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Housing in the United States has come to be known as a panacea problem. Gone are the days when tossing the graduation cap meant picking up the keys to a front door, and the ripple effects of unaffordable housing stretch across society: poor social mobility, smaller families, worse retirement-readiness, just to name a few.Today on Faster, Please — The Podcast, I talk to Bryan Caplan about the seemingly obvious culprit, government regulation, and the growing movement to combat it.Caplan is a professor of economics atGeorge Mason University. His essays have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and TIME Magazine. He is editor and chief writer of theBet On It Substack, and is the author of several books, including Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation.In This Episode* America's evolving relationship with housing (1:31)* The impact of regulation (3:53)* Different regulations for different folks (8:47)* The YIMBY movement (11:01)* Homeowners and public opinion (13:56)* Generating momentum (17:15)* Building new cities (23:10)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. (Note: This was recorded just before the presidential election.)America's evolving relationship with housing (1:31)The main thing that changed is that we've seen a long-run runup of housing prices. Pethokoukis: What was going on with housing prices and housing affordability from the war to the 1970s? Was it kind of flattish? People were recovering from the Great Depression; what was going on then?Caplan: Yeah, it was quite flat, so there were decades where we had rapidly expanding population, the Baby Boom, and markets were working the way that markets normally do: You get demand going up, raises prices in the short run, but then that means the prices are above the cost of production, and so you get entry, and you build more until prices come back down to the cost of production. That's the way markets are supposed to work!I don't know how people thought about their homes in the late '40s, '50s, and '60s, but did they view them as, “This is our primary investment,” or did they view them more as a place to live? Were there any expectations that this was their retirement plan?I honestly don't know. I don't remember reading anything about that. I grew up in Los Angeles where in the '70s and '80s people already had some sense of, “Your home is an important retirement vessel,” but it is plausible that when you are going back to earlier decades, people did have a different view.I've often heard Americans say that Japanese don't think about their homes as retirement vessels, but I've never talked to anyone in Japan to assure me this is so, so I don't know.But that scenario changed.It did.How did it change and are we confident we know why it changed?The main thing that changed is that we've seen a long-run runup of housing prices. Depending upon what series you're looking at, the runup might be starting in the early '70s or the early '80s, but in any case, there was what economists would call a structural break where a series that was generally flat over the long term started rising over the long term. There have been a few times when prices fell back down, like after the Great Recession, but now, inflation adjusted, we are higher than the peak right before the Great Recession.Now, is that the same as affordability? Because I assume incomes could be going up, so has it outpaced median income over that period?Probably not, although it's in the right ballpark, and maybe.One thing you can say is, well, there's regulation before, there's regulation after, so how can you go and blame the rise on the regulation?The impact of regulation (3:53)I would like to blame regulation. Intuitively, that makes sense to me, but I suppose we need more than intuition here.. . . there's a lot of regulation almost everywhere a lot of people live.I would say that we do have very good evidence that regulation is indeed to blame. If you look at it very quickly, you might say, “Well, there was regulation before; it didn't seem to matter that much.” The answer to this really was death by a thousand cuts, where we just piled regulation on regulation, but also where regulations that have been interpreted mildly before started being interpreted strictly afterwards.How do we know that it really is regulation? The easiest thing to do is just to look at the strictness of regulation in different parts of the country, and you can see that there are some places that are crazy strict and the prices are crazy high. There's other places where the regulation is a lot lighter and even though they're getting plenty of population increase, they nevertheless do not have these long-run rises.So the contrast between the Bay Area and the Texas Triangle is very strong. So these are both areas that, in some sense, they are growth areas, a lot of tech there, but the Bay Area has seen very little rise in the amount of housing and massive increase in prices, whereas Texas has, in contrast, seen a large rise in the number of houses and very low rises in the price of housing.The main method that economists have used in order to disentangle all this is it really starts with trying to figure out: What is land that you are not allowed to build anything on worth? So just think about whatever your excess land is in a single-family area, you're not allowed to put another structure there, you can put a volleyball court or something like that. So you just find out, well, what is land where you can't build anything worth? And usually, even in a good area, that land is not worth much. If you can't build on it, it's like, I guess we can put some grass, but that's not that good. Then the next step is to just go to a construction manual and to see what the cost of construction is in a given area and then compare it to the price. This is a quite reasonable approach and it has gotten better over time because data has gotten better.The main thing is that Joe Gyourko, who's been working on this for about 20 years, in his last big paper, he got data on actual vacant lots, and so you can see, this is a vacant lot, usually because you just can't build anything on it, can't get the permission, and as a result of this, he's also able to find out, how bad does the regulation get as you move away from the city center. We've got details like Los Angeles looks like it's regulated out to the horizon. You've got 50 miles away from downtown LA and it's still pretty bad regulation. On the other end, a city like Chicago is very regulated in the downtown, but 30 miles out, then there's not that much effect anymore.The punchline of all this work is that there's a lot of regulation almost everywhere a lot of people live. If you want to go and build a skyscraper in the middle of nowhere in Kansas, you could probably do it, but you wouldn't want to build a skyscraper in the middle of nowhere in Kansas, that defeats the whole purpose of building a skyscraper.That leads to two questions: The first question is, just to be clear, when we're talking about regulation, is it single-family homes versus multifamily? Is it also the coding, what the home has to be made out of? Do the walls have to be so thick, or the windows? What are we talking about?The honest answer is that most economists' estimates are just giving you an estimate of all regulation combined with a considerable agnosticism about what actually are the specific regulations that matter. There are other papers that look at specific kinds of regulation and come up with at least very credible claims that this is a big part of the puzzle.The main things that matter a lot in the US: We've got height restrictions — those matter in your biggest, most expensive cities; you can just look at a place like Central Park or get a helicopter shot of San Francisco and say, don't tell me you can't build more stuff here. There's endless room to build more stuff here as long as you can go vertically.It's also very standard to say that you are only allowed to have single-family homes in most residential land in the US, it's just zoned single family only, so you just are not legally allowed to squeeze in a larger number of dwellings.Then you've got, even with single-family regulation, it's very standard to have minimum lot sizes, which just says that you've got to have at least like an acre of land per house, which, whenever I'm speaking in metric countries, I'm always telling, what is that . . .? It's a lot. It's a lot of land, and the amount of land that's normally required has gone up a lot. One-acre zoning in the past would've seemed crazy. Now plenty of places have five-acre zoning. You could obviously just squeeze way more houses in that space. And what is clear is that builders normally build the absolute maximum number they're allowed to build. Anytime someone is going up to the very border of a rule, that is a strong sign the rule is changing behavior.Different regulations for different folks (8:47)Very rarely did someone sit around saying, “You know what's great about Texas? Our lack of housing regulation.”Why are these rules different in different places? That may be a dumb question. Obviously San Francisco is very different from Texas. Is the answer just: different places, different people, different preferences? Do we have any idea why that is?Matt Kahn, who is based in Los Angeles, he's been I think at UCLA and USC, he's got a very good paper showing, at least in California, it's the most progressive left-wing places that have the worst regulation, and it just seemed to be very philosophical. On the other hand, I spent a lot of time during Covid in Texas. Very rarely did someone sit around saying, “You know what's great about Texas? Our lack of housing regulation.” It's not so much that they are opposed to what's going on in California, it just doesn't occur to them they could be California.In a way, you might actually get them to be proud about what they're doing if you could remind them, “Oh, it's really different in California,” and just take them on a tour, then they might come back and say, “God bless Texas.” But it's more of, there's the places where people have an ideological commitment to regulation, and then the rest of the country is more pragmatic and so builders are able to get a lot more done because there just aren't fanatics that are trying to stop them from providing the second most basic necessity for human beings.Now, this is all striking because the YIMBY [Yes In My Backyard] movement, and my book Build, Baby, Build — I definitely think of that as a YIMBY book. My goal is to make it the Bible of YIMBY, and it's in comic book form, so it's a Bible that can be read by people starting at age five.In any case, the YIMBY movement is definitely left-coded. People that are in that movement, they think of themselves as progressives, usually, and yet they are just a small piece of a much broader progressive coalition that is generally totally hostile to what they're doing. They are punching above weight and I want to give them a lot of credit for what they've been able to accomplish, and yet, the idea that YIMBYs tend to be left-wing and therefore they are the main people that are responsible for allowing housing is just not true. Most places in the country basically don't have a lot of pro- or anti-housing activism. They just have apathy combined with a construction industry that tries to go and build stuff, and if no one stops them, they do their job.The YIMBY movement (11:01)Who the hell decided that was a good idea that everybody should have an acre of land?I want to talk a bit more about the economic harms and benefits of deregulation, but if I was a center-left YIMBY, I would think, “Oh, I have all kinds of potential allies on the right. Conservatives, they hate regulation.” I wonder how true that is, at least recently, it seems to me that when I hear a lot of conservatives talking about this issue of density, they don't like density either. It sounds like they're very worried that someone's going to put up an apartment building next to their suburban home, YIMBY people want every place to look [the same] — What's the home planet in Star Wars?Coruscant.Yeah Coruscant, that that's what the YIMBYs want, they want an entire planet to look like a city where there's hundreds of levels, and I'm not sure there's the level of potential allyship on the right that center-left YIMBYs would want. Is that a phenomenon that you've noticed?I actually I have a whole chapter in Build, Baby, Build where I try to go and say we can sell these policies to very different people in their own language, and if they actually believe their official philosophy, then they should all be coming down to very similar conclusions.I think the main issue of center-left YIMBYs talking to people who are right wing or conservative, it's much more about polarization and mutual antipathy than it is about the people on the right would actually object to what they're hearing. What I say there is there are certain kinds of housing regulation that I think the conservatives are going to be sympathetic to. In particular, not liking multifamily housing in suburbs, but I don't really think there is any conservative objection to just allowing a lot more skyscrapers in cities where they don't even go. There's not going to be much objection there and it's like, “Yeah, why don't we go and allow lots of multifamily in the left-wing parts of the country?”But I think the other thing is I don't think it's really that hard to convince conservatives that you shouldn't need to have an acre of land to go and have a house. That one, I think, is just so crazy, and just unfair, and anti-family, you just go and list all the negative adjectives about it. Did you grow up in a house on a one-acre lot? I didn't! Who the hell decided that was a good idea that everybody should have an acre of land? Wouldn't you like your kids to be able to walk to their friends' houses?A lot of it seems to be that government is just preventing the development of something that people would actually want to live in. I remember when my daughter finally made a friend within walking distance, I wanted to light a candle, hallelujah! A child can walk to be friends with a child! This has not happened in all my years! But that was the normal way things were when you'd be on a quarter-acre or a third of acre when I was growing up.Homeowners and public opinion (13:56)People generally favor government policies because they believe . . . the policies are good for society.If someone owns a house, they like when that price goes up, and they might see what you're saying as lowering the price of homes. If we were to have sort of nationwide deregulation, maybe deregulation where the whole country kind of looks like wherever the lightest-regulated place is. People are going to say, “That's bad for me! I own a home. Why would I want that?”Lots of people think this, and especially economists like this idea of, of course we have all this regulation because it's great for homeowners; homeowners are the main wants to participate in local government. Sounds likely, but when we actually look at public opinion, we see that tenants are strong advocates regulation too, and it's like, gee, that really doesn't make any sense at all. They're the ones that are paying for all this stuff.But it does make sense if you switch to a much simpler theory of what's going on, which fits the facts, and that is: People generally favor government policies because they believe —underscore believe — the policies are good for society. So many people from the earlier decades say, “Oh, all those Republicans, they just want tax cuts.” Now we're finally at the level where Republicans are poorer than Democrats. It's like, “Yeah, I guess it's getting a little bit hard to say that people become Republicans to get tax cuts when they're the ones paying lower taxes.” How about there's an actual disagreement about what policies are good for society, which explains why people belong to different parties, support different policies.So most of what I'm doing in Build, Baby, Build is trying to convince people, look, I'm not impugning your motives, I don't think that you're just favoring whatever policies are selfishly best for you. I think that whatever policies you're into are ones that you think are genuinely good for your community, or your area, or your country, but we are not thinking very well about everything that's going on.So part of it is that a lot of the complaints are just overblown or wrong, but another thing is that generally we base a regulation purely on complaints without any thought of any good thing that we might be losing. I make a big deal in the book about how, if you don't want to have noise, and traffic, and pollution, it's really easy — just move to some remote part of the country and you solve all those problems; yet hardly anybody wants to do that.Why are people staying in congested areas with all these problems and paying a lot of extra money for them? Many of these people now have telework jobs, they don't even have a job reason to stay there. And the answer's got to be, there's just a bunch of really good things about living near other people that we hardly ever talk about and which have no political voice. There's almost no one's going to show up in a meeting and [say], “I favor this because I want there to be more commercial opportunities. I favor this because I want there to be more social opportunities, more cultural opportunities, more economic opportunities,” and yet these are all the reasons why people want to live near other people. So we have a set of regulation just based upon complaints: complaints which are generally out of context, not quantified. So we just see that people are willing to pay a lot of money for the package of living in an area with a bunch of other people, so that's got to mean that the good of other people exceeds the bad of the other people; otherwise, why aren't you living out in the middle of nowhere?Generating momentum (17:15)The sad truth is that symbolic issues are much more likely to get people excited, but this is something that determines the quality of life for most people in this country.When I read the book, and I read a really good New York Times essay —Would that be my essay, Jim?I think it is your essay! In fact, it was, I should have been clearer on the author of that essay. The brilliant Bryan Caplan was the author of that essay.If you look at the potential benefits on inequality, there's environmental impact, maybe people are really worried about birth rates, it really seems like housing really is sort of the “everything problem.”Panacea problem, or the “housing theory of everything.”It really does. I think the current election season, it's probably the most I've heard it talked about, and not really talked about very much.And thoughtlessly. Spoken of thoughtlessly.To me there seems to be a lot more — I'll use a nice think tank word — there's been a lot more ideation about the issue in recent years, and maybe it's only now kind of breaking through that filter where politicians start talking about it, but boy, when you look through what you've written about it, it seems like it should be a top three issue that politicians talk about.The sad truth is that symbolic issues are much more likely to get people excited, but this is something that determines the quality of life for most people in this country. It's the difference between: Are you going to keep living with your parents until you're 30, or are you going to be able to afford to get your own place, start your own family? And again, it's one where older people remember how things used to be, and the idea of, well, why can't things just be like that? Why can't it be that a person who gets out of college can go and immediately afford to get a pretty good house?At AEI, Mark Perry, for example, who is one of your colleagues, I think probably a remote colleague, he has done stuff on how new houses are better and so on, and that's also true, so I don't want to go and act like there's been no progress at all. But still, of course a lot of people are not moving into those new houses, they're moving into old houses, which are the same as they were in the past, but just way more expensive if you want to go and live in that areaThe other thing that is worth pointing out is that it's really temping to say, well, of course housing naturally gets more expensive as population rises. The period after World War II that we were mentioning, that's the Baby Boom era, population was rising at a much faster rate then than it did now, even counting immigration, and yet prices were much flatter because we were able to just go and legally build way more stuff.I feel like you feel like you need to drive home the point about demand not being met by supply for this artificial reason: regulation. Even though, to me, it seems utterly natural and a classic case, people struggle to come up with alternative reasons that it's really not that. That it's because of . . . there's private equity firms buying up all the homes, or the reason apartment rents go up is because there's a cabal of apartment owners . . . They look for these other reasons, and I don't quite get that when there seems to be a pretty obvious reason that we theoretically know how to fix.Some of these other stories, they are half-truths, but they're not helpful. So the thing of, “Gee, if we just shut down tourism and letting foreign buyers buy stuff here, then demand will be lower, and prices will be lower, and we won't need to build anything new.” And it's like, do you realize what you're saying? You're basically saying that you want to destroy one of your best export industries.If people around the world want to go and buy houses in your area, why do you want to turn them away instead of saying, cha-ching, let's capitalize on this by building a ton of housing for them? If there's a lot of tourists that want to go and rent a place in your area, why is it you want to go and strangle the market, which obviously it's a great industry — Build stuff and rent it to people, and it's not like there's some fixed amount unless the law says it must be fixed.One benefit I didn't mention was social mobility where we need people, if they want to be able to move towards high-wage, high-productivity cities, to find good jobs, and then not have the wages of those good jobs mostly gobbled up by housing costs. That kind of circulation system, if that's the right phrase.Certainly in some parts of the country, that has just been stopped and that has been a traditional way people move up the ladder.We've got very good data on this. In earlier periods of US history, there was basically a foolproof way for someone in a low-income part of the country to get a big raise, and that was just to move. Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath not withstanding, this almost always works. It wasn't normally the case that you starve to death on your way to California from Oklahoma. Instead, normally, it's just a simple thing: You move from a low-wage area to a high-wage area and you get a lot more money, and you get a much higher take-home salary. But then in those days, there was not much difference in housing prices between different areas of the country, and therefore you would actually have a rise in not just your paycheck, but your standard living.Now it's still true that you can get a rise in your paycheck by moving to the Bay Area. The problem is your standard of living, if you're coming from Mississippi, will generally crash because the housing cost eats up much more than 100 percent of the raise.I remember I had a colleague who had a son who was an investment banker in the Bay Area. He and his wife were sharing a small apartment with two roommates, and it's like investment bankers can't afford apartments! Things have gotten out of hand, I think we can say with great confidence now.Building new cities (23:10). . . politics is an area where there's a lot of ideas where it's like no one's trying it, it must be because it wouldn't work if tried, and then someone tries it with a little panache, or a little twist, and it catches on, and you're like, alright, maybe that's the real story.Should we be building new cities somewhere? I think former President Trump has talked about this idea that we, is that something you've thought about at all?Yes. I didn't put it into the book, but when I was writing up some follow-up posts on things that I wished I would've talked about, or just more speculative things, I do have some friends who are involved in that project to go and build a new city in the Bay Area. I hope it works.There is always the problem of there's almost always going to be some existing people where you want to build your new city, and then what do you do about them? You can try buying them out. There is this holdout problem, a few people are going to stay there and say, “I'm not going to sell.” Or you could just go and do what happened in the movie Up: We'll buy everybody around you, and if you don't like it, too bad.But on the other hand, it may be that activists will put a stop to your plan before you can get it off the ground. So in that case, it was going and selling off empty federal or state land, which we have in abundance. If I remember, I think that 23 percent of the land of the United States is owned by the federal government. Another 10 percent is owned by state governments. And even if you subtract out Alaska, there's still a ton. If you look at the map, it's really cool because you might think, “Oh, it's just that the government owns land no one in the right mind would want.” Not true.Desert land in Nevada next to Area 51 or something.Virtually all of Texas, even those western deserts, are privately owned. I've driven through them. Have you ever driven through West Texas?I have.Alright, so you're there and you're like, “Who wants to own this stuff?” And it's like, well, somebody at whatever the market price is considers this worth owning, and as to whether it's for mineral extraction, or for speculation on one day it'll be worth something when the population of Texas is greater, or they're going to do ranching there, I don't know. But it is at a price someone is willing to go and own almost every piece of land.What the map really shows is it was ideology that led all this land to be held by the government. It's basically the ideology of conservation that we hear about. You get John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt, and as a result, they didn't just wind up protecting a few really beautiful national parks, they wind up putting millions of square miles of land off-limits for most human use.Again, when the population of the country is lower, maybe it didn't even matter that much, but now it's like, “Hey, how about you go and sell me a hundred square miles so I can put a new city here?” The idea that an Elon or Zuckerberg couldn't go and just say, “I'm putting a pile of money into this. I'm going to build a new city and have a decent chance of it working.” Maybe it would be just a disaster and they waste their money. Then more likely I think it's going to be like Seward's Folly where it's like, “What's the point of buying Alaska?” Oh, actually it was fantastic. We got a great bargain on Alaska and now it is an incredible, in hindsight, investment.As we were talking, I started thinking about Andrew Yang who ran for president, I think that was in 2020, and he had one issue, really: Universal Basic Income. He thought that he had found an issue that was going to take him to the White House. It did not.I kind of think if you were going to have a candidate focus a lot on one issue, this would not be a bad issue, given how it touches all these concerns of modern American society.As an economist, I always hesitate to say that anyone who is a specialist in an area and is putting all their resources into it is just royally screwing up. At the same time, politics is an area where there's a lot of ideas where it's like no one's trying it, it must be because it wouldn't work if tried, and then someone tries it with a little panache, or a little twist, and it catches on, and you're like, alright, maybe that's the real story.Just to give Trump credit where credit is due, there's just a lot of things that he said that you would think would've just destroyed his candidacy, and instead it seemed like he came out and he was more popular than ever. Maybe he just saw that there were some ideas that are popular that other people didn't realize would be popular.Now I'm not optimistic about what he's going to do about housing, although anytime he says one good thing, it's like, I don't know, maybe he'll just get fixated on that, but more likely ADHD will kick in, unfortunately.But just to go and allow one new laissez-faire city to be built on federal land in some non-crummy area of the country — just as a demonstration project, the value of that would be enormous, just to see, hey, there's no reason why you can't have spacious, cheap homes in a really nice area that is not that remote from the rest of the country. Just imagine the airport you could build there, too — before all the noise complaints. You probably know about the noise complaints against Reagan Airport and how one single guy filed over half the complaints. It's like, how are we going to build anything? 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In the competitive world of short-term rentals, what if your greatest asset was actually your competition? It might sound counterintuitive, but sharing guests could be the key to increasing direct bookings, building stronger relationships, and creating a thriving community of trusted property managers.In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Deborah Labi, founder of "Have You Got?" and a visionary in the hospitality industry. With 18 years of experience managing properties in Australia, Deborah shares her unique perspective on collaboration over competition.In this episode, you'll learn how to:How to initiate collaborations with other property managers in your areaThe potential for positive reviews and increased word-of-mouth marketingStrategies for making your direct booking approach “leak-proof”The future of guest referrals and their role in the hospitality industryCompetition is gone. Because if you can help the guest, then you're all working together. - Deborah LabiDeborah Labi is a dynamic entrepreneur and innovator who has spent 18 years shaping the vacation rental industry. As the founder of "Have You Got," she pioneered a monetized guest referral system and direct booking platform that revolutionizes how property managers connect with guests. Her commitment to excellence led her to establish "The Guest Inspector," providing comprehensive solutions for short-term rental businesses, while her creation of The Techsplained Series and Tech Minis serves as a valuable industry resource. Beyond hospitality, Deborah's entrepreneurial spirit has led her to venture into diverse fields including mental health advocacy, publishing creative works, and developing homewares products, demonstrating her passion for innovation across multiple industries.Connect with Deborah and Have You Got:Have You Got Manager's Site: www.haveyougot.comLearn how Have You Got works: www.thehaveyougot.networkInstagram: www.instagram.com/have.you.gotAre you ready to reimagine your approach to guest management and explore the untapped potential of collaboration? This episode offers valuable insights for short-term rental hosts and property managers looking to thrive in an ever-changing industry.00:00:00 Turning Competition into Assets: The Power of Guest Referrals00:01:20 Deborah Laby's Journey in Short-Term Rentals00:03:23 The Power of Guest Referrals for Direct Bookings00:05:31 Building Trust Through Guest Referrals00:06:46 Collaboration Over Competition in Hospitality00:10:38 Implementing a Guest Referral System00:12:46 The Impact of Guest Referrals on Reviews and Word-of-Mouth00:14:40 Introduction to "Have You Got?" Referral Network00:19:55 The Future of Guest Referrals and "Have You Got?"00:25:28 Getting Started with "Have You Got?"—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Show notes are available at: https://directbookingsuccess.com/podcast/Join me and your fellow STR operators and property managers to master optimising the guest booking journey with Book Direct Pro. Mark your calendar: 4 STEPS TO MORE BOOKINGS MASTERCLASSThursday, October 31st, 2024

Representation matters, especially in men's mental health.Dr. Justin K. Dodson, a licensed professional counselor based in Memphis who specializes in adult men's mental health, knows this as well as anyone. As the first Black male to obtain a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Memphis, he's paving his own path as an entrepreneur. In this conversation with host Michael Fulwiler, Dr. Dodson shares the essential steps for therapists transitioning into private practice, expanding their client base, and gearing up to grow their business.You'll learn the challenges and rewards of starting a private practice, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and how to navigate the emotional landscape of setting fees and enforcing a cancellation policy. Tune in to hear practical tips on creating a business strategy, understanding the client acquisition process, and maintaining quality over quantity.In the conversation, they discuss:The significance of representation in the field of therapy, particularly for Black men, and the courage required to forge a path in an underrepresented areaThe vital role of understanding the business aspects and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) in starting and running a successful private therapy practiceThe importance of self-belief, setting clear boundaries, and focusing on quality client relationships to overcome challenges like self-doubt and setting feesConnect with the guest:Visit his website: https://www.navigatingcouragecac.com/Dr. Dodson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdrjkeith/?hl=enDr. Dodson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-keith-dodson-ph-d-lpc-74747063/Dr. Dodson on X: https://twitter.com/itsdrjkeithRead more about Dr. Dodson's story: https://www.joinheard.com/articles/how-dr-justin-dodson-started-a-private-practice-on-his-friends-couch Connect with Michael and Heard:Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfulwiler/Newsletter: https://www.joinheard.com/newsletter Book a free consult: https://www.joinheard.com/welcome-form Jump into the conversation:[00:00] Introduction to Heard Business School with guest, Dr. Justin K. Dodson[02:07] Switching from wanting to be a lawyer to a therapist[04:21] Dr. Dodson's experience being the first Black male to get his specific degree[08:02] Why there isn't a big presence of Black men in therapy[09:39] Why Dr. Dodson switched from non-profit work to private practice[16:11] How Dr. Dodson got his initial clients[19:48] Moving away from the guilt mindset of setting fees[24:56] KPIs and other things Dr. Dodson is tracking in his business[32:19] Dealing with pressure around performance and showing up for clients[38:01] Building a therapy practice and bringing on more therapists[40:34] How Dr. Dodson thinks of his role now ad a therapist and entrepreneur[43:28] Building a personal brand and utilizing social media[49:14] Men going to therapy[51:58] Dr. Dodson's top takeaway from the conversation[54:20] Closing

Let's be friends!Get your notebooks and pencils ready!  This is part 1 of a 3- part series to learn the basic building blocks of real estate investing. Unleash your potential by learning how to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing with our inspiring guest, Sandra Holtmeyer. Sandra, a former dietitian turned real estate mogul, shares her transformative journey from a demanding 25-year career in nutrition and hospital management to becoming the owner of First Freedom Properties. This episode promises to provide practical strategies and motivational insights, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in gaining financial independence.Facing the challenges of being a single mom and a corporate employee, Sandra's story is a testament to resilience and determination. Discover how she balanced her demanding job with the pursuit of real estate investing, starting from the pivotal moment she decided to rent out her townhouse instead of selling it at a loss. Sandra offers actionable advice on leveraging private money and partnerships, managing rentals, and overcoming financial constraints, turning her personal experiences into a guide for others on the path to financial freedom.In this episode you will learn:The way to start How to invest with little to no money Where to access resources in your areaThe gotchas to look out for when you are a noviceThe purpose of this entire series is to provide a foundation to those that have always wanted to learn more about real estate investing, but had no idea where to start.  Here is the opportunity to learn from an expert that started from the bottom with zero experience and has built a thriving business.  Her message to all of you...if she can do it, so can all of you. Don't Miss It!Thank you for all of your support.If you like what you hear, please go check out more episodes at https://womeninthearena.net/Want to connect with me? You can click the "let's be friends" link and send me a message! ***Last thing- This is my WISH LIST of interviews: • Joan Jett • Dolly Parton • Viola Davis • Ina GartenMaybe you can help a girl out...*** Go check out all of our episodes on our website: https://womeninthearena.net/If you are ready to tell your story or want to refer someone, please email me at audra@womeninthearena.net ***Last thing- I'd love to interview the following women: Joan Jett Dolly Parton Viola Davis Ina Garten Maybe you can help me get there****Thank you all for supporting this show and all of the Women in the Arena!!

Welcome to the Virtual Cafe where coffee meets money. This week we are chatting about The Money Barista coffee mug and how not to be 'pedestrian' or 'basic' with our beans. The discussion gets spicy when speaking of the perfect world vs when getting started it may look very different.When to separate the beansWhat to keep that are the most important thingsHow things can change over time and to know when to separate recordsMake sure what is required in your areaThe right advice from certain professionals is importantNot getting overwhelmed or sucked down the technical rabbit holeWhich tool can make things easier (or much harder)Combining your business and personal finances in accounting software may not be the right fit so knowing when it's time has some clues. Everything in business is not the same, there are different shapes and sizes. Numbers matter in whichever industry you are in and they help you understand your business finances. We would love you to tune in for this episode and future discussions in the Virtual Cafe, where you too can get in control of your flipping digits.We hope you enjoy this experience

Welcome to the Virtual Cafe where coffee meets money. This week we are chatting about The Money Barista coffee mug and how not to be 'pedestrian' or 'basic' with our beans. The discussion gets spicy when speaking of the perfect world vs when getting started it may look very different.When to separate the beansWhat to keep that are the most important thingsHow things can change over time and to know when to separate recordsMake sure what is required in your areaThe right advice from certain professionals is importantNot getting overwhelmed or sucked down the technical rabbit holeWhich tool can make things easier (or much harder)Combining your business and personal finances in accounting software may not be the right fit so knowing when it's time has some clues. Everything in business is not the same, there are different shapes and sizes. Numbers matter in whichever industry you are in and they help you understand your business finances. We would love you to tune in for this episode and future discussions in the Virtual Cafe, where you too can get in control of your flipping digits.We hope you enjoy this experience

Scarlett is a former Panic to Peace student with an amazing story to share! Scarlett struggled with panic attacks for years, but things became a whole lot worse for her during the pandemic. She started to struggle with agoraphobia and emetophobia for the first time in her life, and she had very little support from medical professionals.This might be a bit of a spoiler… but today, Scarlett travels with her family and does many of the things she thought she'd never be capable of. And now she's here to share her story with you!Today we'll talk about…How panic attacks began to shrink Scarlett's world Her journey to overcoming emetophobia How Scarlett managed to heal with few resources in her areaThe role Panic to Peace played in her anxiety recovery…And lots more! Make sure to tune in to the full episode to hear all of the inspiring details of Scarlett's anxiety recovery journey! SIGN UP FOR MY FREE 60 MINUTE CLASS - 5 SHIFTS YOU NEED MAKE TO OVERCOME ANXIETY, PANIC DISORDER, & AGORAPHOBIA: https://ahealthypush.myflodesk.com/g2glrk93qlSIGN UP FOR MY MASTERCLASSES HERE: https://www.ahealthypush.com/anxiety-classesA HEALTHY PUSH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ahealthypush/GET THIS EPISODE'S SHOW NOTES: https://www.ahealthypush.com/post/anxiety-success-stories-scarlett-s-journey-to-overcoming-emetophobia-and-agoraphobia

Love Should Not Hurt - Must Quarantine Control FreaksWebsite: http://www.battle4freedom.comNetwork: https://www.mojo50.comStreaming: https://www.rumble.com/Battle4Freedomhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12902605/abrielle-baldwin-largo-florida-shot-dead-brother-damarcus-coley-darcus-coley.htmlTeenage brothers, 14 and 15, are arrested after sister, 23, was murdered in argument over Christmas presents: Victim was shot dead while holding her BABY in deadly sibling showdown at grandma's house in Florida Abrielle Baldwin, 23, was shot and killed on Christmas Eve in Largo, FloridaPolice have charged her brother Damarcus Coley, 14, over her death Another brother, Darcus Coley, 15, then came out the house and shot and injured Damarcus: both brothers, sheriffs said, were known to carry guns all the timeThe family had been arguing over Christmas presents, with the 15-year-old saying his 14-year-old brother was getting more generous gifts than he was https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904651/Weather-storm-forecast-NYC-East-snow-forecast.htmlMajor winter storm that slammed into the central US with ice and blizzards is set to move toward the East Coast: Heavy rain and flooding expected ahead of New Year's EveThe Interstate 95 corridor from Washington to Connecticut will endure the heaviest rain in the region with potential for flash flooding in the areaThe heaviest rain comes Wednesday night and early Thursday with a chance of thunder and possible flash floodingThe system could bring up to two inches of rain late Wednesday into Thursday for the already saturated Northeast coasthttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12891831/china-joro-spiders-frozen-survive-invade-us.htmlChina's 8-inch Jorō spiders survive being frozen - and scientists say the US's harsh winters will not stop creatures from invadingBiologists froze 27 Jorō spiders and found that all the creatures livedThe spider thrives in regions of Korea and Japan 'with similar climates to Michigan,' a scientist tells DailyMail.com and will spread across the US READ MORE: Giant 8in spiders from China seen parachuting through the air on the East Coast - and the invasive species will soon hit New York and New Jerseyhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868689/mormon-church-owns-land-bill-gates-china.htmlMormon church now owns $2BILLION of US farmland, with more acreage than Bill Gates and China combined: Huge land grabs in Nebraska and Florida spark backlash from local farmersThe Utah-based religion has been accused of driving out local farmers after it snapped up more land in Nebraska than anyone else in the past five yearsIt is already believed to be the biggest landowner in Florida and now owns at least 859,000 acres of farmland across the US, according to one estimateIt comes amid growing scrutiny over church finances with some members unhappy with the way it is managing its fortune, believed to be up to $236billionhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12902343/MAPPED-32-states-zombie-deer-disease-reported.htmlMAPPED: The 32 states where zombie deer disease has been reported so far - and why humans should be prepared for 'slow moving disaster'The fatal brain virus, which leaves animals confused, drooling, and unafraid of humans may someday infect people, as cautioned by some authorities Now, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected the virus in 32 states and four Canadian provinces Much of the reported cases are in the upper midwest, as well as the mid-Atlantic states https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12903901/Wayne-State-University-gym-student-obese-suing.htmlWayne State University student, David Lopez, who tipped the scales at 400lb sues the school for $1 million after claiming he was prevented from becoming a gym teacher because of his weightDavid Lopez argued he should be allowed to complete his student teaching remotely due to his weightThe student teacher has diabetes, hypertension and asthma that make standing and walking difficultWayne State called for the lawsuit to be dismissed and described it as 'frivolous'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904371/Canadian-transgender-activist-Morgane-Oger-gets-medal.htmlJustin Trudeau's government awards MEDAL to 'champion of diversity' trans activist who got Canada's oldest rape shelter defunded for refusing to house transgender womenMorgane Oger, a transgender woman, was given a Meritorious Service MedalBack in 2019, she headed effort to strip Vancouver Rape Relief of city fundingShelter was later vandalized with threatening messages and a dead rat https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12905299/Las-Vegas-Meza-Valdovinos-girlfriends-mothers-body-strangled-shoelace.htmlShocking moment Las Vegas lesbian, 37, 'dumps girlfriend's mother's body by side of road after strangling her with SHOELACES': Accused of killing girlfriend moments later before crashing her car and 'confessing'Rosemary Meza, 37, is accused of killing her girlfriend Alyssa Valdovinos, 26, and her girlfriend's mother Norma Rios-Valdovinos, 58, in SeptemberProsecutors have now released shocking surveillance footage allegedly showing her dumping Rios-Valdovinos' body by the side of the road in broad daylight She allegedly sped away and killed her girlfriend a block away, before 'confessing' to an officer after a car crashhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12906269/Nikki-Haley-slammed-refusing-slavery-primary-cause-Civil-War-tense-town-hall-forth-voter.htmlNikki Haley is slammed for refusing to name slavery as primary cause of Civil War during tense town hall back-and-forth with voterPresidential hopeful Nikki Haley refused to say slavery was the main causeShe said the Civil War was fought over ideological differencesShe is currently in third place in the race for the 2024 Republican nominationhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904259/Massachusetts-baby-bonds-poverty-money-college-home.htmlMassachusetts is set to create TRUST FUNDS for state's poorest newborns that'll see the 'baby bonds' invested, then given to youngsters when they turn 18 in hopes of helping them escape poverty trapBabies below the poverty line would be eligible for annual deposits in the fundWhen the child becomes an adult the money can only be spent on pursuits such as buying a home or going to collegeMassachusetts is close to passing the law as a national version stalls in DCAOG: When they cannot control you!

Have you spent months searching for the perfect office space to purchase, only to come up empty-handed?Welcome to the Australian Property Investment Podcast. In each episode, we ask guest experts to share their key insights for aspiring investors to make confident property choices.In this week's episode, the power duo of Atelier Wealth, Bernadette and Aaron Christie-David share their journey of a frustrating hunt to find the right commercial property for their business.They discuss:The frustrating search to find the right office space to buy in their local areaThe process of securing financing for their first commercial purchase, and how they turned a "no" from the bank into a "yes"How they structured the purchase with their business partner using a unit trustTips for negotiating the price and navigating the complex documentationThe challenges of getting development approval from the council vs private certifiersSourcing construction quotes and realising renovation costs were double their budgetCreative ways they saved money, like letting locals take materials for recyclingIf you're ready to move your business out of rental space or invest in commercial real estate, then make sure to tune in to this episode!About Our Host:Aaron-Christie David founded Atelier Wealth, a Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) approved Mortgage Broker. Aaron's focus is clear – supporting property investors to make confident decisions to build their property portfolio. He has been recognised in the MPA Top 100 Broker rankings for the last three years. With over 10 years of financial services experience, with a career spanning Wizard Home Loans and Commonwealth Bank, Aaron's decision to become a broker was to help more Australians fearlessly buy investment properties to achieve intergenerational wealth.Connect with Aaron:Visit the website: https://atelierwealth.com.au/   Follow the Australian Investment Property Podcast's Official Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/aupropertyinvestmentpodcast/  Follow Aaron on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronchristiedavid    Follow Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-christie-david-a7482a21/   Subscribe to Atelier Wealth's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdm2ssEHel1kyQLAHGvNPQ Connect with Bernadette:Follow Bernadette on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernadette.christiedavid Follow Bernadette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CziB4fiR_9g/ Follow Bernadette on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadettechristiedavid/ Have you got questions from an episode of our podcast? We'd love to chat, and if you have the motivation, we can help with the execution of your property aspirations. Ready to level up? Click this link to make an appointment: https://bit.ly/3ZKq1XP

Firstly I want to pre-warn you that my guest Meghan Joyce Tozer and I discuss some tough topics during this episode. Today's podcast talks about sexual abuse and suicide. We encourage you to keep this in mind when listening to this podcast. Please be aware, especially if younger ears are listening, and please click play with care. CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 141Sexual assault and harassment, sadly happens in schools on a too regular basis, whether that's happening peer to peer or even between teacher to student. We hope our children never have to experience this. Knowing how to parent our children to take ownership of their bodies, so they know how to say no is key. We discuss how to navigate through abuse, bullying, harassment so they can get help is just as vital. In this episode, I speak with Meghan Joyce Tozer, author of the critically acclaimed novel Night, Forgotten and her annotated middle school diary, UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir, which she wrote under the pen name Emily Lindin. The topics we cover are:How Meghan came to work in this areaThe catalyst for sharing her experienceThe abuse and eventual suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons and Audrey PottCyber bullying; how technology means bullying is beyond the school gate The work of the non-profit organization called Stop Sexual Assault in Schools Preventative measures schools can put in place including Sash ClubsWhat parents can do to support their child at homeHow Meghan rests and relaxesAbout The Guest - Meghan Joyce TozerMeghan Joyce Tozer is an advocate for young sexual assault survivors and the author of the critically acclaimed novel NIGHT, FORGOTTEN (2022). She holds a B.A. from Harvard jointly in Music and in English and American Literature and Language, as well as a M.M. in voice performance and a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California Santa Barbara. Much of Meghan's public writing has appeared under the pen name Emily Lindin, including her annotated middle school diary, UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir (2015). As the founder of The UnSlut Project, she's advocated for survivors of sexual assault and abuse on platforms such as ABC with Katie Couric, CNN, The Doctors, Al Jazeera America, and NPR. She's led workshops in bullying prevention and media literacy at dozens of high schools and universities around North America. She was the 2017 recipient of the Community Leadership Award from Child Abuse Prevention Services. Meghan is also the director and narrator of the award-winning UNSLUT: A DOCUMENTARY FILM.Website - www.meghanjoycetozer.comIG: www.instagram.com/meghanjoycetozerMeghan is on the board of the national nonprofit Stop Sexual Assault in Schools, which provides free toolkits about campus prevention, Title IX rights, bullying, and all kinds of related topics. Her critically acclaimed novel NIGHT, FORGOTTEN is available wherever books are sold. About The Host - Janine HalloranJanine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play' which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletterIf you're interested in joining the Coping Skills Community Hub, an ever-expanding resource library and community of families and professionals teaching kids how to cope, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hubIf you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkidsConnect with Janine on Social Media Instagram: @copingskillsforkids Facebook: facebook.com/copingskillsforkids and facebook.com/encourageplayYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JanineHalloranEncouragePlay

Jared Zak is the Principal Solicitor of Dott & Crossitt and has more than 15 years of experience in law and finance.  In this training, he reveals: 7 Things Agents NEED to Know About Contracts:The repercussions for buyers who default on their contracts - a potential additional liability of 5%The significance of structured deposit clauses in New South Wales, and highlight the potential losses - some unquantifiable - that can result from a contract default.The complexities of signing a contract on behalf of a company. What happens when a company Director is absent, the role of Corporate Powers of Attorney, and why you, as an agent, need to be well-versed in this areaThe potential consequences if the company fails to fulfil its contract obligationsThe risks associated with releasing a buyer's deposit in the case of a long settlement date.This is essential listening!For more info on Jared Zak.*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this video is general in nature only and for education purposes. The information provided does not constitute as personal legal advice. Tom Panos Pty Ltd does not accept any liability for any decisions made based on the information provided. Tom Panos Pty Ltd strongly encourages you to seek professional legal advice to discuss your personal circumstances.

With the advancement of the modern community, our guest, Chris Maling, elaborates on a way to leverage business retail by investing in commercial real estate. Discover a strategic way of maintaining tenant occupancy and meeting market demands by joining us! Key Takeaways to Listen forA retail marketing approach to elevate tenant occupancy Ways to gather public opinion before building a commercial space in an areaThe difference between multi-tenant assets and retail propertiesExciting reasons for RE entrepreneurs to pursue team and client growthImpact of choosing a great location on the performance of an RE asset Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeHome DepotMcDonald'sChick-fi-A KFCApartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor  About Chris MalingChristopher recently joined Avison Young as a Principal based in the Downtown Los Angeles office. Chris specializes in investment sales and has successfully listed and sold apartment buildings, retail shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial office warehouse properties throughout Southern California and nationally. He has extensive experience with 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, receiverships, foreclosures, and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies.  Connect with ChrisWebsite: Avison YoungEmail: chris.maling@avisonyoung.com Office Number: (213) 618-3824Mobile Number: (213) 364-7222 To Connect With UsPlease visit our website: www.bonavestcapital.com, and please click here, to leave a rating and review!SponsorsGrow Your Show, LLCThinking About Creating and Growing Your Own Podcast But Not Sure Where To Start?Visit GrowYourShow.com and Schedule a call with Adam A. Adams

In this episode, I show you how to find your people, have more fun, and create meaningful friendships as an adult in a very simple way. And it starts with your morning coffee.  Plus, I'm sharing 4 opening lines and tactics you can use when approaching a potential new friend. Can we just be honest? Making new friends as an adult is so hard. And I believe that we are all struggling with it. So I'm going to share the strategies that I have used in the last year to go from moving to a new town and feeling like I have "no friends" to taking the steps to create an awesome new circle of adult friends. Today you'll learn:The ONE practical and life-changing tool you need to create adult friendshipsA fun framework for friendship that involves the 4 different types of coffee shops in your areaThe lies we all tell ourselves about friendships that keep us thinking we have noneHow remote work has changed the friendship gameThe single best place to park yourself on a Saturday morning to find your peopleHow to approach a stranger (potential friend) without coming across as weird, creepy, or awkward What I'm sharing today works because this is how I found my people in the last 12 months. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn:2:37: Today I feel like I'm living in an adult summer camp; it wasn't always this way.4:31: It is within your power to create community and connection.7:13: What happens when you look through the lens of loneliness?8:55: The #1 mistake I made with my friendships.10:15: If you want the flower to grow, you need to plant the seed. Let me explain.14:05: The lie you're telling yourself when it comes to friendships.18:44: Why making friends feels so hard nowadays.20:07: A fun framework for friendship that involves the 4 different types of coffee shops in your area.27:58: The coffee shop I go to and why it's been a gamechanger for meeting potential friends. 31:28: I challenge you to do this the next time you get a coffee.33:08: Friendship is a verb, you have to make it happen.34:18: This ONE tool will allow you to create lasting bonds.35:03: For all my introverts, here is my advice for you...36:18: The easiest ways to create connection in any situation.37:20: Don't have weekend plans? You will after you do this.41:08: Making new friends can be fun and easy (I'm being serious). Disclaimer

In this episode, we follow the story of a father and son who set out on a kayaking adventure in British Columbia to bridge the growing gap between them. From dodging killer whales to encountering bald eagles, they faced challenges that ultimately helped to melt the ice in their relationship.Chapters:IntroductionGrowing ApartPlanning the AdventureFirst Day on the WaterWildlife EncountersStruggles on the WaterMelting the IceConclusionInteresting Things MentionedThe unique starfish found in British ColumbiaBioluminescence in Tamales BayBald eagles and their significance as a national symbolPorpoises and sea lions in the areaThe challenges of kayaking in open water

We're wrapping up our Japan series with an episode on Tokyo! While there are literally thousands of things to see and do in Tokyo, we narrowed down some of our favorite experiences to create a list of 10 awesome things to see and do there. In this episode, we talk about the Tokyo Skytree, the Tokyo Tower, some of our favorite neighborhoods and parks to explore, where to go see cherry blossoms, the Shibuya crossing, Tsukiji fish market, a few unique experiences that you don't want to miss in Tokyo, and much more! Enjoy! Enjoy! In this episode:The Tokyo Skytree, what to expect, and places of interest in the surrounding areaThe iconic Tokyo Tower and where to go see cherry blossomsThe parks of Tokyo and the two that were our favoritesExploring around the neighborhoods of Tokyo and the best places to visitThe Shibuya crossing and the Tsukiji fish marketOther significant or interesting spots we visited while in TokyoThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3657151/advertisement

Episode Highlights With BartonWhy we are all facing a lack of nutrients in our food supply and why this is a new phenomenonThis issue is important because we are getting 50% less minerals in food but can't easily take in 2x calories to compensate so we have to figure out what to doHow his Mom's struggle with life threatening health issues led to his work in this areaThe body is always putting out warning signs and speaking to us in a way we might not understandHow modern farming practices are causing a rapid depletion of minerals in our food supply and how if minerals are not present in the soil, they can't be in the food (similar to a mother not being able to give nutrients she doesn't have to her child in utero)Why blood tests aren't necessarily accurate for mineralsBlood tests are “you on your best behavior because we will pull from bone marrow or even organs to make sure blood is as ideal as possibleWhy abnormal results in blood tests can indicate that a person has had a deficiency for decades8 out of 10 people are deficient in magnesiumWhy most women are also low on testosteroneMinerals are the building blocks for hormones and neurotransmittersHow absorbable minerals can help with things like making melatonin or serotonin naturally and how taking a very bioavailable one can help even if you have digestive issues or other things going on that make it hard to get them from foodMagnesium activates over 3200 proteins and over 800 enzymatic pathways in the bodyMinerals are a “light switch” of sorts that open the circuit for the body to be able to use other things like vitaminsHow activity level impacts mineral needRisk factors for mineral deficienciesWhy most people are also deficient in potassium and how potassium is connected to energyWhat sodium and lithium deficiencies causeResources We MentionUpgraded FormulasLMNT - salt and electrolytesThe Surrender Experiment by Michael A. SingerClean Gut: The Breakthrough Plan for Eliminating the Root Cause of Disease and Revolutionizing Your Health by Alejandro Junger

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted how we live and work, and one of the most significant changes has been the rise in remote work. This has resulted in increased travel by digital nomads who can work from anywhere, increasing the popularity of short-term rentals.This shift has also brought attention to the affordable housing crisis, leading to stricter regulations on short-term rentals by local, state, and global authorities.But advocates and local alliances are deploying more strategic strategies, with fewer groups passively accepting potentially illegal regulations.So how can short-term rental hosts join forces and engage at the local level to create a nationwide impact?Dana Lubner is the head of advocacy at Rent Responsibly, working closely with local alliance leadership teams to ensure their success and collaborating with local alliance teams to achieve their goals. Before this, she co-led Effortless Rental Group, a property management firm in Colorado, with her brother. When Denver implemented regulations that threatened the growth of short-term rentals (STRs) in her community, she acted. Additionally, she sits on Denver's short-term rental advisory committee (STRAC) alongside City Council members.Today on Get Paid for Your Pad, Dana joins me to discuss the trends she sees in short-term regulations.We discuss the best practices for hosts to build bridges with their local policymakers and the three ways you can make an impact in your local area.Listen in to learn how you can join forces to start your own STR alliance, the resources available to you through Rent Responsibly, and the unexpected benefits for hosts who get involved in advocacy in their local area.Topics CoveredHow Dana got into the STR AdvocacyDana shares current trends in the STR regulation landscapeWhat is the effect of short-term rentals on local housing pricesHow having a cap on the number of STR licenses issued might be a good thingHow hosts can build bridges with their local policymakersThe benefits of starting your own STR allianceBest practices to build rapport with the policymakers in your areaThe three ways to make an impact in your local areaDana shares how to start your own STR allianceWhy you might want to make your alliance a 501(c)(6) organizationThe secondary benefits of forming your own STR allianceHow small local wins can create ripple effects nationwideConnect with DanaHow to Save Your Vacation Rental Business on Apple PodcastsRent ResponsiblyResourcesDIY Alliance - Rent ResponsiblyGet Paid For Your Pad on YouTubeLegends X STR AcceleratorFREE Airbnb Starter GuideSTR Profit AcademyOvernight SuccessEmail team@overnightsuccess.io Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the conversation continues with Jutta Eckstein, an independent coach, consultant and trainer, based in Germany. In the first part, she shares-Her origin story as a product engineerTransition from an engineer to a coachThe importance of listeningWe continue the conversation with: In her initial explorations with organizations, one pattern she found isThe understanding for leaders to introspect and understand their own responsibilitiesThat it is not always only technical aspects, but also the social aspectsHow having a common purpose helps in aligning team members togetherAlso creates a better buy-in and the work she had done with Diana Larsen on the book liftoffHow she finds and manages time to do so many things - liking her job and what she does!Doing what she feels is importantThe advice she got from Alistair Cockburn - what is the maximum money you want to make in a year?Making time to help others, not for money, at least immediatelyHow she reconciles different perspectives she gets from her network - by keeping some ME time, doing yoga, exercises etc and not forgetting self careHer thoughts on sustainability - that is her current passion as the planet is on fireSocial, environmental and economic pillars Diversity, inclusion, accessibility, equity Carbon footprint, wasteHolistic picture of the product: is or product improving lives everywhere or in a limited areaThe carbon impact of products during their lifecycle is more during the usageHow to find a balance between consuming more computing resources and the carbon footprintSome career tips in the area of IT and sustainabilityJutta Eckstein works as an independent coach, consultant, and trainer. She has helped many teams and organizations worldwide to make an Agile transition. She has a unique experience in applying Agile processes within medium-sized to large distributed mission-critical projects. Jutta has recently pair-written with John Buck a book entitled Company-wide Agility with Beyond Budgeting, Open Space & Sociocracy (dubbed BOSSA nova). Besides that, she has published her experience in her books Agile Software Development in the Large, Agile Software Development with Distributed Teams, Retrospectives for Organizational Change, and together with Johanna Rothman Diving for Hidden Treasures: Uncovering the Cost of Delay in your Project Portfolio.Jutta is a member of the Agile Alliance (having served the board of directors from 2003-2007) and a member of the program committee of many different American, Asian, and European conferences, where she has also presented her work. She holds a M.A. in Business Coaching & Change Management, a Dipl.Eng. (MSc.) in Product-Engineering, a B.A. in Education, and is trained as pollution control commissioner on ecological environmentalism.links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juttaeckstein/ https://www.jeckstein.com/https://www.agilebossanova.org https://jeckstein.com/sustainability

We watched I Like Bats! (1986) and learned nothing that made any sense about anything and also our brains are broken. Polish film people. We love you. We Also LearnedThis has "The Best Sex Scene I've Ever Seen In My Whole Life" - KCTHUTT is the thigh to butt areaThe the Polish will never explain themselves and that is a special kind of wack-a-do magicJust Rub Some D On It! IT'S THE MAGIC ELIXIR CURE ALL!!!SM's 6th grade diary is elegance and grace and literary goldSupport the showFollow us on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodsuckerspod/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/littlerenegadefilms All the links to all the things: https://linktr.ee/littlerenegadefilms THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Hotel investments, big BRRRRs, and some mind-boggling cash flow are coming up on this Deal Deep Dive with our very own Rob Abasolo. For almost the entirety of Rob's short-term rental investing career, he's preached the good gospel about how small, mom-and-pop-owned vacation rentals are the way of the future. The secluded single-family rental, log cabin, or treehouse were some of Rob's most impressive and profitable investments. But now, he's taken a step in a whole different direction.Rob doubled his rental property portfolio almost overnight, going from fifteen units to thirty-five by purchasing a twenty-unit hotel/motel mix in beautiful Upstate New York. Without much experience running anything on that scale, Rob and his partners went to work trying to figure out how to turn this mess of a motel into a profitable, high-value vacation destination. He faced some serious hurdles, from canceling on guests to fixing a literal hole in the middle of the property, but found a way to make it work.Once the renovations are complete, Rob will walk away with an almost unbelievable amount of yearly cash flow, a seven-figure increase in equity, and a scalable system that will let him do these types of deals more often than he thought. Want to hear the nitty gritty so you can tackle something as lucrative as this? Sit back, relax, press play, and prepare for your next big property purchase! In This Episode We Cover:Transitioning from single-family rentals to multifamily vacation rental investments Hotel hurdles and what you should know before investing in a multi-unit short-term rentalBig BRRRRs and how to revive a rental property that has serious deferred maintenance How to find contractors when you're in a low-population investing areaThe right way to transfer ownership after you've bought a not-so-straightforward propertySeller financing and getting deals with lower interest rates and far more flexible lendingAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets Pro MembershipBiggerPockets BookstoreBiggerPockets BootcampsBiggerPockets PodcastGet Your Ticket for BPCon 2022Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceLearn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets PodcastsGet More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing ToolsFind a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your AreaDavid's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid's InstagramRob's BiggerPockets ProfileRob's YoutubeRob's InstagramRob's TikTokRob's TwitterOur Interview with Heather Blankenship on RV Park InvestingAre There Opportunities in Hotel Investing in 2022?Struggling to Find a Stellar Contractor? Try These 9 Pro TipsThe Definitive Guide to Using Seller Financing to Buy Real EstateWatch Rob's Video on This PropertyClick here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-660Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You often hear about house hacking as a means to an end, a simple way to start your real estate journey, but what if it could be more? What if house hacking could be your ticket to financial freedom? Today's guest, Craig Curelop, author of The House Hacking Strategy, shares how he reached financial freedom through house hacking and how to follow along in his footsteps.Craig started where most do, hating his W-2 and working too much. He began researching how to earn a passive income and came across BiggerPockets. Within six months, Craig started working at BiggerPockets, moved to Denver, and decided to start living his life the way he wanted. Using his house hacking strategy, he went from being $30,000 in debt to financial freedom in two and a half years. Before you get into house hacking, you need to understand the basics, and today Craig breaks them down. He goes over the different ways to house hack and its advantages and disadvantages. Craig also talks about how to live with your tenants and the boundaries needed for your ideal house hacking situation. Craig paints the whole picture so you can make an informed decision and decide if house hacking is the way for you to become financially free too (or at least build more passive income)!In This Episode We CoverWhy house hacking is ideal for new and young investors and how to get started The different ways to house hack and how to turn an unused space into an income-generating areaThe noteworthy advantages and disadvantages of house hacking and how to decide if house hacking is for youLiving with tenants and how to set landlord boundaries for you and your tenant's comfortHow to vet tenants and red flags to look out for before offering them a leaseCollecting rent and the processes to have in place to help you stay in “landlord mode”And So Much More!Links from the ShowAshley's InstagramTony's InstagramBiggerPocketsReal Estate Rookie Youtube ChannelReal Estate Rookie PodcastReal Estate Rookie Facebook GroupAirbnbAJ Osborne's WebsiteThe CRE CircleRentRediThe Real Estate PodcastCostco10 Income Streams on 1 Property by “Land Hacking” w/ Kai AndrewKai Andrew's WebsiteApartments.comConnect with Craig:Craig's InstagramThe FI TeamInvest2FI PodcastCheck out the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-195Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, we have somebody in studio, we're not in studio on Zoom, that just started doing video maybe three, four months ago, consistently. He's done it in an area that let's just say most people aren't doing video, and because he was sort of sticking out like a sore thumb, he just shot right up. One of the questions we get is like, how do I use video if I'm going into a new market? Well, we're going to show you that's exactly what we're doing here.Our guest today is Stan Hartzheim is an experienced Mortgage Loan Originator who has a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry with Certification as a Divorce Lending Professional as well as expertise utilizing FHA, VA, USDA, and specialty loan programs. Skilled in Divorce Law, Mortgage Lending, Sales, Budgeting, Customer Service, Contractors, and Nonprofit Management.Three Things You'll Learn in This EpisodeHow to use video when you're new to an areaThe wonders of consistencyCreating a sphere of influenceResourcesLearn more about Stan Hartzheim Real Estate Marketing DudeThe Listing Advocate (Earn more listings!)REMD on YouTubeREMD on InstagramStan's Contact Information: (720)883-8452Stan@dblhloans.comTranscript:So how do you track new business? You constantly don't have to chase it. Hi, I'm Mike Cuevas a real estate marketing dude. And this podcast is all about building a strong personal brand people have come to know, like trust and most importantly, refer. But remember, it is not their job to remember what you do for a living. It's your job to remind them. Let's get startedWhat's up ladies and gentlemen, welcome another episode of the real estate marketing dude podcast. What we're doing today, folks, is we have somebody in studio, we're not in studio on Zoom.That just started doing video maybe three, four months ago, consistently. And he's done it in an area that let's just say most people aren't doing video. And because he was sort of sticking out like a sore thumb, he started just like, shot right up. This is somebody one of the questions we get is like, how do I use video if I'm going into a new market? Well, we're going to show you that's exactly what we're doing here. Before I introduce our guests today, we're gonna discuss like what his journey was. But more importantly, this is a mortgage brokers isn't a real estate agent. It's a mortgage broker, who for the last X amount of years worked primarily in the Denver market, Denver, Colorado, just recently has relocated moved over to just north of where he's at into Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now is building his brand within the Cheyenne Wyoming market and seen and trying to almost like starting over again, right? He's got to create new realtor relationships, you got to create a new sphere of influence, doesn't mean he's not doing business in Denver, but he just starts he knows he needs to start building his brand there as well. So we're gonna share his story see exactly sort of how it works with the man Stan right here. And without further ado, we're gonna introduce Stan the Man to the show. Stan, how are you today, sir? I'm doing great, Mike. Thanks for having me on. Why don't you just do a quick intro to everybody first last name what you've been doing for the last 20 years of your life? And who the hell are you?Yeah, so my name is Stan hearts I'm I run a team called wh Home Loans team with a company out of Dallas, Texas called southwest funding. And I've been in the mortgage business since 2017. kind of creeping up on people, like you said down in the Denver market and building my brand down there building out a little bit of a team have our operations staff still in an office down in Aurora, Colorado,had an opportunity to move up to the wide open spaces, just outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming on a little ranch yet, and man couldn't couldn't be happier. We got 10 acres of land, got a beautiful, sprawling ranch house and a lot of wind, wind. And your and you guys were just you're just moving mainly for lifestyle, right? You just want to get more space. But you're got obviously you're gonna bring your mortgage business up there. And what were one of your biggest concerns you had before going into a new market?You know, I think like, look like anybody when you're starting out in the new market. It's like starting out a new business. And so there's some trepidation of how do I grow that business? How do I grow the brand? I think my biggest fear, however, knowing that Cheyenne was a little bit of a smaller town than Denver, obviously was, I grew up in a small town. So I kind of get it. There's some relationships there that have been going on since you know, elementary school or middle school. And when you come into that new market, how do you win over that business? You're anytime you build a business, you're stepping into relationship with people, and sometimes that means stepping between them in their existing relationship? I'm hate to say it, but that's the reality. And how do you do that? If somebody has been friends since middle school? Right. So that was kind of my challenge coming into a smaller market? Yeah, that makes I mean, that's pretty much with everybody. We get a lot of people that hey, I'm in a new market. I don't have a spare because I don't have that will video work. We will be anywhere from you there. So Stan has been Stan is in full disclosure stands one of our clients, and we want to share a story becauseStan started doing video about four months ago, I believe right about now and you just recently got we're not like creating 30 videos a month, right? We're just doing two videos, keeping it simple. But you just recently got picked up from the new station. I hear. Tell me about that.Well,it's been a variety of things have happened in the last few months. We started doing these videos, not not mortgage related. I talked about mortgages all stinking day long. So I thought it'd be a lot of fun to share my journey of learning about Cheyenne and the surrounding state of Wyoming with as many people as I could. Right away when I got here I found out that thisCities a little misunderstood. It's it's not just cowboys. Andyou know, it's there's a lot I guess I'll let me rephrase that there's a lot to do here, a lot of people don't realize it's very beautiful, it's close to the mountains, just like Denver is are on the other side of the mountain Salt Lake City. And we wanted to just kind of spread the word like this is a growing community that has a great infrastructure and a lot of really friendly people. So we started doing videos just to capture our journey around town. You know, as we met, people are winning and visited establishments, learned about the neighborhoods kind of started to zero in on where we wanted to live. We thought why not record this and have Mike and his team make it look good for us. The name of the show is actually in Stan's model like we had to. And I almost did the same thing. And I wish I would have I'm doing it now. But five years ago, and I moved to San Diego, I didn't know if I was going to sell real estate, I didn't know what the hell is gonna happen. I was literally starting over a brand new career in foreign land, foreign territory, I didn't know what the hell was going to happen. I didn't want to sell real estate. But I did have in the back of my mind that if I was the only story I'd be able to tell would be that of a transplant. And at that time, I was going to create a show called San Diego transplant and I was gonna do was just still myself being a tourist, you know, and just discovering while I learned the city, which is what Stan is doing right now. So in his case, we ended up building a show called why not? Like why not Wyoming? And it all ties in with the branding and on that, but Stan's not talking about mortgages on these videos, are you? Well, not yet. I try to avoid it.You know, I love that we came up with the name, why not? I don't know if the listeners will be able to tell. But I got a fairly dry sense of humor. And using that reverse psychology works really well. For me, I think it becomes a little bit of a funnier thing. But yeah, we try to avoid talking about mortgages, we'll do a bunch of stuff that is mortgage related.You know, what is interest rates and PMI, and so on. We teach classes up here in town, and we'll probably record some of those and get you guys to edit it. You know, it's been a lot of fun where we've caught on, like you mentioned, the news stations have have reached out to us. There's there's two big companies that run before local news stations. And they've been reaching out and asking us, hey, you know, do you want to get on our show? Do you want to advertise with us? You know, you seem like you're doing pretty good with video. The other thing that's happened that kind of came out of left field for me, because I don't think I'm some sort of trending superstar. Butyou are, oh, all of a sudden, like people are like, Hey YouTube guy, would you do our product? Would you do this or that we'll you know, we'll give you a free product, we'll we'll sponsor this or that. I didn't see that coming in a million years, I'll be honest. So that's been kind of fun and interesting to see the variety of people that are interested in what we have to say. And you're coming from a position of value. And that's what like, I think a lot of times, and maybe even now you're starting to see it. But before we even started doing this, I don't know if you'd call this conversation. Like we don't have to talk about mortgages. And as a matter of fact, and last, we talked about mortgages and more attention you're gonna get, because when you when you guys start creating videos, you start creating content, what you're really doing is you're just creating conversations, you cannot create conversations without creating content first, right. AndI want to give you guys a different analogy, especially for all your mortgage brokers out there, or even brokerage owners. And this is what this should click because a lot of times, like Mike, I just don't get it. I don't get how me doing a video on a business or me doing a neighborhood tour, this can lead the business, and I'm going to share with you how. So let's get out of the real estate business Dan, and I'm going to share with youa very important lesson I learned from taking one of the Digital Marketer courses, so I gotta give credit where credit's due. I started studying Ryan Deiss Digital Marketer, which is a very high end, or very advanced called Digital Marketing Company. They are the guys that do traffic and conversion and all these other things. Long story short, I'll never forget this. And this is the way my mind works because of one of the I don't know where I saw this was one of the training courses I bought, I was taking one of the lessons. And Ryan Deiss who's one of the CO owners of the company, back in the day before they became all famous and all that they had to they were just an online digital marketer company, right. And they brought on a roofing client, the roofing client at the time. And in Texas. How long do you think a roof lasts in a house in Texas thenI have to guess it lasts a while 2025 the severe weather that we have up here that's for sure. 2025 years, which means that the person that they sell their roof to either most likely transacts the house or dies before they need a new roof which means there is no repeat business. Right? It's not and it's not in that type of business. It's not like you get a ton of referrals. Like it's not like roofers are like through show me a roofer. It's sort of like a plumber, right? You're like hey, can plumber he's a plumber is an electrician, nothing bad about that. But I'm just saying it's not like a super duper, duper highly referral business where everyone's like, Oh, sending the roofer business. Sowhen you need them, you just need them when you need them. Right and you don't really have any loyalty towards a person that doesn't maybe you know someone maybe you don't, but it's almost like a guyHello page type business you thought you sir, find the first company you see, and that sounds good, and then you roll with it. So the point is, is that they had to come up with a marketing plan online for this company. And here's what they ended up doing. So they knew they had to go a roundabout way and think outside the box. What they did was they created a gutter cleaning service. And in the gutter cleaning service, let's just say the going rates were $99 to get your gutters clean, they charged 25 except all their gutter cleaners were experts at identifying roofing issues.What do you think happened next in?Well, I can imagine they started to identify a lot of faulty roofs or roofs with problems on a percent of their sales went through the roof, but they had to create a gutter cleaning service to identify the roof issues, right. So they had the forward thing. See when I'm looking at a lender, in your case, having video that's exactly what it is. The video is your gutter cleaning service to start having more conversations. This is true for a broker owner that's trying to recruit this is true for a lender that's trying to build more relationships. This is true for anybody. See, what we're doing is we're not creating content and videos to sell our shit. We're creating, we're creating content and videos to have more conversations to build trust that will eventually lead to us selling our shit.Right? And that's just that's just the reality of it. Right? And I want you Let's go through sort of what's happening in your market because I wanted to have you on the show. Becausewhen you have the opportunity to do something different and stick out or stand out. That's the Holy Grail. Everyone's always asking us, okay, I want to get leads. I want to get this. I want to get that, folks. Warren Buffett once famously said, when zig zag or they zag Zig. That's exactly what this business is. Because everyone can trip over a mortgage broker on the street, everyone could trip over a real estate agent on the street. And what really makes someone hire you9.9 times out of 10 it's brand and personal relationship. And if they envision themselves to working with you, would you agree with that, Stan? Yeah, I agree. And I think that is the great unknown about video. I didn't certainly know that even six or eight months ago, how much people get to know you through that video exposure. I mean, people, people walk up to me now, like, they've known me for years. And maybe I've met him once before, maybe I haven't. So the other thing that happens, just intuitively, I at least for me, as I started to create things that I say kind of routinely as part of my video making process, right and, and we went on a road trip, I decided that the best way for me to do these tours, especially in a great big state, like Wyoming was a road trip around. And so I started just telling people in my video just kind of just naturally Hey, jump in the car, let's go we're going on a trip, you know, and now it just opens up like a crazy funny line when I bumped into someone at a coffee house, Hey, come on up. And let's go we're going for a ride, you know, like, let's talk for a minute. And it just kind of it transitioned from video to real life really intuitively. What happened? The smaller the town, the easier it is, believe it or not, because think about it, like you come to San Diego is a lot of people are doing video you go to Chicago, New York or a major city. And then you're not so much you don't have as much attention on there. Even though there's more people, even those a bigger population. But you don't have as much attention because you're just one of many. Whereas in Cheyenne, you're one of only how many other mortgage brokers in the Cheyenne market are doing video.You know, there's a few people doing some real short, you know, the short, short recordings or whatever that they throw on Facebook, or maybe you know, some some reels kind of stuff, but I don't think anybody's doing YouTube. There's one real estate agent that is doing some YouTube stuff, but it's negligible. So you gotta go way up north, there's a there's a Gallup north, it's doing a really good job with YouTube videos and short, short shorts, recordings. But that's it. I mean, in the whole state, there's like two of us. That's why you got the news.I love it. So why don't you share with everybody, you know, are you nervous when you got started? What did you think, like, come through that because most people are usually like, hey, I want to do it. But everyone wants to just be done with it. But very few people actually will take action and go through and actually do it. I never understood why.But my gosh, Mike i i can tell you exactly why. You know, it started out with this goes back years. I'll be honest, this goes back to one of my first jobs when I had to do some phone, some phone work. I worked for a large hospital in Colorado, and I had to do some phone work and I'd always think Man, I hate the way I sound on the phone. And someone told me you know what, whatever you sound like is what you sound like you talk all the dang time you never shut up. So just get over it right and then I started to contemplate doing videosLast year and I'm like, Man, I got a face for radio bro. I don't know if I should be doing these videos and then people are like, whatever you look however you look man, you just, you know, you walk around all day you're not hiding under a rug. So get out there and do it. That was it. And and then the follow up to that it's just, you know, scripting like, do I am I gonna sound like a robot? Or am I gonna sound natural, I'm gonna look natural. How's this gonna come together? And I would say the first couple of videos were pretty brutal. I'm not gonna lie. I won't sugarcoat it. I stumbled over the lines, I think we recorded you know, the first one was a eight minute video, I think we recorded an hour and 20 minutes worth of stuff and just kept kind of getting through it. It wasn't, it wasn't embarrassing, because I knew somebody was going to clean it up first, I guess. But it was it was kind of brutal. But after that one, I would say literally, the very next video got 100 times easier. And then from there, they've gotten easier and easier. I still feel like I tried to read the script, or I tried to, you know, make it real polished or professional. And I'm getting over that, you know, I,you know, maybe your listeners will go check out my channel, we just did a brutal, brutal, brutal pub tour. And there was no scripting like, I'm like, Okay, I'm gonna go visit these 13 places, I'm probably going to get drunk while I do it. And I'm gonna have to try all this stuff that I learned about each of these stops, because I'm doing a little history tour with it. And you know, my brand has to teach people something. So I might as well tell them about these breweries. And you know, by the time we got to the end, did I drop an F bomb? Yeah, I did.I did, and that others did a great job of leaving it in there for me. So that was fun.You just got to have fun with it. And you know, that's what I'm learning and the nerves will go away. Have you ever, like hung out with somebody that you just can't be yourself around?A couple times, I got a brother in law thatwas trying to impress him, right. So I tried to live live large, and it's just, it's uncomfortable. You know what I mean? It's, it's no differently like that on video. Like, when you're creating content, you're just speaking to one person at a time. And you're right, like, you should I always tell people, you can't be nervous about the act of shooting video. Because if you are, why you're you control it, like you could just delete it or not post that video or not do it, you can just reshoot it, right? So the whole act of of shooting and and all that stuff is just mindset. None of this stuff is hard. Like if you truly, and I always say this on the show is like if you surely believe you're the right person for the job, whether you're a lender or a real estate agent, it actually becomes your obligation to let the world know about it. And if not, that's very selfish and shady. And if you don't agree with that, then you're not the right person for the job. So there's either one or the other. There's no in between on this. So you have to really look at that for yourselves. And everyone always says I'm the right person for the job. Well, if you're the right person for the job, why the hell are you so scared to tell the world about it? That's when it comes down to you guys. And it's not that creating content or video and all that stuff is hard. It's just something you're not used to. But I'm gonna go on a limb and stand Do you remember your first loan application? Or actually, let's do your first million dollar loan application. Within the first year or two? Were you fucking nervous?I can remember doing both. My first loan application was was utterly ridiculous in the in the day and age of technology.I wanted to be that personal touch right? So I grabbed my old paper 1003 and ran over to the people's house and wrote down all the information and I was nervous as heck. And I thought, Geez, what if I forget some piece of pertinent information? Or what if I don't, you know, get this right or I don't explain something right. And then I realized when I got back to the office, that that was the stupidest thing to be worried about, because it was a simple phone call to get the rest of the information that I maybe forgot like this. That's how I feel about video and just you maybe you do record, you know, rerecord it or you delete something and start over, but it's not the end of the world if it's not perfect on the first try. And that's kind of how that loan application when I remember the first time my first time I had showings, I was 22 years old, and I got the client from cold calling. So I would just do whatever it took back then. But I was working in the city of Chicago, I just moved back up from Carbondale where I went to college and I didn't know my way around the city of Chicago. So and we didn't have at that time we didn't have phones that had Mapquest on him. We had to go to Mapquest online and then print out the instructions, and then print this shit out. Like I would have outside brains, I would bring the Mapquest and I'd have a sheet of paper like this. And if we're looking at six properties, I would have six sheets of paper, I'd have the listing sheet on top and then beneath it would be the Mapquest instruction because I had no fucking idea where it's going. And I had to go out there and fake it till you make it with these clients. So like so what's this neighborhood like? I'm like a. And as a matter of fact, the day before the showings, I went out and I drove the route, just so I didn't look like an idiot with them in the car with me.Right and you had this is like the type of stuff that I didn't like seeoften be like, Hey, I'm not gonna go any showings because I don't know what the neighborhood is, which is no differently. So I'm not going to shoot this video because I don't know what I'm going to look like. Like folks get over yourself. No one is. And we're not that important, like, I'm not that important stands out to important, the only one who thinks that we're that important ourselves. That's right. And I think that's true as so many things, Mike, you know, we started teaching these classes in front of rooms full of people, and I can tell you even now I get nervous before we're going to go do it. But for me to sit back and say, No way, I'm too afraid I'm not going to do it. The only person I'm hurting is myself, I'm just shoot yourself in the foot with that mentality. So you know, get out of your comfort zone and go do something new. So let's, let's go into your video strategy. Totally agree. So when we started out with Stan, he started out doing a lot of stuff. Like there's different types of content you could create for different reasons. When we saw standard channel, or we're standing the opportunity, we just know that there's no one else in Cheyenne doing enchance, a big city, relatively speaking to the area, it's a city, right, any city gets searched on YouTube. And because Dan was the first one there, that's why we're able to pop his channel and say, pop his channel, he's generating lots of 1000s of views on the videos. And that's what led to him getting picked up by the news and all that stuff. But now that you've built out the channel, and you have that street club, the video that he was doing, he's referencing here is really funny. It was about what, eight minutes long, nine minutes long, give or take. Yeah. And the longer you did, you did a brew tour on site. So you guys had like the city was putting on like a Abreu history tour. Right. So I'm curious, because I haven't talked to you about this. But what people don't realize is the act of shooting, the video turns into relationship building itself, as well as other additional content you could be doing on stories and all this other stuff. So I'm curious to know, like, you're walking around on this tour, how many people were on the tour?You know, it didn't really have like a point, a starting point, you know, and then get to the end line, it was kind of jump in the middle, you know, go at your own pace sort of thing. So, I mean, there were, I don't know, hundreds of people doing the tour, but there wasn't a group of 100 are going from place to place to place, right. So and some people are going backwards to the direction we were going. So we kind of kept bumping into a few people here and there that we'd see over and over at different stops. But yeah, so it was a little bit unique in that way, just because everybody was kind of doing their own thing. How many conversations did just the fact that you had a video camera in your tripod with you start throughout the day? Oh, I mean, we had 13 stops, there had to been 40 kind of I mean, it was three at every every stop probably. And, you know, a half a dozen of those 40 or so conversations were probably people like oh, no, don't get me on camera. And I'm like, don't worry about it. You're gonna be on camera? Yeah.Then I'll get input when you're having a conversation. So what are you doing these videos for? What are you doing this for? And then he's creating an excuse to start? Well, I'm actually a mortgage broker. And what we do is we go around here and you have that conversation, which is totally different than just going up and be like, Hey, do you need a loan? Oh, by the way, my name is Stan. That's like asking a girl to get in the bed the first time you meet them, guys. This is not what you do. Right? You don't you can't just ask for business. Before you even know someone, you have to earn it.And you only earn it came out of that too is meeting meeting people and having those conversations but then also meeting either the management or owners of the establishments we were at everybody was jazzed, right? Like they're like, hey, when you know, When can you come back and let's talk more about my business. I'm like, I'd love to come back and talk more about your business. That was a really powerful part of that tour as well. So I was going right there. Perfect. So like what we should do, we'll just turn this into a coaching session, as long as we're here. What I want you to do and what you should do now is that yes, you had 10 bars, okay, now you could go to all 10 of those bars and do a business owner interview on them that gives you 10 More videos to do. See what's going to happen on the business owner interviews is that those owners are going to share that video around with their friends, family, aunts and uncles and all of those owners lips somewhere. All of those owners have a referral for Stan over the next 12 months. It's just a matter of if they're gonna give it to him. We've seen a guy this is a funny story status is funny. This is what happens with business owner interviews. So we have a dude in Northwest Arkansas and he went out and he did this business owner interview for some kind of like it was in their market it was like the new swanky hotspot right? This dude sort of The Bachelor so he was taking a chick there on a date and he went there on it he takes his girl on a date after he did the business owner interview with the owner right so here he comes he's got it he's got this girl on his on his arm he's trying to he's trying to impress her and all that pulls up to the restaurant the owner steps aside everybody come here come here I got the best table in the whole restaurant for you right here you got the perfect view brings them a bottle of wine on the house and all that the chicks like holy shit, this guy was this guy. And this is what's funny about the story is the guy goes you know later on and they start doing business together. And and he goes like this he goes seeI'd like to say something because Hey, Jay,it's funny that, you know, my wife's cousin is a real estate agent. And, you know, traditionally we're always using her, but you are now my real estate agent now. Right? So he literally, we're just talking about how do you step over prior relationships, and you do it through adding value to other people's lives, you guys know, right. And there's just so much leverage. With video, you can do that. If you're in a market like that, just imagine going out and networking with all the different businesses in that market and let them sell your stuff, right. But you have to give to receive, you should always try to give it's written in the Bible, those who give, give, give, give, get it in return in some way, shape, or form. It's just the way we're supposed to be, in my opinion. Unfortunately, a lot of us always have our hands out.And when we have our hands out, nothing really lands in them to do that. That's right. So I want you guys to think about coming from a value or if you're thinking about video come from a position of value and contribution as opposed to because it's not about the content that you're creating. It's not about what you're doing on video, it's about how you're doing it. And how you're leveraging it. Tell me really quick as a prior to Denver, what are your ratios? versus how much of your business comes from real estate agents? How much your business comes from your own sphere of influence? Where does most of you originate from? And what would you say your largest sources are, um, you know, Don, in our Denver market, I was I was pretty blessed to get in early in my career with a bunch of doctors, nurses and surgeons, and surgical techs. So I got a lot of business out of the hospital environment. Wellness, I'll get into why, but that just I fell into the right niche. And so I was really fortunate to be able to start building up my business by giving out referrals, I wasn't necessarily hounding real estate agents for their referrals, as much as I was saying, Hey, do you want to partner up? You know, I might, I might not give you as many as you give me or, or maybe I will, who knows. So I would say my business down there over the last, you know, five years or four years that I was in that market has been 60%, self generated 40% referrals, and of those referrals, you know, 3030 35% Of that number, that total number was from real estate agents. So we did pretty well within that niche. Up here in Cheyenne, it's a little different. Everybody starts out at the real estate agent level.It feels like I mean, I'm still getting another lay of the land. We've only been up here since December. Butthe banking industry is very strong here, right? A small town people are familiar with their bank, they've been banking there for a long time. So we have to overcome the stigma of going outside of the bank for a mortgage, and the relationship that that person then might have with their real estate agent friend that they've known since they were 12.You know, we we've really, I spent a lot of time last year, you'll remember some conversations, my eyebrows, like what does it mean to brand yourself like I have a logo was that my brand, like trying to make a brand. And what I found out is when we created this show, in large part thanks to you, Mike, you got me off of that topic and said, hey, it doesn't matter what that branding piece looks like that logo, you have a brand that fits your personality and who you are. And what I realized, that I love doing was teaching people stuff. And that's how the whole video series has come together, we were taking people on a ride to teach them about our local area about a local business. And that has translated from the show being called Why not Wyoming to why not university right? We got why not you and we're doing these whole series of classes around town. And when I go talk to the Board of Realtors, it's it's really interesting people know that I am there when I stand up to talk, I'm going to tell them about some new educational opportunity that's going to grow their business. Yeah, and that has been our value add that I don't think I would have put my finger on without you kind of steering my show in a direction and then allowing my personality to come out. If I was just doing mortgage related content. I just be up there droning on and on. Most peoplewhether regardless of what business you're in, even me like I'll do a video on how to do video. It's the least engaged stuff I post I swear, like and it'll be really good content. It's like our training content. Like I'll do a video on how to script a video through story. And that'll be you're gonna copy all great video good video, but truth is, is that that doesn't generate a shitload of views and attention a lot of times, same with real estate. However, I do create a lot of it because there's different content for different reasons. You see, like if you guys want to go to my website, you can go to www dot real estate marketing do.com And what you're gonna see on the website is a bunch of content. Every page on the site has a video and the reason why I created all thatstuff over the last five, six years is because when people visit our site, they're not questioning whether or not I know what I'm doing. It's sort of self evident. They're questioning how I'm doing it. And if they like me, Can you envision yourself working with a dude? Can you not envision yourself working with a dude? And truth as you guys get my personality, if you listen to my show, you know, I'm not the most perfect human being I sit every day. However, I'm 100% authentic. And what what what people really want is just a trust, and you cannot outsource authenticity, you cannot.You just can't do it. And when people I believe when people look at a lender, or an agent, or financial planner, or anybody, the first thing that comes through their mind, and people always say you don't judge a book by its cover, you're shady. If you do that, well, I'm sorry, that's just the way God made you. Everyone's going to judge a book by its cover. It's just the way that it is guys. Right? That's just the reality of it. And when you look at somebody, I could like, look at somebody, like, I could tell I'm gonna get along with that guy. Right? You get that same feeling, right? I could, I've liked that person's Mojo, I'm gonna, I'm gonna I want to drink a beer with that guy, I want to hang out with a guy. You just know who your tribe is. There's a reason why elephants hang out with elephants. Like I've never seen an elephant and a cat hanging out and watching a movie together. It's because we're naturally attracted to people that are like us, whether way way shape or form they may be there might be personality that might be erased, that might be in skin color that might be in whatever it is. But whatever it is, understand that you're the only one like it out there. And when you embrace your own individuality, and your uniqueness and your authenticity, and you scream it from the rooftops, and you're damn proud about it, that's what people are attracted to. No differently than what Stan is doing now and Wyoming no differently than what I've done on the show for the last six years. Some people are gonna like it. A lot of people aren't.I love when a lot of people aren't, because if you don't have haters on your shit, you're not doing it right. You're not meant to be perfect. It doesn't exist. God's the only perfect beam that exists in the world. And you're not him. Don't even try to compete. What you can do is embrace what you are, whom you are, how you do it, and scream that from the rooftops. And I believe that you'll be rewarded through people just like you because that's who you will track. There's not a shortage of business.There is everyone I look everyone I look at, like literally, everyone lives somewhere unless I check.So it's not a matter of if they're going to move, it's really a matter of when they're gonna move folks. Statistically, in Chicago, when I was practicing in the city was three to five years in the suburbs was four to seven. I knew my numbers because I knew if I just stayed in front of people, everything we're talking about when it comes to branding, content creation, the more people who know what you are, the more opportunities that open up. But it is mathematical not theory.If 100 people see your content, 10 to 15 of them are moving this year.The question is, are they going to use you when they do?The more you're on top of mind, the more likely that happens? Right? So this isn't rocket science. This is relationship building.This is leveraging content. And this is all based upon your personal brand.Stan, what are you going to do with? Have you tried any events with real estate agents yet on the video stuff, if you taught a I think your next move is a teacher scripting class, you have the social St Cloud scribe to do it now. And you could literally just launch an education series towards real estate agents. You could partner with real estate agents and do different neighborhood tours. You could partner with real estate agents and do different construction tours. Because you're not a real estate agent. Your job is not to sell those properties. It's their job. But you still share the same client.Yeah, I think some or all of that is in the works. You know, we we launched our educational series for real estate agents. In fact, we're doing a class this evening. It's going to be tailored at mortgages, mortgage one on one workshop, because we had to start somewhere. I would love to start at the beginning of the year. And then goal planning and you know, Vision boarding and all kinds of fun, cool, ethereal stuff like that. But here we are in May. So we thought we're gonna start with some mortgage stuff. So people remember what we do. And then next month, we've already announced our June class is going to be on social media and some video stuff. So exactly what you said. But we have been reaching out to there's a few people that like I said, are doing some of the short, you know, forum video stuff that have been doing some neighborhood tours, we want to put that on steroids. So I've been reaching out to them because they're already fairly comfortable with that given area or that neighborhood. So we're gonna go back and kind of recreate some of their neighborhood tours, but we're gonna put it on steroids with a little more viewership. You know, a little bit better quality, so on and so forth. And thenyeah, just continuing to do what we do with the business owners. I think that's that's really our kind of our strategy for the next you know, two to three months is continue getting these videos, these people on video that are owning businesses. You know, like you mentioned earlier, when youWhen you do an interview of the business owner, they let you, you know, take them in or they share it or whatever I found even on our on our beer tour, I asked every single manager of every, every all 13 places we went, I was like, Hey, do you mind if I share this, like, I'm gonna take you in this? And they were like, Yeah, that's fine. But what I found is you can't always take a business page, but you can check in at their location, which achieves kind of the same results. So I just, I'm gonna go back. And you know, we've already pushed that video out, but I'm gonna go back and repost it and just check myself in at these various different locations, even with the video we already have created, and then that way, they'll get a double dose when we go back and do their interview. So yep, I would go, definitely, I would go back and think of diners, drives and drives, but recreate that for Cheyenne, and hit up all these different pubs and bars. And I bet you that well, I mean, I know what's gonna happen, but do it. And then maybe we'll have you back on the show. And you can tell people what happened. We Awesome. Hey, I wanted to say one other thing when you were talking about not being perfect, too.You know, what a true statement. And And yet, the imperfections are the things that people are drawn to quite often. When I look at the commentary that comes through my videos, it's, it's funny how often somebody, you know, it's easy to get defensive. And so I'll read a comment where somebody's like, Hey, you didn't pronounce that, right? That's not how we say that, or whatever. And I could be like, hey, what a jerk. Why are you all up in my grill over this? I didn't even know like I say in the in the video I'm visiting, how the heck did I know that? But instead, I'm like, hey, thanks so much for educating me. That is awesome. Man, I will absolutely remember that now for the rest of my life, you know? And if you take that approach that yeah, we're not perfect. And people are going to call you out for that. But it was that that even got the engagement started. And if you don't get defensive, and you just stick with the engagement, man, all of a sudden, you're having three or four more conversations that you wouldn't have had otherwise, you know, if everything had gone perfectly, so embrace those imperfections. That's a great point, I think Jay Baer wrote a book called Hug Your Haters, addressing how to hug on haters, and then how you flip those into, you know, conversion, because you'll be amazed a lot of people will go out there and yeah, they'll hate and then you'll just address it. And then they'll before you know it, they'll be you guys will be best friends. Right? You'll just see some of those people you get, you will get some keyword keyboard warriors out there, no doubt. But that's good. Like, there's everybody who said the same, but there's no such any PR is good PR year and all the time. And who cares? If people are talking, then it's working. That's all that matters. So any other closing thoughts, Dan, that you have any tips for people advice for people, I think you want to mention, I will just go back to where I started, which is what my mentors told me your voice is, you know what it is you sound how you sound and you look how you look. And unless you're living under a rug. Don't be afraid to put that on a recording or on a video because it is who you are. And the more you act like who you are, the better the results are going to be. Love it. Stan, if you folks are in the Wyoming area, but you're licensed in other states to maybe an agent wants to reach out to you or something. Why don't you go ahead and tell people how they can reach you, they could connect with you go ahead and tell them what channel you have. And they could follow you on there if they want to check out some of your content.For comment, yeah, for sure. If you want to see the comment, it's why not? Wyoming wy And O T question mark, Wyoming. That's our YouTube channel, we are@www.db l h loans.com. That's our website. And you can always call me direct. If you have any questions about how to implement some of this stuff or what my experience has been. I'd love to answer it. 720-883-8452 Appreciate it. Stan. Keep it up, dude. Stay the course excited to see what happens in the next three to six months with this. You're doing everything right. Just keep doing it. Folks, thank you. And don't you stop listening to this podcast if folks if you need any help. And you like what you heard here today on Stan story, feel free to reach out to us. We'd like partnering with different mortgage brokers, investors, lenders, real estate agents, broker owners, recruiters, you name it in their local markets. And this is all we do. We script that and distribute videos but more importantly, we give you the right strategy that should fit your brand so that you're actually not looking awkward on video you're actually excited to get on video and that all dials and dials in with the picking up the right strategy, which is my expertise. So appreciate guys listening. Feel free to reach us you can visit real estate marketing do.com Real Estate market.com leave us a review here connect with me on Facebook, Instagram and check out our channel real estate marketing do it on YouTube. And so make sure you subscribe but we will see you guys next week. Have a great day. Stan, thank you so much. And we'll talk to you guys next week. Bye. Thank you for watching another episode of the real estate marketing dude podcast. If you need help with video or finding out what your brand is, visit our website at WWW dot real estate marketing do.com We make branding and video content creationSimple and do everything for you. So if you have any additional questions, visit the site, download the training, and then schedule time to speak with a dude and get you rolling in your local marketplace. Thanks for watching another episode of the podcast. We'll see you next time.

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Narelle and Jen are two passionate educators who bought the fun and expertise of their own separate businesses, that have been running many years before Bush Kindy and Forest Schools became a thing in Australia, to create Birdwings Forest School located in the magical wilds of the Gold Coast Hinterland. In this episode they share their story and their keen observations of the benefits of adventurous play in the outdoors.

In this episode of Talking Business Australia, we chat with Julia Spicer from Engage & Create Consulting.Julia runs her business, Engage & Create Consulting from Goondiwindi, South West Queensland. Engage & Creates’ focus is to support the viability and vibrancy of businesses and community organisations across regional Australia.Julia works with regional communities across the country on a range of projects, with a focus on identifying needs in business and implementing creative solutions to address them. Her passion lies with small businesses, sustainable agriculture, and regional women in leadership.In 2018, Julia was honoured to be one of the 100 Faces of Small Business for Queensland Government and listed as one of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Award. In 2017, Julia won the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote business owner of the year. Julia was listed as one of the 100 Women in Australian Agribusiness in 2014 and was a finalist in the community contribution category.In this episode we cover:How rural and remote communities are best placed to support women and their skills when they move into the areaThe necessity of staying strong and resilient when living and running a business rurallyThe more time & money it takes to start a business when you’re living rurallyHow the networks you can establish in rural and regional Australia are second to noneThe beauty of starting your own business and embedding your own vision into what you do Links mentioned in the show:Engage & Create Consulting FacebookThe Goondiwindi Business Hub FacebookTalking Business Australia WebsiteTalking Business Australia FacebookTalking Business Australia InstagramFind Cath at:The Digital Laneway WebsiteThe Digital Laneway FacebookThe Digital Laneway InstagramFind Mel at:Regional Roar WebsiteRegional Roar FacebookRegional Roar Instagram

"You can be both vulnerable and strong." - David Lewis David Lewis is a fifth-generation entrepreneur. He has lived the highs and lows of building a truly great company. Early in his career, David ran two companies, a publishing company, and a printing company. With the printing company, David struggled to find the balance of raising a small family with the energy required to take a company to the next level.After discovering EOS and exploring the model, David realized that had something like EOS existed, he wouldn't have been forced to choose between his children and his company.Now, David's passion is working with entrepreneurs to help them get what they want from their businesses and not be forced to make the difficult choice that David did. David is a trained coach for both individuals and teams, and he brings those skills and his positive energy to his dynamic and spirited session days with his EOS clients.The Deep Wealth Experience has you learn the 9-steps of preparation in 90-days. At the end of the 90-day,s you create a blueprint to help you optimize your business value. You also have the certainty of capturing the maximum value for your liquidity event. SHOW NOTESHow David became an Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) ImplementerThe 136 issues most business owners struggle withHow the EOS system is simple but effectiveThe six-components of the EOS systemEOS Component #1 is visionWhy vision plays a large role in a rich and thriving cultureThe importance of aligning everyone to the same visionEOS Component #2 is peopleThe importance of having the right people on the right busWhy you won't achieve your vision unless you have the right people working in the right areaThe importance of identifying core valuesWhy you should re-create the structure of your business on paper and see how it lines up in realityEOS Component #3 is dataWhy data creates discipline, accountability, and leadershipEOS Component #4 is challenges/issuesHow to create a culture of transparency to speak openly about issuesIn most businesses, 80% of the issues are from people issuesThe power of "Identify, Discuss, and Solve" (IDS)How the right person wrong seat and wrong person wrong seat creates problemsThe challenge of either reassigning or removing people and the rewardDavid shares a case study of what happens when the wrong person remains in either a role or businessEOS Component #5 is processWhy you must document core processes to remove errorsThe power of a one page document with five to seven steps that outlines the processWhy a clear process is a competitive advantage that wins new businessEOS Component #6 is tractionHow traction is above getting things done in 90-day intervalsEOS calls 90-day business priorities "rocks"The power of a meeting pulse which is a weekly leader meeting to review the rocks

Bonus Episode: Rio Bravo HistoryListen to some of the founders of the program as they share memories, dreams, anecdotes and vision for the Rio Bravo Family Residency Program. End of Season 1.___________________The sun rises over the San Joaquin Valley, California, today is November 6, 2020.The 2021 Match season is in full development. We have reviewed many applications and interviews will begin this coming week. We wish good luck to all candidates. May you find a residency that meets your expectations and provides you the training you want.Today we present a bonus episode to remember our program history. How did this residency program start? Who helped with the foundation of the program? What improvements are expected in the future? We will answer those and other questions in this bonus episode, and you will hear from some of the founders of the program.Stay tuned.This is Rio Bravo qWeek, your weekly dose of knowledge brought to you by the Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program, from Bakersfield, California. Sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista, Providing compassionate and affordable care since 1971.“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund BurkeCongratulations to the winner of the presidential elections in the United States of America. Good men need to be actively engaged in improving our society, otherwise evil will prevail and chaos, suffering and misery will spread. I think our residency program is an example of good things that have been done by good people. We will listen to an interview done by Dr Manzanares, our current chief resident, with Mr Schilling, former CEO of Clinica Sierra Vista and founder of the program. Sandra Lopez, our first residency coordinator, will also share her thoughts. And we will also hear from two graduates of our first class, Dr Cindy Her and Fernando Palacios. Dr Stewart will close the episode sharing her vision for the future. Foundation of the Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program The first class started on June 23, 2014. The first residents were: Hector Arreaza, Josue Balart, Rafael Chiquillo, Cindy Her, Fernando Palacios, and Adan Romero. Program Director: Carol Stewart; Program Coordinator: Sandra Lopez. Faculty: Irene Sunday and Ryan Cabatbat.  The program was housed in the Greenfield Community Health Center until March 6, 2015, when the East Niles Community Health Center was officially opened to the public. The program increased the number of residents in each class from 6 to 8 every year in 2019.  Statistics: Graduates as of November 2020: 21, with 2 residents graduating by the end of January 2021, for a total of 23 residents. Stayed in the Central Valley: 14. Underserved areas: 19. Stayed in Bakersfield: 11. Stayed with Clinica Sierra Vista: 12.Our mission: To Seek, Teach and Serve​Educate and train high quality family medicine residents in multicultural, rural and underserved settings.Support a family medicine-centered education service and research in Kern County.Facilitate the development and sustenance of a regional service-education network for family physicians and allied health professionals.Serve in a general capacity to facilitate, research and organize innovative approaches to health care in family and community medicine.​Our GoalsExcellence in medical education.Facilitate selection of practice sites in the Central San Joaquin Valley.Provide ongoing support in practice through continuing medical education efforts, research activities and program educational activities.Develop and implement the health team concept in the health care delivery system for this region.Respect for resident’s well-being.Instruct residents in longitudinal care of their patients with an understanding of the impact of psychosocial factors on their health and wellbeing.Teach residents the principles of health maintenance, disease prevention, health education and community-oriented primary care, in addition to caring for a broad range of acute and chronic problems encompassing the fields of pediatrics, adult medicine, and OB/GYN.Highest quality patient care.Sustain learning environments that foster academic excellence, inspire the highest standards of professionalism, and ensue the delivery of safe, high-quality care to patients.Serve in a general capacity to facilitate, research and organize innovate approaches to health care in family and community medicine.Needs met by the residency program: Patients seen: Each resident sees a minimum of 1650 patients in clinic and 1040 patients in hospital before graduation. That’s 2,690 patients per resident. If we have 23 graduates = 61,870 patients seen in by our graduates, and that does not include the patients seen by all other residents who are in the program.Our service areaThe population we serve has a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Unique to this area is Valley Fever. Residents who are interested in infectious Disease may find a variety of acute and chronic infections, including HIV, STIs, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and more.Training in the care of patients with substance abuse and addiction, including to opioids.Diverse makeup of resident groupCurrently we have residents with at least 17 different backgrounds and between residents and faculty, we speak 9 languages, 90% of our team is bilingual. Rotations with top specialists in the communityOur main hospital is Kern Medical, but we also have relationships with other specialists in our community, which includes multiple private practices in Radiology, Dermatology, Occupational Medicine, and more, to be integrated in Bakersfield and offer a well-rounded training for residents and a multidisciplinary treatment for our patients.Wellness, familial atmosphere, leading into high retention rateWe have a spirit of friendship in our residency. We have a cake for every birthday and we have wellness activities every 5th Wednesday. We have an annual and semiannual retreat to promote wellness among residents.We have multiple family-friendly social event throughout the year (Halloween, Christmas, other special occasions) Program growth since openingDr Arreaza, Dr Marquez and Dr Saito are graduates from the residency and now are part of the core faculty.“New” location: From Greenfield to East Niles.More faculty with new initiativesNew initiatives: POCUS, research, podcast, increased OB/GYN procedures and continuity deliveries, increased in the number of residents from 18 to 24)Improved hospital experience by increasing the number of residents on the inpatient team, improved night float supportThe program has gained a good reputation in the hospital, as residents rotate through different services (from unknown to colleagues).These are the graduates by class:First Class:Hector Arreaza –Bakersfield, CSV, trained in obesity medicine, residency core facultyJosue Balart- Bakersfield, CSV, trained in obesity medicineRafael Chiquillo- HIV fellowship, Los AngelesCindy Her- Kaiser in Sacramento areaFernando Palacios- hospitalist in Temecula, CAAdan Romero – Los AngelesSecond Class:Jasmeet Bains – Taft CHC, Psych fellowOlga Meave – Bakersfield, CSV, CMOOmar Salamanca – Lamont/Arvin, CSV, per diem preceptorArlenis Barroso – CSV GreenfieldVerna Marquez – Bakersfield, CSV, residency core FacultyRhett Pelaez – Bakersfield, Kern MedicalThird Class:Yoel Olazabal – Lamont, CA, CSV LamontHamlet Garcia – Ventura, CAMatthew Beare – Bakersfield, CSV, Medical Director of Special Populations, per diem preceptorJorge Palomino – Weed, CA Mark Rivera –Bakersfield, private practiceFourth Class:Ronald Gavilan – Taft, CA, per diem preceptorYunior Martinez – Bakersfield, CSV, per diem preceptorAmna Fareedy –Central Valley, graduated in November 2020Greg Fernandez – Fresno, CSV, walk-in SupervisorSteven Saito – CSV, residency core facultyLisa Manzanares –Central Valley, will graduate Jan 2021.Now we conclude our first season with episode number 34 - a bonus episode about Rio Bravo’s History. We appreciate all those who have set the foundation of the program, and we anticipate a brilliant future as it continues to expand and improve!Thanks for listening to Rio Bravo qWeek. If you have any feedback about this podcast, contact us by email RBresidency@clinicasierravista.org, or visit our website riobravofmrp.org/qweek. This week we thank Lisa Manzanares, Tana Parker, Stephen Schilling, Sandra Lopez, Cindy Her, Fernando Palacios, Carol Stewart, and Hector Arreaza. Audio edition: Suraj Amrutia. See you next season!

"Successful people focus on progress and not perfection." - Jeffrey Feldberg and Steve WellsJeffrey Feldberg and Steve Wells are the founders of Deep Wealth. The M&A journey for Jeffrey and Steve began when they said "no" to a 7-figure unsolicited offer. Immediately, the two said "yes" to mastering the art and science of a liquidity event. Two years later, Jeffrey and Steve said "yes" to a 9-figure offer. On the process, Jeffrey and Steve increased their company value 10X.‍How did Jeffrey and Steve increase their company value 10X and go to a 9-figure liquidity event?Jeffrey and Steve created a proven 9-step solution on how to successfully prepare.The Deep Wealth Experience has you learn the 9-steps of preparation in 90-days. At the end of the 90-days you have a launch plan and certainty that you capture the maximum value.‍SHOW NOTESWhy the level of preparation you to do increases the value of your business tomorrowHow 90% of M&A deals fail and what you can do about itThe importance of realizing the odds are against youHow most business owners leave millions of dollars of their money on the deal tableHow preparation finds the skeletons in your closetWhy you must find the hidden Rembrandts in your attic and communicate this to your buyerWhy you shouldn't believe the myth of waiting for your competition to give you an offerWhat you must do to successfully deal with your investment bankerThe importance of the right mindset from start to finish of your liquidity eventHow vulnerability in front of your future buyer is a strength and not a weaknessWhat your buyer is looking for in your businessX-Factors to increase the profitability of your businessWhy the wrong emotional mindset is one of the top M&A deal killersOne of the X-Factors is your business model and how most business owners drop the bal in this areaThe importance of knowing the different types of buyers and what they're looking forWhy every mistake you make puts your hard-earned money in the pocket of your future buyerHow a buyer tempts you into making classic mistakes and how you can avoid these mistakesThe importance of your business running without you, especially during a liquidity eventWhy you must avoid at all costs missing your forecast or having a too good to be true forecatHow to tune into the What's In It For Me (WII.FM) radio station of your buyerThe origins of the Deep Wealth Experience and how it gives you certainty to capture maximum valueThe structure of the Deep Wealth Experience to help you create a launch planWhy your exit team can make or break your liquidity eventHow to select the right advisors to help you with your liquidity eventWhat to look out for in advisorsTwo roles on your exit team that most business owners leave out at their own expense‍This podcast is brought to you by Deep Wealth. Are you thinking about a liquidity event? You have one chance to get it right and you better make it count. Enterprise value is created from preparation, and not the event itself. Learn how the Deep Wealth Experience helps you maximize enterprise value. Master the same strategies our founders used to increase their company value 10X with a 9-figure exit. Click here to book your free exploratory call.Enjoy the interview!SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODEJeffrey Feldberg on LinkedInSteve Wells on LinkedInThe Deep Wealth Experience

038 - Once you've established your pet photography business, the idea of starting over in a new market can be daunting. But fear not, mobile photogs: It's not as tough as you might imagine! In this episode, I talk with Allison Shamrell about her cross-country move to San Diego, and what went into establishing herself as one of the city's most successful photographers. We also discuss the ins and outs of finding studio space for your business, including the one question you must ask before signing a lease. What To Listen For: Common fears and misconceptions when moving your businessHow to establish yourself in a new market, even before you arriveIdeas for location scouting when you're not familiar with an areaThe difference between "awareness marketing" and "make-the-phone-ring" marketingWhat to look for in a studio space (and what to avoid) Whether there's a move in your future or not, you'll want to listen this week as we cover ground from market research to relationship-building to the free software I'm obsessed with (and you will be, too!). Resources From This Episode: Allison Shamrell PhotographyAllison Shamrell Photography on FacebookAllison's InstagramProfessional PoochTrello & Monday (organizational tools)Hair of the Dog AcademyHair of the Dog Facebook groupHair of the Dog Elevate

Part 3 of 3: Authority, Brainwashing and Trauma Recovery: Chase Hughes........Chase Hughes – PRESIDENTThe leading military and intelligence behavior expert with 20 years of creating the most advanced behavior skills courses and tactics available worldwide: Chase Hughes is a leading behavior expert in the United States and the #1 bestselling author of two books on tactical behavior skills. He is the author of the worldwide #1 bestselling book on advanced persuasion, influence and behavior proling.Chase teaches elite groups, government agencies and police in behavior science skills including behavior profiling, nonverbal analysis, deception detection, interrogation, and advanced behavioral investigation. His Tactical Behavior Science course is a critical, life-saving course designed for law enforcement, and his Human Tradecraft course is specically designed for intelligence operations personnel who depend heavily on serious human behavior skills. Chase developed the groundbreaking, world-first interrogation behavior analysis tool and the T.F.C.A. cycle that revolutionized law enforcement training in the U.S. He is also the creator of the Pre-Violence Indicators Index, designed to alert personnel to pre-attack behaviors and save lives. Bestselling author of The Ellipsis Manual. Also member of globally popular Behavior Panel YouTube Channel...............Part 3) Authority, Brainwashing and Trauma RecoveryWhat is Authority?Intent, Self Knowledge and life in the grey areaThe simplest, most powerful method of brainwashingWhy Zebras don't get ulcersA PSYCHOLOGICAL PLAGUE HAS NO CURE ........To find out how you can hire Dov Baron The Dragonist as a speaker or strategist for your organization: DovBaron.com Come and join in the conversation and catch the videos exclusively in our Patreon Channel here https://www.Patreon.com/DovBaron See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This one is personal.My own dog Penny has been dealing with a chronic health issue for the past 6 months. In May, she was prescribed a common ear medication by our vet. A few days later I noticed that Penny wasn’t responding to things normally, like not barking at the mailman and not greeting me at the front door.  I realized Penny wasn’t hearing properly. Apparently in a tiny percentage of dogs, this ear medication causes an “ototoxicity” reaction that causes hearing loss that's hopefully only temporary. This was totally unexpected and I’m having a lot of Dog Mom guilt.This experience has me curious about communicating and living with a deaf dog, so I reached out to Christina Lee of Deaf Dogs Rock. Deaf dogs hear with their hearts.In 2010, Christina Lee and her husband were contacted by a friend who worked the local animal shelter where Christina volunteered. There was a tiny 8-week-old white boxer puppy who had been found abandoned.  The puppy was deaf. The shelter hoped Christina’s family would adopt the dog because they knew he would have a safe and loving environment. Christina and her husband, Chris, took the leap and Nitro joined their family.While researching how to best care for a deaf dog, Christina and Chris didn’t find a lot of information. Looking for guidance, they quickly got Nitro into training classes and he excelled. A local news story highlighted Nitro’s training progress and the story went viral.  Suddenly Christina was being contacted by people all over the U.S. who had questions about caring for a deaf dog. And Deaf Dogs Rock was born. Christina & I discuss:How Nitro became an ambassador for deaf dogs and his exciting lifeAll the ways Deaf Dogs Rock provides support for deaf dogs and their familiesThe role of positive reinforcement training for deaf dogs, and how the training methods are very similar for hearing dogsChristina gives a perfect description of how to crate train any dogHow Christina learned American Sign Language to communicate with deaf people who adopt deaf dogsThe danger of dogs running loose and the measures Christina takes to protect her dogs and herself on walks in her rural mountain areaThe safer alternative to giving dogs some room to wander in nature while still keeping everyone safe (Hint: Long line leash)Some of Christina’s favorite rescue stories Please note:I’m having a transcript of this episode prepared for any members of the deaf community who are interested in this interview.  I’ll update these show notes with a link to the transcript when ready. My goal is to have all the episodes transcribed. Find Deaf Dogs Rock online:Website: https://deafdogsrock.com/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/deafdogsrock/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deafdogsrock/ Links Discussed:Beginning Sign Training with Alisha McGrawDeaf Dogs Rock Training Video Library (including Savannah who signs while training)Deaf Dog Rescue of AmericaAmanda & Winston of Dog Mom DaysLong line leashes on Amazon. Give your dog room to explore while keeping them (and everyone around you) safe. Let's Connect:Find photos of Christina, her family, Nitro’s adorable smushy face & more at:Facebook: @believeindogpodcast Instagram: @believe_in_dog_podcast Email: erin@believeindogpodcast.comSupport this podcast, subscribe on your favorite app and leave a rating or review.

This week, we'd like to introduce you to our podcast editor Carey Green and talk to you about why podcasting could actually the new blogging. In this episode, Carey reveals how you can become a podcaster, create content people want to listen to and build an audience that eagerly awaits your next episode as an authority on real estate and community events, issues and happenings. For the past seven years, Carey has been helping clients create credible podcasts with engaging content that builds credibility, trust and generating a return on investment. Carey explains his simple 10-10-10 rule and how it’s a key way to get your podcast up and running and how standout marketing techniques to appeal to new listeners can be as simple as swapping an episode with a like-minded podcaster. Download the action guide for this episode with more links and resources at https://eliteagentelevate.com In this episode we discuss: The criteria that are key to becoming a podcaster and why targeting a niche market will help your causeSome examples of how other realtors are using podcasting to develop a following and become an authority in their local areaThe most important steps to take to build an audience, including why asking friends for a favour can make all the differenceWhat makes a good podcast editor and why you need one (as opposed to DIY)Equipment must-haves, the ideal podcast length and the rise of micro-content SPEAKING OF PODCASTING…Do you podcast already or want to but don't know where to start?If you have a show (or want to start a show) and you are looking to up-level the growth or monetisation if it, we're going to be helping a handful of people in the coming months giving them access to our internal processes and strategies for sustainable podcasting growth.If you're keen to know more, let us know below. Register your interest here Resources: Fast Track (Carey’s podcast)Repurpose.io (online automation platform) Bigger Pockets (podcast on real estate investing, homes to fix and flip)How to Podcast Step-By-Step (Carey’s podcasting course)Elevate Podcast: Tyrone Shum- What property investors really wantSpotify The Daily Drive Connect with Carey: WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitter Connect with The Elite Agent Team: Twitter: @eliteagentmagFacebook:  Elite AgentWebsite:  EliteAgent.comShow: The Elevate PodcastYouTube: Elite Agent MagazineLinkedIn: Elite Agent MagazineInstagram: @eliteagentmagPinterest: Elite Agent Magazine Subscribe & Review the Elevate PodcastTo subscribe on iTunes, click here.To subscribe to Spotify, click here.To subscribe on Stitcher, click here.

Today's guest is Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown. Project Drawdown is a world-class research organization that reviews, analyzes, and identifies the most viable global climate solutions, and shares these findings with the world. Their book, Drawdown, has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and describes the hundred most substantive solutions to global warming. For each one, describes its history, its carbon impact, the relative cost and savings, path to adoption, and how it works.Dr. Foley is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on.Foley’s groundbreaking research and insights have led him to become a trusted advisor to governments, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and business leaders around the world. He and his colleagues have made major contributions to our understanding of global ecosystems, food security and the environment, climate change, and the sustainability of the world’s resources. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific articles, including many highly cited works in Science, Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2014, Thomson Reuters named him a Highly Cited Researcher in ecology and environmental science, placing him among the top 1 percent most cited global scientists.A noted science communicator, his presentations have been featured at hundreds of international venues, including the Aspen Institute, the World Bank, the National Geographic Society, the Chautauqua Institution, the Commonwealth Club, the National Science March in Washington, D.C., and TED.com. He has taught at several major universities on topics ranging from climate change, global sustainability solutions, the future of the food system, and addressing the world’s “grand challenges”. He has also written many popular pieces in publications like National Geographic, the New York Times, the Guardian, and Scientific American. He is also frequently interviewed by international media outlets, and has appeared on National Public Radio, the PBS NewsHour, the BBC, CNN, and in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, Salon, WIRED, the HBO documentary on climate change “Too Hot Not to Handle”, and the upcoming film series “Let Science Speak”.Foley has won numerous awards and honors for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, awarded by President Clinton; the J.S. McDonnell Foundation’s 21st Century Science Award; an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship; the Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America; and the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Award. In 2014, he was also named as the winner of the prestigious Heinz Award for the Environment.Before joining Project Drawdown, Foley led a number of world-leading environmental science and sustainability organizations. From 1993 to 2008, he was based at the University of Wisconsin, where he launched the Climate, People, and Environment Program (CPEP), founded the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), and served as the first Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies. From 2008 and 2014, he was the founding director of the Institute on the Environment(IonE) at the University of Minnesota, where he was also McKnight Presidential Chair of Global Environment and Sustainability. Then, between 2014 and 2018, he served as the Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences, the greenest and more forward-thinking science museum on the planet.In today’s episode, we cover:Overview and origin story of Project DrawdownDr. Foley’s background and experience leading up to his time at DrawdownSome of the challenges that come with being a scientist focused on this areaThe nature of the climate problem, and what the scientists have gotten very rightWhat kind of leadership will be needed to solve itWhat are the biggest levers to solve itWhere Drawdown 2.0 fits in, and how it can helpHow Dr. Foley would allocate a big pot of money, to maximize its impact on decarbonizationHis advice for others looking to find their lane to helpLinks to topics discussed in this episode:Project Drawdown: https://www.drawdown.org/California Academy of Sciences: https://www.calacademy.org/Merchants of Doubt: https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/Naomi Oreskes: https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/people/naomi-oreskesKatharine Hayhoe: http://katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/Michael Mann: https://www.michaelmann.net/Montreal Protocol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_ProtocolCAFE Standards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economyTED talk by Katharine Wilkinson: https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_wilkinson_how_empowering_women_and_girls_can_help_stop_global_warming?language=enTED talk by Chad Frischmann: https://www.ted.com/talks/chad_frischmann_100_solutions_to_climate_change?language=enClimate Take Back Program: https://www.interface.com/US/en-US/sustainability/climate-take-back-en_USCitizens United: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization)Mary Robinson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_RobinsonYou can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Enjoy the show!

Taking part in business and marketing events can be a step out of the comfort zone for some people. However, most of the time, the leap of faith can have a huge ROI for you and your business. In this episode, we'll be looking into the power of investing in business events with the help of Charley Valher from Valher Media.Charley Valher was the very first guest on the show and is an avid supporter of business events. Together, we'll discuss how events can help in networking, getting valuable advice, and professional coaching. He'll be sharing experiences on how these events can change your outlook as a business owner and as a person.Here's what you'll learn from the episode Getting the opportunity to form relationships with associates that you meetWorth of investing money in business and marketing eventsHaving a platform to expand your network, nurture relationships, gather clients and garner more knowledgeThe sense of connection and support that a business community can giveGetting more value and a return on investment when you go to eventsGaining access to a space to talk about business success, risks, and downsides to people who understandThe humbling experience of learning from other people's strength areaThe afterburner effect and how you can bounce back from a slumpAcknowledging the initial difficulty of incorporating events into your routineDiscussing the frequency of filmmakers in attending eventsBeing committed vs. being interestedEssential points on how to get the most out of business eventsAllowing yourself to grow by minimizing biases and taking in new perspectives  ResourcesVideo Business Accelerator Connect with CharleyWebsiteValher MediaYoutubeLinkedInTwitterSupport the show (https://www.denlennie.com/free-training)

The IntroBeverley won't let Louisa move into the spare room, even if it is her birthday!Beverley talks about how we all want to help small business with their cybersecurity but are we doing the right things that are right for that marketLouisa has been researching (again) looking at the confusing landscape of advice for small businesses on cyber securityWhy Adam is the perfect guest to help us better understand the market, the problem and what small business needs from securityThe ChatAdam Selwood is Director, Co-founder and CTO at Cynch Security and we are so pleased to have a local Melbourne cybersecurity entrepreneur in the café with us!We talk aboutWhere Adam started his career, how he moved into cybersecurity and why he loves itWhy he and Suzie first discovered the pain that small business experiences around data breaches and the passion he and Suzie found for trying to finding solutions to help themWhat is a small business and how to define that areaThe challenges with getting data around the impacts for small businessWhat are the attitudes towards cybersecurity within small businesses and whether they are optimistic about their securityWhether it's a realistic figure that 60% of small business go out of business after a cyber attackWhat are the characteristics on a small business and the challenges they haveWhat small business needs from cybersecurity solutions and what they have invested in so farHow the cybersecurity industry can confuse small business with our languageWhy small businesses are not keeping up to date with cybersecurity threats and solutions to address thoseWhat the biggest risk for small business is when it comes to cybersecurityThe relationship between small business and large corporates when it comes to supply chain riskThe changing landscape for small business around regulation and how this will impact themWhat the future holds for small business security includingincreased data breach regulation (and disclosure)customers driving increased security from small businessDigital natives changing the expectations of small businessIncreasing attacks affecting small businessWhy there is no bigger problem in cybersecurity than small business security and why Adams is optimistic on the solutions coming for small businessWhy cybersecurity is part of a long list of challenges for small businessAdam's fantastic advice for would be entrepreneurs in cybersecurityThe debriefOur key takeaways from the chat includingConfirmation email is the biggest threat for small businessThe amazing amount of passion and due diligence done by Adam and Suzie on the problems that small businesses experienceWhy we should support Cynch and why small business is important for the Australian economyThe misquoted fact about the number of small businesses that go out of business after a cyber attackWhere to find facts that you can use about small business cybersecurityHow to follow Adam:Visit: https://cynch.com.au/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamselwoodTwitter @adamselwoodCREDITSGuest: Adam SelwoodHosts: Beverley Roche and Louisa VogelenzangProducer/Editor: Louisa VogelenzangSound Producer: Darcy Milne (Propodcastproduction.com)RESEARCHThe in-question fact about 60% of small businesses going out of business after a cyber attackhttps://staysafeonline.org/press-release/national-cyber-security-alliance-statement-regarding-incorrect-small-business-statistic/https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/60-hacked-small-businesses-fail-how-reliable-that-stat-p-2464Security Boulevard facts you can use on small medium business security (with some facts around small business only)https://www.securityboulevard.com/2019/06/15-small-business-cyber-security-statistics-that-you-need-to-know/amp/CONTACT THE CYBERSECURITY CAFÉJoin our LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cybersecurity-caféEmail us:louisa@cybersecuritycafe.com.aubeverley@cybersecuritycafe.com.auVisit our website: https://www.cybersecuritycafe.com.auWant to be on the show? Send us your bio and an overview on what you want to chat about and we'll be in touch asap.We also welcome guest suggestions – in particular we'd love to hear from new voices in the industry who have new ideas to share about the human side of security.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IntroBeverley won’t let Louisa move into the spare room, even if it is her birthday!Beverley talks about how we all want to help small business with their cybersecurity but are we doing the right things that are right for that marketLouisa has been researching (again) looking at the confusing landscape of advice for small businesses on cyber securityWhy Adam is the perfect guest to help us better understand the market, the problem and what small business needs from securityThe ChatAdam Selwood is Director, Co-founder and CTO at Cynch Security and we are so pleased to have a local Melbourne cybersecurity entrepreneur in the café with us!We talk aboutWhere Adam started his career, how he moved into cybersecurity and why he loves itWhy he and Suzie first discovered the pain that small business experiences around data breaches and the passion he and Suzie found for trying to finding solutions to help themWhat is a small business and how to define that areaThe challenges with getting data around the impacts for small businessWhat are the attitudes towards cybersecurity within small businesses and whether they are optimistic about their securityWhether it’s a realistic figure that 60% of small business go out of business after a cyber attackWhat are the characteristics on a small business and the challenges they haveWhat small business needs from cybersecurity solutions and what they have invested in so farHow the cybersecurity industry can confuse small business with our languageWhy small businesses are not keeping up to date with cybersecurity threats and solutions to address thoseWhat the biggest risk for small business is when it comes to cybersecurityThe relationship between small business and large corporates when it comes to supply chain riskThe changing landscape for small business around regulation and how this will impact themWhat the future holds for small business security includingincreased data breach regulation (and disclosure)customers driving increased security from small businessDigital natives changing the expectations of small businessIncreasing attacks affecting small businessWhy there is no bigger problem in cybersecurity than small business security and why Adams is optimistic on the solutions coming for small businessWhy cybersecurity is part of a long list of challenges for small businessAdam’s fantastic advice for would be entrepreneurs in cybersecurityThe debriefOur key takeaways from the chat includingConfirmation email is the biggest threat for small businessThe amazing amount of passion and due diligence done by Adam and Suzie on the problems that small businesses experienceWhy we should support Cynch and why small business is important for the Australian economyThe misquoted fact about the number of small businesses that go out of business after a cyber attackWhere to find facts that you can use about small business cybersecurityHow to follow Adam:Visit: https://cynch.com.au/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamselwoodTwitter @adamselwoodCREDITSGuest: Adam SelwoodHosts: Beverley Roche and Louisa VogelenzangProducer/Editor: Louisa VogelenzangSound Producer: Darcy Milne (Propodcastproduction.com)RESEARCHThe in-question fact about 60% of small businesses going out of business after a cyber attackhttps://staysafeonline.org/press-release/national-cyber-security-alliance-statement-regarding-incorrect-small-business-statistic/https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/60-hacked-small-businesses-fail-how-reliable-that-stat-p-2464Security Boulevard facts you can use on small medium business security (with some facts around small business only)https://www.securityboulevard.com/2019/06/15-small-business-cyber-security-statistics-that-you-need-to-know/amp/CONTACT THE CYBERSECURITY CAFÉJoin our LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cybersecurity-caféEmail us:louisa@cybersecuritycafe.com.aubeverley@cybersecuritycafe.com.auVisit our website: https://www.cybersecuritycafe.com.auWant to be on the show? Send us your bio and an overview on what you want to chat about and we’ll be in touch asap.We also welcome guest suggestions – in particular we’d love to hear from new voices in the industry who have new ideas to share about the human side of security.

Japan is undoubtedly a leader when it comes to technology development, from high quality electronic devices to robots and machines that are widely used in manufacturing plants around the world. However, in everyday life in Japan, it is not uncommon to see certain technologies that one may remember from the 1990's or early 2000's in other countries. It can be quite confusing for a foreigner who arrives in the country after binge watching their favorite Japanese anime with a robot or futuristic theme. Find out about some of the baffling tech devices our podcasters have encountered while living and working in Japan in this episode.A recent earthquake in Niigata and the huge blunder made by the nuclear power plant company in the areaThe widespread use of outdated facsimile technology in schools and businessesThe lack of personal email accounts in Japanese companies and outdated operating systems running on company computersReasons for why Japan lags behind overseas economies in adopting the latest technologiesThe effect that the very high percentage of small and medium sized enterprises in Japan, and also the conservative mindset that prevails in those companies, has on technology adoptionHow old tech kills productivity at Japanese companiesThe factors that help to promote Japan’s image of being a very technologically advanced societyThe amazing invention that is the Japanese toilet and the many features that our podcasters have come to value and appreciateThe inconvenient operating hours of bank ATM machines, which can lead late night partiers stranded with no money to pay for a taxi homeStamp taxes leading banks to start encouraging people to utilize online bankingPockets filled with cash on the everyday person walking down the streetHigh fees charged by credit card companies deter many stores and businesses from implementing credit card payment devicesOur podcasters embarrass themselves by being completely clueless about modern digital payment technologies The fear of exposure to the outside world can cause certain companies in Japan to avoid cloud computing and file sharingBen explains why his distrust of tech and governments has led him to stop using his personal Facebook accountHow Japan used to lead the world in advanced mobile phones1800’s technology of personal stamps, or “inkan” (印鑑), that is utilized almost everywhere in Japan instead of signaturesLet us know your opinion!Website:http://podcast.voicesinjapan.comFollow us and check out our other content:https://twitter.com/voicesinjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/voicesinjapan/https://www.instagram.com/voicesinjapan/Get in touch: voicesinjapan@gmail.com

Here is some of what you will learn: How to be the Go-To expert in your areaThe value of specializing geographicallyHow to evaluate a dealKeys to reducing expensesThe value of walking the siteHow to evaluate lease agreementsWhat type of markets you should avoidThe key to success in multifamily real estateThe importance of mentors To learn more about our guest, please visit:http://garmanblog.com To find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal: Text Partner to 41411 or email Partner@RodKhleif.com Join us at a Multifamily Bootcamp, visit:http://MultifamilyBootcamp.com Review and Subscribe acquisitions, Darrin Garman, apartment investing, apartments, appreciation, Assisted Living, broker, brokers, business, cash flow, cashflow, commercial, commercial real estate, CRE, CRE investing, Defaulted paper, Donald Trump, entrepreneur, equity, Eviction, expert, experts, Foreclosure, funding, Hedge fund, investing, investing in real estate, investments, Rod Khleif, Rod Khleif Florida, Rod Khleif Real Estate, Riyad Khleif , manager, mergers, millionaire, multi-family, multifamily, Office, passive income, podcast, private lending, private money, property management, raw land investing, real estate, real estate broker, real estate cashflow, real estate coaching, real estate investing, real estate investor. Investing, REIT, Retail, Robert Kiyosaki, sales, Sales Coach, sales expert, Sales Training, Self Storage, Selling, Senior Living, Shopping Center, Short Sale, Suburban Office, syndication, training, value add, Repositioning assets, multi-family expert, multifamily expert, multi family investing, multifamily training

What rules govern your real estate investing strategy? For most, it’s a tough question to answer. But not for today’s guest, Paul Morris. Paul, co-author of the bestselling Wealth Can’t Wait, has been investing in real estate for more than twenty years and has never lost money, all because he abides by three simple rules. Today, Paul also discusses the power of mindset in building wealth, the key to investing in emerging markets, and much more. This episode will surely inspire, motivate, and educate you to continue your journey toward financial freedom.In This Episode We Cover:How Paul got into real estate investingUsing syndication to do your dealsThe types of properties he is buyingStick with what you knowThe three rulesBuying where you knowHow to buy in an expensive areaThe 24-hour cityWhat’s the barrier of entry on real estate?What is an emerging neighborhood?An interesting story about a keynote speechWhat is hard work?10x your goalsHow we affect others and vice versaLiving life to the fullestHire people who will love youAnd SO much more!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets ForumsHouse Hacking 101: How to “Hack” Your Housing and Get Paid to Live for FreeBiggerPockets Money ShowTiger21 Mastermind GroupBiggerPockets Podcast 254: Tim Ferriss on Real Estate, Becoming a Top Performer and His Tribe of MentorsBiggerPockets Podcast 226: From “D-Student” to $400,000 in Annual Rental Property Cash Flow with David OsbornBooks Mentioned in this ShowYou Can’t Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar by David H. SandlerWealth Can’t Wait by David Osborn & Paul MorrisSet for Life by Scott TrenchThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldThe Influential Mind by Tali SharotFire Round QuestionsI just bought my 1st deal… now How soon can I buy my 2nd property? Is there a waiting period?Where can I find a private lender to fund my real estate deals?Tweetable Topics:“You can’t do everything on your own.” (Tweet This!)“You buy where you know.” (Tweet This!)“The thing that stops people form taking action is the fear of loss.” (Tweet This!)“Your net worth will never exceed your self worth.” (Tweet This!)“What got us here will not get us there.” (Tweet This!)“There’s a lot more hard money out there than there are good deals.” (Tweet This!)Connect with PaulPaul’s BiggerPockets ProfilePaul’s WebsitePaul’s Instagram ProfilePaul’s Twitter ProfilePaul’s Facebook PageEmail Paul

Press play and soak it up…this #podcast episode is chock-full of info nuggets! It was an absolute honor and pleasure to sit down with 20 year digital marketing pro and current Vice President of Industry Relations for Placester.com, Seth Price in this week’s #realestaterealworld podcast episode! So many “Aha” moments throughout the 30 minutes we spent together! If you’re a tech junky you’ll LOVE IT and if you run from the thought of technology….you’ll REALLY LOVE IT! Technology can be overwhelming, but must be embraced if you want to compete in today’s market. Listen to Seth explain the 2 MAJOR shifts in technology that brought Placester to life and what they’re doing to help real estate professionals worldwide leverage digital marketing with ease. Show Takeaway's: The importance of nurturing clients and why most agent’s fail in this areaThe 3 Technology’s EVERY Agent MUST haveWhy automation shouldn’t be scaryThe 2 purposes every website should serveHow to use digital marketing to create massive successItems mentioned in this episode:  www.Placester.com www.CraftofMarketing.com/book (Book) www.CraftofMarketing.com (Podcast) www.Placester.com/podcast (“Marketing Genius” Podcast)

Intro (0:00)Latest & Greatest (1:15)Welcome to our first male guests, Barry Von Perkins from The Edge and Dustin Payne from Nova Strongman - they will be sharing on what it is like to train women in the sport of lifting heavy thingsBarry's involvement with Ice QueenHow Barry has seen woman come into lifting as of lateIt's not I can't - it is I have not yet - how your mental approach impacts your abilitiesSpeed bumps and lady lumpsHow strength training programs differ between men and womenThe importance of making time for yourself and creating habitsWhat to do when you can't find a good strength training gym in your areaThe craziest things Barry and Dustin have encountered while training womenHow empowering lifting can beThe most difficult part to training womenThe role of recoveryPerformance in training vs. contestsTraining tactics for competitionsFind the upcoming Ladies Lift competitions hereFind many more amazing resources and information on Ladies Lift HereOutro (1:14:18)