Podcasts about cavapoo

In this final episode of Love After Covid Loss, part of the Stolen Goodbyes podcast series, Emma Charlesworth returns to the show. Emma first opened the podcast in 2020, sharing her journey as a widow at just 39 after losing her husband, Charlie, to Covid-19. Charlie was only 45 when he passed.In this poignant and articulate interview, Emma reflects on her journey, from those first anguished, shocking days when Charlie left in an ambulance with a cough and never came home to navigating life as a lone parent to their then bereaved 10-year-old daughter, who lost her hero dad. Emma shares how she has come to terms with a future she never chose as she steels herself for the upcoming five-year anniversary of the pandemic in March 2025.She also speaks about finding joy again, welcoming a new member of the family—a Cavapoo dog named Oreo—who has brought a sparkle back into her daughter's eyes. Incredibly strong and resilient, Emma cherishes Charlie's memory while fundraising in his honor. She also acknowledges the importance of taking time for herself and honoring her own needs.Emma reminds us that while grief never truly gets easy, it does become less hard over time. Her story is one of love, loss, and finding hope in the most challenging circumstances.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/stolen-goodbyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bumper episode, Jack and Seann meet Arlo, the Cavapoo, and chat to his owner, Mark Radcliffe. Arlo is a very chilled, well travelled dog, after spending 3 months with Mark and his wife Bella driving down to Rome. We hear all about how Mark has turned it into his forthcoming book, “Et Tu, Cavapoo?” Seann's got a cold, Sara has a fun dog fact and we discover the location of Jack's tickle spot. Follow @omdpod and @juniperomd on Instagram for extra videos and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Alison Merzel. Alison Merzel is the founder of AHM Advising LLC, an independent educational consulting practice focused on helping high school students and families find their best-fit post-secondary educational options. Prior to launching her business in 2019, Alison was at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business for 15 years, most recently as the Senior Director of Graduate Recruiting and Admissions.  Alison holds a BS from Northwestern University in Communications and Spanish and a Master of Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State University. She has a certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from the UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education. She is a Wow Writing Workshop Certified College Essay Coach and completed the Gap Year Association's 2022 Counselor Institute. Alison is awaiting the results of her CEP assessment (Certified Educational Planner) and upon approval, will become just the 6th education professional in the state of Ohio to hold this designation.  Alison is a professional member of IECA, the Independent Educational Consultants Association, where she serves as co-chair of the Jewish IEC Affinity Group and as a member of the College Tour subcommittee.  She is also a member of NACAC, OACAC, and OASFAA and serves as an Advisory Board Member for College Planner Pro, software that is designed exclusively for IECs.  Locally, Alison is a member of the Bexley Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Board of Trustees of Congregation Tifereth Israel where she serves as the Co-Chair of the synagogue's Personnel Committee.  Alison and her husband, Jeff, have lived in Bexley for 17 years and have three children (17, 15, and 10) The Merzel family is not complete without mention of Marvin, an Australian Labradoodle, and Toby, a Cavapoo.   Find Alison at www.ahmadvising.com. ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our past episodes on the show page and keep up with our future ones by subscribing to our email newsletter. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.

Dr Dan O' Neill, Associate Professor in Companion Animal Epidemiology at Royal Veterinary College, joins us to discuss the latest research from VetCompass on comparing three ‘designer' cross breeds namely the Cavapoo, Cockapoo and the Labradoodle on whether they are healthier than their ‘pure bred' parts. Revealing to some surprise that these three mixes are indeed no healthier than their pedigree parents, we chat about bias, stigma and trends that influence dog owners.  We discuss the shift in dog ownership towards these new ‘breeds', in the wake of much discussion on the health limiting over-exaggerated features of some pedigrees that has caused a shadow to fall across all purebreds. Dr Dan is passionate about ‘Innate Health' which simply means dogs should be able to express themselves as dogs being able to breathe, run, and communicate as a dog is meant to! We discuss the work that Vet Compass is doing to paint a picture, a Demo-graph, on all aspects of modern post-pandemic dogs and their owners, including husbandry, which is coming soon! For more information visit their website or InstagramFor more about Anna go to annawebb.co.ukMusic and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsCover art by JaijoCover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff PawtraitsTo advertise on or sponsor A Dog's Life email: info@theloniouspunkproductions.com

Today I'm talking with the researchers who recently published a paper that's been getting a lot of social media buzz. The paper's title is "The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed' Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs' compares to their purebred progenitor breeds." This interview was a big party featuring Gina Bryson, the first author on the paper, as well as two researchers from Royal Veterinary College, Dr Rowena Packer, and Dr Dan O'Neill, who has been a guest on the podcast before. Gina, Rowena, and Dan walked me through what the paper does and does not tell us about the health of some specific common crosses compared to the parent breeds, and also let me know about additional data that they collected that we'll be seeing in some future papers from the group. A quick side note that they refer a few times to the RVC, which is the Royal Veterinary College, the institution where they work. And another side note - I've started going by my middle name, Perry, because I like it better. My pronouns are still she/her. You'll hear Dan call me Perry a few times during this episode and I didn't want anyone to be confused by that. Jessica is still my legal and professional name - if it helps to contextualize, you can think of Perry as a nickname. On with the episode! Bryson GT, O'Neill DG, Brand CL, Belshaw Z, Packer RMA (2024) The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed' Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs' compares to their purebred progenitor breeds. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0306350. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306350   

OMD2 EP 26 HARRIET KEMSLEY Seann & Jack meet Sonny the Cavapoo, and chat to his owner, Harriet Kemsley. Harriet tells us what an anxious dog Sonny is and what happened when she got a dog behaviourist involved. Seann asks Jack what he thinks of his new moustache for his role as Malvolio and they discuss phantom pregnancies in dogs with Producer Sara as Juniper is going through one. See Harriet on tour “Everything always works out for me” HERE Follow @omdpod & @juniperomd on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's bring your dog to work day!But are the so-called “man's best friends” really friends to all? And should they be allowed in the workplace?To discuss, Kieran is joined by Newstalk's own Tara Duggan, Charlie Cullen, owner of Cullen & Co Jewelers and Buster the Cavapoo, family pet and Cullen & Co's resident office dog.

A great customer experience is a growing and important factor in a new home build. You can build the best home but if the experience is not good it will lead to poor customer reviews, lack of referrals and dissatisfied clients. NoviHome is changing that and we've brought in Haley Naebig to share how they are leveling up the customer experience for builders by providing an excellent communications tool. Haley Naebig is an award-winning New Home Sales & Marketing Professional, known for her unwavering commitment to elevating the customer experience. With a passion for delivering exceptional service through meaningful connections, she has consistently excelled in her roles, initially embarking on her career in homebuilding as an Online Sales Counselor for a prominent builder and eventually to Director of Sales at NoviHome. In her free time, Haley enjoys weight training at the gym, going on long and painful hikes, impulsively booking travel, and hanging out with her 11-pound Cavapoo, Stella. Plus in this episode, Haley flips the script on David and starts interviewing him! Learn more about this customer journey and have some fun at the same time. Thanks for listening! Have a comment, potential guest, idea for topic, or want to sponsor our show?   Email:  homebuildinghero@yahoo.com Twitter:  @building_hero Facebook:  www.facebook.com/homebuildinghero Instagram:  @homebuildinghero Insider Club:  https://mailchi.mp/062ece3a2b79/home-building-hero-podcast-email-list   Thanks to our studio sponsor LP Building Solutions!   To learn more about my homes visit Belman Homes and When you have a moment, pick up a copy of my new Amazon Best Selling book "Leadership Growth Hacks" at https://amzn.to/2ZBRuN3

Aliyah Novelli was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant.  Today, she's a licensed social worker practicing as a child and family therapist at The Center for Change and Growth in Ardmore, PA.   Aliyah is full of enthusiasm about her new program: mindfulness. The CF Foundation awarded her with a CF Impact grant to get it started. Aliyah launched her mindfulness program this year. It's for a program for adults 18 to 35 years old on CF modulators.Aliyah earned her master's degree in social work at the University of Pennsylvania. She also got a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in dance at Temple University.Aliyah lives with her husband Mark and Mr. Boots (her polydactyl cat). They also have a Cavapoo dog named, Sammy. Please consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en Please like, subscribe, and comment on our shows, wherever you get your podcasts.Please consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website:https://thebonnellfoundation.orgEmail us at: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.com Thanks to our sponsors:Vertex: https://www.vrtx.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

@wrestlingminded Kelli Katherman joins us as we talk about all things wrestling. You don't want to miss this episode. Kelli Katherman is a wrestling mom, wife and avid wrestling advocate on a mission to inspire young wrestlers, their parents, coaches and the wrestling community to love the process before the podium. By encouraging a shift towards valuing improvement and progress and teaching how to navigate the emotional and mental aspects of the sport, she believes athletics can be a true source of fulfillment and joy enriching the lives of young athletes today and in their futures.Growing up with a wrestling dad, marrying her wrestling coach husband and now a mom of two wrestlers, Kelli's passion for the sport has exponentially multiplied! Having been a collegiate volleyball athlete and a collegiate and high school volleyball coach herself, she understands the profound impact that sport has in life. But, she never imagined how passionate she would become about the sport of wrestling until she experienced first-hand the amazing grind, skills it instills, accountability it offers, the lives it prepares and the people it connects. From Folkstyle to Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, her family does it all! Kelli lives in Waconia, Minnesota with her husband Jeff, their 2 boys ages 17 and 13 and their family Cavapoo dog Rocky who was the inspiration for the book. All her links are below: Wrestling Minded Website: https://wrestlingminded.com Wrestling Minded Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestling.minded.co/ Wrestling Minded Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrestling.minded Rocky the Wrestling Dog Website: https://rockythewrestlingdogbooks.com/ Rocky the Wrestling Dog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockythewrestlingdog Rocky the Wrestling Dog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockythewrestlingdog/ I Really Want to Win with Rocky the Wrestling Dog Storybook/Ebook/Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP78DRF5 Rocky the Wrestling Dog Coloring & Activity Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPXRFG53  Our Links: Website: https://www.wrestlingwivespod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrestlingwivespod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingwivespodcast X: https://twitter.com/wrestlingwives_ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@wrestlingwivespodcast  Merch: https://www.wrestlingwivespod.com/category/all-products Talk With Us: https://www.wrestlingwivespod.com/contact-8   

Listen to the Be Bold for Jesus Podcast to be encouraged, inspired and empowered to go out and share your faith with others. Today we are hearing from Darin Patzer of Shine 104.9.Darin Patzer:I like the idea of “being a disciple of Christ…cleverly disguised as a radio station manager.”One of my Favorite Bible texts is: Proverbs 3:5,6. I've seen in my own life how if I trust in the Lord with all my heart, and lean not on my own understanding, and in all my ways acknowledge Him…that He will direct my paths. I've seen how God has guided and blessed me and my family as we seek first the Kingdom of God. We try to seek God and spend some time with Him each morning, and then to try to recognize His presence with us throughout each day. What if a day is wasted if we have not spent some time seeking God?With a couple of brief exceptions, I have lived nearly my entire life here in the Pacific NW, and consider Spokane my homeland, and my “mission field.” My goal is that Spokane be a Lighthouse to the rest of the country and to the world, for Jesus Christ!I have been married to my best friend Natalie, since 1998 and we have a 20-something girl, a late-teen boy, a Cavapoo dog (Poco), occasionally some chickens and still one cat, last I checked.I'm a sports and fitness enthusiast, and I enjoy hiking out around Spokane, like to Big Rock (which is also near where our Shine 104.9 tower is located). Summer is a favorite time of year as I enjoy golf, tennis/pickleball, softball, water sports, hiking, biking country roads. We enjoy the lovely seasons of the PNW.Having experienced the loss of a much loved family member, and dear friends, I live in eager anticipation for the “second coming” of Jesus on resurrection morning. I am merely a traveler, this world is not my home. I know I am a broken sinner, but by grace I hope my life will give as many others as possible a happier picture of God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ - so they will want to join us in relationship in heaven, too!I love to hear from listeners. Please send me an email at: manager@shine1049.org.

He's a musician, he's a dancing superstar and now, he's very much a dog person.Jake Carter joined Dave for a cup of tea and a chat on everything from his adorable puppy to his brand new music and his very tasty school lunches.

The puppy adventures have officially begun, starting with this episode. As Emmie, the adorable CavaPoo, sits on my lap, Ben and I tackle a number of topics this week, none of which seem to go together at first. We talk about our ability to see being impaired by poor genetics and growing older; slimy marketing tactics that just don't feel right; and Nature Vision MagazineIssue 2, which was recently released. From last week, we continue our discussion about Ben's upcoming zine, and we do something a bit new: checking in with how each of us is feeling. LINKS Nick Carver Zine Video⁠ ⁠Episode 57 - Societal Commentary⁠ ⁠Nature Vision Magazine⁠⁠Ben's Upcoming Zine⁠⁠Oatmeal and the History of Branded Breakfast SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Our Patreon Join The Discussion Save 10% on your Nature Photographers Network membershipUse offer code HORNE10 at https://www.naturephotographers.network/?ref=benhorne CONNECT WITH BEN Website: https://www.benhorne.comTwitter: @benhorneInstagram: @benhorneYouTube: Ben Horne CONNECT WITH CODY Website: https://www.codyschultz.comEmail: cody@codyschultz.comInstagram: @iamcodyschultz MUSIC The Introvert by Michael Kobrin (licensed through Pixabay) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- This post may contain affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission. Thanks.

This week, I had the privilege of exploring the world of Island Influencer Jessica Le Merle, Director and Co-founder of Afundi, a full-service development and collaborative design agency that empowers brands and businesses to stand out from the crowd.   Since moving from Durban, South Africa, to the Isle of Man in 2014, Jessica has made her mark in the local digital landscape.    In our conversation, Jessica takes us through her life story and back to lockdown. With boundless creativity and determination, Jessica and her partner and co-founder Nicolas embarked on a whirlwind project, conceptualising and building the groundbreaking website known as eatout.im. This online food ordering platform was specifically designed to support local catering and hospitality businesses during the challenging times of the coronavirus lockdown.  Remarkably, Jessica and Nic never sought personal gain from this project. Their motivation came from a deep love for their craft and a strong desire to support their community during difficult times. But there's more to Jessica than Afundi, when she's not hard at work, she indulges in her passion for coffee, embracing each cup's artistry and complexity. She's also a proud new mum to her son Harrison and Charlie, her adorable Cavapoo, and a dedicated explorer, always seeking new adventures. Join me in episode 95 as I share the inspiring story of Island Influencer Jessica Le Merle, an influential force on the Isle of Man's digital landscape and a true catalyst for positive change within the community. https://www.thorntonfs.com/island-influencer-jessica-lemerle Useful links:   Afundi Website - https://afundi.im/ Afundi Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/we_are_afundi/ Instagram (personal) - https://instagram.com/jigzlemerle12 Afundi LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/afundi/ LinkedIn (personal) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-le-merle-56313a4a/ Afundi Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WeAreAfundi

When life gets hard, we look for support and comfort wherever we can. For little Anna, a battle with cancer revealed a new community of friends and partners, including Make-A-Wish and Blue Buffalo, who worked endlessly to make her wish for a puppy come true.    Tune in to learn:Life's toughest curveball (0:30)Wishing for a puppy (2:00)Finding the perfect fit (3:55)Making a wish come true (5:40)The light in the darkness (11:50)Mentions:Make-A-WishLife with Pets is sponsored by Buddies by Blue Buffalo. Learn more at http://lifewithpetspodcast.com/. Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at http://www.mission.org.

On today's 6-6-23 Tuesday show: Jess gives an update on her new life of adulting, a woman accidentally glued her eyes shut, Apple drops some crazy new AR goggles, a Safeway in S.F. is blasting classical music around the clock to try to deter loitering, Taylor Swift and her man have broken up, Pete Davidson leaves an angry voicemail for PETA, home insurance companies are dropping Californians, and so much more!

Meet Ryan and Nathan as we all finish up a fabulous Italian dinner party. Their adorable cream colored cavapoo puppy Tater is sleeping on the couch between them. Tater won over their hearts from Hialeah Miami and is now living his best life in Coral Gables, Florida! Ryan and Nathan talk about daily life with their puppy, vet care and moreHello! Hola! Bicultured bilingual SWF just chatting on societal commentary beamed live from South FloridaBlog: https://whitenoiselevel3.wordpress.com/​

EJ grew up learning to play classical piano with the Suzuki method, learning by ear instead of reading music. In high school, he started singing and writing songs and eventually formed a band with his brother called Foreign Figures. They toured the country together and even played in front of 20,000 at a festival headlined by Kesha. Each band member is currently pursuing different career opportunities while still making music and playing shows together. EJ grew up in a conservative, religious town, which caused him to suppress his feelings of being attracted to men. After college, he married a woman. After a year or so, the marriage fell apart and EJ came out to his family and friends. EJ now lives as a proud gay man with his partner and Cavapoo, making his living as a vocal coach and music artist.

EJ grew up learning to play classical piano with the Suzuki method, learning by ear instead of reading music. In high school, he started singing and writing songs and eventually formed a band with his brother called Foreign Figures. They toured the country together and even played in front of 20,000 at a festival headlined by Kesha. Each band member is currently pursuing different career opportunities while still making music and playing shows together. EJ grew up in a conservative, religious town, which caused him to suppress his feelings of being attracted to men. After college, he married a woman. After a year or so, the marriage fell apart and EJ came out to his family and friends. EJ now lives as a proud gay man with his partner and Cavapoo, making his living as a vocal coach and music artist.

Answers are coming fast and furious on part one of Corinne's interview with Dr. Em of Vet Med Corner, known for her popular – and trustworthy – weekly YouTube advice program. The Canadian veterinarian is answering Host Corinne Gearhart's Top Ten questions about how to nourish our Doodles in the perennial quest to keep them fit, strong and – most of all – happy!“People can call themselves dog nutritionists, pet nutritionists – anything – and none of those titles are protected at all. Any person can slap that label on themselves and run.” (Dr. Em)You'll learn how to assess prescription dog food, whether it's worth the expense, and why consulting reputable sources is so important. Dr. Em also shares her thoughts on how to help our pets maintain a healthy weight; highlights helpful tools and resources; and offers science-based tips that will keep even the most finicky eaters on track for long-term vibrancy and great health!KEY TOPICS:Word to the Wise: Check the credentials on your “pet nutritionist.” Anyone can claim that label without having to meet any regulatory requirements. Look for an international diplomate or PhD training.Question #1: Is It True that Vets Only Get One Hour of Nutrition Training?Question #2: What's the Deal with Prescription Dog Food?Question #3: Are Veterinary Foods Superior?Question #4: Is There Really a Difference Between Puppy and Adult Dog Foods?Tune in for part two next week to learn answers to questions like:Where Should We Go for Reputable, Reliable Advice?Is "Human-Grade" dogfood special?How can I get my Doodle to eat the right food?Is it okay to use "toppers" to dress up a meal?How do I figure out exactly how much to feed my Doodle? QUOTABLE:“I do not have time, funding or the knowledge to make medications myself, to make foods myself or make machines that read bloodwork. I need products in order to support my patients.” (Dr. Em)“We use our education and our reading and consulting with experts in order to formulate the best treatment plans we can.” (Dr. Em)“(Look) for people with actual expertise and be really critical about where information is coming from.” (Dr. Em)“The majority of experts will agree on the majority of things. If you find a lone voice going against the majority of experts, the likelihood of them being correct is incredibly low.” (Dr. Em)RELEVANT LINKS/RESOURCES:More of Dr. Em's thought leadership and link available here.Read Petfoodology, the comprehensive pet nutrition blog published by Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Learn about the World Small Animal Veterinary Association. Do you know your doodle's learning style? Take our free quiz to find out and make training together easier and more fun! Visit https://thedoodlepro.com/learning now!Visit instagram.com/thedoodlepro for behind-the-scenes peeks at the doodles Corinne works with daily!

Storytelling is essential to effective communication, relationship building, and marketing strategies. By sharing your message through stories, you can evoke strong emotions in your customers and foster meaningful connections. Stories enable people to identify with your message, which makes it easier for them to remember what you said. They might not remember your story's facts or details, but they will never forget how it made them feel.In this episode, Ryan G. Murphy (“Murph”) from New York takes us on his journey of becoming a successful storyteller. He speaks about the power of storytelling and how it captivates people through human emotion. He provides helpful advice on how to be an engaging storyteller and how this skill could help elevate any business.Let's jump in!Snapshot of the Key Points from the Episode:[04:39] Ryan's backstory and what he does to serve others. [08:10] Ryan's top five tips on how to be a compelling storyteller. [14:19] The essence of storytelling is capturing human emotion. [15:33] Ryan's superpowers that have helped him to build a successful career. [21:09] Why birthing a book is much more complex than a baby. [28:19] What does working from your happy place mean to Ryan? [29:24] Ryan's advice to entrepreneurs who are starting out.About Ryan Murphy - Ryan G. Murphy (“Murph”) is a redheaded humorist from New York. He writes true stories from his life, which cover a range of topics including the time he tried out (unsuccessfully) for a soap opera as a toddler, his indoctrination into a gang after reading "The Outsiders,” and his maniacal obsession with the internet celebrity cats.He started out his career as a journalist, working up and down the east coast for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations, including CBS and NBC.In 2013, his college roommate started a cybersecurity company and asked him to run marketing. He said yes, not knowing a single thing about marketing but realizing he knew how to tell good stories. The company succeeded. Ther IPOd in 2019 and then sold the company in 2019. After that, he and his former college roommate partnered in a boutique venture capital firm. This is his full-time job now, but his true passion is in making people laugh. He recently wrote a book "Gingered. A Memoir," which is the #1 New Release in Humor Essays on Amazon.He lives with his wife Pamela, who is allergic to cats, and their hypoallergenic puppy, Barkley, who is a Cavapoo. Barkley expects to welcome a younger brother in Spring 2023 but of humankind.How to connect with Ryan Murphy:Website: https://writingforgood.pub/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryangmurphy/Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-g-murphy-08795a4/About the Host -Belinda Ellsworth is a Speaker, Trainer, Best-Selling Author, and PodcasterShe has been a professional speaker, mover, and shaker for more than 25 years. Having built three successful companies, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs make better decisions, create successful systems, and build business strategies using her "Four Pillars of Success" system.Belinda has always had a passion and zest for life with the skill for turning dreams into reality. How to Connect with Belinda:Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/workfromyourhappyplaceLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindaellsworthInstagram -https://www.instagram.com/workfromyourhappyplace/Website - www.workfromyourhappyplace.comQuotes:“People are never going to remember what you say; what they will remember is how you made them feel.”“There is freedom and happiness in letting go of expectations and doubt.”“Progress is progress; never discourage someone who is making progress no matter how slow.”

Test your dog body language knowledge with our FREE quiz at https://thedoodlepro.com/body.Doodles speak a different dialect than other breeds- we are here to help you decode their ways of communicating with us and other dogs!“I found it so reassuring that you've worked with all these different species and, now that you specialize in pet training, you've validated sometimes our doodles are harder.” - Corinne Gearhart“People need to learn how to speak dog. We are living with these wonderful four-legged friends every day and if we aren't speaking their communication and having a trusted relationship back and forth, there's something missing.” - Emily MartinSUMMARY:When you post that adorable photo of your doodle on social media, do you see what others are seeing? Can you read the doggie body language? (If you're not sure, try taking the free quiz at this link!) This episode of The Doodle Pro™ Podcast – the first of a two-part exploration – is all about understanding the ways in which our treasured pets communicate with us, other humans and their doggy friends!  Emily Martin, owner and head trainer at Pawsitively Pets, is teaching us how to start reading the look in our doodle's eyes, the anxiety behind certain body movements or facial expressions. You'll come away with actionable tips, great resources and lots to think about the next time you're watching your doodle interact at the dog park. And don't miss Episode #40, a follow-up that will be full of lots more lessons about how you can learn to speak fluent doodle. It just takes awareness and some practice!If you'd like to listen to, rate or review previous episodes of The Doodle Pro™ Podcast, please visit us here. And a full transcript of this episode is available at this link.“(Dogs) all speak dog. Yes. But there's going to be some differences in the way that they speak and the way that they communicate.” (Emily)“Once you're fluent in dog body language, you can't stop hearing what the dogs are trying to say to you or to whoever they're around. And it's impossible to ignore what they're saying once you know it.” (Corinne)FOLLOW OUR GUEST:WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | EMAILFOLLOW THE SHOW:WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | YOUTUBELearn more about The Doodle Pro Honor Society at thedoodlepro.com/membership before doors close March 23rd! Test your Doodle Body Language knowledge with our FREE quiz!https://thedoodlepro.com/bodyVisit instagram.com/thedoodlepro for behind-the-scenes peeks at the doodles Corinne works with daily!

Paul is joined in conversation by Josh Weiss, journalist for SYFY WIRE and published author, whose latest novel — “Sunset Empire” (set for release in March from Grand Central Publishing) — follows the continuing saga of LAPD detective Morris Baker, a Jewish Holocaust survivor who drowns his fractured memories of the unspeakable in schnapps and work. It is the follow-up to his debut novel, “Beat The Devils," an inventive, page-turning alternate history crime thriller set in a reality where the Red Scare never ended; praised by The New York Times Book Review for its "palpable emotional depth." Also, listen for a shoutout to Archie the Cavapoo!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder and CEO of PKRecruiting, Kelly Robinson.PKRecruiting is a unique recruitment agency that provides end-to-end services to clients looking to fill positions in their companies. According to Kelly, they differentiate themselves from other recruiters by their continuous efforts to retain talent and find the right fit for their clients. This sets PKRecruiting apart and makes them a reliable partner for companies seeking the best talent for their organization. She shared valuable tips on how to differentiate oneself as an employer of choice and become attractive in today's business world. The importance of differentiation was emphasized as crucial in attracting top talent.Key points from the Episode:What does PKRecruiting do?Who are ideal clients for PKRecruiting?Backstory on how Kelly got into the businessWhy do businesses help with recruiting?Services offered by PKRecruitingWhat makes PKRecruiting from other traditional recruiting agencies?Benefits of working with PKRecruitingTips to be an attractive employer todayAbout Kelly Robinson: Kelly Robsinson has been building and implementing professional recruitment services since 1998 in a broad range of settings and industries. Before starting PKR (Panna Knows) in 2019, Kelly served as the Managing Partner for a five million-dollar firm for 13 years, growing it 1000%. As formerly quoted by the CEO, “We would not be where we are without Kelly, not only in her current role, but in her contributions throughout the years. She has been the most impactful hire”. With Kelly's leadership, along with a best in class, collaborative and highly impactful team, PKR has already well exceeded over 1000% growth in just 3 years. Over 20 plus years of exploring every aspect of recruiting and hiring, she's packaged her process into her Next Level Recruiting™ system and approach to recruitment. “I feel strongly that recruitment needs to be intentional. Our focus needs to be making the best possible match to help our partner achieve their objectives with the right time that they are able to retain.” The NLR framework details Kelly's 9 Stages of the Talent Acquisition Life Cycle. Kelly has developed her PKR Reach program that offers NLR™ training to recruiters at all levels and her myPACT program which is a coaching program for select recruitment professionals. Kelly's hope is to share her experiences with recruiters globally in a simplified step-by-step framework. She's made mistakes, so you don't have to. Kelly is often heard saying, “Everyone has something to teach, and everyone has something to learn.” She believes that best recruiters do two things: 1) Listen and 2) Ask the hard questions. This is something that has been incorporated into her UnCulture™ philosophy. Kelly resides in Philadelphia and is a single mother to the love of her life, her 12-year-old son and her Cavapoo puppy. She loves working out, eating healthy, and making memories with those she loves.About PKR: PKR is a leading talent attraction program focused on recruiting with intention through structure, strategy, and support to connect employers with top talent. Robinson is an award-winning talent operations specialist for her expertise in hiring operations, talent acquisition and retention, and organizational leadership. She coaches leaders throughout the recruiting space globally on strategies for success in the digital era of work.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the PKRecruiting website at

Show Notes episode 96, cast author and poet, Victoria Zigler Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Zoomng in from Wales, we have a a very special guest author interview, Victoria Zigler. An ACB member, Tori will discuss her many short stories, books, and poetry writing, which span children's stories, fantasy, science fiction and more. Toi understands the“pesky“ issues of editing or writing work, but she also has experienced loss of sight across her lifetime. Join us as we discuss her work, as well as the approaches and strategies she uses for success. Based on her exciting life, we know this will be an informative and inspirational event! We look forward to you participating with us and bringing your questions. About Victoria Zigler “Tori” (information adapted from her website) Tori says, “I'm a blind vegan poet and children's author, who was born and raised in the shadow of the Black Mountains of Wales, UK, spent some time living in Alberta, Canada, and Hastings, England, UK – returning to Wales in between. “Despite spending far too much time in hospital, and eventually losing my sight to Congenital Glaucoma, I've been writing since I was old enough to know how, with no plans to stop any time soon. I have a long list of publications to my name, including several poetry collections, **manny children's stories, a story in the sci-fi and fantasy anthology Wyrd Worlds II, three poems in the Poetry Treasures anthology, and a poem in the Stand Together charity anthology. “Vegan due to both a love for animals and dairy allergy, as well as an Eclectic Pagan, I would describe myself as a combination of Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter books: Hermione's thirst for knowledge and love of books, combined with Luna's wandering mind and alternative way of looking at the world. I have a wide variety of interests, designed to exercise both the creative and logical sides of my brain, which I dabble in at random depending on what I feel like doing at any given time, and am most likely to be found playing with my petkids, involved in calls with the ACB Community, curled up somewhere with a cup of tea and a book, working on some kind of craft project, or trying to keep one step ahead of those pesky typo fairies while writing my own books.” Tori is now back to living in Wales, along with my Canadian husband, Kelly, and our petkids – a West Highland White Terrier named Lilie, a Cavapoo named Logan, and a Hermann's Tortoise named Artemis. Her books are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and smashwords. Victoria Zigler website http://www.zigler.co.uk Writing Opportunities Writing prompts, contests, Open Mic events, and more from Writing Works Wonders!! All details available at our Contact Us Portal Contact Information: Website www.WritingWorksWonders.com Main Book Webpage https://writingworkswonders.com/book/ Podcast email info@WritingWorksWonders.com Phone or text 347-467-0221 (Not a toll-free number) Sign up for free writing prompts, Zoom links, contest and special events! Click to sign-up for our Email List Support this podcast through our Tip Jar or Patreon. Please Follow Us- We want to be social ;) Facebook @WritingWorksWonders Twitter @WritingWksPod Cheryl McNeil Fisher - Author, Keynote Speaker, Educator and Coach. Seminars and Workshops Adults and Children. https://www.cherylmcneilfisher.com/ Submit your work for publication on our site. Guest blogging, poetry, short stories at: https://www.livinginspiredfullyeveryday.com/ Dr. Kathleen P. King- Author, Author Coach, Speaker & Professor (Ret.). http://www.transformationed.com/ Interested in technology and adult learning? Check out Dr. King's newest book from Wiley: http://bit.ly/King2017 Streaming and Rebroadcasts We are proud to be hosted by ACB Community, streamed live on ACB MEDIA Channel 5, and rebroadcasted on 986TheMix.com Internet radio station and ACB Media. Find more resources and episodes for this podcast at https://writingworkswonders.com/ Support Writing Works Wonders: Advancing Beyond Barriers by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/writing-works-wonders Find out more at https://writing-works-wonders.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code writing for 40% off for 4 months, and support Writing Works Wonders: Advancing Beyond Barriers.

In today's episode, My special guest Victoria Zigler and I talk about two of my favorite things, poetry and children's books. Victoria Zigler is a blind vegan poet and children's author. Born and raised in the shadow of the Black Mountains of Wales, UK, she moved away from Wales three times: once to spend six months living in Alberta, Canada, the other times to spend a few years living near Hastings on the South-East coast of England, UK, each time returning to Wales. Now she lives in Wales again, along with a West Highland White Terrier named Lilie, a Cavapoo named Logan, a Hermann's Tortoise named Artemis, and her Canadian husband, Kelly. Connect with Tori at the following links: Website: http://www.zigler.co.uk Blog: https://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/toriz Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-Zigler/424999294215717 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/victoriazigler YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakYxH7BNyc2Lxr1g1nbP9w Find Tori's books at the following links: Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/toriz Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victoria-Zigler/e/B00BHS9DQ6/ Along with a variety of other retailers, such as Audible, iTunes, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Subscribe to my newsletter by filling out the form at the top of my homepage at: https://annwritesinspiration.com for a free copy of this template and some other freebies I have on my site for email list subscribers. If you're looking for high quality content editing services at reasonable prices, send queries to theplotstitch@gmail.com Visit www.everyday-excellence.com and use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site. Support this podcast with a monthly donation: https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support or you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at: https://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inspirational-journeys/message

This episodes conversation is with Kristy Carabello, she lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Nate, and their Cavapoo, Lucy. She was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease and Vestibular Migraine in 2017. After experiencing 8-10 debilitating vertigo episodes a month, she began tracking her activities on paper noticing trends with her triggers and episodes of vertigo. This compelled her to look for an app to assist with tracking, when she was unable to find one for vertigo, she created one! Vertige! In this episode she shares in more detail about her new app "Vertige" which was created for those with vestibular symptoms, it even prepares reports that can be shared with practitioners, to assist develop a personal care plan. SO EXCITING!!! Like many of us, Kristy experienced so much anxiety around her vertigo that she stopped doing many of the activities she loved. Over time she found that movement and meditation helped tremendously both physically and mentally. She is a certified yoga teacher and Reiki Master Practitioner and shares these practices with others and hopes to help more vestibular warriors bring balance back to their mind, body and soul. Kristy recently became a VeDA Ambassador and is excited to be volunteering on the Communications Committee. SO exciting!!! If you had a take away or something that really resonated with you, please reach out on social media and be sure to tag us. If you haven't left a review yet, let us know how you like this podcast or any constructive feedback is also welcome. I absolutely LOVE hearing from you and knowing what is resonating with you in the community. Thank you for listening. If you would like to reach out to Kristy, please click on links below: Vertige Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn If you would like to reach out to myself, Heather Davies, please reach out on Instagram or feel free to email me at Menieresmuse@gmail.com For more information on vestibular disorders please visit the Vestibular Disorders Association at VeDA See you next week warriors!

Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen designs the perfect house for your pet, offering tips for making your home a little safer especially if your animal is older or suffers from joint issues.Singer Tom Grennan tells the story of his Romanian rescued street dog Marmite. Does your pet become anxious when visiting the vet? Do they shake, widdle or bite? Our vet Rob Adams introduces us to his colleague Mike Farrell who dressed up as a mouse to settle the nerves of his patient Rupert.Cinnamon the cat goes under dramatic surgery after coming into contact with a disgruntled neighbours boot.Falling in love with leverets - Susan Sroka on her passion for rescuing wild hares.Cavapoo owner Anne-Marie Hendey chats to Rob about her dogs darkening skin and what exactly hyperpigmentation is.

Establishing a school, writing an acclaimed book, starting a successful company - these are all extremely difficult achievements in their own right... but accomplished together by one person? That may seem near impossible for many of us, but for Michael Delman, they've just been necessary steps toward one singular goal: making Executive Function skill development more accessible to all. So how did he do it? Or more importantly, what can we learn from the trials and triumphs of his journey?In this week's episode, I talk with Michael about the essential wisdom he's learned from his 30+ year experience in education - one that includes starting the world's largest Executive Function coaching company, Beyond BookSmart, establishing a charter school, and writing critically acclaimed book for parents, "Your Kid's Gonna Be Okay". Listen to learn about Michael's journey and how you can apply his insights toward reaching your own goals (even the most ambitious ones!) Hopefully from his story, you can find inspiration to build even more meaning in your life.Show NotesBrainTracks (School training division of BBS): www.braintracks.comYour Kid's Gonna Be Okay (Michael's book): https://www.beyondbooksmart.com/your-kids-gonna-be-okay-michael-delmanAn Hour a Week: https://anhouraweek.org/Beyond BookSmart: www.beyondbooksmart.comChan Zuckerberg Initiative: https://chanzuckerberg.com/Contact us!Reach out to us at podcast@beyondbooksmart.comIG/FB/TikTok @beyondbooksmartcoachingTranscriptHannah Choi 00:04Hi everyone and welcome to Focus Forward, an executive function Podcast where we explore the challenges and celebrate the wins you'll experience as you change your life through working on improving your executive function skills. I'm your host, Hannah Choi. Hannah Choi 00:19While you probably know by now that I am an executive function coach, you may not know that I work as a coach for a company called Beyond Booksmart. I got thinking about the story behind the company and how executive function skills are built into the running of a company that specializes in executive function. I invited our CEO Michael Delman to join me for a conversation about just that. We wound our way through a variety of topics, and Michael shared with me the wisdom that he's gained through his life experience as a student, teacher, founder of a charter school, published author and CEO of beyond booksmart. Listen to learn about how important executive function skills are to Michael, how he leads his company and how he believes that good executive function skills are the key to a successful future for the children of today. Hannah Choi 01:15Hi, Michael, thank you for joining me today. Can you just first start off by introducing yourself a little bit for anyone who doesn't know who you are?Michael Delman 01:24I'm Michael Delman. I'm the CEO of Beyond BookSmart and an educator for about 30 years now. So, in this because I love it. And dad of two girls, both of whom graduated this year - one high school, one college. You know, the usual I have a dog of course, Ultimate Frisbee aficionado and I founded a charter school. I wrote a book on I don't know, yeah, just...Hannah Choi 01:56There's got to be some great stories in there about executive function challenges and, and what led you to where you are.Michael Delman 02:04So, choosing the dog? Absolutely. Hannah Choi 02:09What do you have? Michael Delman 02:09We have a Cavapoo. Great little dog. But yeah, actually, yeah, no, actually, I'll tell you the story real quick. So my wife was a holdout on getting the dog as so often happens. And of course, now she's the dog's biggest fan. But my daughter younger daughter always wanted a dog. And we tried everything, you know, pros and cons list, what were the criteria that must be met in order to have the dog. And finally it came down to just pure psychological manipulation, where I, one day said to my wife, "What if? What if our daughter had a tragic accident, and she never had had a dog?" And my wife was like, "Okay, you win. That's it." So, when it came down to it, the rational left brain logical whatever it was just like that one image of like, our daughter being like, devastated and never having had a puppy that just did it so. So our daughter saved up money and paid for the dog herself. Even as kid and yeah, so there we go.Hannah Choi 03:20I'll have to make sure that my kids and husband don't listen to this episode, because I am the last holdout on getting another dog our dog passed away three years ago. I'm not there yet. I'm not there yet. And so we have to make sure that they don't listen to this episode.Michael Delman 03:35But you know what it's like to have a dog? So you know that? Yes, you know, the joy of it? And yes, no,Hannah Choi 03:40I do. Yeah. Yeah. So you are the CEO of an executive function skills company. So what is executive function and executive function skills mean to you?Michael Delman 03:50Yeah, it's way to make a living. Hannah Choi 03:56That's why you're in it, for the money??? Michael Delman 04:01Actually, honestly, it's the only way that anyone can make a living is with I think decent executive function skills. Hannah Choi 04:07Yeah, you got that, right. Michael Delman 04:09So we're in there to help a lot of people, definitely myself included in kind of the skills, tools, orientation that that it provides. So executive functioning skills are all about self management, the ability to regulate yourself to kind of, you know, understand how to get calm and focused, and, and organized and prioritized and then really know how to get things done. I think, I think, you know, a lot of us have ideas of what we want to do. And I know many people who have a lot more ambition or talent than I do, but I think my strength is probably making use of whatever executive function skills I do have, and then executing on on the skills you know, On on the on the vision. So that's EF skills let you, they really let you capitalize on, on whatever strengths you do have and kind of work around your challenges.Hannah Choi 05:13So what are your strengths?Michael Delman 05:16I've got probably two, maybe three. Um, the first is, I'm really good at prioritizing, I tend to clear away the BS. And there will be times where my inbox is just super loaded and just way too much in it. But that's a price I'm willing to pay to make sure I've dedicated time for my priorities, you know, a new idea, reviewing key data points, making sure someone on the team gets the support they need. So focusing on priorities really, really, really critical. The second is, I'm not afraid to work hard. So, you know, pretty good at getting started on things that I don't like the task initiation piece, and then the sustained attention. So call that one or two more. And then really the the final piece and the one that I think is probably most integral to my ability to make progress is the reflective metacognitive piece. So I make a lot of mistakes, I make more mistakes than the average person for sure. No, no, for real, I do. Foot and Mouth Disease is like they name that like, I literally they have a picture of me next to that. AndHannah Choi 06:34A.K.A. the Michael Delman disease?Michael Delman 06:36he's really good at getting the foot out and then going, you know, now that we've just done that, let's talk about how we can prevent that. Let's talk about what we could learn from that. So fortunately, people seem to be generally forgiving. When you acknowledge your your faux pas, faux pauses, I don't know what the plural for anyway. But the numerous faux pas in kind of my daily regimen, so I find that, that there's a certain humility that I have and need to have, that allows me to be an ongoing learner. And so that's that's like a real, honestly, it's a pleasure for me, like making mistakes doesn't really faze me that much.Hannah Choi 07:24And I think that when, when someone is so when a leader especially is so openly comfortable with talking about their challenges, or talking about mistakes that they've made, it, it gives, it gives, it probably gives a lot of people permission to think, oh, okay, if he, if he can make that mistake, own it and then learn from it, then then, then it probably helps people feel like, oh, okay, I can do that, too. I feel like that's...Michael Delman 07:54 Yeah, I appreciate you saying it like that, I think that's become a more conscious aspect of that kind of that tendency. Initially, for me, it was just simply almost a almost like a defensive mechanism for me, like, a necessity to, like, apologize all the time, or, you know, and then it shifted over time, from just apologizing to apologizing and trying to make improvements. Over time, it's been a conscious way to lead of, hey, we all make mistakes. Let me tell you a story, you know, and people like, you did them again. And that was that I did that. So it's I don't know if, you know, that's entirely good or not. But overall, I've found that, yeah, we all need a little bit of freedom to learn, and you can't really learn if you're constantly afraid of failing. So I think that that, I do think that that's a good thing coming from my position, as the leader of the company that I'm doing it certainly we have the greatest understanding of in total lack of judgment of any of our clients, and no, in addition to our staff, who were learning, make mistakes along the way. And we're good with that. We're okay with that. I do think that in my seat in the company, and I think for company leaders, there is a limit to what you can allow in, uh, in your staff, if they're not able to or willing to look at, you know, areas for improvement, because that is we're asking that of our clients, we truly have to be able to model it. And I you know, it's one of the things when we hire, you know, some of our core values include courage and openness, and, you know, integrity. So if you're going to live those things and be a Part of the staff, you know, like that that's really important. It may not be as absolutely critical in every place in the world, they know what matters for us and what we do.Hannah Choi 08:36So, and is that? Is that something that you have learned? Like, did you when you first started working out? Did you feel that way? Or is that something that has kind of developed and, and grown over the years of your experience what's feel which like, like feeling those those core values like those, the, you know, the asking that of your staff like to be to be to have courage and to be open.Michael Delman 10:38(coughs) I'm sorry, recovering from a joint bout of COVID and pneumonia, not a not recommended for anyone. So, I think I always felt intuitively, that those were important things they were when I was a school principal. And here, I knew that naming values was important. And humility was always there, growth was always there. I think it really took on an extensive amount of work that our leadership team did with feedback from literally our entire staff, to name the values more explicitly and simply, and to be able to kind of elucidate what each of those meant, in practice. And so I think once you've done that, and involved everybody, then holding people to that is part of your agreement is, this is just what we all we all understand. So I do think having those things explicit, is is more important, or adds a certain, you know, gives you a little more backbone to hold people to it. So, you know, that said, we're fortunate, I mean, we've we've really got, we've got the people, so it's not, that aren't huge, you know, huge problems that we need to immediately address. It's just, it does remind us all of when we and we bring up those words in our conversation, you know, like, Yeah, is that really integrity? Is that Is that does that really align? You know, are we you know, are we doing the right thing by everybody in that decision? That kind of thing?Hannah Choi 12:27 So, right. So, when you first started out, like, how did you, how did you get to where you are now? And how did you learn all the things that you've learned to be where you are, I've been with you for a while, and I it's a great company to work for? And I just like how did how did we get here?Michael Delman 12:50Well, um, I guess, kind of, I'll speed it up. As you know, I'll just start with the kind of the origin story, probably my my black lesson plan book from being a school teacher, everything I did as a teacher, every lesson, I just always would take notes afterward on what could have been better. And I think that that, that, that reflectiveness, that real eye for professional growth, professional development was really foundational. It was something where I knew I was going to, I was probably going to fail as teacher, if I didn't do that I needed to, I need to figure out things like classroom management, and good lesson planning and those sorts of things. And I was determined, because it was a dream, it was a passion. And I had a rough first year, and I was, I did not want to, I don't want to live like that. I want to have really great teaching experiences and great learning experiences. So the charter school is next. And that really emerged again, almost as a necessity because it was, I felt that there was more that I want to accomplish than could be done just under the auspices of my particular room, for example, like, kids didn't see connections between the subjects. I wanted that to be seen. Kids were kind of going through the motions a lot, just because whatever, they're just in school that because they have to be I want school to be a place where they could see like, Oh, this is exciting. I'm learning I'm doing something of value. So that was the charter school. That was super exciting partner within Outward Bound, kind of affiliated group and it was just really great. And then that wasHannah Choi 14:36Waid, can I stop you for one second? So you went from teaching what for one year to opening a charter school?Michael Delman 14:42Eight years. I taught for eight. Yeah, so though, but those eight you know, during those eight years, it was there were constant lessons and, and so much to learn. I mean, you could learn, you could teach and learn for forever, you know, decades and decades. I have friends who still teach and always learning. But for me, there came a point where I thought, I need to have a school where everybody is kind of sharing the same same values, the same enthusiasm, the same perspective on what a school is capable of. And, and so that school, which is still around doing great, it's a, you know, I love that place and what it's all about, it's really extraordinary opportunity I had there, but then to kids, you know, into it, and for years and his principal and working all sorts of hours and days of the week that are not days, and hours that you should be working, I needed something a little more sane. And, and then I also was a little bit distant from, you know, like, the actual work. And so I want to be back on the ground more. So I started beyond booksmart different name at the time thinking outside the classroom. And, you know, and I started that, because we'd had kind of, uh, you know, how the schools have typically like a bell curve of students, right, you know, in terms of, you know, these your average kids easier. I see, well, we had more of a barbell, you know, like, it was, like, you know, we had kids that were all sorts of kids were twice exceptional, as we call them now, you know, smart, but scattered, and it just seemed that we drew kids that were in a lot of ways like me, that were, they really wanted to learn, but they had something in their way. And I've always had those challenges those those executive function challenges myself, and so it was a real pleasure to kind of like, figure that out, and to build a school that would create, like, really, really rich opportunities for deep research and work, but also provide all that support the necessary support, to enable that, that level of ambition to be, you know, to kind of be potentiate it. So that was over a period of several years. And then so Beyond BookSmart, emerged as a chance to really do something special for students without all the restrictions of those nightmarish bureaucratic reports you have to do, and many, many stakeholders instead is really focus on what does this person actually need. And it really, I didn't ever anticipate in the early days that it would be as big or as popular, it was just something that I felt I had to do. And the demand kept coming. You know, we expanded from middle school and high school to elementary and then college and then adults and, you know, new division now on its way that we're built. You know, it's been done for a bit now on on schools, and, and corporations, but it's just there are a lot of opportunities that that keeps seeming to evolve, because it feels like these are the skills people most need right now.Hannah Choi 18:21It, you know, I've been picking my kids up on the playground after school for the last six years. And when I, when people asked me, you know, what do you do for work? And I tell them, they, in the beginning, they never knew what I was talking about. And now when it comes up people, so many more people know what executive function skills are. And it's been really interesting to see, to measure the awareness through rather people know what I do for my job or not. So yeah,Michael Delman 18:57It is starting to make waves and you know, like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, you know, which, you know, Zuckerberg of Facebook, whatever. Take away all the things to talk about on that. Just focusing on on this, they chose three areas to focus on reading, mathematics, and executive function skills. So that was a real acknowledgement from a group that you know, a large, large business, one of the world's biggest saying, this is really, really going to be so the critical 21st century skills, if we're going to even make it to the 22nd century as an intact civilization with, you know, where we are wrestling with problems that require a level of insight and discipline and focus and maturity, that metacognition metacognition, the emotional regulation, the impulse control, that we we really are, you know, we're seeing a lot of breakdown in the world and in our own country. And it's hard because breakdown leads to breakdown, you know, you see other people losing it and badly behaved and all over the place, he just just watch the news. These are the skills that I think can save us. I mean, I think they're the skills are truly I mean, on a personal level, they lead to much better personal success, and that's excellent, it's good for us, you know, any of us individually that are doing well, that's great. But they also really, I think, fundamental skills to the fabric of our, of our society, people who can look at more than one side have a, you know, have an argument, and, and be calm with that, you know, and, and people who can say, you know, I'm not going to make up facts, I'm gonna go with reality, I'm going to be paced, I'm going to do what's realistic, I'm going to compromise. So for the greater good. I mean, these are things that, you know, we hope for, and often don't see in our official elected leaders, for example, but we can do it on local levels, we can do it with each other, we can do it on a community basis. And, you know, take the politics out of it, and just have, as humans kind of think thoughtfully together. And, and so I think these executive function skills are the root of the familial success are the roots of community success. And obviously, they're the root of individual success. So, you know, if we contribute to that, then that's really like, that's amazing. That's a that's, that inspires me, right?Hannah Choi 21:46Yep. Something that I've said before, in, in, on the podcast, and that's something that I know a lot of us, probably every coach feels is that when we after a client graduates and they go out into the world, we hope that they can teach, teach their friends, or teach their siblings or their parents or somebody, something that they've learned, and maybe they just teach it through modeling. But just I love thinking about them being out in the world, and, and I sharing all that,Michael Delman 22:15yeah, and I even love the stories of kids teaching their own parents, you know, like, the kid learns something in one of our sessions, like the five finger breathing and, you know, some sort of way to self regulate, or the hand model the brain or, you know, what, neuroplasticity? Is any of that. And then the parents say, you know, this is really useful for me, do you think could I get the coaching to and, you know, or whether or not they need it, they see oh, my gosh, you know, it's pretty transformative. So, yeah, so good stories.Hannah Choi 22:49That comes up a lot, where, and when I was talking with Peg Dawson, about how parent adults, they feel like there's this pressure that they're that they should just already have that all figured out. And, and, and of course, we don't, or a real realization, like, oh, that's why, like, that's why I can't do X, Y, or Z. And that it's okay. It doesn't mean you're a bad person, or you know, anything is wrong with you. But, and then there's strategies and tools and things that you can learn to make it easier.Michael Delman 23:30And you were kind enough to ask me what my strengths were early. So apparently, you know, at least anyone listening might at least temporarily believe I've got straights. But but you know, when it comes to the areas of challenge, and, you know, what's kind of driven me to work on this stuff, emotional regulation, that's always been profoundly difficult for me. You know, I struggle with that, both because of ADHD and mental illness struggles that I had growing up. And these were not things that I necessarily wanted to learn. They were things that I had to so the self reg piece, learning to manage strong feelings really, really just for me, absolutely critical. Organization. Luckily, the camera's view is limited. It's not my forte, I work around it, I It's better than it used to be. It's good enough. I do what I must, but, you know, I tend to lean on my strengths and then the weaknesses, I've tend to develop compensatory strategies to work around. But I think, for all of us, you know, we definitely need we need to acknowledge that those areas of challenge that's okay. I mean, we all have, you know, we're don't have to be perfect. Hannah Choi 24:48And I think I think some of that reflection piece that you were talking about, it really comes into play there. And if you are able to stop and reflect and think about like Who Am I? And where am I in? What do I want? And where am I going? And am I happy with with this? And, and it's really difficult to do that. And it's also it also ends up being difficult because you often don't know the answer. Like you don't know...25:13I will tell you, I'll tell you a funny story. I never shared this on a podcast before or any interview. But when I was, I think six or seven years old, is one of my earliest memories came home. I had been picked on at school for just being me being me or kids being mean, or whatever it was, and, and I, my mom sat me down on the stairs, I remember we were like three or four stairs from the bottom. And, and I told her, she very empathetically said, "Well, what do you think you could do differently?" And it's very interesting, because on the one hand, it's a little bit, you know, I'm six or seven, I have no idea. You know? Secondly, it's, it's also it's like, well, what about the Oh, poor thing? You know, that must have been so hard. Let's go, let's go beat those kids up, you know? Hey, Mom, you know, me and dad, you know, come over, we beat the crap out of this. But I'm, it is one of my earliest memories, which is trying to figure out, oh, what could I do to improve the situation? Now, I think one of the key things, one of the reasons it was successful, was, as I said, it was said with some degree of empathy, there was a, it was probably more of the tone than the words just like, ah, you know, like, it could have just been that much just a little, Oh, sweetie, you know, well, what do you think, you know, maybe we are you, you know, could do that would, you know, or might might do differently? Yeah, I think that that was kind of taught to me at an early age is, you know, what do you control? What's within your power? So I, although, you know, we talked to Beyond BookSmart a lot about "knock before entering", we talked about kind of R before T, right, you know, "reach before teach" and, you know, "relationship before task", but the Relationship was there. And yeah, and the Reach was there. So I think that that made it easier, you know, that she could teach me because she'd already reached me. And I do think that that's, I think that is what we want to develop in our in our kids is, what is within your sphere of control your sphere of influence, and, you know, and not just your sphere of worry, right, you know, those those well known sphere so far. Otherwise, it's just, well, that person's a jerk that I'll tell you a funny story. I was in college, and I found myself in therapy. I was like, Oh, my God, you know, there's so much on my mind. And, and I complained about someone who is just a complete "beep", you know, can't say the word. And therapist said, "Michael, I'll tell you some, there's never a shortage of beeps." And honestly, you know, like, honestly, have anything said to me, like in that entire therapeutic experience, that was the one that resonated was never a shortage of that was what do I.Hannah Choi 28:31So what are you going to do? When are you going to do differently? Yeah, please. Yeah. I know, that's, you know, I see that a lot with my kids, you know, if they're struggling with a teacher that they don't like, or, you know, whenever it's such a, it's a hard lesson to learn, but it's so important, because you're right, there's never a shortage of beeps, andMichael Delman 28:50never shortage in the world. I had a student I was coaching her years ago. And she was a senior, great kid. And, you know, I said, What's one of the things that you learned this term? And she said, Well, what I learned is that, at the end of the term, I am done with that teacher that I could not stand. But I'm never done with a grade that she gave me. And I was like, oh, you know what? Good for you. Yeah. And I figured it out. It doesn't really matter that you didn't love that teacher. It's, I mean, granted, it would have been a lot easier for her if it had been a teacher that understood her and empathize and connected and, you know, figured out the ways to make learning accessible for her all that stuff. But really best that she could do given that given the situation was, What could she do? So? Yeah,Hannah Choi 29:47So I'm just curious about more, to learn more about what it's like to be the leader of a company that that teaches people how to develop their executive function skills, does that impact you as a leader? And does it impact how you create your teams and how you structure the company even like down to meetings? Like, cuz I imagine you build executive function thought into all of that way more than other companies, might.Michael Delman 30:24We, we tend to hire people who have really good executive function skills. It just makes it easier because they'll do their jobs better than people that, you know, on average, you know, don't. Some of it is is, you know, some of it is really it's the people, and it's the structures, we definitely structure things. I guess, Hannah, you know, I'd probably look at a couple of aspects. The first is, we are definitely a learning organization, we're always, always inviting in like, an, you know, new consultants with new perspectives, to challenge us, because what you think, you know, and what was really effective, say, last year, or for the past two or three years, now, it needs some some rethinking, we tend to be pretty structured. And I'd say increasingly, so we've got really good dashboards to measure what are called KPIs or key performance indicators, to look at things like, you know, customer retention, and customer satisfaction, and really like predictive scores about customer health, and are we doing the things that they want and addressing their needs proactively? Those kinds of things on the one hand, so really like the right structures for, are we onboarding people in a way that they understand what this journey is, you know, that it's not a quick fix that it really is there, there's real work, and that's going to take time, those kinds of things. And then just the way we work with each other, the agendas, you know, every person I meet with, we have a color coded agenda, you know, with action items are highlighted with, you know, with due dates, etc. But then there has to be a place to keep track of all those dates. Otherwise, you have to scroll through too many places. So like with the school division, we have a pretty tight Gantt chart, you know, which are these long, measurable, you know, a lot a lot of rows on for every kind of key item key x, I'm in that initials of who's assigned it. In the core division, we use these quarterly goals, trackers, and we color code, how far along we are on each thing, each each major goal for the quarter for each department. I think it's also there's just the way that we communicate with each other, there's a lot of checking, preventing, assumption making. So you know, being sure that "Did that make sense?" Or, um, so there are a lot of pings directly from a document on clarifying questions. We use certain protocols where, you know, people present something, and then there are clarifying questions, probing questions. And then reflection from the person who did the presentation. So kind of these these tuning protocols are, there are shared mero boards where we brainstorm, and many people are working together. And then we're kind of quantifying what we have there for, like, that's how we did the core values as an example, to see which core values were consistently represented. And which ones were kind of anomalies that weren't really core? So there are I mean, there are so many tools, you know, out there, the ones I've mentioned, and, obviously, infinity, more of them. But it's, um, it's really a commitment to always figuring out how can we communicate effectively with each other. And honestly, with ourselves, like internally, like, you know, because you have all these great ambitions, and you can say, you're gonna do all these things, we can make a, you know, lengthy to do list and just not get to it. And again, that does come back to really get back to prioritizing what is it that is important enough that that's your focus, that's where you're dedicating time. And then these things are those are nice to do if you if you get to them, but it's not as critical. So yeah, I'd say that executive function skills are 100% infused into almost everything we do.Hannah Choi 34:46And that makes me think about how, how we were talking earlier about how if if everyone had access to this kind of knowledge, and even if you just think about leaders of companies, so leaders of companies See, they they know their business, but they might not know executive function skills, like your business is executive function skills. So you know that and so it's probably easier for you to build that into a company structure. So if people are like kids who, you know, don't like maybe they go to a school where, where executive function skills aren't explicitly taught, or if they, you know, I don't know, there's so many different areas, I just think I always wish that everyone could have access to it. And I know, I'm sure that's been a struggle for you, you know, wanting to provide access to everybody. But then being limited.Michael Delman 35:38While we have definitely gotten a lot of interest on the corporate side, and it's something that we will develop ultimately in a in a meaningful way. We really only do that on an, you know, on demand basis, we don't solicit it, but there is a sequence to things and the thing that is really my passion and focus right now, is our school division. That is my Yeah, I mean, it's just I know, our whole staff is behind this. Many of us come from a school background, we know that teachers are they've overwhelming jobs, anyone who was not taught really doesn't have a clue how hard teaching is. And it's, um, it you need support, to understand how you manage scraping papers, and managing 25 disparate personalities in a room at a time. You know, and it's just it's, it's a really challenging job. The other thing about the schools is it democratizes access, because schools can pay for really relatively low, low price, and amount of money that will then elevate the game, have all their teachers help all their students. You know, and again, democratizing access is a huge, huge principle, too. I started the charter school was I wanted to provide a private school quality education for those who couldn't afford it. And even though there's pushback among some in the public school community, the district's like, you know, well, you know, that's, we don't support charter schools, I've done it, and it made a huge difference. And I no regrets. And I taught in the regular District Public Schools before that, and I know, we made a difference that we improved all the schools around us. So you know, the, the chance to do this for us, like if we could have every school in the United States of America, and, you know, well beyond it to learn about executive function skills, understand how they're developed, how to help their kids develop them how to work around the challenges, I mean, you know, that's a legacy that's, that would be life complete.Hannah Choi 37:54I'm just gonna pause here to give you some information on where to find out more about BrainTracks, the school support division of Beyond BookSmart that Michael's talking about here. He believes it is so important to lay down tracks or neural pathways for executive function in the brain when our kids are young and to give teachers additional tools to support this brain development. And BrainTracks is designed to do just that. And to learn more, you can go to the website, braintracks.com or send an email to info at braintracks.com. Okay, back to the conversation. Hannah Choi 38:30Do you think that or how do you think the pandemic has impacted people's experience with their own executive function skills and just maybe awareness of them?Michael Delman 38:41It's well, definitely, the pandemic's been a challenge on all of our executive function skills. And I think it begins with that kind of that emotional challenge, right? You know, we talk a lot about like, if the two parts of the brain there are many parts, but you know, the, the emotional amygdala and that whole limbic system and all that, you know, here, and then the prefrontal cortex is where executive function skills reside right here. When you are worried about whether your job will be there, whether you can get toilet paper, whether you will live or die, because there's no vaccine. Those are, I mean, people were flipping the lid all the time. And so it was a time really where we had to regulate ourselves. First, we had to get that government money to make sure our company was stable. We had to shift everything we did go 100% online, we're about 50 60% online, but this 100% immediately, and then we had to build things that were really relevant for everybody now working from home learning from home, you know, so all those adjustments were necessary for us to stay relevant because people's problems were suddenly much bigger, everyone was struggling with mental health issues of anxiety, depression, you know, things like that, those have remained challenge less. So now that people are vaccinating able to go out and about much more, much more normally. I think we've had a permanent shift, though, in the landscape. In some ways for the better, I think a lot of us have found the benefits of working from home of getting support from home, we see that it's convenient, it can be actually super connected, we can really like talk to each other, it's, it's in some ways, less intrusive. So there's a lot of upside. But I do think that the, the, you know, the EF challenges when you are dealing with so much uncertainty is hard. And, you know, we're we're dealing with a recession, and a bear market and all those kinds of things to people worry, but kind of like, like they say, if you don't desperately need your money, and it's in the stock market, during a bad time, wait, because it'll go back up again. It's, it's also, if you can, during a difficult time, continue to do your habits, you know, meditate in the morning workout at some point during the day, you know, do your journaling, or, you know, get the coaching and the support. You know, all the things that just kind of like, keep you steady. do that because those habits are even more necessary during these times. And then they just, gosh, when as things get easier, you're just well equipped for totally capitalizing on all the opportunities that are there as as things do, you know, become more normalized and easier again.Hannah Choi 42:00And how do you what do you think about the the increase in mental health challenges that we're seeing, and especially in college kids and teens, and their connection with executive function skills there? And what are your feelings about all that?Michael Delman 42:18It's, um, it's devastating. You know, so having a daughter just graduated college, another one who just graduated high school. They are, my two girls are really, they're level headed, and they know how to get started. And they just, you know, they get their work done. That said, it's been anywhere even for them from boring to frustrating to outright depressing at times, just to deal with things. If you have genuine tendencies toward mental health challenges, anxiety and depression, things like that. These these are really, really challenging times, I do think that there are a lot of teachers and even whole institutions that are responsive, and you need that you need the institution itself to, to respond, make adjustments, I think there's a, there's a saying that's there for a reason, when all else fails, lower your standards. That is not a horrible admission of defeat. It means if you interpret a little bit differently than maybe just a negative one, it means be real with what's going on around, you look at the context, you know, maybe maybe you thought you were going to be able to do all these courses, maybe do one less course, during this time. Maybe you know, what it means is, instead of, you know, doing every single page of the reading, you learn how to read more for just getting the main ideas when you're feeling too stressed. You know, maybe it means getting support, either therapeutic support, you know, some sort of professional therapist, or coaching support to learn how to be more efficient and, you know, learn how to be more effective with your executive function skills. But I think the foolish thing would be to act as if everything is exactly the same. You know, "keep calm and carry on" and it only gets you so far. I mean, keep calm and carry on. It's a nice little thing to say. But the question is how, like, how do you keep calm how, you know, how do you carry on which things do you decide to let go of? My older daughter, she was just doing everything at school. I mean, so many things, and they were all pretty cool. And then she said one day, I think I'm gonna drop this executive committee. I'm on On for this thing is just like it's really kind of tangential in my life, it's not that it doesn't bring any joy, it's not something that really adds a lot of value to the world. It's not that relevant to my resume. And, and it's that kind of one more straw, you know? And she's like, you know, do you have any anything to say about it, which I was amazed she, you know, asked for my opinion. And I was like, you know, yeah, I have to say, I'm really proud of you, like, good for you for deciding what matters and what doesn't matter. And, again, good prioritizing. I think that that, you know, again, it's, you don't have to lower your standards on everything, what you have to do is make choices. And I think that's hard. It's hard when you're anxious, because then you're worried what if I'm making the wrong choice? You know, what, if it's a choice that's going to lower your anxiety? It's probably a good choice. What if you know, you know, or you feel, oh, you know, I'm, I'm so stupid I, I should be able to do better. So it's got nothing to do with it? You know, get those cents out of it. Yeah. Don't sit on yourself. Right? So it really is where? Where are you? Do the best you can right now. And when you're ready, you know, do more, but just try to keep up decent health, health, giving habits and, and focus on the things where you're gonna get the best return on investment. I mean, that's what it's all about. And I think what young people don't always understand that we get as adults a lot better. Is that that's what you have to do as an adult. Yeah. And what the problem is, when you're in high school, sometimes you get the message from teachers. Everything I say is important. Doesn't matter if it's on the exam, actually, it does. It does matter if it's on the exam. If it's not, you might not spend as much time reviewing it, studying it. You really do need to get good at really discerning what matters and what doesn't matter. It's really what it's all about.Hannah Choi 47:08That just reminds me so much of a a conversation that I had with a freshman in college client, we talked about diminishing returns, and how you know, as you're working, you got to pay attention. Like, are you enjoying what you're doing? Are you being efficient or effective anymore? And she said it had never really occurred to her to pay attention to that. And and we were thinking it's because when you're in high school, and all through school, and your parents are telling you, your parents are telling you what you have to do. Your teachers are telling you what you have to do. You know that like the teacher who says it's all important, even if it's not on the test. And that's a skill that you have to learn as you become more independent. And I guess it's part of becoming more independent is recognizing, okay, this being on this committee is actually no longer important to me. And yeah, and she probably your daughter probably felt like, yeah, like you said, like, she should do it. So my client felt like she, she should study for 45 minutes, because that's what the timer she set for this, you know, this topic, but then if she noticed, after 25 minutes that she was reading the same paragraph over and over again. And it's like, yeah, why wasted another 20 minutes switch to something else? Right. Right. So that's the hard thing to learn,Michael Delman 48:23I guess, you know, it's funny, I have this list of essential concepts for life. They are they're ones that apply off, you know, kind of first and foremost from a field of origin like economics, or say, you know, political science or psychology or math or whatever, you know, things. Things like diminishing returns, as you're just mentioning, or I mentioned, return on investment, you know, or opportunity cost, you know, yeah, I could do this. But what else? What am I giving up? What's the most valuable thing I could be doing during this time, it's sometimes the most valuable thing is actually resting, letting the brain reset. Sometimes it's exercising, sometimes it's reconnecting with an old friend, you know, they're all in or doing a creative creative outlet. There are many, many different things that are that are worth your time. It's not head down, or head down, you're gonna run into something ultimately, right. So quote me on that one. Head down, you're gonna run into something so good.Hannah Choi 49:31Look up every once in a while!Michael Delman 49:32Look up, pal! So but I think it's really important to look up and to and to figure out is this is this the best thing to be doing now? I'd say actually a sad but worthwhile example. I was told about a town government where they had 90 different projects that they're working on 90 projects. I think the town budget something like $200 million or something. It's it's not a small number. Um, And there was a new project brought forward really good idea. And they said, "Well, we have to get the other 90 done first, before we can add something." That's not the way you want to think. And you know, and I'm not trying to pick on government. I mean, certainly if I were I would not pick on town government at at the beginning. That's a local government. And they're still like, well, we've got this, you know, head down, head down, oh, my gosh, you've just been given something that's going to get way more return on investment, you know, and yet, you're going to give up, you're not even going to look at that, because you've got all these other things that you say you're committed to. So again, those executive function skills, whether it's individual level, family level, schools, businesses, government, I mean, it doesn't matter. Like these are the skills, that they're just going to increase everybody's productivity, it doesn't resolve the one thing EF skills don't do is resolve differences in values, right? Like, they can help clarify differences in values. But, you know, sometimes there truly are competing values, one person believes this and other believes that that's okay, then you can together figure out alright, well, given our differences in values, how do we come up with quick example? Guns, it's actually a really good example. There's probably nobody out there who's like, "it would be great if more people died from gun violence, right?" There's like, nobody thinks anyone really believes that. And, you know, probably most people are like, well, you know, some guns for some purposes, target practice, maybe some people are like, yeah, for hunting, you know, whatever it's like it. And then you got all the stuff in the middle. The problem is, things get really polarized. So you've got people that are pretty much pretty different ends of the of the of the perspective. But if you get away from some of the language of like gun control, and some of the language, it's coming out now a little better, like gun safety. That seems like a language that, okay, how do we make for better gun safety in a way that doesn't restrict the rights of people for the most part that want their guns, and manage them responsibly, and yet doesn't allow them in the hands of people that are going to be a true threat to themselves and others. And, you know, those kinds of things. There's virtually no topic that I can't, that I've never died, but I used to be a public policy major in college, where I found that there are places it's just people go to their little corners, and then they fight. And then they dig in emotionally. And you know, head down and, you know, buttheads not, you know, so maybe one side wins for a while, then another side wins for a while, but it doesn't really, you know, come up with sustainable solutions. So, and, you know, we need those.Hannah Choi 52:58Peg Dawson was talking about how she has divided the executive function skills into two groups, like foundational skills and advanced skills. And, you know, some of the last to learn that we learned are like, flexible thinking, and, and, and metacognition, and, you know, perspective taking, and those are all the skills that are that are required for exactly that, you know, even the change in vernacular, right? Someone was using flexible thinking, to, to get there, you know, and to change how we Yep, key, just a simple one word switch can change people's orientation to it. vMichael Delman 53:34Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. And not to be naive. There are truly forces of money and evil, you know, in any space. But, but yeah, but when you're talking about people that are truly have just goodwill and trying to figure out things, then, you know, yeah, I mean, that, that, that open mindedness and, yeah. ability to think flexibly. That's where the solutions that probably will help us all to be a better species. We'll, we'll get there. So yeah, yeah.Hannah Choi 54:05So hopefully we can improve everyone in the world their executive function skills.Michael Delman 54:10Yeah. Well, he and I just, I'll say it starts with working on ourselves. It's, you know, anyone who knows me? I mean, they have stories they have, like, like, how did you lose so many things in one weekend? Michael? Yeah, I don't know. I mean, you know, that was a it was amazing. Kind of set a record there. I mean, there are Hannah Choi 54:34I want to hear that story.Michael Delman 54:36 Skiing ski weekend with my friends. Let's just say that we weren't entirely disciplined the whole time. We were just it was just it was a party weekend with the boys. Where are my gloves? Where's my water bottle? I may see my water bottle you know, you know whatever it was there was always something missing. And you know, four guys with ADHD you know, offers weekend is A lot of fun. Sounds great. But yeah, I mean, those kinds of things, and it's all but it's, it's not a matter, you know, whatever being perfect, it's just, it's just a matter of like always, I don't know, keeping some humility and working on yourself and, and, and then maybe have something to teach other people as well given given that this is what you obsess about constantly, and document and systematize and train people in and yeah, you know, you don't have to pretend that you're the person with all the perfect skills and this all came so easily. In fact, one of the reasons I feel I can be helpful is because of the some of the personal challenges. And, you know, when, when I was in college, and I, I tried to drop out of a class because I could not keep up with the reading, it was just too much. And I was a freshman. And I thought, you know, like, I don't know, probably better to drop one course than to fail everything trying to survive this one Latin American studies course. And in a way, that was good thinking, but my professor insisted on meeting with me. And he said, Michael, why can't you know, why are you dropping? And I said, the books are too long. And he said, How do you read them? I said, I read page one. And then I go to page two, isn't that what you do? He said, No, you got to learn how to use like SQ3R - Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, or whatever the name was, at that time, and really how to read more like a detective and search for clues. And what I learned from that was I had been reading, so inefficiently my whole life, and still was it like, you know, Ivy League institution, in spite of that, with that tool, and that approach, and guilt free because it was taught by a professor, there you go, I became a really efficient reader. So, you know, I'm never going to be the person that can read one page to the next next as quickly as other people. It's not, you know, I don't have that scanning. And that, that a built those some of those physical abilities there. But I understand the technique, and it's made me just much more efficient. So, you know, I, I love probably almost more than anything, Hannah is when someone says, oh, my gosh, that would be so much better. That would be so much easier. You know, and I know, you get that as a coach, you just know, it's like, Oh, yeah. And then they try it. And they, you know, and they come up with their own solutions. After a while they don't even, you know, they just need to kind of run something by us. And then it becomes theirs. You know, theyHannah Choi 57:50I feel like this, this theme of we talked about it in the very beginning. And I know it comes up a lot in sessions and is the idea of almost like being given permission. Even though the permission was there all along. We just didn't know, to do things differently. And to do things in a way that works for you. Like, you have to hear that professor tell you that. And it changed everything for you. And you you grew up thinking, Okay, this is how this is how you read you read page one. And then because they always say just read one to 30. And you're like, Okay, I guess I just read pages one to 30. Now, you know, no one ever, like tells you it's okay to do it differently. And they just getting permission to do to make things your own. Yeah. And then once you have that, okay, like my client who realized she doesn't have to follow the timer, she can follow her diminishing returns instead. And how many opportunities opens up when to allow yourself to think that way?Michael Delman 58:47Because, once you've once you've stopped writing between the lines enough times, and you've, you've seen that the approach, the one and only approach is not the one and only approach and that there are many others that other people have shown you trusted resources have shown you and then you start to come up with your own, you know, boom, you know, sky's the limit, then you start to see Oh, wow. Uh, you know, it's it. Remember I said earlier about who you are, is something that doesn't have to be so perfectly defined, it can evolve, you know, this is kind of that that micro example of it, how you do it doesn't have to be Oh, it's this is how you do it. Well, that you know, it like they say, You gotta you gotta learn the rules before you can break the rules, you kind of need you need an identity before you can kind of like break free of the need to constantly have an identity.Hannah Choi 59:43But yeah, when you something to work from, a place to work from.Michael Delman 59:48But as you are, you know, as you already have developed certain certain basic fundamental skills, a certain fundamental sense of who you are. Then you have some free them to kind of move from there to bigger and in a freer way of approaching, you know, the way you do things and indeed even who you are. So yeah, yeah.Hannah Choi 1:00:14So what are you? I mean, other than the new division, BrainTracks love it, what are you excited about?Michael Delman 1:00:22Um I think I think just on a personal level, I'm excited to be done with being sick and get back out and play ultimate frisbee again, which is my passion. I'm excited to see the amazing things that my kids are doing as one goes off to college, one graduates from college. And we're empty nesters and, you know, more possibilities there. That'll be interesting. I think on the professional level, it's the school division is truly, truly like, should be enough to keep me fully engaged for a long time. But there's so much talent in that division that they don't need me all the time. The core division is really full swing, really, you know, kind of self running. No, you know, just great leadership on it in the you know, those places. I actually, in talking to you today, I saw something that I hadn't seen before, it never so clearly, which is more the, the not for profit, the governmental side, the helping bring people together in a more civic oriented way. It's always been a passion, it really is deeply connected to what I majored in, in college. And it's work that I do on the side with my kind of, I'm passionate about environmental issues, addressing climate change, because, you know, it's important that we have a planet that's sustainable if we're gonna do anything else. So. So I think, I think there's another another place for me another place for me to be able to build with executive function skills for not for profits, that are making the biggest difference in the world. So that that feels like something that maybe you helped me. You know, I've thought about it before. But as we've talked, I've realized, wow, I'm talking about it a lot. And I really, it really keeps resonating. So the schools were a big step on the way there. But there are so many good organizations that could use that, that kind of help in their processes. Yeah. So thank you.Hannah Choi 1:02:56And, yeah, you're welcome. And I would love for you to share a little bit about the work that you are doing for climate change. And I know you have you started an organization. Yeah. Website. Well,Michael Delman 1:03:07yeah, so it's called an hour a week. I think it's an hour a week.org. I'm gonna make sure to get that right. Because heck, wants to check it out. Yeah, it's an houraweek.org. And the, the essence, you know, could the essential idea behind it is I wanted to lower the price point of activism, lower the price point of making a difference. There are so many people that are like, Oh, my God, you know, the world is on fire, there's terrible problems. True, you know, you feel worse about it, though, if you think about it, and you talk about it, and you worry about any complaint about it, you don't do anything about it. But if you're putting in as little as one hour a week, or even possibly less, you know, it least then you can say, hey, it's true, it's a big old shit show out there in the world is really, you know, there are a lot of problems, but I'm doing a little a, you don't carry around that guilt that you just you don't need to be, you actually start to connect to other people. We have a a once a month meeting, it's literally one hour a month, not a week, one hour a month of actually meeting in a group. And so that's amazing. And, and so you're connecting to people and it gives you a sense of hope and inspiration that, okay, there's a lot of us and it's multiply. And then third, there are very specific simple actions to do between, you know, meetings. So each week, there's a couple of actions maybe it takes you five minutes or 10 minutes. If you want to put in a full hour go for it. You know, you want to put in more that's fine too. But that I just felt like my experience with the some of the environmental groups I've been involved in, are is has been, well you got to be really committed, and you got to know everything. As I know, most people don't know that much, and they're intimidating, it's intimidating, and you don't have a ton of time and you're trying to raise a couple of kids or, or whatever it is, and you got a full time job or two jobs and, and you don't want to make it elitist, or just for people that have retired. You want people that they just care. And they see, oh, there's connections between climate and social justice, and you know, and poverty and, and people who are dispossessed, and you know, and the air that we're breathing, that's, you know, all the stuff. I want it to be a place where you don't have to be an expert, or have a huge amount of time. So, so that's what I'm, that's what I'm doing. It's, yeah, it feels feels really good to put some time into that. And, you know, use some of the executive function skills there to organize and have people name their commitments, things like that. So cool. Yeah, thanks for asking on that one.Hannah Choi 1:06:03Yeah. So if there's one thing that you could choose, for people to take away from the work that you've done from your life, from your experiences, what would you share? If it's possible, to narrow it down to one,Michael Delman 1:06:21Try not to die. Like, you'll really, the longer you get to live more, more, more fun and more of a difference you can make. Other than stay alive. You know, I'd say, I'd say it see your life is a journey. It's, you know, it's old, it's old wisdom, but there's a reason it's that wisdoms there. The Station by Hastings, this story about being, you know, you're on a train, and you can't wait to get to the station where there's going to be some big party and, and you're like, cursing the trip, because it's taking so long, and you know, what, that the station at the end, that's the end, like the station is actually the end. So don't be in a rush, like, you know, enjoy the scenery, and, you know, connect to the people on the train, you know, and stop and enjoy. And I realized that that's not really so particular to executive function skills. But I think it's, it's really fundamentally the orientation that will allow us to enjoy our lives and make the most difference in the world, which are kind of my two fundamentals is, you know, pay attention to this being a process. You know, and, and, and make revisions along the way. You know, I had a student who, and I wrote about this in my book for parents, the your kids going to be okay book, where he had a very small amount of homework to do over the weekend, it was literally half an hour. And he didn't do it, and, and ended up getting a zero. His parents were disappointed, like, we went through what were all the costs, you know, and, and he listed them out, you know, all the cons to doing it the way he did it, or didn't do it. And, and I said, Well, let me ask you to at least have a lovely weekend, you know, or did you think about he said, Oh, I thought about I said, like, once? Or twice a little bit? He's like, No, probably, like, 30 times. Yeah. And I said, Oh, so you had a choice to either just do a half an hour and be done with it? Or think about it 30 times, let it ruin your weekend. Kind of like, like, you know, yeah, like in a kind of a low level way, kind of get your weekend, all weekend. And that's what you want with it. He's like, Yeah, probably not the best choice. I think, you know, sometimes you got to bite the bullet a little bit, eat the frog, whatever. But I think if you understand, like, there's this, there's this journey, and some of it's not what I want, and I can't control that. Just take that, do that little bit. And, and then enjoy the parts that you can, you know, I think that's just, it's just a better way to be, you're just gonna enjoy your life a lot more. You know, don't, don't hang on and try to make it just so and hope that you never die. You know, just enjoy the enjoy the journey. That's what you got, you know, and, you know, except Except some of the challenges that we have along the way. So that's, that's what I got for you, Hannah.Hannah Choi 1:09:49I love it. So where can our listeners find more about you and more about what you have maybe written? You want to share a little bit about what you've written?Michael Delman 1:09:58Oh, gosh, well, Let's see, I mean, the first thing would be the book, Your Kid's Gonna Be Okay. That's, you know, building executive function skills and the age of attention. And I do think that that's a really good one, particularly for parents, sometimes for teachers, even adults could get something out of that just for themselves, because there are a lot of tools in their, their various blogs and podcasts and things right on our website beyond booksmart.com where they click on those interviews, things like that. If you know they want more, if they haven't had enough yet. There are blog posts that I've written that are that are there, you know, that I think that those are the places to begin, you know, if they're interested in working more kind of through a corporate level or you know, that they can reach out through the company and we'll we'll find a way to get in touch. All right,Hannah Choi 1:10:54and I just I want to I do want to plug your book a little bit because I love how you you wrote it in such a way that's so accessible and so easy to read. And I think so many quote unquote self help books out there are can tend to feel very heavy and, and maybe there's like a lot of jargon or you know, this topics that feel beyond our scope of knowledge, and I felt like you really made it very presentable and1:11:19meant to be conversational, but yes, yeah,Hannah Choi 1:11:21yeah. Yeah. I love that. Thanks. Appreciate it. Thank you so much, Michael.Michael Delman 1:11:25What a pleasure!Hannah Choi 1:11:26Thank you for joining me. Hannah Choi 1:11:29And that's our show for today. I want to thank Michael Delman for joining me and I hope you enjoyed his stories and wisdom and were able to find a nugget of gold in there for yourself. As Michael says, He wishes for people to be able to see their life as a journey. So thank you for taking time out of your day to listen and for including me and focus forward on your own journey. If you like what you're hearing, please share focus. Where are we with your colleagues, your family and your friends. We love it when our listeners help spread the word about the importance of executive function skills for finding satisfaction and happiness in life. You can subscribe to Focus Forward on Apple and Google podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. You can sign up for our newsletter at www dot beyond booksmart.com/podcast. We'll let you know when new episodes drop and we'll share information related to the topic. Thanks for listening!

Today's bonus episode features a popular doodle mix that is nearest and dearest to my heart. CAVAPOOS!  Out of all of the doodle mixes in the world, this is the doodle that currently holds my heart as my own.  Find out why his name is Nestle and who his favorite person is (okay, it's me!)This episode will answer cavapoo questions like:- How big do cavapoos get as an adult?- Are cavapoos good dogs?- Are cavapoos easy to train?- What is the mix in cavapoo?- Are cavapoo good for first time dog owners?- Are cavapoos smart?- Why you shouldn't get a cavapoo- How much exercise does a cavapoo need?- What is a "cuddle cavapoo"?- What does a black cavapoo look like? (Like Corinne's!)I polled hundreds of families of this mix asking why they chose this particular dog, and I will share their answers throughout this episode. You could view pictures of the dogs they talk about on our episode page at thedoodlepro.com/podcast/16.Take our fun and free Doodle Personality Quiz! Do you know YOUR doodle as well as you think you do? Find it at thedoodlepro.com/personality! If you want to bring your Doodle parenting to the next level, sign up for The Doodle Pro™ Society waitlist now! Members get exclusive access to The Doodle Pro™, Doodle training modules, and live Q&A's with world renowned guest experts (that would usually charge $100's each to book a virtual session). Visit thedoodlepro.com/waitlist to be the first to know when doors open again!Visit instagram.com/thedoodlepro for behind-the-scenes peeks at the doodles Corinne works with daily!

In this part two of Corinne's conversation with Denver Paw School's owner and training manager, they to discuss why your doodle still continues to need training, even as an adolescent and an adult. Training and learning don't stop once they've finished one puppy socialization class.That would be like your pulling your kid out after kindergarten and saying, "You've got your letters. You learned enough.""With my now teenager, if I stopped addressing his learning needs at kindergarten, and even if I just kept reinforcing that kindergarten level, he'd be great at knowing his letters.But by raising the level of enrichment and stimulation and growth and connection by working on that training together, my dog and I are still growing and solidifying our connection together." - Corinne GearhartThey discuss why that's so important and what's going on when you have an adolescent doodle that knew how to sit or go into a down stay or not pull on the leash... And suddenly it seems like they forgot it all.What is going on? They're here to share with you and let you know. If you want to know how to find a great facility, great training program, or a solid trainer, listen to part one of this interview, Episode 13. There, Denver Paw School shares with people all over the world the red flags to look for, when to run, and what to feel great about when you find  a facility or a training programOn this part 2 of our interview, the adolescent doodle questions will be addressed include: - What is a dog's teenage phase?- Is it normal for an adolescent dog to have increased reactivity, barking, jumping, biting, poor impulse control, or to stop listening?- If they are more reactive or harder to control, should we stop socialization or going to public places?- How do I find adolescent dog training classes near me?- Why is my teenage dog driving me crazy and won't listen?Sometimes there are doodles that struggle with overstimulation, like just absolutely over-aroused. Continuing on with socialization might be counterintuitive. But actually, if it's regimented and controlled in a way, I think that it can start to address some of those over-arousal situations." - Kathy Thorpe"And I think that's probably one of the biggest things with teenagers is that some days they're like... super responsive and responding to every cue and look like a model citizen and they look like an adult dog. And then yes, the next day it's like, where did that dog go?  And it's all the rewiring, the brain is under construction." - Colleen TekampChapters: -3:47 Working with adolescent doodles-6:14 Teenage issues aren't your fault!-6:52 Is socialization still needed at this age?-9:42 Doodle's Extended Puppyhood & Adolescence-13:54 Human side of the leash-18:28 What if we do drop out after puppy kindergarten?Take our fun and free Doodle Personality Quiz! Do you know YOUR doodle as well as you think you do? Find it at thedoodlepro.com/personality! If you want to bring your Doodle parenting to the next level, sign up for The Doodle Pro™ Society waitlist now! Members get exclusive access to The Doodle Pro™, Doodle training modules, and live Q&A's with world renowned guest experts (that would usually charge $100's each to book a virtual session). Visit thedoodlepro.com/waitlist to be the first to know when doors open again!Visit instagram.com/thedoodlepro for behind-the-scenes peeks at the doodles Corinne works with daily!

This episode is great for doodle puppy parents and parents of adult and teenage doodles alike. The advice on selecting a quality, science-based program or trainer is helpful to all doodle parents at every stage!Have you heard you should join a puppy class or that they need socialization, but don't know what that means, when you should start, or how to tell if it's a good one? This interview with top training facility Denver Paw School's Kathy Thorpe and Colleen Tekamp helps you learn what happens in puppy class, is puppy training class necessary, how long it takes, and the best time to start puppy socialization."You have to balance the safety of your puppy with the development of their personality and their ability to take on what they will be exposed to throughout their entire life."- Kathy Thorpe, Owner of Denver Paw SchoolQuestions answered include:- What is puppy kindergarten?- What do good puppy classes cover?- When should puppy training start?- Where to train puppies?- How to approach puppy training at 8 weeks old?- The best age to start puppy kindergarten?- Is puppy training worth it?- Is starting training at 4 or 6 months too late?"We absolutely do not follow the same old school child rearing because we've grown so much as a culture. And the same holds true for dog training."- Kathy Thorpe, Owner of Denver Paw SchoolDon't take your chances with any trainer or facility in the neighborhood and risk damage that might take years or a lifetime to undo. Feel confident about your choice and your commitment to your puppy's development. "Even 20, 30 years ago, they were really just in the backyard or, in the neighborhood or maybe got to ride in the car to take the kids to school. But now your dog is almost a fixture everywhere you're going and traveling... So we have to add that extra time to really give them a solid foundation of being calm and okay and happy in that variety and that socialization window is just your best opportunity to do it."- Colleen Tekamp, Training Manager for Denver Paw School08:54 How to identify a quality trainer or training program11:22 Vet Association's Position on Humane Dog Training12:01 Red flags13:57 We ALL love dogs and do the best we know18:59 How to tell if a facility is safe for your dog21:38 Importance of early puppy socialization27:58 “Let them work it out” method28:34 Second Dogs (listen to Episode 2 for more)31:49 Classes are much more than playtime (and all playtime can be a bad thing!)41:02 Teenage dogs need practice too42:45 Listen to Pt. 2 on Episode 14 (released 10/11/22)A Change MindsetPush through the fear and face change head-on through the power of our guest's stories.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyIf you want to bring your Doodle parenting to the next level, sign up for The Doodle Pro™ Society waitlist now! Members get exclusive access to The Doodle Pro™, Doodle training modules, and live Q&A's with world renowned guest experts (that would usually charge $100's each to book a virtual session). Visit thedoodlepro.com/waitlist to be the first to know when doors open again!

The Doodle Pro™ Podcast is thrilled to celebrate International Doodle Dog Day! This episode celebrates all of the doodles and the fabulous people that love them!  Today's episode is airing 2 days early to celebrate this holiday and the next 5 weeks will feature bonus Thursday episodes devoted to each of today's most popular doodle breed mixes.  The longest running mixes Labradoodles and Goldendoodles each get a special episode. Then the most popular lapdog doodle Cavapoos (which Corinne is biased as that's her personal doodle Nestle's mix!), followed by the more trendy mixes bernedoodles, aussiedoodles, and the latest trend on the scene, sheepadoodles. This episode dives into what makes doodles so unique, trends, and Corinne's personal path to doodles. Enjoy The Doodle Pro™ surprise for you with her free exclusive Doodle Personality Quiz! https://thedoodlepro.com/personalityChapters:1:22 5 upcoming bonus episodes airing Thursdays2:03 Short history of our doodles4:20  Surge of doodles and trending mixes5:34 Doodles to the allergy rescue!7:22 Poodles, the OG's of allergy friendly dogs8:03 Doodles led Corinne into her dog training career8:39 Corinne's first personal doodle, cavapoo Nestle9:19 Why not just get a poodle?  9:48 Doodle Personality QuizEnjoy our free gift to help you have more success brushing your doodle and become your groomer's new favorite client! Download our Groomers' Uncensored Guide to Brushing at thedoodlepro.com/uncensored

In this quick episode, Corinne will walk you through the best doodle brushes, tools, and techniques to get your doodle the look you want while also keeping them comfortable and healthy.  She answers doodle parents top grooming questions including: What's the best slicker brush and how do you use a brush on a doodle?What is the best grooming kit for a doodle?How often does a doodle need grooming?Why do groomers shave doodles' coats and why do they find mats even if I brush daily?Which is the best detangler and when do I need to use it?Can my doodle air dry after a bath?What cut should my doodle get if I want to skip brushing?Is your doodle embarrassed after grooming?How to take care of a doodle's hair?This episode is great for all people brushing and grooming goldendoodles, bernedoodles, labradoodles, sheepadoodles, aussiedoodles, cockapoos, cavapoos, yorkiepoos, australian labradoodles, cobberdogs, Portuguese Water Dogs, maltipoos, mini-goldendoodles, mini-labradoodles, and all poodle and poodle mixed dogs and puppies. For our free gift, the Doodle Coat Must Haves Cheat Sheet, go to https://thedoodlepro.com/musthaves/Enjoy our free gift to help you have more success brushing your doodle and become your groomer's new favorite client! Download our Groomers' Uncensored Guide to Brushing at thedoodlepro.com/uncensored

This week the guys switch into improv and talk about Ronnie's return to solid food and volleyball, Pat's new puppy, donuts, and much more! Now on Patreon! Patreon link: www.patreon.com/theGMGpod GMG Merchandise https://www.gmgmerch.com Lucas Ham Swisher twitter.com/mttgbrazilteam Patrick Novosel twitter.com/HollywoodBones_ Ronnie Johantges twitter.com/RonnieJohantges Marc Boucher twitter.com/Musique829 twitter.com/TheGMGPodcast www.facebook.com/TheGMGpodcast www.instagram.com/thegmgpodcast/ YouTube: www.YouTube.com/GMGpod Leave a voicemail at 929-464-4897 or 929-GMG-Guys All Podcast Services: t.co/IoEnBbt3CO?amp=1 Discord link: discord.gg/sD3zkfG Streaming Channels: Twitch: https://www.Twitch.tv/HollywoodBones Twitch: https://www.Twitch.tv/TheGoodMorningGuys Twitch: https://www.Twitch.tv/misterpastorham Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kristherock13 YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/GMGpod Listen as Lucas, Patrick, Marc, and Ronnie also talk about video games, TV, movies, sports, but most importantly, life...the greatest and most difficult game of all. And you shouldn't go at it alone, so we are gonna do it with you on this fine morning.

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Welcome to another episode of The Veterinary Roundtable! In this episode, the ladies answer a few "Would You Rather" questions, discuss a rare case from one of Dr. Duckwall's patients, and offer advice and tips when beginning veterinary school!Do you have a question for The Veterinary Roundtable? Ask us on any social media platform or email harrison@all-starvet.com!Episodes of The Veterinary Roundtable are on all podcast services along with Facebook and YouTube!TIMESTAMPSIcebreakers - 0:04:47Case Collections - 0:10:47Client Question - 0:20:30

In the eighty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Micah Wiener of Hometown Texas Mortgages.A Certified Mortgage Advisor, Micah has spent years helping families buy their dream homes, first as a REALTOR, and now as a part of the HomeTown Texas team. They do loans throughout Texas and in 44 states.His experience also includes title work, which gives him complete knowledge of the moving pieces behind every residential real estate deal. He also prides himself on delivering clear, concise information tailored to each client and partner.A native Austinite, he's also lived in both Dallas and Houston in addition to the Capital City. Him and his wife Caitlin live in Dripping Springs, love to see live music, and spend time with their Cavapoo, Charlie.micahwiener.comTiktok: @mortgagemicah Podcast: Mind of MicahNewsletter: Micah's Read of the WeekLinkedIn: Micah Wiener

Check out the articles discussed this week: Campaign Trail: Liquid Death pranks taste testers with pricey — but disgusting — beverages Ritson's recession playbook: 9 steps marketers should take to survive the dark times aheadGoogle's Cloud Customers Will Learn Their Gmail Carbon FootprintPunchy is a production of Rival, a marketing innovation consultancy that develops strategies and capabilities that help businesses grow faster. Punchy is hosted by Eric Fulwiler, who's often joined by his Rival Co-Founders Jenna Cummings and DuBose Cole. Find Rival online at www.wearerival.com, LinkedIn, Twitter. Find Eric on LinkedIn and tweet him @efulwiler. Find Jenna on LinkedIn.Find DuBose on LinkedIn.Say hi at media@wearerival.com, we'd love to hear from you.   

Frank's friend Sarah Roberto is filling in for Kathryn Frady. Sarah used to be the Director of Marketing for the Tennessee Valley Fair. Sarah mentioned that one of her former co-workers lives on Frank's street.  Sarah is “team no pool.” Frank is shocked but admits that swimming pools are money pits. If you're not putting water and chemicals into it, you're pulling debris and critters out of it.  Sarah's husband is a lawyer and politician. Her father-in-law is one of the scientists who discovered the element Tennessine (Symbol: Ts Atomic number: 117). Frank was excited to meet Dr. Roberto at a Super Bowl party.  Frank is mentioned in chapter 8 of the new Missy Barrett book, The Case of the Thoughtful Thief by Elyse Bruce. He will read the chapter aloud on Thursday, April 28 at 3pm in the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville, TN.  Sarah offers to “Mapquest directions” to the King Family Library. She then realizes that no one says Mapquest anymore. Frank prefers Google Maps.  Frank mentions Amazon Alexa. Sarah responds that she bought a new car with an audio assistant. Frank asks if you say Siri or Alexa. Sarah says “Mercedes, turn on my heated seats.”  Sarah has a TikTok account for her dog Baby Bear. The dog is a “CavaPoo,” which is a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mixed with a poodle.  Frank remembers when Sarah had low-paying jobs for non-profit organizations and she used him as a reference for a new job. Since then, she's earned her MBA and gotten a better-paying job in the tech field.  Frank was walking along Union Avenue on his way to Scruffy City Hall to perform with Einstein Simplified. He accidentally inhaled some saliva and had to cough it out. Some people half a block away turned and gave Frank a nasty look because he had coughed.  If Frank is near someone at church who coughs, he often gives them one of his Luden's Throat Drops. Sarah thinks that Luden' should become a sponsor of the Frank & Friends Show.  This episode is sponsored by Audible Premium Plus. Sign up for a 30-day trial and get a free premium selection that's yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com  Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  and hit the bell for notifications.  Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, Audible, and now Facebook.  Find us on social media:  https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh  Thanks!

When it comes to finances who can you trust? After seeing his parents get bad financial advice that negatively impacted them Jimmie Plaskey became motivated to Be The Difference that people like his parents and so many other people need. Financial literacy in the US is very low, but it is OK when you have passionate community servants like Jimmie to talk to. Listen in as he shares his stories and strategies to Health, Wealth, & Family. Jimmie, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) Professional, is passionate about educating and inspiring his clients to make informed financial decisions. His collegiate career included athletic coaches who created a clear vision and brought the best from their teams. Jimmie believes that financial coaching can do the same for individuals and families. Jimmie is passionate about working to inspire people to take the initiative on financial strategies for themselves and their loved ones. It is especially rewarding for him to help clients create paths toward reducing debt like student loans, having proper insurance coverage, building wealth, and experience the thrill of seeing their wealth-building goals become a reality leading up to and while in retirement. In the financial services industry and a member of the Executive Wealth Management team since 2011, his goal is to educate his clients on the markets, strategies to maximize what they have saved already, and work toward helping them become and remain financially sound. With that vital foundation, his clients are positioned to work towards achieving their goals, both quantitatively and qualitatively. This foundation of educating, inspiring, and equipping is what his clients can expect from Jimmie. On April 4, 2020, Jimmie was married to his best friend, Sydney, and they enjoy living in New Hudson, MI, with their Cavapoo puppy, Chief. Jimmie enjoys all sports and being outside; fishing, hunting, hiking, bike riding, and free time with a continually expanding group of family members and friends.

When it comes to finances who can you trust?  After seeing his parents get bad financial advice that negatively impacted them Jimmie Plaskey became motivated to Be The Difference that people like his parents and so many other people need.  Financial literacy in the US is very low, but it is OK when you have passionate community servants like Jimmie to talk to.  Listen in as he shares his stories and strategies to Health, Wealth, & Family. Jimmie, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) Professional, is passionate about educating and inspiring his clients to make informed financial decisions. His collegiate career included athletic coaches who created a clear vision and brought the best from their teams. Jimmie believes that financial coaching can do the same for individuals and families.  Jimmie is passionate about working to inspire people to take the initiative on financial strategies for themselves and their loved ones. It is especially rewarding for him to help clients create paths toward reducing debt like student loans, having proper insurance coverage, building wealth, and experience the thrill of seeing their wealth-building goals become a reality leading up to and while in retirement.  In the financial services industry and a member of the Executive Wealth Management team since 2011, his goal is to educate his clients on the markets, strategies to maximize what they have saved already, and work toward helping them become and remain financially sound. With that vital foundation, his clients are positioned to work towards achieving their goals, both quantitatively and qualitatively. This foundation of educating, inspiring, and equipping is what his clients can expect from Jimmie.  On April 4, 2020, Jimmie was married to his best friend, Sydney, and they enjoy living in New Hudson, MI, with their Cavapoo puppy, Chief. Jimmie enjoys all sports and being outside; fishing, hunting, hiking, bike riding, and free time with a continually expanding group of family members and friends.

"I do firmly believe that there is more than one person out there for us." -Rachael Braunshweiger In today's episode, I chat with Rachael Braunshweiger, a mom, blogger, lifestyle influencer, and award-winning entrepreneur. At thirty-four years old, Rachael endured the unthinkable when her husband, Jordan, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Over the next five years, she was Jordan's primary caregiver, traveling far and wide in search of treatments for this horrific disease. In the fall of 2019, Jordan lost his courageous battle and Rachael was forced to start over. With the need to be resilient, especially for her two young daughters, Rachael turned a profound loss into hope and made overcoming adversity her life's mission. During that time she realized a lot about herself and learned how strong women can be during the most difficult times. Rachael found herself very isolated, not knowing anyone else who could relate to what I was going through. She discovered the importance of self-care, self-love, and how to prioritize my emotional and physical health. Determined to help women starting over find happiness, Rachael turned to Instagram and her successful blog, Guts & Gloss to empower others. Guts & Gloss has turned into a social community of women looking to Rachael for inspiration and hope as they navigate their “Chapter 2” in life, whether it is moving forward after the loss of a spouse, caregiver advice, or life after divorce. One thing Rachael has always been passionate about is making time for self-care, and not feeling guilty for wanting to look and feel great even if her world is falling apart and teaching other women to do the same. Fashion, self-care, and beauty is the “Gloss” and taking life into her own hands is the “Guts” of her brand. Just recently remarried, Rachael lives in South Florida with her husband, two daughters, 4 bonus children, and Cavapoo puppy. You can find her online shopping, doing pilates, and wearing a face mask! In this episode you can expect to hear: -The toughest year of widows -Learning who you are -Finding the purpose of your pain -Being honest and transparent when dating -Widow shame Tell me your story! Visit www.theflywidowpodcast.com

Mark Nelson is alongside Muggins in this action packed episode with some trips into the dark corners of their memories that unearth some cringeworthy hilarity. A vintage episode, if you laugh as much as they did recording it you're in for a treat. If I do say so myself, it's Muggins writing this. Oh... and did you know girl dogs hump legs? Educational too

Where are your finances today? Are you working to move a parked car due to your inaction in this area of your life? If so, Steve has the show for you today! Tune-in now to hear how to get your life out of park and into motion.   In this episode Steve has brough to you Dr. Kirk Elliott. Dr. Kirk is passionate about helping you get set free from financially paralysis, but more importantly passionate to help you. Don't miss out on this dynamic and powerful interview. This broadcast may be exactly what you are looking for to activate your journey of success. Meet Dr. Kirk, the #sparkthatstarteditall. Kirk has his hands in everything; he is the fearless leader that's driving the spaceship. Kirk lives in downtown Denver with his wife, 15-year-old son, and 6-month-old CavaPoo named Ted. He has a passion for seeing the streets of Denver restored and the homelessness eradicated. In his free time, he is on the streets, loving on the broken and mentoring inmates and former gang members. When he is not doing that, he is shredding on his electric guitar. Education: Ph.D. Theology Phoenix University of Theology Ph.D. Public Policy and Administration Walden University M.A. International Studies University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies B.S. Business Administration University of Colorado

In this Christmas special Emily and Ray went for a walk round Regent's Park with Jack Whitehall and his Cavapoo, Coco. They chatted about the Whitehall family dogs, his childhood where he was an extroverted kid, his rebellious phase at school, and his new film, Clifford the Big Red Dog. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have Amy Lynn Durham, the founder of Create Magic at Work, on the podcast. Create Magic At Work's intention is to offer Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) tools to energize and transform the workplace. As an expert in building positive company cultures, Amy designed Create Magic At Work to bring a variety of services and strategies to aid in cultivating teamwork and harmony in order to improve profits and employee morale. Amy Lynn Durham is the CEO of “Create Magic At Work” and a U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach. She is certified to coach in the 21 skills associated with Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) using the SQ21 Assessment and an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (EQ). Amy has spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. In her spare time, you can also find her spending time with her Cavapoo puppy, Mr. Bingley. Amy is an author of an amazing book too, "Create Magic at Work" This magical book contains field-tested activities that leaders and coaches can utilize to ignite authentic connection with their clients, teams, or employees. The time is now to apply these practices so we can all thrive as human beings. “I intentionally made this book feel magical and whimsical to bring a childlike play and feel back into the workplace. Please enjoy the beautiful illustrations from the magical mermaid artist Marybel Martin and the beautiful book design from Chad Beckerman.” – Amy Lynn Durham. 01:34 Amy gives an overview and the major definitions of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ). 03:54 Explains step by step how to learn about Spiritual Intelligence 21 Skills, and how her assessment works, also about how to discover your hidden strengths. 08:46 How Spiritual Intelligence helped Amy after leaving her corporate executive job to bring back her creativity, also talks about her book “Create Magic at Work” and how she discovered the 21 Skills. 11:34 The main reasons that made Amy leaves her job and how she did plan to leave her employees, how she spent her last year at work and what activities she did, the story behind the quote “leap and a net will appear”, How data and numbers are not enough and why rational intelligence (IQ)and Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) are indispensable to succeed in the future. 15:33 Amy answers the question What is the difference between men and women leaders, and why men should work on their emotional and spiritual skills. And how does collaborating and connecting masculine and feminine increase productivity. 18:36 Amy defines Servant leadership, what most people think about it and why it's important besides emotional and spiritual intelligence. 23:03 Amy talks about her book, "Create Magic at Work," how it helps to build IQ and SQ, how she wrote it, and how she authored the "Journal Prompt Card Deck" during the pandemic, and how that helped her during lockdown. 25:10 Amy Picks a Card (Reward) "I Take Time to Reward myself for the Work that I accomplish." and answers two questions: 1. What am I proud of that I have accomplished? 2. Write four sentences congratulating yourself on a job well job. 27:43 Amy gives bits of advice for leaders. https://createmagicatwork.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylynndurham/ https://www.facebook.com/112951637095427 https://twitter.com/createmagicwork --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mayapinion/message

Lenox Avenue is a bold brand, focused on providing vibrant, quality, and clean products for you & the pet you love. Our goal is to create stylish accessories for both you and your furry friend. Lenox Ave is Black-owned business in Washington, DC. All of their products are handcrafted for us, by us. The patterns range from a variety of backgrounds and united by the same passion for creativity and aesthetics- we are all artisans in our own way. The trio jokingly came up with the idea to launch a business during the 2020 pandemic- with the ultimate goal of redirecting our pent-up energy into something positive. In no time we went from concept to reality. Chloe was born and raised in New York, but the Nation's Capital is home! She's a renaissance woman in love with life and its aesthetics. She's passionate about philanthropy #LoveWalks and community engagement. She's a dog mom of a feisty Cavapoo puppy, Lenox. She's the Founder & Co-Owner of Lenox Avenue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Tia is the dog mom to Crimson the Cavapoo (check out IG @Crimsonthecavapoo), she is a content creator, an influencer and she is outspoken about diversity, equity and inclusion in the pet industry.  I am grateful that she was able to take the time to speak with me about perception, race and inequity in the pet industry and what we can do about it.  Check out some of Tia's favorite pet brands  *The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tazz-thepetropolist/message

Want to promote your live show and podcast? Have you thought about using Pinterest? In today's show, the fabulous Alisa Meredith is going to show us how to use Pinterest as a powerful part of our live video marketing. We'll be looking at promoting our live shows and the replay as well as podcasts.  Alisa is a Pinterest Product Specialist and Marketing Manager at Tailwind. A sought-after speaker and teacher on the topics of Pinterest marketing and Pinterest ads, she's spoken at Social Media Marketing World, Agents of Change, and appeared on The Art of Paid Traffic and Social Pros podcasts. She's run a digital agency since 2005 which now focuses primarily on Pinterest ads. She lives and paints in coastal North Carolina with Pepe the couch potato Cavapoo, and more cats than she'd like to admit to. Download my live video confidence guide and get notified when I next go live → https://confident.live/subscribe (https://confident.live/subscribe) (

Welcome back to Relax My Dog - where we talk about all things dog! This week Claire (in her excitement!) and Leah are sharing some fun and interesting facts about the Cavapoo breed! Can you tell that Claire loves Cavapoos? She was SO subtle about it...! Check out our blogs, vlogs and social media: Leah's Vlog about Cavapoos: https://youtu.be/HpuXb1sPvek Relax My Dog YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/relaxmydog Twitter: http://www.twitter.co.uk/relaxmydog Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/relaxmydog Relax My Dog Blog: https://relaxmydog.com/blogs --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relaxmydog/support

A few weeks ago I was in Los Angeles on a family reconnection tour seeing relatives I had not seen during the pandemic. I was speaking with my niece Megan and her husband Randy, and they shared an improbable story about a dog. Randy and Megan and their children had loved their dog, a miniature schnauzer, named Kelsie, that was a part of their family for 15 years. That is a long life in dog years. When Kelsie passed away, it was a big loss, and they mourned her. She died just as the pandemic was setting in. Pets became intensely popular during the pandemic. Cute little puppies were in great demand. Megan and her family would have wanted another dog to love, but given the great demand for puppies during the pandemic, they thought it would be a very long time until they had their new puppy. Then one night something unexpected happens. Megan is preparing dinner, getting ready to put chicken in the oven. The phone rings. It is her mother-in-law Helene who says to her: If you want a really cute puppy, a Cavapoo, come to my house right now. Off to her mother in law's she goes.

Amy Lynn Durham is the CEO of “Create Magic At Work” and a U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach. She is certified to coach in the 21 skills associated with Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) using the SQ21 Assessment and an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (EQ). Amy has spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. Her company, Create Magic At Work's intention is to offer Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) tools to energize and transform the workplace. As an expert in building positive company cultures, Amy designed Create Magic At Work to bring a variety of services and strategies to aid in cultivating teamwork and harmony in order to improve profits and employee morale. In her spare time, you can also find her spending time with her Cavapoo puppy, Mr. Bingley. Grab a copy of "Create Magic At Work" here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tboc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tboc/support

'How much do the Stupid Boys know about sport', I hear you ask - well you're about to find out in this VERY special episode all about all the exciting ways people choose to burn calories and make friends that don't involve a dark car park and a bottle of poppers. In this episode we relive our sporting childhoods and our slightly less sporting teen years, figure out what the sexiest sports are, which sports have the naughtiest sounding terminology, which famous sportos have the rudest sounding names, and Toby designs the Gay Olympics - by which we mean he lists a load of puns with no real thought behind teh actual concept.ENJOY. -----------------------------So here we are in season two - who'd have thought three twats like us could actually get our shit together long enough to create something that has SEASONS?!So - to recap, in season one we a) discovered how to make podcasts, the hard way, b) introduced Cookie the demon puppy to the world, or more accurately, to Jonesy's woefully inadequate flat, c) relived all of our most embarrassing childhood moments, teenage faux pas and adult cock-ups and d) emotionally battered poor Toby on a weekly basis.Now, after all our excellent self-therapizing, we finally feel ready to start imparting our new found zen, knowledge, grown-up attitude or whatever you want to call it to you, our lovely audience who, by following us through season one, have clearly demonstrated the requirement for some life guidance from some professional, upstanding adults.Join us as we tick off all the various things you need to 'get' to function as an adult in our lovely society, from dating to crime (pretty much the same thing judging by Toby's record) - we've got the lowdown on how to adult like a mother-fucker.web: https://stupidboysclub.com/insta: @stupidboys.clubOUR OTHER PROJECTS;Marketing 101 (Alex's marketing consultancy/podcast/blog)DJ Toby LawrenceDJ Alex RyanAlex's pirate radio show (8-10am every Tuesday)

(shattered) hopes & dreams are something we all have in common, and whether it's a trip to New York, a relationship with an Elephant or a visit to an active warzone, this will be an episode you can ALL relate too. Join us today as we trawl through our bucket lists, run a careers session for Toby, discuss our perfect retirements, and embark on another of our famous guided meditations, helping us all to focus on and achieve our goals. Keep your ears open for a VERY good He-Man joke. -----------------------------So here we are in season two - who'd have thought three twats like us could actually get our shit together long enough to create something that has SEASONS?!So - to recap, in season one we a) discovered how to make podcasts, the hard way, b) introduced Cookie the demon puppy to the world, or more accurately, to Jonesy's woefully inadequate flat, c) relived all of our most embarrassing childhood moments, teenage faux pas and adult cock-ups and d) emotionally battered poor Toby on a weekly basis.Now, after all our excellent self-therapizing, we finally feel ready to start imparting our new found zen, knowledge, grown-up attitude or whatever you want to call it to you, our lovely audience who, by following us through season one, have clearly demonstrated the requirement for some life guidance from some professional, upstanding adults.Join us as we tick off all the various things you need to 'get' to function as an adult in our lovely society, from dating to crime (pretty much the same thing judging by Toby's record) - we've got the lowdown on how to adult like a mother-fucker.web: https://stupidboysclub.com/insta: @stupidboys.clubOUR OTHER PROJECTS;Marketing 101 (Alex's marketing consultancy/podcast/blog)DJ Toby LawrenceDJ Alex RyanAlex's pirate radio show (8-10am every Tuesday)

Hey, welcome to the Coffee, Cleans and Calorie Deficits podcast. Today we're talking about fat loss habits. What three things matter most and how my client Liudvika lost 10kg of body fat without giving up her favourite foods. She also happened to deadlift OVER her own bodyweight for 5 reps. Which is kinda freaking cool. Check it out. Don't forget to follow my socials for daily fitness and dog content. Seriously. I have a Great Dane. And a Cavapoo. Very cute. IG: @jordanflemingfitness Website: jordanflemingfitness.co.uk Email list sign up: https://mailchi.mp/30aa89a9ad38/email

Curtis Shaw Flagg is the manager of the Chicago Laugh factory and is related the late great Richard Pryor. Being related to Richard helped seal the deal when he started as an intern at the Laugh Factory and helped keep his job after bloody run in with a customer. We talk about his first fight with a customer at The Laugh Factory, the time I got pepper sprayed in Denver and we talk guns. Curtis is a cologne connoisseur including a classic known as "Joop". He knew a porn star, we talk puppy "adoption and he tells the TJ Miller "Kramer" moment at The Laugh Factory.  Support The Lobo Den Patreon for goodies and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/theloboden If you want record a podcast remote of in the Chicago land area reach out to my producer from "The People of Comedy Network" James Webb: https://www.instagram.com/aclysm/ Video: https://youtu.be/Vg5FgTuxJDA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtisshawflagg/ https://www.instagram.com/laughfactorychi/ https://www.instagram.com/openbooksltd/ https://www.instagram.com/lobo9110/ https://www.instagram.com/thelobodenpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theloboden Twitter: https://twitter.com/curtisshawflagg https://twitter.com/LaughFactoryCHI https://twitter.com/lobodenpodcast   https://twitter.com/lobo9110   Donate: https://www.paypal.me/thelobodenpodcast Links: http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/chicago https://linktr.ee/theloboden  

The Cavapoo is a cross between the Cavalier King Charles and the Miniature Poodle. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses. Note: some Cavapoo clubs are working towards making the Cavapoo a purebred dog by multi-generation crossing, while other breeders are sticking to the basic Poodle / Cavalier mix stating they wish to preserve the heterosis effect in the hybrid mix. Overall the CavaPoos were bred to take the personality cuddly traits of the Cavalier and mixing them with the highly intelligent, non-shedding traits of the Miniature Poodle. Together they are a smart cuddly companion! https://www.petlandiowacity.com/ 1851 Lower Muscatine Rd. Iowa City, IA 52240 #petlandiowacity

Meet our guest, Dara Smith... New mom. Freelance writer. Brand expert. Over-thinker. From Martha Stewart Living to Swire Hotels, I have over ten years' experience in copywriting and brand marketing. After leaving my corporate gig, I started The First Look blog, where I covered weddings, wellness and real-life things. Through blogging, I rediscovered my passion for writing and storytelling. When I'm not working, I'm out trying a new restaurant or hanging at home with my husband, baby boy and best friend/soulmate/Cavapoo, Crosby. Resources for Entrepreneur Moms   Links to my FREE stuff: 10 things PDF download (entrepreneur moms)

At home, my family has a Cavapoo, who basically rules the roost. She has a big personality in a small frame and when she is sick, we definitely want to give her the best care possible. In the world where personalized medicine is becoming very real for humans, why shouldn't the same apply for pets? Enter Mixlab, the first-ever modern compounding pharmacy for animals. Mixlab customizes medication ingredients, strengths, forms, and flavors, specifically for your pet. The company announced $8.5M in funding last year and in addition to providing this very meaningful service, they also have a knack at wowing their customers, which we talk about in detail. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * Stella's background as a Designer and how that shaped her experience as an entrepreneur. * What led her down the path of starting Mixlab and how she met her co-founders. * The details on Mixlab and how their business model works. * Advice for founders on hiring a designer. * How a startup should think about branding and packaging. * And so much more. If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.

Welcome to Episode 114 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast from the leading authority for jobs & careers in the tech industry. For this episode of our podcast, I interviewed Ryan Boyko, Founder and CEO at Embark. You are probably familiar with the DNA testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry. I actually tried out Ancestry and was really surprised with my results, as certain parts of my heritage were very different than I originally thought. Embark is a venture-backed company that is providing a similar service except for dogs. So, I was excited that Embark offered to test our family dog, Stella, as part of this podcast interview. What's cool about Embark is that you are not only able to determine or confirm your dog's breed, but a key part of their testing is to help discover if your canine has any underlying health conditions. Embark provides the most comprehensive DNA testing in the market which tests for over 170 genetic health conditions. Before making an investment, most VC's usually ask the question of “Why this team?" and "Why now?”, and as you'll hear from my discussion with Ryan, he and his brother spent an extraordinary amount of time building what is a very defensible foundation in terms of the technology and what they are able to provide with this service. In this episode of our podcast, we cover lots of topics, like: -Ryan background, including his time with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard. -How Ryan and his brother, Adam, gained an interest in dog genetics and the details behind all their research. -The story of how Embark was built over time and how their testing works. -A walk through Stella's (our family Cavapoo) test results. -Advice for scientists who are looking to commercialize their research and start a company. -The things he didn't expect when he first started running a business. -Plus, a lot more. Embark announced a $10M Series A round of funding back in April from a very impressive list of investors and I have some good news for you. They are hiring aggressively, so if you are interested in working at Embark, you can go to their BIZZpage on VentureFizz to see a list of their openings. Go to venturefizz.com/embark for all the details. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!