Podcasts about Bissell

Send us a textWhat magic pill can help keep hundreds, indeed thousands of credit unions from vanishing over the next decade?Vim Anand, CEO of Member Support Services, says his CUSO can create operational efficiency and cost savings through economies of scale and standardization.  The focus is on backoffice technologies and, says Anand, MSS's tools deliver 20+ % cost savings.But don't take his word for all of this. Also on the show is John Bissell, CEO of $1.6 billion Greylock Federal Credit Union in Pittsfield MA. Bissell is a new MSS member-owner and he explains that the credit union took this step because he sees this as a way to stay independent and local and both of those are crucial to Bissell who believes they are a big part of the credit union special sauce.Greylock, by the way, is the biggest credit union in MSS - the two other member owners are >$400 million apiece - and MSS is actively seeking new member owners because Anand's goal is $8 to $10 billion in total assets.And the payoff, says Anand, will be helping more credit unions stay independent.As for why Bissell is set on keeping Greylock independent understand that he grew up in a Greylock family. His dad logged 30 years at GE which was the SEG that powered the birth of the credit union.Listen to the show to hear Bissell's story of how an Amherst College grad with an English degree migrated to Seattle but after 10 years he felt the call to return to western Mass, as locals call the region.Do you want more credit unions to stay independent? Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.comAnd like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters.Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

Send us a textY'all got to check out Shelton,from stories of First gig with Mickey Gilley to what he's up to now!!  A Country Sax player!!  good stuff 83 Years old and still at it!!check him and his music out at:www.sheltonbissell.comall links are thereSupport the showThe David Bradley ShowHost: David Bradleyhttps://www.facebook.com/100087472238854https://youtube.com/@thedavidbradleyshowwww.thedavidbradleyshow.com Like to be a guestContact Usjulie@thedavidbradleyshow.comRecorded at Bradley StudiosProduced by: Caitlin BackesProud Member of CMASPONSERSBottled Water and Sweet Tea provided by PURITY DairyABlaze Entertainment

Join Lori as she speaks with Cathy Bissell, Founder of the Bissell Pet Foundation, to discuss the foundation's unwavering commitment to supporting animal shelters and rescues throughout the United States. Cathy shares how the foundation raises awareness about the challenges shelter animals face and strives to give these animals a second chance at finding a loving home!   Here are the things to expect in this episode: Cathy's personal journey that changed her life and inspired her to advocate for shelter animals. What are the challenges animal shelters face, and how can people support and help? The main initiatives of the Bissel Pet Foundation. How can parents instill philanthropic values in their children from a young age? And much more! Bissell Pet Foundation Website: https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/# Bissell Pet Foundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bissellpets/ Bissell Pet Foundation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bissellpets Cathy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathy_bissell/ Cathy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Cathy-Bissell-100044530445611/   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://linkphilanthropic.com Email: info@linkphilanthropic.com   

Send us a textWelcome to episode 5 of 6! Straight into some product reviews again today. Nicola is sharing her new fav store in Brisbane and Jess is Back on the Bissell train! We're also discusing:Invisalign fails and hygeineNicola's latest reel and boomer vs conscious parenting lolsOur ideas on spoon fed vs baby lead weaning and a little sweet milk tipTo leash or not to leash and crying in the coldUnsolicited advice from friends and familyWhy we don't like the concept of selling sleep- how sometimes the professionals can make you feel like you're doing it all wrong and the damaging effects of not giving options to parents.The Triple P parenting course - a little online refresher for JessLeo's bday and a last minute cake baking sesh for day-care. Look forward to catching up for our last ep (for now, who knows?) next week! If you enjoyed this episode we would really appreciate if you could leave us a rating or review, it means so much to us and it really helps us to be seen (and obviously we will love you forever for it!) Follow us at @mother_unrefined to find out more! And feel free to have a little stalk sesh... @the__unrefined  @j.oc__

We find out what gross things your pets are doing, Ducko gives an update on his IVF journey and we play Year of the Song!Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/nick-jess-and-duckoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of I AM HOME, our hosts Tyler, Becca and Hilary are joined by Steve Coe, a stain specialist with Bissell, to tackle one of the most dreaded household challenges - stubborn stains on carpets and furniture. From spilled wine and pet accidents to mysterious spots that just won't budge, we break down expert-approved cleaning methods to rescue your home's soft surfaces. Join us as we explore quick fixes, DIY solutions and the best products to keep handy for every type of stain emergency. This episode will equip you with the know-how to keep your home looking spotless and fresh!  Resources Bissell Stain Removal Solutions

The Bissell House Joins the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom full Debbie Monterrey explores the Bissell House's addition to the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. She delves into the history of the Bissell family, the number of enslaved people on the plantation, and documented escape attempts. Debbie also highlights the role of the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad in helping these individuals reach freedom, despite the Bissell family's efforts to recapture them through newspaper ads. 498 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:28:40 +0000 0ujwf4a7lf9xyN9ceJYTFYliZPOixZHX news Total Information AM Weekend news The Bissell House Joins the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom With up-to-the-minute news, information, weather and sports, no other station can match KMOX's coverage of the latest breaking stories. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

Diving lizards use an air bubble to breathe underwater. What can we learn from this fascinating admiral adaptation? Plus, Earth will soon have two moons…temporarily. And on 'This Day in History; the first carpet sweeper patented by Melvin Bissell also leads to the world's first female CEO – in 1889. 'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators Earth will soon have a temporary second moon | KTLA What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from September to November - IOPscience The First Carpet Sweeper Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we explore with Megan Bissell the evolving landscape of American Christianity and how faith communities can adapt to new challenges. We begin by discussing the latest data on "nones" (those with no religious affiliation) and Gen Z, highlighting the need for a shift in thinking within American Christianity. Megan shares why she believes faith should be viewed as "a conversation" and why relationships rooted in listening are essential for churches looking to reconnect with modern society. We then introduce the concept of Sacred Listening Tools to help foster meaningful engagement. We delve into the origins of this idea, its practical applications, and its three foundational roots. Lastly, we consider the future implications for Sunday worship and discuss how the role of pastors may need to evolve to better support deeper relationships and conversations within their communities. Megan Bissell is the co-founder of Future of Faith and an applied sociologist and researcher who specializes in the lives of young people, relationships, and group dynamics. She has spent her career turning research into actionable insights that people can use to make a meaningful impact. She has extensive experience  in leading research, facilitating workshops and educational programs, and consulting with organizations who want to enhance their relational and organizational dynamics. ​Megan was previously Head of Research for both the Social Research Lab at the University of Northern Colorado and then at Springtide Research Institute. She served as the Vice President for Research at the National Catholic Educational Association. She has a B.A. and an M.A in Sociology. Megan lives in Greeley, Colorado with her family of creatives, where she has no choice but to be inspired by those around her. Video: https://youtu.be/m3lrNSEWrwI Website: www.futureoffaith.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-bissell-7b503713/   Presenting Sponsor: Phillips Seminary Join conversations that expose you to new ideas, deepen your commitment and give insights to how we can minister in a changing world.  Supporting Sponsors: Restore Clergy If you are clergy in need of tailored, professional support to help you manage the demands of ministry, Restore Clergy is for you! Future Christian Team: Loren Richmond Jr. – Host & Executive Producer Martha Tatarnic – Guest Host / Co-Host Paul Romig–Leavitt – Associate Producer Dennis Sanders – Producer Alexander Lang - Production Assistant

The University of Denver Division of Athletics weekly coaches' show returns on Wednesday night with updates on both Denver golf programs, featuring women's golf head coach Martha Richards in the first segment, followed by men's golf head coach Gary Bissell in the second half of the show. DU's weekly coaches show is presented by the Johnson Financial Group from Your Front Range Toyota Stores Studios.

Brendan sat down with Josh Bissell who's a fantastic singer/songwriter but is also a worship leader in Texas. Josh tells us beginnings and all about himself in this podcast episode. #podcast #joshbissell #conversation

This interview is with Laura Brennan Bissell of Inconnu and Aitia Wines. In this interview, Laura talks about her journeys abroad and how she eventually found her way to wine. Laura shares about growing up in Virginia and some of her early memories surrounding wine. She dives into her passion for scent and how wine entwines with this passion. She goes on to talk about her travels abroad and how she found herself working in the wine industry. Later in the interview, Laura talks about getting her own vineyard and starting her two labels. She then dives into her farming and wine philosophies. Laura leaves us with her proudest accomplishment and some words of wisdom. This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on August 5, 2024 at Laura's home in the Columbia Gorge.

Kelly Plunkett, Museum Curator for Jefferson Barracks, The General Daniel Bissell House, and Fort Bellefontaine... stopped by to talk with  Nancy about the various aspects of the County Parks Department.

This week we chat to James Bissell.  James is the VP of Sales turned Founder. He has spent over ten years in B2B sales as a high-performing individual contributor and then VP of Sales. Tune in now!

Could you imagine slicing your finger with a hedge trimmer and still having the time of your life at a concert the next day? That's precisely what happened to Brandon, and he spills all the gory yet hilarious details before raving about the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in St. Paul, Minnesota. Meanwhile, Nick takes us through his more relaxed weekend, filled with a double date swim party and an all-out war with some stubborn squirrels and their acorns. Their weekend tales are packed with personal stories and humor, offering a delightful peek into their lives beyond the podcast mic. Switching gears, we dive into this week's latest political drama and tech fiasco. Join us as we dissect the impact of the recent CrowdStrike incident and its eerie similarities to the Y2K scare, especially for businesses like airlines. We debate the role of insurance in covering such massive system failures and delve into a federal jury's ruling that Lockton Companies and two brokers owe USI Insurance Services around $3 million. And of course, we can't ignore the political landscape, with speculations ranging from Kamala Harris's potential run to Joe Manchin's surprising moves and Dean Phillips's unexpected presidential bid. Finally, we rank U.S. states based on business and quality of life, shedding light on the differences between California, Texas, and Minnesota in terms of regulations and public vs. private land. We also share some personal anecdotes about family outings and the joys of recreational activities like pickleball. And don't miss our discussion on Dollar General's shocking $12 million fine and the latest product recall mess involving Bissell's steam cleaners. With a mix of humor and insightful commentary, we navigate through the complexities of legal disputes, economic paradoxes, and everyday quirks. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Episode starts: weekend updates 5:53 Today's topics 7:12 Today's drinks: Lalo Tequila and Oban 14 Scotch 9:35 CrowdStrike failure and its effects on business and insurance 15:30 Jury awards $3M to USI in broker poaching suit against Lockton 18:09 US politics: Kamala and Gavin Newsom 22:08 Regulatory environment in California: employers now need to notify workers of their rights 28:43 Dollar General will pay $12 million in fines over workplace safety 38:05 A wholesale insurance agent's claim against a retailer 42:06 Recall of the week: Bissel steam cleaner 45:09 Today's quiz Connect with RiskCellar: Website: https://www.riskcellar.com/ Brandon Schuh: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552710523314 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-stephen-schuh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schuhpapa/ Nick Hartmann: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickjhartmann/

The iconic Barry Bissell joins Jonesy & Amanda on the 40th anniversary of Take 40 Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Persevering against all odds, and transforming through the experience is the stuff of inspiration, and makes for great stories to tell. It's the premise behind Deserts to Mountaintops, which chronicles the journey of extraordinary women overcoming monumental challenges. It's the creation of Jessica Buchanan, the woman who made headlines worldwide for her strength and tenacity, surviving a kidnapping by gunpoint by Somali pirates, being held for ransom for 93 days, forced to live outside in deplorable conditions, starved and terrorized, she was finally saved by SEAL Team VI in early 2012. After telling her own story in a book, she moved on to creating a platform to tell the stories of other women. Audrey Casey-Herrick and Wendy Casey (sisters) and their aunt Mary Casey-Bowers wrote their own story in the first volume of the series. Stacia Bissell's life was transformed on a fateful day when she flipped from her bicycle and woke up hours later in her bed, asking countless times why there was a cast on her arm. The journey has been long and winding, and has ultimately led Stacia to step forward in her greater purpose to inspire and enlighten the world through her own story. About Audrey Casey-Herrick and Wendy Casey and their aunt Mary Casey-Bowers (The Mystic Chics): We are modern day medicine women who bring a unique blend of solace and empowerment to any event with their energy healing, music, movement, and sacred ceremony. Whether it is 3 minutes or 3 hours, these intuitive women will help you feel into your own body and energy field to clear blocks and activate your true power. About Stacia Bissell After her world was turned upside down, she learned to navigate a new way of making strides in healing. With encouragement from her medical team, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA), friends and family, she began doing speaking engagements to various audiences on the topic of brain injury. In addition to co-authoring Deserts to Mountaintops; Choosing our Healing through Radical Self-Acceptance, she is a contributor to Brain Injury HOPE magazine, a member of the Brain Injury Association of America's Brain Injury Advisory Council, council member for the Brain InInjury Alliance of Vermont, a program leader for LoveYourBrain, and a member of the BIA-USA speaker's bureau. Stacia co-founded the BIA-MA Northampton Brain Injury Support Group and the Berkshire Brain Injury Collaborative, designed to provide professional development to teachers on return-to-learn strategies after a student suffers from a concussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-krol/support

Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Friday, July 19, 2024.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and worldwide.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcastReferenced articles:Story 1 - Montreal children's hospital is seeing a spike in children injuries due to e-scooters. Story 2- Vancouver Island University is suing its own students over a Gaza solidarity encampment. Story 3 - Own a handheld steam cleaner from Bissell? It might burn you and is now under a recall notice. Story 4 - At least 17 people dead in student protests in Bangladesh over civil service hiring quotas. Story 5 - Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Al-Aqsa mosque, sparking fears that Israel has its eye on the Occupied Jerusalem site.

Bryan Barrett talks to Evan Curtis and Sabastian Jordan with Rutherford Co. PAWS. They share news about the BISSELL grant which makes all adoptions this month free. Also, they

Have an episode idea or feedback? Text us here!Heather and Andy are joined in the RECAP by Jess and Bo Bissell, support raising coaches from Pioneers. Jess and Bo share their unique journey from missionaries in Japan to coaching new and seasoned workers in partnership development. They open up about their experiences, the challenges of rejuvenating fundraising efforts, and the importance of spiritual health in the process. The conversation delves into the fears and misconceptions surrounding support raising, the role of gratitude, and the necessity of community and prayer. It would be so helpful if you would take a moment to rate and review the show - thanks in advance!Have an idea for a guest or topic? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Contact us!on Instagram @ its.not.about.the.money.podemail us: provisio at provisiofundraising.comTHANKS FOR LISTENING!

"We have now, since April, three violent crimes, all sexual in nature, and the victims seem to fit the same profile..."Between April and August of 2000, three violent crimes shook the southwestern shores of Kauai. The fourth largest of the Hawaiian islands, this was a region that rarely saw violent crime on this scope. For it to happen three times in such a short amount of time was unheard of. In response, residents began fearing that they would be next.As police struggled to ascertain who this strange attacker was, questions began to be raised about whether or not these three crimes were even related...Research, writing, hosting, and production by Micheal WhelanMusic composed and created by Micheal WhelanAdditional music includes "Unresolved Mysteries" by Ailsa Traves (podcast theme song, end credits)Learn more about this podcast at http://unresolved.meIf you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron or ProducerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved--3266604/support.

​Sunday Sermon by Ian Bissell, Preaching Intern with the Northwest School of Discipleship — Each of us has been given the gift of a ministry by God. What can we do to engage in that ministry effectively, in spite of dangers both external and internal? We draw from Paul's instructions to Timothy to help us as we serve the Lord. Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Bryan Barrett talks to Evan Curtis and Sabastian Jordan with Rutherford County PAWS. Sabastian is brand new to his PR job there so we find out more about him. Plus, Bissell is

Welcome to your Paulding County Cast! In this episode, hosts Melissa Carter and Doug Harding bring you the latest headlines from Paulding County:   Top Story: Police are searching for two suspects involved in a double shooting at Dallas Terrace Apartments. Both victims were rushed to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, with one in critical condition. For more details and how you can help, tune in. Community Achievement: Lieutenant Tracy Brown of the Paulding County Sheriff's Office makes history as the first woman from her department to graduate from the Leadership Paulding program. Discover her significant contributions during the nine-month course. Education Spotlight: Congratulations to East Paulding High School's Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Dupree! They were honored at the GACTE Summer Conference for achieving Marketing Industry Certification, ensuring top-tier education for EPHS students. Plus, get your weather updates for Hiram and Dallas with highs of 93 today and cooling off slightly in the coming days.   Tune in for these stories and more on the Paulding County Cast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find Josh & Megan's work at Future of Faith! Summary Dr. Josh Packard and Master Megan Bissell discuss the future of faith and their work as sociologists. They emphasize the importance of applied sociology and doing work that is useful, not just interesting. They talk about how they became a team and their journey from academia to founding the Springtide Research Institute. They highlight the need for sacred listening and treating every conversation as meaningful. They also discuss the importance of relationship and understanding the spiritual practices of young people. The conversation explores the importance of understanding and guiding young people in their spiritual journeys. It highlights the need for parents and adults to have curiosity and empathy when engaging with young people's spirituality. The conversation emphasizes the role of adults as guides rather than authorities, allowing young people to explore and find their own answers. It also encourages parents to take notes and track their children's spiritual growth over time. The conversation concludes with a reminder that adults don't have to have all the answers and can rely on the Holy Spirit to guide the process. Keywords future of faith, sociology, applied sociology, sacred listening, relationship, spiritual practices, young people, spirituality, young people, guidance, curiosity, empathy, exploration, parents, adults, notes, growth, Holy Spirit Takeaways Applied sociology focuses on doing work that is useful, not just interesting. Sacred listening is treating every conversation as meaningful and finding deep listening as a sacred practice. Relationships are crucial in understanding the spiritual practices of young people. Young people are repackaging faith practices and finding spiritual moments in nature and other ways. Understanding the language and experiences of young people is essential in helping them develop meaningful faith practices. Parents and adults should approach young people's spirituality with curiosity and empathy. Adults should act as guides rather than authorities, allowing young people to explore and find their own answers. Taking notes and tracking a young person's spiritual growth over time can be valuable. Adults don't have to have all the answers and can rely on the Holy Spirit to guide the process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterontheinside/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterontheinside/support

I can't say enough about how special these wines are. Her wines are a beautiful symphony, a perfect poem that captures  that moment. I'm just going to use Laura's own words here.  "Just like my life, I wish for my wines to be distilled into a poetic form, and not to have their entrails spread apart on a surgical table. There is pain and suffering, there is joy, chaos, recklessness at times, but more than anything, a quiet optimism that every day of our time here is yet another chance to experience something beautiful.https://www.inconnuwine.com/press.htmlCheck out the website: www.drinkingonthejob.com for great past episodes. Everyone from Iron Chefs, winemakers, journalist and more.

John Bissell, co-CEO and a pivotal innovator in the chemical industry shares his insights on driving sustainable change and leveraging technology for environmental progress. With a unique blend of technological savvy and entrepreneurial spirit, Bissell has been at the forefront of developing sustainable materials, focusing on both environmental impact and commercial viability. In this episode of the Culture Leaders Podcast, John Bissell discusses the intricacies of balancing profitability with sustainability, the transformative power of technology in addressing global environmental challenges, and the critical role of leadership in navigating the complexities of modern business. He delves into the mindset required for innovative entrepreneurship and the strategic approach to fostering a culture of adaptability and growth. Join us as John Bissell takes us through his journey in the chemical industry, reflecting on the importance of making conscious decisions that benefit both humanity and the planet, and the future of sustainable practices in business.   Segmented Timestamps [00:17] John's why: Advancing human health and the planet.  [01:12] Balancing profitability with sustainability.  [04:11] The opportunity in sustainable materials and energy production.  [06:06] Capitalism as a scaling function for impactful technology.  [09:20] The benefits of a co-CEO model in handling fast growth.  [14:20] Recruiting top talent and fostering a high-performance culture.  [19:53] The challenge of maintaining alignment during rapid scaling.   Notable Quotes "We're bringing technology that is a meaningful part of the once in a planet change to sustainable materials and energy production." - John Bissell   "You have to make explicit decisions and trade-offs between making money and long-term benefit." - John Bissell   "Hacking capitalism is leveraging the system of capitalism to scale your purpose." - John Bissell   "It's all about bringing new technology and making the human species better by bringing new technology to the market." - John Bissell   "My why really is focus on the same thing as the mission of the company, Origin, which is how can I bring technologies to the world or to humanity that really advance human health, the planet. You know, it'd be nice to make some money along the way for people that are involved." - John Bissell USEFUL LINKS   Reach John at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jabissell/ Website: https://www.originmaterials.com/   GET MORE FROM THE CULTURE LEADERS PODCAST Website: https://www.jessicakriegel.com/ Jessica's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicakriegel Culture Partners LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/culturepartners/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_kriegel/    Enjoyed the episode? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Please rate / review on Apple.

On today's show: 1. Ride & Roll Cycling - https://www.rideandrollcycling.com 2. Ride & Roll Cycling Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rideandrollcycling/ 3. Holy City Sinner and MyLo Lowcountry Announce Photo Contest with Incredible Prizes - https://holycitysinner.com/lifestyle/holy-city-sinner-and-mylo-lowcountry-announces-photo-contest/ This episode's music is by Tyler Boone (tylerboonemusic.com). The episode was produced by LMC Soundsystem.

Sean Strickland certainly has tongues wagging this week after his latest social media video clip. His video confessional, a staple on his social feeds, comes from inside his car, where he tells fans how he doesn't feel mentally stable, and that he told his girlfriend he just wanted to burn everything down but that he felt really connected to his fans. This level of “honesty” always seems to grab fan attention, creating the impression that Sean is using these sessions as a trauma dump rather than actually seeking therapy.MMA Draw Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We also have an update from the Haru Basho, the second grand Sumo tournament of the year. Tim Bissell stops in to provide details an all the important matches, with the latest on some of our favorite characters like the Angry Hamster, Double Boob, the Flying Monkey, Machine Gun Arm and the Peach Prince. It's an episode you won't want to miss and it's completely free today!You know you can count on us for quick, consistent quality UFC coverage. The MMA Draw is an independent, reader supported publication. Please subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with our best work and learn how you can support the site. We're constantly refining to try and provide our readers and listeners with the best, most current MMA news and opinions.Thank you for reading MMA Draw Podcast. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Interview with anthology author Stacia Bissell contributing the chapter titled "Breaking the Glass Box" to Volume II Deserts to Mountaintops: Choosing Our Healing Through Radical Self-Acceptance.Stacia Bissell, M.Ed., is a brain injury coach, educator, public speaker and survivor specializing in helping others find personal and professional growth after brain injury. Stacia spent much of her career as a secondary math teacher until taking on roles in school administration and academic coaching. In 2011, she became a licensed middle and high school principal with aspirations of running her own school, but a bicycle accident that same year left her with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and her career as a public school educator came to an end.Stacia began focusing her attention on helping the brain injury community after building her own ladder and climbing up from the depths of her injury. She has been a keynote speaker at a number of conferences and events, written about her post TBI journey in Brain Injury HOPE Magazine, and has been a guest on the Mind Your Brain podcast. She serves on advisory councils for the Brain Injury Association of America and the Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont, was co-founder of the Northampton, Massachusetts brain injury support group, and is a Program Leader for LoveYourBrain. As an established coach and mentor to other survivors and caregivers, Stacia brings understanding, hope, and ideas for forward movement to each customized session.Stacia is a native of Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts where she enjoys kayaking, camping, and hiking in the woods. She has three grown children and two grandchildren who bring her laughter and great joy. You can learn more about Stacia at www.TBImentor.com or @tbi.mentor on Instagram.See more about Deserts to Mountaintops Anthologies: desertstomountaintops.comSee more from Soul Speak Press: soulspeakpress.comFind out more about Jessica Buchanan: Website

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bloodyelbowpodcast.substack.comUFC 297 was not the best card. As a matter of fact, if I had to rate it on a scale of 1-10, I'd give it a 4. On paper, going into the event, we were quick to notice how there were no ranked fighters on the undercard and eight of those fighters were coming off losses. All four of the opening fights were loser vs. loser. The main card wasn't much better, …

Anna Sutherland Bissell was a Canadian-American businesswoman who was the first female CEO in the United States.   Anna became a teacher at just 16 years old and then married Melville Bissell three years later. They had five children together. They moved from Wisconsin to Kalamazoo, Michigan to Grand Rapids, Michigan where they settled and had a successful crockery business.    Anna was involved in the business from the start and inspired the invention of the carpet sweeper. She was having a hard time keeping the shop clean from all the dust coming out of new cases of dishes. So, Melville stepped in determined to find a solution.   He created a rotating brush that swept the dust into an attached container, known as the first carpet sweeper. They patented the invention together and immediately began selling it to retailers.    Then, Melville passed away unexpectedly and Anna became CEO of the Bissell company. Her leadership transformed the company into a household name and led to further inventions, like the vacuum. She was also instituted policies like workman's compensation, pensions, and vacations unlike any other manufacturers or companies in the 19th century.    Get your Homance apparel: nicolebonneville.etsy.com Follow us on IG: @homance_chronicles Connect with us: linktr.ee/homance Send us a Hoe of History request: homancepodcast@gmail.com    

In this episode, Staci Whitney, LMSW and MCG Senior Consultant, Kate Homan MS are joined by Program Director for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Michigan, Joshua Bissell. Josh shares his experience working on a project that works to improve the forensic interview system for marginalized and vulnerable communities. Over the last two years, his team created a training that explains why forensic interviewers need to focus on bias and resources that also help guide interviewers in this process.As the Program Director for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Michigan (CACMI) team, Joshua is committed to providing support to CAC leaders and their staffs across the state. In addition to helping members prepare for accreditation and re-accreditation, his support ranges from on-site training to phone consultations, active troubleshooting of difficult dilemmas and planned delivery of content expertise and practical advice. His personal mission is to ensure that every CAC staff person has an opportunity for professional development and growth as experts in their field and to foster a collaborative network where even the smallest programs feel supported.In a previous life, Joshua worked as a licensed social worker in the state of Louisiana developing a social services program embedded within the New Orleans Police Department Special Victims Section. He spent years working with the Child Abuse, Adult Sex Crimes, and Domestic Violence units and served as a forensic interviewer and case manager at the New Orleans Children's Advocacy Center. He received undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology and his master's degree in social work at Tulane University. In his free time, he enjoys disc golfing and board games and likes to write short stories in the genre of science fiction and fantasy.

Grant Bissell - Public Safety Information Coordinator Jefferson County Sheriff's Office - joins Kim to discuss why surrounding police departments are struggling to fill positions on the force.  People not wanting to be police officers  and they way police are treated are driving potential candidates away.

Market Proof Marketing · Ep 307: The Warehouse Of Empty PromisesIn this episode, Kevin Oakley is joined by Beth Russell and Julie Jarnagin! The team dives into marketers who are struggling to integrate sales teams that want to be involved. Their advice: They can be involved, but within your boundaries. Kevin shares his new favorite thing to ask during meetings. They discuss how the marketing message in home building can get over complicated and that it's worth taking a step back, looking at the data and remembering exactly what the original offering was.Story Time (01:14)Julie has started crocheting something call a Wooble.Beth advised marketers that when sales teams want to be involved, you must remember you're the protector of the brand.Kevin's new favorite thing to say “Huh, that's interesting. What data point did you reference to get to that conclusion?”The News (23:30)Google accused of downplaying ad price manipulation (https://searchengineland.com/google-accused-downplaying-ad-price-manipulation)Homes.com Hits 100M Visitors: Zillow's Rivalry Heats Up (https://nowbam.com/homes-com-hits-100m-monthly-visitors-zillows-rivalry-heats-up/)Housing industry urges Powell and the Fed to stop raising interest rates (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/10/housing-industry-urges-powell-and-fed-to-stop-raising-interest-rates)RE/MAX becomes 3rd major firm to distance itself from NAR (https://www.inman.com/2023/10/06/re-max-becomes-3rd-major-firm-to-distance-itself-from-nar)59% of Recent Homebuyers Say Purchasing a House Is More Stressful Than Dating: Survey (https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuying-more-stressful-than-dating-survey/)Things We Love Things We Hate (54:21)Julie is loving her Wooble.Beth loves her portable cleaner “bissell little green” Kevin urges everyone to get the Rhode Wireless MicsQuestions? Comments? Email show@doyouconvert.com or call 404-369-2595 and we'll address them on the next episode. More insights, discussions, and opportunities can be found at Do You Convert All Access or on the Market Proof Marketing Facebook group.Subscribe on iTunesFollow on SpotifyListen On StitcherA weekly new home marketing podcast for home builders and developers. Each week Kevin Oakley, Andrew Peek, Jackie Lipinski, Julie Jarnagin, and other team members from Do You Convert will break down the headlines, share best practices and stories from the front line, and perform a deep dive on a relevant marketing topic. We're here to help you – not to sell you!Transcript:KevinSo I wasn't on last week because I was sick. Yeah. And I had there was something else going on anyway, so Julie, Beth and Jen decided to have a podcast party, and I still haven't heard it yet because it doesn't come out until later today or right today. Did it come out today?BethIt came out today.KevinI've been busy. So all I know I'm and I'm kind of scared to listen to it as it just said, like boys drool and girls rule.BethI may have sent a message to the whole group saying, Girl rule, Boys drool.KevinYeah.JulieWas so much fun. Yeah every podcast should be like that.KevinThat was definitely a micro-aggression.KevinSaying that I was sad.BethI wanted you to really feel left out and that's fine.KevinThis is going to be fun. Kevin. We're going to have all new sound effects, new fun times. Let's get started. Welcome to episode 307. I'm Kevin Oakley. And with me today is Julie Jernigan and Beth Russell. Hello. Hello. Who wants to start off story time today?JulieI can start.KevinNow, what is a rule allowable?JulieSo a wooble is a little crocheted stuffed animal, basically. So what happened was that we made new phone rules for the kids because grades were slipping a little bit. Everybody was on their phones. But when you make rules about how much you can be on screens for your kids, that means that you also cannot sit there in the evenings and scroll your phone.JulieAnd I was like, Well, I need something when I don't want to read or whatever. Another option to do. So I got influenced on Instagram. I don't know if you've ever seen their little crocheted. It's a little packet and it's supposed to teach you to crochet, which I learned to crochet like ten years ago. But it had been forever and I'd never done anything like that.JulieBut they are marketing geniuses. They are so smart because, number one, the little the little thing kits they send you are expensive. Like they cost more than if you went bought your own stuff. But you don't have to figure it out. They just send it as is. Then you scan a little code and they the videos are like super beginner.JulieLike you do this step first, then you do the step, then you do the step. It's great. And then if you have a question and it can't answer it, it gives you an email address and a phone number of who to contact to ask your question to. So it's very, very much like walks you through it. And then now I've learned that they always have something new because they have all these limited editions like they'll market to you like the Frankenstein.JulieThat's only a limited time. And then I'm sure they'll come out. So they're just very smart marketers. And after I bought my first one, I was like, Well, next time I make something, I'll just buy it all myself. But then you love it so much because it's so easy and they do everything for you. And it starts with the little ring and everything.JulieBut I'm like, They're smart, they're smart. I'm just going to send you my money because you made it so easy and so fun.KevinBecause you're not on your phone as the TV on are as their music are with you on.JulieSocial.KevinMedia like gas lamps.JulieYou know, the kids are around. So, I mean, it's like family time. They're doing whatever they're doing. So it's very you know, it's whatever we're all sitting in the living room. But it was one of those things like, if you can't be on your phone and you're tired at night and you just want to sit on the couch, it's like you don't want to just sit on the couch and all, like, stare at each other.JulieSo it's nice to have something to do. So that's been my thing as a people. So it's been a lot of fun, that.BethLevel of follow up and like detail that they provided and like, and then a resource for help because I was that person to try to teach myself to crochet. Me and my daughter were both like on a mission and we're going to learn how to do this. And I could get like the first row and the second row, but like I tried to build a square and I was just like, I keep doing the wrong thing.BethI'm losing count and I'm watching this video, but it's not helping. And then I just gave up.JulieYeah. And then you find on video that helps and then you can never find it again, you know, because I went through that, too, and I taught myself. So they're smart, smart marketers.BethAnd now I want to try them. You're influencing.JulieI know I'm influencing people. People have messaged me.BethI did you, I saw it and I messaged to do.KevinI'm always the genius of artificial scarcity, which is again, part of what we sell without fail is built around around information in that case and actually maximizing the true uniqueness of each and every home site. But like how many are they really limited by how many Frankenstein wins they can create.JulieFor, you know.KevinCrochet together? No. Yeah, but it's just like the McRib or anything else. It's like back for a limited time. The Shamrock Shake, the I'm sure the grimace will be back at some point. Yeah. More people should do it. Why not have a limited edition or plan?JulieYeah.KevinOr. Or standard a limited edition Standard option or optional option? Mm hmm. That's cool.BethI like that better than limited incentives, since incentives are never limited.KevinYeah. And again, just because you're saying limited doesn't mean it has to be truly limited. That's just how you talk about it. I love it. Yeah, that's what you got.BethI had a really great conversation with a marketer this morning who is struggling to find that marriage between making salespeople feel involved and as though they have influence over not marketing.KevinBut yeah, moving times.BethThey they have a contribution. They want to feel as though they are contributing and setting boundaries of what their contributions should look like. So I had this epiphany moment during conversation of it's like when you have a buyer come in and they want to make a change to the house or they want to put their own personal twist on the house, you do that within boundaries.BethYou do that within a set number of restrictions that you have as a company, because not only is it something that you can actually do that you know, fits within the constraints of the plan and the limitations you have as an organization. And so we are constantly telling our customers that they have to live within these boundaries that we set for them.BethBut we're not doing that internally as a team, especially when it comes to marketing and that conversation between sales and marketing. So in this example, we were talking about Facebook, we were talking about, you know, on site team members having their own Facebook and putting their content out there. And they should do that within the boundaries set by the marketing team because they are representing the brand and the marketing team should be the protectors of that brand.BethIf that salesperson leaves and all of a sudden the messaging change or you can't get that Facebook page back and it has your name attached to it in ten different ways, or if they're sharing content that you can't get because they're not sending it and sharing it to you, you're just hurting your brand and hurting your company. So allow them to participate.BethAllow them to feel the level of contribution that they they can, but do it within the boundaries that you set for them.KevinYeah, it's team members are not children. What I mean by that is I have four kids. If all four kids when they were two years old, let's say they were all two year olds at the same time, and they all draw pictures. It doesn't matter what the picture looks like. I put it on the fridge. Everyone gets a picture on the fridge.KevinI do not have to put everyone's picture on the fridge. And but there is this tension of we should be curating and crowd sourcing from any available team members. And how you do that is tricky because you don't want to mock up like where marketers go to work in your CMS system, in your well-organized folders and files of images and videos, etc. You don't want to mock that up with a hundred different people sending you mostly mediocre stuff.KevinMm hmm. So you do have to find ways to allow people to contribute without promising that you'll hit publish. Yep. But the the people who are good at it, their stuff gets published. That becomes a reinforcing mechanism to encourage them to do it more. Mm hmm. And the people who keep trying, but aren't quite getting there when. When you are the team has time.KevinYou can train and try to, you know, show them how to do it better because they want to do it better at it. Yeah, it's it's interesting that employees, generally speaking, they don't feel like it's co-opting to take the company's name or their community name and say, this is the page of this thing. It's like, well, it's mine.KevinI'm just doing it. It's just me. Like, well, then you would just do it on your personal page if it was just you. So there does have to be some recognition that, like you are actually using that as your own.BethThat's exactly what we're talking about. Like they can brand themselves in terms of an expert in the real estate world or in a contract or whatever. That's fine. If they as a salesperson, they want to brand themselves, I'm fine with that. Where I get frustrated is where they are branding themselves without acknowledging the fact that they are a subset of another brand and what they are selling is not theirs.BethIt is of this homebuilder. Their product is not theirs. And so you can't take your name and put it on something that is not yours.KevinThat's fair. My my story time is my new favorite saying or a thing to try to help marketers train themselves to say more frequently in meetings or discussions with others, which is, huh, That's interesting. What data point did you reference to come to that conclusion? Hmm. Hmm. That's interesting. What data point did you reference to come to that conclusion?KevinBecause any time the market gets tough, all the feelings come out everywhere. All of the I'm the expert, I'm closer to the customer. That's the stuff we tend to hear from the set, like I'm talking to customers. I know, I know, I know. Or what we heard from one individual was I just can't believe that there's only X number of people who are interested in a new home of a certain price point to be built over the next year.KevinIn this one specific location. And like almost no matter what people tell you, I think that's a great response. People pay for that calls with you. If you're listening.BethI feel like I would pay to just be in a room where you ask somebody that question so I could just watch.KevinYeah, because either they're mean, It's it's always going to be good and not like we're not trying to trick people, but maybe they have a data point, but they're looking at it incorrectly, meaning like cancellation rate historically is one of those where people can look at that incorrectly and they're like, We're so proud. Our cancellation rate is 0% this year.KevinMaybe not something to be proud of if you're trying to, you know, get them the number of sales you want to hit. So they might just be that they have the right metric, but they're looking at it incorrectly or they're comparing it. And so that's a teachable moment that I'm like, Oh, I totally understand how you came to that conclusion.KevinIt's just there's this other nuance that let me help you understand or, you know, on the side, I'll send you other information about to clarify, or they're going to say, Well, I don't know. I just how I feel. And then that just leads me back down the path of, okay, so we don't have a data point, but what you're saying is that you need help with this problem.KevinAnd it goes back to taking things out of the tactical and back to the strategic level again. I think that's that to me is the healthy boundary. We want to talk strategically with partners in any or any silo of the organization. We want to talk strategically all the time, but just like I don't ask them, which closing technique did you use?KevinAre you sure that was the right one, saying, Hey, I think we should use this specific platform with this kind of a budget, with this kind of a message in order to solve this, this challenge, that's where things go sideways. So when they don't have any data point, it's like, awesome. So really what it is, is you're just saying that this this is a problem that you don't know how to overcome except to solve it this way.KevinAnd most of the time they're like, Yeah, that's. Can you help me with that? Yes, I can help you. I'm going to end up helping you by again separately outside of a group scenario, walking you down a different, better way to get there. Then maybe your rational initially were thinking of. But I don't I can't think of a bad outcome of that question being answered.KevinThat's why I love it so much now.JulieAnd actually you all are putting together two things that I love with your story time. So and Kevin, you know this that Steve Shoemaker used to when a sales person would come to him and say, we need more signs or we need an event, he had a little form that he would give them to fill out that said, okay, like, what would it be?JulieWhat would the goal of that be? What is this data? Which did a few different things. They either it wasn't important enough for them to even fill out. So then we didn't have to worry about it or it actually highlighted what is the thing they're trying to solve and is that the best way to solve it? Or we can can we help in another way, which is combine jobs to storytimes to me that it's like making them forcing people to to look at that, you know, the data and the problem and that and then come up with the best solution for that.KevinYeah, I think it's it's interesting to juxtapose this in all of the branding conversation that happened around the summit this year and post and how important that can be and how it can lift revenue and it can lift profitability and it can increase absorption and all those things are true. And yet the first for something that's already been launched to the world and you don't have that laboratory, it's time you go back to your blog post, Beth, about the drug industry and all the research and prep that goes into it.KevinIf something's already out in the wild, the actual best thing to do is to clarify in as extreme away as possible exactly what the offering is, to let it to make it more easily discoverable by the audience that wants it. Yeah, that's always the first place to go is are we trying to be too cute? Are we trying to overcomplicate this?KevinAre we maybe semi embarrassed of something that we don't want to talk about instead of just saying, But you would never say it this way. We are the least expensive, sheepishly built home that will allow you to have a roof over your head in the school district you want. That's not a tagline anyone's going to use, but if that's what you offer, like, the clarity of that speaks to a certain audience.KevinAnd if and if there's enough of those people, then you win. If it's easy enough. And but oftentimes what comes back is there isn't. And that's when people think we're just going to, you know, Jedi mind trick them into purchasing something that they don't want or can't afford.BethAre you guys seeing the same in your builders data that I'm seeing? Because it was came up twice today with mine, the broad messaging incentive versus the like you just talked about the very specific messaging incentive right now. You know, I have a builder, one that has a dollar amount listed on their incentive. It is still converting higher than their website, but at nearly 2%, whereas another builder with a more pointed messaging about their incentive.BethAnd what I mean by that is a actual mortgage rate listed in there, their prime messaging that's converting at a steady like 10% plus in comparison. And I think it's like one of the theories that I have behind that, especially right now, is that because one of the marketers just recently asked me, well, that confuses me when I see this whole page broken down of all these mortgage rates and the PR, And that's a lot for me and that confuses me.BethAnd for me, I think a dollar amount is just easier to understand. Well, I know what $10,000 means. I know what $15,000 means. But then I reminded them that what is this buyer seeing in their everyday life? What? It was all over the news right now? What is everyone telling them? The realtor telling them their their mortgage broker telling them it's the mortgage rates they are that is what they are inundated with in everyday life, especially if they're searching for homes.BethAnd so when they see this very specific messaging of a lower rate, they're like, oh, wait, that's interesting. And psychologically they're more likely to click on it because they know what that means versus what does $10,000 my way mean to me? How is that going to help me right now?KevinI think the real problem is that people don't understand when things need to be handed off to the next part of the process. And what I'm even.BethWaiting to use that.KevinI have, I don't use the neg, I have like them grouped by positive and negative sounds and I just don't use the negative sounds very much because people sometimes accuse me of being glass half empty, which I think is insane. That's not how I live at all. But they want they want the landing page to sell the house and overcome objections.KevinAll of that. We talk about this in the world of online sales all the time. The whole point is to have a conversation that moves people forward and makes that connection to on site sales. Mm hmm. That's that's the goal. That's also the goal of everything you're doing from a marketing advertising standpoint. And yet again, and this is the thing that I think is going to continue until sales become easier is right now the challenges that sales management or sales VP's are getting more involved in messaging as well.KevinAnd they're like, No, no, no, you have to overcome this objection on the landing page. And get a lead. Yeah, we don't want we don't want we just don't want more conversations with people. We want conversations the people are ready to buy. Yeah, because that's what I keep hearing. And the data and the qualitative conversations is the vast majority of builders, I would say 80%.KevinI know we saw plenty of activity. We have plenty of activity on site. In particular, we have enough appointments. We just can't get that final conversion to take place. And so that's where you just have to help everyone understand that the point of the promotion or the incentive is to begin a conversation, not to not to you know, get them to the point where they're just ready to sign the dotted line.KevinSo I don't I would say, but that you don't have to have an either or. But like anything else, we should constantly be saying, do you want to dig into more of this on your own or are you just ready to go do the fun stuff and make the connection and take the next step and go on site or have an appointment?KevinYou can always go deeper, but most people don't want to dig deeper into the financing. Certainly not at the top end of the funnel. And that's that's the other thing I would say is a generally still what I'm seeing anyway is that there is no incentive that's bringing vast number of new people to the market. It's still speaking primarily to that middle of the funnel and bottom of the funnel rate again, which is important because again, the number of people in your CRM system from last two and a half years is enormous.KevinAnd so finding that right message that gets those people to respond and reengage is arguably more important than trying to find the new people. Yeah.BethI've also talked to a lot of builders recently about serving the people that haven't moved forward to find out like what is the talent, the most challenging part of this market right now And holding them back, or why didn't they go with them to find out? Like we talked a lot about some about the 1 to 1, right, the personalization and things like that.BethAnd I think those survey results will tell them going back to market research will tell them that it's not the top level stuff that's interrupting them, it's the middle stuff that's interrupting them. It's the okay, well, I have the timeline. Does it match up? I have to go here. I just there's more going on than I think we think.BethAnd we can't solve it all at the top.KevinRight? Yeah, but there's there's so many ways I want to go. But we got a lot of news articles to do. I want to do. I want to pull backwards on that. Yeah. So just a little bit more. So the reason that New community launches tend to fail is that people don't know how to activate the list. Building list is typically never the problem.KevinIf it is, just call us or email, show it to you canva.com. I'll be getting people on the list generally is never the hardest part. Hard part is activating them properly and it's because they're like people who just give it their best shot. They're like, Well, we send everyone an email and no one showed up or We only got three appointments, send another one, okay, sent another email and we got five more.KevinBut that's it. It's really, really sad. Did we call everybody? No. Okay, now we're going to call it. You know, it's just layering that stuff on and there's no it's no different with incentives, especially to the database you already have. Why would you resend the same exact message with a bigger font size at the top? This time and be like, No, now really pay attention to this.KevinSo I guess the other part I'm trying to say about is you do have to pick something. You have to hit, but it doesn't have to stay that way for the whole month. Or if you're going to be emailing people twice or three times during the month, one that's text only one that's curated for marketing. Maybe something towards brochures, look at different aspects of the same message.KevinSo your first time maybe you are talking about the interest rate and then the second time around you didn't open up or interact with the first one. You weren't talking about monthly payment or you are talking about a different testimonial about how this incentive made buying possible from someone who bought last month. I think both with new community launches and with communication and promotions, people are stuck in neutral or first gear and they just keep you got to be that squirrel trying to break into the into the birdfeeder, like, how are we going to make this happen?KevinKeep trying and our message, different message.BethThat being said, like the different message is important, but also like avoid the whole $10,000 this month. Okay, now it's $15,000, now it's $20,000. Like it's clearly something's not working. If if that messaging isn't working, like, let's try a different like you're saying, try a different route. Don't just keep going with the same route and upping the dollars because that is not resonating with them.KevinYeah, I saw someone is offering real estate agents a 5% or 6% commission. I'm just like, Oh, that's like classic in those markets that are struggling. By the way. Mm hmm. You all know who you are. All all of the builders that we work with have said I reached out to to the general real estate community, and they're all like, we got no buyers for you.KevinLike, there's no one here. We don't have anyone to work with ourselves. Yeah. So giving them extra money isn't making people show up for them either. It's. It's bizarre. Yeah. That the joke in art school was if you can't if you're not a good artist, do it big. If you're really bad, do it read. And if you suck at art, make it big and read and just like just scream out louder, bigger, stronger.KevinYeah. Oh, that's great. All right. First up, from search engine Lancome. And if we can cue in Eminem's song like Guess Who's Back or controversy, we need a little controversy here. Some controversy. Google is accused of downplaying ad price manipulation. So they're being sued. They've got a couple of problems right now. Google does around antitrust and also this inflation of ad prices.KevinSome advertisers believe that Google is quietly inflating ad prices by 100%, a stark contrast to the 5% suggested by the search engine. The search engine has admitted at the federal antitrust trial that it frequently inflates ad prices by as much as 5% without telling advertisers, sometimes ten, and everyone saying, Yeah, baloney. We think it's up to 100. Now I want to get your two takes, but I just want for the audience, Google's take on this is basically, hey, you're telling us what your maximum cost per click is, what you're okay with it being.KevinAnd so, you know, we might just add a little bit, but it's still going to be under what you told us you were happy to pay per click. So all is fair, right? And it's just five or 10% and it's like a rounding error.JulieWell, number one, it's just the fact that there's no transparency that you're saying it's one thing we're calling it an auction, but it's kind of an auction and it's kind of we're setting whatever we want. The second is just that that's tied in to that. They're inflating the things to meet their own revenue goals, which I mean, obviously that's a conflict right there that doesn't help advertisers.JulieAnd then also, I just wonder, I don't know if I'm explaining this right, but really they're setting pricing on impressions. We're looking at it as just clicks. If it was a pure auction, it would feel like it was just clicks. But how they're raising and lowering prices without telling us is more on clicks and ad. And so I think they're trying to say, well, we're just trying to raise the quality, but it's leaving us out of that equation.JulieYou know, the advertisers out of the equation. They're benefiting themselves with that.KevinYeah. I wonder I think I think I follow where you're going. There you went as nerdy as you can get.JulieBut for me.KevinYou know, it just does, period. Because I'm like, again, I'm like the cat hanging on the branch, like, I think I know it. She's gone. I think maybe this is such as Google doing a terrible job of explaining because to your point, it's not just who bids the most money. Yeah, the two bids. It's the most money. And as the most relevant ad that typically gets clicked the most.KevinSo there are certainly other things beyond financial measures, but that's really not what Google said, even if that's what they meant. Like, hey, there's two other factors here. What they woops, what you said was, no, we just inflate prices by 5 to 10%. If we're if we believe that we can make the money on it. Now, Google, by the way, you know, of all of the major tech organizations, Google generally scores pretty well in trust with consumers.KevinAnd I can't explain why they rolled out. There's a phone I think it was the Google pixel five or something like that. I was reading or watching a Marquese Brownlee YouTube video on this where they said, Hey, you buy the phone, and for one monthly fee you can get YouTube premium, YouTube TV, all these different like six different features.KevinAnd every two years you get a free upgrade of your phone to the latest Google pixel. It was called like Google one or something. Guess what program they canceled and terminated just a month or two before the two year mark. Like these are some shady folks and they get they get away with it based upon the hey, we try lots of things and then we shut things down when it's not working.KevinBut they're like a and like their logo should. The tagline should be Google the warehouse of empty promises. So really good at search and video. Like they do some things really well, but they're not to be trusted. And we're you even started today on our call with Andrew. He's like who's seeing this other warning, warning message now that they're adding on to accounts?KevinThat's basically saying.BethYou're spending some money on your bids.KevinYeah, the person managing your account might not be doing you a favor by doing it this way, even though and this is we just kind of pass this article around was like, Exactly. That's why we manage bids the way we do, because you cannot give people control. That's just like clear as day that they don't. Alter Did you see, by the way, the Amazon like admitted that they raise prices by like up to 30 or 40% on products that they believe they could during the pandemic, just like let's just make more money.KevinWe can. Well, that's what they call free inflation.BethWhich, speaking of Amazon, their second prime day just wrapped up. And my favorite thing about Prime Day is that you look at the price and then it says like a total price, like the price it normally is. But if you go to a camel, camel, camel and look at the price history that the average price is actually like closer to the prime Day deal and they just knocked it down like a dollar or two.BethLike it's all it's all manipulation, which is how marketers get such a bad name.KevinYeah, Yeah. Can we not call it that? Marketing is to be another word.BethI'm just getting bad Google.KevinI mean, it still is. Still. And that's again, you just need control. You need you need really limit the keywords. You need manual bidding on terms performance. Max campaigns are from the devil, say aloud. They're proud. Okay. Next up from Redfin.com 59% of recent home buyers say that purchasing a house is more stressful than dating. It's been a while.KevinSo I'm going to I mean, I don't know what dating's like, but baby boomers are most likely to say the opposite because again, they haven't dated in a while. Maybe either with nearly half saying that dating is more stressful than home, buying divorce and finding a new job, or the only two listed life events that a majority of respondents said are more stressful than purchasing a home.JulieThis is weird, weird survey like potty training a child with all of those things.BethGetting into college, like very specific getting into college. But yeah, no, I when this first came out, that was exactly what I said. Julie I was like potty training.JulieYeah. No, no, I think this is a little click baity. Like, what can we do that maybe people will.KevinAgree with you, But look at some of these some of these are fascinating because we typically talk about how broken the the like processes of buying a car. Yeah. And yet 66% of people said buying a home is more stressful than buying a car and let me let's so I agree click baby maybe things position in a way for extreme effect but why do we think like just the top line truth of buying a home is really stressful and might be like stupidly obvious, but let's just name out some things.KevinWhy we think it's really stressful.JulieSpending a lot of money is very stressful.KevinYeah.JulieLike often getting a mortgage and answering all those questions and figuring out maybe you don't know all the answers to all the things you should know is stressful.KevinYep.JulieMoving a stressful birth knows death. Yes.KevinAnd I've talked about before, like it's not just the physicality of moving, it's the mental reorganization that has to occur of everything needs a new habit, you know, like just how you walk out of bed and into your bathroom. Your brain has to relearn the it's taxing. Yep. There's no opportunity for trade in, like, no take backs, right?KevinLike, I'm just going to try it for a week. So you're stuck with your decision for a period of time? Yeah.BethYou can't have a first date with a house that you're buying.KevinWhat about the shopping process? Like, that's all the stuff after you buy or as you're buying, but that's where you're like lack of options.BethBeth Yeah, a lack of options right now. I mean, a to the approval of many builders is that new construction is the way a lot of people are going just because of the lack of resale inventory available or affordable resale inventory that's available and affordable, factoring in mortgage rates, of course. And and just like, okay, well, if I have to move what is out there and I'm staying on my street right now, the trouble of selling their house, if they have to sell their house in order to move to this new house, that is very, very stressful.KevinIt's I think just the the interaction with humans generally is not good. That's like I'm just again, getting phone calls to be returned, getting questions answered, feeling like you're not a bother when you do. Do have a question or need an answer.BethThat's a whole can of.KevinWorms. So I guess to me the bigger thing that I think is interesting to think about in relationship to this article is, is the how much of this is stuff that we could be doing better versus two that a lot of the things we went to early on of it's a lot of money. It's a big decision. You can't redo it quickly.KevinThose those things we can't necessarily change but like if you if a builder did all the things, just all the things to make the experience as good as possible. Do you think home buying would still be top top of the list other than dating? Hmm.BethI don't know. I don't know how to answer that.JulieYeah. And because.BethWithout biases.JulieExactly. And because it's not just home builders to, you know, it's the existing world, too. So we can fix our little or we can try to fix our little corner of the world of home buying. But can we be fixed? You know, dealing with realtors and losing out on a house You thought you have to be process.KevinSome people would say, I'm being stubborn on like sitting on this, really. But let me just shifted to something else that you both know way more about than me giving birth to a child. Is that stressful?BethYeah. Yeah.KevinLike, I don't know the situation where it isn't because and again, from from my stupid vantage point, it's like we've had great hospital experiences, we've had good nurse experiences, we've had good food experiences, we've had good comfortable beds, like all the things you can take, but it's still there. Still because of the amount of change involved. Mm hmm.KevinI actually don't I'm not trying to go negative, but I don't think it's pop. I think the stress will always be there. It's how you manage and respond to the stress versus trying to take it away. Maybe. That's right. I think a lot of the focus is like, we're going to do these things and remove all the stress as well.JulieAnd a lot of the stress comes the stress is the uncertainty of not knowing how it's going to go. So it's so it's going to be stress, even if it goes great, even if your house has no problems, you don't know that beforehand. So you're going to stress about all the problems that can happen. Yeah, for you happens.BethAnd that's why moving has been consistently, consistently one of the biggest structures in someone's life. And it's because it's just the simple act of moving is stressful enough. But then right now you're layering in a lot of other issues that the stress is never going to go away, like you just said. But there's ways that we can respond better to it or help people respond better to it, better a little bit more creative that maybe we haven't explored yet.BethLike the most stressful part about having a child and purchasing a new home is the stuff that happened after having a child. It's the healing, it's the bringing the baby home, adjusting to a new life. It's the no sleep, it's the feeding issues. It's all of that all happening at once. And then for moving and closing on a home, then have to move.BethYou have to hemorrhage more money. You have to get used to a new house. You have to unpack your stuff. Okay. So you still have time out.KevinFirst I got because I love it, because again, I'm I'm I'm just a guy who doesn't know much. So imagine in the scenario of you having a kid. And then as soon as you come home, your partner says, hey, I'll be back for a 30, 60, 90, 120 day inspection. But you figure this out. How that how that go down?KevinTerrible, right? So I think we just solved a bunch of things for a bunch of people here is we know that the stressful part often comes after moving in that trigger moment. We like, oh my gosh, my kid just punched hole in the door or like, this new thing is being destroyed for my eyes or I found something that they missed and they're going to say, My kid did it.KevinAnd they they didn't do it. Yeah. Mm. So that's, but it's clear as day that that's where the vacuum occurs in terms of the builder's interaction with the customer. Mm. Yeah.BethAbsolutely. I think it's all clear. Is that a way of announcing we're going to have like a parental leave policy now to no one.KevinWe have actually spousal policy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So yeah. So I think the post event is a big part of it. And the other thing that I was considering talking about as my story time was I took my oldest to visit college, a college for the first time on Monday and she's, you know, constantly she's a junior, so she's got time to figure this.KevinObviously, she's constantly like, I just can't wait to get out of high school, get to the next phase, like I'm ready to be an adult, give it to me, let me out. And she wasn't super excited about this first school we're going to because there's only like 3000 kids on the campus and it's in Indiana, kind of in the middle of nowhere.KevinBut she had done some research and she thought she was ready and like this was all going to be beneath her. And then she texts me at 6 a.m. the next morning after spending the night in the dorm and was like, How'd it go? She's like, Oh, the dorm is awesome. All the people here are super nice. I love it, but I'm just so freaking happy that I have two more years because I am not ready for college.KevinLike I'm not ready to be all on my own, do my own things, be in this place where I don't know anyone else. Like I need I need time to go back and like, she's also like, I just appreciate the community that I have and the people I know at school, and I'm going to maximize those next two years of relationships with those people because I know now, like I can see the change.KevinSo part of this is also the we talk and have talked and we'll continue to talk a lot about inoculation being an important aspect of what you do is setting expectations. And yet and yet, like did you set expectations well enough or not? I don't think can be defined by simply what the customer's reaction always is.BethYeah, absolutely.KevinBecause you can tell them and tell them and tell them and tell them, but they're still going to have a reaction in a lot of cases. And you just got to be ready for it and be available.BethWell, I think I mean, what you said there too, like you can tell them and tell them and tell them oftentimes early, telling them once and expecting them to remember that doesn't work either.KevinAnd once through one format. Yep. Just like everyone knows email and never run scared to keep sending emails. And you do have to make sure it stands out above the clutter. But the number of emails that I get just from my kids school on a weekly basis and then, you know, you're, you know, you get one email from the builder about an important milestone that gets sent to spam or junk.KevinAnd and then you're just internally your team is incredulous, like, why don't customers just understand they need to come prepared for this thing? Maybe if it's important enough, you should tell them more than once from more than one method.BethWhere's your sound effect from now?KevinBam dot com. And this is an interesting it's a like Inman like publication but they like to go edgy and they have a YouTube channel and I watch some of them and the guy, one of the guys is kind of a weird jerky. So anyway, just keep that in mind as we talk about the article. But homes dot com has claims this is not the headline but I'm adding this home scam claims it has hit 100,000 monthly visitors.KevinZillow's rivalry heats up so homes com is owned by costar and their goal they say Andy Florence is the CEO says hey we're going to be the number one syndication platform for residential real homes And they claim that they hit 100 million unique visitors. Last month, Realtor.com and Redfin reported 74 million uniques that would put them in second place, and Redfin reported 52 for the quarter.KevinSo that's by the quarter. And they're saying 100 million in a month. Now, here's what's interesting is this would be a 1290 percent increase in traffic year over year for the site. So I don't I can't recall if it's mentioned historic or not, but I think both Zillow and Realtor.com are like heads or some other third party that they probably pay or nudged and were like, Hey, can you help us refute this?KevinThey're like, Yeah, that doesn't quite seem right because the prior month they had like 70 million where I should find the exact numbers. But basically they increased by like almost all of the traffic that Realtor.com gets in a month by a month is what they're calling them. So take it with a grain of salt. But they are everyone does seem to agree that they are trending.KevinNow, have either one of you spent any time on Hanscom? Mm hmm.JulieJust after reading this article.BethAm going to see for it had been on there because I used to use the home snap app and dot com is now they acquired Thomson app whenever and so when I went to go use the home snap app, it was like we're now home XCOM. You got to go download a whole new thing and all this stuff and at first I was like Mac.BethBut then I looked at it, but then it didn't have the same amount of data that I used to get in the same format. So then I was just disappointed.JulieAnd I did go Google Homes in Mandeville, Louisiana, which is where I live, to see if they came up in the paid search, which they did. So also you have to wonder how much of this is just did they take one, not push it as much advertising dollars as they could in that one month. Right. Because Zillow does didn't come up in the paid search.JulieAnd I mean, maybe they do have some and it just didn't come up in that one. But and just push in that one month to have these numbers to show investors and all those different people. So it doesn't mean that organically more people are going there than Zillow. Like there's ways they can wait. Those numbers.KevinSure. And there already are platforms that we know basically get almost all the traffic from a paid activity, names that you would know. I think what's really interesting about their approach is and I'll share it for those of you watching the video, this is a listing nearby and they say shots fired to to to Zillow in particular. I think no fake agents on home scum.KevinSo it shows the listing agent, Buffy Patterson, her phone number, and then it says No fake agents. We connected you directly to the listing agent who knows the home best. No cold calls, robocalls or spam from random agents. And that's their whole thing, is you're listing your lead and their belief is that the best customer experience is to get you in touch with a person who knows at home the best sellers are all agents, the kinds of agents we want to work with who really do know the home they list really well inside and out unnecessarily.KevinI think that's the first kind of floor. And the second is Buffy doesn't pick up the phone. It doesn't matter if she's the most knowledgeable. So yeah, it'll be interesting to see how their strategy pushes output.BethFrom a consumer standpoint. I appreciate that message better than the message that they're pushing. And I even just sent you all in the chat that we'll have to provide open the notes. But on their website they are pushing the same message of We are the fastest growing industry. There have all these graphs and all this stuff of why they're so much better and they're moving so much faster.BethBut like what you just said is way more interesting to me from a a realtor and consumer standpoint, because I can't tell you how many times we would be moving and I'm just frantically trying to get any listing information that I can get before I talk to a realtor, because I like to do my own research. And I would accidentally submit the question on Zillow's like promoted realtor versus the actual listing realtor.BethAnd most people don't know that you have to go into the list. There's like a small, very particular place. You have to click to actually get in touch with the realtor that is listing the property both rental and resale. So I like that part from a consumer point.KevinYeah. If again, that person never responds to you. Yeah. Just true. They seem like and anyone from Zuckerman wants to come on the podcast. I would love to have you to talk through this. It seems like they're just on the offensive to try to, like, swing as hard as I can and see what sticks. Like just putting out here millions of free leads.KevinMm hmm. Billions and commission value.JulieWhat's the data point you're using for that?KevinYeah, yeah.BethYeah.JulieWe're going to use Kevin's question.KevinYeah. Yeah. It's like millions of free leads delivered since 2004 when we were home start up or somewhat like, what does that what was. I mean.BethYeah, it's getting desperate.KevinYeah. Speaking of desperate from CNBC dot com, the housing industry in air quotes urges Jerome Powell to stop raising interest rates or risk an economic hard landing. This this whenever this stuff happens I'm always just like are we really spending time on this? I mean I guess people should do it probably is helpful. But the National Association of Homebuilders, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of Realtors all wrote to the Fed to convey profound concern about the industry.KevinThe group asked the Fed not to contemplate further rate hikes and not to actively sell its holdings of mortgage backed securities. Not selling securities would, in theory, help hold down mortgage rates, and obviously not increasing short term rates might also help mortgage rates. But it just is like Jerome Powell doesn't work for you. So it's kind of like my neighbor.KevinIf I if I had a neighbor who would be like, Hey, I'm going to write you a letter. I'm also going to get the local butcher to sign on and we would like you to chop down that tree because we just think that a tree is ugly. I'll be like, That's cool. You don't own land. So now what is this really?BethDo write. Great question, Aren't they?KevinAren't they all? I think all these three industry things for also actively running messaging saying there's never been a better time to buy is like wow, how's it both? I don't know. Can you tell I don't like political anything. Yeah.JulieYeah. They had lobbyists that needed something to do. It was like when the all the people came together against a they wrote the letter against AIG when, like, they've used forever, you know, it's kind of the same. Yeah. Same feeling.KevinRight. Also, the people who are against, they are the people who are already leading the field in like all kinds of competition coming from other places to be harder.JulieYeah, it's like a different version of that.KevinFor those of you are are playing along at home with the game like what Metta is doing with Lama too, which is an open source. All of them is basically trying to say, Hey, we're going to if you're going to try to make it hard for the little guys to compete against you, we're just going to make open source software available for people to use that will build almost taking a play out of Google's playbook with Android.KevinLike, yeah, in Nokia you stink at building software to run phones. We'll just build software for you because we're a software company.KevinOkay, moving right along from Inman Re Max becomes the third major firm to distance itself from NPR announcing details of its settlement in the bombshell Commission lawsuit, the franchisors said agents and brokerages, the freedom to set and and or negotiate commissions as they see fit and will no longer require a realtor membership as part of working with them or for them.KevinSo that follows Redfin anywhere and now REMAX All, all. And and they are we're not sure that we can continue for saying we're not going to require membership. Now all these remember the is places and we're going to have Rob hon back on to talk a little bit more about this. For those of you who couldn't come to the summit or missed his session because a lot of people were sad that they missed that one afterwards, you thought it was going to be boring and then it really it wasn't boring.KevinEveryone was talking about it and you missed it. But there's a lot of MLS is that require realtor membership in order to access the MLS and so that's kind of one of the next battlegrounds to come is if that if that holds or whether people will relent in in hopes that the Department of Justice will stop pushing things to change.KevinSo any other thoughts, insights on this one from either you.JulieJust finally the like flood? I feel like everybody's been talking about this for the last year or two. And finally, like once the floodgates kind of opened, people are following. So it's interesting to see movement on it. Instead of just talking about things. It's like people are actually starting to take a little action. Whether that really makes a difference in how things work yet.JulieBut I think eventually they're getting there.BethYeah, Yeah. But does that what we were talking about last week is just Redfin was the first. Now what's next? And now we're starting to see the domino effect happen a little to.KevinRedfin's was voluntary is the one distinction. Redfin's is voluntary anywhere, and Remax is part of the setup. Once they reached on those lawsuits. So they both agreed to pay millions of dollars in fines as well in settlement funds, and then also say we won't make this happen. So that's where some people are, like Redfin. We're just doing this to try to get as far away from this as possible because they don't have much cash to give and a settlement anyway.KevinMM Well, yeah, there's lots of unintended consequences. It might happen from this one. One example that Rob gave was okay, so in theory being able to put I'm not going to offer any money to the other agent and the transaction sounds like it'll be good to consumers and it'll prevent steering, but actually it might make steering worse. Was this scenario of like, okay, if I work a plea, all the three of us work in the same office, I'm going to put I'm not going to pay anyone from, you know, Keller Williams anything but everyone else in the team.KevinLike if you bring me one of your buyers, we'll figure something out. I'll tell them, like, Hey, this this whole thing is good enough that you should pay them some money in addition to as part of the deal. So it actually could make things worse, not better on the steering fronts. All right, Rob, for the rest of that.BethWhat and going back to what you said earlier about like the realtor incentives that people are pushing, there's like people with parallel to throw money and there are the steering wheel, the offering. So I'm interested to see how that plays out.KevinYeah. All right. Things we love, things we hate. So we close out every show, you know, on.JulieAbout mine, my and my bills. If you need something to get off your phone, go do it. We will crochet. Yeah, we.KevinWill.BethIt was really cute. Mine is. I was also influenced, similar to Julie. I had been waiting for our prime date to happen so that I could get my Bissell little green. If you don't know what that is, it's like a portable upholstery cleaner, carpet cleaner, spot cleaner for pets and whatnot. But when we moved into our new house, we have these chairs that we've had since we lived in Texas, which was like three, four moons ago.BethAnd they have they're old, they've been in use, but they've also been in storage and through a couple houses. And so they are stained. And I also have children, so they are stained. And so I just really wanted to bring them back to life now that we have them in use in this house and that little thing, it did its job.JulieTo help the water growth afterwards for you like it.BethIt honestly, I was a little concerned because it didn't I only did two chairs as a test to see and I have to go back and do them again, like out on the patio so that I can like really get the sides by. I showed my husband and I took a picture beforehand and then we looked at it after and we were like, Holy cannoli.BethIt actually worked. I should post like a before and after, but I'm a little embarrassed by that for.KevinMy parents used to have their main vacuum cleaner was a rainbow. I mean, anyone heard of this? Yeah. And it's like one of the last things that was sold door to door by by, like, vacuum salesman. And it was like, the best product ever because you fill it up with clean water and then you just vacuum and there are no bags, and the vacuum just goes through this big water thing in the center.KevinBut like how much dirt you really need to put in water to make it look filthy is not lot of dirt, no wonder. And so I was just like, Oh, it's so gross. But missiles are great ray machines. I'm going to try to solve everyone's terrible audio problems everywhere. I we all love and we cheer all of you when you make great content for social or video work.KevinBut a lot of you really have to pay attention to your audio game because one of the sounds workers for real talk your it doesn't translate and no one wants to watch that and it's that's just like it's painful almost every content creator we've ever interviewed and we talk about like which is more important the photo image quality or the sound quality.KevinThey're like, Oh, you can't fix sound nearly as easily as you can fix image after you shoot it. So this is the latest iteration of the Road Wireless family. It's called the Pro. It's 399 and that sounds like it's a lot of money and it is a lot of money, but just the two lab mikes that come with it, if you were to buy those separately, they are $200.KevinSo what I just said there and the justification, it's basically like free the case now charges every everything else in in the so you just have one charging case and accessories case. You get two different receivers and one transmitter. So you put the one transmitter on your camera and it comes with all the cables to attach this to an iPhone with lightning cable or you have SBC in Android.KevinSo these are the same things you'll watch on YouTube where people just clip and it has like a fuzzy dead cat on the side. You don't even have to use Alabama. Like it's just an all around easy to fill. The batteries last forever. It also has a 32 bit float, which technically speaking, that just means there. But that's like 130 a bit float is just like super high quality recording said it can't clip at and in terms of going too high or too low it can cover all of the all of the sounds and give you the chance in post to choose what you want or don't want.KevinThanks for listening. We'll see you next week.KevinHow about that?BethI like that better.KevinBye! The post Ep 307: The Warehouse Of Empty Promises appeared first on Online Sales and Marketing for Home Builders - DYC.

Join Catherine and Taylor as they dive into the paranormal and share some haunts from ghost in a real Hogwarts castle to sleep paralysis and The Hat Man. In this weeks episode a lot of important questions are discussed. Is being smushed a good enough reason to give up your afterlife? Can The Hat Man be sucked up by The Little Green Machine by Bissell? Can a 'Sage Date' be good for your relationship? Follow Us: Instagram: ⁠@strangegossippod⁠Youtube: @strangegossippodTikTok: @strangegossippod Have a good story/something to share? Email us!strangegossippod@gmail.com 

This week we are re-releasing an episode from season 1! Scott takes us to Mentone, AL in 2000 to tell the story of Hayward Bissell, a 400 lb man on a murder rampage. This episode is sponsored by: A & W Outdoor Services The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce All Star Property Group - Keller Williams Realty Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimeoneasystreet/support

Welcome back! Short episode on a short week and there are scattered toddler growls throughout when Nora really agrees with something we're saying. This week we talk about the US Supreme Court ruling against Affirmative Action in college, the opening of NBA's free agency period, and how the heck a dime bag got into a West Wing lobby at the Pure White House. We close with our shoutouts to Dutch Bros, Petros, CoD:WarZone W's, Lucas Jobes, Nacogdoches and Longview, TX, Le Vasa Island Apparel, Bissell, Our Panel and Our Listeners! If you want to send in a comment or question, email us at ballinesian@gmail.com or send us a comment or message on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Threads at @ballinesian. Recorded 7/5/2023, Zoom. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

On January 24, 2000, sheriff's deputies in Mentone, Alabama stopped an older model Lincoln with Ohio plates that they suspected was involved in a hit-and-run accident earlier that day. The driver was thirty-seven-year-old Hayward Bissell of Norwalk, Ohio and strapped into the seat beside him was the remains of his twenty-four-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Booher. To the deputies' horror, Booher's hand and leg had been severed from her body, her eyes had been gouged out, and her heart and liver had been torn out, but were still in the car. Further investigation revealed that, in addition to Booher's murder, Bissell had also attempted to kill two other couples on what appeared to be a rampage across two states.Thank you to the ever so talented David White for research assistance :)-Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance - Website:sczaction.orgServices: Education and support groups National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)Website:nami.org Services: General resources for mental health Domestic Violence: -US Hotline Number: 1(800)-799-7233-The Battered Women's Justice Project: **We donated to them, I met with them and they are amazing**Website: BWJP.org Services: Free legal help -Center For Domestic Peace Website: Centerfordomesticpeace.org Services: Support groupsReferencesActon, Andy. 2000. "Secret Service questions man in mutilation case." Birminghm Post-Herald, January 26: 23.Associated Press. 2002. "Mental illness plea accepted." Atlanta Constitution , February 8: D12.—. 2000. "Couple honors heroic Labrador retrievers." Birmingham Post-Herald, March 15: 16.—. 2001. "Man held in mutilation slaying to undergo more mental tests." Macon Telegraph, August 13: 12.—. 2000. "Police probe mutilation death of woman." The Anniston Star, Janaury 25: 8.—. 2000. "Suspect in mutilation death of woman to be sent to mental hsopital." The Anniston Star, January 26: 12.Bradley, Eric. 2000. "Manty native relates tale of terror." Manitowoc Herald-Times, Jul 7: 1.Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 2000. "Mental tests urged for slaying suspect." Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Janaury 27: 14.Harper, Carol. 2000. "Dismay, disbelief follow mutilation death." Sandusky Register, January 26.Johnson, Sheila. 2013. Blood Highway. New York, NY: Pinnacle Books.Nowak, Joe. 2000. "Victim's father in prison for rape." Norwalk Reflector, January 25.Nowak, Joe, and Jonathan Rickard. 2000. "Suspect has history of violent behavior." Norfolk Reflector, January 25.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jozlyn & Gaby chat with voicer Jodi Krangle! Joz and Jodi met and bonded at Podfest 2023. Jodi is a voice over artist, self-taught and self-proclaimed computer nerd, a musician (Filker to be exact), and a podcast host! We take it all the way back to how Jodi got her start in computer sales and software and how that led her to an entirely different creative world. We also talk about how she gained extensive knowledge about SEO and Marketing and how she made the switch to Voice Over in 2007. Since, she has done work in the healthcare, corporate, hospitality, political, and non-profit sectors, among others. And some of her clients include, Dell, Bose, Subway, Bissell, Unisom, HGTV, and more. We go into VO beginnings, audio, accents, branding, and so much more. This was a very interesting conversation that was filled with nuggets of great information and advice for voicers and performers in general.Support the showFollow all the Chaos - Website - https://www.keepingupwithchaos.net/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwithchaospodcast

Welcome to Episode 156 of the "Opinions That Don't Matter" podcast with your hosts, Kati and Sean! To start things off, Kati takes us on a thrilling Spanish lesson, where you'll get a chance to brush up on your language skills. We then switch gears and explore the world of tree trimming services, discovering the importance of maintaining those beautiful trees in our surroundings. In the spirit of cultural celebrations, we delve into the intriguing story behind Cinco de Mayo and its connection to the French. Prepare to be enlightened as we uncover the historical significance of this festive day. And speaking of unique celebrations, have you ever wondered how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in China? We unravel the mysteries behind this cross-cultural event. Prepare for some adorable moments as we discuss the adventures of Puppy Parlance and the hilarious mishaps of "The Poopening." Plus, we share a life-saving solution with the Bissell carpet cleaner that will revolutionize your cleaning routine. If you've ever wondered how news anchors maintain their thick hair and flawless appearance, we've got you covered. Discover the secrets of makeup for the camera and how self-tanner can enhance your on-screen presence. We even touch on a trip to the dermatologist, sharing tips and experiences that will leave you looking radiant. Join us as we delve into Roxy's latest achievement – unlocking a new level: The Couch. Hear about PJ's guitar collection and how Sean's attempts to snag a new acoustic guitar were foiled. And for all the music lovers out there, we'll be noodling on the guitar, showcasing our musical talents. Switching gears, Kati gives us an update on her TV binge-watching with "This Is Us" and shares some career day insights. We also have some special shoutouts to Erin, Tom, and Kim for their contributions. Get ready for an exciting segment called "Tell Me I'm Wrong" where Kim challenges us with intriguing hypotheses and theories. We'll even tackle the burning question of bathrooms on a plane! And sports fans, don't worry, we haven't forgotten you – we discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers, providing some exciting insights. Last but not least, join us as Tina shares her travel tips, offering invaluable advice for your next adventure. So sit back, relax, and prepare for a rollercoaster of laughter, knowledge, and unforgettable moments on this episode of the "Opinions That Don't Matter" podcast!(description written by some Cat Gregory Paul Thomas the 4th) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/otdm/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/otdm/support

Join the EMGuidewire team from Carolinas Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Residency Program as Drs. Calienes Cerpa and Bissell gather together to discuss another great case filled with learning points. In this episode, they review myositis in a pediatric patient.

Join the EMGuideWire team from Carolinas Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency, as Drs. Calienes and Bissell discuss Heart Blocks. 

In episode #219 of The Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E Podcast, our guest Liz Bissell talks about PCOS and Your Fertility. More about Liz: Liz Bissell is a registered dietitian dedicated to restoring fertility and health in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). She was diagnosed with PCOS many years ago. She was given very little information about the nature of her condition from her provider at the time, other than she might have difficulty having children down the road. She then proceeded with her life without caution. For the following years, she was on and off birth control and had accepted that irregular periods were just part of her everyday life. Years later, she met her now-husband. They wanted to start a family as quickly as possible after they got married. She promptly went off birth control and was quickly smacked in the face with the reality of trying to understand her menstrual cycle post-birth control and with PCOS. Luckily, her dietetics background came in handy and she dug deep into research to find the most evidence-based nutrition information to best manage PCOS. This sparked a deep-rooted purpose for her to help make this process easier for other women with PCOS like her, which is why she developed Liz Bissell Wellness where she coaches women with PCOS on diet and lifestyle for infertility. Following the framework she uses with her clients, she has been able to better manage her PCOS and successfully have two beautiful daughters. Thank you for listening! Follow Liz on Instagram: @pcos.fertility Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @kela_healthcoach Get your FREE Fertility Meal Plan: https://coachkela.com/ FTC Affiliate Disclaimer: The disclosure that follows is intended to fully comply with the Federal Trade Commission's policy of the United States that requires to be transparent about any and all affiliate relations the Company may have on this show. You should assume that some of the product mentions and discount codes given are "affiliate links", a link with a special tracking code This means that if you use one of these codes and purchase the item, the Company may receive an affiliate commission. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Website, podcast, and operations and the Company gladly reveals its affiliate relationships to you. The price of the item is the same whether it is an affiliate link or not. Regardless, the Company only recommends products or services the Company believes will add value to its users. The Hormone Puzzle Society and Coach Kela will receive up to 30% affiliate commission depending on the product that is sponsored on the show. For sponsorship opportunities, email HPS Media at podcast@coachkela.com.

Cam and Drew chat with Bissell Brothers Brewing co-founder Peter Bissell in the back offices of their Portland taproom. Peter shares the story behind Bissell Brothers, what it's like to grow a brewery from the ground up, where brewers look for inspiration, the cooperative relationship between breweries, and Peter's experience tasting beer across Germany.The gang also sips their way through several Bissell brews, including What a Team and Koan, as the Bruins square off against the Montreal Canadiens.Find Bissell Brothers Brewing at https://bissellbrothers.com/ , on twitter at @BissellBrosBrew, and at Thompson's Point in Portland, ME. Find Peter on Twitter at @pjensenbissell.Cheers!//////////Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY),If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisiscounseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visitccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA).21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present inAZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(selectparishes)/MD/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in OH/ONT.Eligibility restrictions apply.$200 in Free Bets: Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5bet. Promo code req. $200 issued as free bets that expire 7 days (168hours) after being awarded. Free bets must be wagered 1x and stakeis not included in any returns or winnings.Stepped up Same Game Parlay: 1 Stepped Up Same Game ParlayToken issued per eligible NFL playoff game after opt-in. Min $1 bet.Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet+100 odds or longer. Profit boosted up to 100% (10+ legs for 100%boost).Promotional offer period ends 2/12/23 at 11:59:59 PM ET.See terms atsportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms

Cam and Drew chat with Bissell Brothers Brewing co-founder Peter Bissell in the back offices of their Portland taproom. Peter shares the story behind Bissell Brothers, what it's like to grow a brewery from the ground up, where brewers look for inspiration, the cooperative relationship between breweries, and Peter's experience tasting beer across Germany. The gang also sips their way through several Bissell brews, including What a Team and Koan, as the Bruins square off against the Montreal Canadiens. Find Bissell Brothers Brewing at https://bissellbrothers.com/ , on twitter at @BissellBrosBrew, and at Thompson's Point in Portland, ME. Find Peter on Twitter at @pjensenbissell. Cheers! ////////// Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1- 800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA).21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MD/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in OH/ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. $200 in Free Bets: Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 bet. Promo code req. $200 issued as free bets that expire 7 days (168 hours) after being awarded. Free bets must be wagered 1x and stake is not included in any returns or winnings. Stepped up Same Game Parlay: 1 Stepped Up Same Game Parlay Token issued per eligible NFL playoff game after opt-in. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. Profit boosted up to 100% (10+ legs for 100% boost). Promotional offer period ends 2/12/23 at 11:59:59 PM ET.See terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from a closet in Vegas it's Caroline and live from their office it's Sally! This week we're talking about the chores we hate and the products we bought to make us hate those chores less. Caroline's most hated chore is breaking down cardboard. Sally's is mopping. Frank Bissell has a solution to one of those.Plus, ambiance videos and my pitch for Sally to see M3GAN and Sally's pitch for me to see TAR.Products Mentioned:The Spin Wave Mop: https://amzn.to/4094wPTElectric Scissors: https://amzn.to/3XJywjI Ambiance Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASp2KZxl6lY&ab_channel=TheAlleyofAmbience GO SHOPPING WITH US!Subscribe to the newsletter for exclusive discounts just for you: www.geethanks.substack.com Want to support Gee Thanks! by using our links? Do that here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4YGOdQT-W7eqLAiYi4DowXExXaECbEW1rRAHVHOu4Y/edit#gid=1638968433 Shop our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/geethanksjustboughtit Gee Thanks! appreciates its supporters, especially Alley Peplinski, Becca Sheaffer, Allie Nagy, Angi James, Lindsay Creech and Erin Gibson! Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geethanks Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: www.geethanksjustboughtit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MUSIC: Time Will Tell album, Jodi Krangle Jodi Krangle is a voiceover artist who understands the importance of authenticity and delivering a message effectively. As the voice of a brand, she knows that it's all about being a real person that people can connect with. Get useful tips from Jodi on how to create a deeper, more meaningful connection with your consumers through sound. Jodi voiced national and international commercial campaigns for companies like Bissell, Kraft/Capri Sun and Visit Orlando, narrated documentaries, corporate & web/explainer videos for Fortune 500 companies and have been the narration voice for shows on both Slice Network in Canada and HGTV in the US. Josi Krangle won the Sova Award for outstanding narration demo. Being nominated for and winning this award is a big honor, as it is judged by one's peers. Winning an award is a big honor, and something that every voice actor should strive for.  "I would say the biggest transformation has been in my mindset and how I view work. Before, I always saw work as something that I had to do in order to make money. And now, I see it more as an opportunity to help people and add value to their lives. This change in perspective has allowed me to approach my work with a lot more joy and enthusiasm. And as a result, I've been able to be more successful in my career." As a voiceover artist, Jodi Krangle understands the importance of context. She knows that in order to deliver a message effectively, she needs to understand not only the words being said, but also the situation in which they are being said. The music and tone that her clients want to use will give her clues as to how they want their voice to sound. Her job is to then take that and deliver it in a way that feels natural and conversational, even if she is just reading from a script. Find out more about Jodi and her work, and get useful takeaways like the following: The thing about voiceover is that it's all about authenticity. You have to be yourself and believe in what you're saying, because if you don't care, neither will your audience. When you're the voice of a brand, you have to be a real person that people can connect with. It is clear that sound plays a vital role in evoking emotion and creating a connection with brands. Those who ignore the sound of their brand are missing out on an opportunity to create a deeper, more meaningful connection with their consumers. An audio logo should evoke the desired emotion in customers by speaking to the company's brand DNA. brainstorm with the company to get a feel for what they are trying to achieve and use this information to create a sound that is unique to them. This will make the audio logo more effective in creating an emotional reaction in customers.