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This week, we're continuing our archive miniseries, Myths That Built Trickle-Down Economics, with the myth that corporations exist to maximize shareholder value. For decades, Americans were sold the idea that if corporations focused on boosting stock prices and rewarding shareholders, prosperity would trickle down to workers, consumers, and communities. Instead, shareholder primacy helped justify stock buybacks, wage suppression, layoffs, and underinvestment — extracting wealth from the real economy and funneling it upward. In this episode, Nick and Goldy talk with William Lazonick and Lenore Palladino about how shareholder value became one of the core myths of trickle-down economics, why it has caused so much damage, and what it would mean to build corporations around workers, consumers, communities, and long-term prosperity instead. Lenore Palladino is associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and author of Good Company: Economic Policy After Shareholder Primacy. William Lazonick is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and co-founder and president of the Academic-Industry Research Network. Social Media: @lenorepalladino.bsky.social @Lazonick Further reading:  Good Company: Economic Policy After Shareholder Primacy Washington Center for Equitable Growth - To restore democracy, end shareholder primacy at U.S. corporations and on Wall Street  Roosevelt Institute - Regulating Stock Buybacks: The $6.3 Trillion Question Roosevelt Institute - Ending Shareholder Primacy in Corporate Governance Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Facebook: Pitchfork Economics Podcast Bluesky: @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics TikTok: @pitchfork_econ YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics LinkedIn: Pitchfork Economics Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer Substack: The Pitch

In 2004, Joey Shamah and his partner launched a cosmetics company built on an idea that made almost no sense:Sell high-quality makeup for just $1.At the time, high quality beauty products were supposed to be expensive. The biggest brands spent fortunes on celebrity endorsements, glossy ads, and premium shelf space.And every major retailer told Joey the same thing:Your idea will never work.But Joey believed he'd found a wormhole in the beauty business: spend money on the product, not fancy packaging, marketing, or celebrity endorsements. Then, pass those savings on to your customers. The brand grew slowly, but Joey knew he was onto something when a bizarre rumor spread that Bloomingdale's was buying e.l.f. and raising prices. Within days, the tiny company went from a few hundred orders a week to 18,000 orders a day.What followed was a journey from a scrappy warehouse operation in New Jersey to one of the most disruptive brands in the beauty business.You'll learn:The surprising economics behind $1 lipstickWhy retailers initially rejected e.l.f.How a single magazine mention launched e.l.f.'s online businessThe retail insight that unlocked national expansionHow a false rumor generated 18,000 orders a dayThe emotional toll of a $225 million acquisition that collapsed at the eleventh hour Timestamps:00:10:28 — How to make (decent) makeup for just $100:18:35 — The dollar stores say no00:24:32 — Glamour comes calling, and e.l.f has 30 days to build a website00:38:27 — The question from a Target buyer that leaves Joey speechless 00:39:56 — The H-E-B test that proves everyone wrong00:46:36 — “That's news to me!” The viral rumor that sends Joey back to China 00:59:42 — Scaling to tens of millions in revenue01:07:15 — “It was crushing.” The L'oreal sale that never happened 01:12:02 — After e.l.f: Joey stops watching House of Cards and gets back to businessThis episode was produced by Carla Esteves with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei.It was edited by Neva Grant with research by Olivia Rockman. Our audio engineer was Patrick Murray. Follow How I Built This:Instagram → @howibuiltthisX → @HowIBuiltThisFacebook → How I Built ThisFollow Guy Raz:Instagram → @guy.razYoutube → guy_razX → @guyrazSubstack → guyraz.substack.comWebsite → guyraz.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Charles Cofield. Thanks! The transcript from this episode of Money Making Conversations Masterclass features an inspiring and high-energy interview with CPA and financial educator Carter Cofield, co-founder of Melanin Money. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and takeaways:

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Shaan Patel. Founder and CEO of Prep Expert, a leading online test prep company. The conversation explores Patel’s journey from struggling test-taker to perfect SAT scorer, bestselling author, and successful entrepreneur. He shares how his personal experience inspired a mission to help students unlock scholarship opportunities and academic success.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Charles Cofield. Thanks! The transcript from this episode of Money Making Conversations Masterclass features an inspiring and high-energy interview with CPA and financial educator Carter Cofield, co-founder of Melanin Money. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and takeaways:

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Shaan Patel. Founder and CEO of Prep Expert, a leading online test prep company. The conversation explores Patel’s journey from struggling test-taker to perfect SAT scorer, bestselling author, and successful entrepreneur. He shares how his personal experience inspired a mission to help students unlock scholarship opportunities and academic success.

If you've ever wondered whether ads can sell a book, Justin Moore's funnel will get your attention fast. Grab your copy of Justin Moore's Sponsor Magnet bookSecure Paid Partnerships and Grow your Revenue with Justin MooreLearn How to Make 6 Figures Teaching Creators to Get Sponsorships with Justin MooreI talk with Justin about the $100,000 webinar ads lesson that only broke even, why he kept going, and how his $1 audiobook funnel now brings in qualified coaching leads. We talk about why his book became the front door to his business and what course creators can learn from that. Listen now and see how Justin built an ads funnel that actually fits his business. ‍‍Watch this episode on YouTube!Please click here to give an honest Rating/Review for the show on iTunes! Thanks for your support!Kwadwo [QUĀY.jo] Sampany-Kessie's Links:Get 1:1 Meta Ads Coaching from Kwadwo!Get Done For You Facebook AdsSay hi to Kwadwo on InstagramSubscribe to The Art of Online Business's YouTube ChannelJustin's Links:Connect with Justin on InstagramCheck out on Justin's Website

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How do you turn a side hustle into a nationally recognized beauty brand?   In this inspiring episode, Shan Berries shares how purpose, perseverance, and passion helped her build a cosmetics company that's changing lives.   After more than a decade in radio and television, Shan made a bold leap into entrepreneurship by launching Shades By Shan Cosmetics, a beauty brand now carried in over 600 JCPenney stores nationwide. Beyond creating high-quality beauty products, Shan built her company around a mission to support single parents through the The MamaBerries Nonprofit Foundation, which has already helped more than 100 families across the country.   In this episode, we discuss:   • Transitioning from broadcasting to entrepreneurship • Growing a side hustle into a national retail brand • The realities of fundraising and scaling a business • Building a purpose-driven company that gives back • Representation as a Latina founder in the beauty industry • Balancing ambition with impact   Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a beauty enthusiast, or someone looking for inspiration to pursue your purpose, this conversation will leave you motivated to dream bigger and lead with heart.   Connect with Shan  

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Luxury EV maker Lucid is cutting roughly 18 percent of its U.S. workforce, including full‑time staff, contractors and factory workers, in its second deep layoff of the year as it tries to save about 158 million dollars annually and align production with softer demand. The company had around 9,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2025 and generated roughly 1.35 billion dollars in revenue last year on fewer than 18,000 vehicles, but its stock has plunged more than 50 percent in 2026 as investors lose patience with ongoing losses.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Perched high above Eureka Springs, the Crescent Hotel has lived many lives.Built in 1886 as a luxury resort, the property later served as schools for young women before taking a far darker turn under the ownership of Norman G. Baker. Though he had no medical training, Baker transformed the Crescent into a hospital and claimed to offer miraculous cures for cancer and other illnesses. His treatments eventually led to federal fraud charges, but not before countless patients passed through the building's doors.Today, the Crescent is known as one of America's most haunted hotels. Guests and staff report apparitions, unexplained voices, shadow figures, and encounters with spirits believed to be tied to the property's long and often tragic history.From luxury resort to controversial hospital and eventually paranormal destination, the Crescent Hotel has become a place where history and haunting seem impossible to separate. We explore the stories, legends, and lingering spirits that continue to make this iconic Arkansas landmark one of the most talked-about haunted locations in the United States.Hashtags#TheGraveTalks #CrescentHotel #EurekaSprings #HauntedHotel #NormanBaker #GhostStories #Paranormal #HauntedHistory #ArkansasGhosts #ParanormalPodcastLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly Win, our business breakthrough story series. Each week, we sit down with real entrepreneurs from our Business By Design community who are building digital businesses and creating results that once felt impossible. Today, Jenni is joined by voice and dialect coach Katherine Beck, calling in live from the set of a major Hollywood feature film starring Chris Hemsworth: a moment that perfectly encapsulates just how far her Business by Design journey has taken her!  Katherine helps non-U.S. actors master the American accent and book American roles, and her path to a multiple 6-figure business was anything but linear. From spending years lost in failed launches and a draining pivot away from her true passion, to going all-in on 25 consecutive webinars and completely transforming her business, her identity, and her life, Katherine's story is a powerful testament to what happens when you stop chasing shiny objects and commit to the one thing that lights you up. This is another real story of clarity, momentum, and the breakthroughs that happen when you finally stop guessing and start following a proven path. From first digital products to 6-figure launches, to building audiences and scaling systems, every conversation reveals the mechanics of what actually creates growth in a digital business. Because when you see someone just a few steps ahead of what you're doing, something powerful happens.

How do you achieve financial independence and design a life of freedom?In the first episode of the Build Series, Sam Marks sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and digital nomad Johnny FD to discuss his journey from building online businesses to achieving financial independence and retiring before 40.Johnny shares the strategies, investments, mistakes, and mindset shifts that allowed him to create a life where work became optional. The conversation explores entrepreneurship, passive income, investing, travel, lifestyle design, and what financial freedom actually looks like once you achieve it.Topics discussed:• Johnny's path to financial independence• Building online businesses and creating income streams• The role of investing and passive income• Lessons learned from entrepreneurship• Mistakes and setbacks along the journey• What life looks like after achieving financial freedom• Travel, lifestyle design, and location independence• Advice for anyone starting their own journey todayThe Build Series is a new podcast from Invest Like a Boss focused on entrepreneurship, investing, technology, health, and building an exceptional life.Subscribe for future conversations with founders, investors, operators, creators, and builders from around the world.Connect with Johnny FD:YouTube: @JohnnyFDWebsite: johnnyfd.comConnect with Sam Marks:Instagram: @sammarks12Podcast: Invest Like a Boss#FinancialFreedom #FinancialIndependence #BuildSeries

Matthew Malc is the Boys' Varsity Basketball Head Coach at Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York. He previously served as the Head Coach for the Ranney Panthers, a top-ranked New Jersey high school team that was also ranked #4 in the nation. Matthew has coached over forty Division 1 basketball players with multiple players going on to play in the NBA or professionally overseas. Malc also was the Gold Medal Head Coach of the 2022 U18 U.S. National Team at the Maccabi Games. He began his coaching career under the legendary Morgan Wooten at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.On this episode Mike & Matthew discuss why the essence of coaching transcends the mere act of winning games and encompasses the cultivation of character, resilience, and community among young athletes. Matthew shares anecdotes that illustrate his commitment to developing not only skilled players but also responsible individuals who understand the significance of hard work, collaboration, and personal growth. Malc's reflections on his experiences, ranging from coaching elite teams to mentoring aspiring athletes, reveal the power of relationships that define his coaching philosophy. Malc believes in the profound impact of basketball as a vehicle for life lessons. to inspire, unite, and transform lives, both on and off the court.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hoopheadspod for the latest updates on episodes, guests, and events from the Hoop Heads Pod.Make sure you're subscribed to the Hoop Heads Pod on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and while you're there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Your ratings help your friends and coaching colleagues find the show. If you really love what you're hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation.Be sure to grab your notebook before you listen to this episode with Matthew Malc, Boys' Varsity Basketball Head Coach at Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York.Website - https://www.flatbush.org/athletics/athletic_dept_infoEmail - mmalc@flatbush.orgTwitter/X - @Maccabi18UCoachVisit our Sponsors!Give With HoopsGive With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data as opportunity, from AAU programs to college powerhouses. By tying on-court performance directly to community and sponsor engagement, Give With Hoops help programs raise more while deepening support from those who believe in the game.D3 Direct Recruiting PlaybookHoop Heads Listeners currently get 25% off!Your step-by-step guide to getting recruited as a college athlete at the NCAA Division 3 level. This course is designed by former D3 Athletes to take you from zero interest from college coaches to securing your first offer and putting you on the path to committing.The Coaching PortfolioYour first impression is everything when applying for a new coaching job. A professional coaching portfolio is the tool that highlights your coaching achievements and philosophies and, most of all, helps separate you and your abilities from the other applicants. Special Price of just $25 for all Hoop Heads Listeners.Wealth4CoachesEmpowering athletic coaches with financial education, strategic planning, and practical tools to build lasting wealth—on and off the court.If you listen to and love the Hoop Heads Podcast, please consider giving us a small tip that will help in our quest to become the #1 basketball coaching podcast. https://hoop-heads.captivate.fm/supportTwitter/X Podcast - @hoopheadspodMike - @hdstarthoopsJason - @jsunkleInstagram@hoopheadspodFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hoopheadspod/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDoVTtvpgwwOVL4QVswqMLQ

What do you need to know before selling your business to an ETA buyer? Most owners have received the email. It usually starts with something flattering: "I love what you've built…" Then comes the ask: a quick call to learn more about your business. Increasingly, those emails are coming from ETA buyers — entrepreneurs using entrepreneurship through acquisition as their path into business ownership. Instead of starting a company from scratch, they look to buy an existing business and run it themselves. In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, John Warrillow talks with Will Smith, host of Acquiring Minds, one of the leading podcasts covering entrepreneurship through acquisition. Will has interviewed hundreds of ETA buyers and brings rare insight into how they think, how they finance deals, and where deals fall apart. What You'll Learn in This Episode Whether you're actively considering selling your business or just exploring your options, this conversation covers what every owner should understand before entertaining an offer from an ETA buyer: How to tell the difference between a funded searcher and a self-funded buyer — and why it matters for your deal structure Why some ETA buyers use heavy debt to acquire a business — and what that means for you as a seller How to spot the hidden risk in a seller note — a key piece of most ETA transactions How to evaluate whether a young buyer has the leadership experience to run your company after you exit How to protect your employees from a buyer who may not fit your culture Better questions to ask before signing a letter of intent (LOI) with an ETA buyer How to judge whether a buyer can actually close — not just sign Are ETA Buyers Right for Your Business? ETA buyers can be a great fit for owners of profitable niche businesses that may not attract private equity or a strategic acquirer. They're often motivated, passionate, and willing to pay fair value for the right business. But they come with real risks. A buyer may need your financing — in the form of a seller note — to get the deal done. They may still need to raise money after you sign an LOI. And they may look great on paper but struggle to lead the team you've built over years. That's why this conversation is worth your time. Before you take the next call from someone who says they "love what you've built," listen to this episode. About Will Smith Will Smith is the host of Acquiring Minds, a podcast dedicated to entrepreneurship through acquisition. He has interviewed hundreds of search fund entrepreneurs and self-funded searchers, making him one of the most knowledgeable voices on the ETA buyer landscape. About Built to Sell Radio Built to Sell Radio is hosted by John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You. Each week, John interviews business owners who have navigated the process of selling their company — sharing what worked, what didn't, and what every owner should know before they sell. Keywords: ETA buyer, entrepreneurship through acquisition, selling your business, search fund, seller note, business acquisition, how to sell a business, Built to Sell Radio, Will Smith Acquiring Minds, exit strategy, business exit planning

Dr. Varpas de Sa Pereira, US Marine veteran, former USASOC Special Operator, and clinical psychologist at the VA, joins Jon Macaskill to break down warrior withdrawal syndrome and why traditional diagnoses like PTSD and adjustment disorder miss the mark for so many veterans. Dr. Varpas uses a substance abuse model to explain why military service functions like a drug and why separation produces real withdrawal symptoms, even in veterans who never deployed to combat. He covers why basic training alone is enough to create the warrior identity, how infinite choice after the military breeds anxiety the same way zero agency breeds depression, and the PLEASE acronym (physical health, limit screen time, eat right, avoid mood-altering substances, sleep, exercise) as both a skill set and a scoreboard. Jon and Dr. Varpas also dig into sleep as the foundational fix, the grenade analogy for interpersonal conflict and why mindfulness extends the fuse, marksmanship as active mindfulness, and why that critical first six months after separation is when most major negative life events happen.Full episode: pod.fo/e/2ebcc0 Full video hereFree A2A Awareness assessment, free Focus app, and limited free access to the full A2A course: text MTM to 33777 GET MORE FROM MTM:Text MTM to 33777 — free weekly newsletterSubscribe & Episodes: https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/FREE APP: https://focusnowtrainingapp.com/FREE Assessment: https://focusnowtraining.com/assessment-pageA2A COURSE:12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Self-paced. Built for people who hate the word mindfulness.https://focusnowtraining.com/a2a-courseBRING FNT TO YOUR TEAM:Custom training for your organization. In-person or online.https://focusnowtraining.com/contact-usProduced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/

Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.Thank you to our sponsors!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/EXFILES to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code EXFILES.Exodus90- Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Fountofgrace.com- Use our code EXFILES for $15 off your purchase.Want to support the show? Sign up for the Vault here and get the show ad free and early!Check out the Born Again Identity- with Fr. Gregory Pine. Want to figure out life with God? What you're made to do? What to do about it? Listen/watch now!00:00:00 Solomon's trap | How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.00:00:33 Ryan's rap intro | The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'00:02:14 Obedience as freedom | Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.00:04:18 What Protestants get right | Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.00:07:36 The right balance | Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.00:09:26 Three weapons from the confessional | What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.00:11:11 Weapon 1: The flesh | Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.00:13:13 Weapon 2: Discouragement | The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.00:22:19 The 'I'll never' myth | A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.00:24:45 Solomon's tragedy | Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.00:27:39 A priest at the judgment seat | A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.00:30:53 The two lies the enemy runs | Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.00:31:51 The wound of fatherlessness | John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.00:37:25 The fermentation metaphor | Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.00:43:17 A mother's final question | A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.00:49:31 Trade the news feed for the Bible | One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.00:52:45 Closing invitation | If you still care, you have not drunk the poison.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We dive into a live case study of a real HVAC acquisition deal under NDA, using it to compare the hard truths of bootstrapping a startup from scratch against buying existing cash flow. Learn why raising capital to buy a multi-million-dollar enterprise with built-in management systems is actually significantly less work than trying to scale a micro-business.

Ryan Duey was living in an RV with his float spas closed and no backup plan when he and Michael Garrett built their first cold plunge from a retrofitted $100 bathtub in a garage. They turned their Shopify store on with zero marketing—and got a sale. What followed was one of the most unlikely scaling stories in DTC history: $30 million to $80 million in a single year, $250 million in cumulative revenue, four sharks bidding on Shark Tank, and a category they essentially created from scratch—all bootstrapped, all assembled in-house in California. In this interview, the co-founders of Plunge break down the real cost of scaling a high-ticket inventory business, why they lost an estimated $20 million in revenue from lead times alone, and the organic influencer strategy that built the brand before they ever ran a paid ad. What you'll learn in this interview: • How they got their first sale with zero marketing—and the Black Friday that showed them how big this could get • The cash flow trap every inventory-heavy founder hits: why a great P&L and an empty bank account can exist at the same time • How customer prepayments funded growth for years—and what forced the switch to holding inventory • Why long lead times cost Plunge an estimated $20 million in lost sales • From buying parts on Amazon to co-designing a custom chiller in China—the full supply chain evolution • How a single Instagram comment to Aubrey Marcus started a chain of organic gifting to Huberman, Tony Hawk, and Rich Roll • The Shark Tank deal that never closed—and why they still got the PR, the airing, and the exposure • How they bought plunge.com from a New Orleans jazz band for $250K—and why the trademark was the bigger win • Why nearly half of all orders close through a phone call or SMS, not a checkout button • How they raised $1.3 million from their own customers in under two weeks via Wefunder If you're building a high-ticket DTC brand, navigating the brutal cash flow realities of an inventory-heavy business, or trying to grow without burning cash on paid ads before you're ready, this conversation will fundamentally change how you think about scaling, supply chain, and what it actually takes to build a category from a garage. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH RYAN DUEY Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/ryanaduey/ Website → https://plunge.com/ CONNECT WITH MICHAEL GARRETT Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/michaelrgarrett/ Website → https://plunge.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

Filmmaker Joe Burke and actor-writer-producer Oliver Cooper join No Film School to discuss the making and release of Burt, a black-and-white micro-budget feature inspired by real-life musician Burt Berger. The conversation covers how Burke and Cooper built a narrative film around a non-actor, shot the movie in seven days for $7,000, used a tiny crew to preserve authenticity, and pursued a self-distribution strategy through Filmhub after the film gained momentum on the festival circuit. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins, Joe Burke, and Oliver Cooper discuss... How Joe Burke and Oliver Cooper first met Burt Berger and realized he could be the center of a feature film Why Burt became a narrative film instead of a documentary Working with non-actors and blending fiction with real-life details Shooting a black-and-white feature in seven days with a three-person crew Why the team avoided a traditional production model How they kept the production legal and professional while still working with almost no money The role of cinematographer Daniel Kenji Levin and the stripped-down camera package Raising finishing funds after the film was already cut Winning festival awards, including Best Comedy at Cinequest Getting press coverage through persistent DIY outreach Why the filmmakers chose self-distribution with Filmhub Building a release strategy around digital ads, TikTok reviewers, podcasts, local press, and community organizations Setting an “off-ramp” date to avoid burnout during the release process Advice for filmmakers deciding whether to make a short film or a micro-budget feature Memorable Quotes: “It's a father-son grounded comedy with a bit of a thrilling twist inspired by a real-life friend of ours, Burt Berger, who's not an actor.” “I love his spirit and the world needs to know who he is.” “I'm so tired of waiting for permission.” “We knew the smaller footprint we had, the more authentic we could do that.” Guests: Joe Burke Oliver Cooper Resources: Burt The Movie Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram

Most people learn American history through famous battles, the founding fathers, and well-known landmarks, but some of the most powerful stories come from small, forgotten places that never make it into textbooks. In this episode, Fort Plank historian Ken D. Johnson reveals the hidden Revolutionary War history of Fort Plank and New York's Mohawk Valley, and how one obscure frontier fort shaped the lives of families, soldiers, and communities for generations. Ken shares how a simple genealogical curiosity about his own ancestors turned into a decades-long mission: preserving the stories of the ordinary men, women, and children who defended and rebuilt the Mohawk Valley. What began as researching family roots led him deep into merchant ledgers, military orders, land claims, church records, and personal journals, evidence that allowed him to reconstruct the true story of Fort Plank and its people with remarkable precision. Rather than rewriting history with modern opinions, Ken focuses on documented facts and first-person accounts, which he compiles in works like “In Defense of the Facts: An Ongoing Search for Fort Plank” and “The Bloodied Mohawk.” You'll hear why Fort Plank was far more than just a military outpost. Built on the remnants of a French and Indian War site, it became a critical commissary fort, supplying food, candles, and essentials to Revolutionary troops based on complex ration systems. After the war, when local families returned to burned-out farms and ruined homes, they didn't leave the fort to rot, they repurposed its materials to rebuild barns, houses, and livelihoods, turning a symbol of war into the foundation of a renewed community. Ken also explains how financial records and account books can unlock family and local history in ways birth and death records never could. By tracking payments, debts, and land transfers, he has uncovered relationships and corrected long-standing genealogical assumptions, like tracing a supposed “Bowman” connection back to the more accurate “Bauer” family through a single, telling transaction. His work shows how genealogy and local history are inseparable, and how understanding one brings the other into focus. https://youtu.be/WXxHZQGAEM4?si=XWLGjiuo8Qn6I_53 If you're interested in genealogy, Revolutionary War history, the Mohawk Valley, or simply understanding where you come from, this episode will change how you think about the past. Ken shares practical starting points for tracing your own roots, why talking to grandparents and elders matters, and how knowing your family's story can give you deeper identity, pride, and perspective. To explore further, visit FortPlank.org, where you'll find research links, contact information, and details on Ken's books and ongoing discoveries about Fort Plank and the Mohawk Valley. Quotes: “In my mind it's not really genealogy, and in my mind it's not really history; it's just this is the way it was, and this is how it happened.”  “You will never, not ever, ever understand your family until you understand the history;  and you'll never understand the history until you understand the families.”  “No one else studies this place, no one else wants to maintain it, nobody else wants to preserve the memories, and so it's kind of a self‑imposed duty.”  Contact Details: Explore Ken D. Johnson's Official Website Visit Ken D. Johnson's Facebook Page Get a Copy of The Bloodied Mohawk on Amazon Get a Copy of In Defense of the Facts: An Ongoing Search for Fort Plank on Amazon

Host Seth Swerczek sits down with Foundation Stocks founder Jon Kyle Truitt to discuss the story behind one of the most successful rifle stock companies in precision shooting. From building a business from scratch and developing the first Micarta rifle stocks to the science of recoil management, hunting, competition, and family, this episode explores what makes Foundation Stocks truly built different.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, Philadelphia was not just the center of political revolution, but a hub of scientific discovery. For America's founders, science was more than a pastime — it was a way of understanding the world and the natural laws that shaped it. On this episode, we explore how science and innovation helped give birth to a new nation.We visit the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia to explore how tracking the transit of Venus in 1769 became a major success for astronomers in the colonies, one that put American science on the map. We'll also hear about efforts to find the exact location of the observatory that once stood near Independence Hall — the place some people say was the location where the Declaration of Independence was read out loud for the first time.The first sentence of the Declaration of Independence cites, “Laws of Nature and of Nature's God,” but what exactly does that mean? Caroline Winterer, Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University joins us to discuss the ideas that allowed the Founders to bridge the gap between physical science and political governance, effectively inventing our modern concepts of society and inalienable rights.We dive into the story of the "Turtle," the first submarine used in combat which was invented during the Revolutionary War. Reporter Alan Yu explains the many innovations contained in this small vessel, and its daring first mission. Then Host Maiken Scott travels to The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., to see a replica of the craft.We head into the kitchen with three prominent Black Philadelphia chefs, Omar Tate, Angie Brown, and Shola Olunloyo, to reconstruct an iconic dish that fueled the revolution: Philadelphia pepper pot soup. Reporter Justin Kramon tells the story of this dish, and how people are keeping its memory alive.

Send me a some feedback!This episode takes the conversation around giving and receiving to a deeper level. Building on last week's exploration of the five ways we block ourselves from receiving, Mike uncovers the emotional reasons behind those blocks and reveals why so many generous, caring, and successful people struggle to receive support, abundance, love, ease, and opportunity. At the heart of this episode is a powerful realization that emerged while writing Mike's upcoming book, Built to Give. Rebuilt to Receive. The issue is rarely the external circumstance. More often, we block goodness from entering our lives because we're unconsciously trying to avoid certain feelings. Understanding these emotions becomes the key to becoming a better receiver and experiencing a higher quality of life. Key Takeaways1. We often block goodness from entering our lives to avoid uncomfortable feelings. The challenge isn't usually receiving itself. It's the emotions that receiving might trigger inside of us. 2. Seven core emotions frequently drive our resistance to receiving. Selfishness, being a burden, judgment, rejection, shame, superiority, and disappointment often sit beneath our unwillingness to receive support, abundance, love, and opportunity. 3. Over-givers often delay permission to receive. Many people spend their lives giving, serving, helping, and supporting others while continuously postponing their own turn to receive. 4. Avoiding emotions keeps them alive. What we resist persists. The path to freedom isn't avoiding uncomfortable emotions but learning how to move into, through, and beyond them. 5. The path to becoming a better receiver is making the uncomfortable comfortable. Growth happens when we willingly feel the emotions we've spent our lives trying to avoid. The more comfortable we become with those feelings, the easier it becomes to receive life fully. Notable Quotes "The greatest lie ever told is that it's better to give than receive."  "The reason we block goodness from flowing into our life is to avoid a feeling."  "The wealthiest, happiest, most successful people I know are easy receivers."  "Whatever you resist persists. Whatever you feel heals."  "The way to heal is into the discomfort and through it." Call to ActionIf this episode resonated with you, spend a few moments reflecting on which of the seven emotions shows up most often in your life. Is it the fear of being selfish? The fear of judgment? The fear of rejection, shame, disappointment, or being a burden?Awareness is the first step.Once you understand what you're trying to avoid, you can begin the process of moving through it instead of organizing your life around it.If you're ready to do this work at a deeper level, join Mike for the upcoming Built to Give, Rebuilt to Receive Workshop on August 28–29 just outside of St. Louis, Missouri, where you'll learn how to identify and release the blocks that keep you from fully receiving life. Click here for details and to register.Questions? Reach out directly:mike@innerwealthglobal.comNo assistant. No gatekeeper. Just a real conversation about becoming as skilled at receiving as you already are at giving.Mike's Media:Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitkoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitkoTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitkoSubscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitkoMusic Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

What does the sports industry see when it looks at the hobby?In this episode of Built for the Hobby, Brett McGrath is joined by Scott Lock of InfernoRed Technology and Dan Kaufman, Managing Director at Sports Business Journal, for a conversation at the intersection of sports, collecting, media, technology, and fan engagement. Dan brings a perspective few people can offer. He's a lifelong collector, a sports business leader, and someone who spends his days talking with executives across leagues, teams, media companies, and technology organizations. Topics include: Why sports cards are becoming a bigger part of fan engagement  How younger fans consume sports differently  The relationship between athlete performance and card values  Premium experiences in sports and collecting  The role of technology and AI in shaping the future of fandom  Why collecting remains one of the strongest emotional connections between fans and sports This conversation offers a look at where sports and collecting are heading and why the connection between the two continues to strengthen.Check out the awesome software that InfernoRed Technology can build for you.Get your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On HypeStart your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon TodaySign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you're ready to get measured results for both personally and professionally, schedule an appointment with Jahmaal   What if the thing that makes your brand work is the part you keep trying to polish out? I sat down with Brynne Krispin, founder and CEO of Cause Fokus, for a conversation about personal branding, perfectionism, self-trust, burnout, boundaries, and what it really takes to become visible without losing yourself in the process. Brynne shares how her own life cracking open forced her to rebuild from a place of alignment instead of scarcity, and how that season shaped the way she thinks about visibility, trust, and building a brand that can actually last. We talked about why people connect with what is real, why your “better way moment” matters, and why sustainable authority is not built by copying templates or chasing vanity metrics. If you are building a business, stepping into thought leadership, trying to grow a side project, or learning how to show up with more clarity and less fear, this conversation is for you.   Episode Highlights: 0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Brynne's favorite music and what it reveals about her work 4:21 - Why perfectionism keeps people from building trust 6:13 - Self-trust, mistakes, and learning as you go 12:51 - Brynne's story of rebuilding from survival mode 18:11 - Breaking out of scarcity and choosing alignment 21:45 - Finding your “better way moment” 26:51 - Why a strong brand should repel the wrong people 28:23 - How alignment shapes who you attract 31:20 - Why brand work often goes deeper than content 34:12 - Boundaries, health, and building something sustainable 39:23 - How Cause Fokus helps leaders build authority online 41:43 - Episode wrap-up and final thoughts   CONNECT WITH JAHMAAL   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahmaalmarshall/ Website: https://listenthenspeak.com/ BUY ME A Coffee - with this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/listenthenspeak?new=1   Interested in learning more about Brynne?   Website: https://causefokus.com/ Join Brynne's 4-week live cohort for introverts, behind-the-scenes experts, and deep thinkers who want to build real influence on LinkedIn thoughtfully.  https://cohort.causefokus.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Alex Murdaugh retrial is shaping up to be a completely different case than the one the first jury saw. The defense is openly signaling its strategy — a plan for the kennel video, new forensic experts challenging the timeline, unknown DNA evidence that was never checked, a federal lawsuit designed to find out whether Becky Hill acted alone. The prosecution just watched its most powerful narrative tool get stripped by the Supreme Court.Bob Motta is a criminal defense attorney who has been inside cases like this from the defense table. He understands what the signals mean, what both sides are really building, and where the pressure points are. This three-part conversation covers the defense strategy, the prosecution's narrowing options, and the federal lawsuit against Hill that could open doors the murder case never did.The death penalty is now on the table. Eight thousand pages of locked testimony give the defense a built-in weapon against every prosecution witness. And a circumstantial case with no physical evidence connecting Alex to the killings has to stand on its own without twelve hours of financial devastation propping it up. Bob Motta on who has the advantage. Tony Brueski, Robin Dreeke, and Bob Motta.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #BeckyHill #KennelVideo #MaggieMurdaugh #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Send us Fan Mail“Don't give up and follow your light.”-Jonathan OttoExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesFounder health is not optional when energy, clarity, and decisions drive the business. Jonathan Otto reveals why red light therapy may protect the capacity founders quietly lose.Episode Highlights[00:04:00] Why founder health becomes the hidden bottleneck behind lost energy, clarity, and capacity[00:07:00] Jonathan Otto reveals how his own failing health pulled him into investigative wellness[00:13:00] Why red light therapy became the game changer in Jonathan's health research[00:19:00] The buyer beware warning behind weak red light devices and low irradiance[00:24:00] Why wavelength, power, and protocol matter more than the device price[00:33:00] How red light therapy connects to mitochondria, cellular energy, and organ function[00:48:00] Jonathan's daily red light routine for founders who refuse to slow downFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/554https://myredlight.com/https://redlifelights.com/Discount code: deepwealth25 and deepwealth30 (bundles)The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

Send us Fan MailDeFi isn't just battling UX problems or chasing more liquidity, it's quietly fighting the limits of the machine it runs on. I sit down with Joao Garcia from Cartesi to unpack a topic that rarely gets the spotlight but shapes everything you feel as a builder or user: the execution environment. If smart contracts behave like basic calculators, what happens when financial apps need deep math, big state updates, and predictable costs during market stress?We explore why “Linux on-chain” is more than a slogan. Most of the world's software infrastructure already runs on Linux, and that history matters because it brings decades of proven tools, patterns, and libraries. Joao explains how enabling familiar environments and languages like Python, along with access to databases and file systems, can reduce the need to reinvent core financial logic in Solidity. That shift can lower gas pressure, reduce complexity, and make it easier to prove correctness using tried and tested components.From bonding curves to congestion risk, we map the difference between gas-optimised finance and computation-driven finance, plus why application-specific rollups can protect critical actions from being priced out by unrelated hype. We also get practical about trust: research-backed design, robust fraud-proof thinking, and settling on Ethereum as a dependable foundation. Then we connect the dots to AI-assisted development and spec-driven workflows, where better documentation and standard tooling make AI pair-programming far more effective.This episode was recorded through a Descript call on June 15, 2026. Read the blog article and show notes here: https://webdrie.net/what-if-defi-was-built-for-finance-firstIf you care about the next phase of Web3 infrastructure, DeFi scalability, and building trustworthy on-chain applications, hit subscribe, share this with a builder friend, and leave a review so more people find it. What part of the DeFi stack do you think is most underrated right now?.......................................................................... 

Description:For 15 years, Tim Schraeder Rodriguez quietly shaped the digital face of some of the biggest names in evangelical Christianity — Willow Creek, Hillsong, Elevation — helping mega-churches reach millions with a message of radical welcome. The painful irony? He was living proof of their unspoken rules. Useful in the shadows. Unacceptable in the light.In this conversation, Tim joins Jen and Amy to talk about his new memoir, Conversion Therapy Dropout, and the full arc of his story: growing up adopted with a sense of "anxious apartness," signing the purity pledge as a kid who already knew he was gay, eight years in the loosely-held and deeply damaging world of conversion therapy, and eventually a breaking point that brought him to his knees — and then, slowly, to himself.Today, the conversation swirls around what conversion therapy actually looks like from the inside (football coaches, Mary Kay consultants, and all), the complicated grief of leaving a community that was also your career and your family, how the Pulse Orlando shooting became Tim's personal line in the sand, and what it took to find his way back to faith — this time, in church basements with other sober queer people finding a God of their own understanding.They also get into the current state of conversion therapy in America, why it's more active and accessible than most people realize, and what the rest of us — regular people who just live on their street and go to their jobs — can actually do about it.This one is hard and beautiful and hopeful. Don't miss it.Thought-provoking Quotes:★ "I was living proof of their unspoken rules. I was useful in the shadows, but unacceptable in the light." – Tim Schraeder Rodriguez★ "It really kind of disintegrates you in body, mind and spirit because you're acting and being something and someone that you're not." – Tim Schraeder Rodriguez★ "Freedom wasn't finally becoming who they said I was supposed to be, but finally embracing who I believe God created me to be." – Tim Schraeder Rodriguez★ "More transformation was happening in church basements than was ever happening upstairs." – Tim Schraeder Rodriguez★ "I finally feel like I'm living from a place of honesty and truth. I sense and feel God's presence with me today now more as an openly gay man than I ever did in the years I was in conversion therapy." – Tim Schraeder Rodriguez Resources Mentioned in This Episode:➢ Dissenting Harmony - Amy's Rage Choir - https://dissentingharmony.betterworld.org/➢ Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez - https://amzn.to/48smCCv➢ Conversion Therapy Dropout audiobook - https://amzn.to/3OZULmD➢ Exodus International - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_International➢ The Trevor Project — thetrevorproject.org➢ ...

Jason Berry co-founded Positive Equity in 2008. Built alongside partners and traders who raised the bar, the firm operates trading floors in Ireland and Croatia. Over a 14-year stretch of verified clearing statements, his small losses, long career approach resulted in only five losing months.Most people think trading success comes from predicting markets. In reality, Jason's multi-decade longevity proves that true consistency comes from deep discipline, strict risk control, and surviving long enough for compounding to work, earning him a featured chapter in Jack Schwager's book, Market Wizards: The Next Generation.In this conversation, Jason pulls back the curtain on his journey from a remote Northern California commune to the chaotic trading floors of London and Dublin. He breaks down the realities of managing a decaying edge, his framework for identifying raw talent in trainees, and why surrounding yourself with a team of disciplined professionals is the ultimate source of career longevity.In this episode, we explore:·        How Jason transitioned from an isolated childhood to the chaotic London trading floors·        The hidden edges of the open outcry era and the nature of "elbow trades"·        What Jack Schwager and the Market Wizards team look for when verifying a trader's record·        The structural reality of Jason's risk-reward framework·        Why summer vacations can cause traders to become rusty and lose touch with the market tape·        How to spot decaying market edges through the P&L before they do catastrophic damage·        The core personality traits and tells that separate successful trainees from those who fail·        Jason's outlook on which traders will survive the next decade of AI and machine learning About Jason Berry:Jason is a professional futures trader, co-founder of Positive Equity, and a featured market wizard in the book, Market Wizards: The Next Generation. Over a career spanning nearly 30 years, Jason has documented a legendary track record of consistency and durability. He has trained well over 200 traders, expanding his operations from Dublin to Croatia while championing a team-driven approach to market mastery. Links + Resources:X (Twitter): https://x.com/JasonHBerryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhberry Sponsor of Chat With Traders Podcast:Trade The Pool: http://www.tradethepool.com Time Stamps:Please note: Exact times will vary depending on current ads. 00:00 He Only Had 5 Losing Months In 14 Years
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Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cherina & Mowbray Rowand.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cherina & Mowbray Rowand.

She grew up Mormon, left the church at 19, put herself through college working at a law firm, earned a degree in mathematics, and built an OnlyFans career that landed her in the top 0.01% of the platform. Kit Barrus known as Kit the Beefcake is not the girl the industry expected, and she's completely unbothered by that.In this episode, Holly and Kit get into everything: what it was really like leaving the church, how she made $10K her first month with just 30K TikTok followers, and how she used a "stunt dick" from her college sailing team to level up her content. They also go deep on predatory OnlyFans agencies the high-pressure signing tactics, the 50% cuts, the likeness clauses, and why most of those contracts don't actually hold up in court.Plus: Kit breaks down what it actually takes to make real money on OnlyFans (hint: it's a year of free content before you ask for a dollar), Hollywood's complicated relationship with the industry, and the story of a $3,000 AUD male escort in Australia who side-fingered his way to disappointment.Huge thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@scworld.official for sponsoring the show!Follow them at https://www.instagram.com/scworld.officialFollow Holly Randall on all platforms Hollylinks.com Subscribe for more exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content from the adult industry! https://www.patreon.com/c/hollyrandallunfilteredBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/holly-randall-unfiltered--6630320/support.

This week, I'm sitting down with Jordan Harper, founder of Barefaced and one of the smartest voices in skincare. We talk about how a teenage struggle with acne led her from the ICU to building one of the fastest-growing skincare brands in the country, all while raising four kids and navigating over $500,000 in student debt.Jordan shares the skincare advice everyone should know, the products that actually matter, why most routines are far too complicated, and the surprising reason consistency beats every quick fix. We also get into motherhood, time management, building a business without investors, and the mindset shifts that helped her turn a garage startup into a thriving company.Whether you're looking for better skin, better habits, or inspiration to finally start the thing you've been dreaming about, this conversation is packed with practical takeaways.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jack Clark discusses Anthropic's regulatory fights, the possibility of recursive self-improvement, and how AI could reshape the economy.

Evan Roberts, Tiki Barber, and Shaun Morash open Wednesday's show by reacting to the Mets' loss last night, Kodai Senga's performance, and putting the final touches on what they said is a "dead" season from the guys in Queens.

The Counter Momentum of Spin, with Dr. Franco Musio – Teenage self-esteem grows through competence, responsibility, character, and connection. Dr. Seamae Erfani explains how parents help teens face mistakes, build resilience, and develop quiet confidence without relying on empty praise. Practical guidance shows how self-worth becomes a powerful safeguard against depression and emotional struggle in adolescence today...

Inside Shawshank Prison, Brooks Hatlen did not break. He mastered it. He ran the library. He built a real life with real meaning inside the only world he knew. And when they finally opened the gate, he could not survive freedom. Not because freedom was dangerous. Because fifty years of precise, accurate, intelligent adaptation had built a self that could only exist inside the cage. That is where this episode of the What We Want But Refuse To Accept series begins. Not with a wound. With a masterpiece of adaptation that became its own imprisonment. In Episode 3, Dov Baron reveals the most invisible form of self-imprisonment: the cage constructed not from trauma or weakness, but from accurate learning, applied with intelligence, systematized with discipline, and reinforced by every subsequent experience that confirmed the original lesson. The cage is not built from trauma. The cage was built by the best of you. For a world that has already changed. ________________________________________________________________ WHO THIS IS FOR This episode is for the person who has done the work. Who has had the insights, who has found breathtakingly accurate explanations for why they are the way they are, using the Emotional Source Code and Emotional Meaning Architecture as frameworks. And watched the behavior stay exactly the same. That is not about failure, not resistance. That is what happens when a sophisticated mind is working at the wrong level of the system. The Emotional Source Code does not live in the conscious mind. It lives in the nervous system. And the nervous system does not update through understanding. The people most trapped by this specific cage are not the ones who never looked. They are the ones who looked hardest. Found the most accurate explanations. And then discovered that accuracy is not the same as freedom. ________________________________________________________________ IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Brooks and Freedom 01:04 Why Cages Get Built 02:38 Four Lenses Framework 03:21 Institutionalized Explained 05:12 Your Own Shawshank 06:38 Accurate Learning Trap 07:11 Construction Sequence 09:47 Spot the Pattern 12:24 Kodak Identity Cage 14:00 Japan Lost Decades 15:54 Ontological Threat Response 18:14 Insight vs Meaning Work 21:32 Blueprint Takeaways 22:37 Closing and Call to Action ________________________________________________________________ WHAT YOU WILL CARRY FROM THIS EPISODE The precise eight-step construction sequence that turns accurate learning into structural imprisonment. The distinction between adaptation and institutionalization, and the exact moment one becomes the other. Why does insight land in the conscious mind while the Emotional Source Code runs in the nervous system, and why are those two things not in the same conversation? The one question that maps the cage: not why am I like this, but what did I learn, in what specific environment, that made this pattern necessary for survival. And what did that lesson cost? Because what was foreclosed is almost always exactly what you now most want and most cannot access. ________________________________________________________________ THE SERIES: WHAT WE WANT BUT REFUSE TO ACCEPT A ten-episode arc examining the unconscious mechanisms that prevent intelligent, high-achieving people from having the things they most want. Not through wound. Not through weakness. Through the very sophistication that makes them exceptional. Episode 1: The Man in the RoomEpisode 2: The Identity We Cannot Afford to LoseEpisode 3: The Cage We Built OurselvesEpisode 4: The Emotional Source Code Running the Show (coming next) Link to Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ZxE7p2vqE Link to Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8on8lA4mrc ________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE SHOW The Polymathic Perspective examines the emotional logic beneath power, culture, identity, and meaning. Together, we discover how psychological, cultural, and geopolitical patterns drive behaviors, not just in people, but in systems. If you have been told that your curiosity is a liability, you need to know it is your greatest asset. ________________________________________________________________ABOUT DOV BARON Dov Baron has spent decades inside the rooms where leaders, founders, and executives make the decisions that shape organizations and the people inside them. He works at the intersection of strategy, cultural diagnosis, leadership development, and the Emotional Source Code: the meaning architecture running underneath every decision before it reaches the level where you can examine it. His clients hire him for what he can see. The patterns that have stopped being visible to the people inside the system. ________________________________________________________________ CONNECT WITH DOV Website: DovBaron.com Work with Dov: dov@dovbaron.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dovbaronleadership/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DovBaronLeadership     SUBSCRIBE AND SUPPORT If this episode landed somewhere in your body rather than just your mind, please rate and review The Polymathic Perspective on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify. Share it with one person who will understand it. Word of mouth builds documentary podcasts. Algorithms only amplify what listeners are already sharing.   Connect with Dov Baron:https://DovBaron.comdov@dovbaron.comRate, review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Antonina "Tonya" Samoilova (@tonya.samoilova) ) is a record-setting Ukrainian mountaineer and alpinist known for scaling the world's most formidable peaks while raising global awareness for her homeland. She began her high-altitude mountaineering journey relatively recently in 2018, starting with Mount Kilimanjaro, and quickly transformed into one of Ukraine's most prominent endurance athletes. She is the first Ukrainian mountaineer in history to conquer the five highest mountain peaks in the world—Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu, and the first Ukrainian woman to summit Mount Everest three times (2022, 2023, and 2024). In May 2024, she completed a rare double-header by summiting Everest and Lhotse within 24 hours, setting a national speed record for a female climber. During her 2025 ascent of Kangchenjunga—the world's third-highest peak—she survived running out of supplemental air 200 meters from the summit, pushing through 20 harrowing minutes without oxygen at 8,400 meters. Samoilova uses her global platforms and extreme ascents to act as a prominent voice for Ukraine. In 2022, she was the only climber from Ukraine to unfurl her country's flag at the summit of Everest, broadcasting a message to "Stand with Ukraine". In 2023, she made international headlines by capturing the world's first drone footage from the summit of Everest alongside the Ukrainian flag. She frequently uses her expeditions to raise funds for Ukraine's Armed Forces and volunteer medical battalions, often dedicating her dangerous ascents to fallen Ukrainian defenders and her own family serving on the front lines.   Connect with Tonya: https://www.antoninasamoilova.com/ CAPTAIN: THE ATHLETE'S GUIDE TO BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM LEADER is now live on Amazon!  CLICK HERE TO ORDER We are constantly asked "where have all the leaders gone?" Now more than ever, it is up to schools, clubs and coaches to develop our leaders, and this new book is a perfect guide to train and develop them. It is filled with stories of champion team captains on the professional and college level, Hall of Fame coaches, and more, and is a masterclass on leadership. Your athletes will learn from leaders such as Carles Puyol Abby Wambach, Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, Richie McCaw, Carla Overbeck and Simone Biles. 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Across four decades on Heswall's Dawstone Road, drivers and a motorcyclist reported a seven-foot horned figure that seized their vehicles and threw them into the sandstone wall.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DawstoneDemonREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2en5ubwwFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Dawstone Road is where some say the veil between our reality and the unknown is thin. A motorist's brush with death in 1961 sparked a chain of inexplicable events. From encounters with horned entities to unexplained accidents, the road holds secrets that seem to defy rational explanation. (The Demon of Dawstone Road) *** There is a dark history and supernatural secrets at the Manila Film Center. Built as a symbol of power and prestige during the Marcos regime, its construction was rushed, resulting in a catastrophic collapse that claimed numerous lives. But the horror didn't end there. Stories of hauntings, spectral hands reaching out, and cries for help still echo through its halls. (Horrors At Manila Film Center) *** When 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins vanished during a hotel party, it sparked a viral whirlwind of speculation and suspicion. Despite authorities ruling her death an accident, questions lingered – as they should, seeing as her body was found in the hotel freezer. (Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza) *** For over a century, these ghostly orbs have captivated and spooked travelers in Queensland, Australia. Are they supernatural spirits or mere mirages? (The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min) *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:07.004 = Demon of Dawstone Road00:11:30.917 = Horrors at Manila Film Center ***00:31:46.055 = Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza ***00:40:24.583 = Ghostly Orbs of Min Min00:50:15.674 = Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema ***00:56:56.461 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckujv2n“The Demon of Dawstone Road” by Tom Slemen for Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muvz6wbv“Horrors At Manila Film Center” by Lucia for TheGhostInMyMachine.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9es3ka3j“Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza” by Amanda Sedlak-Hevener for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8drf6j“The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ea9zway9(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 15, 2024This episode of Weird Darkness travels from a haunted stretch of English road and a tower built on dead workers to a teenager found frozen in a hotel kitchen, a century of phantom lights in the Australian Outback, and an 18th-century medical practice involving tobacco and a part of the body it had no business near.It opens on Dawstone Road in Heswall, where a Neston motorist crashed through a six-foot sandstone wall in the winter of 1961 and later told a surgeon at Clatterbridge Hospital that a horrible devil had pushed his car sideways, despite no alcohol in his blood. That March, a 23-year-old Wallasey man named Rory was thrown from his motorbike at the Baskervyle Road junction by a seven-foot horned figure that seized his handlebars, and he woke to a face with pointed ears and luminous eyes muttering about the pit. The road's reputation reaches back to November 1934, when a posse hunted a demonic creature that a wealthy mansion owner blamed on his escaped bulldog, an explanation a local policeman rejected by asking how a broad bulldog squeezed through iron gate bars. The pattern continued through a stalled Hillman Imp shoved backwards in 1969 and a nurse's 1978 sighting of a horned man in black standing beside a ten-foot hole that glowed red and echoed with screaming.From there the episode moves to the Manila Film Center, the cinema palace Imelda Marcos rushed to completion for the first Manila International Film Festival in January 1982, where part of the structure collapsed on November 17, 1981 and buried workers in wet cement during a 24-hour construction schedule. Eyewitness Nena Benigno described seeing men carried out frozen in cement that had not fully hardened, while official counts from the Marcos regime claimed only a handful of deaths against outside estimates ranging as high as 169. Architect Froilan Hong put the toll at seven and denied the burial stories, yet legends persisted that the dead were entombed in the walls, and a medium reportedly brought in by Imelda Marcos to exorcise the building announced during a trance that the spirits now numbered 169 after the road death of project supervisor Betty Benitez.Next comes the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, found face-down in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont on the morning of September 11, 2017, nearly a full day after security footage caught her stumbling through the hotel and entering an unused kitchen. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from hypothermia, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.112 and epilepsy medication cited as contributing factors, but her mother Teresa Martin questioned how a teenager could open the freezer's heavy steel doors and filed a $50 million lawsuit against the hotel. Viral speculation drew comparisons to the 2013 death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel, fueled by footage in which background music was mistaken for a cry of help and an anonymous tip claiming a gang had killed her for $200.The episode then crosses to the Outback near Boulia in Queensland, where Min Min lights have trailed travelers since Europeans first documented them in 1838, hovering about three feet off the ground, changing color, and following people on foot, on horseback, and in cars. A stockman riding past the burned ruins of the Min Min Hotel reported a glow the size of a watermelon that chased him to the edge of town, and Arrernte elder Mavis Malbunka tied the lights to a Dreamtime story of a mother searching for a child fallen from the Milky Way. University of Queensland physiologist Jack Pettigrew traced the phenomenon to a Fata Morgana, an optical illusion in which warm air over cold bends light from sources hundreds of kilometers beyond the horizon, a finding he published in 2003 after recreating the effect with car headlights ten kilometers away.The episode closes on the tobacco enema, the 18th-century practice of blowing smoke into a patient's rectum to revive the drowned, with resuscitation kits hung near English waterways for emergency use. Nicholas Culpeper adapted the method from Native American medicine and Richard Mead carried it forward, and an early 1746 account credits a husband with reviving his apparently drowned wife by inserting a pipe stem and puffing smoke through it. Nicotine absorbed this way could raise a patient's heart rate, which gave the treatment a plausible mechanism, and the 1774 Institution for Affording Immediate Relief to Persons Apparently Dead from Drowning built its work around it before being renamed the Royal Humane Society, which still operates in England today.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOStep inside The Bell Mansion, one of Fort Wayne, Indiana's most historic — and most haunted — landmarks.Built in 1893 by state senator and attorney Robert Bell and his wife Clara, the Romanesque-style mansion was once a symbol of culture and prosperity. Clara co-founded the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Bells were pillars of the community.But after the family sold the home to William K. Nobel, its story took a chilling turn. For 93 years, the house served as the Klaehn Funeral Home, where it's believed 300,000 to 500,000 bodies passed through its doors. Many say countless spirits linger there to this day — and some believe Robert and Clara Bell never left.Now a popular haunted venue, the mansion has become a hub for paranormal investigators and history buffs alike. In this episode of The Grave Talks, we sit down with event coordinator Lindsay Crouch to hear firsthand accounts of the building's ghostly residents, unexplained voices, and the residual energy of decades of mourning.Is the Bell Mansion haunted by its funeral home past, or are the Bells themselves still keeping watch?For more information, visit their website at thebellmansion.com.#BellMansion #HauntedIndiana #HauntedMansion #FortWayneGhosts #HauntedFuneralHome #TheGraveTalks #RealGhostStories #ParanormalPodcast #HistoricHauntings #GhostHunters #HauntedHistoryLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Step inside The Bell Mansion, one of Fort Wayne, Indiana's most historic — and most haunted — landmarks.Built in 1893 by state senator and attorney Robert Bell and his wife Clara, the Romanesque-style mansion was once a symbol of culture and prosperity. Clara co-founded the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Bells were pillars of the community.But after the family sold the home to William K. Nobel, its story took a chilling turn. For 93 years, the house served as the Klaehn Funeral Home, where it's believed 300,000 to 500,000 bodies passed through its doors. Many say countless spirits linger there to this day — and some believe Robert and Clara Bell never left.Now a popular haunted venue, the mansion has become a hub for paranormal investigators and history buffs alike. In this episode of The Grave Talks, we sit down with event coordinator Lindsay Crouch to hear firsthand accounts of the building's ghostly residents, unexplained voices, and the residual energy of decades of mourning.Is the Bell Mansion haunted by its funeral home past, or are the Bells themselves still keeping watch?For more information, visit their website at thebellmansion.com.#BellMansion #HauntedIndiana #HauntedMansion #FortWayneGhosts #HauntedFuneralHome #TheGraveTalks #RealGhostStories #ParanormalPodcast #HistoricHauntings #GhostHunters #HauntedHistoryLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is the conversation about the part most founders don't say out loud: the moment you hit the revenue number and feel nothing. Natalie sits down with Jenna Wright — a Pilates studio owner who built a 7-figure business from $1,000 and an air mattress. From the outside, she'd made it. From the inside, she was running at 9% profit, paying herself $80K a year, and calling it — in her own words — a pretty prison. So she did what most founders won't: she dismantled it on purpose. They go inside the math (she was running $1.2M at 9% profit, paying herself $80K/year), the team mutiny that finally broke the model, and the deliberate revenue cut from $1.2M to $650K that tripled her margin to 30%. If you've ever hit the revenue numbers and felt nothing, this episode is the operating system for what comes next. Time Stamps: 07:40 "Tired at a soul level" — the burnout most founders hide 10:00 $1,000 and an air mattress: the rebuild from zero 14:05 $250K to $875K in one year (and the cost it hid) 19:10 The misery beneath success 25:15 The team mutiny that broke the business model 28:33 The math: cutting 4 studios to 2, profit triples 31:50 "Your business will expose every wound you have" 33:00 The 7-day retreat that reorganized everything  40:05 The lessons Jenna is rewriting today Resources + Links: Pre-Order The Freedom-Based Business Method. Follow Jenna: @iam_jennawright Learn more about Jenna's Teacher Training Follow Jenna Wright + Read Her Substack "The Shift" Where She Documents The Scale-Down Publicly Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More.  Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We'll Send You Natalie's 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997).

This week, we're kicking off our archive miniseries, Myths That Built Trickle-Down Economics, with one of the most persistent myths in American politics: that regulation kills growth. Corporate lobbyists and trickle-down evangelists have spent decades branding any rule that limits big business as a “job killer.” But what if good regulation isn't the enemy of prosperity, but one of the things that makes prosperity possible? Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich joined Nick and Paul back in 2019 to explain why we should stop calling these rules “regulations” and start calling them what they really are: protections. Because the economy always has rules. The real question is who they're written to protect. This episode originally aired on February 5, 2019. Robert Reich is the former U.S. Secretary of Labor, co-founder of Inequality Media, and author of Saving Capitalism. Social Media: @rbreich.bsky.social @RBReich @rbreich @rbreich Further reading:  Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Facebook: Pitchfork Economics Podcast Bluesky: @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics TikTok: @pitchfork_econ YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics LinkedIn: Pitchfork Economics Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer Substack: The Pitch

Stephen Starr didn't plan to get into the restaurant business.He set out to be a radio DJ. Then a nightclub owner. Then a music promoter.Along the way, he booked a young Jerry Seinfeld for $75, promoted shows for U2 and Madonna, and spent years pretending to be more successful than he really was.Then, in his late 30s, Stephen walked into a glitzy martini bar in New York.He was so taken with it, he decided to start his own version in Philadelphia.Today, Starr Restaurant Group generates nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue and includes some of the most successful independent restaurants in America: Pastis, Buddakan, Le Diplomate, Parc, Makoto, and dozens more.The surprising part?Stephen did not start out as a foodie.Instead, he became obsessed with the theatre of dining: design, upholstery, lighting, music. A “wow!” feeling when you walk in the door.In this conversation with Guy, Stephen talks about the hard lessons he learned in the comedy and music business, and the unexpected path he took to redefining dining.What You'll Learn:The unglamorous economics of rock concerts and restaurantsHow rejection, romantic heartbreak, and failure can become powerful motivatorsWhy he believes he's spent his career "throwing the party" without attending itHow building the right team of designers can make a restaurant feel magicalWhy Stephen says today's entrepreneurs have a much harder path than his generation didThe model Stephen says new restaurateurs should follow todayTimestamps:00:06:03 — A lonely childhood: Making up skits in his room00:09:49 — Losing his mother at age 1900:11:17 — Starting a comedy club: Deli by day. Stand up at night00:20:49 — Going broke and reneging on a bank loan00:28:26 — Music promotion: Feeling like a fraud while promoting U2, Madonna00:36:52 — A New York martini bar inspires Stephen to start his own00:42:20 — The bold design behind a line-out-the-door restaurant01:03:31 — Opening Buddakan in New York: “I can't do anything better. This is Sgt. Pepper”01:09:08 — Starting a restaurant today: “I would say don't do it … but if you do, keep it smaller”This episode was produced by Alex Cheng with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Neva Grant with research by Sam Paulson. Our audio engineers were Patrick Murray and Robert Rodriguez.Follow How I Built This:Instagram → @howibuiltthisX → @HowIBuiltThisFacebook → How I Built ThisFollow Guy Raz:Instagram → @guy.razYoutube → guy_razX → @guyrazSubstack → guyraz.substack.comWebsite → guyraz.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our incredible human bodies have the capacity to move and perform in a multitude of ways. But at the end of the day, what truly matters is having a resilient, capable body that allows us to do the things that we love. Today, you're going to learn how to improve your training for a better, more functional body.  Dr. Kelly Starrett is a physical therapist, coach, three-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and the co-founder of The Ready State. His work helps everyday athletes build strength, mobility, and better movement patterns. Today, Dr. Kelly Starrett is back on The Model Health Show for a conversation on creating a well-rounded training plan, reframing pain, and how to train in a way that complements your life.  In this conversation, you're going to learn about the value of jumping, playing, and how to train for optimal performance. You'll also hear about using movement as medicine and how to self-assess your fitness. Dr. Kelly Starrett is a true expert in his field, and I know you're going to take away some valuable insights from this interview. Enjoy!  In this episode you'll discover: The importance of jumping for human health and longevity. (3:56) A few different ways to add jumping to your routine. (7:22) Why the gym is not the best place to create athletes. (9:36) The three waves of fitness. (14:03) How the advent of the internet changed fitness. (17:06) The forgotten magic of having a physical body. (22:18) How to use your warmup as an opportunity to play. (23:53) The best way to self-assess your body and your capacity. (30:00)  What the real goal of athleticism should be. (31:13) The value of building resiliency to injuries and life's challenges. (37:37) What pain actually is and what it can tell you about your body. (41:15) The highest calling of sport. (44:36) Items mentioned in this episode include: Boncharge.com/model - BON CHARGE is one of our favorite wellness brands for supporting recovery, sleep, and overall health. Their award-winning red light therapy products utilize clinically studied 660nm red light and 850nm near-infrared light frequencies to help optimize your body's natural recovery and repair processes. Get 15% off with code MODEL. Organifi.com/Model - Organifi makes nutrition easy and delicious for everyone. Take 20% off your order with the code MODEL. Becoming a Supple Leopard by Dr. Kelly Starrett - Read the ultimate guide to resolving pain and preventing injury! Built to Move by Dr. Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett - Learn the ten essential habits for better mobility, strength, and quality of life! Connect with Dr. Kelly Starrett Website / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube  Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube  This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by BON CHARGE and Organifi.  From red light therapy panels and face masks to full-body blankets, BON CHARGE makes it easy to incorporate science-backed wellness into your daily routine. Just 5–10 minutes per day can help support better sleep, recovery, relaxation, and healthier-looking skin. Use code MODEL for 15% off storewide. Get 15% off with code MODEL at boncharge.com/model.  Make nutrition effortless—and actually enjoyable. Organifi's delicious, superfood blends help you boost energy, reduce stress, and feel your best every day. Get 20% off with code MODEL at organifi.com/model.