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The rejection by the ABMS of a certification board run by cardiologists prompted this discussion on how medical training should change and the best methods to assess clinical competency. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington New Cardiology Board Denied but 'Not Done With This Fight' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-cardiology-board-denied-not-done-this-fight-2025a10006j8 You may also like: Hear Dr John Mandrola's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

The 2025 Air Force pilot bonus is out!  This episode is specifically for USAF pilots (or anyone else oddly interested in the numbers). There are also bonuses for CSOs/Navs, RPA pilots, and ABMs, although we focus specifically on the pilot bonus. There are a few types of bonus money available this year for those who UPT ADSC expires in FY25, FY26, or FY27. You can get a preferential assignment, a financial bonus, or both! We'll discuss the legacy bonus (ADSC expiringing in FY25), the demo program bonus (ADSC expiring in FY26 or FY27), and the contract expired bonus (ADSC expired before FY25, never took a bonus, or ADSC from taking a bonus earlier is done.) Refer the official PSDM on MyVector (CAC required) for full details and source document guidance. Links: Jamie's article on the pilot bonus Podcast episode from 2022 Pilot Bonus (#34) Military Bonus and Windfall episode (#32) For a limited time, Spencer is offering one-on-one Military Money Mentor sessions! Get your personal military money and investing questions answered in a confidential coaching call. Our new TSP course is live! Check out the Confident TSP Investing course at militarymoneymanual.com/tsp to learn all about the Thrift Savings Plan and strategies for growing your wealth while in the military. Use promo code "podcast24" for $50 off. Plus, for every course sold, we'll donate one course to an E-4 or below- for FREE! If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email podcast@militarymoneymanual.com. If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com. I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3. Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3. The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex cards are also waived for military spouses married to active duty troops.  

Agent-based modeling (ABM) seeks to understand the behavior of complex systems by simulating a collection of agents that act and interact within an environment. Their practical utility requires capturing realistic environment dynamics and adaptive agent behavior while efficiently simulating million-size populations. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) present an opportunity to enhance ABMs by using LLMs as agents with further potential to capture adaptive behavior. However, the computational infeasibility of using LLMs for large populations has hindered their widespread adoption. In this paper, we introduce AgentTorch -- a framework that scales ABMs to millions of agents while capturing high-resolution agent behavior using LLMs. We benchmark the utility of LLMs as ABM agents, exploring the trade-off between simulation scale and individual agency. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study, we demonstrate how AgentTorch can simulate 8.4 million agents representing New York City, capturing the impact of isolation and employment behavior on health and economic outcomes. We compare the performance of different agent architectures based on heuristic and LLM agents in predicting disease waves and unemployment rates. Furthermore, we showcase AgentTorch's capabilities for retrospective, counterfactual, and prospective analyses, highlighting how adaptive agent behavior can help overcome the limitations of historical data in policy design. AgentTorch is an open-source project actively being used for policy-making and scientific discovery around the world. The framework is available here: github.com/AgentTorch/AgentTorch. 2024: Ayush Chopra, Shashank Kumar, Nurullah Giray-Kuru, Ramesh Raskar, A. Quera-Bofarull https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.10568v1

Episode Summary: In episode 187 of the Aerospace Advantage, Spectrum Warfare: Freedom to Attack, Maneuver, and Defend, Heather “Lucky” Penney chats with 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing commander Col Joshua Koslov. Electromagnetic spectrum operations are critical to the success of any modern combat mission. With the growth of sensors, processing power, and connectivity—a tremendous range of effects can be netted through this realm. This includes attack, protection, and support functions. At its core, electromagnetic spectrum operations come down to securing an information advantage, which facilitates more effective decision making at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Electromagnetic spectrum warfare lies at the heart of concepts like JADC2 and ABMS—empowering data gathering, exchange, processing, and collaboration between various team members in the battlespace. It's also a competitive realm, with our adversaries seeking to deny us this capability and our forces seeking to do the same to our opponents. This episode explores how this mission area has evolved and where it is headed in the future. Credits: Host: Heather “Lucky” Penney, Senior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Col Joshua Koslov, Wing Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #EMSO #Leader Thank you for your continued support!

It's a long podcast as we take a tour through EEG waves while nursing vs pumping, the relationship between maternal BMI, infant feeding & childhood BMI, & ABMs statement on paid maternity leave. We end with a detailed discussion on cannabis use on lactation. Recorded in March 2024.

Episode Summary: In Episode 145 of the Aerospace Advantage, Regaining the Spectrum Warfare Advantage: Leadership Conversation, Doug Birkey chats with the commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, Col Joshua Koslov to discuss the current state of this mission area, explain challenges and opportunities, define key concepts, and provide insights on future vectors. Spectrum warfare is a crucial element of overall warfighting effectiveness.  At its core, it comes down to securing an information advantage, which facilitates more effective decision-making at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Spectrum warfare lies at the heart of concepts like JADC2 and ABMS—empowering data gathering, exchange, processing, and collaboration between various team members in the battlespace. It's also a competitive realm: our adversaries seek to deny us this capability, and our forces seek to deny the same to our opponents. Credits: Host: Douglas Birkey, Executive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Col Joshua Koslov, Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #spectrum #ew Thank you for your continued support!

Episode Summary: In Episode 143 of the Aerospace Advantage, Decoding China's AI Ambitions: The Rise of Informationized and Intelligentized Warfare, John “Slick” Baum chats with Daniel Rice, China Expert at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare at Marine Corps University, and Dennis Murphy, who researches the implications emerging technologies will have on international security at Georgia Tech. This discussion takes a deep dive into China's most cutting-edge concepts that are shaping its vision of future warfare—ideas known as informationization and intelligentization. These concepts represent a shift from the past convention of attrition warfare toward a more dynamic, algorithm-driven model of engagement that leverages the information battlespace and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Said another way, the U.S. military is not alone in focusing on the role information will play in future conflicts. So while concepts like JADC2 and ABMS are shaping the future of the U.S. military, it's crucial to recognize that China is pursuing similar vectors and that the PLA's evolution is not just about amassing new hardware and weapons platforms. This episode explores these concepts, and our guests explain what they reveal about China's ambitions to become a world-class military. Note: Daniel Rice is the China Political and Military Subject Matter Expert at Marine Corps University's Brute Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Marine Corps, or the Marine Corp University. Credits: Host: John "Slick" Baum, Senior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Dan Rice, China Expert, Brute Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare, Marine Corps University Guest: Dennis Murphy, PhD Student, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #china Thank you for your continued support!

In this episode, we're joined by Emmanuel K. Konstantakos, an orthopedic surgeon, and Jeff Morris, an attorney and CEO the of American Board of Physician Specialties. They discuss the ongoing debate about physician board certifications and the role of monopolistic practices in limiting patient access to care. During the COVID-19 crisis, discriminatory hiring practices left many highly skilled, dual-board certified physicians unable to provide emergency and telemedicine services. The guests will explore the dangers of monopolies in health care, the reasons behind these practices, and the impact on patient safety and care. The guests will ask important questions about the true motives behind these practices and the need for change in how we approach physician board certifications. Emmanuel K. Konstantakos is an orthopedic surgeon. Jeff Morris is an attorney and CEO, American Board of Physician Specialties. They share their stories and discuss the KevinMD article, "Stop the ABMS monopoly." The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience. With so many demands on their time, physicians today report record levels of burnout. Burnout is caused by many factors, one of which is clinical documentation. Studies indicate physicians spend two hours documenting care for every hour spent with patients. At Nuance, we are committed to helping physicians do what you love – care for patients – and spend less time on clinical documentation. The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience, or DAX for short, is an AI-powered, ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically captures patient encounters securely and accurately at the point of care. Physicians who use DAX have reported a 50 percent decrease in documentation time and a 70 percent reduction in feelings of burnout, and 83 percent of patients say their physician is more personable and conversational. Rediscover the joy of medicine with clinical documentation that writes itself, all within the EHR. VISIT SPONSOR → https://nuance.com/daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RATE AND REVIEW → https://www.kevinmd.com/rate FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/kevinphomd FOLLOW ON TIKTOK → https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinphomd GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE → https://earnc.me/7TBRT6 Powered by CMEfy.

Why are some people with schizophrenia able to live alone and others can't? Why do some seem to recover while others have symptoms that persist for their entire lives? Why is suicide the leading cause of premature death in people with schizophrenia? Many people say the answer lies in psychological resilience. So, does that mean some people have more psychological resilience than others? Does having a mental disorder mean your brain is less resilient to start with? Hosts Rachel Star Withers and Gabe Howard explore the concept of psychological resilience and how it is connected to living with schizophrenia. Dr. Nicole Washington, a psychiatrist and the co-host of Healthline's Inside Bipolar, joins to give a medical perspective on psychological resilience. To learn more -- or read the transcript -- please visit the official episode page. Guest Bio Dr. Nicole Washington is an ABMS board certified psychiatrist and the chief medical officer of Elocin Psychiatric Services, a primarily virtual practice where she focuses on the mental health needs of the busy professional. Dr. Washington has spent most of her career caring and advocating for people who aren't typically consumers of mental health services, namely underserved communities and high-performing professionals. Inside Schizophrenia Podcast Hosts Rachel Star Withers creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage and let others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has written Lil Broken Star: Understanding Schizophrenia for Kids and a tool for schizophrenics, To See in the Dark: Hallucination and Delusion Journal. Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. To learn more about Rachel, please visit her website, RachelStarLive.com. Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. Gabe makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer dog that he never wanted, but now can't imagine life without. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Black Man's Sketch Season 3, Episode 1 “ADDICTION” with special guest Rashad Hameed, Ujamaa Place Wellness Coach Guest Bio: Rashad is a native of Harlem, New York and a recovering addict in long term sobriety. He has served the Twin Cities and surrounding areas for more than 30 years through his work as a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC) and Manager in a culturally based treatment organization (African-American Family Services) and as a Supervisor in Adult and Juvenile Probation in Dakota and Ramsey counties respectively. Rashad holds a BA and a Master's Degree in Organizational Management & Communications from Concordia University. Through the lens of his work, Rashad brings a culturally specific perspective and a clarity of vision, empowering clients to reach needed milestones for their personal growth and development. Rashad is passionate about social justice and repairing the harm that institutional and systemic racism has created in the community he serves.” If you have a question or a topic that you would like us to cover, please contact us at: ABMS@ujamaaplace.org Ujamaa Place is partnering with @SharedInfluence to spread the word about how harm reduction programs can keep communities healthy.   

Founded in 2015, the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS) provides physicians with a choice in continuous board certification that is clinically rigorous, evidence-based, less burdensome, and nationally accepted.Thirteen states have passed legislation prohibiting MOC/OCC as a requirement for medical licensing, hospital privileges and payor reimbursement. View hereThe anti-competitive nature of the ABMS MOC product caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division. On September 10, 2018, the DOJ published guidance that strongly encouraged competition in physician certification. Read MoreThe American Medical Association (AMA) issued a resolution stating that MOC/OCC should not be a mandated requirement for licensure, credentialing, payment, network participation or employment. Read MoreThe ABMS released a Vision Commission report (2019) on MOC concluding that “ABMS must encourage hospitals, health systems, payers and other health care organizations to not deny credentialing or privileging to a physician solely on the basis of certification.” And in the same report, less than 1 in 10 of physicians found value in ABMS's MOC programs.The AnyQuestion App: Stop searching.... start asking.Ask a question, and get video answers from Experts in Health & Wellness, Sports, and more!Please subscribe to our podcast on apple or amazon and give us a great review. You can make suggestions for guests and topics on our website below. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media YouTube, Instagram, WebPage The Pediatric Lounge - A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine...and everything in between. The conversations are not intended as medical advice and the opinions expressed are solely those of the host and guest.

An “MD” after a name is no assurance that the person to whom you are about to bare your soul—and your vagina—is an expert when it comes to menopause. This episode is a guide to finding a true menopause expert.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers: Why most GYNECOLOGISTS are NOT EXPERTS when it comes to menopause. How a clinician becomes a menopause expert What the INITIALS after a clinician's name mean The difference between LICENSED and BOARD CERTIFIED Why an ANTI-AGING certification is not the same as board certification  The pros and cons of a REFERERAL SERVICE How to find a MENOPAUSE EXPERT What it means to be a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) If the SEX of your clinician matters How to get the most out of your APPOINTMENT What to do if you do not have ACCESS to a menopause expert LINKS To verify a physician is licensed: Federation of State Medical Boards http://fsmb.org/ To check if a physician is board-certified and what his or her specialty is: ABMS.org  To find a certified menopause practitioner, go to www.menopause.org. Episodes mentioned in this episode: Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell  Lauren Streicher MD FACOG NCMP Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.  Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago's top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher's Free Newsletter:   Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on  DrStreicher.com Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook  @DrStreicher YouTube  DrStreicherTV Books by Lauren Streicher, MD  Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist's guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

If you would like to donate use this link:https://app.redcircle.com/shows/63e27b72-d402-4c1c-afa6-902f0e45279a/donationsOn this episode we talk with Brian Streem the CEO of Vermeer. Vermeer is "Vermeer is an augmented reality drone piloting tool. The software was built from the ground up to remove the friction from camera flight."Brian and I talk about how he got his start in Hollywood, what got him into defense innovation, and some use cases for his drone technology for ABMS.If you would like to contact us email us at:info@kodiakshack.comor check out our websitehttps://www.kodiakshack.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kodiak-shack-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Air Force is setting up a new management structure to ride herd over its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the Air Force's contribution to the Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) project. Officials say ABMS has demonstrated progress in some key technical areas, but those advancements haven't always been coordinated with one another. At the top of the new management structure for what Air Force officials have previously termed the “internet of military things” will be a brand new program executive office: The Air Force calls it the PEO for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, or PEO-C3BM.

Dr. Peter McCullough TOPIC:  Support for medical doctors who are being threatened with disciplinary action for speaking out about the pandemic and the government's response.  Dr. Peter McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist, and a professor of Medicine at Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Center School of Medicine. He is regarded as one of the world's experts on Covid-19. In addition to his internal medicine practice, he also manages common infectious diseases as well as cardiovascular complications associated with viral infection and injuries following Covid-19 vaccination. Since the time the pandemic was declared, Dr. McCullough took a lead in the medical response. He published the first synthesis of sequenced multi-drug treatment for ambulatory patients infected with the SARS-2 virus in the American Journal of Medicine.  He has now published dozens of peer-reviewed papers on SARS-2 infection and the Covid vaccines, reviewed thousands of reports, and has published an additional 700 papers and studies. Dr. McCullough has testified on the pandemic response before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and before state government bodies in Texas, Colorado and New Hampshire.    National certification boards are now threatening disciplinary action against leading  medical doctors in the COVID-19 pandemic response, including Dr. Peter McCullough,  Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. Ramin Oskoui, Dr. John Littell, Dr. Ryan Cole, Dr. Casey Delcoco, Dr. Elizabeth Laffay, and perhaps many others. I am contacting you due to your willingness to support previous support letters for our hero doctors. Please support our open letter to the ABMS and FSMB in support of Dr. Peter McCullough,  Dr. Pierre Kory,  Dr. John Littell, Dr. Ryan Cole, Dr. Casey Delcoco, and Dr. Elizabeth Laffay. To sign our open letter please visit the following link: http://drelef.org/2022-open-letter-fsmb-abms/  

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Aerospace Nation with Brig Gen Jeffery D. Valenzia, Department of the Air Force Advance Battle Management System Cross Functional Team Lead and Brig Gen John M. Olson, USSF JADC2/ABMS Lead, Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of the Air Force. They discuss their perspectives on how to achieve the Air Force's vision for “operationally-optimized” ABMS/JADC2. This session marks the first in a series that will explore Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's Operational Imperatives.

Audio & Written Copy From UVA: Miller Center: "May 20th, 1971 - Remarks Announcing an Agreement on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks" https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/may-20-1971-remarks-announcing-agreement-strategic-arms About this speech Richard M. Nixon May 20, 1971 Source National Archives "President Nixon addresses the nation to announce a significant development between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding the limitation of the deployment of anti-ballistic missile systems (ABMs). Both nations have promised to make this agreement a top priority in the coming year, working together to limit ABMs. The President notes that intensive negotiations will follow to codify the pledge between the two nations but reports that this commitment is a major breakthrough for both nations." https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/may-20-1971-remarks-announcing-agreement-strategic-arms National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/   Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/  SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions Alex@PlumbKendall.com www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com      

Dr. Melvin Makhni, a spine surgeon in Massachusetts, discusses his experience in the ABOS-ABMS Visiting Scholars Program and why junior-level researchers should consider applying.

Jeg hedder @dittepode og har levet med kroniske smerter i 10 år. Samtidig er jeg højt specialiseret i smerte og indlæring, bl.a. via uddannelse fra Aarhus Universitet.De sidste 10 år har været en vild rejse og i dag arbejder jeg selv med at hjælpe smerteramte; Det gør jeg via mit arbejde hos Hinnerup Fysioterapi & Træning, hvor jeg har #mscuddannelsen , personlig vejledning og hold, men også via frivilligt arbejde i ABMSdanmark.dkI samtalen med Martin fortæller jeg om et par ubehagelige oplevelser i mit udredningsforløb. Selv om det er min fineste opgave at medvirke til at skabe håb, tillid og livsglæde så ER disse oplevelser en del af min rejse. Ræk ud - for der er meget hjælp at hente. Forskningen viser, at vores vaner og handlinger, eksempelvis sprog, meditation og musik, former hjernens struktur og funktion. Det er i denne sammenhæng vi kan tale om "den kulturelle hjerne". Det rykker ved vores forestilling om hjernen som et stykke ren biologi midt i alt det menneskelige, men denne viden giver os muligheden for at forandre vores liv - og det er netop det jeg arbejder med og som jeg har skabt fundamentet for i ABMS ved at konstruere et selvhjælpsprogram og manualer så smerteramte kan skabe et særligt indlæringsrum sammen og samtidig få et trygt og stabilt socialt fundament.I dag er det som om at alt er gået op i en højere helhed, men det bedste af det hele er at jeg har fundet hjem til mig selv. Min livsglæde og mit selvværd afhænger ikke af hvad jeg kan, men den jeg er og det jeg står for. Det ved jeg ikke om jeg havde lært uden smerterne.Men jeg ved, at ligemeget hvor sort det hele ser ud så er der en vej.Kærlig hilsen@dittepode

Jeg hedder @dittepode og har levet med kroniske smerter i 10 år. Samtidig er jeg højt specialiseret i smerte og indlæring, bl.a. via uddannelse fra Aarhus Universitet.De sidste 10 år har været en vild rejse og i dag arbejder jeg selv med at hjælpe smerteramte; Det gør jeg via mit arbejde hos Hinnerup Fysioterapi & Træning, hvor jeg har #mscuddannelsen , personlig vejledning og hold, men også via frivilligt arbejde i ABMSdanmark.dkI samtalen med Martin fortæller jeg om et par ubehagelige oplevelser i mit udredningsforløb. Selv om det er min fineste opgave at medvirke til at skabe håb, tillid og livsglæde så ER disse oplevelser en del af min rejse. Ræk ud - for der er meget hjælp at hente. Forskningen viser, at vores vaner og handlinger, eksempelvis sprog, meditation og musik, former hjernens struktur og funktion. Det er i denne sammenhæng vi kan tale om "den kulturelle hjerne". Det rykker ved vores forestilling om hjernen som et stykke ren biologi midt i alt det menneskelige, men denne viden giver os muligheden for at forandre vores liv - og det er netop det jeg arbejder med og som jeg har skabt fundamentet for i ABMS ved at konstruere et selvhjælpsprogram og manualer så smerteramte kan skabe et særligt indlæringsrum sammen og samtidig få et trygt og stabilt socialt fundament.I dag er det som om at alt er gået op i en højere helhed, men det bedste af det hele er at jeg har fundet hjem til mig selv. Min livsglæde og mit selvværd afhænger ikke af hvad jeg kan, men den jeg er og det jeg står for. Det ved jeg ikke om jeg havde lært uden smerterne.Men jeg ved, at ligemeget hvor sort det hele ser ud så er der en vej.Kærlig hilsen@dittepode

Expanding Choice for Physician Board Certification (NBPAS) with Dr. Paul Mathew A rite of passage for doctors is completing a residency in a specialty. Sometimes, they complete multiple specialty trainings but ultimately sit at the end of their years of training for board certification. At one time, once a physician got board certified, they were considered a specialist for life and no further testing or training was necessary. That all changed in the 1990s as the governing board for all the specialties, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) began to require that new trainees only receive time limited certification. This meant they would have to undergo new testing or requirements in order to maintain their board certification. Initially, this expiration was every ten years and usually just involved an exam. Physicians grumbled about retesting within their discipline which required time, money, and travel usually. Eventually, over the years, the testing and continuing education modules grew and expanded requiring more and more time and expense. Now, a physician who is triple board certified, like a hematologist-oncologist, would have to do testing every 2-3 years with almost continuous rounds of studying parts of medicine that he/she no longer practices. This can cost the doctor upwards of $40,000 every ten years! Why NBPAS is NeededAs the onerous and expensive requirements for ABMS recertification continued to pile up, doctors from prestigious medical institutions from around the country decided that it was time for another choice for board recertification. The concern was not in the initial training and certification process but simply in the verification of continued mastery in the doctor's field of practice. Therefore, they set out to create a board certification that recognized prior training but focused continued medical education that the physician felt best helped them in their day to day practice. This allowed the new all volunteer board to decrease the annual certification price to only 30% of the ABMS price while also drastically eliminating all of the mind-numbing busywork that doctors say contributes nothing to their practice but grows their burnout. Doctors were upset over the perceived exploitation and lack of response to their concerns over the recertification process so another choice through the NBPAS is a welcome addition. NBPAS is Now Accepted by URAC and NCQAOne of the main limitations in the acceptance of NBPAS by hospital credentialing committees is the fact that private insurance carriers couldn't get credentialed by their credentialing bodies if they didn't use ABMS credentialed physicians only. Hospitals were very hesitant to allow medical staff who were not qualified to get paid by insurance carriers as they feel that this puts their patients at risk for surprise bills. Fortunately, NBPAS has now obtained acceptance by NCQA and URAC which are the main credentialing services for insurance carriers. This paves the way for physicians to have a choice between the ABMS certification or NBPAS and still get paid.

Airman Magazine interviews Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia on how development of the Advanced Battle Management System will facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control for U.S. military commanders and our allies.

This episode of Mommying While Black™ discusses how families are being ripped apart through a phenomenon known as legalized medical kidnapping. If you live in America, are black, and have children under the age of 18, each trip you make the an urgent care, emergency room, standard pediatric visit puts your child/children under the lens of intense scrutiny and your family the casualties of medical kidnapping i.e. Child Protective Services (CPS) taking all minors in the household. In far more sinister and gut-wrenching cases, parental rights are severed forever through the American judicial system. Sadly, your family could be next. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the leading organization for physician board certification. As such, ABMS provides the "expertise, insights and support to elevate the discipline of specialty medicine." (https://www.abms.org/about-abms/) . In 2006, ABMS began to recognize the subspecialty in medicine known as child abuse pediatrics. Dayton Children's Hospital. May 31, 2021. A place and date that has forever changed the lives and trajectories of four human beings--A'mir and Aniyah so new to being Earth-side and Arianna and D'rontae--newly engaged, new entrepreneurs, new first-time parents, planning for a new life in Florida...the newness is now marred with trauma, baseless allegations, and excruciating emotional turmoil. In this episode, MWB sits down with Arianna Brooks, a mother fighting the state of Ohio and CPS to regain custody of her nearly 7-month-old twins, A'mir and Aniyah. The twins were merely 2-months-old when both children were removed from the custody of Arianna and her husband, D'rontae. This is the most heartbreaking story of a young entrepreneurial mother and father desperately exhausting all resources--financially, emotionally, spiritually, and physically to regain care, custody and control of their newborn babies. A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for Arianna and D'rontae to retain competent, dedicated, and fearless medical experts to challenge CPS and the child abuse pediatrician's claim of physical abuse inflicted upon A'mir and Aniyah at the hands of their parents. Please share their story and donate. No donation is too small. The family has a goal of $10,000 and are at $5,162. Let's help them get there so they can bring their twins H O M E. https://www.gofundme.com/f/3jsfq-please-help-reunite-this-family Listen as MWB gets into this raw discussion with Arianna (IG @forever_the_same_ari). #JusticeForAmir #JusticeForAniyah #JusticeForAmirandAniyah #BringOurBabiesHome Mommying While Black IG @mommyingwhileblk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode of Mommying While Black™ discusses how families are being ripped apart through a phenomenon known as legalized medical kidnapping. If you live in America, are black, and have children under the age of 18, each trip you make the an urgent care, emergency room, standard pediatric visit puts your child/children under the lens of intense scrutiny and your family the casualties of medical kidnapping i.e. Child Protective Services (CPS) taking all minors in the household. In far more sinister and gut-wrenching cases, parental rights are severed forever through the American judicial system. Sadly, your family could be next. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the leading organization for physician board certification. As such, ABMS provides the "expertise, insights and support to elevate the discipline of specialty medicine." (https://www.abms.org/about-abms/) . In 2006, ABMS began to recognize the subspecialty in medicine known as child abuse pediatrics. In this episode, MWB sits down with Brittany Budlove, a mother fighting the state of Florida and CPS to regain custody of her 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Teigan. Teigan was only 9-months-old when she was taken away from her mother in December 2019. Brittany was permitted 1-hour/week with Teigan and when the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, Brittany's visits became virtual visits with her beautiful, infant daughter. By spring/summer 2020, the virtual visits ceased. No criminal nor civil charges have ever been filed against Brittany. However, the state of Florida found it justifiable to grant an expedited request to terminate Brittany's parental rights to Teigan. December 2021 will mark two LONG years since Brittany has had custody of Teigan or spent any meaningful amount of time with her always smiling, bubbly daughter. A GoFundMe has been set up to raise money for Brittany to retain a competent, proficient, family law attorney and secure medical experts. Please share Brittany's story and donate. No donation is too small. https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-justice-and-bring-teigan-home Listen as MWB gets into this raw discussion with Brittany (IG @britbrat0912). #JusticeForTeigan #BringTeiganHome Mommying While Black IG @mommyingwhileblk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Reviewing funding for Advanced Battle Management System Gen. Hawk Carlisle (USAF, Ret.), president and chief executive officer of the National Defense Industrial Association and former commander of Air Combat Command, and Deborah Lee James, 23rd secretary of the Air Force and author of “Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success,” discuss the Air Force's challenge of demonstrating ABMS program value to Congress The latest on IG government shutdown legislation Jon Rymer, principal at Lynch Consultants and former Inspector General at the Department of Defense, and Daniel Levinson, former Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services and the General Services Administration, present their thoughts on legislation for IGs to work during shutdowns and a proposal to investigate telework success The latest on cybersecurity initiatives in federal agencies Essye Miller, chief executive officer of Executive Business Management and former principal deputy chief information officer at the Defense Department, and Suzanne Spaulding, senior advisor of homeland security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former under secretary at the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, discuss investment in cyber resilience and progress on top cyber position confirmations

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in its Policy Paper series, Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century: The Next Areas of Growth for ABMS and JADC2, by Doug Birkey, Executive Director of the Mitchell Institute. The Air Force is at a major juncture in the development of command and control (C2) capabilities. Under the aegis of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) programs, the Air Force is pushing ahead with efforts to modernize its C2 architecture by capitalizing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Faced with the heightened threat environment created by America's adversaries, these investments are critical to the Air Force's ability to operate and win in future conflicts. To maximize the advantages yielded by new technologies, the Air Force must develop a tiered strategy for modernizing its C2 capabilities, one in which the human professional remains at the core. This virtual rollout of the Mitchell Institute's new policy paper, Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century: The Next Areas of Growth for ABMS and JADC2, explores how the Air Force can pursue a holistic risk mitigation approach to C2ISR that blends innovation, operationally mature systems, and backup redundancies. Maj Gen (Ret.) Larry Stutzriem, Director of Research of the Mitchell Institute, leads a discussion with author Doug Birkey and Air Force Air Battle Managers Col Nelson “Bigfoot” Rouleau and Maj Alex “Big Bobby” Wallis.  

The Air Force is enhancing its capabilities in the sky and on the ground, with new networking capabilities of its planned, new fleet of tankers. And with a revised, and accelerated spending plan to fix some of its aging hangars. Plus, DOD's Special Operations Command is looking to enhance the interconnectedness of its weapons platforms. This and more in this week's DOD Reporters Notebook with Federal news Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione.

Smarter, Faster, Better

Olá sejam bem vindo ao novo programa do Podcast da Mineração aqui no canal da Mino Mining Innovations. Podcast da Mineração Apresenta, tem o objetivo de divulgar perfis, canais, sites que divulguem mineração, geologia e engenharia no cenário nacional e internacional. Nesse programa conversamos com organizadores do VIII COBRAE-Conferência Brasileira Sobre Estabilidade de Encostas: Roberto Quental Coutinho - Professor titular do curso de engenharia civil da UFPE - Presidente da Comissão Robson Ribeiro Lima - Professor do curso de engenharia de minas da UFPE - Secretario A COBRAE é um evento tradicional da geotecnia brasileira, sendo a primeira vez que será realizada pelo Núcleo Regional Nordeste da ABMS. Neste evento serão tratados temas inerentes a estabilidade de encostas e movimentos de massa em regiões urbanas e em obras de infraestrutura variadas, tais como: barragens, rodovias, ferrovias, canais, mineração, ambiente submarino, etc. A temática de estabilidade de encostas é muito tradicional e de grande importância na geotecnia nacional e internacional, com comitês técnicos e realização de grandes eventos. Na Região Nordeste do Brasil devido a ocupação irregular de encostas, morros, grotas, falésias, locais com importantes empreendimentos e obras de infraestrutura, diversos eventos de movimentos de massa têm ocorrido ao longo do tempo, sendo um tema de muita relevância para a região. http://cobrae.com.br/​ Confiram esse novo quadro e não percam o Interconnect Mining Experience 2021 - A Jornada do Conhecimento: https://www.sympla.com.br/interconnec...​ E criamos o primeiro centro de exposições para a mineração a Expomino, onde será apresentado o IMXP 2021: https://meutour360.com.br/tour-360/im...​ Lembrem-se: "Mineração pode não ser o futuro mas não existe futuro sem a mineração"

Modernization in Motion

University of Utah researcher Amy Cizik, PhD, discusses her research on patient reported outcomes as part of the ABOS-AMBS Visiting Scholars Program.

Episode 14 – The Merge: Future of the F-35, Long Range Strike, and the Space Force Episode Summary: The Mitchell Institute is pleased to release episode 14 of its Aerospace Advantage podcast: The Merge: Future of the F-35, Long Range Strike, and the Space Force. Join Mitchell Institute experts for a roundtable discussion to explore the present status of the F-35 program amidst increased scrutiny; a showdown that is emerging between the Army and the Air Force over the long-range strike mission; and next steps required for the Space Force to orient itself for long term success. In air combat, the merge is when opposing fighter aircraft engage and one side emerges victorious. And we think it's a pretty apt description for how the national security process here in DC works. There are multiple stakeholder positions in contention and people are playing for keeps. Above all, the future of our nation's security is at stake in these debates. You've also got massive business deals and political equities on the line. Policy and budget decisions have seismic impacts felt for decades. “The Merge” segment of the Aerospace Advantage will explore these issues, with Mitchell Institute experts providing insights and analysis that are key to understanding the current state of play.   Full Topic Guide This week's episode of the Aerospace Advantage introduces a new monthly series to the podcast, The Merge. Join John “Slick” Baum as he hosts a roundtable discussion featuring Mitchell Institute's Dean Lt Gen (ret.) David Deptula, Executive Director Doug Birkey, Director of Future Concepts and Capabilities Assessments Col (ret.) Mark “Gonzo” Gunzinger, and Senior Fellow Maj (ret.) Heather Penney. The F-35 has recently received some critical press, but the program is the bedrock of the U.S. military's modern fighter capabilities. Congressional critiques of the program have missed the mark. Long range strike is often debated within the services, but this capability has often been misunderstood. Several branches of the military claim domain on long range strike, but the Air Force offers the best cost per effect value in conducting this unique mission. One year after the creation of the Space Force, funding and authorities still present challenges for the newest service. The Air Force and Space Force share of the defense budget leaves both forces short on cash. This needs to change. Space is provides lynchpin capabilities for actualizing operational concepts like Combat Cloud, JADC2, ABMS and Mosaic Warfare. Time Marks: 1:53 – The roundtable discussion kicks off with Heather Penney discussing the F-35 program 7:05 – Lt Gen (ret.) David Deptula responds to Congressman Adam Smith's comments on the F-35 program 18:34 – Col (ret.) Mark “Gonzo” Gunzinger lays down the mission capabilities necessary to conduct long range strike missions 21:47 – Doug Birkey explains how cost per effect is the best way to calculate the cost of long range strike missions 32:10 – Maj (ret.) Heather Penney explains how the Air Force's core strengths play towards long range strike missions 34:20 – Lt Gen (ret.) David Deptula describes how and why the Space Force is currently undermanned and underfunded Links: The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies website: https://www.mitchelleaerospacepower.org The Mitchell Institute Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace The Mitchell Institute LinkedIn Page: https://linkedin.com/company/mitchellaerospacepower The Mitchell Institute Twitter: @MitchellStudies The Mitchell Institute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/ @themitchellinstituteforaero Credits: Host: Lt Col John “Slick” Baum, USAF, ret. Producer: Daniel C. Rice Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Douglas Birkey, Executive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Guest: Lt Gen (ret.) David Deptula, USAF Guest: Maj (ret.) Heather Penney, USAF Guest: Col (ret.) Mark “Gonzo” Gunzinger, USAF

In this second part of the interview with Maj Jason “Hollywood” Spicer, he talks more about the critical role that ABMs fill and his approach to professional development. Contact Hollywood at jasontspicer@gmail.com.Music provided by Carlos Rivera. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_r15/Send inquiries to: carlos.a.rivera15@gmail.comAudio production by Stephan Sanchez.Send inquiries to: steve@transductionpost.comEmail your questions and comments to airforceofficerpodcast@gmail.com. Join the discussion about the podcast, the Air Force, officership, and the Profession of Arms at https://www.airforceofficerpodcast.com/.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AirForceOfficerPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airforceofficerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/afofficerpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/afofficerpod Share your officer stories of all flavors using #shootthewatch.

Today's story: A Connected Battlefield

A major milestone for what the Air Force likes to call the “internet of military things.” The Advanced Battle Management System transitioned to a formal program office last week. And officials say it’s likely to start delivering real-world capabilities on existing military platforms as soon as next year. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details on what the service has accomplished in the past year and a half of architectural design for ABMS.

On this episode of the podcast, we had the pleasure of chatting with Tahlia Cooper, a local fashionista and entrepreneur who founded the wildly successful Jaeke collection in 2017.  Despite her initial reservations about starting a fashion label with no previous industry experience, it took Tahlia less than a year after starting her company to get her pieces into the hands of some of Australia’s biggest socialites and on the red carpet of the 2018 ARIA awards. Throughout the episode, Tahlia talks about how she overcame the steep learning curve associated with starting an online retail business and some of the critical mistakes she made along the way. She also highlights how the digital marketing skills she developed when starting the Jaeke Collection helped her find lucrative job opportunities later in life. The show then concludes with Tahlia discussing the importance of entrepreneurial groups centred around empowering women, as well as the future of her boutique. What we talk aboutDifferentiation in the crowded fashion industryThe learning curve associated with starting an online business from scratchLeveraging the skills you develop when starting a business into future job opportunitiesFemale-led entrepreneurial groups  Links from this episodehttps://jaeke-collection.com/ (TJC Website)https://www.instagram.com/jaeke.collection/ (TJC on Instagram)https://www.facebook.com/jaeke.collection/ (TJC on Facebook)Find us elsewherehttps://futuretri.be/ (Future Tribe Website)https://www.instagram.com/futuretri.be/ (Future Tribe on Instagram)https://www.linkedin.com/in/germainemuller/ (Germaine on LinkedIn)https://www.instagram.com/germa_ne/ (Germaine on Instagram)https://futuretheory.com.au/ (Futuretheory Website) Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated automatically and as such, may contain various spelling and syntax errors Germaine: [00:00:00] Hello, future tribe. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. On this episode, I've got Tahlia Cooper from Jaeke collective. Did I get that right? Or collections? All right. [00:00:59] Tahlia: [00:00:59] You did you did it is Jaeke. Jaeke? . Kind of like, cause you[00:01:09] look like my middle name's Jae. So it's spelled J a e it's yeah, it's a little bit different to, you know, classic J a Y. but when I started the business, because it's a Parisian themed boutique, I kind of wanted something that sounded a little bit, you know, unique, and also a little bit more premium.[00:01:27] And I guess Jaeke kind of just like came into the mix. So that's yeah. [00:01:35] Germaine: [00:01:35] Yeah. I mean, you've got to, I guess it goes to show, you got to think a little bit more about your name than just sort of coming up with something it's got to like, like you've touched on, it's got to have that sort of Persian sort of European flavor to [00:01:50] Tahlia: [00:01:50] it.[00:01:52] Germaine: [00:01:52] Hey, I mean, that's all part of sort of the vibe that you're going for and not bougie, but the sort of premium, aesthetic. We, we sort of jumped right into it on, on this episode so far, but give me an idea of, what you guys do first for those who don't [00:02:08] Tahlia: [00:02:08] know. Yeah. Yeah. So basically we are an Australian online boutique.[00:02:12]we specialize in both men's and women's fashion and. Essentially the collection is sort of tailored around what I touched on earlier. Australian and Parisien is Parisian fashion trends. and I'd like to think that we're quite affordable and we're quite unique in market at the moment as well. [00:02:31] Germaine: [00:02:31] Okay.[00:02:31] And, when did you start the business? [00:02:33] So I started this a little over two and a half years ago. Now I was working in hospitality at the time. I had a budding career in hotel management and I was thinking to myself, you know, do I really want to be in hospitality for the rest of my life? No offense. I love everyone in hospital, but I just felt really uninspired.[00:02:53] And I thought, you know, I've done. I had a degree in entrepreneurial management. I managed people for a living as well, so I figured, you know, why not fuse those two together and come up with something creative that I can call my own. And it was kind of like, I try to think back about like when, when it started or why I did it.[00:03:11] And it was one of those things that just sort of. Jumped out of nowhere, I guess I kind of went home and started doing all this research. And, you know, if I look back on what my first website looked like, Oh my God, that thing was horrendous. And pretty sure it has like type of background, but, you know, we all start somewhere and yeah, I couldn't think of that, that I was just really uninspired and it just, just started the business out of nowhere.[00:03:35] Yeah, [00:03:36] right. I mean, it's, I guess it just goes to show sort of, I believe that businesses started out of an out of a need and a passion and not, not sort of, I know a lot of people who spend time trying to work out, you know, I want to start a business, what's the business going to be in. And then they do all this research.[00:03:51] And what you end up with, I believe is sort of, you get into business because you want to. You want to get into business? Not necessarily because your, you have a passion or you have some need that you see you're solving. I mean, you've mentioned you guys are sort of unique in the market. so I would assume that you felt like there was a need for, for that sort of solution or that sort of product.[00:04:12] And then just sort of [00:04:13] Tahlia: [00:04:13] same time. I have a really unhealthy obsession with clothes. So I mean like most. Girls my age as well. and I think when I started it, one of the big things that I thought about was, you know, spending all this money, giving to other online retailers and I had this light bulb moment was like, you know, if I have my own business, I'll have my own clothes that I can access little.[00:04:38] Did I know there's so much more work that goes into running a business and then just having a couple of blows on the side. yeah, that's kind of what fueled a little bit of, the business journey and start and just not wanting to do the nine to five grind as well with big, big factor there too.[00:04:55] Germaine: [00:04:55] Yeah, especially in hospitality, I assume that can be very tiring, very on your fate and managing people in hospitality. It's a, it's sort of a wild ride. I, I, I was thinking about it, like in the restaurant or hospitality space, you don't really. Ever know what's going to happen. When you, when you open, you don't know how many customers are gonna have it, or know how many orders are you going to have?[00:05:14] You sort of, it's like every day you just take upon and just go, okay, we're going to open up and then just go where it takes us. There's no, there's no real predictability. At least in a lot of other businesses, you can book in appointments. You can book in meetings. You can book in work. Hospitality is nothing like that.[00:05:30] So I'm sure there's an element of when you. Got into your own thing of having a bit more control and arguably a little bit easier. Even you talked about, you know, girls. [00:05:41]Tahlia: [00:05:41] so 25, almost 26 now, but when I thought a Jaeke, I would have been like 2017, maybe 22, 23, I think. Yeah. Okay. [00:05:52] Germaine: [00:05:52] So you were in hospitality at the time.[00:05:54] So you would have had a degree under your belt, sort of finished that up and then gone into full-time work at that [00:06:01] Tahlia: [00:06:01] stage. So, because I'm in the hospitality industry or in hotel management, I was working nights. So that meant that I could go to uni during the day. So I would always work full time and I would always go to uni during the day.[00:06:13]but once that finished, I didn't really. Have anything else to do? I was just working and I was like, well, got to, I've got to do something with my degree. And I have got all these skills. and I had a, you know, full French, schooling as well since kindergarten. So I was fluent in French, for 10 years and thought maybe I should do something with my French language and my business acumen and make something of it.[00:06:39] Germaine: [00:06:39] Yeah. And so you're based in Canberra or [00:06:42] Tahlia: [00:06:42] I was when I initially first started the online store, but that's the beauty of being online. Right. I can take it anywhere. I still have a lot of stocks still down there, but I'm now currently in Sydney and this is purely have a lot more suppliers up here. It's easier to have those day to day interactions with them.[00:07:00] Germaine: [00:07:00] Yeah. Yeah. So let's go. I, I'm definitely gonna get into, sort of suppliers and how you made that happen, but let's go rewind a little bit. So you, you were in hospitality, you decide that you want to try this business. What, what was the next step for you? Did you. Quit. And then just start the business from, from day one or what was your approach there?[00:07:24]Tahlia: [00:07:24] well, I couldn't quit straight away. I mean, if there's one takeaway, you can't just quit your day job, you know, you still, unfortunately still, you still need that capital. We still need to be working. but I did go home and after every shift and I would sit there and I would just research because, you know, it's so hard to find suppliers nowadays.[00:07:43] And no one, it's not just a simple, quick Google search either. I really had to do some digging through my socials. And then there's of course, you know, things I'd never done before, like setting up a website or, you know, getting into digital ads and it was all a really self learning. Journey. so I did that for a while, but the next big step that I took, which is what led me to live in Sydney was I just applied for a social media manager role in Sydney, mind you, like my only experience at this point was creating my own Myron things.[00:08:16] So I was really going out on a whim and trying to sell myself. Into something bigger than what I was and Hey, it turned out for the best. And I landed a job in Sydney and I learnt a lot on the job there and just building up my own store at the same time. [00:08:30] Germaine: [00:08:30] Yeah. Well, I mean the saying sort of goes that if you want to do, do something.[00:08:36]sort of mind blowing. You've got to put in the work to get there. Right? You've got to put in, you've got to do what, what other people don't want to do or don't think you should do. And part of that is definitely going out on a bit of a lamp sort of taking a bit of a chance and pushing yourself because if you're not going to push yourself like.[00:08:54] Who who's going to do that for you, obviously, you know, no one's going to come knocking on your shoulder and go, listen, you know, there's this job that we don't feel like you really know much about. And John really qualified for, do you want to come do it? You have to sort of put yourself in that position.[00:09:07] And, what it sounds to me like is you're you, you, you're a bit of a sort of go getter sort of thinking, okay. Like I have to take these steps. I have to take these actions to sort of push myself to the next level. So I you're, you started your, you moved to Sydney, you've got this. Business going, how did you, like, what were the first steps?[00:09:26] What did you do? Did you, did you sort of work out suppliers first? Actually, even before we get to that, in terms of the pieces that you sell is are those. Custom paces that you design and make  more of a retailer than necessarily like a designer. [00:09:43] Tahlia: [00:09:43] Yeah. So, currently at the moment, I'm definitely just a retailer.[00:09:47] So everything that falls under the Jaeke umbrella brand, I guess you say, can come from different suppliers that I have. I have a majority of the Marin Sydney, but you know, I've got a really niche brand that I work with from Byron Bay. Got a few in puff and Melbourne as well. it just depends. Where I get the stock from, but yeah, I guess when I first started, I was definitely on the phone a lot.[00:10:10] I was really putting myself out there and, you know, you, you have to, because suppliers, they have their, clothes to sell. Like they're not going to say no, they want your money. but yeah, I just put myself out there to have a little bit of money saved on the side just to buy the first few bits of stock.[00:10:27] But yeah, I just. I've run everything myself. I did the website, myself, all my socials run myself. and that's kind of what you have to do when you first starting out as well. Like you don't have much capital to play with. and yeah, that's [00:10:40] Germaine: [00:10:40] well, you're going to see if it sort of flies and if it gets traction first, especially if you're doing it, you know, Based off your savings and not like some huge cash infusion from a big sort of investor or something like that.[00:10:53] You've got to work within your limits. There's no point hiring a whole team. If you've got to fire them three months down the line, because your idea didn't even pan out, you know? so. Did you then source those supplies. So did you have an idea of what you were going to sell then build the website and then get on socials?[00:11:08] Or did you just start building the website, get on social and start creating a buzz while you worked out what pieces you were going to stop and what pieces you were going to sell? [00:11:17] Tahlia: [00:11:17] Yeah, I mean, I definitely looked at, you know, you have to think about what kind of, what stays and wherein. So I think when I first started, I was.[00:11:24] It was spring summer. I found a lot of inspiration on Pinterest, and also just looking around the market kind of what my competitors or who I would consider competitors are putting out. and then just tailoring sort of a collection around that at the same time, because I am Parisien. Like themed.[00:11:42] I definitely took on a lot of Paris trends as well at the time. And tried to fuse that into what, the first collection or first drop was going to be. but yeah, it was just more, you just got to start really, like, I'm not a big planner, as much as they say, you know, you need to work everything out. You really don't.[00:12:00] You just need to put yourself out there. I had a really nice beautician at the time. This is actually a really nice story. And she, she runs her own businesses. Well, and I remember talking to her, she's doing my eyelashes at the same time and she goes, you know, totally, you just need to start posting pictures.[00:12:16] Like, honestly, you can't just sit there and mull over what you're going to do. And when you going to post, just, just start. And I was like, you know what? You're so you're so right. And I just did, I just, I got a few models together, some of my friends, and we just took some photos and away we went.[00:12:32] Germaine: [00:12:32] Yeah. Yeah. It's so true. Right. You, you just got to start and. Cause people try and get it right the first time. Like, I can't think of anyone who's gotten it right the first time. I'm sure. Like you, you think back to even like your photos when you were like 15, you always, you always look back and go, you know, what was I doing at my hair?[00:12:52] What was I wearing at the time? Yeah. And that's all to say that you can't add the very least you're gonna, you're gonna look back at yourself and go, like I was young and silly and then like I was doing like trends change. I mean, I had the, you know, Justin Bieber, emo haircut at one point, [00:13:07] Tahlia: [00:13:07] it's trending.[00:13:08] Right? [00:13:09] Germaine: [00:13:09] Exactly. It was trending. So you look back and you go, I was very stupid to do that or that, that looked ridiculous. But at the time, That, that wasn't the case and a business is the same thing you just got to start and I'm sure you'll go back on your Instagram feed and think, ah, like what was I really thinking at that point?[00:13:24] Like it's not on brand or it's not, it's not what it is now, but then that's what it takes to mature. Like you, you, you have to do those things to understand what you should and shouldn't do what what's gonna work and what's not gonna work. You can, you can do all the research in the world, but until you actually start doing it, like it doesn't matter.[00:13:42] And then yeah. Yeah. You talked about getting your friends on board. I love that. Cause it's, to me that's like actually gathering and looking at the resources that you can tap into that you've got right there with you because another person would have said, Oh, I don't have the budget to hire models. Or I don't know any models or do it for cheap and come up with all these excuses.[00:14:02] Like, well, just, just get your friends. Like I'm sure if it's asked your friends, come around, guys, I'll give you some outfits. We'll just have fun. Take a few photos. And then you could even ask them to post and tag your tag, your brand in, in those, and sort of start to look at how you can get traction in that space.[00:14:19] Tahlia: [00:14:19] That's right. Yeah. Really a network is, there's the saying? I think your network is your net worth and yeah, definitely. It's kind of like an unplanned pregnancy, right? I haven't had, I haven't had a baby[00:14:37] I promise I'm not pregnant guys. but no, you're never going to be the most financially or emotionally ready. as you want to be. And, you know, things are definitely just not going to be perfect or you just really have to roll with it. and you've got to let go of the pressure. And, perception of what you think others might think of you as well.[00:14:56] There's a lot of stigma around that. People don't want to go for their dreams just because they think, you know, X, Y, Z is going to think I'm weird for putting myself out there on video, or, you know, you just got to not sweat the small stuff and just take, you know, take it one step at a time and have small incremental goals.[00:15:12] Germaine: [00:15:12] That's it. And one thing I've also realized is that. If you think that, you know, the pressure of starting and, and all, that's going to be really difficult and you know, you're worried about failure. It's the other side is true as well. Right? If you think that business is going to be easy, once you start doing really well, you then have another, like, you still have the same amount of problems, probably even more problems when your business is going well.[00:15:37]you know, how do you, like, let's say you guys just started selling like crazy tomorrow. How do you make that happen? How do you track? Or how do you get the shipping out in time? Because people aren't going to wait for a week for you to dispatch something. How do you handle any issues that there might be?[00:15:52] How do you source all the clothes from suppliers? How do you find those things? Like people forget that it's not, it's not just. Failure. That's, that's going to be challenging, even if you do well, it's going to be challenging. Like, I think there's this general idea that, you know, our business, like as long as I do well, like, it'll be fine.[00:16:08] It'll be easy, but it's never going to be easy. So you might as well, you know, you might as well just try and just accept that this is, this is going to be sort of your life. If that's the road you want to head down, [00:16:19][00:16:19] Like it's. Yeah. It's, it's just something that I guess comes up more and more for, for sort of even running my business.[00:16:26]seeing that, seeing that like doing well isn't isn't yeah. Gonna make it any, any, any easier, you talked about drops and we've talked to other sort of, People before that do sort of that drop model, where basically, this is just for the listeners who don't understand it is, is I guess it was really pioneered by like sneaker heads and sneakers where, you know, you waited for a certain time and then all the stock just sort of released at that point.[00:16:54] And then you'd have to wait for a little while longer again, till the next drop. Do you still sort of follow that drop model or now are you more of a. Oh like a retailer, where at any point you can just buy a different, items of clothing. [00:17:08]Tahlia: [00:17:08] look, I'd say that we are a little bit of both. we still, you know, if I ever do a shoot, everything gets done at the one time and then that will all drop on a specific day.[00:17:19]I also like to take a little bit of time and he sort of dropped, I do has a accompanying, like campaign with it. just to give. my audience, a bit more of a, you know, personalized field and they can see a video of models wearing the clothing. And it's, it's just a little bit better than just, you know, putting things up on the website.[00:17:36]COVID unfortunately has been really, just a bit of a, you know, a mess, I guess I would say for businesses everywhere, which is that, which has meant that we can't. do as many photo shoots as we've wanted to. not only that, you know, freight prices have gone up, you know, my wholesalers and suppliers, they didn't have as many stock at the beginning of the, so it really just put a little bit of a stopper on what we could do, but no, still definitely dropping clothing as they come.[00:18:05] And then also if we have a big range that we want to promote, I'm actually going up to Byron Bay soon. So. Hopefully we will have a campaign come out of that as well. And [00:18:16] Germaine: [00:18:16] yeah. Wow. that's a good segue into my next question around, so you're a retailer and that means that someone else produces the items of clothing and then you use sell it and make you Mark up those items.[00:18:30] Right. And this is more for the listeners, obviously I'm not trying to your business model. but, but to me, the biggest risk there is. Getting inferior products that don't quite live up to, to what you're aiming to do, because you're sort of relying on someone else to really push through good quality and enough volume.[00:18:51] How did you handle that? Did you, did you, I mean, you can't really? Or can you take just their word for it? If they go yeah. Italia, you know, we can definitely make that happen and you just go, okay. I believe you. Or did you have to put in a lot more work than that? [00:19:07] Tahlia: [00:19:07] Yeah. I think that's one of my, core values is definitely that any of the clothing that I sell on my website is, a hundred percent quality assured As much as we are fast fashion, we're not, we're still slow fashion in a sense.[00:19:24] Everything's checked. I try to make sure that all the material that we've got, that we use without, it's, high quality. just because I personally don't like things that are gonna break in, you know, two minutes, you want something that's durable and it's going to last. the whole process of me moving up to Sydney meant that I could go into the showrooms and check things for myself, just because you can't really tell too much from an image on a computer, or as we said, like taking the supplier's word for it.[00:19:49]at the end of the day, they still wanting to push their products out. But I guess that's a massive learning curve for me as well. you know, buying a, a pack that just didn't sell that that sucks, but you just, you roll with it and you let take a learning from it, I guess. [00:20:03] Germaine: [00:20:03] Yeah, it's, it's, you're going to always have things that don't, don't sort of fly or take off.[00:20:10] So it's, again, it's just a reality of business. Like you can't always, you can't be perfect all the time. You're you're, especially when you're saying it's selling fashion, online, your. Sort of putting a lot of pressure on yourself. If you think that it's all just going to work, because people have to look at, look at images, make, you know, make an educated guess on how it's going to fit on them and then decide if there's just so many layers.[00:20:33] It's not like buying a new phone or something like that, where it doesn't matter so much. Like, but everybody's body types are different. How do you, how do you allow for that? Like, do you have a good, like a pretty solid return policy or how do you tackle that side of things? [00:20:50] Tahlia: [00:20:50] Yeah. we definitely do have a returns policy.[00:20:52] I think it's one to 30 days. so it's definitely, you can try on the product just as long as, you know, your standard tags and things aren't removed. but to kind of avoid this and alleviate this problem, influences have been an integral part of. My branding as well. and this has just been, I try to get a whole range of sizes and goals, just so that they can test the product for themselves.[00:21:13] And if they like the product, they'll post it up on their social media. And it just gives some my audience, a little bit of reassurance and social proof that, you know, we are here for the consumer at the end of the day. And what we're putting out is, trendy affordable, and hopefully something that they loved would purchase and enjoy it.[00:21:33] Germaine: [00:21:33] Yeah. How do you tackle that? So do you, do you sort of go out and buy a whole, say know, jackets? Do you buy a whole shipment or a whole lot of jackets at first and then start handing them out to influencers? Or do you buy a small batch sort of tested? See if that's going to get traction, how do you handle that?[00:21:50] Because it's a bit of a chicken or the egg at that point, isn't it? Because you can. You don't want to have it on social media everywhere. And then someone clicks through onto your website and sees that it's not in stock, but you don't necessarily want to take all the pressure of, you know, buying a huge shipment and then hoping that it'll sell as well.[00:22:10] How do you, how do you [00:22:11] Tahlia: [00:22:11] tackle that? I mean, the, it depends on the supply. You can get some clothing on consignment, which means that, you know, you don't pay for the goods until they sell. that is really, that's just been crazy for me because. we don't have much capital to start off with when you first starting.[00:22:30] So inventory and your marketing will definitely eat at your wallet. so having, you know, clothing on consignment really helps. but also it's just, you know, with businesses just about taking a risk, you've just gotta monitor fashion trends and you know, what, other girls, the competition of putting out there, what they're liking to wear.[00:22:49] And then also tying that back into, why we started in the first place, I guess.[00:23:36] Germaine: [00:23:36] What's your competition like, and like, How did they sort of position themselves? How do you see yourself, in the market? Like, are there really big sort of giants that, that, are very much within sort of a similar market to you? Or is it fairly, you know, smaller boutiques, in terms of, and also you only sell in Australia?[00:23:59]Tahlia: [00:23:59] so we actually shipped worldwide. that was really exciting when I got a few, worldly orders, I guess I got one from the U S which ship to New Zealand and also the UK now, which is fantastic. But yeah, I mean, it's the digital age, right? You've just got to grow with the trends and. new things pop up all the time.[00:24:19] You just gotta be on top of them. I'm a huge advocate for Tik TOK. I just think that you can learn so much off of that platform and really just, you've just got to grow with the market, I guess. And otherwise you'll be left behind. but in terms of competence, On competition, the market's always going to be saturated.[00:24:37] You've just got to find your unique selling point or the USP to stand out. When I first started as well, it was all in Canberra. So I had quite this quite a dreaming, you know, the women in business down there as well. And you know, they're quite supportive. And I think that really helped us grow in the beginning.[00:24:56] Germaine: [00:24:56] Yeah. So you tapped into, I guess, tapped into that network, as much as you, you could there. [00:25:02] Tahlia: [00:25:02] Yeah, definitely. you know, there's heaps of, pages or social social platforms. Now it's all about women in business and you know, it's a girl sharing their knowledge and empowering others to, you know, start the, start them entrepreneurial journey, like no more glass ceiling.[00:25:19] Right. We can do whatever. Oh, we want, and yeah, just, I think that's what you need to grow the community first. And I'm coming from a small, I guess not country town, Canberra, but we're small. I could definitely look around and grow that way. And then since moving to Sydney, it's only gotten bigger. and so I'm pretty excited to see where it goes.[00:25:38] Germaine: [00:25:38] Yeah, that that's awesome. That's really exciting. what sort of marketing, so you've talked about influencer marketing or using influencers. Has that really been your, your main way of marketing? No. Have you spent money on say Instagram? Facebook? What, what, what's your approach been to marketing? [00:25:55] Tahlia: [00:25:55] Yeah. well basically, you know, since I had started, I had to learn a lot of skills for myself.[00:26:01]influencer marketing is one thing. don't take them for granted. You know, we really need influencers these days. They are selling our product and. They are doing it well, and they also have a reliable that loved them and love what they have to say. So I definitely think that is key and very integral to be.[00:26:20] Yeah. but of course the other one and the big one yeah. Is, digital paid ads. So, you know, Facebook and Instagram, now you need to learn Facebook business manager. You should not be boosting your posts. I don't know if anyone still does that, but please don't boost your posts. You need to get Facebook business manager.[00:26:39] And I think Facebook business manager has a, a free course now as well. So you can just go on there and learn as much as, as possible. [00:26:48] Germaine: [00:26:48] Yeah. There's so many, so many places, so many resources that you can access nowadays to just learn whether it's directly from Facebook or, and I don't think you should necessarily have to pay people.[00:26:59] I think, a lot of people make not the mistake, but think that. Paying for courses, is going to get them results. But in reality, it's the execution. And you've touched on that. A number of times, it's actually the doing and how you do it. that's going to get you results and not necessarily the feeling that you're doing it.[00:27:18]which I think some people just. Trick themselves into thinking, Oh, I'm spending a lot of money on these courses. I'm doing well. You're not really, you're just sort of paying people to ingest some information and it's more important what you do with that information than necessarily, the fact that you got the new information in the first place.[00:27:35] What do you think about that comment? Do you [00:27:37] Tahlia: [00:27:37] agree? Yeah, no, it definitely, I think, you know, you have the power to learn just as much as any agency or digital ad agency can do for you and they will charge you so much more of that. if you have the right mindset, you can definitely learn all these skills and upskill and you know, it could lead you to future opportunities as well.[00:28:01]I love learning personally, and I thought that. If and someone else can do it. Why can't I, and yeah, I've done Ronald that myself. I think I met a guy who showed me a couple of things on the site and it's just all gone well from there. Really [00:28:16] Germaine: [00:28:16] what's your website based on what platform [00:28:19] Tahlia: [00:28:19] Shopify, which is super, super easy to use.[00:28:22] And it's also, it can link, you know, your PayPal and if you have an Afterpay integration, it's quite seamless. Plus they have a variety of apps, which are super for any sort of retargeting or remarketing. and they can just slip right into your Shopify store. If you use sort of, I think there's like a Magento platform that's quite difficult to use.[00:28:43]Shopify, I don't know what they've done over there, but it's, it's really easy to use. [00:28:48] Germaine: [00:28:48] Yeah, no, definitely. I mean, we, at future theory, we build websites for clients. but for any client who can't necessarily afford to pay us to build something completely custom for them, Shopify is definitely something that we push them to because.[00:29:03] Yeah, I don't know what they've done, but they've really, really honed in, on sort of setting up a website and they're setting up a platform that's quite good, quite easy to manage, but still powerful enough, that people like you can, you know, it's not going to hinder or limit your business. working with Shopify, We've talked about, you know, your, your successes and what's worked out for you.[00:29:23]do any sort of things come to mind that, you would avoid next time around not mistakes per se, but things that, things that you can sort of, point out to someone listening, thinking of doing something similar to you? just tips that you've learned, the hard way. [00:29:36] Tahlia: [00:29:36] Yeah. I guess just you need money.[00:29:41] You need a little bit of capital to start. Just have a little bit of an emergency fund. maybe don't put all your eggs in one basket. So I guess, you know, sometimes things won't sell and that's just, that's just business. I definitely found that learnt that the hard way buying a lot of stock that didn't, that didn't sell and it just sat there for ages.[00:30:01] And I was like, wow, great. How am I going to get rid of this now? but you know, it's all learning processes and I think I'm still learning. And you know, when you're in the thick of it, moving forward is. so challenging, but when you look back, you're like, Oh yes, I did that step, which led me to this step.[00:30:16] And it all kind of works out and balances out in the end. I don't think anything's a failure. [00:30:22] Germaine: [00:30:22] Yeah. None of that stuff. Let's put it this way. If you learn from it and move forward from it. You're never gonna turn back and look at those opportunities as things that brought you down, it's where you look at it and, you know, take it too hard.[00:30:36] Take it too personally is where you can, you would turn back and sort of think about it as, as, as something that really affected you. But as long as you move forward and sort of learn and apply those learnings. At least that's what I have found. You just look back at those things as little things that, you know, next time around, I won't buy as much stock, or remember that time that I bought way too much stock and struggled to sell it.[00:30:58] It becomes more of a, more of a, sort of a talking point than necessarily a point of inflection that, that, had you sort of trending trending downwards? no, I that's. Yeah. I couldn't agree more. What, what are you hoping to do moving forward? Looking at the business. [00:31:16] Tahlia: [00:31:16] Yeah. Yeah. I always have so many plans, you know?[00:31:19]I definitely think we're still going to be, growing the community a little bit more. I I'm currently in the works of designing a couple of, Clothing items as well. However, I've been saying that for about a year now, but it is coming it's coming soon. so that's all just sort of on the back burner, but you know, new campaigns should hopefully be launching once they get up to Byron Bay.[00:31:44] I've also got. You know, I social media girl, who's going to be sitting down with me and helping me through some of my social tasks, just because it's so hard to manage these days as well. and keeping yourself accountable for posting every day. it does turn into a bit of a chore, but, yeah, it, I think the future for Jaeke is just to keep the traction, keep going, where we're going.[00:32:05]and hopefully just launch more and more clothing. [00:32:09] Germaine: [00:32:09] Yeah, that's very exciting. you talked about your community. What platforms are you on and are you using specific platforms in, in sort of certain ways to, to sort of tap into those strengths? [00:32:21] Tahlia: [00:32:21] Yeah. Yeah. So as it, like I said before, Tik TOK, I take talks only been around for, I don't even know if it's been a year, but.[00:32:31] I love tech talk, but the platform's gray. Once you get past all the silly dances and the memes and you know, all that kind of stuff, you actually get into an algorithm. And I found myself on business talk. It's a thing that business talk and this stock talk. So people talking about stocks, there's all these crazy talks, but I've found it super informative.[00:32:52] And there's some really, you know, you're just your everyday people putting up. tips and tricks and I've learnt so much from there just in really small digestible pieces of information. so I highly highly recommend lining anything for your Tik TOK community. plus there's Instagram is my main platform.[00:33:11]there's a lot of, like I said, there's the Canberra based community of entrepreneurs, but there's also. Facebook pages, and just everywhere around you really, like, I think COVID has really brought out that drive in people to start something of their own. And yeah, you can find it. You can find inspiration wherever you want.[00:33:30] Germaine: [00:33:30] Yeah. Yeah. And there's like, like we've touched on this, just so many resources out there. There's so much information that, You almost don't have a reason not to do what you're trying to do, but, you know, keeping it mind the realities of like, it doesn't have to have to quit your job to stop this. It can all, it can be a side hustle that, that you then use to replace your, your main source of income.[00:33:52] It doesn't have to be sort of an all or nothing. there's no reason why you can't do sort of what you were touching on working nights, studying during the day, and then fitting into business around it and seeing sort of how you can go from there. You you and the J collection and yeah. More about what to buy and what you guys sell as [00:34:12] Tahlia: [00:34:12] well.[00:34:12]well with main sources on Instagram, we do have a Facebook page as well. Our handle is at Jaeke dot collection, spelled J a K E. You got to say it with the correct tone. but we've also on Pinterest. We've got a Tik TOK account now. we do have a YouTube, but nothing much has been posted on there yet.[00:34:32]so any social channel, just search for Jacob collection and you'll find that [00:34:36] Germaine: [00:34:36] and your website. [00:34:37] Tahlia: [00:34:37] So www Jaeke and it's hyphened color section.com. [00:34:42] Germaine: [00:34:42] Nice. Awesome. are you ready for the top 12? [00:34:45] Tahlia: [00:34:45] Yeah, let's do it. [00:34:46] Germaine: [00:34:46] Yeah. AK. So top three books or podcasts that you recommend. [00:34:51] Tahlia: [00:34:51] Yeah. So I, if I'm completely honest, I used to love writing.[00:34:55] Don't get me wrong, but in racing he is, I haven't really read all that much. in saying that I did read so fear, I'm a Rosso, she's the founder of nasty Galvin dige. she's kind of similar, you know, similar to most people, I guess she was a college, not similar to everyone, but she was a college dropout.[00:35:13] Didn't really know what to do with her life. She had a knack for thrifting and, this was kind of back in the, I think it was the eBay and my space age. She was uploading photos and now she's sort of running two really successful businesses. And her book was just all about the highs and lows and, you know, not being this.[00:35:32] Entrepreneur that people might think that you should be when you first started was she just started from the bottom. another one that I will, that I've read as well is just the fashion manual by fashion airy. it's basically like a visual guide on how to start your own business, from a. Sort of product and branding perspective.[00:35:56]so if anyone's ever interested in that, I definitely recommend reading that one. It will say all the people you can meet in the industry, as well as you know, how to, find suppliers or, you know, set the tone for your website. And it's all in a visual guide. It's really quite nice. [00:36:12] Germaine: [00:36:12] Yeah, that's really interesting.[00:36:15] Is there a third? Is there a [00:36:16] Tahlia: [00:36:16] thing one again is tick-tock that drain bull? There's not much to read, but you just learn information from that. I'm quite a visual learner as well. I can't sit and don't really have the patience to read books these days, but anything that's quick, easy digestible that will sit in my brain.[00:36:33] Germaine: [00:36:33] Yeah. Awesome. top three software tools that you can't live without. [00:36:37] Tahlia: [00:36:37] Can't live with that. Clavio. so for those who don't know what it is, it's a email and SMS remarketing platform. and basically it makes it easy to send out daily ABMS, to your client list. I guess, and you can send out, you know, discounts, vouchers, you can do a and B testing on there.[00:36:58] See what images work, what don't. and it really just brings back those people that you might've lost business with back onto the store. And it's highly, highly, highly recommend that one. another one would be of course, Facebook business manager. This is all your digital marketing tool and where you can do all your paid ads.[00:37:17] You definitely need this when you're first starting out. even if you don't put too much money in, you need to have that presence, that presence, to, you know, go out to like a core, a cold audience, essentially. so they know about your business. and then thirdly, I use a lot of apps apps on my phone.[00:37:32] I'd love to do everything on my phone. So I have an app called iconic square, which is a post scheduling, tool. So if you're very time poor, you can actually, the week before plan out what you're going to do. I use an app called preview to do that. You can move around, you know, how your. Social feed is going to look upload that onto iconic square.[00:37:53]and they also give you a bunch of metrics as well. You can spy on competitors. What the best hashtags are. You can see, your own metrics, what people are liking, how many views, et cetera, et cetera. Hashtag expert is a great app as well. If you're time poor for hashtags, just download that type in your niche.[00:38:12] Whatever it is, it could be women in business and it will come up with a thousand hashtags that you can use and you just click them all save, upload onto your post. Easy. [00:38:22] Germaine: [00:38:22] I feel like those last two, like I've heard of both of those before, but I feel like you're like talking directly to me because, I've been, yeah.[00:38:31] Meaning to like really kickstart my, Instagram presence, again, my, my personal social presence. but it's always a time thing. I do a lot of photography and I have so many, I have thousands of photos that I want to share, but I always get to this point where I'm like, you know, I've, it is a chore, especially when there's just so many other things there's clients that, you know, need to hear back from us partners that we need to talk to.[00:38:53]so yeah, I I'm definitely, I think this long weekend though, silly me. I, I booked in some, a few things on the Mondays. I don't have the long weekend properly, but it's an opportunity to download icon lately [00:39:06] Tahlia: [00:39:06] a hundred previous. Yeah. Great. Just because you can customize how you want the feed to look.[00:39:12]what else do I use? I use quite a few things for making your stories as well. I think there's an app called what's called Margo and it like, you know, didn't not digitalize, it kind of animates everything that you want to put on your story and they have heaps of templates and things that you can scroll through and add your own posts and photos.[00:39:33]I definitely use. All of these apps at once. You know, there's so many, I think that just go through your app store, if there's some sort of, you know, thing that you're lacking or you'd like to learn more about, or you need help with there's an app, right? [00:39:47] Germaine: [00:39:47] Yeah. Yeah. It's such a good tip. Such a good tip.[00:39:50]top three mantras, you try and live by. [00:39:52] Tahlia: [00:39:52] Yeah. So this was, this was a hard one, but there was one that I, that I heard recently where it was, if you achieve all your goals, you're not being ambitious enough. So you should always dream big. And that really stood out to me. I was like, Damn, you know, that surgery, there's always room for improvement.[00:40:11] And I think that you, like, you should be more ambitious and you shouldn't have all your goals met and there's always something bigger and better to achieve. another one that I, feel very connected to is your, you are the most valuable, investment you'll ever make. So that's, you know, whether that's knowledge that you're acquiring or.[00:40:31] You know, upskilling yourself on something. The more that you do to invest in yourself, the better the outcome for yourself later on will be. And then one that I've read on the internet, it's you don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. And I think that resonated quite well with me.[00:40:50] Germaine: [00:40:50] Yeah. Yeah, there's a whole, yeah, those hot hitting, but true, true mantras and things that I, this is a thing I'm not a very, you know, sort of, I'm not the kind of person to rely on mantras, but it, but it's sort of something to remember something to tell yourself when things get a little bit difficult or even when you know your, your.[00:41:11] On Instagram, about to post, but second guessing yourself, or she's got to remember, you just got to do this now you got to start. and it's more important that you start then, then, necessarily get the perfect photo with the perfect filter up on, on your Instagram. It's just so crucial. top three people you follow.[00:41:29] Why? [00:41:30] Tahlia: [00:41:30] So the main person that I don't really idolize too many people, but this girl stands out to me just because she is in a very similar Bart to how I would say my entrepreneurial journey started out as, so it's Jane leu and she is the founder of Showpo. she. Back in the day, started her business in 2010 and she was, you know, working for KPMG.[00:41:54] She was a financial analyst or something like that. And, she decided to quit her job in the middle of the fight, the financial crisis. And just start up a online store and mind you back then. people weren't essentially buying online. It was a new thing. She was kind of a. She had a first movers advantage when you paid the ads on Facebook, it was showing it to everyone.[00:42:17] There was no cap. And so she really tapped into that market. and I just find her so inspiring, because she's exactly like me. She just started from nowhere and he, she is, she's turning into revenue of over $60 million a year. No, I think that's even an old figure now she's probably doing more, and yeah, find inspirational.[00:42:36]other people that I follow, again, these are all tick-tock based people, your everyday people, but there is a handle there called small business advice. there's this lady called Koch, K O H and M. She's an ex Google employee, and she kind of gives a little tips and tricks on how to run, learn website or how to reach out to customers and just little business advice tips, which I found quite useful.[00:43:02]and then another one, which I just liked to follow is a handle called product design. I think I'm not entirely sure what this lady's name is, but she just goes on about UX designs and customer experience, which, plays a huge pot for us. And, you know, you essentially want someone to buy something off your website within three clicks, and she kind of delves into, the science behind all that and where you should be positioning things on your website.[00:43:27] So definitely, quite inspiring to watch her. [00:43:33] Germaine: [00:43:33] Yeah. Yeah, that's awesome. I think the biggest thing, the takeaway from this episode for me is, just your sort of belief and, and, you know, I, I believe in that as well is, is one is just getting all this knowledge as much as possible and always sort of be, be learning and tapping into like using social media.[00:43:51] I think. People think social media is just like a blanket, bad thing. When in reality it's a good thing. If you know what to look for and follow the right people. and then the other thing is just like knowing and having the right mindset of you just gotta, you just gotta learn, you sort of push through and you just got to go through and you'll be fine.[00:44:10] Tahlia: [00:44:10] Yeah. I mean, people are consuming content so differently these days, just when you think. Oh, you know, that per there's so many people doing, you know, having a business of fashion business, or I've seen that so many times, you'd be surprised that no one's consuming content the way you are. And it might be the first time they've ever seen something that you come up with and, you know, you.[00:44:32] You can be your worst critique, but there's definitely people watching you that are cheering you on, or maybe they're even sights slightly, a little bit jealous, but you just need to push on. And, my biggest piece of advice is learn as much as you can, and go for it. [00:44:47] Germaine: [00:44:47] What a great, great note to finish on.[00:44:50]thank you for your time Italia. really enjoyed our conversation. 

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Dr Rosenblum takes a section of his Preparation for the Pain Boards Lecture, given during the ASIPP Board Review Course and gives an informative talk describing the importance of Board Certification in Pain Management, preparation, keywords and  the differences in Pass rates of the ABA, ABPM  and ABIPP.  The discussion is a prelude to upcoming high yield keyword based webinars for the pain boards. For more info subscribe to the PainExam Newsletter!     Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address *      

Dr Rosenblum takes a section of his Preparation for the Pain Boards Lecture, given during the ASIPP Board Review Course and gives an informative talk describing the importance of Board Certification in Pain Management, preparation, keywords and  the differences in Pass rates of the ABA, ABPM  and ABIPP.  The discussion is a prelude to upcoming high yield keyword based webinars for the pain boards. For more info subscribe to the PainExam Newsletter!   Subscribe to our mailing list Email Address *      

Steve Blank joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the urgency of defense innovation in a world of authoritarian peer competitors. Steve is a serial entrepreneur, a founder of Hacking 4 Defense, a member of the Defense Business Board, a former Air Force officer, and a leader of the lean methodology movement. The conversation takes us to number of important areas, including: Why the Chinese couldn't have done more damage to national defense than the Pentagon's own requirements How agile programs like ABMS and Kessel Run are educating leadership Whether defense accelerators are merely doing "innovation theater" How no startup could afford to deal with the DoD without a fanatical billionaire How most people who think they're visionaries are actually hallucinating When Steve talks to defense staffers, they think "lean" refers to reducing headcount -- and therefore less budgets, jobs, and influence. He explains how that is exactly wrong -- lean is a completely different way of doing business that can be contrasted with the 20th century model defined by waterfall. The difference between lean or agile processes and waterfall is demarcated to some degree by a generational gap. The O-3s and E-3s and below seem to get it. The question is whether the leadership can get on-board before we reach a crisis point. Steve points to Chris Brose's new book as a wake up call that the United States might not win the next major war. While there are some hopeful signs that defense leaders are beginning to understand 21st century commercial business practices, he cautions how tacking small changes on a much larger system will not work. The entirety of defense acquisition needs to be revamped, including the industrial base. Existing prime contractors are essentially sheet-metal benders, Steve argues, and software-native firms would be able to out-compete them in hardware if given a fair chance. But many in the commercial sector think the $1 million SBIR grants given to startups where everyone's a winner without a path to transition into billion-dollar programs is deterimental. The goal isn't to show up on the field, Steve says, but to win the game. This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. Soundtrack by urmymuse: "reflections of u". You can follow us on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at AcquisitionTalk.com.

Let me update you guys on a few things. I recently got contacted by my telemedicine company that my board certification with NBPAS may not be sufficient for me to work at Babylon.  This might mean that they'll let me go. Do I want to bother getting a board certification with ABMS? It's not easy. I worry about getting sucked back into medicine. Then again, the money is so easy, it's hard to pass up.  drmo@digitalnomadphysician.com  

This week we talk with Robert Norum on Account-Based Marketing - ABM – or is it ABMS or maybe even ABE? Robert has 3 decades of marketing experience and has been at the forefront of ABM best practice for nearly a decade of that time. He is a tutor and advisor to many brands on how to effectively implement account-based activity to deliver results.

Dr. Sandeep Mannava provides helpful hints on preparing for the ABOS Part II Examination and why he chose to be an ABOS-ABMS Visiting Scholar.

Isabelle Drouet (Paris-Sorbonne) gives a talk at the MCMP Colloquium (4 June, 2014) titled "Agent-based simulations in empirical sociological Research". Abstract: Agent-based models and simulations are more and more widely used in the empirical sciences. In sociology, they have been put at the core of a research project: analytical sociology, as theorized and practiced in, e.g., Hedström’s Dissecting the social (2005). Analytical sociologists conceive of ABMs as tools for causal analysis. More precisely, they see ABSs as the one method enabling the social sciences to produce genuine explanations of macro empirical phenomena by micro (or possibly meso) ones, and the purported explanations clearly are causal ones. My talk aims at clarifying in which sense exactly and under which conditions agent-based models and simulations as they are used in analytical sociology can indeed causally explain, or contribute to causally explain, social facts.

Dr. Paul Teirstein returns to discuss an American Board of Medical Specialties report finding that Maintenance of Certification (MOC) testing is a huge burden on already overloaded physicians without providing real benefit for patient care. But they aren't going to CHANGE anything...unless we all weigh in! ABMS is asking for public comment by January 15th and WE MUST lend our voices, ZPac! Please listen and consider leaving your comments for ABMS via links here: https://nbpas.org/respond-to-vision-commission-onerous-moc-components/ They want to hear EVERYONE'S input (not just doctors) by January 15th! Let's stop feeling powerless and take our profession back, for the sake of our patients and for each other. Dr. Teirstein is the Chief of Interventional Cardiology at Scripps and is the President and Founder of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS), an alternative board certification organization for physicians. Links, full video, and a button to become a supporter of the show can be found at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-211 If you like the work we do, please leave a review on iTunes, it helps us a lot! And email me at zubin@turntablehealth.com with comments, feedback, and ideas!

Hello, hello! We are BACK with another fun-filled season PACKed with juicy episodes, a few guest speakers near and dear to our hearts (ABMs!) and other topics that we’ve gathered from YOU (our listeners). The three of us have had quite an eventful summer, from promotions, to travel, to welp -- aging. In this episode, we’ll catch you up on what we have been up to and also focus heavily on the non-social media, non-fabricated side of travel. What is it really like to relocate and live in another city/country? From elation to frustration to a love/hate relationship. “Home” genuinely becomes the most loaded, beautiful, and yet pull-at-the-heartstrings word you could ever imagine. The expat experience sounds like a dream, but there’s so much to it that makes it not so much of a fantasy. Join us as we share our experiences with being away from our definition of “home”, in travel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message

Episode 020: State of MOC Update with Dr. Meg Edison Maintenance of Certification (MOC) continues to weigh down physicians encouraging early retirement, burnout, and financial strains leading to all sorts of other personal and professional problems. The private specialty boards (ABIM, ABA, ABP, etc) are under the auspices of the ABMS which sets many of the rules that are ruining physicians' lives. The most important of these is the emergence of time-limited certifications forcing physicians into a never ending wheel of testing and expensive time consuming busywork. My guest, Dr. Meg Edison, is a pediatrician who has had enough. She has a personal story of harm brought to her patients by the MOC process and has been fighting back. Physicians everywhere are starting to push back against these private unaccountable boards that are lobbying to put physicians out of work who refuse to comply with their asinine training components. What was once just a legislative battle in many states in the country, physicians have started new tactics to fight back against the oppressive boards - through the courts. With a case against the osteopathic board settled for over $2 million the noose is (hopefully) closing in on these corrupt accreditation practices. Now, Dr. Wes Fisher (from Episode 009) has just completed funding for a class action lawsuit which has the makings of busting the whole syndicate wide open. Dr. Meg Edison is a general pediatrician and at the forefront of the battle against MOC. She is pictured here on the left. show notes State of MOC: This is the go-to website to see what the legislative progress is for every state in the US. The site ranks the three aspects of medical practice freedom: freedom from MOC for licensure, hospital privileges, and insurance payment. The site also has model legislation that can be given to your state legislators. Speed Bump Kitchen: Dr. Edison's cooking recipes (I've tried some and they're fantastic) super handy for kids with multiple food allergies. Now they can eat great without sacrificing taste. Episode 001: What is MOC and Why Should You Care with Dr. Meg Edison. A primer to what the problem is. Episode 009: Doctors Getting Worked Over with Dr. Wes Fisher. Wondering why doctors are furious? Listen to this episode and learn about all the corruption. Warning: If you are in a car please listen with care as the shocking instances of corruption might induce road rage and accidents. Memorial for Andy Larson: This is the donation link to honor Andy's death with the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys where he blossomed and served as a head chorister. YouTube for Paradocs: Here you can watch the video of my late son singing his solo on the Paradocs YouTube page. Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonuses. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.

Episode 009: Doctors Getting Worked Over By the ABIM with Dr. Wes Fisher Once again we revisit the issue of maintenance of certification (MOC) only this time with a lurid tale of conniving, cronyism, and dishonesty. Today's tale is of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) which is charged with setting the standards for board certification for about one quarter of America's physicians. Their exploits have made the rounds even in the lay press and many physicians have called for the torches and pitchforks to take on this seemingly corrupt board. Dr. Wes Fisher stumbled upon the story with the extra time he was afforded while recovering from surgery. The questions he posed publicly was noticed by a forensic accountant, Charles Kroll, who also had time on his hands. Together they have uncovered an almost unbelievable tale of corruption, million dollar offshore accounts, downtown real estate purchases, and missing tax filings all on the backs of the physicians they claim to support.   Join Eric and Wes as they tell the tale of the ABIM and how they abuse their own physicians with little respect for their time, talents, or money. Whether you are a physician or not, you will want to get involved and visit the GoFundMe page to begin a class action lawsuit against the ABIM and its parent organization, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). I donated after the show and urge you to do the same - even $5. [caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="108"] Dr. Wes Fisher, an electrophysiologist from Chicago, uncovered this tale of corruption and retells it in this episode.[/caption] show notes Dr. Wes's Home Page: The place to follow Dr. Fisher and his continued reporting on the shenanigans at the ABIM. GoFundMe class action lawsuit against the ABMS/ABIM: Click here to donate to end MOC with a class action lawsuit. Practicing Physicians of America: The organization leading the charge in the lawsuit. Join today whether you are a physician or not you can remain updated by signing up. Why You Should Care About Maintenance of Certification with Dr. Meg Edison A primer on the maintenance of certification issue and why physicians are so upset and leaving the practice of medicine early. What Happened to All the Medicine: The interview with Dr. Mass discussing the role GPOs and PBMs have in creating meciation shortages referred to in the show.   Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonuses. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.

In the past two decades, agent-based models (ABMs) have become ubiquitous in philosophy and various sciences. ABMs have been applied, for example, to study the evolution of norms and language, to understand migration patterns of past civilizations, to investigate how population levels change in ecosystems over time, and more. In contrast with classical economic models or population-level models in biology, ABMs are praised for their lack of assumptions and their flexibility. Nonetheless, many of the methodological and epistemological questions raised by ABMs have yet to be fully articulated and answered. For example, there are unresolved debates about how to test (or "validate") ABMs, about the scope of their applicability in philosophy and the sciences, and about their implications or our understanding of reduction, emergence, and complexity in the sciences. This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers aimed at understanding the foundations of agent-based modeling and how the practice can inform and be informed by philosophy. | Center for Advanced Studies & Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy: 11.12.2014 | Speaker: Scott Page

In the past two decades, agent-based models (ABMs) have become ubiquitous in philosophy and various sciences. ABMs have been applied, for example, to study the evolution of norms and language, to understand migration patterns of past civilizations, to investigate how population levels change in ecosystems over time, and more. In contrast with classical economic models or population-level models in biology, ABMs are praised for their lack of assumptions and their flexibility. Nonetheless, many of the methodological and epistemological questions raised by ABMs have yet to be fully articulated and answered. For example, there are unresolved debates about how to test (or "validate") ABMs, about the scope of their applicability in philosophy and the sciences, and about their implications or our understanding of reduction, emergence, and complexity in the sciences. This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers aimed at understanding the foundations of agent-based modeling and how the practice can inform and be informed by philosophy. | Center for Advanced Studies & Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy: 11.12.2014 | Speaker: Scott Page

Bert Baumgaernter (Idaho) gives a talk at the MCMP conference "Reduction and Emergence in the Sciences" (14-16 November, 2013) titled "Agent-based models as mixed-level: lessons from E.coli". Abstract: We argue that agent-based models (ABMs) are better conceived of as multi- or intra-level models. Consequently, they are neither reductionistic nor emergent in the explanations they provide. We argue for this by first contrasting them with analytical models, which tend to focus on macro-level entities or properties. We then use an example of an ABM of group-selection from the biological sciences which is thought to be purely individualistic. However, we argue that the model is misconceived. The macro-level properties required to make the model work are not straightforwardly given by the composition of the individuals in the group.

Guest: Kevin Kunz, MD, MPH Host: Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA Addiction Medicine may be on track to become a board certified specialty in the future, differentiating itself from the current ABMS-approved subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry. How has the advancing field reached this stage, and what does it mean for us and our patients? Additionally, what will an Addiction Specialist be able to do that an Addiction Psychiatrist cannot, and vice-versa? Dr. Kevin Kunz, Interim President of the American Board of Addiction Medicine, remarks on this developmental trend from the field. Hosted by Dr. Stu Gitlow.