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Episode 154 features Joseph Fleshman from University of California Irvine and Jim Meacham from Altura Associates and is our fourth episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. Joe and Jim talk in depth about the systematic overhaul of University of California Irvine's building automation system, operational technology networking, and deploying fault detection and diagnostics software. Enjoy!Find full show notes and episode transcript on The Nexus Podcast: Episode 154 webpage.Sign-up (or refer a friend!) to the Nexus Newsletter.Learn more about The Smart Building Strategist Course and the Nexus Courses Platform.Check out the Nexus Labs Marketplace.Learn more about Nexus Partnership Opportunities.

In this episode, we dive into an ACLer's case that's 3 months post op with a lot going on. We use a principles-based approach to their session and how we aim to bridge the gap between their current deficits and goals.If you're a PT, ATC, coach, or any other healthcare professional involved in serving ACLers and helping them get back to what they love, get on our Mentorship Insider List. You'll be the first to know about details regarding our mentorship, and most importantly, early access before the public. Principles-based. Practical frameworks. Allowing you to serve your ACLers better today.Join the Insider List today.Ways we can connect:My IG: www.instagram.com/ravipatel.dptOur website: www.theaclathlete.comEmail: ravi@theaclathlete.com

Lauren and JJ welcome veterinarian Dr. Shelby Agnew back to the podcast to investigate a case of lethargy and difficulty breathing in a Doberman pinscher. This episode includes a review of dilated cardiomyopathy in the dog. References: (1) Dilated cardiomyopathy (canine). VINcyclopedia. Last updated: Galles, B. January 2023. www.vin.com (2) Summerfield, N. J., Boswood, A., O'Grady, M. R., et al. (2012). Efficacy of pimobendan in the prevention of congestive heart failure or sudden death in doberman pinschers with preclinical dilated cardiomyopathy: The PROTECT study. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 26(6), 1337-1349. (3) Wess, G. (2022). Screening for dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 40(1), 51-68. Special Guest: Shelby Agnew.

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In a recent survey, non-retired adults told investment firm Schroders that they will need approximately $5,000 per month "to enjoy a comfortable retirement."  But is that really enough? Maybe! Studies and surveys like these make for eye-catching headlines, but they skimp on the details. For example, where are these retirees planning on living? $5,000 per month is going to go a lot further in, say, Kansas City than it will on the coasts.  When are these folks planning to retire? If it's before 65, are they factoring health care premiums into that $5,000? What about Social Security? Mortgage payments? Long-term care insurance? An annual travel budget to have a little fun? These are the kinds of conversations and details that help my team at Keen Wealth arrive at something more reliable and personalized than a number: a comprehensive financial plan. The four case studies we discuss on today's show will give you a better idea of how that process could help you improve your plan for retirement.

Today we talk about the use of Strategic Stories and SEO for brand messaging with Emma Boshart, founder of  Creative Uproar.Connect w/ Emma:WebsiteInstagramThe Brand Story Audit1. Emma emphasized understanding the target audience and planning narratives aimed at specific business goals.There is value in having fresh, updated content, (shows care for the audience and raises engagement rates). Emma  explained that messages and stories serve different purposes; messages establish a brand's value proposition and mission while stories illustrate these in a relatable context.Emma Boshart pointed out that while core brand messaging should be consistent, stories used for launches or selling services should change with the audience's needs, making them more timely.2. Emma discusses the three-step process to write a strategic story:choosing the topic, identifying the audience's pain point, want or need, hesitation, benefit, false belief, or solution, and then Brittany's 4-Day Email Course: "Who & How to Interview for a Case Study" Join here! (It's only $22!) Are you ready to skyrocket your Shopify success? Join us at the free Launch Your Shopify Summit! Learn game changing strategies, connect with fellow entrepreneurs and take your business to new heights. Don't miss out! And did I mention it's free? Use the link in the show notes or visit LaunchYourShopify.com.  Ask the right questions and write case studies that increase ↑ income, visibility, & conversions. (Doors close October 1st

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If you haven't already listened to part one of this episode, you'll want to jump back in the archive and start there. This is part two and we continue the conversation, picking right up where we left off.   LINK TO PART ONE: https://techondemand.podbean.com/e/benefits-of-dynamic-lighting-part-one-with-rose-michael-from-sollum-technologies/   In this two-part episode of Tech On Demand brought to you by GrowerTalks, host Bill Calkins talks to Rose Séguin (agronomist) and Michael Hanan (U.S. senior sales director) from Sollum Technologies about “dynamic” LED lighting and how this new technology allows for multi-zoning to meet the needs of multiple crops, as well as the ability to control light intensity and spectrums. Learn why fully-dynamic LED lighting is good for your crops, as well as your bottom line. Rose and Michael share case studies, new research and a fresh approach to LED lighting.   In Part Two, the team from Sollum explains why the dynamic solution they provide can be installed in just about any greenhouse facility, as well as how true partnerships with grower clients lead from goals to outcomes. Rose and Michael share case studies and past experiences with breakthrough results. Then they detail how their team is constantly learning and using data to help growers make improvements from crop to crop, season to season and year to year. Furthermore, partnering with leading researchers in academia promises to bring even more knowledge to the table that can be implemented at clients' operations.   You'll want to listen all the way to the end of this episode as Rose and Michael share thoughts about the future of dynamic lighting and how new research is opening up opportunities to consider how light can be used to reduce disease and truly optimize plant health and quality for growers in all segments of horticulture.   If you have plans to explore new lighting technologies and want to learn more about the potential of dynamic lighting in enhancing plant health and reducing disease in horticulture, this episode is for you! It's a perfect blend of science and real-world application with two guests who bring passion and tremendous knowledge to an energetic discussion about a critical topic.   Be sure to subscribe to the Tech On Demand Podcast, brought to you by GrowerTalks on your favorite podcast app—that way you'll never miss an episode!   Resources discussed in the podcast episode:   Sollum Technologies website: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/   Smart Greenhouse with Dynamic LED Lighting: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/white-papers/smart-greenhouse-with-dynamic-led-lighting   White Papers: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/en/white-papers   Case Studies: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/en/case-studies   Contact Michael Hanan: michael@sollum.tech

In this episode, John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss what Dr. Deming meant by "institute training on the job" and "adopt and institute leadership" (principles 6 and 7). How do you follow those principles in the context of education? TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.6 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today I'm continuing my discussion with John Dues, who is part of the new generation of educators striving to apply Dr. Deming's principles to unleash student joy in learning. This is episode 13, and we're continuing our discussion about the shift from management myths to principles for the transformation of schools systems. John, take it away. 0:00:30.0 John Dues: Good to be back, Andrew. Yeah. We've turned to this set of principles that can be used by systems leaders to guide their transformation work. In the last few episodes, we've discussed the first five principles, the five of the 14. Just to recap real quick, we did constancy of purpose was number one. Principle two is adopt the new philosophy. Then we did principle three, cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. Four was maximize high quality learning, and the last time we talked about working continually on the system. And then the plan today is to talk about the sixth principle, which is institute training, and then the seventh principle, which is adopt and institute leadership. So, I figure we just dive in with principle six. So sort of the short version is "institute training on the job." And this really is training for everybody in the system. So in our system that would be students, teachers, staff, management, basically so that everyone can make better contributions to the school system.   0:01:42.7 JD: And just to clarify, when I'm talking about training, I think what it's important to know is that I'm talking about learning how to do a particular job within the system using a particular set of methods and tools. And basically the purpose of training in a system is to allow a worker or a student to know exactly what their job is. Now, we're constantly updating that training because in our world for teachers and principals, you have to constantly develop new skills to keep up with changes in whatever it may be, cognitive science, new curriculum, lesson design, new technology, better teaching techniques. Any number of things that we're training on and improving our training on on an ongoing basis. But a major aim of the training in our system is to reduce variation in methods, basically. I think no matter what type of training you get as a teacher, I think you've experienced variation in methods.   0:02:51.3 JD: And if you go to pretty much any school building in the United States, I think most educators would very quickly tell you, and I think even parents and students, you could sort of go room to room and say, yep, that's the strict teacher. That's the teacher that lets you get away with anything. So this is sort of commonly known when it comes to how teachers run their classrooms, especially on the classroom management level. Everybody knows who has the highly structured classrooms or the disciplined classrooms, but this really does cause problems when you think about it, 'cause there's this mixed message about what a classroom is supposed to look like. And I think on the flip side of classroom management is instruction. And I think there's a lot of variation there. And that's more hidden, I think, but probably possibly more important to sort of consider. And so when you have a typical, let's say an elementary school, an elementary school has three third grade classrooms, and each of those three teachers in most schools in the US, they operate pretty independently of each other.   0:04:05.6 JD: And a lot of schools, each of those teachers would have their own sort of preferred methods. And even sequencing for how that, let's say, a math class is taught. But then the problem is that some combination of students from each one of those classes in third grade that following year are gonna end up in a fourth grade classroom. And now this fourth grade teacher has to deal with this. And really the fourth grade teacher is this customer of the third grade teachers. But if each of the third grade teachers are sort of doing their own thing, then they've sort of optimized each of their own classrooms at the expense of the system. So that's what I'm talking about when I'm talking about sort of reducing variation in methods through training.   0:04:58.9 AS: So there's a few things to discuss in this that I think are interesting. The first thing is, let me just repeat what you said. The aim is to reduce variation in methods. I think most people, if they expected you to say something, they would've expected you to say, "The goal is to reduce variation in outcomes." So tell us why... Now, it may be that methods get to reduce variation in outcomes, but you're focusing on methods. So just tell us a little bit more, because also as we know, there's teachers want some independence and there's some academic independence, at least at let's say university level. They try to have more of that. But maybe you could talk a little bit more about the methods and why you focus on methods instead of just saying you do it the best you can. And one other thing I would say about that is that you could say that if you had three different teachers, different styles, some students would perform better in one style versus another. But a counter argument is, well, we're not sorting them by that to put them into those classrooms. So it's only by luck if that happens. So tell us more about that.   0:06:05.5 JD: Yeah, I think when I'm talking about methods, maybe I should maybe use a little bit different language, but I think probably the most important thing here is that the same sort of high quality curriculum is in front of students. And let's take a math curriculum, for example. Many schools, even at the school building level, there could very well be variation in what the teachers are putting in front of the students, and even in the same school, in the same grade level, let's take those three third grade math classrooms. Now, it's certainly possible that those teachers have taken upon themselves to have a highly sort of coherent system, it's also possible that their school or their district has a highly coherent system, but a lot of times what I found is that, each teacher is sort of making their own decisions, and they sort of say, I'm following the state standards, but those state standards are often general statements, and there's a lot of wiggle room [chuckle] into what you could sort of fit into that.   0:07:11.6 JD: And so what ends up happening is people go to the internet and go to various websites and they print off their preferred worksheets a lot of times. And so when I'm talking about variation in methods, what I'm mostly talking about is a high quality curriculum that's coherent and it's used in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade. Now, within that, teachers have... Still have many, many, many, many decisions to make in terms of how that curriculum gets used, how they sort of adapt it to their students, how they design individual lessons, there's all kinds of room for sort of creativity, individual decision-making, responding to how your students are doing when you actually put it in front of them, but that's mainly what I'm talking about when I'm talking about variation in methods.   0:08:04.8 AS: Okay, got it.   0:08:07.5 JD: Yeah. So, I mean, I think we sort of recognized this as a school network here in Columbus, we have the two elementary schools, the two middle schools. We're a fairly young organization and our oldest building is 15 years old, our newest building is only five years old, and so because we're a relatively young organization, many of our teachers are very early in their careers. So this sort of training, having a set of methods, a set of curricula that we're training on was really important, and so we thought it was so important in fact that we actually have a three-week... It's three and a half weeks that we call a summer institute for teachers prior to the start of the school year. It's a little bit shorter for veteran teachers, but for new teachers, it's three and a half weeks and they actually just finished it 'cause this is our first day of school actually today, so we have the summer institute, and so that was important to us, we're gonna have this training program for our early career teachers, but then the question quickly becomes, what is it that we're doing during that summer institute time period?   0:09:22.4 JD: And so that's where I think this sort of deliberate thought about training comes in, so one of the things that we did is design a capacity matrix for teachers, and so we've talked about this, but just basically outlining what are the capacities that we want teachers to learn and develop during their time with us, not only as new teachers, but it's a sort of an ongoing development road map really, and we have this capacity matrix that outlines the skills, the mindsets, the knowledge that we want teachers to sort of gain over time, some of it through this summer institute, and it sort of defines, "Here's the capacities." It breaks those capacities down into things that we're then linking to specific training sessions throughout that summer institute. And it's not really an evaluation tool, it's more like a road map for, "Here are the things I wanna be working on, here's how I'm doing, here's some areas where I can go learn this even, outside the training because the capacity matrix also has readings linked, it also has podcasts or videos or books that are linked, that if there's an area that a teacher is particularly interested in, they can do a deeper dive in it, and then there's also a way to sort of track their learning over time. So that's a way to sort of add some structure to this idea of instituting training on the job.   0:10:55.6 AS: It sounds like I would be excited to sit into that 3.5 week... Three and a half week summer institute. Like just the excitement of new teachers and of prior teachers sharing their experience. I imagine that they don't get that much time to do that during the school year.   0:11:15.7 JD: Yeah, it gets tough, I mean, unless you're really deliberate about building that into your schedule because most teachers are with students obviously the majority of the day, so we have this three and a half week summer institute for new teachers, and then we also built in at least an hour a week of PD on an ongoing basis, and then we also have eight days that are so...   0:11:35.1 AS: To the listeners out there, PD means Professional Development.   0:11:38.9 JD: Oh, right. Professional Development. Yep, Professional Development.   0:11:41.4 AS: Okay. Got it.   0:11:41.9 JD: Cheers. But you mentioned teachers are excited to share what they learn, and so this summer institute has a deliberate design on that front as well. So all teachers that are in their first and second year with United Schools Network go to this three and a half week training, and then it's about half that for more experienced teachers. But the reason we do that is because early on we got this feedback that for new teachers and the amount of stuff they're trying to download on the curriculum front, on the classroom management front and other areas is basically a blur. And then they come back after living it for a year now, they're going through that full summer institute as a second year teacher, they say, "Oh, I actually can sit at a table with the new teachers and they're actually a second teacher within the training." And that's a part of the deliberate design is you've kind of lived it, you've learned it, you've applied what you learned, and now I can come back, I'm still learning as a second year teacher, obviously, early in my career, but now I have a lot to sort of pass on during each of those trainings in addition to what they're getting from who the actual trainer is up in front of the room.   0:13:03.1 AS: Well, it's interesting because I was also thinking about a production line, like a worker on a production line doesn't say, "Okay, on my shift, we're gonna do this differently." A worker on a production line learns how that process works, how it's measured, why it's important to do it this way, so that it... How it impacts the next part of the process. So whether we talk about a worker on a production line, whether we talk about a worker in an office doing software development, the fact is is that ultimately what we really want is to standardize what we're doing and then innovate over time. It's not that we don't want an employee or a teacher to stand up and say, "Okay, I think we can improve this now. Yeah, we've been doing this for a year this way, but I see more improvements that could be done." And that's where you get into this process of PDSA and thinking about how do we improve this in a methodical way.   0:14:06.7 JD: Yeah. Well, and there's two things that come to mind. So I used to be the point person on curriculum development training. I led that training in our network for I think a dozen years. And so what I would tell the first year teachers... So I had first and second year teachers in my training every year. I would tell the first year teachers, you're gonna get a curriculum that's been built and tested over a number of years. Do not touch it across the school year. And here's the reason why. One, you're learning all these new procedures and processes, you're learning this new curriculum, and you're sort of learning it just in time to teach it to students in terms of the curriculum that you're gonna put in front of students. And all of these different stages are linked.   0:14:50.1 JD: And if you start making changes in an early stage, there's sort of this waterfall that happens throughout the entire process that you're not gonna be aware of initially. And so I tell them, wait till your second year that you have the full sort of system picture in your head of your curriculum before you start making changes. And that works pretty well, and and then you'd have the second year teachers there saying, "Yes, yes, do that, do that." [chuckle] 'Cause what he is saying is, "Basically, I learned this the hard way, or you know, I thought I could do this and what happens is, I had to... I thought I was changing a lesson and that ended up meaning I had to change a unit and then I had to change an assessment that's tied to this unit and so I didn't have that full picture." So that was one thing I'm thinking of. And another thing is, you know, we want feedback on this summer institute delivery. So many of the people that are delivering this training are senior leaders.   0:15:46.3 JD: Many have been with us for more than a decade. But even just this week we got this long feedback from a first year staff member on summer institute. And an organization can respond to that in different ways. It could be, well, "Who do you think you are sending me this feedback? You just got here." But the response to that staff member was, "This is great. School starts soon, let's... We'll wait a few weeks, schedule a time so this is still fresh in our heads, and we're gonna sort of take notes on this and think about how we could incorporate this feedback into the design of summer institute next summer." And so that's sort of the continual improvement mindset, be it... Could be at the individual teacher level, or in this case it's the whole network's summer institute that we're taking a look at, but everything is on the table for continual improvement, yeah.   0:16:35.9 AS: Well, and it raises another point, which Dr. Deming talks about. I know Toyota talks about too, in the stuff that they talk about, about being a learning organization. And what does it mean to be a learning organization? The most important thing about being a learning organization, to me, is the cumulative learning. It's not the training and we do this and we have this training and we support learning and all that, it's the cumulative learning. Like you said, we've been improving this, this process, this curriculum, this teaching process over many iterations and we've gotten it to here.   0:17:14.3 JD: Yep.   0:17:15.1 AS: The objective is to bring it to the next level.   0:17:17.3 JD: Yeah.   0:17:17.7 AS: Now, you can imagine, a way to think about that is, imagine you're a new CEO, you go in and you say, "We're throwing all that out and we're going with this." And it's like all that cumulative learning is gone.   0:17:30.5 JD: Yep. Yep.   0:17:31.3 AS: Now, it's not to say that that cumulative learning ended up in the right place. That's a whole another discussion about being in touch with the customer.   0:17:40.3 JD: Yep.   0:17:41.2 AS: And making sure that you're delivering with your cumulative learning.   0:17:44.5 JD: Yep.   0:17:44.8 AS: But if you are delivering what you're supposed to be delivering to your, you know, what your customer wants, then, then it really is a matter of how do you keep that learning in your organization? And I think that's... So your three and a half week summer institute is a great example of a training method and the response about, "Hey, that's a... We are going to get all this feedback of lots of improvements, but we're not gonna do it right now, we're gonna put that together, think about it, observe, and then try to figure out, okay, one of these is particularly good." For instance, in my case with my valuation masterclass bootcamp, I'm just about to launch my 11th bootcamp.   0:18:23.9 AS: So, and I can do my iterations in about eight weeks. Bootcamp lasts six weeks, I take two weeks off, then we do it again. And I'm trying to do as many iterations as I can. And the newest iteration, after many great iterations is we are gonna test a buddy system. And we've been designing it, discussing it, looking at how do we build this into the program with the objective that the buddy system basically helps our pass rate. In other words, the people that feel like dropping out don't drop out because they've made a connection with one individual, they're already on a team, so they got a team feedback. So that is a new, just one new learning piece that we're gonna test and then see where it ends up at the end of the, you know, of the, of the six weeks. So that's an example.   0:19:11.0 JD: Yeah, that's a really good example. And I know we talked about the, that class prior, that eight-week class and... Sorry, the six week class and how it's sort of a natural sort of PDSA cycle that you're running through each of those. So you have a lot of those cycles. You just kind of keep making it better and better, you know?   0:19:28.7 AS: Well, that's what... When I heard you talk about, we'll look at that at the next three and a half week summer institute I thought, "Gosh, does it, is that," I mean, I guess that you've got improvements that you're doing throughout the school year, that you're already determined this is the things we're gonna work on, but also you have to accept the fact that everybody's probably overloaded. And so it isn't that easy to say we're gonna improve a zillion things. And that's for the listeners out there, you know, it's an important thing to understand your own capacities in your organization and to understand the cycles that you're doing through your process. If you can speed up the cycles, then you can speed up your testing and your learning. And that's something that most of the time we'll just say, well, my cycle is my cycle, but maybe not. Maybe there's some way to speed it up, 'cause I know we used to teach the valuation masterclass bootcamp every six months, and I'm like, no, it's not enough cycles.   0:20:25.0 JD: Yeah. Yeah. No, that's, I mean, being able to do those sprints like that on a repeated basis is definitely an advantage, you know. I think when I was leading that curriculum development training, so there was, it was usually a two day training, the one I was doing. And, you know, I would get some on the spot feedback. I'd say if there's something that's, I can improve to make this a better experience tell me, just write, you know, if it's something I can fix quick. That's how I handled that in the moment. And then I would have some more formal surveys and, you know, some of that feedback I could take and apply to other things that were similar workshops I was doing, you know, throughout the professional development I was leading throughout the year. And then the first thing that I did as I started making that two day session better for the next summer institute was go back through that more formal feedback that folks had left. Then I have, I have those boxes of trainings going back that dozen years, including all the feedback that I got over the dozen years. So, yeah.   0:21:25.5 AS: So let's, I think that wraps up a great discussion on principle six. And I'll just summarize a couple things from it before we move on to principle seven, which is, principle six is institute training on the job. The point is, you want to get everybody to make better contributions to the system. And training is for skills as you've talked to us about. Whereas education is maybe for the acquisition of knowledge. And training is about learning how to do a job with a particular set of tools. And the aim is to reduce variation in methods. And you talked about classroom management, you talked about instruction and you talked about the same high quality curriculum in front of the students. We also talked about your three and a half week summer institute, which is happening before the school term starts. And the value of that. And you talked about the capacity matrix where you're looking at, you know, a roadmap and trying to link specific training sessions to activities and stuff. Is there anything you would add to wrap up principle six?   0:22:26.3 JD: Yeah, it's just in that capacity matrix is, sort of begin with the end. It's, that's where we started with the roadmap and sort of then worked our way backwards to the training from that, what was the end goal, these things in the capacity matrix. And then we sort of plan backwards from there, map that back to the summer institute.   0:22:44.6 AS: Got it. And now, principle seven, leadership.   0:22:48.6 JD: Yeah, principle seven is adopt and institute leadership. And basically the aim of the leadership is to help people that are working in a system do a better job. And that's management's responsibility. And Deming here is specifically talking about shifting from that focus on outcomes or solely focusing on outcomes to focusing on the quality of learning experiences or other types of services that are being produced by the education system. I think in Deming's language, he was talking about the transformation and he was talking about this, including in the transition of managers and supervisors to become leaders. And so he was I think looking at abolishing this focus on outcome, the management by numbers, the numerical goals, performance appraisal, merit pay, and installing what he called leadership. And then, you know, he sort of operationally defined what he meant by that.   0:23:52.8 JD: But basically, you know, leadership following Deming philosophy, I think the most important thing is that leaders are responsible for creating this environment, in our case, where educators and students can have sort of genuine interest in their work and that, you know, they're supported to do it well. And I think, you know, this becomes like a mutually reinforcing activity. Meaning that if people are interested in their work and learning, then they'll wanna do it well, they're gonna accept help to do that. You know, and if we set up the conditions to help them do that well, then their interest will increase and this sort of virtuous cycle is created. But then I think in many cases we have the opposite that occurs, sort of, when we don't have this type of leadership, get this vicious cycle where people just aren't, they don't feel like they're doing a good job, their interest in work or learning plummets, and then this causes them to in turn do a poorer job, which in turn lessens interest further.   0:24:58.6 JD: And I think one of the things I think of is education sort of broadly in the United States is sort of in one of these vicious cycles. We talked about the number of new teachers that are coming into the system and then being spat out of the system each year. There's this constant churn, we're sort of in this vicious cycle where we get all these new teachers across the United States, and many of those new teachers are leaving because of dissatisfaction, not feeling like they're doing a good job, not feeling like they have been set up for success. Those types of things. And I'm convinced and that's why I wrote the book and talk about these things. I'm convinced that the virtuous cycle is more likely to occur when we transform following the System of Profound Knowledge. I think when you truly appreciate your organization as a system, you have sort of logical theories of variation and knowledge and at least a basic understanding of psychological concepts like intrinsic motivation. I think that's when you truly have a chance to transform your organization.   0:26:11.2 JD: And I talked about Dr. Deming operationally defining leadership. What was he talking, cause there's many different sort of, probably we'd have many different definitions if we surveyed a hundred people about what it means to be a leader. And there's this great resource that Dr. Deming distributed at many of his four day seminars, especially the ones closer to the end of his life called Some Attributes of a Leader. And there's sort of nine points to that really, when I go through those, they really paint a clear picture, okay, this is really what leadership means when you're following the Deming philosophy. So I think it's worth unpacking those a little bit.   0:26:56.7 AS: And do you think... I mean, where do people fall down? Where they're supposed to be bringing leadership to an organization and instead they're bringing, I don't know, something else.   0:27:11.7 JD: Yeah, something else. And maybe even people that would um, maybe sometimes display some of these attributes, I think where we often fall down as leaders is when things get tough. And that's when we actually need to double down on these attributes, these leadership attributes. And when oftentimes we sort of revert back to the prevailing system of management, 'cause it's easier, maybe maybe even get some short-term impact, but it's always worse in the long-term, and that's the problem. And these things are hard. Some people probably could pinpoint some on this list of nine that they do well and others that maybe where they struggle. And I think that's fine, but I think having this list that explicitly defines leadership within the Deming philosophy is important. So I just go through these?   0:28:11.4 AS: Yeah. Go ahead.   0:28:11.9 JD: And we can talk about... I think the first one, and we've talked about elements of all of these things, but the first one is just really whatever I'm a leader of, whether it's a department or a school or whatever, whatever business unit that I'm a leader of, I think understanding how that fits into the overall aim of the system is really, really important. How does my grade level, or how does my classroom, or how is my school, how is my school system, how does it fit into the larger system? And I think you have to know that. That's key. A second attribute would be in that recognition of where you fit in the system is that you have a responsibility to work with preceding and following stages.   0:29:02.0 JD: This is pretty easy to sort of identify in a school system. If I'm a third grade teacher, I need to work with second grade teachers. I need to work with the fourth grade teachers. And that doesn't... That type of vertical sort of work doesn't often happen in a school system. But, you know, that focus has to be on our customer, both internal and external. And if I'm a third grade teacher, one of my customers is the second grade teacher, and one of my customers is also the fourth grade teacher. I think many managers, I think sort of see as one of their primary responsibilities to motivate the people that work on their team. And I think a sort of a better frame, and this is attribute three, is that leaders should work to remove barriers to joy in work and learning.   0:29:58.4 JD: And that's a slightly different conception. Maybe it's a very different conception than, you're not trying to motivate folks. You're trying to remove things that would lead to joy in work and learning, removing those barriers, that's what your job is as a leader. I think attribute four is, you are really there when you're a leader to act as a coach and counsel, not a judge. So I think that's an easy one to default to acting like a judge when things aren't going well. And one of the things about being a leader is knowing when someone is truly outside of the system and in need of special help. And that could be an employee, a teacher, a principal, or it could be a student.   0:30:53.2 JD: It's not, when we understand variation using the sort of Deming philosophy, we're not asking are our students or our employees different, but rather are they significantly different? And that's where some of these statistical methods come in. And when you have this in your leadership toolkit, then you know what questions to ask and you also know what action to take. Sure, some students might be performing lower than others, but are they statistically significant differences? And if they are, I'm gonna react to that. I think of, there is this really great figure that demonstrate this, where you have like a bell curve and you're trying to shrink the variation of that bell curve.   0:31:44.8 JD: You're trying to move it to the right, assuming right is better performance. And then you're sort of looking, is there anybody that requires special help 'cause they're outside of that system. And then if they are, then you have to provide that. That's a responsibility of leadership. But something like a process behavior chart or a control chart can help point you toward those data points that you should be paying attention to. I think another sort of key attribute of a leader is you're obviously always working to improve teaching and learning processes. Everybody's gonna say that. But what you're doing is trying to improve those processes instead of doing the sorting, the tracking, the ranking, the grading, those types of things. So that's what I was talking about when things get hard, yout know that's what people default to because it's sort of known.   0:32:46.4 JD: Attribute seven is creating trust, which, I think that, it goes without saying, whether people do that I think is another thing. I think there's lots of different ways to do that. But a key thing when you're a manager I think is follow through. I think you don't follow through on plans, if you don't follow through on commitments, I think that's where I see a lot of leaders sort of drop the ball and people stop trusting.   0:33:17.5 AS: Let me ask you about, number four I believe was act as a coach, not a judge. What was number five?   0:33:23.7 JD: Number five was, was, I don't think I stated it really explicitly, but basically, basically using data to help them understand people and themselves. So basically using knowledge about variation to understand who, if anybody, is in need of special help.   0:33:43.0 AS: Yeah. And six?   0:33:44.4 JD: Six was, working to improve the teaching and learning processes versus relying on the sorting, the tracking, the grading, the ranking. And that could be students or rating and ranking employees too. Seven was create trust.   0:34:00.2 AS: And then seven is creating trust.   0:34:03.5 JD: Yep. I think eight is, don't expect perfection. Forgive a mistake. People are gonna make mistakes. And in fact, you wanna, part of our capacity matrix for new teachers is how do you create a culture of error with students in your classroom? And that means instead of hiding mistakes, students are comfortable, when they make a mistake, highlighting that so that we can give feedback and fix it basically. Yeah.   0:34:34.2 AS: Yep.   0:34:34.2 JD: That's learning is, you get it wrong, then you get it right. Right? But you can't do that if people are always trying to sort of protect their mistakes, that type of thing. And then nine I think is, you know, listening and learning without passing judgment on the folks that they're listening to. I think that's... Again, a lot of these things are, you know, people have heard them before. I think many people would say they do them. I think, again, in reality, [chuckle] if you got that feedback from the folks that are in your department or in your school or in your school system, you might not be doing as well on those things as you may have thought.   0:35:16.7 AS: Let me summarize this a little bit for all of us. So we're talking about principle seven, adopt and institute leadership. The idea is help people in the system to do a better job and shifting from focusing on outcomes to quality of services. And I remember when I was in university, MBO was the big thing. Now it's KPI, but MBO was management by objective. And a lot of what he, Dr. Deming was talking about is by what method? It's not just, hey, let's just agree on, what, you get the result. I don't care how you get it.   0:35:50.2 JD: Right.   0:35:50.3 AS: And then you also talked about how leaders are responsible for creating the environment. You also talked about without leadership, there's like a downward spiral. And that maybe the US is in that downward spiral. And you see that when leaders really fail is when times get tough and they gotta make tough decisions. And then finally on that, you talked about how the System of Profound Knowledge could possibly be a way out of this downward spiral and into a cycle of learning. You talked about the nine principles, number one, understand how my area fits into the larger system. Two, you need to work with the preceding and following stages. You need to understand that. Number three, work to remove barriers to joy in work. I love that. Number four, act as a coach, not a judge. Number five, use data and knowledge of variation to help people better understand. Number six, work to improve the process rather than spending your time on rating and ranking. Number seven is create trust. Number eight is don't expect perfection. And number nine is listen and learn without passing judgment. Is there anything you would add to wrap up this awesome discussion?   0:37:02.0 JD: Yeah, I mean, I think just being really deliberate with the language instead of principles so we don't confuse people. I would call those, those are attributes of a leader.   0:37:11.5 AS: Okay.   0:37:11.8 JD: Just to kind of keep that clear, and, you know, a common question for Dr. Deming, I think at his seminars, because since he railed against performance appraisal, you know, a typical audience sort of follow up question then is: "Well, how do you choose candidates for promotion?" And his typical answer was, "What better than the ability to be a leader?" And then, so what he was talking about were those nine attributes. You identify those nine attributes, those are the people that you wanna be promoting in your organization. Folks that possess those.   0:37:44.7 AS: Yes. And I would just add to that in wrapping up that, part of what you realize as you get more mature, and I think most people understand it even at a low level or starting out in a business or their career, is that no measure captures what you need. You need to make a judgment about a person as a potential leader. There's no measure that could have determined Steve Jobs' ability to create Apple. In fact, if you had measured it, you probably would've kicked him out, which they did. And then eventually he came back.   [laughter]   0:38:21.6 AS: And so...   0:38:22.2 JD: Yeah.   0:38:22.6 AS: Go ahead.   0:38:23.3 JD: It'd be a hard thing. Well, I was just gonna say, as a principal, one of the types of leaders I was choosing, it was who was gonna be the grade level chair. So that was like a teacher leader position in our building. And I knew when I worked through that process, people applied for it. And I would sort of name the grade level chair. When I didn't hear a single piece of feedback, I knew I picked the right person, because people were like, yeah, that's the person. Right? And when you get a lot of pushback, [chuckle] that's when you just sort of need to go reevaluate, does this person actually have these nine attributes?   0:38:57.3 AS: Beautiful. Well, John, on behalf of everyone at the Deming Institute, I want to thank you again for another awesome discussion. For listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey, and of course, you can find John's book Win-Win: W. Edwards Deming, the System of Profound Knowledge and the Science of Improving Schools on amazon.com. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. "People are entitled to joy in work and learning," I'm gonna add in.

In this two-part episode of Tech On Demand brought to you by GrowerTalks, host Bill Calkins talks to Rose Séguin (agronomist) and Michael Hanan (U.S. senior sales director) from Sollum Technologies about “dynamic” LED lighting and how this new technology allows for multi-zoning to meet the needs of multiple crops, as well as the ability to control light intensity and spectrums. Learn why fully-dynamic LED lighting is good for your crops, as well as your bottom line. Rose and Michael share case studies, new research and a fresh approach to LED lighting.   In Part One, The team from Sollum and Bill discuss exactly why the ability to control spectrum and intensity via software (versus simply turning lighting like HPS on or off) leads to flexibility and adaptability for specific crops—even down to the variety level. They dig into the ability of this kind of lighting technology to dial into specific stages of crop development—from young plants to finished material—and also how dynamic lighting can be customized to deliver specific outcomes based on diverse crop mixes or monoculture ranges.   Rose and Michael explain the science behind Sollum's lighting strategies by walking listeners through questions frequently asked and discussed when planning new projects, as well as how their team helps solve problems and put new users at ease. As a partner and not simply a supplier, they don't install and walk away.   If you have plans to explore new lighting technologies and want to learn more about the potential of dynamic lighting in enhancing plant health and reducing disease in horticulture, this episode is for you! It's a perfect blend of science and real-world application with two guests who bring passion and tremendous knowledge to an energetic discussion about a critical topic.   Resources discussed in the podcast episode:   Sollum Technologies website: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/   Smart Greenhouse with Dynamic LED Lighting: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/white-papers/smart-greenhouse-with-dynamic-led-lighting   White Papers: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/en/white-papers   Case Studies: https://www.sollumtechnologies.com/en/case-studies   Contact Michael Hanan: michael@sollum.tech

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Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Senior Associate Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC® and Associate Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, provide advice for an investor who will likely have to take over her aging parents' finances. They discuss some basic steps as well as some other estate planning concerns. Read the Article: https://www.henssler.com/aging-gracefully-managing-aging-parents-financial-affairs 

Being brave in the unknown path is one thing, and knowing where you're heading is another. In this episode of What's Working Now? Katie talks about having a North Star to help keep you in the right direction. But before everything else, you have to identify your North Star, and it's very difficult to do it by yourself. Not only that, the challenge of finding it is only the beginning. Taking a chance on yourself is the only way to find out how far you can go, and to do it the right way makes that effort worth it in any direction. Key Takeaways from this episode:In the direction of the North StarA defined compass sketchStaying the courseAn invitation to change your lifeA story about regretTake a chance on yourself About Katie Richardson:Katie, once a girl who just liked to have fun, transformed into a globally recognized designer and entrepreneur. With expertise in woodworking, welding, drawing, and sewing, she crafted her own path. Despite initial doubts and imposter syndrome, Katie defied expectations by establishing Puj, a business that now boasts its products in 2,000 US stores and 26 countries, delighting over 1 million customers worldwide. Her greatest aspiration is to inspire women across the globe. Renowned shows like the Ellen Degeneres Show, Rachael Ray Show, Today Show, and Entrepreneur Magazine have featured her, while influential figures like Martha Stewart, Matt Damon, Camilla Alves, Mario Lopez, Robert Downey Jr., Kourtney Kardashian, Bill & Giuliana Rancic, and Pam Beesley have embraced her products. Today, Katie is a coach, mother of four, wife, author, and powerful speaker.To connect with Katie:An Event in Puerto Rico: https://now.katierichardson.com/event  Website: https://katierichardson.com/CASE STUDIES: https://now.katierichardson.com/casestudyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-richardson-creatorApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-working-now/id1515291698BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1847280Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kV8cL7eTZ70UAXMOtcBbr

Dielle is joined by Six Figure Liberation client Cat Del Carmen and Cat shares what she has learned about launching. Hear about Cat's success, how she is still learning and growing, and the advice she has for others.   Make consistent sales even on part time hours inside of our lifetime program, Five Figure Freedom. Get our free sales training to get started [diellecharon.com/free-training].   Make more than $50k? Scale to six or multiple six figures inside of the 12 month Mastermind, Six Figure Liberation. Get on the waitlist now [diellecharon.com/mastermind].   Love the podcast? Show the love by leaving a review.

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How would your spouse feel if you retired early while they kept working? In this episode, Eric + Jason talk with our friend Erik, who recently left the workplace while his wife continues to work. How does this arrangement work for them, and why is a coastFIRE path their choice? Topics discussed include being thrown into retirement, finding purpose, talking about FIRE, and much more. Show notes: https://twosidesoffi.com/erik

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Modern psychology's view of boys is all about stereotyping, shame, and labeling their masculinity toxic. Rather than considering external causes for maladaptive behaviors, boys are blamed for their own suffering. How have psychiatrists previously treated boys who have exhibited violence?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4148711/advertisement

I've always said, you only loose when you quit, so don't quit.Today we're talking about when to call it quitsOr when to pivot and keep your focus on what's workingHow do you know when to call it quits?It's when you're spending more time and energy on a project than it is giving you back in return or has a potential to give you in the future.Last year, I was asked for a divorce.It rocked my world.I had joined the Black Belt mastermind, built the systems and then when I had no capacity to operate in my business the systems helped me continue to grow.The connections in the group helped me through the process and gave me a safe place to go to ask for help when I needed it in my business.The crisis is not the reason to quit. It's the signal that it's time for you to go deeper. If you are ready to launch and grow a Cash PT practice, DM me “Blueprint” to get started!Plus: Whenever you're ready… here are 3 ways I can help you grow your coaching business:Grab a free copy of my bookIt's the road map to launch, grow & scale your physical therapy business. -> Click HereJoin our CashPT Blueprint Program and be a Case Study.I'm putting together a new coaching case study group this month and if you'd like to work with me on your client-getting and scale plans… just send me a message at m.me/AaronLeBauer with the words “Blueprint”.Work with me and my team privatelyIf you'd like to work directly with me and my team to take you to 6 or 7 figures… just send me a message at m.me/AaronLeBauer with the words “Private”… tell me a little about your business and what you'd like to work on together, and I'll get you all the details!

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In my younger years, I used to measure success based on external and quantifiable metrics. Job promotions, titles, salary, and material possessions were the yardsticks I used to gauge my achievements. However, as I've grown older and retired from my corporate career, my perspective on success has shifted.In this episode, I discuss the six common examples of how our definition of success changes in retirement and as we get older. As you listen, I encourage you to reflect on how and in what ways your success definition has changed as well.FOOTNOTESEpisode 193: A Case Study in Personal Growth and Transformation with Vivek Chakrabortty------------Connect with Lou Blaser on LinkedInSubscribe to Midlife Cues, a weekly newsletter about intentional living and personal growth in midlife.Work with Lou BlaserSupport the Show. Thank you!

Greetings Listeners!  It's time for our Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  September is back to school month, so we are republishing our 2021 Student Research Case Study Challenge podcast first published on June 28, 2021.  Listen to the team members from the winning team from Indiana University:  Alex Farrar, Eric Herbst, and Michael Mosley talk about how they overcame obstacles and challenges to become the winners.  Sit back, listen, and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!

Last week, I shared a case study on my Instagram of two clients that have the same amount of revenue and wildly different gross profit margins. In this episode, I'm diving deeper into what was holding one of them back from boosting profit, how we plan to get them to healthy and abundant profit margins, and how you can apply those same strategies in your business. Are you looking for more information on building wealth with your business? Sign up for my free email newsletter, Millionaire Mondays!  Do you have a question or topic you'd like me to cover on the show? Click here to send us your submission!    Links mentioned: My IG post on the client numbers Listen to Ep. 50: Creating Highly Profitable Offers | Profit Series Pt. 1 Offers Priced Right Course The Six Figure Blueprint Virtual CFO Services   In this episode, you'll learn: 0:00 How a non-strategic financial team might be hurting your profitability 4:53 The clients' numbers + how to find your gross profit 14:56 The #1 driver of gross profit: pricing your offers 21:31 The #1 driver of gross profit: managing your team 26:40 More resources to help you increase gross profit   I'm Sarah Young - an entrepreneur, investor, and millionaire mentor for female founders! I have over a decade of experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses and build wealth at the 6- and 7-figure levels, in addition to building my own successful agency, and I started the Profit + Prosper podcast to help you do the same.  Profit + Prosper will help you make more money, save more money, and set yourself up to retire early while upgrading your life - all in a way that's fun and empowering. In each episode, I'll share tactical, strategic, and mindset tips to grow your business, increase your profit, and truly prosper in your business and in life. I hope you'll subscribe so we can Profit + Prosper together!   Connect with Sarah: Instagram Facebook YouTube Website

From ENDO 2023, host Aaron Lohr talks with Jayalakshmi Udayasankar, MD, from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, about her team’s research presented at the meeting, titled, “Tingling Over Cheek: An Atypical Presentation of Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in an Ambulatory Patient With Type 2 Diabetes.” For helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

In the second installment of the Snackisodes on Dangerous Snacks series, Lauren and JJ discuss chocolate toxicity in dogs and cats! References: (1) Gwaltney-Brant, S. M. Chocolate Toxicosis in Animals. Merck Veterinary Manual. Last updated Nov 2022. https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/food-hazards/chocolate-toxicosis-in-animals (2) Methylxanthine toxicosis (Canine). VINcyclopedia. Last updated May of 2023 by Galles, B. www.vin.com (3) Weingart, C., Hartmann, A., & Kohn, B. Chocolate ingestion in dogs: 156 events (2015-2019). J Small Anim Pract 2021 Vol 62 (11) pp. 979-83.

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Overcoming the Top 5 Digital Transformation Challenges, Q&A (Kyler Cheatham, Third Stage Consulting) A Digital Transformation Mastermind Group (Various Guests) Software Selection Case Studies (Kyler Cheatham, Third Stage Consulting, Adam Cheatham, Third Stage Consulting) We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show. This weekly podcast series premiers live on YouTube every Wednesday at 8am New York/1pm London/9pm Hong Kong. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Pandora, or your favorite podcast platform. Register here

Welcome to a special series on the Capital Integrative Health Podcast! I am your host, Dr. Andrew Wong, and this is a podcast dedicated to exploring the root causes of both disease and wellness. I am a co-founder of Capital Integrative Health, a clinic with a mission to create a revolution in healthcare by educating, leading and inspiring people towards optimal health and true wellbeing. We're excited to offer you this series as an insightful look into functional medicine and walk you through case studies that exemplify how we think about and approach care with our patients. These cases are de-identified and names used are placeholders.

This #coachbetter episode is the first in one of our new features for Season 5: a coaching case study with one of our amazing The Coach graduates, Kristen Cameron. These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. Kristen is an ELD (English Language Development) TOSA in Santa Cruz City Schools, and she just graduated from The Coach last semester. In this episode we talk about Kristen's journey as a coach, and how she's been working to develop her own coaching practice and the district's coaching program. We talk about what coaching looks like in her district, what works and what's challenging, her “aha' moments from her first years as a coach, how she's refining her practice for the next year, and what she wishes she knew before she started. If you're curious about scaling your impact as an instructional coach, this episode is for you! Find the show notes for this episode here.  

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, and Associate Peter Lynch to help a couple of investors who are making an impulsive decision to buy a vacation home without looking at how it may affect their long-term financial plan. The financial advisers discuss how they incorporate large purchases into cash flow projections when clients are making spontaneous decisions. Read the Article: https://www.henssler.com/rethinking-paradise-the-financial-considerations-of-a-second-home

After  braving through fear, doubt, and regret in taking that leap of faith from the ledge of your former career, you have to navigate your landing and the next step thereafter.  In this episode of What's Working Now? Katie talks about going through an unknown territory after taking that leap. Being open to all other opportunities, we then realize there are a lot of attractive offers that recognizes our value and maybe more than we have ever imagined. The only question is: Will it make us go forward in the right direction?Key Takeaways from this episode:Opportunity overwhelm and her North StarA decision to make on an unaligned opportunityFollowing the path of the true principlesSaying no will not make things fall apartYour hidden North StarA leap of faith and a table only for 9About Katie Richardson: Katie, once a girl who just liked to have fun, transformed into a globally recognized designer and entrepreneur. With expertise in woodworking, welding, drawing, and sewing, she crafted her own path. Despite initial doubts and imposter syndrome, Katie defied expectations by establishing Puj, a business that now boasts its products in 2,000 US stores and 26 countries, delighting over 1 million customers worldwide. Her greatest aspiration is to inspire women across the globe. Renowned shows like the Ellen Degeneres Show, Rachael Ray Show, Today Show, and Entrepreneur Magazine have featured her, while influential figures like Martha Stewart, Matt Damon, Camilla Alves, Mario Lopez, Robert Downey Jr., Kourtney Kardashian, Bill & Giuliana Rancic, and Pam Beesley have embraced her products. Today, Katie is a coach, mother of four, wife, author, and powerful speaker. To connect with Katie: An Event in Puerto Rico: https://now.katierichardson.com/event  Website: https://katierichardson.com/CASE STUDIES: https://now.katierichardson.com/casestudyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-richardson-creatorApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-working-now/id1515291698BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1847280Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kV8cL7eTZ70UAXMOtcBbr

Throughout human history, sacred texts and religious congregations have epitomized the enduring power of collective belief. This sense of community, united by a shared doctrine, forms a bond that transcends boundaries, emphasizing not just individual salvation but a collective spirit that uplifts and unifies. Similarly, while a SaaS company is distinct from a religion, it thrives on the relationships it fosters within its user base, emphasizing connections, shared experiences, and the collective value they bring.Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI, having delved into the successes of iconic companies like Apple, Atlassian, and more, offers insights into harnessing community-driven growth in his book, "From Grassroots to Greatness." Today's episode takes listeners on a journey with Lloyed, highlighting the significance of community-led growth in B2B SaaS, with his book serving as a beacon for those seeking to deepen their understanding.Get Lloyed's new book, 'From Grassroots To Greatness: 13 Rules to Build Iconic Brands with Community Led Growth' (Top New Release on Amazon) at https://FromGrassrootstoGreatness.comHigh-Level OverviewThe Power of Collective Belief: Drawing parallels between religious congregations and the potential of building strong communities within the B2B SaaS sector.Relationships and Connections in SaaS: Discussing the importance of nurturing relationships, fostering connections, and creating shared experiences among users.Case Studies of Iconic Companies: Analyzing the growth and community-building strategies of enduring companies like Apple, Atlassian, CrossFit, Harley-Davidson, HubSpot, and others.Lloyed Lobo's Insights and Learnings: Delving into Lloyed's research, his interactions with over a thousand leaders, and the distilled knowledge he provides in his book.Community-Led Growth in B2B SaaS: Exploring the transformative impact of community-driven growth strategies on businesses and understanding its long-term benefits.Community-Led GrowthIn an era where customers no longer buy products but experiences, the importance of community-led growth cannot be understated. Building a community fosters genuine connections, creating a platform where customers don't just use your product, but actively champion it. This human-centric approach positions companies at the forefront of consumer minds, forging deeper ties and ensuring longevity in a rapidly evolving market landscape.Value-driven Content Creation: Start by generating content that is both educational and beneficial to your target audience. This builds trust and positions your brand as a thought leader in your domain.Engaging Forums and Groups: Create spaces, be it online forums or social media groups, where your community can engage, ask questions, and share their experiences. This not only facilitates peer-to-peer learning but also provides invaluable feedback.Exclusive Events and Webinars: Host events that offer exclusive insights, previews, or discussions. This not only fosters a sense of belonging but also gives members a reason to stay engaged and involved.Collaborative Product Development: Involve community members in beta testing, feedback rounds, and even ideation sessions. This not only improves your product but makes them feel valued and integral to your brand's success.Community Ambassadors: Identify and nurture active members to become ambassadors. They can further evangelize your brand, offering a more authentic voice that resonates with potential customers.Feedback Mechanisms: Implement clear channels through which community members can provide feedback on products, services, or even community activities. This ensures continuous improvement and adaptability.While the tactics to cultivate community-led growth can vary, the underlying principle remains consistent: value your community members as co-collaborators, not just consumers. Their collective wisdom, enthusiasm, and advocacy can drive your brand to new heights. As you venture into this realm, remember that genuine engagement and mutual respect are the keystones of any thriving community. Embrace them, and watch your brand flourish in ways you'd never imagined.

Do you remember that app Clubhouse? The one that had that brief two or three months in the spotlight over the 2021 winter? I loved that app. Maybe you did too, and it might be the reason you're listening to this podcast in the first place. It certainly was my inspiration. One of the best things that came from my time on Clubhouse was a long-lasting relationship with John Bunn and Nick Miller, two videographers who run How to Film Weddings. John reached out after a Clubhouse binge I went on back in January 2021, and the three of us hit it off right away. I've been a guest on  their podcast several times, presented in their mastermind four times, and gave a talk at their last retreat. We've also done an advanced group coaching program called Momentum specifically for videographers, so if you're interested in signing up for the next one this winter, reach out. But today, we're turning the tables and bringing Nick and John on MY podcast to share their own business journeys as videographers. Because in addition to offering advice to their community, they've brought me on as a business coach and our copywriters as the wordsmiths for their websites.  Videographers, pay attention. But so should anyone who wants to elevate their business to charge more, feel proud of what you promote, and know with 100% confidence you're doing the right things with your company.  This is the story of how you can work less and make more in the real world.

Just days after British troops captured New York City from General Washington and his army in September 1776, fire broke out, destroying a fifth of the city. The British blamed rebels who had remained hidden in Manhattan, but Washington, who had been ordered by Congress to leave the city standing on his retreat, never claimed responsibility, though he complained that the blaze hadn't caused more destruction. So who did start the fire and why? Joining me this week to discuss the New York fire and the question of who started it is Dr. Benjamin Carp, Professor and Daniel M. Lyons Chair of History at Brooklyn College, and author of The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution.  Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The poetry is from selections of “Conflagration: A Poem,” Printed in New York from High Gaine in 1780 and performed by Theodore Weflen-Pollock. The episode image is "Representation du Feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck," The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library; the image is in the public domain.  Additional Sources: “Timeline: The American Revolution,” The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. “The American Revolution: A timeline of George Washington's military and political career during the American Revolution, 1774-1783,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. “The Burning of Charlestown: Only Two Spoons Remained for Relief Ellery,” by Massachusetts Historical Society, Charlestown Patriot Bridge, June 17, 2020. "The Burning of Falmouth, 1775: A Case Study in British Imperial Pacification," by Donald A. Yerxa, Maine History 14, 3 (1975): 119-161. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol14/ iss3/3  “New York City's Forgotten Past,” by Erik Peter Axelson, HistoryNet, December 9, 2019. “Did George Washington Order Rebels to Burn New York City in 1776?” by Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, May 11, 2023. “From George Washington to Lund Washington, 6 October 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone can skyrocket their real estate business fast if they choose to. In this video, How to Take One Listing a Week (Real Case Study), Mike shares with you exactly how he did it.

Doctor Kari Nixon is looking to influence, if not change, how European nations look at immigration, assimilation of immigrants, and integration. Meaningful work, right? Doctor Nixon is doing the work in a way that is different from how most people work with those issues, which is exciting! Doctor Kari Nixon is the author of a medical history book that is taught from a medical ethics perspective. She is also a Professor, Post Doctoral Fellow, and a living, breathing bringer of change.   Doctor Nixon is on Instagram @eustaciadiamant and on TikTok @diseasedocphd and @karinixon on Facebook. Click HERE for the video that Doctor Nixon posted that caught my attention.    * MY AUDIOBOOK SUBSCRIPTION IS NOW AVAILABLE! Click HERE to get it. * If you'd like to support The Comin' Home Podcast With John Alan, you can do that at one of the links here: https://patron.podbean.com/JohnAlan https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnalanpod https://paypal.me/johnalanpod   Go check out my new comic strip "Loyal Oak" at https://johnalanpod.com/loyal-oak-the-comicstrip/ You can find my music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5F4Jgrwy2fMa54webx5yzk?si=TTCDdVjdQCSf4GsRM7UyZg More info and my blog are here at https://johnalanpod.com/blog/ #CominHomeWithJohnAlan #Karpe #activism

Isaya discovers why she believes at a subconscious level that “you can't be happy, because you can't be joyful. Something needs to drag you down.” On an expedition through her superconscious mind with Archangel Michael, Isaya discovers how interaction with Lucifer left her carrying the weight of the world. Michael takes her to the depths of the ocean to rid the world of this heaviness and cleanse the energy, yet she is hesitant because Isaya subconsciously believes that without the power of the darkness that Lucifer infected her with, she will be naive and have no depth. The power of the darkness makes her believe that joy and happiness equals a death of intellect and substance. The power dynamic makes her hold on to being a “victim” because her burden makes her poor. She also fears being disconnected from reality and the false perception that darkness ties her to reality.It's not all doom and gloom in this episode as Isaya then has adventures in fun and joy in the faery realm.Connect with Katische:Website Facebook Professional Profile Facebook Page YouTube Linked In InstagramRead Katische's chapter in the book Entangled No More Women Who Broke Free From Toxic Relationships Building Their Own Empires: https://amzn.to/3YP2uTc About the podcastWelcome to The Infinite Life, a transformative podcast that dives deep into the mysteries of the soul, past lives, and the infinite nature of existence. As a Spiritual Regression Therapist, Medium, Author, and Spirit Releasement Therapist, I've helped countless individuals unlock the secrets of their past lives and embrace their true spiritual potential.In each episode, we explore the fascinating topic of reincarnation, giving you insights into your past, present, and future lives. But that's not all - you'll hear from podcast listeners who share their incredible past life stories and realizations, and we also interview spiritual guests who share their unique perspectives on the soul and the universe.But what truly sets The Infinite Life apart is our behind-the-scenes look at real spiritual regression and spirit releasement sessions. With my clients' approval, we share these sessions, giving you a firsthand glimpse into the incredible transformations that can happen when you tap into the infinite power of the soul.If you're seeking answers about the mysteries of the soul and the eternal nature of existence, this podcast is for you. Through The Infinite Life, you'll gain a deeper understanding of your spiritual journey, and you'll be empowered to embrace your true self and reach your full potential.So come join me on this incredible journey. Head over to katische.com to learn more and sign up for my "Incarnation Insights" newsletter, and get ready to unlock the mysteries of the soul with The Infinite Life with Katische Haberfield.

Storytelling, specifically the use of parables, was the primary way that Jesus taught people. Mark's Gospel notes that “He did not say anything without using a parable" (Mark 4:34). The stories Jesus told were so simple that even a child could understand, yet, so deep, we will never mine all of the meaning and wisdom from them. To those with “ears to hear,” those who could picture the message of these stories, Jesus revealed the beauty of the Gospel and the truth about the Kingdom of God. Join us on Sunday nights for the "Picture This!" series as Dr. Gordon Dabbs and Jacob Hawk walk us through the parables of Jesus.Subscribe to PRESTONCREST - with Gordon Dabbs on Soundwise

In this episode, I talk with Winnie Stevenson, Assistant Principal of a small, K-8 elementary school in Chicago. Be a fly on the wall as we discuss our work together over the course of the 22-23 school year to: (a) successfully roll out a new curriculum, and (b) increase math discourse in daily instruction. Walk away with ideas to try in your own school, insights about what moves the needle, and inspiration to keep going!LISTEN TO HEAR:1. Our strategic planning process + key priorities for the school year2. The 5 main buckets of work we took on, in collaboration with the school principal, teachers, and grade-band leads3. Results and outcomes (spoiler >> they're good!)ON-DEMAND COURSES & WORKSHOPS:< Shifting the Lift to Students > < Bridge to Grade-Level Math >COACH THE COACH OPPORTUNITIES:< Math Coach Collective: COMING SOON! >< Math Coach Mentorship > CONNECT WITH CHRISSY: < Mindful Math Coach Website > < Instagram > < LinkedIn >

You can solve for the last person but you can't do it for themYou can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkThere's no man on a white horse coming to save you.Hurt people hurt people and broken people are broken for a reason.“I don't fix broken birds.”If you don't succeed they are going to die in your hands anyway. If you do it's just going to fly away.” - Andrew TateSolve for the last person.Winners aspire to do better and make you better at the same time.We've built a step by step blueprint to get to 6 figures and a road map and game plan to take your existing business to multiple 6 figures and 7.I've been doing this since 2013 and after working with 1,000's of clients, in that time have built a proven frame workThe 1 thing I can't do for you is:Decide to start and make your decisionsTake action & Do your workI can't drink the water for you.I can't fix your business for you.We've solved the problem for the last person. You just have to be willing to help yourself.The one thing I won't do- is quit on you.You'll only be as success as your personal development and if you're not working on yourself and making your self better, leveling up your mindset and growing, you'll never grow your business to the level you expect or deserve.Are you ready to get started?Plus, whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you grow your physical therapy business:1. Grab a free copy of my bookIt's the road map to launch, grow & scale your physical therapy business. -> Click Here (www.CashPTBlueprintBook.com)Click Here -> www.CashPTBlueprintBook.com2. Join our CashPT Blueprint Program and be a Case Study.I'm putting together a new case study group this month and if you'd like to work with me to launch your cash practice... just send me a message at m.me/AaronLeBauer with the words “Blueprint”.3. Work with me and my team privatelyIf you'd like to work directly with me and my team to take you to 6 or 7 figures... just send me a message at m.me/AaronLeBauer with the words “Private”... tell me a little about your business and what you'd like to work on together, and I'll get you all the details!

Jason reads a nice letter written by Gary who toured with Jason during the Memphis Property Tour. Jason introduces a long-time client, Philip Sullivan to the show to talk about his real estate investment portfolio. Philip is unique because he started his real estate journey doing hard-money lending first and then purchasing income property. He talks on some of the mistakes and key lessons he has learned on today's show.  Key Takeaways: 3:13 Jason regrets dropping out of typing class. Send him a voice mail, not an email!  8:26 Jason reads a lovely note written by one of his clients, Gary.  12:26 Jason welcomes Philip to the show.  15:36 Philip did 10-15 hard-money loans before he purchased his first property.  23:36 Philip chose class A properties, because he liked the leverage and stronger appreciation.  31:36 Catering to a diverse set of income classes will help you in both a good or bad economy.  34:36 Forward your addresses so important mail gets directly to you and not to your rental property.  36:41 A lot of clients have been successfully using virtual mail boxes. Jason explains what they are.    Mentioned In This Episode: VirtualPostMail.com TravelingMailBox.com USGlobalMail.com PostScanMail.com   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com

-> CASE STUDY EARLY RETIREMENT (Watch On YouTube Here)Ari Taublieb, MBA is the Vice President of Root Financial Partners and a Fiduciary Financial Planner specializing in helping clients navigate the nuances of an early retirement (non-traditional retirement).-> Create Your Custom Strategy To Retire Early-> Free E-Book: A Complete Guide To An Early Retirement-> NEW eBook: Health Insurance For An Early RetirementDive headfirst into the world of early retirement as I share an enlightening case study of real clients on their journey to financial independence. It's a YouTube video that'll give you a deep understanding of the nuts and bolts of retiring early - the investments, the tax strategies, the spending habits, and the potential of part-time income. But that's not all - I'm super excited to unveil the upcoming guest episodes on the podcast. We'll be hosting health and insurance experts who will help us level up our knowledge. Your Monday mornings will never be the same as you start your week with useful information, curated to help you retire confidently, no matter what stage of life you're at. So, join the conversation, submit your queries, and suggest potential guests on earlyretirementpodcast.com - because we're in this journey together!Create Your Custom Early Retirement Strategy Start Here PS: Before anyone decides to move forward with our services, we want to ensure we're the best fit to help you reach your goals. We go through an in-depth planning process to show you exactly what it looks like to work with us.These are the most important graphs you'll see when it comes to a successful retirement: Avoid The Regret Gap (Download FREE Now)

Something's been keeping you and your children so busy, that you might've been forgetting to pause for a moment.Between their school drop-offs, appointment chasing, and your work responsibilities, where do you squeeze in real, meaningful connection?By the time the whole family reaches home, everyone is too swamped.But, while you get busy…again…with the house chores and setting up meals…The kids barely have any energy left to do anything else, and before the clock hits bedtime they're already passed out.And when the whole week goes by like this in the blink of an eye, a short weekend isn't going to cut it.How do we find the time and energy to connect with our kids and cherish those core memories for life…And having Rasul Allah (PBUH)'s teachings to fill the gaps we're missing without realizing?…where we'll pull inspiration from the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) who himself was a busy man who didn't compromise his family time.

Join us for another Medical Mystery Case! Can you figure out what is causing Manuel's problem?"I was pulling into the parking lot the other morning and I saw this 18-wheeler parked at the far end of the lot. My first patient that day, surprise! was a trucker, and a patient I had seen a few weeks ago...."Visit us at OnMedicalGrounds.com for more podcasts! You can subscribe through your podcast platform, our website, or follow us on social media for podcast updates and medical news. Some of our podcasts offer FREE CME/CE credits.LinkTreeTwitterLinkedInInstagram

The Case:  Mia has been dealing with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism for over 2 decades. Her Hashimoto's wasn't diagnosed until 15 years after her hypothyroidism diagnosis. She's done a great job regaining her health but recently hit a plateau and started to regress.   In my years of clinical practice, I've encountered countless cases like Mia's. Despite her Hashimoto's going undetected for such a long time, she had a remarkable journey to better health. She eliminated gluten and dairy from her diet, optimized her medication, and delved into understanding her Hashimoto's triggers. She also addressed Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), gut health, and heavy metal detoxification. She even attended retreats focused on limiting beliefs and trauma release. Despite her efforts, Mia saw her symptoms return including fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and brain fog, along with rising antibody levels. She hadn't changed her routine, so she sought my guidance to uncover the missing pieces of her health puzzle. The Multifaceted Approach to Thyroid Health Having worked with numerous thyroid cases over the past two decades, I've learned that supporting thyroid health requires a multifaceted approach. While biochemistry is crucial, it's not the only piece of the puzzle. Mia had already made significant strides in this aspect, but there was more to explore. Just as you can't eliminate every bacterium during a gut cleanse, we can't address every trigger. Instead, we must focus on what we can, allowing the body to take care of the rest. Our bodies possess remarkable healing capabilities, but they need the right environment to flourish. Often, our bodies are in a constant state of stress, preventing them from healing naturally. This is why I firmly believe that alongside biochemistry, we must consider our emotions, beliefs, past traumas, thoughts, and even our connection to something greater than ourselves. Daily Integration of Mind-Body Practices Mia understood the importance of the mind-body connection and had engaged in programs to address it. However, she, like many, struggled to maintain lasting results without daily integration. I shared a similar experience with a belief workshop I attended. Although I felt lighter and different immediately after the workshop, I didn't consistently practice the techniques provided. Over time, the benefits waned, and doubts resurfaced. This pattern can apply to you as well. Perhaps you've completed a course or retreat but struggle to apply what you've learned daily. It's easy to get triggered by everyday stressors, from traffic jams to unexpected delays. While activities like meditation and yoga classes help, they often serve as reactive measures. What if we could proactively maintain a state of balance and relation instead of reacting to stress? Nervous System Regulation for Enhanced Immunity Maintaining a balanced state enables us to regulate our nervous system. When our nervous system is in check, our immune system functions optimally, even addressing triggers we may have missed. The body possesses innate healing abilities; we just need to get out of our own way. If you're thinking, "I'm already so busy with life," remember that it's not about doing more; it's about working smarter. By integrating daily practices that enhance our ability to relate rather than react, we can profoundly impact our thyroid health, immune system, overall well-being, and mood. Five Practices to Lower Stress and Enhance Thyroid Health In this episode, I go into greater detail on the 5 things that you can do right now to decrease reactivity and deepen your body connection. These practices can have profound effects on your thyroid, and immune system health, as well as your overall mood and general health.   Use Your Imagination Positively: Focus on what you want rather than what you don't want. Your thoughts have a profound impact on your body, so be mindful of negativity.   Choose Your Language Wisely: Shift from "have to" and "need to" to "choose to" and "want to." This change in perspective can reduce stress.   Start Your Day Positively: Pay attention to your first thoughts upon waking. If they're negative, redirect them toward a positive outlook for the day.   Practice Mindfulness: Keep a part of your attention on a specific body sensation throughout the day. This keeps you present and less reactive to stressors.   Express Yourself: Repressed emotions and an inability to communicate can negatively affect your thyroid. Begin by acknowledging what you wish to express, even if it's in writing, and work towards open communication.   Mia's Case Study in Turning Her Hashimoto's Around Mia and I focused on integrating these practices into her daily life. While the techniques are powerful, they're not time-consuming and can be seamlessly woven into your routine. The results were astounding. In just two months, Mia transitioned from feeling isolated and exhausted to meeting an amazing person, relocating to a better place, securing a higher-paying job, and experiencing increased energy. Her thyroid antibodies decreased significantly, and her T3 levels improved. It was remarkable how quickly and powerfully these changes occurred. If you resonate with Mia's story, know that there are ways to become aware of and address daily challenges. I'll be hosting a workshop on this topic to help you clear anything that hinders your thyroid health and immune system. The process is easier than you might think. Please reach out to me on Instagram (@innatopiler) for more information. Your Health Answers Are Within Reach No matter what health issue you're facing, remember that solutions exist. Sometimes they align with your expectations, while other times, they take a different path. Regardless, don't give up. Your body has incredible potential, and by exploring different angles and daily practices, you can unlock your full health potential. Eliminating Health Mysteries For Mia, we were able to find that missing piece of the health puzzle and help her regain her health. Could this be the missing clue for you or someone in your life?    Related Podcast Episodes: 5 Ways to Downregulate the Nervous System and Heal Faster 4 Ways to Calm the Immune System and Support Hashimoto's How to Support your Thyroid and Immune System Through Authenticity   Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. Every piece of feedback not only helps me create better shows, it helps more people find this important information. Never miss an episode -  Subscribe NOW to Health Mysteries Solved with host, Inna Topiler on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts and remember to rate and review the show! Find out more at http://healthmysteriessolved.com   PLEASE NOTE All information, content, and material on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. Some of the links provided are affiliate links. This means we may make a very small amount of money should you choose to buy after clicking on them. This will in no way affect the price of the product but it helps us a tiny bit in covering our expenses.   

Have you ever wondered how to create a business hook so strong that it continues to attract new customers for years to come? On this podcast, Christian shares a story about the Heart Attack Grill, a restaurant known for its ultra-unhealthy menu that could actually cause a heart attack. Instead of denying or apologizing for this fact, the owner doubled down on it by renaming the restaurant and advertising that the food may kill you. They took an unpopular stance and created a "moral inversion" that grabbed people's attention. Now people flock to the restaurant to experience the outrageous atmosphere of wearing hospital gowns and seeing their weight displayed on a scoreboard. If you're over 430 pounds, you even eat for free! Christian explains that creating a unique moral inversion like this can set your business apart from the crowd and attract loads of interest. Are you ready to flip the script on a popular stance and drive hordes of new customers to your offers? Tune in to hear Christian's strategies for crafting an attention-grabbing business hook using this technique.

When you have made a decision from an inflection point in your life, you will be met with resistance, immediately, and in so many levels. In this episode of What's Working Now? Katie talks about what comes next after making that decision. This is 'The Resistance', the second of a four-part series designed to help people navigate this decision making process and understand what they are going through to help them define their goals and keep moving forward.  Key Takeaways from this episode:Navigating that critical inflection pointAn overwhelming feeling of regretFrantic, anxious, defensive and frustratedHaving the courage to experiment on your lifeKeep going, the past doesn't exist anymorePlus, Katie invites us to an event in Puerto Rico! So listen until the end. About Katie Richardson:Katie, once a girl who just liked to have fun, transformed into a globally recognized designer and entrepreneur. With expertise in woodworking, welding, drawing, and sewing, she crafted her own path. Despite initial doubts and imposter syndrome, Katie defied expectations by establishing Puj, a business that now boasts its products in 2,000 US stores and 26 countries, delighting over 1 million customers worldwide. Her greatest aspiration is to inspire women across the globe. Renowned shows like the Ellen Degeneres Show, Rachael Ray Show, Today Show, and Entrepreneur Magazine have featured her, while influential figures like Martha Stewart, Matt Damon, Camilla Alves, Mario Lopez, Robert Downey Jr., Kourtney Kardashian, Bill & Giuliana Rancic, and Pam Beesley have embraced her products. Today, Katie is a coach, mother of four, wife, author, and powerful speaker. Join Katie in Puerto Rico: https://now.katierichardson.com/eventTo connect with Katie:Website: https://katierichardson.com/CASE STUDIES: https://now.katierichardson.com/casestudyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-richardson-creatorApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-working-now/id1515291698BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1847280Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kV8cL7eTZ70UAXMOtcBbr