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Sa propre ville au Texas. Voila le nouveau projet de Musk. Et elle déjà en construction. Nommée Snailbrook il s'agit de créer une communauté destinée principalement aux employés de ses entreprises, telles que SpaceX, Tesla et X.Un projet de ville-entrepriseSituée dans le comté de Bastrop, à environ 50 kilomètres à l'est d'Austin, Snailbrook est conçue comme une ville-entreprise, un concept où une entreprise fournit non seulement des emplois mais aussi des logements et des services à ses employés. Elon Musk a acquis des milliers d'hectares de terres dans cette région pour y construire des infrastructures destinées à ses sociétés. Le nom "Snailbrook" fait référence à la mascotte de The Boring Company, un escargot, symbolisant l'objectif de construire des foreuses plus rapides qu'un escargot .Infrastructures et servicesLe projet prévoit la construction de plus de 100 logements abordables, avec des loyers estimés à environ 800 dollars par mois, bien en dessous du marché local. Cependant, ces logements sont conditionnés à l'emploi : en cas de licenciement ou de démission, les résidents disposent de 30 jours pour quitter les lieux. En plus des habitations, Snailbrook comprendra des installations telles qu'une piscine, des terrains de sport et une école Montessori pour les enfants des employés .Objectifs et motivationsL'objectif principal de Musk est de créer un environnement intégré où ses employés peuvent vivre à proximité de leur lieu de travail, réduisant ainsi les temps de trajet et favorisant une meilleure qualité de vie. Ce modèle rappelle les villes-entreprises du passé, où les employeurs fournissaient des services complets à leurs travailleurs. Musk envisage également d'incorporer la ville sous une forme officielle, ce qui lui permettrait d'exercer un contrôle accru sur les réglementations locales et les infrastructures .Réactions et préoccupationsLe projet suscite des réactions mitigées. Certains y voient une opportunité de développement économique pour la région, tandis que d'autres expriment des inquiétudes concernant la concentration du pouvoir entre les mains d'une seule entreprise. Des questions se posent également sur la dépendance des employés vis-à-vis de leur employeur pour leur logement et leurs services essentiels, ainsi que sur les implications en matière de droits des travailleurs et de gouvernance locale.ConclusionSnailbrook représente une initiative unique, reflétant la vision d'Elon Musk pour une intégration plus étroite entre vie professionnelle et personnelle. Alors que le projet continue de se développer, il soulève des questions importantes sur l'avenir des villes-entreprises et le rôle des grandes entreprises dans la structuration des communautés. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
SlapperCast Episode 324: "Slap On Down the Road" Episode 324 was recorded on Saturday, April 19, as we drove to Bastrop for our gig at Gracie's. On the agenda today: almonds or cashews, what Blaggards song made the biggest first impression on us, and a few other typically silly topics FEATURING: Tara Devlin on camera. Show dates Blaggards.com (https://blaggards.com/shows/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pg/blaggards/events/) Bandsintown (https://www.bandsintown.com/a/3808) Follow us on social media YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/blaggards) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/blaggards) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blaggards/) Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/blaggards) for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slappercast-a-weekly-talk-show-with-blaggards/id1452061331) Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, * leave a comment on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/blaggards), or * tweet them to us (https://twitter.com/blaggards) with the hashtag #slappercast.
El magnate y asesor de Donald Trump trasladó sus negocios de California a un condado mayoritariamente rural del centro de Texas.
In this episode, TXOGA President Todd Staples is joined by Senator Charles Schwertner, who represents Senate District 5, an eleven-county region of Central and East Texas that includes Bastrop, Brazos, Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, San Jacinto, Walker, and Williamson counties.Senator Schwertner also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce, which is responsible for a wide range of issues that impact businesses and commerce in the state of Texas, including electricity. They discuss the Committee's priorities for the legislative session, which include promoting energy production, preventing wildfires and oilfield theft, and strengthening Texas' electric grid to meet current and future transmission needs.--Texas Senate: Office of Texas Senator Charles Schwertner, District 5Texas Senate: Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
623. Part 1 of Ed Branley's return to the porch to talk about the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to America in 1825. Fifty years after the Revolutionary War, Lafayette returned for a triumphant tour of the United States. Nowhere was he more welcome than in his visit to Louisiana. Ed is a volunteer docent at the Cabildo Museum in Jackson Square, and the Museum has a fantastic eshibit commemorating the occasion. "Bienvenue Lafayette. Thu, April 10, 2025 - Sun, January 18, 2026. Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's Visit to Louisiana. Lafayette's tour was marked by public celebrations, music, and the creation of commemorative items, making him a precursor to modern celebrity. One notable stop was his five-day visit to New Orleans in April 1825, where city officials spared no expense, spending the equivalent of $450,000 to transform the Cabildo into lavish accommodations for Lafayette, symbolizing the city's growing significance in the United States. "To commemorate the bicentennial of Lafayette's tour, the Louisiana State Museum presents Bienvenue Lafayette from April 10, 2025, to January 18, 2026, opening on the exact 200th anniversary of his arrival in New Orleans. The exhibition features artifacts, documents, and works of art from local and national collections, and offers visitors insight into Lafayette's legacy as a champion of liberty, democracy, and the abolition of slavery. This exhibition deepens the public's understanding of Lafayette's impact on both the United States and France and highlights New Orleans' role in the broader historical narrative" (Cabildo). Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. April 26, 1777. Galvez siezes 11 richly laden English ships on the Mississippi River. This week in New Orleans history. U. S. Naval Air Station Dedicated April 26, 1958. World War I flying ace Alvin Andrew Callender was born in New Orleans on the 4th of July, 1893, graduated from Tulane with a degree in architecture. He was deployed to France and assigned to 32 Squadron, equipped with SE-5As. Shortly after his second victory he was shot down by an enemy fighter on 10 June, but survived unhurt. He was shot down again and died near Ghislain, France, on October 30, 1918, of his injuries. He was awarded with eight aerial victories, his last being achieved on 24 September 1918. After the World War II era Naval Air Station on the Lakefront (now the University of New Orleans campus) closed in 1957, the United States Naval Air Station in Belle Chasse, which includes the original Alvin Callender Field, was dedicated on April 26, 1958. This week in Louisiana. Morehouse May Madness Street Festival May 3, 2025 100 E. Madison Ave. Bastrop, LA 71221 (318) 282-2985 morehousemaymadness@yahoo.com Website Morehouse May Madness is a street festival celebrating Morehouse Parish with the focus being on historic downtown Bastrop, LA. The festival features an art exhibit, a motorcycle exhibit, a classic car exhibit, awesome music, a kid zone, farmers market activities, music, and juried merchant and food vendors. All of these activities are located in downtown Bastrop with no gate fee. The Art Exhibit is filled with quilts, pottery, and paintings. All types of motorcycles will be exhibited. The popular Classic Car Exhibit is for cars that are 1995 or older. At the Farmers Market there will be music and fresh produce. Three inflatables, a Bastrop Fire Truck, the Bastrop Police Dept., and games will be included in the Kids Zone. MMM will have two stages. Food vendors will offer a wide range of food. Postcards from Louisiana. Rev. Paris Poole talks about his book, Understanding the Book of Revelation at the Louisiana Book Festival. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Several “cost of housing” bills are being worked through the legislature and each deserves scrutiny. One, SB15 that has already passed the Senate, prompted this frightening headline: Why Do I Feel Like I'm Back in New Jersey? Yep, that got my attention too and it was written by a friend of the show who is an active Republican leader just outside of Austin in Bastrop. Carole Spencer joins us to give very informed opinion on SB15 and other related bills.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd to retire this summer.U.S. House passes a budget resolution with a 2-vote margin. Trump is pleased. Note that Trump touts a big tax cut but in reality the tariffs, whether ultimately good or bad, are a huge tax increase on Americans. Despite the rhetoric, tariffs are paid by buyers/consumers, not countries or companies.118 international students' immigration statuses revoked across Texas universities. Media is going nuts over many college students losing their Student and Exchange Visitor status – they should be praising the fact that we finally have a government that is actually looking into who these people are. And stop it with the “due process” stuff, there is no such thing related to being let in the country to study. And, I'll bet you that all of the countries from which these people came have much stricter immigration rules, including for study, than our USA.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
IT'S BEEN 49 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST LOSS!!! Booker's current record is 2468 wins with 159 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for the president of the Round Rock Express, Chris Almendarez (playing on behalf of Nikki in Bastrop, Texas)!!! LET'S WELCOME THEM TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Abbott has announced a grant of over $17 million to SpaceX for semiconductor research and development in Bastrop: https://www.kxan.com/news/spacex-to-receive-17m-from-the-texas-semiconductor-innovation-fund-grant/...While Elon Musk's slashing of federal spending has resulted in billions in funding cut from food banks, including those across Texas: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-food-bank-usda-cuts/3791020/...Meanwhile Tesla's stock and public profile has taken massive damage: https://www.theverge.com/tesla/627894/tesla-stock-sales-protest-musk-trump-doge...But whether that will matter to a guy who, after losing $100 billion of his net worth, is still the world's richest man, remains to be seen: https://www.vox.com/politics/403371/tesla-boycott-trump-elon-musk-dogeRobert Morris, former Gateway Church leader and Donald Trump spiritual adviser, may not get away with sexually abusing a child back in the '80s after all - he's been indicted in Oklahoma: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/12/robert-morris-texas-megachurch-indicted-sexual-abuse/Women's History Month, being observed throughout March across Texas, serves both as a celebration of the history of breakthroughs for women, and a reminder that Texas is the worst state for them: https://progresstexas.org/blog/celebrating-women%E2%80%99s-history-month-worst-state-womenSan Antonio listeners! Progress Texas will visit the Alamo City for the first time in far too long on May 6! Please join us for a fun fundraising gathering of progressives and a LIVE podcast taping. RSVP here: https://act.progresstexas.org/a/sanantonio_mixerThe merch to match your progressive values awaits at our web store! Goodies at https://store.progresstexas.org/.We're loving the troll-free environment at BlueSky! Follow us there at https://bsky.app/profile/progresstexas.bsky.social.Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at https://progresstexas.org.
On February 9th, 2023, Crystal Jones was found dead in her home from a gunshot wound to the head. Despite a minimal investigation, authorities ruled her death a suicide—leaving her family devastated and searching for answers. Her sister, Jana, refused to accept this ruling, uncovering shocking inconsistencies in the evidence and contradictions in her husband Tony Jones' account of that day. Was Crystal's death truly suicide, or was it something far more sinister?Join us as we partner with Jana to investigate the truth behind Crystal's case, exposing overlooked details, law enforcement missteps, and chilling evidence that suggests this was not suicide—but murder.Thank you to Jana for trusting us and for her assistance in this case. Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.comSIGN THE PETITION TO HAVE CRYSTAL'S CASE REOPENEDAtrial fibrillation. (n.d.). https://www.valleyhealth.com/services/atrial-fibrillation?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAABj5EyaL12Ctvl4_2xdqjV49Td8Pf&gclid=CjwKCAiAiOa9BhBqEiwABCdG86sEKZUh7y8oAbcBy3tf7LT2ml7v2vd-dkp4qLfH1FC6990TN8_gThoCP3YQAvD_BwEMccrory, J. (2024, February 2). Reopen Investigation into Death of Crystal McCrory Jones. Change.org. https://www.change.org/p/reopen-investigation-into-death-of-crystal-mccrory-jonesObituary information for Crystal McCrory Jones. (n.d.). https://www.coxfuneral.com/obituaries/Crystal-McCrory-Jones?obId=27250222Serial Number lookup. (n.d.). https://ruger.com/dataProcess/serialHistory/Shrestha, R., Kanchan, T., & Krishan, K. (2023). Methods of Estimation of Time Since Death. StatPearls. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549867/Smith, L. (2022, September 12). “Unsuiciding” - investigating deaths ruled as suicide. Pursuit Magazine. https://pursuitmag.com/unsuiciding-investigating-deaths-ruled-as-suicide/The seven major mistakes in suicide investigation. (n.d.). http://www.practicalhomicide.com/Research/7mistakes.htm
There's a new one-stop-shop for all things arts-related at the City of Austin this week, after Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced the creation of a new Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment that will focus on “sustaining and growing Austin's creative sector.” On today's Friday news roundup, host Nikki DaVaughn, KUT reporter Lauren McGaughy, and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec break down just what this new office will do. Plus, what it means to Bastrop County to be home to Elon Musk's headquarters for X Corp. and The Boring Co., and we have a fantastic list of weekend activities for you to check out. Hey, want to join our team? We're hiring a producer, and you can apply here. Learn more about the sponsor of this February 21st episode: Tecovas Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter. Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail at (512) 200-2227 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
Bastrop-based Boring Company, owned by Elon Musk, has tunneled 40 feet below Las Vegas, causing all kinds of problems in the name of creating a new mode of transportation. Host Nikki DaVaughn interviews Dayvid Figler, co-host of City Cast Las Vegas, who recently co-reported a story exposing the tunnel's troubles in Nevada. There, Boring Company privately built the so-called Tesla Tunnel, avoiding some regulations and scrutiny that publicly-funded operations would have required. Already, Boring has been fined for environmental impacts here in Texas, but could a tunnel be in Austin's future? Figler gives Austinites advice on what to pay attention to, and spills that the best part about the tunnel are the lights. Learn more about the sponsor of this January 28th episode: Tecovas Visit Amarillo Want some more Austin news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Austin newsletter. Follow us @citycastaustin You can also text us or leave a voicemail. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about Elon Musk's just-announced plans to disrupt the education industry with his opening of an Ad Astra Montessori school in Bastrop, Texas; Walter Isaacson telling Lex Fridman the secret to how Elon Musk structures his day to accomplish so much in a wide variety of areas; Disney finally realizing the cost of going woke by demanding that Pixar cut out the transgender storyline in the upcoming show “Win or Lose”; Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines of “The View” arguing over Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the HHS and who to trust to keep America healthy; Scott Jennings debunking CNN's Abby Phillip's fearmongering about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Dr. Drew Pinsky explaining to Fox News' Sean Hannity the proper way to handle a relative or loved one suffering from Trump derangement syndrome; Eric Adams explaining to Dr. Phil why his position on the migrant crisis made him a target of Democrats' lawfare; and much more. WATCH the MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE segment of the show here: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today's Sponsors: Preserve Gold - Preserve Gold can get physical gold and silver delivered right to your door or inside your IRA, 401k or other qualified retirement account. Rubin Report viewers will get up to $15,000 in free Gold and Silver with a qualifying purchase. Text the word “DAVE” to 50505 or go to https://www.preservegold.com/dave Ramp - Ramp's accounting software automatically collects receipts and categorizes your expenses in real-time, so you don't have to. You'll never have to chase down a receipt again and your employees will no longer spend hours submitting expense reports. Get $250 when you join Ramp now. Go to: https://ramp.com/RUBIN Wrinkle Filler - Take years, or even decades off your appearance in under 2-minutes. Watch Dr. Layke's step-by-step video free and uninterrupted. Go to: https://BHMD1.com/Rubin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The second time was definitely the charm for the La Vernia Bears when they faced off against the Bay City Blackcats. The Bears traveled to Bastrop on Friday, Dec. 6, for the State Quarterfinal playoff game against their District foe and scored an upset win with a 42-24 victory to advance to the State Semifinal round for the first time in school history. There probably weren't enough game balls available for Coach Brian Null to pass out after the State Quarterfinal game at Bastrop Memorial Stadium, after the Bears got revenge for a previous District loss for the second week...Article Link
La Vernia Bear junior Sean Garza (24) eludes the Bay City Blackcat defenders Dec. 6 to head for the end zone in Bastrop, for one of his four touchdowns to help La Vernia claim the Regional championship and State Quarterfinal titles. The Bears beat the Blackcats 42-24 last Friday, lining La Vernia up for the Bears' first-ever appearance in a State football semifinal. Read about the game on page 5B. The La Vernia Bears will face the Kilgore Bulldogs this Friday, Dec. 13, in New Caney.Article Link
Elon Musk will be funding a new Montessori school in Bastrop, an Austin mayoral candidate has their request for a recount denied and Travis County D.A. Jose Garza releases heavily redacted records related to his receiving of $115,000 in taxpayer funds for security measures at his private residence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Trump has won the election. There's so much to talk about here, and so much to have fun with. But before that, we should acknowledge that there are some people who, this morning, are terrified. We should continue to pray for them.What does God's Word say? Daniel 2:21 21 He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others.He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.Episode Links:In PA, MSNBC says another 50,000 ballot drops will be announced in 9 minutes.CNN's Jake Tapper reacts in shock to a map showing that Kamala Harris didn't outperform Joe Biden in a single county: “Holy smokes! Literally nothing? Not one county?”WATCH: MSNBC prepping for a “red mirage” where Trump will be ahead in swing states before a “blue shift” where Kamala ballots will be “introduced” in the “middle of the night” like in 2020.
What if the tapestry of your life was woven through constant change and cultural encounters? Join us for an insightful conversation with writer and poet Robert Lunday, who shares his journey of growing up as a military dependent and his impending move from Houston to the serene landscapes of Kyushu, Japan. Robert opens up about how his early experiences of frequent relocations fostered a deep curiosity and understanding of diverse cultures—skills that will surely aid him as he embraces a new beginning in Japan.Together, we navigate the sensitive subject of global disappearances, focusing on countries like Mexico, Japan, and the United States and the disappearance in 1982 of Robert's stepfather. Our discussion highlights the courage of grassroots efforts, often led by families, to find missing loved ones when official avenues fall short. From poignant artistic memorials by a Mexican shoemaker to the haunting tales of Indigenous communities, these stories underline the power of collective action and the profound impact of “missingness” on identity and community.As Robert prepares for his new, expat life in Japan, the conversation shifts to themes of cultural integration and adaptation. We explore the intriguing opportunities presented by Japan's abandoned homes and the unique challenges faced by expatriates in preserving these relics of rural history. Through the story of Robert's wife, Yukiko, and her equestrian pursuits, Robert reflects on the blend of tradition and innovation that defines life in rural Japan. Whether discussing societal norms or language barriers, Robert's insights promise to enrich your understanding of what it means to truly belong in a new place.Robert Lunday: https://robertlunday.com/Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness by Robert LundayUniversity of New Mexico Press, 2023You can order Robert's latest book directly from his website: https://robertlunday.com/books/Chapters(00:03) Moving Along With Robert LundayRobert Lunday's childhood as a military dependent shaped his worldview, finding solace in libraries and adapting to new environments.(15:19) Studying Global Disappearances and ResponsesExploring disappearances in Mexico, Canada, Japan and the U.S., including law enforcement's role, grassroots efforts and the impact on Indigenous and Black communities.(22:07) Global Disappearances and Collective ActionIndigenous experiences, personal journeys, and collective support in navigating the complexities of missing loved ones.(27:46) Navigating Missing Persons Cases and SupportSocial media's impact on missing persons, personal experiences, verification, global research, and ambiguous loss.(42:19) Cultural Integration and New BeginningsAdapting to new environments, diversity in Houston classrooms, challenges of immigration, and the role of writing in processing experiences.(48:07) Exploring Japanese Culture and LanguageExploring Japanese culture and language, adapting as a foreigner, and considering societal norms and demographics with Robert's Japanese wife, Yukiko.(55:43) Japanese Abandoned Homes and Expatriate LifeAbandoned homes in rural Japan are being purchased by non-Japanese for vacation purposes, while cultural practices like horse sashimi and waste disposal are also discussed. CREDITSHost and creator: Christi CassidyContact: christi@movingalongpodcast.comArtwork by Phyllis BusellMusic by Eve's Blue. Show notes written with assistance from https://podium.page. LINKS:More information and to listen to past episodes: https://movingalongpodcast.comPast episodes are here too: https://moving-along.simplecast.com/Tag and like Moving Along episodes on Facebook and Instagram!
Grab some bug spray and get ready for some barbeque, Danielle & Scout are coming to you LIVE from Bastrop, Texas at The Gas Station. The ladies are joined by William Forsythe from Rob Zombie's Halloween to talk about on-set antics, CSI Miami, & learning how to speak in alternate dialects. Keep your cue cards quiet and watch out for scorpions! Check out the video version of this podcast on PATREON! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This one was recorded in bits, mostly on August 16 as we drove to our gig at Gracie's in Bastrop, TX. Patrick drove separately that day, so he recorded a bit by himself earlier this evening to round this episode out. Topics include why we settled on our chosen instruments, and how our different personalities blend to form a whole band. Had some audio problems in the "van", so apologies for the choppy volume levels. Show dates Blaggards.com (https://blaggards.com/shows/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pg/blaggards/events/) Bandsintown (https://www.bandsintown.com/a/3808) Follow us on social media YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/blaggards) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/blaggards) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blaggards/) Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/blaggards) for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slappercast-a-weekly-talk-show-with-blaggards/id1452061331) Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, * leave a comment on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/blaggards), or * tweet them to us (https://twitter.com/blaggards) with the hashtag #slappercast.
The meeting primarily focuses on sharing recent wins, discussing strategies for identifying and securing profitable real estate deals, and exploring the importance of raising capital. Participants share personal experiences and advice on how to approach potential investors, manage deals effectively, and grow their real estate businesses. The conversation also emphasizes the importance of relationship-building in the real estate industry, particularly when it comes to securing funding for future projects. Chapter 1: Sharing Wins (0:00 - 2:32) Participants start the meeting by sharing their recent successes. Melissa shares a significant win involving a property in Bastrop, which she managed to sell despite earlier challenges. The conversation highlights the importance of perseverance and staying alert to opportunities. Chapter 2: Recognizing Deals and Developing Instincts (2:33 - 5:32) The discussion shifts to how experience helps in recognizing good deals. Ruben shares his growing confidence in identifying profitable deals, and the group discusses the "gut feeling" that comes with experience in the real estate industry. Chapter 3: Submitting and Evaluating Deals (5:33 - 10:03) The focus turns to the process of submitting deals for evaluation. The hosts explain what makes a deal attractive and how proximity to major cities, road frontage, and price per acre are critical factors in their decision-making process. Chapter 4: Raising Capital and Building Relationships (10:04 - 1:02:20) A detailed discussion on raising capital ensues. The hosts emphasize the necessity of constantly seeking funding and building long-term relationships with investors. They also discuss different strategies for securing investment, the importance of being transparent on social media, and how to pitch deals effectively. Chapter 5: Questions and Final Thoughts (1:02:21 - 1:03:34) The session concludes with a Q&A, where participants ask about structuring deals, securing capital, and making effective pitches. The importance of practice, clear communication, and understanding the investor's perspective is reiterated. Text
IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST LOSS!!!Booker's current record is 2335 wins with 149 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Kelly in Bastrop, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HIM TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
Read our book, The Score That Matters https://amzn.to/3XxHi7p Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com This episode is supported by Insight Global. Insight Global is a staffing company dedicated to empowering people. Please CLICK HERE for premier staffing and talent. Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key appear in more than 40 languages and have sold more than 5 million copies. His latest book (a #1 NY Times Best-Seller) is called Right Thing, Right Now. This conversation was recorded in person at Ryan's bookstore, The Painted Porch, which sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas. Notes: June 16, 2024 – Birthday and Father's Day. How does stoicism impact you as a dad? “What's at stake today is how they remember you 20 years from now.” Choose a North Star -- Choosing a North Star can function as a compass professionally, personally, and morally. Most people don't do the work to figure out what their North Star is… Most people default to what others do, and then they end up comparing themselves to others. Ryan Holiday's North Star? Writing... Pay the taxes of life gladly: Not just from the government. Annoying people are a tax on being outside your house. Delays are a tax on travel. Haters are a tax on having a YouTube channel. There's a tax on everything in life. You can whine. Or you can pay them gladly. Oscar Wilde wrote in The Portrait of Dorian Grey “The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly. That is what each of us is here for.” —- What are you here for? Stoicism - "A stoic doesn't control what happens but they focus on how to respond to what happened. The virtues of stoicism are courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom." Build a coaching tree -- Popovich reference - and his coaching tree - how do we get better at making a goal to build a forest of leaders? What's interesting about Pop's coaching tree is there is a huge diversity of what he's created. What's interesting is the coaches who have learned from him are all different - they're not replicas of Coach Popovich. RC Buford (GM of the San Antonio Spurs) said, "We have a good coaching tree. That's what we do here. In all roles." A shocking number of players have decided to stay in San Antonio, so much so that they have an alumni locker room in their practice facility because they choose to stick around afterward. "I love the idea of “hey we're an organization, and we want to win, but our ultimate job is to bring good people in, and bring them better, and learn from them along the way." "We don't talk enough about the bad coaching trees… ultimately you measure greatness about how replicable their system is and others can take it and use it as well. Don't just judge people on their wins, but on their coaching tree… or lack thereof. When you're hiring someone, can you both be on the same page - and there's clarity. When I get invited to something, who am I bringing? Or when it's a specific project, who on my team will crush it with me or on their own? Understanding that this will be a tour of duty. Robert Greene - "Robert knew I wanted to be a writer and he knew what I wanted to do, and it allowed me to realize that he was letting me do this to understand how the whole writing process works. If somebody wants to work with someone else, what's the best way to reach out to that person, to try and get your foot in the door." Mentors: (Advice to mentees) "Don't say 'I'll do whatever, or I'll do anything,' I don't need anything done, I have very specific things that need to be done. Don't present them with the problem of you…. Present them with the problem they have and several ideas that you have to potentially help. Be specific and present a solution to a potential problem that maybe they haven't thought about yet." Keep your hands clean - the difference between Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy. Be kind — JM Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan said in 1902, “Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight? Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.” Discipline is a “me” virtue. Justice is a “we” virtue. Make "Good" Trouble - "If you got into this to gain a lot of fans, you'll never do anything to lose fans….. you don't have the fans, the fans have you… it's the other way around. There's a balance, I don't want to speak up on every divisive issue, but at the same time if you're not speaking up on things that you think are important, and you keep silent, then you're creating a form of death, and you're hurting other people that could potentially learn from your words and thoughts… You have to think about how you want to use your platform and the authority you have. It's easy to say politicians live this way, but when's the last time you spoke up on something you didn't agree on?" President Truman - "An incredible example of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things… the last president to not have a college degree. He educated himself and had core values and a sense that he was obligated by the constitution, human decency, and trying to do what was right. He had a strong moral code that guided him in difficult stances, and he had confidence and security. When we think of Presidents and Generals who have outward accomplishments, what I love about Truman is that he watched everyone else steal millions of dollars and he continued to pay off his bankruptcy debts. It doesn't matter that everyone else is doing it… I'm not going to do it." Goal Setting - "I don't set any goals…” I just do the work every day, our goals are usually outcome specific and they're rooted in what are other people going to think about the outcome of this. If I have a goal, they're not geared towards a win or an outcome… the goal is to wake up and do… and I do it daily." The desk where we recorded: Was owned by Joan Didion... "Objects of history get me excited. My vice is I collect historically significant things, at some point, I'm going to re-sell the table… now other people have sat at it, and so I'll probably re-sell it and donate the money… ”significant objects”.. a guy buys a random piece of junk on eBay, and then he'd have a writer write a story about the item and then they'd resell it and people would pay more money for it." Why is his publisher having him re-do the entire audio for the 10th anniversary of The Obstacle is The Way (instead of Ryan just reading the updated parts): "My voice is ten years older. A lot has happened in those ten years."
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As three Texans die, millions go without power, and flooding threatens multiple parts of the state, Governor Abbott continues a tour of East Asia, playing President: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/abbott-hurricane-beryl-acting-governor-patrick-19561623.php A Texas oil billionaire family finds itself in the crosshairs of the Federal Trade Commission on anti-trust suspicions as their massive contributions to state regulatory officials come into focus: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01072024/texas-pioneer-natural-resources-political-contributions/ A significant protest of this weekend's event being held at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden by a right wing extremist group by multiple Fort Worth progressive advocacy groups is expected: https://defenseofdemocracy.org/news/ Can abortion restrictions in Texas get even worse than they already are? Hell yes they can: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article289581064.html Marijuana decriminalization appears headed to the November ballot in Bastrop: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/texas-activists-turn-in-signatures-to-put-marijuana-decriminalization-on-local-ballot-in-bastrop/ Elon Musk's SpaceX company is accused by environmental activists of excessive disruption of the ecosystems around Boca Chica: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-boca-chica-texas-starbase-bird-habitat-2024-7 Residents of Granbury have been falling ill with a gruesome set of symptoms thought to be connected to noise coming from a nearby Bitcoin mining facility: https://time.com/6982015/bitcoin-mining-texas-health/ Donald Trump still owes El Paso over a half-million dollars for bills related to a rally he held there in 2019: https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/trumps-campaign-still-owes-el-paso-over-500k-for-2019-rally-other-cities-also-unpaid ALL progressives should learn all they can about Project 2025, in order to resist its becoming actual U.S. policy: https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at https://progresstexas.org/.
In the next episode in our Texas Counties series, Jake Gilbreath meets with one of the firm's associate attorneys, Stefani Preston-Kryder, to discuss practicing family law in the different counties that make up the surrounding Austin area (Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop). Jake and Stefani discuss the local rules, key court locations, structure of the family court system and the filing requirements and deadlines within each county and the importance of hiring an attorney with experience in your specific county. Walters Gilbreath, PLLC handles family law matters throughout the state of Texas. If you are interested in speaking to our legal team on your Texas family law situation, please email us at podcast@waltersgilbreath.com or find us online at www.waltersgilbreath.com.
If you hear something you like, text your friends, if you don't hear something you like, text us here!What brings car enthusiasts from across North America to a small park in Texas every year? On this episode, we celebrate the 49th annual state run of the Lone Star Street Rod Association at Hewlett Park in Granbury, Texas. Join me, Don Armstrong, along with my co-hosts Mike Mars, Jeff Zekin, and David Ainsley, as we share a few laughs, recount some behind-the-scenes mishaps, and chat with Jim Rowlett, a cornerstone of the association. Jim discusses the event's rich history, the deep-rooted camaraderie among participants, and how it feels like a family reunion, attracting fans from as far as Canada.Feel the vibrant energy and camaraderie at the Lone Star Street Rod Association's car show. We delve into the unique allure of car shows, where people of all ages gather to admire an impressive array of vehicles and exchange personal stories. Jim Rowland joins us to emphasize the importance of engaging with car owners and warmly invites everyone to join the festivities, noting that while registration is required for participants, spectators can enjoy the event for free. We also touch on the event schedule, including registration details, a church service, and the much-anticipated awards ceremony, with a hint at the exciting plans for next year's 50th anniversary.Stay updated with our discussion on upcoming car shows, such as the Classic Truck Throwdown in Conroe and the Corvette Invasion in Bastrop. We also explore the new 2024 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Premium, examining its sleek body design, luxurious interior features, and powerful performance specifications. Despite its compact back seat, we sing praises for the Mustang's overall look and feel. Don't miss this engaging and insightful episode filled with humor, car-loving camaraderie, and the latest in automotive news.The Original Lupe' Tortilla RestaurantsLupe Tortilla in Katy, Texas Gulf Coast Auto ShieldPaint protection, tint, and more!ProAm Auto AccessoriesProAm Auto Accessories: "THE" place to go to find exclusive and hard to find parts and accessories!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk is now available on iHeartRadio! Just go to iheartradio.com/InWheelTimeCarTalk where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk and check out our live broadcast every Saturday, 8a-11aCT simulcasting on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and InWheelTime.com.In Wheel Time Car Talk podcast can be heard on you mobile device from providers such as:Apple Podcasts, Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio podcast, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Castro, Castbox and more on your mobile device.Follow InWheelTime.com for the latest updates!Twitter: https://twitter.com/InWheelTimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inwheeltime/https://www.iheart.com/live/in-wheel-time-car-talk-9327/https://www.youtube.com/inwheeltimehttps://www.Facebook.com/InWheelTimeFor more information about In Wheel Time Car Talk, email us at info@inwheeltime.comTags: In Wheel Time, automotive car talk show, car talk, Live car talk show, In Wheel Time Car Talk
We recently got to show off all of our favorite parts of Bastrop to some of our favorite people! From training jiu jitsu and shooting guns to eating some top-notch food and exploring our beautiful state park, this was definitely a wild visit to remember. More Wild Hixsons: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Website
Limitless Liberty Mindset, Exit & Build with John BushBetsy does a live interview with John Bush - a radical activist, entrepreneur, and father of two based in Central Texas. He began his career in activism in 2002 questioning the official account of what happened on 9/11 and speaking out against the wars in the Middle East. He was introduced to libertarianism by the good Dr. Ron Paul in 2007. As he learned of anarchism and agorism he focused his energies on promoting alternative institutions like cryptocurrency, regenerative agriculture, and mutual aid groups. In 2005 he laid out his vision for Freedom Cells, peer to peer mutual aid groups that work together to find more freedom for those involved. The Freedom Cell Network now has over 38,000 participants and stretches across the globe. He recently launched Live Free Academy, an education enterprise that aims to help people find financial independence and sovereignty in their lives.Betsy and John discuss why some people seem naturally inclined toward liberty and sovereignty vs. those who seem to want to be governed by authority. And of course they discuss the idea behind the Exit and Build Land Summit coming up May 17-19 in Bastrop, TX - a convention of folks sharing information about living off the land, creating a parallel system that can stand on its own.Here is the affiliate link if you'd like to check out tickets for either the online summit or in-person. Click below!https://livefree.academy/op/land-summit-4/?campaign=Freedom%20Junkie%20Radio&ref=340How to support Freedom Junkie Radio:Subscribe, comment, like and share the videos.- tip jar: Venmo @betsydewey or Buy my a coffee: Buymeacoffee.com/betsy- go to Kris's Coins in South Austin, TX to purchase your gold and silverwww.kriscoins.com - tell them Betsy Dewey from Freedom Junkie Radio sent you :)Follow FJR on Telegram:https://t.me/FreedomJunkieRadiohttps://t.me/FreedomJunkieRadiochatwww.freedomjunkieradio.com@freedomjunkieradio on IG and FB@bringtheluv and @junkie_freedom on TwitterAll the blessings of liberty, y'all. Thanks for being a freedom junkie.
The Sports Scouting Report interviews Alex Washington from Bastrop HS. hE is a former Ole Miss player and has a lot to talk about. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching!
Our incredible Realtor Mandy is back for another interview! Her real estate journey began when she bought a fixer-upper in 2017 in the McKinney neighborhood in Southeast Austin. She DIYed all renovations and house hacked by renting out a room, mostly short-term. She continues to mindfully invest, rehab, and rent out properties - most recently, in Bastrop. As of late, she's added house- and dog-sitting into the mix! Listen in for more details on her evolving journey.Get in TouchComments, suggestions or feedback? Email us at podcast@openhouseaustin.coWant to hear more from Open House? Follow us on TikTok or Instagram and check out our website!Please stay tuned for more episodes every Tuesday, and subscribe so you don't miss them! You can find us on Spotify, Stitcher and Apple Podcasts.Related Resources Blog post: "House Hacking: 3 Strategies Every Homebuyer Should Consider"Follow Mandy on Instagram: @mandymendoza_atxConnect with a Realtor - Austin-area experts with experience house hacking, buying with friends, tiny home construction, and renovationsJoin our Creative Home-Buying and Wealth-Building For Women Group - it's free, and we meet up regularly; you're welcome to pitch yourself to other members via the Facebook Group or at an in-person meetupSign up for our next "How to Buy a House in Austin" WorkshopFirst-Time Home Buyer Mini-CourseHomeschool on YouTube!!!Take our "Are You Ready to Buy a House?" Quiz
Peggy Davis shines a light on the transformative power of sports for women. From personal development, to building resilience and fostering diversity, discover how athletics empower women and girls to excel in life. Take a listen to this inspiring conversation. Show Notes: Resources: Virginia State University https://www.vsu.edu/ https://govsutrojans.com/ NCAA https://www.ncaa.org/index.aspx NCAA Eligibility Center https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ NCAA Demographics Database https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2018/12/13/ncaa-demographics-database.aspx Bio: Peggy Davis In her 20th year at the helm of the Virginia State University Athletics Department, Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, Peggy Davis continues to enhance a proud legacy of caring and concern leadership. Her influence in competitive excellence has guided the Trojans to over twenty NCAA Division II tournament appearances as well as twenty-six CIAA Championships Titles, twenty CIAA Divisional Titles, and forty-four Coach of the Year honors. During her tenure, the Trojans have won the C.H. Williams All-Sports Award (men) on eleven occasions and the Loretta Taylor All-Sports Award (women) on six occasions. The awards are given to the top male and female athletic programs within the conference, based on championship finishes. The Trojans have not only experienced significant success on the competitive surface, but have also established all-time benchmarks academically under Davis' guidance. The Trojans posted its highest Graduation Rate and Academic Success Rate in school history since the inception of the measure. VSU Athletics was recognized by the NCAA and honored as part of the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. In 2020 the Athletic Department was recognized by the NCAA as the recipient of the NCAA Division II Award of Excellence. Davis is a three-time, Hall of Fame honoree (at Virginia State University, Howard Payne University and Bastrop High School). Alongside her Hall of Fame honors, Davis was awarded the 2021 MOAA Distinguished Service Award. This award acknowledges and honors the effort of individuals who have given service to MOAA and strive to promote understanding and appreciation of diversity in its multitude of forms. She has been named Athletic Director of the Year by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) seven times. She is also a two-time honoree of the Jeannette A. Lee Administration Achievement Award. Davis has been recognized on two separate occasions as one of the Top 25 Outstanding Women in Higher Education & Beyond, by Diverse Magazine, as well as being named the Under Armour SE Region for Division II Athletics Director of the Year. Davis served as the Interim Commissioner of the CIAA during the search for a Commissioner. She was the first female to lead the 12-member historic athletic conference. Her career at VSU has been dedicated to encouraging hard work and producing results. She has overseen numerous athletic facility improvements on the campus, beginning in 2004 and continuing today. The largest facility improvement to date is the $84 million Multipurpose Center which opened in February 2016. In 2022 Rogers Stadium took on a different look with the addition of field turf followed by a new NCAA certified track. In 2023 four sports programs were added (Men and Women's Lacrosse; Men and Women's Soccer). She has and continues to serve on numerous NCAA and CIAA Committees to include the NCAA Mental Health Advisory Board. She has served as President of the Executive Board with the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) and committee member on the NCAA Division II Legislation Committee. She is also a current member of the Women Leaders in College Sports (WLS) as well as the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). A native of Bastrop, Texas, Davis received her undergraduate degree from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, TX. She received her Master's Degree from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. Davis and her husband, Thomas, have two daughters.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/572 Presented By: Northern Rockies Adventures, Visit Helena, MT, Skwala, TroutRoutes Ready to experience the thrill of sight fishing for redfish? Would you like to visit one of the most natural and diverse barrier islands in the world? We've got the Bay Flats Lodge crew on the podcast to share some tips on sight fishing for redfish and what makes this part of the Texas coast so special. Today you will hear from six of the most passionate guides in Texas and the tips they use to catch redfish by sight. You'll find out how to cast in the wind and why you need to practice your backcast cast. Show Notes with Bay Flats Lodge Crew on Sight Fishing For Redfish. 1:43 - The Bay Flats Lodge specializes in boutique fly fishing experiences, particularly in the unique landscape of the Texas coast, offering access to vast marshlands, creeks, and backcountry areas. The Guides of Bay Flats Lodge Capt. Dylan Murley 5:23 - Dylan is from Bastrop, Texas. His journey into guiding was initially sparked by fishing trips with family and friends along the Texas coast. Transitioning to guiding in South Padre and eventually joining the team in Sea Drift, Dylan emphasizes the diverse and captivating nature of the fishery in this area. Tip: Dylan emphasizes the importance of polarized sunglasses for spotting fish and advises beginners to focus on looking through the water rather than just at the surface. Capt. Matt Lough 7:55 - Matt, a native Texan from East Texas, discovered fly fishing at a young age and has been pursuing his passion ever since. While he initially focused on trout fishing, he transitioned to guiding for redfish about three months ago and has found a deep love for sight fishing. "I love trout fishing, but once I discovered the redfish game, it's just something I never want to leave." Capt. Tyler Brown 9:20 - Tyler is originally from Kerrville, Texas, where he grew up fishing in the headwaters of the Guadalupe River. Despite not yet catching a redfish in the Guadalupe River, he expresses interest in doing so, considering it a future goal. Capt. Dane Scott 10:19 - Dane is originally from Pueblo, Colorado, where he grew up fishing in western Colorado due to his grandfather owning a fly shop. Six years ago, he made his way to the coast and immediately fell in love with fishing for redfish, eventually becoming a guide in the area for the past four years. Capt. Mike Gaglianese 11:30 - Mike is originally from upstate New Y ork, specifically Utica, and later moved to Gunnison, Colorado, where he met Dane. They became roommates and began guiding together. Now in their fourth year on the coast, Mike shares his love for coastal living, enjoying the seasonal split between the coast and the mountains. Fly Fishing at Bay Flats Lodge 12:38 - Chris says that the Bay Flats Lodge offers fly fishing opportunities year-round, with no closed season. The unique location, driven by tides and winds, ensures consistent fishing opportunities regardless of the season, with diverse areas protected by mangroves and creeks. 14:40 - Tyler explains that while they primarily catch slot-sized redfish ranging from 20 to 28 inches, occasionally they encounter larger fish over 30 inches. 18:48 - One crucial tip Dane offers is to understand the directions given by the guide and to be mindful of the length of the fly rod when estimating distances. Additionally, he recommends using an 8 weight rod for optimal performance in their fishing conditions. 22:57 - Dylan and Dane discuss the influence of wind on their fishing conditions. While calm periods can be conducive to fishing, excessively glassy water can make fish skittish. They emphasize the importance of adapting to varying wind conditions. 31:38 - Chris discusses the importance of immediate line retrieval upon casting to maintain tension and minimize slack. He notes that sight fishing allows anglers to observe most takes, particularly in clear water, but acknowledges Dane's preference for fishing in dirtier water where redfish use camouflage to approach their prey unnoticed. Choosing the Right Fly for Redfish 37:18 - The crew notes the importance of fly selection based on the fishing conditions, including depth, bottom structure, and the behavior of the fish on a particular day. While hungry redfish may take almost any fly, weight, pattern, and color nuances become crucial considerations. 40:18 - Dane suggests using a bead chain instead of dumbbell eyes. He also likes a mix of natural and synthetic materials in fly tying. He prefers feather flies for their slower sink rate and resistance to water saturation. Sight Fishing For Redfish: Casting Tips 45:00 - When casting into strong winds, double hauling and maintaining line speed are crucial. Practice short, accurate shots and be adaptable with rod angles to adjust to wind direction. Additionally, consider utilizing roll casting techniques for effective casting in challenging conditions. 47:00 - Mastering the back cast can be crucial, especially for casting off to the right side of the boat quickly without spooking fish. It's important to fish the fly, not the fly line, and to practice a slow pickup to avoid spooking fish when recasting. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/572
IT'S BEEN 52 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST LOSS!!!Booker's current record is 2213 wins with 144 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Ashley in Bastrop, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HER TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
Get ready for a wild ride as hosts Lee and Glenn sit down with the microtransit pioneer and taco aficionado, Chris Nielsen, on this electrifying episode of BoomATX!Discover Chris's journey from battling Austin city council 15 years ago to provide electric 6 seater golf cart like vehicles to growing and expanding his first of its kind electric urban cab service, eCab, in Austin and then to Bastrop and San Marcos, transforming the way we move and groove!‘The Dude' spills the beans on the electrifying tales of party revelers cruising through town in his electric chariots. Buckle up as he shares firsthand accounts of unforgettable urban adventures and the surprising twists that come with providing easy electric urban transportation in the Live Music and Bachelorette Party Capital of the World and diving deep into the intricacies of the eCab business model and learn how it differs from market to market.Chris paints a vivid picture of what the future of urban transportation might look like. Get ready to be transported into a world where innovation meets convenience, and electric urban transport takes center stage.Sit down, buckle up, and crank it up as Lee, Glenn, and Chris take you on a thrilling journey through the electric avenues of urban adventure. Don't miss out on another great BoomATX episode that promises excitement, laughs, and an electrifying good time!Press play now and join the electric revolution! Check out https://ecabna.com/ to find out more about how to use eCab next time you need to get around downtown!BoomATX - Interesting Austinites Doing Interesting Things!
Mike is a 2X National Strongman Champion, and is now a Holistic Health and Wellness Coach in Bastrop, Texas. We talk about fighting the lizards with nutrition, becoming a dad, getting deeper, eating disorders, the tools of our enemy, and the inevitability of humanity's improvement. MIKE LUSBY: https://www.getfullstrong.com
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Today, I am talking with Kenny G from R3 Contingencies about being prepared for travel, both by car and by plane, as well as developing situational awareness while planning your trips. Featured Event: Save the Date for the LFTN Workshop Ticket Sales, January 20, 2024 at 9am Central. Theme, “Back to the Basics.” Workshop is April 25-27. Sponsor 1: The WealthSteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com Sponsor 2: Last change for the $35 Homesteading and Permaculture Bundle with a 17 episode podcast analysis of Toby Hemenway's Gaia's Garden and a whole HOST of other things! https://permies.com/w/bundle?f=495 Show Resources R3 Contingencies Website Main content of the show Kenny G started R3 contingencies in 2020, Since then he has helped expand their services. So they can help if you lost everything from your cell phone charger to a full suit, to giving you a plan after a break-in. Why should I prep for travel? I have a good travel agent isn't that enough? What should I be concerned with road trips I have AAA is'nt the best thing to have? What is the most common problem you see and what is the easiest way to prevent it? How about flying? What if I want to travel internationally? What if it's for business vs pleasure? Does it change my travel plans? Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link Transcript 00:03.643 --> 00:09.346 Howdy, everybody, and welcome to today's live interview with Kenny G. Kenny G, you going to play some music? 00:11.448 --> 00:12.228 Maybe a little later. 00:12.248 --> 00:14.569 I think I forgot my guitar at the show. 00:14.810 --> 00:16.230 Is Kenny G your real name? 00:17.231 --> 00:17.891 Close enough. 00:19.712 --> 00:20.293 That's right, guys. 00:20.833 --> 00:29.518 Kenny G's been on our podcast before on a different topic, but he reached out to me and said, hey, I want to talk about things people should know while traveling. 00:30.359 --> 00:30.519 And 00:31.329 --> 00:47.931 I kind of added because I know you're going to end up talking about this like situational awareness, something that has really struck me in the last couple of years that I've been on the road is so I was driving to Texas and you know how those alerts come over your phone that everybody turns off because they're annoying. 00:47.952 --> 00:48.873 Yep. 00:49.721 --> 00:51.261 Okay, so one of those alerts came over my phone. 00:51.301 --> 00:53.022 I'm like, I have Amber Alerts. 00:53.302 --> 00:53.742 Shut off. 00:53.782 --> 00:54.442 Like, what's up? 00:54.622 --> 00:56.982 And a convict had escaped prison. 00:57.022 --> 01:00.963 So it was a different kind of alert. 01:01.383 --> 01:03.223 And he had taken people hostage. 01:04.364 --> 01:07.384 And they said, this is going on in this area. 01:07.404 --> 01:14.246 Well, I had made the critical error of following my GPS instead of my map to get around, to route around a traffic issue. 01:14.886 --> 01:16.446 So I didn't actually know where I was. 01:18.511 --> 01:23.636 And so when it said where it was, I didn't know where I where I was, where it was in relationship to that. 01:23.756 --> 01:30.864 And luckily, I had more than half a tank because I usually top off about every half tank when I'm driving somewhere long distance. 01:31.364 --> 01:33.206 And I got all the way to my destination. 01:33.226 --> 01:35.829 And it turned out I was within a couple of miles. 01:36.029 --> 01:41.795 And the guy ended up taking a family hostage, driving to Ohio and killing them before he was caught. 01:42.905 --> 01:45.507 And so that's what I mean by situational awareness. 01:45.587 --> 01:53.572 Like we get so used to technology that sometimes it's a really bad idea to just put your faith in it. 01:53.672 --> 01:55.033 But there's a lot of stuff you can do. 01:55.053 --> 01:56.074 Oh, I lost the light. 01:56.454 --> 01:59.516 There's a lot of stuff you can do between now and then. 01:59.656 --> 02:02.038 But let's start with before we jump into that. 02:02.418 --> 02:03.939 I'm just giving everybody the overview. 02:06.021 --> 02:09.283 Tell us who you are and how you ended up on LFTN anyway. 02:11.467 --> 02:14.528 Um, Ken or Kenny G if you prefer. 02:14.608 --> 02:17.630 And yes, that is the real first initial for my last name. 02:18.650 --> 02:24.372 Um, I am working or I work for the emergency concierge service, our three contingencies. 02:24.953 --> 02:27.774 We see a lot of things happen up, down, left, right. 02:28.634 --> 02:31.595 And I thought it would be a great topic here. 02:31.715 --> 02:35.357 And not to mention, I've reached out to Nicole for several things regarding business. 02:35.477 --> 02:37.338 So pay it back, right? 02:37.858 --> 02:37.998 Yeah. 02:38.018 --> 02:40.759 So what is our three contingencies before we jump in there? 02:41.738 --> 02:46.003 They are, as far as I know, the world's only emergency concierge service that there is. 02:47.684 --> 02:50.528 What does an emergency concierge service do? 02:51.949 --> 02:57.795 For example, let's say you go on a flight and they lose your luggage and you have a business meeting. 02:58.656 --> 03:02.861 It would have been something that we prep for and we would have clothes delivered to your hotel room. 03:04.275 --> 03:05.236 Well, that's pretty cool. 03:05.316 --> 03:13.801 With, you know, a Visa gift card if you need it, a phone charger, standard stuff that you may have forgotten or gotten lost. 03:13.921 --> 03:16.883 Or example, you run out because your kid's in the hospital. 03:17.343 --> 03:23.247 We deliver a phone charger to you, food, basic necessities, toothbrush, toothpaste, stuff like that. 03:24.226 --> 03:24.406 Wow. 03:24.426 --> 03:25.207 That sounds really good. 03:25.227 --> 03:25.547 Yeah. 03:26.588 --> 03:26.748 Yeah. 03:26.928 --> 03:27.829 I found your website. 03:27.929 --> 03:30.111 So I thought I had to, you know, show it. 03:30.972 --> 03:33.234 Cause we have that capacity here. 03:33.374 --> 03:33.694 Okay. 03:33.774 --> 03:35.936 So let's go back to traveling though. 03:35.996 --> 03:39.779 Cause traveling has probably taught me more about prepping than anything else. 03:40.540 --> 03:45.164 One thing I learned is you never leave the house without a snack in your bag. 03:46.414 --> 03:53.399 Because you're going to end up on a train somewhere in the middle of the night in Eastern Germany and you didn't have time to get dinner. 03:53.479 --> 03:55.560 And luckily you have that snack in your bag. 03:56.120 --> 03:59.102 But why should I prep for travel? 04:00.203 --> 04:05.526 And if I'm like with a tour group, should I still should I still prep for travel? 04:05.546 --> 04:06.167 And if so, why? 04:08.505 --> 04:10.647 Absolutely, you should still prep for travel. 04:10.907 --> 04:14.550 And prepping for travel is essential because let's face it, you never know. 04:16.311 --> 04:18.452 I live in New Hampshire, I'm really close to Boston. 04:18.833 --> 04:26.278 When the big dig was happened, I have literally driven into Boston and had the road closed that I drove in on, on the way out. 04:28.099 --> 04:29.200 Yeah, what's that mean? 04:29.220 --> 04:30.281 Do you just get stuck on the road? 04:31.901 --> 05:00.958 uh yeah i had to get rerouted and i was stuck in a traffic jam for about four hours what should have been an hour and a half trip literally took me all day and had i not done things like you know make sure my gas tank is kept half topped off bare minimum i keep a gallon of water in the car i keep cliff bars in the car i mean i know they're not the healthiest thing for you but they do help satisfy your hunger and there is such a thing as driving hangry and i would not recommend it 05:01.869 --> 05:02.469 Well, why not? 05:02.489 --> 05:06.971 Because you make stupid choices when you're hangry. 05:08.592 --> 05:11.893 I mean, I know it says no U-turn, but I don't see anyone here and I'm starving. 05:14.334 --> 05:22.897 Yeah, I took a wrong turn on my way from Oklahoma City to Tennessee, which literally all you need to do is stay on the stupid freeway, which is I-40, right? 05:23.958 --> 05:24.198 Right. 05:25.126 --> 05:27.688 But I got on the freeway going the wrong direction after getting gas. 05:27.728 --> 05:30.391 And then I took the next exit, which was a terrible idea. 05:30.511 --> 05:36.896 Ended up driving 28 miles one direction to where I could finally turn around after paying a toll and 28 miles back. 05:36.916 --> 05:41.680 And I kept looking at the gaps every so often that said, don't drive through here. 05:42.741 --> 05:45.922 And I finally like I was like, well, there's so many cars coming. 05:45.962 --> 05:47.063 I'm not going to do it right. 05:47.143 --> 05:52.685 But I was really tempted and I got to the toll booth and I asked about those things like, oh, yeah, we actually have cameras up. 05:52.705 --> 05:56.226 We would have busted your ass because people get into accidents when they do that. 05:56.826 --> 06:00.828 So I made the right choice in that turn and in that situation. 06:00.968 --> 06:06.470 But what does what does prepping for travel look like? 06:08.410 --> 06:08.970 Depends. 06:09.070 --> 06:10.551 Are you flying or driving? 06:10.951 --> 06:13.631 I mean, we're talking about driving, so let's go with that. 06:13.651 --> 06:16.772 A simple low-hanging fruit is get AAA. 06:17.632 --> 06:23.974 It doesn't cost much, and if you get one tow, just one in like four years, it pays for itself. 06:24.994 --> 06:30.875 I used to work for a towing company back when I was younger and had hair, and it started out like $150 to pick you up plus $15 a mile. 06:30.915 --> 06:32.256 That adds up really, really fast. 06:38.846 --> 06:39.186 Yeah. 06:39.747 --> 06:46.232 So I have AAA for this reason and the poor people have had to tow me at least twice a year since I got it. 06:47.933 --> 06:52.417 And except for this year, because it's the second or third or something. 06:54.379 --> 06:59.102 What happened in 2020 with AAA is they would pick your car up, but not you. 06:59.122 --> 07:03.006 Yeah, that sounds about right. 07:03.326 --> 07:06.048 And they said they didn't want to risk giving the drivers COVID. 07:06.108 --> 07:07.129 So I was in 2020. 07:09.451 --> 07:10.411 Maybe it was 2021. 07:10.471 --> 07:11.932 It was still in effect. 07:12.092 --> 07:19.073 I get caught in the middle of the wilderness, basically, between Chattanooga and Sparta. 07:19.893 --> 07:21.714 So I'm like literally on the side of the road. 07:21.734 --> 07:22.874 There's nothing around. 07:22.914 --> 07:26.115 And they're like, well, you can't ride with the driver because of our policies. 07:27.555 --> 07:28.755 And I'm like, what am I supposed to do? 07:28.775 --> 07:29.755 You know what they told me to do? 07:29.775 --> 07:31.276 Get an Uber? 07:32.036 --> 07:32.676 Call a cab. 07:34.890 --> 07:37.215 I'm like, I don't know if you understand where I am right now. 07:37.275 --> 07:38.999 Because, you know, they're always like, are you safe? 07:39.059 --> 07:40.361 I'm like, no, I'm not safe. 07:41.143 --> 07:43.448 I'm on the side of the road in the middle of the winter. 07:44.700 --> 07:47.401 And so they were like, well, we don't know what to tell you, ma'am. 07:47.521 --> 07:49.561 This is this is the deal during covid. 07:50.502 --> 07:58.404 And that made me rethink my relationship with Triple A. Now, what I ended up doing was asking the driver if he cared if I jumped in and he said, are you sick? 07:58.464 --> 07:59.004 And I said, no. 07:59.024 --> 08:00.085 He said, then go ahead. 08:00.725 --> 08:01.485 And I did get it. 08:01.785 --> 08:03.586 Like it was a driver decision. 08:03.606 --> 08:08.147 And I did have friends coming to pick me up if that didn't happen. 08:08.167 --> 08:11.188 But they were going to have to drive like two hours to get me. 08:12.228 --> 08:14.631 Meanwhile, my car was towed, you know, because it was broken down. 08:15.011 --> 08:19.635 So what do you think about that in AAA? 08:19.675 --> 08:25.441 Like they're kind of dead to me, but not dead to me because it's the only towing service I've really found that seems to work at all. 08:26.342 --> 08:28.764 That doesn't cost you an arm and a leg when you have to get it. 08:28.784 --> 08:28.864 Yeah. 08:29.205 --> 08:29.445 Yeah. 08:30.552 --> 08:35.134 Yeah, like, okay, first of all, everyone went insane during COVID. 08:35.634 --> 08:41.617 I mean, let's face it, totally reasonable, rational people I know lost their freaking minds. 08:42.497 --> 08:46.839 So I can't fault AAA too much, and they've probably done away with that policy. 08:47.419 --> 08:53.082 Like way, way back in the day, 2010, they actually could not leave you on the side of the road. 08:53.862 --> 08:55.203 They had policies against that. 08:55.771 --> 09:00.993 If you had to like load five people into your tiny two person cab, you did it. 09:01.433 --> 09:04.014 You drive to the next exit and you let them off. 09:04.554 --> 09:09.355 But as I said, people lost their minds during COVID. 09:10.696 --> 09:12.416 Yeah, that happened once to my mom too. 09:12.436 --> 09:19.259 She was stuck in the middle of the freeway, like the middle left middle because the car went into limp mode. 09:19.279 --> 09:19.939 Do you know what that is? 09:20.993 --> 09:24.395 Yes, that is when it enters in when it only does 30 miles an hour. 09:24.516 --> 09:33.182 Oh, no, it did five, five, five in a rainstorm on I-40 won't go more than five rush hour traffic. 09:33.262 --> 09:35.883 She pulls into the left shoulder, calls AAA. 09:37.204 --> 09:40.667 And they're like, well, we can't get there for four hours. 09:42.448 --> 09:43.048 Are you safe? 09:43.088 --> 09:44.790 And I'm like, no, she's actually not safe. 09:45.578 --> 09:50.641 Like anybody could just reef into the back of that car and they go super fast and whatever. 09:50.881 --> 09:51.501 And you can't see. 09:51.982 --> 09:55.884 So the police came and they actually drove her to the next exit, which was nice. 09:57.585 --> 10:01.687 That is something you should probably look at depending on your location. 10:02.227 --> 10:06.089 Suppose the police had said, no, we don't want to wait for AAA. 10:06.109 --> 10:08.010 We're going to call one of our guys and they'll tow you. 10:09.651 --> 10:14.254 And a lot of AAA states, if they cannot get to you in a reasonable amount of time, they will pay for the tow. 10:15.586 --> 10:18.849 I have had that happen with them too, where they couldn't get there for four hours. 10:18.889 --> 10:20.130 And I said, what's my option? 10:20.170 --> 10:21.471 And they said, you get reimbursed. 10:22.731 --> 10:24.473 And then they reimbursed me 80 bucks. 10:27.315 --> 10:29.136 Yeah, that probably wasn't enough to cover the tow, was it? 10:29.356 --> 10:32.417 It actually was in that case, because I live in the middle of nowhere. 10:32.777 --> 10:33.057 Yeah. 10:33.657 --> 10:37.759 It would not have been the case had it been that incident in the middle of the road. 10:38.679 --> 10:40.359 So we didn't know what limp mode was. 10:40.580 --> 10:44.801 So I didn't know why the car was only going five miles per hour and going doop, doop, doop, doop, doop. 10:44.921 --> 10:47.242 But I was like, hmm, sounds like a transmission problem, right? 10:47.802 --> 10:55.344 Had I known about limp mode, I would have been like, hey, cops, let us get over to the right hand shoulder and then we'll just limp to the next exit. 10:55.464 --> 10:56.404 Down to the next exit. 10:56.504 --> 11:05.206 It seems to me that limp mode is a really dangerous thing when it drops you to five miles an hour and won't let you do anything because you basically can't get yourself out of a situation at that point. 11:05.246 --> 11:06.846 I don't have that car anymore for that reason. 11:08.606 --> 11:09.226 They're dead to me. 11:09.847 --> 11:11.227 People become dead to me easily. 11:13.737 --> 11:21.261 Well, if it's between limp mode and the car not running, I prefer limp mode because, you know, at least I can move a little bit versus some cars. 11:21.301 --> 11:23.743 They will literally just shut down and tell you, nope, not moving. 11:24.063 --> 11:25.044 But you're capable of it. 11:25.244 --> 11:25.564 Don't care. 11:25.604 --> 11:26.004 Not doing it. 11:26.664 --> 11:27.145 Exactly. 11:27.165 --> 11:42.634 I mean, I've driven on on rims before to get out of dangerous situations just because I'm like, I know this is going to cost me a lot, but I'd rather pay money for that than like die on the side of the road because my car had a blowout of some sort in a really dangerous place. 11:43.514 --> 11:47.436 Um, but you know, I'm a weirdo and everybody's like, why do women always do that? 11:47.476 --> 11:50.278 I'm like, cause I'm not going to get out of my car and get hit by a semi. 11:50.378 --> 11:58.121 That's why I, I feel like woman versus semi semi wins every time, every time. 11:59.402 --> 11:59.782 Yeah. 12:00.202 --> 12:04.405 Red fire made it says waited six hours in Austin at night with a motorcycle. 12:04.465 --> 12:04.745 So, um, 12:05.737 --> 12:09.778 How what else should you do besides have something like AAA? 12:09.798 --> 12:11.319 Because I mean, it works. 12:11.499 --> 12:12.759 It is better than nothing. 12:12.839 --> 12:18.081 It's probably the best option I found out there from a price to benefit ratio. 12:18.821 --> 12:22.702 But obviously, I have lots of stories about being stranded by AAA. 12:22.782 --> 12:24.382 And we have some in the comments here. 12:24.422 --> 12:26.623 Like, what else can you do? 12:28.985 --> 12:57.057 something else this is just very basic stuff get a floor jack one with wheels on it i don't recommend the bottle jack and the reason i say the floor jack with wheels is because if you need to you can use it to help get your lug nuts off keep your car on the ground put those stupid little bar they give you and put the jack on the side of the bar so that way when you jack it up it turns the lug because some people out there like my wife she weighs 110 pounds soaking wet 12:58.044 --> 13:02.385 If she's driving an F-250, she does not have the body mass to get that lug off. 13:03.025 --> 13:03.686 It doesn't matter. 13:03.826 --> 13:04.646 It's not happening. 13:05.346 --> 13:12.448 However, she can jack it up, then stand on it, or use the jack in reverse to retighten the bolts if she needs to. 13:14.389 --> 13:19.850 And to know how to do that, how do you know those things to do besides just that one tip? 13:22.731 --> 13:25.732 Heard a lot of horror stories and found ways around them. 13:25.752 --> 13:26.452 Yeah. 13:27.524 --> 13:30.086 The other thing is try to have more than your cell phone. 13:30.206 --> 13:33.268 I mean, I know, like you said, we've become so reliant on these things. 13:33.588 --> 13:34.309 It has a light. 13:34.409 --> 13:35.970 What do I need a flashlight for? 13:35.990 --> 13:37.731 You want a flashlight. 13:37.851 --> 13:43.355 If it's pouring rain out, you do not want your cell phone sitting there as you're trying to get your lugs off. 13:45.338 --> 13:51.063 And your cell phone is not as bright as something like a Streamlight or like a decent pocket flashlight even. 13:53.244 --> 13:53.825 Correct. 13:53.985 --> 13:59.389 Another thing is, and I hate saying this, but dollar store glow sticks, they're not road flares. 13:59.869 --> 14:06.254 But, you know, if you buy five of them and just crack them and toss them down the road, at least they give people something. 14:06.354 --> 14:09.116 And worst case scenario, you have a glow stick light. 14:10.617 --> 14:11.738 Yeah, that makes sense. 14:11.798 --> 14:13.139 You know, I have one of those... 14:14.682 --> 14:21.028 cigarette lighter plug-in tire inflator, like compressors, it has a built-in light too. 14:21.048 --> 14:22.829 So every time it's on, it's flashlights on. 14:22.869 --> 14:27.313 Cause they just assume you need me in the middle of the night and you can't see anything outside. 14:28.574 --> 14:30.496 So that's another good one to have. 14:31.057 --> 14:34.560 The only thing I worry about with those is if your alternator dies or 14:35.094 --> 14:40.559 Because most people don't know that their alternator dies until they're going, why are my headlights getting dimmer? 14:40.879 --> 14:41.139 Yeah. 14:41.619 --> 14:43.401 And why did my radio stop? 14:44.122 --> 14:44.882 Oh, that's weird. 14:45.102 --> 14:48.085 So they just keep driving and then now your car is literally out of power. 14:48.906 --> 14:49.306 Right. 14:50.227 --> 14:53.008 I mean, those you're using it because you have a flat tire. 14:53.088 --> 14:56.890 And I don't know if you know this about me, but I have the flat tire curse. 14:57.971 --> 15:05.235 I may have actually finally passed it on, but there was a series of years where every time I went on any road trip of any kind. 15:06.846 --> 15:13.032 There was a tire blowout or a flat or I came out from the hotel one morning and there it was flat. 15:13.652 --> 15:20.659 And so that's why I have that thing, because I was like, OK, I can pump it up, get to where I need to go to get it patched or whatever. 15:20.699 --> 15:21.940 I do have a patch kit. 15:22.160 --> 15:24.723 I'm not terribly good at patching tires myself. 15:25.640 --> 15:28.041 But I like I can plug them if I need to. 15:28.341 --> 15:34.905 Usually it's it's a strength issue of getting the thing into the hole. 15:35.265 --> 15:35.765 The reamer. 15:35.965 --> 15:36.185 Yeah. 15:36.205 --> 15:36.525 Yeah. 15:37.266 --> 15:37.506 Yeah. 15:37.566 --> 15:39.507 That's that's my challenge with those. 15:39.647 --> 15:43.689 But I think like the more stubborn I am about it, the better it is. 15:43.749 --> 15:51.133 But having that way of inflating tires, no matter what, has been really helpful because I'm usually 20 miles from somewhere useful. 15:51.773 --> 15:53.515 at any given time when there's a problem. 15:53.575 --> 15:58.221 It's not like, oh, hey, look, there's a repair guy and my car just broke right here. 15:58.301 --> 16:00.944 Or there's a gas station and my car just broke right here. 16:00.964 --> 16:04.287 It's always like, okay, nope, no self service. 16:06.049 --> 16:06.770 Now what do I do? 16:06.810 --> 16:08.713 I got to get somewhere where I can go somewhere. 16:09.493 --> 16:11.736 So what's the most common? 16:12.337 --> 16:12.497 What? 16:13.587 --> 16:18.268 Another advantage to those is, at least around here, we get weather that's like negative 20. 16:18.848 --> 16:22.389 And when it is, those gas station compressors will not work. 16:22.990 --> 16:24.930 They turn on, but they don't pump air out. 16:25.290 --> 16:29.531 Those little plug into your lighter air compressors still work. 16:30.192 --> 16:31.492 Yeah, especially if your car is warm. 16:32.692 --> 16:33.192 Exactly. 16:33.813 --> 16:37.734 What do you tell people to do who are driving in environments like yours where it is really cold? 16:37.754 --> 16:42.675 Like what else should they have in the car besides some, you know, basic water and food? 16:43.775 --> 17:09.888 space blanket you can buy 10 of them for like 12 bucks on amazon and they are a lifesaver and this may sound weird but believe it or not if you are broken down in a car with no gas the car will be colder than the actual outside because why is that a giant ice box something to do with the metal and thermal dynamics and some math that is just beyond me at the moment 17:10.339 --> 17:14.622 But yes, there have been multiple studies done, one of them actually done by AAA. 17:15.222 --> 17:19.465 And it turns out outside of your car actually is warmer than inside of your car at a certain point. 17:19.765 --> 17:21.627 Yeah, unless you have a windshield, I assume. 17:21.647 --> 17:23.188 That's insane. 17:23.728 --> 17:23.948 Yeah. 17:26.250 --> 17:26.870 Oh, the cat. 17:27.871 --> 17:28.291 What else? 17:28.612 --> 17:30.893 Space blankets, water, food, anything else? 17:31.273 --> 17:32.814 Hand warmers, anything like that? 17:33.535 --> 17:35.817 Hand warmers are a nice one to keep. 17:35.897 --> 17:37.698 However, most people lose them. 17:39.180 --> 17:41.381 I've stopped recommending them because people throw them in their trunk. 17:41.422 --> 17:45.444 Then when they need them, I can't find them or they throw them in their glove box. 17:45.524 --> 17:50.006 And then, you know, I throw 10,000 other things in my glove box and I cannot find them. 17:50.647 --> 17:54.269 You mean they don't all have a little kit in their card with all the stuff in it? 17:54.689 --> 17:55.489 No, no, no. 17:55.529 --> 17:56.110 Most people don't. 17:56.150 --> 17:59.271 They just throw it in the back of their truck or in their trunk, whatever. 18:01.713 --> 18:05.495 Another thing I tend to recommend is just some basic toiletries. 18:06.431 --> 18:09.033 Toothbrush, toothpaste, face cloth, soap. 18:10.234 --> 18:19.961 I mean, if you happen to get stuck or God forbid sleeping in your car because the roads are closed, they washed out, they had to close down the road because some guy's holding a family hostage. 18:21.142 --> 18:28.628 If you can sleep in a Walmart parking lot, go into the Walmart and just, you know, wash your face, some other necessities. 18:28.788 --> 18:30.449 It makes you feel 10 times better. 18:31.860 --> 18:32.120 Yeah. 18:32.180 --> 18:35.122 I know somebody who actually ended up in a Walmart parking lot. 18:35.162 --> 18:42.948 I think recently waiting for her husband when the past got just jacked up with truck trucks sliding all over the place. 18:42.968 --> 18:44.509 And luckily they got a hotel that night. 18:44.749 --> 18:50.713 That's the other thing is when they closed the highway snow or something, all of the hotels are instantly booked. 18:51.534 --> 18:51.694 Yep. 18:52.655 --> 18:54.396 So how do you get your hotel room in that case? 18:54.476 --> 18:57.198 If you see a road closing, how do you get the hotel first? 18:59.209 --> 19:01.230 Go for off the beaten path. 19:01.350 --> 19:03.212 Don't look for hotels next to airports. 19:03.252 --> 19:04.332 That's what everyone goes for. 19:05.133 --> 19:07.134 And those tend to be the first ones that fill up. 19:08.175 --> 19:10.116 And this is a little tweak here. 19:10.436 --> 19:11.317 Don't look for hotel. 19:11.357 --> 19:12.157 Look for motel. 19:12.437 --> 19:13.618 Everyone looks for hotel. 19:13.938 --> 19:14.679 Those fill up. 19:14.819 --> 19:15.820 Look for motel. 19:16.480 --> 19:18.782 And you might be able to find something a little better. 19:19.942 --> 19:24.505 Downside motels tend to be a little lower quality. 19:24.645 --> 19:25.706 So, yeah. 19:26.306 --> 19:27.307 Bed bugs are a thing. 19:28.047 --> 19:28.468 Oh, yeah. 19:29.304 --> 19:35.029 Well, that and fights outside your door at certain motels. 19:35.329 --> 19:36.110 Oh, yeah. 19:36.130 --> 19:36.991 Three in the morning. 19:37.271 --> 19:37.591 Yeah. 19:38.212 --> 19:38.352 Yeah. 19:38.432 --> 19:43.076 I like to when I'm going to be if I'm at a motel that feels sketchy, which I try not to do. 19:43.756 --> 19:47.800 I love to be on the front office side of the building. 19:49.521 --> 19:52.544 Because the fights all seem to happen in the pool area. 19:53.826 --> 20:14.091 where they can't see so just a little i mean if you end up in that situation and it's safer than staying in your car then you know see if you can get located somewhere where the people who are there all night and awake all night are are also able to see your door that's super helpful um 20:15.379 --> 20:20.782 The thing I noticed, so I was one time, I've done a lot of things on I-40. 20:20.822 --> 20:22.703 This was in New Mexico. 20:23.183 --> 20:24.504 Blizzard was coming through. 20:24.524 --> 20:29.327 And one person was driving, one person was calling. 20:30.427 --> 20:33.309 to make reservations. 20:33.409 --> 20:39.995 Calling was better than the websites at that time because the websites would allow reservations to go through when there weren't rooms. 20:40.735 --> 20:41.716 So it was better to call. 20:42.197 --> 20:50.323 It's almost better to pull over for 10 minutes and find where you're going and then go rather than drive as fast as you can out of that situation. 20:50.383 --> 20:54.647 But everything was booked for hours around that closure. 20:54.687 --> 20:57.329 And I-40 was closed for a couple of days because of that blizzard. 20:58.314 --> 21:01.195 I ended up actually driving south. 21:01.916 --> 21:02.796 We didn't get a hotel room. 21:04.077 --> 21:04.717 We drove south. 21:04.737 --> 21:07.378 Because you know what happens as you go further south? 21:07.638 --> 21:09.880 Usually, it gets warmer. 21:10.780 --> 21:15.582 And eventually, we got to the rain part of the storm instead of the snow part of the storm. 21:15.622 --> 21:16.383 And then we get heavy. 21:16.423 --> 21:20.524 So we just replanned our entire route around. 21:21.285 --> 21:23.606 I'm not driving in the snow and I-40 is closed. 21:27.503 --> 21:29.025 Oh, I get that. 21:29.425 --> 21:38.395 Something I've seen is if it's a blizzard, hotels actually will put a cot in like the gym and only be like, tell you what, 50 bucks on a choice. 21:39.697 --> 21:40.438 Is it pleasant? 21:40.758 --> 21:41.078 No. 21:41.098 --> 21:42.680 Is it better than sleeping in your car? 21:43.101 --> 21:43.361 Yep. 21:44.262 --> 21:44.642 Yep. 21:45.183 --> 21:46.645 That's actually not a bad play. 21:48.004 --> 21:49.265 Lots of cots in the gym. 21:49.305 --> 21:49.825 Who cares? 21:49.905 --> 21:52.326 I mean, it's actually better than dying outside. 21:53.606 --> 21:59.548 What's the most common problem you see when people are traveling and are there ways to prevent it? 22:02.229 --> 22:06.371 Most common problem, especially with flying, is lost luggage, believe it or not. 22:08.152 --> 22:11.253 There is, well, I haven't used this trick in a few years, but 22:12.637 --> 22:15.618 A friend of mine actually recommended this one to me for your carry-on. 22:16.278 --> 22:21.440 If you put a starter pistol in your bag, you have to declare that you have a gun in your bag. 22:21.940 --> 22:29.602 Starter pistols are legal in all 50 states, and they are then required to take much better care of that bag. 22:31.223 --> 22:35.304 So it increases the tracking on it and increases the odds that it'll get to your destination. 22:36.400 --> 22:45.284 Now, if you don't want to go this route, and if you don't have a starter pistol, it's just not something you want to do, it depends. 22:45.344 --> 22:46.965 Are you traveling for business or pleasure? 22:47.685 --> 22:52.807 If I'm flying for pleasure and I get there and they've lost my bag, whatever. 22:53.227 --> 22:54.828 My friends make fun of me a little bit. 22:54.948 --> 22:56.909 I wear the same clothes for a few days. 22:57.029 --> 22:57.990 I go to Goodwill. 22:58.010 --> 22:58.950 It's not a big deal. 22:59.867 --> 23:03.850 Suppose I'm traveling for business and my bag had my suit in it. 23:04.350 --> 23:10.094 This is now a significantly bigger deal because I need to go to the place and look nice. 23:10.154 --> 23:17.840 I can't show up in my travel clothes because let's face it, I look like a hobo at this point because I dress for comfort on the flight, not to impress anyone. 23:18.860 --> 23:26.186 In this case, something we recommend doing is if you're traveling locally, look up places where you could buy a replacement and get an idea. 23:27.142 --> 23:43.909 so you know i need a new suit well i don't want to buy one well there's a men's warehouse right here how much will this cost me okay cool if you're traveling internationally this changes significantly because at this point now you need to before you go look up the translations 23:45.385 --> 23:47.546 Europe does not use the same sizes we do. 23:48.326 --> 23:53.448 And if you go in there with American sizes, you are not going to get clothes that fit at all. 23:53.928 --> 24:01.430 And it can save you a lot of hassle in the long run, just looking up basic translation for sizes, especially when it comes to undergarments. 24:03.991 --> 24:07.712 The way I learned that was by being there and asking him, what size do you think I should try on? 24:10.143 --> 24:14.606 but I actually get really frustrated with the American sizes on Birkenstocks. 24:14.686 --> 24:20.811 Cause I know my Birkenstock European shoe size, which is different in a Birkenstock than other shoes in Europe. 24:21.652 --> 24:28.137 They are the same sizes, but yeah, anyway, something about the wider footbed means I can have a smaller size on that. 24:30.880 --> 24:34.262 You order them on Amazon and they're like, get size nine. 24:34.303 --> 24:35.944 And I'm like, but is it, 24:37.691 --> 24:38.812 Is it a 42? 24:39.072 --> 24:39.853 Is it a 40? 24:40.073 --> 24:40.914 Is it a 39? 24:40.954 --> 24:42.316 Like, what are you actually going to send me? 24:42.976 --> 24:46.620 So I've had a lot like it varies the translation a little bit. 24:49.322 --> 24:52.345 It varies, especially depending on undergarments. 24:55.528 --> 25:00.213 Bras in particular tend to go by much different sizes over in Europe than they do here. 25:01.491 --> 25:04.413 So that's something you need to prepare for and be aware of. 25:04.433 --> 25:11.918 I mean, I know women's sizes are all over the place anyway, but you're going to have to deal with the translation and the sizes being all over the place. 25:12.679 --> 25:15.921 Yeah, I was really frustrated because I had to order a bra here. 25:15.941 --> 25:21.525 And it's like you measure yourself under your boobs and there's a number. 25:21.545 --> 25:24.447 So one would think logically you use that number. 25:24.487 --> 25:27.769 No, you add two to four inches to that number and then you order that size. 25:28.618 --> 25:29.738 And I had to go look it up. 25:29.818 --> 25:33.699 I'm like, how do I stop getting bras that are like too tight? 25:33.739 --> 25:34.659 Cause I'm not going to wear these. 25:34.679 --> 25:35.700 I kept returning them. 25:35.720 --> 25:38.120 And I was like, Oh, because it doesn't make sense. 25:38.140 --> 25:40.421 That's why it does not make sense. 25:41.381 --> 25:41.561 So. 25:41.581 --> 25:44.102 Men's sizes are easy, at least in America. 25:44.122 --> 25:46.242 Like you just wrap a tape measure around your waist. 25:46.262 --> 25:46.522 Okay. 25:46.722 --> 25:47.043 34 inches. 25:47.343 --> 25:50.403 That's how it should be done for women. 25:50.503 --> 25:56.425 Like waist, this hip, that like, here's your size in seam. 25:56.465 --> 25:56.805 The other. 25:58.175 --> 25:58.836 Imagine that. 25:58.916 --> 26:03.599 No, we have to call them numbers so we don't admit how big around our waist are. 26:03.739 --> 26:05.620 I think it's a vanity thing here. 26:06.440 --> 26:08.301 Somebody in the comments is going to fix that for me. 26:08.321 --> 26:10.103 They're going to be like, no, it's based on blah, blah, blah. 26:11.844 --> 26:13.184 No, I agree with you. 26:13.224 --> 26:16.406 I think it's, oh my God, my hips are this big? 26:17.547 --> 26:19.909 Instead of just saying, oh yeah, you're a size 12. 26:20.429 --> 26:21.730 Yeah. 26:21.750 --> 26:22.430 12 is beautiful. 26:22.990 --> 26:25.392 And then 12 has changed from the 50s till now. 26:27.396 --> 26:27.977 What hasn't? 26:28.617 --> 26:30.459 Yeah, that's also true. 26:30.479 --> 26:32.921 I mean, and it will again by the next 50s. 26:32.961 --> 26:34.642 I'm not sure I'll be alive for the next 50s. 26:34.662 --> 26:35.003 We'll see. 26:37.205 --> 26:43.110 OK, well, so let's go back to getting prepared for air travel. 26:43.170 --> 26:45.812 Like, what do you recommend people do for that? 26:48.573 --> 26:52.837 Okay, the key to being prepared for air travel is being prepared for the TSA. 26:53.457 --> 26:55.639 I hate to say it, but that is the number one thing. 26:56.159 --> 26:59.162 Make sure you wear shoes that you can take off easily. 26:59.702 --> 27:06.388 Try to limit the metal on you, like your watch, your ring, whatever, take it off, throw it in your carry-on. 27:07.449 --> 27:09.610 Always make sure when you travel, you have a carry-on. 27:09.670 --> 27:16.276 Worst case scenario, at least you have, you know, a spare pair of pants, boxers, shirt, and socks that you can change into. 27:16.561 --> 27:18.942 I mean, I always need that spare pair of boxers in my luggage. 27:20.063 --> 27:20.883 I figured you would. 27:24.064 --> 27:25.685 I got what I get pulled out for. 27:25.705 --> 27:32.889 I got I actually started setting off the the thingy on my last trip. 27:34.509 --> 27:37.991 And oh, I have a metal hair comb. 27:40.313 --> 27:56.332 that on you know in nashville didn't set it off but it totally set it off at this other airport and they were like you got to take it all the way out ma'am we have to make sure that's what it is i was like okay here yeah here's my non-sharp metal hair comb 27:58.050 --> 28:03.094 The TSA is not a group you want to play a F around with. 28:03.354 --> 28:03.734 Yeah. 28:04.114 --> 28:07.397 And I will drag you into a side room faster than you can blink. 28:07.457 --> 28:07.757 Yeah. 28:07.837 --> 28:11.920 I mean, whatever it's, it's, it is important to know that I, I travel a lot. 28:11.980 --> 28:14.501 So I work really hard not to have to get pulled aside. 28:15.062 --> 28:23.708 And in the last year, because I travel with my food now, mostly to stay on my eating plan, the food trips them up more than anything else. 28:25.629 --> 28:32.016 Like, if you have a summer sausage in your bag, you can guarantee that they're going to have to look at it and make sure it's not a liquid. 28:32.977 --> 28:33.938 Oh, yeah. 28:34.498 --> 28:38.362 I have problems with highly processed food. 28:38.843 --> 28:41.586 So a lot of the times I'll pack a protein powder with me. 28:42.407 --> 28:45.570 Every time I go through, they need to get someone to test that powder. 28:46.551 --> 28:47.132 Every time. 28:48.503 --> 28:50.325 The same goes for cheese starters. 28:50.805 --> 29:02.153 Like the cheese, I did a cheese making class and I had to go through and I, you know, like when you're teaching a class, you're not going to check under the plane, risking it getting lost the culture you need to teach the cheese class. 29:03.254 --> 29:08.698 So I had this little white packet of powder and they were like, what's that? 29:08.978 --> 29:13.162 And I was like, well, it's a mesophilic culture for making cheese. 29:14.383 --> 29:14.843 Duh. 29:16.363 --> 29:19.067 And they were like, yeah, we can have to get someone to do this. 29:19.448 --> 29:22.032 We need to make sure that's not cocaine, ma'am. 29:22.072 --> 29:22.773 I'm like, really? 29:24.943 --> 29:26.364 Do I look like I'm on cocaine? 29:26.384 --> 29:27.245 But I guess whatever. 29:27.545 --> 29:28.986 Maybe I do look like I'm on cocaine. 29:29.006 --> 29:30.648 I do drink a good amount of coffee. 29:33.030 --> 29:33.650 You and me both. 29:35.432 --> 29:36.693 I love me some good coffee. 29:37.754 --> 29:40.516 So let's go back to situational awareness now. 29:40.556 --> 29:45.160 Let's say I know I need to fly to Texas in May for Exit and Build Lamb Summit. 29:45.220 --> 29:49.623 And I'm going to go from Nashville to Austin. 29:50.524 --> 29:57.527 And then I'm going to like grab an Uber to wherever I'm staying for the exit and build land summit in Bastrop. 29:58.368 --> 30:09.212 How do I figure out from a just geopolitical slash whatever's going on standpoint, what I need to be aware of there? 30:09.372 --> 30:19.697 And it's sort of like, I guess the background for this question is when I flew from California home for Christmas or home here after Christmas, I got a text from my dad saying, did you make it home? 30:21.092 --> 30:21.852 And I was like, yeah. 30:21.932 --> 30:26.294 He's like, well, there were protests that shut down the airport in LAX. 30:26.334 --> 30:28.134 And I was like, well, I didn't fly out of LAX. 30:28.214 --> 30:29.815 So because I just try not to. 30:31.495 --> 30:40.558 But I know I've been in one other incident where protests and riots kind of broke out at the hotel I was in in Ferguson. 30:41.741 --> 30:49.927 Which I totally, by doing a little bit of situational analysis, could have avoided that one by just knowing what was going on in the world. 30:49.967 --> 30:54.211 So like, are there steps you recommend people take or how do we prepare ourselves for that? 30:56.212 --> 31:00.356 Depending on where you're going in the world, as you know, most places have patterns. 31:01.056 --> 31:02.077 It's something to look into. 31:02.557 --> 31:06.921 Like last time I checked, France rioted around the same time every year. 31:07.878 --> 31:09.159 Don't go to France during that time. 31:10.300 --> 31:13.143 If you get invited to stay at a place, do a little bit of Googling. 31:13.663 --> 31:18.507 This may sound basic, but look at house prices around there. 31:18.688 --> 31:25.834 If you're seeing a giant four-bedroom house that's 2,000 square feet and it's only valued at $40,000, not a good neighborhood. 31:26.615 --> 31:27.375 Not a good neighborhood. 31:29.827 --> 31:31.408 Be aware of that before going in. 31:32.248 --> 31:34.009 And most of all, listen to your gut. 31:34.409 --> 31:38.110 If your gut says, uh-oh, bad things, bad things, don't go. 31:38.130 --> 31:42.352 It doesn't matter if you're Sac-A-Meal or Navy SEAL. 31:42.912 --> 31:45.433 There are certain situations that you do not want a part of. 31:45.813 --> 31:47.894 And even if you win, you lose. 31:49.568 --> 31:59.485 and this is a tip for international travel a lot of places they have signs that say beware of pickpocket everyone does the same thing they touch their wallet when they see that sign 32:00.543 --> 32:02.083 Don't touch your wallet. 32:02.744 --> 32:04.864 If you're a woman, keep your purse zipped up. 32:05.224 --> 32:08.625 Keep it going around your body, not hanging off one shoulder. 32:09.046 --> 32:11.466 If you're a man, keep your wallet in your front pocket. 32:11.906 --> 32:13.567 No one goes for your front pocket. 32:13.887 --> 32:15.868 It is way too close to the family jewels. 32:16.288 --> 32:20.609 If someone sticks anything in my front pocket, I am aware that they are there. 32:22.349 --> 32:23.950 I got pickpocketed in Prague. 32:25.175 --> 32:32.182 And it was not a lot of money, but I always kept a little change purse in my bag. 32:32.963 --> 32:36.286 And somebody got it out of my bag and that was it. 32:36.366 --> 32:39.829 And I was like, well, I'm glad I don't keep, like I always wear one of the undershirt 32:41.673 --> 33:06.621 things when i have to travel with cash and that's where you know my important stuff was but i lost five bucks man so they had a good day so even when you know you could be pickpocketed and you think you're situationally aware you can still get pickpocketed and not know it absolutely if you're going into a high pickpocket area it is not a good idea to carry cash in your wallet 33:07.589 --> 33:35.989 or in your bag worst of all um another place people usually get swiped is falling asleep at the airport oh yeah yeah tell you how many people i've talked to said hey i fell asleep in the airport and my laptop's gone my wallet's gone my cell phone's gone i'm calling you from a random person's cell phone can you please help me yes we could but still shouldn't have been in that situation in the first place oh i know somebody whose laptop got swiped on the airplane 33:37.401 --> 33:38.421 That's kind of impressive. 33:38.601 --> 33:39.021 It was. 33:39.061 --> 33:40.362 They were in the airplane. 33:41.162 --> 33:44.742 They worked on their laptop, put it in the bag, and at some point got up to pee. 33:45.723 --> 33:52.684 Came back to their seat, didn't notice it until they walked off the plane and were going to sit down and do something, and their laptop had been taken out of their bag. 33:53.324 --> 33:55.544 Presumably by the person sitting next to them. 33:56.705 --> 34:00.865 They were able to report it and catch the person before they got to the next flight. 34:01.225 --> 34:04.006 So they got their computer back, but... 34:05.319 --> 34:13.866 Like some people are very brazen about stuff, which is kind of interesting because now I'm making everybody paranoid about being around people all the time and their stuff getting stolen. 34:13.906 --> 34:16.188 But the other thing is when you travel. 34:18.550 --> 34:20.771 Do your best not to bring stuff that can't get stolen. 34:20.811 --> 34:22.513 That's that's something I've always thought like. 34:23.900 --> 34:28.024 If this gets stolen, it's going to be a bummer, especially if they can crack my password. 34:28.064 --> 34:32.648 But if they can't crack my password, what happens is this gets reset, right? 34:33.749 --> 34:36.171 And gets resold somewhere in theory. 34:37.912 --> 34:43.917 Everything that's on this, I can restore to another one of these in about 10 minutes right now. 34:45.699 --> 34:49.202 My laptop, it would actually really hurt if that got stolen right now. 34:51.331 --> 34:54.797 So that's where I'm like, oh, that's my weak spot. 34:54.817 --> 34:56.519 Because that's usually like this. 34:56.599 --> 34:57.721 It usually can be restored. 34:57.761 --> 35:03.891 But right now there are some decisions I made about the laptop that need to be unmade if it's going to travel with me. 35:05.683 --> 35:07.705 And some things like that you can't get around. 35:08.265 --> 35:11.528 I mean, I need to bring my laptop if I'm traveling, period. 35:11.588 --> 35:12.088 End of story. 35:12.108 --> 35:12.869 It has stuff on it. 35:13.309 --> 35:14.470 I mean, like you said, my phone. 35:15.251 --> 35:18.954 I can, you know, back up everything and get it all on my new phone in 10 minutes. 35:19.534 --> 35:23.558 Also, I have a nifty app that allows me to track this, take pictures, and listen to what you're saying. 35:24.398 --> 35:27.601 So, yes, I stand good odds of getting my phone back. 35:27.701 --> 35:30.183 But if it gets lost, eh, whatever. 35:30.523 --> 35:33.085 I can literally pick up a burner at Walmart and is it great? 35:33.345 --> 35:33.546 Nope. 35:33.926 --> 35:34.747 Will it do what I need? 35:34.987 --> 35:35.147 Yep. 35:35.492 --> 35:36.192 Will it get me through it? 35:36.552 --> 35:36.752 Yep. 35:38.573 --> 35:45.434 Another thing people can do is take photocopies of your identification and any cards you have with you and put them in your safe at home. 35:46.634 --> 35:56.896 And then if you're out and about and your passport gets stolen, at least you have the information you need to start the ball rolling to get some sort of identification. 35:57.816 --> 35:59.996 That brings me up to another travel tip. 36:01.016 --> 36:03.857 Take copies of your ID and email them to a friend. 36:04.757 --> 36:04.997 Oh, yeah. 36:05.768 --> 36:09.451 We keep copies of frequent travelers ID on hand. 36:09.871 --> 36:14.595 And if you lose your driver's license, your odds of checking into that hotel go way down. 36:16.197 --> 36:21.641 If we send them a picture of your driver's license, about 50 to 60% of the time, they'll take that. 36:22.422 --> 36:25.104 And they'll go, okay, you lost your driver's license. 36:25.144 --> 36:25.645 Totally get it. 36:26.305 --> 36:27.386 We'll work with you on this. 36:27.807 --> 36:29.508 Hopefully your card was already on file. 36:30.390 --> 36:30.650 Yeah. 36:31.251 --> 36:35.354 Well, and if you if you store things in more than one place in that situation. 36:35.374 --> 36:39.517 And this is because I've done months of travel with a backpack. 36:41.078 --> 36:44.060 If you don't have all of your identification with you. 36:44.360 --> 36:45.922 So if you have some at home, that's real. 36:46.846 --> 36:48.408 that can be overnighted to you. 36:49.148 --> 36:56.576 If you have a passport and a driver's license in two different places, if one gets stolen or lost, you probably have the other one. 36:56.596 --> 37:02.062 If you have them all in a nice, neat little container with your credit cards, you just lost everything at once. 37:03.163 --> 37:10.090 So I usually would have two different credit cards, separate places, two different IDs, separate places and cash separate places. 37:11.593 --> 37:11.773 Yep. 37:12.153 --> 37:14.555 And sometimes you lose your social security card too. 37:15.935 --> 37:17.336 I do not walk around with that thing. 37:17.736 --> 37:18.597 Me neither. 37:20.218 --> 37:22.099 No, don't walk around with your social security card. 37:23.139 --> 37:27.742 Like some of our frequently travel clients, what they do is they keep an Amex on file with us. 37:28.262 --> 37:28.522 Yeah. 37:28.682 --> 37:30.963 So that way, like, and they just leave their Amex at home. 37:31.443 --> 37:38.067 So no matter what happens, oh crap, I got here and the border patrol literally stole my wallet. 37:38.367 --> 37:39.728 They do that depending on where you go. 37:40.859 --> 37:46.142 Okay, we got you, call up, get you this, get you this, get you that, charge it all, you're set. 37:47.042 --> 37:55.206 What could have been a major, you know, hiccup now just became a slight little bump in the road and you can go on with your trip in relative ease. 37:56.907 --> 38:01.369 So with your concierge service, if I lose my ID, like how do you help me out? 38:02.790 --> 38:07.332 We'll email you a copy of your ID that we got previously from you because you told us that you travel. 38:08.052 --> 38:12.975 We'd also get a general indication of the sizes and type of clothes you like to wear, long or shoe sizes. 38:13.956 --> 38:16.498 Know what type of phone you have, whether it's an iPhone or Android. 38:16.558 --> 38:18.879 So that way we can send you an appropriate charging cord. 38:20.941 --> 38:23.082 Do you ever like shoot out phones to people? 38:24.083 --> 38:24.243 Yep. 38:24.623 --> 38:26.405 We had one guy who called us. 38:26.745 --> 38:28.866 I remember this one because it was from the Washington airport. 38:29.687 --> 38:31.528 And he's like, hey, can you help me? 38:31.988 --> 38:33.149 Everything just got stolen. 38:33.569 --> 38:34.810 I'm like, okay, you got your phone? 38:35.010 --> 38:37.092 No, I'm calling you from some random stranger's phone. 38:37.771 --> 38:39.032 Okay, what's around you? 38:39.052 --> 38:40.072 I'm at the Washington Airport. 38:40.132 --> 38:40.513 No, no, no. 38:40.613 --> 38:41.913 What is actually around you? 38:42.254 --> 38:43.114 There's the five guys. 38:43.514 --> 38:43.854 Cool. 38:43.894 --> 38:44.555 You like burgers? 38:44.655 --> 38:44.855 Yep. 38:45.175 --> 38:47.697 We're going to order you a burger, fry, and a drink. 38:48.437 --> 38:49.037 Go over there. 38:49.157 --> 38:49.417 Get it. 38:49.578 --> 38:50.058 Sit down. 38:50.478 --> 38:51.058 Relax. 38:52.259 --> 38:57.102 And we had someone deliver him a cell phone, a $500 Visa gift card. 38:57.522 --> 39:01.864 We emailed a copy of his ID to the hotel and had an Uber pick him up and take him there. 39:03.445 --> 39:04.646 I bet he was happy about that. 39:05.529 --> 39:07.651 He was, he upgraded it next time he got home. 39:10.493 --> 39:11.714 So how does that get paid for? 39:11.774 --> 39:19.580 It's like, okay, so this $500 gift card, is that you pay in addition to it and the subscription that you're paying is like for the service or how does that work? 39:20.561 --> 39:24.664 In his case, the $500 gift card was wrapped up in his subscription fee. 39:25.644 --> 39:25.885 Okay. 39:26.482 --> 39:29.024 So that was just part of part of the service. 39:29.824 --> 39:39.651 On the financial side, does that work because you have multiple people you're working with and it leverages together or do you buy insurance policies on top of that to cover costs? 39:39.671 --> 39:45.815 So we refer to it as flex funds per account and your flex funds can be used for anything. 39:46.556 --> 39:48.117 I need a $500 gift card. 39:48.218 --> 39:48.478 Okay. 39:48.618 --> 39:49.259 I need a phone. 39:49.419 --> 39:49.760 Okay. 39:50.280 --> 39:56.488 I need Uber Eats delivered to me for a week straight because my kid just got into a motorcycle accident and I'm not leaving his side. 39:56.808 --> 39:57.169 Gotcha. 39:58.671 --> 39:58.911 Okay. 39:59.031 --> 40:03.577 So you pay, I noticed on your site, it's like $50 a year up to $1,200 a year. 40:06.105 --> 40:06.866 Yep. 40:06.966 --> 40:08.768 Are you adding flex funds on top of that? 40:09.048 --> 40:10.850 Or is that part of that? 40:10.870 --> 40:13.932 Flex funds are wrapped up into the subscription fee. 40:15.033 --> 40:17.395 Some guy, he travels in and out of Canada a lot. 40:17.435 --> 40:20.398 He cannot stop mouthing off to the border patrol. 40:20.858 --> 40:24.021 So they take his cell phone every single time. 40:24.702 --> 40:28.305 So every time he gets out, he's like, hey, can I get another cell phone? 40:28.665 --> 40:29.005 Yep. 40:30.587 --> 40:32.749 He should just not have a cell phone in Canada. 40:34.338 --> 40:39.359 You know, he actually tried just deleting everything off it so they wouldn't have anything to hold them for. 40:39.679 --> 40:40.459 And they held them for that. 40:41.419 --> 40:42.839 Wait, why'd you delete everything off this? 40:43.560 --> 40:44.120 What are you hiding? 40:44.900 --> 40:47.900 Because at the border, you're required to open your cell phone. 40:48.720 --> 40:49.161 Really? 40:50.221 --> 40:50.421 Yeah. 40:50.741 --> 40:51.281 You didn't know that? 40:51.901 --> 40:59.562 No, because I don't know that I've gone to Canada with a cell phone since before flip phones went out of fashion. 41:00.142 --> 41:03.083 When you come back, they will tell you to open up your cell phone. 41:04.568 --> 41:05.509 What are they looking for? 41:05.529 --> 41:10.853 Nefarious text messages? 41:11.494 --> 41:11.814 Yes. 41:12.254 --> 41:14.396 Proof of nefarious acts, stuff like that. 41:15.177 --> 41:17.659 It's one of those, what I believe is government overreach. 41:18.019 --> 41:19.000 That is awful. 41:19.941 --> 41:20.261 Isn't it? 41:20.281 --> 41:23.924 Is that going into Canada or coming back to the U.S.? 41:24.164 --> 41:24.825 Coming back. 41:25.305 --> 41:25.605 Okay. 41:26.406 --> 41:26.986 So it's the U.S. 41:27.027 --> 41:27.707 government doing that? 41:28.688 --> 41:28.788 Yep. 41:29.468 --> 41:31.170 Well, at least he always gets held up coming back. 41:31.250 --> 41:31.610 So, yes. 41:31.950 --> 41:32.371 It must be. 41:32.391 --> 41:33.071 Yeah, those are U.S. 41:33.151 --> 41:34.893 agents asking to see yourself. 41:35.173 --> 41:41.899 Yeah, so I have traveled with smartphones to Europe and back and not had that. 41:41.959 --> 41:43.741 I don't know why Canada would be different. 41:46.523 --> 41:48.805 They're more worried about it because we're their neighbors. 41:48.886 --> 41:49.706 I don't know what to tell you. 41:49.726 --> 41:52.669 I mean, but it's our agents on your way back in, not their agents. 41:53.370 --> 41:53.710 Correct. 41:54.010 --> 41:54.771 And heck, screw you. 41:56.752 --> 41:57.573 just gave up my rights. 41:57.673 --> 41:57.773 Okay. 41:57.793 --> 41:58.493 We have a question. 41:58.513 --> 42:03.276 Do they, do you help people with alternative travel arrangements? 42:03.336 --> 42:06.498 Example in July, I took a train from Hungary to Romania. 42:07.079 --> 42:14.484 There was a train wreck and one train for eight hours became a five plus a bus for 22 hours. 42:14.584 --> 42:20.928 So basically in that situation, do you help them find a better way to get somewhere when, when stuff goes wrong or. 42:21.792 --> 42:24.073 Yes, that is one of the reasons we are here. 42:24.193 --> 42:30.395 We have done everything from getting you a ride service because they have different ride services depending on where you go. 42:30.955 --> 42:33.316 And we also partner with various travel agencies. 42:34.696 --> 42:34.936 Okay. 42:35.116 --> 42:39.598 I mean, generally speaking, if you book through a travel agency and something happens, they got you. 42:40.138 --> 42:41.939 They will help you work around that. 42:42.299 --> 42:43.939 Will they answer the phone 24 hours? 42:44.120 --> 42:44.820 Usually not. 42:45.520 --> 42:48.441 But when they do pick up the phone, they will help you. 42:49.764 --> 42:53.867 we had a client who his flight got canceled and he's like, I don't know what to do. 42:53.887 --> 42:54.888 I just need a ride home. 42:55.308 --> 42:56.269 I just need a ride home. 42:56.329 --> 42:57.170 I just need a ride home. 42:57.190 --> 42:58.351 I'm like, relax, relax. 42:58.871 --> 42:59.852 Ended up calling everyone. 43:00.252 --> 43:01.353 No one had a ride for him. 43:01.413 --> 43:05.336 The only thing was like one taxi service and it was going to cost a small fortune. 43:05.856 --> 43:08.819 Well, it turns out it was off season for limo services. 43:09.659 --> 43:12.962 So they were offering rides like dirt cheap. 43:13.302 --> 43:15.163 So we got this guy to stretch the limo. 43:17.265 --> 43:18.386 That's actually hilarious. 43:19.761 --> 43:20.602 Screw the taxis. 43:20.662 --> 43:21.542 I'm taking a limo. 43:22.883 --> 43:24.244 If it's cheaper, why not? 43:26.045 --> 43:31.449 Well, what basic overview advice would you give anybody who's looking to travel in 2024? 43:32.129 --> 43:33.690 Just like around the U.S. 43:37.172 --> 43:41.375 Number one piece of advice is know where you're going and know the local culture. 43:42.656 --> 43:45.398 I mean, I know that seems simple, but it's... 43:46.428 --> 43:47.990 Really not. 43:49.431 --> 43:51.333 Example, you go to Hawaii. 43:51.914 --> 43:53.115 They don't like to be rushed there. 43:53.716 --> 43:54.197 Period. 43:54.677 --> 43:55.578 End of story. 43:56.699 --> 43:59.762 I once lived there for over two years and I never once heard a car horn. 44:00.704 --> 44:05.288 Versus you go to Boston and it's, hi, welcome to Boston. 44:05.889 --> 44:07.431 I mean, it's just the way it is. 44:07.451 --> 44:08.432 Same thing with New York. 44:10.816 --> 44:14.580 Verse over there, you'll never hear a horn when the emergency vehicles come down. 44:14.921 --> 44:15.942 Everyone just pulls over. 44:15.962 --> 44:17.463 It doesn't matter what side of the road you're on. 44:17.964 --> 44:19.045 They don't like to be hurried. 44:19.085 --> 44:20.647 Your meal's coming out slow. 44:21.828 --> 44:24.351 And if you're a tourist, they're going to refer to you as a Howley. 44:24.371 --> 44:27.674 They will be very polite to you because you are bringing them a large amount of money. 44:27.694 --> 44:29.837 However, you are not one of them. 44:29.897 --> 44:30.838 Do not confuse it. 44:32.372 --> 44:41.359 Go down south, people tend to be a bit more on the polite side when it comes to customer service and a bit more rude in their personal lives. 44:42.099 --> 44:45.662 It's a weird formula, but is what it is. 44:46.422 --> 44:55.849 You go to New York, Boston, California, people talk fast, people drive fast, and you might as well get used to hearing the sounds of horns with red lights because that is your life. 44:57.470 --> 45:01.373 I'll tell you what, I live in the south and I flew home to Portland, Oregon. 45:02.227 --> 45:06.831 Well, it's not home anymore, but at the time, and I'd been here for years. 45:07.111 --> 45:13.036 And what happens in the checkout line here is you talk to people you don't know and nobody thinks it's weird. 45:14.918 --> 45:20.063 So I'm at the airport and we're going down the escalator and it's like kind of backed up. 45:20.123 --> 45:26.128 And I say something to the people in front of me and they're like, like, I'm going to ask them for money. 45:28.337 --> 45:29.638 Why did you talk to me? 45:29.698 --> 45:32.079 Northwest, you don't talk to strangers, apparently. 45:32.099 --> 45:40.545 And it seemed very unfriendly to me because I had apparently acclimated to polite conversation here out and about. 45:41.445 --> 45:42.146 Exactly. 45:42.166 --> 45:45.688 And I thought, man, I'm from here and you guys are rude. 45:47.819 --> 45:52.643 Or you go to New York and you try that, people are going to be reaching behind their back or backing up slowly. 45:53.023 --> 45:54.545 Because, oh, they're going to rob me? 45:55.065 --> 45:56.967 I talk to people in New York all the time. 45:57.007 --> 45:59.288 And what I learned is usually I'm asking directions. 46:00.650 --> 46:02.951 Like, is it that way to this street or that way? 46:02.972 --> 46:06.795 Because they all pop up out of the ground like a freaking prairie dog. 46:06.815 --> 46:07.856 And I'm like, I don't know where I am. 46:07.876 --> 46:10.298 And they'll be like, it's Fifth Avenue that way. 46:10.418 --> 46:15.121 And as long as you're walking the direction they are, they usually be like, yeah, that way. 46:15.998 --> 46:18.841 But if you try to stop somebody and ask them, they'd be like, screw off. 46:19.682 --> 46:22.104 So that was my hack in New York. 46:23.646 --> 46:27.770 New York, New York, and like Pine Bush, New York, very different cultures. 46:27.810 --> 46:30.573 You think that you just crossed six borders in a time zone. 46:31.293 --> 46:32.535 That is how different they are. 46:33.813 --> 46:35.394 Pine Bush, New York is out in the country. 46:35.454 --> 46:37.395 Last time I checked, it was a UFO hotspot. 46:37.895 --> 46:40.176 People went out there, watched little lights dance in the sky. 46:41.116 --> 46:42.657 Everyone's all friendly, whatever. 46:43.117 --> 46:45.938 You go to New York, New York at like two in the morning, you step outside. 46:46.619 --> 46:47.679 Very different environment. 46:48.420 --> 46:50.821 Yeah, I don't I haven't really been to rural New York much. 46:51.501 --> 46:56.443 I had an uncle who lived in Manhattan, so he used to always go there and visit him. 46:56.503 --> 46:58.344 But I don't know if he's still there or not. 46:58.624 --> 46:58.964 Anyway. 46:59.324 --> 47:02.746 OK, well, if people want to learn more about your service, like how do they do that? 47:04.281 --> 47:07.422 Go to r3-kon.com. 47:07.862 --> 47:19.767 Also, we are starting up a YouTube channel, giving various sorts of advice, like how to avoid bed bugs, especially if you have a job that requires you to travel and puts you up in cheap hotel rooms. 47:21.108 --> 47:21.468 All right. 47:21.668 --> 47:22.529 Any last words? 47:25.710 --> 47:26.370 Arrivederci. 47:27.290 --> 47:27.611 All right. 47:27.651 --> 47:28.771 Well, thanks for being on today. 47:28.891 --> 47:31.932 Thanks for having me, Nicole. 47:32.232 --> 47:33.253 It was a great
IT'S BEEN 12 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST LOSS!!!Booker's current record is 2191 wins with 144 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Gina in Bastrop, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HER TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!
BASTROP, LOUISIANA: Tabitha Queen, a 29-year-old mother of three, vanished on Mother's Day back in 2021. And it didn't seem law enforcement was interested in doing anything about it. There were suspicious circumstances... * Some men who threatened her for not letting them use her car * Her car found abandoned * Interesting Security Cam Footage from a local business * A strange phone ping in Arcadia, LA Yet, no signs of Tabitha. Where is Tabitha Queen? SHOUT OUT to Search & Support San Antonio for assisting the family in their search efforts to find Tabitha. Follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherearetheypodcast Instagram: @thewherearetheypodcast Email me: Canwefindthem@gmail.com HOW TO HELP: Share! Share! Share these stories! Join our online detective group at Patreon: www.patreon.com/wherearetheypodcast If you wish to support our cause helping the families of missing persons, you can donate here (just $5 can go a long way if enough people chip in)---> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wherearethey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wherearetheypodcast/message
Dr. Les Guice has dedicated over 50 years of his life to Louisiana Tech University. He's spent the last ten years and then some as the University's president, and, just weeks before his retirement at the end of 2023, he's got a lot to reflect on. Join the 14th president of Louisiana Tech as he looks back on his legacy and lengthy career, discussing his Bastrop beginnings, his family, and his institution's successes in this special farewell episode featuring one of Tech's great leaders. Website: https://1894.latech.edu/beyond/ Email: 1894@latech.edu
Listen now (2 mins) | There is nothing quite as pitiful as whiny billionaires. And the whiniest of all is the richest – Elon Musk. This self-entitled bully runs over anyone in his way, then whines when they protest. Elon’s latest high-pitched screech was prompted by public demands that his profiteering schemes obey clean-water and safety regulations. He owns a corporation named (believe it or not) the Boring Company – an underground tunnelling venture based in Bastrop, Texas, digging out tons of soil, chemicals, and contaminated groundwater. But where to put all the waste? I’ll just dump the stuff in the nearby Colorado River, said Lord Musk. Lots of stuff – 140,000 gallons of wastewater
PSO no.218 is a 6-minute preview taken from me and Paul's preparation for our hour-long performance at the James Turrell Skyspace on the UT campus on Sunday, October 15th beginning around 6. The event is fully booked, but there is a standby policy that you can read about on the Landmarks James Turrell web page. Artist and PSO collaborator Mark Menjivar will join Paul and me and play processed field recordings sourced from the Texas Bird Sound Library, a treasure trove of recordings he discovered during his time as a visiting artist at Sam Houston State University. Included on the pod are randomly picked tunes from the PSO archive. Highlights include field recordings from the coast of Maine, in Bastrop State Park, and sounds from the porch from as far back as 2018. The pod ends with two pieces that feature collaborations with Gavin Watts of The Answers and the Reformers and John Hunt, a staple of the Austin music scene since his days in Silver Scooter, Fivehead, The Decade Show, and now plays in the band, the Bantom Woods. LinksPSO websitehttps://porchswingorchestra.org/Bandcamp https://porchswingorchestra.org/ BandcampNewsletter on Substack (FREE!) https://porchswingorchestra.substack.com/Track ListingAll recordings were made in Austin, Texas unless otherwise noted.(03:26) no.218 | Practice Makes Practice(09:11) no.83 | no.154 | Lost Pines, Bastrop State Park, September 30, 2021, Bastrop, Texas(012:30) no.114 | Pool Patch, October 7, 2020, Austin, Texas(15:32) no.24 | Bailey Island Revisited, August 26, 2018. Bailey Island, Maine(17:38) no.198 | Gavin Watts and the Celestial Railroad, February 1, 2023, Austin, Texas(21:42) no.136 |High Strung Mellow Hang feat. John Hunt, April 6, 2021, Austin, Texas Get full access to Porch Swing Orchestra at porchswingorchestra.substack.com/subscribe
It appears consistency and Alfred Collins will be an ideal marriage this season & the DBU legacy continues.Episode 280 is brought to you by an ATX original, Shoal Creek Saloon where the beer is frigid with endless Louisiana delights and all MLB games are available.KEYE Sports Anchor, Jeff Barker joined us for a conversation about the Longhorns' Bastrop connection, defensive lineman, Alfred Collins.Beforehand, we jokingly displayed a picture of Barker from his bachelor party last week in a banana hammock.UT head coach, Steve Sarkisian has witnessed the big talented defensive lineman, Collins display consistency throughout August camp so far.Texas is the 11th ranked team in the Associated Press's preseason poll. We all agree that's a fair start for the Longhorns to kick off the season. In recent history, like other programs, Texas has experienced seasons in which they didn't live up to their lofty preseason ranking.Who's the next great DBU star in the secondary?There will be an SEC feature for night games at DKR in the form of strobing burnt orange lights.We capped off this episode with Tell Me Something Good.Support the showPlease like and follow each of Stories Inside the Man Cave Podcast social media links on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok.
You're probably aware that there are several ways to build wealth, but real estate is one of the most effective. But, while investing in real estate is a proven method of earning lots of money, like any other business, it comes with risks. So it's ideal that you educate yourself about the process and the best strategies for structuring deals and maximizing profits.Today, I am joined by Zach, a local real estate developer from Bastrop who knows things about the industry that I find amazing. From finding properties, structuring deals, creative financing, and making money from those deals, Zach will share real estate hacks that every entrepreneur should know. He is the real deal!If you want to know how to start investing in real estate, join us in today's episode of SMART Businesses Do THIS!About the Guest:Zachary M. is a local real estate investor and developer in Bastrop, Texas. He built his real estate business through sheer determination, using his skills, educating himself about the industry, and making wise decisions. Zach owns around 60 properties and has turned around approximately 450 properties throughout his journey into real estate. “The only way to make money, in reality, is inflation.” - Zachary M.In This Episode:- How Zack got into real estate- What's a great first step to buying a property?- How do you buy a property for $300, and where can you find such properties? - Would you rather buy raw land or land with buildings or structures? Is it cheaper to remodel or build something from scratch?- Zach shares his hacks for finding properties, structuring deals, financing options, and how to make money from those deals- What SMART Businesses should do according to ZachAnd much more…Resources: - MVBA Law - https://mvbalaw.com/- Grab The S.M.A.R.T. Blueprint Sales Script for FREE - https://thesmartblueprint.com/giftConnect with Zachary M: - Get Zach's phone number from Adam when you join The S.M.A.R.T. Blueprint Mastermind Connect with Adam Lyons:- Website - https://thesmartblueprint.com/- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/theadamlyons/- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheAdamLyons/- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/TheAdamLyons/
In this episode of Building Texas Business, I had a riveting conversation with Dave Quinn, the mastermind behind Day One Experts. Dave and his well-versed team have dedicated their craft to bridging the divide between public-sector funds and private-sector projects. Not only does Dave bring to light the nuances of doing business in Texas, he does so with finesse and undeniable expertise. His reflections on his entrepreneurial journey and personal anecdotes about his first job, favorite food debate, and dream vacation make for a well-rounded conversation. Join us for this episode as we explore the landscape of economic development and the lessons learned along the way. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS So I'm talking today with Dave Quinn, the founder of Day One Experts. His company helps businesses connect with the folks who handle economic development and community funding. Basically, Dave and his team help companies understand and explain why they deserve money from places like community development boards. They make the process a little less confusing for businesses. The Texas Economic Development Connection is a resource Dave's company created for businesses in Texas. It can help business owners navigate all the different economic development opportunities available. Dave says building relationships with local economic development folks can open doors beyond just getting cash incentives. COVID-19 has changed how economic development works now, so Dave's company had to adapt. They realized businesses really needed a guide to walk them through the process. Dave shares some personal stories about his first job, favorite foods, and dream vacation. It adds a little personality to the conversation. Through the Texas Economic Development Connection, Dave's company provides tools and info for small businesses looking to relocate to Texas. They've created content marketing that highlights success stories from Texas communities. This makes it easier for business owners to find vetted resources. Dave emphasizes that passion and purpose are important for entrepreneurship, but so is focus and avoiding chasing every opportunity. Even with the current economic uncertainty, Dave sees Texas as a safe place for businesses looking to weather the storm. LINKSShow Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller GUESTS Dave Quinn About Dave TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Chris Hanslik In today's episode you will meet Dave Quinn, founder and managing partner of Day One Experts. You will learn how Dave works with business owners to understand and articulate their value proposition when seeking economic incentives from community development boards. Alright, Dave, i want to welcome you to Building Texas Business. Thank you for coming on the show. I want to start by just having you tell us a little bit about your company, day One Experts, and what it does and what it's known for. Dave Quinn Yeah well, thank you, Chris. I appreciate the opportunity to get to listen to your show and happy to be on here now. So Day One Experts is an economic development consulting firm. We're an on-demand consulting firm. We work with communities, we work with business owners who want to engage with communities, and we also work with higher net worth individuals that are looking for projects to invest in, and so we have this little sweet spot where public-private partnerships come together and then we have the financing connections to help make those projects go. Chris Hanslik So it is a very specialized service you provide which is, at least in my mind, kind of unique. What inspired you to start this adventure and keep it going? Dave Quinn Well, great question. So my partners and I two of us are certified economic developers. We've spent our careers in the economic development public sector And one of my partners, when he retired, actually worked for him as his vice president in Frisco Economic Development Corporation. And when he retired I left also and we decided we kept getting asked how we were so successful in Frisco and what were we doing and how we could do this. And we had a third partner that was involved in a lot of different projects And he kept running into the problem where he knew that we were able to do certain things with the public sector funds, but he kept coming into communities where they weren't sure how to use their tools to really help his private projects. And so after a couple of these we realized we went out from lunch one day at Rudy's barbecue and we were like, hey, we think this could be a thing, like we think we could make this work, and so that's what we did. We drove up the business model and kind of greasy paper there at Rudy's barbecue And we day one experts was born and the idea is that we bring value from day one. We shorten the time frame from that interaction between a private sector client and the public sector client Knowing from day one what it is the city is looking for and knowing what the private sector needs and how the city can use its tools to bridge that gap. And we can just help bring value from day one. And that was kind of the concept. We keep our foot on the economic development public sector. We offer on demand economic development for cities that might not have the resources for the experience that we bring to the table, but need the experience we bring to the table. Fast growing communities in sort of the metro areas, where they're getting bombarded by projects and they just can't handle it. They can fractionalize our experience and we're there when we need it And they don't suffer the detriment of not having to be able to afford an experienced person that kind of handle those projects Right. And so that allows us to see opportunities that a lot of private sector developers don't know about. Because, for whatever reason, we get told about things and we're in meetings where things happen and we understand there's opportunity And we know on our development side that we can go get that client. We know what they're looking for, it's the type of project that they're looking for. We reach out to them and say, hey, we think there's an opportunity here And we start crafting that and take it back to the city. And then, of course, you know, every major project needs money, right, and so having this tied into high net worth individuals that are looking for solid projects to invest in that are maybe not be sort of on the retail market, it gives us that unique opportunity to kind of bring all the players together and push these projects forward. And so really what we're doing is leveraging our expertise over the last. You know, we have 60 years, my partner has 40 years in the business, I've got over 20. So all of this experience and our deep knowledge and relationships that we have in the industry, we're basically now making that available to communities and to developers at a fraction of the cost, because we're, you know, practicing last. Chris Hanslik So it sounds like to me kind of classic entrepreneurial story where, based on your experience, you identified a gap and then you created this new venture to go address filling in how to fill in that gap and add value to the market. Dave Quinn Yeah, i wish I understood that when I started. I just saw that there was a need and we tried to feel it. I always tell people I'd be a much better economic developer now because I've been on the business side, i thought I understood small business and I thought I understood the pain points of the private sector. But until you've laid it, you know, sleep at night trying to figure out am I going to make payroll or not, or how am I going to do that. You don't really understand the pain, right? So in the public sector, you push things a month or two. It's not a big deal, right? It'll be there next month. On the private side, a month, my sink, you right, right. And so you know we've been blessed from the beginning and we've got work right away and we've just been blessed. So we started in 2019 and we've never looked back and it's been a very fortunate ride. But I didn't know all the terms and economic development, you know, and entrepreneurship and things. I just didn't know what I didn't know. We just wanted to help people and we saw that we could. You know people willing to pay us to get that help. Chris Hanslik So well, that's always nice when you can tie that to right. You people pay you for what you do is as you were learning as an entrepreneur. that's pretty critical. So you mentioned and I think it's a great conversation to have with our listeners who are business owners, entrepreneurs Is what were some of those pain points, the things you made you didn't know going in, that you've learned since, that you know you could kind of share with someone that's maybe about to do the same thing, things to kind of maybe make sure you have your eye on the ball about as you're starting a new company. Dave Quinn Yeah, so thank you for that. It's one. Cash flow is king, right, you need cash. It takes longer and costs more than you think it will. It's probably 10 times more. I don't know what that number is. But even being fortunate in getting projects, it's just a lot of work. And you know, a lot of people will maybe agree with what you're doing or think it's a good idea and say that, but when you ask them to pay for it, it's a completely different conversation, right, so it's one thing to So I think it's a great idea. But then you say, ok, well, it's going to cost X, then it gets sort of, you know, then it might not be as straightforward as people think. So you know, just just know, going in, that there's no day when you just like, ok, i made it and I don't have to worry, right, it's like you know whether the sales say the only easy day was yesterday. And I think that sometimes we glorify, you know, entrepreneurship and business ownership And it all sounds good to be your own boss until you're your own boss, right? And so you know, if you're not out hunting and killing and dragging stuff back to the cave, then you're not eating, and so there is a trade off there. Now I wouldn't. I don't know that I would go back. I never say never. Well, it is a very tiring and can be exhilarating journey. You know some days that you know, just going to work for someone and having them cut me a check and not having to worry about it at the end of the day sounds kind of nice. There's a lot of positive stuff that comes from on your own business and there's a lot of reward and gratification that comes from it. But I think people need to be ready for just the battle that it can be And, you know, having to get up and do that every day. Just, i think they need to be realistic about what's about to happen and not saying it's not rewarding, not saying it's not worth it. But that's why passion and purpose is so critical is that you know some days you don't really feel like doing it, but you get a gut. You got to get up and do it anyway. Chris Hanslik I think you hit the nail on the head there, right there at the end. You said passion and purpose. If you're going to do this and start your own business and you know kind of take the risk that it, that all that involves, If you're not passionate about what it is you're doing and if you don't have a really clearly defined purpose, it's going to be really tough. Dave Quinn Well, what Go ahead? Well, I was just going to say right. So that's one thing that I've learned is that there's lots of different ways to make money. Right, there's no shortage of opportunities. The question is are you willing to go through what it's going to take to mine that? right, it's like finding gold or anything else. Right, there's hard work involved and you got to decide. Is that what I want to do? And I think a lot of times entrepreneurs start off and we jump from thing to thing thinking that this will be a little easier, right, when really you just need to focus, find your passion, that purpose, and focus on that and sort of niche down and go really hard at that, and then other opportunities will come to you. But if you start chasing every little opportunity because you think that one will be just a little bit easier Man, you can get in the trap real quick, right? Chris Hanslik Staying focused is so clear, so important. Sounds like you guys at day one have found your purpose and you said it earlier it's in helping people And that's what's driving your business. Dave Quinn Yeah. so we love solving interesting problems right, and a lot of people kind of shy away from challenging problems. We love it when somebody says you can't do that or that's going to be really hard. That's where we specialize in, because one we've had lots of experience and we've seen it happen in time again, both in Jim and Ma's time in economic development. We've heard that won't work, can't do that, and we've found ways to make it work. So we know there's a way. It's just a matter of are you willing to commit the resources and the time and energy to sort of figure it out? Chris Hanslik Yeah. So let's talk a little bit about just how you go about doing what you do there. You've mentioned kind of working on kind of both sides, one, i guess, with these economic development councils or boards and others with entrepreneurs or businesses looking to come into those communities or maybe not a specific community but one in Texas that you may have a connection with. How do you go about, i guess, on the entrepreneur, private side of the equation, finding those opportunities and being able to engage and develop those relationships? Dave Quinn Well, what we've found is that, as much as we spend time in the economic development world marketing and telling people about our services, very few business owners actually know what the economic developer office can do for them and how to engage in those resources. And so when we spend our time networking and going to different watering holes where different entrepreneurs are, we find that they don't even realize that in their backyard they can go to the economic development and there's a wealth of resources that economic development professional can provide to them, and so that gives us the opportunity. One of the things that we started coming out of COVID was the Texas Economic Development Connection, for that exact reason. There are so many opportunities in Texas and so many different economic development offices that can help you, but most business owners don't know that. They see on the news that Texas is good. They want to move to Dallas or they want to move to Austin. Well, in Dallas alone there's something over 100 different cities, and so Houston Metro. When someone says Houston, they don't really mean Houston. It could be Paraland or Conra. Well, those are, i mean, heck, those in Houston. That's an hour and a half apart from each other, right, right? Chris Hanslik yeah. Dave Quinn And so how do you sort through all of that if you're from California or you're from Japan or you're from Taiwan and you've never been here? And so what we realized is that we can help feel that we can be the boots on the ground, the expertise in Texas to help you identify what makes sense for you, and because we're also spending a lot of time at the Texas Economic Development Conferences and we're hearing from all of these different people and we understand what they're looking for. You know they might be saying, hey, I'm. You know, we'd really like a resort hotel with a conference center. Well, we know a developer that specializes in that. So I can start to connect the dots and create value for both sides. Because as an economic developer, you've never done that project, so you don't even know where to get started right And you don't even know how to vet the different people that want to do that. So we can help connect those dots with vetted resources and shorten the time frame that it takes you to get you know into the game. That's man, we just love doing that. Chris Hanslik We love connecting people and creating value that way I can see the passion you have for and the excitement. What are some of the attributes that we just educate you know listeners on? What are some of the attributes that are out there that you know certain you know entrepreneur might be able to take advantage of if they get connected with the right economic development council. Dave Quinn Well, so the easy one is economic incentives, right? Everybody wants to know about incentives. First and foremost, you need to understand what value you bring to the table When you're an entrepreneur and you come into a city, how cities look at your economic value is your jobs. Are you creating you know jobs and you know work opportunity for their citizens? What's the capital investment for property taxes on the equipment? What kind of value are you bringing in that stance? And then, where's your product being sold? Are you selling to just the local regional area or are you selling product to people all over the US And ideally, that is a really high value opportunity for the city. They want you selling your product made in one town that's sold to somebody else, because now you're importing dollars. So, understanding the value there, then you can go to the city and say this is the economic value I bring. And then understanding what's your ask? right, because if you just say, hey, i want some money, well, yeah, we all need money, we all need resources. But if you say I need $15,000 to buy a new piece of equipment that's going to allow me to increase production by 20%, which is going to increase my sales and allow me to hire two people. That's a very specific ask that the city can then look at and say, okay, let me figure out how I can get you there, right. And so I think that's one thing business owners need to understand is don't You can go and start to have the conversation, but you really need to understand what you're asking for. It's not just money. We all need money. I need this money for this thing that's going to create this opportunity And that allows the public side to look at that and say, okay, how can we best fill that gap? There's a lot of different resources out there, and it might not be direct cash incentives. Maybe it's partnering with the workforce board to create specific training that offsets some of the costs you have related to hiring new people, and so you know the money that it would have cost you for that you can then repurpose to buy the equipment that you're needing, right. And so the economic developer knows that and they know what resources are available at the state level and what other sort of opportunity this might be to plug in to help you, and then it might go beyond cash incentives. It's about plugging into the network, right? So the economic developer is out networking and they're seeing other people who have products and challenges and those kind of things, and maybe they know, if they understand what it is you bring to the table. They are looking for that connection point as well, right, so they're trying to figure out how do I help you connect with this business that is looking for your product, that maybe together you all do a whole new thing and that creates revenue and opportunities for you. So, even if it's not a cash incentive, making sure that you're having and developing a relationship with your local economic developer so that when the that something goes wrong in your business or there's a challenge that comes up, you have a person who is in your backyard that wants to help you succeed. But they need to first understand what it is you're doing, and so there's a value in that. And they're traveling, not just in the state, but they're traveling all over the country, so they might bump into someone who talks about meeting. You know again something that your business can provide, and it's not just about cash incentives, it's about connecting the dots for you as well. Chris Hanslik Gotcha. Well so, and I'm sure you know, those types of incentives kind of exist in lots of places. So what are some of the things you tell the private side, these, you know, privately held businesses that would be an advantage of them relocating to Texas and or staying in Texas and growing here? What are some of those attributes you think our state provides for those types of privately held businesses? Dave Quinn Yeah, so I think just the general business environment, right. So the tax environment that we operate in and the cost of doing business in Texas, for the most part. It's not perfect in every industry, in every business, but for the most part operating in Texas is going to be less expensive. There's going to be generally, depending on where you're coming from, a workforce and an educated workforce that you're going to be able to tap into, although everywhere you go across the US you know there's workforce challenges. But I think what you find here is a workforce that is less. You know. They just want to, they want a good job, they want to show up and they want to do that job and then be able to go home And there's not a lot of extra drama around that, right. And the state doesn't spend a lot of time and effort, you know, piling on different mandates and things like that. You know now, if you think you're going to come into Texas and just pay minimum wage and hire the best, you're probably not right. There's a wage rate that is, there's a floor, right. Your competitors are paying, right. So I don't want to be, i don't want to give people the wrong idea that you can come in and pay cheap labor. There's a you know there's a certain level there, but you'll generally find too that people here in Texas want you to succeed, especially at the economic development level, in this community development. We're not in the business of keeping you from doing what you want to do, i mean really we and I get this question from small business owners. When they call from the state and I'm explaining this, they're like I have to first get them past the fact that we actually want to help. They think it's a scam or there's a bait and switch. Or are you serious? This person's going to do this for free? This person is going to help you find resources and we want you to succeed and we're willing to invest time and effort to do that. I mean, and I don't have to pay all these different fees up front and invest first, and no, they are there to be your partner and to help, and so I think that's the thing that Texas offers is just man. We want people to come here and be successful. Chris Hanslik Certainly, you know, been a lot of movement, not just I mean obviously recently, but even over the last decade or so of that business migration to Texas for those reasons and others, and so you know, as we all hope it continues, is there anything? I know you said you started in 2019. Is there anything coming out of the pandemic of 2020 and what the economy has been doing in the last couple of years, any changes that you've seen that you think have hindered your ability to attract business of Texas? And then I'll ask the opposite after that. Dave Quinn Yeah well, so I'll just say, covid, traditionally economic developers were on the road right. You had to go to trade shows. you were it was this in-person sort of trying to get in front of people. COVID shut that down And so we were all forced to do things like Zoom and figure this out And really we shifted. that's one of the reasons we created the Texas Economic Development Connection was we knew we weren't going to be able to do traditional economic development marketing And that's starting to come back a little bit. you know there's more and more conferences coming online. But we created this infrastructure to do inbound content marketing and really showcasing success stories from our communities. So we're creating a great community partners and getting that in front of these business owners digitally. And man, getting in front of small business owners is really tough, like it's easy to go find a big guy's, but to find a 15 person manufacturing shop somewhere in California and in LA and figure out where that person hangs out is really tough. But what we found is, because of what's going on in the different states, those business owners are now being more aggressive at looking for options to relocate to And that's the one presence that allows people to engage and start to find that, hey, there's people out there that can help me sort through this. I can't tell you how many times the business owner has connected with us and they said, thank goodness, can you just tell me where I'm supposed to go? You know, they know Texas, but it's overwhelming. if you start doing the search, there's a lot of different information out there, and so you know, as a business owner, you're just like man. could I connect with someone who can help walk me through that? I need a Sherpa And that's what we're looking for, and so that's changed a little bit right. Chris Hanslik So let's talk a little bit about that, though. So Texas economic development connection that's something that you created as a kind of a website that aggregates all this for a business owner to go and, i guess, find on the web and access this information and, obviously, a way to reach out to you. Dave Quinn That's correct. So you know we don't what I say, what I tell everyone is we don't go market Texas and that people should relocate to Texas. What we do is create content for people who are looking at Texas as an option. And so how do you set up your LLC? Why would I be in South Texas versus East Texas? You know we are putting content together that showcases the different options that are available in Texas, and then we make it very easy for them to find us. Get on a phone call with us and let us walk them through that process. And so it's not about convincing people to move to Texas. If you don't want to be in Texas, i don't want you in Texas because you're not going to be successful. What I want to do is help the person who says I want to be in Texas, i just don't know where to go. Elon Musk is getting a bunch of money from the state. How do I do that? Well, in Texas, economic development resources are really derived at the local level a lot more than the state level. Especially if you're a small business owner, there are resources available to you that you got to know where to go. I talked to a gentleman, a community in East Texas. They have 77 acres in an industrial park ready to go. Streets, water, sewer, are looking, you know, to put that on the market, but they don't have it on the website. They don't have it anywhere that you can find it. I can give you the name of the town and I would be willing to bet you $100. You wouldn't come up with any idea that they have land available for sale. So what we do is we bury out those nuggets, and we know that, and now we make that available to the business owner And so it's a. You know, it's just helping people. As a small business owner, now I understand there's only so many hours in the day, and so you're trying to do your job here in business hours, than a night you're on Google trying to figure out where am I supposed to go, and it can be very confusing. And there's HR and there's insurance issues and there's legal issues. If you have two companies in different states and doing different things, it's a lot, and so what we want to do is be that again the Sherpa that allows you to easily transition into that, to give you a place to go and vetted resources that you're not going to get taken advantage of. You don't want to just look down the phone book or Google and call the first person that you come to. Chris Hanslik Okay, that's. I mean that came that website came out of, i guess, like you said, the inability to connect personally, and you've found a different way. So kind of what looked like a negative cut in COVID you turned into a very positive thing for your business and for the people you're trying to serve. Anything, i guess on the positive side of it, as things have tried to recover, that has kind of helped your business grow. Dave Quinn Well, i think just the fact that there's a lot of negative talk about the economy and a lot of uncertainty across the US, right, what's the market's going to do and everything's it's a very negative. It can feel very negative, but we haven't seen that in Texas. And what I tell people is yes, there's a storm coming, but Texas is that safe harbor that the boats are trying to get into to weather it. Not saying that we won't have some rough water in the harbor, but I'd rather weather that storm in Texas than anywhere else in the country. And we're seeing that. You know, more and more smaller businesses are saying look, i love this place, whether it's Oregon or New York, new Jersey, California, we love this place. I've been here forever, but it's just gotten to the point where I can't grow my business here And I've got to find somewhere else to go. And again, there's a lot of different places in Texas to go, and it doesn't have to be in Dallas or the central circuit, right, there's places all over Texas that are arms open, welcome you and you can find a good quality of life in these places. You just don't know to ask the question. Chris Hanslik That's great. So let's talk a little bit about I guess internally You've got two partners you're driving the business. I mean, what type of I guess qualities from a leadership standpoint do you feel like you bring to the table that helped you kind of grow this business over the last few? Dave Quinn years. Well, I'm in this trap of I'm the visionary, i see the big picture of where I'm going. The challenge I have is that day-to-day operations execute right. And I know a lot of entrepreneurs I've talked to. We kind of get into the same battle. At some point you have to bring more people on your team, but you've got to kind of figure out to do that wisely and manage cash and manage it. Every time you add someone, that's a big thing. Right now You're taking their livelihood under. Am I willing to do that? But in order to grow and to scale, that's one of the things that I'm going to have to do. But my skill set is in seeing opportunity and having the vision and passion to drive that, and so, in recognizing that and recognizing that, for us to continue to move forward, we're getting to that point where we need to start backfilling with expertise in a different realm And that the process driven person right that wants to show up and create these systems and processes. We've sort of done that on our own and it's fine. I can do it. It's just not my greatest skill set, and so I think that's. You know, every business owner has to realize that they just can't do it all. You have to do it all at first, but if there's some point where you just can't, you can't be everything And so you have to, sort of feels like you're taking a step back, right, you're sort of spending or investing resources And so it feels like you're losing. But what happens is I've seen it happen time and time again with friends in the economic and in the entrepreneur world walking the same journey is, you know, they took the step back, but then they took three steps forward because they took so much pressure off themselves And suddenly they were able to capitalize on other opportunities that they just didn't have time to get to those before. Chris Hanslik Yeah, you're. I mean, you're so right. I mean the entrepreneur, that visionary that starts. you can do it all, you just won't grow your business. Dave Quinn Yeah, and when we're going to a certain level and it is just all you'll ever get. It's like a plant in a potted plant in a you know, in a certain size pot. It will grow to that pot. You have to transplant if you want to grow better. Chris Hanslik That's right, and it is as you grow that team find the trust that does you know, open you up for the opportunity to more growth. What do you see, kind of you know, in the near future, as far as you know, innovative things that may be happening in the economic development world, that you may be able to grow your business even further by attracting more of these entrepreneurs and privately held businesses into the state? Dave Quinn Yeah, so one of the things that we're looking at is automation and being able to use technology to scale and using a virtual admin team And, instead of each economic developer hiring their own person to do, say, sites and buildings or different things, really building a virtual team and not being limited by someone sitting in your office, right, and you know, you don't need a person to do sites and buildings on your website or certain things all the time, but you need them when you need them. And so we're looking at how do we help the public sector adopt these innovative tools without the risk of being innovative. Everybody loves innovation until they realize innovation means failure And in order to, you know, innovate you've got to fail a few times. Well, in the public sector, we don't like failure, that's you know. We stay away from failure. And so, as the private side, what we like to do is innovate, find the solution and then plug it in. So you've sort of mitigated the risk and fractionalized that over different communities. So we're doing that. We're adding unavailable properties listing on our website And again taking that using automation, so that the economic developer doesn't have to upload their data and their sites into the system. It's done for them, and one of the reasons that hasn't been done in the past is it always comes to the bottleneck of the economic developer having to have time to input that and then keep it relevant and up to date. And we're going to take that off their shoulders and do it for them so that, you know, a business owner in Irvine, California, can look on our website And if they're looking for, you know, 25,000 square feet in North Texas, they'll be able to find that building and have a place to go. Do that. And then we're pushing resources to maintain that database and make sure it's up, updated and accurate. Chris Hanslik That's great. It's kind of like a much needed service that is obviously underserved at this point. Dave Quinn It is. It's a heavy lift. I will tell you I can say it a lot easier than I can that we've been able to figure it out, but we're going to make it happen And that's why we exist. Right, we're again fractionalizing that effort across a lot of different cities for the benefit of the business owner. I always tell people that come into the partnership you know, it's not about talking about ourselves, it's about creating value to the business owner. And if we can become value to the business owner, they'll tell their friends and they'll tell others and they'll find us. And because they're out there looking, they're not looking for a sales pitch on a community. What they're looking for is a solution to a problem they have, and that's what we do. Chris Hanslik That's great. Let's turn a little bit to the lighter side, normal, personal. What was your first job, Dave Man? Dave Quinn my first job, not working for my dad was milking cows. I was a relief milker, So I would go and milk cows in the weekend And I thought that was the perfect job, right? Because you milk cows at four in the morning and four the afternoon. I thought, man, that's only two times a day And I'll have all this free time. Well, I realized, when you get up at four in the morning, or when you start milking at four, you have to get up to like three And then you're so tired and so you know done that you sleep till four o'clock and have to do it all over again. So that whole summer I didn't do, I didn't have any fun because I don't milk cows And I thought this is a dumb job. Like there's no days off, you have to milk twice a day. The cows don't like you, you don't like them. You know it's not dirty, you stink And I'm like it really allowed me to like I need to go get a college education because I don't love you know people that do that. God bless them. They love it And that is their thing. It was not my thing. Chris Hanslik I'll say it brings you. I bet you appreciated the next class of milk you had. Dave Quinn Oh, gosh, yes, I'm telling you, I don't know, man, that was not a lot of fun. Chris Hanslik Well, I'll tell you this, Dave we've done over 50 episodes on this podcast and your first job just went to the top of the list. Dave Quinn I want if I could remember. I wish I could remember the guy that hired me, because I would go and tell him I'm sorry, i don't think I was a very good worker. I mean I got the job done but you know, i don't know, i don't. I feel like I owe him an apology. Chris Hanslik Yeah, that's great. I love it All right. So now, now the food choice you Tex-Max or barbecue guy? Dave Quinn Oh man, that's a tough one. I love Tex-Max. That's probably the more I ate it, more. Barbecue is more of a nice meal out right, like it's a, especially now, and I've gotten sort of picky with my barbecue too, right. So, growing, having been in Bastrop and worked in, you know, central Texas, having a friend that owns a barbecue restaurant, I'm kind of a, I'm kind of snobbish about that, and so it has to be really good barbecue, which means it's, you know, fairly expensive, and so that's not something we have all the time. And if you're not going to appreciate it, i know my kids, i don't take them, they don't appreciate it enough. So Tex-Max is the easy one. We do that. In fact, we had Tex-Max last night. Chris Hanslik That's lovely. Well, i can understand that. But I guess from a guy that said he started his this entrepreneurial business at a Rudy's barbecue, i kind of thought you might go barbecue. Dave Quinn Well, yeah, well, rudy's. So the you know, my partner was the guy that helped Rudy's get to Frisco And there was the whole story behind it. There's a really cool backstory, and so for me, when they said, where do you want to meet And I knew we were going to meet about this I'm like, if this turns into something, this will be a cool story, right? So I was like, well, let's start at Rudy's right. And you know, whatever, I'm a sucker for a story, right. And I love that connection Southwest Airlines back at Napkin thing. Chris Hanslik Yeah. Dave Quinn Something about we started Rudy's on. you know, greasy sausage paper, like butcher paper, like that. Anyway, I did it for the story. I love it. I didn't know if it was going to happen, But I thought, if it does, this is going to be a cool story. Chris Hanslik Yeah, for sure It is. It did happen And it is a great story. Yeah, all right. Last question So if you could take a 30-day sabbatical, where would you go And what would you do? Dave Quinn I'd go to Australia for 30 days. I'd be in Australia. I've just a fascinating place And yeah. So there you go. I would love to do that. I've never been. That's one of the places I've never been, And it feels like a place that you need more than a week to really explore. Chris Hanslik Yeah. I think, it would be great down there And I think your ride's going to go. You want to go and stay for a little bit. Well, Dave, this has been great. I've loved getting to know you, loved hearing your story and what you and your partners are doing to drive business into Texas. You know, not surprised. you're successful and hope for all of us. You continue to be more than successful than you ever planned to be. Dave Quinn Well, Chris, thank you, appreciate you giving me the opportunity to share my story and then also sharing other people's story. I think you know letting others hear our stories and inspiring them to do it in spite of all of the reasons not to. And, like I said, it would be easier if you don't start a business, i guarantee you. But we need more people doing what they're passionate and purpose driven. If we can get more people doing what their purpose is and bringing their value to the world, i think the world would be a better place. Chris Hanslik Man, I couldn't agree more. You can't say any better than what you said. It right then. So thanks again, Dave, and best of luck to you. Dave Quinn All right, thanks, Chris. Thanks, man, i really appreciate it. Bye. Chris Hanslik Bye. Thanks for tuning in to Building Texas Business For more information, episodes and summaries. head over to boyermillercom forward slash podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and found it informative. Please take a moment to rate, review and share it with friends and colleagues. It really helps others find our podcast. As always, we appreciate the support and feedback of our podcast community. More episodes are coming soon, so be sure to check back. Special Guest: Dave Quinn.
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Today, James sits down with longtime friend and best-selling author Ryan Holiday to discuss his latest book, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. Ryan's side of the conversation takes place in his charming bookshop - The Painted Porch in Bastrop, Texas - where he only sells books that he personally enjoys reading. Before diving into the heart of their conversation, James and Ryan spend the first 15 minutes discussing ex-President Jimmy Carter. They explore Carter's relationship with Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who famously asked Carter, "Why Not the Best?" during a job interview and ended up as the title of Carter's 1975 presidential campaign memoir. The conversation provides a fascinating insight into the character of one of America's most beloved presidents.From there, James and Ryan move onto discussing "The Daily Dad," Ryan's latest book, which offers 366 meditations on parenting and family life. Ryan shares his personal experiences as a father and offers practical advice for navigating the joys and challenges of raising kids. His wisdom is both inspiring and thought-provoking, providing a fresh perspective on the importance of being present and engaged in our children's lives.Throughout the interview, James and Ryan's chemistry is palpable, as they engage in a lively and insightful conversation about what it means to be a parent and a partner. Their discussion is sure to resonate with parents and non-parents alike, as they explore the complexities of love, family, and the human experience.------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook
Today, James sits down with longtime friend and best-selling author Ryan Holiday to discuss his latest book, The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. Ryan's side of the conversation takes place in his charming bookshop - The Painted Porch in Bastrop, Texas - where he only sells books that he personally enjoys reading. Before diving into the heart of their conversation, James and Ryan spend the first 15 minutes discussing ex-President Jimmy Carter. They explore Carter's relationship with Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who famously asked Carter, "Why Not the Best?" during a job interview and ended up as the title of Carter's 1975 presidential campaign memoir. The conversation provides a fascinating insight into the character of one of America's most beloved presidents.From there, James and Ryan move onto discussing "The Daily Dad," Ryan's latest book, which offers 366 meditations on parenting and family life. Ryan shares his personal experiences as a father and offers practical advice for navigating the joys and challenges of raising kids. His wisdom is both inspiring and thought-provoking, providing a fresh perspective on the importance of being present and engaged in our children's lives.Throughout the interview, James and Ryan's chemistry is palpable, as they engage in a lively and insightful conversation about what it means to be a parent and a partner. Their discussion is sure to resonate with parents and non-parents alike, as they explore the complexities of love, family, and the human experience.------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn
Dylan Scott stops by the studio to talk about manifesting dreams, meeting his wife in 7th grade, his hometown of Bastrop, Louisiana and he performs some of his hits and a couple new songs from his album. We talk to 80's icon Richard Marx because he posted a clip of Abby singing one of his songs in his Instagram. Amy shares that her son is giddy about football and he used jiu-jitsu move to tackle another kid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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