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Almost nothing stands the test of time. Machiavelli's writings are a rare exception. Why are we still talking about Machiavelli, nearly 500 years after his death? What is it about his political philosophy that feels so important, prescient, or maybe chilling today? In this episode, Sean speaks with political philosopher and writer Erica Benner about Niccolo Machiavelli's legacy. The two discuss The Prince, Machiavelli's views on democracy, and what he might say about the Trump administration were he alive today. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)Guest: Erica Benner, political philosopher, historian, and author of Be Like the Fox Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I revisit Niccolo Machiavelli through the lens of Erica Benner's biography of the Renaissance Italian thinker, Be Like the Fox. I examine Machiavelli's dedication to the ideals of the Florentine Republic and his opposition to leaders who come to rule by the blessings of Fortune.

This is the moment, the greatest diva of them aaaaallll, Christiane Noll, joins our musical lab! (Say what?! *faints*)Making Valentine's Day 2025 extra special, the Queen of Broadway cuts into some Devilskin with their sophomore album, Be Like the River, before tapping into her evil side with Jekyll and Hyde.Plus, we chat Scene Partners, the Charlotte Black Memorial Foundation, Rebellious Teen Years, The Sound of Music Live!, Appeasing the Ghost of Gertrude Lawrence, and so much more in this wonderfully hilarious episode!--SOCIALS--Christiane: https://www.instagram.com/christiane.nollCharlotte Black Memorial Foundation: https://www.cmu.edu/engage/give/donor-recognition/andrew-carnegie-society/acs-insider/noll.html--Nerves by Divisions - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/divisions1/nerves--*****Juxtaposing Metal with Musicals - joined by iconic guests from the worlds of Music, Broadway, Hollywood, and more! https://www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- https://www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - https://twitter.com/thrashntreasurehttps://linktr.ee/thrashntreasure*****Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20% off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 *****   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Does your world seem out of control? This is an age of high-tech and hyper connectivity. And yet, it seems we sometimes go faster and faster, but get further and further behind. Information comes at us from all directions, at ever-increasing speeds. We are continually amazed by ever-more powerful communication tools. And yet for many people, it seems like relationships are fracturing more than ever. We try desperately to keep up at work and at home, but we seem to be drowning in a growing stack of tasks and chores. Everyone is going in different directions. Nerves are frayed, and there seems to never be enough time. Does it feel like humanity needs a rest? Does it seem like we need a rest? I think most of us would say Yes. The good news is the Bible speaks of a time to come that is just that. A rest. It's prophesied in your Bible. And it's going to benefit everyone when that beautiful time comes. But you don't have to wait for a better world. You can experience the peace and tranquility and yes, rest, of a life guided by God right now. And you can be a part of God's plan to bring those blessings to the world. How? We're going to talk about that on today's program. But before we do, be sure to get a pen and paper, because later in the program you'll have a chance to order your free copy of our study guide, “The World Ahead: What Will it Be Like?” So, join us today on Tomorrow's World, as we discuss the Millennial Rest – for the world, and for you…

Key Takeaways: Look at Risks, Not Just Rewards Don't only focus on how much money you could make—think about the risks involved and if the possible rewards are worth it. Stay Realistic Plan for things to go worse than expected. Assume you'll earn less and might lose more to stay grounded and prepared. Do Your Homework Research thoroughly before investing. Make sure you understand all the important details so you can make smarter choices. Be Like the Casino Think long-term and make careful, strategic decisions, just like how a casino knows it will win over time by being patient and consistent. Stick to Logic It's great to be excited about an investment, but make sure you also use logic and careful calculations to make clear-headed decisions. Chapters: Timestamp Summary 0:00 Invest Wisely: Value What You Have Over Uncertain Gains 1:02 Balancing Investment Risks and Realistic Expectations 1:38 Investing Strategy: Balancing Risk and Reward for Profit 3:10 Honest Betting Strategies and Conservative Estimations 3:47 Evaluating Investment Options Based on Expected Returns 4:24 Investing Is More Art Than Perfect Science 5:00 The Complexity of Valuing XRP Amidst Market Variables 7:35 Strategic Investment Decisions Using Risk and Reward Analysis 8:44 Building Wealth by Thinking Like a Casino Owner   Powered by Stone Hill Wealth Management   Social Media Handles    Follow Phillip Washington, Jr. on Instagram (@askphillip)   Subscribe to Wealth Building Made Simple newsletter https://www.wealthbuildingmadesimple.us/   Ready to turn your investing dreams into reality? Our "Wealth Building Made Simple" premium newsletter is your secret weapon. We break down investing in a way that's easy to understand, even if you're just starting out. Learn the tricks the wealthy use, discover exciting opportunities, and start building the future YOU want. Sign up now, and let's make those dreams happen!   WBMS Premium Subscription   Phillip Washington, Jr. is a registered investment adviser. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

Monday, Dec. 9th/24 Join Me tonight LIVE, as I welcome Ellen Kohn, who is an author & has been communing with animals since childhood. She hears their verbal messages and intuits their feelings. She uses the 'clair' skills such as clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience to help interpret their transmissions. In her psychic and mediumship practices, these identical skills are employed to connect with individuals in the physical and non-physical realms. During her animal communication training, she studied and apprenticed with world-renowned animal communicators. She achieved both remote and in-person training. When she reached deep levels of practical understanding, she offered free readings to validate the information before she added the credentials to her resume. Certification in Healing Touch for Animals signalled the beginning of Ellen's formal hands-on and remote training in energy assessment and healing techniques. Learning how to use pendulums was a key part of the program. Central to her training was developing the skills to feel energy in the body. She completed many practice hours while working on people and their pets during the certification process. We're chatting about Ellen's book “ Be Like the Wind: Three Equines Channel Spiritual Light” & her work with Animals & much more!

Ellen Kohn has been communicating with animals since childhood. She has Healing Touch, Reiki and Meridian certifications.   In her book, "Be Like the Wind" we learn that the horses observe and feel the anger of the human race and guide us to the find the spiriutal light and to use the tools for guidance. The three horses collaborate and bring forth divine law and remind us that nothing is random. There is an Equine Council of Elders fromed by highly ascended beings who have spent many lifetimes as a horse. Fasincating book!  You can visit Ellen on her website EnlightenedAnimals.com. My new book, "A Guide to Angel Communication and Spiritual Laws" was released on December 1st in the U.S. I hope enjoy reading about the angels and learning to connect with Spirit/God and the Angelic Realm. https://www.nancyyearout.com

Ellen Kohn's "Be Like the Wind" is a groundbreaking spiritual book written through the guidance of three extraordinary horses. This unique channeled work invites readers into the mystical world of the Spirit realm. Ellen Kohn is a renowned psychic and animal communicator, who collaborated with these wise equine beings that offer profound insights into the human condition, healing, and transformation. Did you know that all animals, especially the highly intuitive equines, can read your mind, feel your emotions, and understand your spiritual signature even before you meet them? Be Like the Wind offers readers an unprecedented opportunity to step into the world of horses and view life from their profound and intuitive perspective. Through the voices of Billy, Monty, and Romeo—a Thoroughbred, an Appendix, and a Mustang—this book reveals life-changing wisdom as the horses share their deeply personal stories of trauma, humility, and transformation.

Ellen Kohn's "Be Like the Wind" is a groundbreaking spiritual book written through the guidance of three extraordinary horses. This unique channeled work invites readers into the mystical world of the Spirit realm. Ellen Kohn is a renowned psychic and animal communicator, who collaborated with these wise equine beings that offer profound insights into the human condition, healing, and transformation. Did you know that all animals, especially the highly intuitive equines, can read your mind, feel your emotions, and understand your spiritual signature even before you meet them? Be Like the Wind offers readers an unprecedented opportunity to step into the world of horses and view life from their profound and intuitive perspective. Through the voices of Billy, Monty, and Romeo—a Thoroughbred, an Appendix, and a Mustang—this book reveals life-changing wisdom as the horses share their deeply personal stories of trauma, humility, and transformation.

  This Sunday I sit down with author Ellen Kohn to discuss her new book “Be Like the Wind: Three Equines Channel Spiritual Light” which explores the spiritual guidance offered by horses and the importance of listening to nature. Ellen delves into themes of healing, trust, and the co-creative relationship between humans and animals, highlighting the lessons learned from both sides. We share our insights on grief, animal communication, and the spiritual connections we maintain with our pets even after they pass. She discusses the importance of energy work, the impact of past lives on our current experiences, and the necessity of spiritual alignment for personal growth. To find out more about Ellen and buy her book, head over to her website.  The Kohn Foundation: Bahamian Animal Rescue   You can watch this full interview over on our YouTube Channel. Don't forget to subscribe! To learn more about your host, Krista Xiomara head over to https://iamkristaxiomara.com If you'd like to support this podcast, consider buying podcast inspired merch here! Podcast Production: Written, directed, and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Original Music by Mr. Pixie Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast   

Join Kim and Alison as they welcome Ellen Zohn to teh show, author of "Be Like the Wind Three Equines Channel Spiritual light"

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On the back of a horse, Ellen Kohn received a spiritual channeling called Be LIke the Wind. Stunned, she wrote down these words from Monty, her second horse, and that became the subject of an entire book. Over the course of the next 8 years, Ellen received multiple messages and clairvoyant signs that she was to be a mouthpiece for three horses who joined forces and provided her with their viewpoints on humanity and how to live an enlightened life. Billy was the first; Monty second and Romeo third. Each horse is unique, bringing a fresh perspective to Be LIke the Wind. Be Like the Wind was clearly a spiritually ordained project, one that left her conscious mind behind as the chapters unfolded. Ellen also shares with us communication from a number of other animal species. What do the animals have to tell us about our lives and times here on earth?

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We can brace ourselves against our lives, and we can try to control the many situations in our lives that really can't be controlled. We mean by this everything from parenting, to relationships, to our living and dying. Sometimes, our bracing and our rigidity works right against the forces and movements of life that are bigger than us, and out of our reach, and then we end up crashing into situations. So what would it take for us to recognise when we are falling and learning to be soft, like a cat, rather than landing as a bag of bones? Hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Join Our Weekly Mailing: www.turningtowards.life/subscribe Support Us: www.buymeacoffee.com/turningtowardslife Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace.  Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify. Here's our source for this week: Be Like a Cat When a cat falls out of a tree, it lets go of itself. The cat becomes completely relaxed, and lands lightly on the ground. But if a cat were about to fall out of a tree and suddenly made up its mind that it didn't want to fall, it would become tense and rigid, and would be just a bag of broken bones upon landing. In the same way, it is the philosophy of the Tao that we are all falling off a tree, at every moment of our lives. As a matter of fact, the moment we were born, we were kicked off a precipice, and we are falling, and there is nothing that can stop it. So instead of living in a state of chronic tension, and clinging to all sorts of things that are actually falling with us because the whole world is impermanent, be like a cat. Alan Watts Photo by Wren Meinberg on Unsplash

We've done it! We've come to the end of our series “Be Like the Cor-Man”! They all laughed at us, laughed at us, I tell you! They said we were mad! Mad!! Well, now who's mad?! Ahahahahahaha! We've made it through Roger Corman's final directorial opus “Frankenstein Unbound”! They told us only lunatics would even … Continue reading "Episode 297 – Frankenstein Unbound (1990)"

Log entry, nighttime, July something or other. So, we're coming to the end of our series “Be Like the Cor-Man” and in preparation for our discussion of “The Trip,” an exploration of the effects of an LSD experience, I've decided to really commit to the message of the film, so I've eaten half a sheet … Continue reading "Episode 296 – The Trip (1967)"

Hey, all you Daddy-os and cool chicks! Get hip to this new scene, man! We got some groovin' behoovin' all in the name of that heppest of hepcats Rog Corman and man, is this guy a real gone cat! We're  diggin' the scene in our scenario-series “Be Like the Cor-man”, man, and brother, have we … Continue reading "Episode 294 – A Bucket of Blood (1959)"

Tremble before the rise of the Cor-man! We're in “Be Like the Cor-man” now, up to our necks! For all his chintzy budgets, churned-out scripts, and lilliputian shooting schedules, Roger Corman hardly ever lost money on any of his pictures. Some of those pictures . . . one finds oneself asking “how?” as is the … Continue reading "Episode 291 – Little Shop of Horrors (1960)"

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Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 379   Chris Poirier, General Manager at Perform Better We spoke about: The new Summit format for this summer No more Sundays An added session- a new networking/Q&A room 3 presenters The Florida lineup much more Check out the Summits here   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Loaded Change of direction drills Why pushing knees over toes is a bad idea for Knee pain Belief Clusters Muscle as we age     "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Core values and how to put them into play to advance your member experience" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue. BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge! BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability. Click here to get the Bundle About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

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Do you want relationships that uplift you, and contribute joy to your life? Dr. Sara Kuburic, an existential psychotherapist and author, known as @millennial.therapist, has the insights you need! In this episode, she shares her amazing wealth of expertise and experience. Our conversation delves into spotting red flags, transforming beliefs, the challenges of ending friendships, cultivating self-worth and addressing generational guilt, and finding a sense of belonging. Join us to discover: 1. The One Question You Should Ask Yourself in Every Relationship2. Why We Should Not Surround Ourselves With People Who We Don‘t Want to Be Like3. Holistic Ways for Building a Healthy Relationship With Your Body4. How Dogs Can Help Us With Self-Discovery I hope you this episode inspires you to cultivate the relationships your heart is longing for. We would love to hear your thoughts on this podcast episode. Head over to @purplestars.world on Instagram and share the valuable insights you gained from it. Can't wait to read your comments! Sending lots of love,Sarah What we discussed:00:00 One of the Many Gems of This Episode00:22 Welcome Dr. Sara Kuburic01:48 The Reasons Why People Make Up Excuses05:16 Signs of a Healthy Friendship07:28 Why Breaking Up With Friends Is So Hard09:07 Why We Should Not Surround Ourselves With People Who We Don‘t Want to Be Like.14:17 You Need to Realize: This Is YOUR Life15:59 The Healing Benefits of Somatic Exercises23:00 How to Build a Healthy Relationship With Your Body26:05 The Reason Behind Her Panic Attacks35:07 Breaking the Circle of Victimhood36:48 Life Is Supposed to Be Fun38:18 You Can Change The Relationship With Your Emotion41:18 Fear of Joy, Love, and Success49:00 Animal-Human Connection Can Help Us With Self-Discovery52:52 What Is Home To A Digital Nomad?56:00 Finding Balance When Being on the Road01:00:00 Wrapping Up Connect with Dr. Sara Kuburic:Website: https://www.sara-kuburic.com/ Instagram: @millenial.therapist Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/sarakuburic?r=1tym1s&utm_medium=iosHer Latest Book “It's One Me”: https://a.co/d/gMR8157Connect with us:Website: https://purple-stars.usInstagram: @purplestars.world Youtube: @PurpleStarsWorld

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 378 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Kevin Carr, co-owner at MBSC and CFSC, founder of Movement as Medicine We spoke about: How much time to spend on content His lecture at the MBSC Spring Seminar, "5 Fitness Facts That Could Save Your Life" Lifespan vs. Healthspan How can training help both Lifespan and Healthspan What can we do to maintain cognitive health for our clients The important of VO2 Max How to implement the 2-mile bike test to help determine intervals how they are using intervals to improve VO2 max much more   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Revisiting Force review of Hunter Eisenhower's articles on Simplifaster what he is learning about force how he is thinking of implementing some new concepts based on this deep dive   Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14     "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Asking form Referrals- it's not just about business growth, it's about building community" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue. BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge! BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability. Click here to get the Bundle About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Erica Benner – author of the new book Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power – shows what a more self-critical and down-to-earth understanding of democracy would entail; discusses what it means that there is a constant battle within democracies between principles of universal liberty, equality, and power-sharing, on the one hand, and the boys' club logic, on the other; explains why self-restraint and acknowledging others' fear of losing their share of power are crucially important; and reflects on the development of a truly global conversation about democracy. Erica Benner is a political philosopher and historian of ideas. She teaches at the Hertie School for Governance in Berlin, at LSE Ideas, as well as for academic programmes in Sweden and China. She has previously been affiliated with Oxford University, Yale University, Warsaw University as well as the CEU's Institute of Advanced Studies, among other institutions. Benner also acts as the President of the European Society for the History of Political Thought and is a founding editor of the book series History of European Political and Constitutional Thought. She is the author of numerous books, including Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli In His World. Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power has been published by Allen Lane.   The conversation has been conducted by Ferenc Laczó. The recording has been edited by Lucie Hunter.

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 377 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Luka Hocevar, founder and co-owner Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Seattle, WA We spoke about: How much time to spend on content How creating content can make you a better coach when you do it the right way Creativity is a habit Making it pretty with lighting, angles, cuts, etc. vs. "Just Do It" The value of repurposing Using your social media for local business His lecture at the MBSC Spring Seminar- "Content That Educates, Entertains, Positions, and  Sells" (link to the seminar below) much more   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Why “it happens in a game” is a bad defense for bad training Charlie Weingroff's lecture on conditioning at MBSC 4 levels of belief  Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14 Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Selling Upgrades- products complementary to your services" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue. BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge! BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability. Click here to get the Bundle About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

This segment is all about getting promoted while playing the game of corporate politics, maintaining great relationships, and executing well in your role. In the second half, Kelli and Nolan discuss whether you can get promoted too fast.Forward this to any HR Pro who needs to hear it - and tell them to subscribe: hrheretics.substack.com--SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by AttioAttio is the next generation of CRM. It's powerful, flexible and easily configures to the unique way your startup runs, whatever your go-to-market motion. The next era deserves a better CRM. Join OpenAI, Replicate, ElevenLabs and more at https://bit.ly/AttioHRHeretics --TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(00:36) What Drives Promotion Obsession?(01:18) Get Your Foot in the Door, Then Climb the Corporate Ladder(02:13) The Game of Corporate Politics and Relationships(04:26) Get Used to the Politics…(05:21) …But Don't Be Like a Slimy Car Salesman(06:21) Advocating for Yourself(09:10) Sponsor: Attio(10:05) The Double-Edged Sword of Rapid Promotion(12:38) Framework for Employee Scaling(14:51) The Dirty Secret of A Founder Not Doing Well(16:48) Wrap—GET IN TOUCH WITH NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDINNolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/HR Heretics is a podcast from the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more at www.turpentine.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hrheretics.substack.com

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 376 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Clifton Harski, Operations Officer at Pain-free Performance Specialist Certification We spoke about: Athleticism as it relates to athletes and general population Why just "playing the sport" is not the answer Ignored Athletic Qualities His "BA Progression" Be Able Be Athletic Be Adaptable Movement confidence and movement competence Progression and positions without going down a rabbit hole Example of progressions much more   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His article "Don't get caught Flatfooted" His article "Preparing for the 1 Mile Run" Strength & Conditioning coaches are forgetting about the conditioning part Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14 Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "The art of follow-up and communication with both prospects and members" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue. BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge! BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability. Click here to get the Bundle About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 375 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Jake Tuura, founder, JackedAthlete.com    We spoke about: Tendons vs. Ligaments How do we train tendons As you increase performance, you increase likelihood of injury Can we prevent tendon injuries Is getting stronger the answer to helping tendons Slow for Health, Fast for Performance Protocols and progressions for tendon health An overview of his lecture, "tendons for Trainers" at the MBSC Spring Seminar much more   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Why teaching starts are a waste of time Training philosophy- what you like vs. what you have learned Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14     Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "The power of systems" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Hats Off To This Week's Contributors: @RyanMorrisonJer, @geneteare, @mgsiegler, @spyglass_feed, @saulausterlitz, @ClareMalone, @benedictevans, @mikeloukides, @ErikNaso, @kateclarktweets, @finkd, @mattbirchler, @imillhiser, @jaygoldberg, @ron_miller, @btaylor, @sierraplatform, @eladgilContents* Editorial: * Essays of the Week* AI Leads New Unicorn Creation As Ranks Of $1B Startups Swells * Behold: The Sports Streaming Bundle* 40 Years Ago, This Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever* Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?* Video of the Week* AI and Everything Else - Benedict Evans from Slush* AI of the Week* The OpenAI Endgame* OpenAI Sora– The most realistic AI-generated video to date* I Was Wrong. We Haven't Reached Peak AI Frenzy.* News Of the Week* I tried Vision Pro. Here's my take* The Quest 3 is better than you might expect* The Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and Twitter* Arm Results Set The World On Fire* Startup of the Week* Bret Taylor's new AI company aims to help customers get answers and complete tasks automatically* X of the Week* Elad Gil on AIEditorial: And The Oscar Goes to SoraOpenAI teased its new video creation model - Sora - this week.In doing so it released a technical report and several examples of prompts and outputs.Cautious to not over-state the end game the company said:We explore large-scale training of generative models on video data. Specifically, we train text-conditional diffusion models jointly on videos and images of variable durations, resolutions and aspect ratios. We leverage a transformer architecture that operates on spacetime patches of video and image latent codes. Our largest model, Sora, is capable of generating a minute of high fidelity video. Our results suggest that scaling video generation models is a promising path towards building general purpose simulators of the physical world.All of the videos are incredible, albeit only a minute or less each. My favorite is the Dogs in Snow video:Although the ‘Closeup Man in Glasses' is also wonderful.I mention this because the speed at which AI is addressing new fields is - in my opinion - mind-boggling. Skills that take humans decades to perfect are being learned in months and are capable of scaling to infinite outputs using words, code, images, video, and sound.It will take the advancement of robotics to tie these capabilities to physical work, but that seems assured to happen.When engineering, farming, transport, or production meets AI then human needs can be addressed directly.Sora winning an Oscar for Cinematography or in producing from a script or a book seems far-fetched. But it wasn't so long ago that a tech company doing so would have been laughable, and now we have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV Plus regularly being nominated or winning awards.Production will increasingly be able to leverage AI.Some will say this is undermining human skills, but I think the opposite. It will release human skills. Take the prompt that produced the Dogs in Snow video:Prompt:A litter of golden retriever puppies playing in the snow. Their heads pop out of the snow, covered in.I can imagine that idea and write it down. But my skills would not allow me to produce it. Sora opens my imagination and enables me to act on it. I guess that many humans have creative ideas that they are unable to execute….up to now. Sora, DallE, and ChatGPT all focus on releasing human potential.Google released its Gemini 1.5 model this week (less than a month after releasing Gemini Ultra 1.0). Tom's Guide has a summary and analysis by Ryan MorrisonGemini Pro 1.5 has a staggering 10 million token context length. That is the amount of content it can store in its memory for a single chat or response. This is enough for hours of video or multiple books within a single conversation, and Google says it can find any piece of information within that window with a high level of accuracy.Jeff Dean, Google DeepMind Chief Scientist wrote on X that the model also comes with advanced multimodal capabilities across code, text, image, audio and video.He wrote that this means you can “interact in sophisticated ways with entire books, very long document collections, codebases of hundreds of thousands of lines across hundreds of files, full movies, entire podcast series, and more."In “needle-in-a-haystack” testing where they look for the needle in the vast amount of data stored in the context window, they were able to find specific pieces of information with 99.7% accuracy even with 10 million tokens of data.All of this makes it easy to understand why Kate Clark at The Information penned a piece with the title: I Was Wrong. We Haven't Reached Peak AI FrenzyI will leave this week's editorial with Ryan Morrison's observation at the end of his article:What we are seeing with these advanced multimodal models is the interaction of the digital and the real, where AI is gaining a deeper understanding of humanity and how WE see the world.Essays of the WeekAI Leads New Unicorn Creation As Ranks Of $1B Startups Swells  February 13, 2024Gené Teare @geneteareFewer startups became unicorns in 2023, but The Crunchbase Unicorn Board also became more crowded, as exits became even scarcer.That means that 10 years after the term “unicorn” was coined to denote those private startups valued at $1 billion or more, there are over 1,500 current unicorn companies globally, collectively valued at more than $5 trillion based on their most recent valuations from funding deals.All told, fewer than 100 companies joined the Unicorn Board in 2023, the lowest count in more than five years, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.Of the 95 companies that joined the board in 2023, AI was the leading sector, adding 20 new unicorns alone. Other leading unicorn sectors in 2023 included fintech (with 14 companies), cleantech and energy (12 each), and semiconductors (nine).Based on an analysis of Crunchbase data, 41 companies joined the Unicorn Board from the U.S. and 24 from China in 2023. Other countries were in the single digits for new unicorns: Germany had four new companies, while India and the U.K. each had three.New records nonethelessDespite the slower pace of new unicorns, the Crunchbase board of current private unicorns has reached new milestones as fewer companies exited the board in 2023.The total number of global unicorns on our board reached 1,500 at the start of 2024, which takes into account the exclusion of those that have exited via an M&A or IPO transaction. Altogether, these private unicorn companies have raised north of $900 billion from investors.This year also marks a decade since investor Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term unicorn for private companies valued at a billion dollars or more.In a new report looking at the unicorn landscape 10 years later, Lee said she believes the unicorn phenomenon is not going away, despite a sharp downturn in venture funding in recent years. She expects more than 1,000 new companies in the U.S. alone will join the ranks in the next decade.Unicorn exitsIn 2023, 10 unicorn companies exited the board via an IPO, far fewer than in recent years. That contrasts with 20 companies in 2022 and 113 in 2021.However, M&A was more active in 2023. Sixteen unicorn companies were acquired in 2023 — up from 2022 when 11 companies were acquired and slightly down from 2021 with 21 companies exiting via an acquisition.December numbersEight new companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in December 2023. The highest monthly count last year for new unicorns was 10 and the lowest was two.Of the new unicorns, three are artificial intelligence companies. Other sectors that minted unicorns in December include fintech, cybersecurity, food and beverage, and health care.The new unicorn companies minted in December 2023 were:..MoreBehold: The Sports Streaming BundleIt just makes sense. Sports was the last thing holding together the cable TV bundle. Now it will be the start of the streaming bundle.That's my 5-minute reaction to the truly huge news that Disney, Warner, and Fox are launching a new sports streaming service, combining their various sports rights into one package. Well, presumably. The details are still quite thin at this point. Clearly, several entities were racing to this story, with both WSJ and Bloomberg claiming "scoops" by publishing paragraph-long stories with only the high level facts. I'm linking to Varietyabove, which at least has a few more details, including (canned) quotes from Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, and David Zaslav.Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are set to launch a new streaming joint venture that will make all of their sports programming available under a single broadband roof, a move that will put content from ESPN, TNT and Fox Sports on a new standalone app and, in the process, likely shake up the world of TV sports.The three media giants are slated to launch the new service in the fall. Subscribers would get access to linear sports networks including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+, as well as hundreds of hours from the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL and many top college divisions. Pricing will be announced at a later date.Each company would own one third of the new outlet and license their sports content to it on a non-exclusive basis. The service would have a new brand and an independent management teamYes, this is essentially running the Hulu playbook of old, but only for sports content. No, that ultimately didn't end well, but Hulu had a decent enough run before egos got involved.1 Here, the egos are once again being (at least temporarily) set aside to do something obvious: make money. Sports is the one bit of content that most people watch in one form or another, live no less (hence why it was keeping the cable bundle together). And increasingly, with the rise of streaming, it was becoming impossible to figure out what game was on, where. You could get access to most games online now, but it might require buying four or five different services. And again, then finding which one the game you wanted was actually on...More40 Years Ago, This Ad Changed the Super Bowl ForeverAn oral history of Apple's groundbreaking “1984” spot, which helped to establish the Super Bowl as TV's biggest commercial showcase.By Saul AusterlitzPublished Feb. 9, 2024Updated Feb. 10, 2024Four decades ago, the Super Bowl became the Super Bowl.It wasn't because of anything that happened in the game itself: On Jan. 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated Washington 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII, a contest that was mostly over before halftime. But during the broadcast on CBS, a 60-second commercial loosely inspired by a famous George Orwell novel shook up the advertising and the technology sectors without ever showing the product it promoted. Conceived by the Chiat/Day ad agency and directed by Ridley Scott, then fresh off making the seminal science-fiction noir “Blade Runner,” the Apple commercial “1984,” which was intended to introduce the new Macintosh computer, would become one of the most acclaimed commercials ever made. It also helped to kick off — pun partially intended — the Super Bowl tradition of the big game serving as an annual showcase for gilt-edged ads from Fortune 500 companies. It all began with the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's desire to take the battle with the company's rivals to a splashy television broadcast he knew nothing about.In recent interviews, several of the people involved in creating the “1984” spot — Scott; John Sculley, then chief executive of Apple; Steve Hayden, a writer of the ad for Chiat/Day; Fred Goldberg, the Apple account manager for Chiat/Day; and Anya Rajah, the actor who famously threw the sledgehammer — looked back on how the commercial came together, its inspiration and the internal objections that almost kept it from airing. These are edited excerpts from the conversations.JOHN SCULLEY On Oct. 19, 1983, we're all sitting around in Steve [Jobs's] building, the Mac building, and the cover of Businessweek says, “The Winner is … IBM.” We were pretty deflated because this was the introduction of the IBM PCjr, and we hadn't even introduced the Macintosh yet.STEVE HAYDEN Jobs said, “I want something that will stop the world in its tracks.” Our media director, Hank Antosz, said, “Well, there's only one place that can do that — the Super Bowl.” And Steve Jobs said, “What's the Super Bowl?” [Antosz] said, “Well, it's a huge football game that attracts one of the largest audiences of the year.” And [Jobs] said, “I've never seen a Super Bowl. I don't think I know anybody who's seen a Super Bowl.”FRED GOLDBERG The original idea was actually done in 1982. We presented an ad [with] a headline, which was “Why 1984 Won't Be Like ‘1984,'” to Steve Jobs, and he didn't think the Apple III was worthy of that claim...MoreIs the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?Ads are scarce, search and social traffic is dying, and readers are burned out. The future will require fundamentally rethinking the press's relationship to its audience.Clare MaloneFebruary 10, 2024My first job in media was as an assistant at The American Prospect, a small political magazine in Washington, D.C., that offered a promising foothold in journalism. I helped with the print order, mailed checks to writers—after receiving lots of e-mails asking, politely, Where is my money?—and ran the intern program. This last responsibility allowed me a small joy: every couple of weeks, a respected journalist would come into the office for a brown-bag lunch in our conference room, giving our most recent group of twentysomethings a chance to ask for practical advice about “making it.” One man told us to embrace a kind of youthful workaholism, before we became encumbered by kids and families. An investigative reporter implored us to file our taxes and to keep our personal lives in order—never give the rich and powerful a way to undercut your journalism. But perhaps the most memorable piece of advice was from a late-career writer who didn't mince words. You want to make it in journalism, he said? Marry rich. We laughed. He didn't.I've thought a lot about that advice in the past year. A report that tracked layoffs in the industry in 2023 recorded twenty-six hundred and eighty-one in broadcast, print, and digital news media. NBC News, Vox Media, Vice News, Business Insider, Spotify, theSkimm, FiveThirtyEight, The Athletic, and Condé Nast—the publisher of The New Yorker—all made significant layoffs. BuzzFeed News closed, as did Gawker. The Washington Post, which lost about a hundred million dollars last year, offered buyouts to two hundred and forty employees. In just the first month of 2024, Condé Nast laid off a significant number of Pitchfork's staff and folded the outlet into GQ; the Los Angeles Times laid off at least a hundred and fifteen workers (their union called it “the big one”); Time cut fifteen per cent of its union-represented editorial staff; the Wall Street Journal slashed positions at its D.C. bureau; and Sports Illustrated, which had been weathering a scandal for publishing A.I.-generated stories, laid off much of its staff as well. One journalist recently cancelled a networking phone call with me, writing, “I've decided to officially take my career in a different direction.” There wasn't much I could say to counter that conclusion; it was perfectly logical.“Publishers, brace yourselves—it's going to be a wild ride,” Matthew Goldstein, a media consultant, wrote in a January newsletter. “I see a potential extinction-level event in the future.” Some of the forces cited by Goldstein were already well known: consumers are burned out by the news, and social-media sites have moved away from promoting news articles. But Goldstein also pointed to Google's rollout of A.I.-integrated search, which answers user queries within the Google interface, rather than referring them to outside Web sites, as a major factor in this coming extinction. According to a recent Wall Street Journalanalysis, Google generates close to forty per cent of traffic across digital media. Brands with strong home-page traffic will likely be less affected, Goldstein wrote—places like Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Daily Mail, CNN, the Washington Post, and Fox News. But Web sites that aren't as frequently typed into browsers need to “contemplate drastic measures, possibly halving their brand portfolios.”What will emerge in the wake of mass extinction, Brian Morrissey, another media analyst, recently wrote in his newsletter, “The Rebooting,” is “a different industry, leaner and diminished, often serving as a front operation to other businesses,” such as events, e-commerce, and sponsored content. In fact, he told me, what we are witnessing is nothing less than the end of the mass-media era. “This is a delayed reaction to the commercial Internet itself,” he said. “I don't know if anything could have been done differently.”..Much MoreVideo of the WeekAI and Everything Else - Benedict Evans from SlushAI of the WeekThe OpenAI EndgameThoughts about the outcome of the NYT versus OpenAI copyright lawsuitBy Mike LoukidesFebruary 13, 2024Since the New York Times sued OpenAI for infringing its copyrights by using Times content for training, everyone involved with AI has been wondering about the consequences. How will this lawsuit play out? And, more importantly, how will the outcome affect the way we train and use large language models?There are two components to this suit. First, it was possible to get ChatGPT to reproduce some Times articles very close to verbatim. That's fairly clearly copyright infringement, though there are still important questions that could influence the outcome of the case. Reproducing the New York Times clearly isn't the intent of ChatGPT, and OpenAI appears to have modified ChatGPT's guardrails to make generating infringing content more difficult, though probably not impossible. Is this enough to limit any damages? It's not clear that anybody has used ChatGPT to avoid paying for a NYT subscription. Second, the examples in a case like this are always cherry-picked. While the Times can clearly show that OpenAI can reproduce some articles, can it reproduce any article from the Times' archive? Could I get ChatGPT to produce an article from page 37 of the September 18, 1947 issue? Or, for that matter, an article from the Chicago Tribune or the Boston Globe? Is the entire corpus available (I doubt it), or just certain random articles? I don't know, and given that OpenAI has modified GPT to reduce the possibility of infringement, it's almost certainly too late to do that experiment. The courts will have to decide whether inadvertent, inconsequential, or unpredictable reproduction meets the legal definition of copyright infringement.The more important claim is that training a model on copyrighted content is infringement, whether or not the model is capable of reproducing that training data in its output. An inept and clumsy version of this claim was made by Sarah Silverman and others in a suit that was dismissed. The Authors' Guild has its own version of this lawsuit, and it is working on a licensing model that would allow its members to opt in to a single licensing agreement. The outcome of this case could have many side-effects, since it essentially would allow publishers to charge not just for the texts they produce, but for how those texts are used.It is difficult to predict what the outcome will be, though easy enough guess. Here's mine. OpenAI will settle with the New York Times out of court, and we won't get a ruling. This settlement will have important consequences: it will set a de-facto price on training data. And that price will no doubt be high. Perhaps not as high as the Times would like (there are rumors that OpenAI has offered something in the range of $1 million to $5 million), but sufficiently high enough to deter OpenAI's competitors.$1M is not, in and of itself, a terribly high price, and the Times reportedly thinks that it's way too low; but realize that OpenAI will have to pay a similar amount to almost every major newspaper publisher worldwide in addition to organizations like the Authors Guild, technical journal publishers, magazine publishers, and many other content owners. The total bill is likely to be close to $1 billion, if not more, and as models need to be updated, at least some of it will be a recurring cost. I suspect that OpenAI would have difficulty going higher, even given Microsoft's investments—and, whatever else you may think of this strategy—OpenAI has to think about the total cost. I doubt that they are close to profitable; they appear to be running on an Uber-like business plan, in which they spend heavily to buy the market without regard for running a sustainable business. But even with that business model, billion-dollar expenses have to raise the eyebrows of partners like Microsoft.The Times, on the other hand, appears to be making a common mistake: overvaluing its data. Yes, it has a large archive—but what is the value of old news? Furthermore, in almost any application but especially in AI, the value of data isn't the data itself; it's the correlations between different datasets. The Times doesn't own those correlations any more than I own the correlations between my browsing data and Tim O'Reilly's. But those correlations are precisely what's valuable to OpenAI and others building data-driven products...MoreOpenAI Sora– The most realistic AI-generated video to dateERIK NASOOpenAI Sora is an AI text-to-video model that has achieved incredibly realistic video that is hard to tell it is AI. It's very life-like but not real. I think we have just hit the beginning of some truly powerful AI-generated video that could change the game for stock footage and more. Below are two examples of the most realistic AI prompt-generated videos I have seen.Prompt: A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. She wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. She wears sunglasses and red lipstick. She walks confidently and casually. The street is damp and reflective, creating a mirror effect of the colorful lights. Many pedestrians walk about.Prompt: Drone view of waves crashing against the rugged cliffs along Big Sur's garay point beach. The crashing blue waters create white-tipped waves, while the golden light of the setting sun illuminates the rocky shore. A small island with a lighthouse sits in the distance, and green shrubbery covers the cliff's edge. The steep drop from the road down to the beach is a dramatic feat, with the cliff's edges jutting out over the sea. This is a view that captures the raw beauty of the coast and the rugged landscape of the Pacific Coast Highway.Prompt: Animated scene features a close-up of a short fluffy monster kneeling beside a melting red candle. The art style is 3D and realistic, with a focus on lighting and texture. The mood of the painting is one of wonder and curiosity, as the monster gazes at the flame with wide eyes and open mouth. Its pose and expression convey a sense of innocence and playfulness, as if it is exploring the world around it for the first time. The use of warm colors and dramatic lighting further enhances the cozy atmosphere of the image.Sora can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence to the user's prompt. OpenAI SOra states they are teaching AI to understand and simulate the physical world in motion, with the goal of training models that help people solve problems that require real-world interaction...MoreI Was Wrong. We Haven't Reached Peak AI Frenzy.By Kate ClarkFeb 15, 2024, 4:16pm PSTAfter Sam Altman's sudden firing last year, I argued the chaos that followed his short-lived ouster would inject a healthy dose of caution into venture investments in artificial intelligence companies. I figured we'd finally reached the peak of the AI venture capital frenzy when a threatened employee exodus from OpenAI risked sending the value of the $86 billion AI juggernaut almost to zero. There was plenty of other proof that the hype for generative AI was fading. Investors were openly saying they planned to be a lot tougher on valuation negotiations and would ask startups harder questions about governance. Some companies had begun to consider selling themselves due to the high costs of developing AI software. And an early darling of the AI boom, AI-powered writing tool Jasper, had become the butt of jokes when it slashed internal revenue projections and cut its internal valuation after having won a $1.5 billion valuation in 2022. I forgot that everyone in Silicon Valley suffers from short-term memory loss. After a week sipping boxed water with venture capitalists from South Park to Sand Hill Road, I'm convinced I called the end of the AI frenzy far too soon. In fact, I expect this year will deliver more cash into the hands of U.S. AI startups than last year, when those companies raised a total of $63 billion, according to PitchBook data. Altman's fundraising ambitions will surely boost the total. A recent report from The Wall Street Journal said Altman plans to raise trillions of dollars to develop the AI chips needed to create artificial general intelligence, software that can reason the way humans do. Even if that number is actually much smaller, talk of such goals lifts the ceiling for other startup founders, who are  likely to think even bigger and to be more aggressive in their fundraising. Investor appetite for AI companies is still growing, too. These investors claimed last fall that they were done with the FOMO-inspired deals, but they're pushing checks on the top AI companies now harder than ever...MoreNews Of the WeekI tried Vision Pro. Here's my takeThe Quest 3 is better than you might expectPosted by Matt Birchler13 Feb 2024Alex Heath for The Verge: Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is “the better product” vs. Apple's Vision ProHe says the Quest has a better “immersive” content library than Apple, which is technically true for now, though he admits that the Vision Pro is a better entertainment device. And then there's the fact that the Quest 3 is, as Zuck says, “like seven times less expensive.”I currently own both headsets and while I'm very excited about the potential in the Vision Pro, I actually find it hard to fully disagree with Zuck on this one. I think a lot of people have only used the Vision Pro would be surprised how well the Quest 3 does some things in comparison.For example, the pass-through mode is definitely not quite as good as the Vision Pro's, but it's closer than you might expect. And while people are rightly impressed with how well the Vision Pro has windows locked in 3D space, honestly the Quest 3 is just as good at this in my experience. When it comes to comfort, I do think the Vision Pro is easier to wear for longer periods, but I find it more finicky to get in just the right spot in front of my eyes, while the Quest 3 seems to have a larger sweet spot. And let's not even talk about the field of view, which is way wider on the Quest to the point of being unnoticeable basically all the time. I kinda think field of view will be similar to phone bezels in that you get used to what you have and anything more seems huge — you can get used to the Vision Pro's narrower field of view, but once you're used to wider, it's hard to not notice when going back.The Vision Pro has some hardware features that help it rise above (the massively higher resolution screen jumps to mind), but I'm just saying that if you're looking for everything to be 7x better to match the price difference, I don't think that's there.Beyond this, the products are quite different, though. As Zuckerberg says, the Quest 3 is more focused on fully immersive VR experiences, and while the Vision Pro has a little of that right now, it's not really doing the same things. And when it comes to gaming it's not even close. The Quest 3 has a large library of games available and that expands to almost every VR game ever made with Steam Link.On the other hand, the Vision Pro is much for a “computer” than the Quest ever was. If you can do it on a Mac or an iPad, you can probably already do it on the Vision Pro. And I'm not talking about finding some weird alternate version of your task manager or web browser that doesn't sync with anything else in your life, I'm talking about the apps you already know and love. This is huge and it's Apple leveraging its ecosystem to make sure you can seamlessly move from Mac to iPhone to iPad to Vision Pro. And if you can't install something from the App Store, the web browser is just as capable as Safari on the iPad. If all else fails, you can always just bring your full Mac into your space as well. I will say the Quest 3 can do this and has the advantage of working with Windows as well, but if you have a Mac, it's much, much better.This is more words than I expected to write about a CEO saying his product is better than the competition's (shocker), but I do think that Zuck's statement is less insane than some may think it to be...MoreThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and TwitterWe're about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism.By Ian Millhiser Feb 15, 2024, 7:00am ESTIan Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.In mid-2021, about a year before he began his longstanding feud with the biggest employer in his state, Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation attempting to seize control of content moderation at major social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter (now called X by Elon Musk). A few months later, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, also a Republican, signed similar legislation in his state.Both laws are almost comically unconstitutional — the First Amendment does not permit the government to order media companies to publish content they do not wish to publish — and neither law is currently in effect. A federal appeals court halted the key provisions of Florida's law in 2022, and the Supreme Court temporarily blocked Texas's law shortly thereafter (though the justices, somewhat ominously, split 5-4 in this later case).Nevertheless, the justices have not yet weighed in on whether these two unconstitutional laws must be permanently blocked, and that question is now before the Court in a pair of cases known as Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton.The stakes in both cases are quite high, and the Supreme Court's decision is likely to reveal where each one of the Republican justices falls on the GOP's internal conflict between old-school free market capitalists and a newer generation that is eager to pick cultural fights with business...MoreArm Results Set The World On FireFebruary 13, 2024 · by D/D Advisors · in Analyst Decoder Ring. ·Arm reported its second set of earnings as a (once again) public company last week. These numbers were particularly strong, well above consensus for both the current and guided quarters. Arm stock rallied strongly on the results up ~30% for the week. These numbers were important as they go a long way to establishing the company's credibility with the Street in a way their prior results did not.That being said, we saw things we both liked and disliked in their numbers. Here are our highlights of those:Positive: Growing Value Capture. One of our chief concerns with the company since IPO has been the low value they capture per licensed chip shipped – roughly $0.11 per chip at the IPO. That figure continued to inch higher in the latest results, but critically they pointed out that their royalty rate doubles with the latest version of their IP (v9). This does not mean that all of their royalty rates are going to double any time soon, but it does point very much in the right direction. Critically, they noted this rate increase applies to architectural licenses as well.Negative: The Model is Complex. Judging from the number of questions management fielded on the call about this rate increase no one really knows how to model Arm. The company has a lot of moving parts in its revenue mix, and they have limits to their ability to communicate some very important parts of their model. We think that at some point the company would be well served by providing some clearer guide posts on how to build these models or they risk the Street always playing catch up with a wide swing of expectations each quarter.Positive: Premium Plan Conversion. The company said three companies converted from their AFA plan to the ATA model. We will not get into the details of those here, but these can best be thought of in software terms with customers on low priced subscription plans converting to Premium subscription plans. This is a good trend, and management expressed a high degree of confidence that they expect to see it continue. They have spent a few years putting these programs in place and seem to have thought them through. This matters particularly because these programs are well suited for smaller, earlier-stage companies. The old Arm struggled to attract new customers in large part because of the high upfront costs of Arm licenses. Programs like AFA and ATA could go a long way to redressing those past wrongs.Negative: China remains a black box. Arm China is of course a constant source of speculation. In the latest quarter it looks like a large portion of growth came from China which does not exactly square with other data coming from China right now. It is still unclear to us how much of Arm's revenues from China's handset companies gets booked through Arm China as a related party transaction and how much is direct. Investors are confused too. There is no easy solution to this problem, digging too hard into Arm China's numbers is unlikely to make anyone happy with the answers, but hopefully over time it all settles down.Positive: Growing Complexity of Compute. Management repeatedly mentioned this factor, noting that this leads to more chips and more Arm cores shipping in the marketplace. Some of this is tied to AI, but we think the story is broader than that. It is going to be tempting to see much of Arm's growth as riding the AI wave, but this does not fully capture the situation. The AI story is largely about GPUs, which are not particularly heavy with Arm cores. But those GPUs still need some CPU attach, and AI accelerators can sometimes be good Arm targets.Negative: Diversification. Arm remains heavily dependent on smartphones, and we suspect the return to inventory stocking by handset makers is playing a big role in their guidance. When asked about segmentation of their results the company declined to update the model provided during the IPO. We hope to see some diversification here when they do update their figures later in the year.Overall, the company did a good job in the quarter. They still have some kinks to work out with their communication to the Street, but this was a good second step as a public company...MoreStartup of the WeekBret Taylor's new AI company aims to help customers get answers and complete tasks automaticallyRon Miller @ron_miller / 6:36 AM PST•February 13, 2024Image Credits: mi-vector / Getty ImagesWe've been hearing about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor's latest gig since he announced he was leaving the CRM giant in November 2022. Last February we heard he was launching an AI startup built with former Google employee Clay Bavor. Today, the two emerged with a new conversational AI company called Sierra with some bold claims about what it can do.At its heart, the new company is a customer service bot. That's not actually all that Earth-shattering, but the company claims that it's much more than that, with its software going beyond being an extension of a FAQ page and actually taking actions on behalf of the customer.“Sierra agents can do so much more than just answer questions. They take action using your systems, from upgrading a subscription in your customer database to managing the complexities of a furniture delivery in your order management system. Agents can reason, problem solve and make decisions,” the company claimed in a blog post.Having worked with large enterprise customers at Salesforce, Taylor certainly understands that issues like hallucinations, where a large language model sometimes makes up an answer when it lacks the information to answer accurately, is a serious problem. That's especially true for large companies, whose brand reputation is at stake. The company claims that it is solving hallucination issues.Image Credits: SierraAt the same time, it's connecting to other enterprise systems to undertake tasks on behalf of the customer without humans being involved. These are both big audacious claims and will be challenging to pull off...MoreX of the Week This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thatwastheweek.substack.com/subscribe

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 374 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Ali Gilbert, founder, Silverback Summit and Silverback Coaching by Ali G We spoke about: Her intake process with new clients Labs she recommends and results she focuses on Big rocks to keep testosterone levels high GPP for TRT Is TRT the new steroids Myths and misconceptions about TRT Her upcoming webinar, The Silverback Shred: Our approach to getting you shreddy and sexy  much more Join Ali's exclusive webinar where she reveals: ✅ The step-by-step formula to finally see the lean, strong results you desire. ✅ Affordable nutrition and supplement strategies that don't overwhelm you. ✅ How optimizing hormones can help you defy age and feel like YOUR best self again. Click here to see more info   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: The StrengthCoach.com forum His upcoming lectures, including the Sport Performance Clinic at Endicott College on Sat. March 9, 2024 His disdain for isolation exercise machines Dumbbell drop broad jumps Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Building trust and providing value for members and staff by having guest speakers" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 373 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Erica Suter, Youth female Speed and Strength Coach, author of "Female Athlete High Performance" We spoke about: Training young female athletes Empowering young woman with strength and conditioning Teaching girls they are NOT broken Her thoughts about fear mongering with "injury prevention" and ACL injuries Controlling what you can control to make sure you are prepared The fine line between being prepared and over-prepared Can "being relentless" be taught How the "self-love" movement can have the opposite effect in building confidence An overview of her new book Female Athlete High Performance The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: The evolution of training female athletes in his career Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Celebrating Member Wins, a retention powerhouse to help transform the entire member experience" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE HOLIDAY SALE at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 372 The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle The Year End Interview with Coach Boyle: The biggest change this year Challenges with the transition The importance of a great manager Making partnerships work His favorite book of 2023 much more Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "Decision paralysis, often created by too many choices, and how it can be a hidden hurdle in crafting the best member experience " Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening! 

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE HOLIDAY SALE at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 371 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Pete McCall, Senior Director of Education for EōS Fitness, Author of Smarter Recovery- A Practical Guide to Maximizing Training Results We spoke about: Specific Modalities of recovery History of Recovery Overtraining?  Is it really a problem? The role of outside stress Functional Overreach High Intensity Exercise Built-in recovery Can we adapt to repeated recovery methods An overview of his new book Smarter Recovery- A Practical Guide to Maximizing Training Results The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His take on recovery and what they do at MBSC TRT Working with endurance athletes Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

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Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE HOLIDAY SALE at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 370 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment John Graham, Senior Network Administrator for Fitness & Sports Performance at St. Luke's University Health Network, Author of Metabolic Training: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Workout We spoke about: What is Metabolic Training Is it Just HIIT? How it can Complement Serious or competitive athletes training Can we work on strength and power AND Aerobic methodologies EPOC An overview of his new book Metabolic Training- the Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Workout   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: How Sport Coaches can get conditioning in without end of practice finishers Hip Thrusts Slow strength work for tendon health Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses "The little things that make a big difference- little amenities that can turn your gym into your member's haven." Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE HOLIDAY SALE at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 369 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Chuck Wolf, Human Motion Associates joins Mike Boyle, a conversation about essentially Adapting to Change- how things have changed over the years really from a technological perspective but how so much has stayed the same. We spoke about navigating those changes through the years. The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle Combined with the Hit the Gym segment Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses The Secrets of Escape Rooms and how they can supercharge your gym's success Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 368 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Dan Hellman, founder of H3, physical therapist and SOMA teacher We spoke about: Taking a different look at fascia Why it's important to look at the direction of fascia  Why muscle is "a stupid piece of meat" Myofascial stretching Why foam rolling might not be the best option How fascia plays into injuries The fascia as a computer in your body Much more The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Can you maintain strength with 8-10 reps HIT Training  Language in S&C How he uses Tempo Runs Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses deliver the feeling of joy and delight with the Art of Surprise. ing Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 367 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Dennis Dunphy, Founder of Stick Mobility  We spoke about: Defining Mobility and the factors that can improve it Can we really improve mobility? How isometrics play a role in mobility Considering the fascia  Breathing and it's role in becoming more mobile Where does the Stick fit in? Much more Check out Stick Mobility   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Outsourcing around the gym Isometrics- when and where in his program Weight training for speed Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth discusses the importance of Self Care Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE Summer Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 366 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Dr. Brian Watters, Owner of Indy Muscle & Joint Clinic We spoke about: Being a Chiro- It's more than just popping 3 Aspects of patient care Soft tissue Joints Rehab The importance of patient history Assessments and the decision about what modality to use Teaching breathing Giving homework to patients How does bodybuilding shape his practice The influence of DNS on his practice and personal training his lecture "The new Core- the Role of Core Stability in Athletics" Much more   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com! The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Extensive ploys and where they fit in the program Coach Carvel's 3-2-1 philosophy Squeezing the 2s Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly No segment this week Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE Summer Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 365 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Matt Nichol, Owner of Paragenix Systems We spoke about: What objective and subjective measures he uses with athletes Accountability and what tough love means to him How he programs speed training Competition in the gym His input with on-ice training during his summer camp His approach with injured athletes in the off-season Motor learning consideration with training How he adds variety without becoming a circus sideshow Much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com! The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Making it fun at MBSC Individualization with Athletes in Groups Unilateral training doesn't equate to lighter loads Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly No segment this week Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE Summer Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 364 The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Is linear speed is enough to transfer to other qualities of athleticism and agility Managing the multisport athlete- from the actual sport to the gym   Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the HUGE Summer Sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 363 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Matt Guffey, Owner of Victory High Performance We spoke about: Strength Training for BJJ How training in the sport has become outdated His assessment process What his program looks likes for grapplers Using data to manage load intensity Thoughts on timing for practice and Strength & Conditioning the case for NOT cutting weight in BJJ Much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com! The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Posting videos with bad technique Curating information from top experts Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about "Crisis Communication" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial. About "Be Like the Best" During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 362 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Captain Matt Hibler, author "Answering the Call"   We spoke about: Defining Tactical Training Training for Selection, Attending Selection, Maintaining that Level Where Has Tactical Training Gone Wrong Energy Systems Development Why did he put this first in his book? Strength Training for this population The barriers to training for police officers Much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Preparing Athletes for College Improvements to his Intervals- How and Why? Fascia and Mobility Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about "Get Your Mind Right: A Tale of Two Salesmen" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 15 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 361 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Kevin Neeld, Head Performance Coach, Boston Bruins, KevinNeeld.com   We spoke about: His timeline for off-season training What he's trying to accomplish and what his goals are during the off-season Development camp What is it and who attends What are the goals The importance of developing brakes for speed 3 load and volume strategies to think about with deceleration training Movement variability, what it means to him and the dangers of misinterpreting the idea Much more   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Using loaded fly-ins with sprinting How much coaching goes into sprint mechanics His thoughts on off-season training Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about "Putting Yourself in Your Client's Shoes using F.O.R.D. and F.O.R.M." Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 15 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 360 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Mike Potenza, Director of Performance, Golden State Warriors   We spoke about: Jumping from the NHL to the NBA The challenges he faced about transitioning to a different sport What helped in the transition What he learned Training similarities and differences Much more     Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: the article "When Should Track Athletes Lift?" His thoughts about Coach Clark's solution Positive and negatives of lifting before and after practice Where does speed fit in Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Sean Skahan, Total Hockey Training, Hockey S&C Coach, former NHL Strength Coach I asked Sean about the article "When Should Track Athletes Lift?" and his experience with training after games in the NHL   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about "Dealing with Negative Online Reviews" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it's about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 15 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you'll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you'll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you're already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!