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Your staff is the biggest line item in your budget. Which also means your schedule can be the biggest leak in your school, and most leaders don't even know it's happening.In this episode, Chanie is breaking down schedule efficiency: not "do you have enough staff," but do you have a strategic coverage system. She walks through a real audit where a single scheduling fix uncovered nearly $30,000 a year in savings, and why chasing more enrollment isn't always the answer when the leak is sitting in your own schedule.This episode covers strategic coverage versus just having bodies in the building, why schedule predictability is a leadership standard and not a luxury, why break coverage is actually a culture issue, and why directors who keep jumping into classrooms are quietly stealing from their own school's profitability.In this episode, you'll learn:The difference between strategic coverage and coverage for the sake of coverageHow a 20-minute daily shift overlap across 20 teachers added up to $27,733 a year in one real auditWhy systems need to be designed around the school, not around whichever person is currently running themWhy schedule predictability is a leadership standard, not a nice-to-haveWhy break coverage is a culture issue, and how a late break erodes trust between teachersWhy directors and owners who regularly cover classrooms are unintentionally hurting their school's profitabilityConnect With Us:Join us on Substack: https://chaniewilschanski.substack.com/

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DM me "AUDIT" to connect to learn how together we can increase your leads, revenue, and confidence in your salon business.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/jenniferjadealvarez⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GRAB YOUR FREE FREEDOM CALCULATOR™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenniferjadealvarez.myflodesk.com/freedom-calculator⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The #1 tool to help you plan to work less BTC and into Salon CEOBuilding a Salon That Can Grow Without YouBuying Back Your Time with Systems, AI, and Virtual AssistantsJennifer Alvarez shares a practical solo episode for salon owners and other hands-on business owners who feel overloaded by doing everything themselves. She explains how weak systems, slow follow-up, and unclear delegation can cost bookings, revenue, and growth. The core message is simple: your business has to grow beyond you, and that means better structure, smarter automation, and the right support.Key topicsIn this episode: why trying to be the only person who can do everything creates bottlenecks in a growing businessJennifer shares how a manual lead-tracking spreadsheet failed because it was not automated and no one could keep up with incoming inquiriesShe breaks down the difference between a people problem and a system problem, and notes that sometimes it is really about the wrong person in the wrong seatThe episode focuses heavily on speed to lead, showing how fast responses to DMs, emails, and calls directly affect bookingsJennifer emphasizes that vanity metrics like followers and likes matter less than bookings, retention, and actual revenueShe argues that paid traffic and organic traffic both matter, with organic building trust and paid helping accelerate visibilityA major theme is delegation: low-value, repeatable tasks should be handed off so the owner can stay in their zone of geniusJennifer makes the case for combining virtual assistants with AI to move faster while still keeping marketing authentic and humanShe shares the cost logic behind hiring virtual support, especially for salon businesses that need to protect profit marginsThe episode also covers how to train virtual assistants properly by defining success, creating systems, and avoiding the mistake of dumping tasks on them without structure

Schedule Your Free 1:1 Audit for Realtors NOW: https://go.stefanielugo.com/infoHere's exactly what you'll get in 30 minutes:→ A clear picture of what gaps you need to fix in your real estate workflows right now→ Honest feedback on what is working in your market right now, and what needs to go→ The first steps you can take TODAY, not tomorrow, not next week→ The fastest path to closing 2-4 deals per month working 25-30 hours a week

How are you marketing your short-term rental on Instagram? In today's episode, I'm walking you through a mini audit and what I'd do if I took over as your social media manager tomorrow. We're diving into every detail of your account setup and content, plus how to create an easy booking process for your ideal guest. Time-stamps:Name field (3:45)Bio (6:36)Profile photo (8:38)Link (10:47)Highlights (14:10)Pinned posts (20:05)Overall feed (23:14)Calls to action (24:12)Brand consistency (25:25)The content gap analysis (26:26)Using b-roll content (27:16)The 10-second stranger test (29:52)Mentioned in This Episode:30 B-Roll Shots Every STR Owner Needs: brandandmarket.myflodesk.com/b-roll-checklistConnect with Ali: Website: brandandmarket.coInstagram: instagram.com/brandandmarket.coBook a discovery call with Ali: brandandmarket.17hats.com/p#/scheduling

What if bad credit isn't the real problem—but a symptom of not understanding how money, credit, leverage, and banking relationships actually work?Haitian CEO joins Ash Cash inside the vault for a wealth-building masterclass on how everyday people can use credit strategically, build relationships with banks, access business funding, acquire cash-flowing assets, and eventually move from relying on personal credit to letting the business stand on its own.After earning a master's degree and making $39,000 a year, he discovered mentorship, business funding, and the power of leveraging the bank's money. Since then, he says he has helped everyday people secure more than $100 million in funding while building Bella Sloan Enterprises and Bella Sloan Academy.In this episode, Haitian CEO breaks down credit scores, banking relationships, credit card stacking, CDFI and SBA lending, business acquisitions, and why getting funding is only the beginning.The real goal? Cash flow.He shares how he used leverage to purchase real estate, how a Cleveland duplex helped him replace part of his job income, and why buying existing businesses from retiring owners could create major opportunities for the next generation of entrepreneurs.The conversation also dives into mentorship, delegation, AI, systems, and legacy. Haitian CEO explains how hiring the right operator helped him reach his first million-dollar year, how one mentee grew to $40 million in assets, and the financial blueprint he wants to pass down to his daughters and grandchildren.This episode is bigger than credit.It's about learning the rules, creating leverage, buying assets, building cash flow, and having the discipline to execute.Connect with Haitian CEO: Instagram: @haitian_ceo YouTube: Bella Sloan EnterprisesConnect with Inside the Vault: Instagram: @insidethevault InsideTheVaultShow.comHosted by Ash Cash: Instagram: @iamashcash IAmAshCash.comABUNDANCE IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.Join Ash Cash and a community focused on building wealth, increasing income, strengthening your mindset, and creating a more abundant life:TheAbundanceCommunity.comEPISODE TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Cash flow is king 00:59 – Ash Cash book CTA 02:00 – Welcome to Inside the Vault 03:44 – Meet Haitian CEO 05:10 – From a $39K salary to the funding business 06:23 – Discovering $50K in business funding 08:33 – Using leverage to fund your dreams 09:20 – When the business becomes the asset 10:06 – Credit scores & banking relationships 10:23 – The strategy behind $50K–$100K in funding 11:03 – Credit card stacking explained 11:28 – Fix your credit before seeking funding 11:44 – Using AI to review your credit report 13:26 – Credit specialists vs. AI 14:31 – Build bank relationships while repairing credit 15:08 – Which credit bureaus banks pull 15:56 – Moving beyond personal guarantees 16:32 – Buying businesses instead of starting one 16:56 – The baby boomer business wealth transfer 17:52 – Using SBA financing to purchase cash flow 18:27 – Improve the business with AI, then flip it 19:09 – “This is a masterclass on how to build wealth” 20:04 – Your 9-to-5 can be your first business partner 21:48 – Funding is the vehicle; cash flow is the goal 23:04 – “Cash is not king. Credit is not king. Cash flow is king.” 23:39 – The Cleveland duplex that changed the game 24:12 – $4K rent, $1.5K mortgage & the cash-flow strategy 24:58 – Replacing job income with rental properties 26:23 – Find your freedom number before chasing luxury 27:20 – Why banks want to lend money 28:44 – The power of bank relationship managers 31:40 – Why relationships & mentorship matter 33:28 – The story behind Bella Sloan Academy 35:06 – Charging $10K for mentorship 36:01 – Building a community of nearly 5,000 38:19 – Leverage goes beyond credit 39:32 – Why Herman stopped trying to run everything 40:43 – Hiring help and reaching his first $1M year 43:48 – Building an AI-first company 44:35 – “More money, less clients” 45:03 – From mentorship to $40M in assets 45:25 – Leveraging credit toward a $15M business 45:47 – Why he wants to flip businesses 48:50 – Legacy as a father & first-generation millionaire 50:41 – Building credit before age 18 51:31 – The $250K-by-graduation blueprint 52:19 – Building your child's financial foundation 52:44 – Using real estate to teach ownership & cash flow 54:06 – Using Glasp to execute on podcast information 55:19 – Bella Sloan Academy 56:03 – Motivation fades; discipline takes over 57:00 – “Audit your circle” 58:31 – Connect with Haitian CEO 59:02 – Closing the VaultAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DR'We Know We Got This Wrong': Target Apologises and Pulls 'Offensive' Halloween Costume After Racist Backlash; Target Executive Chair Brian Cornell Sells 50,000 Shares for $8.2 Million; WHO DO YOU BLAME?Executive Chair/former CEO (since 2014) Brian Cornell: still 21% influence!CEO Michael Fiddelke: 16% influence; started at Target in 2003; formerly COO and CFOWhy does the corporate page not list his years of service in two separate bios??Dmitri Stockton: 8 years tenure; the double-DEI hater (Deere & Company) Mr. Stockton provides the Board with senior leadership, marketing / design / brands, human capital management, capital deployment, information security / data privacy, financial management, risk management, reputation management, and sustainability and governance skills developed over his more than 30 years of service with General Electric Company in senior leadership positions with escalating levels of responsibilityMarketing / Design / Brands: Target's brand and focus on style and design are the cornerstones of our strategy to offer a preferred shopping experience for our guests that differentiates us in the marketplace.Reputation management: To be successful, we must preserve, grow, and leverage the value of our reputation with our guests, Team Members, vendors, and our shareholders and appropriately respond to crisis events affecting them.A random executive?Chief Merchandising Officer Cara Sylvester: joined Target in 2007Chief Community and Stakeholder Engagement Officer Kiera Fernandez: joined Target in 2001Chief Stores Officer Adrienne Costanzo: joined Target in 2004Black CFO representation falls 25% from 2021 peak as diversity levels off: The number of Black finance chiefs in Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies ticked down to 15 this year, according to the report from Crist Kolder Associates. WHO DO YOU BLAME?Tractor Supply Co.: Fully eliminated its DEI goals, retired carbon emission targets, and withdrew sponsorships from social and cultural events.Deere & Company: Ended participation in social awareness parades and pledged to eliminate diversity quotas and identity-based affinity group funding.Target: Scaled back its "Racial Equity Action and Change" roadmap, modified its strategy for Pride Month merchandise, and adjusted internal diversity goals.Walmart: Ended key equity training programs, modified its third-party seller guidelines, and scaled back specific minority supplier programs.Lowe's: Ended participation in external LGBTQ+ advocacy surveys and consolidated its employee resource groups under a centralized oversight structure.Ford Motor Company: Scaled back internal diversity targets, stopped participating in third-party workplace index surveys, and unlinked executive pay from DEI metrics.Harley-Davidson: Discontinued its dedicated DEI function, eliminated diversity quotas for supplier contracts, and ended HRC index reporting.Molson Coors: Removed DEI quotas from executive incentive plans and stepped back from external diversity rankings.Meta: Reorganized its human resources departments, eliminating specialized DEI teams and specific supplier diversity programs in favor of broader recruitment practices.Amazon: Phased out several internal affinity programs and explicit representation targets for hiring.McDonald's: Retired numerical demographic goals for senior management roles and paused external workplace diversity surveys.Goldman Sachs: Ended its policy requiring companies it takes public to have at least one diverse board member.The double (and triple?) dippers:Dmitri Stockton: director at Target & DeereJohn May CEO/Chair Deere & Ford Motor directorMarvin Ellison: CEO/Chair at Lowe's after 15 years at TargetJim Farley: CEO Ford Motor & McDonald's director & former Harley-Davison director MMTrump 2.0/ElonShareholder opposition to executive pay eases globallyEurope: NO VOTES for past year fell nearly 6 percentage points year-over-year to 25.2%, the lowest average level since at least 2018.United States: Say on Pay Average Support (S&P 500): Rose to 90.4% (up from 89.7%). Failed Votes (12 years tenure, only 4 of the 11 directors got tagged as having meritThe number of committees - SIX different committees with SIX members in each (except audit which is 5) for 10 directors at the time - they needed to add ANYONE because they were exhausted from so many committee meetingsRich Stoddart DRMember of Nom/CG (also Audit, “Innovation”, and “Social Responsibility”)Was CEO of Leo Burnett - advertising agency that handled massive portion of Nestle USA advertising. Presley was CEO of Nestle USA.Callaway Golf CEO met with backlash over apology for Good Good video depicting abuseThe ad: In the footage, Good Good personality Garrett Clark charges at Alexis Miestowski, knocks her onto the grass, then stands over her and says, "Do not touch my new driver."The company issued a statement on Friday, but CEO Chip Brewer did a social media post this morning stating: "That approval should never have happened. Mistakes were made, and we are taking the matter very seriously. I want to make it clear that we sincerely apologize for the video." He did not apologize to women.WHO DO YOU BLAME?EVP and President of Callaway Golf Glenn Hickey who leads sales and marketing, whose prior work includes being a bond trader and getting a business degree from San Diego State, but was absent for the “don't shove a woman in an ad” lesson (possibly)Good Good and its CEO Matt Kendrick who made the ad for Callaway and posted, “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz and covers it up by giving a million dollars away thinking everyone will be ok with it. 30 for 39 will be legendary.” He also apologized. But clearly more annoyed at Callaway than, you know, sorry for women?The women on the board and the management team - they should have caught this before it got out! Oh, what? There's TWO women on the board (one auditor who is ex-Boeing, a company with no challenges, and the other a Chief People Officer at a food company) and ONE woman in management (Chief People Officer)? None of whom would have seen the ad??? Oops.Tom Dundon - who, according to the Callaway 2026 Proxy Statement, has been a director since “not applicable” - but does own more than 10% of the stock and has 56% influence over the company according to Free Float data MM

How do you build a smart social media strategy if you don't know what's already working?Before you decide to post more, jump onto another platform, or completely overhaul your content strategy, take a step back and audit your social media presence.In this podcast, I'm sharing a simple social media audit you can do to understand where you are now, what needs updating, what content is performing, and where you should focus your time moving forward.You'll learn:

AI is changing franchising fast—but most people are still barely scratching the surface of what it can actually do.   In this episode of Franchise Secrets, Erik Van Horn breaks down how he's using AI across his franchise businesses right now—from analyzing opportunities and improving lead follow-up to auditing marketing, documenting processes, and building AI agents that function more like employees.   Erik also explains one of the biggest mistakes he sees people making with AI: trusting its answers without knowing how to challenge them. Whether you're researching a franchise, operating locations, or building a brand, AI is only as useful as the context and direction you give it.   You'll learn how Erik is using AI to:   • Turn conversations and meeting transcripts into SOPs • Build and organize operational playbooks automatically • Audit lead follow-up and identify missed opportunities • Evaluate social media performance against competitors • Research franchise opportunities more intelligently • Build AI agents that handle real business tasks • Document the journey of scaling a franchise brand • Use AI as a tool for learning—not a replacement for thinking   AI isn't just another piece of software. Used correctly, it can become part of the team.   Subscribe to Franchise Secrets for more real-world strategies on buying, building, operating, and scaling franchise businesses.   Timestamps: 00:00 – Social Media Audit Cold Open 00:40 – How I'm Actually Using AI Right Now 02:29 – AI and the Future of Franchise Development 03:52 – Why Most People Are Using AI Wrong 04:14 – The Problem With AI Franchise Research 08:27 – Using AI Agents as Employees 09:47 – Turning Conversations Into SOPs 13:36 – Documenting a Franchise From 0 to 100 Locations 14:38 – How to Start Documenting Your Business With AI 17:16 – Using AI to Find Leaks in Lead Follow-Up 21:04 – Auditing Your Social Media With AI 24:50 – Why You Should Push Back on AI 26:40 – How I Used AI This Week 27:33 – The Leadership Lesson I Taught My Daughters 31:28 – Final Thoughts   Connect with Erik Van Horn:

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How can manufacturers make 5S audits more effective? Join us in a conversation with Jeff Meyer-Quarberg and learn how to build consistency, prevent pencil whipping, close the loop on improvements, and make 5S part of a culture of continuous improvement. ------------------------------ Unlock practical tools, training, and support to help your team improve. Manufacturers Alliance members get full access to our webinar library, digital courses, member pricing, and a statewide network of leaders who share what's working on the factory floor. Links: Attend a Community Group: https://www.mfrall.com/community/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5orRRXkVgAkbAeUuCj1dP5 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-manufacturers-improve/id1677078610

Keaton Ross details how Oklahoma state prison inmates were put to work making political phone calls for out-of-state campaigns, while reporter Jake Ramsey examines the shutdown of Norman's A Better Way program for individuals experiencing homelessness. Plus, Brenna Witchey breaks down a massive statewide audit that flagged $25 million in questionable federal spending across state agencies. Catch these stories and more on the latest Long Story Short with Shaun Witt.

You’re busy all day but still feel like you’re not getting enough done. The culprit isn’t your to-do list — it’s hidden workflow friction. In this episode, Thanh and Brooks walk you through a practical Workflow Friction Audit: how to spot the invisible drains like context switching, setup overhead, unclear handoffs, and rework — and […]

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Working more hours is not always the answer.Sometimes, exhaustion is a sign that the business is relying on the wrong person for the wrong work.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why burnout often points to broken leverage—and how delegation, automation, and better systems can help founders reclaim their time and focus.If the CEO is constantly buried in low-value tasks, the company eventually pays the price.Your highest-value work should be centered on decisions, strategy, and opportunities that move the business forward.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why extreme fatigue can signal a lack of leverage• How low-value tasks can steal time from higher-level CEO decisions• Why delegation and automation can multiply your output• How better systems create more mental bandwidth for growthThe truth is simple:You cannot scale by personally carrying every task.Audit where your time is going.Delegate what someone else can handle.Automate what software can repeat.Protect your attention for the decisions only you can make.The goal is not to work the most hours.The goal is to build an operation where every hour produces more value.Fix the math.Build the leverage.Create the freedom.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

If you look in the mirror and your hair is out of place, you don't hesitate to fix it. You don't spiral into "my life is over and I'm not meant for success." You just adjust it. But when we look in the mirror of life, we don't apply that same radical responsibility and simplicity.In this episode I'm talking about why everything we see on the outside is a reflection of what's going on inside, how to take radical responsibility for what you're seeing without making it dense and heavy, and why the stories you're attaching to your results are the thing interfering with your simplicity. This is about looking in the mirror of life and adjusting what needs adjusting — no drama, no story.Key Takeaways:If your hair is out of place, you fix it — no story, no drama, no spiralEverything you see in the mirror of life is a reflection of what's inside youWhy we don't apply the same radical responsibility to life that we do to our physical appearanceThe sticky client situations I had this year (and how I asked: where is this my own reflection?)No avoidance, no projecting, no deflecting — just ownership and responsibilityThe prompt: look in the mirror of life and see what it's presenting you so you can go deeperScaling to multiple 6-figures? Apply for the CEO Mastermind here.Stabilizing your revenue before your scale? Get inside The Inner Circle here.Integrate AI systems & workflows into your business this weekend: Save $100 on Claude in a WeekendTry out the software I use to run my ENTIRE business: 30 day free trial for Go High Level

Send us Fan MailYour life is already telling you what matters most and it's doing it through your attention. If you've been feeling scattered, stuck, or quietly judging yourself for where you are, I'm sharing a simple mindfulness-based reset that brings you back to clarity fast.I walk through two concise questions I use as a life coach to help clients build real self-awareness without spiraling: What are you giving your attention to? And what are you making it mean about you? We look at how your calendar can reveal your true priorities, and how your mental “background tabs” can be just as loud as your schedule. Work, kids, relationships, divorce, a career change, fitness, mental health, friendships, building a business, all of it comes with a story, and that story shapes your mindset more than the circumstance itself.Then we get practical about mindset management: beliefs are thoughts you repeat, and those repeated sentences quietly drive your confidence, your choices, and your definition of success. Sometimes you're even pursuing something positive while a limiting belief underneath is beating you up. I'll show you how to notice that pattern with awareness without judgment, and how to rewrite the meaning so it actually supports spiritual alignment and authentic action. If you don't like what you find, we keep it simple with one next best step.Subscribe for more tools like this, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star review if it helped you see yourself with more honesty and care.ENJOY THE PODCAST?Leave us a 5-star review so more people can find us!LEARN MORE ABOUT COACHINGNandiCamille.comSCHEDULE YOUR FREE DISCOVERY CALLClick HereJOIN THE MAILING LIST & NEVER MISS AN UPDATE!Click hereASK A QUESTION + LET'S BE SOCIALEmail: hello@nandicamille.comInstagram and TikTok: @nandicamilleLearn more about Nandi and Life Coaching at: NandiCamille.com

Christina Ho knows some people would describe audit as “painful,” so what if there was a way to make it “faster, better, and cheaper?” In this episode, Robert and Adam sit down with Christina Ho, former PCAOB Board Member and Chief Assurance Officer at Oath to discuss her new project using AI to improve the auditing process by testing 100% of transactions. Plus, learn about her vision for a “whole new category” of independent verification, and how the current view of audit as a compliance exercise is not producing the value it is intended to. Thanks to our sponsors at Allocore! Show Notes: Allocore.com Variety: Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80 The Washington Post: Red Tape Newsletter Piece Treasury: Treasury Announces the Quantum-Readiness Task Force DOJ: Department of Justice Announces Launch of National Fraud Detection Center to Combat Fraud Against Taxpayer-Funded Programs FedScoop: Draft OMB memo mandates agency use of Login.gov on government websites Federal CDO Council: DCAT-US v3.0 Schema Implementation Guide WSJ: Former Audit Regulator Helps Set Up Accounting Firm Targeting 80% Automation PCAOB: Christina Ho Oath Verified: oathverified.com HHS: HHS Cracks Down on Years of Unchecked Audit Findings OMB: M-25-30 OMB: Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust OMB: Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government  What's on the GovNavigators' radar? August 31st  The House is back in session September 9th  GovNavigators and Senior Executives Association Policy Wonk Happy Hour, The Exchange, Washington D.C., 5-7 PM September 14th  The Senate is back in session September 15th  The Data Foundation's govDATAx, George Washington University 

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Your environment does more than influence your mood.It can influence the size of your goals, the standards you accept, and the decisions you make.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why the people around you can either reinforce your ambition or quietly limit what you believe is possible.Growth can create distance.As your goals change, some conversations, environments, and relationships may no longer support the direction you are trying to go.That does not mean arguing with everyone around you.It means becoming intentional about your inputs and proximity.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why your environment can influence your expectations and ambition• How staying attached to limiting conversations can slow your growth• Why temporary isolation can help protect your focus during a transition• How surrounding yourself with higher-level operators can expand your perspectiveThe truth is simple:Your circle influences your standard.Audit the conversations you are having.Protect your vision.Spend less time defending your goals to people who do not understand them.And intentionally seek out rooms where bigger thinking, stronger execution, and higher standards are normal.Upgrade the environment.Upgrade the expectations.Then execute at the level your future requires.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

Sheridan County Deputy Attorney Clint Beaver and Sheridan County Deputy Clerk Kim Hein insisted that no pictures could be taken or anything recorded at the hand-county audit held today 8/29. Beaver hilariously tried to claim that one section of the Constitution allowed him to violate another one.

As Summer concludes I have been taking a long hard look at friendships in my life, and I am here to remind everyone...they should be fountains in our life, not drains. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hour 2 covers the latest Missouri State Audit giving St. Louis Public Schools a "poor" performance rating, exposing years of operational failures and fiscal mismanagement. Marc is joined by Nicole Murray to break down the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's shocking memo directing staff to avoid using the word "terrorism" when referring to 9/11, alongside a look at local business changes and viral news stories. Listen to 97.1 FM Talk live in St. Louis or stream worldwide on the free Audacy app!

Nearly everything written online about September gets the deadline wrong. It isn't working towards September 30th; it is working towards October 3rd - and that gap is where smart founders get caught out. In Chapter 9 of your operating year, Holly translates September's sky into a high-ROI Terms Audit for your business. With three slow-moving planets standing dead still, structural momentum has the handbrake pulled up. You get thirty continuous days of mental clarity, but zero ability to make irreversible public commitments safely. In this monthly strategic briefing (The CEO Compass), you will learn how to navigate September's ground shift from Virgo Earth to Libra Air, map the 4 distinct operational phases, and build the 4 dated deliverables your business operating system needs before Q4. In this episode, we unpack: Phase 1 (The Clean-Up, Sept 1-9): Why Mars square Saturn means your project is under-resourced, not wrong, and how to use the 25-hour void moon to clear capacity bleeds. Phase 2 (The Reset, Sept 10-13): Managing the 5-transit pivot day and setting your Q4 Baseline Ledger on the Virgo New Moon. Phase 3 (The Reality Check, Sept 14-20): Capturing your breakthrough business format idea on Mercury-Uranus, and receiving Saturn's hard time-and-cash quote. Phase 4 (The Ask, Sept 21-30): High-level sales asks on Mercury-Jupiter, forcing a 48-hour pause on Aries Full Moon impulses, and stepping into public leadership with Mars in Leo. RESOURCES & LINKS:

Almost 20 years after we launched The Brain Train, we weren't expecting anything dramatic to happen, and yet suddenly it was on a bestseller list. Not the New York Times bestseller list, but in Thailand. Here's the story, not of the book alone, but of our travel through Thailand as part of the three-month vacation. 

An audit can be much more than an assessment, it can be the beginning of a great conversation. This episode explores how providing business owners with an audit creates something tangible to discuss, encourages collaboration, and helps uncover opportunities together. I did this last summer when I was transitioning, wanted momentum, and it went better than expected. Learn all about it here.

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If something happened to you tomorrow, do you know who would actually receive each of your accounts? Not who you think it is - but who is actually named on the paperwork right now. For a lot of people, the honest answer is they set it up years ago and have not looked at it since. That is exactly the situation this episode addresses. Beneficiary designations drift in two ways: things change, or mistakes happen. A designation that was perfectly right at 45 can be quietly wrong at 65. Joe walks through why a regular beneficiary audit matters, what to look for when you do one, which assets flow directly to named beneficiaries versus through your estate, and why the last step - making sure everything lines up with your will - is the one most people skip entirely.   In This Episode Life changes silently turn good designations into the wrong ones. Kids grow up and no longer need trust arrangements. Beneficiaries pass away. People remarry or separate. The form does not update itself, and none of this shows up as a problem until it is too late to fix. Sometimes naming your estate as the beneficiary of a registered account - your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) or Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) - is actually the right move. It ensures there is money available to cover the tax bill before assets are distributed. But that setup can also become the wrong one over time, which is why the audit needs to happen on a regular schedule. When you audit, pay close attention to anything that would look unusual to an outsider. If only one of three children is named on an account, and there is a good reason for it, write that reason down. A simple note explaining your thinking can prevent a great deal of hurt and conflict among the people you leave behind. Registered accounts, Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs), and segregated funds can all name a beneficiary directly, and that money flows straight to the person, outside your estate and your will. Most non-registered accounts, real estate, and other everyday assets flow through the estate and are handled by the will. Confirming the beneficiary designations on your accounts is not the finish line. The last step is making sure every designation lines up with your will. If the beneficiary forms say one thing and the will says another, that contradiction is what creates confusion, delay, and in the worst cases, a legal challenge after you are gone.   About: Your Retirement Planning Simplified is a weekly Canadian retirement planning podcast hosted by Joe Curry, CFP, CEPA, of Matthews and Associates, an independent wealth management firm. Each week, Joe breaks down retirement income, tax, and estate decisions in plain language for Canadians who are near or in retirement.   Next Steps: Want tips like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Retirement Planning Simplified Newsletter and get updates plus our popular 60-Second Retirement Tip: https://bit.ly/RPSNewsletter   Ready to take the next step in your retirement planning? Watch a short overview of our True Wealth Roadmap and see if our process is a fit for you: https://www.matthewsandassociates.ca/vsl   Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are those of Joseph Curry, a registrant of Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI), and may not necessarily be those of ACPI. This podcast is for informational purposes only and not intended to be personalized investment advice. The views expressed are opinions of Joseph Curry and may not necessarily be those of ACPI. Content is prepared for general circulation and information contained does not constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any investment fund, security or other product or service.

In this episode, we're breaking down the astrology of the Pisces Lunar Eclipse and doing an Eclipse Audit to look at what's changing, being revealed, or ready to move on in your life.We cover:Why this is the final Pisces eclipse of the Virgo–Pisces eclipse cycleWhy September 2024 may offer clues about what's coming full circle nowThe lunar nodes moving into Aquarius and Leo and the beginning of a new eclipse cycleWhat Saturn retrograde in Aries means for the energy right nowHow Uranus in Gemini could bring unexpected changes, realizations, or new informationThe Eclipse Audit and what this eclipse may already be revealing in your lifeA Pisces Lunar Eclipse forecast for every Rising signAn intuitive tarot card pull and Eclipse Assignment for each signListen for your Rising sign first, then check your Sun and Moon for additional insight.Join us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd!⁠Learn more here!⁠Connect With Steffi (aka Spirit Sis):⁠Psychic Scoop Podcast⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠@spirit_sis

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Your mind has no sense of humor. Whatever you repeatedly tell yourself, it takes as truth and starts building your reality around it. In this episode, I break down the three types of people I've observed and lived as: the complainer, the 'it is what it is' realist, and the person who refuses to settle for anything less than their personal best. I've been testing a simple two-word response to change the trajectory of my days, and the results have been real enough that I had to bring it to you. If you want to shift what you see in life, start by changing what you say when someone asks how you're doing. Key Takeaways Your mind interprets what you say about yourself as truth. It does not know you are joking, so repeated self-talk shapes your actual reality. Complainers invite drama and failure into their lives because their internal narrative tells them that is their lot. The aura you project starts with how you talk to yourself. The 'it is what it is' mindset sounds neutral but gives you permission to accept down days without fighting them, compounding into a pattern of underperformance. Saying 'never better' forces your mind to search for evidence of good things happening in your life, and the more you say it, the more your mind finds to support it. You invite the energy of your life through your attitude. Changing that one small phrase in daily conversation is a concrete entry point to shifting your entire outlook. Action Steps For the next seven days, answer every 'how are you doing' with 'never better' and notice what your mind starts reaching for when someone asks you to back it up. Audit the people in your circle who consistently pull you into complaint-driven conversations. Have an honest conversation with them, and if nothing changes, exit that energy. Each morning, write down three specific things that are genuinely moving forward in your life so that 'never better' always has real evidence behind it. Notable Quote Never better is something I'm telling myself because that tells me to find the good things in life. And when you continue to say that, guess what you start to continue to see. More of that.

If Amazon is already handling your pick, pack, and ship, why are you juggling a separate fulfillment setup for TikTok Shop sales? I was reading a Google News piece earlier, and here's the scoop: Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment is now accessible through TikTok Shop via nine connector apps. This isn't just a tech update, it's a shift for operators managing brands at every level. Picture a brand doing around $40,000 a month. They hit a decision point: use Amazon's fulfillment power across channels or drown in operational chaos. Here's the playbook: Audit your current MCF eligibility before diving into TikTok Shop. Not every SKU in your FBA catalog is ready for Multi-Channel Fulfillment. Categories matter. If you're eyeing TikTok Shop but dread a second fulfillment nightmare, this episode's for you. The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast is here to help you streamline and scale. Implement with us. Join the Voltage Business Builders cohort at voltagedm.com: https://voltagedm.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep-draft

DM me "AUDIT" to connect to learn how together we can increase your leads, revenue, and confidence in your salon business.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/jenniferjadealvarez⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GRAB YOUR FREE FREEDOM CALCULATOR™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenniferjadealvarez.myflodesk.com/freedom-calculator⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The #1 tool to help you plan to work less BTC and into Salon CEOBuilding a Salon That Can Grow Without YouIn this episode of the Beauty Business Game Changer Podcast, Jennifer Alvarez sits down with salon owner, educator, and High Performance Salon Academy leader Danielle Cherewyk to talk about what it really takes to scale a salon business with intention.Danielle shares how she grew from working behind the chair to owning three salons and a beauty school, and why her growth strategy has always centered on people, systems, and long-term sustainability. She opens up about building custom growth paths for team members, hiring for character over experience, and creating onboarding and training systems that help new hires succeed.The conversation also dives into the financial side of expansion, including how Danielle structured her business for shareholder ownership, cleaned up her books, and created transparency with her partners. She explains why growth without strong systems can be risky, and how leadership, culture, and cash flow all need to be protected as a business scales.Jennifer and Danielle also talk about what makes a business more valuable and sellable, how to evaluate new opportunities, and why asking for help is one of the smartest moves a salon owner can make.In this episode, you'll learn:How Danielle expanded from one chair to multiple salons and a beauty schoolWhy customized career growth matters for stylists at different life stagesWhat she looks for when hiring new team membersHow to build training and onboarding systems that scaleWhat it takes to prepare a business for shareholdersWhy clean books and financial transparency are essentialHow to evaluate whether a new location or opportunity is actually a fitWhy strong culture matters just as much as profitKey takeaways:Growth should be intentional, not rushedHire for character and train the skillsBuild systems before you need themProtect culture and cash flow as you scaleAsk for help sooner rather than laterIf you're a salon owner thinking about expansion, leadership, or long-term business structure, this episode is packed with practical insight and encouragement.Connect with Danielle CherewykLearn more about Danielle and High Performance Salon Academy through the links in the show notes and follow her on Instagram.https://www.instagram.com/daniellecherewyk/https://www.instagram.com/highperformancesalon/Listen now:Tune in to hear how Danielle built a business designed for growth, sustainability, and opportunity.

A first-time investor budgeted $26,000 for his down payment and wired over $38,000 at the closing table. Here is where the extra cash came from.This is Real Deal Audit, the series on Chasing Financial Freedom where Ryan takes a real closing and walks through the math on camera the same way he would if you brought it to him at his desk.In this episode, Ryan breaks down the five things your real cash to close is actually made of: the down payment, lender fees (origination, processing, underwriting, appraisal), title and closing costs, prepaids and impounds, and the hidden wholesale spread. On this $130,000 deal, the fee stack added over $12,000 on top of the down payment, and $15,000 of the purchase price was a wholesale spread baked in that the buyer financed for 30 years without ever seeing it itemized.He closes with the four questions every investor should run before writing an offer: what is your all-in cash to close, what do closing costs and prepaids actually run, do you know the true value or just the quoted price, and do you still have reserves after you bring cash to close.Wholesalers are a legitimate part of the business. The spread was earned. The lesson is that the down payment is never the cash to close, and the investor who runs the real numbers before falling in love with the property is the one who never gets blindsided at the wire.Fall in love with the math, not the property.

Schedule Your Free 1:1 Audit for Realtors NOW: https://go.stefanielugo.com/infoHere's exactly what you'll get in 30 minutes:→ A clear picture of what gaps you need to fix in your real estate workflows right now→ Honest feedback on what is working in your market right now, and what needs to go→ The first steps you can take TODAY, not tomorrow, not next week→ The fastest path to closing 2-4 deals per month working 25-30 hours a week

As women, there are SO MANY things we're supposed to care about:Every notification wants our attention.Every problem wants our concern.Every opportunity wants a yes.Every algorithm has something new for us to be outraged about.Every industry has another thing we should be learning, creating, posting, optimizing, or improving.And sometimes we confuse being a Loving, caring, spiritually awake person with being available to all of it.This month, in the Celtic Lunar Tree Calendar, the Holly tree has been teaching me about what happens when we STOP scattering our energy.And with eclipse season and Virgo season bringing their own flavors to the mix right now, this feels like an especially aligned moment for what I'm calling a Devotion Audit.Sometimes growth looks like becoming more devoted.But also sometimes it looks like realizing:I don't actually care about this anymore.I don't believe this anymore.I don't want to spend my Life force here anymore.This isn't mine to carry.If this is vibing, make sure you press play on this episode, and share it with another sister who needs it!

Last week the White House imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, invoking a 1930 law no president had ever used, and the Toronto Stock Exchange promptly had its best day in a month — and Jay argues the shrug is the story, not the tariff. In this episode, Jay traces that reaction back 2,500 years to a Greek alliance where every city had to choose between building its own warships or sending silver and letting Athens build the fleet, shows why almost all of them chose silver and what it cost them, and follows the same four-stage cycle through Europe's Russian gas trap to the studies now under way in European capitals asking whether their own weapons would work without America's permission. This is a look at what happens to a country that stops knowing how to build its own ships, and how to tell over the next year which allies are actually building and which ones are only announcing. Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://join.thecommodityuniversity.com/ Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international Citations: https://rentry.co/jms-allies-building-future-sources 00:00 — A 50% Tariff, and the Market Shrugged 00:53 — The Meetings Nobody Was Supposed to See 01:19 — The Pattern Behind the Headline 01:40 — 478 BC: A Choice Between Ships and Silver 03:01 — Thucydides: They Forgot How to Fight 03:26 — Naxos Tries to Leave 04:17 — From Defense Budget to Decoration Budget 05:03 — The Cycle, Stage One: Efficiency 05:28 — Stage Two: Dependency 05:52 — Stage Three: Weaponization 06:34 — Stage Four: The Exit Has an Expiry Date 07:20 — Europe's Meeting Rooms 07:48 — The Midnight Session in Brussels 08:44 — What That Agenda Item Admits 09:08 — Why "Trump Did This" Misses It 10:02 — Europe Already Ran This Cycle: Russian Gas 11:01 — Forty Percent of Europe's Pipeline Gas 12:00 — The Bill Comes Due 12:24 — Escaped the Trap, or Changed Suppliers? 13:28 — Do Europe's Weapons Work Without Permission? 14:15 — Carney's Audit and the Davos Speech 15:39 — The Peace Dividend Comes Due 16:33 — What Building Actually Looks Like 17:04 — Europe's Own 290 Satellites 17:34 — Why Leverage Depreciates 18:45 — Back to the 50% Tariff 19:41 — What the Exemptions Admit 20:54 — Canada's Own Dependency 21:49 — Can We Still Afford to Build Ships? 22:34 — Announcements Are Not Steel in the Ground 23:49 — What This Means for Commodities Copyright © 2026 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.

If clothes are your biggest spending weakness, this episode is for you. I'm joined by Hannah Blass, founder of The Style Audit, to talk about how our love of clothes can cross the line from something we genuinely enjoy into something that consumes our money, time, energy, and mental space. Hannah knows this firsthand. After years of compulsively shopping for clothes, overspending every month, and repeatedly running up a credit card balance despite earning six figures, she realized that making more money wasn't going to solve the problem. She had to change her relationship with shopping. And the answer wasn't giving up fashion, becoming a minimalist, or never shopping again. In this episode, we talk about: Why clothes can be such an emotionally charged category of spending How to love fashion without constantly needing something new Hannah's 3 C's of intentional shopping: calm, considered, and compatible Why no-buys often backfire—and how to do one in a way that creates lasting change The simple 5-minute pause that can help interrupt an impulse purchase How social media and "girl math" culture normalize compulsive shopping Why being able to afford your shopping doesn't necessarily mean your relationship with it is healthy How to know when your wardrobe is finally "enough" Why your closet should contain clothes for your real life—not the fantasy version of yourself The problem with calling expensive clothes "investment pieces" How to build a wardrobe you actually love wearing Hannah also shares the freedom she found on the other side of compulsive shopping: fewer packages, fewer returns, less time thinking about clothes, and—ironically—more enjoyment from the things she does choose to buy. If you've ever looked at a closet full of clothes and still thought, I have nothing to wear or I just need one more thing, this conversation will help you rethink what it actually means to have enough. You can also connect with Hannah below: Her Website Her Instagram: @thestyleaudit   Work with Paige: Watch my free on-demand masterclass: How to Stop Overspending and Get Good With Money Join the waitlist for the Overcoming Overspending Book - Out in early 2027 Join Overcoming Overspending HERE Connect with Paige Online: Her Website IG: @overcoming_overspending TikTok: @overcoming_overspending Subscribe to Paige's YouTube Channel

Feeling like your entire fitness journey is a hot mess? Before you cut more calories, add another workout, or decide you'll just “start over Monday,” I want you to do something different: audit your fitness!In this episode, I'm walking you through a full fitness audit across six areas: goal clarity, nutrition, training, movement + cardio, recovery, and mindset + consistency. You'll rate yourself before answering the questions, get brutally honest about what you're actually doing, and then score yourself again. No judgment, and no giving yourself the “right” answer. Just real information you can actually use!I've even created a free downloadable fitness audit so you can work through this episode with me and repeat the process every month. Print a few copies, grab a pen, and be f*cking honest with yourself. Celebrate what's already working, find your highest-impact opportunity, and give yourself 30 days to work on it. I can't wait to hear how it goes for you!!Episode recap:How to use the Fitness Audit to get honest about what's really workingGetting clear on your primary fitness goal & whether your current actions support itAuditing your nutrition for calories, protein, consistency, sustainability & food noiseEvaluating whether you're truly training with purpose or simply doing workoutsLooking at your movement + cardio and if it supports your goalsAssessing your recoveryGetting brutally honest about your mindset + consistencyComparing your scores, celebrating what you're already doing well, and identifying your highest-impact opportunityChoose one area + 1-3 behaviors to focus on for the next 30 daysRepeating the audit monthly to track your progress, adjust, and keep moving forwardLinks/Resources:Get your free Fitness AuditEp. 254 | You're Doing Everything Right…So Why Don't You Look Like You Work Out?Ep. 255 | Why Your Dream Body Probably Weighs More Than You ThinkSHOP UFYF merchandiseGrab your FREE Body Recomp Meal Prep and get the UFYF NewsletterSHOP Kion - my favorite Protein, EAA's and Creatine!Join FIT CLUB, my monthly membership with workouts you can do at home or the gymConnect with me on Instagram @kristycastillofit and @unfuckyourfitnesspodcastJoin my FREE Facebook group, Unf*ck Your FitnessClick HERE for my favorite fitness & life things!Send me a text with episode ideas or just to say hi! Support the show

Amazon's new product title policy isn't just for sellers, it's a mandate for their own listings too. I was reading an EcommerceBytes article earlier, and it hit me. Amazon is cleaning house, and they're starting with themselves. This tells me that the platform is serious about quality and compliance, and you should be too. I've seen this pattern play out across multiple brands in our portfolio. One home goods brand was doing solid volume until their keyword-stuffed titles got flagged. It's a wake-up call. Audit every title in your catalog against Amazon's category-specific style guide. It's not glamorous, but it's essential. If you're worried about compliance, you're not alone. These issues hide in plain sight. Let's tackle them together on The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast. Implement with us. Join the Voltage Business Builders cohort at voltagedm.com: https://voltagedm.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep-draft

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I had ceviche during Dallas restaurant week and realized something that stopped me cold. The fish never touched heat, yet it was fully cooked, all because of the acidic environment it sat in. That got me thinking about every area of your life where you feel stuck or like you're going backwards despite giving everything you have. In this episode, I break down how your environment is either cooking you into something better or eroding you like metal sitting in Coca-Cola. The goal is to stop being a product of your environment and start being the coffee bean that changes the room. Key Takeaways Your environment shapes you whether you are conscious of it or not. What you are marinated in will eventually show up in your character, your habits, and your results. Stagnation is not always a personal failure. If the environment around you is stronger than your effort, you will not make progress regardless of how hard you work. Every piece of content you consume, every person you spend time with, and every room you sit in is seeping into your environment slowly and steadily. You must take real inventory across every bucket of your life, work, family, social, spiritual, and honestly identify where the toxicity is coming from. The coffee bean does not become a victim of boiling water. It changes the water. That is the standard. Your aroma, your discipline, your optimism should transform the environment around you. Action Steps List the areas of your life where you feel most stuck, then write down the three to five people, habits, or inputs that make up that environment. Look for the pattern before assuming the problem is you. Audit your daily media consumption for one week. Note whether what you are watching, listening to, or scrolling through is pulling your mindset toward growth or toward cynicism and stagnation. Identify one environment in your life that is eroding you and make a concrete decision this week, whether to remove yourself from it, limit exposure, or actively change the culture of that room. Notable Quote The coffee bean decided it was not going to be a victim of its environment. When you put it in the hot water, its aroma gets stronger and its flavor gets bolder. You can be that person.

What happens when nation-state hackers target the water coming out of your tap? In this episode of The Audit, Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellem break down the recent wave of attacks on water utilities across Minnesota and 27 other states, where threat actors got their hands on administrative passwords to programmable logic controllers. The crew is joined for the first time by Kelly Venzke, Director of Business Operations at IT Audit Labs, who brings a business leadership perspective to a conversation that quickly turns technical. From there, Eric and Nick trace how these attacks echo the Stuxnet playbook used against Iran's nuclear program, explain how threat actors are impersonating help desk staff over Microsoft Teams to gain remote access, and dig into a blockchain-based command and control technique that hides inside paid search ads. The conversation wraps with practical advice on browser security, including why isolating AI browser extensions and ditching saved passwords in the browser matters more than most people realize. In this episode: Nation-state hackers breach US water utilities across 27 states. How Iranian threat actors obtained administrative access to programmable logic controllers and why Minnesota may have been ground zero. The Stuxnet connection. Eric breaks down how the historic attack on Iran's nuclear centrifuges bridged an air-gapped network, and why today's "air-gapped" systems often aren't as isolated as they seem. Help desk impersonation over Microsoft Teams. Why blocking external Teams-to-Teams calls has become a critical defense against social engineering attacks targeting employees. EtherHiding: blockchain-backed command and control. How attackers use paid search ads and blockchain infrastructure to maintain persistent, hard-to-detect access to compromised environments. Practical browser security tips. Kelly, Eric, and Nick talk through password managers, isolating LLM browser extensions, and why saving passwords in your browser is a bad habit worth breaking. Don't wait until your organization is the next headline. Like, share, and subscribe for more conversations on the threats shaping cybersecurity and IT today. #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #NationStateThreat #CriticalInfrastructure #WaterSecurity #APT #EtherHiding #BrowserSecurity #ITAudit #Stuxnet 

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode:  The boys review SALT Wyoming in Jackson Hole Why did Stripe buy Openrouter? Stripe says we have entered the Singularity People are upset about data centers The SEC proposes Reg Crypto governing token issuance The CFTC convenes a crypto roundtable in Washington FASB proposes treating stablecoins as cash equivalent under GAAP World Liberty gets an OCC charter Trump should divest his WLF tokens to push Clarity through Saylor wriggles out of another jam Tether passes a big 4 audit The White House issues a "crypto privateer" memo

Your job title can describe what you do.It should not define who you are.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why attaching your identity to a corporate role can make it harder to take risks, change careers, and build something of your own.Titles can disappear.Companies restructure.Careers change.If your confidence is completely tied to a position someone else gave you, your identity becomes dependent on something you do not control.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why corporate titles can become an ego trap• How tying self-worth to your career can create fear around entrepreneurship• Why discipline, execution, and vision are stronger foundations for identity• How separating yourself from your job title can create more freedom and confidenceThe truth is simple:You are not your resume.You are not your business card.You are not the title sitting underneath your name.Focus on the person you are becoming.Build the skills.Execute the vision.Create an identity rooted in what you can control.You are the architect of your future.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill makes her first public appearance since being suspended. A state audit finds CATS has not spent the nearly $2 million set aside for safety improvements. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a bill to change the election process by shortening voting periods. And Queen City Nerve ceases publication.

We're talking about the police officer suing an elderly woman for falling off her steps, the Portlanders being accused of using the most water, and a new city audit showing how bad the city is at hiring contract workers. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and our very own senior producer Giulia Fiaoni. Become a member of City Cast Portland! Join today, and we'll send you some exclusive City Cast Portland swag, while supplies last. Get all the details and sign up here.  Discussed in today's episode: Portland cop came to check on woman's welfare, then fell down her steps. Now he's suing her for $2M [Oregonian] Hydro Hogs [Willamette Week] Portland wasted $650k in tax dollars on contractors who couldn't do the job [KATU 2] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this August 21st episode: Salishan Coastal Lodge Stacked Piercing - take 20% off your first booking with code CITYCAST20 PaintCare Grand Central Bakery

Join Jim and Greg for the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch as they dig into the U.S. national debt reaching $40 trillion, Los Angeles taxpayers involuntarily bankrolling local elections, Mike Lindell demanding an audit of an election he lost by 45,000 votes, and California's vote counting is once again a national embarrassment.First, they wince as the U.S. national debt surges past $40 trillion. They fume at both parties for refusing to deal with this problem long before it got this bad. They also blast Democrats and some Republicans who blocked the effort more than 20 years ago to allow Americans to invest some of the money they pay in Social Security taxes. The payoff now would have been huge.Next, they shake their heads as Los Angeles will give five dollars of taxpayer money to local candidates for every dollar actually donated to them. It's yet another symptom of a truly rotten political system, which now has two dreadful candidates facing off in the mayoral election in November.Then, they get into Mike Lindell's latest allegations of suspicious election results. This time he's challenging his loss in last week's Minneota GOP primary for governor, which he lost by 45,000 votes. Finally, they look at California's latest vote counting disgrace. The vote totals in a special congressional election have not budged in more than 24 hours. How are California Democrats not humiliated by this ridiculous system?Please visit our great sponsors:Brooklyn Beddinghttps://BrooklynBedding.comGet 30% off sitewide Brooklyn Bedding with promo code 3ML. BetterHelphttps://betterhelp.com/3ML See the reviews, see what stands out, and see if BetterHelp is right for you. Noble Goldhttps://NobleGoldInvestments.com/3MLIf you want to see how physical gold and silver could fit into your portfolio, download Noble Gold Investments FREE Wealth Protection Kit.New episodes every weekday.