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We're excited to welcome Tom Lo, XYPN Member and founder of Vested Financial Planning, on the show today. As his firm name alludes to, Tom works with Silicon Valley tech professionals and has a particular focus on helping clients through a liquidity event at their company.  Tom shares that he, too, went through a liquidity event at a tech startup and found it to be so complicated of an experience that it became one of his motivations to change careers and help others with his expertise. As Tom discusses today, a liquidity event at a tech startup is a great opportunity for sophisticated and technical planning from a third party, like himself, to provide unbiased perspective to those who are emotionally invested in the process. Tom dives into how he serves his clients effectively by outsourcing major components of his business—from asset management to bookkeeping. He discusses the softer side of being a business owner, too, like what it means to have control of your destiny, complete control of your business, and of course, flexibility.  If you're interested in working with this niche or gaining any of what was just mentioned, then this show is for you. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://www.xyplanningnetwork.com/317

Tom Reber has one goal in mind, to make you profitable. In this episode, we deep dive into the importance of profit with Tom. As Tom says, "Being around other high achieving and like-minded people is crucial to getting ready for the adversity. Who's depending on you to finally get your act together?" Follow Tom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtomreber/ Connect with Tom: https://thecontractorfight.com/ I love your feedback! Please leave the Big Stud Podcast a 5-star review on iTunes! 

Encounter School of Ministry for Indianapolis - This week, we have as our special guest, Tom Ponchak. Tom is the campus director for the Encounter School of Ministry for Indianapolis. Encounter Ministries is a lay apostolate that equips Catholics to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. As Tom shares about the ministry and the school, we will learn how this movement renews Catholic individuals and parishes and produces Catholic disciples.

As Tom records from an undisclosed location, he and Jay are back to take a look at this week's stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Live from Portland edition. Stories Tom takes up the call for Design Thinking to be used in compliance. Part 1-the steps in design thinking. Part 2-using design thinking to operationalize compliance. Part 3-into your compliance program. I screen, You screen, We all screen (but not for ice cream). Szilvia Andriasik in the FCPA Blog. The pandemic redefined the role of the GC. Did it do the same for the CCO. Abbott Martin and Rosie Griffin in How to train managers in COI. Jeff Kaplan in COI Blog. The Bribery Act at 10. Neil Hodge in Compliance Week (sub req'd) Expanding your DD horizons for ESG. Alek Chance In Navex Global's Risk and Compliance Matters. Upgrading your compliance program in 5 steps. Joe Murphy in Compliance Week (Sub Req'd) Is your training sticky? Gio Gallo in CCI. Using data analytics to uncover anomalies. Jessica Ellsworth in CCI. Internally communicating about cyber security issues. Davis Polk lawyers in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Podcasts and Events Career Can Do, the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, premiers this week. Recruiting guru Mary Ann Faremouth discusses all facets of the hiring process. In Episode 1, she interviews Jessica Levine. In Integrity Through Compliance, AMI's Dionne Lomaxspeaks with Joe Miller, the co-chair of Mintz Levin's antitrust practice. They focus on recent developments in antitrust compliance — specifically, compliance with government consent decrees and what might be occurring behind the scenes at federal enforcement agencies once a company has settled antitrust charges. This week on Greetings and Felicitations, Tom is joined by Ben Locwin to look at some of the science behind Star Trek, the Original Series. Mirror Mirror and Transporters, Where No Man Has Gone Before and Phasers; The Naked Time and Warp Drive; Tomorrow is Yesterday and Black Holes, White Holes, and Wormholes; and Journey to Babel and the Medicine of TOS. A new month on The Compliance Life! In July I visit with Asha Palmer, CECO at Convercent. In Episode 1, from Claire Huxable to the DOJ. In Episode 2, ‘What do you think about Abu Dhabi?' The tables are turned on Tom by the Brothers Gallo and Jason Mefford as they interview him for their respective pods. Nick and Gio on The Ethics Experts. Jason on Jamming with Jason. The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is released. Learn about it here. Purchase it here. Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're discussing why we don't treat ourselves, why so many women take care of others first, and why taking care of yourself and valuing yourself matters. The phrase "Treat Yo' Self" became popular when the show, Parks and Rec referenced it. On the show, the characters, Donna and Tom have a day where they buy luxurious items. As Tom explains, “Treat. Yo. Self. Once a year, Donna and I spend a day treating ourselves. What do we treat ourselves to? Clothes. Treat yourself. Fragrances. Massages. Treat yourself. Mimosas. Fine leather goods...It's the best day of the year." Together we can embrace this motto year round. Treating yourself doesn't have to be about buying luxurious items and services. It can be, but you get to define what it is for you. . . . . . If you heard a ton of great information listening to this episode, I'd love to hear all about it! Take a screenshot and post it to your Instagram Stories with your biggest takeaways and tag me, @livesofcourage! Be sure to follow Jessica... Instagram: @livesofcourage Facebook: http://facebook.com/livesofcourage Website: http://jessicastong.com

The Keeping All Students Safe Act, introduced by Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), Sen. Chis Murphy (CT), Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chair Patty Murray (WA), and Rep. Donald McEachin (VA-04) would make it illegal for any school receiving federal funds to seclude a child or use dangerous restraint practices that restrict breathing, such as prone or supine restraint. The bill would also prohibit schools from physically restraining children, except when necessary to protect the safety of students and staff. Lastly, the bill would better equip school personnel with the training they need to address school- expected behavior with evidence-based proactive strategies.In this session we will be talking with several individuals that experienced restraint and seclusion firsthand. Guest include:Julie Weiner is a graduate student, writer, and disability rights activist and advocate from suburban Philadelphia. She lives with a chronic pain and fatigue condition and uses a wheelchair part-time. She survived restraint and seclusion at an affluent public school in both fourth and sixth grade as a response to her nonviolent dysregulated episodes. In 2019, Julie joined the Alliance Against Restraint and Seclusion's efforts in fighting restraint and seclusion in the hopes that the next generation of students will not experience the trauma she experienced. She is a 2020 graduate of Muhlenberg College with a B.A. in English and is pursuing an M.A. in student affairs and higher education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Mina (real name: Jennifer) Han is an aspiring creative. During her childhood, she experienced the trauma of restraint and seclusion in school. With her passion for creative writing and art, Mina hopes to encourage self-care in a way to cope with the trauma and heal. As an advocate, she also supports the ban on the use of both restraint and seclusion in schools.Sam is a self-advocate who is against the use of restraint and seclusion and a supporter of the Keeping All Students Safe Act. Sam was diagnosed with autism at age three. Sam was restrained when he was just five years old until he was fourteen. Sam runs his own photography business. Sam also works to shift the way people think about autism: from “awareness” to “acceptance.”At forty eight years old Tom was diagnosed with PTSD. He has had trouble finding treatment since. As Tom would say "I'm still alive, so I guess that I'm a survivor, but I definitely don't feel like one." Tom's experience with seclusion in special education in the nineteen eighties left him unable to maintain personal and professional relationships, or finish his education. Currently in therapy, Tom finds himself starting his life over at a time when other people his age are sending their kids off to college. 

As Tom celebrates the release of The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition, he and Jay are back to take a look at this week's stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Trump Organization Indicted edition. Stories The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is released. Learn about it here. Purchase it here. Four ways to update you ABC compliance program right now. Ann-Maire Zell in the FCPA Blog. John Wood Group DPA with SFO. Tom has a 2-part series on the FCPA Compliance Report. Part 1-deplorable conduct and Part 2-lessons learned. Alex Cotoia takes a deep dive into the EU Whistleblower Directive in a 4-part series. On Compliance Crime and Corruption. Emerging trends in 3rd Party Risk Management. Jaclyn Jaeger in Compliance Week (sub req'd) Mengqi Sun interviews Sherron Watkins in the WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal. Anti-trust concerns at the Board level. Elizabeth Ising, Stephen Weissman, Cassandra Tillinghast and Chris Wilson in NYU Compliance and Enforcement Blog. How to avoid buying a FCPA issue. Valerie Charles, Jamen Tyler and Robert Johnston in CCI. Compliance on the inside v. outside. Amy Landry in CCI. Compliance officers are disciplinarians (at times). Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog. Podcasts and Events How does history inform compliance? What are the leadership lessons from ancient Greeks and Romans? Find out in this special 10 part podcast series on famous Greeks and Romans from Plutarch's Lives this week on 12 O'Clock High, a podcast on business leadership, hosted by Richard Lummis and Tom Fox. In Episode 5, they mined Plutarch about the lives of and leadership lessons from the Greek Epaminondas and the Roman Scipio Africanus. A new month on The Compliance Life! In July I visit with Asha Palmer, CECO at Convercent. In Episode 1, from Claire Huxable to the DOJ. Tom premiers a new podcast, Greetings and Felicitations. In the inaugural episode, CPN fan fav Dr. Ben Locwin is back to discuss the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic and where we might be headed. Trekking Through Compliance Returns! Tom reviews all 79 episodes of Star Trek, the Original Series beginning June 1. Each day at 3 PM on the Compliance Podcast Network. This week's offerings included The Apple, The Doomsday Machine, Catspaw, I, Mudd and Metamorphosis. On July 13, join K2 Integrity for its Virtual Compliance Conference on Environment, Social, and Governance Compliance Risks for Financial Institutions. Information and Registration here. Join Tom, Asha Palmer and Stephen Martin for a coming out webinar for The Compliance Handbook, 2nd We will focus on 3rd party risk management. Attendees will receive a special article and offer. Best of all, it's at no charge. Details and registration here. Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Reformed Millennials, Broc and Joel shake things up a bit. New music, new podcast cover, slightly new format. Tune in to listen to us go through how Robinhood makes money, how their offering compares to Coinbase and what early stage Canadian Fintech companies are worth keeping an eye on. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.If you aren’t in the Reformed Millennials Facebook Group join us for daily updates, discussions, and deep dives into the investable trends Millennials should be paying attention to.👉 For specific investment questions or advice contact Joel @ Gold Investment Management.📈📊Market Update💵📉For the last 100 years, there has been a singular narrative you could point to that’s driving markets up and down... But now there are pockets of bubbles that are controlled by dozens of independent narratives.The story of the last week has largely revolved around commodities like oil.But today, we saw one of the biggest companies break out. AMZN.$AMZN was testing a crucial resistance level around $3,500. As Tom points out, $AMZN blasted through resistance in today’s session and closed at an all-time high for the first time since last September. The stock has been stuck in a well-defined range for the past 10-months. Amazon is the largest stock in the Consumer Discretionary sector and the 3rd largest stock in both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. After nearly a year of sideways price action, one of the largest stocks in the market looks poised for another leg higher.If I’m an investor i’m looking in 4 places for value:US CannabisFANMAGJapan + BritainCanadian Oil and GasMatterport ;) kinda/sorta💸Reformed Millennials - Post of The WeekRobinhood Is Going Public!Below is a compilation of articles, quotes, and thoughts I've put together as I've prepared for my week's podcast.Read along below if you're interested in learning more.HTTPS://WWW.SEC.GOV/.../000162828021013318/ROBINHOODS-1.HTMSET THE TABLE:It is probably a lazy oversimplification to say that the first half of 2021 was a huge moment for Meme Finance, that Robinhood Markets Inc. is the leading brokerage of Meme Finance, and that Robinhood is going public now to cash in on the moment at its absolute peak.from the risk section in the S-1A substantial portion of the recent growth in our net revenues earned from cryptocurrency transactions is attributable to transactions in Dogecoin. If demand for transactions in Dogecoin declines and is not replaced by new demand for other cryptocurrencies available for trading on our platform, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.ROBINHOOD’S ECONOMICS WORK LIKE THIS:Robinhood’s customer base wants to buy and sell stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies.It is very profitable to be on the other side of those trades: If you can sell Robinhood customers the options they want to buy or buy from them the cryptocurrencies they want to sell, etc., you will reliably make a lot of money.Smart rich electronic trading firms that want to be on the other side compete to pay Robinhood fees for the privilege.INTERESTING NUMBERS:50%+ of its 18M customers are 1st-time investorsAsset under custody (AUC) is $81B as of 3/31, avg. $4,500/customer.2020 revs up 245% y/y to $959M21Q1 revs up 309% y/y to $522MARPU (avg revs per user) for Q1 up 66% y/y to $108.9Keep reading for a deeper look--Robinhood made $522 million of net revenue in the first quarter of 2021, including $420 million of “transaction-based revenue,” meaning payment for order flow from market makers. Of that, $87.6 million came from cryptocurrencies. Of that, 34% — almost $30 million — was from Dogecoin.Six percent of Robinhood’s revenue came from Dogecoin trading in the first quarter of this year.The S-1 does not break out what percentage of Robinhood’s revenue came from GameStop Corp. But the fact that 6% of its revenue comes from Dogecoin seems somehow representative.READING THROUGH THE S-1 MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE:The main theme of financial markets for the last year or so has been “fun gambling on meme stocks and meme cryptocurrencies.”That has not been the main theme of financial markets for the last 20 years. That's not my lived experience.Arguably the main theme of financial markets for the last 20 years has been “boring and extremely low-fee index-fund investing.”Robinhood to some extent represents a bet that the tide has turned, that people are sustainably bored of boring investing, that they want fun investing.Business LinesOPTIONS:Economically, Robinhood is an options brokerage. Robinhood’s main business is convincing people to trade options, and then having options market makers pay to take the other side of those trades.In the first quarter, $197.9 million of Robinhood’s revenue came from payment for options order flow, representing 38% of its total revenue; stocks and crypto were 26% and 17% respectively.At the end of the quarter, Robinhood customers owned $65 billion of stocks, $11.6 billion of cryptocurrency, and $2 billion of optionsRobinhood extracted about 0.2% of the value of its customers’ stock portfolios for itself, as trading revenuesRobinhood extracted about 1.2% of the value of its customers’ crypto portfolios for itself, from trading revenuesRobinhood extracted 9.5% of the value of its customers’ options portfolio for itself in the first quarter, $197.9 million of revenue on $2 billion of assetsHOW?!people may not own a ton of options, but they trade them a lot; you get more volume from options traders than you do from boring stock investors, andspreads are high and it is lucrative to trade against retail options traders, so market makers are delighted to pay Robinhood large amounts of money for the privilege.Ex: if you have $1,000 worth of options in your Robinhood account, and you’re an average Robinhood options trader, by the end of the year Robinhood will have made ~$380.GAMESTOP INCIDENT:Simple reasoning:In February, when Robinhood issued the stock it had an absolute lights-out terrific week, early in an absolute lights-out terrific quarter. It did this convertible right after the big GameStop week when millions of people were flocking to Robinhood’s platform and frantically trading GameStop Corp. stock and options. But because Robinhood was so busy, it needed more money... its clearinghouses asked for money it didn't have and blamo.sell stock at a 30% discount you for an immediate 42% loss on mark to market valueRobinhood got margin called by its clearninghouse and needed to come up with 3.5 billion in liquidity almost overnight. Had to sell at a discount to rich ppl to come up with the moneythat money wasn't needed long term but was needed to shore up short term illiquidity problemfrom Bloomberg:Robinhood’s income for the first quarter was a little weird. It reported $114.8 million of adjusted Ebitda for the quarter, its preferred nonstandard measure of profitability, which seems like a nice result for a young fast-growing company. (Adjusted Ebitda for all of 2020 was $154.6 million.) But under generally accepted accounting principles it reported a net loss of $1.4 billion. The difference is mainly due to $1.5 billion of “change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liability.”What happened is that, in February, Robinhood sold about $3.5 billion of convertible notes, some of which came with additional warrants to buy stock. The notes and warrants can convert into stock at, basically, a 30% discount to the price in the initial public offering. This means that $3.5 billion of convertible notes will convert into $5 billion worth of stock. (This math does not really depend on the IPO price; it just depends on the $3.5 billion of convertibles and the 30% discount.) That $1.5 billion difference is, economically, a loss to Robinhood: It effectively sold $5 billion of stock for $3.5 billion. Ordinarily selling $5 billion of stock for $3.5 billion does not create an accounting loss, but here Robinhood is using the “fair value option” and marking the convertible to market through its income statement. Robinhood sold $3.5 billion of convertibles in February, and they were worth $5 billion by the end of the first quarter, so it reported about a $1.5 billion loss on the trade.RETAIL PARTICIPATIONRobinhood is the brokerage of fanatical retail traders, so when it goes public it is going to sell some of its stock to those fanatical retail traders...RHF, one of our broker-dealer subsidiaries, is a member of the selling group for this offering. We expect the underwriters to reserve approximately 20 to 35% of the shares of our Class A common stock offered by this prospectus for RHF, acting as a selling group member, to allocate for sale to Robinhood customers through our IPO Access feature on our platform. Any such sales will be made at the same initial public offering price, and at the same time, as any other purchases in this offering, including purchases by institutions and other large investors, and in accordance with customary broker-dealer practices and proceduresNormally in an IPO, the company and its banks allocate shares to big investors, and then the next day small investors like Robinhood customers, etc. get their chance to buy stock. If you allocate shares to the Robinhood traders to begin with — in the IPO, at a price set mainly by the institutional investors who care about valuation — then there will be less of a retail rush to buy stock the next day, and the stock will trade at closer to its IPO price.🌊Best Links of The Week🔮EU versus Apple - The EU's Commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager, made it clear that Apple will have to allow sideloading, third party app stores or both on iOS, and that Apple can't use privacy or security arguments to stop that.Judges versus the FTC - A US judge threw out a case filed last year against Facebook by the FTC and a group of states, on the grounds that they hadn't actually established there's a case to answer. The case argued first for unwinding the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and second that Facebook decisions limiting interoperability with rival apps were illegal. The judge was somewhat unimpressed by the quality of the argument.Bytedance is run from China - Last year Tiktok argued strenuously that there were no privacy or national security issues from tens of millions of Americans using an app owned by a Chinese company because all the data was stored in America. Now a bunch of employees says that wasn't really true.Crypto isnt going away! - Historically, new models of computing have tended to emerge every 10–15 years: mainframes in the 60s, PCs in the late 70s, the internet in the early 90s, and smartphones in the late 2000s. Each computing model enabled new classes of applications that built on the unique strengths of the platform. For example, smartphones were the first truly personal computers with built-in sensors like GPS and high-resolution cameras. Applications like Instagram, Snapchat, and Uber/Lyft took advantage of these unique capabilities and are now used by billions of people. 🌊Canadian Companies Mentioned🔮Relay - relayfi.com - raised a $15m series A in May of this year - Toronto startup - a digital bank designed for growing businesses. Zapper - zapper.fi - also raised a $15m series A in May of this year - Montreal startup - a fintech platform that manages all DeFi assets from one simple interface. Calico raised $100,000 total / Pre Seed Stage from Forum Ventures Jan 1, 2021Calico is a smart production management platform to help brands get to market faster and with fewer production errors Get on the email list at www.reformedmillennials.com

We look at our workplaces and our relationships with people and our surroundings, and how it affects us. I share a short clip from Zig Ziglar on the importance of healthy relationships and from the message, polled the Ziglar audience with this question, “How are your relationships at your work and how do you feel they affect you, for better or worse?” As Tom and I talked through the comments and people's testimonies we also got into the literal environment of where you work. Your office, cubicle, even having windows nearby. The point is to bring to light the importance of having a healthy work environment and how it is absolutely affecting your performance. Thanks as always to everyone who commented on my Facebook survey. I invite you to join the conversation, just friend me on Facebook at agentkmiller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Tom accepts the Telly Award and Remi Award for his documentary “MacLeod”. He gives a quick chat about some of the national awards that an independent low-budget filmmaker might have a statistical chance of winning. Royalty-free music by Tim Kulig Free Music. gravitasmusicllc.com/ Partron Spotify   Stitcher Radio  Twitter Podbean  InstagramFacebook  Youtube iTunes

Spiritual bypassing is the tendency to use spiritual principles or practices to avoid facing unresolved issues. Sometimes this tendency—whether in ourselves or others—gives rise to another tendency: that of taking on the role of the spiritual bypass police. As Tom puts it, "this is a terrible job," for we often lose our peace and lose sight of the truth that people are free to use spiritual concepts however they wish. Instead of policing, what happens when we join with reality in utterly allowing all things to be just the way they are? Use offer code LOVEISTHEPOWER at childishchocolates.com to receive a free box of chocolate truffles with your first order. Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

In this Mind the Gap episode, Tom and Emma speak with Abby Bayford, editor and contributor to Letter to My NQT Self. Written by the Academy Transformation Trust family and friends, the book is a collection of retrospective letters by various teachers to themselves as newly qualified teachers (NQT). The collection recounts tales of successes and challenges during the first year of teaching, offering practical tips to support other educators in their early years. Tom, Emma, and Abby dive into the details and importance of the book, whose proceeds are going to the charitable efforts of Education Support. Abby describes how it started as a roundtable discussion on induction experiences and guidelines for early career teachers and eventually grew into a John Catt book raising money to provide educators with mental health and wellness services. Abby wanted the book to be “a heated blanket” of support for teachers to take in on their own time, reading the letters and absorbing useful, helpful experiences. When organizing the writers for the book, Abby made deliberate requests for concrete strategies to be woven into the letter experiences. The discussion moves along with takeaways from the letters reflecting on teacher experience from authenticity to colleague collaboration, generosity, and community spirit. Mentorship and instructional coaching are examined as a more elaborate and necessary element compared to early education models. As Tom suggests, there is no reason that Letters to My NQT Self shouldn't be available for all early educators in every school. To find full video episodes, subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheGapwithTomEmma/ Mind the Gap is presented by John Catt Educational, a leading independent publisher that has supported teachers and school leaders with research-based, easy-to-use professional development publications since 1959. Learn more at us.johncattbookshop.com (US) or johncattbookshop.com (International). Abby Bayford is the editor of Letter to My NQT Self. Follow her on Twitter @ATT_Institute Tom Sherrington's books include Teaching WalkThrus, Rosenshine's Principles in Action and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. Follow Tom on Twitter @teacherhead Emma Turner is author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners and Let's Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education. Follow Emma on Twitter @emma_turner75 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindthegap-edu/message

The forest is a very dark and lonesome place for a child, especially one who is as terrified and infuriated as Peggy. But what will she do about Tom? And who would even help her? As Tom lays dead, in the clutches of "The Man", as Reverend Albit sleeps off another hangover, Peggy makes a new friend, and an important ally.   Written and Narrated By: Cole Weavers Sound Production and Editing By: Matt Black Theme Song By: Charlie PS Cover Art By: Vincent Wah   Text us at +1 (604) 227-1738 to receive news and special offers related to The Town Whispers, and all it has to offer.   Want to join in the discussion? You can join us on our discord at: https://discord.gg/dautZUF9cx   Want to explore more of the Fort? Visit our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thetownwhispers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The forest is a very dark and lonesome place for a child, especially one who is as terrified and infuriated as Peggy. But what will she do about Tom? And who would even help her? As Tom lays dead, in the clutches of "The Man", as Reverend Albit sleeps off another hangover, Peggy makes a new friend, and an important ally. Written and Narrated By: Cole WeaversSound Production and Editing By: Matt BlackTheme Song By: Charlie PSCover Art By: Vincent Wah Text us at +1 (604) 227-1738 to receive news and special offers related to The Town Whispers, and all it has to offer. Want to join in the discussion? You can join us on our discord at:https://discord.gg/dautZUF9cx Want to explore more of the Fort?Visit our Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/thetownwhispers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends August  27th 2021. The winner will be contacted via Twitter.Show references:https://cheshire.bewilderwood.co.uk/https://twitter.com/bewilderwoodchrhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-monteverde-456475aa/Hannah MonteverdeHannah is the Top Banana (aka Park Manager) of the newly opened BeWILDerwood Cheshire site. A 70 acre WILD woodland home to the literary characters from owner and creator Tom Blofeld’s books, the park centres its offering on nostalgic, technology free play. With slides, treehouses, zip wires and rope bridges, alongside daily interactive storytelling and craft sessions it is a full family day out for families with children between the ages of 2-12. Leading the management team and ensuring that visitors have the best day, along with the commercial success and strategic development of the business are Hannah’s key focuses.Starting out as a seasonal staff member at BeWILDerwood Norfolk in 2012, Hannah swiftly worked her way up through the organisation taking various operational roles with progressive levels of responsibility to see her become the Deputy General Manager of the BeWILDerwood Norfolk site in 2018. Shortly after this the opportunity arose for Hannah to become Top Banana, relocate to Cheshire and lead the operational setup and opening of the second BeWILDerwood site based in the North West. This has been Hannah’s primary focus for the past 18 months.The site opened to national acclaim in April 2021 and continues to be a resounding success, with a sell out season likely ahead.Hannah is passionate about demonstrating a positive working and parenting life balance to her three year old daughter and when not running WILD at BeWILDerwood enjoys spending time adventuring with her family outdoors, listening to live music, and devouring full books in just one sitting. Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. These chats are fun, informative and hopefully, always interesting. In today's episode, I speak with Hannah Monteverde, Top Banana, aka Park Manager, at BeWILDerwood in Cheshire. We discuss how the pandemic impacted the opening of BeWILDerwood Cheshire and all of the learnings that have come from that happening. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue. Kelly Molson: Hannah, thank you for coming on the podcast today. I'm really excited to have you on. Hannah Monteverde: Thank you. I am excited to be here. Kelly Molson: Good. I know how busy you've been the last couple of weeks as well, which we'll get to in a minute. I am really grateful of the time that you've been able to give us today. Kelly Molson: As ever though, we are going to start the podcast with our icebreaker questions. So Hannah and I had a little chat a few weeks ago, a little pre-podcast interview chat just to see what we could talk about and how we got on. We discovered that we're both big fans of rising up other women, and girl power and all that schiz. So I want to know, who is your favourite Spice Girl and why? Hannah Monteverde: Oh, do you know what? I'm going to throw a curveball right at the beginning. Kelly Molson: Is this going to be an unpopular opinion? Hannah Monteverde: Well, it's not my unpopular opinion but it may well be. I wasn't a Spice Girls girl. Kelly Molson: What? Hannah Monteverde: It was all about Bewitched for me, I'm afraid. Kelly Molson: Double denim. Hannah Monteverde: Okay, let me think about the Spice Girls. I think, if I had to pick a favourite, it's got to be Sporty Spice, I think.Kelly Molson: Yeah, she rocks. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Yeah. Kelly Molson: She rocks. All right, okay. Hannah Monteverde: Sorry about that. Kelly Molson: No, that's okay. But, I want to delve a little bit deeper into the whole Bewitched. Hannah Monteverde: Oh, gosh. Kelly Molson: What was it about Bewitched? Was it the outfits? Was it the Irish dancing? Hannah Monteverde: I don't know. I think it was a bit of both. I can't remember the name of their first album, but it had that little orange cover. I must have probably been about, I don't know, I was probably far too old to admit, probably about 11. You know, they were all jumping on the cover and looking like they're having the best time. I wanted to be one of them. Kelly Molson: If it came on the radio now though, I would definitely get up and dance, wouldn't you? Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Yeah, and you know all the words. Of course. Kelly Molson: For sure. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Kelly Molson: All right, I'll let you off the Spice Girls just because of that little glorious nugget of information.Kelly Molson: What is the top of your bucket list? Hannah Monteverde: Oh. I think a trip around Iceland in a camper van. Kelly Molson: Oh yeah. Hannah Monteverde: We always said we were going to go to Iceland on honeymoon, and we got married nearly five years ago now and somehow, we've still not managed to do that. I think yeah, that. Or, New Zealand I think. Really back to basics, nothing fancy. No fancy hotels or anything, just being able to drive where you want, and park up where you want and enjoy that, I think. Kelly Molson: That whole idea of just opening your camper van doors and being in the middle of nowhere, sounds incredibly enticing right now, doesn't it? Hannah Monteverde: Absolutely. Yeah, right now. Kelly Molson: Okay. Last one. What's your favourite movie quote? Hannah Monteverde: Oh no, this is one of the ones that we said if you ask me this question I will not have an answer. Because the only thing I can think of is, "I'll be back," from Terminator and I've never even seen that film.Kelly Molson: I'll take that as your favourite quote, despite you never watched it. That's fine. Hannah Monteverde: Oh no, it couldn't have gone worse. My husband said in the car, he said, "Oh, do you know any quotes from Chalet Girl, because that's your favourite film isn't it?" If you've not seen Chalet Girl, then that's a can of worms to open up. I can't even remember any quotes from that. Kelly Molson: Oh gosh. Sorry listeners, Hannah, she even tried to prep for the icebreaker questions. I just caught her out with a curveball there. Kelly Molson: All right, let's park that then. What's your unpopular opinion? Hannah Monteverde: Okay, now this, if any of my colleagues ever listen to this podcast, which I'm undecided whether I'm going to tell them about or not, this is not going to go down very well with them. Houseplants are overrated. Kelly Molson: Oh.Hannah Monteverde: I just can't get behind a houseplant. Kelly Molson: Is it because you can't keep them alive? Hannah Monteverde: Partly, I think. I think if I tried, I could keep them alive. But, I think I much prefer if someone buys you flowers, they're bright and they last for a few weeks if you're lucky. And then, they're done. As you say, a houseplant you've got to look after it. Kelly Molson: A responsibility. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Someone was telling me the other day, actually, I think. You know when you buy a nice peace lily or something, and it's got lovely flowers? It only flowers because they put loads of hormones in it before you buy it. So you think, "Oh, that looks lovely." And then, we've got a peace lily which sat at home, which we've had for years, which we can't kill no matter how hard we try, but it's never flowered again so it's just left. Kelly Molson: Oh. I didn't know that. I don't think I've ever had a peace lily. I 100% would have killed it because this mantelpiece was full of houseplants, which I then promptly killed every single one of. I'm kind of with you on that. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Kelly Molson: Faux houseplants, all the way. Hannah Monteverde: Maybe that's the way to go. Yeah, we recently moved and my sister, she was really kind and she sent us a houseplant from Norwich where she lives, it came in the post. That was really exciting because sending plants in the post. But I have to say, I can probably count on my hand the amount of times I've watered it since we've had it, so that's not going to last very long. But yeah, houseplants are overrated. Sorry, everybody. Kelly Molson: I like that. Good unpopular opinion. We've not had that one, either. It's a fresh take on it.Kelly Molson: Right. Okay, let's get into our questions. Hannah, how did you get to be the top banana, aka park manager, at BeWILDerwood in Cheshire? Tell us about your career. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Well, I don't tell this story that often to be honest, but I quite often tell this story as if it's an unorthodox story and it's unique. But actually, I think when I was thinking about this in prep, it's probably fairly common within the industry. Hannah Monteverde: My career within the attractions industry sits with BeWILDerwood and BeWILDerwood alone. When I graduated uni in 2011, I think, I started working at BeWILDerwood, just picking up seasonal work because I needed something to tide me over until I found a real, proper job. I did that for a couple of years, and then I went and I trained to become a teacher, that was going to be my proper, serious job. I was going to have a career, and I was going to be a teacher.Hannah Monteverde: That lasted about six months before I unceremoniously dumped that. It didn't work out well for my mental health, and there were some things I found more important. And, I knew that I enjoyed working at BeWILDerwood. So I think it was March 2014, I went grovelling back to the ops manager at the time. I was like, "This hasn't worked out. Have you got any seasonal work going?" They had me back, thankfully, and I just came back and I started working seasonally again. I loved it and I didn't really want to leave. I was at a bit of a point where I was like, "Well, I might as well do what makes me happy." Hannah Monteverde: I guess, the rest of it almost, in a sense, it's a series of happy accidents and, I guess, being in the right place at the right time. I was working front of house, letting people into the park, making sure that everyone was having fun, having the best day ever. And then, I progressed from that into a site supervisor role, so that's what we call our duty managers. So taking care of the site on a day-to-day basis, making sure that all our visitors are happy, dealing with any queries, any issues, all that kind of stuff. And then from there, I moved upwards into the operations manager position, I spent quite a few years doing that. And loving that actually, it's where I first started managing staff and things. We've got quite a big team of seasonal staff. This was in Norfolk at the time, so it was managing up to about 100 people in a season, which was great fun and I really used to enjoy it. Hannah Monteverde: I then, somehow, luckiest catch of all I think, I managed to land a promotion to the deputy general manager whilst I was on maternity leave. Not really sure how that happened. Kelly Molson: Nice work. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Go and have a baby, and then come back as a deputy general manager, which was great. It was then, that must have been about 2018, it was then when the talk of Cheshire first started to become a thing and started to become something that we could almost believe. It had been going around the houses for a little while, and there'd been rumours about Cheshire. We always knew that we wanted to open a second park, and by that point, it was at a point where it was becoming real, and things were getting put in the ground and we got planning permission. We could really believe that it was going to happen. Hannah Monteverde: I remember I was having chats with Ben, our General Manager, around that time. He was saying, "You know if that's where you want your career to go if that's something you want to do, have a think about it. Maybe if you try this deputy general management position for a year, we'll see how it goes. We'll give you the opportunity to have a crack a running a park for a year," which was fantastic. It was the most amazing opportunity. I had his support, literally right there, but he allowed me to do my own thing and run the park. Hannah Monteverde: And then, moving on from there, that in essence, as I said, my trial run for a year. Obviously, didn't do too bad a job because they asked if we wanted to come up to Cheshire and run the park here. Which of course, I would have been mad to say no. We moved up here in December 2019. Yeah, December 2019. Obviously, I'm sure we'll talk in a bit about the curve balls that last year and things have thrown at us. But, the plan was to move up here, December 2019, and work with Ben to set up the park operationally, and then moving forward, run the park as top banana/park manager. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah, that's me. We often say that I'm the poster girl for that, within BeWILDerwood. That I'm the one that started out as part of the Twiggle Team, as part of our seasonal staff, and then have worked my way up through the company. Which is lovely, and it's everyone. No, I don't think everybody would want to be a poster girl. But, what I think is even lovelier with BeWILDerwood, and with the company, is that that's not unique, it's not just me as said poster girl who done that. Hannah Monteverde: So whilst there aren't lots of people running BeWILDerwoods around the country because we've only got two, there are lots of people especially in Norfolk, in management positions who have started out as part of the Twiggle Team and then have made their way up through the company. So our marketing manager, she was part of the Twiggle Team. Our operations manager in Norfolk now, and the assistant operations manager, they've all come from working within the Twiggle Team. Which is something that I think is so important, and it's really important, I think for me as well, setting up Cheshire, and setting up the ops team and things here, is that we champion that, giving people the opportunities to grow and to develop.Hannah Monteverde: And I know, speaking about me and from my experience, it probably would have been far easier for them to appoint an experienced general manager who had all these whistles and bows, and feathers in his hat to come and run the park. But actually, being able to send someone from Norfolk who got the knowledge and the understanding of what BeWILDerwood is, both as a brand and as a business, I think especially given everything that's happened this year, it's been so beneficial, that we can be able to bring that brand to a brand new audience. And yeah, it's been massively challenging and it's been an amazing learning curve for me. I've done so many things that I probably wouldn't have been able to do anywhere else. Yeah, that's what makes it fun, isn't it? All those challenges and things. Kelly Molson: Yeah, absolutely. Hannah Monteverde: That's where I'm at. Kelly Molson: That's where I want to pick up the story. I'm going to come back to this in a minute, because there's a couple of questions I want to speak to you about, around that topic of being the poster girl, like you said. I think the more attractions that I speak to, the more I see that the organizations themselves are really keen to bring people on, almost like from a grassroots level. They're really keen to have people that progress and move their careers on through that organisation. They've had real hands-on experience of every kind of level of engaging with the guests, like you say, being a Twiggle from that level there. And then moving up through marketing, and management, and et cetera. I think that's a really fantastic thing for attractions to be able to do. Kelly Molson: But, you mentioned poster girl. One of the things that I've been looking at recently is trying to keep the diversity of the guests that come onto the show quite even. I find that quite difficult because it seems to me, there's still a bit of a dis-balance around men and women in the sector. I wanted to ask you, do you think that there's a little bit of a lack of women at that senior level in attractions? Is there anything that can be done about that? It seems like BeWILDerwood is doing really great things, in terms of moving people through their organisation, from promoting inside. But, are there any things that you've been involved in that you could see as a real positive benefit to women in the industry? Hannah Monteverde: That's a really interesting question. I don't know if we break the mould in that, actually, within BeWILDerwood, we are predominantly female managed and run. At the board level, which perhaps maybe is a different subject and a different conversation probably for a different day. At the board level it's different and I don't know that's reflected elsewhere, and whether that's unique or not. But, I would say and from my, obviously as I said, BeWILDerwood is my attractions life, so my very limited experience, I think either we break the mould or no, actually we don't. I don't see a lack of women in senior leadership roles. Hannah Monteverde: I think, obviously, it's a really big conversation at the moment, and it's a conversation that I need to educate myself further in. Because I don't think I understand enough, or know enough, about women and diversity within leadership. I think it's really important as well to remember that, I guess, in a sense, that the glass ceiling isn't just women. I guess, in a way, it's anyone who's not straight, male or white, probably. It's encouraging the ... As you said, I think the diversity that we have within our society should be reflected within our workplaces, and within leadership and at every level. But yeah, it's something that I think I need to go away and do some more work on, and more understanding and more research to be able to speak about it eloquently. But yeah, it's definitely something. Hannah Monteverde: I think it's a conversation that is being had, which is great. We need more of that, we need more of the gender pay gap reporting, and the championing flexible working and all of that kind of thing. But, I think it's important that it's not just women, it is anybody. It's making sure that diversity is represented and society is represented. Kelly Molson: Absolutely. Hannah Monteverde: If that makes sense? Kelly Molson: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, it absolutely does. I've been thinking about actually running a panel session on this, and bringing that to the forefront of some of the things that we talk about as well.Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. I think, for me actually, one thing because I don't know, from my limited experience, it doesn't seem to me that way. But actually, if that's not the case then for me, it would be really interesting to speak to other people and find out whether what we're like is reflective of other places and things.Kelly Molson: Absolutely. Well, let's carry this conversation on further. Hannah Monteverde: Lets. Kelly Molson: But for now, I would like to go back to December 2019. You've left your life in Norwich, you've moved to Cheshire, it's Christmas time, you've got a young family at home. And, you're just about to start possibly the most exciting part of your career so far. And then, we get whacked with the Coronavirus. Hannah Monteverde: The Rona. Kelly Molson: The Rona comes and smacks us on the ass. Tell us about what's happened, because I think the attraction was due to originally open last ... Was it May time, March time last year? Hannah Monteverde: May 23rd, 2020, was the big date. As Tom's been saying, Tom Blofeld, the guy that owns BeWILDerwood, has been saying recently in lots of his interviews and things, what I've heard him saying, "We couldn't have possibly picked a worse date," and he's so true. May 23rd, 2020, was when it was going to be. We, as you rightfully said, we moved up to Cheshire in December 2019. That was lovely. There I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, ready to build the team. We're going to open BeWILDerwood Cheshire, it's going to be wonderful. Hannah Monteverde: And it was great, it was great for the first few months. We started building the team, we got the managers in, we got our maintenance guys in. Everything started progressing and ticking along, we were making all those big, long lists about what we still needed to do, working with the contractor and things, all going for this May 23rd date. We just announced to the public and to all our wonderful visitors that we were going to open on the 23rd May 2020. We had all the graphics and things designed, we put the leaflets out to print. Hannah Monteverde: I will always remember, it must have been the middle of March. Obviously, we were all starting to talk about Coronavirus by this point, and I noticed ... I'm a member of the Visitor Experience Forum on LinkedIn, so I noticed they were doing, I think it was a [inaudible 00:17:48] they called around COVID-19. I thought, "Oh yeah, this will be a nice trip out of the office. I'll get the train down to London, and I'll go and meet some other people and we'll talk about this Coronavirus thing. And maybe, we'll talk about how we might have to close our attractions for a week or two, and that will be a shame. But, it'll be a nice rest for us all." Hannah Monteverde: There I go, down on the train, really excited, a nice trip out. I remember sitting in this room, and I think it was Phil Donahue was just ... I just felt like a balloon being slowly deflated across the course of the morning. I remember sitting on the train on the way back, typing up my notes, and messaging people like, "Oh, Lordy." Kelly Molson: Oh my gosh.Hannah Monteverde: "This is a big deal." Yeah. Obviously, there were elements. I was probably over naïve and over-excited about what we were doing. Yeah, quickly after that, I guess it was probably the week or so after that, everyone was told to work from home. We sent our minimal, I think there was probably about five or six of us in the office by that point, so we sent them home. We kept our maintenance guys on. But then, within a week or two of that, it became very apparent very quickly that actually, we wouldn't be opening in May. Hannah Monteverde: Initially, what we did, we initially decided to delay it until July. And then, I think as lockdown progressed and proceeded, and there was no end to it, again very quickly, we didn't have to take long to make the decisions which was quite a nice thing, in a sense. We made decisions quickly, we made the right decisions, and we made sure that we kept the guys informed. But yeah, very quickly it became apparent that July actually wouldn't be achievable, because, by the time we came back out of lockdown, we'd have to get people back into the office. We'd have to start out from where we left off. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah, July 2020, then, very quickly became spring 2021. But, we have opened, so we are now open which is brilliant. Yeah, it was all together a rather strange few months for me, especially I think. Kelly Molson: I can imagine how life-changing that was as well because you've done a big step in moving to a different area and having to establish yourself there in a personal sense. And then, you're establishing yourself in a new role in a new place, and you're building a new team around you as well. That must have been pretty horrendous, right? You would have had to have recruited, ready for the opening. And then what happens? Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. I just feel like, almost in a sense, like the whole of my last 18 months have felt like a recruitment Groundhog Day. It's awful to say that because it felt like it was never-ending. And the poor people who are on the other ends of the sticks, it was far worse for them, they had the worse end of the stick. Hannah Monteverde: But yeah, much of last year for me, and also remembering that I was coming into this with a huge amount to learn anyway ... So much of last year was, in a nutshell, it was just a masterclass in management skills, and techniques that you really wish that you don't ever have to use. So really, unfortunately for us, while I had the horrible task of having to let go all those people that we had recruited because unfortunately, the way that the furlough scheme cut off, we just got people in within weeks. So that within weeks of that deadline, so we couldn't furlough anyone. It was a case of we need to save this business, there were really worrying points last year.Hannah Monteverde: Yeah, in about May I think, we had to let the team go. We did keep them on for as long as we could, keep supporting them and things, but we did have to let them go. And then, from May to January last year, it was me and a couple of Boggle Builders, our maintenance team that we kept on to caretake the site. Thankfully, I wasn't completely on my own. We did keep coming into the office, they obviously had work that they needed to do around the site and things. Yeah, it's a 70-acre site so it did feel a bit strange with just the three of us rattling around. I did learn some skills in how to use a jigsaw and stuff.Kelly Molson: Good life skills to have. Hannah Monteverde: Exactly, something to add to my CV. But yeah, and for myself, I was really lucky, in a sense, that once lockdown eased, because we are BeWILDerwood, we are one company, I was able to go back down to Norfolk and help support the guys in Norfolk with their reopening. And then, I actually ended up helping them put together their COVID secure Lantern Parade that they put on for October half-term, so that was really nice. For me personally, it was really lovely to actually be able to go back somewhere and feel like I was part of a team, not three people rattling around somewhere. Yeah, I think I probably would have lost my mind a bit if I didn't manage to do that. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. I guess, in a sense, thinking about the positives, there are positives that have come out of it. I managed to spend time on, in a sense, the more paperwork-y side of stuff. So managing to get all the health and safety things all ticked off and out of the way whilst it was quiet in the summer, and you didn't have loads of stuff running around and happening. But yeah, as I said, it felt like Groundhog Day of recruitment. Yeah, 18 months of recruiting people and then letting people go, and then re-recruiting people. Hannah Monteverde: What was lovely actually, though, is that we had ... I was going to try and work out the percentage, but I ran out of time. We had a huge percentage of the people that we let go in May came back. Kelly Molson: Oh, that's fabulous. Hannah Monteverde: Obviously, we kept them in the loop and things. I quite enjoyed going around taking pictures and being able to send people updates of what was going on around the site. It was so nice. Yeah, we'd obviously recruited a bunch of people who shared the passion for what we were doing. And after everything, for them to say, "I want to come back, I still want to work with you," that was lovely. It was really nice. Kelly Molson: That's testament to how you obviously managed that process, in terms of keeping in touch with them, and the empathy that you showed them with the situation that you were in. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah, I hope so. It was tough. It was really tough. But yeah, as you say, it was so nice that they'd come back. And actually, now that we have finally opened, that they have all got to be involved in it. I imagine last May, everyone that thoughts of, "Is this place ever going to open?" And to now be sat here, having actually opened it. I think if someone had said to me last July, "Do you reckon you'll be sat there next April with a park that has opened to resounding success?," I would have confidently been able to say yes, so that's nice. Kelly Molson: Wow. Yeah, that is really nice. What's it been like? What's the response been like from the general public? Hannah Monteverde: Do you know what, it's been absolutely phenomenal. It's been so amazing to open. For one, the weather was absolutely perfect for the whole week. Obviously, as you can imagine, we are an outdoor attraction so we are quite a weather dependant. There's so much fun to be had in the rain, but people don't often understand that. But yeah, to have a week of amazing sunshine and really warmish weather was perfect, that's absolutely perfect for us. And then, just to see people in the park, it was the cherry on top of the cake that everybody loved it, because everybody did love it, which was amazing. Hannah Monteverde: But, to see people running around the park that you've spent so long working on. The weirdest thing was it was seeing people using the park, and I turned and said to someone on day one, I was like, "This feels so normal." But yet, yesterday I was running around like a headless chicken with a screwdriver, putting signs on things. For the past three years, this is what we've been working towards. And all of a sudden, you fill it with people and it just felt normal. Kelly Molson: Yeah. Hannah Monteverde: I mean, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things that we need to work on. I always say to the team, for us, it wasn't going to be perfect when we opened it. If we did feel like it was perfect, then we'd probably done something wrong. We've got lists and list of things that we want to improve and things that we want to change. But, to see visitors playing in the park, and enjoying the park, and seeing the feedback that we got from the visitors, it was just the best thing, to be honest.Kelly Molson: Ah, that's incredible. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Yeah, it was. I think we were mindful, and I was always a bit mindful, that we've moved to a new area, it's quite a niche concept. It's really hard to explain without being able to see what BeWILDerwood is. But, to have visitor reviews that are saying things like how amazing the staff are, to sit there and read that, and things saying how brilliant the facilities are, and how much fun they've had. Yeah, I can't lie, it was brilliant. It was such a relief and just so lovely to ... Yeah, it was great. Kelly Molson: What a massive morale boost for the team as well. To have gone through so much in that year, especially for those poor people that have been made redundant, and then they've come back, and now they're in the thick of it, that must be just music to their ears right now. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah, absolutely. The past couple of weeks before we opened, I think they must think I'm completely mad, we ended up doing these stupid Monday motivational meetings. Where we'd all get together at nine o'clock on a Monday morning and I'd say something stupid and irritate them all, probably, with some silly little motivational saying or something. But, one thing that I really believe in, and I have to tell myself to do it as well sometimes, but I was saying to them in the weeks before, "Remember when we open to take a step back and just watch and see what people do. And, to take a step back and think about everything that you have done, and just think about that impact that's had on everyone else."Hannah Monteverde: It's so easy to get lost in what you're doing in the day-to-day, and the grind, and how many hours you're putting in, and how much hard work you're putting in. Because everyone has worked phenomenally hard, and it's not just the guys in Cheshire as well, it's the guys in Norfolk, too. As I said before, we are BeWILDerwood, one team, and that's true. The guys in Norfolk, they also reopened on the 12th. But, the effort that they also put into helping us get open in Cheshire, even though, in a sense, when we had our team up here start, we couldn't travel down to Norfolk and get them to see the site. Hannah Monteverde: That was initially the plan. In a sense, I would induct them into the company, and we'd do our Cheshire induction up here. And then, the first thing that they would all do would be to go down to Norfolk, and to meet their counterparts in Norfolk, and see the sight in Norfolk, and understand what BeWILDerwood is and how it works. When you're in lockdown, you can't do that. Yeah. We had fun trying to think up ways we could get people talking to each other remotely and to get people to understand the brand and things.Kelly Molson: How did you do that? That would be interesting. Because that's great isn't it, just the fact that you'd been able to send people and shadow them. "This is your role in this park, this is what you'll be doing." But, how did you do that virtually? Hannah Monteverde: Everyone came into the office, and we put loads of stuff in place to make it COVID secure and things. In a sense, up here, we did our induction like that. Again, I played some really silly motivational games, which I'm sure they probably all hated. We had Two Truths and a Lie, and I got them all to send them in in advance and found out really interesting things about people, which is quite funny. Kelly Molson: We should disclose some of those on the podcast. That'd be better than the unpopular opinion.Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. And then, I guess in a sense, it was working remotely so used quite a lot of Microsoft Teams and things, and making sure that we're checking in and chatting to people. And doing it like we're doing now, so face-to-face over a video call. I, a year ago, would never have imagined that I would be on a webcam with headsets talking to be people because it was my worst nightmare. Getting people to embrace that. And then, I think we even did silly things as full teams. I remember we did a show-and-tell activity or something, we got everyone to bring in something that was personal to them, and then we all stood in front of a camera and talked to each other for half an hour. Hannah Monteverde: I think this year has proven that there is so much that can be done remotely. But, I also think it has also proven that there is so much that can't be done remotely. There are bits and pieces that we want to pick up now that we can travel, and now that we are open and things. It's really important, before May half-term and the summer, that we get our guys down to Norfolk so they can understand where BeWILDerwood comes from and exactly what it is because that's going to be so much more beneficial to them than a load of waffle and a load of words from me, trying to explain it because it's really hard to explain.Kelly Molson: I still want to pronounce it BeWILDerwood as well. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Kelly Molson: I want to shout the wild bit. I know I pronounced it wrong earlier in the podcast. Hannah Monteverde: We get people asking. My dad asked this weekend. I've worked at BeWILDerwood for nine years, so if my dad can't pick it up in nine years then ...Kelly Molson: I'm all right, let me off. Hannah Monteverde: I'll let you off just this once. Kelly Molson: Okay. It's a phenomenal story. I can't even begin to imagine how tough the last year must have been for you, with everything that you've got going on. Not just the effects of the Coronavirus and having to not open the attraction, but having moved to a new area as well. And suddenly, being in lockdown with a young family. That must have been so overwhelming for you. I think it's so lovely to hear such an incredibly positive story come from something like that. Kelly Molson: I wonder if you could share with us ... You started off this podcast by saying I'm going into this new role, and there was a load of things that were still new and learning for me. You've really had-Hannah Monteverde: I've had no choice. Kelly Molson: You've really been dropped into the deep end, haven't you? If you can cope with last year, you've peaked. You can cope with anything now. Hannah Monteverde: I hope I've not peaked. I hope I just keep going that way. Kelly Molson: There's more to come. Okay. Hannah Monteverde: I hope so. Kelly Molson: What do you that's been your biggest professional and personal learning from last year? Hannah Monteverde: I think personally is easier to understand. Obviously, I've had a chance to think about these. At one point, I have learned personally that I am certainly not a hobbyist. I'm not a person for hobbies. I love the idea of a hobby, and I go all in and I buy everything I need to start it. So I buy the knitting needles, and I buy the wool, and I buy a pattern and I'm going to knit something really lovely. And I get two days in and I'm like, "God, this is boring." Kelly Molson: Can you tell us what you've tried? Have you tried knitting? List the things. Hannah Monteverde: I've got a half-knitted cardigan. Kelly Molson: Excellent.Hannah Monteverde: Now to be honest, with knitting I did manage to knit Lyra, my daughter, a jumper. She's three, so I've knitted a three-year-old's jumper. But then I was like, "Right, now's the chance to do something for me. I'm going to knit myself a cardigan." I've knitted half of aside, so I've done that. Hannah Monteverde: We had a sourdough starter for a while. Kelly Molson: Excellent. That's a standard Coronavirus necessity, I'll be. Yeah. Hannah Monteverde: Then, that went moldy. Actually, I'd probably say I've got two true hobbies, which are probably reading and running. But reading, this year, the reading hobby has turned into a buying books hobby. I don't read any, they just sit. I've got a really nice pile of books. Kelly Molson: They look beautiful. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. I am trying really hard though, actually, to read more because that's good for me.Hannah Monteverde: What else have I tried? Oh. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. I've definitely tried a fair few. Podcasting, I've tried to listen to podcasts. I listen to a few, and then six weeks later I'll say, "Oh yeah, I was listening to that podcast." Kelly Molson: But you've been listening to this one. Hannah Monteverde: Of course. Yeah. Kelly Molson: Now that you're a guest on it. Oh God, that's all good. Hannah Monteverde: No, I had to do my research on this one. Of course, I listened to this. Hannah Monteverde: What else have I done? I can't think. Lots of things, I'm definitely a really faddy person. Oh, I probably buy a diary every year, and I get as far as writing my address in it. That's about as far as it goes. Kelly Molson: But, it's good. I think that's a good thing to learn about yourself. Hobbyist, no, but there are other things that you can focus your time on. Hannah Monteverde: No. And then, I think more seriously, in a post-COVID, had quite a fair amount of time to reflect, and think about myself and things. I think one thing from this year, personally, that's resonated with me quite a lot is in a sense that not comparing your feelings to others, I think. And, not trying to rationalize or justify your feelings with others. Hannah Monteverde: We've been enormously lucky this year, as a family, and my friends. We've not suffered enormous emotional or financial suffering. But at the same time, we've all had our struggles. I think this years' been difficult for everyone and difficult for everyone for all sorts of different reasons. I think it's really easy, and I found it really easy this past year, to try and diminish your own feelings by looking at someone else and saying, "Well, you're not struggling as much as them, so it's not okay for you to struggle." Hannah Monteverde: I think for myself, personally, I've tried really hard, especially in the past few months, to not compare myself to others. If you're feeling those feelings, you're feeling those feelings. Just because person X has got more going on, or maybe feels different about the same thing, that doesn't diminish your feelings or make your feelings any less feeling-y. Kelly Molson: Yeah.Hannah Monteverde: Do you know what I mean? Kelly Molson: It's that validity, isn't it?Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Kelly Molson: If someone is having a really, really difficult time, and you can see they're clearly going through it, it doesn't make your feelings of, "Well, I feel really challenged by the things that I'm going through," and they're minuscule in comparison but they're still valid. Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Kelly Molson: You can feel okay to feel like that.Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. I think for me, that's the biggest thing for me personally. I think that's something that I think will continue to work on, in a sense. Hannah Monteverde: I think professionally, as you said, if I was to try and stop and think about what I've learned this year, I don't think I could even scratch the surface. I have learned so much, and it has been unique and exciting, and it's been an amazing opportunity. There are so many ways I can turn everything into a positive, all the things I've had the chance to learn, the chance to do, the chance to jump feet-first in and give it a go. And, the things that I've been thrown in the deep end and have just had to get on with. The amount of learning I've got out of those challenges, I will forever be grateful for, I think.Hannah Monteverde: It's been a massive rollercoaster. There have been some really, really high, high points. But at the same time, there have also been some really worrying low points, at the same time. I think the two things I came back with when I was thinking about it, is it's learning to adapt, which is something I've never been great at. I've always been a lists person, and I've always been a planner. Hannah Monteverde: When I was in the ops role in Norfolk, we always used to jest at me when we got to. We shut over winter, so we shut from November to February. Everyone used to have a laugh at me. In the first couple weeks of the winter, I would literally print out 10 weeks of weekly planners, and I would plan my winter. It didn't always go to plan, but just by doing that exercise, I would sit there. I'd be like, "Right, okay. On this day, I'm going to look at the staffing. And we're going to do this, this, and this." That's just how my brain works. Hannah Monteverde: But, I've had to learn this year that, when things change, and they change again, and they change again, you just have to be able to adapt. You have to be able to think fast on your feet, and you have to be able to make decisions. Sometimes, they have to be quick decisions. But if you can justify them, and make everyone aware of why those decisions are being made even if they're tricky ones, I think people appreciate that. Yeah, being able to adapt was one. Hannah Monteverde: And then, I think the other thing that I've learned about myself is that there is nothing I love more than a challenge. And, that despite everything that's gone on, there is nothing that beats the feeling of having to work to a hard deadline, and getting there, and achieving it. I know we quite often joke, every day's a school day and there are new challenges every day, but for me, I think that's really important. I thrive off being able to learn and being to grow and develop, and I think I've probably done a certain amount of that this year and I really enjoyed it. Kelly Molson: Good. I think that's a huge positive to take from it and I completely agree with you. I think there would be a lot of our listeners, and myself included, that would say that that's probably the biggest thing that they've learned about themselves this year as well. Kelly Molson: What's next, then? What's next for BeWILDerwood Cheshire? And, what's the next big challenge that you've got? What exciting things have you got coming up this summer? Hannah Monteverde: I think what's next for BeWILDerwood Cheshire, there's a lot of work to do between now and summer, to make BeWILDerwood feel like BeWILDerwood to BeWILDerwood. It's fantastic that the new audience and our new visitors and things love us and get us. As I said before, that was one thing I was mindful of. But, I think internally, there is so much more that we can do to make BeWILDerwood BeWILDerwood, so that's going to be, I think, one of our focuses. Hannah Monteverde: There is a big focus on our Lantern Parade at the end of the year, which I think will probably be the next big challenge. I know I'm having a wander around with our ops people at some point this week, to discuss October, which is great. Kelly Molson: That sounds really far away at the moment as well. Hannah Monteverde: I know.Kelly Molson: October, gosh. Hannah Monteverde: Who knows what could happen by then? Let's hope things have settled down a bit more. Obviously, there's thinking forward to the post-COVID world. What happens when we don't have to limit our numbers? How do we deal with that? Do the facilities cope, does our infrastructure cope? What can we cope with? And, if we don't think we can cope with what we're going to get, how can we develop? How can we grow? How can we make it work? What exciting things can we put in next? Where are we going next?Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. There's loads of question at the moment. I think short term, we get through the next few weeks and then we really can start developing and growing, and thinking about what comes next. Kelly Molson: Maybe you can come back on in a year from now, and share the next instalment of Hannah's career progression and crazy life that's going on up in Cheshire. That'd be awesome.Hannah Monteverde: What is Hannah doing now? Oh, dear. Kelly Molson: Okay, well we're at the end of the interview. But, there is one last question that I always ask all of our guests. And, it is a book, a book that you love, hopefully, that you've read and isn't sitting in that lovely stack that's next to your bed right now. But, would you have a book that you'd recommend to our audience? Hannah Monteverde: I've been greedy and I've got two, I hope that's okay. Kelly Molson: You know what, people do this all the time. It blows my marketing budget consistently. Hannah Monteverde: I'm so sorry.Kelly Molson: But, you go for it.Hannah Monteverde: You'll probably be able to pick at least one of them up fairly cheaply. I think the first one you might not even need to buy because it's a really popular one, and most of your listeners will probably be familiar with it. But, for me this year it's been a really important one, I think. The first one is The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Macksey.Kelly Molson: It's a great book. Hannah Monteverde: It's not a leadership book, it's not anything fancy like that. It's not going to tell you how to get a million visitors to your visitor attraction. But, I found it so useful this year for putting things into perspective. This will get a bit personal anyway, but the few days I did work from home this year, my husband would pick out the book and set it out on a page on my desk, each morning. I'd be like, "Yeah, I can do this." Kelly Molson: That's lovely. Hannah Monteverde: "I can do this." Something different to read. Hannah Monteverde: I did want to mention, there's a really lovely audio version of it that I think they put on Radio Four over Christmas, which I really enjoyed. That's a really nice another way to listen to it. Hannah Monteverde: And then, the other one, this one I hope you'll laugh at this, otherwise you'll just think I'm really weird. Kelly Molson: Is it the Spice Girls annual? Hannah Monteverde: No, I'm afraid not. It's not Bewitched, either. This is one that I panic bought when you asked me to come onto this podcast because I was like, "Oh, God." Kelly Molson: Oh, the pressure. Hannah Monteverde: "I'm on a podcast with all these attractions professionals, and there I am, hello I'm Hannah, and I work at BeWILDerwood." I was like, "What book can I recommend?" Oh my goodness, nothing was highbrow enough or anything. Hannah Monteverde: So I did some research, and I bought an anthology of speeches called She Speaks. It's put together by Yvette Cooper. It's basically ... I've got it sitting next to me, so I can remember what it says. Its tagline is, "Women's speeches that changed the world." It's an anthology of famous women's speeches. But, I read it at breakfast when I feel like I need a kick up the ass for that day. I pick a page at random. What's really nice is that there's no agenda behind it. You've got people from completely different walks of life, but just copies of their powerful speeches. Yeah, I've found it hugely inspirational. I think at times it's quite moving, and I think it demonstrates, really succinctly, the power of words. So, that one. Kelly Molson: What a fantastic book. I've never heard of that book, either. I think that's one that I'm going to have to grab a copy of. Read it in the morning, that's a really self-motivating thing to set you up for the day as well, isn't it? Hannah Monteverde: Yeah. Yeah, I read that and I think, "Look at what all those amazing women have achieved." And then think, "I could do that." Kelly Molson: I am heading to BeWILDerwood and I'm going to do the same. Hannah Monteverde: Exactly.  I did threaten to my guys on one Motivational Monday that I'd come in and read one, but thankfully for them, I haven't subjected them to it yet. Kelly Molson: Well to be fair, when we were talking about hobbies earlier, I did actually make my team learn how to do crochet. Hannah Monteverde: Actually, that is another one I've tried. I got stuck on Insta, talking about magic circles or something. Is that right? Kelly Molson: It's really hard, a magic circle. That is a really difficult skill.Hannah Monteverde: I tried to crochet a cactus, and it didn't work out too well.Kelly Molson: Okay. See, all of my team were male at that point as well, so it was an interesting day of me trying to ... Well, it was a lunchtime of me trying to teach them how to do that. Hannah Monteverde: One thing I did, I did some macrame. I made a macrame wall hanging, but I've only made one wall hanging and that's it. I've ticked that off now, don't need to do it anymore. Kelly Molson: Oh, but it's on the wall. There's the achievement, you don't need to do anymore. Look what you did. I love that, thank you. Kelly Molson: Hannah, it's been so lovely to have you on. I've really, really enjoyed this interview. I genuinely do extend that offer, it would be really great for you to come back maybe a year from now, and let us know what the next stage is of what's happened up there and how it's all gone. It would be really good to hear from you. Hannah Monteverde: Thank you. I'd love to come back.Kelly Molson: Awesome, thank you very much. Kelly Molson: Well, if you as ever, listeners, if you want to win Hannah's books that she's mentioned today, if you head over to our Twitter account and you retweet this episode announcement with the comment, "I want Hannah's books," then you'll be in a chance of winning them both. Kelly Molson: Awesome, Hannah. Come back soon, and good luck with the rest of the season. Hannah Monteverde: Thank you. Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five-star review, it really helps others find us. And, remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT; IT'S A GAME OF MISSES Our esteemed golf coach at the TAC joins me for this episode. Tom Fielding and I met ten years ago when the TAC was situated in Takanawa during our new club's construction. Tom's career in golf began at age 20 when he toured professionally; however, he transferred to coaching due to an injury. Tom shares some golfing anecdotes, teaching techniques, pros of using a golf simulator, coaching during the Covid times - if you're not a golfer already, this could spark an interest! Tom's philosophy about golf is inspiring, and I feel that it resonates with how he views life. As Tom puts in a phrase from a book, "Golf is not a game of perfect; it's a game of misses."

In this episode, Joe, Jen, and Tom cover the latest show news, some sad social media news, some sadder #hennews. but our spirits are lifted by this week's guests, Dani and Brett from The Wheel Weaves! As Tom, Jen, and especially Joe sweat out keeping spoilers to a minimum, we discuss a bunch of things about the show with Dani and Brett. Hear Brett gift Mat with some sweet hut-making skills! Hear Dani give us lessons in head trauma! Get up and walk around, because this may be our longest one yet! As always - wait what?! Oh that's right, this episode is our most spoiler-free yet, as Dani's only read through The Shadow Rising!News: https://twitter.com/ZMcVick/status/1388237695759966211?s=20https://photos.app.goo.gl/dLNQSMfVedfLeA1m7Check out Dani and Brett at https://linktr.ee/thewheelweavespod/Please show your support by rating/reviewing us. http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1479634263https://www.thegreatblight.com/creator-talkaranrhiodhttps://www.talkaranrhiod.com/Email: podcast@talkaranrhiod.comTwitter: @arantalkInstagram: talk_aran_rhiodJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/GM5QkyGMerch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/talkaranrhiodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/talkaranrhiod)

Most of us write every day, but do you remember the last time you created an imaginary world? We all love stories and, as Don Graves showed us, we all have a story to tell. But in schools, the focus is increasingly put on analytical writing. When did fiction writing fall to the side?Today on the Heinemann podcast we are rebroadcasting an episode that originally aired in 2019. In his new book, Writing Unbound, author Tom Newkirk explores the value of creating worlds through fiction writing. As Tom says, “our minds were made for stories,” so he decided to sit down with high school students to hear about the fiction they write in and out of school. In these interviews you’ll hear kids read their own creative stories and talk about their writing processes.Read a transcript of this episode on the Heinemann Blog.Learn more about Tom's new book Writing Unbound at Heinemann.com or follow him on Twitter @Tom_Newkirk

Tom asks the yutes to take a look at their positions’ IV Rank and take off those in the single digits. At this point, the risk/reward is actually against you.E takes off his X strangle and breaks even.Kay takes off her F vertical spread for a small profit. Both yutes put on new trades in place of these old positions. Tom warns E and Kay that in this low IV environment, some winners are going to be on the smaller side--but we’re still in a good position. As tastytraders, we play a high probability game with limited profitability, and it works out for us. It’s a given that markets are generally going to stay within an expected range most of the time, and IV is going to contract most of the time. As Tom says, “Nothing moves more than something moves,” and this is what we prefer as option sellers. Bonus Lesson: Rolling your undefined risk trades forward a month reduces your risk 20 - 25% because it reduces gamma risk.

Tom asks the yutes to take a look at their positions’ IV Rank and take off those in the single digits. At this point, the risk/reward is actually against you.E takes off his X strangle and breaks even.Kay takes off her F vertical spread for a small profit. Both yutes put on new trades in place of these old positions. Tom warns E and Kay that in this low IV environment, some winners are going to be on the smaller side--but we’re still in a good position. As tastytraders, we play a high probability game with limited profitability, and it works out for us. It’s a given that markets are generally going to stay within an expected range most of the time, and IV is going to contract most of the time. As Tom says, “Nothing moves more than something moves,” and this is what we prefer as option sellers. Bonus Lesson: Rolling your undefined risk trades forward a month reduces your risk 20 - 25% because it reduces gamma risk.

Tom Cox is on the pod talking about his TWO new books out this year, Notebook (out now!) and Villager (out later!). Tom talks to Steph about the inspiration behind his books, including having his backpack stolen and finding himself stranded in Bristol, the importance of place in his writing (and life) and why he turned to Unbound to publish his most recent work. It's a funny, informative and honest look back at an unusual career. As Tom says, "I'm a bit hard to sum up." Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones, who also introduce the judges for the 2021 UEA New Forms Award and Laura Kinsella Fellowship (you'll never guess), plus the brand new Writer's Toolkit Online courses for poets and fiction writers. Here's some useful links: UEA New Forms Award: http://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/uea-award/  Laura Kinsella Fellowship: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/laura-kinsella-fellowship/  All of our Writer's Toolkit Online courses (including the free ones!): https://courses.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/  Some places are still available on our premium Creative Writing Online courses: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/creative-writing-online/  Tom's website: https://tom-cox.com/  The Unbound crowdfunding page for Villager: https://unbound.com/books/villager/  Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/3G39dRW  Music by Bennet Maples.

There are many names people might use to describe Tom Peters: best selling bestselling (not a typo) author, management and leadership expert, business guru, consultant, keynote speaker, legend…I could go. Really, I could. Instead, I’m going to choose the following phrase, “extreme human.” As Tom threatens us with the last book he’ll write in his 35 year and 18 book career, I think you’ll be surprised by the tremendous empathy, passion, fierce quest for justice and transparent introspection that he’ll bring to the studio. Get all the links you’ll need today from linktree.com/jaffejuice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another way to look at our stressful thinking is as unconscious experiments with the truth. As Tom puts it, once we make the stressful thoughts conscious, we can assess whether or not their effects are working for us. In other words, we can see if our experiments lead us to trust or doubt the goodness that we are. In this episode, we explore the commonly held story “I need my goodness to be seen in order to show up fully as I am.” Join us in opening up to the truth, trying out the living turnaround, and being done with dependence on approval.

Dr. Denise McCurdy, Blockchain Governance Advisor at Grove Gate Consulting along with Tom Fuhrman, Blockchain & Cybersecurity Consultant at Vector MV, join us in this podcast to discuss the challenges of adopting blockchain from a governance and risk standpoint. Denise is a blockchain governance advisor who has written a doctoral dissertation on blockchain with a special focus on supply chain and governance. She’s also the VP of blockchain governance for a supply chain and logistics startup. Tom Fuhrman is a blockchain & cybersecurity consultant specialised in cybersecurity consulting for the last 25 years. Recently he has extended his scope into blockchain consulting, where he focuses on strategy, governance, risk management, and specifically looks at the intersections between blockchain and cybersecurity.   What is blockchain? For Denise, blockchain is a database shared across a network of computers. As a record or block gets added to that database the blocks are chained together. Records on the blockchain are very difficult to change because each block has a hash which refers to the previous block. So, any change of a block requires a change of the entire chain. It is this attribute of blockchain which makes it very secure. For Tom, blockchain is a shared, continuously updated immutable database. It represents a single source of truth amongst trustless participants. As Tom is a cybersecurity expert he believes that blockchain inherently has two of the three attributes that cybersecurity requires: Integrity because of its immutably nature Availability because it is distributed Confidentiality isn’t something that blockchain has inherently but it can be added with encryption Tom also reminds us that blockchain exists in two basic design philosophies: public permissionless and private permissioned. Permissionless is most famously known via Bitcoin where anyone can participate at any level. Everything is decentralised and transparent in a trustless environment. A permissioned blockchain has a restricted access. It isn’t as decentralised and they require a certain degree of trust.   What is governance and its impact on blockchain and its members? Governance is about agreeing upfront the rules and the processes and what to do when things go wrong. It’s a system of rules that helps govern an ecosystem of players in how they can interact. Whilst working on her dissertation Denise started to interview supply chain business people who were trying to deploy a blockchain solution. During her interview she kept hearing that it isn’t about the technology but instead, a real lack of clarity around how firms need to work together much more closely than they're used to doing due to the nature of blockchain. What her interviewees were expressing was the need for a governance framework, or playbook. Blockchain impacts its members because they now have to share business processes, confidential information and intellectual property. It’s synonymous to them having to expose the underbelly of their organisation in ways that they haven't had to do before. This closeness of sharing sometimes blurs the lines in their eyes of where their company ends and others begins. For many this is a cultural shift which many companies are not used to. For Denise one of the key governance challenges is understanding the amount of changes that people and firms are going to have to do.   Collaborative governance as a key mechanism to removing obstacles Collaborative governance is a particular type of governance that in Denise’s point of view is quite well suited for blockchain as it addresses many of the common issues at the beginning of blockchain such as: information asymmetry, incentives, prehistory of cooperation or conflict of members. These are starting conditions that have to be addressed at the very beginning. This then flows into an agreement on how to make decisions, what is equitable,

Our Newsmaker guest today is Cheryl Bost, a former Baltimore County Teacher of the Year (2003) who serves as the president of the Maryland State Education Association, a 75,000 member union (affiliated with the National Education Association) that represents teachers and other education employees across the state.  Ms. Bost joins Tom to explain the MSEA's perspectives on safe school re-opening. As Tom discussed on this program yesterday with Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises, Baltimore City and Baltimore County are planning to send teachers and students back to the classroom over the next few weeks.  Is it safe to do so, with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging across the state? Governor Hogan and school leaders say it is.  Teachers unions say, “not so fast.” Cheryl Bost joins us today on Zoom.  Listener comments and questions are welcome during the live conversation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Agents of Innovation Podcast, Dave's guest is John Burns, CEO of TB12. TB12 is a wellness company founded by NFL legend Tom Brady, and his longtime trainer, Alex Guerrero, to make the principles that have helped Tom perform at his best and live pain-free available to everyone. As Tom leads Tampa Bay into his record 10th Super Bowl at age 43, it is safe to say that the TB12 Method works. John explains how the TB12 Method's holistic philosophy isn't just one thing - it's everything, including nutrition, hydration, supplements, conditioning, mindset, and lifestyle. John joined TB12 in 2018 after a successful career in venture capital, leading investments in consumer brands Spartan Race, Yasso, Unreal, Oath Craft Pizza, EverybodyFights, Grillo's Pickles, Petsmart and B&W Audio, and shares his learnings for building and motivating teams, identifying independent thinkers, and his personal approach to entrepreneurship, focus and "ruthless prioritization".

Mary Lou Williams was one of the great jazz musicians of the 20th century. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, when she'd had enough of the dissolute life that came with fame, Mary Lou eventually turned her heart to Christ, became Catholic, and put her musical talent in His hands. The post Mary Lou Williams appeared first on SQPN.com.

Gareth sits down with like-minded comedian, magician and founder of Focused Creatives, Tom Elliott. Tom is quite literally the perfect guest for this show. He's all about mindset, positivity (especially in these uncertain times) and the belief that you don't have to be world famous to make a good living doing what you love. In this extensive chat, Gareth and Tom talk about the creation of the Focused Creatives online community, which Gareth recently joined. They also discuss the game-changing but uncomfortable experience Tom had when meeting one his heroes, the valuable lessons he took from spending time with renowned comics Milton Jones and Joe Pasquale, future predictions for the survival of theatres of different sizes, the confidence problems many creatives have, how being on TV talent shows isn't the be-all and end-all, and much much more! As Tom is not a 'music' guest as such, Gareth has also included a little treat for you at the end of the show, enjoy! To follow Tom's journey, you can find him @tomelliott_UK on Twitter and Instagram or tomelliottuk on Facebook. To find out more about Focussed Creative, find them @focussedcreative on Instagram or visit their website focussedcreative.co.uk. You can also find Tom's brand new podcast, 'Get On With It', wherever you get your podcast fix.

Tom Hughes closed the 2019 ACFE Global Conference. “The first dollar, because you have a genuine financial emergency … that first dollar, you’re going to agonize about that money,” said Hughes. “You’re going to go to work the next day and you’re expecting the police to be there, probably with a television crew, because you have done this awful thing. But the next morning, you go to work, and nobody’s there. And you say, ‘I’ll never do this again.’ But stealing is going to turn you into a thief.”I was there and heard his story first hand. As Tom said in this episode he's not famous because he didn't steal enough. That is the thing about pink-collar crime. Petty amounts stolen by low to medium level employees (he was an outside bookkeeper), primarily women, from the workplace. Tom is a regular guy. He wasn't on the front page of the Wall Street or New York Times. But that is what makes his story so interesting and relatable. Links: https://hireathief.com/https://hireathief.wordpress.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/speaker-tom-hughes/https://twitter.com/formercriminalhttps://www.fraudconferencenews.com/home/2019/6/29/stealing-will-turn-you-into-a-thief

After years of trying to lead individuals through change by telling people what to do, how to do it, and why to do it, Tom received feedback that shook his world. He realized he was doing it all wrong. Although the teams he led were getting results, one thing was obvious, they weren't having fun and there was no passion. By committing to starting with why and helping people to experience joy at work, Tom has been blessed to see transformational change happen at the individual level and organizational level. As Tom puts it, "change is a personal decision to do something different. “ Tom shares that he is completely addicted to seeing the lightbulb go off in people's heads when they realized they have had the answer all along. It was just buried beneath a bad process and a lack of tools and supportive culture to bring the idea forward. In Tom's experience, empowering people to share their ideas and to get behind other people's ideas is the secret sauce to organizations achieving breakthrough outcomes. In organizations where the best idea wins, good things happen for everyone involved. It all starts with giving people the tools, the skills, and the confidence they need to make and lead change. Here in Episode #97, Tom starts our show with two classic Deming quotes that resonate tremendously in today's healthcare environment. He places an early call to action for health care leaders to continue investing in their improvement capabilities. Tom is a multi-talented healthcare professional, and shares highlights from his background and how that led to his transition into his own business practice. We learn the insights on the naming conventions connected to the work that he's leading. Tom gives us an overview of Design Thinking and shares 3 key points that every healthcare leaders should know about this improvement technique. He gives us a great new acronym around the meaning have the word F.A.I.L. Tom shares a few Design Thinking examples that expand on its value proposition. He highlights patient Journey Maps as a highly resourceful tool for quality people to plugin with. Tom and I nerd out about the Malcolm Baldrige program, and explain why it hurts so good. He challenges us all to evolve into movement makers. And Tom shares how he prioritizes significance over success. • Connect with Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improvementnerd/ • Checkout the Improvement Nerd Podcast: https://thegreendotconsultinggroup.podbean.com • Access The Healthcare QualityCast LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12203005/ • Leaves Us a Rating: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthcare-qualitycast/id1456206515?mt=2&uo=4 • Earn Your Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare Certification: https://theqiacademy.mykajabi.com/

We have lived through real history in 2020, and it’s finally time to look forward to a much-anticipated 2021. In his new podcast, Tom Wald, CIO of Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., summarizes his new engaging and extensive paper, “Where We Stand: The Transamerica 2021 Market Outlook.” He examines the most memorable aspects of the year that was and what investors should know about the markets and economies as the calendar turns. Will 2021 begin like 2020 ended, and what keys factors should investors monitor as the new year unfolds? As Tom says, we could be witnessing the “storm before the calm.” Listen and learn what that may mean for your portfolio.

Welcome to Episode 81 of Building My Legacy.In this podcast, experienced leader, coach, and author Tom Connally talks about his experience with leadership. Tom’s 30 years in the Marine Corps taught him that leadership is an apprenticed vocation that requires you to keep learning and growing. As Tom explains, the best leaders “teach something every day, learn something every day” to continue to move forward, go that extra mile, and own the mission.Tom contends that everyday leadership in peacetime is much more difficult than commanding a squadron facing the enemy. Without the threat of an immediate crisis, he believes, you will have difficulty ensuring all of your people know where the mission is going. Today, with many leaders managing employees remotely, that message is even more important because it’s so difficult to develop and maintain the relationships with your staff that are critical to achieving your company goals and ultimate success.So if you want to know:– Why leaders always need to be apprentices– What you can learn from identifying the life cycle and culture of each organization you work for– Your true purpose as a leader– Why leadership is in the questions you ask– The importance of being the leader your organization needs About Tom ConnallyWith parents who served in World War II, Tom Connally learned about leadership at an early age, following his father’s instruction to do well in “school, scouts, sports, and church.” He followed his brothers into the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps, retiring after 30 years of service. Tom then worked as a director for two defense companies for five years before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is a master at using a deliberate planning process to organize, coordinate, and drive disparate teams toward a common goal with outstanding results. Tom’s daughter continues the family military legacy and is serving in the Navy today. As a gift to her, Tom wrote Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader.” Although Tom believes that no book alone, including his, will make you an expert leader, this book explores the concept of leadership as a process best learned in apprenticeship to a master – because the best leaders inspire their people to achieve.Ramping Your Brand About Lois Sonstegard, PhDWorking with business leaders for more than 30 years, Lois has learned that successful leaders have a passion to leave a meaningful legacy. Leaders often ask: When does one begin to think about legacy? Is there a “best” approach? Is there a process or steps one should follow?Lois is dedicated not only to developing leaders but to helping them build a meaningful legacy. Learn more about how Lois can help your organization with Leadership Consulting and Executive Coaching: https://build2morrow.com/Thanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates.And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now. Thanks for listening!Building My Legacyhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/building-my-legacy/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-81-tom-connally-on-why-leadership-is-an-apprenticed-vocation-building-my-legacy-with-lois-sonstegard

Welcome to Episode 81 of Building My Legacy.In this podcast, experienced leader, coach, and author Tom Connally talks about his experience with leadership. Tom’s 30 years in the Marine Corps taught him that leadership is an apprenticed vocation that requires you to keep learning and growing. As Tom explains, the best leaders “teach something every day, learn something every day” to continue to move forward, go that extra mile, and own the mission.Tom contends that everyday leadership in peacetime is much more difficult than commanding a squadron facing the enemy. Without the threat of an immediate crisis, he believes, you will have difficulty ensuring all of your people know where the mission is going. Today, with many leaders managing employees remotely, that message is even more important because it’s so difficult to develop and maintain the relationships with your staff that are critical to achieving your company goals and ultimate success.So if you want to know:– Why leaders always need to be apprentices– What you can learn from identifying the life cycle and culture of each organization you work for– Your true purpose as a leader– Why leadership is in the questions you ask– The importance of being the leader your organization needs About Tom ConnallyWith parents who served in World War II, Tom Connally learned about leadership at an early age, following his father’s instruction to do well in “school, scouts, sports, and church.” He followed his brothers into the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps, retiring after 30 years of service. Tom then worked as a director for two defense companies for five years before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is a master at using a deliberate planning process to organize, coordinate, and drive disparate teams toward a common goal with outstanding results. Tom’s daughter continues the family military legacy and is serving in the Navy today. As a gift to her, Tom wrote Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader.” Although Tom believes that no book alone, including his, will make you an expert leader, this book explores the concept of leadership as a process best learned in apprenticeship to a master – because the best leaders inspire their people to achieve.Ramping Your Brand About Lois Sonstegard, PhDWorking with business leaders for more than 30 years, Lois has learned that successful leaders have a passion to leave a meaningful legacy. Leaders often ask: When does one begin to think about legacy? Is there a “best” approach? Is there a process or steps one should follow?Lois is dedicated not only to developing leaders but to helping them build a meaningful legacy. Learn more about how Lois can help your organization with Leadership Consulting and Executive Coaching: https://build2morrow.com/Thanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates.And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now. Thanks for listening!Building My Legacyhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/building-my-legacy/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-81-tom-connally-on-why-leadership-is-an-apprenticed-vocation-building-my-legacy-with-lois-sonstegard

Welcome to Episode 81 of Building My Legacy.In this podcast, experienced leader, coach, and author Tom Connally talks about his experience with leadership. Tom’s 30 years in the Marine Corps taught him that leadership is an apprenticed vocation that requires you to keep learning and growing. As Tom explains, the best leaders “teach something every day, learn something every day” to continue to move forward, go that extra mile, and own the mission.Tom contends that everyday leadership in peacetime is much more difficult than commanding a squadron facing the enemy. Without the threat of an immediate crisis, he believes, you will have difficulty ensuring all of your people know where the mission is going. Today, with many leaders managing employees remotely, that message is even more important because it’s so difficult to develop and maintain the relationships with your staff that are critical to achieving your company goals and ultimate success.So if you want to know:– Why leaders always need to be apprentices– What you can learn from identifying the life cycle and culture of each organization you work for– Your true purpose as a leader– Why leadership is in the questions you ask– The importance of being the leader your organization needs About Tom ConnallyWith parents who served in World War II, Tom Connally learned about leadership at an early age, following his father’s instruction to do well in “school, scouts, sports, and church.” He followed his brothers into the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps, retiring after 30 years of service. Tom then worked as a director for two defense companies for five years before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is a master at using a deliberate planning process to organize, coordinate, and drive disparate teams toward a common goal with outstanding results. Tom’s daughter continues the family military legacy and is serving in the Navy today. As a gift to her, Tom wrote Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader.” Although Tom believes that no book alone, including his, will make you an expert leader, this book explores the concept of leadership as a process best learned in apprenticeship to a master – because the best leaders inspire their people to achieve.Ramping Your Brand About Lois Sonstegard, PhDWorking with business leaders for more than 30 years, Lois has learned that successful leaders have a passion to leave a meaningful legacy. Leaders often ask: When does one begin to think about legacy? Is there a “best” approach? Is there a process or steps one should follow?Lois is dedicated not only to developing leaders but to helping them build a meaningful legacy. Learn more about how Lois can help your organization with Leadership Consulting and Executive Coaching: https://build2morrow.com/Thanks for Tuning In!Thanks so much for being with us this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Please leave a note in the comments section below!If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates.And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get.Please leave a review right now. Thanks for listening!Building My Legacyhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/building-my-legacy/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/episode-81-tom-connally-on-why-leadership-is-an-apprenticed-vocation-building-my-legacy-with-lois-sonstegard

As Tom has jumped off social media, we continue on the topic and the reality of the negative impact things like Instagram and Facebook are having on people's lives, specifically for parents and children. Yes, there are positives. But to wield these platforms as tools that help us to be the best we can require discipline and intentionality. How often are you taken down the rabbit hole? How often do you find yourself getting angry at content posted or views expressed? How often do your kids see you hunched over your phone or lap top? What positive is social media actually doing for you and your family?

As Tom likes to say, once you've been doing The Work for a bit, you start to notice that there are no 'big' or 'small' stressful stories. Even the most insignificant moment can be charged with the most painful meaning. Rare is it, however, that you have the opportunity to do inquiry with the person you're projecting onto! Join us, as Dorry and Caroline share an old favorite, 'you don't like me,' received and facilitated by Tom.Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

Some guests I find and some approach me, Tom Liebelt is the latter and I am so delighted he reach out to me. He is a genuine guy who just wants people to hear his message.  Tom was born in Poland during the Communist era when life was tough for those who were not members of the communist party or knew the right people. To make ends meet Tom’s Dad would smuggle alcohol banned films, VCR’s and other contraband across the border from Germany. As a young boy of 7, Tom had a vital roll to play in the smuggling operation. It was his job to distract the border guards from searching the car by screaming and crying and throwing a tantrum at the right moment. He learned from a young age how to sell and negotiate business by getting haggled by Russian traders at the football stadium. Life changed a lot when the family took an opportunity to move from Poland to the USA. It was a change to escape communism, but life did not get easier. His parents took any job they could to survive, and he saw very little of them as they were always working.   By seeing their struggle as a young man, he never wanted a job, and it motivated him to keep moving. At 16 he bought into a record shop, his love of music lead him into the industry as an engineer, a DJ and eventually a performer. He returned to his native Poland where he became one of the top Polish hip hop artists. Moving on, he returned to America and opened a coffee shop, running it for a year.  Tom is one of those guys who sees an opportunity and makes it work.  He has published around 5000 Kindle books and has built a successful SEO. He has owned a coffee shop, a retail store, a record label, created and filmed a documentary and released two albums with five hits on top ten Polish radio.  Now living in Thailand, he has a thriving business employing a team of people creating and marketing online courses.  All of it was bootstrapped and done with zero outside funding. As Tom says: “If you can’t sell, then you’re not in business. Marketing and Sales are the backbone of a company.” – Tom Libelt I hope you enjoy the conversation with Tom Liebelt   If you would like to get in touch with Tom you can find him on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SBMPodcast/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomlibelt/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TomLibelt  Or at his website https://smartbrandmarketing.com All of these links can be found at Life Passion & Business on the podcast page at the bottom of the post along with more information about The 5 Questions Worksheet www.LifePassionAndBusiness.com

Privacy is the hottest new job market for attorneys and non-attorneys. Even more so when you consider the full range of data protection jobs. A few weeks ago, we spoke to Jared Coseglia with TRU STaffing about recruiting for functions in privacy. In this episode we look at the other side. What is it like for someone to get started in privacy, not by sheer coincidence like K Royal and Paul Breitbarth did many years ago, but by deliberate choice? Where do you get this crazy idea that a privacy career might be fun, what steps do you take and what is it like to start in privacy and data protection in 2020?Our guest, Tom Besore, is an experienced Chicago-based lawyer, who identifies as Irish and American. In his own words, he has a long history in computers, electronics, radio and technology. In 2020, he shifted his primary interest to privacy and started executing on achieving that dream.Join us as we discuss why one would turn to privacy from a different career-focus and how to do so. We touched on the recent CISCO report: From Privacy to Profit: Achieving Positive Returns on Privacy Investments, the Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff, the Marriott case in the UK, the Cambridge Analytica scandal , the first class action lawsuit in the Netherlands, and so many other notable privacy topics, including Intrusion by Design. As Tom says - success in this field takes passions, laser-focus, and the drive to niche opportunities.ResourcesFor the home cooks: a recipe for "bitterballen" (bitterballs)Privacy. So. Hot. Right. Now. by K Royal, Association of Corporate Counsel, DocketHow to get started in Privacy Engineering by IAPP

Pastor Dan Peterson talks with author and theologian Thomas Jay Oord about the power and limits of God, and the persistent question of why God "allows" bad things to happen in the world. As Tom explains in one of his latest books, 'God Can't,' the answer challenges the very premise of the question.

Tom Webster, SVP of Edison Research, describes his job as "telling the stories of numbers." He definitely make numbers come alive, and he's a great storyteller overall. So you’re generally okay with Tom as your guest if you didn’t discuss podcast topics in advance. My industry acquaintance may be self-effacing, but he has a steel trap mind for the insights Edison regularly uncovers about all things audio, and he shared quite a few in our ad hoc but fascinating conversation for  Insider Interviews. The custom market research company helmed by Larry Rosin may be best known as the sole providers of exit polling data during U.S. elections, but Tom is best known for his big research reveals on webinars (now Zoom presentations) or at conferences. Research junkies lean in to hear which platform has the biggest “share of ear” and how differently are consumers engaging with Alexa. Basically, he’s the go-to guy for sharing and interpreting our evolving involvement with radio, podcasting, voice...even IoT and our social media habits. As Tom describes it, “I make sure that the data that we collect on behalf of our clients is understood contextualized, put into action and valued, and that people come back for more.” Here’s what’s “more” about Tom and a topline of our discussion: Little known fact? Tom likes words as well as numbers. This former English Lit professor is also the principal author of some widely cited studies and the co-author of The Infinite Dial, America's longest-running research series on digital media consumption, and The Mobile Commerce Revolution. In Episode 16, Tom shares some insider scoop from Edison's audio research – and his considered POV on the current state of radio broadcasting and the growth of podcasting (including some tips that can help you grow your own podcast). [00:01 – 03:25] Opening Segment More about Tom Webster, his role in Edison Research and a moving from academia to a marketing career [03:26 – 17:20] The Insider Scoop on Audio Research About Edison Research's broader offerings – like that exit poll and vote count data – and Tom’s area of focus: Audio More insider scoop from Tom WebsterVoice vs. Audio The growth of "smart speakers." Where are we – if anywhere -- with an FM chip for mobile phones? The general state of radio The uptake on podcasting (Joe Rogan notwithstanding) Tom talks about some Edison partnerships (and E.B. held back “insider” jokes about her old boss, John Rosso of Triton Digital!) [17:21 – 25:40] Diverse Voices The diversity in podcast listeners and podcast content Growing your podcast in today’s competitive market: Having a distinct voice Showing your unique, distinct point of view How Tom is sharing HIS unique POV, via his own newsletter I Hear Things [25:41 – 31:27] Closing Segment Tom's go-to resource gathering platforms Feedly Twitter The Tom and Tamsen team: "freenoting"with his wife, Tamsen Webster Final thoughts     E.B. and Tom on the first (last?) VOICE panel at CES 1/20 Resources Mentioned: Find Your Red Thread with Tamsen Webster The Top 30 U.S. Podcasts Q2 2020 article by Edison Research Podcast Consumer Tracker The Joe Rogan Experience National Public Radio iHeartRadio TuneIn The Infinite Dial Triton Digital The Smart Audio Report The Spoken Word Audio Report Latino Podcast Listener Report Lake Wobegon Effect You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn and Twitter. Subscribe to his I Hear Things newsletter. Listen to The Freenoter with Tom Webster and Tamsen Webster. Follow Edison Research on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. You can also visit their website https://www.edisonresearch.com/ Please share the podcast if you liked this episode, and Follow Insider Interviews on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. And reach out to be considered for an episode -- or suggest questions or a guest --...

As Tom and Julee approach the end of the stuffed animal bags (questionable dolls, a mangled duck, “rando” bunnies, etc.) they still must keep laser focus on whether to keep/sell/donate/biff. (They're not so focused though that they can't afford a moment to teach a new phrase for throwing away or a quick visit to Christmas morning vintage audio.) Also...they find a treasure that looks part Jawa, a little Ewok and a bit snowman! He’s definitely an 80s throwback...hope we have batteries! Come laugh along as they unearth some of those creepy toys at the bottom of the bag and Julee reveals to Tom a new 40’s development in her life! (Haha)Now in their forties, Julee and Tom are reconnecting as brother and sister in THE MOST distant a socially-distant podcast can be in the United States. While recording on each coast (and seeing each other over FaceTime) all the way from Los Angeles (Tom) to Boston (Julee), they start unearthing the core lessons, laughs and connections of their childhood. Plus, Julee has to fight her fear of cobwebs while Tom enjoys the comfort of his office -- yet he CAN'T touch his beloved toys like she can. As their Instagram bio indicates -- @backthroughthebasementpod -- you can follow them there to see pictures of everything they unearth -- Tom & Julee (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, must go through all their toys and belongings in their parents’ basement. Oh boy.

As Tom and Julee attempt to move forward through the basement, they run into some hurdles, hassles and emotions: they meticulously analyze the exact "clean the basement" orders issued by Mom, struggle with jealousy over the lucky kids who used to be cast in 80s toy commercials, Julee tries to further refine her work station, news of Dad's unfortunate case of shingles is reported, and Tom feels the need to cleanse himself of weird stress dream starring...a, well...a familiar friend. (And, yes, the dream was in "landscape" -- hee hee). Will they get ANY work done? Now in their forties, Julee and Tom are reconnecting as brother and sister in THE MOST distant a socially-distant podcast can be in the United States. While recording on each coast (and seeing each other over FaceTime) all the way from Los Angeles (Tom) to Boston (Julee), they start unearthing the core lessons, laughs and connections of their childhood. Plus, Julee has to fight her fear of cobwebs while Tom enjoys the comfort of his office -- yet he CAN'T touch his beloved toys like she can. As their Instagram bio indicates -- @backthroughthebasementpod -- you can follow them there to see pictures of everything they unearth -- Tom & Julee (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, must go through all their toys and belongings in their parents’ basement. Oh boy.

This week Tom catches up with the dancing sensation, Ashley Banjo. As Tom struggles to compose himself in front of his secret crush, Ashley explains Banjo-isms, Diversity-isms and forgets more dance moves than the average person will ever know.Please note, Ashley was rehearsing for an upcoming tour and the studio was a little echoy!Listen in and share your love and kind words - it means the world!. Oodles of love x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After years of trying to lead individuals through change by telling people what to do, how to do it, and why to do it, Thomas West received feedback that shook his world. He realized he was doing it all wrong. Although the teams he led were getting results, one thing was obvious, they weren't having fun and there was no passion.   After committing to starting with why and helping people to experience joy at work, Tom has been blessed to see transformational change happen at the individual level and organizational level. As Tom puts it, "change is a personal decision to do something different."   Tom shares that he is completely addicted to seeing the lightbulb go off in people's heads when they realized they have had the answer all along. It was just buried beneath a bad process and a lack of tools and supportive culture to bring the idea forward. In Tom's experience, empowering people to share their ideas and to get behind other people's ideas is the secret sauce to organizations achieving breakthrough outcomes. In organizations where the best idea wins, good things happen for everyone involved. It all starts with giving people the tools, the skills, and the confidence they need to make and lead change. Tom and I “nerded out” about the future of HR on his podcast, Improvement Nerds, a few months ago, and I’m more than excited to share this conversation with you where he shares his story. (Listen to that episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYim3omWxaE)   We also chat on: Being your authentic self Moving from change management to movement making Breaking down Thomas’ thoughts on process improvement Servant leadership Where the most important work happens (around the dinner table) How to practice empathy (first toward yourself) How to decondition your old way of thinking and create a new way of thinking How to create a meaningful life and become more aware Why you should intentionally surround yourself with people who push you How starting with “why” shapes an entire organization’s culture How Grit leads to continuous evolvement THOMAS’ NEW PUPPY-see the link to the video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYim3omWxaE Connect with Thomas West LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomasjwestmbb Website: https://www.thegreendotgroup.com/home/learning/online-training/ Resources can be downloaded from www.thegreendotgroup.com/home/resource-center.  Online courses are available at www.greendotacademy.com Subscribe to Tom’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZmZOlX0gEyFs6feoHVS7vw?view_as=subscriber Book Switch by Dan and Chip Health: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752 Connect with Jacqueline: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacquelinehr   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffee_2_wine/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.cooley1?ref=bookmarks   Jacqueline’s FREE Ideal Career Planning Tool: https://from-coffee-to-wine.mailchimpsites.com/

Fr. Vincent Capodanno was a chaplain with the US Marines in Vietnam and a Maryknoll priest. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us in this very personal episode, he was known as the Grunt Padre for how he served his Marines. His ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield led to him receiving the Medal of Honor and being placed on the path to canonization. The post Fr. Vincent Capodanno, The Grunt Padre appeared first on SQPN.com.

#sALESwithASLAN continues the series in delivering the perfect virtual presentation. This week, @TomStanfill and I breakdown his latest blog on how to deliver the perfect presentation, virtually. As Tom always does, he gives us some structure in the form of 8 Pro Tips we must leverage to ensure the perfect performance. And if you want to do some homework, you can learn a lot from watching the top Ted Talks. #virtualselling #salestips

#sALESwithASLAN continues the series in delivering the perfect virtual presentation. This week, @TomStanfill and I breakdown his latest blog on how to deliver the perfect presentation, virtually. As Tom always does, he gives up some structure in the form of 5 Determinations we must make to ensure we “control the stage”. #virtualselling #salestips

#sALESwithASLAN continues to dive into the changes that COVID19 has brought upon us and those that sell for a living. This week, @TomStanfill and I breakdown his latest blog on how to deliver the perfect presentation, virtually. As Tom always does, he gives up some structure in the form of a four-step process to ensure maximum impact. This will be part 1 of a series to help you deliver again and again. #virtualselling #salestips For more on Virtual Selling Programs, visit https://try.aslantraining.com/virtual-selling/ and find the blog we reference in the pod here: https://www.aslantraining.com/process-deliver-virtual-presentation-part-1/

Hello and happy Thursday! As Tom finds himself 'in between episodes' the title came to him; still on the spiritual journey. One that began three years ago. Learning about oneself can be rewarding and also very draining. To be aware of what's happening, aware of how you would've responded automatically in the past and now, in the moment, how you are choosing to respond. All good. All positive. All Pro You growth. It still can be tiring. Staying focused on simply doing the little things consistently is key and, as always, being thankful in all circumstances. Enjoy, and as always, thanks for listening! Be sure to like Pro You on Facebook, follow along @ProYouPodcast on Twitter and Instagram and check out @tomjdeters on Instagram for daily inspiration! *Not all exercises are suitable for everyone and this, or any other exercise program, may result in injury. Any user of the exercise program assumes the risk of injury resulting from performing the exercise. You should always speak to your doctor before you change, start or stop any part of your healthcare plan, including physical activity or exercise.*

  “If you can explain these difficult concepts to kids, maybe you can get through to doctors as well.” – Tom Naughton Tom Naughton from FatHead-Movie.com is an important voice in the low-carb, high-fat, ketoginic community. Ever since Tom’s fantastic, low-carb cult film Fat Head debuted several years ago, his message has motivated people from all over the world to try this healthy way of eating. As Tom talks about today, the film really resonated with a particular group of people that found the content, although very serious, funny and entertaining. With that encouragement, and the lessons Tom and his wife Chareva learned with their own two daughters, they created the new book Fat Head Kids: Stuff About Diet and Health I Wish I Knew When I Was Your Age. Listen in today as Jimmy and Tom chat about the new book, and the upcoming companion film aimed at kids. Tom explains how he learned from public speaking that communicating hard to understand concepts in fun ways is essential to engaging your audience. Tom and Jimmy talk about Tom’s family’s life on a working farm and Jimmy shares his experiences in transforming his home into a homestead.