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Silver One Resources (sponsor) CEO Greg Crowe joined us for an update. Concerning the recent decline in metals prices, he's unfazed. Greg has been around the sector for decades and this is what he's come to expect. It's just the way the markets work. And, Greg and his team have been working overtime at their Candalaria Project. When we visited the Nevada mine in 2019, we were extremely impressed with the scale and scope of the project. It had been a high-grade producing silver mine for decades, until declining metals prices made it uneconomical to operate. Those days are soon to be over. Greg had several goals in his efforts to reactivate the project. 1) Extend down dip for high-grade. 2) Extend both east and west along strike of the large Diablo Pit. 3) Find a porphyry system at depth. The first two goals were accomplished earlier this year. Greg informed us that the third goal has now been achieved. The last holes yielded 1070 g/t of silver and 1.48 g/t of gold over 4.57 meters. And deep drilling to the north is showing all the signs of a potential porphyry system, apparently open to depth. The news couldn't be better. As Greg stated, “…all goals laid out at the outset have been met.” The upcoming economic study will focus on taking material from the abandoned heap-leach pads and mixing it with fresh mineralization, which should increase the overall grade of silver recoveries. This will hasten the Candalaria's eventual restart. Silver One's recent news has set in motion the mine's reactivation with resulting profits to patient shareholders (like us). Website: www.SilverOne.com Tickers: OTCQX: SLVRF - TSX-V: SVE - FSE: BRK1
Silver One Resources (sponsor) CEO Greg Crowe joined us for an update. Concerning the recent decline in metals prices, he's unfazed. Greg has been around the sector for decades and this is what he's come to expect. It's just the way the markets work. And, Greg and his team have been working overtime at their Candalaria Project. When we visited the Nevada mine in 2019, we were extremely impressed with the scale and scope of the project. It had been a high-grade producing silver mine for decades, until declining metals prices made it uneconomical to operate. Those days are soon to be over. Greg had several goals in his efforts to reactivate the project. 1) Extend down dip for high-grade. 2) Extend both east and west along strike of the large Diablo Pit. 3) Find a porphyry system at depth. The first two goals were accomplished earlier this year. Greg informed us that the third goal has now been achieved. The last holes yielded 1070 g/t of silver and 1.48 g/t of gold over 4.57 meters. And deep drilling to the north is showing all the signs of a potential porphyry system, apparently open to depth. The news couldn't be better. As Greg stated, “…all goals laid out at the outset have been met.” The upcoming economic study will focus on taking material from the abandoned heap-leach pads and mixing it with fresh mineralization, which should increase the overall grade of silver recoveries. This will hasten the Candalaria's eventual restart. Silver One's recent news has set in motion the mine's reactivation with resulting profits to patient shareholders (like us). Website: www.SilverOne.com Tickers: OTCQX: SLVRF - TSX-V: SVE - FSE: BRK1
As Greg tries to work out more clues to his release Vick gets to feed some giraffes and Jordan strokes a sloth as the team hit Chester Zoo.
My guest on this week's episode of Suds & Search is my friend and colleague Greg Gifford, Vice President of Search at SearchLab. Greg is a veteran digital marketer and one of the most recognizable speakers in the industry. It's hard to think of a conference he hasn't spoken at. He's well known in the SEO community presenting at conferences like MozCon, SMX, Pubcon, and UnGagged. He's a popular speaker within the automotive industry presenting at conferences like NADA, Digital Dealer, and Internet Battle Plan. AND he is a rock star overseas at conferences like Brighton SEO, SearchLove London, InOrbit, and Learn Inbound. Greg is well known for his fast paced, often profane, movie themed presentations. In a one hour presentation, Greg may rifle through more than a hundred beautifully designed slides… oh, and there are never any bullet points. As Greg sees it, bullet points kill kittens. He is also the host of the weekly video series Local Search Tuesdays. Each week Greg packs a ton of valuable information into a short and highly entertaining video segments. From time to time, he'll change it up and have special guest appearances from a conference he's attending or he'll even publish a full conference presentation. Local Search Tuesdays is must watch content in the Local SEO world. Rather than cover topics you'd find on his show, I wanted to take our conversation in a slightly different direction. I've watched closely as Greg has overhauled SearchLab's internal processes and procedures to allow our agency to scale quickly. At Brighton SEO this Spring, Greg gave away all his secrets to running an agency. I'll start our conversation asking Greg about how to manage and build an SEO department. Greg is also frequently mentioned on this show with his “No Context” questions. Greg will give me a word or two to ask our guests but no additional details. Now that Greg is being interviewed I'm going to try out a few no context questions of my own. Grab something cold to drink and join me for a conversation with Greg Gifford. We'll talk about why he said, doing digital marketing is easy but running an agency is hard, we'll chat about conference presenting broadly and what makes a good presentation, and I'll ask him where to get the best steak in America. Listen to Suds & Search Podcasts: Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9teXNvdW5kd2lzZS5jb20vcnNzLzE1OTUzNTQ3MjgwNTZz Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suds-search-interviews-todays-search-marketing-experts/id1526688363 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ALxRpeDgIvg63bK6eoUTe Catch SearchLab on these platforms: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabdigital/ https://www.facebook.com/SearchLabDigital/ https://twitter.com/SearchLabAgency https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kf-yP3bwhI6YvFFeKfegA Suds and Search Video Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqSrUsIw8Jit8A6IwPpFw7IPKuuyGF0Ii Local Search Tuesday's Video Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqSrUsIw8JiuxY0eDWZr7Us_WgNNP-GDnSubscribe to Suds & Search | Interviews With Today's Search Marketing Experts on Soundwise
To celebrate this milestone 100th episode, Jeff interviews his personal coach and mentor, Greg Pinneo. Greg is a 45-year full-time veteran of real estate investing. He is a national speaker and acclaimed educator of real estate entrepreneurs, and is known for his truly unique and inimitable mix of fresh perspectives on real estate finance, negotiation, philosophy and life. As Greg is known to say, his specialty is “wonderfully disturbing” the people who have the opportunity to listen to his message. In this incredible interview, Jeff and Greg discuss everything from real estate finance, to left-brain and right-brain balance in real estate acquisition, the value of adversity and so much more.
Jana shares “I had to break up with my imaginary friend, Jesus.” Author Jana Gillham shares her experiences as a missionary kid traveling around the world saying a lot of “Goodbyes.” Her experiences have helped her learn the difference between control and release. Life is all about loving God and loving others. As Greg talks with Jana in today's broadcast, maybe God is asking you to say some “Goodbyes.” Link to Jana's book: https://books2read.com/u/mqgPvv __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Help us Bring HOPE and Encouragement to Others Texting the word GIVE to 833-713-1591 Website https://www.hopeisheretoday.org/donate Shopping on Amazon, select HOPE is Here as your favorite charity (EIN: 83-0522555) Login through this link > https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0522555
Meet our guest today, Greg Yan! He has over six years in IT Sales and always had the goal of achieving the President's Club. Last January, he told his manager, “I'm going to get this. I've always wanted to do this. I promise you - I'm going to do this… and I did.” But it wasn't easy, and it wouldn't have been possible without Greg spending more time with a commitment to self; by learning to be an Entelechy Leader who continuously focused on always seeing his role in any obstacle, who made an effort to give back to his communities and put more effort into his relationships, even when he was too exhausted. He makes the hard choice to look inward when things aren't working quite right. Cultivating Integrity & Authenticity His background is filled with obstacles and challenges that have allowed him to shape a clear idea of what integrity, service to others, and being your true self means to him - and how to navigate all of life's obstacles while thriving. Greg has found that focusing on his integrity, being authentic and real with who he is, and being of service to his community cultivates success for himself every day. With the help of his life coach, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstingooldy/ (Kirstin Gooldy), he has become an https://www.pureentelechy.com/ (Entelechy Leader) in his professional and personal life - because success is so much more than making money. Learning to find the balance of all that life throws at you - the challenges, the successes, and all of the in-betweens - but doing it with integrity, honesty, and authenticity is the true key to success for Greg. Being True to Yourself to be successful As a Chinese American that immigrated with his family to America as a young boy to find the American Dream, as a gay man, and as a person diagnosed with ADHD, Greg has had many reasons to be unsure of who he is, to not know where he fits. As he mentions in this podcast, he didn't have a role model who looked like him [timestamp around 7min] - a sentiment that so many can relate to. While it didn't always feel like it, he now realizes that these obstacles were shaping who he was and helping him find success in all facets of life throughout adulthood. But how did a young man who lacked direction and understanding of himself and his passions learn to thrive in a successful relationship with his partner, all while achieving his goals in a highly competitive industry? Greg's journey started by looking inward. Before he could give back and do more for others and his career, he had to start by cultivating his own self-worth, discover his self-understanding, and find what integrity meant to him. That constant commitment to looking inside led to an intricate understanding of integrity - one that is centered in no longer conforming to what society deems he is. As Greg puts it, “That's one definition of integrity for me - just to be my true self.” Being honest with yourself and with others; committing to what you promise to do, and giving respect to others - all of these are pillars of Greg's personal integrity that permeates into his professional and personal success. The key to being an Entelechy Leader is having a well-blended and balanced life for Greg. After spending time looking inward, Greg has found that focusing on being of service, giving back to those in need, and being an advocate for his community is what has led to most of his success and happiness today. Being able to cultivate stronger leadership skills through self-worth and understanding facilitated his ability to be of service to others. This stoked the passion in him to help discover his purpose in life - this key to success allowed all things to feel possible for him. Key takeaways:This episode starts off with a conversation about what is happening in the US today to Asian Americans during the pandemic, and the systemic issues that are facing Asian Americans today. Greg mentions that, "...this is something I think about a lot... I
The Bangkok Podcast | Conversations on Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital
Utilizing a topic suggested by listener Wes, Greg and Ed discuss the unwritten ‘rules’ of Thai culture - the ones that everyone knows but aren’t written down anywhere, despite Ed wishing they were because he really has no idea what he’s doing right and wrong! As Greg notes, we all have to fake it until we make it. Greg then begins a series of specific puzzles that farangs have to navigate, including the proper use of the expletive ‘arai wa,’ knowing when or how much to lower your head when passing in front of someone, trying to determine the correct use of ‘nong’ and ‘phee’ when interacting with a stranger of indeterminate age, and how to wai someone when your hands are otherwise occupied. The guys discuss each puzzle, but Ed notes his overarching problem: what to do when Thai people treat him as a foreigner and don’t follow Thailand’s cultural norms. Should farangs follow Thai rules when Thais don’t? No one knows! But Greg and Ed agree that the impact of these difficulties is lessened by Thais flexibility and general forgiving nature. So do your best out there fellow expats, but don’t worry about it too much. It’s all ‘mai pen rai’ in the end. :) Don’t forget that Patrons get the ad-free version of the show as well as swag and other perks. And we’ll keep our Facebook, Twitter, and LINE accounts active so you can send us comments, questions, or whatever you want to share.
Our hosts discuss the mechanics of human vision, art and how those relate to UFO's, but the conversation ranges far afield. As Greg says, "Everything should be off topic," and so no one should be surprised that food, cooking, family stories, books and cattle mutilations are touched upon as we galumph along.
Having graced the decks on almost every continent, the Belfast born Greg Downey is no amateur when it comes to the art of DJing. Having impressed the promoter of Gategrasher while playing at an afterparty in Ibiza, Greg was asked to play at Space the following week. Very shortly afterwards, Greg broke through the UK trance scene playing at major shows such as Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, Slinky, Inside Out, Goodgreef, and Passion. What was every aspiring DJ's dream to travel the world soon became a reality for Greg. He was crisscrossing the globe flying from New York City to Sydney to Ibiza to Shanghai to Buenos Aires to London playing to massive crowds. Greg recorded his first “Live As album” on Discover from the mega Planet Love festival in Northern Ireland, which captured Greg's energy as a DJ and was featured as "Album of the Month" in Mixmag. Soon the prestigious BBC Radio One came calling and Greg appeared as a guest on Eddie Halliwell's radio show. It came as no surprise when Greg was voted into DJ Mag Top 100 poll coming in at number 82. This was a huge accomplishment for such a young talent. As Greg's DJing career was taking off, so were his productions. Catching the attention of John Digweed with his remix of “Heaven Scent”, Greg solidified himself as a producer when his remix claimed the number one spot on Beatport for over a month. His remix was championed by Sasha, Eric Prydz, Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren and John Digweed. Greg was then snapped up by Paul van Dyk for his label Vandit. His first release “Stadium” was a huge success which became Mixmag's Cream Ibiza anthem of 2008. Greg was also chosen by Paul van Dyk to remix his track “New York City” which appeared on his “Hands on In Between” album. Working tirelessly in the studio, Greg started to produce hit after hit. His track “Global Code” on Vandit was featured in every Paul Van Dyk's set for close to a year and his following single Show Time for Dutch heavy weights Spinnin was number 2 on Beatport. Having teamed up with the lead singer Paul Draper from Mansun in 2010 to remake their classic track “Wide Open Space”; it became the track of the year having crossed over to daytime Radio One with support from Scott Mills and Vernon Kay and was chosen by Mixmag as their tune of the month. This track was later snapped up by major label EMI for a full release. 2011 saw Greg up the game once again when his remix of Everything But The Girl – Missing was signed to Warner Music. Greg's mix was released alongside Fedde Legrand's and reached number 1 on Beatport and was number 1 on Australia's leading radio station Radio Metro. Greg had three more top ten hits with Spinnin records, Knight Moves , Game Face and Sunrise. Greg and Simon Patterson teamed up with English vocalist Bo Bruce to create the anthem “ Come To Me” , This was an instant Ibiza anthem at Amnesia and Space and across the globe. Wanting to explore the darker side of his sounds, Greg developed his R.I.C.O alias to bring out the deeper underground techno sound. As Greg explains, “I think it's good to try new things and to develop yourself in the studio, I love growing as an artist and developing” after receiving great feedback from fans and fellow DJs of the tracks released under the R.I.C.O alias. Game Face and Afraid Of The Dark have been firm favourites of Markus Schultz featuring on his Global DJ Broadcast show several times. Greg's diversity also saw him snapped up by Gareth Emery's Garuda for his debut release with Crazy For You in 2012. Supported regularly by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Gareth Emery, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Sander van Doorn, Above and Beyond, Greg's many achievements, alongside his outstanding technical ability will ensure he continues to reach great heights. Follow Greg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregdowney/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Today’s article goes hand in hand with last week when Greg Gay discussed the first domestic qualification that an elder must be the husband of one wife. The focus in this second article from Greg is on the elder’s children. As Greg himself will note in the article, the question of interpreting “faithful children” has […]
Welcome to a slapdash, socially distant installment of our annual Valentine’s Day-ish tradition of a beer and food pairing session with Greg Orth, founder of Craft Tastings, LLC. Since we were unable to proceed in our normal fashion – gathered around the pool table in the Beer Busters basement with whiskey, popcorn, surprises, bacon, grilled cheese, or lots of chocolate – this time around we tried a free-for-all quarantine pairing. With various beers from our beer fridges and snacks from our pantries, we mixed and matched through the most DIY and off-the-rails Craft Tastings episode to date. In the midst of the madness, we played a round of There’s Weird in My Beer in Happy Fun Time, and talked a lot about snack foods. As Greg likes to say, if you’re drinking beer and eating snacks, you can’t go wrong. We also caught up with our friend Mark Brault from Deer Creek Malthouse to chat about our involvement the upcoming Philadelphia Grain and Malt Symposium. Do you love Beer Busters? Of course you do! Why not leave us a rating and review on your podcast platform of choice and consider supporting us on Patreon.
In an annual tradition, IM Greg Shahade returns to the show. Greg is the founder of the Pro Chess League as well as the US Chess School, and is a former scholastic champion turned adult-improving, dangerous speed chess specialist. His Chess.com blitz rating hovers in the 2600-2700 range, and he has beaten the likes of GM Alexey Shirov and GM Praggnanandhaa in recent Chess.com TItled Tuesday tournaments. Greg breaks down the secrets to his success- it turns out it has involved a lot of hard work on his openings! He also impart lessons from his success in order to help improving players lower on the rating ladder. Additional topics include: the growth and evolution of chess, why Greg isn’t as vocal about his chess promotion ideas anymore, plus he answers a few fun Patreon mailbag questions. Whether you agree with Greg’s views of chess or not, its always fun to hear his perspective. Please read on for lots more details and timestamps. Prior Interviews with IM Greg Shahade Episode 1 Episode 55 Episode 107 Episode 159 0:00- Greg’s blitz rating has been consistently improving even as he hits his early 40s. What are his study tricks? What approach should he take to study openings? Mentioned: Chessable.com, GM Alexei Shirov, GM Kiril Alekseenko, GM Jan Gustafsson’s Lifetime Repertoires Course, GM Elshan Moriadibadi, The London System, IM Andras Toth, GM Magnus Carlsen 10:00- A question from the Patreon mailbag. What is the best way for a beginner to study an opening repertoire? Mentioned: Fight like Magnus: The Sveshnikov Sicilian, Lifetime Repertories: Nimzo-Ragozin Defense, Sam Shankland’s 1. D4 Chessable course 18:00- What is the status of Greg’s blitz game? Mentioned: GM Kirill Alekseenko, GM Conrad Holt 22:00- What is the status of Greg’s Twitch streaming career? 23:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Get Chessable’s IOS app if you haven’t already, and you can check out their latest offerings here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 23:45- Patreon question: “Dude, when is Greg going to start blogging again?” We also discuss the ongoing Chess.com I am Not a GM Tournament Mentioned: IM John Bartholomew, I am not a GM Tournament, IM Levy Rozman, IM Tania Sachdev, IM Kostya Kavutskiiy, Alexandra Botez, IM Lawrence Trent 30:00- Another Patreon question relates to the status and format of the 2021 Pro Chess League, which of course also leads to a discussion of the explosion of popularity in online chess. Mentioned: Klay Thompson, Lennox Lewis, Gordon Hayward, Leveon Bell 37:00- Another Patreon question: are there improvements to the Pro Chess League website in the works? 39:00- Perpetual Chess is brought in part by AImchess.com which collates data from your online games and gives you actionable advice and lessons. Check out the site, and if you subscribe use the Promo code “Chess30” to get a 30% discount. 39:00- Patreon question- has Greg read any good books lately? This segues into a general discussion of how to study chess. Mentioned: Playing 1. E4 by GM John Shaw, GM Peter Svidler, 100 Endgames You Must Know Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Sherevsky, Vancura Defense, Frontal Defense, Jeremy Silman’s Endgame Course, GM Jacob Aagaard 49:00- In his chess development, did Greg do any targeted blindfold chess training? Mentioned: Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, GM Jeffrey Xiong, GM Ray Robson, IM Christopher Yoo 56:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com! Check out their blog here: https://chessmood.com/blog and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMood 57:00- Greg answers a Patreon question pushing back against the importance of the idea that Classical Chess wouldn’t exist if chess were invented in modern times. (As Greg has previously said) Mentioned: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Grishchuk, IM Andras Toth 1:03:00- Greg makes his brief, shining singing debut on The Perpetual Chess! And then gives some shout outs. Mentioned: Episode 204 with FM Nathan Resika, Episode 12 with Christopher Yoo Agadmator, Chessbrahs, IM Levy Rozman, Jennifer Shahade, The Botez Sisters, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM David Howell, GM Jovanka Houska, Kaja Snare, Mark Crowther, ChessDoJo YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFJol3ToXA&list=PLH4lD9b6ZgbeAzMlaYoWSHL_lEF5BWZA0 Thanks as always to Greg for joining the show! You can follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/gregshahade?lang=en See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We chat with Greg Sikora, director and head of acoustic systems engineering at Harman, about his career as an acoustic engineer within the company’s car audio division. Greg has always had a passion for music and audio; from a young age he learnt the piano and loves all genres of music. Having spent nine years at university getting his Master’s degree in Audio Engineering and a Master’s degree in Sound Recording, Greg began his career as a sound engineer before moving into the automotive industry. He’s been working with Harman for six years now, and is responsible for how the company’s in-car audio brands – Harman Kardon, Bang & Olufsen, Bowers & Wilkins and JBL – sound within models from a wide range of car manufacturers, including Audi, BMW and Volvo. Greg gets to see all sorts of vehicles at prototype stage, working closely with the manufacturer’s engineering team, and sometimes even travelling to their facilities to work on projects. The career comes with long hours and if you are working in the music or production industries as a freelancer it can be uncertain at times. As Greg now works as a manger he shares some advice on what he looks for in potential job candidates: number one is passion, after a degree of course. Really enjoyed this chat with Greg, super passionate about his work and his love for acoustics.
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As Greg and Chris wait for Dave to convalesce, they meet up via Zoom to discuss relevant events from this week and some that will be coming soon. They touch on the incoming solar flares that could threaten the "digital economy." With the upcoming assessment from the Director of National Intelligence this week, social media sites could be looking for ANY reason to throw the killswitch. The guys take a look into the impending vaccine roll-out and how an Australian vaccine trial was halted due to producing false-positive for HIV. They dive further into how the vaccine contained a HIV protein segment that could ostensibly indicate HIV WAS inserted into Big C little v. Ending the show, the guys discuss a new policy in Seattle that would allow homeless, mentally-ill drug addicts to steal with impunity (while tax payers cover the cost) and the couple that was kicked off the United Airlines flight because their 2-year old daughter refused to mask up!Follow Us: Website:► https://www.pardonmyamerican.com/Rumble► https://rumble.com/c/c-296311Parler:► https://parler.com/profile/PardonMyAmericanInstagram:► https://www.instagram.com/pardon_my_american/YouTube Backup:► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EMYCbxiouOpUumQCUKfTwBitChute:► https://www.bitchute.com/channel/OqlevDqMYtvs/Twitter:► https://twitter.com/AmericanPardon______________________________Sponsor Us: ► Hemplucid CBD (20% with Discount Code PARDON)______________________________Support Us: Merchandise:► https://www.teespring.com/stores/pardonmyamericanPatreon:► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34413934PayPal:► https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=FfkbKgRsneCZJ54xFQJHesPkcS5vu6wv4wN4gkXqnKeKJm9JKcE4I7vzamTyhAtYtQ44h0&country.x=US&locale.x=US______________________________
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The Scuffed Soccer Podcast | USMNT, Yanks Abroad, MLS, futbol in America
Might not be interesting to most of the world, but it sure was interesting to us! Debuts galore, we pressed, we built out with something like a 2-3-5. As Greg says in the pod, it’s almost like we’re starting over. So much to talk about.
In modern terms 2020 has been a year to forget for the majority of people on Mother Earth, as people's basic privileges continue to be stripped to a bare minimum there is a flow of thoughts for each individual that is theirs and their own. This era has and will continue to define us as a species individually and as a whole! What does it mean to “exist” at present? Well let's hear one mans personal story right here and right now! Enter Greg Puciato, a man that needs no introduction with a musical resume literally longer than his arms! A man who fronted (and survived) The Dillinger Escape Plan for 16 years, A man who continues to be a part of a very special group of humans in Killer Be Killed and of course the eclectic electro pop group The Black Queen. As Greg celebrated his 40th year on Earth earlier this year a very specific goal was reached for this seasoned veteran of musical expertise! The completion of Child Soldier: Creator of God which is his debut solo album. An album that had “no limitation what so ever” in its creation and wasn't so much of an ending to a chapter but more a beginning “You know if you're gonna make a solo record then why leave anything off the table? Why limit yourself? The point of a solo record is to create, I look at it if you're a film maker and you've got an ability to make a personal small indie film that's closer you rather than making like a big budget movie of some sort it's like that's where you make this weird thing that's deeply personal that goes all over the place and might be a bit more art-house than like a blockbuster movie” It's impossible to place Greg's back catalogue of musical projects into one genre in fact it would be an insult to even pigeon hole his artistic layering's at all. The guy is diverse and makes no bones about it, this has never been more the case than with Child Soldier: Creator of God which from start to finish offers many sides of a man who has managed to create moods through his music. “It's pretty much me as a person I have a lot extremities, I have problems with what people call push pull dynamics it's like I really want people close to me but then I don't want them close to me” Greg then added “So when I listen to record here's this beautiful beginning and then I'm like get the fuck away from me and I make it really hard for people and then I'll lure you in because you're gonna think this guy's real sensitive and weird and interesting and then you're gonna be like of shit I gotta get out of here and then you get on the other side of that and then there will be kinder a mix of those two things”.When it came to recording drums for the album Chris Hornbrook (ex Poison the Well), Chris Pennie (ex Dillinger Escape Plan/ Coheed and Cambria) and of course Ben Koller (Killer Be Killed/ Converge/ Mutoid Man) were all seated at their respective thrones on individual tracks, this was never seen as “head hunting some dude that I don't know or I hope this guy will say yes but more like man that's my buddy and it has a different feel to me”, this making for a more personal element to the debut. Be sure to listen out for how the track with Ben Koller came about and how Greg's friendship with Chris Pennie was rejuvenated through the power of music after Chris's not so pleasant departure from The Dillinger Escape Plan all those years ago! Ohh yeah… one more thing…..whilst reminiscing about memories of live shows with Greg Puciato a burning question had to be asked, it being a simple but direct one at that; “what is the craziest thing you have seen at a live show on or off the stage?”……. The answer was everything I'd thought it would be a soooooo much more, seriously what a crazy world we live in!
Cyber Security Matters, hosted by Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw
We finish off the first season of Cyber Security Matters with special guest Greg Van der Gaast. Although Greg now works to protect organizations from cyber crime, he hasn't always been on the right side of the law. In the early '90s, Greg was apprehended by the authorities for hacking into a nuclear weapons facility. Seeing his skills and potential, he was subsequently hired by the Department of Defense for Intelligence Gathering where he was exposed to the security industry at an early age. As Greg's cyber security career progressed through various industries, he eventually became the Head of Information Security at the University of Salford. Among a host of other hard-hitting subjects covered in this episode, Greg explains that while having sophisticated technology for your company is a good thing, the importance of doing the basic fundamentals in cyber security is a must.
Greg & Aaron go back and relive some of their favorite Summerslam matches and memories, including the first awful Summerslam card in 1988. As Greg skims through the cards, it seems like most of the stuff Aaron has forgotten, but he remains "strong like an erection." --- Gregory Iron wrestles with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that affects the mobility of his right arm, hand and fingers. Trained by WWE NXT Superstar Johnny Gargano in 2006, Iron has conquered his disability and gone on to work with some of the top names in wrestling including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, CM Punk, The Dudley Boyz, Tommaso Ciampa and many others. Co-host Aaron Bauer has worked in the professional wrestling industry for over two decades. A jack-of-all-trades, Aaron has worked in the industry as a local promoter for ECW events, a manager, and has provided color commentary over matches for some of the biggest stars in WWE, WCW, ECW, AEW, Impact & ROH. Follow "Iron-On Wrestling with Gregory Iron" on all social media platforms: www.facebook.com/irononwrestling www.twitter.com/irononwrestling www.Instagram.com/irononwrestling Back us on Patreon, where you can get complete bonus episodes and additional audio and video content for just $3 a month: www.Patreon.com/IronOnWrestling Follow Gregory Iron: www.Facebook.com/TheHandicappedHero www.Twitter.com/GregoryIron www.Instagram.com/gregory_iron Buy CLASSIC AND EXCLUSIVE Gregory Iron tees here: www.prowrestlingtees.com/GregoryIron To book Gregory Iron for pro wrestling events, speaking engagements, wrestling seminars, school workshops and more contact Greg on his website: www.Gregory-Iron.com Please check out our sponsors: Kayfabe News: Unreal news about an unreal sport! www.KayfabeNews.com The Savage Stash: The Cream of the Crop for vintage & original pro wrestling merch! www.TheSavageStash.com Of The Dead Designs: Bringing Artwork To Life! www.OfTheDead.weebly.com SBS Printing: T-shirt one color prints starting at just $5! Done in 3-5 business days! Contact Jesse Massey: antisepticmaxrock@gmail.com Mystic Gear: If you get your pro wrestling gear from anyone but Mystic, you're making a mistake! Follow @MysticGear on Instagram or contact Tania Martin on Facebook! Special thanks to "Ajax" Alex Cantrell for creating the "Iron-On Wrestling" theme song. Check out Alex and his comedy film team "Aldous Mustache" on social media: www.YouTube.com/user/AldousMustache
In today’s episode, we chat about system architecture, Ruby, Elixir, and everything in between with Greg Mefford, the senior back-end engineer for the Bleacher Report. We open the conversation by asking Greg about his start in coding, leading to a story about how Greg was that bored kid pressuring a math teacher to teach him QBasic. He shares how he fell in love with Ruby before discovering Elixir and Nerves. Having faced some challenges when learning Nerves, Greg talks about how he began documenting his pain points and writing documents to help onboard newcomers. We discuss Greg’s work with Nerves, his project aspirations, and his recommended resources for anyone looking to get into Nerves or Elixir. After providing his hot take on the latest Code BEAM V conference, we ask Greg what system architecture means to him. From there we get super meta about the meaning of architecture and what it means to translate design into practice. We touch on the struggle of understanding domain-driven design and Greg’s approach to pre-code planning before delving into how the Bleacher Report is set up. As Greg goes into details, you’ll hear why their servers now run on Elixir and not Ruby. Near the end of the episode, we talk about Poncho versus Umbrella apps, and Greg shares his passion for multi-user dungeons (MUDs). Tune in to learn more about Greg and his role in the Elixir and Nerves landscape. Key Points From This Episode: Greg’s start in coding and his transition from electronics design into IT. Why Greg loves Ruby and how he discovered the magic of Elixir. Greg’s contribution to the Elixir and Nerves community by helping onboard newcomers. What Greg’s job as a senior engineer for Bleacher Report looks like. Greg recommends resources for beginners getting into Nerves and Elixir. Creating a kid’s game using Nerves and Greg’s Blinkchain library. Greg’s take on the Code BEAM V conference and hating on the Whova app. What architecture means to Greg. This one gets deep. How translating designs into software has changed over the years. Why Greg struggles with the idea of domain-driven design. The state of Extreme Programming practices and how they synergize together. How Greg views pre-code planning; something that’s become his specialty within his latest job. The many elements that contribute to how the Bleacher Report’s IT is set up. Ruby servers versus Elixir servers and why the Bleacher Report uses Elixir. Why the Poncho system was designed to fix Nerves issues not covered by Umbrella apps. Greg’s history creating multi-user dungeons (MUDs) and playing DragonRealm. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Greg Mefford LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferggo/ SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ SmartLogic Jobs — https://apply.workable.com/smartlogic/ ElixirConf — https://elixirconf.com/2020 Blinkchain GitHub — https://github.com/GregMefford/blinkchain Justin Schneck GitHub — https://github.com/mobileoverlord Le Tote — https://www.letote.com/ James Smith — https://twitter.com/st23am Garth Hitchens, ElixirCof 2015 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpzQrFC55q4 Nerves Project — https://www.nerves-project.org/documentation Bleacher Report — https://bleacherreport.com/ Programming Elixir — https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Elixir-1-6-Functional-Concurrent/dp/1680502999 Elixir in Action — https://www.amazon.com/Elixir-Action-Sa%C5%A1a-Juri-cacute/dp/1617295027 Chris Keathley — https://codesync.global/speaker/chris-keathley/ Code BEAM V Conference — https://codesync.global/conferences/code-beam-sto/ Whova App — https://whova.com/ Amos King — https://twitter.com/adkron?lang=en Christopher Keele — https://github.com/christhekeele Steve Bussey Episode — https://smartlogic.io/podcast/elixir-wizards/s4e3-bussey/ Mark Windholtz — https://github.com/mwindholtz Extreme Programming — http://www.extremeprogramming.org/ Adopting Elixir: From Concept to Production — https://www.amazon.com/Adopting-Elixir-Production-Ben-Marx/dp/1680502522 Live Elixir Wizards - Betweenisode — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEwxhGYEGts Twirp GitHub — https://github.com/twitchtv/twirp Frank Hunleth — https://github.com/fhunleth Elixir Supervisor Behavior — https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Supervisor.html Elixir Poncho Projects — https://embedded-elixir.com/post/2017-05-19-poncho-projects/ Titans of Text — https://www.titansoftext.com/ Miriani — https://www.toastsoft.net/ DragonRealms — https://www.play.net/dr/ Justus Eapen Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich — https://twitter.com/EricOestrich Special Guest: Greg Mefford.
Listen to Greg’s take on Christopher Koch’s 1978 novel set in Jakarta during the events leading up to the coup attempt led by the Communist Party of Indonesia in 1965. The story is a rollicking adventure, political thriller and love story wrapped into one enduring novel. The characters are memorable, and the language is so evocative that its words are now used in the daily lexicon. As Greg says ‘a novel only does that if it’s a great novel.’
Independence Day reminds us that we have a privilege that many countries don't, that we can freely go to church and worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As Greg says, Freedom isn't free, but he speaks not from the patriotic end, but from the biblical end. Are you really free? Please Help support HOPE is Here > https://www.hopeisheretoday.org/donate #HopeisHere #HopeisHereToday #HopeisHere.today #GregJHorn #GregHorn #HopeisHereLex#FreedomIsNotFree #Freedom #Truth #FreedomThroughJesus #JesusFreesUs
Travis's Vegetable Garden Winners Since Hoss Tools has been in the seed selling business, and even way before, we have seen many seeds that we consider vegetable garden winners and many seeds we do not. Over the years, we have had opportunities to try all kinds of vegetable garden seeds, and as this year's summer garden is coming to an end, we sit down and talk about what has blown us away this year. We based these top 6 on how well they produced and how we benefited by having them in our garden, whether that was by looks or by just tasting good!! 1. Gold Star Squash 2. Avalon Triple Sweet Corn 3. Red Snapper Tomato 4. Marigold Sparky Mix Flowers 5. South Anna Butternut Squash 6. Max Pack Cucumber Greg's Vegetable Garden Winners For Greg's chosen winners, he decided by basing it on, would he grow it again? For all of the following, the answer is YES! Two of his top 6 are seeds that Hoss Tools doesn't offer yet as we like to trial everything ourselves before selling them to our customers. The Algonquin Squash and The Gold-lite Sunflower passed the test. 1.Calendula Prince Mix 2. Guinea Onion 3. Black Krim Tomato 4. Algonquin Squash 5. Marketmore Cucumber 6. Gold-lite Sun Flower Show and Tell Segment It is a great time to live in South Georgia as our weather has been perfect to finish out our Summer season. These cool afternoons and mornings make for some enjoyable harvest time. One thing many of us have been busy harvesting is corn, Greg brought in some of his Hickory King White Corn which is field corn he enjoys eating. Though many don't think of field corn as a snack, it can be quite tasty, another benefit of field corn is that it isn't as prone to get worms. After checking out Greg's snack Travis brought out his Max Pack Pickles. This recipe was different from his last batch of fermented cucumbers because he used spheres and flavored it with hard spice and garlic cloves. He also only left them in the crock for six days, these few changes led to the pickles being a lot crunchier! Viewer Questions On this week's show, we had some excellent questions from our viewers. Our first question centered around what would be the best crops to grow in raised beds? This viewer explicitly needed for a fall garden, and a few of our suggestions include Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Collards, Kale, Onions, Radishes, and especially Elephant Garlic. These Fall crops will do great in raised beds because of the lack of space they take up, compared to vining plants such as Pumpkins. One plant that has a lot of vines are Sweet Potatoes, and our viewer Jeremy wondered, was he suppose to let the vines run wild or try and contain them in a row? Speaking from experience, our guys let Jeremey know that he does not need to hassle with trying to keep them in a row but instead trim on the edges, keeping them contained to their plot. The next question asked, do you need to fertilize cover crops? Our answer was simple, NO! As Greg put it, you want to get the most gain out of a cover crop. Therefore, you don't want to worry about fertilizing it. Just give it some water and let it go! Many of our other crops do need fertilizer, and one of our best sellers is Micro Boost, but how do you apply it to individual veggies in a small backyard garden? For a foliage spray, we suggest 2 ounces per gallon. You can mix that up and use a simple sprayer or cup. We want our growers to understand you don't need a watering system to fertilize! With some of our summer crops having such short harvest windows, it can be tricky making sure you get everything picked the day it's supposed to and at the correct time. Our gardeners wanted to know Travis and Greg's opinion on what can be harvested mid-day? One of our rules of thumb is if you can get it in the shade soon, then it doesn't matter what time of day. Travis even suggests for things like beets and carrots you wash off outside,
Travis's Vegetable Garden Winners Since Hoss Tools has been in the seed selling business, and even way before, we have seen many seeds that we consider vegetable garden winners and many seeds we do not. Over the years, we have had opportunities to try all kinds of vegetable garden seeds, and as this year's summer garden is coming to an end, we sit down and talk about what has blown us away this year. We based these top 6 on how well they produced and how we benefited by having them in our garden, whether that was by looks or by just tasting good!! 1. Gold Star Squash 2. Avalon Triple Sweet Corn 3. Red Snapper Tomato 4. Marigold Sparky Mix Flowers 5. South Anna Butternut Squash 6. Max Pack Cucumber Greg's Vegetable Garden Winners For Greg's chosen winners, he decided by basing it on, would he grow it again? For all of the following, the answer is YES! Two of his top 6 are seeds that Hoss Tools doesn't offer yet as we like to trial everything ourselves before selling them to our customers. The Algonquin Squash and The Gold-lite Sunflower passed the test. 1.Calendula Prince Mix 2. Guinea Onion 3. Black Krim Tomato 4. Algonquin Squash 5. Marketmore Cucumber 6. Gold-lite Sun Flower Show and Tell Segment It is a great time to live in South Georgia as our weather has been perfect to finish out our Summer season. These cool afternoons and mornings make for some enjoyable harvest time. One thing many of us have been busy harvesting is corn, Greg brought in some of his Hickory King White Corn which is field corn he enjoys eating. Though many don't think of field corn as a snack, it can be quite tasty, another benefit of field corn is that it isn't as prone to get worms. After checking out Greg's snack Travis brought out his Max Pack Pickles. This recipe was different from his last batch of fermented cucumbers because he used spheres and flavored it with hard spice and garlic cloves. He also only left them in the crock for six days, these few changes led to the pickles being a lot crunchier! Viewer Questions On this week's show, we had some excellent questions from our viewers. Our first question centered around what would be the best crops to grow in raised beds? This viewer explicitly needed for a fall garden, and a few of our suggestions include Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Collards, Kale, Onions, Radishes, and especially Elephant Garlic. These Fall crops will do great in raised beds because of the lack of space they take up, compared to vining plants such as Pumpkins. One plant that has a lot of vines are Sweet Potatoes, and our viewer Jeremy wondered, was he suppose to let the vines run wild or try and contain them in a row? Speaking from experience, our guys let Jeremey know that he does not need to hassle with trying to keep them in a row but instead trim on the edges, keeping them contained to their plot. The next question asked, do you need to fertilize cover crops? Our answer was simple, NO! As Greg put it, you want to get the most gain out of a cover crop. Therefore, you don't want to worry about fertilizing it. Just give it some water and let it go! Many of our other crops do need fertilizer, and one of our best sellers is Micro Boost, but how do you apply it to individual veggies in a small backyard garden? For a foliage spray, we suggest 2 ounces per gallon. You can mix that up and use a simple sprayer or cup. We want our growers to understand you don't need a watering system to fertilize! With some of our summer crops having such short harvest windows, it can be tricky making sure you get everything picked the day it's supposed to and at the correct time. Our gardeners wanted to know Travis and Greg's opinion on what can be harvested mid-day? One of our rules of thumb is if you can get it in the shade soon, then it doesn't matter what time of day. Travis even suggests for things like beets and carrots you wash off outside,
Today Sarah chats with Scott and Greg from Supply Chain Now about the last in their super trend series: Start up Mentality. The Covid crisis has brought a pivotal moment on Earth for everyone, and therefore an opportunity to accelerate important trends. As Greg says, necessity is the mother of innovation; with the crisis, supply chain is on everyone’s mind and companies are now serious about changing. As Scott declares, now is the time to seize the moment. Organizations are now more willing to challenge norms and be disruptive. As Scott and Greg explain, companies need to embrace the startup spirit: taking action, being disruptive (instead of disrupted) and giving authority to the people on the front line. The old way of working is slowly dying out, and those that resist change will die out with it. Greg believes that what’s most important is being humble enough to learn something new every day and being patient. Scott says that it’s important to remember that passion is not enough, that what entrepreneurs really need is obsession. In order to make a company work, you need to be willing to risk it all. Finally, Sarah reiterates that in order for effective collaboration to take place, large companies need to bring down barriers and make it easy for startups to work with them. And of course, at the end of the day, the most important is understanding what it is that a customer wants from you. In this episode we discuss: [4.01] How to stay innovative [13.10] Embracing the startup spirit [21.40] How to really rebrand [38.37] The importance of failing [54.52] Main takeaways Resources and links mentioned: Supply Chain Now Upcoming Twitter Chat Follow #SCSuperTrends from 2pm to 3pm EST @LetsTalkSChain Super Trend #1 Super Trend #2 Super Trend #3
Real Estate Tech: What You Will Learn: How Greg’s career led him to specialize in the intersection of technology and real estate What advice, support, and real estate tech Greg and the team at Lion Bolt Media provide their clients Why targeting everything and everyone with your content isn’t as effective as being highly focused Why hiring a copywriter to do your real estate copy can improve the quality of your content How market testing can help you refine and rework your efforts and create stronger digital content How Greg sources photographers and videographers in local markets by leveraging his relationship network Why using the right real estate tech tools and social platforms to reach your target demographic is key Why using Facebook marketing can be powerful, but why it has to be used correctly to be effective How tools like conversion funnels can help you convert website traffic into business Real Estate Tech Tools for Powerful Marketing Greg Fowler is a marketing expert who specializes in technology and real estate. He is the host of the Real Estate Titans podcast and the founder of Lion Bolt Media, a consulting firm that specializes in helping real estate professionals leverage the many real estate tech tools and social media marketing strategies to generate leads and attract more clients. Greg brings more than 18 years of sales experience and vast expertise in digital marketing to the real estate industry, and his insights into how to use (and how to not use) these tools are sure to be invaluable for your business’s digital presence! The Secret is Great Content The content you create for your audience should be attractive, offer value, and look professional. One of the strategies that Greg recommends is for you to lean into your strengths and hire out your weaknesses. For example, if you’re great at writing, fire up that blog! But if writing isn’t one of your strong suits, consider hiring a professional copywriting expert to help you turn your thoughts and ideas into polished, professional content. Not only will this help ensure that your message comes through loud and clear, but it can also help you establish your reputation in your marketplace! The most effective content is focused and has a clear audience in mind. Market-testing your content and gauging how it is being received by your audience can help you further refine your message and determine what will work best for you. The best real estate tech tools in the world are only as useful as the content you’re feeding through them, so it’s worth taking the time to get it right! Picking the Right Tool for the Job While some real estate tech tools may be fairly universal (YouTube for video content or Google for Search Engine Marketing, for example), when it comes to social media platforms, they aren’t all created equally. As Greg explained, Facebook has an older and far larger user demographic than Instagram, for example. With social media communication platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the like, tailoring your content to the average user demographic is one of the important ingredients for success. It’s also important to work with trusted and experienced partners to help you truly make the most of your efforts. Even if you’ve tried marketing on Facebook with little success in the past, an experienced digital marketer can help you find the sweet spot for your campaign. Often, past results have more to do with not tailoring the marketing to the platform than they do with the platform itself. Photo by Ken Tomita from Pexels About Greg Fowler With over 18 years in the sales industry from Title to Tech, Greg Fowler works closely with his partners to help grow their businesses by leveraging the most cutting edge technology and digital marketing solutions from around the world. Greg has become one of the foremost experts in real estate tech, tools, and trends. His dedication to constant education and research has enabled him to help countless partners across the country become top producers and accelerate their overall growth in real estate to the highest levels. Ambitious, passionate, and loyal, Greg has left an indelible mark on the industry and won over many fans and clients impressed by his online marketing knowledge, energy, and professionalism. Throughout his childhood, Greg lived all over the world as his father is a software engineer who frequently got recruited and promoted. Prior to Colorado Springs, Greg has lived in Washington State, England, and Connecticut. When he is not working he enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, family, and close friends. Some of his hobbies include fitness, hiking, discovering new exciting restaurants, traveling the world, reading, and watching movies. He looks forward to continually growing, learning, and striving to become better at everything in his life. Quoting Aristotle, Greg values excellence in the workplace, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” How to Connect with Greg Fowler: Website: www.lionboltmedia.com/home Website: https://realestatetitans.podbean.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregfowlerco/ www.linkedin.com/company/lionboltmedia/ www.linkedin.com/company/realestatetitans/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/LionBoltMedia/ www.facebook.com/RealEstateTitansLive/ Twitter: @gregfowlerco @LionBoltMedia Additional Resources 5-Step Guide to More Referrals The Millionaire Real Estate Investor The Miracle Morning
Dr. Carolyn Lam: Welcome to Circulation on the Run, your weekly podcast, summary and backstage pass to the journal and its editors. I'm Dr. Carolyn Lam, associate editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore. Dr. Greg Hundley: I'm Dr. Greg Hundley, the director of the Pauley Heart Center at VCU health in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Oh, Greg. Today we have a special episode focused on COVID‐19 pandemic, something that has just affected us so severely worldwide, it really needs no introduction. Why are we doing a special issue? Well, I think it very quickly got recognized that patients with cardiovascular disease do seem predisposed to severe COVID‐19 syndrome, and that these patients can have an acute COVID‐19 cardiovascular syndrome, in fact. We're going to be talking all about this in a series of interviews about the syndrome, the clinical presentations, what this implies for management. Is the pulmonary embolism involved in the pathophysiology of all of it? And what are ways that we should use to monitor or even screen these patient?, For example, what's the role of troponins? Dr. Greg Hundley: Yes, Carolyn. I am excited, just as well as you, and our first paper today is from Dr. Leslie Cooper, from the Mayo Clinic. He's really done a nice review describing the disease process and the management of acute COVID‐19 and the cardiovascular syndromes. Dr. Greg Hundley: Leslie, we'd like to welcome you to Circulation on the Run and just to get started, I'm wondering, could you tell us a little bit about the genesis of your paper and then also perhaps some of the mechanism, how does this virus affect our systems and promote cardiovascular disease? Dr. Leslie Cooper: In mid‐March as the COVID, crisis was taking off in this country, I was on a telephone call with Dr. [Biykem] Bozkurt and [Dr. Mark] Drazner, from Texas. We realized that there was a terrific need for clinicians to have an overview of how to manage the COVID‐19 impact on the heart. There was also, at that point, very little clinical data about the mechanisms and what the real pathogenesis was. We set about and the rapidly put together the available world's literature. That is what was ultimately published here in Circulation about two weeks ago. Dr. Greg Hundley: Tell us a little bit about that mechanism. Dr. Leslie Cooper: It became apparent that there is not one specific mechanism. We initially thought that like the Coxsackie viruses, this could be a direct cardiac damage, but clinically as we reviewed the literature, it became clear that it's more systemic. The older patients who have preexisting cardiac disease, hypertension, coronary disease, other risk factors, such as diabetes or obesity have a much greater risk of cardiac involvement and the consequences of that cardiac involvement are very substantial. Dr. Leslie Cooper: In addition, when you get a profound cytokine storm from the systemic infection, that can depress cardiac function. A combination, in individuals, of cytokine mediated damage from systemic inflammation, stress induced cardiomyopathy, as you would see in takotsubo, as well as hypoxia and perhaps increased pressures in the lung from, as Carolyn mentioned, pulmonary emboli, and finally direct viral damage. Viruses can infect macrophages in the heart. There is a growing body of literature that there can be a direct effect independent of the systemic infection. The answer is there are multiple factors each of which may have its own therapeutic target. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Oh, I love the way you explained that so clearly Leslie, and in fact, this is really bringing back sweet memories of when I was training under you at Mayo Clinic. I won't say how many years ago, but there comes the question, you know so much about myocarditis, in general, and a different viral myocarditis. Could you maybe tell us a little bit about how this one may or may not differ and also how this impacts management? Dr. Leslie Cooper: The coronaviruses have a very different mechanism of cell entry and propagation. It does not appear that this particular infection in the heart is causing the kind of antigen specific immune reaction that you see classically with a Coxsackie virus. We're not seeing necessarily a lot of auto‐antibody, molecular mimicry. We're not seeing a lot of T‐cell infiltrate. We are seeing some infection of macrophages, and it's not yet clear how many of those were infected peripherally and then migrated to the heart. The histology is quite different and the acute damage is therefore, more subtle. You're not seeing sheets of lymphocytes and the targeted therapies would not be necessarily directed at those cells. Dr. Leslie Cooper: Having said that, inflammation more broadly, for example, anti‐IL‐6, anti‐IL‐1 type, anti‐cytokine mechanisms are currently under evaluation in clinical trials, and they may be quite meaningful. Quite meaningful in the setting of the systemic inflammation. When you compare this to a SARS and other coronavirus infections, I'd like to say, we have known that occasionally a coronavirus can cause myocarditis, for 40 years. It's simply not very common. It predisposes the individual or makes the particular virus more cardiovirulent at this point. Dr. Carolyn Lam: All listeners, you have to get ahold of this beautiful paper. As Greg was actually suggesting a little bit earlier, they're this beautiful figure that you have to refer to that shows a management pathway and considerations. Also, very lovely illustrations of potential mechanisms. Leslie, could you also let us know then, in the overall management, not just treatment, where is the place then, for things like myocardial biopsy? Dr. Leslie Cooper: I think you have to start with the clinical presentation. COVID‐19 as a syndrome, and SARS‐CoV‐2 as a virus, can present with multiple cardiac syndromes. The first would be ST segment elevation, like myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries. In that setting, it may be microvascular obstruction, or it could be myocarditis or stress cardiomyopathy, perhaps in a younger person who doesn't have risk factors. Dr. Leslie Cooper: Can also present with a primary cardiomyopathy, a heart failure presentation, shortness of breath, systolic dysfunction. And finally it can present as a pericardial effusion, not the most common presentation, but it's important to realize that just like other viruses, this can cause an epicardial or pericardial inflammation. Dr. Leslie Cooper: Management really depends on the clinical syndrome and I'd emphasize guideline‐directed medical management. If it's an arrhythmia, a ventricular tachycardia or heart block, manage that per the current guidelines. The same is true for systolic heart failure. Dr. Leslie Cooper: In addition, I would say that since most patients with COVID infection do not have cardiac involvement, you should first treat the whole patient. First, see the clinical syndrome. What is the dominant problem? Is it a lung problem? Is it kidneys? Then, if there is a cardiac manifestation, we recommend starting with a troponin. If the troponin is elevated, proceed to a point of care echo. Dr. Leslie Cooper: We do want to minimize exposure of allied health staff and physicians to the virus. We do not recommend multimodality imaging or heart biopsy upfront. Having said that, if the patient has substantial left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and they're already in the cath lab, because you're excluding coronary disease, our paper does recommend that you consider an endomyocardial biopsy to find the mechanism of left ventricular dysfunction. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very good, Leslie. Dr. Greg Hundley: Could you close this out, a little bit about therapy when we have patients with this severe hypertension, respiratory abnormalities requiring ventilation, and then also these devastating cardiovascular effects. Are we looking at anti‐inflammation is primarily the target as opposed to antiviral therapy? Dr. Leslie Cooper: Right now, there are a couple of clinical pearls. Number one, as in all cardiogenic shock, you don't have... Sinus tachycardia is not a therapeutic target. You may need that because of low stroke volume. You want to allow when it's compensatory for the tachycardia. Once you've treated with guideline directed therapy, the arrhythmias and the cardiomyopathy appropriately, specific mechanistic interventions, such as antiviral therapy or anticytokine therapy should be given within the context of a clinical trial, wherever possible. Dr. Leslie Cooper: Our article recommends that if you have access to a clinical trial and in this country, the convalescent plasma trial, is up and running. Mayo is leading that for the country. It's available at approximately 600 sites. We would recommend, first of all, enrollment in a trial because we then will understand the mechanisms and the best treatment. If you don't have access, it really depends on the clinical syndrome and how sick the patient is. Patients who are less sick have been treated with things like hydroxychloroquine. People who are more sick, we move on to a convalescent plasma and anticytokine therapy such as tocilizumab. Dr. Greg Hundley: Very good. Well, Leslie, we want to thank you for sharing this wonderful review with us at Circulation. We feel very privileged to have the opportunity to publish this and also to share it with our readership. Again, thank you for all of your frontline work at the Mayo clinic and helping participate in trials and things of this nature to combat this terrible disease. Dr. Leslie Cooper: Thank you so much. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Greg, from acute COVID‐19 cardiovascular syndrome to now, all about troponins. I am so, so thrilled that Dr. Nicholas Mills is here with us, not only our associate editor, but also corresponding author of the next paper. He's from University of Edinburgh in UK. Nick, I love the question that you asked in your title, "Are troponins an ally or a foe in the fight against COVID?" Explain, please. Dr. Nicholas Mills: I strongly believe that they can be an ally, but I recognize amongst cardiologists and clinicians around the world that are grappling with this new condition, that the use of biomarkers can be contentious. We're still learning very much about this condition and how it affects the heart. Therefore, it's difficult to provide very clear guidelines. It's how you interpret the cardiac biomarkers in this condition. The reason I feel strongly that they can be an ally is, they're easy to measure, they're cheap, and you don't require a direct patient contact to obtain the result of the test. It gives us some fundamental information about whether the heart is involved or not. Dr. Greg Hundley: Nick, can you tell us which biomarkers do you favor and is it high sensitivity troponin? Is it regular troponin? For our listeners in many different hospitals across the world, what would you suggest? Dr. Nicholas Mills: The evidence that has that merged very rapidly over the last few weeks and months suggests that our range of cardiac markers have very, very high prediction for poor outcome. Whether that's predicting a patient that might deteriorate and require admission to an intensive care unit for ventilation, or develop complications such as acute kidney injury or death. Dr. Nicholas Mills: There are a number of biomarkers that look very useful for predicting the course of a patient. The strongest, in most studies, is cardiac troponin. I think it's because we do have such sensitive assays now. High sensitive assays are such a fabulous way of getting a barometer of your heart health. The heart of course, is a fairly fundamental organ. If this condition is going to affect to any other organ out with the lungs. If it's the heart, you're going to be in trouble. I think high sensitive troponins, in particular, give us such exquisite information about the systemic complications of this virus that they are perhaps above all other markers, the most useful for predicting outcomes. Now, that clinical question goes beyond that. We need to understand how this virus is affecting the heart and whether we can intervene in any shape or form in response to these results in order to try and improve the course for these patients. That is a more challenging question. Dr. Greg Hundley: Nick, you've got a wonderful figure and we just heard from Leslie Cooper about the different cardiovascular disorders. Once we have elevation or experience, we see elevation in a patient with a biomarker, whether that be high sensitivity, proponent, BNP, et cetera. How does that point us in a direction of where our next move is, clinically, to combat this disease process in patients? Dr. Nicholas Mills: I think the first thing to say is that biomarkers do need to be interpreted in the clinical context and to understand that the pre‐test probability of having underlying structural chronic disease in your patient who presents with COVID‐19. That will very much influence your interpretation. If you think about the spectrum of conditions that you might see, and in fact, that we are seeing, there are a number that I would highlight. In particular, we know from many years of looking after patients with bacterial or viral pneumonia, that the pro inflammatory state of those conditions in patients who are vulnerable, older, and have underlying coronary heart disease is a really powerful risk factor for acute coronary syndrome and type one myocardial infarction. Dr. Nicholas Mills: Often in ventilated patients or patients who have clearly an alternative diagnosis, these important conditions, which are treatable, are overlooked. I think in considering the potential causes of myocardial injury of these patients, we should not overlook the probability that vulnerable patients have triggered acute cornea events in the context of their illness. Dr. Nicholas Mills: The other group that I think are really important are type two myocardial infarcts. They are an increasingly well‐recognized group of patients with the use of high sensitive tests in critical care units around the world. In the context of profound hypoxia or hypotension in sepsis, it gives the clinician managing the patient an idea about the vulnerability of the patient and their susceptibility and risk. I think that is also important. Dr. Nicholas Mills: Then, I think there's a separate group of conditions that are a direct consequence of the exposure to coronavirus and the clinical syndrome of COVID‐19. We are seeing case reports and have our own experience locally, of patients who develop myocarditis in this condition. I think it is rare, but it is real. When it occurs, it can be particularly severe and associated with prothrombotic complications. The other conditions that we are seeing are stress cardiomyopathies in relation to profound breathlessness, and that is not uncommon. Dr. Nicholas Mills: We are trying to systematically scan our more critically unwell patients in the intensive care unit to look for evidence of cardiomyopathy. Dr. Nicholas Mills: The final group that I would highlight is in those that are more severely unwell. Right ventricular dysfunction as a cost of either prothrombotic changes or of ARDS itself, is a really important observation that an elevated cardiac biomarker may be the first clue that that patient is developing cardiac decompensation. Although there's a range of different, important underlying conditions and the biomarker in itself cannot differentiate between these, I think recognizing that the patient is at risk of these underlying cardiac artery disease is an important first step. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Nick, really nicely explained. I'm going to read one of the lines from, I think, one of the concluding paragraphs from your paper, because it's really interesting. "Clinicians must recognize that troponin is not a test for myocardial infarction and it never was." Now, that's very interesting. I know in many ways you've explained it in what you said earlier, but could you maybe just end by hammering home what you meant there? Dr. Nicholas Mills: Myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis. It is not a test, one test. It's a combination of clinical features, a variety of different tests that help you arrive at that final diagnosis. Unfortunately, when troponin was introduced into clinical practice a number of years ago, as a replacement for CKMB, it became a sort of de facto. This is the test we use to differentiate people with myocardial infarction, without it, and that has become perpetuated in our clinical practice. Dr. Nicholas Mills: As the technologies move forward and we've developed really high sensitive tests that allow us to measure proponent accurately in almost all patients, it's become abundantly clear that it is a marker of heart injury in a very wide range of clinical conditions. We need to almost unlearn that original teaching, but this was a marker used exclusively to rule in and rule out myocardial infarction and embrace it as a test that tells us about your heart health and how it is affected in a wide range of conditions. Dr. Nicholas Mills: For me, it's never really been high sensitivity troponin in any way, a test exclusively of myocardial infarction. I use it very widely. I always find it informative in the clinical setting in order to guide decisions that I make for my patients. In a patient with ischemic chest pain and an elevated troponin, the default is, this is a type one myocardial infarction until proven otherwise. In all other settings, this is evidence of acute myocardial injury. Some careful consideration is required to determine what the mechanism is that underpins that. Dr. Carolyn Lam: There, you heard it, ladies and gentlemen. That kind of wisdom is going to last beyond COVID‐19. Thank you so much, Nick, for joining us today. That was awesome. Dr. Nicholas Mills: Pleasure. Dr. Greg Hundley: Well, listeners, now we're going to switch and talk a little bit about pulmonary emboli and to introduce that topic. We have Dr. Sophie Susan from Lille, France, who has performed a study in France, looking for this disorder. Dr. Greg Hundley: Welcome Sophie. I was wondering, could you start us off, tell us a little bit about the background for your study, the hypothesis and the question you were going to address, and then what was the study population and some of your results? Dr. Sophie Susan: I work in Lille University Hospital, which is in the North of France. During the early days of March, we had the first patients with COVID‐19 and we were very surprised. High number of patients with sudden aggravation of the respiratory symptoms. We were suspecting high numbers of, I would rather say pulmonary thrombi or pulmonary embolisms. We looked back to medical records of patients admitted in our institution last year, in the same period of time, to look at the frequency of these pulmonary embolism or pulmonary thrombi. We also looked at all the patients admitted for influenza, ARDS in our institution last year. Dr. Sophie Susan: What we observed is that there was a higher frequency of pulmonary embolism during COVID‐19. We observed 22 patients. At the moment we sent the [Research] Letter to Circulation. That means 20% of patients admitted in ICU. And by comparison, there were only 6% of patients in the same period of time in ICU last year. To be sure to avoid any bias in the data collection, we looked also at the CTPA, the angiograms, of the angiography of those patients. We observed that in influenza patients, they were much more investigation with CTPA than in COVID‐19 patients. Despite this higher number of CTPA perform, they were less pulmonary embolism or thrombi identified. Our conclusion was at that moment, that there was an awareness on the new increase frequency in thrombotic pulmonary complications in COVID‐19 patients. Dr. Greg Hundley: Thank you so much, Sophie. You've got a beautiful table in your article. Were there any particular patient characteristics that you could identify in this patient population that you think may make patients predisposed to this? Dr. Sophie Susan: Yes, we were very surprised in my region. My area is a metabolic area and we were very surprised to observe the high number of obese patients in our ICU. There was a publication from our group on the subject. We looked at the BMI of those patients and on our table, you can see that almost all of them were above 25, and the large majority about 30 BMI. They were also all receiving thromboprophylaxis at baseline at the entrance in ICU. Although all the patients were at least receiving 40 milligrams of Heparin, or even more, and some of them were also on their particular levels of low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin therapy. Dr. Carolyn Lam: That is a very important point that you just made, that some of these patients, or a lot of them, had background prophylaxis already. Sophie, could you end by telling us how have these results perhaps influence your management? Or what do you think are the implications? Dr. Sophie Susan: It's a difficult question. The first issue is that regarding the population admitted in ICU, we've got a lot of weight patients and there are no current guidelines adapting thromboprophylaxis to weight. The first question was that 40 milligram of heparin is good for everyone. Do we need to increase this regimen in obese patients? Dr. Sophie Susan: There was a proposal of ESC two years ago, and we adapted these proposals for COVID‐19 patients. We do believe that 40 milligrams of heparin is not enough for patients in ICU, for overweight patients in ICU. So for a BMI above 30, we think that we should increase the regimen of low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin. That's the first point. Dr. Sophie Susan: We've got also, a disease that is random, very difficult sometimes to perform CTPA, difficult, to move patients to those exams. Sometimes we've got to give a probabilistic treatment and in case of acute worsening of the respiratory status and in particular, in case of repositioning patients, when they are under high‐positive and expiratory pressure, sometimes they get sudden aggravation. We must think about probabilistic therapeutic approach with heparin on those patients. That's the two main conclusions we made for the adaptation of protocols. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Well, thank you so much, Sophie. I really am so grateful that you published this work here at Circulation. You very, very, fairly pointed out what you found. I thought that your inclusion of the control groups was really the best that we could do, and therefore your data represent the best available evidence for a very important question that we've all been asking. Are these patients at higher risk of pulmonary embolism? Dr. Carolyn Lam: Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Dr. Sophie Susan: Thank you very much for the invitation. Dr. Carolyn Lam: What an amazing series of papers that we have on COVID‐19. Guess what? These three that we talked about today are not the only ones. We really strongly encourage you to look at ahajournals.org/coronavirus where you can see many more papers published in Circulation, relevant to COVID‐19 as well as some commentary from experts on the front lines. Dr. Carolyn Lam: Thank you very much, once again, everyone for joining us today. Dr. Greg Hundley: Have a great week. Dr. Greg Hundley: This program is copyright, the American Heart Association, 2020
Episode Description: In this episode the Fly-Fishing Insider Podcast, Greg Speaks with Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin. As Greg has made it part of his mission to grow the small businesses with in fly fishing. Bot Ryan and Elliot are the owners of tandem fly box a really cool little box that is made right in the USA. Greg and the guys talk about how this simple but needed design was created from many trial and errors of using a 3D printer after what they thought was missing from current fly boxes. The guys tell us how their day jobs would bring them into lakes and such in the back country and they never had a set up with them, that they could just quickly tie up and start fishing. We also cover the story that the guys have had along the way the ups and many downs to get this company started and off the ground. But Ryan and Elliot tell me the amount of time and money invested in the product as it’s a fair bit and they are certain this box is going to make it. Later in the show Greg asks the guys about the current sate of their business and what’s currently affecting them the they both say that the screaming halt came to them with the COVID 19 outbreak like so many other businesses. Hear what they are doing to get threw this like us all. To learn more about this great episode and our guest please subscribe to the show or download us on your favorite podcast listing platform. Top take away from this Episode When you’re a small company keep going. 2. Put everything into what you believe is right. Network, Network, Network Other mentions in this Podcast: This area contains links to company’s, products, people, organizations and other note worthy mentions that were talked about during this episode interview on the Fly-Fishing Insider Podcast. Theses mentions are from both the guest or host of the show. Please enjoy the referenced links. Tandem fly box Fly fishing insider podcast Contact Guest Website: https://www.tandemflyco.com/ .com Social: @https://www.instagram.com/tandemflycompany/ Like the Podcast, Show Us: If you liked this episode or our guest, then please tell us and leave a podcast review for this episode! Do you have a great idea for guest or an Episode? Please let us know, you can reach the team at. www.flyfishinginsiderpodcast.com we are also very social where you can find a tone of great fly-fishing content, giveaways, tips and more follow us on Instagram @flyfishinginsiderpodcast or find our Facebook page Fly fishing Insider Podcast. Also did you know that twice a month on Fridays were have our other Scientific Anglers Sponsored show “Guided Podcast” featuring the top Guides and brand ambassadors from with in the fly-fishing industry. Thank you for your support!
It’s surprisingly common for organisations to gather information from customers through research, but never “close the loop” by communicating the results or actions being taken back to customers. It’s an essential part of the process, helping manage perceptions and making sure customers notice the changes you’re making. As Greg and Stephen comment, there’s no such… Continue reading Customer Satisfaction Ch.17: Involving Customers
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:37-38 (NIV).My friend Kathy is an amazing Christian, who wants to share God's love with everyone she meets. A few years ago, she invited me to meet her at a local strip club, so we could tell her friends, who work there, how much God treasures them. Kathy told me, many of these dancers didn't want anything to do with Christianity because of things church people had done to them. Since I'm also bitter about church culture, she knew I'd fit right in. That night, I was amazed by the beautiful souls of the dancers I met. I was so inspired by these women that I continued to work in strip club ministries for a long time after that first night. Though the ladies who worked in the clubs had very different stories than mine, I loved the community I found with them. I never struggled to talk to them, to see their strength, or to sincerely desire the best possible life for each one of them.On the other hand, it was always a struggle for me to deal with how much I hated the men in the clubs. See, there are often abusive jerks in the clubs, who think having a little money means they can talk to women like they're garbage. I have seriously sat and prayed, “God help me not punch this guy in the throat.” I hated them. My rage towards these jerks extended to all the men in the clubs, and it blinded me to seeing them as anything else. It took a lot for God to change my heart in this area. Softening my heart took years. I struggled. Not just a little, I intensely struggled with emotionally unhealthy vengeful hate.In the last chapter, I mentioned praying for abusers. My most memorable experience of praying for abusers, took place as I drove to a strip club one night. I vented to God. I was bitter, self-righteous, and full of hatred. I despised the abuse I had seen, but I didn't want to see the whole picture. I wanted people to blame. I saw my friends only as strong survivors and their customers only as abusive jerks. The messes in this world are seldom so neatly divided. Obviously, I still had a long way to go on my journey towards fully living in the peace and hope Jesus provides.As I drove, I ranted to God about my whole, ugly, hate-filled mess. Finally, the truth about my attitude came out. I said, “OK God, why aren't you fixing this?” There it was. My real issue: I was still mad at God for the things I'd been through.Honestly, I didn't struggle so much with the abuse I endured. I was angry about the shame heaped on me by church people. Why didn't God break through and yell at them? Why didn't he make it clear how much he cared about me? As I was recovering, I needed to know he still loved me. Unfortunately, people who should have told me how much God still loved me, told me he didn't let bad things happen to people who love him. They told me I was “forgiven”, but I'd always have to pay for my mistakes. The way they misrepresented God, filled me with bitterness. It tainted everything I did. I desperately wanted to protect my friends, who are dancers, from ever feeling the shame I felt. Deep down, I also didn't want to deal with the anger I felt towards God. My anger towards God was too raw and painful to face, so I stuffed it. But stuffed emotions never stay stuffed, so mine came out as hatred towards the men.Somehow, when I finally voiced my real frustration, in my car that night, I had a sense of how incredibly beautiful God's way really is. I knew those church people were wrong. Now, so was I. I was reminded of a truth I didn't want to believe: “Hate doesn't change anyone”. Though I knew this was true, in that moment, hate felt better and I wasn't ready to let go of it. So, while driving, I angrily blurted out, “OK God, I see it, but if you want me to care about these guys you are going to have to do it through me. I can't do what you're asking.”I want you to know, this was not a nice eloquent prayer session. I was angry. I was yelling in my car like a crazy woman. I was real about all the pain I saw and how much I hated it. I was arrogant and bold. Little did I know, I was about to be humbled, yet profoundly honored. God was about to show me a glimpse of how he sees the men I hated.As I went into the club, I forgot all about my prayer and began joking around with my friends. I didn't associate my ranting prayer with anything that could happen that night. Simply because, I did not talk to the men, ever. I was merely going to avoid them, as usual, while hating them a little less. Turns out, God was preparing me to meet Greg, a man who was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, and needed to know how much God still loves him.Greg came up to talk to the dancer I was talking to. I tried to slip away unobtrusively, but my friend said, “This lady is a Christian, you should talk to her.” So, Greg turned to me, not for a conversation, but to tell me how much he hated religion.I listened to Greg's rant. Amazingly, God was honoring the challenge I had issued earlier: “If you want me to care, you are going to have to do it through me.”As Greg continued his story, I knew God was working on me. Despite my bitterness, I heard the deep hurt behind Greg's angry complaints about the religion forced on him as a child. He had experienced rejection and shame for not living up to their standards.After a while, Greg finished his beer. He turned to me with a sudden seriousness and said, “I don't want Jesus to forgive me because I don't deserve it.”The anger in his voice turned to despair as Greg told me the story of his sophomore year in college. He had pressured his roommate, who had just broken up with his girlfriend, to go to a party with him. His roommate never drank but gave in because he was feeling low. Greg remembered handing his roommate a drink with the promise, “this will fix you.”. He had no idea how depressed his roommate really was that night. After just a few drinks, his roommate jumped onto a motorcycle; sped up the curvy mountain roads; then drove off of the only overlook with a broken guardrail. Greg never forgot getting the news of his friend's suicide.As he sat there beside me in a strip club, recounting this trauma from over twenty years ago, I began to actually see Greg. I saw how he was weighed down by guilt. I saw how he blamed himself for all kinds of problems around him. I saw a desperate, hurting soul looking for solace in the company of these dancers. I saw a glimpse of how God sees him. I saw hope for him. I saw how he struggled with the same shame that Jesus had freed me from.When Greg said, “I don't deserve Jesus' forgiveness.”, I saw the glaring truth of my hypocrisy. I remembered that I too had said the same thing to God twenty years earlier. As a young overwhelmed mother, I had cried out to God. “I can't raise these children. I'm too messed up. I don't deserve them.” Like Greg, I felt I didn't deserve good things in my life because of what I'd done. My path was different from Greg's. I dealt with my shame by throwing myself into church work. But, no matter how good I got at following the rules in church, I couldn't shake my shame. I knew I could never measure up and never deserve God working in my life. Like Greg, I knew how much I didn't deserve forgiveness.When I finally got to the point of desperation where I cried out: “I can't do this. I don't deserve my children.” I came to the end of me. I got quiet and I listened. I felt the calming, peaceful presence of God reminding me of the story of the Apostle Paul. Paul was responsible for the deaths and imprisonment of many early Christians. God completely forgave him and empowered him to be one of the key leaders of the early Christian community. In comparison to Paul, it seemed ridiculous to think God couldn't work with my mistakes. I didn't deserve forgiveness. Thankfully, God gave it anyway, and he also empowered me to accept it.Yet, here I was, all these years later, condemning all these men for the sins I saw in them. Why was I so ready to see people like Greg as hopeless, when I knew God didn't see him that way?After a while, Greg didn't want to hear any more. He ended our conversation with, “Listen. I know all about your religion. I can't follow all of those rules. I just think Jesus wants me to care about people.”I told him he was absolutely right on both points and God still loves him. He shushed me and said, “He shouldn't”I didn't push anymore. I simply promised Greg I would be praying for him.This morning as I read Luke 6, I remembered exactly how judgmental I can be. I haven't seen Greg in years. But I still pray for him to know how much God longs to walk through this life with him, to give him the peace, healing and hope he has been seeking.It is crazy miraculous, (like healing the blind kind of stuff!) that I ever talked to Greg. It is proof of how much God wants to reach out to him. Literally, twenty minutes before I went into the club, I would have immediately judged him and refused to talk to him. Graciously, God broke through my judgmental pride to give me a glimpse of how he sees Greg.I thank God for being so patient with me. I thank him for being way more loving and accepting than I can ever comprehend. I thank God for not giving up on the Gregs in this world, who don't know how loved they are. I also thank God for being patient with the religious Cindys of this world, who get a little bit better, then think they can condemn the rest of the planet for not living up to our messed-up standards.Before you judge me too harshly, remember this not judging thing is hard. If you don't think so, then you aren't doing it right! Our society seems to thrive on judging other people. I mean let's all be honest and admit: deep down, wouldn't we all love to be Judge Judy and hand out sassy judgments to everyone we find annoying? Our desire to justify ourselves by condemning others is why Jesus' calling in Luke 6:37-38 is seriously hard stuff.In those verses, Jesus calls his follower to be gracious in how we see people, forgive freely and give generously. Thankfully, Jesus didn't simply throw out these commands then say, “Good luck with that. I'm watching.”In the rest of Luke 6, Jesus taught some pretty amazing points to free us from being shame-filled judgers.Consider carefully who you follow.Jesus continued by saying “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.” Luke 6:39-40 (NIV).We aren't supposed to “judge” in a negative, hypocritical sense but we are supposed to make wise judgments about who we follow. Don't expect anyone to lead you somewhere they aren't going. If you want to be gracious in your assumptions of others (non-judgmental), forgiving, and generous, then you need to actively seek leaders who model these traits.Sounds like no-brainer advice until you think about how often we surround ourselves with people who make us feel better, instead of people who challenge us to be better. Real growth comes from finding people who will confront us in our shortcomings and model areas where we want to grow.Deal with the mess in your life so you can help others with theirs.“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.” Luke 6:41-43 (NIV).Jesus uses an exaggerated word picture to tell us two things: First, we all need to deal with our own mess. Secondly, there is actually very little we can accurately judge in other people's lives.Seeing our own mess accurately is no easy task. I often joke that denial is my favorite coping skill. One clear indicator that I'm denying my own mess: when I judge people harshly, it is because of something I'm not willing to deal with in myself. For example, in my opening story, I judged the men harshly because of “my plank” which was me being angry with God.When we refuse to deal with the messes in our lives, they don't go away. They pop up everywhere and influence everything we do. They have power over us. They become a nagging voice of shame, constantly telling us we are not good enough. We compensate by comparing ourselves to others. We look for problems in their lives so we can say, “See. I'm not so bad.” We live with the shame of trying to deny our messy plank, and we compensate by being judgmental.Jesus' advice frees us from the cycle of personal shame and doubts which cause us to judge others. He gives us the power to deal with all of our real issues, our deep hurts, and our shame. Healing all of these hurts can be a long process. Sometimes, we just aren't ready to admit our deepest hurts. Amazingly, even while we are in the process of simply admitting the hurts are there, Jesus provides freedom. When we admit we have a “plank”, it frees us to know we are going to deal with it. We no longer have to stuff our deepest pains and pretend we are “OK”. We get to admit, we aren't OK, but we will be! The peace we find from Jesus' acceptance of us and our “messy plank”, frees us from the need to build ourselves up through judging others.But what about the speck? Are we supposed to just deny other people have problems? Surely, we are supposed to help.Absolutely, we should help other people with their problems. We just need to realize; we only see the tip of the iceberg. We don't know all of their struggles. We only see a speck of their pain and the struggles in their lives. Of course, we should help people with problems we see. We just need to be sure we start with a humble attitude, which comes from being fully aware of our own mess, God's patient grace with us, and our very limited perspective. This humble attitude frees us from condemning others.Years of working with at-risk youth has given me unique insight into our “plank-eyed” tendencies to judge with condemning certainty, based on a “speck” of information. For example, I always think of Matt, one of my favorite students of all time. Matt was a young man with a huge heart and a tough home life. His mom worked two jobs just trying to make ends meet. His father was not in the picture and his older brother was a drug addict who, at seventeen years old, had already been arrested twice. Matt did everything he could to help his mom. He was consumed with not wanting to be another man who let his mom down. He worked his butt off trying to help her. His grades, appearance, and health suffered from the heavy load he was shouldering at such a young age. When I was assigned to be his tutor, I sat in on meetings where his teachers judged him as lazy and apathetic. The truth is, he worked harder than any of them; he was just ashamed to tell anyone. From their limited perspective, they saw his actions, then judged his motives. And they were dead wrong.Matt needing support at school was the “speck” his teachers could see. When they judged him, they no longer felt responsible for helping him with that speck. They hadn't dealt with the “planks” in them, which made them so ready to judge a thirteen-year-old boy.When we condemn from our limited perspective, it always points to our own plank. We miss the joy of helping people in the small areas where our lives intersect. “Holy speck helping” begins with “humble plank acknowledging”.Your focus determines your direction.I can't imagine anyone reading the previous two points and not wanting to apply them. We all want to follow wise leaders and to be non-judgmental, encouraging people. We all want to see the best in others and inspire those around us to greatness. I'm sure you've never thought: “What I really want out of life is to harshly judge everyone who makes me feel uncomfortable about anything I struggle with.”Despite our desire to be encouraging, judging people is a trap we have to constantly battle. How do we read these stories and Jesus' teaching about not being judgmental and really live differently?Jesus addressed the continual nature of our struggle in the next part of his lesson on not judging. He said:“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:43-45 (NIV).The “fruit” in our lives comes from all the things beneath the surface, deep in our souls. In order for our lives to produce good things, like not judging people, we have to store good things in our hearts and souls. In other words, if we want to accept people the way Jesus did, we have to continually focus on who he is and how he accepts people. It is a discipline we practice because of our desire to honor what Jesus has shown us. Our focus determines our direction. When we focus on ourselves, our hurt and our shame, we remain stuck in lives full of shame-filled judging. Thankfully, when we determine to focus on Jesus and his acceptance of us, we are freed from shame filled judging and we get to grow and accept others.Doing these things will help you build your life on a solid foundation that will not fail you when times are tough.“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.” Luke 6:46-49 (NIV).Jesus ended this sermon with a final challenge comparing and contrasting the two responses to his message. Everyone believes being gracious, forgiving, and generous are good things but few people focus on growing in these areas.The foolish man building his house on sand reminds me of so many teens I've talked to through the years. I've helped several young people whose parents neglected and abused them because of drug addictions. These teens were using drugs while telling me, they didn't want to be like their parents. They believed they could just quit when they had families because they'd care too much about their kids to use drugs. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case for any of them. None of them had learned any coping skills for the struggles in life. Instead of building their lives on different decisions, they escaped the hard emotions of their teen years by self-medicating with drugs. When they had families, they had no foundation for dealing with adult stresses. Sadly, they became the thing they hated most.In life, we don't get to suddenly have great character when we need it. Wanting to be good isn't enough. Character is built over time through frequent choices. We will all have hard times in our lives which will shake us and reveal our true character. If we follow the principles Jesus teaches in Luke, he will prepare us for these times. He helps us see ourselves accurately, then empowers us to change, grow, and become the good people we want to be. If we continually build our lives on the principles he taught, the hard times will not destroy us, they will reveal the strength of our character.So, whatever your shame struggles are, there is hope for you. You can quit judging yourself and others.Trust me. It's a journey.
In this episode our guest is Greg Rosner, Founder and CEO of PitchKitchen, a sales enablement agency. The team at PitchKitchen fixes bad sales messaging, presentations and websites that make their solution the hero of the story, instead of their customer. As Greg says, nobody wants a presentation, they just want their problem solved, but if you make your pitch centered around the solution only, they are never going to buy from you. Greg discovers for us the 12 conversations in a sales process, the key questions you should be asking your customer, shares useful resources and lots of actionable tips about building a sales relationship with your prospect. Enjoy! What We Cover In This Episode: What are the most common mistakes that sales people make in their presentations? The 12 essential conversations a sales person is having with customers What “mindset” should we have when we approach demo meetings? What questions should we be asking during a demo? What’s the hardest thing to teach people when it comes to giving a great demo? Is it an art or a science to come up with a repeatable sales script? How to personalize the pitch for each lead Why sales pitch for SaaS is no longer different than for other industries How to onboard a team member to do demos well What slides we should delete right now What’s more important – text or images? Slides as conversations and not documents Sales people as guides and not heroes Like a cold email, a pitch deck should start a conversation and create a relationship with your customers. It’s about people to people conversations, rather than showcasing your product or a service. And to learn more about nailing your sales demo, check out Greg’s recommended resources below. Happy Cold Emailing! Jeremy & Jack Resources: PitchKitchen Slido – Audience Interaction Made Easy Resources for photos – Unsplash and Pixabay BA Insight Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
Pain is so much in our worldview these days, as we are dealing with an opioid epidemic and pain management clinics and practitioners are everywhere we look. What if we could reframe what we understand about pain and recognize it for what it really is: Sensations in our bodies that we don’t like…? That’s the approach Greg Mack takes in his work, helping people who aren’t fully responding to medical interventions, who are willing to try another approach through exercise and physical conditioning. As Greg explains, “pain” is a physical sensation we experience and describe… attaching a variety of words and meanings to, but it isn’t an actual tangible thing we can measure. Each person’s experience with it is unique and subjective. What I might consider a 10 on the accepted pain scale may be only a 3 for someone else. Greg experienced the “fitness spark” when he was a Navy diver and engineer on a nuclear submarine. There were rigorous fitness requirements attached to this position and divers were subjected to regular readiness reviews to retain their positions. As a result, Greg and a partner started a fitness business, teaching others how to retain readiness, define nutrition guidelines, and recommending specific supplements to meet individual goals. Eventually, Greg attained a personal trainer certification and began expanding his understanding of and expertise around fitness, including creating fitness processes for people with extensive restrictions to their mobility. A hard-wired learner, Greg learned from and blended techniques, processes, and modalities from a number of different health-related practices to create his own muscle restoration processes and practices. He’s like the Sherlock Holmes of the human body, seeking a full understanding of the information available within each person who seeks his help. His goal is to help each individual regain control over their body, improve their ability to reach and hold certain positions, and develop strength to live a fuller life. Greg’s Bio As Founder and CEO, Greg's vision for Physicians Fitness LLC was shaped 28 years ago while working as a lay assistant to chiropractic physicians in a sports medicine clinic. It was during this tenure that he noticed the unfortunate reality that most of the patients of the clinic were there, and frequently returned, as a result of poor physical conditioning. The medical and chiropractic staff encouraged these patients to participate in exercise and fitness programs but did not have the time nor resources to effectively assess, develop, and implement a safe, global health-fitness plan. Greg wanted to provide a solution. As a graduate of the Navy's Nuclear Engineering School, Greg used his foundation of engineering skills, his enthusiasm for fitness, academic certifications – Medical Exercise Specialist and Personal Trainer, and his experiences working with a wide variety of medical professionals (physical therapists, osteopaths, surgeons), to develop the "Mobility/Stability Profiling Method" of pre-exercise physical assessment. He has developed a variety of novel strategies and tactics for improving the motor control of individuals such that they move better, feel better, and live better. His experience working in such diverse venues as community gyms and medical practices enhanced his awareness of the wide gulf that exists between the medical community and fitness facilities, particularly for those individuals trying to recover from, and manage, a diagnosed disease. This led to the development of a comprehensive documentation and communication system that coordinates biomechanical improvement and fitness programs for individuals with diagnosed diseases from the medical community, the core of Physicians Fitness operations. Greg's involvement in the fitness industry includes authoring articles for fitness and medical publications, presenting relevant topics to fitness professionals at continuing education conferences, and achieving the "Master Level" designation as a personal fitness professional from IDEA. Greg received the IDEA International Personal Trainer of the Year Award for the year 2003 and is currently the Chairman of the IDEA Personal Trainer Committee, an influential body steering important issues related to fitness professionals. He is a member of the Medical-Fitness Network Education committee. Greg is also the Founder of, and Lead Instructor for, Exercise Professional Education, LLC, a Columbus, Ohio-based continuing education provider for several industry certifying bodies. Greg has been in full time practice for over 16 years and his involvement in the fitness industry includes authoring articles for fitness and medical publications, presenting relevant topics to fitness professionals at continuing education conferences, and achieving the "Master Level" designation as a personal fitness professional from IDEA (www.ideafit.com). Greg received the IDEA International Personal Trainer of the Year Award for the year 2003 and is currently the Chairman of the IDEA Personal Trainer Committee. For More: Physicians Fitness Austin Muscle Restoration – One of Greg’s Students Greg on LinkedIn The Gift of Pain Book
During these unprecedented times, we must be ready and willing to help each other. The COVID-19 pandemic effects just about everything going on in the world. From the stock market down to local bars, it's crucial we provide for one another as best we can. Our team is making sure we stay on call for any suffering businesses that need assistance. As Greg mentions below, we are also lending our social media presence to companies that are in need of public messaging. Don't hesitate to get in contact with us. As we go through these tough times dealing with COVID-19, the most important thing is we stick together.
Greg Shooks of Central Lake grows cherries, wine grapes, and small grains on his fourth generation farm, where he works with his brother and cousin. The wine grapes are new, because last year they sold their 550 head of cattle and built a winery – Cellar 1914, with a nod to the year his family started the farm. They actually built the winery in the same footprint they were housing the cattle. As Greg said, “We’re just like a country song now. We’re serving wine in an old cattle barn and parking in the feed lot.” Greg, his wife Jenny, and their three daughters enjoy boating and traveling – especially to warm places. Listen as Greg talks about: How maraschino cherries are made, and what he knows you have in your fridge What two things you should never buy that he did – but enjoys Why having kids is like running a correctional facility How the first year of growing grapes really changed their direction Why he eloped with his high school sweetheart https://www.cellar1914.com/
Opener: Skipped this part since all we're doing is talking about (mostly new) games played! Closers: Skipped this, too, but you can think that my suggestion that listeners subscribe & participate in the Boardgames To Go guild as my unofficial closer Geeklist: Post-BGGcon 2019 (with Greg Pettit) (Gregarius) [/floatright]Another year that I didn't make it to BGGcon, but of course Greg Pettit did...he's an "every timer"! Since 2010 (a decade, hmm...) Greg and I have been recording this episode after the event, whether I was able to join him or not. Greg tells us about the event, its new location, and then about a whole lot of games played. Even oldtimers like Greg & I find ourselves playing new games as well as some old favorites at an event like this. Since these are often first plays of a new game, I like to solicit "1-5 star ratings" instead of BGG ratings. What's the difference? Maybe nothing, but in my mind, stars are more of a gut feel after an early play that measures excitement to play again, as well as (or maybe more than) an analysis of a game's long-term evaluation. As Greg says, it's easier to give 5 stars to a game you just had fun with than to say it's a 10. -Mark
In this episode Susan talks with Greg Linnemanstons, President of the Weidert Group, about his focus on marketing for complex B2B industries. Greg shares: How the decision to focus has made his firm more relevant and valuable to his clients, to the point where he now regularly turns away business. He stresses the benefits of specialization to all of his clients. How to build confidence in the direction your business is going As Greg says, “it's a lot easier to focus when you a deep authentic confidence in the direction that you're going and you can't have that until you've proved it”
The Bangkok Podcast | Conversations on Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital
On this episode, Greg and Ed discuss the concept of a “Go Bag” - that is, a bag that always stays packed in case you need to get outta Dodge. Both hosts know people who have them, but it’s a concept that’s different for everyone. It might seem alarmist, but here in Bangkok, things can sometimes go bad in a hurry. But how do you define a Go Bag? As Greg explains, it could be something as simple as making sure you have the supplies to work from home for a few days in case of something bad happening, like the fire at Central World mall last week. Or as Ed discusses, you could be one of those folks who has made a full-on evacuation plan, with alternate routes to the airport, and a plan to pick up family members on the way. And of course, not everyone will react to the same emergency in the same manner - many long-term expats are used to the occasional social hiccup that requires some flexible planning, but others might have a lower tolerance for interruptions, and will feel the need to leave Thailand in the rearview if things get dicey. Either way, the concept of a Go Bag (or even just a Go Plan) is something that we think every expat should at least think about. As always, the podcast will continue to be 100% funded by listeners just like you who get some special swag from us. And we’ll keep our Facebook, Twitter, and LINE accounts active so you can send us comments, questions, or whatever you want to share.
Welcome To Episode #118 of the Amazon FBA Private Label Show Podcast! In this episode I chat with Greg Mercer of Jungle Scout about creating a million dollar business on Amazon FBA. Listen to this Amazon FBA Podcast! [powerpress] Tips to Creating a Million Dollar Business on Amazon w/Greg Mercer of Jungle Scout - EP118 In this amazing podcast episode I have a great conversation with Greg Mercer of Jungle Scout where Greg gives amazing tips to help sellers build and create their Amazon business. As Greg and I discuss Amazon has changed a lot over the years but if you focus on the basics then you can set your self up for massive success. The key to growing and getting to the next level on Amazon is to simply keep launching and adding more quality products. PRODUCT SELECTION AND SOURCING Look for products that are in demand and can be improved to beat the competition Consider selling products that are a little higher priced than normal ( $17-$50 ) Be cautious of selling products with a lot of moving parts or electronic items Find great suppliers by looking up the importing records of your top competitors Work to build a long term relationship with your supplier that is mutually beneficial Find multiple suppliers of a product to be able to effectively negotiate pricing When asking the supplier to customize the product explain your reasoning and give great details LAUNCHING PRODUCTS AND LISTING OPTIMIZATION Build your own email list and audience that you can launch products to Run aggressive PPC during the launch phase along with giveaways to get ranked Use a tool like the Jungle Scout web app to determine your giveaway amount Gain reviews through follow up emails by using a service like Jumpsend Split test your main imagine to determine what is the best performing image OUTSOURCING Sellers should learn to do their own product research and keyword research Tasks such as product photography and listing creation should be outsourced Use a service such as Jungle Market to find pre-vetted freelancers for Amazon sellers Not a member of the Facebook Mastermind group yet? Join here!
Seventeen years ago, Greg Buzek was working as a Product Development Manager making anti-theft devices. They were the type of devices designed to deactivate if merchandise left a store without being purchased. Greg made a very good living at this, but found himself completely unfulfilled inside. Something wasn't quite right in his life. It was at a casual lunch one day with the Pastor from his church, when the first seeds would be planted. Pastor Kelly Lyons worked with small groups and missions at the church, and he needed help. He asked Greg to work in missions, and although Greg was engaged in the talk, internally, he was full of fear: "I’m a business guy, I have nothing to offer." Before he got back to his desk that afternoon, he was fired from his job! "Okay Lord, you have my attention." But now what? It kept coming back to helping the people of Liberia. Yet, Greg knew nothing about Liberia. So Greg prayed about this big decision in his life, "Lord, All I know about Liberia is that Chet’s over there, and he’s had malaria three times, been shot at, had an AK47 pointed at his chest from an 8-year-old - If I need to go to Liberia, you’ll need to make it real clear to me". As Greg was driving home, he sees a man pushing his car up the road. Something tells him to stop and help the guy out. When Greg gets out of the car, he notices a bumper sticker that might as well have been a red-neon lit sign that said: “I Support Liberia” What are the chances? This man was from Liberia. As the two men were talking, the stranger explains to Greg that Liberia is in real bad shape and going into a Civil War. Greg explains that he has had it on his heart to go to Liberia, the stranger tells Greg he is nuts! Greg Buzek was still not excited about this crazy idea of going to Liberia, but the evidence was starting to stack up against him. Chuck Smith, the Senior Pastor, explained to Greg "Beware of signs and wonders. Make sure you have scriptures backing up whatever you believe God is calling you to do". Just days later, in his studies, the first scripture presented was Genesis: 12:1; Get thee out of thy country. The next five scriptures all has a similar message. Greg Buzek's life was about to change and would never be the same again... The story continues on the Brink of Greatness Podcast… The Next Leap Forward Broken families, illness, poverty; there are over 143 million orphans around the globe. A few startling facts from UNICEF tell a story... A Child dies every 5.2 seconds, that is over 16,000 children every single day. In the New York Foster care system, 60% of the children who age out end up in a homeless situation. More children age out of care systems in one week than are adopted in an entire year. The stats could go on forever, but they all end in one conclusion: Far too many children are suffering unnecessarily; disease, famine, lack of resources, crime, trafficking. If we are to put a dent in this worldwide problem, it will take an army of many, but it starts with one! Greg Buzek recognized this need and through his faith and trust, he took the leap forward to make that difference. Retail Orphan Initiative was born to raise awareness and provide real-life solutions by combining the resources of many with the art of streamlining to that critical moment of need. They not only do this in over 24 countries, but they also focus efforts in the United States. Retail Orphan Initiative has interacted in over 188 Projects, raising millions of dollars, rescued 1,200 girls, helped support 1,412 Adoptions, built 19 schools, worked on brining clean water to communities. It's an impressive list of accomplishments that change on a daily basis depending on the need. The Brink of Greatness salutes our Brink Thinker Greg Buzek and the incredible team that is working for the good of humanity! For Further Insight: Website: https://www.retailroi.org/ DONATE: https://www.retailroi.org/donate/
The Bangkok Podcast | Conversations on Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital
“The Land of Smiles” has been one of the most successful marketing campaigns in history. So much so, that many people come to Thailand thinking that every single person in the country is a smiling angel, and are shocked when someone is mean or tries to scam them. This is Greg’s theory anyway, and it’s one of many that he and Ed discuss as they ponder if Thailand really is deserving of its title as one of the friendliest countries in the world. Spoiler - both Greg and Ed think it probably is, but there are a few caveats. How does social structure dictate outward friendliness? Is there a difference between being friendly and being nice? And how much of this reputation comes from dumbass foreigners like us misinterpreting subtle social cues that are embedded deep in Thai culture? Much like one’s opinion of Thailand will be colored by their individual experience, so are Thais colored by their individual personalities, and a sweeping generalization - even a positive one - doesn’t do any country justice. As Greg subtly explains: “Some of the biggest dickheads I know are Canadians, and we’re all supposed to be nice!” As always, the podcast will continue to be 100% funded by listeners just like you who get some special swag from us. And we’ll keep our Facebook, Twitter, and LINE accounts active so you can send us comments, questions, or whatever you want to share.
Neuroscientist Dr. Greg Gerdeman makes the scientific case for legalization and regulation.Interview content begins at 20:58.Greg Gerdeman, PhD was one of the first people to make me aware that the runner’s high is not the result of endorphins, but is in fact, brought on by endocannabinoids -- the molecules produced by our own bodies that mimic the effects of THC and CBD found in the plant. Since then, Greg, a former tenured professor at Eckerd College and now Chief Science officer at 3 Boys Farm, an organic greenhouse-based cannabis provider in Florida, has become a trusted friend and colleague. He is one of those rare people who can make complex biochemistry of cannabis understandable, even sexy.That's why Greg was the first person I called when I wanted to understand the difference between the scary synthetics like K2 or Spice and real cannabis. As he explains in this fascinating interview, these fake cannabinoids were first produced in labs by renown scientists who were looking to locate and understand the way that endocannabinoid system of receptors in our brains and bodies work. But unlike THC or CBD, the synthetics were designed to attach to stick to the receptors for a very long time. That’s why they are 10,000 more potent than natural cannabinoids and so much more dangerous.Even more dodgy are the haphazard ways they are made: Bad actors in Southeast Asia get access to these synthetic cannabinoids and then spray them on herbs in random, unknown quantities. Some doses may be mild; others deadly. No oversight = no quality control. They are exported are then sold here in gas stations and convenience stores to the uninformed looking for a cheap high. As Greg points out, this illicit trade is the result of prohibition. If everyone could legally obtain cannabis, the need for synthetic substitutes evaporates.In this wide ranging interview (which is reflective of Greg’s wide ranging brain) he also explains the differences between “full spectrum CBD” and CBD products made from “isolates” and “distillates.” He warns why the product labeled "organic" featuring a cute couple hiking The Rockies, might not be what’s advertised.To read all of Dr. Gerdeman's papers click here.
Dr Carolyn Lam: Welcome to Circulation on the Run, your weekly podcast summary and backstage pass to the Journal and its editors. We're your co-hosts of Circulation on the Run. I'm Dr Carolyn Lam, associate editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore. Dr Greg Hundley: And I am Greg Hundley, also associate editor from VCU Health Systems in Richmond, Virginia. Dr Carolyn Lam: So, have you ever wondered in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease beyond a year of coronary stenting, can you safely just continue on oral anticoagulation without antiplatelet therapy? Well, if you've ever wondered that ... I sure have. I'm sure you have too, Greg. Our feature paper this week does discuss this, so you have to stay tuned. But for now, Greg, what are your picks from this week's issue? Dr Greg Hundley: I've got a couple to discuss. The first is Patrick Hsieh from Taipei, Taiwan, and really is evaluating the gut microbiota and how that affects cardiac repair after myocardial infarction. I mean, who would've thought to chase an idea like this? But what this investigative team did is they had mice, so this was a basic science experiment, and they treated them seven days prior to ligation of their left anterior descending artery that would induce a myocardial infarction. They treated them seven days prior with ampicillin, metronidazole, neomycin, and vancomycin. What were they trying to do? Totally obliterate any bacterial load within their GI system. Then, they ligated that coronary artery, and at 21 days, they looked at histopathologically what was happening. And you know what they found? Those where they wiped out the bacterial load, they had increased cardiovascular events. And importantly, myocardial rupture was very high in this group of mice. Also those mice, they had reduced heart rate, and mechanistically what had occurred is there was a reduction in our immune monocytes that were trying to infiltrate the peri-infarct. They weren't there. They were not in those peri-infarct zones. And so, the thought here is that removal of the favorable microbiota in the gut can actually be harmful in the setting of myocardial infarction. Dr Carolyn Lam: Fascinating. So, microbiome as our pals. But wait a minute. I mean, how can you say it's from elimination of the microbiome versus some kind of effect of the antibiotics itself? Dr Greg Hundley: Yeah, that's a great question, Carolyn. The way they did this is they took another group of animals, and they supplemented them with lactobacillus probiotic, like the stuff we get in the grocery store. And those animals, they did not suffer any of the adverse cardiovascular effects. So, it really points to an important role of our gut microbiota. You know, and what do they do? They basically ferment these carbohydrates that we ingest, and produce short chain fatty acids that are a substrate for these mononuclear cells to help infiltrate those infarct zones. So, really exciting basic science question that this group examined. Dr Carolyn Lam: I love that you picked a basic science paper, and I love that you made even me understand it so well. Okay, but what I have is a clinical trial. So, it's the REDUCE-MVI trial, which is the first randomized trial comparing maintenance treatment with ticagrelor or prasugrel after a primary PCI. So, this is from Dr van Royen and colleagues. They're from Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Basically, they figured that despite successful restoration of epicardial vessel patency with primary PCI, coronary microvascular injury does occur in a large proportion of STEMI patients, and of course, adversely affects outcomes. Now, ticagrelor has been reported to increase plasma adenosine levels, which may have a protective effect on the microcirculation. So, the authors randomize 110 STEMI patients following revascularization to maintenance therapy with ticagrelor versus prasugrel, with the primary outcome being microvascular injury at one month as determined by the index of microcirculatory resistance in the infarct related artery. What they found was that there was no difference in the extent of microvascular injury and in the extent of infarct size by cardiac MRI at one month after the primary PCI. The attributed pleiotropic benefits of ticagrelor through the adenosine metabolism pathway actually could not be confirmed in the STEMI population, as plasma adenosine levels were actually not increased in the patients treated with ticagrelor. Dr Greg Hundley: So, what does this mean for the use of adenosine and its role? Dr Carolyn Lam: I suppose you're also asking, you know, is the adenosine hypothesis really out here? This is a study that really suggests we have to question it, but there are some limitations that we perhaps should keep in mind when we think about this. So first, before primary PCI, all patients were loaded with ticagrelor because this was standard of care in the participating centers. That, of course, could have modified microvascular injury already at the index event. Now, a second important thing is that the study may have been underpowered. There was a greater than anticipated variability in that primary outcome of index on microcirculatory resistance. The relatively low rates of risk factors, the small infarct size, the preserved ejection fraction could all have influenced this IMR values, as well as the potential effects of the pharmacological intervention. And furthermore, the natural recovery of microvascular dysfunction over time may have diluted the positive effects. And of course, selection bias is inevitable in a trial. And so, you know, although this really questions the adenosine hypothesis, there are still caveats to these results. Dr Greg Hundley: Very good. So, Carolyn, I've got another study to sort of go over, and this is from Dan Modin from the University of Copenhagen. And it's really addressing this issue. We all in the fall, do we all get our flu shots? And could that be helpful in patients with heart failure? You know, the ACC, the AHA, and the ESC all suggest flu shots, but there's actually no guideline to recommend. So, what did these investigators do? They looked in Denmark, and from the period of January of 2003 to June of 2015, they identified 134,048 subjects. And they looked at the vaccination status for those with a diagnosis of heart failure that were greater than 18 years in age. 55% percent of these were men. And then, they also looked at ICD-10 codes for cardiovascular events. Now, they examine the dates of when you had your vaccination, how frequently, what were your comorbidities cardiovascular-wise, medication use, etc. And what they observed is that those individuals that had more than one vaccination ... So, basically annual vaccinations for a three year period, they had an 18% reduction in all death, and a 19% reduction in cardiovascular death. Dr Carolyn Lam: So, is this all heart failure patients? Are there specific subgroups that we should be targeting? Dr Greg Hundley: At our institution, they really get on us. If we don't have our flu shots in September, I mean, they threaten to withhold everything, or maybe October. Well, interesting that you asked that question. Those individuals that had flu shots in the September to October window did much better than those individuals that had their vaccination November, December, or actually later in January. And the second group that benefited were the individuals that actually had annual vaccinations. So, if periodically you say, "Oh, I'm going to get it this year, but then I'm not going to get it two years from now." Not so good. It was those individuals that had those vaccinations annually. Dr Carolyn Lam: You know, Greg, it's making me question too, because here I am in a tropical island. We actually don't have seasons. So, what does that mean for us? That's one thing. And then, do we need even randomized trials now? Dr Greg Hundley: Yeah, I think you're right there, Carolyn, because first of all, you know the investigators targeted this because 50% of heart failure exacerbations are actually triggered by some sort of respiratory infection. So, that was kind of the thought behind this. But we do have to be careful about looking at this longitudinal data and making predictions or developing guidelines. A couple of reasons why. It could be that those that come in for annual vaccinations at the time points, well, maybe they also come in for more frequent heart failure visits with their doctor. So, it's not cause and effect. And in fact, there was another study, Get with the Guidelines heart failure study, and it actually showed no association. So, more work really needs to be done in this area. And just to point out quickly, there is a current randomized trial going on called Invested, and it's looking at different types of vaccinations, trivalent versus quadrivalent. They're underway in those with heart failure. And so, there's a lot more work in this area. But it was interesting getting it that old "get your flu shot," and it looks like at least longitudinally in cohort studies could be beneficial. And if you are going to do it, do it every year and get that September, October. So, Carolyn, what about your next paper? Dr Carolyn Lam: So, Greg, my second paper is another trial. It's the radio sound hypertension trial, this time focusing on renal denervation. In fact, it's the first trial to compare three different techniques and technologies for catheter-based renal denervation. It's from Dr Lurz from Heart Center Leipzig in Germany. And what they did is, they randomized 120 patients with resistant hypertension to three arms. Either one, radiofrequency, renal denervation of the main renal arteries. Two, radiofrequency renal denervation of the main renal arteries and the side branches and accessories. Or three, an endovascular ultrasound-based renal denervation of the main renal artery. The primary endpoint was change in systolic daytime ambulatory blood pressure at three months. In the end, endovascular ultrasound-based renal denervation was the winner over radiofrequency ablation of the main arteries, with or without ablation of the side branches. Dr Greg Hundley: Carolyn, does this mean that renal denervation is coming back? Are we going to actually start thinking about this as a viable option to treat those with longstanding hypertension? Dr Carolyn Lam: Greg, this was exactly addressed by an editorialist, Dr Ram from UT Southwestern and Apollo Hospitals and Apollo Medical College in India. Beautiful editorial. Basically, even with the publication of these new data, it is difficult to predict whether renal denervation is firmly back on track. You see, some caveats should be mentioned, including that in this trial, only patients with large renal arteries were chosen for this study. And patient enrollment was rather selective. For example, out of 1,884 patients screened, only 120 patients met the inclusion criteria. And then, importantly, in a few patients, the reduction in systolic blood pressure was really impressive, close to 40 millimeters mercury. But the majority of responders had a more modest effect, and in about 30%, there was no change in blood pressure. So, one of the ultimate things we need to learn to do is to identify the so-called hyper-responders from the non-responders. So, lots more work needs to be done in renal denervation. That brings us to a close of our little chat. Can't wait for our feature discussion coming right up. Our feature paper today deals with a very important topic in a very frequently encountered group of patients. And they're the ones with concomitant stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation. You see, these are patients at high risk of both ischemic and bleeding events, and therefore, it's critical to identify the right antithrombotic regimen with the optimal benefit ratio, since this is going to be lifelong therapy. Now, interestingly, despite recommendations in the guidelines and consensus documents, there has been no randomized controlled trial evaluating oral anticoagulation with and without antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease beyond one year of coronary stenting. I mean, Greg, I didn't even realize that we didn't have a randomized control trial. Did you? Dr Greg Hundley: Absolutely, Carolyn. And, you know, this is an important issue, because we have a lot of patients coming to the cath lab that have atrial fibrillation, and what is going to be the recommended anticoagulant and antiplatelet combination? And so, it's really time for a randomized trial. Dr Carolyn Lam: I know, and luckily for us, that's exactly what this issue's feature paper does. And I'm so pleased to welcome to the show Dr Satoshi Shizuta from Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, as well as associate editor Dr Shinya Goto from Tokai University in Japan. We're so proud to be publishing the OAC-ALONE trial, even though we understand it was a difficult trial. Tell us, what were the results? Dr Satoshi Shizuta: As you know, the results were somewhat inconclusive because of pretty much a combination of patient enrollment. Initially, we scheduled to enroll 2,000 patients during 12 months, but patient enrollment speed was extremely slow, much slower than expected. So, we extended the patient enrollment period from 12 months to 38 months. But finally, we could only enroll 696 patients, about one-third of the initially planned patients. The result was around 50% rate of primary end point during 2.5 years of follow up. And the hazard ratio of [inaudible 00:15:01] strategy, as compared with OAC plus APT was 1.16 with a 95 confidence interval of 0.79 to 1.72. So, in conclusion, our study failed to establish no inferiority of OAC-ALONE to combination therapy of OAC plus antiplatelet therapy in patients with AF and stable coronary artery disease beyond one year after stenting in terms of primary endpoint of death, MI, or stroke. So, this study was underpowered and inconclusive. So, future larger studies require to establish the optimal antithrombotic regimen in this same patient population. Dr Carolyn Lam: Thanks so much. Shinya, you've been thinking about this, too, and the performance of such a difficult trial. Did you have anything to add or to ask? Dr Shinya Goto: So, first of all, I would to congratulate Satoshi and the group. They have completed a very interesting randomizing trial. As Greg mentioned, there is two kind of patient who lead to coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation, especially after, you know, one year after stenting. So, taking a look at coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation, we don't have the established standard of care yet. So, Satoshi know, it is a long-time study. So, I understand the rich colored nature of the patient in this kind of trial. So, what is the most difficult point increased to encourage the patient in this long-term trial? Dr Satoshi Shizuta: We think that difficulty reflects substantial reluctance of most cardiologists to withdraw antiplatelet therapy, single antiplatelet therapy from stented patients, even the patients treated with oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation. So, that is the most important point. Dr Shinya Goto: You have already showed in this paper myocardial infarction recurrence of stents thrombosis. Not a huge problem in this kind of patient population, you know? Stroke is a bigger problem, mortality, not including cardiovascular is also the problem. So, you have suggested, you have a strong kind of mind, is it? And single antiplatelet therapy necessary after stenting. Your results are underpowered but still suggest how always you know would be enough in stable CAD patients with atrial fibrillation. I would congratulate you again. Dr Satoshi Shizuta: Thank you. Dr Greg Hundley: Satoshi, I have a quick question. So, in the randomization process, how can you achieve the physicians managing the patients to administer the anticoagulant therapy to guideline levels, particularly when they are also prescribed antiplatelet therapy? I noticed that in the editorial on this manuscript that was a concern, and suggesting that in future studies that the therapy really be defined, and not so much open label administration at the discretion of the prescribing physician. What are your thoughts on that? Dr Satoshi Shizuta: I agree with you, but in this kind of study, randomizing whether or not to withdraw a drug is very difficult to conduct. Financial support is limited, and in such situation, double blind placebo controlled trial is very difficult to conduct. As you know, several years ago, a loose trial was published in the Lancet. And also in the loose trial, the study design was open level, and also in the PCI and [inaudible 00:19:48], I think the study design was not blinded but open. In this paper figure two, our control level was set as a dependent based on the Japanese guidelines. In the Japanese guidelines, target IR was set as 1.6 to 2.6, a little bit lower than Western golden standard for elderly patients older than 50 years. And same 2.0 to 3.0 in patients younger than 70 years. And in that criteria, as you can see, if you get 2A of paper, the therapeutic range was extremely high. 76% in the OAC-ALONE group, and also 73% in the OAC plus APD group. We can clearly understand that the intensity of oral anticoagulation was different between the two groups. Most of the OAC-ALONE group, OAC was controlled with ionine level higher than 2.0. On the other hand, in the OAC plus APD group, the ionine level was mostly controlled between 1.6 to 2.2 or .5 or so. So, this is a great big limitation of the study. But even in this limitation, the bleeding events, there was numerical excess in the OAC plus APD group. And, regarding the TEMI major bleeding, there was a trend toward increased major bleeding in the OAC plus APD group. If the intensity of OAC was the same, of course, I am convinced that even in this underpowered sample five, the major bleeding will be statistically higher in the OAC plus APD group. Dr Carolyn Lam: Thank you so much Satoshi for really taking us under the hood, and showing us all the myriad of considerations that occurred to perform this trial. This is Greg and Carolyn. Thank you for joining us on Circulation on the Run. Don't forget to tune in again next week. This program is copyright American Heart Association 2019.
This is The Menprovement Podcast #3. I'm interviewing Greg Blencoe, a fellow life coach, and content creator. He is one of few people who successfully passed 90-day mark on his first attempt. After being interested in self-improvement, life-hacks and ways he could improve his day to day life, he was always on the lookout for new mindsets and practices that can benefit him. He was always active physically and mentally and understood the value of inner and outer growth. But it wasn't until he discovered the power of Nofap that he truly took his life to the next level. Nofap allowed him to finally get that extra level of energy, motivation, and creativity to move his life in the direction of his dreams. As Greg puts it... "I was in a place where from the outside it looked like nothing was wrong. But the problem was that not a lot was right. My career has always been very important to me. And the path I was on was a dead end." Nofap was the difference that made all the difference. What You Will Learn - best practices that go along with nofap - how to keep the relapse at bay - why nofap by itself is not enough - how to control and transmute your sexual energy in order to channel it into every area of your life. “If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy.” T. Harv Eker Greg's YouTube Channel - Take on the Nofap Challange or switch to Nofap lifestyle with Greg's help. His insights and expertise will guide you through thick and thing of your journey. Thanks again for tuning into the show. If this episode helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the page. Also, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They make a huge difference in the ranking of the show and I read every single one of them. So thanks again, and don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get it automatic updates! Cheers.
Featured Guests: Greg Trompeter - Director, Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting Melanie Fernandez - Partner, BDO Paul Gregg - Assistant Chair, Finance Executive in Residence, Dept. of Finance; CFO, Rini Technologies, Inc. Jim Adamczyk - Senior Executive VP / CLO, FAIRWINDS Credit Union Mike Johnson - Dean, UCF College of Sciences Episode Transcription: Paul Jarley: This is a story of a man who was ahead of his time. Some say that he had the most important idea of the last 500 years. He may very well have helped to invent the future. He most certainly understood the role trust plays in our modern economy. And he was of all things, a mild mannered accounting professor. Paul Jarley: This show is all about separating hype from fundamental change. I'm Paul Jarley, Dean of the College of Business here at UCF. I've got lots of questions. To get answers, I'm talking to people with interesting insights into the future of business. Have you ever wondered, "Is this really a thing?". On to our show. [music]` Paul Jarley: A few months ago, I received an email from Mike Johnson. Mike is Dean of the College of Sciences and more importantly, my drinking buddy. The subject line read, Innovations in Accounting. Who knew? I opened the email and clicked on the link to an article entitled, "Why Everyone Missed the Most Important Invention of the Last 500 Years". I was skimming the article when Greg Trompeter walked into my office. Greg is the director of the Dixon School of Accounting, and so I turned to him and said, "Hey Greg, have you ever heard of triple entry bookkeeping?" Greg Trompeter: (laughs). Triple entry bookkeeping. Paul Jarley: Indeed he had. Greg Trompeter: It's an idea that came up, maybe in the mid to late 1970s. There was a professor at Carnegie Mellon. His name is Yuji Ijiri and he came up with a notion that for four or five hundred years people had been using double entry bookkeeping as if it were perfection itself. He said, "Well, maybe you could make it better". Paul Jarley: Okay, let's stop right there. I realize a podcast in accounting theory is a bold move. But Dr. Ijiri was quite the dude. His obituary notes he was interested in things like the relationship between accounting, quantum physics, and quantum computing. How many people do you think are trying to connect those dots? He didn't strike me as the kind of guy who would waste his time on frivolous pursuits. Yuji Ijiri: Bookkeeping evolved from single entry, which just recorded what happened, to a double entry, where what happened has to be explained by reasoning. Paul Jarley: Dr. Ijiri might be dead, but in the miracle of today's modern technology, he left behind a YouTube video explaining his ideas around triple entry bookkeeping. Yuji Ijiri: I get attracted by three. Everything three is very interesting and much more complex than two. And what the triple entry might look like. Paul Jarley: He challenged a group of Ph.D. students to figure this out. 10 years lapsed, when he realized... Yuji Ijiri: Nobody is doing anything about it. (laughs). Paul Jarley: So he decided to take matters into his own hands. Yuji wrote two books on the subject. The second of which... Yuji Ijiri: bases on the calculus of taking a type of derivative of existing accounting and come up with a new dimension and then create the double entry at that level. I think it has a lot of applications... Paul Jarley: I know that seems esoteric, but Dr. Ijiri's ideas might just rock your world. As Greg explains, changes in accounting facilitated changes in markets and signific...
Heartbroken and flat broke, Greg struggles to reenter the workforce and suffers a series of seriocomic indignities, including sitting through a motivational speaking session in a gymnasium and single-handedly crewing an experimental film. As Greg's excursions take him through Vancouver's suburbs, office spaces, woodlands, bookshops, basement suites and galleries, his existential dread steeps. In turn, director/multi-disciplinary artist Zebulon Zang reveals himself to be a keen observer of human nature (and accompanying ludicrous behavior) who is capable of mining rich absurdity from the seemingly mundane. Today I had Zebulon on the show to discuss the process of bringing his unique vision to the screen. N.O.N. will be screening at the Vancouver International Film Festival on September 30th and October 7th
Getting a popular entertainer, athlete, author, blogger, or YouTuber to say nice things about your business or products is a powerful way to generate sales. Greg Jameson, author of The Influencer Effect, specializes in helping companies identify the influential men and women who can provide them the greatest endorsement leverage, and then negotiating terms with those influencers. As Greg explains to host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, an effective influencer needn’t have a household name. Anyone with a loyal following, no matter how small, can often produce over-sized results for the companies and products that they endorse. Photo: Greg Jameson, The Influencer Effect Posted: June 4, 2018 Monday Morning Run Time: 35:41
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Do you suffer from negative self-talk or low self-esteem? Are you frustrated with others and would like to improve your relationships? In today's episode, former illusionist Greg Dwyer shares with us the secrets to creating real magic in our lives and communication with others. Greg is a dynamic and mesmerizing keynote speaker, workshop leader and author of Use The Power of Your Mind, Former Illusionist Reveals Five Secrets For Your Success. Greg was seen by over six million people in 1995 when he made his television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. He is an ordained minister and continues as a church consultant and speaker. He holds an MDiv and a MA, and is the recipient of the Dale Carnegie Highest Award for Achievement. The first step to creating the life of your dreams is awareness – how you're communicating with yourself (and others). As Greg points out, you've been hypnotized, and it's time to take yourself out of the trance. Become aware of your emotional state, your language, how it is impacting you, and pre-framing you for the life you already have. In today's conversation, Greg provides a few tips on how to do that, along with further steps that will lead you to creating the life and relationships you desire. Key Takeaways Most people are walking around with a thought in their head that, 9 times out of 10, is not true. Once you develop greater self-awareness, the next step is to reprogram yourself. Surround yourself with a different group of people who have what you desire, and then model them. Break the spell with gratitude. We have 45-65,000 thoughts every day. 90% of them are the same we had yesterday. People are either living in the past or in the future, rarely in the present. Create a daily ritual – state of gratitude. In the morning think of what you're grateful for. At night write down 5 things you are grateful for. Look for them. Focus on what's important to you. Gratitude sets you up for that. Television is called programming for a reason. Our behavior, what we do and what we say, is all based on what we believe – on a subconscious level. If you really want to know what you believe, look at your results. If you're only thinking about yourself and how you're going to pay your bills, you can never get to the point where you can transform others. Empathy is down because we're so tied to our phones and technology that we don't know how to truly connect with another person. The foundation for all communication is trust. You have to build trust with yourself and you have to build trust with another person. Receive Your Free Gift e-Book: How To Use The Power Of Your Mind Resources Diamond Mind Podcast With Greg Dwyer (Every Sunday @ 5pm EST on BlogTalk Radio) Connect With Greg Dwyer Website www.GregDwyer.com Travel With Greg www.GregDwyer.net
On October 2, 1998 Greg Witman is 13 years old. He is getting off the school bus and coming home where his 15 year old brother Zach is home sick for the day. But that day, tragedy would strike and throw the brothers’ seemingly close-knit relationship into question. As Greg arrives home from school and enters his home using the key that his brother hung inside the storm door of the home, he is brutally murdered, suffering over 100 stab wounds- mainly to the neck and head area. Could his brother have been lying in wait for him that day, or was this a random intruder?
This episode should be titled, "Swing for the Fences" and not because it's a home run, but it's the theme Justin and Greg keep coming back to in their conversation with David Bellerive. Greg Moore and Justin Reeves use their Facebook Live show to inform the social consulting they do with Pidgeon Social. As Greg says in the podcast, social media is not as much science as people think it is.Justin...
My guest this week is the Greg Satell. Greg is a popular writer, speaker and innovation advisor, whose work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, and Forbes. I met Greg through the two gentlemen at Experian who have been on the show recently, Eric Haller, Executive Vice President of Experian’s DataLabs, and Barry Libenson, CIO of Experian. Birds of a feather flock together, as they say. As Greg and I were setting up the conversation, he just released his first book called Mapping Innovation: A Playbook for Navigating a disruptive age. It was published in May of 2017. Major Take-Aways From This Episode: My conversation with Greg is a refreshing perspective on innovation largely because of his concept of an innovation matrix. This is a framework that he created to help companies frame problems so that they can find the approach that will most likely solve them. I love the concept of “looking for problems to solve” versus just generating ideas. I always appreciate the “mental judo” that innovative thinking offers and my conversation with Greg does that. It sort of breaks off the mental cobwebs. Innovation Labs - While reviewing the episode transcript, I liked what Greg said about innovation labs: "When an innovation lab is targeted at finding new problems for solutions that exist within the organization, they tend to do pretty well.” We discuss two contrasts: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s vision for corporate innovation contrasted with Google's, for example. It will make you wonder what is right for your organization. Destructive innovation myths. Innovation just doesn’t happen because someone comes up with one big idea. Digital Age innovation is different than previous generations. We need to learn how to use new tools properly. In the resource links you can find a free chapter download Greg has made available along with a video about the book and the Amazon link to buy it. About Greg Satell Greg Satell is a popular writer, speaker and innovation advisor, whose work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes and other A-list publications. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President Strategy & Innovation at Moxie Interactive, a division of Publicis Groupe, one of the world's leading marketing services organizations as well as Co-CEO of KP Media, a leading publisher of magazines and websites in Ukraine, including the newsmagazine Korrespondent and the web portal, Bigmir. You can find Greg's blog at DigitalTonto.com and on Twitter @DigitalTonto. His first book, Mapping Innovation, has been published by McGraw-Hill in May. Read full transcript here. How to get in touch with Greg Satell: LinkedIn Twitter Books / Publications: Mapping Innovation First chapter download link Short video (under 3 minutes) about the book Forbes Magazine Publications Harvard Business Review Publications Inc. Publications Speaker's Profile: Espeakers This episode is sponsored by the CIO Scoreboard, a powerful tool that helps you communicate the status of your IT Security program visually in just a few minutes. Credits: * Outro music provided by Ben’s Sound Other Ways To Listen to the Podcast iTunes | Libsyn | Soundcloud | RSS | LinkedIn Leave a Review If you enjoyed this episode, then please consider leaving an iTunes review here Click here for instructions on how to leave an iTunes review if you're doing this for the first time. About Bill Murphy Bill Murphy is a world renowned IT Security Expert dedicated to your success as an IT business leader. Follow Bill on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. Why? You may ask... Well quite frankly, in my years of running businesses and speaking with hundreds of amazing business owners, there is one thing that I've picked up on that is consistent across the board. No matter how big or small the business, no one has all of the answers. Now don't for a second think that I do... What I'm trying to communicate is that there is a lot of moving parts to a successful business and getting clarity around them will 100% serve you at some point. Albeit, perhaps not all at once. However at some stage, you'll likely need to address one of the topics that we cover in this series. So hopefully, when that (inevitably) happens, you'll have a basic understanding of what's going on. We'll be covering a large number of topics, many of which are well and truly 'above my pay grade'. So as always, I've recruited the expertise of specialised collaborators that can shed some light on their area of expertise. As mentioned already, I don't have all the answers and I've created this framework off my own experiences. If you have feedback, suggestions, criticism, or praise, please let us know, so we can take it into consideration. Here are the links to the previous episodes. Make sure you check them out, as each episode ties into the previous. Part One. TSS114 - Planning for Success Part Two. TSS115 - Personality Profiling Part Three. TSS116 - Knowing Your Customer Also, if you're digging the work we do, please let us know by leaving a review on iTunes | Stitcher, Soundcloud, or YouTube. Part four of 'The Grow Your Perfect Business Series'. This is - Defining Your Offer with Greg Hamlyn In the last couple of podcasts, we've been talking a lot about profiling. Specifically, personality profiling and customer profiling, however in this podcast, we're going to talk about 'product profiling' by defining your offer. Once again, I'm joined by Greg from Trades Coaching as we embark on the process of getting to the core of how to design and define your offer. For the benefit of your organisation and certainly your customers (which we created an 'avatar' for in the previous episode, it's really important that you have considered all things when it comes to building a solution for a specific market. As Greg eludes to in this recording, you don't want to be labelled as a 'Jack of all trades and a master on none". If you follow the principles in this podcast and better still, apply the (FREE and downloadable) framework that you can get form the material that Greg's left here in the show notes, your offer/service/product will have clarity and relevance to your audience. If you want to contact Greg about 'Defining Your Offer', or anything else business related, you can get him at TradesCoaching.com, or via email at info@TradesCoaching.com. Here are the previous The Site Shed podcasts that Greg has appeared on. Go check them out. Series - How to stop competing on price and get paid for bids, quotes or proposals How to stand out from your competition Qualifying prospects, so they stop wasting your time Getting paid for bids, quotes and proposals Series - How find a good contractors and team members Identifying and creating roles in your organisation How to find the right staff members for your business How to retain your staff I hope you enjoy this episode in 'Defining Your Offer' and once again if you enjoyed the show, PLEASE leave us a review at iTunes | Stitcher | Soundcloud, or YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Danny Morel thinks BIG. But it all starts with the fundamentals. As Greg pointed out, no matter whether you call it team building or expansion, it’s all just a business. Between the years 2011 and 2016, Danny’s Intero organization went from 110 units to 2,730 units sold. How does Danny recruit an average of over one agent every day to his Intero offices? In this episode, Danny shares some of the key mindset strategies and principles that drive him. I'm going to compete solely on value. I'm going to draw a line in the sand, that NO WHERE can an agent come and grow at the levels we help them grow at. -Danny Morel Takeaways + Tactics Don't skip steps as a salesperson. Your personal sales ability is key to being able to offer value to agents as you expand. During a down market, the wealth in real estate will shift from those who are buying business to those who a creating business. Stay humble and stay in coaching. Who are you to tell your staff that they need to be coachable if YOU are not coachable. On this episode Danny also shared... The one thing would-be team owners fail to understand Why you must compete on value to agents, not commission splits The “Law of the Lid” and how it applies to your real estate business Why Danny has paid for a business coach since the age of 22 What will happen to teams in the next market shift Listing-based business and why it’s the true key to success as an agent Leadership is intimately tied to your mastery of the fundamentals of your industry. Danny shared why it’s critical to humble yourself, stay coachable and always set a high standard of daily performance for yourself. The more you focus on raising your own level, the higher level of people you’ll be able to bring into your business. There are some incredible insights on real leadership and high performance, so dig in and take plenty of notes! Guest Bio Danny is a real estate sales coach and Founder of Intero Real Estate Services Rancho Cucamonga, Downey and La Quinta Southern California. With an impressive background in the real estate industry, Danny Morel brings over 15 years to the real estate business as a coach, mentor, investor and broker. Danny’s interest in the real estate industry began with the simple dream of buying his mother a house. From there, he learned about the industry, began selling homes and this led to obtaining coaches to further his career. As an agent, Danny successfully sold 150 homes in a year while only working 4.5 days a week, and by 27 earned 1.5 million in commissions during the course of one calendar year. From that passion grew his coaching company where Danny had the pleasure of leading almost 500 agents to success in their careers through multi-day seminars that impacted thousands of lives. In 2013 Danny was named to the HispanicBusiness.com top 50 Most Influential list. Learn more about Danny at Dannymorel.com and subscribe to his podcast Real Estate Sales Success on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-sales-show-with-danny-morel/id1081954148?mt=2.
SpeakPanther Talks Moving to Mexico, the Collaborative Process, Alt-Right White Rappers, and Performs a Medley of “Trap 3d” and “Distill”This week we welcome back two friends of the show that went on to form a group together. Speak is an unpredictable and mischievous rapper that I've watched grow up. We met when he was just seventeen on a road trip to a rap battle in the Bay Area. Since then I've watched him adapt and readjust to the ever changing rap scene. He moved to Mexico after a revealing hallucinogenic experience. This new record puts his cultural growth and expanding maturity on display.Dream Panther is Greg Sheran's open ended alias. Sometimes it's a group, sometimes it's a solo project. Before moving to Detroit, KN alum Caleb Stone was in the group for a while when he was living with Speak. During this time Greg and Speak began toying with the idea of making an album together.SpeakPanther is the result of a few very intense studio sessions spread out over a few months. As Greg put it, “it was a really fast, and slow process.” With Speak in Mexico, and Greg in LA, they'd work whirlwind sessions during the short stints Speak was back in the States. Greg would often make beats on the fly while Speak would listen and write. The album, in turn, is cohesive and tightly constructed. Speak's intensity and verbosity fit like puzzle pieces with Greg's laid back vibes and willingness to listen.Listen below as we talk about Speak's move to Mexico, the SpeakPanther process, and alt-right white rappers.–Lee See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
When you have an animal that eats grass, then you as a farmer have a big advantage. Grass is free. You don't have to buy it, and depending on where you live you might not have to water it. So your input costs on your end product, are low. But not all grass is created equal. If you don't have a lot of grass or grass year round, then you might find yourself in a situation where you need to purchase hay, which drives input costs up. It's in your interest to have the healthiest most productive pastures as possible. As a farmer, you are both a manager of the animals and the grass to help avoid this problem. It's practices like mob grazing that lead to improved soils which can sustain more life, for longer. Poor practices can lead to the degradation of land, and conversely good practices can lead to a dramatic improvement in the land, soil, and pasture. And improvements can be truly dramatic. Take someone like Greg Judy for example. Greg grazes using planned high density grazing. Putting a lot of animal weight on a small piece of land for a short period of time. Since adopting that system his grazing ratio has changed from 4.5 acres per animal unit (AU=1,000 lb.) to 2.2 acres per AU and forage production has doubled. Judy is using the extra forage to expand his cow herd for a grass-fed beef business, and he has added 300 head of hair sheep. Judy manages the livestock on 900 acres (300 acres owned and 600 acres leased.) “This reduction in grazing acres per AU is like having another 600-acre farm, and we don’t even have to pay additional land taxes. In our area, 600 acres is worth $1.8 million,” Judy says. More grass, means more animals, and no extra land needed. As Greg said, it's like getting another farm for free. It's all about building soil and that's the focus of today's episode, the first in a multi-part episode series on building pasture. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer for farmers just like you - https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com Profitable Pastured Poultry Course: https://www.farmbusinessessentials.com/poultry Lots more free content at Grassfed Life: http://bit.ly/2D5gRJX Subscribe: https://apple.co/2hayYod
Greg Cassar is fast becoming a legend of the BBF podcast… we like him so much that we’ve invited him back for the third time! As one of Australia’s leading marketing coaches, there’s simply no one better at describing the technicalities of marketing in simple terms. This week we major on the world of Google AdWords, and how to use it best to get your business featured on google in order to generate leads. Here are some of the best snippets: ** Remember the power of advertising on a search engine V advertising anywhere else. When someone types something in to google, they already want something. ** Google only charges you as the client when someone clicks the ad. ** Don’t forget Google Places For Business. You don’t need to pay for the right to appear on their map. ** Although the Google AdWords interface is user-friendly, you’re probably best using a professional for your campaigns in the first instance. ** Make sure any advert drives people to a focused page. A common mistake people make is to create a campaign ad for something specific that merely drives the traffic to a generic home page. ** Google prefers one page to be about one thing – always remember this. ** Track your activity! All of the tracking codes are there as part of the service – make sure you utilize them. The wider point is that managing AdWords is all about fine tuning. There is a big element of trial and error here, so it’s important you stay on top of what is working for you and what isn’t. Be ruthless with the campaigns that are struggling – don’t just wait around for them to come good. In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** How to get results from an agency ** How to appear on the google map ** The “relevance + direct response” equation ** “Buying intent key words” ** The potential consequences of using landing page templates ** The importance of call tracking ** The “authority” of a site ** Cost per acquisition versus cost per click Resources mentioned in this episode: ** This week’s sponsors, Bartercard are offering an interest-free line of credit of 10,000 AUD with a bonus 500 AUD. Visit: bartercard.com.au/actioncoach for an exclusive offer for Business Brain Food listeners ** Greg’s article on “How to do keyword research with google’s keyword planner” (http://com.au/google/keyword-planner/) ** Greg’s site (http://www.collective.com.au) ** Greg’s new podcast (http://www.salesforprofit.com) ** Sponsor the show: ben@maxmyprofit.com.au, put in subject line “interested in sponsoring BBF” ** Ben’s Daily Business Tips podcast (http://www.dbtpodcast.com) ** Facebook (facebook.com/businessbrainfood) ** Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessbrainfood) ** Twitter (https://twitter.com/bfewtrell) ** ActionCOACH (http://actioncoachanz.com/itunes) ** ActionCOACH (http://actioncoachanz.com/stitcher) As Greg reminded us, the cliché goes “google knows more about you than your partner”, so make sure you take heed of his marketing advice and get up to speed with it! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day. Cheers, Ben Fewtrell (02) 9111 5000
Since the initial waves of political correctness and subsequent censorship swept across college campuses in the 1990s, many cases have been fought and won in favor of free speech. The overturning of unconstitutional speech codes, for example, seemed to herald a new era for individual rights in higher education. These victories resulted in no small measure from the tireless efforts of FIRE ? the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Yet the battle is hardly over. Bob's guest tomorrow will be Greg Lukianoff, President of FIRE. As Greg explains in his new broadside, "Freedom From Speech," there are several new threats to free speech brewing. Colleges are beginning to include ?trigger warnings? on standard humanities curricula. Controversial commencement speakers are being subject to "disinvitation campaigns," and a general culture of outrage is preventing a robust debate. This "chilling effect" can be observed both in academia and, increasingly, in society at large. Greg joins the show to discuss the latest challenges to free speech, and to look at the special role played by our universities in creating this stifling environment. They also examine the new "affirmative consent" laws, such as the one recently passed in California, and the dangers they pose to due process. The Shadow University by Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate
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There is a terrible stigma to the mobile coupon. As Greg details in this episode, coupons have a bad rap because businesses almost always think of dollar off or discounts - but that need not be the case. The challenge is to be creative with the use of mobile coupons and start thinking of things away from the clip and save models that are dominating the mobile landscape. That said, if you are going to jump into the mobile coupon fray, build your strategy, know your outcomes and plan accordingly. The wayward coupon is a terrible thing. As an added bonus, Greg reveals the single greatest coupon strategy on the planet. Seriously.
Mobile Marketing Minute with Rob Woodbridge and Greg Hickman
There is a terrible stigma to the mobile coupon. As Greg details in this episode, coupons have a bad rap because businesses almost always think of dollar off or discounts - but that need not be the case. The challenge is to be creative with the use of mobile coupons and start thinking of things away from the clip and save models that are dominating the mobile landscape. That said, if you are going to jump into the mobile coupon fray, build your strategy, know your outcomes and plan accordingly. The wayward coupon is a terrible thing. As an added bonus, Greg reveals the single greatest coupon strategy on the planet. Seriously.
As Greg prepares to leave the podcast and his country for two weeks, Michael and Jon talk about Build Fighters while gearing up to talk even more about Build Fighters while Greg's gone because absolutely no one can stop them. Elsewhere, robots are talked about in further detail as Jon gets asked yet another ultimate question: Which Mobile Suit would he have sex with? Nobell strictly forbidden.
As Greg and Will wait for their nonpartisan Thanksgiving dinner to cook, they riff on a number of different ongoing subjects in Canadian politics. Highlights include the Nova Scotia election results and the upcoming fedearl byelections, Rob Ford and John Baird, pornography, and the death of civic literacy. Don't forget to help us out by subscribing and rating on iTunes and by sharing your thoughts in the comments! Also, you can directly support the show by checking out some of the new merchandise we're offering through our new Cafepress store at cafepress.com/spillwayca!
A number of modern sports are credited to a particular 19th-century founder. The inventive work of some of these figures, like basketball’s James Naismith, American football’s Walter Camp, and judo’s Jigoro Kano, is firmly planted in history. But there are others, such as Abner Doubleday and William Webb Ellis, who are certainly historical figures but whose moments of sporting genius are wrapped in legend. And then there is Tom Wills, the man now credited as the primary inventor of Australian rules football. There are statues in Wills’ honor, commemorating his work as a drafter of rules, a player, and an umpire in the mid-19thcentury. But as Greg de Moore discovered when he set out to learn about this distinctly Australian sport, the circumstances of Tom Wills’ life have been largely unknown. To start, Greg learned that Wills had taken his own life, in a horrific manner, by plunging a scissors into his chest. As an academic psychiatrist with a research interest in suicide, he set off to investigate what drove Wills to this act. Starting at its troubled end, Greg went on to research the whole of Wills’ life, producing the first serious biography of this important figure in the history of Australian popular culture: Tom Wills: First Wild Man of Australian Sport (Allen and Unwin, 2011) The subtitle of Greg’s book is appropriate. Tom Wills was a 19th-century example of the prodigiously gifted, narcissistic, and ultimately self-destructive male athlete. Like Mickey Mantle or George Best, Wills could not maintain a relationship, manage his fortune, or hold a job after he left the field. Nor could he handle his drink. Although his end was shocking and unusual, the downward spiral is familiar to those who follow sports, in any country. At the same time, while this is a story common to all sporting cultures, Tom Wills’ life opens a window to the history of colonial Australia. His life intersected with episodes of violence between white settlers and Aborigines, as well as moments of reconciliation. He took great pride in his English education, yet his father was committed to the idea that Australia distinguish itself as a separate nation. As Greg explains at the start of our interview, the first spark of this project had come when he was living in New York City and wanted to learn what was distinct about his homeland. Certainly, Tom Wills is a representative figure of Australian history. But he also should be viewed as a compelling character of modern sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A number of modern sports are credited to a particular 19th-century founder. The inventive work of some of these figures, like basketball’s James Naismith, American football’s Walter Camp, and judo’s Jigoro Kano, is firmly planted in history. But there are others, such as Abner Doubleday and William Webb Ellis, who are certainly historical figures but whose moments of sporting genius are wrapped in legend. And then there is Tom Wills, the man now credited as the primary inventor of Australian rules football. There are statues in Wills’ honor, commemorating his work as a drafter of rules, a player, and an umpire in the mid-19thcentury. But as Greg de Moore discovered when he set out to learn about this distinctly Australian sport, the circumstances of Tom Wills’ life have been largely unknown. To start, Greg learned that Wills had taken his own life, in a horrific manner, by plunging a scissors into his chest. As an academic psychiatrist with a research interest in suicide, he set off to investigate what drove Wills to this act. Starting at its troubled end, Greg went on to research the whole of Wills’ life, producing the first serious biography of this important figure in the history of Australian popular culture: Tom Wills: First Wild Man of Australian Sport (Allen and Unwin, 2011) The subtitle of Greg’s book is appropriate. Tom Wills was a 19th-century example of the prodigiously gifted, narcissistic, and ultimately self-destructive male athlete. Like Mickey Mantle or George Best, Wills could not maintain a relationship, manage his fortune, or hold a job after he left the field. Nor could he handle his drink. Although his end was shocking and unusual, the downward spiral is familiar to those who follow sports, in any country. At the same time, while this is a story common to all sporting cultures, Tom Wills’ life opens a window to the history of colonial Australia. His life intersected with episodes of violence between white settlers and Aborigines, as well as moments of reconciliation. He took great pride in his English education, yet his father was committed to the idea that Australia distinguish itself as a separate nation. As Greg explains at the start of our interview, the first spark of this project had come when he was living in New York City and wanted to learn what was distinct about his homeland. Certainly, Tom Wills is a representative figure of Australian history. But he also should be viewed as a compelling character of modern sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg finished the sermon series on love this weekend by focusing on I Corinthians 13:8-13. As Greg has been saying throughout this series, love is the center of the Christian experience. Everything in Christianity hinges upon Christ’s demonstration of love on the Cross for us and our manifesting that love to others.
Greg finished the sermon series on love this weekend by focusing on I Corinthians 13:8-13. As Greg has been saying throughout this series, love is the center of the Christian experience. Everything in Christianity hinges upon Christ’s demonstration of love on the Cross for us and our manifesting that love to others.
Last week Pastor Peggy reminded us that we are in a spiritual war and that we must be dressed appropriately. Pastor Peggy then commissioned us to put on the full armor of God and live victoriously! This means that we must be armor bearers for one another because some in the battle will be wounded and in need of protection. This week Greg picked up on the military theme and called us to be aware of the schemes of the enemy (2 Cor. 2:10-11 esp. vs. 11). As Greg pointed out, during a time of spiritual attack, “every weak link will be tested.”
Last week Pastor Peggy reminded us that we are in a spiritual war and that we must be dressed appropriately. Pastor Peggy then commissioned us to put on the full armor of God and live victoriously! This means that we must be armor bearers for one another because some in the battle will be wounded and in need of protection. This week Greg picked up on the military theme and called us to be aware of the schemes of the enemy (2 Cor. 2:10-11 esp. vs. 11). As Greg pointed out, during a time of spiritual attack, “every weak link will be tested.”
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