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Join Steve Becker, the head coach of Cal State Dominguez Hills men's basketball, on the Contacts Coaching Podcast as he shares his incredible journey from his beginnings in Southern California to his current role. Discover how Steve's experiences, both as a player and a coach, have shaped his approach to coaching, mentorship, and building a lasting program culture. Gain insights into the importance of player relationships, the impact of consistent administrative support, and the challenges brought by the transfer portal and NIL in collegiate athletics. If you're passionate about basketball coaching and leadership, this episode is a must-listen! 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:20 Coach Becker's Journey to Head Coach 00:33 Early Coaching Experiences 02:36 Challenges and Realizations as a Young Head Coach 03:41 Building a Respectable Program 04:39 Importance of Relationships and Mentorship 05:53 Longevity in Coaching and Personal Life Balance 07:33 Impact of High School and College Experiences 10:02 Establishing a Positive Team Culture 16:25 Navigating the Changing Landscape of College Basketball 18:46 Overseas Experience and Youth Sports Philosophy 25:05 Balancing Youth Sports and Family Life 26:28 Learning from Other Coaches 28:56 Developing Team Philosophy and Player Engagement 32:46 Encouraging Player Communication and Ownership 35:34 Adapting Coaching Strategies 39:17 Balancing Personal and Professional Life 40:55 Tools and Techniques for Coaching Efficiency 44:01 Empowering Assistant Coaches 46:05 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

There is this narrative out there that says Black men will not vote for VP KLamala Harris because she is a woman. I have never heard any man speak like that. Brothas are looking at policy as far as I know... And then in California, the California Legislative Black Caucus botched reparations vote advanced after the historic and detailed report delivered by the Reparations Task Force. Some say the bills were flawed. OThers say the bills' author was acting alone - a lone wolf. OThers say the fiscal capacity to administer reparations was not there. Whatever the case, to the everyman, it looks really crazy that our black politicians cant even come together on reparations. But is that the case? What happened? THe people deserve to know. We are privileged to discuss these issues with Dr. Anthony Samad, Executive Director of theMervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Also joining us is the Controller of the California Democratic PArty and the Chair of the DSemocratic PArtyh WOmen's Caucus, Carolyn Fowler. This is informative and frank talk.   

In this episode of Working Class Audio, host Matt Boudreau welcomes back Cesar Mejia, a longtime friend of the podcast, to discuss his continued journey as an educator, studio owner, and audio professional. Cesar, first featured in episode #117 back in 2017, shares his experiences navigating the post-pandemic world, teaching the next generation of musicians, and balancing life at his studio, Shelter Studios. In This Episode, We Discuss: Cesar Mejia's Return to Podcast: Reflecting on his first appearance in 2017, episode 117, and discussing his journey. Teaching Post-COVID: Cesar talks about teaching at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Whittier College, highlighting changes in student mentality and the shift in teaching due to the pandemic. Students' Musical Preferences: Discussing the differences between students at Dominguez Hills, who are more electronic-focused, and those at Whittier, who are often acoustic musicians. Shelter Studios and Family Property: Cesar's studio, Shelter Studios, is located on family property that he inherited. He is working on possibly expanding the space while keeping the studio comfortable and home-like. Balancing Expansion and Stability: Conversations about the benefits of expanding the studio or staying in the current location and the importance of financial stability. Wiring and Additional Gigs: In addition to teaching and studio work, Cesar occasionally takes on wiring gigs for other studios, keeping his income diversified. Collaboration with Herbie Hancock: Cesar continues to work with Herbie Hancock, especially on tours post-COVID, and handles audio tasks such as mixing stems for live performances. Matt's Rant: Being in Asset Links and Show Notes The Shelter Studios The Shelter on Instangram WCA Episode #117 with Cesar Mejia Credits Guest: Cesar Mejia Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck Smith

The Murder of 2 Police Officers In Compton California. Special Episode. In Compton, California, an incident occurred that would leave an indelible mark on the community and all of the area law enforcement agencies. On a seemingly routine night in 1993, two police officers, Kevin Burrell and James MacDonald were brutally murdered during a traffic stop. The loss of these officers sent shockwaves through the city, devastating their families, colleagues, and the community they served .Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and most all social media platforms. Kevin Burrell, a 29-year-old lifelong Compton resident and former all-conference basketball player at Cal State Dominguez Hills, and James MacDonald, a 23-year-old reserve officer from Santa Rosa, were on patrol together that fateful night. The two were an unlikely pairing. Burrell, towering at 6 feet 7 inches and nearly 300 pounds, was well-known and respected in the community, while MacDonald, smaller in stature and more reserved, had joined the force to gain experience before moving on to the San Jose Police Department. The entire interview is available as a free podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our website, or most major podcast platforms. For MacDonald, it was supposed to be his final shift with the Compton Police. With just 90 minutes left before he was set to return home, pack his belongings, and head to San Jose to begin training as a full-time officer, tragedy struck. The officers pulled over a red pickup truck that had aroused their suspicion. As they attempted to detain the driver, a parolee with a concealed weapon, the situation escalated. The suspect managed to break free and opened fire on both officers, killing them in a hail of bullets. The Murder of 2 Police Officers In Compton California. Special Episode. 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Continuing their discussion from part 3 of this series, Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz talk more about acceptability versus desirability. In this episode, the discussion focuses on how you might choose between the two. TRANSCRIPT 0:00:00.0 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with Bill Bellows, who has spent 31 years helping people apply Dr. Deming's ideas to become aware of how their thinking is holding them back from their biggest opportunities. Today is Episode 4 of the Misunderstanding Quality Series, and the title is Quality, Mind the Choices. Bill, take it away.   0:00:31.3 Bill Bellows: All right, Andrew, welcome. So podcast three, I think the title was Acceptability and Desirability. And one correction there, when I went back and looked at the transcript the concept of... At least the first person I heard tie together acceptability, desirability, at least in the Deming community, was a professor, Yoshida, Y-O-S-H-I-D-A. He was a PhD student of Dr. Deming, I believe at NYU but I mispronounced or misspelled his first name. I thought I've heard people refer to him as Kauro, perhaps spelled K-A-U-R-O, maybe that's his nickname, and maybe I just didn't remember properly but his proper first name is Kosaku, K-O-S-A-K-U and he at one point in time was in Greater Los Angeles at Cal State Dominguez Hills. And then I think sometime in the mid '90s, early '90s, last I heard he moved to Japan.   0:01:51.1 BB: I've never met him. I've watched videos of him, there's a classic presentation. I don't know if it's got, it might be online someplace of he did a guest lecture. There was a... Dr. Deming was speaking in Southern California and needed an emergency surgery, had a pacemaker put in, so this would've been '92 timeframe. And Professor Yoshida was called in to give a guest lecture. And that ended up being something that I think was sold eventually. The video, the lecture was sold by Claire Crawford Mason and so he is... I don't know how much of that is online, but anyways.   0:02:38.4 AS: Is Kauro, Kauro wasn't that the name of Kauro Ishikawa?   0:02:43.7 BB: That may be where I... Yes that was a Kauro. There's two Ishikawas. There's a father and the son and I... So I'm not sure if Kauro was the father or the son, but anyway correction there. In the first series we did, going back to '23, 2023, I mentioned the name Edgar Schein, but I don't believe I've mentioned his name in this series. So I wanted to throw that, introduce that in this series today and give some background on him for those who have not heard his name or not aware, did not listen to the first series and Edgar Schein, who passed away January of this year. He was an organizational theorist, organizational psychologist, spent the greater part of his career at MIT. And one of the concepts I really like about what he talked about is looking at an organization in terms of its artifacts. So if you walk around an organization, what do you see? What are the artifacts? That could be the colors, it could be the artwork on the wall, but the physical aspect of the organization Schein referred to as the artifacts. And what he also talked about is if you dig beneath the artifacts, they come from a set of beliefs, and then the beliefs come from a set of values.   0:04:23.9 BB: And again, the first series we did, I talked about Red Pen and Blue Pen Companies, and Me and We Organizations, and Last Straw and All Straw organizations. And those titles should make it easy for our listeners who are not aware to go back and find those. And what I talked about is, this imaginary trip report, if you visited a Deming organization, if we could think in terms of two simple organizations, a Deming organization, and a non-Deming organization in this very simple black and white model. And I had people think about the physical aspects of both, if they were to go visit both. What I then followed up on in our conversation is what you see physically comes from a set of beliefs. Now, they may not be articulated beliefs, what Schein would call espoused beliefs. And then you have what they really believe and I forget the term, I use this for that, but it comes from a set... But anyway, the physical comes from the beliefs, the beliefs come from the values.   0:05:39.0 BB: And part of the reason I bring that up for our listeners, and I'm thinking in terms of the people that have a responsibility in their respective organizations. They could be consultants, internal consultants, working in quality likely, given the focus of this series. First of all, you have to start where you are. But even added on, included in start where you are, is you have to start where your management is. So, if your management is tasking you with an improving scrap and rework, then that's what you better be talking about. Now, you don't have to be guiding your actions based on acceptability because the other aspect is scrap and rework are typically associated... Well, not typically, they are associated with acceptability. The lack of acceptability, acceptability is the idea that this is good, it is acceptable, it meets the requirements, defines...the quality requirements that are defined.   0:06:52.0 BB: If it's good, it is acceptable, if it's bad. There's two categories of bad, bad could be I have to throw it away, that's scrap, which means I can't recover it or rework, which means I can do something with it and perhaps salvage it. And so if your management is tasking you with improving scrap and rework, then first of all, where they're coming from, quite naturally, is acceptability. And why do I say that? Because everywhere I've gone, that is the deepest foundation of quality in every organization I've ever met, worked with, I have met people that work from whether it could be... Whether it's clients that I've worked with, whether it's students, my university classes. Acceptability, scrap, and rework, all go together. And, so if that's where your management is, then they're asking you to focus on improving acceptability.   0:08:05.6 BB: But, you may find it invaluable to shift your focus to desirability to improve acceptability. And that will be a focus, well I get into some of that tonight and others or today, and then on a future podcast later. But, I remember once upon a time at Rocketdyne, the executives were, the VP of Quality was task master asking for improvements to scrap and rework and also things called process capability indices, Cp's and Cpk's. And if you've heard of a Cp or a Cpk, great, if you haven't all I could say is I find them dangerous. I find them, well I say they're all about acceptability. And what makes it, reason I would encourage people to stay away from them because they appear to be desirability, but they're really acceptability.   0:09:15.7 BB: We'll save that for later. But anyway you have to start where they are. So if people are asking for improvements in scrap and rework, then, instead of fighting them, you go with it. And then what we'll be talking about tonight is, is it worthwhile to shift? Well, what does it mean to improve acceptability and the difference between acceptability and desirability? And relative to the title tonight, Mind the Choices is being aware that there's a place for acceptability and there's a place for desirability. And going back to Yoshida in episode three, what I was referring to is, in presentations he was doing from the early '90s, maybe even going back to the '80s, he talked about Japanese companies are about desirability. So, he presented this model of acceptability and desirability. And then, his explanation of what makes Japanese companies, again, back in the '80s, Japanese companies were viewed as those setting the quality standards.   0:10:20.5 BB: And, he was trying to say that the way they're doing that is that they don't rely on acceptability as other companies in other countries do. They have a higher standard. And that's what I wanted to introduce in our last episode, Episode 3. And, what I wanted to do tonight in this Episode 4, is to put some, add some more to that. But, also reinforce I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with acceptability, it's a question of what does the organization need at that point of time? And, really it has to do with... Really, it has to do with how big a system you wanna look at. So if you're looking at something in isolation, which is, I mean, when you look at something and saying it's good or bad, that is the epitome of looking at something in isolation.   0:11:17.5 BB: You're looking at a pen and saying it's good. You're looking at the diameter of a hole and saying it's good. That is not looking at what goes in the hole, that is not looking at how the pen is being used. So by definition, that's what Ackoff would call analysis, which is looking inward. It's not what Ackoff would call synthesis, which is looking outward. And how far outward you look is all according... I mean you could look, it comes down to how big is the system. And I wanna introduce the name Shel Rovin, Sheldon was his full name. Shel was his nickname. I met Shel through Russ Ackoff in 2006. Shel was, he was in charge of the Chief Nursing Officer program, which was a two-week immersion program at the University of Pennsylvania.   0:12:14.5 BB: And he was doing that in the, 2003, 4, 5, timeframe when I met him. And Shel was a dentist by background. He was Dean of the School of Dentistry at University of Kentucky and University of Washington. And I met him through Russ and invited him to Rocketdyne on numerous occasions. And Shel spoke about relative to looking at a system, 'cause people talk about, well "Andrew, we've gotta look at the whole system," but how big is the system? And, so people say, well, systems thinkers look at the whole system. Well, how big is that? Is that 1,000 foot view? And people say, oh no, Bill, it's bigger than that. Is it a 10,000 foot view? Is it... How big is the system? Well, Shel's perspective, and the word I wanna introduce from Shel is relative to systems is boundarylessness.   0:13:12.7 BB: Say that a few times fast. 'Cause systems have no boundaries. So I'm sure our listeners... I'm sure you have heard, I don't if our listeners have all heard, Dr. Deming would say to executives, does your system include the future? He used to ask questions such as what business are you in? What business will you be in five years from now, 10 years from now? Well, why not 15 years from now? Why not 25 years from now? Native American Indians, associated with Native American Indians is the idea of looking at the seventh generation after you when you're making choices. And so what I would ask people is, well, why seven? Why not eight? Why not nine? Why not 10? I mean, within an organization, we could be working with our supplier to try to get across these quality ideas to our suppliers.   0:14:05.5 BB: Well, that's looking at the system. Well, wait a minute. Do our suppliers have suppliers? Yes. Do their suppliers have suppliers? And so relative to boundarylessness is this idea is when people start talking about the whole system, I don't know what "whole" means. What I'd rather look at is what size system are we looking at? That's a choice. That's a choice. So we could decide to look at our suppliers. We're gonna go one step, we're gonna look at procurement. Who do we buy from? Now, we may educate them and give them the responsibility of looking at their suppliers on... But that would be a way of managing quality. Likewise, we can look at the impact of our work on our customer and give them heads up as to how to look at the impact of their work on their customers. But that's looking at the system in an X, Y, Z, physical coordinate, add onto that, the time dimension. And so, again, all I wanna throw out there is that when it comes to making choices on acceptability, desirability, a lot of it has to do with how big is the system that we're looking at. Some everyday examples of acceptability.   0:15:23.5 BB: Again and what I wanna get across is, in part the difference to help people make choices. And so when we were on a vacation in Europe recently, I took a number of photos of people making choices. And,` when I travel, anywhere I travel, especially out of the country, I love walking into supermarkets just to see what they sell that perhaps is not sold in the States or in California. I know there are things you can't find in California that you can find on the East Coast. That's one thing. But I like going into supermarkets just to see what products are there. I mean, you can go to England and find in the refrigerator section, hard cider, apple cider, you know, alcoholic cider that I got exposed to going to a Deming conference in 2000. I've become a fan of it ever since. Well, in the States it's pretty hard to find hard cider, period. You go to England and you'll find, a dozen different brands and each brand may have a number of different types.   0:16:44.9 BB: And so that's, but anyway, relative to that when you walk into a supermarket, if you're looking at canned goods, or just look, well, looking at cider, we can look at this cider versus that cider. We treat a can as a can, whether it's buying tomato soup or cider, we treat all those cans as interchangeable, interchangeable parts. But when we go to into the bakery section, that's where I was taking photos in Amsterdam and I was watching people sort through the pastries. And yet what was laid out were a bunch of pastries of the same style. And yet people were, I want this one, I want that one.   0:17:26.0 BB: Well, part of acceptability is treating all those pastries as the same as we would treat all those cans of tomato soup as the same. Now relative to tomato soup I know you live with your mother, and I'm willing to bet your mom, early, early on when she took you to the supermarket, taught you how to buy canned goods, right? And she says "Andrew when you buy a can of something you pick it up, you're looking for dents," right?   0:17:55.1 AS: Mm.   0:17:56.0 BB: Because if it's dented, that's bad. And if it's not dented, that's good. I know my mother taught me that. So I know when it comes to buying canned good we look for dents. If dented, that's bad. If it's not dented, it's acceptable. But I don't see people sorting between cans of tomato soup made by the same manufacturer. They're just, we treat it as they're acceptable. Acceptable implies either one, the differences don't matter or I don't see differences.   0:18:33.0 BB: Desirability is, you wanna see a great example of desirability, go to the produce section and again, either watch people sort through pastries that are all acceptable, and yet they're looking for the biggest one, or... And when it comes to fruit, we're looking for the ripest banana, or maybe we're looking for bananas that are green because we're not gonna use them for a while. So acceptability, again, I'm trying to give everyday examples of acceptability is going in and saying, looking at all the fruit there, and just taking five peppers, whatever it is, and throwing them in the bag and saying, I need five 'cause my spouse said, go get five. And I throw them in the bag. And it could be time-wise, I don't have time to sort through them, or I quite frankly don't care that they're different. That's acceptability. So acceptability is either acknowledging they're different and saying, I don't care. Or...   0:19:29.6 AS: Seeing them as the same.   0:19:32.4 BB: Or pretending they're all the same. And I had a guy in class years ago, and I was asking about buying fruit and I was trying to use the example of we go into the supermarket. We sort through the oranges looking for the ripest one, and this guy says, well, I don't sort through the oranges. I said, well, how do you buy the oranges? I buy them by the bag. I said, do you sort between the bags? He says, no, I don't sort and his arms were crossed. I don't sort, I don't sort. So then I noticed that he had a ring on his left hand, a wedding ring on his left hand. So I said, I see you're wearing a wedding ring. And he said, yep. I said, did you sort?   0:20:15.2 AS: I don't sort.   0:20:15.3 BB: Meaning... I don't sort. And so when you're looking at things that meet all the requirements and saying there is no variation or the variation doesn't matter, that's acceptability, Andrew. When you look at all the things that meet requirements and you see them as being different and saying, I want this one, that's desirability. And so that could be, when it comes to selecting a spouse, when it comes to selecting an orange, when it comes to selecting a parking spot, in a university, you're looking for the, an ideal, the best professor for Thermodynamics II, and there's 10 professors the university says are acceptable. And you talk to classmates and you find out, oh, no, no, no, stay away from that one. What are you doing? You're sorting amongst things that meet requirements, that are acceptable and saying, that's not good enough for me in that situation.   0:21:17.2 BB: Well, what I wanna say then added to that is, this is not to say desirability is better than acceptability. It really comes down to is desirability worth the effort? Because when it comes to desirability, I am looking beyond, I'm looking at a bigger system. So I'm looking at the fruit in terms of how I'm using it. If I'm aware of that, I'm looking at the parking spots in terms of: I'm gonna be in the store for an hour and I want the most shade, or these parking spots have a little bit different distances between cars, and I want a spot with a little bit more width so somebody doesn't ding my car. So what I'm hoping is with these examples, people can appreciate that every day we make choices between acceptability and desirability.   0:22:11.3 BB: Every day we're making a decision based on saying, this is okay, code word for acceptable, or I'll take that one, that's desirability.   0:22:27.6 AS: That's quite a breakdown.   0:22:28.1 BB: Well, and the idea being... The other aspect of it is when you're choosing to say, I want... When you decide that acceptability is not worthwhile, my proposal it's because you're looking at a bigger system. You've got a bigger system in mind. You're not looking at that fruit in isolation. You are somehow saying, there's something about how I plan to use that, which is the reason for this decision. And then it gets into how big is the system that you're looking at? Are you looking at the person downstream of you at work, which that could be an internal customer. People used to use those terms. Are you looking at the person after them, two down from them, three down from them? And that gets into a choice. So what I would tell the folks I was mentoring at Rocketdyne is that they were designing things or going to see how they were used. And I'd say, first of all, nothing requires you to go see how that's used. Your job as a designer, whatever it is in engineering you design it, you give it to manufacturing. But you don't have to go downstairs and see how they're using it.   0:23:47.5 BB: I said, but if you do, you might learn a lot. And then they might say, "well, so I should go talk to the person who's first using it." Well that might be helpful. And then what about the person after that? Well, that might be helpful. And then what about the person after that? Well, that might be helpful. And I was trying to get across to them, we hire really bright people and if we just turn you down to don't look beyond, just deliver the thing, complete those drawings, do whatever it is, pass it to the next person. I said, the system may not require you to go look to see how it's used.   0:24:31.9 BB: But what Dr. Deming is proposing is, the better you understand how it's used, the better you can serve the system. But then you get into the question of how big is the system that you want to be thinking about? And there I would tell them that there's no right answer. I mean, you wanna be and this is what I would tell them is we hire really bright people and then we condition you to believe that it doesn't matter. What I'm proposing guided by Dr. Deming is that there's a possibility that it matters anywhere from a little to a lot, but you won't know unless you go look.   0:25:12.2 AS: Yeah. It's funny.   0:25:12.3 BB: And so what I wanna get... Go ahead Andrew.   0:25:14.4 AS: When I was a supervisor at Pepsi in Los Angeles at our Torrance factory, they asked me to help... Could I figure out how to quicken the pace with which we got 80 trucks or 100 trucks out the gate every morning because it mattered. If you got trucks out an hour late on the LA freeways, now you have overtime and all kinds of trouble. So, what I did is I climbed up... At 4:00 AM I climbed up on top of a building, one of our buildings.   0:25:54.1 BB: Wow.   0:25:54.9 AS: And I had a clipboard, which I always have. I have extra clipboards always with me, here's one right here. And I had paper and then I just observed, and I took a lot of notes. And what I was seeing was all these drivers were, they were checking their trucks and they were spending a lot of time with their trucks. So, after I observed it that morning, the next morning I went down and went around and I asked them, what are you doing? And they said, well I'm checking that the quantity that's on the paper is the quantity that's on the truck. And I said, how could that not be? And they said, the loaders at night don't fill it up right. So, the next night I went and talked to the loaders and I said, drivers are saying that you guys are making errors.   0:26:40.4 AS: No, we're not making any errors. Okay. So, now I gotta dig deeper into the loaders. And then I start to see, okay, the loaders are making errors. So, I went and talked to one loader and said, why are you making this error? He said, well, the production are supposed to put this particular Pepsi item in this spot. But they didn't, they put it in another and I got confused, but it's just 'cause it's normally always there. So, I go to talk to the manufacturer, hey guys come on, why did you put that stuff in the wrong spot? He said, well, sales told us to produce so much that we were overloaded. We didn't have any place to put all of this products. So, we had to basically put it anywhere we could as it's racing off the line and on and on.   0:27:27.9 AS: And then you start to realize like, okay, the system is bigger. Now I went and focused on the loaders and said, how do we make sure that when the loaders load that we can lock the truck and then tell the drivers, you must not open this truck. How do we build the trust between the loaders and the drivers that they're loaded correctly and that they can go, because the drivers don't want to get to San Bernardino or wherever they're going and find out, oh, I don't have what this particular customer wanted and it's supposed to be on here. So that's just a little bit of a picture of kind of a very narrow start that starts to bring in more of the system.   0:28:06.8 BB: Oh, yeah. Oh, that's a brilliant example. And also what you're talking about is a term we used the first series, which is the value of synchronicity. That those handoffs are smooth. And they disrupt...   0:28:26.7 AS: I love that word handoffs, by the way. I was just talking with a client of mine. We were talking about the core processes of the business. And I just now realize that what I was missing and what we were missing in our discussion was how do we make sure that the handoffs work.   0:28:43.6 BB: Well, then the other thing, again a concept you may recall from the first series is, I liken it... I think in terms of two types of handoffs. And, actually, I think in one of the first, maybe in the second episode we talked about this, is associated with acceptability. When I hand off to you something, my report, whatever it is I'm assigned to delivered to Andrew by 5 o'clock tomorrow, you look at it, you inspect it, and you're making sure before you accept it that it is acceptable, that it has all the content. And, if anything's missing a figure, a graph, a label, you send it back to me and then I go through and massage it and then send it off to you. And, part of acceptability is when you say, that's good, then the handoff we're talking about is physical.   0:29:51.6 BB: Right. I mean, there's nothing wrong with a physical handoff. I give it to you physically. And what you may recall me mentioning, I think, again likely episode 2, podcast 2 of this series is I would demonstrate this with people in the class. And I would say, if, if what I give you is not acceptable, what do you do? You give it back to me and you say it's incomplete. And then I go through, massage it. If I now give it to you and all the requirements have been met, it's acceptable. Now what happens? What do you say? And I would kid them and so now you say, thank you. But what I'd also point out is that part of acceptability in a non-Deming organization is the handoff is physical and mental. I mean, physical is: It is yours, not mine.   0:30:38.5 BB: Mental is that if you have trouble with how that fits into what you are doing with it, because that report does not exist in isolation, you're doing something with it. Right. So you're doing your things with it. Now we're looking at the system. And if in the system of you're using it, you have an issue and you come back to me, in non-Deming environment, acceptability is my way of saying "Andrew I'm not sure why we're having this conversation because what I gave you is acceptable." But in a Deming organization, the handoff is physical, but not mental. What does that mean? It means, I'm willing to learn from what you just said and the issues you're having. And now I'm beginning to wonder, there's two possibilities. Either one, what I gave you is not acceptable. There's something wrong with the inspection.   0:31:34.3 BB: Or two, what's missing is desirability, that there's some... What I give you is acceptable, but there's something about how it's, it's um, there's a degree of acceptability, and so instead of viewing it as it's good or it's bad, black and white. Now we're saying there's degrees of good. Desirability is degrees of good. And, so in a Deming environment, when I hand off to you and you have an issue with it, you come back the next day and say, "Bill, somehow this didn't get caught in the control chart." And I said, "well, let me take a look at it," and I may find there was something wrong with the inspection, or I may find that there's a degree of good I'm not giving you that I need to be giving you. So, that can either be an acceptability issue or a desirability issue. I'm willing to have that conversation with you in a Deming environment. So, in a Deming environment, the handoff is physical but not mental. And the learning, as you're demonstrating, the learning that comes from the ability to have those conversations, improves the system. That's a lot more work.   0:32:53.8 AS: So, if you were to sum it up, was that the sum up or would you add anything else to your summation of what you want people to take away from this discussion?   0:33:05.6 BB: Yeah, that's it. I'd like to say one is that there's, acceptability is fine. Choose acceptability, if that's all the situation demands then you've chosen that. But pay attention to how it's used, pay attention to the ramifications of that decision, which may show up an hour from now, may not show up until a year from now. And, the possibility that hiccup a year from now could be either it wasn't acceptable, in which case there's an inspection issue or it was acceptable, which means there's a degree of good, which means it's a desirability issue. And, that gets us into future conversations, talking about degrees of good and the whole idea of variation in things that are good. That's desirability, variation in things that are good.   0:33:57.6 AS: All right. Bill, on behalf of everyone at T      he Deming Institute, I want to thank you again for this discussion. And for listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey. And if you wanna keep in touch with Bill, just find him on LinkedIn. He responds. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. "People are entitled to joy in work."

Is reaching A+ quality always the right answer? What happens when you consider factors that are part of the system, and not just the product in isolation? In this episode, Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz discuss acceptability versus desirability in the quality realm. TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.5 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with Bill Bellows, who has spent 31 years helping people apply Dr. Deming's ideas to become aware of how their thinking is holding them back from their biggest opportunities. Today's episode, episode three, is Acceptability and Desirability. Bill, take it away.   0:00:28.1 Bill Bellows: Thank you, Andrew, and welcome back to our listeners.   0:00:30.7 AS: Oh, yeah.   0:00:31.4 BB: Hey, do you know how long we've been doing these podcasts?   0:00:36.6 AS: No.   0:00:40.8 BB: We started... Our very first podcast was Valentine's Day 2023. I was gonna say 2013. 2023, so roughly 17 months of podcast, Andrew.   0:00:53.4 AS: That was our first date, huh?   0:00:55.0 BB: Our first date was Valentine's Day 2023.   0:00:58.9 AS: All right. Don't tell your wife.   [laughter]   0:01:03.1 BB: All right. And so along the way, I've shared reflections from my first exposures to Dr. Deming, as well as my first exposures to Genichi Taguchi. Talked about Edward de Bono, Tom Johnson, others, mentors, Bill Cooper, Phil Monroe, Gipsie Ranney was a great mentor. Last week, Andrew, while on vacation in New England with my wife, I visited for a day my 85-year-old graduate school advisor who I worked with for ten years, Bob Mayle, who lives in, I would say, the farthest reaches of Maine, a place called Roque Bluffs. Roque Bluffs. How's that for... That could be North Dakota. Roque Bluffs. He's in what they call Down East Maine. He's recently got a flip phone. He's very proud. He's got like a Motorola 1985 vintage flip phone. Anyway, he's cool, he's cool. He's...   0:02:15.9 AS: I'm just looking at that place on the map, and looks incredible.   0:02:19.0 BB: Oh, yeah. He's uh, until he got the phone, he was off the grid. We correspond by letters. He's no internet, no email. And he has electricity, lives in about an 800 square-foot, one-floor bungalow with his wife. This is the third time we've visited him. Every time we go up, we spend one day getting there, one day driving home from where my in-laws live in New York. And then one day with him, and the day ends with going to the nearby fisherman's place. He buys us fresh lobster and we take care of them. [chuckle]   0:03:01.3 AS: Yeah, my sister lives in Kennebunk, so when I go back to the US, I'm...   0:03:08.8 BB: Yeah, Kennebunk is maybe 4 hours away on that same coast.   0:03:15.3 AS: I'm just looking at the guide and map book for Roque Bluffs' State Park, and it says, "a beautiful setting with oceanfront beach, freshwater pond, and hiking trails."   0:03:25.9 BB: Yeah, he's got 10 acres... No, he's got, I think, 20, 25 acres of property. Sadly, he's slowly going blind. He has macular degeneration. But, boy, for a guy who's slowly going blind, he and I went for a walk around his property for a couple hours, and it's around and around... He's holding branches from hitting me, I'm holding branches from hitting him and there's... Let alone the terrain going up and down, you gotta step up and over around the rocks and the pine needles and all. And it was great. It was great. The week before, we were close to Lake George, which is a 32-mile lake in Upstate New York. And what was neat was we went on a three-hour tour, boat ride. And on that lake, there are 30 some islands of various sizes, many of them owned by the state, a number of them owned privately. Within the first hour, we're going by and he points to the island on the left and he says it was purchased in the late '30s by Irving Langmuir. Yeah, so he says, "Irving Langmuir," and I thought, I know that name from Dr. Deming. That name is referenced in The New Economics.   0:04:49.1 BB: In fact, at the opening of Chapter Five of The New Economics, the title is 'Leadership.' Every chapter begins with a quote, right? Chapter Five quote is, "You cannot plan to make a discovery," so says Irving Langmuir. So what is... The guy's describing this island purchased back in the late '30s by Langmuir for like $5,000. I think it's... I don't know if he still owns it, if it's owned by a nonprofit. It's not developed. It's privately held. I'm trying, I wrote to Langmuir's grandson who did a documentary about him. He was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist from GE's R&D center in Schenectady, New York, which is a couple hours south of there. But I'm certain, and I was looking for it earlier, I know I heard of him, of Irving Langmuir through Dr. Deming. And I believe in his lectures, Deming talked about Langmuir's emphasis on having fun at work, having fun. And so I gotta go back and check on that, but I did some research after the day, and sure enough came across some old videos, black and white videos that Langmuir produced for a local television station, talking about his... There's like show and tell with him in the laboratory. And in there, he talks about joy and work and all that.   0:06:33.5 BB: So I'm thinking, that's pretty cool. So I'm waiting to hear from his grandson. And ideally, I can have a conversation with his grandson, introduce him to Kevin and talk about Deming's work and the connection. Who knows what comes out of that? Who knows? Maybe an interview opportunity with you and Irving Langmuir's grandson. So, anyway.   0:06:52.7 AS: Fantastic.   0:06:54.7 BB: But going back to what I mentioned earlier in my background in association with Deming and whatnot, and Taguchi, and I offer these comments to reinforce that while my interests in quality were initially all things Taguchi, and then largely Deming, and it wasn't long before I stopped, stepped back and an old friend from Rocketdyne 20 some years ago started focusing on thinking about thinking, which he later called InThinking. And it's what others would call awareness of our... Well, we called it... Rudy called it, better awareness of our thinking patterns, otherwise known as paradigms, mental models.  We just like the way of explaining it in terms of becoming more aware of our thinking patterns. And I say that because... And what I'm presenting relative to quality in this series, a whole lot of what I'm focusing on is thinking about thinking relative to quality.   0:07:58.8 BB: And so last time, we talked about the eight dimensions of quality from David Garvin, and one of them was acceptability. And that is this notion in quality, alive and well today, Phil Crosby has created this focus on achieving zero defects. Everything meets the requirements, that gets us into the realm, everything is good. Dr. Deming and his red bead experiments talked about red beads and white beads. The white beads is what we're striving for. All the beads are good. The red beads represent defects, things we don't want. And that's this... Thinking wise, that's a thinking pattern of "things are good or bad." Well, then we can have high quality, low quality and quality. But at Rocketdyne, when I started referring to that as category thinking, putting things into categories, but in the world of quality, there's only two categories, Andrew: good and bad. This either meets requirements or it doesn't. And if it's good, then we're allowed to pass it on to the next person. If we pass it on and it's not good, then they're going to send it back to us and say, "Uh-uh, you didn't meet all the requirements." And what I used to do in class, I would take something, a pen or something, and I would go to someone in the seminar and I'd say, "If I hand this to you and it doesn't meet requirements, what are you going to say?" You're gonna say, "I'm not going to take it. It hasn't met the requirements."   0:09:36.4 BB: And I would say you're right. All the I's are not dotted, all the T's are not crossed, I'm not taking it. Then I would take it back and I'd say, "Okay, now what if I go off and dot all those I's and cross all those T's?" Then I would hand them the pen or whatever the thing was, and I'd say, "If all those things have been met," now we're talking acceptability. "Now, what do you say?" I said, "Can you reject it?" "No." I say, "So what do you say now that all those things... If you're aware that all those requirements have been met, in the world of quality, it is as good, now what do you say?" And they look at me and they're like, "What do I say?" I say, "Now you say, thank you." But what I also do is one more time... And I would play this out to people, I'd say, "Okay, Andrew, one more time. I hand you the pen, Andrew, all the requirements are met. And what do you say?" And you say, "Thank you." And I say, "What else just happened when you took it?"   0:10:45.4 AS: You accepted it.   0:10:47.3 BB: Yes. And I say, "And what does that mean?" "I don't know. What does that mean?" I said, "It means if you call me the next day and say, I've got a problem with this, you know what I'm going to say, Andrew?"   0:10:58.5 AS: "You accepted it."   0:11:01.5 BB: Right. And so, what acceptability means is don't call me later and complain. [laughter] So, I get a photo of you accepting it, you're smiling. So if you call me back the next day and say, "I've got a problem with this," I'd say, "No, no, no." So acceptability as a mental model is this idea that once you accept it, there's no coming back. If you reveal to me issues with it later, I deny all that. I'd say, I don't know what your problem with Andrew... It must be a problem on your end, because what I delivered to you is good. And if it is good, then there can't be any problems associated with it. So, if there are problems, have to be on your end, because defect-free, everything good, implies, ain't no problems, ain't no issues with it. I'm thinking of that Disney song, trouble-free mentality, Hakuna Matata.   [chuckle]   0:12:04.5 BB: But now I go back to the title, Acceptability and Desirability. One of Dr. Deming's Ph.D. students, Kauro [actually, Kosaku] Yoshida, he used to teach at Cal State Dominguez Hills back in the '80s, and I think sometime in the '90s, he went to Japan. I don't know if he was born and raised in Japan, but he was one of Dr. Deming's Ph.D. students, I believe, at NYU. Anyway, I know he's a Ph.D. student of Dr. Deming, he would do guest lectures in Dr. Deming's four-day seminars in and around Los Angeles. And, Yoshida is known for this saying that Americans are all about acceptability meets requirements, and the Japanese are about desirability. And what is that? Well, it's more than meeting requirements. And, I wanna get into more detail on that in future episodes. But for now, we could say acceptability is meeting requirements. In a binary world, it can be really hard to think of, if everything's met requirements, how do I do better than that? How do I continue to improve if everything meets requirements?  Well, one clue, and I'll give a clue, is what I shared with the senior most ranking NASA executive responsible for quality.   0:13:46.4 BB: And this goes back to 2002 timeframe. And we had done some amazing things with desirability at Rocketdyne, which. is more than meeting requirements. And the Vice President of Quality at Rocketdyne knew this guy at NASA headquarters, and he says, "You should go show him what we're doing." So I called him up a week in advance of going out there. I had made the date, but I figured if I'm going to go all the way out there, a week in advance, I called him up just to make sure he knew I was coming. And he said something like, "What are we going to talk about?" He said something like, "We're going to talk about that Lean or Six Sigma stuff?" And I said, "No, more than that." And I think I described it as, we're going to challenge the model of interchangeable parts. And he's like, "Okay, so what does that mean?" So the explanation I gave him is I said, "What letter grade is required for everything that NASA purchases from any contractor? What letter grade is ostensibly in the contract? What letter grade? A, B, C, D. What letter grade is in the contract?" And he says, "Well, A+."   [laughter]   0:15:01.2 BB: And I said, "A+ is not the requirement." And he's like, "Well, what do you mean?" I said, "It's a pass-fail system." That's what acceptability is, Andrew. Acceptability is something is either good or bad, and if it's bad, you won't accept it. But if it's good, if I dot all the I's and cross all the T's, you will take it. It has met all the requirements. And that gets into what I talked about in the first podcast series of what I used to call the first question of quality management. Does this quality characteristic, does the thrust of this engine, does the roughness of this surface, does the diameter of this hole, does the pH of this bath meet requirements? And there's only two answers to that question, yes or no. And if yes is acceptable, and if no, that's unacceptable. And so I pointed out to him, much to his chagrin, is that the letter grade requirement is not A+, it's D- or better. [chuckle] And so as a preview of we'll get into in a future podcast, acceptability could be, acceptability is passing. And this guy was really shocked. I said, "Procurement at NASA is a pass-fail system."   0:16:21.9 BB: Every element of anything which is in that system purchased by NASA, everything in there today meets a set of requirements, is subject to a set of requirements which are met on a pass-fail basis. They're either, yes, it either meets requirements, acceptable, or not. That's NASA's, the quality system used by every NASA contractor I'm aware of. Boeing's advanced quality system is good parts and bad parts. Balls and strikes. And so again, for our viewers, acceptability is a pass-fail system. And what Yoshida... You can be thinking about what Yoshida's talked about, is Japanese companies. And again, I think it's foolish to think of all Japanese companies, but back in the '80s, that's really the way it came across, is all Japanese companies really have this figured out, and all American companies don't. I think that's naive. But nonetheless, what he's talking about is shifting from a pass-fail system, that's acceptability, to, let's say, letter grades of A's or B's. That would be more like desirability, is that it's not just passing, but an A grade or a B grade or a C grade. So that's, in round terms, a preview of Yoshida... A sense of, for this episode, of what I mean by acceptability and desirability.   0:17:54.7 BB: In the first podcast which was posted the other day, I made reference to, instead of achieving acceptability, now I can use that term, instead of achieving zero defects as the goal, in the world of acceptability, once we continuously improve and achieve acceptability, now everything is passing, not failing. This is in a world of what I refer to as category thinking, putting things in categories. In the world of black and white, black is one category, white is a category. You got two categories, good and bad. If everything meets requirements, how do you continuously improve if everything is good? Well, part of the challenge is realize that everything is good has variation in terms... Now we could talk about the not all letter grade A, and so we could focus on the things that are not A's and ask the question, is an A worthwhile or not? But what I was saying in the first podcast is my admiration for Dr. Deming's work uniquely... And Dr. Deming was inspired towards this end by Dr. Taguchi, and he gave great credit to that in Chapter Ten of The New Economics. And what I don't see in Lean nor Six Sigma, nor Lean/Six Sigma, nor Operational Excellence, what I don't see anywhere outside of Dr. Deming's work or Dr. Taguchi's work is anything in quality which is more than acceptability.   0:19:32.0 BB: It's all black and white. Again, Boeing's Advanced Quality System is good parts and bad parts. Now, again, I'm not suggesting that there's anything wrong with that. And I would also suggest in a Deming-based organization there may be characteristics for which all we need is that they're good. We don't need to know how good they are, we don't need to know the letter grade. And why is that? Because maybe it's not worth the trouble to discern more than that. And this is where I use the analogy of balls and strikes or kicking the ball into the net.  If you've got an open net... That's Euro Cup soccer. There's no reason to be precisely placing the ball. All you want to do is get it into the net. And that's an area of zero defects, maybe all that is worthwhile, but there could be other situations where I want the ball in a very particular location in the strike zone. That's more of this desirability sense. So I want to clarify for those who listened to the first podcast, is what I'm inferring is I'm not aware of any quality management system, any management system in which, inspired by Dr. Deming and Taguchi, we have the ability to ask the question, is acceptability all that is required?   0:20:55.7 BB: And it could be for a lot of what we do, acceptability is not a bad place to be. But I'm proposing that as a choice, that we've thought about it and said, "You know what? In this situation, it's not worth, economically, the extra effort. And so let's put the extra effort into the things where it really matters." And if it doesn't... So use desirability where it makes sense, use acceptability elsewhere. Right now, what I see going on in organizations unaware of Dr. Deming's work, again, Dr. Taguchi's work, is that they're really blindly focusing on acceptability. And I think what we're going to get into is, I think there's confusion in desirability. But again, I want to keep that for a later episode. Now, people will say, "Well, Bill, the Six Sigma people are about desirability." No, the Six Sigma people have found a new way to define acceptability. And I'll give you one other fun story. When I taught at Northwestern's Kellogg Business School back in the late '90s, and I would start these seminars off by saying, "We're going to look at quality management practices, past, present, future." And so one year, I said, "So what quality management practices are you aware of?" And again, these are students that have worked in industry for five or six years.   0:22:17.6 BB: They've worked at GM, they worked at General Electric, they worked for Coca Cola, banking. These are sharp, sharp people. But you got into the program having worked somewhere in the world, in industry, so they came in with experience. And so they would say, zero defect quality is a quality management practice. And I'd say, "Okay, so where'd that come from?" And again, this is the late '90s. They were aware of the term, zero defects. They didn't know it was Philip Crosby, who I learned yesterday was... His undergraduate degree is from a school of podiatry. I don't know if he was a podiatrist, but he had an undergraduate... A degree in podiatry, somebody pointed out to me. Okay, fine. But Philip Crosby, his big thing was pushing for zero defects. And you can go to the American Society for Quality website to learn more about him. Philip Crosby is the acceptability paradigm. So, students would bring him up and I'd say, "Okay, so what about present? What about present?" And somebody said, "Six Sigma Quality." So I said, "So what do you know about Six Sigma Quality?" And somebody said," Cpk's of 2.00." And I said, "So what's... " again, in a future episode, we could talk about Cpk's."   0:23:48.5 AS: But I said to the guy, "Well, what's the defect rate for Six Sigma... For Cpk's or Six Sigma Quality or Cpk's of 2?" And very matter of factly, he says, "3.4 defects per million." So I said, "How does that compare to Phil Crosby's quality goal from 1962? Here we are, 1997, and he's talking about Motorola and Six Sigma Quality, a defect goal of 3.4 defects per million. And I said, "How does that compare to Phil Crosby's quality goal of zero defects in 1962?" And the guy says... [chuckle] So cool, he says, "Well, maybe zero is not worth achieving." 'Cause again, zero was the goal in 1962. Six Sigma sets the goal for 3.4 per million. Not zero, 3.4, to which this guy says... And I thought it was so cool, he says, "Well, maybe zero is not worth achieving." So, there. Well, my response was, "Well, what makes 3.4 the magic number for every process in every company around the world? So, what about that?" To which the response was crickets. But what I want to point out is we're still talking about zero... I mean 3.4 is like striving towards zero and admitting some. It is another way of looking at acceptability. It is... And again, and people claim it's really about desirability. I think, well, there's some confusion in desirability and my hope in this episode is to clear up some of that misunderstanding in acceptability as well as in desirability. And they... Let me just throw that out.   0:25:58.1 AS: Yeah, there's two things that I want to say, and the first one is what he should have replied is, for those older people listening or viewing that can remember the movie, Mr. Mom with Michael Keaton, I think it was. And he should have replied, "220, 221, whatever it takes." And he should have said, "Well, yeah, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6. It's could be around there."   0:26:27.5 BB: Well, the other thing is, why we're on that is... And I think this is... I'm really glad you brought that up, is, what I would push back on the Lean and the Six Sigma, those striving for zero defects or Cpk's of 2 or whatever they are is, how much money are we going to spend to achieve a Cpk of 2, a zero defects? And again, what I said and... Well, actually, when I posted on LinkedIn yesterday, "I'm okay with a quality goal of 3.4 defects per million." What I'm proposing is, instead of blindly saying zero defects is the goal and stop, or I want Cpk's of 1.33 or whatever they are everywhere in the organization, in terms of the economics of variation or the new economics, is how much money are we going to spend to achieve zero or 3.4 or whatever it is? And, is it worth the return on the investment? And this is where Dr. Taguchi's loss function comes in.   0:27:49.2 BB: And so what I'm proposing, inspired by Genichi Taguchi and W. Edwards Deming is, let's be thinking more about what is... Let's not blindly stop at zero, but if we choose to stop at zero, it's an economic choice that it's not worth the money at this time in comparison to other things we could be working on to improve this quality characteristic and that we've chosen to be here... Because what I don't want people to think is what Dr. Deming and Taguchi are talking about is we can spend any amount of money to achieve any quality goal without thinking of the consequences, nor thinking about, how does this goal on this thing in isolation, not make things bad elsewhere. So we have to be thinking about a quality goal, whether it's worth achieving and will that achievement be in concert with other goals and what we're doing there? That's what I'd like people thinking about as a result of this podcast tonight.   0:28:56.0 AS: And I think I have a good way of wrapping this up, and that is going back to Dr. Deming's first of his 14 Points, which is, create constancy of purpose towards improvement of product and service with the aim to become competitive, to stay in business, and to provide jobs. And I think that what that... I link that to what you're saying with the idea that we're trying to improve our products and services constantly. We're not trying to improve one process. And also, to become competitive in the market means we're improving the right things because we will become more competitive if we are hitting what the client wants and appreciates. And so... Yeah.   0:29:46.3 BB: But with regard to... Absolutely with regard to our customers, absolutely with regard to how it affects different aspects of our company, that we don't get head over heels in one aspect of our company and lose elsewhere, that we don't deliver A+ products to the customer in a losing way, meaning that the A+ is great for you, but financially, we can't afford currently... Now, again, there may be a moment where it's worthwhile to achieve the A... We know we can achieve the A+, but we may not know how to do it financially. We may have the technology to achieve that number. Now, we have to figure out, is, how can we do it in an economically advantaged way, not just for you, the customer, but for us. Otherwise, we're losing money by delivering desirability. So it's gotta work for us, for you, but it's also understanding how that improvement... That improvement of that product within your overall system might not be worthwhile to your customer, in which case we're providing a... The classic...   0:31:18.8 AS: You're not becoming competitive then.   0:31:21.8 BB: The better buggy whip. But that gets into looking at things as a system. And this is... What's invaluable is, all of this is covered with a grasp of the System of Profound Knowledge. The challenge is not to look at goals in isolation. And even I've seen people at Lean conferences quote Dr. Deming and his constancy of purpose and I thought, well, you can have a... A non-Deming company has a constancy of purpose. [chuckle]  The only question is, what is the purpose? [laughter] And that's when I thought, a constancy of purpose on a focus on acceptability is good provided all of your competitors are likewise focusing on acceptability. So I just be... I just am fascinated to find people taking Deming's 14 Points one at a time, out of context, and just saying, "Well, Dr. Deming said this." Well, there we go again. [laughter]   0:32:29.9 AS: Bill, on behalf of everyone at The Deming Institute, I want to thank you again for this discussion. For listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey. If you want to keep in touch with Bill, just find him on LinkedIn. This is your host, Andrew Stotz. And I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming, "People are entitled to joy in work."

Key Points & Memorable Quotes “You really do have to take stock in the relationships you've built, but also why you've built them.” - Wendy @ 2:32“Everything you go through is not everybody's business.” - Wendy @ 6:12“How else are they going to respect and trust you in other situations, if you don't follow through?” - Ashley @ 10:59“Whatever thing they've gotten tangled up in, that is not who they are, it's just something they did.” - Wendy @ 11:37“It's how I connect in the moments that are great so that I build that capital for them to trust me when the chips are down.” - Wendy @ 19:40“The effect and the connection I'm having on these kids is really what freaking matters.” - Ashley @ 29:14“When you fight, you're gonna be able to find success more than the other people that don't know how to fight.” - Ashley @ 41:13“You have to know when to strive for that perfection, but be okay when you don't attain it.” - Ashley @ 47:06 Guest BioAshley currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer, a Producer, and Coach at Be Better Life and Be Better Media. She is a Southern California native and is the oldest of five siblings.  Ashley is a natural leader who leads by creating a safe environment through communication, honesty, compassion, and inclusion.  She played NCAA Division II indoor volleyball at Cal State Dominguez Hills where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies, including a concentration in Mathematics.  Later, she obtained a Master's Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine.  Ashley loves the sport of volleyball, but her passion lies in teaching and coaching the life lessons that are gleaned through sport's participation. Show Notes 0:00 - Welcome to What I Meant to Say0:09 - Let's Recap Falyn's Interview2:11 - Wendy's Parenting Journey6:33 - Ashley's Shame Based Story11:16 - Balancing Discipline & Acceptance in Parenting17:40 - Managing Different Child Personalities As a Parent19:59 - Tools for Managing Kid's Personalities25:38 - Lean into Your Strengths41:21 - Understanding the When & Why Behind the Fight45:41 - A Discussion on Perfectionism51:07 - Social Media, Mental Health, & Relationships1:08:32 - Becoming A Lifelong Learner1:12:20 - Thank You & ClosingLinks & Where to Find Ashley Ashley - @ashley.a.clark.10 & @coachashleyc Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-clark-143543255/Facebook Twitter/X - @AshleyAnneC10Tiktok - @ashleyannec10 Be Better LifeBe Better Media 

#207: Last month, the 10 freeway was in critical condition after an arson fire burned more than 90 support columns of an overpass near Alameda Street. The repair job was surprisingly fast – taking less than two weeks. And now, for most of us, things seem back to normal. But the ripple effects for some businesses along that corridor are still being felt. Guests: Chase White, owner of Recycled Movie Sets Alfredo Carlos, professor of labor studies at Cal State Dominguez Hills

For more inspired edutainment, visit: www.bebettermedia.tv Key Points & Memorable Quotes “You play out the unresolved trauma in your relationship.” - Wendy @ 0:40“I don't have to respond the same way they respond.” - Ashley @ 6:49“If I want to take it slow, now I'm okay with it.” - Wendy @ 11:31“Learning that creativity can be an artistic expression.” - Wendy @ 13:12“I look for the kids who have the intangibles.” - Ashley @ 18:51“Leadership qualities really are not something you can teach as much as you can just infuse.” - Wendy @ 23:09“Remember, the Empress did give the King his cape to wear to pretend he could be in charge.” - Jeri @ 36:22“So finding the balance in everything is really where it matters.” - Ashley @ 39:39“The minute they stop making you laugh, it's when it's over.” - Jeri @ 43:35“What are we still learning together?” - Jeri @ 44:29“If you don't have a healthy growth environment, you're not doing your kids any favors.” 45:13 Guest Bio - Jeri Reeder is an avid tarot reader. She's been practicing the art OF tarot for more than 40 plus years. Jeri Has also been teaching yoga for the same amount of time and often combines the two modalities. Jeri teaches the art tarot along with hosting gatherings and makes any party more special.Ashley currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer, a Producer, and Coach at Be Better Life and Be Better Media. She is a Southern California native and is the oldest of five siblings.  Ashley is a natural leader who leads by creating a safe environment through communication, honesty, compassion, and inclusion.  She played NCAA Division II indoor volleyball at Cal State Dominguez Hills where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies, including a concentration in Mathematics.  Later, she obtained a Master's Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine.  Ashley loves the sport of volleyball, but her passion lies in teaching and coaching the life lessons that are gleaned through sport's participation.  Show Notes 0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say'0:25 - Welcome to Jeri & Ashley0:57 - Strong Women in Relationships7:38 - Self Awareness in Today's Generation11:32 - Creativity Can Be An Athletic Expression18:45 - Times Are Intense with Over Programming21:04 - Road Trips & Lunches with Our Dads34:32 - A Discussion on Generational Trauma & Healing Inward40:11 - Growth in Relationships & Parenting 45:27 - What is Generational Healing?51:50 - Wrapping Up & Closing Links & Where to Find Jeri & Ashley  Jeri - @mothertarotreeder & @jerireederAshley - @ashley.a.clark.10 & @coachashleyc Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-clark-143543255/Facebook Twitter/X - @AshleyAnneC10Tiktok - @ashleyannec10 Be Better LifeBe Better Media

UCLA Basketball dominated a Halloween night exhibition tilt with Cal State Dominguez Hills 97-56! Mick Cronin's squad played without four potential starters as Adem Bona, Aday Mara, Berke Buyuktuncel, and Dylan Andrews all sat out due to eligibility concerns or "injuries." On this episode of Locked On UCLA, Zach Anderson-Yoxsimer discusses his thoughts on the Bruins' performances vs. CSUDH! Also, UCLA Football is ranked higher in the CFP's first rankings, but the challenges of playing the Arizona Football & Noah Fifita in Tucson remain! Finally, UCLA WBB gets another 5-star verbal commitment to add to their stacked 2024 recruiting class! This is your daily UCLA Football & Basketball Podcast!#uclabasketball #mickcronin #adaymara #adembona #berkebuyuktuncel #dylanandrews #sebastianmack #calstatedominguezhills #halloween #halloween2023 #uclafootball #chipkelly #recruiting #transferportal #uclacommit #bigten #big12 #pac12 #dantemoore #laiatulatu #247sports #espn #pac12afterdark #rivals #on3Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

UCLA Basketball dominated a Halloween night exhibition tilt with Cal State Dominguez Hills 97-56! Mick Cronin's squad played without four potential starters as Adem Bona, Aday Mara, Berke Buyuktuncel, and Dylan Andrews all sat out due to eligibility concerns or "injuries." On this episode of Locked On UCLA, Zach Anderson-Yoxsimer discusses his thoughts on the Bruins' performances vs. CSUDH! Also, UCLA Football is ranked higher in the CFP's first rankings, but the challenges of playing the Arizona Football & Noah Fifita in Tucson remain! Finally, UCLA WBB gets another 5-star verbal commitment to add to their stacked 2024 recruiting class! This is your daily UCLA Football & Basketball Podcast! #uclabasketball #mickcronin #adaymara #adembona #berkebuyuktuncel #dylanandrews #sebastianmack #calstatedominguezhills #halloween #halloween2023 #uclafootball #chipkelly #recruiting #transferportal #uclacommit #bigten #big12 #pac12 #dantemoore #laiatulatu #247sports #espn #pac12afterdark #rivals #on3 Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Get ready for an exhilarating dive into the heart of learning! In this episode, we unpack the world of the Quantum 10 (Q10), a mega multi-tiered system of support. Join me in an invigorating fireside chat with the dynamic Talisa Sullivan as we unravel the magic that happens when we integrate diverse practices, honor individuality, and foster a thriving, collective learning environment. This episode is your ticket to a world of possibilities, so buckle up and get ready to be inspired! Transcript available at LainieRowell.com About Our Guest: Dr. Talisa Sullivan has served as an educator for over 20 years. She specializes in serving marginalized populations that have experienced intergenerational inequities. She has served as an educator at different levels. Dr. Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Teaching Credential from Cal State Dominguez Hills, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Cal State San Bernardino, and a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis on Urban Leadership from Claremont Graduate University. Websites: q10equityineducation.com transformingleaderstlc.com X/Twitter: @TalisaSullivan Instagram: @dr.sulli About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is a bestselling ⁠author⁠, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing focusing on community building, social emotional learning, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology and went on to earn postgraduate degrees in education. As an international keynoter and a consultant, Lainie's client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/lainierowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Website - ⁠LainieRowell.com⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Evolving with Gratitude, the book is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And now, Bold Gratitude: The Journal Designed for You and by You is available too! Both Evolving with Gratitude & Bold Gratitude have generous bulk pricing for purchasing 10+ copies delivered to the same location.

UCLA Football improved to 6-2 with its 28-16 over the Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders! With a problematic Arizona Wildcats team next up on the schedule, Chip Kelly has to fix the turnover problem plaguing UCLA's offense! On this episode of Locked On UCLA, Zach Anderson-Yoxsimer discusses the grades for the Bruins' performance against Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, & the Buffs! Also, UCLA Basketball prepares for a spooky exhibition matchup versus Cal State Dominguez Hills as fans finally get to see all the newcomers live! Will Aday Mara, Adem Bona, & Berke Buyuktuncel all play? This is your daily UCLA Football & Basketball Podcast!#uclafootball #coloradofootball #coachprime #chipkelly #dantemoore #deionsanders #shedeursanders #travishunter #ethangarbers #laiatulatu #uclabasketball #uclabruins #ucla #rosebowl #adaymara #adembona #berkebuyuktuncel #janvide #jaimejaquezjr #nba #nfl #nfldraft #transferportal #collegebasketball #marchmadnessFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

UCLA Football improved to 6-2 with its 28-16 over the Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders! With a problematic Arizona Wildcats team next up on the schedule, Chip Kelly has to fix the turnover problem plaguing UCLA's offense! On this episode of Locked On UCLA, Zach Anderson-Yoxsimer discusses the grades for the Bruins' performance against Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, & the Buffs! Also, UCLA Basketball prepares for a spooky exhibition matchup versus Cal State Dominguez Hills as fans finally get to see all the newcomers live! Will Aday Mara, Adem Bona, & Berke Buyuktuncel all play? This is your daily UCLA Football & Basketball Podcast! #uclafootball #coloradofootball #coachprime #chipkelly #dantemoore #deionsanders #shedeursanders #travishunter #ethangarbers #laiatulatu #uclabasketball #uclabruins #ucla #rosebowl #adaymara #adembona #berkebuyuktuncel #janvide #jaimejaquezjr #nba #nfl #nfldraft #transferportal #collegebasketball #marchmadness Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Dream and Riyah are both 13 years old and in middle school, Dawnyai is a history Major at Cal State Dominguez Hills and is Assistant Director of the organizaton known as Live Yo' Life. The group is dedicated to providing support and enrichment opportunities for young African American women and girls. On this podcast these teens and young adults speak their minds on everything from education to what women need to thrive. www.liveyolife.org

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Wenli Jen about her thoughts on global citizenship. She is a consultant for Integral Prudence Solutions, a TedX speaker, and a professor of Asian and Ethnic Studies, and Public Health at Cal State Dominguez Hills. In our conversation, Wenli shares how an understanding of one's power and privilege is vital towards cultivating greater awareness and humility as a global citizen. Enjoy our conversation!

The recidivism rate for those who get a masters while incarcerated is zero. For years, in an effort to become more punitive, prisons have cut back on programming including education – and they have done that to their and to society's detriment. The pendulum has swung back in the direction of carceral education as we have learned that it is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism. This week on Everyday Injustice, we speak with Matthew Luckett, a professor at Cal State Dominguez-Hills, who is heading up a prison masters program in the humanities that will allow incarcerated people to continue their education and better situate themselves for release.

In today's headlines: the city of LA sues a journalist and watchdog group, Metro lowers the music levels at the MacArthur Park station, and outdoor dining to stay in LA.  The play Twilight LA is based on interviews of hundred of people whose lives were directly touched by both the uprising itself, and the events that led up to it. The show returns to the Mark Taper Forum for a new staging 30 years later.  We'll hear from students at Cal State Dominguez Hills who say that a series of incidents related to race this school year has affected their sense of safety on campus. Then, How To LA host Brian De Los Santos learns he's been approved to take what could be a once-in-a-lifetime trip to his homeland of Mexico. As a DACA recipient, there are no guarantees – that he'll get this chance again OR that he'll be let back into the U.S. where he's lived since he was brought here as a small child. His candid conversation with friends, as he prepares to return to Mexico for the first time in 30 years. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join  Support the show: https://laist.com

Julia Mcintyer the College Student from Cal State Dominguez Hills who asked a very complimentary question to Russell Westbrook is in studio to interview Mason and Ireland. Also, we talk about the Greatest Non Basketball sports event you've ever seen? Plus, there is a guy who has been 15 for 15 in picking the Super Bowl Winner! will he guess this year's winner too! Another edition of GAME OF GAMES and SUPER CROSSTALK with SEDANO and KAP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to Julia McIntyre the reporter from CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS who has been going viral for asking Russell Westbrook a very "positive" question at the Lakers Presser. What is the BIGGEST event you've covered? Plus, How Neat are you? we talk about each other's neatness. Mason is all in on the BENGALS to win the SUPER BOWL. Another edition of GAME OF GAMES and SUPER CROSSTALK with SEDANO and KAP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill Connelly is a documentary photographer and educator based in Los Angeles. She is a contributor to Zuma Press and her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, TIME magazine, Newsweek Japan, People, The Globe and Mail, The San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and many others. She has produced images for the Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters and for five years worked as a contract photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Her images are included in the books “Wichita: Coming Home, Going Global” and “4:31– Images of the 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake.” Her work has also been exhibited in numerous group shows at galleries and other venues. Her current project, “Living With the Dead,” explores cemeteries as places for celebrations of life, art, culture and history. She has enjoyed photographing numerous celebrities, athletes and politicians, including Rosa Parks, Shaquille O'Neal and Bill Clinton, but her favorite stories are those of the ordinary people who have overcome hardships, and have interesting stories to tell of their journey along the way. Jill has done work for NGOs as well. She traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and photographed the subjects of education, malnutrition, child soldiers, survival and sexual violence for UNICEF. She also went to Greece to photograph the refugee crisis for Allied Aid and photographs for The Red Cross in Los Angeles Jill teaches photojournalism at Pierce College where she is the Chair of the Media Arts department and advisor for the campus newspaper and magazine. She has also taught at Brooks Institute of Photography and with the UCLA Student Media program. She has a master's degree in Journalism with a photojournalism concentration from Boston University and a bachelor's in Communication from State University of New York (SUNY) Plattsburgh, where she minored in Photography. She also completed a social media certificate at Cal State Dominguez Hills and has created social media content for Allied Aid and Pierce College. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-brown57/support

Case #1: May 14th, 1979, 13-year-old Timothy Troutman and his 2, 11-year-old buddies were walking through a large vacant field near Cal State Dominguez Hills. The boys saw a man described as Black, early 20's, thin build, large afro hairstyle. The 11-year-old boys say the man reeked of booze and PCP. At one point, the man grabbed Timothy and held him at knife point; the other boys ran to get help but when they returned with deputies, they found Timothy stabbed to death forty times. After all these years, investigators have new information, including a person of interest. Case #2: Anaheim Confidential, an annual fundraiser by the Anaheim Police Department. Homicide detectives discuss a case they investigated before a live audience. We discuss how you can get tickets. The money goes to the Anaheim PD's ‘Cops 4 Kids' Youth Program.

Wine: 2021 Seis Soles White Blend BIO:Patty and Iris are both career women with more than 15 years of experience in the events and tech industry. Festively was built to make it easier for busy moms to discover all the beautiful and custom elements they need to make their celebrations memorable.Patty is an LA native and graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a BA in environmental studies and a background in tech. She is a Dodger fan for life, wife, and proud mom of two boys and step-mom of a wonderful daughter. She loves making custom cocktails and can be found petting cats and dogs everywhere she goes.Iris is from Louisiana and proud of her family ties. She is a graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills with a BA in communications. She's planned events for family, friends and fortune 200 companies. She's a mom of two boys, wife and loves exploring new recipes while dancing and singing as she cooks.Website:  https://festively.com/InstagramFacebook

Sheila Dedrick, a Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Certified Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator sheds light on common breastfeeding issues such as trouble latching, lack of milk supply, and lack of confidence. ▶ Ask Sally a question for a future episode: https://forms.gle/pRHRK5MbBRVNE47YA ▶ Sheila & The New Parent Resource Center: https://www.cmhshealth.org/services/maternity-delivery/new-parent-resource-center/ ▶ Sally's Childbirth Education Courses: https://drsallymcnally.com/childbirth-education --------------------------- THIS PODCAST: ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwdLkxKKsw ▶ We use Riverside.fm: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=brigid --------------------------- ▶ More About Sheila: Sheila Dedrick knew she found her niche working with mothers and babies from her first clinical rotation in Obstetrics in nursing school. She became an RN at the age of 20 and moved to the Maternal Child department as soon as she could. She has continued for over 40 years, never leaving her passion, working in labor and delivery, mother-baby, and high-risk antepartum. Currently she is the Manager of the New Parent Resource Center at Community Memorial Hospital which she opened and where she combines her expertise in lactation and maternity with her passion for teaching. She developed a comprehensive set of courses and established an outpatient lactation support program where over 1400 private consultations are done each year. She was instrumental in the CMH receiving their Baby Friendly designation. She graduated from Cal State Dominguez Hills with both her Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Nursing as a Nurse Educator. She is an IBCLC and Certified Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator. She was honored with the Liquid Gold Award from the Breastfeeding Coalition of Ventura County and was named the Hospital Hero for Ventura County by the National Health Foundation. She lives in Oak View with her husband of over 40 years, is proudly the mother of two breastfed daughters and the grandmother of two breastfed grandchildren. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this week's episode, both our storytellers share tales of getting back on their feet, both literally and figuratively. Part 1: After Natalia Reagan gives up on her dreams of being a scientist, a devastating accident changes everything. Part 2: As Jaclyn Siegel researches eating disorders she struggles with her own. Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, comedian, science communicator, host, actress, producer, podcaster, professor, writer, and monkey chasing weirdo. She was a comedy writer and correspondent on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk, regular host of the StarTalk All-Stars podcast, a science correspondent on Thrillist's Daily Hit, a skeptic on Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera, and she was the co-host on Spike TV's 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty. Natalia was also a writer and host for Discovery's DNews, Seeker, and TestTube as well as an animal expert on Nat Geo Wild's Everything You Didn't Know about Animals. For her master's fieldwork, she conducted a survey of the Azuero spider monkey in rural Panama. She has also published chapters in the Wiley Encyclopedia of Primatology (including “The Copulatory Postures of Nonhuman Primates”), ACS's Hollywood Chemistry, and Congreso de Antropología Panameña. After grad school, Natalia began producing science comedy videos covering such titillating topics as the evolution of boobs, butts, balls, and Bigfoot. Her passion includes combining science and comedy to spread science literacy while inducing spit takes. She currently lives a pants-optional lifestyle in LA and teaches biological anthropology at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Jaclyn Siegel, PhD, is a postdoctoral research scholar at San Diego State University, where she works as the project director of the PRIDE Body Project, an NIH-funded eating disorders prevention program for sexual minority men. Jaclyn holds a PhD in social psychology from the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on body image, gender, and sexuality, primarily as they relate to everyday life, including the workplace and romantic relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leslie and LeAnn Jones are sisters and the owners of 1010 Wine and Events in Inglewood, CA. Both of the Jones sisters are well-accomplished in their own right. An Arizona State University grad, Leslie founded an event planning business and has organized over one hundred weddings. LeAnn got her undergraduate degree from Cal State Dominguez Hills is a practicing attorney. Their wine bar boasts more Black-owned vintners than any establishment in the state and has been a sensation in its first year in business. On this podcast Leslie and LeAnn school Dominique and the KBLA delegation on WIne 101. www.1010wineandevents.com

Key Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes “I do have a strong belief that it stems from how I grew up, experiences I had in and out of sports, as well as when I went through college and started to identify mentors that I recognized good in.” 2:35“As soon as I started going to public school, I immediately had a knack for tutoring friends, peers, in math specifically.” 8:00“Ever since that, I knew that I was helping people, tutoring people, teaching people on different levels.” 8:29“But I was also very aware that I was new and that I was learning, so I just put 110% into what I could control, serve, and do whatever coach says in practice and work my butt off.” 12:09“If you're asking someone to do something out of their comfort zone, or something that is fear-based, then you have to give them some room to feel freedom to make those errors in a safe environment.” 15:13“That's where you have to give them some autonomy, I feel, and responsibility of teaching them how to be respectful in questioning, how to seek for understanding; this is stuff I talk about with my leaders with problem-solving and conflict resolution too.  You approach it to understand the other side more or the other person more, and then how can we come together to move forward as a team.” 17:29“I think that's something as parents we often miss, to know that that coach is showing up with a game plan and the coach really wants to win.” - Wendy @ 19:07“I also had a reset in how I approached people. I learned through that that you have to be a little more of a chameleon with people that you lead, teammates, coworkers, as coaches, your athletes.  You have to start to pay attention to how people respond, how they speak, how they interact with others.” 25:10“If you have an idea of how people are going to respond to you, you can treat people with a little more softness, firmness, and I didn't know that before. 25:54“Leadership is not a one size fits all proposition.” - Wendy @ 26:04“I was the glue for that team because of how I learned to lead and the way I trained other leaders.”  27:56“Part of sports is teaching you how to build through and push through that struggle because the only time we get into flow is after we've pushed through the struggle that comes before.” -Wendy @ 32:20“Without interaction, you don't learn that psychology and how to work with others, so although they're all there sitting in a circle individually on their phones, they are all somewhere else.” 36:07“I feel like we really do have a lack of leadership across the board in our society, and leadership doesn't have to be a one size fits all, but you find the strengths in your kids, your athletes, your own kids, your co-workers, and you try to invest in that because it builds confidence, it builds a sense of value and like you're adding to things.” 37:15“This is a safe place; that stuff matters, but it doesn't matter right now at this moment.” 41:51“A part of that safe environment is allowing them room to be who they are, in the weak moments, in the strong moments, as a leader, you have to know where to meet people.” 43:51“The biggest thing leaders can show you what you need to do without them even knowing, show them what they need or what they want without them realizing.” 51:45“Would you rather be the worst player on a national championship team or the best player on a bad team?” 56:20“I look at it, and I want to be the worst player on the best team because I know if I work hard and I pay attention, that I'm going to be able to get on that starting court. I don't look at it and think I'm never going to play.” 56:41“Is it really a better fit, or are you just running from the challenge?” 57:29“This is what's going to level you up, and then also, this is going to help your team level up.  They always have something they are thinking about in response to them as an individual and their role on the team.” 1:01:51“That's how you build trust, being honest and following through.” 1:13:47“If you can be self-aware and you can have the strength and the vulnerability to look in the mirror and do reflection, to me coaches should always be learning.  If you're not learning as a coach, you should just stop coaching.” 1:15:29 Guest Bio - Ashley is a Southern California native and is the oldest of five siblings in her family.  She is a natural leader who leads by creating a safe environment through communication, honesty, compassion, and inclusion.  She played NCAA Division II indoor volleyball at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies, including a concentration in Mathematics.  Later, she obtained a Master's Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine.  Ashley loves the sport of volleyball, but she loves teaching and coaching the life lessons through the sport of volleyball. Show Notes0:00 - What I Meant to Say Podcast Intro0:18 - Introducing Ashley2:10 - Life Story Directly Influences the Way I Coach3:15 - Wendy's Number Two4:05 - Early Life 4:15 - Oldest of 5 Kids5:08 - Homeschooling Led to Work Ethic and High Expectations6:20 - Involvement in Church6:56 - Where Did You Grow Up?8:00 - Tutoring Friends From the start8:50 - All the Sports9:10 - Introduction to Volleyball12:22 - Being Coachable…Or not?15:36 - Creating safety in the coach/athlete relationship16:59 - Communication Cultivates Leadership18:10 - Behind the Scenes of Coaching19:24 - Showing Care to Different Kinds of Athletes 20:03 - Walk-On Story21:41 - Learning How to Lead: Captain Story26:30 - Little too Late for Relationships27:00 - Be Better and it's Meaning27:40 - My Burnout28:10 - Back to the Middle as a Mentor31:25 - Focusing on the Right Things and Attention Span33:30 - Cell Phone as a Necessity35:30 - Just Take the Phone Away and Socialize36:55 - Identifying Leaders38:16 - Importance of Growth Mindset38:54 - Attention Span for Kids from Jason's Research40:27 - Treat Volleyball Like Theater41:16 - Leaving Your Baggage at the Door Creates a Safe Place42:19 - Be Here Now44:52 - Do the Next Best Thing45:43 - My Chip Started with Little League Softball48:22 - Entitlement in Volleyball Community 52:10 -  My Chance at Entitlement53:17 - Was Coaching A Factor?55:15 - Scope of Club in the South Bay: It's A Mindset57:37 - Jason Says Consider the Gray Area1:03:22 - Cultivating Compassion1:09:02 - Gem of a Coach1:09:39 - What I Meant to Say Moment 1:13:25 - Truth and Honesty1:14:18 - Where Can We Find You?1:16:15 - Thank You and Signing Off Links & Where to Find AshleyIG - @coachashleyc @ashley.a.clark.10

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David is an experienced entrepreneur with over 25 years of start-up experience. Currently, David is the Executive Director of the Innovation Incubator at Cal State Dominguez Hills located in Carson, California. He also has previously been the Executive Director of the ANTPreneur Center at the University of California Irvine – home of the ANTeaters. David himself has direct experience through participation and consulting with several hundred companies, with particular interest in projects that involve overseas components and strategic management needs. Interestingly, he is also a certified Ironman Coach.

Maria Manning, originally from the Cape Verde Islands in West Africa, came to the U.S. when she was 31. After decades of taking care of family members and navigating through various health issues, she finally achieved one of her biggest goals this past spring by earning her bachelor's degree at the age of 88. She graduated with a double major in liberal arts and Spanish public services from Cal State Dominguez Hills.In this interview, Maria shares a bit about her childhood, her long path to getting an education, and reflections on her time in college, as well as her graduation day.View PDF TranscriptIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Check out guest recommendations on Pinterest. Finally, you can support the show through Patreon or leave a tip on the Goodpods app.Interested in starting your own podcast? Sign up here for your own Buzzsprout account.

On this episode of How'd She Do That? Emily welcomes Angela O'Brien, founder of Cleobella, onto the show! Angela was raised in Huntington Beach in Southern California, and so was Cleobella, but the inspiration and reach of the brand is worldwide. Angela's travels with her husband to southeast Asia and around the world inspired the fashion and beauty behind Cleobella's dresses and other products. All of their designs are ethically and sustainably handmade and preserve the traditional heritage techniques of their artisans, who are from Indonesia, India, and beyond. Angela began her career in modeling as a child, traveling across the world, and then studying marketing and communication at Cal State Dominguez Hills and always dreamt of being an entrepreneur. Since realizing that dream, Cleobella has grown to include handmade clothing collections, dresses, shoes, and purses, all made in small quantities and sold in more than 300 stores! Cleobella's new bridal collection is now live and available to shop HERE! This conversation reminds us all to focus on the details, take life one step at a time, and be grateful for challenges! We know you'll enjoy Emily's conversation with Angela! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howdshedothat/support

Angela O'Brien: Founder of Cleobella On this episode of How'd She Do That? Emily welcomes Angela O'Brien, founder of Cleobella, onto the show!Angela was raised in Huntington Beach in Southern California, and so was Cleobella, but the inspiration and reach of the brand is worldwide. Angela's travels with her husband to southeast Asia and around the world inspired the fashion and beauty behind Cleobella's dresses and other products. All of their designs are ethically and sustainably handmade and preserve the traditional heritage techniques of their artisans, who are from Indonesia, India, and beyond.Angela began her career in modeling as a child, traveling across the world, and then studying marketing and communication at Cal State Dominguez Hills and always dreamt of being an entrepreneur. Since realizing that dream, Cleobella has grown to include handmade clothing collections, dresses, shoes, and purses, all made in small quantities and sold in more than 300 stores!Cleobella's new bridal collection is now live and available to shop HERE! This conversation reminds us all to focus on the details, take life one step at a time, and be grateful for challenges! We know you'll enjoy Emily's conversation with Angela!

Cesar Mejia is an L.A. based engineer and producer born and raised in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles. Besides engineering and producing he is a faculty member at Cal State Dominguez Hills where he teaches audio recording courses for the Digital Media Arts program. Cesar has a unique approach of putting his clients at ease, allowing the artist to perform at their optimal. Cesar's methods and skills have allowed him to maintain an ever-growing list of clients like: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Brian Eno, Bill Withers, Will I. Am, Beatmo, Chicago, Zach de la Rocha, Mezklah, Wayne Shorter, Hurley Clothing, Hanoi Counsel for the Arts Vietnam, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Al Geroe, George Duke, George Benson, Motorhead, Monte Carlo 76, Natashia Williams, Brujeria, Nathan East, Los Lobos, Marcus Miller, Aztlan Underground, Chicano Son, Amazon Gold Foundation, Andy Garcia, Most Eligible Basturds, Marisa Ronstadt, Susan Egan, & Kenny Moreno. Constantly working on projects of multiple magnitudes, he fully dedicates himself and applies the same enthusiasm to all his clients. Noel “Dio” Torres is originally from the town San Simeon off of California's Central Coast. His involvement with audio started when he was in high school. He played would play keys, bass, rhythm guitar and percussion in various bands and was in a rap group. After he graduate high school he wanted to continue be involved with music and sound. He enrolled in to Cuesta Community College where he focused on audio recording and transferring out to Cal State Dominguez Hills. In 2011, Noel received his certificate of completion in audio recording at Cuesta College. While finishing up his transfer credits, Noel recorded numerous local rappers in San Luis Obispo and ventured into making beats in 2012 when he bought his first Maschine. He Transferred into Dominguez hills in 2016 and in 2018 he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Media Arts with an emphasis in Audio Engineering. At The Shelter Studios Noel Torres has recorded singer song writers and rappers as well as crafted his own beats in the studio. He has assisted Cesar Mejia in various projects including; Tropa Magica, Life the Hunter, and Kill The Bullfighter, to name a few. Noel Torres also works in the Post Production world as an Audio Engineer, Dialogue Editor, and Foley Recordist. In Post Production he has worked on the following shows and movies, “Mixed-ish” “Grown-ish” “Black- ish” Jane the Virgin, Insecure, Avatar 2, Spider-man: Far from Home, and Henry Danger. He is also mixed and edited various episodes of the Podcast The Voice of Esports with ReDeYe and recorded and mixed voice overs for the Pitch app. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/throughrebeleyes/support

James Schwartz is a Board Certified Hypnotherapist and an NLP practitioner. He is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists and a member of the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists. James is the founder and director of the Rocky Mountain Hypnotherapy Center in Lakewood, Colorado, and is certified in Complementary Medical Hypnosis, NeuroLinguistic Programming and HypnoBirthing®. A graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills and San Diego State University, James is a gifted teacher, speaker, writer and musician. One Voice, Sacred Wisdom is a groundbreaking exploration into the communications we are receiving from other realms. Through the use of alchemical hypnosis, James was able to gather information about life, death, the afterlife, karma, parallel planes, healing and why we exist on this planet from clients who were communicating directly with their guides. Through his extensive work with infertility clients, James created and developed the Hypnosis to Promote Fertility program which focuses on healing the mental and emotional barriers that can often prevent conception. This work led to his book, The Mind Body Fertility Connection®, which was endorsed by leaders in the fields of acupuncture, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and Maya massage. Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; and many other! That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com

In this episode Joi and Joel talk about being a #GIRLdad, the importance of a father's presence in a daughter life, how he is "raising three Queens" and the importance of "Just keep showing up, no matter how hard it gets."Joel Lovelace was born and raised in Cerritos, California; he is one of four brothers. Joel did his undergraduate work at Cal State Dominguez Hills, majoring in English; he attended Cal State University Long Beach and received his Master's degree in School Counseling with a P.P.S. credential.Married to Regina Lovelace, 11 years committed; father of three girls, Eden, Miah, and Cadence. Currently working as a school counselor in the Long Beach Unified School District and has been with the district for 15 years. He continues the legacy of his parents, Gail and Luther Lovelace, and his current life pursuit is to help others realize their inherent potential and strengths. Lastly, his favorite bible verse is all of Psalm 139; more narrowly. verse 14; “I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Yes, we are!You can connect with Joel Lovelace at:Instagram: @JPS139You can also purchase their children's book entitled, "Sister" authored by Joel and his wife Regina. Click the link below to purchase.Sister Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Sister-Regina-C-Lovelace/dp/197377674X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=sister+book+regina+lovelace&qid=1623340104&sr=8-2Joi Nichols is a Purpose & Cultural strategist/ CEO/ Speaker/Purpose Coach/AuthorJoi Nichols has always had a heart for women and those who desire restoration. As a Purpose and Cultural Strategist, she has made it her goal to create platforms where people can feel safe, empowered and equipped to change their lives for the greater. As a wife and mother, she understands what sacrifice truly means, while living her truth as a woman with a mission. Joi currently possess a Master's Degree of Public Administration in Organizational Leadership. She believes that education is one thing that can not be taken away from you in life; that life is a forever learning process. Joi is very intentional about living an empowered life of purpose and seeks to share that passion with women and young ladies. As a law enforcement professional and ordained Elder in the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, her faith has given her strength, uplifted her joy, and deepened her love for others. She is called to help women restore the areas that life has broken; to identify their purpose, define their identity and to create strategic frameworks for practical life use.You can connect with Joi Nichols at:FB: Joi Hunter-NicholsInstagram: @joi_nicholsClubhouse: @joinicholsNeed help with identifying your PURPOSE, defining your IDENTITY, and developing a framework to use it practically for your life. Then join the T.H.R.I.V.E. mastermind program with Joi Click the link for access: www.thriveandpurpose.com

Episode 42 Guests: Nicole Vazquez, MSW, MPP & Susana Victoria Parras, LCSW, PPSE Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW www.dointhework.com Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify Follow on Twitter & Instagram, Like on Facebook Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript Check out the new Doin' The Work Collection of hoodies, tees, mugs, and tote bags! Rep the podcast you love while doin' the work. Thank you to this episode's sponsor! The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Social Work (UTK) has a phenomenal social work program, with the opportunity to do your bachelor's master's, and doctorate of social work online. Scholarships are available. In this episode, I talk with Nicole Vazquez and Susana Victoria Parras about critical race theory (CRT) in social work practice. Nicole brought the fire on Episode 37 Critical Race Theory and Social Work and I'm so excited and honored to have her back. Nicole is a critical race scholar, the former Field Director and Chair Designee at Cal State Dominguez Hills' MSW program, and currently runs Vazquez Consulting. She is a queer Afro-Latinx cisgender woman of Mexican American and Panamanian parents. Susana is a justice/healing based therapist in South Central, Los Angeles, California, and a former school social worker. She is a mother, partner, daughter of Guatemalan immigrant parents, and on the path to liberation, healing, and restoration. Nicole and Susana cover so much in this episode! They talk about the micro-macro divide and how that separation is challenged by CRT. They discuss how CRT provides a framework to be grounded in an understanding of positionality and power, and get into specific examples of how to apply the tenets of CRT to social work practice. Susana stresses the importance of interconnectedness and how she now practices in a way where she looks at how these tenets “live in the body” rather than only intellectually. Nicole explains how to utilize CRT in having a historical and contextual understanding of the forces impacting people's lives, put together with practitioner humility, to work authentically and collaboratively with people, rather than from a savioristic, paternalistic approach. They explain how CRT's critique of liberalism – individualism – shows us how liberalism blames people for their conditions, and takes so much away from us, especially community and culture. We explore ways social work and social work education perpetuate oppression. We discuss how the social work concept of professionalism can separate us, and they explain how separation comes from colonization and white supremacy, and that connection and healing comes from ancestral/Indigenous ways. Susana talks about feeling limited by CRT and shares what she calls healing justice work. We also talk about if social work can truly be decolonized. Nicole and Susana's message is deeply transformative and uplifting. I hope this conversation inspires you to action. Nicole Twitter: @vazquez_consult Instagram: vazquezconsulting Susana Instagram: heal2gether Twitter: Heal2gether_

In the latest installment of their Scientist Out Loud series, Dr. Terry McGlynn joins the Lab Out Loud podcast to discuss his research with ants and other insects found in tropical rainforests. Since 1995, Terry has been working out of La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica studying ants as a model system. Instead of the boring ants we might find in North America, these tropical species are far more interesting and can teach us a lot about social interactions, organizing behaviors, and balancing ecosystems. Terry joins co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to answer all of their ant questions, describe his path to become a myremocologist, and explain why we should care about ants in the world around us. About the Guest: Dr. Terry McGlynn is a Professor of Biology at Cal State Dominguez Hills and a Research Associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. His research program focuses on the experimental natural history of ants. Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2021/05/episode-247-ants/

Pro Wrestling Fans Check out our new episode of the Circle Of Debate Podcast Part 1 of Episode 39 With Your Host "The Devious One" Ivan C. alongside with his Co-Host - He is a Multi-time recording artist, A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills, The 2018 Los Angeles Karaoke Champion, He lives 1,977 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!!! The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Man with the plan, "Money" Mike Lopez, and Co-host "MGC" Matthew steamboat as they recap this past week AEW DYNAMITE, This Past Week NXT, and NJPW news!!!, make sure you tune in for part 2 as they discuss the ROYAL RUMBLE, this should be interesting and theyre join with two other hosts as well. enjoy part 1!!! #COD#LEAGUEOFEXTORDINARYPODCAST#AEW#NJPW#IMPACT#NXT #INNERCIRCLE#JONMOXLEY#BULLETCLUB#GOODBROTHERS #KENNYOMEGA#THEGOODBROTHERS#YOUNGBUCKS#THEELITE #DUSTYCLASSIC#PROWRESTLINGNEWS#PROWRESTLINGPODCAST #CIRCLEOFDEBATE#PROWRESTLINGCOMMUNITY#WRESTLINGWORLD #WRESTLINGCOMMUNITYWORLDWIDE#PROWRESTLINGDEBATE #WRESTLINGDEBATE#WRESTLINGNEWS#PROWRESTLING# #NJPW#NJPWWORLD#NEVEROPENWEIGHT#PODCAST#LOSANGELES #CALIFORNIA#PROWRESTLINGCOMMUNITYWORLDWIDE#COD#CA #FINNBALOR#PETEDUNN#KARRIONKROSS#OISHAIRAI#TONISTORM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/circle-of-debate-podcast/message

Pro Wrestling Fans Check out our part 2 episode of the Circle of Debate Podcast Episode 37 Part 2 With Your Host "The Devious One" Ivan C. alongside with his Co-Host - He is a Multi-time recording artist, A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills, The 2018 Los Angeles Karaoke Champion, He lives 1,977 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!!! The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Man with the plan, "Money" Mike Lopez, and Co-host "MGC" Matthew steamboat. as in Part 2 we are join by our California Brothers, from Rancho Cucamonga the Host of CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE PODCAST, ALEX & RICHARD MARES, as we give our thoughts about this past week WWE RAW AND SD LIVE, WWE joining with peacock, NXT UK NEWS, AND OUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE WWE ROYAL RUMBLE. enjoy part 2 of the show!!! #COD#WWEROYALRUMBLE#WWESDLIVE#WWERAW#CIRCLEODEBATEPODCAST#NXTUK#MEIKOSATUMORA#WOMENSNXT# #LEAGUEOFEXTORDINARYPODCAST#ROMANREIGNS#NAKAMURA #DANIELBRYAN#SOCALPROWRESTLINGPODCAST#LOSANGELES #CALIFORNIA#PROWRESTLINGCOMMUNITYWORLDWIDE#NXTUK #ROYALRUMBLE#WOMENSROYALRUMBLE#DREW#GOLDBERG #TRIPLEH#RANDYORTON#ALEXABLISS#WRESTLINPODCAST #WRESTLINGCOMMUNITY#PROWRESTLINGCOMMUNITY#THEFIEND #ROYALRUMBLE#KINGOFKINGS#RIDDLE#KEITHLEE#MONDAYNIGHTS #FRIDAYNIGHTS#SMACKDOWNLIVE#WRESTLINGWORLDWIDE #PROWRESTLINGWORLDWIDE#MONDAYNIGHTRAW#PROWRESTLING #WRESTLING#CALIFORNIA#INDEPENDENTPROWRESTLING#WWF --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/circle-of-debate-podcast/message

Pro Wrestling Fans Check out our Top 5 picks of the week for week 36 of the Circle Of Debate Podcast With Your Host "The Devious One" Ivan C. alongside with his Co-Host - He is a Multi-time recording artist, A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills, The 2018 Los Angeles Karaoke Champion, He lives 1,977 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!!! The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Man with the plan, "Money" Mike Lopez, and Co-host "MGC" Matthew steamboat and "CKONE" Chris Kennedy as they give their Top 5 WORST BABYFACES!!! Very Interesting Picks from Everyone some are funny and some are huh??!!? but you will definitely enjoy and of course the REVELATION!!! of the NEXT TOP 5 PICKS for Week 37 as they SPIN THAT WHEEL!!! enjoy the Top 5!!! #TOP5WORSTBABYFACES#LEAGUEOFEXTORDINARYPODCAST#COD #CIRCLEOFDEBATE#LOSANGELES#CALIFORNIA#BABYFACES#TOP5 #TOP5PROWRESTLINGPICKS#TOP5WRESTLINGPICKS#WORSTFACES #TOP5PROWRESTLINGWORSTBABYFACES#TOP5WOSTWRESTLINGPICKS #WWEATTITUDEERA#WWERUTHLESSAGGRESSIONERA#PICKS #WRESTLINGWORSTBABYFACES#HEELZ#HEELS#WRESTLINGPODCAST #SPINTHATWHEEL#PROWESTLINGTOP5#WRESTLINGCOMMUNITY don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7TZmSuE-PX_6fBVkDbNZA Follow us on our Social Media Platforms https://www.instagram.com/circleofdeb... #twitter #Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/COD0520 #instagram https://www.instagram.com/circleofdebate/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/circle-of-debate-podcast/message

Pro Wrestling Fans Check out our two part episode of the Circle of Debate Podcast Episode 36 Part 1 With Your Host "The Devious One" Ivan C. alongside with his Co-Host - He is a Multi-time recording artist, A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills, The 2018 Los Angeles Karaoke Champion, He lives 1,977 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!!! The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Man with the plan, "Money" Mike Lopez, and Co-host "MGC" Matthew steamboat. as they're back from vacation as Part 1 episode 36 as they give their thoughts about NJPW WK 15, NJPW NEWS, AEW DYNAMITE NEW YRS BASH 1, AND PRO WRESTLING NEWS, speaking about the FREE AGENTS OF 2021 enjoy part 1, don't forget part 2 will be out the next hour after part 1. please don't forget to subscribe to our channel enjoy part 1 of the show!!! #COD#LEAGUEOFEXTORDINARYPODCAST#NJPW#NJWK15 #AEW #AEWDYNAMITE#SNOOPDOGG#CHAMPIONSHIPWRESTLING #UNITEDWRESTLINGNETWORK#PROWRESTLINGDEBATE #PROWRESTLINGPODCAST#SOCALPROWRESTLINGPODCAST #KENNYOMEGA#BULLETCLUB#KOTAIBUSHI#JAYWHITE#AEWDARK #PROWRESTLINGNEWS#PROWRESTLINGRUMORS#MARYSCRULL #CHAMPIONSHIPWRESTLINGFROMHOLLYWOOD#SOCALWRESTLING #THEWRESTLINGGUYSTORE#ALLELITEWRESTLING#GOODBROTHERS #STARDOM#WOMENSWRESTLING#CIRCLEOFDEBATEPODCAST make sure you subscribe to our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7TZmSuE-PX_6fBVkDbNZA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/circle-of-debate-podcast/message

Pro Wrestling Fans Check out our part 2 episode of the Circle of Debate Podcast Episode 36 Part 2 With Your Host "The Devious One" Ivan C. alongside with his Co-Host - He is a Multi-time recording artist, A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills, The 2018 Los Angeles Karaoke Champion, He lives 1,977 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada!!! The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Man with the plan, "Money" Mike Lopez, and Co-host "MGC" Matthew steamboat. as in Part 2 they announce the new concept of their new Top 5 picks of the week, as they SPIN THAT WHEEL!!! also giving their thoughts about NXT NEW YEAR EVIL, AND WWE RAW enjoy part 2 of Episode 36. please don't forget to subscribe to our channel also if you have any ideas for Top 5 comment below we would love to hear your ideas and if you wanna join us for a Top 5 let us know we would love to have you on! enjoy the second part of the show!!! follow us on youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7TZmSuE-PX_6fBVkDbNZA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/circle-of-debate-podcast/message

This discussion centers on the political and organizational foundations of The Peoples Coalition. In an interview with graduate students from Cal State Dominguez Hills, two members of the Coalition share the history of the foundation and growth of the organization and the principles that guide the mutual aid and survival programs undertaken by We Got US OC. Don't consume this labor for free! Become a sustainer of our mutual aid projects at patreon.com/ThePeoplesFund. To support the podcast kick over a donation, share with a friend, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Free the People, Free the land. 

“It doesn't matter what your background is or who your parents are or what the color of your skin is, you can do whatever it is you want to do.” Magdalena (Maggie) Warren is a third year PhD student in the biology department at Stanford University, and also the co-host of this podcast! Maggie tells us the story of how she went from being a straight-A student in high school to failing classes in college, taking a few years off and working, then going back to school and getting her degree from Cal State Dominguez Hills. Now Maggie is at Stanford, studying the microbiota of honey bees as a graduate student in Tad Fukami's lab. In this episode, Maggie talks about situations where she has been discouraged from pursuing her goals and the mentality that she has that helps her carry on despite those obstacles. We also discuss the importance of having mentors and advocates to help us advance in our educations and careers. Maggie is so full of amazing advice, so prepare for an episode full of inspiration and motivation. Mentioned in the episode: SACNAS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Contact us: rootstostempodcast@gmail.com Contact Maggie: mlwarren@stanford.edu Follow Steph: Twitter @stephaniecaty Instagram @sciencestephanie Listen and Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify

Welcome to Episode 15! Today we have Steve Becker, the head coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills on the show to talk about transition offense and defense. We discuss different styles and ways to transition between offense and defense, and cover the "tagging up" rebounding system from Australia that has started to become more popular in the U.S. Please subscribe, and as always thanks for listening!

We're living through a global pandemic, civil unrest, and threats to our democracy. It's necessary for young people to step up in advocating for a better future. But in doing so, we often don’t realize the stress and anxiety that can take a toll on our bodies. How can you take better care of yourself? Especially when it feels like people may not be understanding? Or that self-care is expensive and inaccessible? In this episode, #FOTV hosts Amy and Kaitlyn speak with two professors about the history and relevance of radical self-care. Dr. Donna Nicol is an associate professor and chair of the Africana Studies Department at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dr. Jennifer A. Yee is a Professor of Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). What is radical about radical self-care and how is it different from good old consumerism? #FOTV also brings in Jess Ayden Li, an activist & nonprofit consultant for how she helps organizations implement self-care cultures. Meditation music credit to BGM President.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/freshoffthevote)

The Justice Theater Project, is co-producing Elaine Romero's play A Sentiment, as part of The 19th Amendment Project. The play opens virtually August 22nd and runs through September 30th. For more information on The 19th Amendment Project, visit https://burningcoal.org/the-nineteenth-amendment-project/#more-9577 (Burning Coal's website). For more information about The Justice Theater Project, visit http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/ (http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/). About the Guest Elaine Romero is an award-winning playwright who has had her plays presented at the Alley Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Kennedy Center, across the U.S. and abroad. Recent commissions: Ford’s Theatre (Modern Slave), Arizona Theatre Company (Title IX), Goodman Theatre (Playwright’s Unit, A Work of Art), NNPN/Kitchen Dog Theater (Ponzi, Edgerton New American Play Award). This past season new productions included Like Heaven (Arizona Repertory Theatre), Undocumented (Cal State Dominguez Hills), Revoluciones (Latino Theatre Company with Foro Shakespeare/Mexico), and Bloody River (Union College). Her war tetralogy includes Graveyard of Empires (Blue Ink Playwriting Award), A Work of Art, developed as part of the Goodman Theatre Playwright’s Unit, and the upcoming Rain of Ruin. Graveyard of Empires (16th Street Theatre) and A Work of Art (Chicago Dramatists/Goodman Theatre) premiered in Chicago, and Revoluciones (LATC). At Headlands Center for the Arts, Elaine began the final play of the project, When Reason Sleeps.  Modern Slave was featured at the 2017 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference. It received readings at ACT (Seattle), Victory Gardens (Chicago) and the Road Theatre (LA). Connect with Us Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast

Eric Navas is a graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills. It is there where he got involved with the group University Bible Fellowship, an organization that started in South Korea in 1961 by Samuel Chang-Woo Lee and Sarah Barry. It was originally associated with the Presbyterian Church but when they moved to the U S in the mid-seventies, they broke off from the Presbyterian church and became involved with the human shepherding movement. Eric speaks about his 3 year experience in the group before realizing the physical, spiritual and financial abuses of the group. UBF has 91 chapters throughout US college campuses under the guise of many different front groups. Eric and Rachel discuss the groups' student evangelism and what makes college students so vulnerable to indoctrination. Eric gives tips on how to ensure college groups such as UBF are legitimate campus organizations and talks about his motivation to start his YouTube channel and UBF informational website ubinformed. Before you Go: Rachel focuses in on why predatory groups such as UBF target college students and shares her own personal experience as a student encountering the tactics of campus centered recruitment. Thanks to our new Patreon supporters: Jen,Becky Weaver,Tammie Willis and Cathryn Mazer Eric's website and YouTube Channel can be found here: https://www.ubinformed.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPAApyMdRKHNUjIDkQXOpEA You can find the book on UBF by Brian Karcher that Eric mentions here: https://www.amazon.com/Identity-Snatchers-Exposing-Korean-Campus-ebook/dp/B014YT4ULC/ref=pd_cart_vw_crc_2_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B014YT4ULC&pd_rd_r=5a9784f6-5250-4220-8f06-538b112afd6e&pd_rd_w=nekAQ&pd_rd_wg=la4YG&pf_rd_p=7b1a11cb-b9d6-4645-a52e-34c86ca37029&pf_rd_r=Q7SHXTCRGB5M8PV724JB&psc=1&refRID=Q7SHXTCRGB5M8PV724JB

Today, Evelyn and David discuss resilience and pursuing your passions. David is a recent graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills. He discovered not so long ago that pursuing your passion opens doors to different opportunities. As he moves along his path he continues to grow as a person as he has learned the power of gratitude, perseverance and love. David is an advocate for self development, self care and self love.  Follow Self Love House: Instagram @self.love.house Music: https://www.bensound.com.

Unlike other episodes thus far, this episode is a straight recording of a conversation I had with Associate Dean of Students at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Zack Ritter. With everything from a Jewish lens on race to historical inequities in America and beyond, this free-flowing conversation has it all. Part 2 will be released next week.

Talon Stradley is a writer, musician, and audio producer based out of Long Beach, California. He is the creator of the award winning fiction podcast Newton’s Dark Room Presents as well as his other podcasts Main Street Mythology, The Whole Way Through, and Cochlea. Talon is currently working on his Recording Arts degree at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Episode Name: Loose Milk   Show Notes: A new farmer bought a cow but no bucket to carry all this milk! Produced by Talon Stradley of Newton’s Dark Room and performed by Trent Stradley.  Transcript:   [Sloshing]  Woah, oh no! I’m just, I’m carrying loose milk and I— I just, I got the cow but I don’t have the bucket and now I have to carry the milk everywhere. It’s all just everywhere. Spilling all over. I got to really keep it up. And all this loose milk. Aw man. Woah! Aw, man! Oh geez! It’s spilling and sloshing. And oh, it’s like juggling nothing and it’s so hard and there’s loose milk everywhere. I should’ve got a bucket.   This episode was produced by Talon Stradley of Newton’s Dark Room with a vocal performance by Trent Stradley.  Main Show Link: https://link.chtbl.com/NDRP

Show Notes: Lasso the Tin Dog found Timmy at the bottom of a well! Produced by Talon Stradley of Newton’s Dark Room. Transcript: [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: What is it, boy? [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: Oh no! Timmy fell down a well? [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: Well which well is it? [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: The one by the radioactive plant! [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: Well I better go back and get my keys so I can unlock— [Urgent metallic clanking] Cowdud: There’s no time because he’s chewing on a uranium ingot? [Metallic clanking] Cowdud: Oh, c’mon Lasso, let’s go! Talon Stradley is a writer, musician, and audio producer based out of Long Beach, California. He is the creator of the award winning fiction podcast Newton’s Dark Room Presents as well as his other podcasts Main Street Mythology, The Whole Way Through, and Cochlea. Talon is currently working on his Recording Arts degree at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Main Show Link: https://link.chtbl.com/NDRP

On this weeks episode, Geraldo and Bec interview Barbara Belmont (she/her), an analytical chemistry lecturer and laboratory instructor in the Department of Chemistry at Cal State Dominguez Hills. We discuss her work with National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP), laying the groundwork for the Gay and Trans Chemists and Allies Division of ACS, and how owning her identity as a lesbian scientist paved the way for her activism. Barbara is an important pioneer in the national recognition and celebration of LGBTQ+ chemists. We hope that you enjoy the show! Remember to get out and vote if you're eligible! See y'all next week. Follow Barbara on twitter @AnalyticalBB and us @MFQCPod.

Stocks rally to record highs on a better than expected October jobs report showing employers added 128,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked slightly higher to 3.6% from 3.5%, still near a 50 year low. It was an eventful week with a series of earnings reports and the Fed cut benchmark interest rates for third time this year. CNBC Power Lunch anchor Tyler Mathisen recaps the banner week. LAEDC CEO Bill Allen talks about the most business friendly cities and other business leaders set to be honored at the prestigious Eddy Awards. Citi becomes the first bank to ever receive the Eddy Award recognition. Business and civic leaders gather for the South Bay Economic Forecast Event at Cal State Dominguez Hills focusing on a big economic engine of the Southern California Economy. Mortgage rates tick higher for the third week in a row. Support the show.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills volleyball program is 7-0 for the first time in program history following four wins in San Francisco last weekend. In this episode, Renee Wheeler & Kenadi Mitchell reflect on this great achievement and how it prepared them for the CCAA schedule, which begins September 21 at crosstown rivals Cal State LA.

As the Cal State Dominguez Hills women's soccer team travels to Portland, Ruth-Maria Soto and Holly Kaemerle talk about time management on road trips.

Undergraduate students at Cal State Dominguez Hills participate in meaningful experiences ranging from observational studies and laboratory experiments to biomedical and psychophysiological research. Students work closely with faculty mentors in the neuroscience lab partnering on scholarly writing and research. The program has been successful in increasing the aspirations of students towards careers in research and enrolling in competitive graduate programs across the nation.  If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts. It will help bring new listeners to learn more about student success efforts. Higher Ed ReWired is produced by California State University.

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm hosting a volleyball roundtable special featuring two of my good friends and fellow volleyball coaches, University of South Carolina's Beach Volleyball Assistant Coach RJ Abella and University of Colorado's Volleyball Technical Coordinator, Eduardo Fiallos. RJ Abella enters his sixth season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks, working with the program since its inception. Abella came to Carolina in the spring of 2013 as assistant coach for both the indoor and sand volleyball programs and made the transition to full-time beach volleyball assistant in the spring of 2015. He was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's "30 Under 30" list in 2014, recognizing 30 rising coaching stars at all levels of volleyball who are under 30 years old. Eduardo joined the Buffs after spending four seasons at the University of Denver. In 2016, he served as the director of operations and from 2013-16, he was a volunteer assistant coach. Eduardo, who coached three seasons at Denver, was part of three straight Summit League Championship teams and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the Pioneers. Eduardo has been a coach at the collegiate level since 1997, spending time at five different universities. Eduardo was at Arizona (1997), Cal State-Dominguez Hills (1997-98), Louisiana-Lafayette (1998-99), North Carolina State (2006) and Denver (2013-16). I had a blast recording this show and I know you'll take away a few GREAT things from it! You can catch up with RJ on twitter at @CoachRidge and Eduardo at @EduardoCoaches or at his website at EduardoCoaches.com In addition to those social mediums, you can head over to AdamRingler.com/Newsletter and sign-up for my weekly newsletter. This is a newsletter for the curious. It's chalked full of interesting articles I've read through the week, things I'm exploring and finding fascinating through my week, and a collections of thought experiences and resources I've cultivated. It's essentially a Birchbox for performance-related articles and musings. If you are looking to help grow and support the Decoding Excellence Show, navigate over to Buy Me a Coffee. Buy Me A Coffee is a an easy & fun way to support the show. For the price of a Grande Latte ☕ you can support the show and help us maintain the quality of the content. One hundred percent of the contributions go directly to supporting the hosting fees associated with operating this podcast. As always, thank you for supporting the Decoding Excellence Show! If any of the material resonates with you, I'd love for you engage with me at @AdamRingler Thanks again for listening to the Decoding Excellence Show! I appreciate all the support growing this Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning, and High-Performance Coaching resource. If you have taken anything away from the show, please login to iTunes and navigate to Decoding Excellence page and leave us a review. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/decoding-excellence/support

The Western Washington University men’s basketball team opens the season Friday 11/10 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills at the CCAA/GNAC Challenge at UC San Diego. We caught up with Coach Tony Dominguez at the Tip-off Dinner earlier this week for a team preview. For more check out www.OnTheDLN.com - The online home of The Doug Lange Network!

Stocks rack up the worst October since the 2008 financial crisis on latest earnings news, trade worries, and interest rate concerns. The Dow and SP500 erase this year's gains. Chris Silbermann, Managing Director of ICM Partners is honored by Big Brothers Big Sister of Greater Los Angeles. The heated debate continues on Prop 10, California's rent control measure, on the November 6th ballot. Affordable housing a big issue at the annual South Bay Economic Forecast event at Cal State Dominguez Hills.Support the show: https://www.frankmottek.com

Today my guest is hipster god, veteran barista, intellectual coffee snob, regularly attends latte pouring competitions, really into synth modules, someone sick of his own self-proclaimed hipster bullshit, sharer of dank existential dog memes, and has the most uniquely abstract sense of humor I have ever encountered. But he is truly one of the most kind and warm-hearted people I have ever met. Please welcome to the show my friend and colleague here at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles, CA th distinguished gentlemen with a distractingly impressive lumberjack and accompanying hipster pedo-mustache Mr. Barry Sutton.

Episode 05 – Instructional Coach Rebecca Valbuena Becky Valbuena started her career as an elementary teacher and taught there for 28 years. She was honored as a California Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Elementary Teacher Award of the year and Los Angeles County teacher of the year. Becky’s work has also taken her far beyond the classroom. She has presented her work at social studies conferences across the United States. She served as President of the Southern California Social Studies Association. She now works as an Instructional Coach for current teachers and teaches future teachers at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Becky mentions the book How Full is Your Bucket, by Tom Rath. You can find that book here: https://tinyurl.com/yabsm592 To find out more about the Southern California Social Studies Association visit them on Facebook or their website: http://www.socalsocialscience.org To contact Becky, you may email her at: Valbuenarebecca4@gmail.com Find more episodes on our SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/schoolofthoughtpodcast-275578674 Subscribe to our Podcast on the iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/school-of-thought-podcast/id1325922902?mt=2 Subscribe to our Newsletter at: https://www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. You can connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Episode 05 – Instructional Coach Rebecca Valbuena Becky Valbuena started her career as an elementary teacher and taught there for 28 years. She was honored as a California Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Elementary Teacher Award of the year and Los Angeles County teacher of the year. Becky’s work has also taken her far beyond the classroom. She has presented her work at social studies conferences across the United States. She served as President of the Southern California Social Studies Association. She now works as an Instructional Coach for current teachers and teaches future teachers at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Becky mentions the book How Full is Your Bucket, by Tom Rath. You can find that book here: https://tinyurl.com/yabsm592 To find out more about the Southern California Social Studies Association visit them on Facebook or their website: http://www.socalsocialscience.org To contact Becky, you may email her at: Valbuenarebecca4@gmail.com Find more episodes on our SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/schoolofthoughtpodcast-275578674 Subscribe to our Podcast on the iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/school-of-thought-podcast/id1325922902?mt=2 Subscribe to our Newsletter at: https://www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. You can connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Gary is a disrupter and founder of OM Healthcare, Inc. a health care technology startup established in 2015. He has over 18 years of business development experience and over 13 years of executive-level hospital and health system strategy expertise. Gary is a thought leader in the new frontier of health care technology, innovation, and strategy. Over the years Mr. Frazier's leadership and expertise has been sought after for strategic business planning, financial planning, growth strategy, integrated delivery systems, program development, mergers and acquisitions, and physician alignment. His roles have encompassed the rapid growth of Paladin Healthcare through hospital mergers and acquisitions, most notably a $170M acquisition of 2 Tenet hospitals in Philadelphia, PA. He served as a Principal for Vizient Consulting where he focused on physician/hospital alignment and hospital growth strategies for health systems throughout the United States. He was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for a flagship 434-bed Dignity Health hospital in Central California where he was responsible for all strategy, growth, marketing, physician alignment, payer relations, and strategic partnerships. Before Dignity Health he managed all business development activities for hospital real estate transactions, expansions, and joint ventures in Arizona, California, and Nevada for Hammes Company Healthcare. A native of Southern California, he earned an undergraduate degree from Cal State Dominguez Hills and an MBA from UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business. He has served as a board member of the California Hospital Association Political Action Committee (CHPAC), the Bakersfield March of Dimes, and the American Heart Association in Central California, and was Chairman of the Bakersfield Museum of Art. 00:00 Is a hospital system motivated to engage or encourage health care consumerism? 02:30 The problem with incentives or lack thereof preventing the system from changing. 06:00 An inflection point in health care. 07:20 The types of health care consumers that millennials are. 08:15 Advising a health system on pivoting. 12:00 The counterintuitive method that health systems need to adopt. 13:15 “If you're just now starting you're too late already.” 17:25 Does interoperability give a health system a greater advantage in health care consumerism? 18:40 Why integrated delivery systems offer a potential advantage. 19:35 Who has an incentive in encouraging patient consumerism? 21:15 Who the true “change agents” are. 22:00 Generational differences in the executive system keeping change slow. 24:00 OM Healthcare and what they do. 27:10 You can learn more at www.omhealthcare.com.

Peter Watts was born and raised in South Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills where he received his B.A. in Mass Communications. He received his Master's of Education in Administration and Leadership degree from University of Phoenix. He just graduated from Fuller Seminary with his Masters in Theology in Spring 2017. His educational career began 20 years ago in Los Angeles Unified School District at Compton Ave Elementary School. He then taught for 7 years at a charter organization where he also was the founding principal of Thurgood Marshall Middle School, a blended learning and project-based focus school. Peter ended his career as the Director of Blended Learning where he developed a comprehensive and innovate approach to education for this charter school district. Peter currently pastors The Rock Church and is the Regional Vice President for World Impact's West Coast Region. He has been married to his wife Didi Watts for more than 23 years and has three children: Jasmin Anderson, Avery Watts, and Imani Watts. Pete and I talk about the amazing story of how he reconnected with his drug addicted father after a 30 year absence. That event inspired him to write his first book called, “Prodigal Father.” We talk about forgiveness, “for grieving,” reconciliation, and even the unique writing process that he used to write his first book. Here's how you can find out more about Pete Watts:peterwattsjr.comigototherock.orgworldimpact.orgHere's a link for his book, “Prodigal Father” - http://a.co/4qW9viA 

Peter Watts was born and raised in South Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills where he received his B.A. in Mass Communications. He received his Master's of Education in Administration and Leadership degree from University of Phoenix. He just graduated from Fuller Seminary with his Masters in Theology in Spring 2017. His educational career began 20 years ago in Los Angeles Unified School District at Compton Ave Elementary School. He then taught for 7 years at a charter organization where he also was the founding principal of Thurgood Marshall Middle School, a blended learning and project-based focus school. Peter ended his career as the Director of Blended Learning where he developed a comprehensive and innovate approach to education for this charter school district. Peter currently pastors The Rock Church and is the Regional Vice President for World Impact's West Coast Region. He has been married to his wife Didi Watts for more than 23 years and has three children: Jasmin Anderson, Avery Watts, and Imani Watts. Pete and I talk about the amazing story of how he reconnected with his drug addicted father after a 30 year absence. That event inspired him to write his first book called, “Prodigal Father.” We talk about forgiveness, “for grieving,” reconciliation, and even the unique writing process that he used to write his first book. Here’s how you can find out more about Pete Watts:peterwattsjr.comigototherock.orgworldimpact.orgHere’s a link for his book, “Prodigal Father” - http://a.co/4qW9viA 

Why are we here? What happens when we die? Is there such a thing as karma? Does the afterlife exist? Is there a secret to healing the physical body? Those were the mysteries James Schwartz set out to answer in One Voice, Sacred Wisdom, A groundbreaking exploration of spiritual questions we have all pondered.Using a process called alchemical hypnosis, James was able to gather information from clients who were in direct communication with their guides and angels. From those sessions about life, death, karma, parallel planes, healing, and why we exist come new insights that may challenge many of the spiritual beliefs that seekers have come to accept.In One Voice Sacred Wisdom, there are actual transcripts of clients experiencing the phenomena of visiting different planes of existence during the clients hypnosis sessions. The guides explain how parallel planes can actually exist and how time operates to acommodate them.James Schwartz, is a board certified hypnotherapist, NLP paracticioner, and founder of the Rocky Mountain Hypnotherapy Center in Lakewood, Colorado. He is a graduate of Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sand Diego State University. He is also a gifted teacher, speaker, writer and musician. He also wrote The Mind-Body Fertility Connection. A popular book in the fields of acupuncture, psychotherapy,hypnotherapy, and May massage. For more information visit www.rmhypnotherapy.comand Entertainment

With more lines than any other female character in Shakespeare’s canon, Rosalind stands apart. Both a romantic and a cynic when it comes to love, she chooses her own husband and launches discourse with him negotiating their domestic life — near-unheard of for a noblewoman in her time of arranged marriages. Featuring interviews with Jessika D. Williams — currently starring in CalShakes’ “As You Like It” — and Cal State Dominguez Hills professor Kimberly Huth, this episode delves into how Rosalind’s gender exploration remains utterly relevant to modern audiences, whether her disguise as Ganymede is actually convincing, and that fourth wall-breaking epilogue. And we gab about a squee-filled moment when “As You Like It” basically embodies a certain catchy “Grease” song.

Following up a conversation from Twitter about academic publishing, Jeff talks to special guest Terry McGlynn, Professor of Biology at Cal State Dominguez Hills, about everything from strategies in suggesting reviewers to how junior and senior scientists approach publishing differently.

In the third session of Seats At The Table, Christina gets some insight into pregnancy and motherhood from Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, the co-founder and executive director of The Tiyya Foundation. --- Get to know the guest: Meymuna Hussein-Cattan and her mother, Owliya Dima-Hussein, are co-founders of The Tiyya Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing community support & educational opportunities for refugees and displaced American families in the Orange County and Greater Los Angeles regions. Meymuna was born in an Ethiopian refugee camp in Somalia, in 1980; her parents having fled Ethiopia in the early 1970s due to civil unrest. She received her B.A. in Social Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, her M.A. in Organizational Management from Antioch University - Los Angeles, and she holds a certificate from Cal State Dominguez Hills in Administration & Grant Writing. --- Special thanks to: Meymuna Hussein-Cattan http://tiyya.org/ Logo design by Sukanya Ray https://sukanyaray.com/ Seats At The Table Theme by Tyler Freedom https://soundcloud.com/tenlittlerabbits

Working Class Audio Session #117 with Cesar Mejia!!! Cesar Mejia is an L.A. based engineer/producer born and raised in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles. Besides engineering and producing he is a faculty member at Cal State Dominguez Hills where he teaches audio recording courses for the Digital Media Arts program. Cesar has a unique approach of putting his clients at ease, allowing the artist to perform at their optimal. Cesar’s methods and skills have allowed him to maintain an ever-growing list of clients like: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Brian Eno, Bill Withers, Will I. Am, Beatmo, Chicago, Zach de la Rocha, Mezklah, Wayne Shorter, Hurley Clothing, Hanoi Counsel for the Arts Vietnam, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Al Geroe, George Duke, George Benson, Motorhead, Monte Carlo 76, Natashia Williams, Brujeria, Nathan East, Los Lobos, Marcus Miller, Aztlan Underground, Chicano Son, Amazon Gold Foundation, Andy Garcia, Most Eligible Basturds, Marisa Ronstadt, Susan Egan, & Kenny Moreno. Constantly working on projects of multiple magnitudes, he fully dedicates himself and applies the same enthusiasm to all his clients.