Podcasts about AVP

Keith Golembiewski, AVP and director of annuity research, LIMRA, discusses the forces behind record annuity sales, rising demand for retirement security and the key trends driving the next phase of annuity growth and innovation.

Vision ProFiles is the weekly podcast for dedicated Apple Vision Pro users, covering the news, apps, and community happenings shaping spatial computing.BETA NEWS: VISIONOS 27 BETA 5 AND THE FALL RELEASE CYCLE- visionOS Release Notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27-release-notes- Apple Rolls Out the Fifth Developer Betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and More https://appleosophy.com/2026/08/10/apple-rolls-out-the-fifth-developer-betas-of-ios-27-ipados-27-macos-27-and-more/TOP STORY: LIVE MLB GAMES COME TO VISION PRO IN APPLE IMMERSIVE- Friday Night Baseball Gets an Immersive Upgrade on Apple Vision Pro https://www.cultofmac.com/news/friday-night-baseball-gets-an-immersive-upgrade-on-apple-vision-pro- Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/10/apple-announces-3d-mlb-games-on-vision-pro/FEATURE: VISION PRO FINDS A HOME IN THE OPERATING ROOM- The First Peer-Reviewed Vision Pro Surgery Trial Is In: 19 Percent Faster, Identical Outcomes https://vr.org/articles/vision-pro-surgery-study-19-percent-faster-2026- Apple Vision Pro Speeds Up Surgery by Almost 20% https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/05/apple-vision-pro-speeds-up-surgery/- Surgeons Enthuse About What a Great Bargain Apple Vision Pro Is https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/05/surgeons-enthuse-about-what-a-great-bargain-apple-vision-pro-is- Vision Pro Is a Niche Product, But an Incredibly Valuable One in the Right Hands https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/06/vision-pro-is-a-niche-product-but-an-incredibly-valuable-one-in-the-right-hands/- Apple Vision Pro May Have Found Its Reason to Exist — and It's Not VR Games https://www.macworld.com/article/3207984/apple-vision-pro-may-have-found-its-reason-to-exist-and-its-not-vr-games.htmlHARDWARE CORNER: A $799 CHALLENGER STEPS UP- URXR One Review: A $799 Apple Vision Pro Alternative https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/urxr-1-review/- r/augmentedreality: Full Review of the URXR One — "A Bigger…" https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1vdolip/here_is_my_full_review_of_the_urxr_one_a_bigger/COMMUNITY & DEV CORNER- How to Create an Immersive Website Environment in visionOS 27 https://x.com/spatialinsider/status/2085787648040583608- "My Favourite Apple Vision Pro Project So Far" (r/VisionPro) — Blockworks https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vj922m/my_favourite_apple_vision_pro_project_so_far/- r/milkdrop: "Update — High Videlity Now Runs on iPhone, iPad" https://www.reddit.com/r/milkdrop/comments/1vfvr8k/update_high_videlity_now_runs_on_iphone_ipad/- High Videlity https://highvidelity.com/- "Reincarnated as a Dungeon Designer, I Have to Work…" (r/VisionPro) https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vi7847/reincarnated_as_a_dungeon_designer_i_have_to_work/- TestFlight: Cockpit — A Glanceable Dock for visionOS (r/VisionPro) https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1viqghi/testflight_cockpit_a_glanceable_dock_for_visionos/- Working with Siri on AVP and Through MVD (r/VisionPro) https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vj9g14/working_with_siri_on_avp_and_through_mvd/APPS- Scanline: 8-Bit Emulator https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scanline-8-bit-emulator/id6782712613- Blockworks — Elastic Sea • Spatial Building https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blockworks-spatial-building/id6753267138- SailGP RaceScape XR App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sailgp-racescape-xr/id6742781005CONTACT / CONNECT WITH VISION PROFILESYouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)Website: ThePodTalk.netEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

In Part 3 of this Pulse Check series, host Faton Sopa sits down with Stephanie Geyer, associate vice president for marketing and brand strategy at the University of Montana, to explore the evolving student journey. The conversation challenges the common practice of organizing university websites around institutional bureaucracy rather than student decision-making, emphasizing that digital strategies must prioritize the user's perspective. Guest Name: Stephanie Geyer, AVP of Marketing and Brand Strategy, the University of Montana Guest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-geyer-553a862/ Guest Bio: Stephanie Geyer has spent more than thirty years in higher ed marketing. She spent nearly two decades scaling higher education digital services at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, then advised campuses as a consultant and acting chief marketing officer at Modern Campus. She now runs it herself as Associate Vice President for Marketing and Brand Strategy at the University of Montana. She holds an MBA certificate from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Mallory Willsea https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorywillsea/https://twitter.com/mallorywillseaAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Pulse is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this UC Today interview, host Kristian McCann sits down with Kunal Shukla, GM and Head of Network APIs at Vonage, and Chung H. Lee, AVP of Product Innovation at AT&T Business, to unpack why traditional authentication methods are breaking down—and what comes next.From the hidden cost of fraud to the growing limitations of SMS-based verification, the discussion reveals why enterprises must rethink how they balance security with seamless user experiences. More importantly, it introduces a new, network-led approach that leverages telco intelligence to authenticate users silently—without adding friction.This isn't just theory. Vonage and AT&T break down how network APIs are transforming authentication and reducing friction across the customer journey.Key points include:Why a $10 trillion cybercrime economy is forcing businesses to rethink authentication strategiesHow SMS OTP creates friction—and opens the door to phishing, interception, and poor UXWhat “silent authentication” looks like using real-time network intelligence and telco dataHow Vonage, AT&T, and partners are building an ecosystem to deliver secure, seamless digital trustNext Steps:Stay ahead of fraud trends and join the UC Today LinkedIn community at linkedin.com/groups/9551264 and subscribe to the newsletter at uctoday.com/register.

Mark Drummond spent his Apple years building the character intelligence team behind Apple Vision Pro, working with Marvel and Jon Favreau to figure out how Hollywood IP could come to life in AR. Now, at his startup Pixee, he's making the opposite bet: forget the headset, the iPhone is the better device for bringing characters into people's lives. Mark walks Charlie and Ted through Pixee's vision — send a licensed character like Elsa to sing happy birthday through iMessage, no app required — and the underlying tech that makes it possible, including an engine built with Claude that replaced Unreal and cut compile times from an hour to seven minutes. The conversation goes deep on the Apple Vision Pro's real tradeoffs, the neurobiology of why the headset can feel exhausting after an hour, and why Mark thinks Apple's rumored "spectacles" will quietly inherit lessons from AVP's failures.The news segment covers a big week of Big Tech earnings — Microsoft and Amazon soaring on cloud and ad growth, Meta and Apple taking hits — plus Anthropic's disclosure that its frontier AI models were used in real-world hacks, an AI-run vending machine experiment that lied to customers about refunds, the new ban on Chinese humanoid robot imports, and the growing backlash against AI smart glasses with outward-facing cameras.Key Moments: [01:35] Big Tech earnings and market winners/losers [06:35] AI models behind real-world hacks [09:35] Smart glasses and the "Glasshole" effect [17:35] Mark Drummond joins — Pixee's origin story [24:35] Apple Vision Pro history — what went wrong [41:35] Headset vs. phone: the case for AR on iPhone [50:35] Funding, protections, and the CDE philosophyBrought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft, the leading visual development environment for immersive 3D web experiences. Start building at mattercraft.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou Bonanno is the AVP of Property Underwriting at Arch Insurance Group, where he is responsible for portfolio management and analysis, program data feeds, corporate and business unit reporting. He also serves as the business unit representative to the Data Transformation Team. He has held positions in claims, premium audit, accounting, consulting, and ceded reinsurance. Lou is an active volunteer of the CPCU Society, currently serves in the New Jersey Chapter and previously on the Publications Committee and Technology and Innovation Committee. Here he joins Chris Hampshire on In The Know for a conversation about innovation and technology in insurance.   Key Takeaways ● Lou's insurance career started with personal lines. ● Questions to ask yourself before pivoting. ● Questions to ask others to enhance learning. ● Lou's decision to earn designations and his MBA. ● The role of AI in today's industry. ● Data and technology in the insurance sector. ● Current and future abilities and applications of AI. ● Addressing the talent gap with AI. ● Lou's advice to his early-career self.   In the Know podcast theme music written and performed by James Jones, CPCU, and Kole Shuda of the band If-Then.   To learn more about the CPCU Society, its membership, and educational offerings, tools, and programs, please visit CPCUSociety.org.   Follow the CPCU Society on social media: X (Twitter): @CPCUSociety Facebook: @CPCUSociety LinkedIn: @The Institutes CPCU Society Instagram: @the_cpcu_society   Quotes ● "I look for career opportunities that I wouldn't have in my current role." ● "Being curious and willing to ask questions will get you a lot further than making believe you do know." ● "No matter where I go in the industry, AI is going to be a huge portion of it." ● "I wish I had known the importance of people and connections earlier in my career."  

Join RevUP Academy: https://bit.ly/4wRZDuYNeil Sparkes, AVP of Customer Excellence at ServiceNow UK&I, has a global mandate to move agentic AI out of the experiment phase and into live production inside heavily regulated enterprises. In this episode he breaks down why efficiency gains no longer land with a CFO, how ServiceNow benchmarks real cost savings before and after agents, and where to draw the line between what an agent executes on its own and what still needs a human. We also get into the AI divide that is separating fast adopters from everyone else, why token bills are landing on finance desks with no ROI attached, and whether the SaaS model actually survives all this. Neil also shares why he brought in external training on value conversations for his team, and what he thinks CS will be held accountable for next year.Chapters:00:00 Intro03:19 Meet Neil "Sparky" Sparks of ServiceNow16:50 Getting regulated enterprises to adopt agentic AI22:05 Why efficiency gains no longer convince a CFO25:00 Treat an AI agent like a new employee31:10 Start here: low risk, zero human touch workflows35:06 Separating your personal AI from your work AI39:30 The AI divide and token bills with no ROI42:13 Ripping out your tech stack: is SaaS dead?49:41 What AI is doing to renewals and upsellsConnect with Neil Sparkes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-sparkes/Connect with Anika Zubair: Website: https://thecustomersuccesspro.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anikazubair/RevUP Academy™: https://thecustomersuccesspro.com/revupBook Anika as a speaker at your next team event: https://www.thecustomersuccesspro.com/team-eventWant to be my next podcast guest apply here: https://www.thecustomersuccesspro.com/podcast-guestDownload my freebies:https://thecustomersuccesspro.com/resources

This week on Vision ProFiles, A.R. Rahman turns the headset into a concert hall with a new immersive music app while Autodesk brings full-scale automotive design reviews to Vision Pro via NVIDIA's CloudXR. Elsewhere, someone gets Doom running on RISC-V Linux just for fun, the Paris Opera builds custom viewing furniture so visitors can follow a prima ballerina backstage, and the crew wraps up with a fresh batch of apps to try.Top Story: A.R. Rahman Turns Apple Vision Pro Into a Concert HallA.R. Rahman Brings His Immersive Music Experiences To Apple Vision Pro (UploadVR) — https://uploadvr.comA.R. Rahman's Apple Vision Pro App: 4 Immersive Experiences (Eastern Eye) — https://easterneye.bizA. R. Rahman Reformats Entire Catalog for Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest (Digital Music News) — https://digitalmusicnews.comCommunity & Dev Corner: Doom Runs on RISC-V Linux on a Vision ProDoom Running in RISC-V Linux on a Vision Pro (r/linux_gaming and r/VisionPro) — https://reddit.com/r/linux_gamingReal World: A Seat at the Paris Opera, With a Headset Built InAn Apple Vision Pro Seating Station at a Parisian Opera House (Core77) — https://core77.comTips & Tricks: Playing SteamVR Games on Vision ProHow to Play Steam VR Games on an Apple Vision Pro Using ALVR (AppleInsider) — https://appleinsider.comPlaying 3D Movies in AVP using a spatial converter — https://youtu.be/jRtGYEAkHZEApps Night: What We've Been TryingPiKap — Vinyl Record Player — https://apps.apple.comXR Putt — https://apps.apple.comOrbble — https://apps.apple.comPosture Check Vision — https://apps.apple.comConnect with Vision ProFilesYouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)ThePodTalk.netEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco, the world's largest club format omnichannel retailer. Follow Mark on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkwilliamson/Follow Costco Retail Media on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/costco-retail-media/Follow Costco online at: https://www.costco.com/f/-/company-informationMark answers these questions:So Mark, let's kick it off with the big news that completely shocked the industry. At recent industry events, you took the stage and did what almost no other Retail Media Network does: you completely exposed Costco's full technology stack—revealing every single identity vendor, DSP, and clean room provider you use. Why did you make the deliberate choice to embrace absolute transparency, and how has that transparency directly influenced ad spend from skeptical brands and agencies?Transparency builds the ultimate trust, no doubt. Now Mark, you have a beautiful phrase that we absolutely love: "Retail media at Costco exists to accelerate merchandise sales." You maintain a strict structural hierarchy where merchandise velocity and member loyalty sit firmly at the very top. If a digital ad campaign doesn't help move a physical pallet of product or reinforce the value of a membership card, it simply doesn't belong in your ecosystem. How do you enforce this "merchant-first" philosophy when national brand managers come in with legacy KPIs focused entirely on vanity ad metrics? Pallet velocity over vanity metrics every single day of the week! Mark, let's talk about your unique "Last-Mover Advantage." While other networks rushed to stand up brittle, overly complicated platforms out of the gate, Costco spent its time quietly observing the market and engineering a robust private data cloud from the ground up. How did waiting and prioritizing a clean, unfragmented data foundation allow you to completely leapfrog the "black box" reporting traps that have frustrated CPG teams for years?That backend data foundation is the real secret sauce. Let's look at a highly disruptive offsite capability you recently rolled out: Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs). This isn't typical offsite audience extension or standard Connected TV (CTV) storytelling; you are moving Costco's first-party retail media directly into Google Shopping search. For the brands listening, why does leveraging Costco's high-intent audience data inside Google's open shopping engine radically perform better than a brand trying to buy those generic keywords on their own?Tying high-intent open web search to verified warehouse data is a game-changer. Mark, let's look at what you call "In Real Life" (IRL) Activation—the third pillar of your omni-channel media strategy. Costco's physical club warehouses are legendary for their high-frequency, massive-basket foot traffic. How are you taking real-world, physical-store signals—everything from fuel pumps to warehouse digital screens—and dynamically connecting them back into a single, cohesive digital loop?Physical-digital loop integration is exactly where the massive volume lies. Mark, let's talk about building a Composable Architecture. Your technical setup is intentionally designed as a cohesive orchestration layer where identity, activation, and clean room metrics can evolve independently without disrupting the core business. Why should global CPG technology heads stop trying to build rigid, custom end-to-end stacks and instead adopt Costco's modular, composable blueprint?Composable modularity is the ultimate future-proofing play. Mark, we are rapidly entering the "Agentic Era" of commerce, where autonomous AI agents are beginning to manage complex segmentation, path recommendations, and real-time budget optimization behind the scenes. How is Costco utilizing advanced AI orchestration layers to cut through operational friction, making your complex, multi-partner systems intuitive and highly usable for brand teams?AI-driven demand generation is going to separate the winners from the laggards. Let's double-click down on The Merchant-Media Collaboration Loop. In many traditional retail environments, the media network operates as an isolated, outside fiefdom that frequently causes friction with the actual category merchants. At Costco, you have deliberately fused media capability directly into the merchandising lifecycle. Can you take us under the hood of that internal relationship? How do your media specialists work harmoniously alongside the warehouse buyers to drive mutual top-line growth?Tying the merchant loop directly to the ad stack is how you achieve sustainable scale. Mark, Costco is world-renowned for its hyper-curated, disciplined product assortment—you don't carry 50 versions of an item; you carry the absolute best value selections. How does this strict, limited-SKU club environment fundamentally change the digital shelf auction on your onsite properties? Does a highly curated box mean that retail media real estate on Costco is infinitely more valuable and defensive for an incumbent brand?Highly curated spaces demand highly precise execution. Alright Mark, final question for today, and we want to send our global practitioner audience home with an absolute golden nugget of advice. If you could look a corporate CPG Chief Customer Officer or Head of Sales dead in the eye today, what is the single biggest "reality check" or piece of blind-spot advice you can give them to help them stop treating retail media as a lower-funnel marketing tax and instead unlock true, closed-loop incremental volume this quarter?CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj's Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in Katseye: https://www.katseye.world/DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. 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John Scardina has worked in multiple fields, including as a teacher, and as a psychologist, but his passion for decades has been around AVP - the Alternatives to Violence Project, Men's work, and the work of the Friends Peace Teams., where John is co-clerk of Peacebuilding en las Americas.

I get to tackle the AVP: Rage War book trilogy which is set at Love Grove Base on LV-1529 in the year 2692:   TALKING POINTS: *Is this still the best of the book trilogies in the AVP saga to date?   *What emotional beats drove the rest of the drama and thrills?   *What plot reveal was actually chillingly claustrophic to read here?   *Why did the 2nd book have a bit too much filler & soapy melodrama?   *And why were the characters truly compelling without feeling like more Ripley & Hicks knock-offs?           GUEST STAR: Eric (from AVP Vs. The World on Insta)     SFX/SONG USED: "Jaracanda" by Apple Free-to-Use Music, Predator Sound Effect

本期嘉宾是 雷鸟创新 (RayNeo) 游戏制作人 陈振武 (Ziv) 和游戏技术负责人 彭璐。今年春天，苹果在北京举办了一场游戏开发者展示沙龙活动，苹果 CEO 库克也亲临现场，与中国开发者面对面交流。作为现场唯一的 Vision Pro 游戏项目，「数码纪元：Elu传说」得到了很多关注。活动结束后，我带着强烈的好奇，拉着开发者聊了聊他们创作这款作品的经历。毫不意外地，这是一个有关「梦想与热爱」的故事。节目中提到的游戏：https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elu-legend/id6738047583--- 节目信息 ---日期：2026-03-19嘉宾：陈振武 / 彭璐主播：脑潘--- 内容提要 ---00:00 “Ziv” 的游戏从业经历06:02 “璐神” 的游戏从业经历11:52 是什么驱使着你做游戏？20:32 雷鸟内部团队为何做一款 AVP 游戏31:00 「数码纪元：Elu传说」的现状与计划36:38 更极致的「Pokémon GO」的愿景43:54 交互体验设计验证与 visionOS 技术应用的探索52:50 「空间场景」新功能的故事59:09 如何让更多人享受到 AR 游戏01:06:50 碎碎念：平台应加大游戏推荐力度01:12:38 能继续做下去是最大期待--- 制作团队 ---剪辑：脑潘音乐：布鲁特运营：伊雪--- 联系我们 ---官网：indiematters.com哔哩哔哩 / 微博 / 小红书：VRplay公众号：vr-play交流群：点击公号下方按钮「内容-我要进群」

In cybersecurity, the biggest threats aren't always the attackers but instead can be the blind spots we create ourselves. Organizations often seek to buy the “shiny tools,” deploy them out of the box, and assume they're protected. But are those the tools that are actually needed? This can lead to an even more dangerous situation in which company leaders believe “we've bought that tool, we're now safe.” In this episode, host Steve Prentice is joined by Zoë Rose, CSIRT Manager at Canon EMEA, and Chris Harris, AVP, Sales Engineering at Thales, to dig into the uncomfortable truth: real security isn't about the technology you buy, but how deeply you understand your environment, your people, and the hidden gaps that attackers exploit long before you ever see an alert. If you want to know what operational maturity actually looks like, the kind of security that many organizations never attain, check out what the experts have to say.

A revenue cycle analysis can help organizations identify where cash is delayed, where A/R is building, and where denials may point to deeper operational or strategic issues. In this episode, Ankur Pawa, Chief Commercial Officer at Infinx, and Ramesh Reddy, AVP of Client Services, discuss how broader revenue cycle analytics can reveal opportunities to collect more and collect faster.

You can't lead a team through a hard moment if you can't manage yourself first. That's the core of Dr. Becky Kennedy's work. The clinical psychologist and founder of Good Inside built a global movement teaching parents how to navigate the hardest moments with their kids. It turns out those same skills are exactly what the modern workplace needs. This week, Dr. Becky joins Jessi in the studio to translate her parenting playbook for managers, leaders, and anyone who's ever had to deliver hard news, hold a line they didn't fully believe in, or hold it together when someone on their team fell apart.  In this episode, Jessi and Dr. Becky discuss: Why conviction matters more than confidence, and how to tell if you actually have it before walking into a hard meeting The AVP method (acknowledge, validate, permit) for regulating your own emotions before they spill into the room Why self-regulation isn't a two-minute fix, and what Dr. Becky calls "the road to reactivity" How to separate behavior from identity when giving feedback, and why conflating the two is what makes hard conversations go wrong Why sturdiness is the key to managing a team through uncertainty and layoffs The sentence structure to use when you don't have all the answers but still need to show up as a leader Why empathy requires boundaries, and a tennis court visualization that keeps other people's feelings on their side of the net What anger is actually telling you, and how to use it productively instead of letting it drive the conversation Why Dr. Becky is skeptical of the feedback sandwich, and a feedback method to use instead A simple question managers can ask every week to make upward feedback feel safe and specific This conversation was originally recorded live and broadcast to LinkedIn Premium members. Premium members can watch the extended version here. Follow Dr. Becky Kennedy and Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn.

Host Mike Stull is joined by Lizzi Corll, AVP, benefits at Bath & Body Works, to discuss how her team handles open enrollment for a large, diverse workforce, including strategies for keeping employees engaged, planning and measuring success. Watch or listen to Benefits Bites and Healthcare Headlines.  Register for upcoming Employers Health webinars or watch on demand at Events - Employers Health. Sign up for our monthly newsletter here. Find additional helpful benefits strategies and resources at Articles | Employers Health.

A new beta release and some fun new apps.Top Story: visionOS 27 Beta 3 Arrives — What's Changed Since Beta 2Apple Seeds Third visionOS 27 Beta to Developers (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/06/apple-seeds-visionos-27-beta-3/visionOS 27 Beta 3 Is Now Available (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1up3yl9/visionos_27_beta_3_is_now_available/visionOS 27 Beta 3 Release Noteshttps://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27-release-notesvisionOS 26.6 Beta 3 Released for Apple Vision Pro Developers (The Mac Observer)https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-26-6-beta-3-released-for-apple-vision-pro-developers/A New Report Is Good News for the Rumored 'Apple Glasses,' Not So Good News for the Apple Vision Pro (Apple World Today)https://appleworld.today/2026/06/a-new-report-is-good-news-for-the-rumored-apple-glasses-not-so-good-news-for-the-apple-vision-pro/Apple Vision Pro Isn't the Only Future of AR — SPECS Wearable Computer Glasses Are Now Up for Pre-Order (Gizmodo)https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-isnt-the-only-future-of-ar-specs-wearable-computer-built-into-see-through-glasses-are-now-up-for-pre-order-2000779916I Wore Apple Vision Pro (M5) for 3 Months, This Is My Honest Review (Man of Many)https://manofmany.com/tech/apple-vision-pro-m5-reviewM2 vs. M5 Vision Pro Revisited (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoagiz/m2_vs_m5_vision_pro_revisited/Downgrade Firmware M5 AVP (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoynxw/downgrade_firmware_m5_avp/Coil Whine / Buzzing / Electric Noise from M5 Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoesjt/coil_whinebuzzingelectric_noise_from_m5_vision/I Built Comic Vision — A Complete Comic/Manga Reader (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ujpylx/i_built_comic_vision_a_complete_comic_manga/Plex for Apple Vision Pro... When? (Reddit r/PleX)https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1und6pe/plex_for_apple_vision_pro_when/I Made a Virtual Keyboard and Trackpad for Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoatet/i_made_a_virtual_keyboard_and_trackpad_for_vision/Filmed a Revolutionary War Reenactment (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1ukz4j1/filmed_a_revolutionary_war_reenactment/What Are Your Favorite VR Games to Play on the AVP? (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1unrp8c/what_are_your_favorite_vr_games_to_play_on_the_avp/“F*** I did it” https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1upbeq1/fuck_i_did_it/Apps for Apple Vision Prohttps://appsforapplevision.com/Table Keyboardhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/table-keyboard-type-on-mac/id6786332555YouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)ThePodTalk.netEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

Theo Brunner is an American beach volleyball coach at the collegiate and professional level. He is also a multiple-time winner at the FIVB and AVP domestic tour level. Regarded as one of the best blockers on the American scene for the last ten years, he hung up his board shorts for a clip board. He recently joined the coaching staff at UCLA where they have become the reigning, defending NCAA beach volleyball champions. Wherever he goes, success follows. This podcast is two parts: the player, and then the coach, as follows: 02:02 - AVP Denver, coming back to play and winning, the AVP league invitation to Belmar, adventures as a player in the wind and who functions well in it. 20:05 - This portion is exclusively about coaching, UCLA, preseason, process and technique, a small debate on what works on first hit, coaching from the neck up at the high level

Once again we dog on the AVP.  NAS discussions and Steam Machine.

Send us Fan MailUnder the global model, labor management was absorbed into the delivery code. Two hours or twenty-two, same payment. Starting January 1, 2027, the AMA introduces 59080 through 59083, the first dedicated labor management codes in CPT history. The work was always there. Now it gets paid. Dr. Heather Signorelli and Amy Hicks, CPC, COBGC, our AVP of Operations, walk through the codes, the documentation, the corrected delivery code framing, the midnight-spanning labor rule, the multi-provider attribution problem, and the three actions every OB practice should take this quarter. Why labor management was invisible: Under the global model, the cognitive work of managing labor was absorbed into the delivery code. Practices managing complicated labors (preeclampsia, GDM, category two tracings) have been subsidizing simple deliveries for decades. The four new labor management codes: 59080 (initial day, straightforward) · 59081 (initial day, complex) · 59082 (subsequent day, straightforward) · 59083 (subsequent day, complex). Codes bill per calendar date. One code per date per patient. Straightforward vs complex: the six-criteria test: All six straightforward criteria must be met: singleton vertex, routine monitoring, no FHR intervention required on that date, normal progression or routine induction without complication, stable medical conditions, no prior cesarean. Any one criterion not met means the labor is complex. Duration of labor alone is NOT complexity unless prolonged labor is formally diagnosed. What the complex note has to say: Explicitly name the complicating condition. Not just “patient has GDM,” but what about the GDM you managed today. Document MDM across multiple data sources, labs reviewed, monitoring strip interpreted, imaging assessed. Document additional monitoring or intervention beyond standard, what you did and why. Document multi-provider coordination if applicable that date. For 59083 (subsequent day complex), complexity must be re-established for EACH subsequent day. A single admission note does not carry forward. Delivery codes (corrected framing): The 2027 delivery codes separate vaginal from cesarean, not vaginal from operative. 59431 (vaginal, no prior cesarean) · 59432 (VBAC vaginal) · 59502 (primary cesarean) · 59503 (repeat cesarean). Vacuum and forceps are separately billable add-on procedures. Included in the delivery code: placenta, first and second degree laceration repair, same-day postpartum care. Separately billable add-ons: 59433 (third degree lac), 59434 (fourth degree lac), 59623 (uterine tamponade, new 2027 code), 59504 (hysterectomy with cesarean). Midnight-spanning labor (correcting the record): A continuous labor encounter spanning midnight is reported as ONE labor management service on ONE of the two calendar dates. The practice decides which date. Inpatient E/M codes (99221 through 99236) do NOT stack with labor management codes. They replace each other. Inpatient E/M applies before labor begins. Once active labor management starts, switch to 59080 through 59083. Multi-provider attribution: Each provider bills the service they personally performed. The labor management code goes to the provider who managed labor on that calendar date. The delivery code goes to the provider who delivered. If the delivering provider also managed labor on the delivery date, they can bill both. Two failure modes: the miss (no one drops the charge), and the double-bill (both providers drop the same charge). The solution is a daily reconciliation, not monthly. Three actions this quarter: Map your call and cross-coverage. Find where charges go unbilled today and where two providers could overlap. Build a daily L and D reconciliation process. Assign ownership. Reconcile before shift end, not at month end. Update EHR labor management templates to prompt for the six criteria, complicating conditions, MDM elements, and same-day decisions.  RESOURCES BLOCK Save your seat: Live OB/GYN Global Codes Update Webinar (July 7, 2026, 4:00 PM ET) · eligibility.natrevmd.com/obgyn-global-updates-webinar Book a 1:1 with Dr. Signorelli · calendly.com/heather-natrevmd/ Practice Revenue Leak Scorecard · eligibility.natrevmd.com/nrm-revenue-scorecard-v3 Payment Posting Audit Checklist · eligibility.natrevmd.com/payment-posting-checklist RECOVER Diagnostic Quiz · natrevmd.com/quiz Series Part 2 (EP190): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/190-every-prenatal-visit-is-now-a-billable-event/id1624182351?i=1000774328121                                             

Marty, Eric, and Dave talk about admin changes at AVP, price changes, and some fun new apps to try.Big News: Apple's Vision Pro & Smart Glasses Chief Leaves for OpenAIApple Vision Pro VP Jumps Ship to OpenAI (PCMag)https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-vision-pro-vp-jumps-ship-to-openaiApple's Smart Glasses and Vision Pro Boss Leaving for OpenAI (PYMNTS)https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/apple-smart-glasses-and-vision-pro-boss-leaving-for-openai/Apple Vision Pro Exec Is Reportedly Leaving for OpenAI (TechCrunch)https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/apple-vision-pro-exec-is-reportedly-leaving-for-openai/Apple Raises Vision Pro PricesApple Vision Pro Just Got Even More Expensive (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-vision-pro-just-got-even-more-expensive/Apple Raises the Price of Most Products Including Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-raises-the-price-of-most-products-including-vision-pro/Apps & SoftwareMirage — Remote Display: Bring Your Mac Screen to Vision Pro (9to5Mac)https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/27/mirage-brings-your-mac-display-to-your-ipad-iphone-vision-pro-and-other-macs/Volley Vault (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/volley-vault/id6783604287Suite Browser for Vision Pro (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/suite-browser/id6759840843Image Adjust 360 (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-adjust-360/id6768981202Reality Composer Pro: The Machinery — Old Game Engine Remnants (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/23/apple-reality-composer-pro-the-machinery/Live Streaming & Immersive MediaSpatialGen Zeus — Live Immersive Video Streaming to Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/spatialgen-zeus-streams-live-immersive-video-to-apple-vision-pro/Vision Pro for Live Sports: @jdunrrp Stream Demo (Twitter/X)https://x.com/jdunrrp/status/2070581786833555865?s=20New Immersive Content from HughHouFilm (Patreon)https://www.patreon.com/HughHouFilm/posts/new-immersive-de-161871340Community Creations & ConversationsEurope in Raw 8K VR180 (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uh9vec/spent_a_month_filming_europe_in_raw_8k_vr180_for/Duck Drawing & Sculpting at the Lake with AirDraw (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ui73c0/duck_drawing_sculpting_at_the_lake_with_airdraw/Projective Textures and Physical Space Lighting (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uea1w2/projective_textures_and_physical_space_lighting/Thimble Microscope on Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uhs3cm/thimble_microscope/Still Using Mine Daily for 10 Hours (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uigm1n/still_using_mine_daily_for_10hrs/My Biggest Fear Isn't the Death of Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uht9q4/my_biggest_fear_isnt_the_death_of_the_vision_pro/Small Script to Compress USDZ Files (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ueprae/small_script_to_compress_huge_meshy_usdz_files/Health, Enterprise & Real-World ApplicationsEye Surgery Reimagined: Vision Pro in the Operating Room (L'Chaim Magazine)https://www.lchaimmagazine.com/eye-surgery-reimagined-apple-vision-pro-comes-to-the-operating-room/Gravitas — Plague Mixed Reality Horror for Vision Pro (Reddit r/virtualreality)https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1ugq021/gravitas_plague_mixed_reality_horror_for_apple/Quick HitsSpatial Insights: YouTube Demoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7FzWrG5T4ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoygV5pM-0oSubscribe: youtube.com/@VisionProFilesEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.comWeb: ThePodTalk.Net

Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Eric Van Duren, AVP, Talent Acquisition, Ascension and Author, “When The Room Already Knows; How Leaders Turn Instant Insight Into Responsible Decisions”.How did Eric get started in his career?What led Eric to Talent Acquisition and Leadership?What inspired Eric to publish a book?When did Eric “find his lane” in his career?What does Eric share about technology and stewardship? What does Eric share about one band, one sound?What does Eric share about making better decisions?What does Eric share about the recruiting landscape?What advice does Eric share to help others in theworkplace?…and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with afew more questions.Interview resources:Favorite quote from Eric:“When you sharpen skills for your team, you're also sharpening skills on your own leadership edge.”Connect with Eric on LinkedIn    Get a copy of Eric's book When The Room Already Knows: How Leaders Turn Instant Insight Into ResponsibleDecisionsLearn more about the podcast host Bruce WallerCheck out Bruce's books Drive With Purpose: Move Your Career from Success toSignificance (#1 New Released book on Amazon)Life in the Leadership Lane; Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace Find Your Lane; Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books)Milemarkers; A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track.Connect with Bruce on LinkTreeSubscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” Get relocation support for your next household goods orcommercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit The Armstrong Company

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Jacob LaBouliere, USA Volleyball's next big blocker -- and we mean BIG blocker -- who has already made a quick name for himself both on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour. They're talking: Where LaBouliere just appeared from How he gave up a good job as an electrical engineer to pursue professional beach volleyball Studying under Chase Budinger and others in the USA Volleyball pipeline while he's nursing an injury His goals for beach volleyball and where he wants the game to take him And a whole lot more! Chapters with Jacob LaBouliere 00:00 Introduction and Initial Banter 05:35 Injury and Recovery Journey 10:40 Overcoming Health Challenges 12:34 Training and Performance Insights 18:51 Navigating the Competitive Landscape 22:06 The Power of Visualization in Sports 25:05 Experiencing Pressure in Competitive Environments 31:56 Defining Success: Championships vs. Olympics 35:21 The Journey of a World-Class Athlete 39:00 Mastering the Art of Blocking in Volleyball 45:42 The Art of Blocking in Volleyball 47:59 Strategies for Effective Defense 50:27 The Importance of Timing and Positioning 53:02 Visualizing the Game: Anticipation and Reaction 55:57 Practicing for Success: The Role of Drills 59:59 Navigating Injury and Recovery 01:02:00 Building Relationships in the Sport SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Elevate Care podcast, host Nishan Sivathasan sits down with Terin Stamps, Vice President, Credentialing Solutions at AMN Healthcare, to explore how credentialing—often dismissed as a back-office paperwork function—can become a powerful competitive advantage for health systems. Terin draws on more than 15 years of healthcare operations experience to break down what credentialing actually encompasses, how automation and AI are reshaping the function, and why involving credentialing teams earlier in the contracting process leads to faster onboarding, fewer disruptions, and stronger patient safety outcomes. She also addresses how health systems can build crisis-ready credentialing playbooks and shares her outlook on where the space is headed over the next five years. About Terin Stamps Terin Stamps is the Vice President of Credentialing Solutions at AMN Healthcare, a role she has held for three years. With over 15 years of healthcare operations experience, Terin previously served as an AVP at HCA Healthcare and has worked across three major health systems. Her team transforms what many perceive as a compliance-heavy administrative function into a strategic capability that drives growth readiness and patient safety. Terin is a passionate advocate for standardization, smart technology adoption, and the consultative role credentialing can—and should—play throughout the full workforce lifecycle. Chapters 00:00 – Introduction and Welcome 00:17 – Terin's Background and Role at AMN Healthcare 01:00 – What Is Credentialing? Breaking Down the Basics 02:42 – Federal, State, and Facility Requirements: Finding the Balance 03:27 – Credentialing as a Patient Safety Function, Not Just a Barrier 04:36 – How the Pandemic Changed Credentialing and Compliance 06:05 – Turning Credentialing into a Competitive Advantage 07:31 – The Impact of Streamlining: Faster Starts and Happier Clinicians 08:15 – The Role of Automation and AI in Modern Credentialing 09:22 – Building Technology That Flexes Without Creating Chaos 10:44 – Maintaining the Human Touch Alongside AI 10:44 – Credentialing in a Labor Disruption: Building Your Crisis Playbook 12:42 – Short-Term Fixes vs. Long-Term Credentialing Strategy 14:41 – What the Next 12 to 18 Months Look Like 13:36 – The Three-Year and Five-Year Outlook: Data Sharing and Strategic Integration 16:32 – AI Agents and the Future of Workforce Productivity in Healthcare Sponsors: We're proudly sponsored by AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. Explore their services at AMN Healthcare. Learn how AMN Healthcare's workforce flexibility technology helps health systems cut costs and improve efficiency. Click here to explore the case study and discover smarter ways to manage your resources!Discover how WorkWise is redefining workforce management for healthcare. Visit workwise.amnhealthcare.com to learn more.About The Show: Elevate Care delves into the latest trends, thinking, and best practices shaping the landscape of healthcare. From total talent management to solutions and strategies to expand the reach of care, we discuss methods to enable high quality, flexible workforce and care delivery. We will discuss the latest advancements in technology, the impact of emerging models and settings, physical and virtual, and address strategies to identify and obtain an optimal workforce mix. Tune in to gain valuable insights from thought leaders focused on improving healthcare quality, workforce well-being, and patient outcomes. Learn more about the show here. Find Us On:WebsiteYouTubeSpotifyAppleInstagramLinkedInXFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keith Golembiewski, AVP, director, annuity research, LIMRA, discusses sustained strength in U.S. annuity sales, driven by market volatility, higher interest rates and demand for protected growth and retirement income solutions.

In this UC Today interview, host Kristian McCann sits down with Kunal Shukla, GM and Head of Network APIs at Vonage, and Chung H. Lee, AVP of Product Innovation at AT&T Business, to unpack why traditional authentication methods are breaking down—and what comes next.From the hidden cost of fraud to the growing limitations of SMS-based verification, the discussion reveals why enterprises must rethink how they balance security with seamless user experiences. More importantly, it introduces a new, network-led approach that leverages telco intelligence to authenticate users silently—without adding friction.This isn't just theory. Vonage and AT&T break down how network APIs are transforming authentication and reducing friction across the customer journey.Key points include:Why a $10 trillion cybercrime economy is forcing businesses to rethink authentication strategiesHow SMS OTP creates friction—and opens the door to phishing, interception, and poor UXWhat “silent authentication” looks like using real-time network intelligence and telco dataHow Vonage, AT&T, and partners are building an ecosystem to deliver secure, seamless digital trustNext Steps:Stay ahead of fraud trends and join the UC Today LinkedIn community at linkedin.com/groups/9551264 and subscribe to the newsletter at uctoday.com/register.

Engage Summit 2026 is almost here, and the excitement is building. In this special episode of Pulse Check, Engage emcees Brendan Henkel, AVP of Solutions Engineering at Element451, and Cecily Street, VP of People at Element451, sit down to preview what's in store for this year's conference in Charlotte. From reflecting on the remarkable growth of Engage—from a small gathering in a Raleigh hotel conference room to a major industry event at the Charlotte Convention Center—to sharing what they're most excited about this year, Brendan and Cecily offer a behind-the-scenes look at the community, innovation, and energy that make Engage such a unique experience. The conversation highlights major announcements attendees can expect to hear more about, including Element451's expanding Bolt AI capabilities, the newly announced Encoura partnership, and a few surprises still waiting to be revealed on stage. They also discuss the importance of community, networking, and the connections that continue long after the conference ends. Whether you're attending in person, joining through Engage Digital Summit, or simply curious about what's ahead for higher education and AI, this episode offers a preview of the conversations, innovations, and experiences shaping Engage 2026. Register for Free Engage Digital Summit - - - -Connect With Our Host:Mallory Willsea https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorywillsea/https://twitter.com/mallorywillseaAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Pulse is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where, rather than Travis, it's our Amigo, Kyle Friend in the studio, answering all of your fan questions for our June beach volleyball mailbag episode. They're chatting: Favorite newcomers in beach volleyball, both on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour Who they think will make the LA 2028 podium The impact of Sweden and Norway on beach volleyball If Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh sold their souls for two forfeit bronze medals SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Graduation is more than a milestone; it's a critical financial starting point. In this episode, learn how to help the grad in your life get started out on strong financial footing from WHZ's AVP, Wealth Advisor Logan Lum.LEARN MORE IN THE COMPANION BLOG POST >- Subscribe to the You and Your Money podcast- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube- See how we can create a tailored financial strategy to help you live with Absolute Confidence, Unwavering Partnership, For Life: whzwealth.com 

Most TA leaders are measuring the wrong things. Victor Gaines has spent 20 years fixing that.As AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health Systems, where his team hires 14,000+ people annually, Victor has led recruiting innovations across healthcare, fintech, food service, and media.In this conversation, he shares the real work behind two of his proudest career wins: cutting turnover by 60% at Comcast using a validated assessment tool, and rebuilding clinical hiring at Aveanna from scratch during COVID by going fully digital and improving efficiency by 200%.But none of it works if you're solving the wrong problem.Listen in as Victor breaks down how to identify what your business actually needs, why most TA dashboards are "decoration," and how to build the credibility that earns you a seat at the table.Key Takeaways:[01:59] What shaped Victor's approach to solving TA problems at scale.[04:25] How a validated assessment at Comcast reduced turnover by 60%.[08:10] Building a fully digital hiring engine at Aveanna during COVID.[13:32] The framework Victor uses to identify business priorities.[18:51] The ‘5 Whys' to identify the root cause of business pain.[20:40] How a phased adoption strategy is making Phenom CRM stick at Wellstar.[25:39] How to safeguard your priorities and say no without being seen as difficult.[29:00] ROI, sunk cost fallacy, and smarter HR tech decisionsResources Mentioned:Victor Gaines: LinkedInRyan Dull: LinkedIn | ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.comWellstar Health SystemAveanna HealthcarePhenomICIMSHighMatchParadoxWorkday USIdeas Worth Sharing:"You can spend millions of dollars trying to solve the wrong problem. Once you understand the problem, your success becomes much easier." - Victor Graines“You also have to know where the real issues often are. And I think… 80+% of the time, it's something in the business. It might be comp. It might be hiring managers not doing the right thing…  And you find power in finding the truth and then speaking truth.” - Victor Graines“Having a meaningful strategy gives you leverage for saying yes where you need to say yes, and no where you need to say no.” - Victor GrainesAbout Victor Gaines:Victor P. Gaines, II is the AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health System, where his team manages over 14,000 hires annually. With nearly two decades of executive TA experience across healthcare, fintech, telecommunications, and consumer goods, he has led high-volume recruiting transformations at companies including Comcast, Fiserv, Cigna, Aveanna Healthcare, and Papa John's. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and a Master's in Organizational Psychology from St. Joseph's University.This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR.SageMark HR can help you:✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions.✔ Identify opportunities to improve your talent practices and deliver tangible business results.✔ Bridge the gap from "traditional" to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve.Learn more at www.sagemarkhr.com#Talent #Recruiting #HRTech

In this Episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, ascending pro volleyball athlete Alaina Chacon jumps after she and partner Maddie Anderson go 2-0 at the opening weekend of the AVP League in Belmar, NJ.  Before that weekend, Alaina has always been one of those "watchlist" athletes from her days in HS indoor, to Florida St., and now the Beach Pro Tour and the AVP. One of three tallented sisters, Alaina has been a switch-blocker on the beach but has also been a lightning quick defender with a full toolbox of attacks-- that include a very heavy hammer. This week she reflects on her volleyball beginnings, getting discovered by coaches Hector Gutierrez of TCU and Brooke Niles at Florida St. After finding success at the collegiate beach game she ventured into coaching and eventually her pro career where she has continued to find success at both the BPT and AVP! How she had to find a partner rather quickly at the start of the 2026 season being that sister, Morgan was carrying her first baby for Auntie Alaina! What did she do? Did she "...slip into Maddie's (Anderson) DMs?" Nope. She just texted her :).  Listen in!

It's Freddy vs. Jason, the 10th film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street universe and the 13th installment featuring Jason Voorhees, so as you can imagine, things get pretty intense. These two iconic horror villains collide in one movie, battling each other while leaving a trail of victims in their wake.It's VS Month, or maybe VS Two Months-ish, which is usually focused on “movie vs. movie.” But for the first entry, we're doing “character vs. character” movie matchups with Alien vs. Predator and Freddy vs. Jason to decide which one is better and who would actually watch this.Oscar and Carl watch these horror titans clash to figure out who would watch it.If you have any questions or requests, send them to askwwwtpodcast@gmail.comFind us through:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whowouldwatchthisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowouldwatchthis/TikTok: @podcastwhowouldwatchthisLetterboxd:Carl: https://letterboxd.com/carlllllllllll1/Oscar: https://letterboxd.com/oscarfart/More links: https://linktr.ee/whowouldwatchthis  

Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis is talking a big weekend with the AVP debuting its Heritage events in Huntington Beach and plenty to talk about there, and the Beach Pro Tour continuing its season at the Xiamen Challenge, where AK and Alexis stayed PERFECT with another gold medal. We're chatting: Savvy Cory and Evan Cory having the biggest family weekend ever Thamela and Victoria putting on a show at AVP Huntington Beach Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh establishing themselves as the best team in America with their win Audrey Koenig and Alexis Durish staying perfect with ANOTHER gold medal in China, now riding a 44 match win streak And a whole lot more! SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Vision ProFiles gang talks about iRacing on AVP, this week's news, and some fun new apps. FEATURED TOPIC: iRacing Comes to Apple Vision ProiRacing for Apple Vision Pro Now Availablehttps://www.iracing.com/iracing-for-apple-vision-pro-now-available/iRacing Arrives on Vision Pro with 'Immersion and Fidelity Never Before Seen in Sim Racing' (9to5Mac)https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/12/iracing-on-vision-pro-bringing-immersion-and-fidelity-never-before-seen-in-sim-racing/iRacing Apple Vision Pro App: Requirements, Features, and Limitations (Virtual Reality News)https://virtual.reality.news/news/iracing-apple-vision-pro-app-requirements-features-and-limitations/iRacing Is Now on Vision Pro, But You'll Need a Hefty PC to Play It (Engadget)https://www.engadget.com/2171489/iracing-is-now-on-vision-pro-but-youll-need-a-hefty-pc-to-play-it/Apple Vision Pro's Killer Gaming App Is Here — It's Just Too Bad Barely Anyone Will Get to Play It (The Shortcut)https://www.theshortcut.com/p/apple-vision-pros-killer-gaming-app-is-here-its-just-too-bad-barely-anyone-will-get-to-play-itApple Vision Pro in iRacing: Is It Worth $3,500 for Sim Racing? (BoxThisLap)https://boxthislap.org/apple-vision-pro-in-iracing-is-it-worth-3500-for-sim-racing/iRacing Is Now Available on Apple Vision Pro (iRacerHUB.com)https://iracerhub.com/iracing-apple-vision-pro-available/AVP on iRacing — Review Thread (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1tb3bdg/avp_on_iracing_review/iRacing on Apple Vision Pro — Video Demo (YouTube)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4YWWDC JUNE 8thhttps://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/apple-kicks-off-worldwide-developers-conference-on-june-8/SNL SET 360 video - Godzillahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4YvisionOS 26.5 Bug Fix Update Is Here for Apple Vision Pro Users (AppleInsider)https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/visionos-265-bug-fix-update-is-here-for-apple-vision-pro-usersvisionOS 27 Vision Pro Upgrades: 4 Key Areas to Watch (Virtual Reality News)https://virtual.reality.news/news/visionos-27-vision-pro-upgrades-4-key-areas-to-watch/Apple Will Delay Next Vision Pro Headset Release by Years (TweakTown)https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111567/apple-will-delay-next-vision-pro-headset-release-by-years/index.htmlApple Vision Pro Future Explained: Platform Pivot or Slow Exit? (Virtual Reality News)https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-future-explained-platform-pivot-or-slow-exit/Streamable 4D Gaussian Splatting Brings Life-Sized Volumetric Performers to Apple Vision Pro (VP-Land)https://www.vp-land.com/p/streamable-4d-gaussian-splatting-brings-life-sized-volumetric-performers-to-apple-vision-proAny Freight Brokers Actually Using the Apple Vision Pro? (Reddit r/FreightBrokers)https://www.reddit.com/r/FreightBrokers/comments/1te6w43/any_freight_brokers_actually_using_the_apple/APPSiVRyhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivry/id1210129937Arlumahttps://arlumastudios.com/Socially Spatialhttps://www.sociallyspatial.com/TiiHubhttps://tiihub.com/Horizon 360° v2.0 now supports SharePlay!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CmRpNEM3AImage View 360https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-view-360/id6768980652Spatial Opshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-ops-campaign-edition/id6742558471Website: https://ThePodTalk.NetEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.comYouTube: https://YouTube.com/@VisionProfiles

(00:00) — Welcome and setup: from premed dropout to med student(00:47) — Corporate grind sparks the spreadsheets vs patients question(01:30) — Rewinding to undergrad premed and the 495 MCAT during COVID(03:15) — Finances and first-gen pressure push him off the path(04:35) — Articles, AI, and volunteering rekindle interest in medicine(06:10) — Leadership draw: why physician responsibility appealed to him(07:10) — Timeline: research job, 2018 grad, 2020 MCAT, business analytics at Fordham(09:05) — Undergrad habits, no planner, and managing ADHD with better tools(11:05) — Corporate wins build confidence (Big Four, Wall Street, AVP)(12:50) — Planning the leap: savings, living at home, loans, and side investments(14:10) — Bridge/SMP at Toro Harlem: structure and guaranteed-seat criteria(16:25) — Working at Citibank while starting the master's; then going all in(17:55) — Confirming fit: brief shadowing, almost passing out, but more intrigued(18:55) — Harlem community events as a student doctor and seeing disparities(19:52) — MCAT retake to 501–502; Kaplan and official full-lengths(21:27) — SMP mirrored M1 exams; Z-score cutoff and comprehensive exam(22:45) — M1 transition is easier after the SMP run-through(23:35) — Logistics: 3.45 GPA + comp exam = seat; could apply elsewhere(24:25) — Starting a tea franchise in Astoria with partners during M1(25:35) — Brick-and-mortar stress, construction, and opening mid-semester(26:50) — Hardest part: letting go of a six-figure salary(28:05) — Would he change his path? Choosing experience over speed(29:20) — Exploring passions helps future practice and options(30:52) — Keeping doors open: medicine, consulting, and business(31:28) — Parents' reaction: skepticism to tears of pride(32:34) — Final advice: build confidence and believe in yourselfZarak shares how he walked away from premed after a 495 MCAT and an average undergrad GPA, chased a thriving corporate career, and then found his way back to medicine. A first-gen student, he talks openly about family expectations, finances, and why spreadsheets and commutes couldn't replace patient impact. He explains the planning that made his return possible: saving while living at home, using loans wisely, and enrolling in a one-year bridge/SMP at Toro Harlem that mirrored M1 exams and offered a guaranteed seat with a 3.45 GPA plus a comprehensive exam. He retook the MCAT to around 501–502 using Kaplan and official full-lengths, and found confidence through improved study systems and corporate-built habits. Now an M1, he's volunteering in Harlem, reflecting on health disparities, and even launching a brick-and-mortar tea franchise in Astoria with partners—while keeping med school first. Dr. Gray and Zarak dig into letting go of a six-figure salary, rebuilding confidence, managing ADHD with better tools, and why exploring interests outside of medicine can strengthen your future as a physician.What You'll Learn:- How a low MCAT and average GPA didn't end his med school goals- What a guaranteed-seat bridge/SMP at Toro Harlem required- How he planned the leap: savings, loans, and timing while working- MCAT retake resources he used the second time around- Balancing M1 demands with launching a brick-and-mortar business

Welcome to the fan question, or mailbag, episode of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter takes on all of your beach volleyball and volleyball questions and attempts to answer them as best as he can. This week, he's chatting: Is the AVP allowing international players a good thing or bad thing for beach volleyball? (hint: It's AWESOME) Could this year's Olympic qualifying for the USA Volleyball women be the most competitive yet? Are NCAA Beach Volleyball Players better than AVP players? Can the AVP League survive? What mental skills do you need to make the jump to the next level? And so much more. SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Scott gives an update on the podcast break and interviews his college teammate and new Falcons QB coach, Alex Van Pelt. They discuss AVP bringing Deacon Frey to a Falcons practice, his playing career with Joe Montana and Jim Kelly, and much more. Plus, he is joined by Gary Cooper from Mountain Trust Realty. Support the show: http://kaplanandcrew.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott gives an update on the podcast break and interviews his college teammate and new Falcons QB coach, Alex Van Pelt. They discuss AVP bringing Deacon Frey to a Falcons practice, his playing career with Joe Montana and Jim Kelly, and much more. Plus, he is joined by Gary Cooper from Mountain Trust Realty. Support the show: http://kaplanandcrew.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Co-Founder and CEO of Wellthy, and Stephan Dolling, AVP of Global Benefits & Well-being at Merck, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the rising pressures facing working families and what companies can do to support their employees that are caregivers.----  Sponsor Links:

On this episode of the Perfect Cents Podcast, host Alex Becerra sits down with Lawrence Lomeli, AVP of Consumer Lending at SAFE Credit Union, to break down the complex world of borrowing and credit to help you build financial freedom for your future.  Topics include: Borrowing as a Tool: Why credit should be viewed as leverage for big-ticket items like homes, cars, and education rather than a source of anxiety. Credit Score Factors: A deep dive into what influences your score, including repayment history, credit mix, and the depth of your profile. The Benefits of High Credit: How a strong score leads to better interest rates, lower costs, and more options from financial institutions. Overcoming Challenges: Understanding that credit is a journey and that past hardships like medical issues or setbacks are not a reflection of your self-worth. Red Flags to Avoid: Critical warnings about the dangers of payday loans and using credit for everyday living expenses like groceries and gas. About the Guest: Lawrence Lomeli brings over 35 years of industry experience to the conversation, specializing in signature, personal, and auto loans. Resources: For more information on financial products and services, visit safecu.org to schedule an appointment with a professional expert today. SAFE is federally insured by NCUA and is an equal housing opportunity lender. To check out the resources highlighted in this episode visit the links below. Land Ocean - New American Grill To learn more about SAFE Credit Union products and services visit: https://www.safecu.org/  To register for an upcoming Financial Wellness webinar visit: https://www.safecu.org/community/events To read the latest edition of SAFE's Beyond Everyday Banking blog visit: https://blog.safecu.org/ To contact the podcast team, email Podcast@safecu.org

Jeff "el Hefe" Samuels is an American Professional Beach Volleyball Player, Entrepreneur, and Model. He is also a spokesperson for Hyundai. The prosperity he is enjoying in his sport is well-documented. From the AVP, FIVB, NVL, to regional tournament wins, this versatile player is fun to watch, wherever the venue may be. He is currently the founder of "Empact," - designed to bring and grow the sport in communities that are underserved in the sport. 01:43 - FUDS, the electric atmosphere, the fellowship, the hecklers and how it compares to other tournaments that are festive 13:13 - Heckling, and understanding your environment, plus, Dave Shaw is a great MC that understands the set and the setting 25:10 - Jordan Lucas, the commentator, and the two sides to the coin, appreciating the pecking order, the personalities 37:10 - Marcus Koppke, the ultimate teammate, the significant improvements 48:11 - Cracking the code of being in the semis, finals or being the winner 51:45 - "Empact," the idea, the creation the growing force

Send us Fan MailThe fastest way to turn a cyber incident into a business disaster isn't ransomware, it's confusion. We sit down with Violet Sullivan, AVP and Cyber Solutions Team Lead at Crum & Forster, who has worked across cyber law, breach notification, digital forensics and incident response, and now cyber insurance. That vantage point lets her translate what each group needs when pressure is high and everyone is speaking a different language.We get practical about the moments that create real-world chaos: overlapping roles like “breach coach,” acronyms that make leaders freeze, and the dangerous assumption that someone else already handled comms or law enforcement outreach. Violet breaks down a cleaner way to run the response by focusing on function: legal help, technical help, and operational help. We also talk about why crisis communications deserves a seat at the table early, how PR teams organize messaging by audience, and how to avoid the cleanup phase that happens when people speak too soon.Then we zoom out to the contract that quietly shapes the whole response: cyber insurance. Violet explains why insurance is not “admitting defeat,” but a risk transfer mechanism that can fund response vendors and influence decisions when you cannot afford mistakes. We also tackle emerging AI risks, including more believable social engineering and the legal concern that sharing privileged legal advice with AI tools may put attorney-client privilege at risk.If you want clearer incident response planning, better tabletop exercises, and fewer “who has the ball?” moments, hit play. Subscribe, share this with your security or legal team, and leave a review with the one part of your response plan you want to simplify next.

Bryan Glatfelter CFM, FMP is AVP, Facilities Officer at Ephrata National Bank where he is passionate about integrating innovative practices and technology to align facilities solutions with organizational objectives to create value-driven outcomes. Mike Petrusky asks Bryan about his facility management career journey and how the "accidental profession" can turn into a very rewarding one when embracing new opportunities, growing your expertise and seeking advancement. They explore the importance of aligning FM efforts with the broader goals of the organization to deliver value and gain recognition within a company. Bryan believes that FM leaders should act as liaisons between technical teams and upper management, translating operational realities into strategic contributions, so he shares process improvement methods to drive efficiency and consistency. Strong fundamentals and adaptability are essential in the world of asset and facility management today, so Mike and Bryan offer practical advice and the inspiration you need to be an Asset Champion! Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-glatfelter-fmp-bb910325/ Learn more about Ephrata National Bank: https://www.epnb.com/ Explore Eptura™: https://eptura.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/asset-champion/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSkmmkVFvM4H3pwnlU2AuqynuRDpvnh4J  

Kamila Tan and Madison Shields are American professional beach volleyball players. With a pedigree of success at the collegiate, domestic and international level, they have combined forces and formed a formidable honeymoon phase, most recently winning the AVP in Austin 04:34 - Walking us through AVP Austin, the AVP qualifier, match point in Austin 15:14 - If most of the game is mental, why do we not spend more time mentally preparing? Mental preparation the morning of a game, the night before a game and nights in between matches 26:25 - Nutrition, hydration, what works and what does not, 35and battling cramping at the AVP Austin Open 35:00 - Going through match point at AVP Austin, looking back at important 2-point victories, post NCAA generations 47:47 - Is there a story where you lost the first set and the match was headed the wrong way, but you turned it around? 1:01:02 - Volleyball break up, or real break up? Are volleyball players more sensitive elite athletes over basketball 1:11:02 - Favorite hip hop artists, as well as different genres and songs that get you going. 1:23:13 - Inspire books, comedians, the power of forgiveness 1:35:30 - A strong message to Madison Shields

Part one is a live comment and call in, focusing in on the AVP league qualifiers, the bids, the wild cards and the controversy. The elephant in the room is Corrine Quiggle and Chloe Loreen, who many believe should have gotten one of the wild cards, which leads us to exactly where we are, now. 02:01 - The path to the AVP, the bids, the qualifier, and wild cards 10:24 - The electric atmosphere, the climate and the exclusive club that people are criticizing but at the same time, want to be a part of, the path of the bid winners 28:55 - a closer look at the bracketology, avoiding the "prom queen fallacy," the city promotions, the sale of merchandise #nyvarsitysports #optionpodcast

Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have our April fan question episode! We're chatting: Does Kent Steffes have an actual business plan? When Terese Cannon comes back, who's she playing with? What does Wyatt Harrison's future in beach volleyball look like? Could we see an AVP event in Alaska?! And more! If you want to pre-order Travis and Gabby Reece's book, Volleyball for Dummies, head to Barnes and Noble here! Our Saquarema Pickem is live! Make your picks here! SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, TRIANDTRAVIS26. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, click here and sign on up! SHOOTS! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at Shoptalk Spring, this episode of the AiR Podcast tackles the shift from AI experimentation to real-world accountability. Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco Wholesale, joins Kimberly Morgan, CEO of The Fashion Tech Exec and a Top AI Leader, to discuss why Costco is building its technology ecosystem "from the studs up." The Path of Most Resistance While many retailers opt for "plug-and-play" black-box solutions, Williamson explains why Costco is intentionally choosing a more complex, transparent path. By keeping member data behind its own firewall and inviting partners to work natively inside the Costco data cloud, the company eliminates signal loss while upholding its core code of ethics: respect for the member and respect for the supplier. No AI Strategy Without a Data Strategy The conversation centers on the necessity of a modular, interoperable tech stack. Morgan and Williamson explore how this foundation prepares Costco for the era of agentic commerce. By organizing data properly today, Costco ensures it can provide relevant value wherever members shop in the future—whether via an LLM, a search engine, or the warehouse floor.

In this episode of The Influence Factor, Alessandro Bogliari chats with Robin Ross, AVP of Corporate Marketing at Costco, shares insights into the company's marketing journey, the evolution of social media strategies, and the importance of community engagement. He discusses his mission to amplify employee ideas, the challenges of navigating customer feedback, and the balance between brand identity and current trends. Robin emphasizes the significance of user-generated content and the need to adapt to various social media platforms while considering the future of long-form content.

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Miles Evans, who had a massive breakthrough year with Chase Budinger in winning the Manhattan Beach Open -- the year after competing in the Olympics and winning the Hermosa Open. What's next for Evans, perpetually underrated on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour? We find out in this conversation. Miles and Tri talk about: Planning a schedule on the Beach Pro Tour and AVP, and the difficulty of having to peak in November Why he and Chase Budinger continue to stick together amidst an off-season of partnership changes The absolutely stacked AVP qualifiers, and how difficult it will be to qualify for them Preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games And a whole lot more! SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, TRIANDTRAVIS26. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, click here and sign on up! SHOOTS! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today I'm joined by Mo Zahabi, AVP of Product Consulting at Cox Automotive. Most dealers think the race begins when the lead arrives. But by that point, the customer has often been in-market for five or six weeks already. Mo breaks down how first-party data inside the Cox Automotive ecosystem can reveal buying signals before a lead ever exists, why fragmented dealership tech stacks create wasted effort and employee turnover, and how dealers can modernize customer engagement by focusing on real behavior instead of outdated tactics. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Podium - The AI platform trusted by one in three dealerships. Podium helps dealers consolidate sales, service, messaging, and voice into one connected system that actually runs the work. If your AI isn't driving real outcomes, it's time to take a closer look @ https://www.podium.com/car-dealership-guy. 2. BizzyCar - BizzyCar helps dealerships identify vehicles with open recalls and automatically schedule service appointments using AI and the industry's most accurate recall data. The result: more customers returning to your service lane and more recall revenue captured. See how it works at https://info.bizzycar.com/cdg 3. Cox Automotive - Discover what's driving improved customer experiences—and dealership results. Download the Drivers of Shopper Satisfaction ebook from Cox Automotive today @ https://carguymedia.com/464vOfw Check out Car Dealership Guy's stuff: For dealers: CDG Circles ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cdgcircles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industry job board ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jobs.dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dealership recruiting ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgrecruiting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fix your dealership's social media ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.trynomad.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Request to be a podcast guest ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgguest.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For industry vendors: Advertise with Car Dealership Guy ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgpartner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industry job board ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jobs.dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Request to be a podcast guest ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgguest.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Topics: 08:05 The Real Problem at Dealerships Isn't Margin Compression 09:55 “5 Minute Lead Response?” — You're Already 5 Weeks Late 10:20 Why Dealers Should Stop Waiting for Leads 11:00 The Customer Data Mistake Costing Dealers Millions 13:40 The CRM Change That Instantly Deleted 850,000 Tasks 19:00 The Difference Between a Smart CRM and a Dumb CRM 21:15 “Playing Poker With the Customer's Cards Face Up” 26:40 Why F&I Bottlenecks Are Killing Dealership Efficiency 34:20 Dirty Data Is Like Putting Diesel in a Gas Engine Car Dealership Guy Socials: X ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠x.com/GuyDealership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cardealershipguy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@guydealership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠threads.net/@cardealershipguy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Everything else ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠