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In this episode, Grace speaks to YOU: the healers, teachers, coaches and transformational service providers. She shares the 6 things she applied to her business from the very beginning. These 6 things were by far the most important tools she needed in order to support her business to become a leader in her industry. Applying these tools to your own soul-business will be like immediate rocket fuel to the way your work is received. So if you want sold-out offerings and clients on waitlist, this podcast is for you. Specifically in this conversation, we cover...- Business vision- Your relationship with money - Balance between your masculine & feminine energy- Being in alignment with your soul for magnetism - Bringing Spirit's messages into content that stands out from the crowdYou can enrol on Your Business as BIG as your soul knows it to be here.Interested in 1-1 business coaching? Click here Thank you so much for listening to this week's podcast! I'm so grateful that you have given yourself the space to listen and explore more about sexuality, pleasure, healing and of course, feeling free and excited about having a loving and soulful relationship with your Pussy.
The human brain is wired to focus far more on dangers than on positive information. This is a reality business leaders navigate every day, as they work to be intentional, clear and engaging in their communications. It's also where Scott Halford can help. Scott sees effective storytelling as a key part of leadership, and he believes that with deeper knowledge of neuroscience, we can get a lot better at both. Scott is an internationally renowned keynote speaker, educator and advisor. He works worldwide to educate audiences about emotional intelligence, the neuroscience of achievement, effective performance and the success we create when we understand the intricacies of human interaction. He's the author of the bestselling books Be a Shortcut and Activate Your Brain. Scott has been telling stories throughout his career — first as an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer and then as a professional speaker. He's recognized as a Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers Association, and in 2014, the group inducted him into the NSA Speaker Hall of Fame. Scott holds an executive master's degree from the NeuroLeadership Institute and is the president of SG Halford, Inc. Learn about: 4:19 - How storytelling triggers positive brain chemicals to induce certain feelings 6:10 - The neurochemicals to focus on when delivering a story or speech 8:55 - Applying a storytelling lens to business contexts 11:56 - How inspiration moves us better than motivation alone 20:29 - Leading and communicating with teams through downturns and uncertainty 22:50 - Dealing with lack of control through a neuroscience lens 30:53 - The personal goal Scott believes should be every leader's holy grail — Let Go & Lead is a leadership community created by Maril MacDonald, CEO and founder of Gagen MacDonald, more than a decade ago. It explores how leaders inspire change and transformation in an environment in which they possess diminishing control. The Let Go & Lead conversation series has existed in several iterations, from video interviews to its current form as a podcast, now in season 4. Over the years, Maril has conducted more than 70 interviews with business leaders, academics and creative thinkers, including former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, best-selling authors Mitch Albom and Dan Pink, Hyatt CHRO Malaika Myers and American Medical Association CEO James Madara. At its core, Let Go & Lead remains a place where people can access a diversity of perspectives on interdisciplinary approaches to leadership Full episodes also available on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-go-lead-with-maril-macdonald/id1454869525 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Gaf7JXOckZMtkpsMtnjAj?si=WZjZkvfLTX2T4eaeB1PO2A Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZXRnb2xlYWQubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/let-go-lead — Gagen MacDonald is a strategy execution consulting firm that specializes in employee engagement, culture change and leadership development. Learn more at http://www.gagenmacdonald.com.
Paresh is the Founder and CEO of PayRange, patented technology with over 3 million users worldwide, allowing smartphones to make touchless, socially distanced payments on any person, place, or thing. A lifelong entrepreneur whose passion for applying breakthrough technologies to established business models has fueled multiple ventures; Paresh Patel is a force to be reckoned with in the innovative touchless payment and fintech space and extremely knowledgeable about the benefits of touchless technology in a socially distanced world. Paresh began applying technology to solve business problems at the tender age of 17. Applying technology in a previously unused manner to fix a broken soda machine has led to him spearheading a company ranked 83rd on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ and the company securing a growth rate of 1,325% during the past three years. Having founded three companies over a 26-year career and completed an MBA from the University of Washington, Paresh is a seasoned and successful entrepreneur who is becoming internationally recognized. #1 Authentic Value Provider @TheFlexCoach Host: Arsh Kharbanda @arshkb --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theflexcoach/support
In 2020, the United States experienced extreme droughts, wildfires, flooding, and a record number of hurricanes. What if there was a better way to monitor and prepare for these natural events, and how could an Engineering With Nature (EWN) approach add value to “the climate change imperative?” That's what we're exploring in this episode with Safra Altman, PhD, Research Ecologist in the Environmental Laboratory at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Marshall Shepherd, PhD, Meteorologist and Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia. Through the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), Safra and Marshall have initiated a project to assess pre- and postdisaster monitoring. What they learn will be an important part of a bigger project to ultimately help improve community resilience to climate change and extreme weather events by applying EWN approaches. Marshall describes the climate change imperative: “We have no Plan B. If my house breaks down, I can go buy another house. I can't hop to another planet.” He notes, “There's a new ‘normal' climate system emerging. A part of Engineering With Nature is understanding how the climate is changing; what the impacts are; and more importantly, what are the things that can be done, from an engineering or scientific standpoint, including mitigation and adaptation.” Putting the climate change imperative into perspective, Safra notes that, “globally, sea level has risen about 8 inches since 1900. In specific areas and coastlines, the rate can be different. In Louisiana, the sea level has risen 8 inches in the last 50 years, due to a combination of rising oceans and sinking land.” When sea level rise is combined with stronger storms, the resulting storm surge and inland flooding -- which can be the deadliest part of a hurricane – can have significant impacts on natural habitats, animals and people who live on coasts, along with anyone who is reliant on the commerce of affected coastal ports and riverine systems. The impacts are particularly severe for marginalized and disenfranchised people, something Marshall calls “the weather gap.” The poorest communities tend to bear the brunt of extreme weather and climate. As he explains, climate vulnerability is determined by exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. So, even if people are equally exposed to a hurricane or flood, some communities, some people, and some buildings will be more sensitive to the impact of that exposure. In Hurricane Katrina, for example, many of the people who were sheltering in the Superdome were the poorest and most vulnerable and, after the hurricane, the least able to adapt and recover. By looking at vulnerable communities through what Marshall calls “the lens of equity,” factors that can help quantify climate vulnerability, such as race, health insurance coverage, access to hospitals, availability of heating and cooling in homes, and so on, can be taken into consideration. He adds that vulnerability “is not just about how strong the storm is.” The project Safra and Marshall have initiated is part of a broader project N-EWN is undertaking to help communities address the impacts of climate change, adapt, and become more resilient. Applying an EWN approach will help N-EWN collaborators determine how best to integrate advances in EWN processes to optimize flood risk reduction to protect communities, and importantly, how to meaningfully engage vulnerable communities in understanding the challenges and participating in the codevelopment of sustainable solutions. Safra and Marshall are focused on gathering data on storm events and impacts on natural habitats to help build the case for EWN-type solutions. They recently hosted a virtual workshop with experts who collect pre- and postevent data to understand the challenges of gathering local data and what is needed to overcome these gaps. They wanted to understand the state of the science for monitoring these events. As Safra explains, “We quickly realized that that the data is typically not aggregated, and there are not a lot of EWN projects we can use, but there are lots of storm events and natural habitats that we can use as a proxy for EWN-type projects to build the case. Through case studies and examples, we can demonstrate that these Engineering With Nature solutions would be a cost benefit and really helpful in protecting our coastal communities.” Better data is key to understanding and ultimately developing more resilient natural systems and enabling communities to adapt and become more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events. Their project is an important piece in the broader puzzle—how to quantify and reduce climate vulnerability through innovative, multidisciplinary approaches. Related Links: EWN Website ERDC Website Network for Engineering With Nature Collaborating with Academia to Develop Future Practice and Practitioners: EWN Podcast S1E10 (N-EWN) Safra Altman at EWN Safra Altman at LinkedIn Marshall Shepherd at University of Georgia Marshall Shepherd at LinkedIn Multi-hazard climate risk projections for the United States Closing the Weather Gap – Ted Talk by Marshall Shepherd Three kinds of bias that shape your worldview – Ted Talk by Marshall Shepherd How marginalized communities are worst hit by extreme weather events – Ted Talk by Marshall Shepherd Related work by Neil Debbage at UTSA on flooding and vulnerable populations
In this second bonus episode, Mike talks with Kira to answer some questions about Mike's career and all the stops along the way, and the influencers that essentially lead to the background and creation of Cyberdogz. Highlights Knowing when it's time to walk away from comfort - 2:04 His background and experience - 4:05 Being in printing for 9 years - 4:20 Applying for a local retailer - 6:25 More freedom, more fun, more creativity - 9:19 Being in the right place at the right time - 12:36 One thing that he would like to do differently - 14:39 Episode Resources Connect with Mike Brevik: http://www.cyberdogzmarketing.com/ mike@cyberdogzmarketing.com Kira Nyland, kira@cyberdogzmarketing.com
In this week's Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, my partner, Anita Koumriqian, is joining us today as we discuss the annual Green Card Lottery called Diversity Visas. Under the diversity immigrant visa program, 50,000 green cards are made available each year to people who are born in countries that have lower rates of immigration in the U.S. Similar to the H1-B lottery, it's a pure random online lottery, but anybody can apply for it as long as their country is eligible. Diversity green card candidates may apply either while residing outside the U.S. or while residing in the U.S. If you're outside of the U.S., you go through the consular process. And if you're in the United States, you can file the green card with USCIS as an adjustment of status, just like how all other green card applications are. Please share this episode with companies, HR and recruiting professionals, startup founders, international talent, or anyone who can benefit from it. Sign up for the Alcorn monthly newsletter to receive the latest immigration news and issues. Reach out to us if we can help you determine the best immigration options for yourself, your company, your employees or prospective employees, or your family whether in the U.S. or abroad. In this episode, you'll hear about: Examples of countries that don't qualify for this type of visa The crux of the diversity lottery program Eligibility requirements for diversity visas Application timeline, minimum number of submissions, and zero registration fee How to know that you've been selected and what to do next Applying for green card based on the visa bulletin Can your spouse and/or children come with the applicant? The interview process Things to look for in an attorney to help you with this process Don't miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback! Resources: List of countries eligible for diversity visas Visa Bulletin Alcorn Immigration Law: Subscribe to the monthly Alcorn newsletter Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast: Episode 49: Never Do This in Immigration – Family Episode 27: How to Prepare for Visa and Green Card Interview Blog: Diversity Green Cards Immigration Law for Tech Startups eBook Extraordinary Ability Bootcamp course for best practices for securing the O-1A visa, EB-1A green card, or the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card—the top options for startup founders. Use promotion code ILTS for 20% off the enrollment fee. *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com
People generally think of self-compassion as a "soft" emotion that helps us comfort, reassure, and nurture ourselves. Today a pioneer in the field of compassion research, Dr. Kristin Neff, joins the show to explore the fierce side of self-compassion, including how it can help us draw healthy boundaries, take necessary action, and stand against injustice.About Our Guest: Dr. Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She conducted the first empirical studies on self-compassion almost twenty years ago, and is the author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. On June 15th she'll be releasing her new book: Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive.Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Key Topics:1:50: How is fierce self-compassion different from “typical” self-compassion?5:50: The balance of fierceness and tenderness.7:45: The importance of fierceness for women.17:15: Practices that support fierce self-compassion.20:30: Applying fierce self-compassion internally.25:40: The harms of traditional gender role socialization.32:10: What behaviors were you rewarded for?34:45: Research on the value of self-compassion.40:40: The impact of self-compassion on motivation. 45:15: Committing to our own well being.50:45: How men can support women.55:00: A message to your younger self.57:15: RecapSponsors:Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Start a new healthy habit with Seed! Visit seed.com/beingwell and use code BEINGWELL to get 20% off your first month of Seed's Daily Synbiotic.Build healthy habits with Most Days! Download it in the App Store or go to MostDays.com/beingwell for more information.Connect with the show:Follow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookSubscribe on iTunes
John Olsen spent 7 years at Amazon as VP of Kindle Human Resources and VP of HR for Worldwide Operations. During these years of rapid global expansion for Amazon, John had to rely on proven principles and models to help ensure teams were making strong decisions, avoiding bias, and committed behind key goals. Since leaving Amazon in 2019, John has helped companies and boards learn to have backbone, disagree and commit in his roles as an advisor and investor. During our conversation, John shares how the Have Backbone, Disagree and Commit principle integrates with the other Amazon leadership principles, mental models for how to determine when a decision needs to be debated further, how to foster healthy disagreement with remote teams, and much more. Follow John: On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-olsen-808650/ More from the episode: 3:40 – Why you can't just disagree and commit without having backbone6:25 – How to recognize when it's time to move a team forward with a decision7:49 – 6-page memos as a tool to facilitate having backbone9:40 – How to create a culture where it's safe to respectfully disagree with other leaders14:00 – Decision or document bar raisers23:00 – How to encourage disagreement and speaking up with remote teams26:30 – When to commit and when to continue to disagree31:00 – Applying the leadership principle in advisor and governance work
Do you have the tools to overcome roadblocks that are preventing your business from growing and thriving? Join us as we talk with Joe Evangelisti, a former US Navy SeaBee, who now runs three successful businesses. Joe shares his transition story and how he was able to build a business that fit him and his goals. His blueprint to success are The Five Roads to Victory, an ode to his SeaBee roots, and a path to help you form the fearless mindset needed for building your successful business. Are you a Veteran who is transitioning to Entrepreneurship? Then check out this FREE download for the top 29 Entrepreneurship Programs for Veterans & their families! Download Here ! About Our Guest Joe Evangelisti is a High-Performance Coach, with over 5,000 hours of coaching experience under his belt. He has worked with clients all over the US, including high-level real estate investors, entrepreneurs, and business professionals all coming to him for one reason: Life-Changing Transformation. In addition to coaching, Joe also runs 3 successful businesses in the digital marketing, wholesale real estate, and self-storage development spaces. Join the conversation on our Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union The Navy Federal Credit Union More Rewards American Express card earns members 3 times the points at supermarkets, food delivery and gas, plus 1 point on everything else. Visit navyfederal.org for more information and to apply. Did you know? With the More Rewards credit card from Navy Federal Credit Union, you can earn 3 times the points at supermarkets, food delivery and gas, plus, 1 point on everything else. Your rewards won't expire while your account is open, and you can redeem them for cash, travel, gift cards and more. Plus, the More Rewards card is contactless, so you can make payments quickly and securely with just a tap of your card. Speaking of rewards, you can get a Navy Federal auto loan and reward yourself with a new car. Applying is easy—you can do it on their mobile app, online or by phone, and it's SO FAST, you can get a decision in seconds. Right now, rates are as low as 1.79 percent APR. Plus, with Navy Federal's Car Buying Service powered by TrueCar, you can shop, compare and save on your next new or used car. So, whether it's your first car or your dream car, Navy Federal can help you cruise into a monthly payment you can afford. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission. Navy Federal is Insured by NCUA. Open to the armed forces, the DoD, veterans, and their families. American Express is a registered service mark of American Express, used by Navy Federal under license. Credit and collateral subject to approval. Rates subject to change and are based on creditworthiness. Rate available for new vehicles. Message and data rates may apply. Visit navyfederal.org for more information and to apply. SweetProccess As an entrepreneur you can't do everything yourself. It's really easy to get stuck working in your business instead of working on your business, you have to create systems and get things automated so other team members can get things done for you. Even delegating the simplest of tasks can be liberating as a business owner. There's a much better way of getting work done, an amazing tool that will help you overcome the frustrating log jams in your business. SweetProcess is a simple but powerful tool that lets you create clear step-by-step instructions for every task in your business; from onboarding new customers to training new employees, to responding to customer requests. So everything gets done more easily and more reliably.
Ten years ago, if you asked any beer drinker what they thought of gluten-free beer, they’d wrinkle their nose and express severe displeasure at the thought of choking down one of the lackluster sorghum-based beers on the market at the time. Times have changed. A relatively quiet gluten-free revolution is underway, as a new generation of gluten-free maltsters has emerged alongside upstart brewers who experiment with their malts. The result? Gluten-free beer has never tasted so good. One of the breweries leading the charge is Seattle’s Ghostfish (https://ghostfishbrewing.com). With four Great American Beer Festival medals for their gluten-free beers (plus a few rather impressive scores from the judges at Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®), the brewery has proven that it doesn’t just make good gluten-free beer—it makes good beer that happens to be gluten-free. 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I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
Johnson’s work draws on a vastness of experience and a persistent desire to make paintings that explain the world through color and shape. He has always moved seamlessly between abstraction and representation and the art historian Peter Selz described Johnson as an artist who makes “realist paintings that are basically abstract paintings and abstract paintings that are figurative.” Mitchell Johnson moved to California from New York City in 1990 to work for the artist, Sam Francis. In New York, Johnson studied at Parsons School of Design with former students of Hans Hofmann: Jane Freilicher, Leland Bell, Nell Blaine, Paul Resika, Larry Rivers and Robert De Niro, Sr. Johnson adopted their reverence for art history and their emphasis on drawing and painting from life as the source of a personal direction. Beginning in the 1990s Johnson embarked on long painting expeditions to Italy, France and New Mexico with rolls of canvas packed in a golf bag like a modern day Corot. Wading through unfamiliar landscapes, often on foot, he worked to understand the ever complex geometry of land and sky. He prevailed not to capture some ideal sense of place, but to see better and to go deeper into painting. Johnson has been a visiting artist at The American Academy in Rome, Borgo Finocchieto, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and Castle Hill in Truro, MA. In addition to attending Parsons, Johnson studied painting and drawing at Staten Island Academy, Randolph-Macon College, The Washington Studio School, The Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts and The New York Studio School. His paintings are in the permanent collections of 29 museums and over 700 private collections. Johnson is the subject of three monographs: Mitchell Johnson (2004, Terrence Rogers Fine art), Doppio Binario (2007, Musei Senesi) and Color as Content (2014 Bakersfield Museum of Art). A fourth monograph, Where The Colors Are, will be published in summer 2021. Johnson's paintings have appeared in numerous feature films, mostly Nancy Meyers projects, including The Holiday (2006), Crazy Stupid Love (2011), and It's Complicated (2009). TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: -current exhibition at Pamela Walsh -the large paintings did not happen overnight, it took time to cultivate -Working with people from 9th Street Women -Working with Leland Bell - Introduced to the questions he would spend his career working on -Working for Frank Stella & Sol LeWitt -Traveling through Italy and France -Digital Photography -Color -Smaller paintings and bigger paintings are different problems -”What does the painting want?” -Freedom - Abstraction and Representation -”Make the painting feel special” -Keep enjoying the struggle -curious about transformation -On some level the paintings must sustain you on an emotional level LINKS: https://www.mitchelljohnson.com/ https://pamelawalshgallery.com/artists/mitchell-johnson/artworks/striped-chair-sideways https://www.artforum.com/spotlight/mitchell-johnson-85170 I Like Your Work Links: Exhibitions Studio Visit Artists I Like Your Work Podcast Instagram Submit Work Observations on Applying to Juried Shows Studio Planner
Chad Oakley is the president and CEO of Charles Eris, which is one of the top executive search firms in the United States focused on recruiting management consultants. In this Q & A episode, he shares insights and answers questions that consultants have always wanted to ask about the job market. Key points include: 09:37: The current state of the market for consultants 15:18: Areas that are in demand now and will increase in demand 21:49: Applying for a salaried position after working as an independent consultant 33:34: The best way to interact with retain search firms Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which has a mission of connecting independent management consultants with one another, creating opportunities for members to meet, build relationships, and share lessons learned. Learn more at: www.umbrex.com
Joining us in this episode to take us through the 2021 Fun Report is Colin Cardwell, CEO of 3rdSense. Colin is the talent behind some of Australia's most successful apps, think Reading Eggs and the McDonald's app and has, since 2001, designed 400 Games and 60 Apps. Don't forget to #Subscribe
Jason Wild is the founder and President of JWAM, an SEC-registered investment adviser with over $1.7 billion under management. Jason found investing during his last year of pharmacy school. Taking Peter Lynch seriously, he invested every other paycheck in pharmaceutical ideas he thought were undervalued. His theses were correct far more often than they weren't and he made himself almost a half million dollars in the market. After proving his competence, he started a fund with a mere $80,000. Today, that fund manages over $1.7Bn. Jason's initial strategy focused on specialty pharmaceuticals. His knowledge base enabled him to assess asset bases and M&A quickly (and correctly). After pitching a company on an M&A opportunity, and getting nothing in return, Jason decided to take matters into his own hands. He decided to purchase Arbor Pharmaceuticals for $2.5mm dollars and built the company via M&A. After 3 years, KKR bought a portion of Arbor; valuing the enterprise at $1.1Bn. Today, Jason is Chairman and Interim CEO of TerrAscend Corporation, a cannabis company with multi state operations in the US. His official Bio is as follows: "Jason Wild is the founder and President of JWAM, an SEC-registered investment adviser with over $1.7 billion under management. After starting his first fund in 1998 with only $80,000 AUM, Jason achieved early success by leveraging his background as a pharmacist to find undervalued specialty pharmaceutical companies and by managing the firm's investments for long-term growth. After building a strong track record as a stock picker, Jason expanded his investment universe and applied his experience and extensive healthcare network to private market opportunities. He has since established himself as a highly respected investor and sought-after partner for both public and private companies." This was an awesome conversation to have. Highlights are as follows: ~1:00-6:00 - Early career highlights ~6:00- Finding cannabis as a potential investment opportunity ~9:50 - Applying the same learnings from pharmaceuticals to cannabis and getting control of TerrAscend ~13:50 - When the US cannabis thesis got derisked ~16:44 - Applying for licences in New Jersey and what that means ~18:50 - Buying Ilera ~23:30 - Discussion on incentives for East Coast regulators and how they may think about supply/demand balances ~26:30 - The strategy of density vs spreading out the retail footprint ~28:58 - Homegrown cannabis as an alternative ~31:00 - Federalization/interstate commerce and what that may do to the thesis. ~34:49 - The social justice impact of legalization ~37:13 - Consistency in edibles and what is difficult about getting those products consistent ~44:00 - Whether the illicit market will keep its customers ~49:00 - What Jason is doing with Chris Webber to help minorities profit in the cannabis industry ~55:00 - Why issuing equity right now was the right choice for TerrAscend
Today’s Guests Carmen LaBerge – Carmen’s “Leftovers” Carmen goes over some leftover headlines from the week in a new(er) segment called, “Leftovers.” Harry Lee Poe – Author of “The Making of C.S. Lewis” “The Making of C.S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918-1945)” is scholar, Harry Lee Poe’s, work of opening up the box of C.S. […] The post Applying the Mind of Christ to Some of Today’s Headlines | What Made C.S. Lewis into a Powerful Christian Writer? appeared first on The Reconnect with Carmen | Engaging Culture from a Christian Worldview.
Watch this video as Sterling White talks about his journey in moving from single family to multifamily real estate investment. He'll talk about the disadvantages of single family as well as the steps taken in multi-family. Sterling will also talk about his new model of acquisition, how he came up with it, and the best ways he could effectively do this. Book a FREE Strategy Session with Sterling White https://strategysession.sterlingwhiteofficial.com/ 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Subscribe, like, and rate 01:12 About Sterling White 02:12 Disadvantage of single-family investing 02:42 Shifting over to multi-family investing 03:07 Key Step #1: Making a decision. 03:37 Key Step #2: Understanding the lingo. 04:49 Book Recommendation: Multi-Family Millions by David Lindahl 05:13 Key Step #3: Taking action! 05:38 Applying the key steps 08:05 The new model of acquisition 09:02 Cold-calling owners 09:47 Driving for dollars 10:40 Reaching out to the owner 11:37 Putting the deal together 12:50 Summary 14:17 Finding the right sellers 14:42 Book a FREE Strategy Session with Sterling White Key steps: 1. Making a decision. 2. Understanding the lingo. 3. Taking action! Thinking about getting started in real estate or scaling your business? Book FREE Strategy Session after viewing free training: https://strategysession.sterlingwhiteofficial.com/ ****LIMITED SLOTS*** — Please take a second and say ‘Hi' in the comments and let me know your thoughts on the video… P.S. It would truly mean the world to me if you hit the subscribe button ;) — WHY ARE YOU READING THIS? There's a reason why you are here, reading this content. And there's an absolute reason why we cross paths. REAL ESTATE? I am here to be of value to you. No questions asked! — I'd like to THANK YOU for being here and here's my way of saying thanks! In this book, I talked about how I got started with negative funds, breakthrough real estate, and built a multi-family real estate portfolio in just 3.5 years. Techniques and strategies that I'd love to share with you! Grab your FREE Copy of My Book "From Zero To 400 Units" here: https://book.sterlingwhiteofficial.com — With just under a decade of experience in the real estate industry, Sterling managed over $10MM in capital, while scaling a real estate portfolio to just over 500 units. Through the company he founded, Sonder Investment Group, focuses on income-producing multi-family properties through the midwest. Sterling was featured on the BiggerPockets Podcast and has been contributing content to BiggerPockets since 2014, with over 200 posts on topics ranging from single-family investing and apartment investing to wholesaling and scaling a business. — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sterlingwhiteofficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-white-b8840763/ Website: https://www.sterlingwhiteofficial.com Like, Share, and Subscribe!
Applying for a coaching position is not an easy task. Especially with the oversaturated market of coaches looking to climb the ladder! Today I break that process down into 5 steps.
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast | 10X Your Impact, Your Income & Your Influence
"Applying the right strategy, right tactics, right economic conditions and the right regions, that's how you win in investing in real estate." That’s according to this week’s returning guest. He did all of the above and became very successful. Patrick Francey is the President of Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) and host of The Everyday Millionaire podcast which plays a key role in contributing to the vision, development and growth of REIN. During this interview, you’ll discover… The journey of self discovery & how it can help you Why you need to know yourself The significance of changing your choices to change your life To find out more about Patrick, visit https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/.
Nations are incapable of real justice. Patriotism is incapable of real love. The first of a two-part talk.The lecture was originally given for the Certificate in Religion, Peace and Justice, an online course accredited by the Institute of Religion, Peace and Justice at St Stephen's University, New Brunswick. It is reproduced here with permission. More information about the IRPJ can be found at irpj.org/certificate and irpj.org/graduate-degrees. Applying online is quick and easy to do at ssu.ca/irpj-application.Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.
Are you missing passion in your business and life journey? Are you looking for strategies to help you increase your passion and outcomes? Do you want to have a clear vision for your business? Our special guest John Miles answers these and other questions about passion, purpose and impact. John Miles is the Founder of Passion Struck™ and the host of Passion Struck Podcast. Passion Struck™ exists to ignite the next generation of game-changing companies and future leaders to make a real and lasting impact on the world. Becoming Passion Struck is for those of us who the box can't contain — for game-changers, shapers, innovators, record makers, empire builders, career reinventors, and visionaries of all kinds. John is passionate about being the catalyst who helps individuals and businesses take action on their ideas. He is a combat veteran, multi-industry CEO, successful entrepreneur, top podcast host, and author who is making passion go viral. Although best known as the President and CEO of Genius Central Systems and CIO of Dell, John's career as a servant leader spans more than two decades. He's founded or co-founded more than half a dozen successful start-ups, mentored rising entrepreneurs, and invested in successful tech ventures. The Leadership Junkies Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera.com. Show Notes Episode highlights… The power of saying “yes” Choose to seek out discomfort and challenge yourself Three key challenges in business and leadership today – “contagion of the human mind, human spirit and ego” (comfort, apathy and showmanship) Ways that vulnerability is essential is leadership and relationships Taking the governor off your mind Passion follows purpose It's vital for leaders to have a coach and keys to picking a coach Self-honesty is critical in leadership The importance of facing and dealing with your self-limiting beliefs Leaders are judged by their actions, not their words Stop helping other people achieve their dreams and start achieving their own dreams Prioritize what matters in your life Applying the mosquito principle and audit in your life – suffocator, blood sucker and pain in the ass Getting past the bull shit answers and getting to the real answer The number one thing that people aren't doing is being present in their own life Resources: John Miles Instagram John Miles Website Passion Struck Website Passion Struck Podcast The Leadership Junkies Podcast Cardivera
In today’s episode, I’ll be addressing something that comes up a lot when I’m coaching my clients about their podcast and how to monetize it. And it can all be summarized into one short question; Are your interviews robbing you of revenue? I know. You’re wondering how your interviews can rob you of revenue. Well, the episode format you apply first of all is critical. You can’t just focus on bringing on different guests who talk about their expertise and use your podcast to market what they do. You need to mix up those interviews with your own solo shows where you talk about what you’re an expert on in a way that creates value for your audience. It’s also necessary to control the content that your guests share on your podcast. An episode shouldn’t be just about delivering content and going about the rest of your day. I mean, it could be just that, but don’t expect to see an audience growth with that strategy. Prepare your podcast script up ahead with the intention of quickly grabbing your listeners’ attention and delivering answers. Then come up with a production schedule that will enable you to release at least two episodes a week, one interview, and one solo, because multiple-episode releases are a sure bet towards growing your podcast in the direction of successful monetization. There’s so much more about podcast monetization strategy that I'll be sharing in this episode, and it’s all for you, so make sure you tune in and apply what you learn. Show Highlights Making a million dollars and having the best of lifestyle freedom, thanks to podcasting (01:23) The role that an interview should play in helping you monetize and the framework you should use when bringing on guests (02:27) Being the core expert on your podcast even when interviewing people (06:36) Why hosting a guest with a huge following won’t necessarily translate into loads of listeners (07:50) Applying strategy in how you name your show, interview people, and generally produce and promote it (11:09) Feeding your audience with content that you’re an expert on (12:59) The power of consistency and multiple mixed-format shows (13:41) Improving things for your show by standing in your power and authority (17:30) How to leverage your podcast the right way to bring in thousands of dollars into your business (21:15) Want to learn more? https://www.facebook.com/groups/PodcastMonetizationSecrets (Join our private Facebook group here!) You can also find Christy and her team at www.teampodcast.com!
Eric Hörst is the author of the international bestselling book Training for Climbing and the founder of PhysiVantage. We talked about his dual career as a meteorologist and climbing coach, early route development, how training has evolved, the roles of campusing vs. hangboarding in improving finger strength, why coaching is like 3D chess, and how to train your core.Discount code: “NUGGET15” for 15% off of full-priced PhysiVantage productsSupport on Patreon: patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Show Notes: http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/eric-horst-part-1Nuggets:6:01 – Weatherman11:31 – Snowstorms, solving complex puzzles, and similarities between forecasting weather and training for climbing15:18 – The best send conditions17:38 – TV weather and developing routes in the New River Gorge18:56 – Eric’s first day of climbing21:15 – Patron Question from Max (Eric’s history climbing in PA, and early development at the New)24:29 – Patron Question from Adriel (the early days at the New River Gorge)27:27 – Favorite first ascents from the New 28:32 – Embracing bolting and sport climbing34:17 – The style of bolting in the 90s, becoming a student of climbing, and Eric’s first training articles38:24 – The training paradigm in the 80s (“climber’s don’t train”)40:56 – Early training experiments, wooden blocks on the rafters, pull-ups for slab climbing, and the revolution of climbing gyms47:42 – The modern “weekend warrior”49:13 – Early intuitive training methodologies, and the “shotgun approach” to training56:17 – Applying the 80/20 rule to training1:00:21 – The mental side of climbing, and not getting too focused on one training implement1:07:53 – Patron Question from Matt (the dos and don’ts of hiring a coach)1:12:33 – A new paradigm in connective tissue training1:16:40 – The different effects of hangboarding vs. campusing on finger tendons1:24:33 – How to combine hangboarding and campus boarding to balance performance and resiliency1:29:53 – Patron Question from Liam (benefits of linear and non-linear programs)1:34:59 – End range strength, and the 3D chess of coaching1:41:42 – Core strength, and limiting belief systems1:47:05 – Deadlifting1:52:43 – Weighted planks1:54:31 – Deadlifting + bouldering with small footholds1:59:16 – Reinventing your training, and sticking with things long enough to see if they work
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Steve Gesuele (@stav8818), host of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how to utilize in season research that applies to his teams. Welcome Steve (1:30) Filling in the Michael Brantley (3:50) Owen Miller vs Tyler Nevin (5:05) Miami injuries (9:05) Kansas City bullpen situation (10:55) Should we care about Victor Carantini? (14:06) Voit back to IL (16:54) Opening in San Francisco? (19:04) Line up additions in LA (19:04) Trevor Story to the IL (23:24) Couple of Saturday hamstring issues (24:56) Marcell Ozuna an easy drop this weekend? (28:25) Applying research to your teams in season (33:57) FAAB Suggestions.... Power (46:13) Speed (52:03) Opportunity (55:40) Wins and K’s: (1:00:59) Future 2-start options (1:05:03) Ratios (1:17:42) Saves (1:22:05) Wild Cards and Prospect Speculations (1:27:53) The Olympics are coming (1:32:34) Kevin's parting words (1:37:59) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Please rate and review the pod on your favorite platform and check out the rest of the Pitcher List Podcast Network (@PitcherListPods) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Steve Gesuele (@stav8818), host of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how to utilize in season research that applies to his teams. Welcome Steve (1:30) Filling in the Michael Brantley (3:50) Owen Miller vs Tyler Nevin (5:05) Miami injuries (9:05) Kansas City bullpen situation (10:55) Should we care about Victor Carantini? (14:06) Voit back to IL (16:54) Opening in San Francisco? (19:04) Line up additions in LA (19:04) Trevor Story to the IL (23:24) Couple of Saturday hamstring issues (24:56) Marcell Ozuna an easy drop this weekend? (28:25) Applying research to your teams in season (33:57) FAAB Suggestions.... Power (46:13) Speed (52:03) Opportunity (55:40) Wins and K’s: (1:00:59) Future 2-start options (1:05:03) Ratios (1:17:42) Saves (1:22:05) Wild Cards and Prospect Speculations (1:27:53) The Olympics are coming (1:32:34) Kevin's parting words (1:37:59) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Please rate and review the pod on your favorite platform and check out the rest of the Pitcher List Podcast Network (@PitcherListPods) Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus
Applying to college is SCARY, especially during Covid, but Tori and Isabelle give great advice. But more importantly, school is almost out and we are one year closer to leaving home.
I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
Matt Bollinger is an artist living in Ithaca, NY who works across painting, animation, sculpture and music. Bollinger earned his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute in 2003 and his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2007. He has had 6 solo exhibitions at Zürcher Gallery, New York and 3 solo exhibitions at Galerie Zürcher, Paris. His animations have been included in numerous film festivals and screenings in the US and Europe. His work is in the collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Kansas City, MO), Museum of Fine Arts (Dole, France), and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick, ME) Recent solo exhibitions include Extended Present, at the South Bend Museum of Art (South Bend, IN) and Labor Day at M+B (Los Angeles, LA). In 2020, Zürcher Gallery participated in the Armory Show for the first time with a duo-presentation of Staver and Matt Bollinger in the Focus Section, curated by Jamillah James. TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: -Everything comes from drawing -Base idea for work coming from a sentence -Creating character sheets for different paintings -Researching his work -Vulnerability and empathy of the characters - The primary direction of light -Think in tone -Always looking -Making the soundtrack for his animations -How much sound impacts the work -Drawing with sound - Never being shy about talking about his work -Kerry James Marshall - Remove process hurdles - How COVID impacted his practice - Finding ways for freedom LINKS: https://www.mattbollinger.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mattlbollinger/?hl=en I Like Your Work Links: I Like Your Work Podcast Studio Planner Instagram Submit Work Observations on Applying to Juried Shows
Applying concepts from other styles of training can help you become your best! In today's podcast we learn how aesthetic athletes can benefit from CrossFit, how CrossFit athletes can benefit from Powerlifting, and so much more!!! In order to be your best, steal from the rest! haha
[2:20] The phone conversation that turned into their new book, The Business of Race[5:30] Gina and Margaret's reconnection after the murder of George Floyd[10:00] Applying a growth mindset to conversations about raceGina: "Avoiding the conversation and doing nothing is the wrong thing to do."Dolly Chugh's TED Talk - How to Let Go of Being a "Good" Person and Become a Better Personhttps://www.ted.com/talks/dolly_chugh_how_to_let_go_of_being_a_good_person_and_become_a_better_person?language=en[20:00] Navigating racial conversations in their friendshipGina: "Rather than conflict resolution, I like to think about conflict transformation. Conflict is a tool for transformation. That's how people grow. That's how you know what's really going on in your relationships. If you aren't willing to take that risk then you'll never know."[28:00] How discussions of race in society and the workplace have evolved - from compliance and avoiding lawsuits to belonging and equityGina: "Regardless of how we racially identify, we're in this together."[34:45] Passing "The Kumbaya Test" as an ally[40:00] Picking your moments to bring up conversations about race[43:00] Why the workplace is the best place to talk about race-Often the first or only place that we interact with people of other races-One of few places in society where there is some civility-One of the places where you must keep learning and growing to stay relevant"The workplace is the place where people of many different backgrounds and skillsets work together toward a common goal."[49:30] Taking an asset rather than deficit based lens to diversity in the workplace[52:00] The business model of slaveryGina: "Their business model was always broken and not sustainable...Here's a business model that we propose that is an asset-based model that's not based on the economic oppression of humans. We want to say to business people, don't be afraid of addresses this, you know how to do it and we're going to show you how to do it with the tools that you've been using all along: strategy, project planning..."[1:01:45] The "work before the work" and "prepping for the talk"Free recommended resourcesCoursera "Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life" (Free)https://www.coursera.org/learn/race-cultural-diversity-american-life"Race, the Power of an Illusion" series:https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/Frontline: "A Class Divided" (Free):https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/class-divided/Read their series on talking about race in the workplace:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/race-america-part-i-workplace-perfect-place-discuss-margaret-h-/Pre-order their book - Due August 31, 2021:https://www.amazon.com/Business-Race-Antiracist-Workplace_And-Actually/dp/126426884X/
Nalini in her own words: “I’m a grants manager at a nonprofit that focuses on youth development by day and an outdoor enthusiast by weekend. Whether I’m tending to my balcony garden, walking in parks in my hometown of the Washington, D.C. area, hiking iconic trails in National Parks, or carrying everything I need for a week or six-month long backpacking trip, I love spending time in the outdoors (and sharing stories of everything that goes wrong during my adventures). Backpacking. It’s nothing short of a gift to have time to be in your head, carry no other worry than the miles ahead for the day and feel the freedom that comes with with carrying everything you need in a pack. Hiking. The remarkable view from the summit of a mountain feels different when your body’s efforts get you to the top. Walking. Nothing makes me feel more connected to all the beauty and possibility of nature than a walk in a park close to home.” New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Show notes Growing up in DC Area Not growing up going to green spaces Being the daughter of immigrants Not having time to explore the outdoors Getting into the outdoors in 2014 Going through tough times Watching a documentary on the Appalachian Trail Not seeing herself in the traditional narrative of what’s seen as outdoorsy Wanting to change the narrative of what it means to be in the outdoors Starting the blog and instagram account - Hiking Misadventures Spending time with her mum in the garden Her earliest memories Being a quiet child Looking after her mum while she had cancer How her parents fled Sir Lanka Deciding to hike the Appalachian Trail Always following a road map and needing to change something Not liking new things Deciding to go solo on the hike Sleeping in the shelter for the first time Focusing on the next step, the next mile and the next day Dealing with her feelings of fear The planning and preparation time The privilege of being able to do a long distance hike Being a good planner Dealing with imposter syndrome Learning to believe in herself The challenge of being 4’9 tall How her body needed to adjust to the trail Getting to the summit of Mt. Katahdin How the Appalachian Trail changed her and helped her to believe in herself How her priorities changed Wanting to share more of her story and starting her next blog in 2018 How the Appalachian Trail was also an isolating time for her Connecting with an amazing community online What adventure means to Nalini Feeling isolated and dealing with those feelings while on the AT Racism on the Appalachian Trail and not feeling safe Taking time off and using her support networks off the trail Life after the trail and not wanting to make work her entire life The Wonderland Trail (93 miles) Applying to be a thru hiking ambassador Being rescued from the trail Making the right decision even though it was tough to make Ending the hike early Dealing with feelings of shame How her mum is doing Advice for other women who want to spend more time in the outdoors Words to encourage you to try new things Social Media Website - hikingmisadventures.com Instagram @hikingmisadventures
He react to crises differently based on recent cyber attacks on my company. He thinks about my responses differently. EQ has changed his parenting. He shares a neat parenting story w/his son & how he has been able to practice his EQ on and with his son & helping his son work through his own emotions. The power of his reflection times. Applying his EQ to golf. If you’d like a scientific emotional intelligence assessment, visit eqforentrepreneurs.com/training for more info. To get on the waiting list for our 8-week course teaching emotional intelligence, visit eqforentrepreneurs.com/eqa. EQ Accelerator Course: https://www.eqforentrepreneurs.com/eqa FREE E-BOOK “THE RESILIENT ENTREPRENEUR” https://www.eqforentrepreneurs.com/treguide TAKE THE TACO QUIZ: https://www.eqforentrepreneurs.com/tacoquiz SUBMIT A QUESTION/TOPIC FOR THE SHOW: https://www.eqforentrepreneurs.com/askaway EQ FOR ENTREPRENEURS FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eqforentrepreneurs/
Applying blush is tricky, so we’re sharing expert tips and the best products to help you (and us) get it right. Plus, we have a spirited discussion about the latest beauty news: a Google AI-powered app that will help you identify skin concerns; less-is-more beauty lines Glowish and Ami Colé; the vegan Miss Universe; a connection between smoking and hair loss; and surprising ways the Covid-19 vaccine is affecting hair salon regulations. -- For a list of products featured in this episode: myshlf.us/fatmascara; Episode recap: fatmascara.com/blog; Our private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara / Raising a Wand; Instagram: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_edit; Email: info@fatmascara.com; To submit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation & be featured on a future episode: +1-646-481-8182. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cleveland Clinic Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cleveland Clinic. The study, in mice and people, showed that a diet high in sugar and fat causes damage to Paneth cells, immune cells in the gut that help keep inflammation in check. When Paneth cells aren't functioning properly, the gut immune system is excessively prone to inflammation, putting people at risk of inflammatory bowel disease and undermining effective control of disease-causing microbes. The findings, published May 18 in Cell Host & Microbe, open up new approaches to regulating gut immunity by restoring normal Paneth cell function. "Inflammatory bowel disease has historically been a problem primarily in Western countries such as the U.S., but it's becoming more common globally as more and more people adopt Western lifestyles," said lead author Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD, an associate professor of pathology & immunology at Washington University. "Our research showed that long-term consumption of a Western-style diet high in fat and sugar impairs the function of immune cells in the gut in ways that could promote inflammatory bowel disease or increase the risk of intestinal infections." Paneth cell impairment is a key feature of inflammatory bowel disease. For example, people with Crohn's disease, a kind of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia and fatigue, often have Paneth cells that have stopped working. Liu and senior author Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Inflammation and Immunity at Cleveland Clinic, set out to find the cause of Paneth cell dysfunction in people. They analyzed a database containing demographic and clinical data on 400 people, including an assessment of each person's Paneth cells. The researchers found that high body mass index (BMI) was associated with Paneth cells that looked abnormal and unhealthy under a microscope. The higher a person's BMI, the worse his or her Paneth cells looked. The association held for healthy adults and people with Crohn's disease. To better understand this connection, the researchers studied two strains of mice that are genetically predisposed to obesity. Such mice chronically overeat because they carry mutations that prevent them from feeling full even when fed a regular diet. To the researchers' surprise, the obese mice had Paneth cells that looked normal. In people, obesity is frequently the result of eating a diet rich in fat and sugar. So the scientists fed normal mice a diet in which 40% of the calories came from fat or sugar, similar to the typical Western diet. After two months on this chow, the mice had become obese and their Paneth cells looked decidedly abnormal. "Obesity wasn't the problem per se," Liu said. "Eating too much of a healthy diet didn't affect the Paneth cells. It was the high-fat, high-sugar diet that was the problem." The Paneth cells returned to normal when the mice were put back on a healthy mouse diet for four weeks. Whether people who habitually eat a Western diet can improve their gut immunity by changing their diet remains to be seen, Liu said. "This was a short-term experiment, just eight weeks," Liu said. "In people, obesity doesn't occur overnight or even in eight weeks. People have a suboptimal lifestyle for 20, 30 years before they become obese. It's possible that if you have Western diet for so long, you cross a point of no return and your Paneth cells don't recover even if you change your diet. We'd need to do more research before we can say whether this process is reversible in people." Further experiments showed that a molecule known as deoxycholic acid, a secondary bile acid formed as a byproduct of the metabolism of gut bacteria, forms the link between a Western diet and Paneth cell dysfunction. The bile acid increases the activity of two immune molecules -- farnesoid X receptor and type 1 interferon -- that inhibit Paneth cell function. Liu and colleagues now are investigating whether fat or sugar plays the primary role in impairing Paneth cells. They also have begun studying ways to restore normal Paneth cell function and improve gut immunity by targeting the bile acid or the two immune molecules. Glutathione precursor gamma-glutamylcysteine may represent novel strategy for treatment and/or prevention of cognitive impairment University of New South Wales(Australia), May 12, 2021 According to news originating from Sydney, Australia, research stated, “The accumulation of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and abnormal aggregation of amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) have been shown to induce synaptic dysfunction and memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Cellular depletion of the major endogenous antioxidant Glutathione (GSH) has been linked to cognitive decline and the development of AD pathology.” Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of New South Wales, “Supplementation with gamma-glutamylcysteine (gamma-GC), the immediate precursor and the limiting substrate for GSH biosynthesis, can transiently augment cellular GSH levels by bypassing the regulation of GSH homeostasis. In the present study, we investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of gamma-GC on oxidative stress and A beta pathology in the brains of APP/PS1 mice. The APP/PS1 mice were fed gamma-GC from 3 months of age with biomarkers of apoptosis and cell death, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and A beta load being assessed at 6 months of age. Our data showed that supplementation with gamma-GC lowered the levels of brain lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyls and apoptosis, increased both total GSH and the glutathione/glutathione disulphide (GSH/GSSG) ratio and replenished ATP and the activities of the antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutamine synthetase and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)), the latter being a key regulator of ferroptosis. Brain A beta load was lower and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was markedly improved compared to APP/PS1 mice fed a standard chow diet. Alteration in brain cytokine levels and matrix metalloproteinase enzymes MMP-2 and MMP-9 suggested that gamma-GC may lower inflammation and enhance A beta plaque clearance in vivo. Spatial memory was also improved by gamma-GC as determined using the Morris water maze.” According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Our data collectively suggested that supplementation with gamma-GC may represent a novel strategy for the treatment and/or prevention of cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration.” This research has been peer-reviewed. Study led by NTU Singapore finds that microbes work as a network in causing lung infection Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) May 21, 201 Traditionally, an infection is thought to happen when microbes - bacteria, fungi, or viruses - enter and multiply in the body, and its severity is associated with how prevalent the microbes are in the body. Now, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has proposed a new way of understanding infections. Their study of close to 400 respiratory samples from patients with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition, has shown that microbes in the body exist as a network, and that an infection's severity could be a result of interactions between these microbes. Through statistical modelling of data from these respiratory samples, the scientists found that flare-ups of coughs and breathlessness (known as exacerbations) occurred more often when there were 'negative interactions' between communities of bacteria, viruses and fungi in the airways. A negative interaction occurs when the microbes compete rather than cooperate with one another. These findings, published in one of the world's leading scientific journals Nature Medicine in April, bring the scientists one step closer to developing a new way of tackling infections, by targeting microbial interactions rather than the specific microbes. Assistant Professor Sanjay Haresh Chotirmall from the NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, who led the study, said: "Our current understanding of infections is that they occur when harmful microbes enter our bodies. This model of understanding, however, fails to account for resident microbes or explain why some patients with infection respond to antibiotics to which the microbe is resistant in laboratory testing. We are therefore proposing that microbes exist as networks, where interactions happen and that the resistant antibiotic in this case targets another microbe with which the culprit is interacting. We therefore can potentially improve clinical outcomes by breaking such crosstalk. "The findings of our study are the first steps in providing a more holistic view of how infections occur. While our study looked at patients with bronchiectasis, we believe this concept applies to all forms of infection - whether skin, lung, or a gastrointestinal infection. This way of looking at infections potentially changes our understanding of infection and may offer fresh ways of treating them." Associate Professor John Abisheganaden, co-author of the study and Head of Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said: "By applying an integrated and holistic method, this study provides a new and fresh approach to our understanding of respiratory infection. Applying this precision-medicine approach can help the managing physician better understand and choose the most appropriate antibiotic or other therapy to confer clinical benefit - in short, to guide us to the right treatment at the right time, and for the best outcome." Microbial interactions and infection For their study, the scientists looked at patients with bronchiectasis, a disease of high Asian prevalence, where airways dilate irreversibly and, where infection promotes progression. Targeting bacteria with antibiotics reduces bacterial load and accompanying inflammation, which in turn alleviates symptoms and improves clinical outcomes. To investigate interactions between microbes in the airways of patients with bronchiectasis, the team collected respiratory (sputum) samples from 383 patients from Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, and Scotland, including samples before, during and after bronchiectasis flare-ups. After analysing the genetic material from bacteria, fungi and viruses in the samples, the scientists assessed for possible microbial interactions and found that patients with frequent flare-ups had more negative interactions, where microbes compete rather than cooperate, and that the number of such negative interactions increased even further during a flare-up. While changes to interactions between microbes during flare-ups was detected, there was surprisingly minimal change to the type and quantity of microbes present during a flare-up, and even after antibiotics were administered. New treatment possibilities The scientists believe that these findings suggest that microbial interactions potentially drive frequent flare-ups in patients. Using these findings, the scientists have developed an online tool to help other researchers and physicians analyse microbial interactions in their own patient samples through the microbes' genetic sequences. Asst Prof Chotirmall, who is also NTU Provost's Chair in Molecular Medicine, said: "We are proposing a fresh way to view infection, as networks rather than individual microbes. Targeting microbial interactions within an established network may promote more judicious antibiotic use and help curb rising antimicrobial resistance." The team is currently exploring the use of probiotics to treat bronchiectasis by regulating microbiomes within the air passages. Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora Imperial College London, May 21, 201 Adding pea flour to foods for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut. In a small study of severely malnourished children in Uganda, researchers found that providing them with a mix containing cowpea flour improved their ability to absorb nutrients and gain weight, while maintaining their gut microbiome comparable to healthy children. According to the researchers, the findings, published today in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, lay the foundations for larger trials with cowpea-based supplements and highlight the critical role of gut health in restoring nutrition in children with severe acute malnutrition. Acute malnutrition is a major contributor to child mortality around the world. It remains a leading cause of death in children under five years of age and increases their risk of life-threatening events such as pneumonia, diarrheal disease or infections. Children with severe acute malnutrition can be treated with nutrient-rich, milk-based formulas to restore weight and nutrition, but despite treatment many will later go on to die. Professor Gary Frost, head of the Center for Translational Nutrition and Food Research at Imperial College London, said: "These are children who have been admitted to hospital and often have other disease, such as bacterial sepsis, which complicates the picture—so they are very fragile. "High quality feeds are lifesaving for many thousands of children. But sadly, when children are severely malnourished they can struggle to absorb nutrients and despite initial improvements in hospital, many remain very weak and will later go on to die." "We have been able to show that legume-enriched feeds are well tolerated by these very sick children, and they may also protect their 'good' gut microbes, compared to traditional feeds. Our hope is that this kind of intervention will help them to grow stronger by enabling their bodies to absorb more of the nutrients from the feed." More than 'calories in' Researchers at Imperial College London have been exploring the links between gut health and nutrition, with the aim of improving outcomes for severely malnourished children. Growing evidence suggests that gut microbes feed on carbohydrates from our diet, releasing nutrients which maintain the lining of the gut. Without this regular supply of nutrients, the gut lining deteriorates and becomes 'leaky," reducing our ability to absorb nutrients and increasing the risk of bugs entering the bloodstream where they can cause infection. Previous research by the Imperial team has shown that increasing dietary fiber can help to overcome this 'leaky gut' syndrome and improve the absorption of nutrients, so they designed and tested a new feed fortified with cowpea—which contains a source of easily fermentable carbohydrates and fiber, both known to be key in maintaining gut health. In a small proof of concept trial, researchers recruited 58 hospitalized children in Uganda with severe acute malnutrition to receive one of three feeds: a conventional feed; a feed containing the plant compound inulin; and a feed fortified with cowpea flour. Children in all three groups received antibiotics and other medical treatments, as needed, in addition to the feed. Led by Ph.D. candidates Nuala Calder and Kevin Walsh, the team measured changes to weight after seven days of treatment, along with fecal sampling to look at changes to the makeup of their gut microbiome. The children were also followed up at 28 days. The researchers found that overall, all feeds resulted in comparable weight gain after one week, and duration of hospital stay did not vary between groups. However, the cowpea feed limited the damage to gut microbes associated with antibiotic treatment—which can reduce the richness of the microbiome by killing off key groups of bugs. The same effect was not seen in conventional feeds or those enriched with inulin—a compound derived from plants—highlighting the role of fiber and other elements in the legume feed. Following 28 days, there was limited difference in mortality between the groups, and sadly, despite treatment 12 children died (3, 6 and 3 from the respective groups). But analysis suggested that across the groups, children that died had higher levels of gut dysfunction and altered levels of short chain fatty acids, indicating reduced diversity of gut microbes. Protecting gut bugs Professor Frost said: "Our major finding was that the cowpea enriched feeds actually protect the gut bugs when these children are given antibiotics, so we know that the feed is actually helping the microbiota to survive some of the concurrent medical therapy these children are receiving. "We also found that the children that died tended to have a worse gut problem than those who survived, so it has highlighted that the gut is very important in rescuing children from severe malnutrition. These legume enriched feeds may be a small step towards improving outcomes for those children." Professor Kathryn Maitland, Professor of Tropical Pediatric Infectious Disease at Imperial and based in Kenya, said: "This is a very small study, but it's an important first step. The role the gut actively plays in the pathology of severe malnutrition has not been fully appreciated, and there are multiple parameters that need fixing. Fortifying feeds with legumes can go some way towards that. Many of these children may receive multiple antibiotics, which kills the microbiota, leaving only the microbes that are bad for human health, and these legume enriched feeds may actually help to resist that." Future trials are now planned to test the legume-enriched feeds in larger numbers of children with severe acute malnutrition in more regions. The team believes that if the feeds could be produced regionally, using legumes such as cowpea which can be grown and milled in East Africa, it could help to reduce the dependency on internationally produced feeds which may be more expensive and less effective. Professor Maitland added: "Many feeds which are imported to East Africa are based on cow's milk, or a dried form of it. They can contain a lot of sugars, such as sucrose and lactose, and these children can't absorb this. In fact, quite a lot of these malnourished children may develop severe diarrhea from these feeds as they are lacking the enzymes to properly digest and absorb them, so our next steps are to tackle that as well. "We think that the next iterations of our feed will include legumes, but will also not include any aspect of cow's milk, replacing the sucrose with other carbohydrate sources. This also means that they can be produced locally." Professor Frost added: "We know that we can reverse the malnutrition, but this isn't really fixing the whole problem. This approach is a radical change for these children. It's taking a very different view of feeding. It's not just about the nutrients flowing in, it's about how compounds in plants are metabolized, and underlying gut health." Why blueberries are an effective weapon in the war against Alzheimer’s disease University of Cincinnati, May 21, 2021 Could a plump, little blueberry really hold colossal promise in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease? New research adds to the growing evidence that blueberries, bursting with antioxidants, could help diminish the devastating defects of dementia. Blueberries are already known as a “super fruit,” thanks to their documented contribution to lowering the risk of heart disease and cancer. But now, newly released study findings show that certain flavonoids found in blueberries could also hold the key to lessening the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Over 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a number that is expected to continue to rise as the population ages. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that as many as 7 million could fall prey to the disease by 2025, and that the number could triple by 2050. In fact, Alzheimer’s has become the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with one out of every three elderly persons dying of complications from Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. But Alzheimer’s takes a toll on more than just human life. It is an extremely costly disease as well. Experts estimate that Alzheimer’s will cost the nation $236 million and that caregivers will spend more than $5,000 a year trying to care for their loved one. Hope for Alzheimer’s disease patients: Blueberries found to improve cognition and memory As scientists work to slow this alarming trend, researchers out of the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center have released promising results of two human studies conducted in follow up to their earlier clinical trials. Lead author Robert Krikorian, Ph.D., stated that the new findings corroborate those from previous human and animal research. The researchers, led by Krikorian, believe that blueberries’ beneficial effects against Alzheimer’s could be due to certain flavonoids found in the berries. Known as anthocyanins, they have been shown to improve cognition in tests with animals. In one study, 47 adults, aged 68 and older, exhibiting mild cognitive impairment – a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease – were given either freeze-dried blueberry powder or a placebo powder once a day for 16 weeks. The blueberry powder was equivalent to one cup of fresh blueberries. Those receiving the blueberry powder were found to exhibit improved brain function and cognitive performance compared to those in the control group, with better memory and improved access to words and concepts. In another study, 94 people, aged 62 to 80, were divided into four groups. The subjects did not have diagnosed early-onset Alzheimer’s, but did report feelings of having their memory decline. In the trial, stated above (with 94 people), cognition was somewhat better for those consuming powder or fish oil only, but there was little improvement with memory. Also, researchers report that the MRI results were not as definitive for those receiving blueberry powder. Even with somewhat less striking results from the second study, the scientists believe the two studies show that blueberries may be more effective in treating patients with cognitive impairments. Next up, the researchers want to conduct a study involving younger subjects, all with risk factors for Alzheimer’s. Reaping the benefits of blueberries from your regular diet can be easy. Blueberries are an extremely popular berry and can be found in many stores (and farmers’ markets) throughout the world. Naturally, to avoid excess consumption of chemicals, it’s best to eat organic varieties only. As a matter of convenience and potency, the best way to incorporate blueberries into your diet is through a powder of pure (organic) blueberry extract or by eating whole, organic berries. Baking or cooking blueberries will diminish the nutritional value of this powerful fruit. Oxidative Stress, Vitamin D Deficiency and Male Infertility: An Under-Looked Aspect Aga Khan University (Pakistan), May 21, 2021 Infertility is a known source of distress among couples worldwide. This agony significantly stems from the concern of not having an identifiable cause leading to infertility. With male factors accounting for 20-30% of the total causes of infertility (1), a thorough evaluation of both the partners is done. Upon evaluation, Vitamin D deficiency was noticed significantly in males coming to infertility centres. However, its functions and how it impacted reproduction was not known until the research led to the discovery of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in many organs of the male reproductive tract. It is now known that vitamin D deficiency decreases male fertility by contributing to oxidative stress and gonadal insufficiency, disrupting spermatogenesis, affecting sperm morphology and normal calcium haemostasis. (2) Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between oxidative and antioxidative mechanisms, is believed to be a well-known mechanism underlying idiopathic male infertility. Reproductive health professionals and researchers fittingly started searching for antioxidants to combat this imbalance. A study concluded that adding vitamin D to a cryopreserved semen sample reduced oxidative stress and resulted in better fertility outcomes (3). Animal trials have shown that Vitamin D supplementation reduced oxidative stress and improved semen DNA integrity (4). As Vitamin D exerts its effects by binding to Vitamin D receptors, it was noted that vitamin D receptor null mutant mice had a significant reduction in successful reproductive outcomes due to gonadal insufficiencies. Reduced levels of oestrogen and testosterone were seen along with low sperm count, reduced motility, abnormal spermatogenesis and histological abnormalities in testes of mutant mice. These insufficiencies were attributed to a decreased CYP2R1, CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 expression, lower aromatase activity, secondary to suppression of CYP19 gene and calcium supplementation improved fertility in such cases. (5) There is limited human data available on how Vitamin D deficiency causes gonadal insufficiency, which is important to maintain normal reproductive physiology. More studied are needed to clarify the role of vitamin D in gonadal physiology. Considering the importance of Vitamin D on reproductive functions, its role in causing Oxidative stress and gonadal dysfunction, we suggest randomized control trials in pre-pubertal phase. Want to escape Alzheimer's disease? Run for your life and exercise Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Israel), May 20, 2021 Exercise slows down aging of the brain and can reduce risks of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias by about half. There is a growing amount of medical evidence that exercise slows down the aging of the brain and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias by about half, according to Prof. Nir Giladi, chief of neurology at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. He said that the modern sedentary way of life reduces the amount of body movement. Long-term epidemiological and physical studies show that exercise can improve memory, concentration and mood and minimize pain, as well as reduce the risk of cognitive damage, stroke, Parkinson's disease and depression. The connection between exercise and brain function was first disclosed from animal studies two decades ago, said Giladi. Brains of rats that ran on a wheel for three months at a time had many more neurons and synapses through which electric signals connect. Exercise causes these to multiply, said Giladi. "These findings flew in the face of the belief that over the age of 30, the neurons decline irreversibly. Today we know that the adult brain has many stem cells that when stimulated can differentiate and turn into ripe neurons that know how to create synapses." The neurologist added that for some unknown reason, the best potential for differentiation exists in brain regions responsible for memory. Exercise promotes the secretion of trophic factors -- including brain-derived neurotrophic factor that encourage the growth of stem cells that turn into adult nerve cells. he added. These factors activate genes responsible for the development of stem cells in the hippocampus and other brain regions involved in memory, storage and processing of data. They are available in large quantities during a baby's first years when the brain develops at a rapid pace, but the amounts decline during adolescence and aging. The greater the amount, the more the brain grows and holds more nerve cells, especially in the hippocampus, he said. Exerting the muscles activates unique genes that encourage the muscle cells and apparently others to create proteins that increase the synthesis of trophic factors. "This is why those who exercise regularly look and have younger brain function -- and their cells are more protected from diseases, trauma and natural aging." Giladi said it was best to do aerobic exercise (causing the heart and lungs to exert themselves) along with non-aerobic exercise (strengthening the muscles on the skeleton) at least three times a week. Even if you exercise just as an adult and the cognitive decline has begun, your physical activity will slow down the rate of decline. A study published in the journal PNAS using MRI to see the effect of regular exercise on the brain showed that the brains of healthy 75-year-olds who performed physical activity at least three times a week declined slower in the regions of memory, concentration, planning, initiative and management abilities. The same thing was noted in studies of teenagers, Giladi said. Exercise influences the brain cell in deciding which genes will function and contribute to this and which will be neutralized. This is thus epigenetics, in which the environment actually affects the genes, the neurologist said. Exercise also increases the supply of blood to the organs, including the brain, he continued, and encourages the growth of alternate blood vessels to take over functions from clogged vessels. He bemoaned the fact that many Israelis don't exercise regularly. An average of 150 to 300 minutes per week -- half aerobic and half non-aerobic -- can improve the abilities of the brain and protect it from disease, Giladi concluded.
Theresa Walsh Velendzas is a Life Coach devoted to empowering people to reach their dream destiny through personal wellness. She is passionate about the psychology that guides people to fulfill their highest potential and guides them to align body, mind and heart. Through Transformational Life Coaching that includes movement and individualized sustainable lifestyle changes, Theresa offers a heart-centered path to blossoming from the inside out. Inspiration for this work came from her previous career and lifelong connection with the elderly who shared their wisdom in designing a life well-lived. Theresa has studied Psychology (BS), Health Care Management (MS), and is a Certified IFS (Internal Family Systems) Practitioner and Certified Personal Trainer. Applying mind-body and fitness principles Theresa starts with movement and connecting to our bodies to quickly activate change. She works with clients to create personalized foundations for wellness and personal success. To connect, and to receive her free self care guide 7 Days to Fall in Love with Your New You Resolution, visit her at www.TheresaWV.com
Theresa Walsh Velendzas is a Life Coach devoted to empowering people to reach their dream destiny through personal wellness. She is passionate about the psychology that guides people to fulfill their highest potential and guides them to align body, mind and heart. Through Transformational Life Coaching that includes movement and individualized sustainable lifestyle changes, Theresa offers a heart-centered path to blossoming from the inside out. Inspiration for this work came from her previous career and lifelong connection with the elderly who shared their wisdom in designing a life well-lived. Theresa has studied Psychology (BS), Health Care Management (MS), and is a Certified IFS (Internal Family Systems) Practitioner and Certified Personal Trainer. Applying mind-body and fitness principles Theresa starts with movement and connecting to our bodies to quickly activate change. She works with clients to create personalized foundations for wellness and personal success. To connect, and to receive her free self care guide 7 Days to Fall in Love with Your New You Resolution, visit her at www.TheresaWV.com
Allon spent nearly 7 years at Amazon, holding senior roles across both Amazon’s e-commerce retail category businesses and as Director of Prime Now. During these roles, Allon refined his ability to dive deep into a business and understand its critical levers, a skill he first acquired as a management consultant and now applies post-Amazon as he leads portfolio operations in private equity. In this episode, you’ll hear how leaders can continue to stay connected to the key details of their business as their scope increases, how to prioritize when to dive deep, and why being data focused is key to the Customer Obsession principle. Tune in to hear more great ideas and approaches from Allon in this episode. Mentioned in the podcast: Allon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allonkatz/ More from the episode: 3:00 – How to stay connected to the details of a business as your scope increases7:50 – How diving deep can help unlock resources for your team8:35 – Ideas for being data driven in a nascent business10:10 – How Amazon leaders prioritize where to focus amidst large amounts of data13:25 – Finding balance between diving deep and operating at a high level15:57 – When to trust anecdotes over aggregate data [Prime Now example]20:34 – How a focus on data encourages an culture of ownership22:50 – Why investing in diving deep early in a role pays dividends later in effective problem solving24:01 – A mental model for pinpointing which data points to focus your time on25:44 – Applying the Dive Deep principle in private equity work
I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
Dana Frankfort’s paintings engage the history of abstract painting and feature bright colors, gestural brushwork, and text. She earned a BA in the History of Art from Brandeis University and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art. She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and was a Core Fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Painting in 2006. Frankfort’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions internationally. She currently lives in Houston, Texas where she is an Assistant Professor of Painting at the University of Houston. TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: -Working with amazing faculty -British landscape painting as an influence -Taking a break from painting -The importance of text in her work -Painting as a sign or billboard -Painting as a long game -There isn’t one way to be an artist -The painting will be there -Color influxes -Accessibility of language -”Paint what I know” - We create our own opportunities -Investing back into the community LINKS: https://www.uh.edu/kgmca/art/about-the-school/faculty/ https://www.instagram.com/dmfrankfort/ I Like Your Work Links: I Like Your Work Podcast Studio Planner Instagram Submit Work Observations on Applying to Juried Shows
In episode 23 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Graham Singh, CEO of Trinity Centres Foundation, on an innovative approach that transforms church properties into modern community hubs to create local impact.For nearly 15 years, Graham been involved in finding new vocations for church buildings. He provided leadership for 4 projects in the UK and Canada, including at the Trinity Centres Foundation’s pilot site, St Jax Montreal. Graham’s doctoral research and practical work in this subject inform much of the Foundation’s approach. Prior to his work with church buildings as a minister in the Anglican church, Graham worked within the global advertising sector in London, England. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, St Mellitus College (via Cambridge University / Ridley Hall) and the London School of Economics. He is fluent in French and English.The Trinity Centres Foundation Story:The Trinity Centres Foundation connected with experts from the social innovation, urban planning, property, finance, management, accounting, legal, government and faith sectors.What we heard was the need for a more radical option.What we heard is that 10,000 of canada’s 28,000 church buildings will close within the next 10 years.What we heard was a call for a secular solution to what began as a faith problem.What we heard was a frustration at too many band-aid solutions and the need for a totally new strategy for the building of social infrastructure.What the organization decided to build was a model that could connect, advise, invest and run the solution: joining with all levels of canadian government, investment funds and social innovators to create a new community hub model for our most strategic buildings.The Trinity Centres Foundation was established in 2018 as a pan-Canadian charitable organization with the goal of lovingly preserving, restoring and repurposing underutilized churches into dynamic spaces for dialogue and interaction accessible for multiple uses to a multiplicity of different individuals and groups. Applying a new social business model that generates both societal and economic value, the Foundation is committed to enabling churches to continue to bring about positive change, while maintaining a secure financial future. In the process, innovative new ways will be found to deliver services, while advancing social inclusion and revitalizing communities and local neighbourhoods.From Churches on the Brink to Hubs of Buoyant CommunitiesChurch buildings are among Canada’s most underused assets — all the more so in recent years — and yet, these sites should never be sitting empty and idle. In addition to serving as places of worship, they should be active and enriching gathering places for members of their respective communities day and night and day in and day out.Commonly referred to as community hubs, TCF’s transformed church buildings constitute a new form of infrastructure that advances and builds on core values like friendship and belonging. Serving to both reflect and strengthen communities, these hubs are welcoming, inclusive and inspiring places where people can go to socialize, pursue common interests, gain new knowledge and find support when needed.The transformation into hubs constitutes a way for local churches to offset shrinking congregations, reinvent themselves, and to remain afloat and relevant. Whether located in high-density urban neighbourhoods or more remote rural settings, each hub is as unique as the community it serves and is defined by local needs, services and resources.Listen to more Causeartist podcasts here.We are powered by:ImpactInvestor - Discover Impact Investors from around the world.Podcast Made with TransistorPodcast cover design Made with CanvaBuild amazing web platforms with Webflow
The Hole in the Supply Chain with Deema Adada Deema Adada and Joe Lynch talk about the hole in the supply chain. Deema is the founder and CEO of GetSett a company that provided its customers with a complete, real-time snapshot of available inventory and location, labor resources and shipment arrivals to optimize dock appointments with greater accuracy. About Deema Adada Deema Adada, founder and CEO of GetSett has spent 15 years in the industry working with Coyote Logistics and Uber Freight in positions from sales to operations and strategy. In that time, she sat front row to the many pitfalls across the supply chain, where customers continuously shared the same frustrations: onsite congestion, missed appointments, inefficient labor management, and significantly rising costs. She has experienced first hand the disruptions that are occurring at both the first and final mile. There had to be a better way, so she created a female owned and operated tech-forward solution. About GetSett GetSett is a dynamic SaaS platform for the logistics industry that quickly and efficiently manages inventory at the most critical juncture for the entire supply chain; the dock door. Gone are the days of relying on phone calls, emails, and even faxes (yes, faxes). The fulfillment demand is skyrocketing and it is outpacing the available labor at the shipper. This puts pressure on the shippers to optimize their existing footprint and labor force. With GetSett, customers have a complete, real-time snapshot of available inventory and location, labor resources and shipment arrivals to optimize dock appointments with greater accuracy. Did a dock door open up sooner, or is a truck delayed due to weather? GetSett gathers and optimizes data from facilities, carriers and vendors to create a holistic view that adjusts to the latest intelligence for smarter task management, and updates each party accordingly. Simply put, we take information that’s long been isolated and use it to keep inventory moving faster, while saving money. Key Takeaways: The Hole in the Supply Chain The hole: Friction between transportation and the shipping location Gap of communication, transparency, and coordination between truck and warehouse Planning and execution are not aligned Data allows to fill that gap Measure (in time) what's actually happening The problem going outbound Plan not matching execution Detention fees Delays on other shipments. The problem going inbound Trucks arriving before the schedule time Loss opportunities Spoilage when its food Wasted time Getting products out the door Understanding what it takes to get products out the door How much time does it take the forklift to execute a movement in the warehouse? Plan the workflow correctly to get the most out of the labor Smarter schedules based on data How orders affect on another? Measure from the time the driver arrives until they leave. Identify the bottlenecks to create solutions Applying software in the warehouse to fill that hole Allowing more products to be distributed Avoid spending time problem solving in the warehouse Learn More About The Hole in the Supply Chain GetSett Deema Adada GetSett LinkedIn Profile Retail, Supply Chain, and Logistics Expo The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube
Brian Kurtz joins us for round two today, and we really love how open he is and how he dives into his wisdom from his book, Overdeliver. We talked about the shifts and pivots people had to make over the last year from going to live events to online conversations. Plus, we chat about the things we’ve had to shave off from our own lives and what we can stop doing, which is something that’s not talked about as much. It’s that non-negotiable part of our lives, which we have individually and collectively been saying no to lately. Something else Brian discusses is non-negotiables in our lives and knowing that if we don’t want to do it, if it’s not fun, which is the main theme of our show lately. We have stopped glorifying the money part of the business but instead, try to glorify our lifestyles. You’ll also hear Brian’s thoughts on what he’s learned from the marketing greats, such as Perry Marshall, Jay Abraham, and Dan Kennedy, and even Picasso, how he uses what he’s learned from direct marketing over the years as well as how he is getting amazing open rates with his emails. After you have listened, you’ll want to check out our chats with Mike Long and Marx Acosta-Rubio for more talk about how to make the best use of your time while using this current economy to your advantage. “If you have content, not everybody is going to see the content all of the time. Even if you repeat stuff a year later, it’s new for a big chunk of the audience.” - Brian Kurtz Some Topics We Discussed Include: Lessons learned from direct marketing 101 Applying rules from geniuses like Picasso to apply to the future Pre-pandemic planning which led to success What to keep and what to throw away in your business What does cutting up a salami have to do with content marketing? The 4 C’s concept when trying new projects What’s ahead for the future of live events One easy tip to get a 45% open rate with your emails Lessons learned from the titans of direct marketing The beauty of curating content and overdelivering Resources From Brian Kurtz: Overdeliver Breakthrough Advertising Brian Kurtz to get on Brian’s list and find ways to work with him Titans Xcelerator The Breakthrough Advertising Quickstart Bootcamp References and Links Mentioned: Capability Amplifier podcast with Mike Koenigs & Dan Sullivan The Dan Sullivan Question book Who Not How by Dan Sullivan Essentialism by Greg McKeown Are you ready to be EPIC with us?! Then grab our EGP Letter here! Did you know we have an awesome YouTube Channel? Join the Facebook Community - be sure to hop in our Facebook group to chat with us, our other amazing guests that we’ve had on the show, and fellow entrepreneurs! This episode is sponsored by Easy Webinar - be sure to check out these special deals for our listeners. How To Create A “Pandemic Adapted Business” - Mike Long How To Make Time Move Slower To Accomplish More - Marx Acosta-Rubio
Join Jessica and Shelea in part 2 of this interview as they continue their discussion on dealing with and healing from a narcissist. In this episode, you will learn the vital difference between what you're attracting and what you're accepting, and how to get clear on the things you will and will not accept in a relationship. Find out how your heart and brain are connected with each other, and the things you can do to strengthen that connection and radically transform your core beliefs. Shelea also explains why our feelings are not facts, and shows us how to embrace the full spectrum of our emotions with love and compassion. So join in on the conversation and take one step closer to inner peace and healing with Jessica and Shelea! KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The power of living in the present moment. How to see opportunity in your pain. The key to changing your core belief system. Applying the 1% theory in your life. What can you do to break your toxic patterns? The importance of safeguarding your value. Things you should never compromise on. How to get clear on what you want. QUOTABLES: “You're going to keep on accepting shit when you think you're shit. You're going to keep on accepting people that treat you badly when you think that's what you're worth.” “If you can give me my value, you can take it away.” “If you can feel pain, you can feel immense joy.” PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit Shelea's website at https://www.sheleadaily.com/ Follow Shelea on Instagram @sheleadaily - https://www.instagram.com/sheleadaily/ Like Shelea's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithshelea Love what you're hearing? Follow Jessica Hurley on social media and share the love! Instagram @jessicahurley__ - https://www.instagram.com/jessicahurley__/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thestrandedphase Visit The Stranded Phase website at http://www.thestrandedphase.com Gain access to more of Jessica's resources here: https://linktr.ee/jessicahurley__ The Stranded Phase is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)
If the recent year has proven anything it’s that times are certainly crazier than usual. From the recent election to Black Lives Matter to the pandemic – the universe and Mother Earth are in the process of resetting things to create better balance and harmony, resulting in us evolving spiritually along with it.For more than 50 years, Philip Goldberg has studied the world’s spiritual traditions. As a spiritual counsellor, public speaker and author, Phillip joins the show to talk about his most recent book – Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Clarity, Calm and Courage.His perspective that the sanctuary of peace is within each one of us and that we have the power to easily harness it is both timely and relevant. It is possible to practice spirituality and take action to help change the world around you – each one of us – one person at a time. “Part of the value of doing service for others is that it gets you out of your ego,” says Phillip.Listen to the episode to learn more about how you can apply this approach to change your perception and restore the balance and peace within you. You can also get his book Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Clarity, Calm and Courage here or listen to the radio series on the same topic here.For more information about Philip visit philipgoldberg.com.Check out his other numerous award-winning books, including:The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern GuruAmerican Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation: How Indian Spirituality Changed the WestRoadsigns on the Spiritual Path: Living at the Heart of ParadoxThe Intuitive Edge: Understanding and Applying it in Everyday LifeRead Philip’s blogs on Elephant Journal and Spirituality & Health.Listen to his podcast Spirit Matters Talk podcast spiritmatterstalk.com.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=30119183)
Today's episode is a guided meditation using mala beads or imaginary malas if you don't have any. The most important first step is to set a clear intention of what you would like to feel or accomplish in our time together. What is it that you desire? Happiness, healthiness, peacefulness, harmony, centering, protection, confidence, success, or to release fear, worry, or anxiety? Take a minute to come up with a clear intention before we begin…. Now let's put your intention into an “I am statement.” For instance, I am confident, I am peaceful, or I am free of worry or fear. Next, we are going to combine the “I am statement” with breath work and the mala beads. If you don't have beads, just imagine a small round stone or actually place a stone in your hand as a place keeper. In the following meditation, we will breathe in our “I am statement” and then breathe out on each bead. Applying the pattern of having the 27th bead as a marker, we will change our breathwork slightly on the next set of 27. Just follow along and focus on your specific intention that you would like to accomplish. Breathe in through the nose. I am peaceful or whatever “I am statement” that you've chosen, rolling the bead or stone between your thumb and index finger. Then breathe out in two short breaths through the mouth. Pulling the strand of beads towards your body to bring the I am positive intention or the karma towards you. That completes the first bead of the first set. This episode continues the meditation with four different breath work patterns completing all 108 mala beads.Join in to call in happiness, healthiness, peacefulness, harmony, centering or protection. Perhaps you will choose to call in confidence or success or to release worry, fear or anxiety. Whatever intention you set... call it into existence! Improve your focus and meditation practice during this episode! “Call IT in with Dar!”
In this episode, Dinesh asks the question, what significance does biblical prophecy have for understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Dinesh examines the history of the region to explore the fundamental issue, whose land is it? While Fauci weaves and dodges, Dinesh reveals how the media is averting its gaze from the crucial question of whether the U.S. government helped to create the Covid virus. Applying the pragmatism of William James, Dinesh offers five good reasons to believe in God and immortality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers
Alice Sparkly Kat (they/them) is an astrologer & author of Postcolonial Astrology. They use astrology to re-chart a history of the subconscious, redefine the body in world, and reimagine history as collective memory. In this episode, we talk about: Alice Sparkly Kat’s journey with astrology What is postcolonial astrology Western astrology Outer planets in astrology practice Venus and Mars teaching us about gender The duality of all planets Peace and war in astrology Applying this context to someone’s chart Mars as a specific kind of masculinity Inanna & Venus The Moon & money Growing into our charts Working with planets in detriment and exalted planets Their writing process Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/alice-sparkly-kat Check out my upcoming class, Poetry Magic for Ex-Religious Folks. Order the Religious Trauma Workbook. Connect with Eryn on Instagram. Connect with Alice Sparkly Kat on Instagram. Order Alice Sparkly Kat's new book, Postcolonial Astrology.
As we’ve discussed recently, money is a symbol of value. Applying that in our lives can lead to a paradigm shift in how we approach money. But first, we have to repair our relationship to producing value which has been warped since childhood. This episode was originally recorded as part of the https://courses.clearandopen.com/courses/money (Money: From Burden to Freedom course), available at https://clearandopen.com/ (ClearandOpen.com). I’d love your feedback. http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1234688298 (Click here to leave a rating & review for the show on Apple Podcasts.)
About Sharifah Hardie: She is a business consultant, author, talk show host, producer at Bizzy Girl Productions. Sharifah is also a candidate for 2024 California State Senate District 33. the president of the Black Chamber of Commerce at Longbeach area, and an influencer. She is the host of AskSharifah videocast and podcast, as well as The Round Table Talk Show and Face to Face Talk Show. Sharifah is the author of “Signs You Might Be An Entrepreneur: How to discover the entrepreneur in you” and the Ebook, “Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Marketing''. In this episode, Jennie and Sharifah discuss:The biggest misconceptions that people have about social media marketing. Effective ways that people can talk about their business in social media without becoming too pushy or annoyingOther marketing techniques and tools you can use besides social media.Applying the Law of Averages in your direct sales business Key Takeaways:Don’t be afraid to talk about your business in your personal social media pages - but just make sure to not overdo it, apply the “rule of three”.The “rule of three” in social media posting: do two personal posts, and one business post. Find creative and subtle ways to market your products - people love to buy, but they hate to be sold. Speak to enough people and you will be successful.Stay away from “yes and no'' questions. Instead, give them a choice to talk with you again, for example, a week later or two weeks later We undervalue the things that we’re good at because we think other people must be good at it too. We need to recognize that the thing that we're good at is our superpower! "If you’re not interested in your business, how do you expect anyone else to be interested? When you really think about what you love about your business, I’m pretty sure you can find some way of sharing that with other people." — Sharifah Hardie Connect with Sharifah Hardie:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theroundtabletalkshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharifahhardie/ Website: https://www.asksharifah.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharifah-hardie/ Email: info@asksharifah.com CONNECT WITH JENNIE:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniebplFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/app/307339332686535/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassdirectsalesmastery/Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/ Show: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/blog/Email: jennie@badassdirectsalesmastery.com Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine TallaAudio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Investigative journalist and bestselling author Scott Carney is our guest as we discuss: what it means to be human, going deep in the Wim Hof method, benefits of cold exposure, climbing Kilimanjaro without a shirt, using The Wedge to change conversations with your limbic system, kettlebell throwing, and why you might want to embrace failure. Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Guest Bio: Scott Carney is an anthropologist, investigative journalist, author, and a seeker of both the fringes of human experience and the core of what makes us human. Scott has written four books to date, including The Enlightenment Trap, The Red Market, and What Doesn't Kill Us. Most recently, he authored The Wedge, which dives deeply into understanding the space between stimulus and response. Scott's work has been featured in many different magazines -- Wired, Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Men's Journal, National Public Radio. He has won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism and is a multi-finalist for the Livingston Award for International Journalism. This episode is in support of the Altruism in Medicine Institute, an organization founded by Barry Kerzin, a physician, teacher, author, and Tibetan Buddhist monk. The mission is to increase compassion and resilience among health care professionals and their patients. Compassion fatigue is a very real thing, especially in health care. Building your compassion muscle is one of the most potent tools not only for avoiding burnout, but for finding joy in what you do. Essentials of Emergency Medicine, the conference I host each year, is happening May 25-27, 2021. For an additional $100 off registration, use the code 'orman' at checkout. We discuss: The common theme of Scott’s books -- what does it mean to be human? [05:00]; Who is “The Iceman” Wim Hof and and why might cold water immersion lead to general resilience [09:10]; The three elements of the Wim Hof method and how they relate to the wedge [15:10]; An advantage of the Wim Hof method vs. other mind-body connection practices (like Tuomo) -- it’s fast and you can learn it in about 3 days [20:00]; Scott’s weekly cold water immersion practice with benefits that last 4-5 days [22:20]; Why ‘gritting it out’ is not an effective strategy for prolonged cold exposure [27:30]; Climbing up to Gilman’s Point on Kilimanjaro shirtless and without oxygen [30:15]; Scott’s sauna routine and the value of giving his body contrasts to adapt to new environments [33:25]; His latest book, The Wedge, and how the wedge is activating something within yourself in order to thrive in a difficult moment [36:25]; Using a library as a metaphor for the limbic system [39:20]; The philosophical question -- do we experience a shared reality? [44:20]; Applying the wedge in the emergency department when your heart is racing and you’re profusely sweating because you’re having difficulty with a critical procedure[49:25]; The solution (or wedge) for the mental irritation that often comes with reading opinions on social media [58:30]; Going from fear to joy to almost a spiritual place with kettlebell partner passing [01:04:30]; And more. For complete and detailed show notes, previous episodes, or to sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ If you like what you hear on Stimulus and use Apple/iTunes as your podcatcher, please consider leaving a review of the show. I read all the reviews and, more importantly, so do potential guests. Thanks in advance! Interested in sponsoring this podcast? Connect with us here Follow Rob: Twitter: https://twitter.com/emergencypdx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stimuluswithrobormanmd
Investigative journalist and bestselling author Scott Carney is our guest as we discuss: what it means to be human, going deep in the Wim Hof method, benefits of cold exposure, climbing Kilimanjaro without a shirt, using The Wedge to change conversations with your limbic system, kettlebell throwing, and why you might want to embrace failure. Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Guest Bio: Scott Carney is an anthropologist, investigative journalist, author, and a seeker of both the fringes of human experience and the core of what makes us human. Scott has written four books to date, including The Enlightenment Trap, The Red Market, and What Doesn't Kill Us. Most recently, he authored The Wedge, which dives deeply into understanding the space between stimulus and response. Scott's work has been featured in many different magazines -- Wired, Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Men's Journal, National Public Radio. He has won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism and is a multi-finalist for the Livingston Award for International Journalism. This episode is in support of the Altruism in Medicine Institute, an organization founded by Barry Kerzin, a physician, teacher, author, and Tibetan Buddhist monk. The mission is to increase compassion and resilience among health care professionals and their patients. Compassion fatigue is a very real thing, especially in health care. Building your compassion muscle is one of the most potent tools not only for avoiding burnout, but for finding joy in what you do. Essentials of Emergency Medicine, the conference I host each year, is happening May 25-27, 2021. For an additional $100 off registration, use the code 'orman' at checkout. We discuss: The common theme of Scott’s books -- what does it mean to be human? [05:00]; Who is “The Iceman” Wim Hof and and why might cold water immersion lead to general resilience [09:10]; The three elements of the Wim Hof method and how they relate to the wedge [15:10]; An advantage of the Wim Hof method vs. other mind-body connection practices (like Tuomo) -- it’s fast and you can learn it in about 3 days [20:00]; Scott’s weekly cold water immersion practice with benefits that last 4-5 days [22:20]; Why ‘gritting it out’ is not an effective strategy for prolonged cold exposure [27:30]; Climbing up to Gilman’s Point on Kilimanjaro shirtless and without oxygen [30:15]; Scott’s sauna routine and the value of giving his body contrasts to adapt to new environments [33:25]; His latest book, The Wedge, and how the wedge is activating something within yourself in order to thrive in a difficult moment [36:25]; Using a library as a metaphor for the limbic system [39:20]; The philosophical question -- do we experience a shared reality? [44:20]; Applying the wedge in the emergency department when your heart is racing and you’re profusely sweating because you’re having difficulty with a critical procedure[49:25]; The solution (or wedge) for the mental irritation that often comes with reading opinions on social media [58:30]; Going from fear to joy to almost a spiritual place with kettlebell partner passing [01:04:30]; And more. For complete and detailed show notes, previous episodes, or to sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ If you like what you hear on Stimulus and use Apple/iTunes as your podcatcher, please consider leaving a review of the show. I read all the reviews and, more importantly, so do potential guests. Thanks in advance! Interested in sponsoring this podcast? Connect with us here Follow Rob: Twitter: https://twitter.com/emergencypdx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stimuluswithrobormanmd
I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
Mark Joshua Epstein is a gifted storyteller and artist. If you want a great evening, hang out with Mark and talk about what you are working on and be prepared to laugh and think differently about what you have created. Born in Rockville, Maryland, Mark spent his early school years at a conservative Jewish Day School and his summers at a progressive camp learning about Third Wave Feminism. This duality in his formative years hints at his later exploration for a new and alternative space in his work. Something that pushes back and asks why it must be one way or another, both or neither. He achieves this by stacking fiberglass shapes to create new forms that function as a shaped canvas but also protrude slightly to make you question if it is also a sculpture. What is the line? Is there a line and if so, should it be there? This questioning also arises in the pattern that is applied to the work. Some of the pattern points to op-art while other areas remind us of the hand and tools making the piece. In Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing, Ink splotches are dripped onto the surface and encapsulated by a line forming a circle. This pattern radiates out and brings to mind cells in the body. His knack for storytelling comes through in his titles such as Small Talk at the Salad Bar. These titles add another level to his work. The seemingly abstract pieces begin to shift just enough for us to see a figure, or what could be a stand in at least, challenging us to wonder, does the piece have to be either or? Mark Joshua Epstein is an artist, educator and curator. He received an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London, and a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Epstein has had solo or two person shows at Ortega y Gasset Projects’ Skirt Space (Brooklyn, NY) SPRING/BREAK Art Show (NY, NY), Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), NARS Foundation Project Space (Brooklyn, NY), Caustic Coastal (Salford, England) Vane Gallery (Newcastle, England), Demo Project (Springfield, IL), Biquini Wax Gallery (Mexico City, Mexico), Breve (Mexico City, Mexico) and Brian Morris Gallery (New York, NY). Selected group shows include Arlington Arts Center (Arlington, VA), Des Moines Art Center (Des Moines, IA), Collar Works (Troy, NY), Good Children Gallery (New Orleans, LA), Monaco (St Louis, MO), DAAP Galleries at the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH), and Beverly’s (New York, NY). Epstein has been a resident at Vermont Studio Center, Millay Colony, Jentel Foundation, Macdowell Colony, KHN Center for the Arts, I-Park and Saltonstall Foundation amongst others. His work has appeared in publications such as New American Paintings, Art Maze Magazine and Dovetail. He works as a lecturer at the Penny Stamps School of Art and Design, at the University of Michigan. “Reckoning with the change that accompanies a new studio and landscape, new shaped paintings, my largest to date, delve deeper into queer ornament and graphic excess, while limiting their color schemes. Taking inspiration from pattern and decoration, op art, and furniture design, these works continue the use of ornate patterning and overlapping panels that confound perception, while relishing in a new discomfort of compositional order. One painting’s title, Finding refuge in inefficiency (2021), nods to the pleasures found in the laborious and time-consuming nature of pattern-making exemplified in these recent works. And, as with earlier paintings, these works continue to challenge a viewer’s sense of taste and orientation. Recent photographs, stemming from an interest in index and documentation, further emphasize my painting process. The images reproduce hand-made cut-outs, created from scraps of paper, which I often use to generate repetitive patterns within my paintings. Normally meant to deliver flatness and depth, shape and form to my fiberglass surfaces, the cut-outs in these photographs reframe the landscape immediately surrounding my studio. My current work, both in painting and photography, refuses the either/or of binary polarities and opposing geographic pulls. All the while, by latticing together different planes, motifs, and marks, my work never forgets its own amusement.”-MJE TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: -Growing up with progressive summers and a conservative school year -Dealing with anxiety due to change -Moving to Canada to pursue a different major -Gap Year - “Leap and then Look” -Graduate School in London -Working in museum education -Interior Spaces and being inspired by his grandfather -Excubert rooms and wild interiors -Hustling in the art world -Making work that takes time -Bathroom colors -Leaving NYC -Leaving a little bit at a time -his current show -Staying open when curating a space ARTIST SHOUTOUTS: Christian Maychack @cmaychack Yvette Molina @yvette_molina Adam Liam Rose @adamliamrose Zahar Vaks @zaharvaks Elizabeth McMahon @elizabethwmcmahon LINKS: Website: www.markjoshuaepstein.com Instagram: @markjoshuaepstein Current solo show at Ortega y Gasset: www.oygprojects.com/the-skirt-current Current group show at Arlington Arts Center: www.arlingtonartscenter.org/exhibits/2021/stretched/ Upcoming outdoor group show in New York: www.bravinlee.com/regrowth-riverside I Like Your Work Links: I Like Your Work Podcast Studio Planner Instagram Submit Work Observations on Applying to Juried Shows
Today on The Sales Evangelist, we're joined by Shufflrr CEO and co-founder James Ontra to discuss the importance of storytelling in sales. What's Shufflrr? They help companies transform humble PowerPoints into invaluable business assets. Even better, your entire company can present and share from those same decks. It's a paradigm change in presentation management that's long overdue. Why are presentations so important? Presentations are an integral part of the business world. From product information to case studies to introductions, companies communicate to each other through presentations. We typically think of presentations as a single document, but it's more nuanced than that. Every presentation is a story, and every slide is a scene. Within Shuffler, you can drag and drop slides to create custom stories, and your entire company can present and share from those same decks. Meaning, those coworkers presenting in London or Hong Kong will be unified with the same platform. How do we tell better stories? Most modern presentations are slapped together to supplement basic information. (Remember that college lecture that made you fall asleep every Monday and Wednesday morning?) You want your slides to follow, not force, the conversation. Emotional storytelling conveys the experience when the time is right; that's the difference between a $1 billion and $2 billion sponsor or whether or not you make your sale. If you move your audience, you've made an impact. There's nothing worse than indifference. Applying storytelling to sales. People buy emotionally and justify logically. The key to effective presentations is to determine which components emotionally drive you and your product or service. You probably have dozens of disorganized sales and marketing presentations. James recommends you put them in one place and decide which ones can best tell your story. (AKA exactly what Shufflrr will do for you.) Consistent presentations throughout your organization will help you achieve your goals. The typical funnel: sales make a PowerPoint and then send it to marketing for their blessing. Shufflrr gives you marketing-blessed PowerPoints to pick from that ensure brand consistency. James's final takeaway: Your presentations tell your company's story, and each slide is a scene. Once you figure out which scenes appeal emotionally to your audience, use those across your company. This episode is brought to you in part by Skipio. Are you sick of crickets? As a salesperson, the pain of reaching out with phone calls or emails and not receiving a response is real.
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