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#115 - What if life's unexpected twists could lead you to newfound passions and a brighter future? Join me as I sit down with Brianna Medvecki, a former elite gymnast who turned a career-ending ACL injury into an inspiring journey of resilience and self-discovery. Hear how she transitioned from the intense world of gymnastics to collegiate diving at Cal Poly University, embracing changes that reshaped her self-perception and confidence. Brianna's story is a powerful reminder that how we feel about ourselves far outweighs how we look.From flipping on a mat at two and a half years old to diving off a platform, Brianna's athletic career is a tale of perseverance. Despite injuries and relocations across California, she remained steadfast in pursuing her dreams, whether it was acro and tumbling, pole vaulting, or finally finding her footing in diving. She reflects on her journey from a Division II athlete at Azusa Pacific University to competing at a Division I level at Cal Poly, highlighting how adaptability and passion can drive success in both sports and professional endeavors.Brianna's journey is also a candid exploration of personal challenges and triumphs, from battling body image issues and an eating disorder to the exhilarating highs of spontaneous adventures like skydiving. Through therapy, social media, and a supportive community, she has rebuilt her life around healthy habits and self-care. Tune in to uncover the realities of collegiate diving, the emotional and physical toll of athletic injuries, and the importance of feeling strong and balanced over merely looking fit. Brianna's story is sure to inspire anyone grappling with self-doubt or seeking to embrace life's unexpected changes with confidence and strength.Be sure and give Brianna a follow on Instagram @bri_vecki.  I also encourage you to follow me on Instagram @journeywithjakepodcast and get a glimpse into my guests and my personality.Visit geneticinsights.co and use the code "DISCOVER25" to enjoy a sweet 25% off your first purchase. Visit LandPirate.com to get your gear that has you, the adventurer, in mind. Use the code "Journey with Jake" to get an additional 15% off at check out.

#114 - Can scuba diving be the ultimate stress-reliever for a high-pressure office job? Meet Giulia Uggias, a tax advisor from Hamburg who has discovered an extraordinary escape in the underwater world of scuba diving. With a rich multicultural heritage, being half Italian and half Russian, and fluency in multiple languages, Giulia's story is more than just about diving; it's about embracing life's depths and finding tranquility amidst chaos.In our conversation, Giulia takes us through her exhilarating journey from recreational diving in the Carribbean Sea to the more demanding realms of technical diving. Listen as she recounts her first cave diving experience in Sardinia and her mesmerizing encounters with underwater cave systems in Budapest. Giulia also shares the meditative clarity and unique sensations of weightlessness while diving, comparing it to a serene, almost yoga like state. We discuss the rigorous certification processes and her dreams of exploring world-renowned dive spots like Tulum, Mexico.Giulia's passion for diving extends beyond personal fulfillment; it's also about making a positive environmental impact. Discover how she has been actively involved in conservation projects, planting sea grass and removing underwater debris in the Baltic Sea and Hamburg fjords. Through these efforts, she has gained confidence, a calm approach to life's challenges, and a platform to overcome personal insecurities. Follow Julia's adventures on Instagram @scuba_giulietta and stay connected with us @journeywithjakepodcast for more inspiring stories. Don't miss our next episode, where we chat with Brianna Medvecky about her transition from gymnastics to the high dive at Cal Poly University!Visit geneticinsights.co and use the code "DISCOVER25" to enjoy a sweet 25% off your first purchase. Visit LandPirate.com to get your gear that has you, the adventurer, in mind. Use the code "Journey with Jake" to get an additional 15% off at check out.

Massive student protests at Columbia University in solidarity with Gaza were met with swift and intense repression by university administrators and NYPD over the weekend, leading to the arrests of more than 100 students. Greg Khalil, President and Co-founder of Telos, was present for some of the events over the weekend as an adjunct professor at Columbia. He shares what he saw, what he has heard from students leading and participating in the protests, and what it means for our nation as we struggle to reckon with our part of what's happening in Gaza.*Note: This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, April 23—the situation on college campuses across the country is evolving quickly. Protests and student encampments have grown on dozens of campuses. Police on campuses at the University of Texas, Cal-Poly University, Emerson College, and others have cracked down on these protests with violent measures, arresting hundreds of students. Our conversation hopefully offers a way forward to know how to engage these protests with a vision of mutual flourishing.Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts or SpotifyIf you're enjoying the podcast, become a monthly donor to Telos!Subscribe to the Telos NewsletterRead and share the Principles and Practices of PeacemakingFollow Telos on Instagram @thetelosgroup

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Ryan Duey, Co-Founder of Plunge, to discuss the nexus of cold exposure & psychedelics. Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-228-ryan-duey/ Ryan shares his extraordinary journey—from a life-altering motorcycle accident in Thailand to transformative encounters with Ayahuasca in the Amazon. He also discusses the benefits of cold plunging and its role in supporting mental and physical well-being. Ryan highlights the parallels between cold plunging and psychedelics, emphasizing the importance of surrender and breathwork in both practices. He then describes how to get the most out of cold plunging and sauna. The conversation covers Ryan's life-altering experiences, his surprising growth and success, and his mission to “make resilience mainstream.” Ryan Duey: Ryan Duey was born and raised in Northern California. He attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the states and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry. While building Capitol Floats, Sacramento's Premier Float Center, Ryan traveled to Reboot Float Spa in the Bay Area with the hopes of meeting the owner, Mike Garrett. The two quickly became friends and business confidants, going on to co-found Plunge. Ryan is offering listeners $150 off the purchase of Plunge and Sauna products. Head to Plunge.com and use code THIRDWAVE150.   Highlights: Ryan's transformative experiences with Ayahuasca. Drawing similarities between float tanks and ayahuasca ceremonies. Ryan's journey opening float tank centers. The core benefits of cold plunging. Helpful tips for approaching both cold plunging and psychedelics. Cold plunging for psychedelic preparation and integration. Reflecting on the growth of Plunge. Incorporating sauna into a cold plunging routine. Plunge's exciting products and developments for the future.   Links: Plunge: https://plunge.com/discount/THIRDWAVE150 Plunge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plunge/?hl=en   Episode Sponsors: Join Paul F. Austin for Third Wave's 45-Day Microdosing Challenge, a guided journey into personal growth, creativity, and purpose starting on Jan. 22, 2024. Psyched Wellness - Use code THIRDWAVE23 to get 15% off.

WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.113 I Ryan Duey I Deciding to Regulate Your Nervous System: Using Cold Plunge, Float Therapy, and Ayahuasca for a Clearer Mind, or download it directly using this link.Ryan Duey joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the realm of nervous system regulation, from cold plunges to float therapy and ayahuasca, all in pursuit of a clearer mind. KEY TOPICS A motorcycle accident that caused Ryan to shift his life's focus to health and wellness.Ryan's spiritual journey through ayahuasca.Using float tank therapy to deprive your senses for a clearer mind.The science of cold plunge to support a regulated nervous system. CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEUpcoming Last Man Standings in the USA (runningintheusa.com) CONNECT WITH RYAN DUEYPlunge Website: PLUNGE | A Revolutionary Cold Plunge Ice BathCapitol Floats: Capitol Floats | Health Spa | CaliforniaInstagram: @ryanduey // @plunge // @capitolfloatsThe Journey Podcast: The Journey with Ryan Duey on Apple Podcasts Ryan Duey attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the States and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near-death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry. While building Capitol Floats, Sacramento's Premier Float Center, Ryan traveled to Reboot Float Spa in the Bay Area with the hopes of meeting the owner, Mike Garrett. The two quickly became friends and business confidants. Now, six years later, Ryan and Mike are taking the next step together and have joined forces to create Plunge. Their mission is to make cold plunging as common as coffee.

Ryan Duey joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the realm of nervous system regulation, from cold plunges to float therapy and ayahuasca, all in pursuit of a clearer mind. KEY TOPICS A motorcycle accident that caused Ryan to shift his life's focus to health and wellness.Ryan's spiritual journey through ayahuasca.Using float tank therapy to deprive your senses for a clearer mind.The science of cold plunge to support a regulated nervous system.DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 15-minute highlight by searching Ep.113 HIGHLIGHT I Increasing resilience with high-intensity physical experiences, or download it directly using this link. CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEUpcoming Last Man Standings in the USA (runningintheusa.com) CONNECT WITH RYAN DUEYPlunge Website: PLUNGE | A Revolutionary Cold Plunge Ice BathCapitol Floats: Capitol Floats | Health Spa | CaliforniaInstagram: @ryanduey // @plunge // @capitolfloatsThe Journey Podcast: The Journey with Ryan Duey on Apple Podcasts Ryan Duey attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the States and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near-death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry. While building Capitol Floats, Sacramento's Premier Float Center, Ryan traveled to Reboot Float Spa in the Bay Area with the hopes of meeting the owner, Mike Garrett. The two quickly became friends and business confidants. Now, six years later, Ryan and Mike are taking the next step together and have joined forces to create Plunge. Their mission is to make cold plunging as common as coffee.

Did you know that pairing cold therapy with breathwork can give you supreme longevity and wellness benefits? Founder of Plunge and Capitol Floats, Ryan Duey, explores the power of conscious breathing with cold therapy, how to cultivate both physical and emotional resilience with a daily cold therapy practice, what brown fat is and how it accelerates your metabolism, and the overall benefits of cold therapy for weight loss, immunity, and mental health. "Cold plunging for me - it's the energy. I just get in there for 2-3 minutes and my morning is accelerated. I'm clear and I'm concise. It's a fast-track in meditation. I could go and sit for 10-20 minutes, which I encourage people to do as well, but 2-3 minutes in the Plunge gives me almost that same feeling in my mind as the mental apps get turned off." - Ryan Duey Biohack Your Mind & Body with Plunge Ice Baths! Save $150 on your PLUNGE order with code "WELLNESSFORCE" As seen on Shark Tank, Plunge's revolutionary Cold Plunge uses powerful cooling, filtration, and sanitation to give you cold, clean water whenever you want it, making it far superior to an ice bath or chest freezer. Live Life Well from Sunrise to Sunset Save 20% with code "WELLNESSFORCE" on everyone's favorite Superfoods brand, ORGANIFI, including their Sunrise to Sunset Bundle and their Women's Power Stack that includes HARMONY + GLOW for true hormonal balance and great health radiating through your beautiful skin. Click HERE to order your Organifi today. Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. *Review The Wellness + Wisdom Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group   Wellness + Wellness Episode 562 As you listen, they explore the power of conscious breathing with cold therapy, how to cultivate both physical and emotional resilience with a daily cold therapy practice plus what brown fat is and how it accelerates your metabolism. Did you know that pairing cold therapy with breathwork can give you supreme longevity and wellness benefits? Join us as we take a deep dive look at the benefits of cold therapy for weight loss, immunity, and mental health.   Biohack Your Mind & Body with Plunge Ice Baths!   Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE'   Plunge's revolutionary Cold Plunge uses powerful cooling, filtration, and sanitation to give you cold, clean water whenever you want it, making it far superior to an ice bath or chest freezer. The Plunge is safe for indoor or outdoor use and we've made installation truly plug-and-plunge. Fill your Plunge up with a hose, turn it on, set your temp (down to 39F) and you're all set. Plunge was born out of optimistic vision during a challenging time. In March 2020, COVID-19 shut down Michael's float spas and with his newly found free time, he looked at the cold plunges on the market and found them shockingly expensive. Enlisting the help of his dad, they were determined to create a more affordable option. After countless iterations and improvements, the Plunge was born. A friendship turned into a powerful partnership when Ryan Duey came on board. Michael and Ryan have a common passion for cold plunging, floating, and building win-win relationships. After building the first 20 Plunges out of Michael's garage, they have since opened a factory in Sacramento and are sending Plunges all over the world!   Listen To Episode 562 As Ryan Duey Uncovers: [1:00] Float Tanks, Plant Medicine & Ice Baths Ryan Duey Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Capitol Floats The changes Josh is going through as a new parent and how doing cold plunges have really been helping him. How Ryan's motorcycle accident in Thailand launched him into the world of wellness. His first experiences with plant medicine after the accident and why he felt called. Temple of the Way of Light Why he became interested in float tanks as a way to help him prepare for his plant medicine experience. What messages he received from his plant medicine journey and the work he continued to do afterward to heal. How Ryan listened to his intuition when he wasn't ready to begin a float tank business but he could relax because he knew that day would come in the future. The power of cultivating patience and resilience in our lives. Opportunities he was presented with early on in his entrepreneur journey and the obstacles he faced.   [15:30] How Wim Hof Inspired Ryan Why our drive to do something can sometimes come from an unhealthy place. MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 210 Brad Burge The moment when things finally started happening and his business could finally launch. What lights him up the most about float tanks and ice baths. The fact that entrepreneurship has really been glamorized and there is a price to be paid if you follow that path. Why the best form of therapy for you will be one that is challenging because that experience will truly help you grow. 410 Mark Divine Wim Hof Why Ryan believes he was getting sick after sick for 6 months straight. How Wim Hof's breathwork method was added to Ryan's morning routine to help him combat getting constant colds for so long. Why the more we push and serve, the more we have to recalibrate ourselves to heal and be in integrity with ourselves. What areas of health Josh is focusing on the most while raising a newborn baby: sleep, CBD, cold plunge, sauna, magnesium, and breathwork. Dr. Andrew Weil How you can invest in your health and it costs less in 1 month compared to going out and drinking and partying over 1 weekend.   [24:00] The Benefits of Cold Plunges Exploring the benefits of cold plunge and how it can help your wellness journey. How ice baths can help your body get into a natural state like CBD but it will work differently for everyone. Why all you need is 2-3 minutes in a cold plunge as a fast track to starting your day. Josh's own cold plunge practice of 3 minutes at 39 F but some people like Ryan will do it at 46 F. Why Ryan believes a cold plunge is the best workout for your nervous system compared to a physical workout. What thoughts and emotions may bubble up during a cold plunge so you know what to expect. Why doing an ice bath can be so empowering as you go from a sympathetic state to being in control of the experience. The power of doing really hard things to combat how our modern world has made us soft physically and emotionally. Why weight loss, metabolism, and immunity are the biggest benefits for Josh with his cold plunge practice. Dr. Andrew Huberman The science behind what can happen for each unique person when they get their core body temperature down during a cold plunge. Why some people may only need 60 seconds to bring their core body temperature down. How to find out which cold plunge temperature will give you the results you want. Why shivering means your body's metabolism is improving.   [36:30] How Ice Baths Help Heal CV19 & Build Brown Fat Dr. Andrew Huberman Dr. Rhonda Patrick Breaking down what brown fat is and how it helps burn energy for you in cold environments. Benefits Ryan has seen with brown fat and who he suggests going to for more information. Dr. Rhonda Patrick on her cold plunge experience Scientific Evidence-Based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body How cold water therapy can be used to boost your immune system. Benefits CV-19 long haulers have experienced from doing cold plunges. A testimonial from a Cold Plunge user about how their product and cold water therapy helped improve his symptoms. What Josh is currently doing including the Kaufmann Protocol and cold plunges to help him heal his sinuses. The Kaufmann Protocol The power of tuning in and really listening to what our bodies need. How putting your body through the stress of a cold plunge is a great barometer to gather data about your health. Vipassana Meditation – A Spartan Race For The Mind What Josh's Vipassana experience taught him as all of this pain started coming up in his body.   [45:30] The Magic of Cold Plunges & Floating Exploring the spirituality component of both float tanks and cold plunges. What spirituality means to Ryan including peace, joy, and acceptance of what is in life. How the sensation of a cold plunge or a float tank brings out the magic in life such as rapid awareness and perception shifts. John C. Lilly: The pioneer of floating Floating in Quiet Darkness by Glenn Perry and Lee Perry How he was first introduced to floating and why he loves it so much. MAPS 2022 Global Diving into the need we have in the western world to quantify how something like floating and cold water therapy can help. The deep rabbit hole Josh went into in 2017 to quantify his health until he realized there was no need to record everything to prove his wellness practice worked. 310 Ariel Garten Paul Chek | All is God 376 Mike Salemi 252 Oura | Harpreet Rai How science has practically become a religion in our modern-day society. 416 Ben Stewart   [55:30] The Path of Least Resistance Why it was difficult for Ryan to take time off from cold plunging to work on other areas of his life. Ryan's personal health practices and why he sometimes struggles from time to time to want to do them. Why the path of least resistance isn't always the way especially when it comes to physical health. Exploring when resistance can be a healthy thing in our lives especially for a heart-based issue. The tipping point we might experience when the weight of not changing becomes so great that the weight of change is the path of least resistance. Unpacking the self-awareness game of being a human and how our soul protects us. What healthy resistance is and why it's okay to say 'no' to what you don't feel called to do something like psychedelics.   [1:00:30] Healing Depression with Ice Baths 386 Mark Groves Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression How adapted cold therapy can be a treatment for depression and anxiety. Why the opposite of depression is expression and how cold therapy allows us to explore that. The small commitment you can make when you do cold therapy and the incredible ROI it will give you as it improves your mental health. Why you won't be able to heal your depression if you're just constantly fighting it; you have to heal with powerful habits of self-love. How depression can be a momentum game and if you set yourself up for small wins, those negative feelings will gradually go away. The power of a cold plunge to reset your mind and stop those racing thoughts that are bombarding your day. One of the biggest revelations he received during a float tank session that helped him with a difficult decision. Why a float tank is an opportunity for Ryan to reflect on life and a cold plunge removes what cluttering his mind.   [1:09:00] Different Mediums of Cold Therapy: Unleash Your Inner Peace & Creativity How Josh's breathwork.io program has helped people with their daily stress and turns down the default mode network that keeps us on high alert. breathwork.io  Michael Pollan How breathwork, floating, and cold plunging allow us to unleash our creativity, mindfulness and have a greater sense of peace. How Ryan's Cold Plunge product differs from other products and is so much easier to use. Why other mediums of cold therapy are not as sustainable as Plunge for consistent use but they're great if you're interested in trying it a couple of times. Ryan's experience being on Shark Tank to promote Plunge and when you can watch the episode. Why we're in so much more control of our health than we believe. How their payment plans are set up to help you pay a monthly fee rather than the full price at once. Ryan's hope for how your cold plunge experience will help your healing journey. His definition of wellness after all he's been through over the years as a wellpreneur.   Power Quotes From The Show   The Benefits of Ice Baths "From an inflammation standpoint, there are so many benefits of cold plunging after a workout. Also, it gives me so much energy, clears my mind, and makes me feel incredible." - Ryan Duey   The Best Workout for the Nervous System "A cold plunge is the best workout for the nervous system. We work out to tear our muscles down and they build back stronger. By getting in the plunge, you're getting outside of your comfort zone, the adrenaline is increasing, and your mind begins to stress but you have the opportunity to completely override and go from a sympathetic state of fight or flight into being in full control of your breath. By doing that cold plunge, you have literally changed your whole body system in 2-3 minutes. Think about what that could mean in everything we do in life; that you are actually in control."  - Ryan Duey   How Cold Plunging Helps Heal Depression "On a time front, cold plunging is such a short commitment and when you're in a very depressed state, big things seem so unfathomable. If you have this in your house or a river right near you or you take a cold shower, there's a moment where spending time in cold water gives you a window to make a positive shift moving forward. Just spend 2 minutes or even take 10 breaths to help you open up out of your depression and start making the actionable steps when you feel stuck." - Ryan Duey   Links From Today's Show  Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Capitol Floats Temple of the Way of Light MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 210 Brad Burge 410 Mark Divine Wim Hof Dr. Andrew Weil Dr. Rhonda Patrick Dr. Andrew Huberman Dr. Rhonda Patrick on her cold plunge experience Scientific Evidence-Based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body The Kaufmann Protocol Vipassana Meditation – A Spartan Race For The Mind John C. Lilly: The pioneer of floating Floating in Quiet Darkness by Glenn Perry and Lee Perry MAPS 2022 Global 310 Ariel Garten Paul Chek | All is God 376 Mike Salemi 252 Oura | Harpreet Rai 416 Ben Stewart 386 Mark Groves Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression Michael Pollan Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on iTunes M21 Wellness Guide Wellness + Wisdom Community Community Ryan Duey Twitter Plunge Facebook YouTube Plunge   [spacer height="20px"] Josh's Trusted Products | Up To 40% Off Shop All Products BREATHE - 20% off with the code “PODCAST20” Organifi –20% off with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' SEED Synbiotic - 30% off with the code "JOSHTRENT" BON CHARGE - 15% off with the code "JOSH15" MANNA Vitality - 20% off with the code "JOSH20" Mendi.io - 20% off with the code "JOSH20" SpectraSculpt - 15% off with the code "JOSH15" SaunaSpace - 10% off with the code "JOSH10" Cured Nutrition CBD - 20% off with the code "WELLNESS FORCE" PLUNGE - $150 off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" LiftMode - 10% off with the code "JOSH10" HVMN Ketone-IQ - 20% off with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – 10% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – 15% off with the link only NOOTOPIA - 10% off with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products - 20% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - $25 off with the code "JOSH25" ION - 15% off with the code ‘JOSH1KS' Feel Free from Botanic Tonics - $40 off with the code "WELLNESS40" Essential Oil Wizardry - 10% off with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATERS - 33% off your first order with the code "JOSH33" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase   About Ryan Duey Ryan Duey was born and raised in Northern California. He attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the states and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry. While building Capitol Floats, Sacramento's Premier Float Center, Ryan traveled to Reboot Float Spa in the Bay Area with the hopes of meeting the owner, Mike Garrett. The two quickly became friends and business confidants. Now, six years later, Ryan and Mike are taking the next step together and have joined forces to create Plunge. Their mission is to make cold plunging as common as coffee. Ryan couldn't be more grateful and excited to be working alongside such an impressive human and building the team at Plunge.

Our guest in this episode, Rie Algeo Gilsdorf, describes herself as someone who believes in “seeing and integrating the big picture”. She believes in the whole person and integrating us all. She comes by this attitude honestly as you will hear. From attending a number of different schools while still living in the same house to how she learned through the years to live her life, Rie has made it her mission in life to help eliminate inequality in mind, body, and spirit. One of the fascinating things Rie talks about is why she obtained master's degrees in Biology and Dance. As you will hear, it's all about understanding the mind and body as part of the whole person picture. We get to have an interesting discussion about making choices, or not. As Rie discusses she was told often while getting her Dance Master's degree, “You have to make a choice of either being a dancer or a choreographer. Her response from the “big picture standpoint, “Why can't I be both is I choose to?” As we discuss, often people tell us to make choices, but it is because of simply the other person's point of view, not from a more general viewpoint or the point of view of the person who is thinking about what choice to make. I promise that our discussion will intrigue you. One very important concept Rie discusses concerns leaning into what we don't know. That is, when we do not know something or how to accomplish a task stop and look at the problem Learn from all your tools and sources how to deal with the issue. Most important, do not hesitate to ask others and especially don't hesitate to ask those who will be affected by your decisions. Big picture mentality again. My time with Rie is why Unstoppable Mindset is such a great podcast not only due to inclusion and Diversity but because we really do get to encounter the Unexpected in so many ways. As usual with our guests, Rie gives us all life lessons we can value and use. Enjoy, please. About the Guest: Rie Algeo Gilsdorf (She/Her) is passionate about seeing and integrating the big picture. Whether she's connecting people across distance and difference, integrating mind and body, science and art, or healing and change-making, Rie is dedicated to restoring wholeness to our common culture that heals and upholds us all. With Masters' degrees in Biology and Dance, Rie has an appreciation for the perceptions of the mind, heart and body, and the critical thinking and creativity they can provoke. Rie integrates Systems Change and Embodiment with an understanding of the physiology of trauma and the history of dominant and marginalized groups, applying all of this to overcoming systemic racism on a personal, social and global level. She is a national leader in the use of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) in antiracism work. Throughout her career Rie has facilitated adult learning that develops capacity to achieve equity across race, gender, sexuality and ability as well as urban, suburban and rural cultures.Currently, she provides Cultural Ways of Being audits, facilitation, coaching and SPT practice groups to individuals, schools, organizations and faith communities via Embody Equity. Ways to connect with Rie: Links for my website, LinkedIn, Instagram, class registrations and more are all found on LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/embodyequity About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.     Michael Hingson  01:20 Well, hello, once again, it is time for another episode of unstoppable mindset where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Oh, and our guest today is Rei Gilsdorf. And she's going to yell at me because I didn't include equity. I just said inclusion and diversity. But that's okay. We'll get to that. Rie is a big picture person. And she will tell you and she has master's degrees in biology and dance, which is pretty unique, and a lot of other kinds of things to go along with that. So I think we're gonna have a lot of fun today. I am certainly looking forward to it and looking forward to learning a lot and having a wonderful discussion. So Rie welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Rei Gilsdorf  02:05 Well, thank you so much, Michael. It's good to be here.   Michael Hingson  02:09 I'll it's always a pleasure to have somebody who comes on and really does look at the big picture. So we'll get there. But yes, let's let's talk about you growing up a little bit, your childhood and all that sort of how did you get somewhere and moving forward and all that? Yeah.   Rei Gilsdorf  02:27 Well, you know, the interesting thing is, I grew up in California in a small town, and my town at Santa Ynez, California, also also very close to solving that more people have put up right, with the cookies in the ABL fever.   Michael Hingson  02:44 But Zaca Mesa wine comes from Santa   Rei Gilsdorf  02:48 does, yes, it certainly does. And lots of other good ones. So when I was a child, my dad was in agriculture. He was an animal nutritionist, actually. And he worked mainly with large animals, cattle and horses. And so our fortunes were directly tied to those markets, which are very cyclical. And so what would happen for me is I started out my educational life in a private school, and then the bottom fell out of the Cadillac, and then I landed in a public school, and then I would be there for a couple of years until some egregious thing happened. Like, you know, they're going to put 24 Children in one classroom, which, of course, by today's standards, you know, there are teachers that would kill to have only 20. in their room, right. But back in the day, that was just unheard of. And so then,   Michael Hingson  03:40 when was that roughly?   Rei Gilsdorf  03:41 That was that would have been in the late 60s. Okay. So so you know, then I would move to a private school, and we'd be there for a few years, and then the market would fall, and then I'd go back to public school, and then some awful thing would happen, then I go back to private school. So even though I grew up my entire childhood in one house, I went to five different schools. So for me, I didn't have language for it at the time, of course, but there were cultural differences between those programs, right? So I would say things like, as a seven year old, I said to my mom, when I first went to public school, mom, they were in their 20s to school, because at the private school, there was a uniform and you had to have leather shoes, and then you came home and you changed into your play clothes and your tennis shoes. Right. So so like, I didn't understand what that meant. Or, you know, socioeconomically, that you know, not everybody has shoes for every occasion, you know, and that it's funny to wear your tennis shoes to school. It was just different to me. And over the course of all my schooling, I think the message that I got was, there are more than one way to be. There's one more than one way that is considered normal in different places. And so there's a skill of figuring out what is called for, and how I need to be in different places.   Michael Hingson  05:11 When you were when you were growing up, and you made that comment to your mom, I'm curious if you remember, what did she say?   Rei Gilsdorf  05:18 You know, I don't think she just said, Oh, honey, that's just how, you know, that's just a different school, and they just have different ways. And she started just minimize that she didn't really talk about it much.   Michael Hingson  05:30 Anyway, go ahead.   Rei Gilsdorf  05:32 Yeah. So anyway, I think that that like looking back on it, I think that's really, you know, how I first began to understand that there's more than one way to be, right, and that, that things that seem perfectly normal in one environment are like really not normal in another environment. And, and that, you know, like, wow, there's the way that we act in my home is not the way that everyone acts in their home. So then, you know, fast forward is that I go, and I get a degree in biology, and I get a degree, I get a degree in biology, because, you know, my dad, in agriculture thought that that would be great, because I could go to vet school, or I could go to med school, or I could go into research, or I could, you know, so I was, you know, didn't really know what I wanted to do. And I did that. And then actually got a master's in zoology and animal behavior. And, and it's very interesting if you if you want to learn the skills about observing, and describing animal behavior is a great place to start, because you don't know what that Sparrow is thinking. But you know, that he's trying to get to the top of the dominance hierarchy. And he's, he's like, there's a literal pecking order, and he's picking on the next slightly smaller Sparrow. Right. So so there are, there are things I think I learned about describing that, as opposed to interpreting and laying my story on that have been really helpful, because as much as we are all humans, and we all share, you know, one physiology and, you know, there's a lot of really lovely sentiments about, you know, we all smile on one language. And also, people have really different experiences. And it can feel like you're being erased, if somebody who has more power or is little more dominant in that situation just sort of is like, Oh, we're all alike, comma, you're like me? Well, like Michael, you're just like me, except for that. You're blind. And I'm not, but I'm just gonna say we're all alike. You know, so there's something that's just a little it again, it doesn't capture the big picture, we have to go out to the big picture of people's different experiences and needs, and then we can come back in to the immediate picture of okay, what does everybody need right now? And how are we like, and how are we going to be one group here today?   Michael Hingson  08:08 But what really got you to the point where you emotionally and intellectually understood the value or need for the big picture? Oh,   Rei Gilsdorf  08:18 you know, what? That's? That's an excellent question. Part of it is, I think that I have kind of always had a propensity for that when I was about 12, or 13, a pastor, actually, who was a friend of my older sisters said to me, you know, what, you're a middle person, you can see both sides, and people are going to try to make you choose. And really your gift is see both sides. And it was one of those moments where I knew that he had said something profound, even though you don't like it, well, I wasn't quite ready for it to be that profound. But then, you know, then the other piece is, then I go, and I get a degree in dance. And you know, my mother is beside herself, because like, what are you going to do with these two things that are so do science degree and an art degree and how you know, but really, I can see that it's all about the body. And there's, you know, like, cognitively, understanding how the body works, and the systems and all of those kinds of things. And then there's physically understanding what it is to inhabit your body and express something or understand body language or that sort of thing. So I think that I think it was probably in those years when I was, you know, getting my dance masters. So I would have been in my 20s when, you know, I began to really go Okay, wait, there's a bigger picture here. And even in dance, people were saying, you know, you have to choose, you have to either be a teacher or a performer you have to either be a choreographer or a teacher, you know, and realizing like, Well, no, those aren't, you know, what, why couldn't a person do both of those things? Life is long.   Michael Hingson  10:04 Yeah. And everybody always wants you to make a choice according to their definitions. And of course, that's the real issue is it's their view, and they don't look at other views that may cause them to stretch and grow, because they're too comfortable with the one thing that they know.   Rei Gilsdorf  10:25 Yes, very well said, really well said, Yeah. And because, you know, for that person, making some drastic choice early in their life might have been a really smart decision for them, it might be the best choice they ever made. Right? But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right choice for me.   Michael Hingson  10:43 Yeah, it's, it is an interesting world we live in. And it's all too often that people just don't see the value of a big picture. And I also think that it is important that although you see the big picture, it's important to be able to bring it back down and focus in on whatever it is that you have to deal with the endeavor or whatever at the time.   Rei Gilsdorf  11:06 Absolutely. zooming out and zooming in. View, and then you've got because if you say the whole time with your head in the clouds really, then then you're not practical. And that's, you know, that there are people who use the big picture to kind of bypass that, you know, they get to that we all smile in the same language place, and then they, they don't get to like it. Okay, well, how are we going to make that work? Right?   Michael Hingson  11:34 What Where did you go to college,   Rei Gilsdorf  11:36 I took my first degree at Occidental College in Los Angeles, which is a small liberal arts college, which was a good step for me coming from a very small town going through a smallish college, you know, I think if I had gone to Washington State, which was my next step, which had probably 30,000 students at the time, you know, that would have been a too big of a step for me at the time. But, but yeah, then I went to Washington State for my science degree, and then I was dancing all along. And I had in my head, this, this old trope about how you know, you don't make it and dance by the time you're 30 your career is over, you know, and so I didn't allow myself to realize how much I love to dance and, and you know, how it could be a career path. Until, until I was almost done with my though ology masters. And so then I went to the University of Utah, because they have a great choreography program. And also, by the way, they have what's called the kinesiology program, dance, kinesiology. So that's the study of the body in motion. And so that was really kind of a sweet spot for me, you know, it really allowed me again, to develop both halves of that, although, you know, I was the first graduate student in their history, to write a thesis and produce a concert, you know, like, usually, if you're a choreography major, you're going to produce a concert. And if you're a science major, you know, kinesiology major, you're going to do a thesis. And I was like, No, I don't really do both of these things.   Michael Hingson  13:11 So you had a lot of fun doing it. I should it. What made you pick combination of science and dance, though? They are very different in a lot of ways. Which isn't to say, it's a good idea or not, but what what made you do both of those,   Rei Gilsdorf  13:29 you know, well, like I said, my dad had a science background, he was an animal scientist to be exact. And so really, I got my biology degree just to be compliant, you know, and my, my mom said to me, don't worry, if you don't know what you want to major, and you're like, Go start your biology major, and go, you're going to a liberal arts school and take a lot of classes, and you're going to meet some professor that just excites you and sees your potential, and you're going to just want to hang out with them and learn from them. And then you'll know like, that's where you should go. And I got into my senior year of college, and then I was really disappointed because I thought, oh, my gosh, I never met that professor, like, what's wrong with me? And then I realized that actually, it was my dance teacher. And because dance was an adjunct subject at that school, you know, she she wasn't a professor, right. So. So then what happened was, I went up to Washington State because I'd gotten a teaching assistantship, and by the way, that's where I fell in love with teaching because there were there were graduate students who had research assistantships, and teaching assistantship and the research assistant people were like, the people with the spotless transcript and the, you know, they were like that was that the you know, prize position. And other people like, well, I guess you're gonna have to teach and then even amongst Teaching, I got assigned biology 101 basic basic class. And I loved those beginners, you know, and I realized that I actually had a gift for helping make things clear to beginners. So, so I went up there, and I was part of a dance group, you know, just as an extracurricular thing. And, you know, the, the poor fortune of my professor there was that she was going through a very messy divorce, and she was depressed, and she didn't really have the wherewithal to run the group. So she turned it over to us. So then that was my good fortune, because that's where I found choreography. And I was like, Oh, wow, you could keep choreographing. But you know, like, it wouldn't matter if your viewer aging. So, so that's where I really got turned on by, you know, that bit by the choreography bug. And then, you know, finished out my thesis and went went on down to Utah from there.   Michael Hingson  16:02 Wow. So then what did you do once you have these two degrees, and you had to go out into the workforce and do something with them all?   Rei Gilsdorf  16:13 Exactly. So for a long time, I had a day job.   Michael Hingson  16:18 To have one of those occasionally.   Rei Gilsdorf  16:20 Yeah, yes. Gotta have those. And, and then, interestingly, you know, some years later, well, what   Michael Hingson  16:28 was your day job?   Rei Gilsdorf  16:29 Oh, my gosh, I had a sequence of data ups. But I'll tell you the most astounding one is I, I worked at a medical clinic, because growing up, I had worked in my dad's office, so I knew how to do office things. And and I worked at a medical clinic in the collections department. Like, I'm not exactly who you would think of the collector, just not, you know, firm in that way. Like I am not someone you think is going to break your kneecaps at all, you know. And so, so that was a rough job. And then actually, when I first kind of Mind, Body Jobs was the last year we were living that we were living there, because my husband at the time was getting his degree at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo. Yeah. And so I actually got offered a job being the physical therapy assistant at a day program for disabled adult. And they mainly were folks who had mild cognitive impairment and significant mobility issues. So a lot of folks that had had head injuries or, you know, cerebral palsy, or those sorts of things. And I, part of how I got this was that in college, I had done a semester with a professor who was really a pioneer in dance for folks with disabilities. And so I remember calling her because I was so nervous that I'd been offered the job. And I said, and I just feel like, you know, how do I know if what I'm doing is hurting them? Are they? And she said, Oh, well, there's a way to know. And I said, What is it? And she said, Why you ask them? They've been living in their body their whole life? Oh, God,   Michael Hingson  18:24 and how often we don't in all seriousness, and how often we don't we, we, and one end of the scale, we think we're the experts. And so we don't need to ask, and I've seen that so many times. The other end, we just don't think about asking even though it's the logical thing to do, and we don't, we don't work view ourselves as the expert.   Rei Gilsdorf  18:45 Exactly. Or there's the scripts about how it's not polite, you know, like when your mother has taught you that it's not polite to look or point at someone who is different, right, who has a disability, then that gets internalized? Well, I'm certainly not going to talk about it, but you like they've been living in their body their whole life, they would certainly rather, you know, my clients would certainly rather have me ask them, then, like, try some idiotic thing that does hurt, right. Oh, anyway. So that was really one of my first places of combining, you know, because we were doing physical therapy. But it was so you know, such a sort of great outlet and then i i Of course put some dance in there. And, and then from there we we moved to Colorado and then I was able to work in both like a it was probably a for profit colleges called Denver Technical College. So I was able to teach you know, anatomy physiology, those things there and then there must have been a baby boom like three years earlier in Colorado Springs because There were so many preschool programs that wanted to have a creative dance thing. So I was teaching, you know, college kids at night and little four year olds, and three year olds in the daytime. So that was a little schizophrenic, but lots of fun. And and then we ended up moving to Portland, Oregon. And at that point, there was a, an arts high school being built. And I ended up getting hired into that program. And amazingly enough, you had to have an art and an academic to teach full time, because they put the academics in the morning, when people's minds were fresh. And then they put the arts which are all things that you physically do in the afternoon, and which also are things that kids you know, tended to love. So they would like show up and focus and, you know, and all of that sort of thing. And because I had a background in biology and dance, I could teach full time there. And if the time was, when it opened, it was an alternative school. So it didn't matter like that. I didn't have the right licensure, and really, not very many states were licensing dance teachers in those days. And then along comes No Child Left Behind. And they had requirements for being a quote, unquote, highly qualified teacher. And even though by that point, I had been teaching dance and integrating, I mean, part of that program was that we integrated the art and the academics together, because we knew that children learn what we all learned, we don't learn in a box, right? Like, I never really thought a whole lot about math until I had to replace the floor and a bathroom. And I had to figure out the foreign tile, right? There was a lot of math in that. So the learning by doing thing is is very important. So anyway, I, I was very happy, happy as a clam there for 10 years, then No Child Left Behind came along, and they were like, well, you're gonna have to quit, and you're gonna have to go get your teaching degree. And in fact, it means that you're going to have to student teach in someone's classroom, that probably has less experience than you. And I just couldn't do I mean, a lot of my colleagues did it, bless their hearts. But at that point, then I got to principals license, and then shortly after that, I ended up moving to Minnesota, to be the principal of a different arts high school,   Michael Hingson  22:27 you certainly moved around a lot from California to Colorado to Oregon and then in a soda.   Rei Gilsdorf  22:35 Exactly, did a lot of moving.   Michael Hingson  22:40 So was was it all because of you or husband? Or was it job related? Or just you guys decided you wanted to see different kinds of snow?   Rei Gilsdorf  22:54 Well, you know, we did find that both Colorado and Oregon are the Birkenstocks was sock state. So um, so we moved to, we moved to Colorado for his job. And then he was really sort of burning out from that job. And he had gone on a trip to Portland, actually a whole bunch of West Coast cities and fell in love with Portland, he said, You have to come out here and see this. So we up and move to Portland, just because it felt really good. And managed to both get jobs there. And then move to Minnesota for my job. He has been the trailing spouse, as we say. So.   Michael Hingson  23:41 So when did you move to Minnesota? What What year was   Rei Gilsdorf  23:44 moved there? It moved here in 2004.   Michael Hingson  23:48 Okay. And then you put your principals license to work   Rei Gilsdorf  23:52 with the principals license to work. And as I got hired in that job, the superintendent who hired me, said he told me this little story about how the year before the prior principal, had had 11 openings for teachers, which I mean, I think there were only about 25 teachers in the school. So that's, that's a huge number of staff. And despite, you know, some pressure to diversify, the staff had managed to hire 100%, white able bodied folks, and even when those folks were, you know, like met each other for the first time, you know, I get the back to school, you know, welcome new teachers kind of event. They were kind of surprised and disappointed. And so this superintendent said to me, if you can't hire at least 50% diverse staff staff of color in particular, you will lose the trust of your faculty. And so I thought, wow, okay, so he's telling me to This is very important. And Hmm, I'm not sure I know how to do that. So at that point, I leaned into what I didn't know and started, you know, started my educational journey. And, and really, it was probably about 10 years after that, that I ended up kind of really fully going into this work. But I think that's another really important point is, you know, like this, this is the same thing as as asking people what their preferences are, or what what, you know, what they need, or whatever, that, you know, leaning into what we don't know. Like, there is no shame in that none of us knows everything. And if you try to make like, you know, things, then you're not really going to make progress. You've got to say, Well, okay, can I go to this conference? Can I pull together this learning group? Can I, you know, Can I try this? Can I try that? And that's, that's how we progress.   Michael Hingson  26:05 Did you happen to think of asking any of your faculty members for help and ideas about how to hire a more, at least racially diverse population and seizures?   Rei Gilsdorf  26:17 Yes, definitely. Good. Because the, you know, like, often the wisdom, a lot of the wisdom is in the room. Right. And there also are people that have networks of, you know, beyond I mean, certainly, especially as I was a brand new person in Minnesota, it's not like I knew a lot of people here, you know, and other people did. So. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  26:39 Well, and you'd already had lessons in the value of asking, so that's why I asked that question.   Rei Gilsdorf  26:46 Yes, definitely. Well, so   Michael Hingson  26:47 what do you do today? Exactly.   Rei Gilsdorf  26:50 So what I do at this point is, I have a little company, I'm a sole proprietor, it's called embody equity, because, of course, I'm gonna bring the body into thing. And, and I kind of do this on two levels. So there's the personal level, where people need to, myself included, you know, we need to learn how to listen to our bodies, which sometimes means quieting our minds in our mouths. And we need to overcome some of these fears and biases. I love that in one of your taglines, you talk about how, you know, we can't be inclusive until we tackle what's inside of ourselves. And I think that is so true. And very often, people will understand cognitively why it's a good idea to be inclusive, and all those things, but they can't quite, you know, when when a situation happens, things come out of their mouth, or they make decisions that they perhaps aren't real proud of, or wouldn't have if they'd had more time to think or whatever. And, and a lot of that is because a lot of these a lot of these fears and biases are things that we hold in our bodies. And again, if we've been trained that it's like, it's not polite to think about that or talk about that, it's certainly not polite to feel a feeling that doesn't feel good about another person. And so part of that is just like learning to feel into that feeling, allow it to come over, you understand what it's coming from, and then you can get to like, oh, well, that's a silly thing to be afraid of. I guess that's nothing to beat. That's nothing to worry about. Or, oh, wow, I guess, I guess that person might have a different perspective. And maybe I could listen to that. But if you, if you start from the body, then you can understand that, you know, a lot of wisdom and a lot of opening up can come out and a lot of letting go can come out of working with your body. So so really, you know, I also like to say the body's like that person in the meeting that doesn't speak up until the end of the meeting. And then they open their mouth and they just wow you that this amazing thought comes out that sums everything up. And clearly they've been paying attention the whole time. Your body's like that person in the meaning of you, your mind and your body. Your body is the one who's like very quiet they're not going to assert themselves but they know a lot and a lot of it is getting the mind to be a little quiet so we can listen to the body now. So that's one level. And you know, sometimes people even come to me for coaching on you know, gosh, I have a new daughter in law that's a person of color or I have a new co worker or I'm supervising this group of people and I realized that I'm I'm acting nervous around people who are different than me. So those kinds of things you know, I can do coaching on on those kinds of things. And then the other thing is, whole organizations need to embody that, that the statement that they have, right or that that eloquent thing that they came out with, after some hideous situation was in the news. And they wanted to differentiate themselves. And they said, We stand with the cause. And yet, then they don't actually know how to, as an organization, stand with the cause. So So really, what I do is I look for I have gotten in the habit of looking at people's documents, like, personnel, manual job posting those sorts of things, and finding the language in there that is pushing for the status quo. Because it's going to be in there because it's it's been written, like, you know, companies occur out of the status quo, companies, churches, schools. In fact, I thought it was fascinating. You had told a story about being in a church that was considering putting, I think, an elevator in place. And what was fascinating about that, Michael, is the pushback on that sounds exactly like the kind of pushback that I hear about other situations that are about race or gender or other other aspects of diversity. So see, that's where, like, I'm so tempted to then like, oh, let's come out to the big picture, what is this consciousness that people are inhabiting? That I'm only safe if things stay exactly like they are. And there's something vaguely unsafe about us putting an elevator here, because someone different than me is going to come to this church, you know, and how, like, if you if you really just play that tape on out to the end, like the logical end of that statement, that's, that's ridiculous on the face. You know,   Michael Hingson  32:02 so isn't it, and it's, it totally violates the the doctrine and the precepts of the church to not be inclusive, and it happens a whole lot more than we would like to think some people just think they own the church, it's theirs. It's not theirs, the last time I checked, but you know, it is amazing. And there's so many things, it's not ours, we're a part of a community. And the sooner we truly recognize that we're part of a bigger community, the better it will be all the way around. But as much as we hear it takes a village, we, when it comes to us, we don't like to think about that.   Rei Gilsdorf  32:42 Absolutely. You know, when I was at that first art school in Vancouver, Washington, where you know, you had to have an art and an academic to teach full time. That meant that we all shared classrooms, because I might be in a classroom in the morning that was suitable to do science in because it had sinks and counters and that sort of thing. Well, that's also a great kind of room to do visual art in and mix paint is not a great room to dance in. So I was gonna go to a gym, or some other large room to teach dance and an art teacher was going to come in behind me. So we all shared not only the children, but also the rooms and the resources. And as we were planning the school, our principal actually instituted what she called the my jar, which is kind of like the swearing jar and put 25 cents in if you say a bad word. So if anybody said, my kids, my kid my room, we had to put 25 cents into my jar. And let me tell you, that was quite an education about this idea that it's, it's ours, it's not mine. And it was hard was surprisingly hard again, even though on a cognitive level, I was all about this community. It took a couple of years to really learn how to live into that. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  34:00 And it is one of those things that all too often we don't learn very fast, and we should learn it more quickly. It isn't, there's no I in team, that's what it really comes down to. And there's a lot to be said for that. Exactly. So when did you actually give up being a principal?   Rei Gilsdorf  34:20 Um, you know, I did that job. I will tell you that that job. The thing about the State Arts High School is that it is a line item in the governor's budget. It's not a regular school district, and the governor appoints your school board. So I was politically over my head almost immediately. You know, came from out of state didn't really get Minnesota politics to begin with, and then had these board members who may or may not have really been interested in being a board member may have donated to a governor's campaign, you know, and so, so I left there after three years, but I went to another school to be they had a brand new position opening up, that was an arts department chair. So that was lovely, because then I got to really do a lot of coaching of teachers, which is one of my favorite things, you know, watching teachers teach. And coaching them was really a lot of fun. And then though, that was a private school, and I and I missed, oddly enough, the public school environment of like, really, you know, in a public school, you you accept the children that come to your doorstep. And in a private school, you have to go looking for diversity. And so it's, it's just a slightly different mindset there. So I went back to that school. And then that's where I really met the folks from courageous conversation, because that school was what was called an integration district. It's something that there had been a number of I wouldn't want to say in the late 1990s and early 2000s. And so it was a joint powers district of Minneapolis in the 11 surrounding suburbs, because what was found was that, that different suburbs were able to segregate themselves by having their own school district. And so this was a way that all of those districts had to submit an integration plan, you know, it got very wonky, but yeah, what we did, one of the things that we realized was, okay, so, so different kinds of children are going to these different districts and these teachers, it's not like normal, neighborhood change has happened, and you have, you know, a few kids who are different than you when you're in and then a few more, a few more, and you gradually learn your way into it, it's like, suddenly, now they've got a busload of children coming from this other part of town. And then they would do these things that just, you know, like, sometimes just getting out of yourself, and seeing, you know, having a set of outside eyes is really important. So for instance, there was a suburban school district here that was majority white. And they started getting a busload of mostly black children in and those children like that bus was arriving, like at a slightly earlier or later time, there was something weird about like, the timing and what was going on at the front entrance. And so they they just decided that they would have that bus come to the back door, you know, not thinking what does it look like when the black children have to come through the back door? Like what's, what's the inclusion message there? Yeah. Oh, and and given our shared history in this country, what's the message there? You know, so, so? Yeah, so we put together this thing that was called the cultural collaborative, that was a learning exchange for teachers, and, you know, at school administrators, and one year, my boss said to me, because at that point, and I was a, I was like, the curriculum integration specialists. So I was helping people pull the arts into the academics and, and by the way, look at how we can have different kinds of kids work together on arts projects, and learn from each other, and just have the experience of being together. So, so when you're my boss said to me, you know, we have this one company called courageous conversation that's coming in, and they're doing a lot of our classes, and then we have a whole bunch of other people. And I would like you to take as many of these classes as you can report back to me just as a quality control. And so in one year, I think I took 36 different one and two day courses. I mean, I really, I probably should have written up another Master's degree for that, but having to I didn't feel like getting a third. But at that point, you know, I learned a lot more of the technical pieces of it. And then there was a huge budget issue and all the people who were teachers on special assignment, in other words, who didn't have a classroom like B got laid off. And so after that, I ended up going to work for courageous conversation, which was the consultancy that was providing a lot of that. So I worked there for about six years. And then, at the beginning of the pandemic, by that time, I had really I discovered social presencing Theatre, which is the physical discipline that I'm working in now. And, and of course, when you work for someone that has conversation in the name of the business. And you say, Hey, I think we should do some movement seminars that aren't so heavily talk oriented, that you said, you know, our brand is conversation   Michael Hingson  40:15 comes in many forms.   Rei Gilsdorf  40:17 Exactly. So, you know, at the beginning of the pandemic, you know, of course, conversation was not a good idea in person. And so they laid off almost all of us. And at that point, I just knew like, oh, okay, right. So now's the time for me to really pull this together and figure out how this works. How do I work together with people to, to really embody equity. So that's, that's how I got there.   Michael Hingson  40:44 So you, you started your company, then somewhere in the early 2020? Yes, that's about three years old, which is, which is good. But you talk about equity, and you don't talk about or you don't have in your name, inclusion or diversity. Now, why is that?   Rei Gilsdorf  41:07 Yeah, so that's. So here's the thing. I think that diversity and inclusion are weak T compared to equity. And I'll tell you why. Diversity is the easiest thing to measure, because you can measure diversity just by counting and there are many categories that people disclose or, or are just visible. And so that, you know, in a way, that's the easiest your hat, what is what is the C suite look like who's in there who's not in inclusion is, there's a great book called The person you mean to be by Dolly too, and she talks about the metric of inclusion is how did your last meeting go? Like, who was talking, who was not talking? Who was even allowed in the meeting, you know, so so. So that's one way to think of it, I first really heard about inclusion when I was working at a school, and the parent association of the elementary part of the school had decided that if birthday invitations are going to be handed out at school, then you'd have to invite everyone in your class. And so I decided that that's a really fitting metaphor for inclusion, because I'm going to invite everyone to my party. And you know, of course, we're, we're all offered the same cake in the same punch and whatever, but it's still my party. And I might not be playing music that you like, and I might not have a cake that you like, or that you're even allowed to eat. And by the way, you have to bring me a present. So in a corporate sense, or in a school sense. Inclusion means I'm gonna make some overtures to make you minimally comfortable, you know, I'm going to acknowledge that you're here. And that you might have a couple of different needs, I might make a few accommodations, as I'm required to by law. But the program was designed for me, and for people like me. And so equity is about requires you to pull back and look at the big picture and say, Okay, if you have a diversity problem, what's the pipeline? Why aren't people finding their way to your business, or organization or church or whatever it is? What's going on, that is off putting, or that is disqualifying for people. And in the inclusion realm, equity is going to say, Okay, well, what are the cultural things that you are doing that, you know, you're like a fish in the water, you don't see your own culture, but people from outside your culture for sure can see it? And so what are the tools that you know, how can we expand your tool belt for equity, so that you can respond to multiple kinds of people, and so that it doesn't feel like a little weird exception has been made for this one person?   Michael Hingson  44:16 Yeah, it's interesting. I have to think about that. And what you said, my, my general experience is, certainly diversity does not include disabilities. Because as a society, we still believe disability means a lack of ability. And I think that in reality, we can change words. We can change definitions, we don't need to create necessarily new words. So diversity doesn't mean disabilities anymore, because that's what everyone has allowed to happen. So from my perspective, I I won't accept and I encourage people not to accept that inclusion doesn't include disabilities, either you are inclusive or you not it is a quantum, one way or the other, there is no partial inclusion, you either fully include all or you don't include anyone. And that disabilities are not things that mean a lack of ability, but rather, disability is a characteristic. And in some my point of saying that is, you are a person with a disability because you're light dependent. And, and the reality is, if the lights go out, power goes out, you run to find a smartphone, or a flashlight or a candle or something to keep light. Because mostly, the world has invented technologies to continue to allow you to have light all the time. And so for some of us, that's a catching up, and technology is getting better. But still intellectually, society doesn't accept that. So they don't include, for example, my need for a screen reader software package, as opposed to using a computer monitor like you use, although inclusion ought to be part of the cost of doing business, period.   Rei Gilsdorf  46:14 Okay, so the big picture, I'm fascinated, because what what just came to me when you're talking is, one could think of the desk lamp that I have in my office as an assistive device, it allows him to work past 5pm Yep. Whereas you would not need that assistive device. And and the thing is, none of us thinks of my desk lamp as an assistive device, whereas it is pretty early reader, it is an in in, you know, in the in the kind of historical equity work that I do often. There's this, there's a lot of talk about affirmative action, and who does that benefit and so on. But we don't think back to, you know, the 40 acres and a mule thing that actually, after the Civil War, the idea was that, that the enslaved people who had been freed, were going to get this little land grant so they could start their own farm and do their own work. And then that was actually reversed after a while into that administration. But meanwhile, the what would they call the Sooners and the boomers who like went through Oklahoma and everything they were given, like, more acres, a mule and several sacks of grain, right. So that was affirmative action for white people, white and indentured, you could get that. So there are these things where we don't think of it as affirmative action for the dominant group. But that is how the dominant group got dominant. And then I would say, we also don't think of assistive devices for the dominant group. But that's part of what keeps us dominant.   Michael Hingson  47:57 But the reality is that assistive technology was mostly first invented for the dominant people. Yeah, the dominant, the dominant. I won't say race, because it's different races, but the the dominant force. And what happened as a result is that that occurred, and those who were not classified by the dominant people as part of the dominant group, were left behind. And, and it has become worse, which is very unfortunate. But that is the reality of it that in fact, assistive technology was invented for you, long before it really was invented for me. Now, we can take it the other way. So Apple, for example, has put assistive technology in every one of its devices. If you go buy an iPhone, you can take any iPhone and Acrobat, activate a screen reader called VoiceOver. And it will verbalize whatever is coming up on the screen. Except that they haven't mandated that app developers make sure that they accommodate voiceover necessarily as they're creating their apps. So an app can be accessible one day and not the next, but leave that alone for them. But leave that alone for the moment. What I don't see Apple doing still is saying, you know, we've got this great verbal technology, audio technology, and creating new and better ways for you like dependent people to be able to use it. For example, when you're driving a car, you don't turn on VoiceOver so that it will tell you who's calling. And so you have to still look at the phone to see or you have to look at the phone to answer it. And we as much as we talk about safe driving and all that. We encourage people to look elsewhere other than just the road look at Tesla. Tesla uses touchscreens to control most What goes on in his cars? That means, yeah, you do have copilot, and so on, which in theory work to some degree. But why is it that we discourage people from continuing to look at the road, and not use the other technologies that in reality benefit me, but would also benefit you? And would benefit me more if we did it? Right. So the the Tesla, for example, it's all touchscreen. So I can't turn on the radio, I can't change a radio station. I can't do anything with it, because it's all touchscreen. And we don't we don't accommodate that stuff. We don't recognize the value of things like audio output, and, and using even audio input more, because we still have the dominant group that doesn't recognize that in reality, alternatives might improve their lives as well. Oh, wow.   Rei Gilsdorf  50:51 Yeah. Oh, for sure. For sure. And you know, what you're saying about it being because it's visual, it's, it's distracting. You know, my son has an electric car, not a Tesla. But it is like, it's, it's difficult for me, like I have to set things and adjust them before I start moving in the car, because it's too distracting for me, you know, so interesting.   Michael Hingson  51:14 Yeah. And it would be very easy to make the world much more inclusive for all, but it is a mindset change that we have not developed yet. But we need to have that conversation. And really encourage it because it would make life better. In 2010, the National Federation of the Blind were to get a law passed, called the pedestrian enhancement Safety Act, more and more cars were going hybrid or totally silent or becoming very quiet. So we don't hear that when they're coming down the road a lot of times, yeah. And a law was eventually passed, saying that cars needed to make a noise. Now, they're still working on citing white noise to us 12 years later, which is unfortunate. But leave that alone for the moment. The law didn't really get traction at being passed until NITSA, the National Institute for Highway or transportation, safety and so on, until NITSA, discovered that there were 1.5 times as many accidents that would happen to pedestrians, as a result of encountering a quiet car or hybrid vehicle, then would be encountering just a regular internal combustion engine. So when they discovered that other people, then people who happen to be blind, also were affected by my cars, then people's attitude started to change. You know, we're still not dealing with the inclusive mindset. And we need to well, you started your company. And so what exactly do you do today?   Rei Gilsdorf  53:05 Well, I do a couple of things I do, what I call equity audits, I'm beginning to to switch that name around to cultural ways of being audits. Because there are, you know, 18, different things that people do that are called equity audit, like sometimes it has to do with going in, and having focus groups of people of color and seeing what's working, what's not working. And so what that when I hear that I refer to that as a functional audit, like what is going on what's working, what's not working. And what I do is more structural, and it has to do with really looking at those, you know, hiring documents, policy manuals, I and I've done audits for, you know, churches and, like larger Diocese of churches. I did one, I've done a couple that have to do with what's the route to becoming a clergy member? And how is that like? What's the application? What's the selection process? What are the criteria, because if your organization was founded by people in the dominant, the, you know, the words are going to express that and they're going to express it in a way that is, you know, it's it's hidden in plain sight. It's just absolutely hidden in plain sight. So one of the one of the main ones, boy, let me back up and say, What I love about this approach is, you know, where I used to work, they would just come in, and they would do a seminar that was about, you know, Equity and Diversity, right? And it's very easy for people to launch that into the abstract realm and not bring it down to earth, right, like, oh, well, theoretically, that could happen. But surely we don't do that. Like I don't, you know, and so it's really lovely to come back with a report that says, Here are these things things that are in your documents. And can you see why, then when you go to hire someone who is different on any axis, that there's this conversation among the hiring committee afterwards, and they say, you know, what, just don't know if they're a good fit. And they're not a good fit. You know, your your your hiring document hasn't captured. You know, what, what do you hope to gain from this more inclusive atmosphere that's more inclusive, higher? And if all you can say is, well, we want more people who are different than you need to think more about, like, what are the unique perspectives that people could be bringing to you, and you write those into the job description, and then magically guess what more different kinds of people apply? And they answer the questions in such a way that shows what they have to offer. And at the end, the conversation is not about like, Hmm, they don't quite fit. It's like, wow, they've got some perspectives we really need. Right? So. So anyway, one of one of the things that comes up often is this idea of professionalism. Word, you know, I'm not advocating that we go away from being professional. And you know, each profession has some standards, they need to do tap, right. But if you don't define it, then it falls back to what is the dominant group do? Right, and, and all the other things are considered unprofessional. And so one of my favorite things that I love to do is if I'm talking, for instance, to a white group, I say, what was the consequence in your childhood home for showing up to supper late? Or? Another way to think of that is, what was the vibe in your house when you had to get the whole family bundled into the car at the same time to go somewhere to be at a place on time? And, you know, I don't know, Mike, what was what was it? What consequences in your house for showing up late to dinner was that a bad thing   Michael Hingson  57:05 was a bad thing, unless unless you had let mom and or dad know in advance, then there was a reason for it, which is a different animal. But if you just showed up late, or even getting everyone in the car, well, there were only four of us mom, dad, brother in me. So it was pretty easy, because we had afford our cars. Everybody had their own door, but But still, there were expectations that you you abide by rules, and the rules could change. And the rules were created to accommodate everyone. And I think that's part of the issue is that when you're making rules, if you have rules that don't work for some people, then that's a different animal to   Rei Gilsdorf  57:54 write well, and then the other piece is, over time, we attach values. So Punctuality is a good thing. When I go to the doctor, I like that, you know, they haven't slipped me down 18th in line when I had an appointment, right. But I'm sure you have been in a meeting, because I think we all have where somebody said, we're going to respect everyone by starting and ending on time, right. And of course, like today, you and I have an appointment, we're going to try and start it in on time. But if one of us had to leave, because there was a family emergency, you know, if you had to run out of the room right now, I wouldn't feel disrespected. You know, I don't have to feel this perspective. That's just a story, a cultural story that's been told. And another story to just like, tie this one up in a bow is that I recently had a hip surgery. And I was in the hospital. And one of my excellent nurses was this black woman who was an African immigrant. And she, you know, she was very charming and hospitable. And trying to get my mind off of the pain and all that stuff. She would chat me up and everything. She asked me what I did. And so I was telling her about this. And I asked her, like, what's the consequence in your child at home, growing up for not getting to supper on time, and she was like, she couldn't get her head around the idea that there would be a consequence for that. She was like, What are you kidding? It's like where, you know, our value is hospitality. And whenever you show up, we're going to try to show you the most hospitality. We grew up in a different culture. And it's not that they don't have values, it's that they're pulling out a different thing to value more highly than the actual punctuality. Right. So, so, you know, I had to appreciate that. And the other thing that I love about this story is and karma I appreciated that she was punctual in checking in on me to see if my payments had worn off or not right, so that she can help me man Just paying by not letting it get like way too bad and having to take an extra dose and all that sort of thing. So the reason I'm saying that is that often, you know, time is a great example, because we all have some experience with time. But what will happen if people don't want to understand this, and I honestly think it's a willful thing, they'll say, your thing that black people can't tell pride. And I'm not saying that at all, I'm saying that there are different tools to have in our arsenal in our tool belts. And one of them is when to be sticking to the agenda and getting people through, through so that we can leave here on time, and when to like, bend the agenda to attend to somebody's needs, and when to just straight up, be hospitable and say, hey, it's a party show up when you need to, you know, so all of those are possibilities. And it's about becoming aware of what the water that you and your fish are swimming it.   Michael Hingson  1:00:55 And that's exactly the point is that there is something to be said for all of those things. And there is something to be said for if someone is late, before you condemn, understand. And that is just something that we don't see nearly as often as we should, which brings up the point of there are so many people today who are afraid, afraid of saying the wrong thing, you know, and how do you deal with that? Because what really is the wrong thing. And I think that we can define and we do define the wrong thing, if you will, in terms of like how we deal with people who are different than us and so on. But we also don't really know how to deal with that. Yes.   Rei Gilsdorf  1:01:36 So so there's this, there's a there's a whole lot about this. Because there's, you know, am I overhearing someone say the right thing, did somebody say the wrong thing to me, and I say the wrong thing and realize it when it was halfway up my mouth, but I couldn't call it back. Right? So let's start with that one, because that's the easiest one to me is, you know, if you're just genuine and say, oh, that didn't come out at all, like I wanted it to, I'm so sorry. And can we talk about how that landed on you? And just own it, you know, because things come out of our mouth, right. And I think most people understand when you do that. So again, just like at being honest with it. I am a big follower of a woman named Loretta Ross, who is all about what she calls calling in, instead of calling out and her whole thing is, you know, you need to admit that other people's interior lives could be as complicated as yours. Right? So if somebody has said something, you know, who knows what was going on in their mind, we, a lot of times we make an assumption, we jumped to a conclusion about like, oh, my gosh, how mean they're being or how racist or biased or whatever it is. And, you know, her idea is, first of all, if it's happening online, you need to take it offline, you need to have a private conversation, because a conversation about something that has harmed someone or, you know, really touched a nerve that does not benefit from having an audience, you know, that just doesn't. So taking it offline, talking about it, and listening to the other person to see like, what did you mean, when you said this thing? What did you mean? Like, because that is the thing that we don't know, like, we might, you know, we might assume, and sometimes they really did mean to be mean.   Michael Hingson  1:03:40 Always that,   Rei Gilsdorf  1:03:41 there's always that. And if that's the case, you can do what's called calling it off, which means you say, wow, you know, I'm starting to get kind of upset in this conversation. And I feel like I'm not very grounded. And so I'm gonna end this conversation, and then it's up to you whether you want to come back to me like if it's a relative of yours that you care about, maybe you come back when you're both cooler, right? If it's a random person who was trolling you online, that you just just block them, block them and move on.   Michael Hingson  1:04:13 Or if you're somebody who may be a stranger or not a friend, but you decide, well, maybe I handled that wrong, or whatever. And it wasn't intended to be mean, but it's not either, or the first two things you described, then you figure out a way to go back and deal with it.   Rei Gilsdorf  1:04:30 Yes, exactly. And there's even another possibility that there's a woman named Sonya, Renee Taylor that has has suggested is that like, if you're just too exhausted by the situation, and you don't use it, you're gonna call someone in. That's probably even a series of conversations. Just take them some investment of your time and emotional energy. But you could also say, you know, Michael, I have heard many of your podcasts and You are such a compassionate human being. And that just doesn't square with that last thing that you said whatever it was. And I would just like you to think about that.   Michael Hingson  1:05:12 And help me understand it, or help me understand. Right?   Rei Gilsdorf  1:05:15 I would just like, yeah. So so you can put the work on the other person as well. You know, and that's   Michael Hingson  1:05:21 fine. If you do it in a constructive way, that should always be a reasonable thing to do.   Rei Gilsdorf  1:05:30 Yes, yes, absolutely. And then the only other thing is, if you're, for instance, a university presidents, like someone with a significant amount of power, and a group of students is protesting a thing, and they've called you out. One of the things that Loretta Ross says about that is, you have just gotten 1000s of dollars worth of consulting feedback for free. So the thing again, is to Job, listen, ask, engage, understand what they're trying to tell you. Because a, an actual call out from a group of people who really are less powerful like that. That is them saying Ouch, in the only way they can get it to register. And so if you can find another way to listen, that doesn't have to be so dramatic. And if you're actually willing to make some kind of change, then then often that's the way to defuse the situation. But again, it's leaning into it, you know, and it's valuing the other person's experience and what they're telling you.   Michael Hingson  1:06:41 Yes, absolutely. And it gets back to the gift that you just said, but those are very important. If and, yes, we all need to be more open, positive intentions aren't enough. It's the actions that come outside of the positive intentions, you can say, well, I really did want to do that. But what do you really do? And the positive intentions don't mean a thing, unless you add more substance behind them? Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. Which is extremely important. And we should do? Well, I have to tell you, this has been fun. And we went over our hour, but I'm not complaining. It was fun to do. But, you know, we've got to let you go get ready for dinner. It's getting closer to five o'clock there. And it'll be five o'clock soon enough. And then you can go off and decide if you're going to drink alone or with someone. Or whatever.   Rei Gilsdorf  1:07:38 Yeah, thank you so much, Michael, this has been great. How do people   Michael Hingson  1:07:42 reach out to you and learn about your

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Janie Willheim is the spark plug behind Lumina Wines, a producer of what she calls “small batch wines made for happy consumption.” A graduate of the Cal Poly University wine and viticulture program, by day, Janie works on the winemaking team at Desperada Wines, whose winemaker Vailia From was on the podcast back in 2019. And because Vailia is married to fellow winemaker Russell From of Herman Story Wines, Janie works a little bit for him too. Confused yet? No worries — this is an easygoing conversation that covers the appeal of Riesling, the importance of mentorship, and the beauty of Cheetos.   Website: luminawines.com Instagram: @luminawines  

In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, keynote presentations,and students as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Donald C Kelly is the host ofa popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist.” With listeners in over 155 countries andover 3.7 Million+ all-time downloadsIn this episode, Donald walks us through his transition into consulting and then we transition into talking about diversity in sales, selling with insights, running effective outbound motions, and the Social Selling Framework: Connect, Share, Engage. #salesconsultant #salesconsultantpodcast #b2bsales #sellitlikeamangoShow Notes & Time Stamps:[5:08] Walks us through his transition into consulting. Describes his very first clients and what things were like for him in his personal life during this time of his life. “I bet it on myself and haven't looked back since.” - Donald C. Kelly[24:22] Discusses the importance of “Selling with Insights”. Explains the “Dream 100” concept from his book, “Sell It Like a Mango” [29:49] Breaks down his team's seamless outreach workflow whereby they leverage Apollo.io for sourcing data and engaging with prospects all in one platform.[31:46] Explains how they use text messaging at the top of the funnel in their outreach.[36:10] After conducting over 1,000 podcast interviews he shares the most common piece of advice.[39:10] Leveraging LinkedIn to drive sales is an under-leveraged channel so Donald walks us through the ‘Connect, Share, Engage' framework.[53:28] We talk about the importance of diversity in sales. Mentions:https://www.apollo.io/Ultimate Sales Machine (book) - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Sales-Machine-Turbocharge-Relentless/dp/1591842158https://justcall.io/To Rate This Podcast - just click on the starts under the show description in whatever app you're using to listen (not under any specific show). Please also leave it a short review. Even just a sentence helps.Guest Bio:Donald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of alllevels to DO BIG THINGS!As a former top-performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both thepublic and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code of helping teams thrive in b2bsales. He is also the author of “Sell It Like A Mango - A New Sellers Guide To Closing MoreDeals”.Donald has designed his training around concrete fundamental principles adaptable by anyseller.He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilitiesand increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as Rock Venture (Quicken Loans),HairClub, VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, CharterSpectrum, Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages, Yotpo, Citi Group, and New York Life.Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such asFlorida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority SupplierDevelopment Council, GEAR UP, and Cal Poly University.Donald has spoken to audiences all across the country and has shared the stage with speakerssuch as Aisha...

How can we truly grow from our limits? The newest member of the Union, Joseph Castro. ACC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcastrojr/) comes on the show to share his viewpoint on transition coaching, the growth edge, and comfort zones. He tells us about his venture from being an employee, to partnering with entrepreneur services to start his LLC. We discuss how edges and limits bring up emotion, become a catalyst for developing skillsets, or translate into possibility. Joseph Castro Jr. is an Associate Certified Coach with experience in diversity, inclusion, racial equity and belonging. He is a first-generation university graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cal Poly University, and infuses these values in his coaching practice. He is also bilingual in Spanish. Joseph has had significant non-profit leadership experience and has served on many boards of Directors at local and national levels. He has received recognition for his award-winning leadership, including the SLO Tribune Top 20 under 40 for his Male/Father Involvement Project, and is committed to working towards peace, culture and education. In this episode we referenced: - Dharma is a concept in eastern religion, which can be translated as “duty,” “law,” or reality.” In Hinduism, dharma is the moral law that governs individual conduct and is necessary for the maintenance of order in the universe. Each person's dharma is unique and is influenced by factors such as their class, age, and gender. - Hell of a View is a 2021 song by country singer Eric Church. - The Fool is a tarot card that is commonly cited as representing new beginnings, optimism, spontaneity and the need to take risks and trust in the universe. - ICF Washington is Washington state's local ICF chapter. - Lost was a tv show from 2004 to 2010 by JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffery Lieber, and was famous for its sci-fi mystery plot twists and turns. Jacen can't be the only one who remembers this show, right? - The Great Work of your Life by Steven Cope is the spiritual self-development book Joseph read from in this episode (affiliate link). --- I'm Jacen from Hawthorne Union, a professional coach. Join me as I discuss career development, personal and professional growth, and leadership from a coach's point of view. Contact: jacen@hawthorneunion.com

A Hundred Honeymoons: A Novel by J.S. WilsonWomen are predators too, only the prey is different? - A.J. Strindberg A Hundred Honeymoons? storyline develops like a carnally driven small town soap opera revolving around two innocent teenagers, Todd and Sally. Drenched in hormonal confusion, Todd?s teenage adventures offer a good number of relatable moments for the reader to quip, ?Yeah, I remember feeling like that.? While Sally?s journey takes her from naive cheerleader to a mature woman. Exploitive and corrupt characters woven throughout, it is a story premeditated with carnal adventures, broken hearts, and true love. Can these infatuated, yet durable teenagers, survive and prove, love does conquer all?J. S. was raised in California and attended Cal Poly University in San Louis Obispo; this is the setting for much of the story. After graduating he traveled to Europe on a freighter looking for adventure and experience, he found both aplenty. He worked in England, Germany and Italy; and visited many countries and towns along the way. After four years he returned to San Francisco to the far out life of counter culture, hippies and the what's happening. He received a job opportunity to work in Alaska when the oil boom began, which was like Dodge City during the cattle drive. J.S. is married with two children and lives in Alaska.https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Honeymoons-Novel-J-S-Wilson/dp/1664134204https://www.ahundredhoneymoons.com/www.GothamBooksInc.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/12822wilson.mp3   

Dr. Ricky Volpe is a professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, where he teaches the economics of food retailing, industrial organization, and applied econometrics. In essence, Ricky teaches about grocery stores: how food is sourced, moved, valued, priced, organized, sold, and understood. It all started with a road trip he took with his girlfriend, now wife, to Walmart stores all over New England, and that's a fascinating story. But if there's one story that hooks you into my conversation with Ricky, it's going to be the one about how cigarettes are responsible for the existence of Trader Joe's. Website: agb.calpoly.edu/directory/volpe

The Sales Evangelist, Donald C. Kelly, talks about making the switch from employee to entrepreneur helping others succeed in the field of sales.In This EpisodeThe excitement of Podcast Movement 2022Talking about podcast gear for a moment since we're at a podcasting conferenceWhat is The Sales Evangelist podcastGoing from employee to entrepreneurThe importance of pushing the status quo for yourself and your clientsDonald C. KellyDonald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of all levels to DO BIG THINGS!As a former top-performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both the public and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code of helping teams thrive in b2b sales. He is also the author of Sell It Like A Mango - A New Sellers Guide To Closing More Deals.He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilities and increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as Rock Venture (Quicken Loans), HairClub, VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, Charter Spectrum, Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages, Yotpo, Citi Group, and New York Life.Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such as Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, GEAR UP, and Cal Poly University.In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, keynote presentations, and students as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Donald is the host of a popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist.” With listeners in over 155 countries and over 3.7 Million+ all-time downloads, the podcast has received recognition from publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, Success Magazine, Inc Magazine, Forbes, HubSpot, The Huffington Post, and the South Florida Business Journal.See the full show notes at BeyondTheRut.com/324.Beyond the Rut is a proud member of the Lima Charlie Network empowering others to reach new heights in leadership, self-development, and communication. You can learn more at LimaCharlieNetwork.com. Most people aim for nothing in life and hit it with amazing accuracy. Measure It to Make It is a tool to help you identify what matters most in y our life and create the action steps to turn that dream into a reality. Go to BeyondTheRut.com/goals to download this free tool and make your own path beyond the rut today.Support the show

Kristin Denise Smart was an American woman who is presumed to have been abducted, raped, and murdered at the end of her freshman year on the campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). On May 25, 1996, Smart attended a fellow Cal Poly University student's off-campus party. At approximately 2 a.m., she was found passed out on a neighbor's lawn, and two students began to help her walk to her dorm room. A third student named Paul Flores joined the group, and due to the proximity of his dorm to Smart's, Flores told the other two students he would get Kristin home safely. Smart was never seen again, and searches conducted since her disappearance have yielded no trace of her. #crimehub #truecrime #truecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to episode fifty-nine of New Creation Conversations. In today's conversation I'm thrilled to get a chance to reconnect with a friend and former colleague, Dr. Jen Rosner. During my years serving as a dean at Azusa Pacific University, Jen taught (and continues to teach) for the school as an affiliate faculty member. She was one of those professors who makes a dean's life easy. Students love Jen's classes, and I always looked forward to connecting with Jen and hearing about the latest work she was doing, and the great things God was teaching her.  Jen is an alum of Cal Poly University. She earned an MDiv from Yale Divinity School and a PhD in Theology from Fuller Seminary. After living for a couple of years in Israel, she now lives in Lake Tahoe, California and teaches at Fuller, Azusa Pacific, Messianic Jewish Theological Institute, and The King's University. Her PhD dissertation, on the relationship between Judaism and Christian faith, was published in 2016 by Fortress Press with the title – Healing the Schism: Barth, Rosenzweig and the New Jewish-Christian Encounter.Our conversation centers primarily on two things. The first is her new book – Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel (published by IVP) – which can be pre-ordered now but will be released on May 24. I got to read a pre-publication edition of the book and it is such a beautiful combination of theology, biblical study, Christian history, and personal memoir. Secondly, we talk a lot – as does the book – about Jen's own journey as a Jewish Christian, and specifically how she has come to embody those two traditions in her everyday life. And we reflect on the way her Judaism draws so much of the beauty and significance of Jesus' and message that we Gentiles often overlook. I was so excited to get a chance to read Jen's outstanding book, reconnect with a good friend, and I'm delighted to get to bring that conversation to you. 

A great educator of the Forest Industry. Dr. Doug Piirto. Past Forestry Director for Cal Poly University and now Crestline Forestry Consultant after his retirement from Cal Poly. Enjoy his knowledge.... Good Sawing! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tim-ard/support

Matt Cross Tap Takeover Episode Ash Management owns and operates many, many restaurants and bars across the Central Coast, including the Frog & Peach Pub, Mother's Tavern, Shell Beach Brewhouse, Rooster Creek Tavern, Mason Bar & Kitchen, Creaky Tiki, Milestone Tavern, and Bull's Tavern. In fact, Bull's Tavern is where it all began for Ash Management owner Billy Hale, who started as a janitor there while studying at Cal Poly University in the 80s. Billy leans on two critical people to keep the Ash Management properties on point: Jason Gable and Eric DeMatteo. These two are sort of the yin and yang of management, Jason focusing on the back of house and Eric focusing on the front of house. The two of them sat down with me and Matt to talk about their humble beginnings, how they're raising a generation of employees, and how Californians are different from East Coasters. *Note: Ash Management owns too many properties to list — besides, that list keeps changing! Here, I'll list the main spots we chat about in the episode. Shell Beach Brewhouse / @shellbeachbrewhouse Rooster Creek Tavern / @roostercreektavern Mason Bar + Kitchen / @masonbarandkitchen Central Coast Meat Market & BBQ / @centralcoastmeatmarket

A common trait among high-performing corporate businesses is that they have sound governance policies and procedures in place, and the same is true for Clubs. As Gregg puts it, in the world of “Clubdom” governance is Job #1 and it's all about who makes the decisions, who executes the decisions, and who makes sure they are enforced.On this episode of The GIG Podcast, we welcome Club Management extraordinaire, Gregg Patterson, who will talk about the importance of good governance and what lessons Gregg thinks are critical right now with creating and adapting good governance at your Club.Tune in to learn:How to design and implement a good governance model for you and your Club.How to create a smooth flow of authority from Club Members through the Board of Directors to the Club Manager and Staff.How to create a clear line of accountability from the Staff and Club Manager back through the Board to the Club Members.Gregg Patterson became the General Manager of The Beach Club in 1982 and spent 34 glorious years as their GM.  Gregg has been a featured presenter at various club management seminars in North America, South America, Europe and Asia; teaches club management courses at The Business Management Institute and was an Adjunct Professor at Cal Poly University, Pomona for fourteen years.  Gregg also writes for Board Room magazine and is the author of Reflections on the Club Experience, an anthology of essays on club cultures and operations.  In acknowledgement of his efforts as a club management professional, he was named the Club Executive of the Year by the Club Management Association of America in 2015.Highlights you won't want to miss:4:08 – Why the ultimate expression of hospitality is working at a Club.6:14 – The difficult difference between the Club business and every other sector of the hospitality industry and how to deal with that reality.8:15 – How to have a “happy” governance process at your Club.9:26 – As a Manager, the three stages of the governance process that you have to influence.11:59 – What the first steps for Managers arriving at a new Club are for improving the governance at that Club.14:30 – As the mentor of the board, what are you responsible for doing?18:16 – When it comes to governance, these are the tools the Manager must master.  This is HUGE!25:14 – What is the value equation that your boards and committees must understand.29:11 – The process every Manager should follow with their board, their members, and their staff.If you want to make your Club a better place and improve your chances for long term operational success by way of improved governance, then you won't want to miss this episode of The GIG Podcast.To work directly with Gregg, he can be reached at gjpair@aol.com.

Cold plunging for me - it's the energy. I just get in there for 2-3 minutes and my morning is accelerated. I'm clear and I'm concise. It's a fast-track in meditation. I could go and sit for 10-20 minutes, which I encourage people to do as well, but 2-3 minutes in the Plunge gives me almost that same feeling in my mind as the mental apps get turned off. - Ryan Duey   Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Get more superfoods to improve your energy, digestion, gut health plus also reduce inflammation and blood sugar. Click HERE to try Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex + Save 15% with the code 'JOSH' *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group   Wellness Force Radio Episode 423 Founder of Plunge and Capitol Floats, Ryan Duey, explores the power of conscious breathing with cold therapy, how to cultivate both physical and emotional resilience with a daily cold therapy practice plus what brown fat is and how it accelerates your metabolism. Did you know that pairing cold therapy with breathwork can give you supreme longevity and wellness benefits? Join us as we take a deep dive look at the benefits of cold therapy for weight loss, immunity, and mental health.   Biohack Your Mind & Body with Plunge Ice Baths!   Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE'   Plunge's revolutionary Cold Plunge uses powerful cooling, filtration, and sanitation to give you cold, clean water whenever you want it, making it far superior to an ice bath or chest freezer. The Plunge is safe for indoor or outdoor use and we've made installation truly plug-and-plunge. Fill your Plunge up with a hose, turn it on, set your temp (down to 39F) and you're all set. Plunge was born out of optimistic vision during a challenging time. In March 2020, COVID-19 shut down Michael's float spas and with his newly found free time, he looked at the cold plunges on the market and found them shockingly expensive. Enlisting the help of his dad, they were determined to create a more affordable option. After countless iterations and improvements, the Plunge was born. A friendship turned into a powerful partnership when Ryan Duey came on board. Michael and Ryan have a common passion for cold plunging, floating, and building win-win relationships. After building the first 20 Plunges out of Michael's garage, they have since opened a factory in Sacramento and are sending Plunges all over the world!   Listen To Episode 423 As Ryan Duey Uncovers: [1:30] Float Tanks, Plant Medicine & Ice Baths Ryan Duey Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Capitol Floats The changes Josh is going through as a new parent and how doing cold plunges have really been helping him. How Ryan's motorcycle accident in Thailand launched him into the world of wellness. His first experiences with plant medicine after the accident and why he felt called. Temple of the Way of Light Why he became interested in float tanks as a way to help him prepare for his plant medicine experience. What messages he received from his plant medicine journey and the work he continued to do afterward to heal. How Ryan listened to his intuition when he wasn't ready to begin a float tank business but he could relax because he knew that day would come in the future. The power of cultivating patience and resilience in our lives. Opportunities he was presented with early on in his entrepreneur journey and the obstacles he faced.   [15:30] How Wim Hof Inspired Ryan Why our drive to do something can sometimes come from an unhealthy place. MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 210 Brad Burge The moment when things finally started happening and his business could finally launch. What lights him up the most about float tanks and ice baths. The fact that entrepreneurship has really been glamorized and there is a price to be paid if you follow that path. Why the best form of therapy for you will be one that is challenging because that experience will truly help you grow. 410 Mark Divine Wim Hof Why Ryan believes he was getting sick after sick for 6 months straight. How Wim Hof's breathwork method was added to Ryan's morning routine to help him combat getting constant colds for so long. Why the more we push and serve, the more we have to recalibrate ourselves to heal and be in integrity with ourselves. What areas of health Josh is focusing on the most while raising a newborn baby: sleep, CBD, cold plunge, sauna, magnesium, and breathwork. Dr. Andrew Weil How you can invest in your health and it costs less in 1 month compared to going out and drinking and partying over 1 weekend.   [24:00] The Benefits of Cold Plunges Exploring the benefits of cold plunge and how it can help your wellness journey. How ice baths can help your body get into a natural state like CBD but it will work differently for everyone. Why all you need is 2-3 minutes in a cold plunge as a fast track to starting your day. Josh's own cold plunge practice of 3 minutes at 39 F but some people like Ryan will do it at 46 F. Why Ryan believes a cold plunge is the best workout for your nervous system compared to a physical workout. What thoughts and emotions may bubble up during a cold plunge so you know what to expect. Why doing an ice bath can be so empowering as you go from a sympathetic state to being in control of the experience. The power of doing really hard things to combat how our modern world has made us soft physically and emotionally. Why weight loss, metabolism, and immunity are the biggest benefits for Josh with his cold plunge practice. Dr. Andrew Huberman The science behind what can happen for each unique person when they get their core body temperature down during a cold plunge. Why some people may only need 60 seconds to bring their core body temperature down. How to find out which cold plunge temperature will give you the results you want. Why shivering means your body's metabolism is improving.   [36:30] How Ice Baths Help Heal CV19 & Build Brown Fat Dr. Andrew Huberman Dr. Rhonda Patrick Breaking down what brown fat is and how it helps burn energy for you in cold environments. Benefits Ryan has seen with brown fat and who he suggests going to for more information. Dr. Rhonda Patrick on her cold plunge experience Scientific Evidence-Based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body How cold water therapy can be used to boost your immune system. Benefits CV-19 long haulers have experienced from doing cold plunges. A testimonial from a Cold Plunge user about how their product and cold water therapy helped improve his symptoms. What Josh is currently doing including the Kaufmann Protocol and cold plunges to help him heal his sinuses. The Kaufmann Protocol The power of tuning in and really listening to what our bodies need. How putting your body through the stress of a cold plunge is a great barometer to gather data about your health. Vipassana Meditation – A Spartan Race For The Mind What Josh's Vipassana experience taught him as all of this pain started coming up in his body.   [45:30] The Magic of Cold Plunges & Floating Exploring the spirituality component of both float tanks and cold plunges. What spirituality means to Ryan including peace, joy, and acceptance of what is in life. How the sensation of a cold plunge or a float tank brings out the magic in life such as rapid awareness and perception shifts. John C. Lilly: The pioneer of floating Floating in Quiet Darkness by Glenn Perry and Lee Perry How he was first introduced to floating and why he loves it so much. MAPS 2022 Global Diving into the need we have in the western world to quantify how something like floating and cold water therapy can help. The deep rabbit hole Josh went into in 2017 to quantify his health until he realized there was no need to record everything to prove his wellness practice worked. 310 Ariel Garten Paul Chek | All is God 376 Mike Salemi 252 Oura | Harpreet Rai How science has practically become a religion in our modern-day society. 416 Ben Stewart   [55:30] The Path of Least Resistance Why it was difficult for Ryan to take time off from cold plunging to work on other areas of his life. Ryan's personal health practices and why he sometimes struggles from time to time to want to do them. Why the path of least resistance isn't always the way especially when it comes to physical health. Exploring when resistance can be a healthy thing in our lives especially for a heart-based issue. The tipping point we might experience when the weight of not changing becomes so great that the weight of change is the path of least resistance. Unpacking the self-awareness game of being a human and how our soul protects us. What healthy resistance is and why it's okay to say 'no' to what you don't feel called to do something like psychedelics.   [1:00:30] Healing Depression with Ice Baths 386 Mark Groves Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression How adapted cold therapy can be a treatment for depression and anxiety. Why the opposite of depression is expression and how cold therapy allows us to explore that. The small commitment you can make when you do cold therapy and the incredible ROI it will give you as it improves your mental health. Why you won't be able to heal your depression if you're just constantly fighting it; you have to heal with powerful habits of self-love. How depression can be a momentum game and if you set yourself up for small wins, those negative feelings will gradually go away. The power of a cold plunge to reset your mind and stop those racing thoughts that are bombarding your day. One of the biggest revelations he received during a float tank session that helped him with a difficult decision. Why a float tank is an opportunity for Ryan to reflect on life and a cold plunge removes what cluttering his mind.   [1:09:00] Different Mediums of Cold Therapy: Unleash Your Inner Peace & Creativity How Josh's breathwork.io program has helped people with their daily stress and turns down the default mode network that keeps us on high alert. breathwork.io  Michael Pollan How breathwork, floating, and cold plunging allow us to unleash our creativity, mindfulness and have a greater sense of peace. How Ryan's Cold Plunge product differs from other products and is so much easier to use. Why other mediums of cold therapy are not as sustainable as Plunge for consistent use but they're great if you're interested in trying it a couple of times. Ryan's experience being on Shark Tank to promote Plunge and when you can watch the episode. Why we're in so much more control of our health than we believe. How their payment plans are set up to help you pay a monthly fee rather than the full price at once. Ryan's hope for how your cold plunge experience will help your healing journey. His definition of wellness after all he's been through over the years as a wellpreneur.   Power Quotes From The Show   The Benefits of Ice Baths "From an inflammation standpoint, there are so many benefits of cold plunging after a workout. Also, it gives me so much energy, clears my mind, and makes me feel incredible." - Ryan Duey   The Best Workout for the Nervous System "A cold plunge is the best workout for the nervous system. We work out to tear our muscles down and they build back stronger. By getting in the plunge, you're getting outside of your comfort zone, the adrenaline is increasing, and your mind begins to stress but you have the opportunity to completely override and go from a sympathetic state of fight or flight into being in full control of your breath. By doing that cold plunge, you have literally changed your whole body system in 2-3 minutes. Think about what that could mean in everything we do in life; that you are actually in control."  - Ryan Duey   How Cold Plunging Helps Heal Depression "On a time front, cold plunging is such a short commitment and when you're in a very depressed state, big things seem so unfathomable. If you have this in your house or a river right near you or you take a cold shower, there's a moment where spending time in cold water gives you a window to make a positive shift moving forward. Just spend 2 minutes or even take 10 breaths to help you open up out of your depression and start making the actionable steps when you feel stuck." - Ryan Duey   Links From Today's Show  Get $150 off your Plunge order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Capitol Floats Temple of the Way of Light MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 210 Brad Burge 410 Mark Divine Wim Hof Dr. Andrew Weil Dr. Rhonda Patrick Dr. Andrew Huberman Dr. Rhonda Patrick on her cold plunge experience Scientific Evidence-Based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body The Kaufmann Protocol Vipassana Meditation – A Spartan Race For The Mind John C. Lilly: The pioneer of floating Floating in Quiet Darkness by Glenn Perry and Lee Perry MAPS 2022 Global 310 Ariel Garten Paul Chek | All is God 376 Mike Salemi 252 Oura | Harpreet Rai 416 Ben Stewart 386 Mark Groves Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression Michael Pollan Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes Cured Nutrition – Get 15% off of your order when you visit wellnessforce.com/cured + use the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Botanic Tonics – Save 20% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS20' Seeking Health - Save 10% with the code 'JOSH' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Ryan Duey Twitter Plunge Facebook YouTube Plunge   About Ryan Duey Ryan Duey was born and raised in Northern California. He attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the states and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry. While building Capitol Floats, Sacramento's Premier Float Center, Ryan traveled to Reboot Float Spa in the Bay Area with the hopes of meeting the owner, Mike Garrett. The two quickly became friends and business confidants. Now, six years later, Ryan and Mike are taking the next step together and have joined forces to create Plunge. Their mission is to make cold plunging as common as coffee. Ryan couldn't be more grateful and excited to be working alongside such an impressive human and building the team at Plunge.    

Manuel Bernal contact information: www.BernalCapitalGroup.com     mbernal@bernalcapitalgroup.comMy contact information:www.Masterfesto.com    isabel@masterfesto.comEpisode 27 special guest is Manuel Bernal, a Real Estate fanatic!  Manuel is a licensed Real Estate Broker, Real Estate investor, and Real Estate developer throughout Southern California. His Real Estate Brokerage firm, Bernal Capital Group is located in Corona del Mar.Manuel has over 40 years of real estate experience in appraisal, mortgage banking, construction, brokerage, asset management, underwriting and investment experience. He also spent seven years as a Vice President at Bank of America, where he was responsible for the sale, management and construction of Bank owned (REO), properties acquired through foreclosure. The properties consisted of residential, commercial, industrial, land and special purpose assets throughout the United States. Manuel has a degree in Business from Redlands University and a professional designation in investment real estate from UCLA. He has been a contributing member of the Southern California Real Estate Research Council at Cal Poly University, Pomona for over 15 years. Support the show (https://paypal.me/ElizabethApodaca311?locale.x=en_US)

Good leadership is necessary for any successful Club, no matter what circumstances surround your business operations. But in times of crisis, it becomes even more important. How your Club weathers the pandemic may have lasting effects for years to come. On this episode of The GIG Podcast, we welcome Club Management extraordinaire, Gregg Patterson, who will talk about his approach to helping you ensure your Club can handle times like these with ease. Tune in to learn:What Gregg has witnessed over the past 8 months when it comes to Leadership at Clubs.What qualities Clubs are looking for and need in a leader right now.Why these are actually great times to be a Club Manager.Gregg Patterson became the General Manager of The Beach Club in 1982 and spent 34 glorious years as their GM.  Gregg has been a featured presenter at various club management seminars in North America, South America, Europe and Asia; teaches club management courses at The Business Management Institute and was an Adjunct Professor at Cal Poly University, Pomona for fourteen years.  Gregg also writes for Board Room magazine and is the author of Reflections on the Club Experience, an anthology of essays on club cultures and operations.  In acknowledgement of his efforts as a club management professional, he was named the Club Executive of the Year by the Club Management Association of America in 2015. If you could use some support to help you more thoughtfully navigate these choppy waters with resolve and strength, then you won't want to miss this episode of The GIG Podcast.

Welcome to New Angle: Voice. Episode 1 takes us on an earthquaking tour from San Francisco to Paris and back, with Julia Morgan (1872-1957), the first woman to attend the architecture program at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the first woman to receive the AIA Gold Medal. Special thanks in this episode to Brandi Howell, Alexandra Lange, Julia Donoho, Karen McNeill, Victoria Kastner, Karen Fiene, Justin Hoover, Amy Hart and Jim Parks, the women of the Monday Club of San Luis Obispo, Laura Sorvetti, Mark Wilson, and Aislinn McNamara. The archival audio of Sara Holmes Boutelle is from Boutelle's Julia Morgan collection at the Special Collections and Archives, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo. New Angle: Voice is produced by Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation. Your host is Cynthia Phifer Kracauer, AIA.  

Lauren Lajoie was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) at the end of her studies at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo. As long as I've known her, she has been fun and fearless. Lauren is an inspiration to me and I hope that you find her story is an inspiration for you as well. ~ Allyson Buerger (founder, GO See Foundation)

On today's "Lows & Highs,” Molly gives us a glimpse into a recent conflict which leads to a funny but terrifying story about night terrors. Irene talks about her low of feeling helpless in a family situation, and her high of a recent visit to Tulare, CA. Molly gives a quick introduction to their first guest, Dr. Joy Pedersen, Dean of Students at Cal Poly University and Enneagram Coach. As the Dean of Students, Dr. Pedersen is able to shed some light on recent mental health struggles of college students and gives some direction on where to go if a student is in a mental health crisis. She shares a bit about her journey of learning the Enneagram and how she uses it to help build stronger relationships and more effective communication within teams. We end with a discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Connect with Dr. Pedersen here: https://claritycollective-llc.com/linktree/ Follow us on Instagram @thatsnotcrazypodcast

With the advent of COVID, Riley Roddick took the plunge to become her own boss after years of assisting luminary winemakers like Stephan Asseo of L’Aventure and Vailia From of Desperada Wine. The move was a long time in coming. A native of San Diego, Riley studied viticulture at Cal Poly University and eventually traveled to France for her master’s degree. Her experiences in Europe over the course of three years shaped her understanding of why wine is so unique among all the products of the world. Here, she discusses what it’s like to be homesick for your car, why she chose names like Mushroomhead and Butch for her wines, and the flavor that French people detest, according to her anecdotal research. Website: hubbawines.com Instagram: @hubbawines

Adrian Ridner: Study.com, Working Scholars Program, and Eliminating Education Barriers. This is episode 341 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Adrian Ridner is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Study.com and an industry leader in education technology. He has created the leading online learning platform in the world — delivering a personalized learning experience to students and teachers from grade school through college and beyond. Adrian has spent the past two decades bringing together academic experts across all subjects, with the leading technologists and learning scientists to build the most innovative micro-learning platform with the sole purpose to eliminate the most common educational barriers and make education accessible. Mr. Ridner has been committed to advancing personalized and engaging learning at scale for students of varying needs and diverse backgrounds to help level the playing field. Study.com's short video lessons and online courses help students achieve their educational goals and degrees needed to unlock economic opportunities.  As an Argentine immigrant, Adrian is particularly proud that Study.com helps students, teachers and parents in the U.S. and around the world. He gets excited about each learner that shares their personal story, from every corner of the globe, about how Study.com empowered them to achieve their education and career dreams. In 2017, Adrian launched the Working Scholars® program as an accelerated pathway to a bachelor's degree offering flexibility, convenience and little to no student debt for working adults. The program has expanded nationally to dozens of cities, uplifting underserved communities one college graduate at a time. Adrian is very proud of the impact Working Scholars is having and humbled that it was named CA Non-Profit of the Year. Adrian is on the board of Riecken Community Libraries. The Riecken Foundation has been promoting literacy and access to knowledge in Central America since 2000. Through their community libraries, the Foundation has brought books, newspapers, the Internet and other resources to over 60 small communities in Honduras and Guatemala. He also serves as a board member for Cal Poly State University's Engineering & Computer Science advisory council where he has helped transform the curriculum to prepare graduates for their fast-changing technology careers.  Adrian graduated from Cal Poly University with a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and teamed up with Co-founder Ben Wilson to self-fund Study.com — making education readily available and affordable for every student. Thanks for listening! Lots to learn today. Please take time to share, subscribe, and leave a review. Enjoy! Connect and Learn More: https://study.com/ https://www.facebook.com/StudyDotCom https://www.youtube.com/user/EducationPortalVideo/ https://twitter.com/studydotcom https://www.linkedin.com/company/study-com/   Length -29:42

In this episode, Parshawn speaks with Ismail Seremba, former Cal Poly/University of Akron men's soccer standout, and current musical artist by the name of "Ish Soul". Ish dives deep as he takes Parshawn through the most notable aspects of his journey. Born and raised in London, England, Ish was fortunate enough to find a passion for the game of soccer like many kids in his area. His skill and love for the game at a young age would open the door to an incredible opportunity early on, as he was recruited by Chelsea F.C Academy, the youth academy for world-renowned English football club Chelsea F.C. Ish would play for Chelsea F.C Academy from 2007-2013 before being given the opportunity to move to the United States by way of a men's soccer scholarship opportunity at the University of Akron in Ohio. Such a meaningful opportunity for Ish did not come without difficulty, as he takes us through the grueling experience of recovering from two significant ACL injuries throughout his stay in Akron. Ish shares the struggles that ensued while overcoming these moments, as he speaks upon the experience of being pushed to keep his soccer career afloat while alone in a foreign country. He then takes us through his decision to transfer to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he would be given a second chance to play collegiate soccer. Ish's new opportunity in SLO appeared to be fruitful; however, a third ACL injury would halt his career, forcing him to find meaning outside of the sport. Ish touches upon the hardships that he endured as a result of being forced to find meaning after the very game that had fueled his migration to the United States was taken away from him. Ish shares the mental trials and tribulations that he faced as he worked to address the aspects of his emotional well-being that had been pushed aside while dealing with his injuries. He shares how music had soon be the art form that would call his name, becoming the medium of expression that allowed him to free his mind and share his story. Ish touches on his current life, as he continues to work and perfect his craft as an artist in hopes of pursuing a career in music. Follow Ish on Instagram at @ish_soul , and listen to his latest EP, “The Love in the Pain Capsule”, available on all streaming platforms.

Like so many of us, Kathy Callahan-Smith joined the equine community when she caught the horse bug at a young age. Kathy found that her passion with horses developed into judging when she competed and later coached the judging team at Cal Poly University. Kathy has developed a rich career in the equine industry as she holds judging cards with multiple associations and is a USEF C2 Steward. Kathy is currently the Director for Region 1 at AHA and attends as many horse shows as she can. Today we chat about judging, why it is important and why we need quality judges in the horse industry. As we know, there is always something new to learn. Judging Resources: https://www.arabianhorses.org/additional/judges-stewards/

This week on The Iron Skillet Podcast we have Sam Snowden, a filmmaker originally from Carmel California. He got his start with the camera making highlight videos of him and his friends playing sports at a young age. As he transitioned into college at Cal Poly University he found a core group of friends and the camera became a way for Sam to capture all of their important moments and memories. In this episode he shares with us his experience moving to LA one summer interning with a music management group and almost dropping out of college, what he learned from his experience living abroad with his friends for a period of time, how what your creating most times isn't as important as who you're creating it with and goes into detail on the recent film released on his youtube page titled “How College Changed Me” detailing all his the growth and experiences he went through during his time at college. Sam also talks about the importance of story in filmmaking, finding your voice as a creative and how essentially doubling down on being yourself gives you the best chance at success and longevity. Freshly graduated from Cal Poly a few weeks ago Sam has a clear vision for his next few steps as a creative and plans to hit the ground running. Ladies and gentlemen this is an episode jam packed with value we're so excited to bring you this interview with Sam Snowden!!! Connect with Sam and find his work at the links below: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aedion8 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/samsnowden/

Sky Bergman is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, writer, and visual artist. She is also a professor of photography at Cal Poly University in California. Her first documentary, Lives Well Lived, celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old who are living their lives to the fullest. Encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. In this Bright Side discussion, Sky shares what she's learned from our elders, and how her films are bringing generations together in profound ways.Resource:Lives Well Lived Website: https://www.lives-well-lived.com

In this episode of the Bub on Purpose Podcast, I speak with Matt Ritter. He is a botanist, an author of many books, and a professor at Cal Poly University. His books range from his Climate Fiction book Rain Walkers, to another titled CALIFORNIA PLANTS: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora and he even has written a children’s book, which is coming out in 2021, called Something Wonderful. Matt was my brother Scout’s favorite professor at Cal Poly, so he joined me on this podcast. In our conversation, Matt shares a bit on how he became so interested in plants and the natural world, as well as his personal philosophies for passionately living a fulfilling life. I came across this quote from William Mcdonough before the conversation that really should be quite humbling for anyone, and acts as a unique connector between Matt’s world of Botany and one of my world’s, designing objects: “Imagine this design assignment: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, accrues solar energy as fuel, makes complex sugars and food, creates microclimates, changes colors with the seasons and self-replicates.... why don’t we knock that down and write on it?” William McDonough I hope you enjoy my conversation with Matt Ritter.

Eric Adler is the CEO of Flume. In this episode Eric explains how in the era of residential water conservation and wired homes the Flume Smart Water Monitor allows people to track their house's water use in real-time on a smartphone and provides alerts about excessive use and leaks. He says a few years ago the severe California drought and water restrictions led him to create Flume as a project at Cal Poly University. Eric discusses how utilities want to encourage customers to conserve water and help them understand water bills so many are offering rebates for Flume. waterloop is brought to you by the Flume Smart Water Monitor. With Flume you can track your home's water use in real-time on a smartphone and receive alerts about excessive use and leaks. Use promo code waterloop for 15% off at https://flumetech.com/

Welcome to the CCR Student's where you learn useful college and career readiness information CCR Student helps you become a student who is prepared for higher education, a skilled profession or military service. In every episode, you will learn how to become a productive, responsible and engaged individual. Enjoy this video created by Inderkum high school students.

An Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, in celebration of Pasadena's 131st Rose Parade®! "Aquatic Aspirations" is the name of  Cal Poly Universities' seventy-second Rose Parade® entry. And on Sunday, December 29th, during "Decorating Places", we met four of the creative contributors who are making the float a reality. Cal Poly University biology major Iliana Sansur was onsite at Phoenix Decorating Company's Rosemont Pavilion.  And she and her fellow students were decorating their float entry.  The clock was ticking--they had just under sixty hours before the float would have to leave for the parade route, and its appearance in the 2020 Tournament of Roses® parade. Since 1949, Cal Poly University students have been participating in the Rose Parade®.  Since Cal Poly specializes in engineering disciplines, the students' float entries often wind up introducing new technology and innovations.  And the Cal Poly Universities float actually represents the efforts of two campuses.  Students from both the Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campuses build the float--one half on each campus! And the Cal Poly Universities float represents support of local farmers. Materials on this year's float, all of which must be organic, are more than 85 percent grown in California. Onsite at Rosemont were three representatives of the California Cut Flower Commission, which works with Cal Poly Universities to donate the materials used on the float. CCFC CEO Dave Pruitt (left), Event Coordinator and Procurement Specialist Anna Kalins (center) and Chairman Dan Vordale, who is also the President of Lompoc-based Ocean View Flowers, explained what was involved in growing and procuring the flowers for the float. Dan said around twenty-two California farms grew and contributed flowers for this year's Cal Poly Universities float! That's going to amount to another knock-your-eyes-out-gorgeous entry by Cal Poly Universities on New Year's Day, 2020!   We can't wait to see it. Pasadena Tournament of Roses®' 131st Rose Parade® starts at 8 am, Pacific time, on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.  Happy New Year!

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik Guest: Andrew Lacanienta Continuing the GatherGeeks podcast's "back to school"-inspired episodes, BizBash C.E.O. David Adler chats with Andrew Lacanienta, a professor in the experience industry management department at Cal Poly University. Lacanienta shares his definition of experience design, breaking down the different types of experiences and how they can be intentionally crafted to meet desired outcomes. He discusses the "theory of structured experiences," how role-playing can create better learning outcomes, why experiences are more powerful than services or gifts, and much more. Download or subscribe to the show at bizbash.com/gathergeeks. Running time: 45:32

Marion has been an entrepreneur her entire life. She currently is a business owner since 1984 atMorgan Recreation. Serving as a therapeutic recreation Consultant for the special-needs population. She loves to put smiles on the faces of kids and adults while providing stimulating activities. She has trained athletes to take part in the Special Olympics. She is a former Parks and Recreation board member and volunteer for special events in Cedar City, UT. Marion is a ski instructor for the disabled at Brianhead Ski Resort in Brianhead, UT. She has taught at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, Cal Poly University in Pomona, California, and Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. Marion is a mother to three awesome daughters and a grandmother to three amazing grandkids. She has a passion for life, travel, and the outdoors. She is actively involved with her church and values family and friendships. MarionSMorgan@yahoo.com Facebook.com/Marion.Morgan.94 Learn more from Holly Porter at www.HollyPorter.com. Email questions & inquiries to Holly@HollyPorter.com Do you have a Book in You? Let's chat! www.ChatwithHolly.com Please subscribe to our Podcast so we can stay in touch and you can get other great shows sent to you. https://youtu.be/5NBi-5SRf1o    

Doug Minnick is the co-founder of the Garagiste Festivals (www.californiagaragistes.com), which bring together small, artisan winemakers and wine lovers in various cities across California. He loves wine, but not in that snobby, intimidating kind of way that the world of wine sometimes holds. "Garagiste" is a French term originally used in the Bordeaux region to criticize small-production winemakers, sometimes producing out of their garage. Think rule-breakers and renegades -- driven by their love of wine. The Garagiste Festivals connect people with ultra-premium and hard-to-find wines. It also raises scholarship funds for future winemakers at Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo. Doug is a garagiste himself, sourcing top-quality grapes for his Hoi Polloi Winery (www.hoipolloiwinery.com) that he owns with two other wine lovers. A plural noun in the Greek language, "hoi polloi" translates to "the masses, the common people, riff-raff." The label has a tasting room called "Double Trouble" in Old Town Newhall, just north of Los Angeles. Doug joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about his background working in the music industry, the wine industry itself and the benefits and challenges of opening a small-production winery like his, what you'll find at the Garagiste Festival and more.  Share this story: https://bit.ly/2uxiLQR Thank you to Doug Minnick! Subscribe to Olympic & Bundy on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher. Connect on social: Facebook.com/OlympicAndBundy Instagram.com/OlympicAndBundy Twitter.com/OlympicAndBundy OlympicAndBundy.com

About Donald Kelly "Donald Kelly helps struggling sales professionals and entrepreneurs find more prospects, build stronger value and close more deals. He can do the same for you and your team. As a former top performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both the public and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code that could turn any underperforming organization into a selling machine. Donald has designed his training around concrete fundamental principles adaptable by any seller. He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilities and increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, Chapter Spectrum, and Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages. Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such as Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Christians In Action Network, GEAR UP and Cal Poly University. As a speaker, Donald has spoken to audiences all across the country and has shared the stage with speakers such as Aisha Tyler, Sarah Koenig, Chris Brogan and Marc Maron. In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, and keynote presentations, Donald is the host of a popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist”. With listeners in over 155 countries and monthly downloads exceeding over 55 thousand. The podcast has received recognition from publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance and the South Florida Business Journal. Donald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of all levels to DO BIG THINGS! Connect with Donald Kelly www.thesalesevangelist.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Episode 350 This episode is brought to you by Super Joe's Super Retreats!

About Donald Kelly "Donald Kelly helps struggling sales professionals and entrepreneurs find more prospects, build stronger value and close more deals. He can do the same for you and your team. As a former top performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both the public and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code that could turn any underperforming organization into a selling machine. Donald has designed his training around concrete fundamental principles adaptable by any seller. He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilities and increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, Chapter Spectrum, and Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages. Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such as Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Christians In Action Network, GEAR UP and Cal Poly University. As a speaker, Donald has spoken to audiences all across the country and has shared the stage with speakers such as Aisha Tyler, Sarah Koenig, Chris Brogan and Marc Maron. In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, and keynote presentations, Donald is the host of a popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist”. With listeners in over 155 countries and monthly downloads exceeding over 55 thousand. The podcast has received recognition from publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance and the South Florida Business Journal. Donald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of all levels to DO BIG THINGS! Connect with Donald Kelly www.thesalesevangelist.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Episode 350 This episode is brought to you by Super Joe's Super Retreats!

About Donald Kelly "Donald Kelly helps struggling sales professionals and entrepreneurs find more prospects, build stronger value and close more deals. He can do the same for you and your team. As a former top performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both the public and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code that could turn any underperforming organization into a selling machine. Donald has designed his training around concrete fundamental principles adaptable by any seller. He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilities and increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, Chapter Spectrum, and Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages. Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such as Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Christians In Action Network, GEAR UP and Cal Poly University. As a speaker, Donald has spoken to audiences all across the country and has shared the stage with speakers such as Aisha Tyler, Sarah Koenig, Chris Brogan and Marc Maron. In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, and keynote presentations, Donald is the host of a popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist”. With listeners in over 155 countries and monthly downloads exceeding over 55 thousand. The podcast has received recognition from publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance and the South Florida Business Journal. Donald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of all levels to DO BIG THINGS! Connect with Donald Kelly www.thesalesevangelist.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Episode 350 This episode is brought to you by Super Joe's Super Retreats!

About Donald Kelly "Donald Kelly helps struggling sales professionals and entrepreneurs find more prospects, build stronger value and close more deals. He can do the same for you and your team. As a former top performing technology sales professional, who has successfully sold in both the public and private sectors, Donald was able to crack the code that could turn any underperforming organization into a selling machine. Donald has designed his training around concrete fundamental principles adaptable by any seller. He has helped sellers from companies all over the world build confidence in their selling abilities and increase revenue as a result. Organizations such as VMWare, Consolidated Electrical Distributors LLC. (CEB), Salt Edge, Chapter Spectrum, and Hibu/The Real Yellow Pages. Along with helping for-profit organizations, Donald has also assisted non-profit firms such as Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Christians In Action Network, GEAR UP and Cal Poly University. As a speaker, Donald has spoken to audiences all across the country and has shared the stage with speakers such as Aisha Tyler, Sarah Koenig, Chris Brogan and Marc Maron. In addition to training sales professionals in workshops, online courses, and keynote presentations, Donald is the host of a popular sales podcast called “The Sales Evangelist”. With listeners in over 155 countries and monthly downloads exceeding over 55 thousand. The podcast has received recognition from publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance and the South Florida Business Journal. Donald's mission is to evangelize the method of effective selling and motivate sellers of all levels to DO BIG THINGS! Connect with Donald Kelly www.thesalesevangelist.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Episode 350 This episode is brought to you by Super Joe's Super Retreats!

Welcome to Parkside! This first episode starts with fire while Blanc, Rizky, & Kii start off with a hot subject, CHEATING (4:45). Lucky for us, J Cole announces his new album and Rizky argues Cardi B vs Meek Mill (18:30). Also we get into a 90s TV show debate(45:00).Rizky asks is Taylor Swift ruining black culture (1:00:00). And they talk a real-life Dear White People situation at Cal Poly University (1:35:00). All this and more join the convo #110Parkside Things Talked About: Orlando Brown Arrest &# --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/110parksidepod/message

Dr. Chris Holder is the head strength and conditioning coach at Cal Poly University. On this episode we dive deep on implementing meditation practices to improve performance in athletes (and coaches too). As always we are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

What You'll Hear: Dennis came to Christ at age 11 in a church with 4 people and one light bulb, , the first time he ever talked back to an adult Larry Ward who led Dennis to Christ later ran World Hunger Started playing trumpet, and then started playing guitar after watching the Dillards on the Andy Griffith show Dennis met Billy Graham when Dennis was 17 years old while he was volunteering with Campus Crusade for Christ evangelizing at Berkeley, witnessing to the Vice President of the Hell's Angels In 1974 Cliff Barrows from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association heard Dennis play at a concert and invited Dennis to play at their Crusade in Lubbock, TX.  Dennis met Franklin Graham there and they've been friends ever since Dennis has done 45 episodes with Billy Graham and over 300 with Franklin. Dennis and Franklin are best friends and they talk several times a day. Will Graham is executive V.P.  of the BGEA, he's just 40 years old and like a son to Dennis Dennis shares some of his fondest memories of playing at the crusades, one of them was when Billy Graham asked Dennis to go to the bars in Boise, Idaho to invite everyone to the crusade Dennis has been to 112 countries, half of all the countries in the world He averages around 110 concerts every year It's important that all men have great work ethics and good integrity When dealing with difficult people at work, a kind word will turn away wrath, but we should be straight up and deal with them directly.  Be a man and stand up like a man.  If they have freedom to be cussing then you have freedom to stand up to them.  Rebuke them sharply and be respected more than liked.  You can be the thorn in their side with God's truth. Have a kind word, but a strong word.  That's what Jesus did.  No man, especially a Christian, should ever be walked on.  Stand strong and support the Lord.  You've got be able to be the Marshall Dillon.  It's a time of confrontation, not negotiation. You should do your job at work, that's what you do.  God's love with show in you. The best way to share the Gospel at work is to first develop a friendship, and speak in a way they are likely to receive, like Paul did at Mars Hill.  Don't get right into theology.  Just talk to them.  Give them milk. People are made to respond to the truth.  We are created to follow God.  It's up to us to tell them how to do that. It's not what a man says, but what he is.  They need to be strong, and diligent, and have wisdom. Favorite verse is Colossians 3:16 When commuting listen to songs that have good Theology.  Jeremy Camp, David Crowder, Dennis Agajanian, some of the old hymns, Fanny Crosby, Michael W. Smith. Final thought: Become a student of the Bible.  Memorize certain verses.  It's important that God know us and we know Him. Check out DennisAgajanian.com and in a month or so GuitarwithDennis.com for accelerated lessons they can take   Podcast Intro: First, YouTube WWA 5 min, 2 episodes out Second, sponsor.. dboutonsmith.weebly.com Third, Prayer line (641) 715-3900 ext 524645#   Dennis Intro: In Nashville, TN for the Inspirational Country Music Association, Dennis Agajanian has won musician of the year seven times.  He has also won Entertainer of the Year three times.  Dennis was awarded the 2008 Living Legend of the Year by his peers.   Dennis takes his brand of phenomenally fast, flat picking, guitar, straight from the heart his classical, bluegrass, country rock, jazz style to thousands each year.   Currently performing up to 120 concerts a year, he has recently returned from five continents around the world visiting 93 countries.   He performs at all of the Billy & Franklin Grahams festivals.  He has also performed at all of the Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie.   Dennis has an associate of arts degree from College of the Canyons in Los Angeles, CA, and he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Cal Poly University in Pomona, CA.   Dennis' interest is leading people to accept Jesus Christ into their lives for the first time, knowing that when these new souls die they will be with God in heaven.   Q&A:   When and how did you become a Christian? You've won many awards for your music and guitar ability, what first got you interested in playing guitar and how did you get so good at it? I understand you've played at both the Billy Graham Crusades and Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusades.  How did you first come to play for these important events and how many of them have you played at? I understand you're close friends with the Grahams.  What are Billy and Franklin like in person? How many countries have you been to and how many concerts would you guess you've played at? Do you enjoy traveling or it just a necessary part of what you do? What's the most memorable event you've ever played at and why? What is the greatest misunderstanding men have about their work? Tell us about a difficult person you've worked with and how you dealt with them How important is excellence at work? How important is integrity at work? Share a tip for sharing the Gospel at work Can you share a joke our men can share at their work? What's your favorite scripture, or life verse. Can you recommend 1 or 2 things for our men to listen to on their commute to work? Any final thoughts? How can our listeners get in touch with you or learn more about you?

Today I have the distinct pleasure of interview my colleague and friend Mona Patel for the second time. She just found out she is has made the top ten finalists in CNN's prestigious Heroes Award show, which will air on the same channel on December 17th at 6:00pm. On a spring day in 1990, Mona Patel was walking to class at Cal Poly University when a drunken driver slammed into her. She was 17. Weeks later, when Patel got out of the ICU, she underwent her first amputation. It was the start of seven years' worth of surgeries in attempts to salvage the rest of her leg. But along the way, as Patel continued to struggle physically with her disability, she also struggled to find a support group for amputees. In 1997, with the prospect of another amputation, Patel made a promise. "I vowed that once I got back on my feet, I would start one," she said. Today, Patel's nonprofit, the San Antonio Amputee Foundation, aims to help amputees rebuild their lives. The group offers peer support, education and recreation opportunities, as well as financial assistance for basic home and?car modifications and prosthetic limbs. Please vote for her every day and help her win the grand prize of $100,000.00. This will go toward expanding and funding her program for youth in living with limb loss. About the host. John Register is a long jump silver medalist and American record holder at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. His business, Inspired Communications International, LLC, shows business leaders how to "Hurdle Adversity, and create their new normal." Follow John on all social media platforms at www.johnregister.com    

Cameron, a senior at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, California, decided that 100 people for his first event wouldn't be enough. So, he went to the TEDSummit in Banff, which was a qualifying event, allowing him to remove the population cap. The event last year was sold out to 1,200 people from the Community. He and his co-organizer volunteered to produce the second TEDx at Cal Poly after working with the team in 2015. He felt that there was so much potential and that it was a miracle he was able to find a way to Banff. He believes in the Power of Community and attributes all of the kudos for the event to his hack, which was not pretending to know everything. Be transparent about not knowing all the answers, and be relentlessly resourceful. TEDxCalPoly

Post Mortem goes LIVE a second time, this time at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, CA. Horror school is in session as Dom & JD give you their Top 5 SCHOOLS IN HORROR and a discussion on Lucifer Valentine's ReGOREgitated Sacrifice. They also review The Corpse of Anna Fritz and Men in the Rubber Masks. This episode is brought to you by Cen-Cal Professional Wrestling and Amazon.com It features music from Rudimentary Peni, GWAR and RKL. It is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud and YouTube.http://www.postmortemshow.com

Heidi Herrmann started Strong Arm Farm in 2009, originally with a focus on vegetables, and now offering an ever-expanding selection of specialty crops, including wildcrafted seaweed from the Sonoma coast. Heidi is also a Sustainable Agriculture Instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, at their renowned Shone Farm facility. She has an Ornamental Horticulture degree from Cal Poly University, with emphasis in pest management and nursery production, and a Master’s from Sonoma State University, where her thesis was on Experiential Agriculture Education. Running Strong Arm Farm is truly a ‘practice what you preach’ example. Heidi is a strong-armed woman producing an array of beautiful and nutrient-dense delectables. In this episode, Heidi talks to Chelsea about the multiple livelihood strategies of a farmer and educator, and harvesting seaweed under the full moon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's been a lot written about the birth of Disneyland and how Walt's eponymous theme park emerged from the Anaheim orange groves in the 1950s. We've all heard the myth-making official version: Walt visualizing his dream from a Griffith Park bench, the struggles to finance Disneyland, the struggles to build it, and especially the chaotic, near-disastrous opening day. But, have we ever really gotten the complete story? Disney historian Todd James Pierce sets out to do that in his fascinating new book, Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers, C.V. Wood, and the Making of the Great American Theme Park. Todd's book digs deep to chronicle the evolution of Disneyland from its humble early concept as a family park adjoining the Walt Disney Studios to its ultimate success as a one-of-a-kind themed destination. Along the way, we meet the people who made Disneyland a reality: Walt and Roy Disney certainly, but also an often overlooked character, C. V. Wood, or “Woody” as he was known to his friends. Woody was Disneyland's first general manager and a key player in the park's development. He was a shrewd and energetic entrepreneur, but also a charlatan of questionable ethics. His approach to business would help guarantee Disneyland's success, but would also ensure Wood's personal downfall with the Disney brothers a mere six months after grand opening. Todd spent nine years researching his book, with much of the content culled from more than 150 interviews. He's an English professor and co-director of the creative writing program at Cal Poly University. A long-time Disney fan, Todd is a contributor to the Disney History Institute website as well as the Walt's People book series. He's published a number of fiction and non-fiction works that have nothing to do with Disney and you can find out more about them at his website, www.ToddJamesPierce.com. Please welcome Todd Pierce, my guest today in The Mouse Castle Lounge. www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://themousecastle.libsyn.com/rss

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Martin Floreani. Martin is the CEO and co-founder of FloSports along with his brother Mark as well as Madhu Venkatesan. Starting off in 2006 by interviewing wrestling coaches and filming matches, Martin was determined to produce original content for wrestling and other sports. The company is now transforming the sports of wrestling, track and field, cross country, gymnastics, elite fitness, softball, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and bodybuilding with their disruptive media model. Martin grew up in Chicago and wrestled at Cal Poly University. Let's connect:  Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you want. You have plans on getting to the C-suite or launching a business but ultimate success seems as far away today as ever. You’re at the right place because you can get there from here. And I can help. Who I Am I’m a speaker, coach and former Division I All American wrestler that helps motivated former athletes reach their full potential by getting clarity on their what they really want and taking aggressive action to lead their ideal life not just despite their prior failures but because of them. I’m a husband and father of four. And I’m a serial entrepreneur. I’ve launched multiple successful businesses as well as the obligatory failed one. I’ve been the executive director of a non-profit and have raised millions of dollars. I’ve worked in sales. I’ve even been a Division I head coach. While I was born in a blue-collar home I have spent my life surrounded by Olympians, CEO’s and millionaires. Jim Rohn said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” I’ve been lucky. I’ve learned the habits of successful people and guess what. You’re just like them. I know because I know your type. You’re programmed for hard work, which is a prerequisite for success, but you’ve never been shown how to use what you know to create the life you want with the tools you have. I will show you how. Why You are Here You've worked hard to achieve greatness. You’ve set goals and maybe even set records. You’ve definitely failed and you’ve at some point found yourself questioning if you were on the right track. You need to understand this: You are far more prepared to succeed than those who’ve not tried, competed, struggled and overcome like you have. That’s the value of your education as someone who aims high. You are prepared to be as successful as your wildest dreams will allow. Here I will teach you, with the help of brilliant minds that have been shaped by failure, struggle and adversity, to be who you want to be. I sense that you want this because you have read this far. To take the next step today, click here. FOLLOW JIM Website | Facebook | Twitter

Jack Roddy and Monty Roberts competed against each other in Horse Shows going back 70 years. Both attended Cal Poly University in California where Monty was the NIRA Champion Team Roper and Steer Wrestler in 1956 and 1957 and Jack won the All Around NIRA Cowboy in 1959, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1979. Author Katie Cooney interviews both greats of the sport, including their Teammate Jim Capps, for an upcoming biography. Sherry Gaber, a good Yoga Stretch for before and after a ride. Listen in... Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

In this eleventh episode, we speak with Director of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at Cal Poly University, Hunter Francis, and Adjunct Professor at University of Illinois Springfield, Wynne Coplea, about the state of organics recycling, composting, and anaerobic digestion education in North America, and about the advantages of introducing composting into... Read more »