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Mentioned in this EpisodeConnect with the Podcast: Facebook: @texaswinepod Instagram: @texaswinepod Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com Visit www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show: Subscribe to the newsletter. Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level! Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Texas Wine In the NewsJames Bickerton for Newsweek: “Texas Wine is Soaring in Popularity”Tom R Capo for Wine Enthusiast: “As Texas Wine Explodes, These Are the 7 Grapes to Watch”Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “Is Local Wood the Key to Terroir? Some American Winemakers Say ‘Yes'”Texas Hill Country Wineries presents Barrels and BitesGarden Fete by Texas Wine Growers and Texas Mariculture Oyster Association in San Antonio on May 10Sage's Vintage Symposium May 20 in Nacogdoches! Register HereDrink North Texas on May 31 in DallasToast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup PageEnter Finger Lakes International Wine CompetitionEnter TWGGA's Lone Star International Wine CompetitionEnter to be considered for the Texas Monthly / Texas Department of Agriculture's 2025 Texas Vintners CupInterview with Remi and Tate Gregory of The Burg Wine Company The Burg Wine Company Demerit and Gold Star Gold Star: Edge of the Lake Vineyard for hosting a Texas Wine Specialist course for North Texas wineries. Cheers to Texas wine education! Special ThanksNeed lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus! Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don't forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!Wine & Food FoundationI'm so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.

Dive into the world of corporate sustainability in aerospace and defense with host Vanessa Thompson and guest Amy Gross, Sustainability Principal at L3Harris Technologies. This eye-opening episode of The Sustainability Experts podcast reveals how to build robust sustainability programs, foster change, and implement strategic goals in one of the most challenging sectors. Amy shares invaluable insights on team empowerment, leveraging blockchain for supply chain transparency, and adapting to new SEC climate disclosure regulations. Packed with practical advice, this episode is essential listening for sustainability leaders and anyone passionate about driving meaningful environmental change in the corporate world.

Introducing Amy GrossAmy Gross is the Global Private Equity Practice Leader for Liberty Mutual. She consistently demonstrates her expertise by working directly with clients connecting their firms and portfolio companies across Liberty's global business. Amy brings the scale of her private equity clients to the forefront, where she educates on private equity and encourages people to bring creative solutions to help them solve their needs.  What You Will Learn How to lower private equity insurance costsInsurance for PE portfolio companiesReasons why PE firms should prioritize insurance coverage Breakdown[00:00] Introducing Amy Gross[01:40] The Mistakes PE Firms Make with Their Portfolio Companies[04:12] Insurance Premiums for PE Portfolio Companies[06:08] Is PE Too Risky For Insurance Firms?[10:35] What PE Firms Can Do to Get the Most Out of the Insurance Industry[13:02] Ways PE Firms Can Reduce Their Insurance Costs[16:15] How to Build Better PE-Insurance Relationships[18:38] What Amy Likes and Dislikes About PE[19:47] What Amy Watches, Reads, and Listens To [20:28] Parting Thoughts How PE Firms Can Lower Their Insurance CostsLowering private equity insurance costs can be challenging, as insurance premiums are typically based on factors such as the nature of the business, its operations, risk profile, and claims history. According to Amy, the biggest thing PE firms can do to reduce their insurance cost is to make themselves a better risk. A better risk involves actively reducing the impact of potential loss by developing plans to eliminate, manage, and limit setbacks as much as possible. All this translates not to just better insurance but better workplace safety, better morale, and basic peace of mind. Amy adds that building great relationships with insurance carriers can sometimes lead to better premiums. Demonstrating loyalty and maintaining a positive track record with an insurer can result in favorable negotiations and potentially lower costs. How to Contact AmyAmy's email Amy.Gross@Libertymutualgroup.comLibertymutualgroup.comAmy's LinkedIn​​Thank you for tuning in!To get the newest Private Equity episodes, you can subscribe on iTunes or Spotify here.Lastly, if you have any feedback on the podcast or want to reach out to Alex with any questions, send an email to alex.rawlings@raw-selection.com.  

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Welcome to Episode 1129; How To Use Wine Apps For Sales/Market Share Welcome to Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine is an international wine business forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide. About today's session: Wine apps have made some changes since they first hit the scene. For wineries is critical to optimize opportunities that wine apps can offer. Helping consumers get the right wine for them, collect valuable consumer data, and shorten the sales cycle are just a few examples of the benefits provided by wine apps. Which wine apps are still relevant? Which ones will impact your bottom line? And how can wineries use them to stay ahead of the trends and increase sales? Amy Gross, CEO of VineSleuth, is back to share an overview of the wine app landscape and give a deep dive into key apps to watch. She will suggest practical strategies for working with wine apps (both directly and indirectly), analyzing the data they share, and growing your business and digital footprint More about the Speaker: Amy Gross is the Founder and CEO of VineSleuth/ Wine4.Me, which uses flavor data and machine learning to make flavor-based wine, beer and cider recommendations. Her engaging personality and experiences in building VineSleuth have caused Amy to become a sought after keynote speaker on wine, AI and data integrity, personalization, and her entrepreneurial journey. More about the Speaker: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.c.gross.7 Instagram: @amy_c_gross Twitter: @AmyCGross Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycgross/ More about the Moderator Valentina di Camillo is Forty-one years old, from Abruzzo, Valentina loves yellow, a little less order, odd numbers, hates symmetry and does not distinguish right from left. She began her studies in Enology and Viticulture at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Teramo and in 2007 she graduated with a thesis on the socio-economic situation of Abruzzo wineries (after having wandered for months in the Abruzzo wine region). A young winemaker full of doubts and questions amidst a wine world full of confident, suspicious and impenetrable men. Valentina has been living full time in Abruzzo for more than ten years, taking care of Tenuta i Fauri, a family business, dealing with marketing, hospitality, and communication. Member and former delegate for Abruzzo of the National Association Women of Wine, member ONAV, former member of the Board of Directors of the Consorzio di Tutela dei Vini d'Abruzzo. More about the Moderator: Instagram: @valentina_dicamillo Twitter: @vale_dicamillo Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-di-camillo-205b9452/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show Until next time, cin cin!

On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Chamber president and CEO Sarah Wasinger stops by to share information about their upcoming Dale Carnegie training. Transcript: EDITORS NOTE: Transcripts are provided by an automated service and are not verified for accuracy.   James Bell  The Hays Chamber's, Dale Carnegie workshops are coming up in early June. President and CEO of the Hays Chamber, Sarah Wasinger stops by to share some of the details on this episode of the Post Podcast.   Sarah Wasinger  When I first started at the Chamber almost three years ago, mind you, back in June of 2019, I was able to go through the Dale Carnegie class on the front end, starting at the chamber. And it was quite frankly, one of the most wonderful professional development personal development opportunities that I have ever had. And looking at, you know, a unique job as the chamber presidents Oh, it was just really a good opportunity to really hone in on better communication skills, and really kind of understand how I can, you know, really stop and pause and listen, and really hear what other people are saying and understand what their needs are. And that's really been one of the biggest tools I've used in my day to day jobs.   James Bell  That's awesome. Yeah, I'm looking at kind of the class notes here. Confidence, competence and enthusiasm is what they're practicing. I love that.   Sarah Wasinger  Yes. So if you are the type of person that maybe you're not extroverted, you're introverted, but your job requires you to maybe push yourself outside of your comfort zone couldn't imagine what that's like, I don't know, do we have jobs like that?   James Bell  We may, we may be a public faces of the community? Yeah, well, I   Sarah Wasinger  would say that this is that opportunity to put yourself outside of your comfort zone, you know, it's not just a traditional sit in your chair, you know, from 830 to five o'clock training session, you're actually getting up, you're interacting, you're moving around, and you're going to have to prepare, you know, a couple of minutes speeches here and there. But the cool thing is, is that you're sitting in a room of people that are in that exact same place that you are, you know, they're testing their comfort levels. They're not, you know, probably speaking at the public level on a daily basis, either. People that were in my class ranged anywhere from people in the banking industry, we had folks in education, agriculture, you know, just essentially people that were in the marketing filled, business related, you know, competencies, it really had the gamut of people who, you know, would benefit from this class. So, we also had the opportunity to act out skits, which I'm not one that is very creative, but really, they put you at ease when you're in the class. I'm Amy Gross is actually the facilitator. And for people that listened a couple of months ago, we actually had her on to talk about the class that we had back in April. So she does a great job. And it's my understanding that Tasha Iseman from Nex tech wireless is going to be last year's guest, um, graduate facilitator this year. So she's going to come in and kind of help and keep the class engaged and keep everybody on their toes.   James Bell  Very cool. Very cool. Yeah. And I was gonna say, I remember that interview. And for those out there listening, want to go back and listen to that you can find that over the post podcast, I'm sure that's there. Over at Hayes post.com. But the I love that. The exactly you you kind of alluded to this a little bit. But this really this class is not for just business professionals or Chamber members. It's for anybody you there's something that you can take from this, no matter what your job position or life experiences.   Sarah Wasinger  It is absolutely so the thing I like about this course is when we started back in 2018, kudos to Tammy Walbrook, excuse me my predecessor, she's the one who brought this opportunity. And so this is just a really nice way for people to have amazing, you know, communication training, but you don't have to travel away from haze. That's the value of it, right? So where you as you would normally travel out of town for, you know, three to five days for a training like this. You get to have it right in your own back door. We're going to actually have it at the venue at Thursday's. And that will be on June 7 14th. And 21st classes will start from 8:30am and go until 5pm   James Bell  Very cool. Very cool. Yeah. And, you know, first off the venue, what a neat little place. I I've had some meetings in there and I love it. I think that's one thing we still probably need more of venue spaces here. Nice. But anyway, the travel piece of that absolutely to get this world class training. I mean, normally you'd have to go to Wichita, Kansas City to do this but you guys bring it right here to the people in Hays. I love that.   Sarah Wasinger  Absolutely. You're not paying gas prices, you're not paying costs to stay overnight in a hotel. You're staying right here in Hays. And, you know, you don't have to be paying us to take the class we have in the past have had people from other communities and counties travel into town to take it. So registration information can currently be found on the Chamber's website. We do have fliers, essentially, that will be coming out. While I guess if you go back as far as I think our February newsletter will have a Dale Carnegie flyer in each of the month's newsletter so definitely go check that out. If for any reason you can't see that. Feel free to call us at the Chamber office at 785-628-8201 and either ask for myself or for Rhonda and Mariah M, we're giving her that some of that information too. So, we will do our best to get you all the information you need. And more than anything, too, we would be happy to connect you with Amy gross, the facilitator from Dale Carnegie at the Kansas heartland.   James Bell  Okay. Now I'm curious, do you have to be a chamber member to get in on this?   Sarah Wasinger  Absolutely not. Now, there is a cool benefit to being a chamber member. However, we will give you a 15% discount for being a chamber member. When you register through the course, there is a code on the flyer at the Chamber's website. And of course, they'll Carnegie will verify that all those who register with that code are true Chamber members. One thing that we haven't talked about is there are three books that come with this training. And I actually, I feel like I use one of the three on a weekly basis, if not more. So the quick and easy way to effective public speaking, I actually read that one, before going on stage at the Chamber banquet my first year. And I think had I not done that I might have just, you know, maybe gotten really red faced and paused and not knowing what to say. But that book really helped me with some personal competence. Just being able to speak in front of you know, 400 of my peers across town, and then how to win friends and influence people and how to stop Worrying and start letting. I think that even though we look at Dale Carnegie as the concept for professional development, and they've been doing this for over 100 years now, the principles still really do remain true. I think the thing I love the most about the books is it gives you a lot of different stories that kind of illuminate some of these different principles that we talked about, to where it's easy for you to internalize as your own self within your own experiences. And you can kind of really pull from a variety of examples for those.   James Bell  Absolutely, yeah, I highly recommend those books. I've never done this class, but I've read those books, or at least a couple of them. Yeah, I don't remember exactly which ones. But yeah, well, I gotta pulled up here, just aside the titles in front of me on the on the web. And they're like, they're $5. I mean, what a what an investment your future, if you don't want to take the time at this, at this point in your career to do a class like this, please read those books,   Sarah Wasinger  at least read the books, they're amazing. Um, so a few of the other things that you will learn in this class are creating a safe and caring environment, managing stress and minimizing worry, obviously, everybody is doing a lot more, with a lot fewer staff right now. So, um, who could benefit from that one, and then energizing and engaging listeners, that's sometimes very difficult, because we consume so much information on a daily basis. And so just making sure that the message that you're sharing is really being taken in by your audience. And then I think the thing that I love the most is building trust and persuading people to take action. So a lot of times, maybe we have that fear point that, oh, maybe I shouldn't act, maybe I shouldn't do this. Because I'm worried about what the possible outcome might be. I think this class really helps you guide your own internal thought process, and really helps you feel comfortable maybe pushing the envelope in certain instances when you wouldn't, you know, not in a bad way. But you know, if you see something that could yield from some positive change, it gives you the courage to act on it.   James Bell  Very cool. Yeah. And that's one of the things that I see that, I don't know, it kind of digs at me a little bit is the lack of action. And, and especially, and not not anyone here locally, but around the state in other locations I've been in, I see these towns, and I'm thinking like, goodness gracious, what we've got all these cool things going on in Ellis County, why aren't they doing it here?   Sarah Wasinger  Right. So I think you have to ask yourself that question, you know, are you okay with the status quo. And I think part of what Dale Carnegie teaches you is that, you know, we can be proud of the foundation and the roots that we have, that have built us to be where we are today. But we also have to owe it to ourselves to look forward to, you know, what our futures really need. And one of the questions that I love the most that people will learn about in this course, are, what's the worst thing that can happen? A lot of times, that's the thing that makes us worry the most is we're worried about the worst thing that can happen. Well, if you can identify that elephant in the room, what's the worst thing that can happen? A lot of times, it's just doing nothing. And so doing something is always better than doing nothing. And it takes courage to try different things. And I feel that our county, as you've pointed to James has been very successful as of late because we've been willing to try some different things. And we know that in order to grow, we need to shift a little bit of the way that we've done things in the past. And I'm very proud of our community for doing that.   James Bell  Absolutely. lots lots to be proud of here in Ellis County, and Hayes specifically. We've got just a few minutes left, I want to make sure we were telling people again, how do you get registered for   Sarah Wasinger  this thing, so they can go to Hayes chamber.com and access that flyer, so they can go to the news and announcements tab and under our newsletter, link there. They can just click on that. There's an actual link in the flyer itself they can go to and then if they have any issues, registering there or getting that access discount code to work, they can call us at the office and we'll be happy to put that in there and want to make sure folks do now may 31. So next week Tuesday is the deadline to register for the class. And so if you have any questions beforehand, you know, we'd be happy to connect you with other graduates of the class. I know that many of them are always willing to share their experience with others.   James Bell  Absolutely. And I have never heard anyone that has taken this class have a bad thing to say about it. Not a single person. That's incredible to me. And I've known quite a few that have been through that. Absolutely. All right. Well, Sara, before we run out of time, we got to talk about this. You got a lot going on this week. Well, we always do. It's always busy down the chamber.   Sarah Wasinger  So Wednesday, we have Gracies corner at fhsu Memorial Union, that'll be at 4pm. I'm Grace these corner is actually their new pet line of fhsu Tiger gear that you can purchase for your four legged friends. Oh, that will be kind of exciting.   James Bell  The first dog gracious. Took me a second but yeah, the Masons dogs.   Sarah Wasinger  And then Wednesday as well, we're going to have our H yp MDC meeting that will be held at defiance at 4:30pm. And then Thursday, we're going to have a lunch and learn with the Wild West festival. And it'll be at the press at noon, and lunches available for $12. Such a great opportunity to learn how you can get involved, and an event that really hits almost every corner of Hayes, that we have a lot of people that come visit us that week. So I know that they are definitely high in demand for getting some volunteers and help for that. So if you have an inkling to learn more, as well, as you know, hear some music while you're there, and volunteering. That's a great opportunity. And then Friday, we're excited to have our chamber chat with cathedral roast, and they are going to be at the downtown Pavilion at 9am. We're going to learn about what Jeff Broll has been doing with his new coffee business, as well as talking about the downtown market that will be kicking off that weekend. And then finally, we're going to have our monthly membership lunch at Smoky Hill Country Club that will actually be this Friday at noon. And leadership Hayes will actually be our topic that they can use as a response. So if you're curious to see what our leadership Hainsworth has been doing for their class project, it's a great chance to get involved

Episode 689 Steve Raye interviews Amy Gross in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. Before telling you more about our great episode we want to give a shout out to our new Sponsor Vivino! the world's largest online wine marketplace - The Vivino app makes it easy to choose wine. Enjoy expert team support, door to door delivery and honest wine reviews to help you choose the perfect wine for every occassion. Vivino - Download the app on Apple or Android and discover an easier way to choose wine! Find out more about by visiting: https://www.vivino.com/IT/en/ or download the app: https://www.vivino.com/app About today's guest: Amy Gross is the founder and CEO of VineSleuth / Wine4.Me, a system that, by combining sensory data with machine learning, offers recommendations based on the flavor of wine, beer and cider. Her engaging personality and her experiences building VineSleuth have made Amy a sought-after speaker on key issues related to wine, AI and data integrity, personalization, and her entrepreneurial journey. It has hosted nearly 100 virtual tasting events for general customers and boutiques and has participated in events such as the Mobile World Congress, VinExpo in Bordeaux and the National Retail Federation's Big Show, with an audience of 16,000 spectators. Amy created VineSleuth after a trip to Napa in 2009, which left her perplexed about her wine choices. She then began to want a system that could provide her with personalized recommendations… and so she got to work. He started studying wine and his business, and then started writing about both, visiting wineries on 4 continents. Bringing together the talents of Cornell University sensory scientists, winemakers, a brewmaster, applied mathematician, wine educators and more, he directed the creation of VineSleuth's web applications, earning 3 patents. His work with VineSleuth has been noted by the New York Times, Fortune, CNN, and Meininger's Wine Business International. In 2020, Amy was awarded as one of two Rising Stars in the wine industry by the national organization Women for WineSense. If you want to learn more about today's guest, you can by visiting: VineSleuth: https://06cc641f16.nxcli.net/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycgross More about the host Steve Raye: Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help anyone who wants to learn about getting US Market Ready! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine's site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! https://www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

On this episode of the Post Podcast, Hays Chamber president and CEO, along with vice president of marketing and communication, as well as Amy Gross from Dale Carnegie training join us to talk about the upcoming workshops.

Amy Gross, Clinical Psychologist and Certified Meditation Teacher, joins us to share strategies to manage our anxiety during the COVID-19 global pandemic. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255) Join Amy for her meditation classes: https://pausetobepresent.com

We are joined by Barry Graubart, Deputy Chapter Leader for Advocacy for the NY State Chapter for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Indivisible Westchester's own Amy Gross, a volunteer with Moms Demand Action. Also, an interview with Student Activist Kelly Marx. Get involved at www.momsdemandaction.org or text READY to 64433.

Show Highlights Terri and Jacqueline talk about how loneliness is harmful to your health and shared research around this along with how friendships improve your health Jacqueline talks about how it can feel so good to tap into the empathy in celebrating a friend’s success Terri will be digging into why women have trouble supporting other women and launching an October challenge to actively support other women daily Terri and Jacqueline talk about how expressing gratitude daily reprograms your brain Crew chat idea: conduct a friend audit and discuss ways to be grateful for certain friendships, where there are gaps and what are we bringing to our friendships Terri and Jacqueline talk about the importance of understanding our Love Languages and those of our friends to have better relationships (Note: it doesn’t look like there is a quiz for friendship, but I did the singles one and found out mine) Terri shared how her self-imposed exile in the winter 2018/2019 was not healthy for her Terri shares the concept of the Crew Chat outlined in the book and suggests this month’s assignment is: Assemble a flight crew (max 4-5 women) Schedule 2-3 hours together this month Do the love language assessment Discuss your friendships, what you are grateful for, gaps, what you are bringing to your friendships Post a pic on IG story and tag @pilotingyourlife #crewchat #flightcrew and/or share in the Piloting Your Life (the book) FB group Go get friendly!   Terri’s Key Takeaway Investing time in friendships is time well spent.    References in the Podcast Piloting Your Life: https://www.pilotingyourlife.com/ Lioness: http://bit.ly/PYL092019 Use the code:  PILOT to save $25. Life Reimagined: http://www.barbarabradleyhagerty.com/life-reimagined Amy Gross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycgross/ Maria Malavenda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmalavenda/ Mandi Bateman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandibateman/ Kiki Mwiti: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kikimwiti/ Love Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/ Piloting Your Life (the book) FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/277389409608299/ Piloting Your Life IG: https://www.instagram.com/pilotingyourlife/   Contact You can purchase Piloting Your Life (the book) on Amazon at http://bit.ly/PYL-Amazon, or you can go to https://www.pilotingyourlife.com/ to choose your preferred format and retailer and see other goodies. You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com. Terri blogs a variety of topics on Medium at https://medium.com/terri-hanson-mead.   You can follow Jacqueline on Twitter @TipsyCopilot.  Terri would love to hear from you via email at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.

Our guest today is Amy Gross, a performance psychology consultant who runs a coaching practice called Pillars4Performance.  Many of her clients are elite athletes, and that’s where we focus our discussion.  In this episode we cover how to focus on the controllables (instead of fixating on things outside your control) how to using visioning exercises effectively how to identify and overcome self-defeating narratives how to identify your zone – and how to get into it To learn more about Amy’s work, visit pillars4performance.com To ask Will Bachman a question or sign up for the weekly Unleashed email, visit: askunleashed.com  

A decade ago, Amy Gross was drinking wine with her husband and started to think about how people tasted the same wine very differently. She began to think about how technology could be used to make personal wine recommendations and before long she had companies like IBM and others asking about her tech-powered wine recommendation platform, VineSleuth. Mike and Amy talk about mapping wine flavor using technology, how AI could start to provide really contextual and personalized recommendations and much more in this podcast. You can find out more about VineSleuth at www.vinesleuth.com. Find more Smart Kitchen Shows at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

The second of the four noble truths teaches that craving leads to suffering. But that would be obvious to anyone struggling with addiction. Psychiatrist Judson Brewer, who is the director of research at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, brings mindfulness practice to the treatment of addiction. Here, Brewer talks to Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross about the mechanisms in the brain that activate when we have cravings and how Buddhist teachings can help combat a wide variety of addictions.

The Buddha had a prescription to end suffering—the eightfold path. But can the Western tradition of psychotherapy build upon these essential steps? Here, Buddhist psychotherapist and bestselling author Epstein talks with Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross about how the two realms of wisdom view the idea of self as both problematic and helpful. Drawing from his new book, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself, to discuss the ways meditation illuminates aspects of ourselves that we’re afraid or ashamed of, allowing us to let go of the identities that constrict us.

The foundational Buddhist concept of "no-self" can be a headbanger. What does it mean that our self is fundamentally empty? And if that’s true, who are we? In our latest Tricycle Talks podcast, Insight meditation teacher Guy Armstrong explains the concept to Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross. Drawing from his book Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators, he breaks down what happens when we stop constructing a sense of “I, me, mine” and begin to let go of the extraneous mental activity that leads to unnecessary suffering.

Amy Gross is the former Editor-in-Chief of “O, The Oprah Magazine” and now fully devotes her time to practicing and teaching meditation. She shares the path that lead her to this choice and why she believes meditation has the power to free us from the kinds of reactions that cause stress and suffering, and what happiness now means to her.

Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with author Katy Butler about modern medicine's often misguided approach to end-of-life care. Butler's bestselling book, Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, chronicles the author's own experience of her father's slow decline following a devastating stroke. "There comes a point," Butler says, "when death becomes a blessing and living becomes a burden." In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Butler tells us what we need to know—and conversations we need to have—to make responsible medical decisions for ourselves and loved ones as we approach the end of life.

In the debut episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with practicing psychiatrist Mark Epstein on Buddhism and psychotherapy. Epstein emphasizes that there is dukkha (suffering)in every place at every time, and that psychotherapeutic practices can help alleviate this suffering. Epstein's new book, The Trauma of Everyday Life, also explores this topic.

In the latest episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Abbot of the Village Zendo in New York City, on how to cultivate compassion for ourselves through honest reflection, breaking down any sort of “fixed self-identity,” and living in the present moment. Enkyo is the Co-Spiritual Director of the Zen Peacemakers Order and is known for her social activism and teachings on sexuality, race, class, and health.

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with renowned meditation teacher and best-selling author Sharon Salzberg. Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, Salzberg was among the first to bring mindfulness meditation practice to the West. Her new book, Real Happiness at Work, helps us cultivate mindfulness, compassion and awareness at work. In this podcast, Gross and Salzberg speak on the practices that can help us bring these qualities into our workplace and infuse our work with greater meaning.