Podcasts about accelerate

How did Bill Gates scale BOTH a global business and a global philanthropy? He spotted an inflection point in history — and accelerated it. What does that take? A great idea, great timing, and also: Great partners. Because even Bill Gates doesn't go it alone. In Part 1 of this special two-part episode, Bill reflects with Reid on the founding and growth of Microsoft — how he not only spotted an inflection point (hello, personal computers) but accelerated it to massive scale (forget computers, let's talk platforms). There's timeless wisdom in Bill's ability to identify inflection points, build strategic partnerships, and just work harder than everyone else. In Part 2, Bill reflects on scaling the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the different lessons learned between the two.Listen to Part 2: https://listen.mastersofscale.com/Bill-Gates-Part-2Read a transcript of this interview: https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: http://mastersofscale.com/newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How would you like to talk to a Wealthy Contractor about what it took to go from nothing to being among the most successful home improvement companies in the country?  Well today, you get to listen to FOUR of them (Brian Elias, Brian Gottllieb, Mark Curry and Scott Berman) with a panel from Accelerate LIVE! 2022, The Wealthy Contractor's annual live event in Florida.  You get to hear from four contractors who represent well over $100 million dollars in annual home improvement revenue about how they got where they wanted to be, and even where they think they fell short.  If you'd like to attend the next Accelerate LIVE!, mark your calendar for February 7-8, 2023 and stay tuned to the podcast to find out how you can join us in Fort Myers, Florida. For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.com THE WEALTHY CONTRACTOR FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheWealthyContractor  THE WEALTHY CONTRACTOR INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thewealthycontractor/ 

So often we see women in business who either DON'T KNOW what their “lane” is – that is they don't have a clear plan. OR they keep getting thrown off course by zig zagging all over the place, chasing bright shiny opportunities, or thinking they have to do it like this other person in their field. When really, the KEY is finding what it is YOU have to contribute, what it is YOU want to do and create in your business and then facing forward – looking at that destination and keeping your eyes on the prize. Cause it's the only way to get there! . In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon are talking about WHY it's so important to “stay in your lane” and run your own race, versus constantly looking at what everyone else is doing. It's about having a really clear plan – what IS my lane? What IS the game I'm playing and then doubling down and doing it. Listen to this episode to hear more about: What to do first if you realise, “oh yeah, I can feel that I'm wandering all over the track.” Why “Less is more” and how to use that as an anthem when criticism and distractions come along that could potentially knock you off course. How to manage your own flood of ideas and stay focused on your priorities.How a menopause expert was able to “curb her opportunism,” stay in her lane and 10X her income and impact as a result. How “picking her lane” in one of her earliest businesses enabled Suzi to breakthrough to a 7-figure success story. What to do when the lane you're in isn't working anymore and you need to CHANGE lanes. And much more! Also Mentioned in This Episode: HerBusiness Marketing Success Mastermind The REACH Retreat in Hawaii Ep 160 - Why Being Opportunistic is Costing You Opportunities Angela Counsel Denise Duffield-Thomas

The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is the daily news podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… Consistently appearing in Ireland's Daily News charts, we're a trusted source for people every day. If you're enjoying it, please follow, share or even post a review, it all helps… Today's episode includes references to the following items: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0804/1313889-ireland-monkeypox/https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/news-at-one/programmes/2022/0802/1313512-news-at-one-tuesday-2-august-2022https://twitter.com/i/status/1554531223929749505https://twitter.com/i/status/1554144243849039872https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0019qk3https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1MnGnkDbpwmJOhttps://twitter.com/i/status/1554411639998496772 https://twitter.com/i/status/1555199421247377409 https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1555273568107233283?s=20&t=TCwQSYANg21tTjyNFCbawQhttps://youtu.be/jXrxDKwlA_s https://twitter.com/i/status/1554230390075817984Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.com Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Ira Wolfe, President and Chief Googlization Officer at Success Performance Solutions and 2022 The HRSouthwest Conference Speaker Hall of Fame Inductee… How did Ira get started in his career? What led him to the world of Speaking and Leadership? What does Ira share about being a millennial trapped in a baby boomer body? What does Ira share about his presentation "The No BS Workplace"? What does Ira share about VUCA? What does Ira share about ACE: Abilities Character and Experiences? What does Ira share about the cultural transformation? What does Ira share about mental health in the workplace? What advice does Ira share to help others? …and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with a few more questions. Interview resources: Favorite quote from Ira: “Learning is power.” Connect with Ira on LinkedIn Register now for 2022 The HRSouthwest Conference to attend Ira's session Visit HRSouthwest Hall of Fame Speakers Ira Wolfe Ted Talk: Make Change Work For You Ira Wolfe books Check out Bruce's books NEW Life in the Leadership Lane Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace “Find Your Lane Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books) “Milemarkers” A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track. Subscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” https://brucewaller.com/blog-2/ Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewaller/ Connect with Bruce on Twitter https://twitter.com/BruceWaller Connect with Bruce on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bruceww300/ Connect with Bruce on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brucewwaller Get relocation support for your next household goods or commercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit Armstrong Relocation https://www.armstrongrelocation.com/ Visit www.brucewaller.com for more information on Life in the Leadership Lane podcast and more!

In this episode, Bill Winters, C.E.O. of Standard Chartered, and Dr. Pratima Rangarajan, C.E.O. of OGCI Climate Investments, discuss the critical role that private finance can play in finding solutions to resolve the energy trilemma and accelerate progress toward net zero.

In this episode of The CU Lab podcast, Randy Salser sits down with Jason Kratovil, Head of Public Policy at SentiLink to talk about how credit unions can onboard new members faster and with less friction and help cut back on fraud with eCBSV. Jason shares what is eCBSV as well as the benefits credit unions can get when incorporating it in their account opening process. Learn more about SentiLink at: https://www.nafcu.org/sentilink

Today, we have a wonderful guest on Elevate Your Equity podcast, Jim Pfeifer. He's one of the founders of Left Field Investors and the host of the Passive Investing from Left Field podcast. On this show, he shared:• How he left the path from the one-path-fits-all approach of the standard financial services industry to real cash flow.• Why is community essential for both passive and active investors.• The essential tools and skills to use when building communities.More about Jim and his business. Left Field Investors is a group dedicated to educating and assisting like-minded investors negotiate the nuances of the passive investing landscape and world of syndications. Jim is a former financial advisor who became frustrated with the one-path-fits-all approach of the standard financial services industry. Jim now concentrates on investing in real assets that produce cash flow and is committed to sharing his knowledge with others who are interested in learning a different way to grow wealth.Thanks a bunch Jim Pfeifer for coming on the show!Unlock 3+1 degrees of freedom (time, location, financial + health) with our 5 Point Blueprint! https://elevateequity.org/podcastgiftIf you really enjoyed this content and are looking for more, you can continue to learn more about us in several different places for free!on our website for blogs & other podcast interviews! elevateequity.orgour YouTube channel! youtube.com/channel/derekcliffordour book/audiobook! amazon.com/dp/ebookIf you'd like to have a FREE copy of our 7 Ways Commercial Real Estate Syndications Protect and Build Wealth, simply click the link below. We are here and vested in your long-term success! elevateequity.org/7waysEbook

Mentoring undoubtedly has a very high impact on business growth. A mentor can help streamline your business development very quickly, and there's no denying that you need one who understands your business mission and vision for its successful operation. Many businesses fail because their owners thought it wise to fly solo while building their business. No matter the size of your business, you're bound for failure without a guide to help you navigate the challenges inherent in running a business, especially at the early stage. In today's podcast, Easton Padden from Family First Life and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss how getting a business mentor can accelerate your business growth.  

Alex Newman rejoins the show to discuss Agenda 21 and all its rebranded names. He explains what the U.N. and the World Economic Forum are really about and how it ties into the Great Reset, COVID, wars, the Green New Deal and other encompassing agendas. His extensive knowledge on the U.N. and the World Economic Forum gives you insight you will not hear from others. You can follow Alex Newman @ https://libertysentinel.org/       Now until August 7, 2022 get your Fulvic Minerals+ for only $5 @ https://grow.thegoodinside.com/ftmz60-trial-offer-892649/ Learn more about the Nobel prize winning technology behind Govvi and how to save serious money on Gas: https://www.govvi.com/go/helpmesave Solutions to keep from getting sick and to reverse mRNA damage - Dr. Joe Nieusma MUSIC CREDITS: "Action" by Media Music Group & "Do You Trust Me" by Michael Vignola, licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio       See video on Bastyon | Bitchute | Rumble | Odysee | Freedom.Social | SarahWestall.tv Note: Video will be available on all platforms soon Alex Newman Biography Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist with a global reputation for hard-hitting reporting & the founder of Liberty Sentinel. In addition to serving as president of Liberty Sentinel Media, Inc, he has written for a wide array of publications in the United States and abroad. He currently serves as a contributor to the Epoch Times, a correspondent for the Law Enforcement Intelligence Brief, foreign correspondent for The New American magazine,  a writer for WND (World Net Daily), an education writer for FreedomProject Media, a columnist for the Illinois Family Institute, and much more. He has also written for numerous newspapers and magazines such as the Gainesville Sun, Liberty magazine, The Diplomat magazine, Crisis magazine, Swiss News magazine, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunshine State News, Campus Reform, Alachua County Today, and many more. Over his career as a journalist, Alex has interviewed current and former heads of state, members of Congress, royalty, and countless other fascinating people. His work has been repeatedly highlighted by Drudge, Breitbart, Fox News, and many other outlets. And his writing has been published in major newspapers across America. In addition, Alex has authored and co-authored several books. One of his major works was an exposé of government schools with internationally renowned Dr. Samuel Blumenfeld called Crimes of the Educators published by WND Books. It was endorsed by conservative leaders ranging from Phyllis Schlafly to Ron Paul. See much more on Alex Newman @ https://libertysentinel.org/bio  

This episode dives into the strengths and weaknesses of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Podcast host Jordan Rogers-Smith is joined by Miku Jha, Director of Applied Research and Development and Business Messaging at Meta and the Founder of AgShift, and Peter Wang, the Founder of Anaconda.   The guests start the discussion by giving working definitions of AI and ML and what both can offer organizations at their best but also what their natural limits are. Miku underlines the importance of augmenting these technologies with human experts and Peter warns against the seductive idea that AI and ML are magic pixie dust that can solve any business problem.   Miku and Peter also talk about the change management that has to accompany any successful deployment of AI and ML: team members have to adjust processes to account for success and stakeholders have to be educated on failures to ensure that the downsides of these new technologies don't outweigh their positives.   After you listen, connect with podcast host Jordan Rogers-Smith and guests Miku Jha and Peter Wang on LinkedIn. Visit Anaconda.com to learn about why it's the world's most popular data science platform.   Keep up with the latest from Meta's Business Engineering Team by following us on Medium.  

Type 6s are the Faithful Guardians. In this episode, you'll see that Type 6s share the same Core Motivations in striving to be safe and secure. But each person has a unique story and set of circumstances that cause various parts to show up in different ways according to their EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile). Pre-Order our new book, More Than Your Number, by Beth and Jeff McCord: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Your-Number-Christ-Centered-ebook/dp/B09N8XC2PV Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://www.becomingus.com/book Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals #Enneagram6 #Type6 #PersonalityType

We know that building our email list is important but let's be real—growing it is never as easy as we'd like it to be especially when we're trying to grow organically. Tune in on today's episode as I uncover four specific reasons why your list isn't growing (and what you should do to get more traction). So if yours is growing painfully slow or worse, it's been crickets on your list, it could be because you're making one or more of these mistakes.I hope you enjoy this week's quick but tangible conversation to help you be more intentional with your strategy and get you results.Grab the show notes and full episode transcript here. ➡️ http://heathersager.com/blog/160Elevate your speaking skills →  www.heathersager.comMake your onstage moments grow your business

Today we have Albert Lanier on the show to sit down with Vida to talk about the perceptions and constructs of male personality types. Albert Lanier has been a journalist and writer for more than 21 years. Lanier holds a BA from the University of Hawaii-West Oahu and has been a contributing writer for Pacific Business News and Honolulu Weekly. He has also freelanced for a variety of publications including Hawaii Magazine, Asian Week and Edible Hawaiian Islands. His recent work has been featured on the news site Civil Beat as well as the business magazine Accelerate and the nightlife publication Metro HNL. Lanier previously served as a staff writer for The Molokai Dispatch in 2008. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/69611169. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Shirley Johnson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Dallas County, and 2022 The HRSouthwest Conference Director… How did Shirley get started in her career? What led her to the world of HR and Leadership? When did Shirley “find her lane” in her career? What does Shirley share about obstacles and opportunity? What does Shirley share about this year's keynote speakers? What does Shirley share about “the attendee experience”? What does Shirley share about the conference theme “Learn, Network, Grow”? What tips does Shirley share about networking? What is Shirley most excited about seeing at this year's conference? What advice does Shirley share to help others at the conference? …and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with a few more questions. Interview resources: Favorite quote(s) from Shirley: “Now in my career, I take the time to see if it's an opportunity or is it an obstacle.” “I'm hoping when attendees attending the conference this year walk away say wow, I really got a lot out of the conference this year.” Connect with Shirley on LinkedIn Learn more and Register for 2022 The HRSouthwest Conference Check out Bruce's books · NEW Life in the Leadership Lane Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace · “Find Your Lane Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books) · “Milemarkers” A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track. Subscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” https://brucewaller.com/blog-2/ Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewaller/ Connect with Bruce on Twitter https://twitter.com/BruceWaller Connect with Bruce on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bruceww300/ Connect with Bruce on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brucewwaller Get relocation support for your next household goods or commercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit Armstrong Relocation https://www.armstrongrelocation.com/ Visit www.brucewaller.com for more information on Life in the Leadership Lane podcast and more!

Jules Kortnenhorst, CEO of RMI, shares how RMI works with companies in the transportation, cement, and steel sectors to encourage the rapid energy transition necessary to mitigate climate change. He also talks about RMI's global partnerships, innovative energy programs, and accelerators—and describes how his experience in the HBS MBA program shaped his career journey, and offers advice for those interested in careers in business and climate change. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org.   Guest: Jules Kortenhorst, CEO, RMI  

May Busch is a former COO of Morgan Stanley Europe and now executive coach, speaker, advisor and author of ‘Accelerate: 9 Capabilities to Achieve Success at Any Career Stage'. Following her successful investment banking career, May Busch focuses on bringing her insights and experiences to help high-potential and high-performance leaders and their teams perform at their best and fulfill their potential. She shares her career insights through keynotes, workshops, executive coaching and consulting. In this interview, May candidly shares the story of her formative years and her advice on overcoming low self-confidence, her leadership style – and knowing your ‘Big Self' and ‘Little Self'.  If you'd like to join the Sporting Edge Members Club to get 24/7 access to over 900 insights to accelerate your personal and professional development, apply the discount code PODCAST100 in the checkout https://www.sportingedge.com/membership/ (here) to get your first month free. Annabel's interview is one of over 100 world class thinkers who are waiting to inspire you inside.  Links Mentioned: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accelerate-Capabilities-Achieve-Success-Career/dp/0993545106 (‘Accelerate' by May Busch) https://maybusch.com/ (https://maybusch.com/)   Connect with Jeremy Contact hello@sportingedge.com  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysnape/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysnape/)  Twitter https://twitter.com/thesportingedge (https://twitter.com/thesportingedge) Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheSportingEdge (http://www.facebook.com/TheSportingEdge) Website https://www.sportingedge.com/ (https://www.sportingedge.com/)

Dr. Matt Wilson is the Founder and CEO of uMEd, bringing together healthcare providers and researchers to reach out to patients to participate in clinical trials.  Using health data, uMed facilitates targeting good candidates for trials and helps the care provider educate patients about the value of participating in one or multiple clinical trials. In a very repeatable and scalable environment, uMed can match patients to specific study opportunities based on standardized queries. Matt explains, "A lot of other organizations in the clinical study space that are looking at using health record data are using it in a very different way because they're generally focused on bringing together existing EMR data or claims data from lots of different healthcare providers and using that in of itself to identify trends and value for researchers. Whereas uMed is taking a different approach, saying, "Well, actually, their health record data is incredibly useful as a starting point to be able to identify potential study participants." "We essentially have a common data infrastructure that sits across our network of healthcare providers, that's bound to the U.K. and now the U.S. as well, which will shortly be coming online. What we do in that network is each of these providers essentially say, "Yes, we want to be part of the uMed network." That allows us to be able to bring the data from those health records and normalize them across all of the different providers we're working with." #uMed #PatientRecruitment #ClinicalTrials #MedicalResearch #ClinicalTrialRecruitment uMed.io Listen to the podcast here

Dr. Matt Wilson is the Founder and CEO of uMEd, bringing together healthcare providers and researchers to reach out to patients to participate in clinical trials.  Using health data, uMed facilitates targeting good candidates for trials and helps the care provider educate patients about the value of participating in one or multiple clinical trials. In a very repeatable and scalable environment, uMed can match patients to specific study opportunities based on standardized queries. Matt explains, "A lot of other organizations in the clinical study space that are looking at using health record data are using it in a very different way because they're generally focused on bringing together existing EMR data or claims data from lots of different healthcare providers and using that in of itself to identify trends and value for researchers. Whereas uMed is taking a different approach, saying, "Well, actually, their health record data is incredibly useful as a starting point to be able to identify potential study participants." "We essentially have a common data infrastructure that sits across our network of healthcare providers, that's bound to the U.K. and now the U.S. as well, which will shortly be coming online. What we do in that network is each of these providers essentially say, "Yes, we want to be part of the uMed network." That allows us to be able to bring the data from those health records and normalize them across all of the different providers we're working with." #uMed #PatientRecruitment #ClinicalTrials #MedicalResearch #ClinicalTrialRecruitment uMed.io Download the transcript here

It took almost a month of intense stage 6 load shedding for President Cyril Ramaphosa to finally take charge of the electricity crisis that has deepened year after year, but the steps he eventually announced to end load shedding, ensure the sustainability of Eskom, and transform the electricity supply industry have been broadly welcomed by energy experts. Without reverting to a state of disaster or emergency, Ramaphosa announced steps to: Improve the performance of Eskom's power stations; Accelerate procurement of generation capacity; Massively increase private sector investment in generation capacity; Enable businesses and households to invest in rooftop solar; and A large part of the “action plan to end load-shedding” announced on Monday night rests on fixing the struggling state-owned power utility and on expanding and fast-tracking the state's own renewable energy procurement processes. A big question mark still remains over how this will be funded so all eyes on the Finance Minister come the mini budget in October. It is also worth noting the unequivocal support for the current Eskom leadership following the energy Minister's comments about CEO Andre de Ruyter last week. To talk about this Michael Avery is joined by Busi Mavuso, CEO: Business Unity SA: Dr Miriam Altman, Director, Altman Advisory & Professor of 4IR Practice: University of Johannesburg and Clyde Mallinson, Independent energy analyst

Dan Roberts, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Iris Energy, joins me for an in-depth conversation about Bitcoin Mining. We discuss what it's like running a Bitcoin Mining company, Bitcoin Mining's energy & production costs, how Bitcoin encourages entrepreneurship & the future of Bitcoin mining.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGUESTDan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/danroberts0101"Iris Energy" Website: https://irisenergy.coPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Introducing Dan & his story into Bitcoin00:06:48 What led Dan to Bitcoin Mining?00:10:56 What is Bitcoin Mining?00:15:38 Relationship between Bitcoin Price & Cost to Mine?00:19:19 Correlation between Hash Rate & Bitcoin Price00:25:07 Explaining the “51% Attack” & Why Bitcoin Incentivizes Honesty00:36:12 Explaining Bitcoin Energy Consumption00:41:52 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:42:37 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth!00:43:36 How Bitcoin brings back Honesty in Energy Prices00:47:50 How is Bitcoin is the “Buyer of Last Resort” for Energy?00:50:00 Discussing Regulated & Unregulated Operating Markets00:55:37 How has China Bitcoin Mining Ban Impacted the Mining Market?01:00:58 Bitcoin Incentivizing Entrepreneurship & other Positive Externalities of Bitcoin Mining01:08:12 Will Bitcoin help Accelerate the Production of Cheaper Power?01:11:30 Explaining how “Iris Energy” is “Leading Mining Efficiency”01:15:38 Discussing the Future of Bitcoin's Energy Mix01:20:00 What is it like Working in Bitcoin Mining?01:22:27 Where to find Dan's Work01:23:21 “What is Money” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

In the mid-20th century, neighborhoods on Lafayette's northside looked a lot like neighborhoods communities are trying to build now. In places like McComb, Veazey and Fightinville, families could live, work and play on their blocks.  The communities were stitched together by schools, churches — and businesses. Entrepreneurship was a big part of the fabric of the community: the family grocery store or barber shop. A restaurant or even a zydeco club.  Fast forward to the 21st century and many of those businesses have vanished. And opportunity left with them.  But the spirit of entrepreneurship is still very much alive. And organizations like the Lafayette Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center at UL see an opportunity to revive Lafayette's Northside with that spirit.  Kevin Guillory grew up on the Northside — of Lake Charles that is. And that community tells a similar story. Growth and prosperity moved southward in Lake Charles, leaving older neighborhoods behind.  Kevin got his MBA from UL and moved to Texas, thinking he'd never look back. But look back he did. He landed at UL in 2014 as an admissions counselor and works today as the LEED Center's Office Coordinator.  Kevin's behind the scenes work is essential to the success of the LEED Center's Accelerate Northside program, which offers workshops and training for entrepreneurs. That program kicked off in 2021 and has kept growing ever since.  Accelerate Northside was modeled after a successful program offered by the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. And one of the guys responsible for importing the idea was Kevin's colleague, Jonathan Shirley. Jonathan grew up in Abbeville and has long family ties to economic development. His mom used to run the Chamber of Commerce and his dad was an extension agent with Wildlife and Fisheries. Jonathan has been the LEED Center's Program Manager since 2020.  In that role, Jonathan has overseen the launch of Accelerate Northside and its “head and heart philosophy.” The idea is they don't just teach you how, but try to understand the why of your business.  Even if you have a great idea for a business and the drive to give it everything you've got, if you don't come from a business background or grow up around entrepreneurs it can be tough to know essential business basics, and especially how to avoid making mistakes you don't need to make. You can check out graduates from Accelerate Northside on previous episodes of Out to Lunch - especially The Williamses and Creole Nutcracker - and see for yourself the significant difference Kevin and Jonathan's program is making. You can see photos from this show and a whole lot more at itsacadiana.com. Out to Lunch Acadiana is recorded live over lunch at Tula Tacos and Amigos in downtown Lafayette.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Achieving what you want in life and in business really isn't that hard to figure out - if you know where to look.  On today's episode of the podcast, you'll hear from four entrepreneurs who have dramatically grown their businesses in less than four years. How did they do it? They simply followed the formula for success that others had modeled. (And put their own spin on it!) Listen carefully for tips from John O'Leary with O'Leary Roofing, John Kolbaska with The Men with Tools, Bryan Miller with Outback Deck, and Craig Leary with Home Pros of Central PA as they share their Formula for Success with you.  For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.com THE WEALTHY CONTRACTOR FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheWealthyContractor  THE WEALTHY CONTRACTOR INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thewealthycontractor/ 

Are there things holding you back from creating a world you envision for yourself? How can you magnetize the energy you need to step up your wealth creation and fulfill your purpose and mission on this earth? In this episode, Corrina shares the opening of the 8-8 portal and its powerful impact on people who engage and align themselves with its energy. She lays out the power of light and sun to help you be a magnet of energy. Corrina imparts her wisdom about attaining your heart's dream. She also shares how being a creator and a co-creator can change your whole life as well as others. Make sure to listen till the end of the episode as Corrina shares a special offer that can help you accelerate your wealth creation and create a powerful impact on the people you are here to serve!   “When you are willing to step into the light and refuse to be mediocre, then extraordinary things can easily manifest and come to life.”   Listen to the Episode: Corrina shares the exciting news about the start of the 8-8 portal and the real power and energy it holds. How can you be a magnet of power and energy? Realizing that your purpose and mission is supported. How can you be the best and most extraordinary version of yourself, for your business, and for your mission? Links Mentioned: Create an impact and massively accelerate your new reality through the power of the Lionsgate with Corrina's The Creation Acceleration Programme: https://infinitecreation.pages.ontraport.net/  Join the Activate Community here: https://soulwealthcoach.pages.ontraport.net/Activate  Join the New Code Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewcodeglobal  Check out Corrina's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thenewcodeglobal/  Check out Corrina's Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/soulwealthcoach/  Check out more Activate Your Wealth Podcast Show episodes here: https://quantumwealth.libsyn.com/ 

Type 5s are the Analytical Investigator. In this episode, you'll see that Type 5s share the same Core Motivations in striving to be capable and competent. But each person has a unique story and set of circumstances that cause various parts to show up in different ways according to their EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile). Thank you to our guests, Natalie Tsang (Type 5) and Steve Anderson (Type 5). Connect with Natalie: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/natalie-tsang-855097137/  Website: collideoscope.com/ Connect with Steve: Social Media: @stevetn Pre-Order our new book, More Than Your Number, by Beth and Jeff McCord: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Your-Number-Christ-Centered-ebook/dp/B09N8XC2PV Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://www.becomingus.com/book Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals #Enneagram5 #Type5 #PersonalityType

If tech-industry watchers are right we'll soon be living in the metaverse. Glimpses of the virtual environment are already among us, from virtual concerts and fashion to popular immersive games. While the virtual world could revolutionize work and play, it could also supercharge conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns. Dot Dot Dot Media CEO Laurie Segall joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

If tech-industry watchers are right we'll soon be living in the metaverse. Glimpses of the virtual environment are already among us, from virtual concerts and fashion to popular immersive games. While the virtual world could revolutionize work and play, it could also supercharge conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns. Dot Dot Dot Media CEO Laurie Segall joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Emily Watson, Chief Operating Officer at Landtower Residential How did Emily get started in her career? What led her to the world of Leadership? When did Emily “find her lane” in her career? How important have mentors been for Emily on her journey? What does Emily share about her mission statement? How does Emily describe leadership? What does Emily share about the employee experience? What tips does Emily share about developing indluence? What drives Emily in her every day? What advice does Emily share to help others in their career? …and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with a few more questions. Interview resources: Favorite quote(s) from Emily: “It is your honor to be able to lead the person you're working with to a better place than they were before.” “If you can't say it nice, get it said.” Connect with Emily on LinkedIn Learn more about Landtower Residential Check out Bruce's books · NEW Life in the Leadership Lane Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace · “Find Your Lane Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books) · “Milemarkers” A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track. Subscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” https://brucewaller.com/blog-2/ Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewaller/ Connect with Bruce on Twitter https://twitter.com/BruceWaller Connect with Bruce on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bruceww300/ Connect with Bruce on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brucewwaller Get relocation support for your next household goods or commercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit Armstrong Relocation https://www.armstrongrelocation.com/ Visit www.brucewaller.com for more information on Life in the Leadership Lane podcast and more!

Hear Bill's conversation with his friend, Tom Daly. Tom is an entrepreneur and business consultant extraordinaire. His primary focus is helping individuals and companies grow, and manage their growth, by developing effective strategies and processes... then perfecting the execution of these tools for success. If you would like to learn about his methodologies and how you can accelerate your company's growth, there is no better resource than Tom Daly. You can connect with him through Linkedin. (Mention that you listened in on the Renewable Energy Show and would like to learn more). Thank you Tom, for your service to our community... and for your friendship. It is always inspiring to speak with you and learn about the many ways you are helping business owners achieve success.Support the show

Hey friend! Do you ever feel like you are in this STOP & GO energy when it comes to making those bold moves towards your goals, vision, building your business, etc. Today, I'm sharing with you one of the simplest mindset hacks + tips I could probably ever give you, especially in the beginning of any commitment you make to growth / your next level. This is a short, but powerful episode. I hope you love it! Cheering for you & with love always, Tiffany   THE LEADER Program: Learn the foundations of powerful leadership to achieve your next level impact, results and profits, NOW. Learn more HERE: https://tiffanygwallace.mykajabi.com/the-leader   TIME EXPANDER Program: Learn how to lead your time, so you can build the business AND life of your dreams with more peace, presence, progress and profits starting TODAY. Learn More HERE: https://tiffanygwallace.mykajabi.com/time-expander-2   IGNITE Mentorship: https://tiffanygwallace.mykajabi.com/ignite-mentorship   Are you ready to reach your next level with more flow, ease and aligned success? Here are ways we can work together. https://tiffanygwallace.mykajabi.com/available-offers   Connect with us in our Well Integrated Woman Community - the Female Leadership, Productivity, Entrepreneur & Business FB Group → https://bit.ly/integrationsupportgroup   Learn more about Tiffany: https://www.tiffanygwallace.com/   Connect with me:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanygwallace/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/supportwithtiffany LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-wallace-9123a2106/

We'll  look at some of the recently published studies about VDU that I think are interesting and useful for you to know.Head to https://www.ergonomicshelp.com/biz to learn more about the Accelerate program for starting your own Ergonomics service business.

A strategy consultant and leadership coach, Guillaume Wiatr guides CEOs and Founders to align people and accelerate innovation adoption. He is the Founder of MetaHelm; a consulting firm focused on building strategic narratives for established companies. For Guillaume, traditional business storytelling is dead. Innovation happens when you build a new narrative instead. As he says, "people will pay for a story, but they will die for a narrative". After helping to save a 20M euros venture during the dot-com boom, Guillaume went on a mission to turn every company into a source of inspiration that few can resist.  Since then, he's been working with startup founders as well as senior executives of companies like Alaska Airlines, The Gates Foundation, AIG, L'Oréal, Spencer Stuart, GAP, Google, Microsoft, and the US and French governments. Have you thought about how your business could innovate? ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives.  Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML Join Jane's free Masterclass to discover her Triple C HyperGrowth system - to scale up your business and attract your ideal clients, here: https://idealclientsuccess.com/masterclass

The momentum around Portworx and containers adoption continues to grow. And that's why it was tremendous to welcome back to the Pure Report, Bhavin Shah, Portworx Technical Marketing Manager, to check in on the latest content he shared at Accelerate techfest 2022 and chime in on other key Portworx developments. Listen as we navigate through a Day in the Life of a Kubernetes Admin, chat about Portworx and VMware Tanzu - plus an update on partnership with Amazon around EKS clusters. And we hit on Portworx Data Services (now GA) and the new Backup as-a-Service offering. So much Portworx goodness. Check it out. And for more on Portworx by Pure Storage at Accelerate, go to: https://www.purestorage.com/accelerate/on-demand.html#portworx-containers

The United States' electricity regulator has proposed two major electricity market reforms that could speed the pace of renewable energy development.  --- In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of proposed clean energy projects in the United States. In fact, the amount of clean energy that's waiting in line to connect to the nation's electric grid is greater than the total installed generating capacity on the grid today.  The prospect of so much clean energy in waiting is a bright spot in the larger effort to decarbonize and address climate change. Yet proposed clean energy, and actual clean energy, are two very different things, and the fact is that a number of policy barriers stand in the way of turning so many clean energy proposals into reality.  Shelley Welton, a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy with the Kleinman Center, discusses proposed policy reforms from the nation's electricity regulator, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that aim to remove these barriers to the greening of the electric grid. Welton looks at rules that seek to speed the process for connecting clean energy to the grid, and ensure that the grid is ready to handle all that new clean power. She also discusses the Supreme Court's recent ruling that narrows the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, and implications the ruling might have for the FERC's ability to regulate on issues relating to climate change.    Shelley Welton is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy with the University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Penn Carey Law School. Related Content A Dangerous, Even if Expected, Opinion on Climate  https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/news-insights/a-dangerous-even-if-expected-opinion-on-climate/ The Economics of Building Electrification  https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/publications/the-economics-of-building-electrification/ Massive Shift toward Solar Power Begins in Largest U.S. Electricity Market. https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/podcast/massive-shift-toward-solar-power-begins-in-largest-u-s-electricity-market/ Energy Policy Now is produced by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. For all things energy policy, visit kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris laughably compared abortion to slavery, Joe Biden's Climate Czar, John Kerry, says we need to transition away from fossil fuels to green energy faster and Rachel Levine is straight up crazy. Plus, an update on Kari Lake and the Arizona gubernatorial race, memetastic and much more. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new content every day. RUMBLE: See the full LIVE show on Rumble. Subscribe, Watch and Engage at https://rumble.com/DrewBerquist LOCALS: Get Booze & Banter and Exclusive Content at https://DrewBerquist.Locals.com SUPPORT THE SHOW: Love Common Sense And Want To Keep Free Speech Alive? Support the Show. https://www.drewberquist.com/support/ SHOW SPONSORS AND AUDIENCE DISCOUNTS Mammoth Nation - Shop Conservative and push back against the woke left. Become a member at https://mammothnation.com/ and use promo code DREW to save 30% on your membership. Red Beach Nation - Whether you live at the beach, are traveling to one or just want to imagine yourself there…Red Beach's comfy patriotic apparel is sure to lift your spirits. Use promo code DREW and save 10% at https://RedBeachNation.com My Patriot Supply - Every family should have at least one three-month supply of food per person. Go to www.SurviveWithDrew.com to SAVE $150 and get FREE SHIPPING on your 3-Month Food Kits. My Pillow - Get the best night's sleep of your life and save! Use Promo Code DREW to save up to 66% off your purchase at https://MyPillow.com The Root Brands-Get rid of heavy metals and toxins in your body! Purchase Clean Slate and other Root Brands products here: https://therootbrands.com/product/trinity-pack/drewberquist Aura - The New Standard in Digital Security Honest Pricing. Serious Protection. Help When You Need It. Visit Aura.com/DREWBERQUIST and Save 40%

Dr. Michael Weinstein interviews Dr. Lindee Goh, who leads the healthcare practice with Tapestry Networks, an organization that brings together health care industry leaders to learn from one another, explore new ideas, and collaborate to solve problems working across the public and private sectors. Dr. Goh co-directs the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Shared Value Initiative, a collaboration with providers, payers, industry leaders, patient advocacy organizations, and others to explore how consensus-based value frameworks and enhanced learning platforms can accelerate value-based care and new alternative payment models. Join Dr. Weinstein and Dr. Goh as they explore how different industry sectors are coming together to find innovative ways to solve challenges within the U.S. health care system. Produced by Andrew Sousa and Hayden Margolis for Steadfast Collaborative, LLC Original score by Hayden Margolis Gastro Broadcast, Episode 38

Type 5s are the Introspective Individualist. In this episode, you'll see that Type 5s share the same Core Motivations in striving to be capable and competent. But each person has a unique story and set of circumstances that cause various parts to show up in different ways according to their EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile). Pre-Order our new book, More Than Your Number, by Beth and Jeff McCord: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Your-Number-Christ-Centered-ebook/dp/B09N8XC2PV Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://www.becomingus.com/book Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals #Enneagram5 #Type5 #PersonalityType

Sometimes, when two things come together, they become much more than one plus one. This multiplicative effect can have a profound impact and we're discussing this and more with our guest, Kathleen Albertson, on the latest episode of the Accelerate to Achieve podcast. For More Information: · Cleaning For A Reason - https://cleaningforareason.org/ · Helen's Angels - https://helensangels.org/ At Parrels Advisory, our focus is your business' future. Company leaders and change agents are often overwhelmed and under constant pressure making it challenging for them to address far-reaching issues within their companies. Having the right insight, experience, and perspective makes all the difference. We are here to simplify the steps, unlock your potential, and move you forward making your vision a reality. We've helped start-ups achieve massive growth, mid-sized businesses navigate digital transformation, and enterprises embrace innovation. Wondering how to jumpstart your business and move it forward? We welcome the chance to learn more about your audacious goals during a complementary consultation. Contact Us: https://parrels.co/contact/ ryan@parrels.co (856) 236-9723

Ever worry that the mistakes you inadvertently make in the practice room could come back to bite you in the butt in performance? Turns out you may not have to worry as much as you'd think - as long as you're making mistakes the right way. Wait...what does that even mean?! More details in today's episode. =) How Making Mistakes Can Accelerate Learning

Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Michelle Greenstreet, Chief People and Operations Officer at Lurin Capital How did Michelle get started in her career? What led her to the world of HR and Leadership? When did Michelle “find her lane” in her career? How important have mentors been for Michelle on her journey? What does Michelle share about staffing and recruiting? How does Michelle describe leadership? What does Michelle share about giving candid feedback? What does Michelle share about the employee experience? What tips does Michelle share about building culture? What drives Michelle each day? What advice does Michelle share to help others grow in their career? …and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with a few more questions. Interview resources: Favorite quote(s) from Michelle: “One of the hallmarks of a great leader is being able to have people tell you the truth.” “Sometimes you got to work like you don't need the money.” Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn Learn more about Lurin Capital Check out Bruce's books NEW Life in the Leadership Lane Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace “Find Your Lane Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books) “Milemarkers” A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track. Subscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” https://brucewaller.com/blog-2/ Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewaller/ Connect with Bruce on Twitter https://twitter.com/BruceWaller Connect with Bruce on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bruceww300/ Connect with Bruce on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brucewwaller Get relocation support for your next household goods or commercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit Armstrong Relocation https://www.armstrongrelocation.com/ Visit www.brucewaller.com for more information on Life in the Leadership Lane podcast and more!

There is always someone we know who has amazing things happen to them all the time. Are they just super lucky? Or is something else at play. Today I talk to Monde Zama, the owner of Zasik Global, a grocery delivery service for Zambians in the Diaspora to support their families back home. We talk about: - Identifying opportunities - Being a problem solver - Networking - Collaboration Monde Zama has always been a hustler. When she was in secondary school she would purchase sweets and sell them to my peers. Monde studied Publishing and Media at University and took night classes at Hoxton Makeup academy to become a make up artist and would offer her services for hair and makeup at fashion shows (London fashion week.), Music Video's and personal clients. A few months in Monde started selling hair and accessories on www.harmzharmy.bigcartel.com. That was her entry into e-commerce. During the Covid 19 pandemic, she was tasked with helping to sell some of the farms produce to my Zambian friends all over the world. There were about 80 bags. They managed to sell them within a week. Monde could see that there was a lot of potential and thus she got to working on what is now Zasik Global.   Connect: Instagram: @Harmzlondon Instagram: @Zasik.Global Facebook: Zasik Global Website: www.ZasikGlobal.com   KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose   LINKS: Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com    Website: https://www.africanawoman.com/    AWV Retreat 29-31 July, 2022 Retreat to Relax and Reconnect with Self https://forms.gle/DebJPuLaFPGmquLF7    REINVENTION course: Book your Discovery Call with Chulu   Vote for Africana Woman with Chulu Podcast on the APVA Awards: https://apva.africa/votings/ Categories -  Society & Culture Advocacy and Social Change Vote as many times as you want   100th Episode Live Recording: Guest RSVP: click here Sponsor Form: click here   Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign/                     https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman/    Join the Africana Woman Visionaries: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork   Africana Woman Blog: https://www.africanawoman.com/blog

Today's Principle: The solutions that solve a problem in one area of your life usually solve problems in other areas ... if you let them. 

About ChrisChris Short has been a proponent of open source solutions throughout his over two decades in various IT disciplines, including systems, security, networks, DevOps management, and cloud native advocacy across the public and private sectors. He currently works on the Kubernetes team at Amazon Web Services and is an active Kubernetes contributor and Co-chair of OpenGitOps. Chris is a disabled US Air Force veteran living with his wife and son in Greater Metro Detroit. Chris writes about Cloud Native, DevOps, and other topics at ChrisShort.net. He also runs the Cloud Native, DevOps, GitOps, Open Source, industry news, and culture focused newsletter DevOps'ish.Links Referenced: DevOps'ish: https://devopsish.com/ EKS News: https://eks.news/ Containers from the Couch: https://containersfromthecouch.com opengitops.dev: https://opengitops.dev ChrisShort.net: https://chrisshort.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisShort TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud. I'm Corey Quinn. Coming back to us since episode two—it's always nice to go back and see the where are they now type of approach—I am joined by Senior Developer Advocate at AWS Chris Short. Chris, been a few years. How has it been?Chris: Ha. Corey, we have talked outside of the podcast. But it's been good. For those that have been listening, I think when we recorded I wasn't even—like, when was season two, what year was that? [laugh].Corey: Episode two was first pre-pandemic and the rest. I believe—Chris: Oh. So, yeah. I was at Red Hat, maybe, when I—yeah.Corey: Yeah. You were doing Red Hat stuff, back when you got to work on open-source stuff, as opposed to now, where you're not within 1000 miles of that stuff, right?Chris: Actually well, no. So, to be clear, I'm on the EKS team, the Kubernetes team here at AWS. So, when I joined AWS in October, they were like, “Hey, you do open-source stuff. We like that. Do more.” And I was like, “Oh, wait, do more?” And they were like, “Yes, do more.” “Okay.”So, since joining AWS, I've probably done more open-source work than the three years at Red Hat that I did. So, that's kind of—you know, like, it's an interesting point when I talk to people about it because the first couple months are, like—you know, my friends are like, “So, are you liking it? Are you enjoying it? What's going on?” And—Corey: Do they beat you with reeds? Like, all the questions people have about companies? Because—Chris: Right. Like, I get a lot of random questions about Amazon and AWS that I don't know the answer to.Corey: Oh, when I started telling people, I fixed Amazon bills, I had to quickly pivot that to AWS bills because people started asking me, “Well, can you save me money on underpants?” It's I—Chris: Yeah.Corey: How do you—fine. Get the prime credit card. It docks 5% off the bill, so there you go. But other than that, no, I can't.Chris: No.Corey: It's—Chris: Like, I had to call my bank this morning about a transaction that I didn't recognize, and it was from Amazon. And I was like, that's weird. Why would that—Corey: Money just flows one direction, and that's the wrong direction from my employer.Chris: Yeah. Like, what is going on here? It shouldn't have been on that card kind of thing. And I had to explain to the person on the phone that I do work at Amazon but under the Web Services team. And he was like, “Oh, so you're in IT?”And I'm like, “No.” [laugh]. “It's actually this big company. That—it's a cloud company.” And they're like, “Oh, okay, okay. Yeah. The cloud. Got it.” [laugh]. So, it's interesting talking to people about, “I work at Amazon.” “Oh, my son works at Amazon distribution center,” blah, blah, blah. It's like, cool. “I know about that, but very little. I do this.”Corey: Your son works in Amazon distribution center. Is he a robot? Is normally my next question on that? Yeah. That's neither here nor there.So, you and I started talking a while back. We both write newsletters that go to a somewhat similar audience. You write DevOps'ish. I write Last Week in AWS. And recently, you also have started EKS News because, yeah, the one thing I look at when I'm doing these newsletters every week is, you know what I want to do? That's right. Write more newsletters.Chris: [laugh].Corey: So, you are just a glutton for punishment? And, yeah, welcome to the addiction, I suppose. How's it been going for you?Chris: It's actually been pretty interesting, right? Like, we haven't pushed it very hard. We're now starting to include it in things. Like we did Container Day; we made sure that EKS news was on the landing page for Container Day at KubeCon EU. And you know, it's kind of just grown organically since then.But it was one of those things where it's like, internally—this happened at Red Hat, right—when I started live streaming at Red Hat, the ultimate goal was to do our product management—like, here's what's new in the next version thing—do those live so anybody can see that at any point in time anywhere on Earth, the second it's available. Similar situation to here. This newsletter actually is generated as part of a report my boss puts together to brief our other DAs—or developer advocates—you know, our solutions architects, the whole nine yards about new EKS features. So, I was like, why can't we just flip that into a weekly newsletter, you know? Like, I can pull from the same sources you can.And what's interesting is, he only does the meeting bi-weekly. So, there's some weeks where it's just all me doing it and he ends up just kind of copying and pasting the newsletter into his document, [laugh] and then adds on for the week. But that report meeting for that team is now getting disseminated to essentially anyone that subscribes to eks.news. Just go to the site, there's a subscribe thing right there. And we've gotten 20 issues in and it's gotten rave reviews, right?Corey: I have been a subscriber for a while. I will say that it has less Chris Short personality—Chris: Mm-hm.Corey: —to it than DevOps'ish does, which I have to assume is by design. A lot of The Duckbill Group's marketing these days is no longer in my voice, rather intentionally, because it turns out that being a sarcastic jackass and doing half-billion dollar AWS contracts can not to be the most congruent thing in the world. So okay, we're slowly ameliorating that. It's professional voice versus snarky voice.Chris: Well, and here's the thing, right? Like, I realized this year with DevOps'ish that, like, if I want to take a week off, I have to do, like, what you did when your child was born. You hired folks to like, do the newsletter for you, or I actually don't do the newsletter, right? It's binary: hire someone else to do it, or don't do it. So, the way I structured this newsletter was that any developer advocate on my team could jump in and take over the newsletter so that, you know, if I'm off that week, or whatever may be happening, I, Chris Short, am not the voice. It is now the entire developer advocate team.Corey: I will challenge you on that a bit. Because it's not Chris Short voice, that's for sure, but it's also not official AWS brand voice either.Chris: No.Corey: It is clearly written by a human being who is used to communicating with the audience for whom it is written. And that is no small thing. Normally, when oh, there's a corporate newsletter; that's just a lot of words to say it's bad. This one is good. I want to be very clear on that.Chris: Yeah, I mean, we have just, like, DevOps'ish, we have sections, just like your newsletter, there's certain sections, so any new, what's new announcements, those go in automatically. So, like, that can get delivered to your inbox every Friday. Same thing with new blog posts about anything containers related to EKS, those will be in there, then Containers from the Couch, our streaming platform, essentially, for all things Kubernetes. Those videos go in.And then there's some ecosystem news as well that I collect and put in the newsletter to give people a broader sense of what's going on out there in Kubernetes-land because let's face it, there's upstream and then there's downstream, and sometimes those aren't in sync, and that's normal. That's how Kubernetes kind of works sometimes. If you're running upstream Kubernetes, you are awesome. I appreciate you, but I feel like that would cause more problems and it's worse sometimes.Corey: Thank you for being the trailblazers. The rest of us can learn from your misfortune.Chris: [laugh]. Yeah, exactly. Right? Like, please file your bugs accordingly. [laugh].Corey: EKS is interesting to me because I don't see a lot of it, which is, probably, going to get a whole lot of, “Wait, what?” Moments because wait, don't you deal with very large AWS bills? And I do. But what I mean by that is that EKS, until you're using its Fargate expression, charges for the control plane, which rounds to no money, and the rest is running on EC2 instances running in a company's account. From the billing perspective, there is no difference between, “We're running massive fleets of EKS nodes.” And, “We're managing a whole bunch of EC2 instances by hand.”And that feels like an interesting allegory for how Kubernetes winds up expressing itself to cloud providers. Because from a billing perspective, it just looks like one big single-tenant application that has some really strange behaviors internally. It gets very chatty across AZs when there's no reason to, and whatnot. And it becomes a very interesting study in how to expose aspects of what's going on inside of those containers and inside of the Kubernetes environment to the cloud provider in a way that becomes actionable. There are no good answers for this yet, but it's something I've been seeing a lot of. Like, “Oh, I thought you'd be running Kubernetes. Oh, wait, you are and I just keep forgetting what I'm looking at sometimes.”Chris: So, that's an interesting point. The billing is kind of like, yeah, it's just compute, right? So—Corey: And my insight into AWS and the way I start thinking about it is always from a billing perspective. That's great. It's because that means the more expensive the services, the more I know about it. It's like, “IAM. What is that?” Like, “Oh, I have no idea. It's free. How important could it be?” Professional advice: do not take that philosophy, ever.Chris: [laugh]. No. Ever. No.Corey: Security: it matters. Oh, my God. It's like you're all stars. Your IAM policy should not be. I digress.Chris: Right. Yeah. Anyways, so two points I want to make real quick on that is, one, we've recently released an open-source project called Carpenter, which is really cool in my purview because it looks at your Kubernetes file and says, “Oh, you want this to run on ARM instance.” And you can even go so far as to say, right, here's my limits, and it'll find an instance that fits those limits and add that to your cluster automatically. Run your pod on that compute as long as it needs to run and then if it's done, it'll downsize—eventually, kind of thing—your cluster.So, you can basically just throw a bunch of workloads at it, and it'll auto-detect what kind of compute you will need and then provision it for you, run it, and then be done. So, that is one-way folks are probably starting to save money running EKS is to adopt Carpenter as your autoscaler as opposed to the inbuilt Kubernetes autoscaler. Because this is instance-aware, essentially, so it can say, like, “Oh, your massive ARM application can run here,” because you know, thank you, Graviton. We have those processors in-house. And you know, you can run your ARM64 instances, you can run all the Intel workloads you want, and it'll right size the compute for your workloads.And I'll look at one container or all your containers, however you want to configure it. Secondly, the good folks over at Kubecost have opencost, which is the open-source version of Kubecost, basically. So, they have a service that you can run in your clusters that will help you say, “Hey, maybe this one notes too heavy; maybe this one notes too light,” and you know, give you some insights into Kubernetes spend that are a little bit more granular as far as usage and things like that go. So, those two projects right there, I feel like, will give folks an optimal savings experience when it comes to Kubernetes. But to your point, it's just compute, right? And that's really how we treat it, kind of, here internally is that it's a way to run… compute, Kubernetes, or ECS, or any of those tools.Corey: A fairly expensive one because ignoring entirely for a second the actual raw cost of compute, you also have the other side of it, which is in every environment, unless you are doing something very strange or pre-funding as a one-person startup in your spare time, your payroll costs will it—should—exceed your AWS bill by a fairly healthy amount. And engineering time is always more expensive than services time. So, for example, looking at EKS, I would absolutely recommend people use that rather than rolling their own because—Chris: Rolling their own? Yeah.Corey: —get out of that engineering space where your time is free. I assure you from a business context, it is not. So, there's always that question of what you can do to make things easier for people and do more of the heavy lifting.Chris: Yeah, and to your rather cheeky point that there's 17 ways to run a container on AWS, it is answering that question, right? Like those 17 ways, like, how much of this do you want to run yourself, you could run EKS distro on EC2 instances if you want full control over your environment.Corey: And then run IoT Greengrass core on top within that cluster—Chris: Right.Corey: So, I can run my own Lambda function runtime, so I'm not locked in. Also, DynamoDB local so I'm not locked into AWS. At which point I have gone so far around the bend, no one can help me.Chris: Well—Corey: Pro tip, don't do that. Just don't do that.Chris: But to your point, we have all these options for compute, and specifically containers because there's a lot of people that want to granularly say, “This is where my engineering team gets involved. Everything else you handle.” If I want EKS on Spot Instances only, you can do that. If you want EKS to use Carpenter and say only run ARM workloads, you can do that. If you want to say Fargate and not have anything to manage other than the container file, you can do that.It's how much does your team want to manage? That's the customer obsession part of AWS coming through when it comes to containers is because there's so many different ways to run those workloads, but there's so many different ways to make sure that your team is right-sized, based off the services you're using.Corey: I do want to change gears a bit here because you are mostly known for a couple of things: the DevOps'ish newsletter because that is the oldest and longest thing you've been doing the time that I've known you; EKS, obviously. But when prepping for this show, I discovered you are now co-chair of the OpenGitOps project.Chris: Yes.Corey: So, I have heard of GitOps in the context of, “Oh, it's just basically your CI/CD stuff is triggered by Git events and whatnot.” And I'm sitting here going, “Okay, so from where you're sitting, the two best user interfaces in the world that you have discovered are YAML and Git.” And I just have to start with the question, “Who hurt you?”Chris: [laugh]. Yeah, I share your sentiment when it comes to Git. Not so much with YAML, but I think it's because I'm so used to it. Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome, maybe the whole YAML thing. I don't know.Corey: Well, it's no XML. We'll put it that way.Chris: Thankfully, yes because if it was, I would have way more, like, just template files laying around to build things. But the—Corey: And rage. Don't forget rage.Chris: And rage, yeah. So, GitOps is a little bit more than just Git in IaC—infrastructure as Code. It's more like Justin Garrison, who's also on my team, he calls it infrastructure software because there's four main principles to GitOps, and if you go to opengitops.dev, you can see them. It's version one.So, we put them on the website, right there on the page. You have to have a declared state and that state has to live somewhere. Now, it's called GitOps because Git is probably the most full-featured thing to put your state in, but you could use an S3 bucket and just version it, for example. And make it private so no one else can get to it.Corey: Or you could use local files: copy-of-copy-of-this-thing-restored-parentheses-use-this-one-dot-final-dot-doc-dot-zip. You know, my preferred naming convention.Chris: Ah, yeah. Wow. Okay. [laugh]. Yeah.Corey: Everything I touch is terrifying.Chris: Yes. Geez, I'm sorry. So first, it's declarative. You declare your state. You store it somewhere. It's versioned and immutable, like I said. And then pulled automatically—don't focus so much on pull—but basically, software agents are applying the desired state from source. So, what does that mean? When it's—you know, the fourth principle is implemented, continuously reconciled. That means those software agents that are checking your desired state are actually putting it back into the desired state if it's out of whack, right? So—Corey: You're talking about agents running it persistently on instances, validating—Chris: Yes.Corey: —a checkpoint on a cron. How is this meaningfully different than a Puppet agent running in years past? Having spent I learned to speak publicly by being a traveling trainer for Puppet; same type of model, and in fact, when I was at Pinterest, we wound up having a fair bit—like, that was their entire model, where they would have—the Puppet's code would live in an S3 bucket that was then copied down, I believe, via Git, and then applied to the instance on a schedule. Like, that sounds like this was sort of a early days GitOps.Chris: Yeah, exactly. Right? Like so it's, I like to think of that as a component of GitOps, right? DevOps, when you talk about DevOps in general, there's a lot of stuff out there. There's a lot of things labeled DevOps that maybe are, or maybe aren't sticking to some of those DevOps core things that make you great.Like the stuff that Nicole Forsgren writes about in books, you know? Accelerate is on my desk for a reason because there's things that good, well-managed DevOps practices do. I see GitOps as an actual implementation of DevOps in an open-source manner because all the tooling for GitOps these days is open-source and it all started as open-source. Now, you can get, like, Flux or Argo—Argo, specifically—there's managed services out there for it, you can have Flux and not maintain it, through an add-on, on EKS for example, and it will reconcile that state for you automatically. And the other thing I like to say about GitOps, specifically, is that it moves at the speed of the Kubernetes Audit Log.If you've ever looked at a Kubernetes audit log, you know it's rather noisy with all these groups and versions and kinds getting thrown out there. So, GitOps will say, “Oh, there's an event for said thing that I'm supposed to be watching. Do I need to change anything? Yes or no? Yes? Okay, go.”And the change gets applied, or, “Hey, there's a new Git thing. Pull it in. A change has happened inGit I need to update it.” You can set it to reconcile on events on time. It's like a cron or it's like an event-driven architecture, but it's combined.Corey: How does it survive the stake through the heart of configuration management? Because before I was doing all this, I wasn't even a T-shaped engineer: you're broad across a bunch of things, but deep in one or two areas, and one of mine was configuration management. I wrote part of SaltStack, once upon a time—Chris: Oh.Corey: —due to a bunch of very strange coincidences all hitting it once, like, I taught people how to use Puppet. But containers ultimately arose and the idea of immutable infrastructure became a thing. And these days when we were doing full-on serverless, well, great, I just wind up deploying a new code bundle to the Lambdas function that I wind up caring about, and that is a immutable version replacement. There is no drift because there is no way to log in and change those things other than through a clear deployment of this as the new version that goes out there. Where does GitOps fit into that imagined pattern?Chris: So, configuration management becomes part of your approval process, right? So, you now are generating an audit log, essentially, of all changes to your system through the approval process that you set up as part of your, how you get things into source and then promote that out to production. That's kind of the beauty of it, right? Like, that's why we suggest using Git because it has functions, like, requests and issues and things like that you can say, “Hey, yes, I approve this,” or, “Hey, no, I don't approve that. We need changes.” So, that's kind of natively happening with Git and, you know, GitLab, GitHub, whatever implementation of Git. There's always, kind of—Corey: Uh, JIF-ub is, I believe, the pronunciation.Chris: JIF-ub? Oh.Corey: Yeah. That's what I'm—Chris: Today, I learned. Okay.Corey: Exactly. And that's one of the things that I do for my lasttweetinaws.com Twitter client that I build—because I needed it, and if other people want to use it, that's great—that is now deployed to 20 different AWS commercial regions, simultaneously. And that is done via—because it turns out that that's a very long to execute for loop if you start down that path—Chris: Well, yeah.Corey: I wound up building out a GitHub Actions matrix—sorry a JIF-ub—actions matrix job that winds up instantiating 20 parallel builds of the CDK deploy that goes out to each region as expected. And because that gets really expensive with native GitHub Actions runners for, like, 36 cents per deploy, and I don't know how to test my own code, so every time I have a typo, that's another quarter in the jar. Cool, but that was annoying for me so I built my own custom runner system that uses Lambda functions as runners running containers pulled from ECR that, oh, it just runs in parallel, less than three minutes. Every time I commit something between I press the push button and it is out and running in the wild across all regions. Which is awesome and also terrifying because, as previously mentioned, I don't know how to test my code.Chris: Yeah. So, you don't know what you're deploying to 20 regions sometime, right?Corey: But it also means I have a pristine, re-composable build environment because I can—Chris: Right.Corey: Just automatically have that go out and the fact that I am making a—either merging a pull request or doing a direct push because I consider main to be my feature branch as whenever something hits that, all the automation kicks off. That was something that I found to be transformative as far as a way of thinking about this because I was very tired of having to tweak my local laptop environment to, “Oh, you didn't assume the proper role and everything failed again and you broke it. Good job.” It wound up being something where I could start developing on more and more disparate platforms. And it finally is what got me away from my old development model of everything I build is on an EC2 instance, and that means that my editor of choice was Vim. I use the VS Code now for these things, and I'm pretty happy with it.Chris: Yeah. So, you know, I'm glad you brought up CDK. CDK gives you a lot of the capabilities to implement GitOps in a way that you could say, like, “Hey, use CDK to declare I need four Amazon EKS clusters with this size, shape, and configuration. Go.” Or even further, connect to these EKS clusters to RDS instances and load balancers and everything else.But you put that state into Git and then you have something that deploys that automatically upon changes. That is infrastructure as code. Now, when you say, “Okay, main is your feature branch,” you know, things happen on main, if this were running in Kubernetes across a fleet of clusters or the globe-wide in 20 regions, something like Flux or Argo would kick in and say, “There's been a change to source, main, and we need to roll this out.” And it'll start applying those changes. Now, what do you get with GitOps that you don't get with your configuration?I mean, can you rollback if you ever have, like, a bad commit that's just awful? I mean, that's really part of the process with GitOps is to make sure that you can, A, roll back to the previous good state, B, roll forward to a known good state, or C, promote that state up through various environments. And then having that all done declaratively, automatically, and immutably, and versioned with an audit log, that I think is the real power of GitOps in the sense that, like, oh, so-and-so approve this change to security policy XYZ on this date at this time. And that to an auditor, you just hand them a log file on, like, “Here's everything we've ever done to our system. Done.” Right?Like, you could get to that state, if you want to, which I think is kind of the idea of DevOps, which says, “Take all these disparate tools and processes and procedures and culture changes”—culture being the hardest part to adopt in DevOps; GitOps kind of forces a culture change where, like, you can't do a CAB with GitOps. Like, those two things don't fly. You don't have a configuration management database unless you absolutely—Corey: Oh, you CAB now but they're all the comments of the pull request.Chris: Right. Exactly. Like, don't push this change out until Thursday after this other thing has happened, kind of thing. Yeah, like, that all happens in GitHub. But it's very democratizing in the sense that people don't have to waste time in an hour-long meeting to get their five minutes in, right?Corey: DoorDash had a problem. As their cloud-native environment scaled and developers delivered new features, their monitoring system kept breaking down. In an organization where data is used to make better decisions about technology and about the business, losing observability means the entire company loses their competitive edge. With Chronosphere, DoorDash is no longer losing visibility into their applications suite. The key? Chronosphere is an open-source compatible, scalable, and reliable observability solution that gives the observability lead at DoorDash business, confidence, and peace of mind. Read the full success story at snark.cloud/chronosphere. That's snark.cloud slash C-H-R-O-N-O-S-P-H-E-R-E.Corey: So, would it be overwhelmingly cynical to suggest that GitOps is the means to implement what we've all been pretending to have implemented for the last decade when giving talks at conferences?Chris: Ehh, I wouldn't go that far. I would say that GitOps is an excellent way to implement the things you've been talking about at all these conferences for all these years. But keep in mind, the technology has changed a lot in the, what 11, 12 years of the existence of DevOps, now. I mean, we've gone from, let's try to manage whole servers immutably to, “Oh, now we just need to maintain an orchestration platform and run containers.” That whole compute interface, you go from SSH to a Docker file, that's a big leap, right?Like, you don't have bespoke sysadmins; you have, like, a platform team. You don't have DevOps engineers; they're part of that platform team, or DevOps teams, right? Like, which was kind of antithetical to the whole idea of DevOps to have a DevOps team. You know, everybody's kind of in the same boat now, where we see skill sets kind of changing. And GitOps and Kubernetes-land is, like, a platform team that manages the cluster, and its state, and health and, you know, production essentially.And then you have your developers deploying what they want to deploy in when whatever namespace they've been given access to and whatever rights they have. So, now you have the potential for one set of people—the platform team—to use one set of GitOps tooling, and your applications teams might not like that, and that's fine. They can have their own namespaces with their own tooling in it. Like, Argo, for example, is preferred by a lot of developers because it has a nice UI with green and red dots and they can show people and it looks nice, Flux, it's command line based. And there are some projects out there that kind of take the UI of Argo and try to run Flux underneath that, and those are cool kind of projects, I think, in my mind, but in general, right, I think GitOps gives you the choice that we missed somewhat in DevOps implementations of the past because it was, “Oh, we need to go get cloud.” “Well, you can only use this cloud.” “Oh, we need to go get this thing.” “Well, you can only use this thing in-house.”And you know, there's a lot of restrictions sometimes placed on what you can use in your environment. Well, if your environment is Kubernetes, how do you restrict what you can run, right? Like you can't have an easily configured say, no open-source policy if you're running Kubernetes. [laugh] so it becomes, you know—Corey: Well, that doesn't stop some companies from trying.Chris: Yeah, that's true. But the idea of, like, enabling your developers to deploy at will and then promote their changes as they see fit is really the dream of DevOps, right? Like, same with production and platform teams, right? I want to push my changes out to a larger system that is across the globe. How do I do that? How do I manage that? How do I make sure everything's consistent?GitOps gives you those ways, with Kubernetes native things like customizations, to make consistent environments that are robust and actually going to be reconciled automatically if someone breaks the glass and says, “Oh, I need to run this container immediately.” Well, that's going to create problems because it's deviated from state and it's just that one region, so we'll put it back into state.Corey: It'll be dueling banjos, at some point. You'll try and doing something manually, it gets reverted automatically. I love that pattern. You'll get bored before the computer does, always.Chris: Yeah. And GitOps is very new, right? When you think about the lifetime of GitOps, I think it was coined in, like, 2018. So, it's only four years old, right? When—Corey: I prefer it to ChatOps, at least, as far as—Chris: Well, I mean—Corey: —implementation and expression of the thing.Chris: —ChatOps was a way to do DevOps. I think GitOps—Corey: Well, ChatOps is also a way to wind up giving whoever gets access to your Slack workspace root in production.Chris: Mmm.Corey: But that's neither here nor there.Chris: Mm-hm.Corey: It's yeah, we all like to pretend that's not a giant security issue in our industry, but that's a topic for another time.Chris: Yeah. And that's why, like, GitOps also depends upon you having good security, you know, and good authorization and approval processes. It enforces that upon—Corey: Yeah, who doesn't have one of those?Chris: Yeah. If it's a sole operation kind of deal, like in your setup, your case, I think you kind of got it doing right, right? Like, as far as GitOps goes—Corey: Oh, to be clear, we are 11 people and we do have dueling pull requests and all the rest.Chris: Right, right, right.Corey: But most of the stuff I talk about publicly is not our production stuff, so it really is just me. Just as a point of clarity there. I've n—the 11 people here do not all—the rest of you don't just sit there and clap as I do all the work.Chris: Right.Corey: Most days.Chris: No, I'm sure they don't. I'm almost certain they don't clap… for you. I mean, they would—Corey: No. No, they try and talk me out of it in almost every case.Chris: Yeah, exactly. So, the setup that you, Corey Quinn, have implemented to deploy these 20 regions is kind of very GitOps-y, in the sense that when main changes, it gets updated. Where it's not GitOps-y is what if the endpoint changes? Does it get reconciled? That's the piece you're probably missing is that continuous reconciliation component, where it's constantly checking and saying, “This thing out there is deployed in the way I want it. You know, the way I declared it to be in my source of truth.”Corey: Yeah, when you start having other people getting involved, there can—yeah, that's where regressions enter. And it's like, “Well, I know where things are so why would I change the endpoint?” Yeah, it turns out, not everyone has the state of the entire application in their head. Ideally it should live in—Chris: Yeah. Right. And, you know—Corey: —you know, Git or S3.Chris: —when I—yeah, exactly. When I think about interactions of the past coming out as a new DevOps engineer to work with developers, it's always been, will developers have access to prod or they don't? And if you're in that environment with—you're trying to run a multi-billion dollar operation, and your devs have direct—or one Dev has direct access to prod because prod is in his brain, that's where it's like, well, now wait a minute. Prod doesn't have to be only in your brain. You can put that in the codebase and now we know what is in your brain, right?Like, you can almost do—if you document your code, well, you can have your full lifecycle right there in one place, including documentation, which I think is the best part, too. So, you know, it encourages approval processes and automation over this one person has an entire state of the system in their head; they have to go in and fix it. And what if they're not on call, or in Jamaica, or on a cruise ship somewhere kind of thing? Things get difficult. Like, for example, I just got back from vacation. We were so far off the grid, we had satellite internet. And let me tell you, it was hard to write an email newsletter where I usually open 50 to 100 tabs.Corey: There's a little bit of internet out Californ-ie way.Chris: [laugh].Corey: Yeah it's… it's always weird going from, like, especially after pandemic; I have gigabit symmetric here and going even to re:Invent where I'm trying to upload a bunch of video and whatnot.Chris: Yeah. Oh wow.Corey: And the conference WiFi was doing its thing, and well, Verizon 5G was there but spotty. And well, yeah. Usual stuff.Chris: Yeah. It's amazing to me how connectivity has become so ubiquitous.Corey: To the point where when it's not there anymore, it's what do I do with myself? Same story about people pushing back against remote development of, “Oh, I'm just going to do it all on my laptop because what happens if I'm on a plane?” It's, yeah, the year before the pandemic, I flew 140,000 miles domestically and I was almost never hamstrung by my ability to do work. And my only local computer is an iPad for those things. So, it turns out that is less of a real world concern for most folks.Chris: Yeah I actually ordered the components to upgrade an old Nook that I have here and turn it into my, like, this is my remote code server, that's going to be all attached to GitHub and everything else. That's where I want to be: have Tailscale and just VPN into this box.Corey: Tailscale is transformative.Chris: Yes. Tailscale will change your life. That's just my personal opinion.Corey: Yep.Chris: That's not an AWS opinion or anything. But yeah, when you start thinking about your network as it could be anywhere, that's where Tailscale, like, really shines. So—Corey: Tailscale makes the internet work like we all wanted to believe that it worked.Chris: Yeah. And Wireguard is an excellent open-source project. And Tailscale consumes that and puts an amazingly easy-to-use UI, and troubleshooting tools, and routing, and all kinds of forwarding capabilities, and makes it kind of easy, which is really, really, really kind of awesome. And Tailscale and Kubernetes—Corey: Yeah, ‘network' and ‘easy' don't belong in the same sentence, but in this case, they do.Chris: Yeah. And trust me, the Kubernetes story in Tailscale, there is a lot of there. I understand you might want to not open ports in your VPC, maybe, but if you use Tailscale, that node is just another thing on your network. You can connect to that and see what's going on. Your management cluster is just another thing on the network where you can watch the state.But it's all—you're connected to it continuously through Tailscale. Or, you know, it's a much lighter weight, kind of meshy VPN, I would say, if I had to sum it up in one sentence. That was not on our agenda to talk about at all. Anyways. [laugh]Corey: No, no. I love how many different topics we talk about on these things. We'll have to have you back soon to talk again. I really want to thank you for being so generous with your time. If people want to learn more about what you're up to and how you view these things, where can they find you?Chris: Go to ChrisShort.net. So, Chris Short—I'm six-four so remember, it's Short—dot net, and you will find all the places that I write, you can go to devopsish.com to subscribe to my newsletter, which goes out every week. This year. Next year, there'll be breaks. And then finally, if you want to follow me on Twitter, Chris Short: at @ChrisShort on Twitter. All one word so you see two s's. Like, it's okay, there's two s's there.Corey: Links to all of that will of course be in the show notes. It's easier for people to do the clicky-clicky thing as a general rule.Chris: Clicky things are easier than the wordy things, yes.Corey: Says the Kubernetes guy.Chris: Yeah. Says the Kubernetes guy. Yeah, you like that, huh? Like I said, Argo gives you a UI. [laugh].Corey: Thank you [laugh] so much for your time. I really do appreciate it.Chris: Thank you. This has been fun. If folks have questions, feel free to reach out. Like, I am not one of those people that hides behind a screen all day and doesn't respond. I will respond to you eventually.Corey: I'm right here, Chris. Come on, come on. You're calling me out in front of myself. My God.Chris: Egh. It might take a day or two, but I will respond. I promise.Corey: Thanks again for your time. This has been Chris Short, senior developer advocate at AWS. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn and this is Screaming in the Cloud. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice and if it's YouTube, click the thumbs-up button. Whereas if you've hated this podcast, same thing, smash the buttons five-star review and leave an insulting comment that is written in syntactically correct YAML because it's just so easy to do.Corey: If your AWS bill keeps rising and your blood pressure is doing the same, then you need The Duckbill Group. We help companies fix their AWS bill by making it smaller and less horrifying. The Duckbill Group works for you, not AWS. We tailor recommendations to your business and we get to the point. Visit duckbillgroup.com to get started.Announcer: This has been a HumblePod production. Stay humble.

Mo asks James Barclay: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or the Snowball System? For James, the number one strategy is the Protemoi List. These are the people in your circle that are your partners, prospects, and the key people that could be your raving fans. Having a focused relationship list is an unbeatable edge. When you invest in a relationship, people will move with you. James has had people buy from his company multiple times over multiple jobs. Your Protemoi List is a list of five to ten people that have outsized returns on the amount of time and energy you invest in the relationship. The first strategy is to simply be useful to them. Offer to take them to events with you that you believe would be helpful to them. Find content and then pass it on to people you think would find it useful. Celebrate them at every opportunity. Accelerate them and give them a platform where you highlight them and what they are doing. A personal newsletter can be incredibly powerful. You don't need thousands of people on your list for it to be worth it. Build something that is extremely accessible to them, extremely useful to them, and don't waste their time. It can take some time to build momentum, but you have to start somewhere. If you can write something useful for one person you can build it over time and create something really valuable. Consistency matters. Find a cadence that works for you and your schedule and stick with it.   Mo asks Kevin Clem: What's your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or the Snowball System? Kevin discovered the Snowball System from the podcast after being referred to it by the CEO of HBR Consulting. The Most Important Things is one of the key principles that Kevin has embraced. He and his team have made the idea of the top three things as a guiding framework for how they operate. Raving fans and assessing the level of the relationship with each client is another big strategy. There is power in language. Just by entering the GrowBIG world and embracing the terminology, Kevin and his team have changed the way they think about business development and growth. Take a page out of your creative marketing playbook and come out with a theme for your internal program to get your team to buy in. Kevin's team has tried a number of different incentives to get the team excited. They found that recognition and reward among high achievers is a good base to start with, combined with accountability. Create and celebrate short-term wins to spotlight things that are going well and to build momentum. Celebrating the small wins is an important piece of creating progress. Doing what you can do today is what leads to the championship.   Mo asks Dennis Baltz: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? Dennis loved so much of the GrowBIG Training, but the one that stands out the most is the idea of the Most Important Thing. When working with clients, Dennis uses an MIT one-sheet to communicate all the work streams that they can work on during the engagement as well as including some potentially new approaches they can take advantage of. They are using that very effectively to land new clients because it allows them to understand the exact value WTW brings to the table. This approach creates strategic conversations and helps build the trust that client's have in Dennis and his team's ability to think around corners. Structurally, the slide includes important dates for upcoming content or events, the essential work streams for the client, and disruptive ideas. Pre-MIT, the client updates were boring and uninspiring. Refining it down to the Most Important Things and communicating them in a single place that's easy to understand has made it very valuable.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com linkedin.com/in/jamesbarclay1 james@passle.net passle.net linkedin.com/in/kevinclem kclem@hbrconsulting.com hbrconsulting.com linkedin.com/in/dennisbaltz dennis.baltz@willistowerswatson.com Nathan Barry on ConvertKit, Automation and Engaging Your Audience – What You Need To Succeed (season 2 episode 43) How to Use ConvertKit to Create and Close More Opportunities, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 44) How to Use ConvertKit to Deepen Relationships, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 45) How to Hack Our Own Habits to Accomplish More, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 46) The Top 3 Things You Need to Implement from Nathan Barry, Founder of ConvertKit (season 2 episode 47)

Mo asks James Barclay: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or the Snowball System? For James, the number one strategy is the Protemoi List. These are the people in your circle that are your partners, prospects, and the key people that could be your raving fans. Having a focused relationship list is an unbeatable edge. When you invest in a relationship, people will move with you. James has had people buy from his company multiple times over multiple jobs. Your Protemoi List is a list of five to ten people that have outsized returns on the amount of time and energy you invest in the relationship. The first strategy is to simply be useful to them. Offer to take them to events with you that you believe would be helpful to them. Find content and then pass it on to people you think would find it useful. Celebrate them at every opportunity. Accelerate them and give them a platform where you highlight them and what they are doing. A personal newsletter can be incredibly powerful. You don't need thousands of people on your list for it to be worth it. Build something that is extremely accessible to them, extremely useful to them, and don't waste their time. It can take some time to build momentum, but you have to start somewhere. If you can write something useful for one person you can build it over time and create something really valuable. Consistency matters. Find a cadence that works for you and your schedule and stick with it.   Mo asks Kevin Clem: What's your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or the Snowball System? Kevin discovered the Snowball System from the podcast after being referred to it by the CEO of HBR Consulting. The Most Important Things is one of the key principles that Kevin has embraced. He and his team have made the idea of the top three things as a guiding framework for how they operate. Raving fans and assessing the level of the relationship with each client is another big strategy. There is power in language. Just by entering the GrowBIG world and embracing the terminology, Kevin and his team have changed the way they think about business development and growth. Take a page out of your creative marketing playbook and come out with a theme for your internal program to get your team to buy in. Kevin's team has tried a number of different incentives to get the team excited. They found that recognition and reward among high achievers is a good base to start with, combined with accountability. Create and celebrate short-term wins to spotlight things that are going well and to build momentum. Celebrating the small wins is an important piece of creating progress. Doing what you can do today is what leads to the championship.   Mo asks Dennis Baltz: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? Dennis loved so much of the GrowBIG Training, but the one that stands out the most is the idea of the Most Important Thing. When working with clients, Dennis uses an MIT one-sheet to communicate all the work streams that they can work on during the engagement as well as including some potentially new approaches they can take advantage of. They are using that very effectively to land new clients because it allows them to understand the exact value WTW brings to the table. This approach creates strategic conversations and helps build the trust that client's have in Dennis and his team's ability to think around corners. Structurally, the slide includes important dates for upcoming content or events, the essential work streams for the client, and disruptive ideas. Pre-MIT, the client updates were boring and uninspiring. Refining it down to the Most Important Things and communicating them in a single place that's easy to understand has made it very valuable.     Mentioned in this Episode: GrowBIGPlaybook.com linkedin.com/in/jamesbarclay1 james@passle.net passle.net linkedin.com/in/kevinclem kclem@hbrconsulting.com hbrconsulting.com linkedin.com/in/dennisbaltz dennis.baltz@willistowerswatson.com Nathan Barry on ConvertKit, Automation and Engaging Your Audience – What You Need To Succeed (season 2 episode 43) How to Use ConvertKit to Create and Close More Opportunities, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 44) How to Use ConvertKit to Deepen Relationships, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 45) How to Hack Our Own Habits to Accomplish More, with Nathan Barry (season 2 episode 46) The Top 3 Things You Need to Implement from Nathan Barry, Founder of ConvertKit (season 2 episode 47)

"If you're not making money it doesn't matter how much you love it, at a certain point it will become resentment." - Kelly Riordan On today's show I'm joined by Kelly Riordan who a clarinetist, pedagogue, and Co-Founder of Outside The Bachs, a program designed to support musicians in creating their own private music studios. We discuss why it's ok to make money making music, how to build your studio, why you might want to consider business coaching, distancing music from money, and much more. Reference Clarineat for a Free 30 Minute Consultation : www.kellyriordan.com

After a brief vacation hiatus, the Pure Report returns with a special guest episode of a new Better Science series, designed to bring you closer to the differentiation delivered by Pure Storage engineering. Guest host Justin Emerson will be featuring key Pure subject matter experts on a host of topics in this series. The first one introduces Hari Kannan, a member of Pure's Platform Engineering team, and dives deep into DirectFlash - the origins of why and how we build custom flash modules, plus the benefits delivered to customers. We hope you enjoy this special guest content and for more on the Better Science series, check out this Accelerate video: https://www.purestorage.com/video/better-science-hw-sw-co-design/6308345061112.html or the Better Science V1 blog: https://blog.purestorage.com/products/better-science-volume-1-hardware-and-software-co-design-with-directflash/

Nicholas Thickett, Managing Partner at Alignd, chats with guest host Jordan Crawford, Co-Founder of Blueprint, about how to accelerate your sales pipeline. Customers who trust your brand are more likely to recommend it to others. While many B2B brands understand the value of trust, they struggle to operationalize engagement strategies that grow their audience with the right connections. Today, Nicholas discusses how to accelerate your pipeline with comments. Show NotesConnect With:Nicholas Thickett: Website // LinkedInThe MarTech Podcast: Email // LinkedIn // TwitterBenjamin Shapiro: Website // LinkedIn // TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Type 4s are the Introspective Individualist. In this episode, you'll see that Type 4s share the same Core Motivations in striving to be unique, special, and authentic. But each person has a unique story and set of circumstances that cause various parts to show up in different ways according to their EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile). Thank you to our guests, Mandi Rivieccio (Type 4) and Jesse Eubanks (Type 4). Connect with Mandi: Instagram- instagram.com/mandiriv Connect with Jesse: Social Media- @jesseeubanks My new book, "How We Relate: Understanding God, Yourself and Others Through the Enneagram" releases in January, '23. It explores how our life story and the empathy of Jesus transform our personality. Pre-Order our new book, More Than Your Number, by Beth and Jeff McCord: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Your-Number-Christ-Centered-ebook/dp/B09N8XC2PV Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://www.becomingus.com/book Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals #Enneagram4 #Type4 #PersonalityType

Type 4s are the Introspective Individualist. In this episode, you'll see that Type 4s share the same Core Motivations in striving to be unique, special, and authentic. But each person has a unique story and set of circumstances that cause various parts to show up in different ways according to their EIP (Enneagram Internal Profile). Pre-Order our new book, More Than Your Number, by Beth and Jeff McCord: https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Your-Number-Christ-Centered-ebook/dp/B09N8XC2PV Discover your Type, learn what it means, and transform your life with the Discovering You course: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/discoveringyou Learn how your Enneagram Type affects your marriage with Beth and Jeff's book, Becoming Us: https://www.becomingus.com/book Accelerate your personal growth and spiritual renewal with The Enneagram Collection Journals: https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/journals #Enneagram4 #Type4 #PersonalityType