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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://n9.cl/m2jys Three Lives By Gertrude Stein Narrated by Martha H. Weller Three Lives was written in 1905/06 and published in 1909 at the author's expense. The work consists of three independent novellas: The Good Anna, Melanctha, and The Gentle Lena. Each of the titular characters lives in Bridgepoint, a fictional town based on Baltimore. The Good Anna explores the life of strong-willed Anna Federner, a woman of “solid lower middle-class south German stock.” The story follows the relationships Anna develops with the women in the households in which she works as a servant, and explores in particular the theme of bonding between women. Melanctha is an unconventional novella in which Stein explores what it is to seek meaning and fulfillment amidst the complexities and challenges of life. Melanctha, the daughter of a black father and a mixed-race mother, is unsatisfied with her life in segregated Bridgepoint. She launches into a passionate search for knowledge and power, within complicated cross-currents of race, sex and gender. The Gentle Lena recounts the life of Lena, who (like Anna in the first story) is an immigrant from Germany, now living in Bridgepoint. Lena is also a servant, but ends up marrying Herman Kreder, at the behest of the elders in their lives. In contrast to Anna Federner, who is willful and determined, Lena's life is marked by a consistent passivity, which Stein explores throughout the narrative. The three lives presented by Stein are compelling, and reflect the author's philosophical and literary values. Her use of repetition is particularly pronounced in both Melanctha and The Good Lena.
En este nuevo episodio de Fusiones y Adquisiciones, el podcast de Empresax, hablamos sobre el tejido empresarial asturiano y aspectos relacionados con los contratos de compraventa de empresas: - En este episodio contamos con Ignacio Arce, abogado en Ontier basado en Oviedo. Previamente trabajó en Jones Day y en PwC, en ambos casos desde Madrid. - A lo largo del episodio aprovechamos su conocimiento del tejido empresarial en Asturias para destacar líderes sectoriales que tienen su origen u operan desde el Principado. Más allá del sector primaria, Asturias cuenta con grandes compañías en sectores como defensa (Santa Bárbara / General Dynamics), siderurgia (Arcelor), eólica marina o tecnología (Izertis, Seresco, Stratesys...). - En lo que a operaciones de M&A recientes se refiere, en Asturias destacan la adquisición de Windar por parte de Bridgepoint o de MIR Asturias por parte de CVC. Ignacio Arce (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacioarceorejas/) es abogado en Ontier.
Dominic is Managing Director and Head of Digital & AI at Bridgepoint, Europe's leading middle-market growth investor with €43 billion euro of assets under management. As part of the Operational Support Group, he is a force for advancing digital, dispersing collective wisdom, building brands, and driving growth.
Tonight, we'll read “The Good Anna”, a short story written by Gertrude Stein as part of her first published book, titled “Three Lives” published in 1909. We first read this story back in 2020. Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the United States, she moved to Paris as an adult and stayed there the rest of her life. She hosted a Paris salon, where the leading figures of modernism in literature and art, such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henri Matisse would meet. Two quotes from Stein's works have become widely known: "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose," and "there is no there there” The Good Anna is set in the fictional city of Bridgepoint, which is modeled after Baltimore, MD where Stein lived at one time. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new challenger on the blockAt Waypoint we talk often about Challengers, fast growing agencies and agency groups that are born digital and performance first, who deliver on the “modern marketing brief.”In this episode, Waypoint partner Matt Lacey profiles a new entrant to the Challenger cohort. That new entrant is SAMY Alliance, a fast-growing, social-first agency group, intent onpartnering with the world's most recognisable brands who are seeking a modern, social-first solution.SAMY already has impressive scale – 500 people globally, a client base that includes Kia, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Microsoft and Netflix, and investment from Bridgepoint.In the studio with Matt to tell the SAMY story is Rocio Lama, head of strategy and corporate development for SAMY Alliance. Rocio heads up a six strong M&A team in Madrid, working to deliver on the group's growth ambitions. Growth strategyRocio talks to Matt about SAMY's M&A activity to date. The group has been acquiring in the UK, Europe and the US since 2019 and has a proven track record of successfully integrating agencies and driving value in them.SAMY is an exciting proposition for entrepreneurial agency founders looking at the next chapter in their growth journey; a fast-scaling business where they can play a role in something much bigger.And now, with support from professional investors, SAMY is focusing in on new targets in the US and Europe, what it describes as “anchor” acquisitions that will transform the group.In short, SAMY's sights are set on sector leadership. And as social starts to takes its place at the client top table, the future is set to be an exciting one.
The FTSE 100 opened modestly higher ahead of the Bank of England's rate decision later today. In early trade, the index was up just under a quarter of a percent at 8,223. Among the movers, Sainsbury's is top of the leaderboard, up 2% after agreeing a deal to offload its core banking business to NatWest Group, even though it had to pay the lender £125 million to do it. CMC Markets PLC jumped 9.1% after following the recent deal with Revolut by announcing full-year results well ahead of consensus forecasts. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is up another 3% on top of yesterday big jump, with the board formally backing a £626 million takeover by private equity group Bridgepoint. The fund management consultant said investors will receive 505p a share in cash, with the transaction expected to be completed in the third quarter, subject to a shareholder vote. On the downside, Tate & Lyle fell close to 7% as investors don't seem to like the sound of its $1.8 billion acquisition of US rival CP Kelco and £215 million share buyback. And YouGov plunged 41% after issuing a profit warning due to lower sales, mostly in continental Europe. #proactiveinvestors #marketreport #ftse #ftse100 #footsie #sainsbury #alphafmc #alphafinancialmarketsconsulting #tate&lyle #cpkelco #bridgepoint #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews
C'est une rumeur qui courait depuis plusieurs mois et qui est finalement devenu réalité. L'entreprise LumApps, éditrice de logiciels collaboratifs, a été rachetée par le fonds de capital investment britannique BridgePoint pour la coquette somme de 650 millions de dollars. Pourquoi s'agit-il d'un rachat important pour le secteur de la collaboration ? A qui profite cet exit ? Quelle sera la suite des événements pour l'éditeur français ? Alain, en tant qu'entrepreneur à la tête d'un autre éditeur logiciels qu'est Jamespot, ne pouvait pas passer à côté de ce sujet et revient sur ce rachat historique dans notre épisode hebdomadaire de Bonjour les Spotters !
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Welcome to our AI podcast series. Each episode features business leaders from across the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) industry who discuss their AI-related insights, and what AI means to them, their organisation and the industry as a whole. In this episode, Analysys Mason's Paul Jevons, Director and expert in tech-enabled transformation, talks to Dominic Gallello, Managing Director and Head of Digital and AI at Bridgepoint. Bridgepoint is one of the world's leading private asset growth investors, specialising in private equity and private debt. It has over EUR41 billion of assets under management and a strong local presence in China, Europe and the USA. Paul and Dominic discuss: conducting due diligence projects in the AI era the risks and opportunities that GenAI creates for the investor community managing investment portfolios in the AI era what does an AI-enabled future may hold for businesses and the investor community. Find out more about Analysys Mason's AI-related research and consulting services here.
En este nuevo episodio de Fusiones y Adquisiciones, el podcast de Empresax, hablamos sobre influencer marketing y el interés del Private Equity en el sector: - Jaime estudió derecho y periodismo en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y ya desde la universidad comenzó a emprender en el mundo digital. - Comentamos la evolución y adaptación de las distintas plataformas (Meta, Youtube, TikTok, Twitch...) y de los propios creadores de contenido. - Grupo GO, agencia especializada en influencer marketing y negocio digital, creció un 57% hasta los 12,5 millones de euros en 2023. - Reflexionamos sobre la entrada en minoría de Suma Capital en Grupo GO, también hablamos de otros actores del sector, así como de los fondos que han invertido en ellos (Nazca, Aurica, Bridgepoint...). - En 2023 GO hizo su primera adquisición con la compra de Tkers, impulsando el negocio en torno a TikTok. Jaime es socio y managing director de Grupo GO (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimepsz/).
Keep It Clean! has Rob Hanks this week for a very entertaining story of an older brother convincing his two younger brothers to help him in his carpet cleaning business. They had little training and little support, but big dreams and a lot of drive. Those three brothers started one of the largest carpet and restoration supply businesses in North America.Listen to how their partnership worked, how they planned and looked for, but also created opportunity after opportunity throughout their entire careers. Forty two years of hard work and dedication payed off with a sale to a larger firm and a well deserved retirement.Rob's message of never giving up and finding ways to innovate and market to a wide audience is not lost today on successful people in the professional cleaning and restoration industry.
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À l'approche de ce long week-end de Noël, l'indice parisien est resté stable toute la séance dans un climat d'attente en prévision de la publication des données sur l'évolution des prix à la consommation aux États-Unis en novembre.Ultime rendez-vous de la semaine, l'inflation outre-Atlantique a connu un ralentissement le mois dernier, dépassant même les attentes du marché. L'indice a enregistré une baisse de 0,1% sur un mois et une augmentation de 2,6% en glissement annuel, un taux en baisse de 0,3 point par rapport à celui d'octobre.Malgré ces données, la bourse de Paris demeure calme et termine la journée sur un léger repli de 0,03%, atteignant les 7 568.82 points. Comme observé ces derniers jours, les volumes d'échanges restent relativement faibles, s'approchant des 1,9 milliards d'euros en fin de séance.En ce qui concerne les valeurs du CAC 40, Saint-Gobain occupe la première position avec une performance de 0,79%, suivi de près par Airbus, Vinci et TotalEnergies.En revanche, la plus forte baisse de l'indice est réalisée par Hermès qui se repli de 2,56%Juste derrière Téléperformance recule de 1,98% et dans son sillage on retrouve Alstom et Renault.Sur le SBF 120, le promoteur immobilier Nexity progresse de 10,75%, le groupe est en négociations exclusives en vue de la cession de la totalité de ses activités à Bridgepoint, un leader européen de la gestion d'actifs alternatifs, une opération qui contribuerait à réduire l'endettement du groupe, selon le cabinet d'analystes Oddo BHF, qui revoit à la hausse sa recommandation sur le titre.Toujours en territoire positif, Eutelsat Communications prend 3,86% suivi par Orpea et Lectra.De l'autre côté, CGG occupe la dernière place avec une contreperformance de 2,66%.Ubisoft est affecté par les récentes régulations annoncées par la Chine pour les jeux vidéo en ligne, visant à limiter les incitations à jouer et les dépenses d'argent. Le titre a connu une chute de 8% à l'ouverture, mais termine sur une baisse de 1,33%.Et enfin pour terminer, à la clôture parisienne, Wall Street est en hausse, le Dow Jones et le Nasdaq prennent respectivement 0,10 et 0,29% pour le moment. À souligner également la chute de l'action Nike de 10%, après que l'équipementier sportif ait abaissé son objectif de croissance annuelle.Antoine MORISSE (redaction@boursorama.fr)
In a world where organisations are facing into huge volatility, challenge and uncertainty, we need leaders who can dig deep and go searching for the powerful truths that unlock the potential in all our people. And if you're looking for someone who is an expert in going digging, find yourself a person who cut their teeth as an undercover agent in the Drug Enforcement Agency, the DEA. That's where world-leading executive coach Dean Miles started out before transitioning into the pharmaceuticals industry with global giants Pfizer and Merck.Now Dean is the Founder and President of Bridgepoint Coaching & Strategy Group, a global executive coaching firm. He has spent his career unlocking great leaders in the process of producing exceptional results. He's coached CEOs, executives, managers and supervisors across the world in pursuit of his core values of Awe, Adventure and Advocacy. Dean is one of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches, a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching and a member of Forbes Coaches Council.Dean has been on several non-profit boards including Africa Renewal, whose mission is to enhance the holistic development of the child and community through support systems that ensure next generation leaders. He and his wife, Melanie, have four children and currently reside in Punta del Burro, Mexico.I'm looking forward to hearing Dean's take on the secrets to success and fulfilment in leadership and in life. And of course I'm curious to learn about the Unlock Moments of remarkable clarity that helped him to shape the path ahead.--Dean Miles: https://www.deanmiles.com/Dean Miles on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgepointcsg/ --The Unlock Moment podcast is brought to you by Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD. Find out more at https://garycrotaz.com and https://theunlockmoment.com
Show Notes: JMSS – Introduction: Opening of the podcast episode.New Gym Experience: Insights on the new gym and the nu-step machine.Nu-step Accessibility: Discussing the all-ability levels of the nu-step machine.Finding the Gym: Reflection on the Toronto rehab program's recommendation of this gym a year ago.Scheduling Shifts: Discussion of how plans had to be modified over the month due to scheduling changes.Over-Exertion: Sharing an experience of overdoing it on the nu-step machine, leading to a week of recovery.Revised Gym Visits: The hindsight realization of scheduling only one gym visit per week, specifically on Fridays.Workout Alterations: Exploring how the original workout routine couldn't be followed.Lockdown Injury: Discussion on injury sustained during lockdown while doing squats.Hospitalization and Rehab: Sharing the experience of being hospitalized for a month at Bridgepoint rehab.Decline in Movement: Noticing a decrease in mobility and gait.Back Strengthening: Consideration of sleeping on the couch for a while to help strengthen the back.Gym Focus Areas: Highlights of other muscle spots targeted at the gym, including chest, triceps, and shoulders.Sign off: Closing remarks for the podcast episode.The Just MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Show, w host Justin Loizos, is a podcast that connects, educates and tries to uplift others living with multiple sclerosis. It provides real-life stories, interviews, and information about DMTs (disease modification therapies) and updates on research developments.www.justmultiplesclerosis.com
In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or request an invitation to our CEO Insights Forum by clicking the CEOs tab on our website: voiceofinfluence.net. The Voice of Influence team is here to help you develop leaders and teams that move faster with less friction so they can scale and make a bigger impact. Learn more about our manager, leadership, and organizational development programs and services by clicking the "Services" tab on our website: Voiceofinfluence.net. Matt Plooster is the CEO of Bridgepoint, an investment banking firm. Listen to how their company is "bringing Wall Street solutions to Main Street and bringing Main Street values to Wall Street" on this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast. Read the show notes here: https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/258 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Method video course here: www.voiceofinfluence.net/deepimpact
At the weekend, Sky News broke the story of a suggested £400 million bid by Bridgepoint for a 75% stake in The Hundred. We're joined by Huw Turbervill, editor of The Cricketer to discuss the possible ramifications of such a bid and would it mean a huge windfall for the first class counties? We also talk about England's crowded schedule as they prepare for their first Test match in Pakistan for seventeen years and wonder whether 17 year-old Rehan Ahmed will become England's youngest-ever Test player. We also look at the December and the Christmas editions of Huw's excellent magazine, which includes David Gower chatting to Gary Lineker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/98-not-out/message
Leading specialist governance, risk and compliance consulting firm FSCom Limited (fscom) has announced a partnership with world-leading alternative asset fund management group Bridgepoint following a significant investment to support the long-term growth of the company. Headquartered in Belfast with offices in London and Dublin, fscom is one of the UK and Ireland's premier governance, risk, and compliance consulting firms. The investment will enable fscom to double in size over the next three years, as well as planned expansion into new markets and services. Currently, Bridgepoint has over €37 billion of Assets Under Management in the middle and lower mid-cap markets across six sectors, including financial services and business services. The investment points to fscom's proven track record of growth alongside its award-winning reputation backed by the talent and expertise of local professionals, Northern Ireland's unique geographical location, and healthy financial and professional services ecosystem. Following a process managed by corporate finance advisors NovitasFTCL, the deal will facilitate the expansion of fscom's consulting services within the high growth financial services market to cover cyber security, managed services, regulatory technology platforms and environmental, social and governance solutions for financial services institutions. As a team of deep domain compliance experts, fscom provides governance, risk and compliance support across financial services regulation, including audit, authorisation, financial crime, cyber security, investment management and regulatory due diligence. The team of ex-bankers, ex-regulators, and former in-house compliance experts work with major players in the payments, retail banking, investment management and trading and broking sectors, including Moneycorp, CorPay and Banking Circle. Terms of the deal will remain confidential. As strategic partners, and as the governance, risk and compliance market continues to develop in size and complexity, the investment will enable fscom to further cement its position as the leading consulting firm within the sector. The partnership will build on the company's award-winning reputation with clients, adding to its current range of accolades including Best Consultancy for Regulatory Compliance at the Compliance Register Platinum Awards (2022 and 2019), and Boutique Consultancy Firm of the Year (2021 and 2020) at the Global Advisory Experts Annual Awards. fscom Managing Director Jamie Cooke commented: “This investment is firstly a testament to our outstanding team who, following a decade of hard work, have built the company into a leading player in payments and investments compliance, financial crime, and cyber security. We are thrilled to partner with Bridgepoint to take forward our ambitious plans for future growth. With their support it will allow us to widen our areas of expertise into new services, grow our client base and broaden career opportunities for our team. The investment will ensure that we can continue to provide practical solutions to our clients in an ever-changing regulatory sector.” Bridgepoint spokesperson Mayank Kanga said: “We are excited to partner with fscom to support its expansion and transformation into new markets. This partnership will consolidate the firm's position as the UK and Ireland's leading specialist governance, risk and compliance solutions consultancy in financial services. It will help to build a stronger, broader-based business with enhanced potential for further growth.” See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to...
This week we're reairing episodes featuring some of our favorite audiobooks we've covered on Behind the Mic. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this audiobook from Jason Reynolds, whose funny, smart, and empathetic writing meets kids where they are. With endless energy, verve, and style, Guy Lockard is a total superstar narrating this middle-grade novel about Portico Reeves, aka Stuntboy, supported by a full cast and a dynamic production. Portico, voiced by Nile Bullock, loves living in his apartment building, but every time he catches his parents arguing, he feels “the frets.” So, he and his best friend Zola, voiced by Angel Pean, come up with his superhero alter ego who can help save his parents AND defeat their bully neighbor. A unique audio experience that made AudioFile's list of 2021 Best Audiobooks! Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Naxos AudioBooks. Gertrude Stein's pioneering triptych Three Lives portrays the lives of three working-class women in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint. A progenitor of the ‘stream of consciousness' technique later adopted by Joyce and Woolf, Stein takes us into the minds of three distinct women, who are each trapped in their societal positions. Laurel Lefkow and Trei Taylor narrate their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben Brown is the owner of BSL Nutrition, an online nutrition & fitness consulting business specializing in designing individualized nutrition, lifestyle, and strength training programs. Ben currently works with both local and long-distance individuals and businesses, and has worked consulted with numerous sports teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks and Golden State Warriors organizations. He holds two Masters degrees, the first from Arizona State University in Exercise and Wellness with an emphasis in strength & conditioning, and the second from The University of Bridgeport in Clinical Nutrition. Most importantly, Ben is a husband and father to 3 young children who provide the daily love, motivation, and humility he uses as a driving force to continue to learn and grow as a man, mentor, and coach. 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It allows you to get to know us, our system and start making changes before making a larger financial investment. Click here to learn more. CONTACT LINKS Website Facebook Community YouTube Instagram DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES Freedom From Fatigue Guide Download our Thyroid Panel Guide. Best Foods for Thyroid Thriving Hair Guide Dining Out Guide Thyroid Blocker List PAID RESOURCES Thyroid Recipe Book 10-day detox AFFILIATE LINKS Branch Basics Doterra Essential Oils Beauty Counter Wellevate Supplements Xo, Shannon Hansen P.S. Make sure to schedule our Thyroid Breakthrough call with one of our thyroid advisors. FULL AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION Speaker 1 (00:00): This is episode 85 with Ben brown. Ben brown is the owner of BSL nutrition and online nutrition and fitness consulting business specializing in designing individualized nutrition, lifestyle and strength training programs. Ben currently works with both local and long distance individuals and businesses and has worked in con has consulted with numerous sports teams, including the Arizona Diane index and the golden state warrior organizations. He holds two master's degree, one degrees, one from Arizona state university in exercise and wellness with an emphasis on strength and conditioning and a second from the university of Bridgepoint in clinical nutrition. Most importantly then is a husband and a father of three kids who provide the daily love, motivation, and humility. He uses as a driving force to continue to learn and grow as a man mentor and coach you guys. This is one of my most, I say that about a lot of episodes, but I really enjoyed this interview with Ben. I feel like he has a really great understanding in terms of weight loss and nutrition and how we go through phases and, and nutritional seasons to support the body. And this is something that I fundamentally believe that we are always progressing more and more, and it's important to listen to our body and understand what our bodies need at this same and age as we go through these different phases and seasons of life. So I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as I have Speaker 2 (01:44): Welcome back to the thriving thyroid podcast, where we choose to become empowered patients and take our health into our own hands. Hi, I'm Shannon Hanson, a Christian entrepreneur, a mom of three. And after dealing with my own health mysteries, I made it my mission to learn everything I could about the thyroid. I soon became certified as a holistic wellness practitioner, a functional nutrition practitioner and a functional diagnostic practitioner. And so much more after that, I founded the revolutionary thyroid program, the Hansen method as a health professional and a mom, I fully understand the importance of having a fun, simple, and sustainable plan for achieving a responsive thyroid. So I share actionable and practical strategies for developing a responsive thyroid so that the ambitious moms and women can gain freedom from fatigue and lose the thyroid weight once. And for all each week, I will be here for you along with my guest experts, we will be sharing simple and tangible tips that work for not only your thyroid, your hormones, your family, and your mindset, so that you can get back to living the life that you envision for yourself. Welcome to the thriving thyroid podcast. Speaker 2 (03:06): Welcome back to the thriving thyroid podcast. You guys, I have Ben brown with me. I am so excited to be having this conversation with him as we are gonna be talking about nutrition and fitness and how that relates to just lifestyle and how to use those things to improve energy. All of, all of the things. So Ben welcome. Speaker 3 (03:28): I'm happy to be here. Thank you for having me Shannon. Speaker 2 (03:31): Yeah, absolutely. So give everybody a little bit of background as to who you are, what you do. Speaker 3 (03:38): Yeah, absolutely. So we have a company called BSL nutrition that stands for body systems labs and we are a fitness and nutrition and kind of supplement coaching company. We've got a number of different supplement products, but most importantly is we are a kind of a nutrition driven coaching company and we believe that your health determines your freedom. And so by virtue of that, we wanna give people the tools and the skills and the knowledge to be able to not only reach their health and fitness and lifestyle goals, but also to be able to maintain those for life. And, and so just in terms of background, I have a couple different master's degree, one in exercise physiology, another one in clinical nutrition. And so I I've been involved in, in strength and conditioning for athletes. I've been involved in physical therapy for just the general population and a long line of personal training with individuals over years and years, and then starting to really study more about nutrition and the implications of nutrition on our health, on our wellbeing on our you know, community and so on and so forth. Speaker 3 (04:45): And so what we've done with our, our coaching program now is really leveraged the best pieces of the fitness of the nutrition of the lifestyle coaching to try and create individualized programs for someone depending on their goals. Speaker 2 (04:59): Yeah. Were you always like an athlete or did the, that kind of shift for you later? Or what, what was that journey like for you? Speaker 3 (05:09): You know I did grow up a bit of an athlete. I I'll albeit not a great one. But by virtue of, of going through sports so in high school I tore my ACL which got me really, really interested into the physical therapy process and into the sport performance process. And then similarly is I suffered from a number of gastrointestinal issues when I was 15, 16 and beyond to the degree that I was very limited with the types of foods I could eat, I was getting sick all the time. I was in a number of different an acid medications, and the doctors couldn't really figure out what was going on with me. And so that also led me to really starting to try and understand how my nutrition impacted my health, right. And through the years of studying undergrad and I actually played rugby for university of Arizona undergrad. Speaker 3 (06:06): And then I went to Arizona state university for graduate school for exercise physiology or exercise and wellness, and continued to play some, some higher level men's club rugby. But throughout that process, I was, I was obviously personal training. I was studying fitness and then I really had to continue to dig deeper, deeper into the realm of nutrition and clinical nutrition and diagnostic nutrition, and supplementation, as a means to frankly, just figure out my own issues. And fortunately, I was able to do that. It took you, I wasn't until about 2006, 2007, that I figured out that I had some nasty bacterial infections going on in my stomach, that I had a number of different food sensitivities that were going on. And so by virtue of kind of healing, those, it helped me venture off into into our, our nutrition coaching program as it stands today. Speaker 2 (06:57): Yeah. So how did you find out that you were having those issues? Food sensitivities, and you said gut pathogen, so like a microbiome issue. So how did, did you do functional testing or how did, how did you kind of land on that? Speaker 3 (07:14): Yeah, great question. So obvious I went the, I guess the route of academia, I went and got a master's degree in exercise and wellness and, you know, we think we're gonna learn all of the things that we need to do our job appropriately. And it's not that way. I didn't, I mean, again, I was involved in sport performance. I was involved in personal training, but I still couldn't figure out what was going on with me. And then at the same time, I was working with a number of clients whose goals were to improve their energy, to to experience fat loss, right. To improve their performance and so on and so forth. And we know the role that nutrition plays in that yet the, the training alone wasn't getting the job done. And so I, I really needed to continue to study. And so I started doing advanced different advanced certifications. Speaker 3 (08:04): I studied through the check Institute. I studied through Charles Quin. You name it. I mean, I was just trying to learn everything I possibly could about nutrition and the implications on health and wellness. And, and I was introduced to a clinician in San Francisco named Dr. Dan Kish. And again, this was in 2006, so this was at the very forefront of the sort of functional medicine revolution. And I signed up for a six month kind of intensive functional medicine certification course. And that really led me down the road of, okay, thyroid function adrenal fatigue, gut function organic acid profiles and understanding how all of these biological organisms and body systems. And, and, and really that was the impetus for, I haven't thought it's funny. I haven't thought about this stuff in a long time, but that was really the impetus for how I came up with the name body systems as my business, because really what we were doing is we were looking at all of these different body systems, right. Speaker 3 (09:13): We were looking at the adrenals and the liver and the gut and, and, and the thyroid and the musculoskeletal system and the brain. Right. And trying to understand all of the nuances of how they're all intertwined. But by virtue of the functional medicine course that I took, we did a you know, a gut pathogen test. I tested positive for H pylori, which is a bacterial infection that houses itself in your stomach lining and can be a really, really nasty infection that can suppress stomach acid and, and cause a host of other issues. So I think it was a product of that and conjunction with just poor eating habits, too much partying in college. And, and, and frankly, growing up, having just been exposed to tons and tons of different antibiotics, like my parents were always the, the people that are like, oh, he's, he's got the sniffles, put him on an antibiotic, you know, and yep. Speaker 3 (10:05): I think which a lot of us a lot of us were perhaps growing up in the eighties and nineties. And so there was a lot of work to be done once that was diagnosed. It was really starting to wind the clock back, take herbal products, to get rid of the pilori start to heal my gut, the mucosal barrier, get rid of gluten and dairy and some of the offensive foods at the time to allow that process to happen. And then just start to figure out how to be my own best nutrition detective from there on out. Speaker 2 (10:36): I love this and I can totally relate to the antibiotics . So I grew up in a family of like physicians and doctors. My dad is an O he was, he passed away an OT. But his brother was a podiatrist and had access to all kinds of pharmaceuticals. So it was like, oh, your throat is scratchy here. You know, we'd have here's Speaker 3 (10:59): Amoxicillin. Speaker 2 (10:59): Yep. Yes. We had the, you know, the big pharmacy pill bottles with, you know, thousands of them. And so it was like, oh, anytime, like you said, the sniffles and the throat, here you go. Here you go. so, yeah. Yep. Definitely leading to that imbalance in the gut. One of the things that I find really interesting about what you talk about in your work is nutritional seasons. So how does that relate to approaching our health weight loss in a realistic way? Speaker 3 (11:34): You know, what's so important that I've come to realize over the years because I've been doing this you know, I've been coaching individuals really since 2003, 2004, 2005. That's when I was in graduate school. And then of course as a full-time business, really since then is that we can't ever take just this myopic one size fits all approach to our nutrition now to be fair, most people most for, for most people, let's just say they, they come and see us and, and they wanna lose weight. Well, that's all good and well, and there's certainly things that we need to focus on in order to help them move the needle. And, and clearly there's, you know, improving their nutritional intake and the quality of food and the amount of movement that they're doing and the type of movement that they're doing and their lifestyle and their stress management and their sleep. Speaker 3 (12:25): But the reality is that there also needs to be like I said, there needs to be seasons to how aggressive we are and what we're focusing on these respective seasons. And so, whereas they might show up with a weight loss goal, for example, you work with women with thyroid dysfunction, right? And so you might be presented with a woman who is experiencing low thyroid, and she's been consistently under eating for a significant period of time. And perhaps she's been over exercising and she has extremely stressful lifestyle and maybe she doesn't sleep enough and maybe she's got some gut dysbiosis. This probably doesn't sound like a terribly unfamiliar picture for you. Speaker 2 (13:11): No, not at all. I would say like 90%, Speaker 3 (13:15): The way that right. Exactly. And, and that's often, right. That's, it's why the hypothyroid is present to some degree. Now what we're gonna do is, is, is invariably is we're not just gonna take someone like that. We're gonna say, well, you know what, you're only eating 1200 calories. So let's just, let's just knock you down to a thousand calories, right? Because it's all about calories and calories out that would be illogical. And we would end up further pushing her down you know, down the down the rabbit hole of dysfunction, right? Any good practitioner is gonna look at that list of issues and, and kind of her lifestyle dysfunction and say, you know what, before we go there, bef what we need to do is we need to create balance in the body. And so the first season for her, perhaps the first quarter, or maybe even six months of her program might very well be, you know what? Speaker 3 (14:09): We actually need to do everything we can to support your metabolism, to support your thyroid. We need to get you eating more frequently. We need to get you eating more nutrient dense food. We need to get you to understand that carbohydrates are your friend. We need you to get you to sleep more. We need you to get you manage your stress. And so it's really understanding that there's so many nuances to this journey that someone's on to the degree, that by first and foremost, assessing what right, where they are, what their goals are, what their current lifestyle habits look like, what their readiness and commitment level for change are by virtue of then understanding all of those. Then we can come up with a game plan, just like we were training for an event, just like we're training for the Olympics, or the super bowl is to say, we wouldn't expect an athlete to come out and perform at their peak level on day one of training camp. Speaker 3 (15:02): We're gonna have to build them up. And so it's that same idea as when we have clients come to us, you know, men and women, mothers, and fathers come to us and they say, you know what? I wanna lose the weight. Well, we need to understand, well, what's gonna be the best for them in the context of their long term goals, say, I'm gonna make sure that when you walk away from this program, not only are you gonna be the leanest that you've ever been at at, at any point, certainly during this program, but you're also gonna be eating the most amount of food you're gonna have the most energy, your hormones are gonna be the most aligned, right. And you're gonna have all of the tools and skills to be able to maintain that for a lifestyle while also understanding that, you know what, the first three months we actually had to get you eating significantly more to help support metabolic function, or maybe we needed to help support lean muscle mass for that period of time, or maybe it was just the holidays. Speaker 3 (15:57): And for people that are signing up right now, or maybe signed up, you know, around Thanksgiving, the last thing we're gonna do is diet them down during perhaps the most difficult time of year for anyone to be in a diet. Right? So I think it's, that's the idea around this, what we call nutritional periodization or nutritional seasons or nutritional cycling is understanding that there's gonna be periods where we're gonna diet. Sure, absolutely. Invariably it is necessary to create a calorie deficit if we're looking to lose weight, lose body fat, but it doesn't mean that we don't need to spend periods of time in a growth phase, in a maintenance phase, in a quote unquote metabolic repair phase. Right. It's just understanding that when we project out for however long, the goal is, or however long the journey's gonna look like we need to make sure we're, we're approaching the right things at the right time. Speaker 2 (16:52): Yeah. I, I like that. So speak to metabolism because I feel like that is one of the words that's kind of thrown around in health and wellness and can be really confusing for people, especially when especially for women, because I feel like what, what you're kind of speaking into is they're at 1200 calories and they're doctors like, Hey, cut your calories and they're gaining more weight, they're getting more puffy, they're getting more inflamed. So maybe, maybe speak into that a little bit for us. Speaker 3 (17:27): Yeah. I appreciate how you, the, the example you just gave, because the way that I like to think about it and the way that I was taught and one of the, one of the mentors I've had throughout my career as Dr. Jade TIDA, who's, who's really brilliant with sort of looking at the metabolism and, and the functions of the metabolism, but essentially what we're talking about is a stress barometer. Mm-Hmm right. And so when we do things that are stressing, the body out is the body's gonna respond in certain way. Now this has to do with our body temperature. It has to do with our ability to, to burn body fat. It has to do with our gut health. It has to do with our blood sugar regulation. It has to do with our weight and how we are manipulating fluids on a daily basis. Speaker 3 (18:13): All of these things come from our brain function from our get health function. And I would say that all of these work together to create this quote unquote this metabolism, this, this stress barometer. And so one of the things to understand is when we push on the metabolism, when we go out and we do a, a a spin class, when we go do a boot camp a boot camp workout class or something, that's really high intensity our body's gonna respond because you know, we're obviously gonna burn some calories during this workout, but what we don't, what we don't acknowledge in the realm of exercise is that the metabolism is gonna push back to the degree that what the body really cares about is survival, right? It cares about maintaining blood sugar levels. It cares about maintaining body temperature. It cares about procreation and keeping you alive. Speaker 3 (19:06): Now, when we go and do things that are stressful on the body. So it's not just exercise, but it's also under reading is a, is a stressor on the body, just our daily lifestyle, being surrounded by cam you know computers and phones and the news and the kids yelling, right, and waking us up early and all of our financial obligations and work. These are all stressors that put us into this, this level of sympathetic nervous system overload, which in and of itself is a major stressor, but what's important to understand is the body has an adaptive and sort of reactive response to all of these things, because it cares about survival. So when we push one way, it has a very unique and complex system for pushing back the other way, right? To the degree that when we go and do that boot camp, high intensity, you know, huffing and puffing and sweating and in a puddle of sweat just done. Speaker 3 (19:59): So after the workout that we think is so great for us, well, what we know now from the research is that one of the, and actually a couple of the unique mechanisms that the body undergoes is almost a down regulation of metabolic function, right? To the degree that we can suppress our meat, which is our non-exercise activity thermogenesis. So basically all that means Shannon is that when we go do stuff that burns a lot of calories, depending on what it is that we're doing, our body has the ability to say, you know what, dude, we don't know how we're gonna, if we're gonna be taking in enough calories later on, we're gonna make you slow down, right? We're gonna make you more tired and we're gonna make you more lethargic. We're gonna make you less likely to just fidget and Twitch and, and, and want to get up and, and go to the refrigerator or, or fill up your water cup or go over to the water cooler or whatever. Speaker 3 (20:54): And not only that is, we may actually make you hungrier by a virtue of the calories that you just expended, right. To the degree that you might crave more foods. And, and what we see from the research is that when we do these types of high intensity exercise most people end up making up those calories and then some throughout the rest of the day and or throughout the rest of the week. So that's one small example of the metabolism at work. But essentially that's what we're talking about is, is just this highly dynamic reactive mechanism that helps the keep the body in homeostasis. Hmm. Right. Does, does that answer your question? Speaker 2 (21:37): Yeah, absolutely. And part of my reason for asking this, and I I've talked about this multiple times on the podcast and then, you know, webinars and things. I, one of the big mistakes that I made early on was I was trying to lose the weight and I wi I did all the things that you're supposed to do. I went to the gym, I hired a personal trainer. I was in the gym five days a week. I was cutting calories. And that first month when we're taking measurements and doing weight and checking in, and I gained 10 pounds, I gained inches . And I was like, Speaker 3 (22:14): Interesting, Speaker 2 (22:15): What is going on with me? And that was the big clue for me that my hormones were way off balance. And I remember my personal trainer, he is a guy probably didn't know much about women's hormones. at no offense to him. But he was like, well, you didn't go up that much. And I'm thinking 10 pounds, no wonder my clothes are fitting terribly. Speaker 3 (22:39): You'd have been devastated. Had you gone up two pounds, especially after all that hard work. And I think it's a perfect example, not to interrupt you, but I think it's a perfect example of how the body pushes back against stress mm-hmm and understanding that it's not always about just reducing your calorie intake. And it's certainly not always about ramping up your exercise and sometimes doing the two of those simultaneously, depending on where you're at, especially if it's like postpartum, when you already have enough stress to deal with, and your body's recovering can create can, can just create a cascade as you're experiencing of issues of inflammation, of suppressed thyroid function, suppressed what we call metabolic compensation, or sort of metabolic down regulation if you will. Speaker 2 (23:26): Yeah. Yeah. And that's exactly what I was experiencing at that time. And you did talk about briefly about the adrenal portion. And so for me, after having that experience, I went, whoa. Something is way, way off. And I went in, started having hormones tested, and my cortisol was super, super low. It was very, very low. It was, I was kind of in that burnout phase, Speaker 3 (23:52): You would, did salivary salivary cortisol. Speaker 2 (23:55): I did. Yes. Speaker 3 (23:56): Yeah. So you were in like a stage three or like at all the way down. Yeah. Past the level where you you'd experienced periods of high cortisol almost in this, as you said, burnout stage. Speaker 2 (24:07): Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was at it. Most people probably won't understand what this means. You probably will. I was at 0.02, so I was like nothing. So , it was a very fun time for me. And I had to really do a lot of like what you're talking about, changing my diet, going back to just walking for movement, you know? Yes. And hitting that nutritional season to get further ahead, Speaker 3 (24:39): Of actually feeling yourself, giving yourself the right nutrition, allowing your body to stay in a parasympathetic or a, a rest and digest phase to mitigate the amount of sympathetic stressors so that you can recover so that your adrenals can recover so that your blood sugar can recover. Right. So you can drive the nutrients, improve gut health, right. Brain function, and sort of that whole hypothalamus, pituitary access reset if you will. Yeah. Mm-Hmm . Yeah. And that's what most people don't understand is we, they just think, okay, well, look, we're coming up on the new year. Okay. It's time to diet. It's time to grind it. It start over exercising. And it's really just for a lot of people it's backing 'em into a corner because they're already in a state of, of sympathetic overload. So one of the things we do with in, in our, in our coaching program is, is we actually don't even start with structured exercise, structured strength training. Speaker 3 (25:31): We just start with observing nutritional habits, lifestyle factors, and walking. And it, it doesn't even matter. I mean, we have people that are in, are already coming in, in great shape. But the reality is that most people are in some level of, of stress overload. And, and, and then also, as I was alluding to in explaining the metabolism is exercise is not a good driver of weight loss. Mm-Hmm , we already understand that very clearly from the research. And so it, it would be illogic for us to just blast someone, even though people want it, like they think they wanna go in and, and start doing all of the things, all of the exercise, but who would be iLogic and, and unreasonable and irresponsible for us to do that. Instead as we know the big needle movers for people, whether they understand it or not, and whether they're resistant to it or not, it's gonna be, you know, what, let's figure out where your calories are. Let's figure out what your lifestyles are, and let's identify the low hanging fruit. Maybe we just need to move more right from walking. Maybe we just need to drink more water. We need to get better nutrition in manage your calories more effectively and give you the opportunity to actually de-stress before we go into the season of, okay, let's, you know, start driving the strength training. Speaker 2 (26:43): Yeah. I, I really appreciate this. So for the way that you work with people is you mentioned something about kind of evaluating where people are at before diving into a whole plan. So give us a little bit of idea as to like, how do you get a baseline for people Speaker 3 (27:02): Mm-Hmm yeah, we I've developed a whole process called what I call the pure science proven results process, which is a very clear cut methodo excuse me, methodical system that we put together over the last several years by virtue of frankly spending years and years, not getting people the results that they deserve and learning the hard way of saying, okay, we did this, we did the 30 day fast tracks. We did the detoxes. We did the, the 12 week plan. So not all of our coaching programs are minimum of six months. And most clients stay on for at least a year again, because we're identifying that there's gotta be seasons to change, but the way that we understand what someone's really gonna need is by doing a complex and in depth assessment. And, and so through this process, through this pure science proven results process, we collect data, both objective and subjective data Shannon. Speaker 3 (27:52): And so what that looks like is really very simply it's like, Hey, can you track your calories for a couple weeks? Just so we have an understanding of how much you're taking in, because, you know, we understand that one is when you are tracking, you are going to make better decisions. Yeah. Right. So you've already got built in accountability right there. You're already like, Hmm, probably shouldn't have that second glass of wine. I probably shouldn't grab that second handful of M and Ms or whatever. Right. And secondly, is that you are creating more awareness by virtue of the process you're starting to acknowledge. Wow. I didn't realize like how many calories wine was. I didn't realize that, you know, the, the butter on my toast in conjunction with the orange juice in conjunction with the, the pastry that I have every morning ends up being 700 calories. Speaker 3 (28:45): Right? Yeah. So we're giving you the opportunity and the autonomy to start to identify some needle movers on your own to allow you to start to make better decisions. In addition to calories, we track steps. We track hours of sleep. And then we, we, we do, depending on what someone's goals are, we wanna know what's going on with weight on a daily basis. And what's going on with circumference measurements every couple weeks. Because as you know, and as we know, based on the metabolism and how the body functions is, it's always in regulation, it's always trying to maintain homeostasis and there's always levels of, of fluctuations around fluid. So if, and when you do weigh yourself I'm sure as, as, as yourself and plenty of your female clients have observed that if they've ever weighed themselves on a daily basis you're gonna see that weight constantly fluctuating, right? Speaker 3 (29:38): Yeah. And, and that's for a myriad of reasons having to do with certainly not only fat loss, but having to do with menstrual cycle, having to do with carbohydrated intake, having to do with salt, alcohol intake previous food, sensitivities, food sensitivities, thank you, stress levels all of those types of things. And so we find that that's a very good metric. It's not the end all be all, but it's one good objective metric for us to keep an eye on, to help the individuals start to become their own best nutrition detective, to understand, you know, what, every time I eat that spaghetti sauce, the, the scales up a couple pounds. Isn't that interesting? I don't know if it means anything, but it's certainly an interesting observation. And then subjectively is what we call biofeedback things like hunger, energy, cravings, mood, libido, digestion, cognitive function, right. Speaker 3 (30:30): If we're talking about thyroid, this is everything. These are all of the things that our hormones are going to influence. So we need to understand that one of the things that we see frequently, Shannon is by virtue of giving someone the opportunity to actually de-stress to say, you know what? We're just not gonna worry about tructure to exercise right now. I just want you to walk. I just want you to drink water. I just want you to maybe eat three square meals a day or four square meals a day. One of the things we see, especially with women like your clients, is we start to see that hunger starts to come back, you know, whereas they might have been like, you know, I just never hungry for breakfast. Like I just wait till 10 or 11 or 12, and cuz I'm running around with the kids and, and I'm just not hungry. Speaker 3 (31:20): And then one of the things we start to see is, you know what, I'm starting to identify that I'm experiencing hunger mm-hmm . And despite the fact that the scale's not moving, we're actually starting to see that body composition is changing. You're perhaps becoming less inflamed, retaining less fluids, retaining less water. You're starting to have more energy. You're starting to think more clearly sleep quality is improving. Libido's starting to come back, right? These are all fantastic signs that the body's actually starting to heal and, and, and respond effectively from this process. And so this is what we call kind of part of our onboarding or calibration period, right. Where we're just getting an idea, Shannon of what you typically do right throughout the first few weeks of the program by, and then based on that, then we can make informed decisions around, okay, what's gonna be the biggest needle mover that we can plug in with the least amount of resistance. Speaker 3 (32:16): You're a busy mom of soon to be four, right? Yeah. For me to say, Hey, Shaheen, I need you to eat six meals a day and I need you to hit, you know, 170 grams of protein a day. And you'd be like, I don't know what your current habits look like. But the point is, is say there's no cookie cutter approach. It's like, we need to understand what your lifestyle, what your eating habits look like, so that we can start to plug things in that are gonna be easy for you to, to plug in consistently. Speaker 2 (32:47): Yeah. I remember working with a naturalpathic doctor and he kind of did something similar to you where he is like, I need you to do all of these things. And I just looked at him and I was like, I, there's no way, like I had three kids five and under, and I was like, I'm gonna need a full time. Live-In nanny and a housekeeper to try to do this thing. And I'm already running on fumes, you know, that's it. And we have a similar process where when our clients come in, we evaluate, you know, very similar, how your sleep, how are your bowel movements? Yeah. How stress levels, what are you eating? How frequently are you eating? What types of things are you eating? and then like you said, Hey, some of the women that are coming in to work with us, aren't even eating, you know, let's say three servings of vegetables. Mm-Hmm , that might be an easy thing to change and incorporate just, just a little bit more veggies, first thing in the morning or whatever it is. And that will make yeah. A big impact, you know, Speaker 3 (33:54): A hundred percent. So I that's, it, it, it love it. It's just so important to meet someone where they are, I've been doing this long enough. And it it's interesting because when I first figured out what was going on with me and, and I'm sure you've been down this road, but it's like, you have the, you know, golden ticket. It's like, I know what to do. I fixed myself. Therefore, this is what should work for everyone. And to be clear, I was like a hundred percent gluten free, a hundred percent dairy free paleo, like, you know, and so I'm sitting here preaching this to new clients. I'm like, you gotta eliminate we're, I'm gonna come over. We're gonna clear out the cabinets. And people are just like, whoa, whoa. Like this is overwhelming. Right. And I'm like, yep. Well, and then I would lose. And then they would, you know, I wouldn't hear from 'em again. And I'm like, well, they clearly were not committed enough to the process. When in reality it was a hundred percent my fault for not understanding the psychology of how people really actually change. Speaker 2 (34:51): Yeah. Yeah. The I can relate to that so much where I was gluten free, dairy free for five years, a hundred percent, you know, it very similar to you, paleo. That was kind of the big thing at the time when I started my journey, when I started my journey. And then I got to the point where I was like, this sucks, like sucks. I even hate this. Yeah. You know, and having to shift a little bit and find you know, just a happy medium where I felt like I was supporting my body and I was happy with the things that I was doing and I wasn't burning myself out. And you know, all of, all of those wonderful things. Yeah. In kind of like in starting to wrap this up, then what are some great places for these women to start? If they're struggling, you know, just maybe getting motivated or, you know, restoring their mm-hmm, their metabolism, Speaker 3 (35:50): You know what, Shannon, I think that it's really, really important for someone to identify what they really want and why they want it not to get too meta or or anything. But I, I, what I've experienced in, in having hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of conversations over the years is I, I just don't know that people are very clear on exactly what it is that they want and why they want it. And oftentimes we have conversations around, well, I wanna feel better and I wanna look better and I wanna lose weight and I wanna be stronger and I wanna have more muscle mass. And I wanna do all of the things and I wanna run a half marathon and I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. In coming back to this idea of seasons, it's like, there certainly is a season for all of those things. Speaker 3 (36:35): There's a season for performing at your best and looking your best and feeling your best. But perhaps it would be reasonable to acknowledge that maybe you, it's not necessary to do all of those things at once, right? Because truly, if we're talking about being at our optimal health, then maybe it's not gonna be advantageous for you to be the leanest that you've ever been at any time during your life. Similarly, is if we wanna perform well, then maybe it's not gonna be, you know, you know, for you to perform at your best. Maybe you're just not gonna be the healthiest version of yourself. And so I guess it really comes down to what someone really wants and then giving themselves permission to be okay with, you know, what, I just wanna feel better. I wanna have more energy. I wanna get my libido back. I wanna start to have some consistent bowel movements. Speaker 3 (37:26): I wanna be able to think clearly I wanna be present and set a good example for my kids. In which case, how important is it for me to be beach, body lean mm-hmm . And, and perhaps I could absolve myself of, of the stress and guilt and responsibility that I'm putting on myself to try and do all of the things at once. And instead just say, you know what, for this season of my life, I'm going to eat the food and I'm gonna be okay with being a little bit heavier on the scale than I'd ideally like to be, because I know that this is setting the foundation and the precedent for really how I wanna feel in perpetuity. And then once you've taken the time to do that and acknowledge the things that are going to move that needle well, then it it's, it's liberating, right? Speaker 3 (38:15): To the degree that then you can say, okay, now that I've been in sort of this quote unquote maintenance mode, and I've enjoyed myself and, and absol again, absolved myself of that ROS responsibility and guilt of not always trying to be the leanest ever I can actually identify and say, you know what? I feel pretty good to know that I didn't stress myself out over all of this stuff. And then if, and when the opportunity arises, then you can shift the focus. So I think it all comes down to always setting some realistic expectations. And then really just focusing on the things that you can actually control that are gonna help you work towards said set goal. Speaker 2 (39:00): Yeah. I, I really appreciate this in the context of setting, setting your goals and your intentions and your why as to what you're doing. Mm-Hmm because that will keep people more focused, because like you were saying, you work with people for six months to a year, that's a long time to commit to something. And if you have a clear goal and direction at the end, that's gonna keep you motivated because things are gonna get hard. Things are gonna get uncomfortable. You might , you know, the scale might go up and then down and then go back up again because the body is changing and we have to, we have to work through those seasons and make those adjustments as the, as the body adjusts to re repairing your metabolism or whatever it is. Yeah. So I love that. Where can people find you? And I know you do have a a gift or a freebie for everybody. So if you wanna tell 'em about that, that would be fine Speaker 3 (40:01): Too. Yes. absolutely. So our website, so we're, we're on social media, on the, all of the social media at BSL nutrition. I'd say we're probably most active on Instagram. So come on over and gimme a follow there. I try and provide as much value as possible. We've also got a free nutrition community. It's what is it? Smart nutrition made simple.com. That's our free Facebook nutrition community. So come on over there, we've got an incredible group of people. I'd love to see you in there. Shannon. And and then I've got a podcast that is the smart nutrition made simple show. So you can see the recurring theme here. Yeah. and then let's see our, our freebie, if I can remember correctly, I believe that's, Speaker 2 (40:56): It's just fat Speaker 3 (40:56): Loss, fat loss fix guide. Yeah. And I think it's fat loss fix guide.com and that's a, a pretty easy to digest guide, no pun intended around your meal frequency and how many numbers of meal, or how many meals per day you should be eating. Kind of, I've got like my favorite morning energizing smoothie in there all based on science. And so it's got a number of, of really good kind of clinical pearls that someone can read through in, in, in just you know, 15 or 20 minutes, take some good gems from it and be able to implement immediately. So you can head, you can download that for free at, at fat loss, fix guide.com. Speaker 2 (41:37): Perfect. And we will have all of this linked up in the show notes for you guys. Thank you, Ben, for being on, I really appreciate this conversation. And I think you lended a lot of good insight to these women from a different perspective, right? Cause I I'm a woman and, you know, hearing it from a man I think is sometimes also really good Speaker 3 (41:59): So, you know what, I'm, I'm always happy to, to talk shop and I, I'm very grateful and appreciative for, for you having me on and also to appreciative to have people like you out there helping, helping PI people alike. Speaker 2 (42:11): Yeah. All right, guys, we'll see you on the next, Speaker 1 (42:15): Before you go. I wanted to remind you guys of the Hansen method, wait list that we have going on right now. This is an opportunity for you guys to get in touch with us and get contact with us and learn more about the Hanon method and working with us in our VIP setting one on one. And we are only opening this up two to three times per year, and we take a very limited amount of people so that we can serve our clients to the highest degree. So head over to the show notes, get on the wait list so that you can be notified in at the end of may with these updates. I'll see you on the next. Speaker 4 (42:59): Wait, before you go, please subscribe. If you found value in today's episode, leave us a review and share on Instagram and please tag us. We love your pretty please.
Businesses today deal with providing problem-solving goods and services. It is always the team efforts that lead to collaborative problem solutions than working alone. In order to accomplish the goals in the competitive business environment today, team leadership is key. The leaders ought to motivate their followers and lead them to follow the path to accomplish the common goals. They ought to not just instruct their followers, but rather include them and understand them. With each old member leaving and a new member joining, the team dynamics alter. How does a leader manage that? We have your questions answered by a leading executive coach, Dean Miles. Dean Miles is the founder and president of Bridgepoint Coaching and Strategy Group. Dean is also a member of Forbes' Council for Executive Coaches and is a member of The Center for Creative Leadership. He shares his journey to becoming a coach by understanding an important lesson to be a good leader. It is the difference between trusting instincts vs obeying instincts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support
Episode 21 of the Sprouting Success Podcast explains the key role that failure plays in your life. The relationship between success and failure is often misunderstood - and in this episode we highlight why you cannot have one without the other. Failure is a part of growth - understanding this will allow you to make significant progress as you sprout success.Point #1 - Failure is a BridgePoint #2 - Mistakes are the Best LessonsPoint #3 - Without Failure there is no Success
Mark Suster, General Partner at Upfront Ventures, talks about how he transitioned from being an entrepreneur to investing in startups. Mark elaborates his Lines and Dots technique for evaluating founders. He also points out some fundraising mistakes to avoid, especially when the capital market is undergoing correction.In this episode, you'll learn:6:27 Entrepreneurs need different kinds of help at different stages of their company.10:47 Cadence, ability to hire talent, and ability to ship code are tell-tale signs of a successful founder.15:03 Taking fundraising as part of your day job, and allocating time for it, is critical to building a strong company.23:03 Don't optimize for short-term valuation. Inevitably, everybody ends up raising capital downstream even if they thought they were not going to.Non-profit organization that Mark is passionate about: Defy VenturesAbout Guest SpeakerMark Suster is a General Partner at Upfront Ventures. Previously, Mark was the founder & CEO of Koral (Acquired by Salesforce.com in 2007) and BuildOnline (acquired by The Sword Group). Upfront Ventures backed both startups. Mark became VP, Products at Salesforce.com after the acquisition of his company. He had been working with Upfront partners for 8 years prior to joining as a General Partner, to help fund like-minded entrepreneurs. Mark writes a blog, Both Sides of the Table, in which he shares his views on tech trends and offers advice to start-up founders.Fun fact: Ask Mark about triathlonsAbout Upfront VenturesUpfront Ventures is an LA-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies. Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles with investing professionals based in LA, San Francisco, and Paris, Upfront has backed standout teams across all technology sectors, including Ring (acq. by Amazon), TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE), Bird, MakerStudios (acq by Disney), GOAT, Apeel Sciences, thredUP, Invoca and Kyriba (acq by Bridgepoint). Upfront invests about half of its capital in the fast-growing Southern California ecosystem, with the balance across the country as well as investments in Europe and Israel.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode that will drop next Tuesday. Follow Us: Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook
Keep It Clean! has Rob Hanks this week for a very entertaining story of an older brother convincing his two younger brothers to help him in his carpet cleaning business. They had little training and little support, but big dreams and a lot of drive. Those three brothers started one of the largest carpet and restoration supply businesses in North America.Listen to how their partnership worked, how they planned and looked for, but also created opportunity after opportunity throughout their entire careers. Forty two years of hard work and dedication payed off with a sale to a larger firm and a well deserved retirement.Rob's message of never giving up and finding ways to innovate and market to a wide audience is not lost today on successful people in the professional cleaning and restoration industry.
Tout savoir sur le crédit conso tant en B2C que B2B, c'est le programme de cette semaine. Charles nous donne un maximum de détails sur les différences fondamentales entre crédit à la consommation, appelé également prêt personnel, le crédit immobilier, le découvert, le 'Buy Now Pay Later', ou encore le 'revolving'. Vous allez découvrir comment en 10 ans, la scale up française s'est plateformisée grâce à son internationalisation, permettant ainsi d'étendre son offre au B2B que ce soit aux PME ou aux établissements financiers. Ce déploiement de nouveaux modules permet à Younited Credit de nouer des partenariat de 'Credit as a Service' ou 'Credit as a Payment' à des Banques comme Fortuneo, la BPI ou des marchands comme Tedibare. Nous analysons la typologie des prêteurs et la manière dont est structurée la plateforme d'un point de vue réglementaire pour permettre d'octroyer des crédit d'une part et rémunérer des prêteurs de l'autre. Charles nous explique comment la société est devenue un acteur européen incontournable du crédit à la consommation avec 2,7 Mds d'Euros de prêts et versements souscrits. Nous finissons avec un éclairage sur le dernier tour de table annoncé avec Goldman Sachs et Bridgepoint et le mécénat de compétence que Younited Credit a déployé en 2017 avec l'ADIE. On repart avec deux livres à lire : L'ami arménien de Makine L'archipel d'une autre vie de Makine Bonne écoute à tous ! Pour contacter Younited Credit : site / LinkedIn. Le contact de Charles Egly : LinkedIn. Pour soutenir Finscale : S'abonner au podcast pour écouter le prochain épisode Mettre 5 étoiles sur Apple podcast pour aider d'autres personnes à découvrir ce podcast Belle écoute et à la semaine prochaine !
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 on track to break records, and Japan's future is uncertain after prime minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure. Plus, the FT's private capital correspondent explains how a prominent British private equity firm went public this summer but has kept its executive pay opaque Global dealmaking set to break records after frenzied summerhttps://www.ft.com/content/4b955a75-55a4-4e13-b785-638b88bbfb0bYoshihide Suga's exit sets off fight to reshape Japanese politicshttps://www.ft.com/content/fff52074-ee42-43c3-a96f-d1332005d802Bridgepoint went public. Executive rewards stayed private.https://www.ft.com/content/25649306-ac8a-4183-894a-7df1eb798acfBrewDog launches venture with Japan's Asahi to boost saleshttps://www.ft.com/content/964b92ae-18d7-41a0-b8f1-138baa54870eThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
How much of a difference would it make in this conflicted world if we were all we are rooted in love? We could look past all the stuff of this world and see people. Part of our mission includes getting closer to God. In today's message, Tyler teaches why getting closer to God matters and how it can help us love people. Questions for Reflection: • Do you feel close to God? If not what is one step you can take today to move in that direction? • Have you signed up for a group or class at BridgePoint?
BridgePoint's mission is helping people, all people, get closer to God. But what does all people mean? In today's message Tyler uses a rarely taught passage of scripture to show us three ways that we can look at all people. Questions for Reflection: • Are you looking at people through the mission? • Are you doing everything you can to bring people closer to Jesus, not push them further away? • Who is all people to you?
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Matt Plooster is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bridgepoint Investment Banking – a boutique firm that focuses on Middle Market Business Owners, helping them sell their businesses as effectively and profitably as possible. Many business owners will spend 20, 30, 40 years or more building something – but they’re only going to sell it once. This is a high-risk proposition, and companies like Matt’s are there to smooth the way. · Matt shares his story about getting into investment banking, an industry notorious for long hours and hard work. Starting his career right after the dot com bust, the firm was highly understaffed. Matt says this was a great experience, but he’s glad it’s behind him! When he started his own firm, doing important work where he could make a difference to people was a top priority. · Jared shares a story about a fishing trip that helped him really understand the value of an advisor. Given that Matt’s company works exclusively with private companies, knowing what to look out for and how to maximize the value is a critical issue. Being a fellow business owner and employer means that Bridgepoint has empathy and understanding, as well. · Matt talks about what creates value and interest for a buyer. This can include everything from the quality of your management team to the quality of the finances. · Jared and Matt discuss what a company should start thinking about and preparing to sell a business. Often, Matt says, people call a company like Bridgepoint too late in the process. Preparation (and growing the key value drivers!) is everything. · Matt and Jared wrap up the conversation by talking about the importance of family, making time for it, and hopes for the next generation. Matt believes that if you can get up in the morning and help people, that is the most important thing Resources Matt Plooster on LinkedIn Bridgepoint Investment Banking The 6 Financial Best Practices for Year End
Retrouvez le GOOD MORNING FrenchWeb tous les matins dès 6h45 avec Joseph Postec et la rédaction de FrenchWeb.fr pour découvrir les meilleures pratiques et innovation en matière de transformation numérique.Nous commençons avec le spécialiste du marketing numérique à destination des TPE et PME, Sendinblue qui passe la vitesse supérieure dans son développement à l'international avec un tour de table de 140 millions d'euros.Les enjeux et les objectifs derrière cette opération avec Armand Thiberge, fondateur et CEO de la start-up française qui vise les 200 millions d'euros de chiffre d'affaires à l'horizon 2025.Enfin, face au confinement, les entreprises ont dû mettre leurs équipes en télétravail, quasiment du jour au lendemain.Si cette transition est simple pour la plupart des services, le défi est encore plus grand pour le pôle R&D d'une entreprise puisqu'il représente le cœur de l'innovation développée.Pour autant, cela n'a pas empêché la start-up bretonne Klaxoon de développer un nouvel outil collaboratif, Board, en plein confinement.Matthieu Beucher, fondateur et CEO de Klaxoon, nous explique comment son entreprise a pu concevoir cette nouvelle solution à distance, tout en livrant son regard sur l'utilité et l'évolution des réunions en entreprise pendant la crise du coronavirus.
Tonight, we’ll read The Good Anna, a short story written by Gertrude Stein as part of her first published book, titled “Three Lives” published in 1909. Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the United States, she moved to Paris as an adult and stayed there the rest of her life. She hosted a Paris salon, where the leading figures of modernism in literature and art, such as Pablo Picasso,Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henri Matisse would meet. Two quotes from Stein’s works have become widely known: "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose," and "there is no there there ”The Good Anna is set in the fictional city of Bridgepoint, which is modeled after Baltimore, MD where Stein lived at one time.-- read by 'V' --Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/snoozecast)
Is the back office function moving forward?In this CFO e-Lab session, we examine how the role of the private fund CFO has evolved and how their position enables them to play a pivotal role in leveraging and managing data to drive financial performance and create value.Leading the masterclass are:· Shaun Collins, CFO for Europe and Asia at Apollo Global Management, one of the world's top 10 private equity firms. Shaun joined Apollo in 2013 as European Chief Financial Officer before taking on his current role. Before Apollo, he spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs, latterly as a Managing Director and European Corporate Controller. He also previously spent four years with NatWest Bank focused on statutory and regulatory reporting for global financial markets, after qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1992 with Ernst and Young.· Barnaby Piggott, Founder and CEO of Holland Mountain, a leading European consulting firm that delivers operational improvements and maximises efficiency in the private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure sectors. Barnaby is a highly accomplished PE project specialist with more than 15 years' experience working with PE fund managers, administrators and investors throughout Europe and the US. He has completed over 50 client engagements with leading industry names, including Coller Capital, Bridgepoint, UBS (now MUFG), IK Partners and Octopus Investments.
Gavin and Dan are back for episode 5. Gavin shares his love for Seattle, Washington. Dan, meanwhile, is excited to see a soccer game in Chicago after having to head all the way out to Bridgepoint to see the Chicago Fire once before.
Jon Nguyen got his first taste of M&A-related work in the early to mid-2000s when he served as the finance partner for the auto lending unit of HSBC. “In consumer lending, you end up doing a lot of portfolio purchases rather than equity ones, but I have become more involved in the execution of deals over the past 8 years,” says Nguyen, who, distinguishes the past 8 years as a standout chapter -one that has allowed him to certify his M&A credentials and enter the CFO office at Kyriba. Turn back the clock 8 years, and Nguyen is vice president of finance for Mitchell International, a $600 million software and service business. As the company’s FP&A leader, Nguyen was tasked with supplying key insights to management decision-making behind the sale of Mitchell to KKR in 2013. Meanwhile, 5 years later, Nguyen was once more in the M&A diligence mix when KKR sold Mitchell to Stone Point Capital. Along the way, Nguyen’s M&A resume quickly expanded. “At Mitchell, we were very acquisitive, and during my tenure there, we acquired 12 to 15 companies,” says Nguyen, who frequently became charged with leading the integration of Mitchell’s latest bounty. In mid-2018, following the sale of Mitchell to Stone Point, Nguyen joined cloud treasury and finance solutions company Kyriba as senior vice president of FP&A. Roughly a year later, he was named Kyriba’s CFO—a development that came on the heels of Kyriba’s sale to private equity firm BridgePoint. There’s little question that Nguyen’s latest career chapter has a familiar ring to it and is perhaps part of a larger M&A volume that he first started creating 8 years ago. Says Nguyen: “It’s interesting how life can take you where you belong.” - Jack Sweeney
It doesn't take long to search Scriptures and get an answer about diversity in the Kingdom of God. He made man in His image, and Acts 17:26 tells us that from from one man, all nations and ethnicities were formed. In Revelations, we see a beautiful picture of ALL nations around the throne of God. During this episode of Bridgepoint Foundations, Pastor Darren and Patrick dive into the topic about Diversity, especially in our church.
This week, Dan is joined by Bridgepoint Consulting's Director of Technology, Vijay George and Manuel Azuara, Bridgepoint Managing Principal, is back to discuss how to lead through crisis. From how to prepare as best as possible as an organization, to how to lead with compassion Vijay and Manuel share what they have learned over the years that can help guide companies and organizations through unexpected obstacles. Learn more about Bridgepoint:https://bridgepointconsulting.com/Learn more about founding_media:https://foundingmedia.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week, Dan is sitting down with Michael Johnson and Manuel Azuara, Managing Principals at Bridgepoint Consulting. Together, they are talking about the future of Bridgepoint, their advice on how to build smart financial roadmaps, and how planned transformation can lead to manageable growth. Learn more about Bridgepoint:https://bridgepointconsulting.com/Learn more about founding_media:https://foundingmedia.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, Landon sits down with Matt Plooster who has found quite a bit of success in his career. Mixing both faith and undying hard work, Matt has gone from working on Wall Street to now running his very successful company Bridgepoint Investment Banking. Matt is the definition of what hard work means and there is a lot to take away from this episode. As always, Keep Striking.
On Sunday, January 5th (2020), Elder Bob Haggerty preached the commissioning for outgoing Pastor William Erps and spoke of the future for BridgePoint and the promises we have from God for us as a church.To find out more about BridgePoint Church, located in Gloucester, Virginia and led by Pastor William Erps, visit us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
On Sunday, December 29th (2019), Pastor William made his "Farewell Address" and his final sermon at BridgePoint, teaching from the text, Acts 20:17-35.To find out more about BridgePoint Church, located in Gloucester, Virginia and led by Pastor William Erps, visit us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
On Sunday, December 1st (2019), Pastor William Erps kicked off the beginning of his final series at BridgePoint with a sermon on one of the most popular passages in scripture: Psalm 23.In this message we discussed:- Why we worship the Shepherd of Psalm 23- That He is our Provision- That He is our Protection- That He is our PresenceWe also took a look at the significance of the Communion Table, specifically that:The Table communicates:The intimacy of friendshipThe victory over enemiesThe longevity of familyTo find out more about BridgePoint Church, located in Gloucester, Virginia and led by Pastor William Erps, visit us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
Crowley lake trout, East & west Carson Rivers - trout, Scott Leysath - wild fish & game recipes, Bridgepoint reservoir, East Walker, Virginia lakes, Green creek, Delta striper trolling, June lake loop - trout, Salmon opener above red bluff, Redding trout, Whiskeytown kokanee
En este episodio de Fusiones y Adquisiciones abordamos los siguientes temas: - La actividad M&A y de capital riesgo en Alemania en la actualidad y en relación con España. - El blindaje del gobierno alemán en las operaciones corporativas que implican a empresas en sectores estratégicos. - El problema de la sucesión empresarial entre las pequeñas y medianas empresas. - Los nuevos fondos dirigidos a invertir en compañías en el segmento bajo y la aparición de “search funds”. - Factores que derivan en un incremento de las valoraciones, la estrategia de “buy & build”y mucho más. Nos acompaña Michael Peter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-peter-2206/), profesional del sector de Corporate Finance con más de 20 años de experiencia en banca corporativa y banca de inversión, especialmente en operaciones transfronterizas. Durante 12 años trabajó en la sucursal del banco alemán IKB, participando en transacciones tan relevantes como las ocurridas entre Telepizza y KKR, Sapec y Bridgepoint, Esmalglass/Fritta e Investcorp, MásMóvil y Providence, Invent Farma y Apax Partners, Iberchem y Magnum o Euskaltel y CVC, entre otras. Actualmente vive entre Madrid y Frankfurt, donde trabaja en una boutique de M&A alemana, especializada en asesoramiento en fusiones y adquisiciones para pequeñas y medianas empresas. Para más información sobre nosotros y qué hacemos accede a https://www.empresax.com/ y no dudes en contactarnos.
In Week 2 of our series: "Why Me?", Pastor William uses the story of Joseph to illustrate lessons we can learn from the pit, the prison, and the palace.We also were challenged to consider that when we ask the question: "Why me?", we ask the wrong question.We should be asking: "Why NOT me?"BridgePoint Church is located in Gloucester, VA and led by Pastor William Erps.Find out more about BridgePoint by visiting us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
Everyone will experience darkness in life.God will not give you everything you ever wanted.Check out Week 1 of our series: "Why Me?" where Pastor William digs into what a proper biblical perspective on suffering looks like for Christians.BridgePoint Church is located in Gloucester, Virginia and led by Pastor William Erps.Find out more about BridgePoint by visiting us online at: https://bridgepoint.church
Today's podcast hosts a special guest Late Night Girl. Due to the hardships in her personal life, work became another source of hardship to what was already a difficult time. You will learn exactly what bullying in the workplace looks like from her story and how you can overcome and deal with these troubling matters. After interviewing LNG, her thoughts and the way she spoke was with complete sincerity. I first learned most from her blog and chatted with her via email for a few days and couldn't wait to hear more. Let's just say that despite all the blogs, the emotion and compassion doesn't quite convey itself in text alone. You have to hear it from her yourself. If you are going through workplace bullying and feel you are alone in this, then listen to this. You will no longer feel alone! Late Night Girl can be found on Twitter and other social media and more specifically her blog listed here ----------------->https://expret.org/blog/ Pret a Manger is an international sandwich shop chain based in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to simply as Pret. Founded in 1983, Pret currently has over 450 shops in nine countries. Pret A Manger, 1986 onwards Beecham and Metcalfe started a new operation, using the Pret A Manger name purchased from the former company's liquidator. They opened their first Pret A Manger in July 1986, located at 75b Victoria Street in London. Beecham and Metcalfe had met while studying at university.[14] The pair developed the chain's menu of handmade natural food, prepared in shop kitchens, and they remain significant shareholders in the company. The iconic logo was created by Adrian Kilby, founder of The Formation Creative Consultants Europe Ltd in the 1990s. In 1995 Metcalfe and Beecham set up the Pret Foundation Trust with the aim to alleviate poverty in the UK. The Trust receives donations from the sale of products and collection boxes in shops. The donations fund Pret's "Charity Run" vans which deliver unsold food to homeless shelters at the end of each day. The first shop outside of London was opened on Broad Street, New York, in 2000. In 2016, there were 74 Pret shops in the United States. In 2001, McDonald's bought a 33% non-controlling stake in the company, which they sold in 2008 to private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital. The company opened its first shop in France in 2012, and had a total of 19 shops in France in 2016.[18] In 2016, its group sales were £776 million. On 19 March 2018, the company opened it first store in The Netherlands located in the central railway station of Utrecht. On 29 May 2018, JAB Holding Company announced that it will acquire Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint, with the deal expected to be completed during summer 2018. The company emphasises the use of natural ingredients and advertises that its sandwiches are made on the day of purchase in a kitchen at each location (with the stated exception of a few small outlets). Food left unsold at the end of the day is collected by charities. Sandwiches are packaged in paperboard rather than sealed plastic.[24] 67% of its trade is in London, where around three-quarters of its stores are located --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theadamparadox/support
On Sunday, February 17th (2019), BridgePoint Church celebrated its 8th anniversary!We took a break from our series, "Beatitudes," to talk about discipleship and the principle of investing in others spiritually because Jesus first invested in us. (John 21:1-25)BridgePoint Church is located in Gloucester, VA and is led by Pastor William Erps.To find out more about BridgePoint, visit us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
In Week 2 of our 8-week series, "Beatitudes," Pastor William talked about the "those who mourn," what it means to mourn over sin, and the Seven “A’s” of Restoration.To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
On National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (January 20th, 2019), Pastor William Erps preached on the importance of protecting those who cannot protect themselves and being the voice for the voiceless.We also talked about the grace and forgiveness that exists for those who have been involved in abortion, and how it's never too late for a new start.BridgePoint Church is located in Gloucester, VA and exists to connect people far from God to new life in Jesus.To learn more about BridgePoint, check us out online at:https://bridgepoint.church
In week 3 of our series, "Resolved" we looked at what it means to be a church that prays, and how our Father wants us to ask for good gifts with a humble heart.To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
In Week 4 of our series, "A Very Different Christmas," we learned that the Holy Spirit gives us the SIGHT to...- See Sin as Darkness (John 3:19-21)- See The Son as Delight (2 Corinthians 4:6)- See Satan as Damned (1 John 3:8)BridgePoint Church is based out of Gloucester, Virginia and is lead by Pastor William Erps. Find out more about BridgePoint by visiting us online at:https://bridgepoint.church
In week 3 of our series: "Jonah: Big Fish | Big Problems," Pastor William Erps discusses the events that God used to correct the course of Jonah, and how God continues to do the same for us. God uses darkness to deliver us.Find out more about BridgePoint Church (based out of Gloucester, VA) by visiting us online at:https://bridgepoint.churchTo support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
In week 2 of our series: "Jonah: Big Fish - Big Problems," we looked at Jonah 1:4-16 and the lengths Jonah attempted to go to in order to run from God.But whenever we run, God always gives us an opportunity to return.To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
Janice Francisco CEO, BridgePoint Effect; Principal Innovation Consultant, Facilitator & Coach Operating at the intersection of learning, change, creativity and innovation, Janice Francisco brings clarity and decisive navigation to the innovation journeys of organizations that are working to define and bring action to their innovation initiatives. Janice helps her clients build teams of “innovation champions” who understand the value innovation brings to the organization, and have the eagerness, confidence, skills and creativity to drive results. Janice speaks internationally on applied creativity and intrapreneurship, and has developed expertise on building innovation cultures. She works with clients in the public, private, Fortune 500, and non-profit sectors.
On Sunday, October 28th, 2018 at BridgePoint Church in Gloucester, VA, Pastor William Erps kicked off our series on Jonah, focusing on Jonah 1:1-3 and asking the question:"Are you running from God?"To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
Current missionary to Uganda and former BridgePoint Connections Pastor, Brian White, joined us on Sunday, October 21st (2018) while home with his wife, Jerilyn, and their kids on furlough.Brian focused on Matthew 8:18-27, as he spoke about the way God shows up for us in the midst of the storms we face in our everyday lives.To find out more about how God is using Brian and his family in Uganda, check out:https://whatsupwiththewhites.com/andhttp://www.macedoniancall.com/white-familyTo learn more about BridgePoint and how you can partner with our ministry, go to:https://bridgepoint.church
What do we need to do to connect people far from God to new life in Jesus?This message was delivered by Lead Pastor William Erps on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 at BridgePoint Church in Gloucester, VA.To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at:https://bridgepoint.church/giving
At BridgePoint, we believe that SAVED people SERVE people! Join Lead Pastor William Erps as he preaches through Galatians 5:13-15 and asks the question: "Are we serving like Jesus?" This message was recorded on Sunday, September 30th, 2018 at BridgePoint Church in Gloucester, VA. To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at: https://bridgepoint.church/giving
God made us to connect, both with Him and with each other! This message was delivered by Lead Pastor William Erps on Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 at BridgePoint Church in Gloucester, VA. To support the ministry of BridgePoint, you can give online at: https://bridgepoint.church/giving
Bob Smith walks us through the world of financial consulting. Not just bean counters for hire, the folks at Bridgepoint have grown into trusted partners for their clients. Hear how government regulation, especially of the byzantine nature, can actually be your competitive advantage should you adopt the right strategy.
Have you ever thought about the end-to-end customer experience of a student in higher education? From interfacing with the admissions department to the platforms used to register and access school resources – the overall customer and user experience impacts a student’s success and perception of the program. In this episode, I speak with Marc Riesenberg, Director of Marketing for Coding with Kids, who spoke about implementing a CX program and improving the UX while serving as the Associate Vice President of Customer Experience at Bridgepoint Education. Bridgepoint is the parent company of Ashford University and University of the Rockies; its programs are delivered primarily via a progressive online learning platform. Find show notes and more details at customerbliss.com/cb78
Jim Gillies Week continues as he and Jeff Fischer take a look at the market post-midterm elections. Plus they analyze earnings from Activision Blizzard, Bridgepoint Education, and CaesarStone.
Pastor Steve brings the message for the fourth week of the Advent season.
Pastor Matt brings the message from Matthew 2:12-23.
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 13:1-19. This is for the third week of Advent and is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Jesus: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 12:18-29. This is for the second week of Advent and is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Christ: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 11:1-40.
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 10:1-39.
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 9. This is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Jesus: Studies in Hebrews."
Rev. Craig Franklin, International Chaplain of Hellfighters Motorcycle Ministries, brings the message from Romans 1:16.
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 8. THis is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Jesus: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 7:1-28. This is part of our series, "The Supremacy of Jesus: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 4:4-5:10. This is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Christ: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 5:11-6:12, This is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Christ: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 6:13-20. This is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Christ: Studies in Hebrews."
Pastor Matt brings the message from Hebrews 3:7-4:13. This is part of the series, "The Supremacy of Jesus: Studies in Hebrews."
Discussion hosted by Eric Jafari (IPIN Global) about the apparent return of bank liquidity, how it has returned, the availability and/or lack of in different parts of the world as well as the impact on the Eurozone. Also, changes to Basel III and shadow-banking and, perhaps most importantly – is this new found liquidity here to stay? Featured Guests: Merzak Kaddour - Clydesdale Bank Edward Horn Smith - Arc & Co Andrew Fowler - Union Hanover
Eric Jafari (IPIN Global) hosts a discussion covering the "wealth gap" looking at how the rich/poor divide has changed economically over the last few decades with guests Merzak Kaddour - Clydesdale Bank, Edward Horn Smith - Arc & Co and Andrew Fowler - Union Hanover. Topics Covered: The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer – is it real? If so, what's happening in different parts of the world? How is the "middle" performing? How has the "gap" changed over the years? Is it only ever in one direction? What does this mean to the average home owner? What impact and changes have occurred with respect to the hospitality and leisure industry?
Eric Jafari (IPIN Global) hosts a discussion on protecting a property development investment by understanding in more detail some of the key roles and what responsibilities they hold – specifically the Development Manager, Project Manager and the Quantity Surveyor. Guests include: Adi Hodzic (Starboard Hotels) Adam Mursal (Tower 8) Ian Eggers (Rise)
Eric Jafari (IPIN Global) hosts a discussion on "How to Deliver a Successful Development Project" with industry leaders Andrew Fowler (Union Hanover), Adi Hodzic (Starboard Hotels), Adam Mursal (Tower 8) and Andrew Southern (Southern Grove).Topics include: What does it take to be a successful property developer? Defining which roles and responsibilities are down to the developer and how they can be managed Good vs Bad - What are the main differences? What makes a strong development team? Time, vision and funding are all key parts of successful property development, but what are the other essential points that are often missed by newcomers to the industry?
An overview of the performance of the UK Serviced Apartments Markets sector compared to the hotel industry as a whole, with contribution from Richard Gaunt (Director at GVA Management Consultancy) and Peter Haigh (Partner at Gerald Eve Chartered Surveyors) and chaired by Eric Jafari (IPIN Global and BridgePoint Ventures)
Eric Jafari questions 3 leading UK property developers for their opinions on the most important aspects of property investment markets in London. London has seen extensive market activity and growth - which sectors are benefiting most and why? With London as a whole largely regarded as being expensive - Which parts of London still represent value for the investor and why? Can the growth in London continue? if so, how, why, where and which property types will see the gains? Crossrail - Where can the largest gains in property be made? Hotels and East London - How will the market demography change? Which hotel brands are the movers shakers?
China reports its slowest growth in three years. JPMorgan Chase updates investors on its big loss. Bridgepoint Education and SuperValu get slammed. And Microsoft's CEO has some fighting words for Apple. Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar. Plus, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp shares some 401K tips.
Pfizer reports an increase in quarterly profits but shares fall. Bridgepoint Education reports better-than-expected earnings on strong enrollment numbers. And the CEO of Dish Networks says that Netflix probably has an "insurmountable lead" in streaming video.
What could today hold for you? Could it be something incredible? BridgePoint welcomes you to this years easter seroes "Awake" and invites you to wake up and discover the life God has for you. The life you were created to experience. Join us as we begin a journey of hope with the first message "All Things New."
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