour and a half in prayer. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Aaron made a decision that almost cost him his family – and Aaron tells the whole story here. Most influential lesson learned from a mentor “Fear missing an opportunity more than you fear failure.”   Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success” What systems would you go back and put into place sooner? I would have started each day figuring out how to make someone's life better. What one strategy or “recipe” would compound into big wins for business owners? Figure out how to do things differently – there are some things in every industry that need changing. How to exceed expectations and add the most value? An individual would look outward – they need to have an abundance mentality. What strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success? Get involved in a mastermind group – there's wisdom in the council of multitudes. Read Charles Duhigg's book "The Power of Habit." Read Greg McKeown's book "Essentialism." How best to connect with Aaron: Aaron is offering Onward Nation free access to three documents that he normally sells at http://www.viewfromthetop.com/onward http://www.viewfromthetop.com/ https://twitter.com/VFTCoach You can also find us here: ------ OnwardNation.com ------  

Happy birthday to me!  You know what I want for my birthday?  I want you to enjoy this lovely podcast episode that I have put together for you.  If anyone is put off by the title, let's be clear, the intention is for purely positive interpretations.  You listen to the selections and let me know what you think.  We're covering a lot of ground.  1930s France to modern day Brazil with a stop off in 90s Jersey in there, among other times and locales.  It's a good one.Lot of links today:- New York Times Review of Josephine: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker (one of the best books I've ever read.  Ever.)Translations:Somos Sur by Ana TijouxJ'ai Deux Amours by Josephine BakerPretin by Flora MatosBoa Noite by Karol Conka(couldn't find the others)Videos- J'ai Deux Amour by Josephine Baker from 1937  (I love YouTube!)- Pretin by Flora Matos (in Sao Paulo)- Duvido ft. Pongo Love by Quantic- Fiesta by Bomba Estereo- Roll it Gal by Alison HindsOh and an editors note, I saw Quantic at the Annenberg, not the Ahmanson, Space for Photography.Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artist.Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.comTracklist1. Somos Sur by Ana Tijoux on Vengo2. J'ai Deux Amours by Joséphine Baker on J'ai Deux Amours3. Li'l Liza Jane by Nina Simone on Nina's Choice4. Ready Or Not by The Fugees on The Score5. The Jump Off by Lil' Kim on La Bella Mafia6. Real Bad Gyal ft. Warrior Queen by Dizz1 on Shapes: Wires Disc 27. Bomb by Lioness on This Is UK Rap8. BBD by Azealia Banks on Broke With Expensive Taste9. Stash’s Theme ft. Stash Marina by Jack Dice on Sip Paint10. Pretin (Verão, Pt. 1) by Flora Matos vs. Stereodubs on Flora Matos vs. Stereodubs11. Boa Noite by Karol Conká on Batuk Freak12. Duvidó ft. Pongo Love by Quantic on Magnetica13. Fiesta by Bomba Estéreo on Amanecer14. All Or Nothing ft. Bunji Garlin by Elliphant on Look Like You Love It15. Roll It Gal by Alison Hinds on Soca Queen

I've been on this DnB journey since I first heard High Contrast - Brief Encounter (on KCRW of all places!) back in 2005.  It was slow to grow at first and for quite some time I never strayed too far from the jazzy, liquid and the deep, roller side of things.  As my experience with dnb has grown, particularly adding in the live show experience with epic sound systems, I have begun to appreciate what a dash of the hard stuff here and a smidge of the chopped up techiness there can really do to enhance the experience, to truly fill out the sound.So then, that brings us to the mix at hand.  We start out deep and melancholy and then drift slowly darker until it just gets filthy.  Then there's a sharp change and well... That's only the first third.  It's a good one if you ask me.  Enjoy.Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.comTracklist (Links to buy the tracks)1. The View ft. LSB and Tyler Daley by DRS on DRS: The View2. Tape Pack by Ulterior Motive on Hospitality 20153. XLRS by LSB on 10 Years of Shogun Audio4. Something Heavy ft. Fox  by Calibre & Marcus Intalex, on Run Away / Something Heavy5. The Artefact by Enei on Goliath EP6. Saturate by Mefjus on Emulation7. Purpose by Noisia & Phace on Purpose8. Deep Down ft. Caan by Frankee on All Four One EP9. Bees Knees ft. Malibu by Lynx on Where Are You?10. Hotbox  by Mind Vortex on Now It's Time / Hotbox11. Heartbeat ft. Arlissa by Wilkinson on Lazers Not Included12. Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix & Strategy on Buffalo Charge13. Promesses ft. Kaleem Taylor (Calyx & Teebee Remix) by Tchami on Promesses14. Move Faster by Dimension on Love To Me / Move Faster15. Think Of by Sunchase on The Truth EP16. The Trip by Logistics  on Spacejams17. Shelter ft. Lily McKenzie (VIP Mix) by SpectraSoul on Shelter Ft. Lily McKenzie18. Secret Smile ft. Lucy Kitchen  by Technimatic on Flashbulb EP

First up, we've got a public service announcement.  One of my favorite labels of all time, ZZK Records, is doing some crowd funding.  There's only a couple days left so if you're into the whole digital cumbia thing, get on it!  If you don't know what I'm talking about, get on it!http://zzkrecords.com/support/Now to the topic at hand...Now I could have just title this "The Train to Pound Town" or something else crass but instead decided to go with the more sophisticated allusion to the corporeal connection as clearly, the most recurrent motif in art across all ages and civilizations.  I guess Ii could have gone even more fundamental with "Genetic Imperative" or something but that seems a little sterile which is, of course, the exact opposite of what I'm looking for here.Basically, I'm not ashamed to let you know that the same jokes have been making me laugh for 20 some odd years and my immaturity shows no signs of abating.  This mix was so much fun to put together.  I got to revive some gems from my childhood as well share some more recent guilty pleasures.  There are some great remixes.  There's even a recommendation for a most improbable but likely astonishing autobiography coming out in August (link).  And as always, I know I've got some tracks you've never heard before.Video LinksBrandy - Wanna Be DownKonshens - Gal Ting (Viral Video)Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists.Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.comTracklist (Links to buy tracks)1.Tarpuricusum Sarata (Captain Planet Remix) by Luzmila Carpio on Luzmila Carpio Meets ZZK2.Chant d'Amour by Chants Populaires Tahitiens on Presents Hot Women Singers3.Pu$$y by Iggy Azalea on Ignorant Art4.Kitty-Kitty by 69 Boyz on Nineteen Ninety Quad5.Me So Horny by 2 Live Crew on Greatest Hits6.I Need A Hot Girl by Hot Boys on Guerrilla Warfare7.Don't Tell 'Em ft. YG by Jeremih on Don't Tell 'Em8.Chimes (Remix) ft. Pusha T, Future, Travi$ Scott, French Montana) by Hudson Mohawke9.Hurt You ft. Kid Sister & Lil Chris by Different Sleep on 5oFoF: Five Years of Friends of Friends10.Ashley ft. Santell (Demo) by Lido11.Wanna Be Down (Canblaster ReMIX) by Brandy on CANBLASTER ReMIX12.ROCK THE BOAT (PHOREYZ SHORT PAUSE EDIT) by AALIYAH on PHOREYZ EDITS13.Sugar & Cinnamon by Claude VonStroke on Urban Animal14.All We Need ft. Shy Girls by ODESZA on In Return15.Gal Ting by Konshens on Dre Skull Presents Blacklight Riddim

Alright summer is here!  That means lots of time outside, in the pool, and by the grill which obviously necessitates all kinds of new music.  Today I have for you a sampling of different directions to go when you start thinking about what kind of summer music mix you are looking to go for.  This is really one of my favorite types of podcasts.  I've got the newest sounds I'm jamming combined with classics from my past.  I actually had to order two physical compact discs because I couldn't find the albums digitally!!  For me, last summer was all about the amazing albums from Quantic and Jungle mixed in with some afro funk and high life.  Something tells me I am going to be doing some recycling of those but there are many solid additions to get into.As I write this I am remembering that I completely forgot to put a track from Clean Bandit on the mix.  My bad!!  Here's the track I was gonna use. "Come Over"  Without it, the mix is missing that taste of dancehall, which is a summer must.  They were amazing at Coachella.  Watching them from the shade of the palm trees while they owned the mid day main stage is the definition of an ideal Coachella moment.  I'll make it up to them on a podcast soon but you should check out their album New Eyes.  Classically trained band playing their version of house music.  So good. Links referenced in the podcast:Awesome unofficial Kaytranada videoThomas Mapfumo on Afropop Worldwide #1Thomas Mapfumo on Afropop Worldwide #2As a side note, I really try to keep all comments on the podcast positive but I must share my complete disdain for Adobe Audition's recording.  I switched over from Audacity around podcast 30 or so because the sound processing tools were a little better.  While I may still use it for post processing, never again will I trust it for recording the voice over.  This is the second time that upon closing, Audition not only deleted all the temp files but also the sound files I had saved, multiple times.  Searching around on the internet, I found I am not the only person to run into this serious issue.  And even worse, this is the second time it's happened to me.  Shame on me.  Luckily, this time I had already exported a draft so I didn't have to rerecord the whole podcast but it means I didn't get to go back and balance all the levels just right, fix some plosives, etc...  Anyway, if I hadn't said anything you probably wouldn't have noticed but I don't want any of y'all to run into this same problem.  Use something else for recording.  Now let's pump the positivity and get the jams goin!!Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.com Tracklist (these are links to buy the songs)1.Mabasa (Work) by Thomas Mapfumo on Mabasa2.Dancing On Quicksand by Bad Suns on Language & Perspective3.The Boys of Summer by The Ataris on So Long, Astoria4.Too Drunk to F*** by Nouvelle Vague on Nouvelle Vague5.Let It Carry You by José González on Vestiges & Claws6.Far Nearer by Jamie xx on Far Nearer / Beat For - EP7.Helios ft. Wayne Snow by Darius on Helios EP8.Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn on Of the Heart, Of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience9.Leave Me Alone ft. Shay Lia by KAYTRANADA on Leave Me Alone10.Forever by Majid Jordan on A Place Like This11.I Got U ft. Jax Jones by Duke Dumont on EP112.Brazilian D&B ft. Joao Sobral by Drumagick on Brazilian D&B

This week on The Hollywood Outsider, we are going to discuss all of crazy news out of the San Diego Comic-Con! From Batman vs. Superman to Interstellar to Mad Max and back again, this week we're bringing Comic-Con to YOU! We've broken the show into our own panels where each of our hosts will discuss the news, trailers or panels that caught their eyes. Be sure to read our full update, complete with the trailers and panels discussed on this episode, on the entire Comic-Con experience HERE! We also review the films Lucy and Hercules, as well as look ahead to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Into the Storm (both releasing August 8th). This is a packed, informative, and even fun episode of The Hollywood Outsider Podcast! Scott’s Panel The Last of Us movie announced / Maise Williams in talks Mad Max trailer reveal Interstellar panel / the new trailer Halo Nightfall footage released The Flash / Constantine pilots – Aaron Brian’s Panel  Do the released images of the costumes / footage from BvS:DOJ ease any skeptical thoughts you might've had?  With a relative lack of "new movies" announced, are "we" suffering from CBMFS? (Comic Book Movie Fatigue Syndrome) Return of the "Monster Movies"! First it's Dracula, Frankenstein, and crew. Now it's Godzilla sequel and Skull Island (King Kong) Can the Oculus Rift be the springboard for the next big evolution of cinema? Gotham pilot – Aaron  Justin’s Panel Lucy Lawless to star in Agents of SHIELD Avengers 2 panel / footage The Hobbit 3 – Peter Jackson adding 25 minutes to Smaug for extended cut / saying goodbye to the series / trailer premiere Horns – The trailer premiere / Joe Hill’s announcement that Locke & Key is in development as a trilogy at Universal Wayward Pines / iZombie pilots – Aaron Aaron’s Panel The 24 Panel / Kiefer Sutherland Final Sons of Anarchy panel – Charlie Hunnam’s video Evil Dead the TV series…starring Bruuuuuuuce Tusk / Hitman trailer premieres Reviews: Lucy Hercules Upcoming Attractions – July 8th Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Into the Storm Be sure to listen to our interview with Tremors and Short Circuit Screenwriter S.S. Wilson! Pick up a copy of Antipathy as discussed in this week's show here! Email us your thoughts on the episode to feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.com. Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every Thursday of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at: http://thehollywoodoutsider.libsyn.com/rss iTunes Stitcher Radio www.TheHollywoodOutsider.com Leave us a message or text to 818-814-6246 or email us at feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.comwith any thoughts on this episode or ideas for future topics. Thanks for listening! Join our Facebook Group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/hollywoodoutsider/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheHollywoodOutsider Twitter: H_Outsider

Not all real estate investors need to work 80 hours a week to put food on the table and build their wealth. On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast we are excited to introduce you to Aaron Mazzrillo, a real estate investor from the Southern California area who makes a great full time living with just 4 to 5 hours of work per day. Aaron’s smart strategies for wholesaling, buy and hold, and flipping are fascinating and will give you an entirely new perspective on building wealth through real estate – while enjoying every moment of it.Read the transcript for episode 37 with Aaron Mazzrillo hereIn This Show, We CoverHow Aaron was able to quit his job through real estateInvesting in expensive areasFinding properties through wholesalersNegotiating with sellers and cash buyersAaron’s exact direct mail strategyWhy wholesaling isn’t the best strategy for starting outAdvanced methods for structuring no-money down dealsHow to really determine expenses on a rentalDealing with tenants without losing your mindStarting a real estate mastermind groupLinks From the ShowThe New iOS7 BiggerPockets AppBiggerPockets Pro BiggerPockets Book on Estimating Rehab CostsBiggerPockets Book on Flipping HousesFiverr.com – Get any task done for $5Tenant Screening: The Ultimate GuideVFlyer.comBooks Mentioned in the ShowThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillGetting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay AbrahamTweetable TopicsSurround yourself with the kind of people you want to become (Tweet This!)When negotiating, focus on explaining the outcome for the seller (Tweet This!)If you can’t afford to keep it vacant – you can’t afford to keep it (Tweet This!)I don’t consider myself a real estate investor…I consider myself a marketer who invests in real estate. (Tweet This!)Connect with AaronAaron’s BiggerPockets Profile

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