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What happens when staying authentic costs you everything… but opens the door to something even bigger?In this inspiring episode of Become Empowered, Sabine Kvenberg sits down with author, voice actor, musician, and storyteller Aaron Ryan to talk about resilience, reinvention, creativity, and the courage to stay true to yourself—even when it comes at a cost.Aaron shares his remarkable journey from accidentally becoming a voice actor to publishing 50+ books, creating music, and building a legacy through storytelling. But behind the success is a deeply human story of rejection, disappointment, and learning to trust yourself when the world doesn't validate your path.Together, Sabine and Aaron explore:✨ Why authenticity matters—even when it's uncomfortable✨ The toxic side of creative industries and how to overcome setbacks✨ What creators and authors need to know about marketing books successfully✨ How storytelling shapes human connection✨ The surprising link between pain, music, and creativity✨ Why your focus determines your reality✨ The powerful lesson of learning you are truly worthy of loveAaron also shares one of the most touching legacy projects imaginable: a daily journal he's been writing for his sons since infancy.If you're an entrepreneur, creator, author, speaker—or simply someone navigating change—this episode will remind you that setbacks can become the doorway to your greatest creative chapter.Key takeaway: Sometimes losing what feels safe is exactly what creates space for something extraordinary.

The property market is being driven by two powerful emotions right now. Fear and greed. And if you're sitting on the fence waiting for certainty before you make your next move, this episode is for you. Neil breaks down every major market disruption of the last 25 years. The GFC, the APRA crackdown, COVID, 13 rate hikes, the 2019 election scare. He shows you exactly what happened to investors who froze versus those who kept moving. The pattern is the same every single time: disruption, freeze, recovery, new highs. With the Federal Budget's proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax creating noise in the market, Neil cuts through the confusion and gets back to the fundamentals that never change. Supply, demand, population growth, and the power of cashflow-positive property. You'll also hear Neil's honest take on why paying down your PPOR and parking everything in super is not the retirement plan you think it is, and why HMOs continue to build wealth in any market condition. Up, down, or flat. In this episode: Why scared money will never make money The disruption, freeze, recovery, new highs cycle every single time What the negative gearing changes actually mean for investors right now Why Perth fundamentals remain rock solid The real retirement math most Australians don't want to look at How cashflow-positive HMOs build wealth regardless of market conditions

À l'approche de la nouvelle Lune en Gémeaux du 15 juin 2026, nous explorons une question essentielle : que se passe-t-il lorsque notre regard commence à changer avant même que notre vie ne change ?Cette lunaison ouvre une période propice aux prises de conscience, aux nouveaux apprentissages, aux changements de perspective et à l'émergence de nouveaux possibles.Dans cet épisode, nous parlerons du processus évolutif du Gémeaux, de l'importance de la curiosité face aux certitudes, des récits que nous entretenons sur nous-mêmes et de la manière dont certaines croyances peuvent devenir trop étroites pour la personne que nous sommes en train de devenir.Un épisode pour celles et ceux qui sentent qu'une nouvelle manière de voir, de comprendre ou d'envisager leur avenir cherche actuellement à émerger.Consultations astrologiques : réservez via Calendly. Si aucun créneau ne vous convient, écrivez-moi: soazic@mabulleyoga28.frRetrouvez la newsletter associée à l'épisode comme support d'écoute. C'est ici sur Substack.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of the Monday Morning Mojo Podcast, Anna Gibbs challenges one of the biggest misconceptions in business and leadership: that successful networking is about working the room, collecting contacts, and constantly being “on.” You'll learn a completely different perspective, one built around meaningful connection, intentional conversations, generosity, and depth over volume By the end you'll understand: How to quickly but genuinely connect with people to build relationships How to use curiosity to create stronger relationships The simple mindset shift to do before walking into a networking event that will lead to deeper conversations, better opportunities, and more authentic relationships The follow-up strategy that turns conversations into lasting relationships and opportunities If you've ever left an event with a stack of business cards but no real connection, this episode will completely shift your perspective to get the results you want. JUST ANNOUNCED! Anna's upcoming book, Getting Back to You is coming out soon! To be the first to hear about it, click here to get on her list! Resources Mentioned in the Show: Anna's Build Your Best Life Journal Connection over Collection Free Guide for Networking Journal Prompts: How do I feel about the idea of networking with fewer people but having meaningful conversations with them? How can I embrace the “givers gain” model of networking? Quotes to Remember: If your conversations aren't memorable - if they're just transactional - then you're not really networking, you're just collecting cards. When you narrow your focus, you get bigger results. People will not remember what you say but will remember how you made them feel. Be curious instead of impressive. Connect with Anna: To learn more about Anna's upcoming book go to: gettingbacktoyoubook.com Monday Morning Mojo Facebook Group Facebook  Instagram Watch the Monday Morning Mojo Video on YouTube To set up a discovery call with Anna visit Calendly.com/annagibbs  To learn more about coaching with Anna visit  coachannagibbs.com To learn more about the supplements and products Anna uses to improve her overall health and well-being visit: https://plexusworldwide.com/annagibbs  Learn more about the makeup and skincare company Anna uses that also makes donations to important women's causes. It's bigger than beauty.

Introduction: Do I Have the Will to Go On? Do I even have the will to go on with this episode? Well, hey there, welcome back. Do I even have the will to go on with this episode? Um, I do, but I also have something better. The Willpower Battery: Why “Raw Dogging” Change Fails Let’s talk about that. If you’ve read my book Because… First of all, thank you. But if you haven’t, let me give you a refresher on something that’s really important. If you’ve ever tried to lose weight or make a change in your life and you’ve ever just tried to raw dog it, meaning you think, okay, I’m just going to use sheer force of will to do this. I’m going to stop eating so much, I’m going to shove myself into the gym, I’m going to change jobs, I’m going to be more tolerant with this, that, and the other thing. And you’re like, hey, it works. But you’re also like, oh my god, I’m running out of… energy. Because willpower is a battery with finite energy. Well, fine, you say. I’m just going to increase that battery, right? Like you said Mark, if you repeat something, you can increase it. So I’ll just keep using more and more and more willpower. Burning Out: The Hidden Danger of Relying Solely on Willpower Well, that can create a really dangerous situation, first of all. So if you decided to go the pure willpower route, you would be doing what a lot of people do in their situations that they’re not happy with. They just say, I’m just going to focus harder and harder and harder. But the problem is if the problem or the change is something that requires an inordinate amount of energy, in other words, a huge amount of energy that perhaps you hadn’t planned on or even if you had planned on it, it’s a huge amount of energy that you simply may not have because you’re busy dealing with all the other things in your life. But let’s just say you do it. You put all this effort into making this change and it’s working and that sort of delights you. But you’re like… I’m burning out, I have nothing left for me and my family, I’m crabby now, it’s starting to change me in ways that I don’t like, I’m starting to compensate for it, and so forth. Monsters and Unicorns: The Subconscious Forces Controlling Your Habits See, everything that I’m describing are things that happen under the understanding of Because, the monsters and the unicorns. And what you’re simply doing is ignoring the monsters and unicorns in place. Well Mark, what should I do? you ask perhaps. Well, that’s look to the monsters and unicorns first. And that’s what I do. And that’s what I do when someone works with me. It doesn’t mean we don’t use willpower, we use willpower in everything, it takes willpower to make a decision to go against your monsters and unicorns. If you say, look, I certainly enjoy eating, and I enjoy lots of eating, and I enjoy multiple eating sessions and and all that stuff, it takes willpower to say, oh, I want to give up that pleasure, I want to give up that comfort, right? Well, now you’re going against your unicorn. Diagnosing Your Coping Mechanisms: Are You Protecting Yourself From Pain? Well, instead of taking it that way, you’re kind of doing it backwards. What you should be doing is examining the unicorn itself. Are you really deriving that much pleasure, or are you deriving pleasure from something else? Is it a certain avoidance that allows you to have the pleasure? Or maybe by eating a lot and too much and often and too fast and so and so forth… you’re being forced to do that because you have a monster that is protecting you from pain. Maybe you believe that if you do all these things, these unhealthy eating habits, it will actually protect you from pain, even though it’s going to make you live shorter and make your life less happy. The “Aha” Moment: Triggering Lasting Psychological Change And as soon as you have that realization, as soon as that hits home, now your monsters and unicorns have literally just altered in your system. Just that one sentence I just said. If you’re like, well yeah, oh, wait a second. That’s when change happens. That’s when change happens in people, that’s when change happens in coaching. Because if you don’t do that, then it’s just cheerleading. Whether it’s you cheerleading yourself or someone else is being paid to cheerlead you. And I will tell you, I don’t get paid to cheerlead. I don’t want to get paid to cheerlead. I want to get paid to diagnose, to guide, and to help. Self-Examination and the Unseen Programs Running Your Life So this was a fast one. We’re not even at five minutes and I already switched to the portion of the episode in which I say, okay, now we recognize this, what do we do? Boom, already gave you that. Now, does everyone who is wildly successful or really successful at something go through this? Well, typically they’re not even aware of their monsters and unicorns, typically they just work. In fact, as I use in the case of Michael Phelps, he had both a monster and a unicorn for staying in the pool. He didn’t decide that, he didn’t consciously go, I would like to stay in this pool because it helps me with my ADHD. He just noticed that being in the pool helped him with his ADHD. And the same thing happens in your life. We typically don’t do a lot of self-examination. Well, most people don’t. I do that all the time, which is why I come up with this, but… you typically don’t do that, you go through life with all these programs running and you think, okay, well I I don’t know, look, I don’t know, and we have control mechanisms in place, we have safeties in our psyche that prevent us typically from pulling apart the cover and poking around in all the wires and gears and things. Understandably so, just like in a car, has a hood, it has caps, and has protective seals on lots of things, so does your psyche, for good reasons. And sometimes it’s not for such good reasons. You have childhood trauma or other kinds of trauma, you may have a protective shield around it because you’re not dealing with it. I don’t want to go there. Right? You have something that’s happened to you and you’re just not going there, which is why you don’t see the psychologist that people tell you to see. Or why you don’t even talk about something. Oh, that’s off limits with Bill. Don’t even go there. Right? Moving Beyond Cheerleading: Why You Need a Safe System for Transformation We all know we’ve encountered people like this. We all know we are people like this. If you work with a psychologist or a coach that has a system in place and puts you in a special place that allows you to feel comfortable enough to talk through things. And just being comfortable and talking about things isn’t enough, you have to have a system in place. You can’t just be brought bare in front of a stranger and talk about your hopes, dreams, aspirations, and everything that hurts you. That’s going to hurt. And that’s going to be difficult. So you need to have something in place. You need to know, you need to tell yourself, hey, we’re going to be looking under this cover, but we’re going to do it gently, we’re going to do it with care and respect for ourselves. Next Steps: Explore the Podcast Catalog and the ‘Because’ Framework Your first step in that, frankly, is to listen to podcast episodes like this. And I present my entire catalog of 300 plus episodes. And yes, I’ll stop saying that when we get to 400 plus episodes. But listen through them, listen through them in the 10 or 15 minutes it takes you to listen to them while you’re doing a chore, while you’re in the car… and just think. Think in the safety of your own mental space. And then when you want to learn more, pick up a copy of Because. It’s not that expensive, it’s a short read, but it is packed with information and citations from other books, medical journals, and things like that. And you can always go down your own rabbit holes to make sure that I’m telling you what I say I’m telling you. Finding Your Monsters and Unicorns But I’ll tell you, the moment you discover a monster or a unicorn in place and you go, oh… wait a second. He doesn’t belong there. Sure, he has a useful function, but not there… that’s going to be your aha moment. And all of a sudden, you’ll want to know more, and all of a sudden you’ll want to find all the monsters and unicorns you can. And if you want my help, all you have to do is reach out. You can go on my Calendly, which is a hard word to say, and schedule a 15-minute free appointment and we can have a nice chat about it and see if we’re a fit. And if not, just read some more books and do your due diligence. Conclusion and Resources Wow, this was fun. Thanks for listening as always. And as always, I have a tremendous amount of resources for you. Please, by all means, check out all my goodies. Go to alchemyforme, alchemyforlife, and markbradford.org. And take care of yourself, please. Thank you. Thank you for listening as always, go to markbradford.org to see all my author related things, go to alchemyfor.life to see coaching, speaking, writing, and this podcast. And go to alchemyfor.me to get a copy of CheckMark™

In deel 1 legden Nadam Schmidt en ik de financiële basis. In dit tweede deel gaan we verder waar het echt spannend wordt. Want wat gebeurt er met je gezin en je praktijk als jij morgen uitvalt? Hoe zit het met cashflow versus winst, en waarom zijn die twee heel verschillende dingen? En waarom is sparen volgens Nadam eigenlijk een economische fout, misschien wel een delict?  Dit is het Moneyfesto deel 2, en het wordt concreet. Speciale aankondiging: Op zondag 14 juni van 10:30 uur komt Nadam live naar in het Carlton President Hotel Utrecht-Maarssen, tijdens de cursusdag over Vermogen. Tot 7 juni geldt een bijzondere intreeprijs ter waarde van twee meervlaksvullingen inclusief lunch en parkeren.. Meer info vind je in de shownotes of stuur me een DM via LinkedIn. Link Cursus Vermogen met Nadam Schmidt en Ron Steenkist   ----------------------- Ik ben Ron Steenkist. In de inspirerende wereld van de tandheelkunde ben ik tandarts en bovenal Tandarts Business Mentor. Als Mentor koester ik de diepe overtuiging dat elke tandarts in staat is om een succesvolle praktijk op te bouwen. Een praktijk met een solide winst en een praktijk die zich naadloos aanpast aan jouw levensstijl en omgeving, in plaats van andersom. Ben je geïnteresseerd in een kort intake gesprek om te onderzoeken of ik, Ron Steenkist, je kan helpen als Tandarts Business Mentor? Boek dan een call-in via de agenda van Calendly. Bezoek ook mijn website Tandarts Business Mentor. Connect met mij op LinkedIn. Connect met de gast Nadam Schmidt Deze podcast wordt ondersteund door Oase Dental. Voor contact kun je op deze pagina terecht.  Deze podcast wordt ook ondersteund door Payt. Voor informatie kun je op deze pagina terecht. Sponsors van deze aflevering: Oase Dental: Software voor de moderne praktijk. Kijk op oase.dental voor meer informatie. Payt: Partner voor snelle betalingen en efficiënte praktijkvoering. Ontdek de voordelen op de website van Payt Vond je deze aflevering waardevol? Ik zou het enorm waarderen als je een review achterlaat op Spotify of Apple Podcasts. Op Spotify kun je via de drie puntjes eenvoudig vijf sterren geven. Bedankt voor het luisteren en tot de volgende keer!

In this episode of The HMO Property Show, Jo Gibb explores why the future of co-living must balance strong investor outcomes with genuine resident impact. With changes to negative gearing likely to shift more investors toward cash-flow-positive property, Jo explains why co-living should never be treated as just a yield strategy. Done properly, it can create affordable, stable, connected homes that reduce loneliness and support people across all stages of life. This episode is a reminder that the best-performing co-living homes are the ones designed around people first — because when residents thrive, investments become stronger and more sustainable too.

If you started your podcast and were surprised at the amount of time and effort that goes into it, you're not alone. Luckily, there are practical ways you can simplify your podcast workflow and save time in the process. This week, episode 38 of Successful Podcasting Unlocked answers the question: How can I simplify my podcast workflow?In this episode, I share:Identify the bottlenecks in your workflow and consider outsourcing the time consuming tasks, such as editing and social media promotion. Streamline production by batching tasks and using templates for repetitive elements. Leverage tools like Calendly and ClickUp to easily manage scheduling and workflow. Optimize your recording and editing by using tools like Riverside and Descript. Repurpose your podcast content for promotion across different platforms, using a social media scheduler to save time. Be sure to download the FREE Podcast Workflow Checklist to keep your workflow on track!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips, tricks, and advice as I answer all your podcasting questions. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me! And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH ALESIA GALATI:InstagramLinkedInWork with Galati Media! LINKS MENTIONED:Ep 3: Where to Find Quality Guests for Your PodcastPodmatch*ClickUp*Riverside*Meet Edgar**Affiliate LinkProud member of the Feminist Podcasters Collective.

Brooke Warner, the founder of She Writes Press, gave a TED talk in 2017 called “Green-Lighting Yourself” that I have been thinking about for years. The argument: the traditional creative industries, publishing and film and music, have shifted toward green-lighting only artists who are already famous or who have celebrity connections. The writers and filmmakers and musicians who refused to wait for those industries to discover them, who chose to publish or produce their own work without permission, have a name. Warner calls them green-lighters.The line from her talk that I cannot let go: “Legitimacy cannot be bestowed. You have to take it.”This episode is about what that line means in 2026.There is a question every writer who has been carrying a book for a long time eventually has to face. Are you going to keep waiting for someone to greenlight your work, or are you going to greenlight it yourself.In this episode I share three of my own green-lighter moments. Co-founding C&R Press at thirty-two. Launching Crossroads at fifty-two. And the book I am writing right now, The Crisis of Being Nobody, which will publish through Crossroads because no traditional gatekeeper is going to greenlight it on my behalf.I also talk about what green-lighting actually requires, beyond the romanticized version. Four specific things. The work has to be good. The practical labor of getting the book into the world has to be done. The waiting for institutional bestowal has to end. And the writer has to return to what made them want to do the work in the first place.The episode closes with an invitation. What is the work you have been carrying that you have not yet greenlighted. Notice what happens in your body when you sit with that question. Whether something opens or something flinches. The answer the institution is not going to give you is one you have always been able to give yourself.The Founding Voice cohort, for the first three writers signing a publishing engagement with Crossroads, is open through August 31, 2026.* Submit a project: https://crossroadspublishing.group/inquire* Book a discovery call: Calendly link here. Get full access to The Descent at chadprevost.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of the Monday Morning Mojo Podcast, Anna explores the power of perspective, the impact our thoughts have on how we show up, and how becoming more intentional with our mindset can create more clarity, energy, resilience, and peace in both leadership and life. This conversation is not about pretending everything is perfect. It is about learning how to lead yourself well enough that difficult moments no longer define your entire experience. Inside this episode, Anna shares: • Why high-achieving women often normalize negative thinking without realizing it • How your internal dialogue impacts your leadership, relationships, and emotional capacity • How to interrupt unhealthy thought patterns before they become your identity • Small shifts that help you lead with more clarity, steadiness, and self-awareness If you've been feeling mentally drained, emotionally stretched thin, or disconnected from the version of yourself that used to feel grounded and hopeful, this episode will remind you that you have more power than you think to change the way you experience your life one thought at a time.  JUST ANNOUNCED! Anna's upcoming book, Getting Back to You is coming out soon! To be the first to hear about it, click here to get on her list! Resources Mentioned in the Show: Anna's Build Your Best Life Journal Journal Prompts: How do you show up in the world? What is your current impact on others? How are you playing victim to your past? How can you become the driver of your life? What one positive thought can you think of to start your day? Quotes to Remember: You are the driver of your own life, not the passenger. Win the day! Progress not perfection. When you change the way you look at things, things DO change. Connect with Anna: To learn more about Anna's upcoming book go to: gettingbacktoyoubook.com Monday Morning Mojo Facebook Group Facebook  Instagram Watch the Monday Morning Mojo Video on YouTube To set up a discovery call with Anna visit Calendly.com/annagibbs  To learn more about coaching with Anna visit  coachannagibbs.com To learn more about the supplements and products Anna uses to improve her overall health and well-being visit: https://plexusworldwide.com/annagibbs  Learn more about the makeup and skincare company Anna uses that also makes donations to important women's causes. It's bigger than beauty.

I det här avsnittet gästas vi av Roel som delar med sig av sin resa inom UK property, från att ta sina första steg genom en utbildning i Sverige till att genomföra riktiga fastighetsaffärer och utvecklas vidare genom vår mentorskap och mastermind.Bio: Roel Lammers är en svensk fastighetsinvesterare baserad på Värmdö, med en växande fastighetsportfölj i England. Tillsammans med sin fru Jenny och via sitt bolag Little Green Hill Ltd förvärvar och förädlar de befintliga fastigheter och omvandlar dem till välskötta och trivsamma hyresbostäder.Följ hans resa på Instagram, läs mer på littlegreenhill.uk, testa hans kalkylverktyg på propertydealanalyser.uk eller connect på LinkedIn.Vill du avgöra om fastighetsinvesteringar i Storbritannien är rätt för dig? www.miracle-academy.se/courses/grundkursVill ni gå med i vår mastermind (masterminden kräver tidigare utbildning eller erfarenhet) mm@miraclepropertiesltd.comVill du ta lära dig om HMO? Kolla in vår kurs inom det!https://www.miracle-academy.se/courses/hmoOm ni vill boka upp ett samtal med oss tryck på Calendly länken https://calendly.com/miraclepropertiesltd/15minMissade du vårt senaste nyhetsbrev? Se till att kolla in det för att hålla dig uppdaterad med de senaste nyheterna och händelserna inom fastighetsinvesteringar i UK.https://miraclepropertiesltd.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5b6248a33b48fa474db5c8976&id=bb104d26aeTack till alla som lyssnar, betygsätter och ställer frågor. Vi uppskattar er alla!Följ oss gärna

Favour Obasi-ike, MBA, MS provides a deep dive into the 2026 scheduling landscape, comparing Cal vs. Calendly. As a digital marketing expert, he explores the benefits of white-labeling, custom APIs, and recurring events. The discussion addresses the polarizing nature of scheduling links in professional networking and offers a guide on using these tools to maintain a long-term business presence. Favour emphasizes that while Calendly is a pioneer, Cal.com's open-source nature provides unique flexibility for modern entrepreneurs. Check Calendly.com vs Cal.com on G2 Reviews here.Who is this for?This content is tailored for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and digital marketers who want to streamline their online booking systems. It's for those deciding between established tools like Calendly and open-source alternatives like Cal.com to manage their time and client interactions more effectively.Key MomentsFavour introduces Cal.com as a powerful alternative to Calendly, highlighting that many features Calendly charges for are free on Cal (03:43). He breaks down a comparison chart, noting that Cal offers custom routing logic, custom domains, and two-way Salesforce/HubSpot synchronization—features often missing or restricted in Calendly (05:36, 08:33).A significant portion of the room debates the etiquette of scheduling links, with some participants viewing them as "self-serving," while others defend them as essential tools for protecting a creator's time (13:11, 16:22).Favour also explains the authenticity of Trustpilot reviews, emphasizing the platform's transparency in business validation (09:56).Timestamps00:18 – Introduction and shoutouts to the Business and Marketing House.02:26 – Discovering Cal.com: A backstory from LinkedIn to Berlin.04:29 – The legacy of Calendly and its impact on time management.05:36 – Feature Breakdown: Custom routing, domains, and API access.08:33 – Integration Deep Dive: Salesforce, HubSpot, and two-way sync.09:56 – Understanding Trustpilot: How to verify business authenticity.13:11 – The "Pain in the Ass" Factor: A debate on scheduling link etiquette.20:45 – Best practices for using schedulers in podcasting and networking.FAQsIs Cal.com really free? Favour notes that many features Calendly charges for are available for free on Cal.com.What is "white-labeling" in scheduling? It allows you to remove the platform's branding and use your own domain, a feature unique to Cal.com.Why do some people hate scheduling links? Some find them impersonal or "self-serving," preferring direct email or text communication to set meetings.How does Cal.com sync with my CRM? Unlike some tools that only offer one-way sync, Cal.com provides a two-way synchronization with platforms like Salesforce and HubSpot.Action StepsAudit Your Booking Flow: Review your current process and identify if you are paying for features that could be free elsewhere.Check the Comparison: Visit the Cal.com vs. Calendly chart to see which tool aligns with your technical needs.Verify Your Presence: Ensure your business is claimed on platforms like Trustpilot to build authentic social proof.Soft-Launch Your Link: Pair scheduling links with a personal note to avoid the "self-serving" perception.Test Custom Domains: If using Cal.com, explore custom domains to enhance your professional branding.Ready to Rank? Book Your SEO & Web Dev Services Today

When I was seventeen, I drove my parents' conversion van home from a party with a six-pack in my system and a freshly-dented bumper on a stranger's parked car. The officer who arrived at our house decided not to charge me with driving under the influence. He told me to go inside and sleep it off. I have thought about that night for thirty-five years.This episode is an essay reading. The material is personal. Three stories from my reckless adolescence in Richmond, Virginia, told plainly. The drinking and driving. The LSD afternoon at a Goochland County rock quarry. The way my parents finally put me in rehab and the way I was outraged when they did. I survived my adolescence on a margin of unearned protection that I did not deserve, and the survival did not feel, then, like the gift it was.The essay turns to the strangest passage in the Hebrew Bible. Genesis 32. Jacob wrestling the man who turns out to be God, holding on through the dislocated hip, refusing to let go without the blessing. The man gives Jacob a new name. Jacob leaves with a permanent limp. The limp is, in the strange grammar of the story, the proof that the blessing was real.The argument the essay makes is the argument the book it comes from rests on. The crisis of being nobody is not solved by the world finally recognizing you. The world is busy. The crisis is solved by the wrestling. The wrestling produces a self that can speak. The wrestling produces the work. The wrestling produces a person who has something to say because they have done the work of finding out what they are.The blessing is real. The limp is yours forever. So is the name.→ The Crisis of Being Nobody: forthcoming late 2026 from Crossroads Press → Submit a project: crossroadspublishing.group/inquire → Subscribe to The Descent: chadprevost.substack.com → Book a discovery call: Calendly here Get full access to The Descent at chadprevost.substack.com/subscribe

Committed vs. Convenient: The Choice That Drives Results   Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. Are you in the committed mode? Are you in the convenient mode? And here's what we find out almost 100% of the time. You're not getting the results you want, you probably fell into the convenient mode. And I understand. I live in a shore state, New Jersey. We have a beach, backs right up to the Atlantic Ocean. And guess where everybody is from now until Labor Day? There. Guess where they're not? At networking events, schlepping out to a trade show, and taking the extra phone call. They blocked out their calendar. All of a sudden their Calendly link has nothing on it. That's where they're at, right? So last week I got the op, hey Carl, you wanna go to that concert? Or hey Carl, are you coming to the networking event that you have to drive to New York for? That's an hour and a half away, one way. Which one do you think I wanted to go to? Now, turns out I went to the networking event. Made two nice contacts. Missed the concert. Okay, that's what happens. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould and this has been your #70secondCEO. 

À l'approche de la pleine Lune en Sagittaire du 31 mai 2026, cet épisode explore les dynamiques de changement intérieur, d'évolution du sens et de transformation du regard que nous portons sur nous-mêmes.Dans un climat astrologique très stimulant, entre feu et air, cette lunaison nous interroge :ce vers quoi nous voulons aller nous ouvre-t-il réellement… ou cherchons-nous surtout à fuir l'inconfort de la transition ?Il est question des anciens récits qui ne résonnent plus tout à fait, du besoin d'alignement intérieur mais aussi de l'importance du soutien émotionnel et de la sécurité intérieure dans les périodes de changement.Belle écoute.Consultations astrologiques : quelques créneaux disponibles en mai et juin, réservez via Calendly.Retrouvez la newsletter associée à l'épisode comme support d'écoute. C'estici sur Substack.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

→ Set up a one-on-one Consultation with Karen at Calendly.com/kereneldad ←↓Have you ever looked at your life, your business, your success… and thought, “Why doesn't this feel the way I thought it would?”If so, you're not alone—and this episode is for you.I'm joined by Coach Keren Eldad for a powerful conversation about high achievers who look successful on the outside… but feel stuck, restless, or unfulfilled on the inside.We talk about why the very traits that built your success—drive, discipline, perfectionism—can also keep you stuck… and what it actually takes to not just achieve success, but feel aligned and fulfilled living in it.Inside this episode:

Hello Lovely Listeners,  This episode is going to help you feel calmer, and will help you exit the "struggle bus."  To learn more about this book, see this link or purchase wherever books are sold.  To learn more about MBSEP and to access training for practitioners, use this website.  *** I am no longer including transcripts for these episodes, because I do not want to train A.I. on my copyrighted content. If you would like a transcript of this episode, please leave me a message on Speakpipe with your email, and this may be provided. Please allow time as Somatic Wisdom is currently a small operation with limited staff.  *** To schedule coaching or an astrology reading through a special offer with Cristy (for Somatic Wisdom listeners) using natal astrology and coaching, please use this Calendly link. Discount from her corporate rate for a limited time. For more written work from Cristy, check out Our Somatic Wisdom on Substack. *** We would love to hear your thoughts or questions on this episode via SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomaticWisdomLoveNotes To show your gratitude for this show, you can make a one-time gift to support Somatic Wisdom with this link. To become a Sustaining Honor Roll contributor to help us keep bringing you conversations and content that support Your Somatic Wisdom please use this link. Thank you! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! *** Music credit: https://www.melodyloops.com/composers/dpmusic/ Cover art credit: https://www.natalyakolosowsky.com/ Cover template creation by Briana Knight Sagucio

In deze aflevering een bijzondere gast : Nadam Schmidt Nadam zegt onomwonden: zonder geld ga je dood. Hartstikke dood. En dat zijn niet zijn woorden om je bang te maken, maar om je wakker te schudden. Want Nadam is geen tandarts. Hij is zelfs geen zorgprofessional. Maar hij begrijpt precies waar jij als praktijkhouder mee worstelt. Niet in de laatste plaats omdat Nadam zijn vrouw, Jidske Berkhout, ondersteunt bij het bouwen van haar droompraktijk: een integrale huisartsenpraktijk die cosmetiek en homeopathie combineert. Nadam is founder van de Holistic Banker in Amsterdam. Daarvoor werkte hij bij ABN AMRO en ING Wealth Management, waar de instapdrempel lag op 25 miljoen euro. Nu is hij onafhankelijk financieel life planner en vermogensadviseur. Geen producten. Geen commissies. Sterker nog: hij is er radicaal op tegen. Maar wat hem echt onderscheidt, is zijn achtergrond. Deze man werd geboren in een community in India. Groeide op in een kraakpand op het Concertgebouwplein in Amsterdam. Die panden waren van Van Lanschot bank. Hoe ironisch. Arm in Oud-Zuid, met een alleenstaande moeder. En van daaruit bouwde hij een leven en zijn methode. Een bijzonder programma waarmee hij jouw levenswensen binnen twee jaar in je leven brengt. Het programma begint niet met geld. Het begint bij jouw leven. Zonder wierook en to the point. Precies zoals de TandartsBusinessMentor community is. Hij werkt met ondernemers en particulieren met een totaalvermogen tussen de half en tien miljoen euro. En dat bedrag mag ook in je overwaarde of in je praktijk zitten. Dus als je nu luistert, voldoe je waarschijnlijk aan de doelgroep. Of het is hoog tijd om aan de bak te gaan zodat je de doelgroep wordt. En, ik heb nog iets voor je. Want Nadam is niet alleen vandaag mijn gast. Op zondag 14 juni staan we samen op het podium tijdens een TandartsBusinessMentor event. Die dag draait volledig om vermogen. Wat vermogen is, wat het voor jou kan zijn, en wat jou ervan weerhoudt het op te bouwen. De investering voor deze dag? Die leg ik even voor je neer in termen die je kent als tandarts. Boek je na 7 juni: de investering van drie drievlaksvullingen. Drie keer V94. Dat is 360,09 euro. Boek je nog voor 7 juni: twee drievlaksvullingen. Twee keer V94. Dat is 240,06 euro. Inclusief lunch en gratis parkeren. Heb je belangstelling, kijk dan naar de shownotes van deze aflevering. Of stuur me een DM op LinkedIn.   ----------------------- Ik ben Ron Steenkist. In de inspirerende wereld van de tandheelkunde ben ik tandarts en bovenal Tandarts Business Mentor. Als Mentor koester ik de diepe overtuiging dat elke tandarts in staat is om een succesvolle praktijk op te bouwen. Een praktijk met een solide winst en een praktijk die zich naadloos aanpast aan jouw levensstijl en omgeving, in plaats van andersom. Ben je geïnteresseerd in een kort intake gesprek om te onderzoeken of ik, Ron Steenkist, je kan helpen als Tandarts Business Mentor? Boek dan een call-in via de agenda van Calendly. Bezoek ook mijn website Tandarts Business Mentor. Connect met mij op LinkedIn. Connect met de gast Nadam Schmidt Deze podcast wordt ondersteund door Oase Dental. Voor contact kun je op deze pagina terecht.  Deze podcast wordt ook ondersteund door Payt. Voor informatie kun je op deze pagina terecht. Sponsors van deze aflevering: Oase Dental: Software voor de moderne praktijk. Kijk op oase.dental voor meer informatie. Payt: Partner voor snelle betalingen en efficiënte praktijkvoering. Ontdek de voordelen op de website van Payt Vond je deze aflevering waardevol? Ik zou het enorm waarderen als je een review achterlaat op Spotify of Apple Podcasts. Op Spotify kun je via de drie puntjes eenvoudig vijf sterren geven. Bedankt voor het luisteren en tot de volgende keer!

Episode Overview: In this episode, we sit down with Patti Scallan, an alternative healthcare professional with 20 years of experience who owned a holistic wellness center for a decade. Patti shares her passion for helping people achieve true abundance in joy, health, and wealth by giving the body exactly what it needs to heal itself. We explore actionable ways to start living "The Good Life" by making small, manageable shifts in our daily habits.Key Takeaways:The "One Car" Analogy: Patti challenges us to take personal responsibility for our health, pointing out that if you only had one car for your entire life, you would take excellent care of it—yet this is the only body we will ever get. If we don't invest proactively in our well-being now, the alternative is paying for "sick care" later.The 5 Pillars of Health: We break down Patti's foundational health pillars: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and hydration. She emphasizes the importance of starting small, such as taking a five-minute walk instead of committing to an overwhelming new regimen that you'll drop in a month.Rethinking the 3 PM Slump: Did you know your brain is 70% water? Patti explains why that afternoon energy crash usually means you are dehydrated and need a glass of water, not another cup of coffee.The Ultimate Health Habit (Sleep): Despite all the complex health fads, Patti reveals that 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep is the most critical priority, as it gives the body the necessary downtime to shut down, rejuvenate, and heal itself.Trusting Your Gut: We discuss the difference between a simple Google search and actual research, and why Patti advises making important life decisions from your "gut" (your higher self) rather than just making them from your head or heart.Finding Joy on the Other Side of Fear: Patti shares how a simple question—"what can I be grateful for right now?"—can instantly shift a bad day, helping to build resilience and dispel fear.Connect with Patti Scallan:Website: www.pattiscallan.comInstagram: @patti.scallanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattiscallanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pattiscallanTalk to Patti: https://www.Calendly.com/pattiscallanYou may also like this episode: Susie Sharpe - Live Life to the Fullest: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ltgl41-susiesharpe-live-to-the-fullest--46520590Join the conversation: Come hang out with us in the Living the Good Life Facebook community for:Episode previewsBonus contentGuest Q&A opportunitiesA community of people choosing to live with more intention and joyJoin the Living the Good Life FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTGLCommunityEvery episode proudly sponsored by http://SwitchtoUSAMade.comContact Kimberly Henrie at https://livingthegoodlife.us/If this episode resonated with you, take a moment to leave a review or share it with someone who might need a little nudge toward their own version of the good life.

Travis is a podcast host, interviewer, and creator who's running a 30-day interview challenge and sharing practical outreach, scheduling, and interview-prep tactics from his experience booking guests and growing a show. On this episode we talk about: How to structure DM outreach to get podcast interview yeses Why short video messages beat long written pitches in DMs Scheduling and reducing friction (Calendly tips and what not to ask) Ten to fifteen high-leverage interview questions to use repeatedly How to use informational interviews to build confidence and get warm intros Top 3 Takeaways Use short personalized video DMs and a one-sentence link to your about page to prove legitimacy and avoid wasting the recipient's time Don't over-prepare or wait for a perfect script — send lots of messages, iterate quickly, and systematize what works for you Make scheduling frictionless (Calendly + minimal form fields), avoid asking guests to do your prep work, and always ask for introductions to scale bookings Notable Quotes "The only real question you have to answer in these reach-outs is are you going to waste my time?" "You can't think your way into becoming the kind of person who reaches out to people who are seemingly out of your league. You reach out your way into becoming that person." "Don't wait — start doing it. By day seven when you've sent 30 of these things, you will feel wildly more confident." Connect with Travis:    Instagram: https://instagram.com/travischappell        Other: https://travischappell.com A Word from Our Sponsors: Are you ready to start your own creator journey and make it big? Visit [www.fanvue.com] today and launch your career! To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to [https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney] Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency. Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform. Get an extended free trial at [gohighlevel.com/travis] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-living is one of the most overlooked strategies in real estate investing. While most investors chase single-family rentals generating $200 a month per door, a small group of operators is filling houses with multiple residents, charging per bed, and clearing $5,000 or more on a single property. In this episode, co-living investor and coach Katrina Robinson breaks down exactly how this model works, who it serves, and how she runs three properties in San Antonio, Texas from Los Angeles. About Katrina Robinson Katrina Robinson is the founder of the Group Home on Autopilot coaching program and operator of Roundtable Living, a San Antonio-based co-living company with three properties housing low-income residents including people with disabilities, working-class adults, elderly tenants, and reentry individuals. A former Air Force officer deployed to Iraq, she manages her portfolio remotely and coaches investors nationwide on how to build and run co-living businesses profitably. What We Cover in This Episode What co-living is and how it differs from assisted living and adult foster care Why Katrina targets low-income, disability, elderly, and reentry residents How she went from $200 a month per door to $5,000+ per property The economics of co-living: beds, pricing by market, and the $2,000 monthly target How to choose the right property: bedrooms, bathrooms, layout, and amenities Why she avoids HOAs and how the Fair Housing Act protects her business How to segment residents by house to reduce conflict The systems she uses to manage properties remotely: Rent Ready, Jotform, Calendly, and Google Sheets The operations manager model and how she structured it as an independent contractor Real horror stories from the field and what they taught her about screening and systems Key Insight Katrina's first co-living house has 15 beds at $560 a month each. Gross income: $8,400. Her take-home after expenses: over $5,000 a month on one property. That single result convinced her to open a second house, then a third, and eventually build a coaching business around the model. The math works because the per-bed rate, even at an affordable price point, stacks in a way that single-family cash flow never does. Why This Episode Matters Affordable housing is one of the most pressing problems in the country and also one of the least understood opportunities in real estate. This episode gives investors a clear look at a model that addresses both, with real numbers, real systems, and real stories from someone who built it from the ground up and teaches others how to do the same. Find Out More Website: grouphomeonautopilot.com LinkedIn: Katrina E. Robinson YouTube: youtube.com/@grouphomeonautopilot Sponsors Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. rcbassociatesllc.com

If you're the one everyone depends on… the one who always shows up, solves the problem, and keeps everything moving… when was the last time you checked in with yourself? In this deeply honest episode of the Monday Morning Mojo Podcast, Anna Gibbs unpacks the hidden cost of constantly being the capable one and why so many high-achieving women struggle to set boundaries without guilt. This conversation is not about productivity hacks or learning how to say “no” more often. It's about understanding why successful women in leadership often feel responsible for everyone else's needs while slowly disconnecting from their own. What you'll learn by listening: • The difference between generosity and self-abandonment • How overextending yourself slowly disconnects you from your own needs, clarity, and energy • How to stop from feeling physically uncomfortable and emotionally loaded when you say “no” • The truth about the hidden emotional labor many women in leadership carry every day • How to set healthy boundaries for sustainable leadership This episode is also a preview into the heart of Anna's upcoming book, Getting Back to You, which explores what happens when successful women spend so much time leading everyone else that they slowly lose connection with themselves. To learn more about Anna's upcoming book go to: gettingbacktoyoubook.com Resources Mentioned in the Show: Anna's Build Your Best Life Journal Wheel of Life workbook Quotes to Remember: What looks like generosity on the outside could turn to self-abandonment on the inside. No is a complete sentence. Boundaries do NOT make you less generous. Journal Prompts: Where am I overextending myself? What would it look like if I made a different decision? Connect with Anna: To learn more about Anna's upcoming book go to: gettingbacktoyoubook.com Monday Morning Mojo Facebook Group Facebook  Instagram Watch the Monday Morning Mojo Video on YouTube To set up a discovery call with Anna visit Calendly.com/annagibbs  To learn more about coaching with Anna visit  coachannagibbs.com To learn more about the supplements and products Anna uses to improve her overall health and well-being visit: https://plexusworldwide.com/annagibbs  Learn more about the makeup and skincare company Anna uses that also makes donations to important women's causes. It's bigger than beauty.

I det här avsnittet går vi igenom hur UK fastighetsmarknaden har förändrats sedan 2019, varför det blivit svårare att investera och hur ökade kostnader, nya regler och skatter påverkar investerare idag.Vill du avgöra om fastighetsinvesteringar i Storbritannien är rätt för dig? www.miracle-academy.se/courses/grundkursVill ni gå med i vår mastermind (masterminden kräver tidigare utbildning eller erfarenhet) mm@miraclepropertiesltd.comVill du ta lära dig om HMO? Kolla in vår kurs inom det!https://www.miracle-academy.se/courses/hmoOm ni vill boka upp ett samtal med oss tryck på Calendly länken https://calendly.com/miraclepropertiesltd/15minMissade du vårt senaste nyhetsbrev? Se till att kolla in det för att hålla dig uppdaterad med de senaste nyheterna och händelserna inom fastighetsinvesteringar i UK.https://miraclepropertiesltd.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5b6248a33b48fa474db5c8976&id=bb104d26aeTack till alla som lyssnar, betygsätter och ställer frågor. Vi uppskattar er alla!Följ oss gärna

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Welcome to Inspired Conversations with Kim Evans, Host.In this special Happy Friday Reflection, Kim Evans shares a heartfelt conversation centered around Psalm 103, gratitude, faith, renewal, and stepping into the next chapter of life with clarity and intention.As Kim prepares to enter the final two months of her 50's and celebrate 30 years in business, this episode is a reminder to reflect on God's goodness, stay grounded in purpose, and move forward with peace, wisdom, and expectation for what's ahead. Remember to read Psalm, 103 daily.A calming and encouraging reflection for women in business, leadership, wellness, and faith.Enjoy.---------------------------------------------------More About Host- Kim Evans, MA Owner 2GORJIS Facial Spa, KME Coaching and The Kim Evans Business & Wellness Accelerator for Womenpreneurs www.kimgems.com ready to scale their business online.Website: http://www.kimMevans.comhttps://www.2gorjisbeauty.comKME COACHINGhttp://www.kimgems.comJoin our Business Accelerator: Our Private Business Coaching & Mentorship Program

You left your 9-to-5 for freedom, so why does your calendar still run your life?In this episode of The Aspiring Solopreneur, Carly and Joe tackle a habit most solopreneurs don't even realize they have: building their business around the clock instead of around themselves. If you've ever filled an open time slot with whatever felt urgent (hello, inbox), this one's for you.Carly introduces a simple 3-step energy audit framework you can start using today:Step 1 – Identify Your High-Energy Windows Track your energy (not your schedule) for one full week. Rate each block of time as sharp, steady, or dragging. Don't judge it, just observe. You'll likely discover two to three genuine peak windows per day, and they may be shorter than you think.Step 2 – Match Peak Energy to High-Value Work Once you know your windows, protect them for the work that actually moves your business forward — strategy, revenue-generating tasks, relationship building. Stop spending your best hours on email, Slack, and admin.Step 3 – Structure Your Operations Around Your Rhythms Move recurring meetings, client calls, and contractor check-ins outside your peak windows. Batch low-energy tasks together. Communicate your availability to clients; it's a boundary, not an inconvenience. Build a daily template and default to it.Joe adds a power tactic: use Calendly (or similar tools) to create separate meeting types with different available time slots, one for high-energy meetings, one for everything else, so your schedule enforces your energy plan automatically.Whether you're a morning person or a night owl, this episode gives you a concrete system to stop optimizing your schedule and start optimizing your output.Challenge: Start your energy audit this week. One week of honest observation can reshape how you run your entire business.Key Topics: energy management for solopreneurs, life-first business, the ownership trap, productivity without burnout, scheduling strategies, solopreneur time management, peak performance windows

Today we're exploring a topic impacting millions of women—yet one that is often misunderstood, overlooked, or quietly endured: women's health, weight struggles, hormones, and the emotional toll that comes with feeling disconnected from your body. In this episode of Follow Your Joy, I'm joined by entrepreneur and MyStart Health founder, Matt Stern, for a candid conversation about the future of women's healthcare, personalized wellness, and the intuition it takes to build something meaningful in a crowded industry. Matt's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and trusting his gut instincts against the odds. From being homeless at 17 and living in a pool house… to building multiple businesses and helping generate over $300M in growth…his entrepreneurial journey has been anything but conventional. Today, through MyStart Health, Matt and his team are focused on expanding access and affordability to life-changing medications—beginning with GLP-1 weight loss treatments and now strongly expanding into personalized hormone health programs for women over 50. Inside this conversation, we explore: • The growing health concerns impacting women today • Why women's hormones, metabolism, and wellness need more personalized support • Matt's personal story from hardship to entrepreneurial success • How intuition helped him go "all in" on MyStart Health despite industry skepticism • Why impact and personalization matter more than simply scaling a business • The emotional and physical realities women face with weight, aging, and health changes • What true success feels like when your work genuinely changes lives What I appreciated most about this conversation is that it's not just about medications or healthcare trends. It's about listening—to your body, your instincts, your health, and the deeper knowing that you deserve support, vitality, and solutions that honor your life stage. Matt is offering Follow Your Joy listeners a special lifetime savings of 25% off all MyStart Health plans. You can access Matt's savings code details inside the Portal of Joy. Please sign up for access to all of the podcast guest's gifts: https://marladiann.com/podcast/portal/ If you've been navigating changes in your health, energy, hormones, weight, or overall well-being—or simply want a more hopeful conversation around women's health—this episode is for you. Resources + Links: www.mystarthealth.com https://www.instagram.com/mattsternsf www.linkedin.com/company/thesterngroup   -Marla's Amazon Store – shop for favorites.  Summer specials & savings https://www.amazon.com/shop/marla_diann -If your own midlife (40+) reinvention is asking to be revealed or supported, let's explore it. What does freedom, more creative expression, success look and feel like for you at this stage of your life? We begin our connection with a reinvention conversation. Use my Calendly link to get on the calendar. https://calendly.com/successcoach-marladiann/connection Loved this episode? Don't stop here, unlock the tools, resources, and free downloads mentioned during the episode. Click here to access the portal of joy. https://marladiann.com/podcast/portal/

Hello Lovelies, You are going to love my discussion with today's guest, Melissa McCloud. If you haven't listened to my last episode on my hypnotherapy, you may want to check it out first here: https://pod.link/1632476381/episode/OTMyMzhiNTYtMDE1ZC00YTFmLWJjNWItOWZjOTlkMjA0MmU2 To find out more about Melissa and her practice check out: https://www.detroithypnotherapy.com/ *** I am no longer including transcripts for these episodes, because I do not want to train A.I. on my copyrighted content. If you would like a transcript of this episode, please leave me a message on Speakpipe with your email, and this may be provided. Please allow time as this is currently a small operation with limited staff.  *** To schedule coaching or an astrology reading through a special offer with Cristy (for Somatic Wisdom listeners) using natal astrology and coaching, please use this Calendly link. Discount from her corporate rate for a limited time. For more written work from Cristy, check out Our Somatic Wisdom on Substack. *** We would love to hear your thoughts or questions on this episode via SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomaticWisdomLoveNotes To show your gratitude for this show, you can make a one-time gift to support Somatic Wisdom with this link. To become a Sustaining Honor Roll contributor to help us keep bringing you conversations and content that support Your Somatic Wisdom please use this link. Thank you! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!  

Her Dad Found a Rolex and Returned It. What That Taught Her About Asking for Everything. Her father came to the United States in 1989 with next to nothing. He found a Rolex in a locker room while working as a janitor and returned it. The owner gave him a job. He stayed 27 years. In that time, he asked his employer for a green card. They sponsored it. He asked for college tuition. They paid for his associate's and his bachelor's degree. He asked to pivot into chemistry. They made a role for it. Darlene Reina watched all of this and had one thought: if he could ask for all of that with nothing in his pocket and no English, why was she self-editing her ambitions? She stopped. Now she opens job interviews by telling the people who will decide whether to hire her exactly what she wants: to be CIO of an organization. She told her future boss. She told the Calendly interviewer. Both were supportive. She uses it as a filter. Darlene is Head of IT at Calendly, and in this episode she breaks down the frameworks she's built for speaking up, pitching ideas, and asking for exactly what she wants without apology. You'll learn: How to know which conversations are worth inserting yourself into, and which ones to let go based on span of control, stakeholder complexity, and how badly you want the outcome. The self-interest framework: why "selfless" leads to burnout, "selfish" kills collaboration, and the middle zone of self-interest is where real buy-in happens. Why she describes senior leadership as "glorified salespeople" and what changed when she stopped clicking on the backend and started selling visions instead. The "directionally correct" approach to numbers: why giving a C-suite executive "$270K plus or minus 20%" is infinitely more persuasive than "decreased time" or a 6-decimal-point calculation that took two weeks to produce. How self-editing language like "I think the answer might be..." quietly signals low confidence, and how to hit the delete button on it. Why she tells every interviewer exactly what she wants out of her career, and how she uses their response as a filter for whether the organization is actually a place where she can grow. About Darlene Reina: Head of IT at Calendly, Darlene has built her career at the intersection of technology leadership and organizational influence. Originally from a Venezuelan family in Rhode Island, she leads IT strategy and operations at one of the most widely used scheduling platforms in the world. She is candid, direct, and unabashedly ambitious. Connect with Darlene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlene-reina/

When Mel Sims discovered coaching, she was adamant that nobody could understand her life. Her journey into coaching allowed her to put down the mask, harness her strengths, and re-emerge into the world as a neurodivergent emotional coach.Mel trained as a coach while learning about herself through the lens of an ADHD diagnosis. As well as offering her a pathway of personal growth, these experiences helped Mel find her niche through the realisation that neurodivergent people need a particular coaching approach.In this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, Mel speaks to host Joey Owen about different styles of emotional communication, and the many ways in which people can be misunderstood. She talks about how being an “unpolished” coach enables her to offer a space where people can let go of their need hide their feelings and be guided by an authentic intuition.Mel offers several brilliant metaphors and visualisation techniques that illuminate this episode, such as the idea of wearing a colander on your head as a way to filter information, and thinking of neurodivergent minds as stars that have become more visible in our world of modern telescopes and greater understanding.The challenges of time management, rest and staying grounded are explored in this episode as Mel describes how she tailors coaching to people who might need alternative approaches to scheduling, flexibility, communication and depth.Mel and Joey also talk about:The intuitive, bordering-on-magical connection that neurodivergent people share having navigated shared challengesHow to make space for emotional outpourings that can have a transformative impact in coaching sessionsA psychological technique that enables a kinder, more compassionate approach to self-coachingHow to own your weak spots and set healthy expectationsMel also explains why she starts some of her inspirational coaching talks wearing a snorkel, a diving mask and a pair of flippers!For more information about Mel, visit: https://melsimslifecoach.co.uk or @theadhdhummingbird on Facebook and InstagramFor more information about host Joey Owen, visit http://www.joeyowencoaching.com/ Read more about The Coach's Journey at www.thecoachsjourney.comMusic by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community. THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:- Robbie Swale's 12-Minute Method books https://www.robbieswale.com/the-12minute-books - Ruth Kudzi https://www.ruthkudzi.com/- ICF https://coachingfederation.org/- John Demartini https://drdemartini.com/- Calendly https://calendly.com/- Meta Business Suite https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-business-suite- Inside Our Minds with Chris Packham https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bbnh47- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) https://emdrassociation.org.uk/- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-and-adhd/- Transactional Analysis https://www.simplypsychology.org/transactional-analysis-eric-berne.html- Episode #116 of The Coach's Journey Podcast, on the importance of having your own coach https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/116-why-hiring-a-coach-is-the-most-important-investment-youll-make-in-your-coaching-business- Patience https://www.channel4.com/programmes/patience LINKS FROM MEL:- My favourite ‘emotions in individuals' viewing https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b8kmch/couples-therapy - Shame and ADHD https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c6bb - Being different and anxious as an Autistic person - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/are-you-autistic Free additional training for coaches with Positive Intelligence (do the test first to see what your Sabateurs are) https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ - Discovering your values quiz (I realised my ad agency days and working with under 5's was all about loving helping people) https://drdemartini.com/pl/play?url=%2Fwhat-are-values%2F - Great book on RSD (hating people being cross with you) https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-courage-to-be-disliked/ - And another one written by a brilliant ADHD podcast host https://www.sheldonpress.co.uk/titles/alex-partridge/why-does-everybody-hate-me/9781399827843/‍ ‍

Good morning, good afternoon, and welcome back to the podcast! It has been an incredibly busy week and a half. We're slightly off our normal release schedule, but for good reason—there is a ton of movement in the market right now, from foreclosure auctions to a brand-new roadshow I'm putting together across Oklahoma and North Texas. Today, I want to take you behind the curtain of an exclusive event I attended right here in my backyard of Austin, Texas: HousingWire's "The Gathering." HousingWire is arguably the premier source for mortgage and housing industry news, and their annual event at the Omni Barton Creek Resort brings together over a thousand top-tier mortgage professionals. I didn't just go to listen to the speakers; I went to see where the industry is moving. I'm sharing the "Big Three" takeaways that every real estate and note investor needs to know to stay ahead in 2026. Key Industry Shifts & Tech InnovationsThe Power of Networking (and Crashing the Party) The event was a $2,000 ticket, but as I always say, you don't always have to pay to play. I spent four hours walking the vendor floor and meeting with people. In that short window, I made 20 solid connections and even met with a note investor from New York who wants to build a note trading platform. The lesson? Get out there. Whether you're attending a local REIA club or a national conference, the value is in the hallway conversations. Takeaway #1: The AI Revolution is Non-Negotiable The overwhelming factor at the event was AI. It is no longer just a buzzword; it is becoming the backbone of high-performing teams. AI Agents: Companies are now using AI agents to handle "contract-to-close" management, scheduling, and even cold-calling leads. Maximizing Output: The focus is on minimizing manual input to maximize output, allowing smaller teams to outperform larger, legacy operations. Due Diligence: We are personally looking at ways to integrate AI for better borrower outreach and more efficient due diligence. Takeaway #2: Rethinking Your Tech Stack If you haven't updated your "tech stack"—your combination of CRM, booking tools, and communication apps—in a while, you are likely overpaying. Consolidation: Modern apps are combining Zoom, Calendly, and webinar platforms into one compact space. Cost Savings: By streamlining our house tools, we're looking at saving $1,200 to $2,000 a year while gaining better features for our webinars and training classes. Takeaway #3: The Return of Distressed Assets There was a heavy focus on the return of the distressed borrower. Now that COVID-era handouts have expired, we are seeing a visible trend in rising foreclosures and defaults across the country. Probate Solutions: I connected with a company called Scriber that specializes in expediting the probate process—potentially cutting it down to 30 days. This is a game-changer for those of us buying reverse mortgages or HECM loans where probate is often a major roadblock. Credit Optimization: New services are helping non-performing note buyers by "hand-holding" borrowers to optimize their credit scores, making them eligible for refinancing sooner. The market is changing, and the "MacGyver style" of investing—trying to piece things together with duct tape—is not going to work anymore. You have to invest in yourself, upgrade your marketing, and embrace the technology that is available today. Don't sit on the sidelines just trying to wholesale for thin margins. Develop the skills to handle these deals yourself. Go out, take some action, and we'll see you at the top!Watch the Original Video HERE!Book a Call With Scott HERE!Sign up for the next FREE One-Day Note Class HERE!Sign up for the WCN Membership HERE!Sign up for the next Note Buying For Dummies Workshop HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note ClosGet Signed Up For the Next Note Buying Workshop HERE!

I veckans avsnitt uppdaterar vi kring vad som händer i våra projekt just nu och det är som vanligt både upp och ner.Vi går igenom vår senaste omfinansiering där vi fick en nedvärdering och vad det innebär när man måste börja om processen. Vi delar också hela storyn kring Leeds BTL och processen med “meddling”, samt uppdaterar kring Small Court där vi nu väntar på besked.Vill du avgöra om fastighetsinvesteringar i Storbritannien är rätt för dig? www.miracle-academy.se/courses/grundkursVill ni gå med i vår mastermind (masterminden kräver tidigare utbildning eller erfarenhet) mm@miraclepropertiesltd.comVill du ta lära dig om HMO? Kolla in vår kurs inom det!https://www.miracle-academy.se/courses/hmoOm ni vill boka upp ett samtal med oss tryck på Calendly länken https://calendly.com/miraclepropertiesltd/15minMissade du vårt senaste nyhetsbrev? Se till att kolla in det för att hålla dig uppdaterad med de senaste nyheterna och händelserna inom fastighetsinvesteringar i UK.https://miraclepropertiesltd.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5b6248a33b48fa474db5c8976&id=bb104d26aeTack till alla som lyssnar, betygsätter och ställer frågor. Vi uppskattar er alla!Följ oss gärna

I want to ask you something real quick. What if you could wake up tomorrow and half your to-do list was already done? Emails answered, content posted, calls booked, follow-ups sent, and you did not lift a finger. That is not some far-off fantasy anymore. That is what is actually possible right. In this solo episode, I am breaking down exactly how I am doing it and how you can too. I am not here claiming to be the AI guru of anything. I am just the reporter. These are the things that are working in my world right now, and I want to hand them straight to you so you can take what fits and leave what does not. That has always been the Happy Hustle way. Here is the big idea behind this whole episode: stop thinking about AI as a tool and start thinking about it as a team member. Better yet, think of it as your co-founder. Because when you make that mental shift, everything changes. You stop dabbling and you start deploying. And that is where the real leverage lives. The first thing I want you to take away is the idea of building your AI team department by department. You do not have to overhaul your whole business overnight. Just look at each area and ask what AI could own in that space. For marketing, AI can write your emails, your ad copy, your social posts, and your content outlines. Tools like ChatGPT, Jasper, and others can crank out high quality drafts in minutes when you give them a solid prompt. For customer support, you can build a chatbot trained on your own FAQs, your offers, and your most common objections, so it handles the repetitive questions while you focus on the high value conversations. For scheduling and executive tasks, tools like Calendly, Motion, and Claude Cowork can connect your calendar, your project management, and your communication tools into one central hub that basically runs itself. The second big takeaway is the four bucket framework. Break your business down into lead generation, sales, fulfillment, and operations. Then for each bucket, ask yourself three questions: what can be automated, what can be templated, and what can AI handle 80 percent of? That question alone will change how you see your week. Anything that does not require human emotion or final judgment can most likely be handed off, and that frees you up to do the work only you can do. The third thing I want you to lock in is the delegation framework, and it is four simple steps. First, write down everything you do daily. Second, sort those tasks into three categories: repetitive, creative, or strategic. Third, automate the repetitive stuff with AI entirely, use AI as a thought partner on the creative stuff, and keep the strategic stuff for yourself because that is your zone. Fourth, optimize weekly. Refine your prompts, build SOPs for your AI systems, and even ask AI itself how to make things better. That last one alone is a game changer. The fourth takeaway is about the pitfalls, because I want you to avoid the mistakes, I see people making. Do not over-automate human connection. That is a line you do not cross. Do not blindly trust AI outputs either. Always verify, always review. And do not put garbage in and expect gold out. The quality of what you feed your AI determines the quality of what it gives back. Train it well, give it context, and treat it like the team member it is becoming. The real goal here is not to work more. It is to work in a way that gives you back your time, your energy, and your presence so you can show up fully for the people and the things that actually matter. That is the happy hustle. That is the whole point. If you have been on the fence about getting serious with AI, this episode is your sign to start today. Pick one thing, an email sequence, a scheduling tool, a chatbot, and just build that first piece. Do not wait until you have it all figured out because nobody does. You figure it out by doing it. Head over to https://caryjack.com/podcastin/ to listen to the full episode and get all the details on the tools, prompts, and systems I mentioned. And if this gave you even one good idea, share it with a friend who is still doing everything manually. That is one of the most generous things you can do for a fellow entrepreneur right now. Keep on happy hustlin'.

Robby chats with Evan Tobias (Associate Professor of Music Education at Arizona State University) about imagining new possibilities for music teaching in a rapidly shifting digital landscape–from rethinking what curriculum even means, to the everyday tools that power his research, writing, and thinking. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Chapters and Notes 00:00:00 Greetings first 00:08:41 Introductions second Evan Tobias, Arizona State University YouTube TikTok Instagram Podcast AT Protocol Cory Doctorow's Book 00:26:04 What possibilities that exist when music teachers use technology in different ways Obsidian Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures 00:54:38 What is curriculum? Podcast Episode 4: Music Curriculum Perspectives with Brian Laakso Hal Leonard Modern Band Series littleBits 01:11:25 Research and writing tools: writing, interviews, reading…lots! Connecting ideas across many mediums… Scite.AI - used to scan across databases, answer questions Hazel - file management DEVONthink - store, organize, work zotero - collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research PDF Expert - PDF editing TextSniper - extract text from images 01:26:07 Surveys Qualtrics - creating surveys Calendly - scheduler that integrates with calendars TextExpander - type a keystroke that fills in email body or other text Keyboard Maestro - automate applications or websites Fantastical - give your calendar superpowers Craft - you know it, you love it 01:42:35 Interviews Descript - record, edit, transcribe Snipd - AI-powered podcast app Airtable - database to help keep track of where people are in the project Notion - database in place of Google Doc OmniFocus - Task management ClickUp - Task and project management Readwise Reader - PDF reader Raindrop.io Speechify - listen to text/PDF files Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

In this episode, host Josh interviews Amazon expert Shannon Roddy about strategies for building, growing, and protecting successful Amazon brands. Shannon emphasizes the importance of product quality, authentic brand storytelling through images and videos, and adapting product lines based on customer feedback. He shares practical tips for scaling from 7 to 8 figures, highlights the need for continuous optimization, and discusses protecting intellectual property. Shannon also recommends resources like Avenue Seven Media's free checklist and influential figures in e-commerce. The episode offers actionable advice and inspiration for Amazon sellers aiming for long-term growth.Chapters:Introduction & Guest Background (00:00:00)Josh introduces Shannon Roddy, his background, and expertise in Amazon brand building.Brand Building Fundamentals (00:00:41)Discussion on the importance of value, understanding the market, and showcasing brand identity on Amazon.Showcasing Brand Identity on Amazon (00:02:11)Advice on using images, infographics, and videos to communicate brand mission and story.Quality Product as Foundation (00:02:32)Emphasizes the necessity of having a great product before focusing on branding and marketing.Adapting Brand Presentation to Audience (00:03:03)Examples of tailoring images, content, and style to fit the brand and resonate with customers.Learning from Customer Feedback (00:04:01)Importance of reviewing customer feedback and adapting listings to highlight what customers value.Continuous Optimization & Discovery (00:04:57)Brand building as an ongoing process of discovery and adaptation based on customer needs.Adapting and Expanding Product Lines (00:05:52)Necessity of updating listings, ads, and product lines to stay competitive and grow.Executing the Fundamentals (00:06:46)Success on Amazon comes from consistently executing business fundamentals, not shortcuts.Case Study: Table Mate (00:07:42)Example of a brand that grew by expanding and adapting its product line.Three Actionable Takeaways (00:08:28)Summary of key actions: define and showcase brand, innovate and expand, and protect your business.Protecting Your Brand (00:10:59)Discussion on intellectual property, defensibility, and creative ways to protect products and campaigns.Most Influential Book (00:11:25)Shannon recommends "Good to Great" by Jim Collins and explains its impact.Favorite Productivity Tool (00:12:28)Shannon highlights Calendly for scheduling and its new features that improve efficiency.Most Admired E-commerce Leader (00:13:37)Shannon names Jason Boyce as a respected leader and advocate for Amazon sellers.Avenue Seven Media & Free Resource (00:15:16)Information on Avenue Seven Media and a free checklist resource for Amazon sellers.Episode Wrap-Up (00:15:55)Closing thanks and final remarks from both Josh and Shannon.Links and Mentions:Tools and Websites  "Avenue Seven Media": "00:15:16"  "Calendly": "00:12:28"Free Resource  "Free Checklist (128 Things)": "00:15:43"Books  "Good to Great by Jim Collins": "00:11:35"People Mentioned  "Shannon Roddy": "00:00:00"  "Jason Boyce": "00:13:37"Transcript:Josh 00:00:00  Today I'm super excited to introduce you to Shannon Roddy. Shannon is an Amazon expert. He's a speaker and a director of business development at Avenue seven media. He founded Marketplace Seller Courses, home of the Amazon Brand Success Academy, and has consulted with over 200 companies and individuals to launch, grow and protect their Amazon brands. Shannon is a passionate innovator who loves to inspire others to achieve greatness and his family. Currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. So with that, welcome to the show, Shannon. Hey, Josh.Shannon 00:00:34  Thanks so much for having me. I've been really excited. We planned this a several months back, so something I've definitely been looking forward to.Josh 00:00:41  I am of the same agreement to yourself, Shannon, that there is more than enough room for all of us to compete. but to your point, you've got to bring value to the market, right? Long gone are the days, especially on Amazon, of just creating another meta product, and especially if you're in the US, like good luck trying to find something cheaper and more efficient.Josh 00:01:05  Process like that's not your capability, right? But what you can do. And here's where a lot of the overseas competitors, you know, fail to kind of compete with us on. They don't understand our market, period. Yeah. They don't they don't understand the end consumer. All they know how to do is to make things cheaply. Right. Yeah. And so I think that's a that's a big mindset shift. Number one is approach everything even new product opportunities as to okay, here's what's out there in the market. But it's probably not serving everybody the right way. So bring something new to the market. But I want to wrap up this whole brand building thing. I know we've spent a lot of time on it, but I want to wrap it up by by one kind of, you know, action item here with you, Shannon, as you talked about specifically on Amazon being able to showcase who your brand is, what you stand for is your recommendation that you take one of your listing images and you turn it into this kind of infographic or lifestyle image.Josh 00:02:11  and you kind of state your either your company mission or what your brand is about there. And then do you create a video, right. And obviously there's A+ content and premium A+ content. Like where what's your recommendation for like a seller? That's like I have none of that today. What should they actually go do?Shannon 00:02:32  Yeah. I mean, you know, the one last piece to this. Again, you can't build a great brand if you don't have a great product, right? The foundation is you've got to have a quality product. Even if you sell it well, the reviews will come out in the end. Right. So I want to just, you know, go back and lay the foundation. You got to have a great product for any of this to work, you know. And so once you've got a great product, it really is about showcasing it. And and again, I think the answer is it depends. It depends on the brand. I worked with the tattoo company. They were very much about lifestyle.Shannon 00:03:03  They hired tons of influencers out there. They had this very sort of sexy avant garde motif. And so the lifestyle images conveyed that. But they had things like, look, we don't do animal testing. It's cruelty free. It doesn't have these sort of nasty ingredients in it. And so it wasn't like one image that housed everything. It was sort of telling that story through the different product images and reinforcing the A+ content. And I think the video was just lifestyle, right? So that was their sort of style was the way to translate their brand to Amazon. And that's again, that's sort of what we do at Avenue seven because it's not a copy and paste platform. Right. You're really taking the essence of the brand and the product and translate it into Amazon. And there's, you know, their style was very minimalistic. Their bullet points were only one line long. And people go, oh, well, that's terrible for SEO. That's never going to convert. You have to do paragraphs, you gotta keyword stuff.

Watch & Subscribe on YouTube @marladiann    What does it really take to turn a dream into a living, breathing reality? In this episode of Follow Your Joy, we explore the journey of desire, intuition, resilience, and timing through the story of building a vineyard from the ground up. My guest, Sarah Lyons, co-founder of Lyons Vineyard in the Los Olivos District of Santa Barbara County, shares the behind-the-scenes truth of what it takes to create a wine business rooted in legacy, passion, patience, and purpose. What began as a shared dream between Sarah and her husband evolved over years—from corporate careers in the entertainment industry… to planting vines… to producing and finally launching their own wine label. This is not a story of overnight success. It's a story of: • Listening to a long-held desire • Trusting intuitive nudges • Navigating uncertainty, loss, and unexpected timing • And continuing forward—even when the outcome isn't guaranteed Inside this conversation, we explore: • What it takes to build a vineyard and wine business from scratch • The emotional and financial realities behind winemaking • How intuition guides both creative and strategic decisions • The power of timing—and recognizing when life is inviting you to act • Why meaningful work often unfolds in nonlinear, unpredictable ways • The blend of feminine desire and masculine structure required to bring a dream to life Sarah also shares the deeper joy behind her work—creating something tangible, building community, and watching her wine become part of meaningful moments in people's lives. Because in the end… Wine isn't just something you drink. It's something you experience, share, and remember. This conversation is a reminder that the dreams placed in your heart are invitations. And when you follow them, step by step, something beautiful begins to take shape. If you've ever felt called toward a dream that won't leave you alone, this episode will speak directly to you. Listener Gift: Sarah is offering Follow Your Joy listeners a $15 credit to her online wine shop. Access details inside the Portal of Joy:

I det här avsnittet pratar Nana om den kraftiga ökningen av HMOs i Storbritannien, där licensansökningar har ökat med över 40% sedan 2018. Vi går igenom varför fler investerare söker sig till HMOs, men också de ökade riskerna .Vill du avgöra om fastighetsinvesteringar i Storbritannien är rätt för dig? www.miracle-academy.se/courses/grundkursVill ni gå med i vår mastermind (masterminden kräver tidigare utbildning eller erfarenhet) mm@miraclepropertiesltd.comVill du ta lära dig om HMO? Kolla in vår kurs inom det!https://www.miracle-academy.se/courses/hmoOm ni vill boka upp ett samtal med oss tryck på Calendly länken https://calendly.com/miraclepropertiesltd/15minMissade du vårt senaste nyhetsbrev? Se till att kolla in det för att hålla dig uppdaterad med de senaste nyheterna och händelserna inom fastighetsinvesteringar i UK.https://miraclepropertiesltd.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5b6248a33b48fa474db5c8976&id=bb104d26aeTack till alla som lyssnar, betygsätter och ställer frågor. Vi uppskattar er alla!Följ oss gärna

What happens when a coworking operator gets completely fed up with their tech stack… and decides to build their own solution? That's exactly what Dan Wesson and Chelle Peterson did. Dan and Chelle are the co-founders of The Post Workspace and CoLevel, and I've known them since they went through Coworking Startup School back in 2018. It has been so fun to watch their journey from launching their space in Tucson to building a platform that's now helping operators all over the world. They didn't set out to create software. They just wanted to run a better coworking space. But after juggling Calendly, DocuSign, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, social schedulers, answering services… and still missing leads, still feeling overwhelmed, still wondering what was falling through the cracks… they hit a breaking point. So they fixed it. We talk about: – What they were actually dealing with behind the scenes before building CoLevel – The moment they realized their tech stack was holding them back – Why speed to lead is one of the biggest missed opportunities in coworking – How automation can increase hospitality (not replace it) – What it looks like to compete with larger operators without a big team If you've ever felt like your tech stack is running you instead of the other way around… this one will hit home. Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Daniel Wesson on LinkedIn Chelle Peterson on LinkedIn CoLevel What Every Coworking Operator Needs to Know About Lease Renewals Everything Coworking Featured Resources: Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space Coworking Startup School Community Manager University Follow Us on YouTube

There is a wound that lives between women.Not because women are cruel or untrustworthy — but because something was done, deliberately and over centuries, to keep women from remembering how powerful they are when they come together.In this episode we go there. All the way in.We talk about the sister wound — what it is, where it comes from, how it lives in the body, and why healing it is some of the most important ancestral work a woman can do. Not just for herself, but for every woman in her lineage who was isolated, pitted against her sisters, and kept from the medicine of real circle.This episode covers:The sister wound — what it actually is and how it shows up in your relationships with womenWhy women hurt each other — and why it is not because of who we are, but because of what was done to usThe biology of sisterhood — what your nervous system actually needs and why isolation makes healing harderThe ancestral truth — how the witch trials, religious conditioning, and the privatization of women's lives created a collective wound we are all still carryingA reflection practice — holding both the wound you received and the wound you caused, without collapsing into shameThe path back to circle — four truths for finding your way back to real sisterhoodA closing somatic practice — to help this land in your body, not just your mind------------------------------------------This episode is for the woman who has been burned by female friendship and quietly decided it is safer alone. For the woman who longs for real circle but doesn't fully trust it yet. For the woman who is ready to look honestly at both sides of this wound and choose something different.-------------------------------------------RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED:✨ Wider Circles Temple — join the inner sanctumhttps://www.patreon.com/cw/WiderCirclesTemple✨ Free Community — Wider Circles on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1558085582121797✨ Bloodline & Bone: The Unbroken Thread — Virtual Ancestral Healing Circle, April 19th · $33 · Free for Temple membershttps://www.jotform.com/form/260947832349165✨ Book a free consultation — Calendly.com/WiderCircles✨ Instagram — @widercircles_--------------------------------------------------Wider Circles Podcast is rooted in Lenapehoking, New York. New episodes every Wednesday. If this episode moved something in you — share it with a woman who needs it.

Hello Listeners, I had a very impactful hypnotherapy session and I share some reflections on what I learned in the process. The effects are still unfolding but I'm delighted at what's been coming forward.  To learn more about Melissa McCloud, the hypnotherapist I refer to in this episode, please see her website: https://www.detroithypnotherapy.com/.  *** I am no longer including transcripts for these episodes, because I do not want to train A.I. on my copyrighted content. If you would like a transcript of this episode, please leave me a message on Speakpipe with your email, and this may be provided. Please allow time as this is currently a small operation with limited staff.  *** To schedule coaching or an astrology reading through a special offer with Cristy (for Somatic Wisdom listeners) using natal astrology and coaching, please use this Calendly link. Discount from her corporate rate for a limited time. For more written work from Cristy, check out Our Somatic Wisdom on Substack. *** We would love to hear your thoughts or questions on this episode via SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomaticWisdomLoveNotes To show your gratitude for this show, you can make a one-time gift to support Somatic Wisdom with this link. To become a Sustaining Honor Roll contributor to help us keep bringing you conversations and content that support Your Somatic Wisdom please use this link. Thank you! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! *** Music credit: https://www.melodyloops.com/composers/dpmusic/ Cover art credit: https://www.natalyakolosowsky.com/ Cover template creation by Briana Knight Sagucio    

Welcome back to another episode of School Counseling Simplified. Today I am sharing three school counseling game changers. These are practical, actionable strategies that I have seen truly transform school counseling programs. They are simple, bite sized, and easy to implement right away to make your day to day feel more manageable. My goal is to give you one game changer for each tier of your counseling program so you can start making improvements across the board. Tier 1 Class Lessons One of the biggest game changers for Tier 1 is having a streamlined scheduling system for class lessons. In many schools, scheduling falls entirely on the counselor, which can quickly become overwhelming. Creating a clear sign up system removes that burden and makes the process much more efficient. You can use either Google Sheets or Calendly to set this up. With Google Sheets, start by looking at your own calendar and identifying when you are available to teach lessons. Be sure to block off time for planning, meetings, and lunch, and avoid scheduling during times that do not work well for you. List your available time slots in the sheet and share it with teachers. Teachers can then select a consistent time, such as Tuesdays at 1:00, which becomes their recurring lesson slot. You can then add these to your calendar for the entire year, making adjustments as needed for holidays or schedule changes. This eliminates constant back and forth communication and creates a clear, organized system. Calendly is a more automated option. You can input your availability, send the link to teachers, and allow them to book their own time slots. Calendly will automatically sync with your calendar and send reminders, making the process seamless for both you and your teachers. Tier 2 Small Groups The game changer for small groups is incorporating games. Student engagement and buy-in are essential, and games are a powerful way to help students feel comfortable, open up, and build rapport. Some easy options include discussion cards, Boom Cards, playing cards, and board games. These tools make sessions interactive while still supporting skill development. Tier 3 Individual Counseling For Tier 3, the biggest game changer is using data to guide your decisions. As school counselors, we provide short term, solution-focused support, which means it is important to track progress and measure outcomes. This can be done through behavior surveys sent to teachers and caregivers before and after sessions, as well as student self assessments. This combination of data gives you a well-rounded view of how the student is progressing across settings. At the end of a six to eight week cycle, this data allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of your interventions and make informed decisions about next steps for the student. These are three simple but powerful game changers that can make a meaningful difference in your counseling program at every tier.   Resources Mentioned: Join IMPACT https://brightfutures-counseling.com/blogs/blog/5-strategies-for-stress-free-scheduling Data Collection Behavior Surveys  Self-assessment Super Bundle School Counseling SEL Game Board Bundle  Connect with Rachel: TpT Store Blog Instagram Facebook Page Facebook Group Pinterest Youtube   More About School Counseling Simplified: School Counseling Simplified is a podcast offering easy to implement strategies for busy school counselors. The host, Rachel Davis from Bright Futures Counseling, shares tips and tricks she has learned from her years of experience as a school counselor both in the US and at an international school in Costa Rica. You can listen to School Counseling Simplified on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more!

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Fresh out of the studio, Borko Kovacevic, Co-founder of Poddster and Podyx, joins us to explore how he is building the world's largest podcast studio network and the operating system behind it. He shares his career journey from nearly 17 years at Microsoft across Central Europe and Asia Pacific, to making the entrepreneurial leap and launching Poddster's first flagship studio in Dubai, followed by Singapore. Borko explains how Poddster scaled by treating operations like software — standardizing over the operational framework to run studios from UAE and Singapore to now globally across the world while building a flywheel connecting corporate brands with authentic content creators. He unpacks how Podyx, the software spinoff, hit 24 markets with zero churn on day one. Closing the conversation, Borko shares why frequency and consistency in content creation — not polish — is the single most underestimated edge in the AI era, and what great looks like for Poddster and Podyx as a global studio network and platform."So what people underestimate is frequency and consistency in posting content beats everything else. Because the future internet is about you being available online and you providing enough content, enough material, that the algorithms learn about you. If they learn enough about you, you will be recommended in searches, you will do better on SEO, you will become more discoverable than anybody else. And that's the part which I think people underestimate." - Borko KovacevicEpisode Highlights: [00:00] Quote of the Day by Borko Kovacevic [01:00] Introduction: Borko Kovacevic [03:17] The danger of corporate complacency & achieving success too early[07:00] The leap: why he finally decided to leave Microsoft and build something[10:13] The origin story of Poddster — not planned, born from a co-founder complaint[13:00] Building a mini studio prototype inside Microsoft; discovering the market gap[16:33] Modelling Poddster like McDonald's: 90% of operations standardized and repeatable[18:23] Building the flywheel: connecting corporates with content creators at scale[23:00] The global studio partner network — a community of 150+ studio owners globally[26:12] The roadmap: New York by September, then Los Angeles and London[32:10] How Podyx was born — a prototype to solve Poddster' own booking chaos[33:47] Why existing booking tools (Calendly, Acuity) didn't fit the podcasting workflow[36:55] Podyx metrics: $6M+ in transactions, 160 paying studios across 24 markets, zero churn[37:15] Stripe named Podyx fastest-growing vertical SaaS startup from Singapore[38:34] Founder-led sales: Borko personally onboarded the first 50+ studios on calls[42:23] Making a services business operate like software — what can actually be productized[44:48] The test for every new process: can you repeat it 10 more times across locations?[49:48] The one thing most people don't know about podcasting: frequency beats polish[50:42] LLMs and agents will train on your content — why posting consistently is the real SEO[54:14] Creators vs. corporates: fundamentally different problems.[56:00] Corporates discovering long-form: the end of scripted media interviews[58:22] The AWS-Cisco example: executive dialogue that earns trust without selling[01:03:13] What great looks like for Poddster and Podyx in the next few yearsProfile: Borko Kovacevic, co-founder of Poddster and PodyxLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borko-kovacevic/Poddster Website: https://poddster.comPodyx Website: https://podyx.comPodcast Information: Bernard Leong hosts and produces the show. The proper credits for the intro and end music are "Energetic Sports Drive." G. Thomas Craig mixed and edited the episode in both video and audio format. This episode is recorded in Poddster Singapore and full disclosure: Bernard is an investor to Podyx.

Watch & Subscribe on YouTube @marladiann  What if the very thing you've been taught defines success… is the reason you burned out? In this inspiring episode of Follow Your Joy, we explore the powerful intersection of travel, intuition, and redefining success for women who have achieved — yet know there's much more. My guest's story is a prime example of how a NEW CHAPTER begins with discontent, uncertainty, a defining moment, and then burnout. If her journey of being pulled toward something different… more freedom, more adventure, more aliveness… then this conversation will surely resonate deeply. I'm joined by global travel journalist, author, and entrepreneur Jen Ruiz, whose story is a brilliant example of what happens when you stop following the expected path — and start following your joy. Jen went from practicing law to taking a bold leap: 12 trips in 12 months before her 30th birthday — a decision that completely transformed her life and career. Sometimes… the most powerful next step isn't more strategy — it's a plane ticket, a yes to yourself, and the courage to follow what feels true. Inside this episode, we talk about: •        Why traditional "success metrics" rooted in hustle and logic often lead to burnout •        Jen's personal story of heartbreak, solo travel, and unexpected magic that led to her newest memoir •        How travel becomes a catalyst for clarity, healing, and reinvention •        The importance of blending feminine intuition with masculine structure for true alignment •        The role intuition plays in making bold life and business decisions •        Why women don't need to wait for the "perfect time" to start living fully Jen shares how she now uses her platform to amplify local and women-owned businesses around the world — combining her background in law with storytelling, advocacy, and global impact. This conversation is a reminder that: Success isn't just what you build. It's how you feel while living your life. Jen is offering a free 5-Day Travel Writing Challenge to help you craft compelling pitches and land your first paid travel assignment. You can access it inside the Portal of Joy. www.marladiann.com/podcast/portal If you're in a season of transition, craving more freedom, or ready to redefine what success looks like for you — this episode will open something within you. Resources + Links: @jenonajetplane across all socials, jenonajetplane.com, https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jen-Ruiz/author/B07B7GSVSL -Marla's Amazon Lifestyle Influencer Store – shop for favorites! Jen's book is inside my store in the travel section https://www.amazon.com/shop/marla_diann -If your own midlife (40+) reinvention is knocking, let's explore it. What does freedom look and feel like for you? More travel? More creative expression? We begin our connection with a Freedom Chat. Use my Calendly link to get on the calendar. https://calendly.com/successcoach-marladiann/connection Loved this episode? Don't stop here, unlock the tools, resources, and free downloads mentioned during the episode. Click here to access the portal of joy. https://marladiann.com/podcast/portal/  

https://youtu.be/UcnTlk-Zv3A Anthony Blatner, Founder and CMO of Speedwork Social and host of LinkedIn Ads Radio, is on a mission to help B2B companies turn LinkedIn into a predictable growth engine. With a background in technology and marketing, Anthony helps businesses cut through noise, leverage authentic content, and use LinkedIn ads to consistently attract and convert high-quality prospects. We explore Anthony's LinkedIn Lead Funnel: Top of Funnel (Tips & Tricks + Case Studies), Middle Funnel (Lead Capture), and Bottom Funnel (Boost Post & Retarget)—a simple yet powerful framework for generating demand, capturing leads, and converting them into customers using a combination of organic content and paid amplification. Anthony shares why traditional tactics like cold connection requests are losing effectiveness, how AI is reshaping content creation, and why human-driven, personality-rich content still wins. He also breaks down how to structure content, budget effectively, and build a sustainable LinkedIn strategy—even with limited time. — 3 Steps to Leads on LinkedIn with Anthony Blatner Good day, dear listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast, and my guest today is Anthony Blatner, the Founder and CMO of the Speedwork, LinkedIn Ad Agency, helping great companies get great customers with LinkedIn ads. Anthony, welcome to the show.  Hey, Steve, excited to be here and to talk to you today. It’s great to have you here. So before we dive into all things LinkedIn, I’d like to ask my favorite question on this podcast, which is, what is your personal ‘Why’, and how are you manifesting it in your business?  Yeah, I’ve always been just really into business. I grew up being around a lot of business owners. My dad ran his own business, and he was in the finance world, so he worked with a lot of other business owners. So since I was a kid, I've always been around a lot of business owners, and I've always just really enjoyed business, and then I just naturally gravitated to the marketing world there because I just really enjoyed the side of the business world.Share on X So my ‘Why’ has always been around helping and growing businesses. I come from the technology space doing software development, and now I’m in the marketing space and it’s just something I’ve always loved doing and it’s a very exciting space and it’s always changing very fast. So that’s been my personal ‘Why’, and just manifesting it every day in what we do in our work on LinkedIn. So it’s just always fun to be working with growing businesses.  Yeah, this LinkedIn is a fascinating platform. I’ve been on it, I don’t know, probably over 20 years now. Is this possible?  Yeah.  Something like that. And there were other platforms at the time like Plaxo—I think that was one competitor platform—and I was on multiple platforms. Then I quit Plaxo, and I'm glad that I actually built on the right platform. I’ve also witnessed how people are getting more and more active on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is becoming kind of non-negotiable for B2B businesses. So tell me how you see this evolution and how LinkedIn has changed over the past 10 years.  Yeah, it definitely has changed a lot. Back in the day, when we were first getting started, a lot of people would ask me, “Does anybody even use LinkedIn?” Ten years ago, it wasn't as widely used, especially on the social side. It’s always been like the digital resume. The big change happened with Covid, when everyone was had to get online more. That’s when the big shift happened. Everyone got used to using it a lot more. And then since then, people are used to using it, and it has definitely evolved into being kind of the number one social platform for professionals. So anything business-wise, business content, people are going to go on LinkedIn to share that and talk about that. So it was kind of cemented in this place there. Then they just continued rolling out additional features and things that are useful for both users on reading, connecting with your colleagues, but then also on the marketing side of things. So the advertising platform has kind of come a long way. There’s a lot of new features, a lot of new capabilities there. So it’s been very interesting to watch how it’s evolved. And I think also at the same time we kind of see how other platforms have evolved differently. I feel like these days, if I ever go on Facebook, it’s just a lot of like AI-generated garbage content. So during the workday or during the work week, I want to be reading business stuff. I want to be learning things and I’m going to apply to my job. That’s why I go on LinkedIn to read that type of content. And I know that’s why a lot of other professionals do it. So it’s kind of just grown into its place there in the ecosystem. So people are used to using it a lot more. And there’s been a lot of new features that have come out to help marketers use it as a marketing channel.  I’m glad you brought up this AI evolution, because I see that more and more people are writing their posts with AI. There can be benefits to that, because some people don't write as well as an AI copywriter does—most of us, perhaps. On the other hand, the posts start to look a little bit more alike. So I wonder, what is your perception of this? Do you think people are posting more, and if they post more, do people read less? How is this evolving?  Yes, it’s a continually evolving space. I don’t think we know a hundred percent what the outcome is right now, but I think what I see across all the people that we work with—and just using the platform—there's a lot more content these days with AI. People can use AI to generate content, so there's a lot more content out there. But volume does not always mean quality. There's more content, but not necessarily the best content. The best stuff that we see performing well in our ad campaigns—and also organically on LinkedIn—usually has a human angle to it, where maybe you wrote it yourself.  You can use AI to generate content—AI is great for that, and it's great for writing—but you probably want to take what it gives you and then add your own edits and personality. That's a big piece. The more personality you have in your content, the more people are going to engage with it. So across the board, we see that human content still wins. AI is great for generating the bulk of the content, but then you want to put in your own voice, add some personality to it, and then that's going to help it perform kind of even better…Share on X  Well, that takes me to the next question, which is about connection requests and people reaching out. So how is this evolving, and how do you see people reacting to connection requests? I remember 20 years ago, it was a big deal if you got a connection request, and we basically reached out to all the people we knew and connected with everyone we could. Now, there are different schools of thought. Some say that you should not connect with anyone you don't want to do business with because it dilutes the exposure of your content, and you're not going to go viral. You're also not going to be able to follow the few people you can actually do business with. Other people say the more, the merrier. So what's your view on this topic?  I think the marketers went very heavily into connection requests—especially during the Covid period—and maybe burned it out. As users, we've all been burned out by the connection requests and the messages we've been receiving. So as a platform, and in terms of how people use it, that tactic has definitely simmered down a lot. It's still a usable, viable tactic—prospecting is never going to go away. Whether it's email, cold calling, or LinkedIn, delivering the right message to the right person at the right time will always matter. But it is changing and evolving. Users are burned out by the messages, so they're much more skeptical now. People accept far fewer connection requests because they can usually see the intent coming from a mile away. I still recommend connecting with people you do know—your colleagues and your clients—and also connecting with your prospects. But be aware that everyone else is cautious when they receive a connection request. They often assume you're going to try to sell to them. So start with the people that you do know that you are working with. Prospecting will probably never go away, but definitely the platform as a whole—and what works on LinkedIn—has definitely shifted. Connection requests don't work as well as they used to. People have shifted more to the content side of things on LinkedIn, and I think it does provide a better user experience to the end user and also for the marketer too. At the end of the day, it's about the end user and the experience you're…Share on X I'm a LinkedIn user, you're a LinkedIn user, so we want to have a good experience. We don't want to just receive spam from everybody, or else we're not going to use it. But the platform evolves, so it's a lot more about the content you're posting on LinkedIn. Other people are going to discover that content, and then maybe they choose to follow you at that point. Maybe they choose to send you a connection request. But it doesn't have to be just that. When LinkedIn sees people starting to engage with your content, they're going to show more of your content. So it's kind of becoming a discovery platform, and there is a network effect to it. So there's definitely a shift toward the content you're posting. It's much more about thought leadership. I know the LinkedIn product team is trying to be very intentional about the content they surface to users. They want it to be high-quality, thought leadership content. As a platform, they know they've had a spam problem—from connection requests to the comments people leave. A lot of those comments are AI-generated. LinkedIn has taken a stand that they don't want AI-generated comments, and they're actively scanning to remove them. LinkedIn’s trying to reduce the AI spam, and they are trying to focus on and surface the high-quality thought leadership type of content. So that’s all on the content side of things. And then the advertising platform has also evolved a lot too. As users and marketers shift more toward the feed and the content being created, the marketing side of LinkedIn follows that shift. Now, marketing on LinkedIn is largely about running ads in the newsfeed. On LinkedIn, you can run ad campaigns just like Facebook ad campaigns. For anybody who’s used Facebook, you’ve seen all the different ads that are on Facebook. LinkedIn has their own same ad offerings, and it’s very similar to those. So you can build your campaigns to put ads in the newsfeed. But the big change in the last year or two is that, in the past, you could only run company page ads. So all of your ads had to be from a company page. Within the last couple years, you can now do what’s called “thought leader ads,” which is just simply boosting posts from a person. So it sounds fancy when you say thought leader ads, but it’s just boosting posts from a person. It’s a better experience all the way around because you want to be getting your content out there, so you want to be boosting your posts and getting your message out there. You want people to be getting to know you, and they also just perform a lot better because people on LinkedIn will always engage with other people more than with companies, because that’s why people are on LinkedIn to learn from other people and hear what they have to say. So those thought leader ads just perform a lot better, the better user experience all the way around. That’s where the platform has really evolved and shifted to. No more connection requests or very few of those. And now it’s all about the content people are creating, posting, and then boosting, creating a full-funnel approach that way.  Okay, that’s fascinating. So your business is LinkedIn ads and helping companies grow on LinkedIn, and this podcast is about frameworks. Yeah. I'm wondering if there's a framework for how people should think about LinkedIn and how to use it—especially for a small business, maybe they have 10 to 50 employees, and they want to grow their business. They’re in the B2B space, they want to use LinkedIn. They're aware that LinkedIn advertising can be pretty expensive, so they'll likely use a combination of approaches. What's a good frame of mind for that? There's the company page, there's the personal profile—so is there a simple framework for thinking about how to use LinkedIn as an advertising tool and how to promote their small to medium-sized business there? Yes, there is. I’m going to give you the very simple yet effective thought leader ad funnel—something anyone can go and use. It’s the simplest and also the most effective thing you can do on LinkedIn. It starts with you, and I'll explain the different stages, as well as how to get started. So the first step is getting your own posts out there. Not everybody’s posting on LinkedIn. Not everybody feels comfortable posting on LinkedIn, and sometimes it’s a hard process to go through to getting people to post. And whether that’s you or your CEO, or somebody else at your company, another leader, the first step is to get into the routine of posting regularly. Again, it could be a big hurdle for some people, but you just have to get it started. Once you start to find your voice on LinkedIn, then we’re going to start thinking about three different buckets of content that you’re going to be creating. The first bucket of content is what we call awareness content. It gets people interested in what you have to talk about. There's a lot that can work well here, but across the board, we see that case studies perform very well. By case studies, I mean content like: “Here's how we achieved X, Y, Z result, here's what you can learn from it, and here's how you can do it.” Not the kind of case studies that say, “We're so awesome, we did this, and we're great,” but more educational, tips-and-tricks-style case studies. So posting those types of posts on LinkedIn. That’s why everyone else is on LinkedIn—to read those things and learn those things that they can take back to their job and to their company to improve what they’re doing. So if you’re the one creating that type of content that other people want to be reading, that’s the perfect start. And then when you’re talking about a result that you helped this certain industry or a person get somebody else in that industry who wants that result is going to read your post and your content. So that’s why we start with that type of content. That's what we call the top of the funnel—it's meant to get people interested in who you are and what you’re talking about. Then the next step of the funnel, what we call the middle of the funnel. We want people to opt in for something. Posting on LinkedIn is great, but it's really just one step in the process.Share on X Most businesses want to get people to your website, want to get somebody on a list so that they can then communicate with them more afterwards. Many businesses have different resources, downloadables, or things you might offer to those people. It can be a simple newsletter, but even better than that is if it’s a webinar type of thing that somebody might register for, maybe you have a series of webinars. It might be a guide or report, or it could be something even more than that. It could be a free trial or something like that. So the second step in the funnel is: what can you give to your audience, to your market, that provides more value, but also gets them involved and get them on your list as an indication of interest. So that’s the middle of the funnel. You can post about what you're offering, explain what you're sharing, and then you can link back to your website or where they can go to get that. And it’s okay to put the link in the post at this point because we’re going to be boosting it. We know that ad that post is going to be getting delivered to your audience. So that’s middle of the funnel. Then finally, you have the bottom of the funnel. And this is where your main offer is. At this point, it might be something like “get a free consultation” or “book a demo”—whatever it is that you're offering. At this point, you can set up your retargeting. So if somebody read your first post and then they clicked on your second post, then you’re going to retarget them with your third post. By the time they see that third post, they've already seen you a couple of times on LinkedIn. They're more familiar with you, and they're more likely to take you up on whatever offer you're presenting. This is where offers like a free demo or free consultation tend to perform well. You can link directly to something like Calendly, or a page on your website where they can request it, and then you're driving people to take that next step. I’m sure everyone here is familiar with marketing funnels. This is the simplest thought leader ad funnel that you can build, taking advantage of the thought leader ad format—which is boosting your posts, not running just a company page ad, but boosting your posts. Those will perform much better than company page ads. They’re also much cheaper to run because they perform so much better. So if you’re just getting started, this is the most cost-efficient place to start. That’s the framework right there is the thought leader ad funnel. Top of funnel: case study content. Middle of funnel: guide or opt-in. Bottom of funnel: your offer. And then once somebody engages with your first one, you want to set it up so they get retargeted with your second post. And then once they click on the second post, or once they got opt in and get on your list, then retarget them with a third post. And then you build yourself a little funnel and then boom, you could be reaching new people and then driving them through to eventually schedule a call with you. Yeah. That’s fascinating. So this is basically three levels that you can create posts around and to drive traffic. Maybe I'm starting with the third one—the bottom of the funnel. So after you get the opt-in from your prospect, or from people who are interested, you can retarget them with boosted posts. Yep.  And I assume you can also send them emails and retarget them outside of LinkedIn as well?  Right. Once you get their email, then feel free to use email as another channel. People do only check LinkedIn maybe a couple times a week on average. So if they do opt in to your list, definitely use email. But getting people from that second to third stage can take a little while. It often takes a few more impressions—people need to see more of what you have to offer or what you’re talking about before they’re ready to take that next step. So use both channels.  Love it. So what about company page? Is it not worth building anymore or there’s also a place for company channels? Yeah, don't ignore your company page. You don't want it to ever seem inactive. People are going to visit your company page. For anyone in business, you probably already have people visiting your website, and there are people actively doing research to learn more about you. Company pages rank very high on Google and elsewhere. So if someone searches for your business, the first result will likely be your main website, and the second result will often be your company page. That means a lot of people will end up visiting it. You don't want it to look inactive. Even posting once a month is enough—you just want to show that there's some level of activity there. And then, the bigger you are as a company, the more important your company page becomes. For very small companies or solopreneurs, that’s where the thought leader ads are kind of the main thing you’re going to be doing. The bigger and bigger you go. We work with a lot of mid-market and enterprise companies as well, and for them it is more company page, overall it’s like a mix. We still use thought leader ads for big companies, but it’s a lot more company page ads will do for the big companies. So the best way to structure that funnel is still leading with your people—those boosted posts—because they perform so much better. It's also a great way for your audience to get to know you.Share on X And then once they know your people, then you can start to retarget them with the company page ads. At that point, they've already seen your people and are getting to know your brand. That’s when retargeting them with the actual brand ads, the company page ads, are going to perform much better. The bigger the company, the more the company page ads are going to use, and that’s how you’ll typically combine them. I love it. It's fascinating. So what's the right kind of cadence? Because I see some people are on LinkedIn all the time—and I've tried it as well—it can take up a lot of time. You still need to do other types of prospecting too. So what do you recommend as a good cadence for someone who's maybe a small business CEO? They don't have a lot of time—they have to make calls, write emails—but they also want to be present on LinkedIn. What's a sustainable pace?  Yeah, from what I see perform best—and also what's realistic to maintain—is about posting twice a week on LinkedIn. That at least gets a decent amount of content out there without being too much. And then from there, taking those posts and boosting them into the funnel. Once you set up the funnel, it’s very quick to go boost your posts and add them into it. So really it’s about creating those twice-a-week posts and then setting up your funnel so that those posts get added to it. I do recommend using AI to take a lot of the heavy lifting off and make things easier. But of course, look at what it’s outputting, edit it so it’s in your voice, add some personality to it. It just makes it perform a lot better. It makes it more enjoyable for other people to read it. And then if you really don’t have the time, go hire somebody or go find a freelancer, or that’s when people come talk to us, is when you just need help from somebody to go do it. So start with twice a week and go from there. There's not really a strict upper limit—you don't start to max out until you're posting multiple times a day. I don’t know if anyone listening to this is going to get there, but you can post twice, three times a day, and you’re really not hurting yourself. So at least twice a week. Start with that.  Yeah. So when you say inject personality, what does that mean? Is it about sharing personal information? Is it about having your own voice? What does that even mean?  Yeah, it means a lot of things. AI can be very flat and boring, and you can read something and very often tell this is probably generated with AI. Personality is—it's hard to say exactly what it is—but it's like spicing it up. It's like breaking perfect grammar. It's using your own unique style, like the way you might start your post or the way you might sign off at the end. Because if someone’s just scrolling through the newsfeed and they’re just seeing a bunch of posts that look the same, that's noise. It all blends in, and it's not going to work well. But the posts that really stand out are the ones that have a little bit of personality. It depends on your business and your vertical—maybe you add some emojis, maybe you add some questions—but it's about finding a way to break out in the newsfeed. So there’s lots of stuff you can do. Maybe add one or two emojis, maybe add a simple question, but it's also about adding more energy to your post. It's not just writing flat business content—it's finding ways to add more emotion and energy. It's hard to define exactly what personality is, but when you scroll your feed and you see it, you'll know it. Yeah. I did notice that people resonate with stuff that people create. Earlier, about two years ago, we created a video that we thought was very cool, but we used AI, and almost nobody looked at it. But if I put in some emotional energy when creating the post, adding in my own ideas—and even if I write it myself—it works much better. I find the AI stuff, even if it's structured—maybe I don't have one-sentence paragraphs and things like that—so it can work better.  And it's good to have a mixture of different types of content, because yes, text-only is a good format, but maybe you use certain images. Maybe you went to a conference recently, or maybe you're with your colleagues—you can use images like that. That adds a bit of personality. Videos can also be effective, especially selfie-style videos where you're talking about your subject or your expertise. Those are good, because AI can't yet generate the perfect video of you talking—it's getting much better and getting close—but people can still tell when a video is AI-generated. So leverage those formats as a way to stand out in the feed. Video is a very good format because people get to see you and hear from you. They feel like they get to know you a lot faster when they watch a video. Most of the time in business and sales, you don't get to meet someone until you're at an event or on a sales call. So use the LinkedIn feed as a way to accelerate that. Let people get to know you by letting them see you and hear you, and they'll…Share on X  Yeah, I love it. Okay, so I think it's a great picture, and thanks for sharing it. So creating awareness is kind of top of funnel—case studies, what works, tips and tricks. Then you share a lead magnet-type thing, build your list, invite them to download something, come to a webinar, do a free trial, and then you have that list. And then you can retarget them with your bottom of the funnel, which could be more of the same, I guess. It could be multiple channels. So that's really cool. Now, if someone wants to do this, what kind of budget should they be thinking about? Because boosting posts can be expensive, but if it's a good post and you get people to download stuff, maybe it's a good ROI. So what kind of budget would make a difference if I were to post twice? Let's say I'm a CEO of a small-to-medium business. I post twice a week, I develop a couple of lead magnets, I do some retargeting, boosting posts—what kind of budget makes a meaningful difference for me?  Yeah, so the minimum LinkedIn lets you spend on a single campaign per day is 10 bucks a day. so the very minimum is $10 a day to get started, and then you can kind of play around with it from there. To build the system that I mentioned, that would be three different campaigns. So that'd be about $900 to $1,000 a month. So that's kind of the minimum to get started there. We see companies start to have more predictable and repeatable results once you get to at least $3K a month in total spend. You're probably going to start with more of that in the top and middle of the funnel, and then those audiences get smaller as you move down toward the bottom. About $3K a month is where you start to see more predictable, reliable results. But you can get started with as little as $10 a day. And then if you're a bigger mid-market or enterprise company, you might be spending tens or hundreds of thousands a month on ads. You can scale it as far as you want, but to get started, at least $10 a day.  Yeah, that makes sense. If you do $1,000 a month, then get to $3,000, you can actually use it as a proper, predictable channel. So when you say predictable, what kind of results can people expect? Is it a certain number of downloads? I mean, obviously it depends on the content and the quality of the thought leadership—I get it—but what is the typical range that you see?  Yeah. For some averages—if you build that funnel like I mentioned—what we typically see is you might be driving downloads or opt-ins for your newsletter or webinar at anywhere between $50 to $150 per opt-in. It kind of depends on what it is. Newsletters are easier to drive opt-ins for, while webinars are a bit harder because someone knows they need to set aside time in their schedule. That said, there are some businesses we're working with that are getting about $7 to $8 per opt-in.  And again, you want to use LinkedIn when you're targeting a professional audience that carries more value for your business. So $7 to $8 is a really good cost per opt-in. For example, in that case, we're targeting marketing directors, VPs of marketing, CMOs at mid-market companies. Then for call bookings, those can range anywhere between $100 to $500 per booking. In many cases, we're driving people directly to a Calendly link so they can schedule a call right there. So yeah, you might see somewhere between $100 to $500 per call booking. That all very much depends on your audience and your offer, but those are some typical ranges we see.  So you're a business owner as well, and you teach people how to do this, and you help people do this. Are you using LinkedIn for growing your business? Is this effective for your type of business—LinkedIn consulting?  Yeah, LinkedIn is our number one channel. That's where most people find out about us. It makes sense for what we do—we're doing LinkedIn marketing, so people are going to discover us on LinkedIn. I'd say probably the number two channel is doing podcasts, speaking at events, and webinars. That's probably the next biggest driver. But LinkedIn is definitely number one.  I guess that's advertising. So other than advertising and promoting yourself, what drives growth in your business?  What drives growth in our business is using LinkedIn marketing. What makes us different from other people is we've built tooling on top of the LinkedIn Ads API, so we can get more data from the API than you can inside of LinkedIn Campaign Manager. That allows us to do advanced optimizations and see more than you can just inside Campaign Manager. We're able to pull more data from the API and do deeper analysis on things you can't normally see. So we can get really deep into the demographics—like what sizes of companies are performing best, what industries are performing best, what job titles are performing best.  And that's where you start to make more advanced optimizations, like, “Oh, I see this job title is working well, or this one's not,” or “This industry is performing very well, and this other one is not.” Then you make those adjustments to your campaigns based on that data. So those are some things that make us different. And then after that, it’s just our experience. We’ve been doing it for 10 years. I created a course on LinkedIn Learning about LinkedIn advertising, so if you go to learn about LinkedIn ads, you might end up taking my course there. And it's really just the depth of experience—we've seen every type of funnel, worked with every type of company. That's fascinating. Well, Anthony, if someone would like to learn more—okay, they can go to LinkedIn Learning, as you just shared—but how can they connect with you, and how can they get the most up-to-date stuff from you?  Yes. Well, I'm on LinkedIn. I share a lot of content there, so you can look me up on LinkedIn. Otherwise, our website is SpeedworkSocial.com. If you'd like to get our help, you can go there. We also have our own podcast—it's called LinkedIn Ads Radio—where we have lots of episodes going through different topics. We do interviews with LinkedIn and other leading marketers, so there's some really good content there. And then also on YouTube—all of those episodes exist there as well.  Fantastic. Well, if you own a small business, or you run one—a small to medium-sized business or even an enterprise—and you want to grow your B2B audience, then just follow Anthony's recipe: the three levels. The top of the funnel—creating awareness with case studies—then developing your lead magnets, and then retargeting, email marketing to them, boosting your posts. Anthony, thanks for clarifying this for me. I've been on LinkedIn for 20 years, but I didn’t have this picture in my mind. And for those of you listening, if you enjoy this content, stay tuned, because we have similar episodes every week from thought leaders and business owners who share their tips and tricks. I guess this is top of funnel, right?  Yes.  So, Anthony, thanks for coming, and thanks for listening. Important Links: Anthony's LinkedIn Anthony's website

The 5 most common mistakes and the 5 Solution swap outs.I break down the small Instagram booking mistakes that quietly drain your leads and cost you sales calls. We share a simple, low-friction flow that captures intent fast and turns DMs into scheduled calls without sounding pushy. • reducing link-in-bio options to one to three choices • removing blank coaching application boxes that confuse prospects • using Google Forms as a second step after scheduling • avoiding generic Calendly links in DM sales chats • offering two specific time slots to lock commitment • sending the intake form after the call is confirmed • using a one to two word keyword CTA that's easy to spell • writing CTA context that invites a conversation, not a purchase If this was helpful, feel free to DM me on Instagram and just let me know what you liked about the podcast. And if you have someone in your life that could benefit from getting more clients online and growing their business, feel free to share this episode with them.

Jessica Fain is a product leader at Webflow and former Chief of Staff to the CPO at Slack, where she worked alongside April Underwood and many past podcast guests including Stewart Butterfield, Annie Pearl, Tamar Yehoshua, and Noah Weiss. She's spent her career learning how executives actually make decisions—and why most people completely misunderstand the process.We discuss:1. Why great ideas often don't get buy-in2. Why executive calendars are “like strobe lights” and why the first 30 seconds of a meeting matter so much3. Why executives are usually optimizing for a global maximum while you are often optimizing locally4. The best question Jessica uses when a leader says something that seems wrong: “That's so interesting. What led you to believe that?”5. Why you should go in to learn, not to convince6. Why showing only one option is a mistake7. Why AI will make influence more important, not less—Brought to you by:Omni—AI analytics your customers can trustLovable—Build apps by simply chatting with AIVanta—Automate compliance, manage risk, and accelerate trust with AI—Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-art-of-influence-jessica-fain—Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0—Where to find Jessica Fain:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-fain-79b8989—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Jessica Fain(03:53) Why influence is the highest-leverage skill in product(04:47) Why great ideas fail without executive buy-in(06:00) How executives actually think(09:05) The fundamentals: context-setting, communication, and empathy(10:22) Stop pitching for approval—start co-creating with execs(12:59) Influence vs. politics (and why people get it wrong)(15:44) How to disagree with execs without losing trust(17:20) Going in to learn, not to convince(19:08) How to present ideas(26:05) The Minto-style approach and tailoring your communication to each exec(28:22) Why Jessica doesn't like the question “What's top of mind for you?”(30:24) Understanding incentives to unlock buy-in(32:10) Aligning product work with company strategy(35:10) Quick summary(37:31) Disarming the executive(40:49) Speed matters: why fast follow-up builds momentum(43:32) How to run high-impact meetings (the 60-second rule)(47:00) Why influencing execs is part of your job(49:15) Asking for more resources and thinking in 10x bets(52:23) What to do when your idea gets rejected(54:18) Clarifying information(56:50) How to build trust and make ideas stick(58:30) Shrinking big ideas into experiments(01:02:27) Common mistakes people make when influencing leaders(01:06:00) How to grow into your next role(01:09:32) How AI is changing influence and product work(01:17:55) Using AI to simulate exec feedback and improve pitches(01:21:15) Protecting our brains from overwhelm(01:22:44) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Box: https://www.box.com• Slack: https://slack.com• Brightwheel: https://mybrightwheel.com• Webflow: https://webflow.com• April Underwood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilunderwood• Lessons in product leadership and AI strategy from Glean, Google, Amazon, and Slack | Tamar Yehoshua (Product at Glean, ex-Google and Slack): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/you-dont-need-to-be-a-well-run-company-to-win-tamar-yehoshua• Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com• Behind the scenes of Calendly's rapid growth | Annie Pearl (CPO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-scenes-of-calendlys-rapid• Calendly: https://calendly.com• Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.in/index.htm• The 10 traits of great PMs, how AI will impact your product, and Slack's product development process | Noah Weiss (Slack, Foursquare, Google): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-10-traits-of-great-pms-how-ai• Ethan Eismann on X: https://x.com/eeismann• Slack founder: Mental models for building products people love ft. 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Episode Summary Many law firm consultations begin with administrative questions rather than legal advice. In this episode, I explain how law firms can systemise their intake process so essential client information is collected before the meeting. By combining Calendly for appointment scheduling with Typeform questionnaires, firms can streamline intake, reduce admin time, and ensure lawyers are properly prepared for consultations. What We Cover In this episode, I discuss: Why many consultations are inefficient The benefits of pre-appointment intake forms Using Calendly for consultation bookings Creating simple questionnaires with Typeform How structured intake improves preparation What You'll Learn By the end of this episode, you will understand: How to systemise your law firm's intake process A simple workflow to collect information before consultations How intake forms improve meeting quality and efficiency Free Resource If you want to strengthen the operational systems inside your firm, download the Law Firm Profit Leaks Checklist. It highlights common gaps that often affect profitability and efficiency in law firms. In the previous episode (EP 192), I discussed why Google reviews have become one of the most powerful visibility drivers for law firms. To help law firms implement this, we created a FREE Law Firm Google Review Script Pack with simple scripts your team can use to request reviews professionally. You can also listen to that episode here. Know a Lawyer Who Needs This? If this episode was helpful, share it with another law firm owner who is working on improving their firm's systems and processes. A simple intake system can significantly improve consultation quality and help create a more structured client experience. Share the episode and tag me. I'd love to know what resonated most. Apple Podcasts: Listen on Apple Spotify: Listen on Spotify YouTube: Watch on YouTube

Kenny Harper interviews Brenda Canaan about reducing tax-season chaos by scheduling tax prep and controlling workload instead of accepting documents anytime. Cannon explains how her firm previously promised 2–3 week turnarounds without knowing capacity, leading to bottlenecks like 105 clients submitting documents on March 15, and how the pandemic highlighted the lack of workload control. Inspired by a podcast, she implemented a scheduling system using Calendly, Make, and Airtable, then co-developed the Schedule E software to better track client scheduling, automate reminders, and support flexible calendars by preparer or client type. She emphasizes proactive client communication about extensions, using tax projections when needed, improving efficiency, reducing status checks and errors, and using scheduling for capacity planning, client fit, and better work-life balance. 00:00 Why Scheduling Matters 01:12 Meet Brenda Cannon 03:26 From Chaos to Control 05:11 Building Schedule E 06:34 Client Buy In 08:42 Rolling It Out 15:22 Handling Extensions 15:48 Community and Setup 22:28 Capacity and Team 24:51 Lessons and Wrap Up

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