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Connecting the Enterprise with AI Agents featuring OracleHosts: Steve Boese and Trish SteedGuest: Chris Leone, EVP/GM AI Agents + Oracle HCM & SCM Clouds SummaryIn this episode of the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese and Trish Steed welcome Chris Leone from Oracle to discuss the evolving landscape of HR technology, particularly focusing on AI and its implications for enterprise systems. The conversation covers the introduction of AI agents, their role in automating processes, and the importance of data security. Chris shares insights on how AI can enhance human capital management and supply chain management, emphasizing the need for organizations to adapt to these changes. The episode concludes with a discussion on the future of AI in education and the workplace. Chapters00:00 AI in Enterprise Technology06:13 Understanding AI Agents18:04 Interdependencies Between HCM and Supply Chain24:57 The Importance of Integrated Systems30:47 Data Security and Privacy Concerns35:53 The Future of AI in Business Thank you for your continued support of the show and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman.HR is about to change for good with the power of Human Intelligence.By combining AI and the rich data of Workhuman's #1 rated employee recognition platform, Human Intelligence answers HR's most demanding needs……unlocking insights and capabilities that redefine talent management, cultural transformation, and employee engagement — ultimately elevating performance and, above all, people.The future of HR has arrived. Will you – and your company – be a part of it?Learn about Human Intelligence at Workhuman.com and join their force for good.

Presented by Kaiser Permanente...It's the second day of Round 2 of the GHSA playoffsWe go over the odd-numbers in girls playoffs and preview the boys sidesPhil Thomas from River Ridge and Chris Leone from North Gwinnett drop by to talk about their matchups

On this epsiode of the Jim Beaver Show, Jim is joined by JB15 employees Chris Leone and Matt Kalish to preview the 2023 Indy 500 and its associated stories and their picks to win.Be sure and find a General Tire for your ride here: General TireSubscribe here to the show: Apple PodcastsFollow us on YouTube here: Jim Beaver on YouTubeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1021001/advertisement

Welcoming my best friend, lesbian lover's boyfriend Chris Leone!! Chris dives into his growth and journey from being a 13-year-old who was only motivated to play video games, going through a depressive period that saw the lowest points in his mental health, physical health, and academics, transitioning to the realization that he could improve his habits to now where he's mentally disciplined, preparing for a career in healthcare at UCSD, built 50 pounds of muscle over the course of 7 years, in a committed relationship with the love of his life and continuing to maintain & improve his routine and mindset as he's not done yet to achieve his long term goals in every aspect of his life. He is a huge inspiration to me in what focus and dedication could look like, not just motivation that burns out as soon as you have one rough day. We're diving into discipline, falling in love with the process, establishing permanent goals, sociability as an introvert, maintaining strong mental health and self-love. Start rewarding yourself when it comes to uncertainty and that will give you a little motivation, and then when you do experience that instant gratification in going to the gym or waking up earlier, the discipline will come and it will become your new comfort zone. Obviously, I had to ask about his relationship and how it impacts all of this as well as a guy's perspective on dating. FOR THE MEN LISTENING: advice on self-love first, nurturing your relationship, AND INTRODUCING FUN, ADVENTURE & GROWTH for both of you to enjoy to foster love and happiness for the long term. Tieing back to how maintaining & nurturing your routine is THE SAME concept as working on your relationship. ENJOY OUR FIRST VIDEO PODCAST ON YOUTUBE AND SHARE IT WITH THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTjTMsuwSyg&t=1003s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mishal-durae/message

Jim Beaver, Chris Leone, and Matt Kalish with JB15 throw down a Christmas epsiode for the books with their wish list for motorsports in 2023, if they could attend any event in 2023 what it would be, best and worst Christmas presents ever, they settle the "Die Hard" debate, and a whole lot more.

The Big Themes:Investing in vertical solutions: Oracle's deep engagement in healthcare through the acquisition of Cerner has provided a strategic framework for how the company will invest and expand into other industries, including with new HCM solutions.New platforms and tools: Chris previews the award-winning employee-experience platform Oracle ME, the evolved Oracle Recruiting Cloud, and new offerings that power upskilling and reskilling demands.CHRO priorities in 2022 and beyond: Based on his many conversations with HR executives, Chris outlines what is top of mind for CHROs, including creating inclusive workforces, internal mobility, and more.The Big Quote: "We're going deep in healthcare, obviously, with the Cerner acquisition... In HCM, we're making investments around scheduling, optimization, skills, making sure we can hire and support and schedule nurses at the right time, the right shift, the right bed, all of those things, but we're taking that strategy across multiple industries." Want to learn more about Oracle CloudWorld 2022?Explore content, speakers, and registration options.--This episode is sponsored by Oracle.

541 – HR Tech Preview - Creating Great Employee Experience featuring Oracle Host: Steve Boese Guest: Chris Leone, Executive Vice President of Development at Oracle Cloud HCM This episode of the HR Happy Hour is sponsored by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes. The current business and hiring environment has redefined what it takes to succeed as an HR professional, requiring HR leaders to adapt and innovate at lightning speed to help their organizations remain competitive. Download the 2022 Paychex Pulse of HR report to discover the tools and tactics your peers are using to deliver on both HR and business objectives - faster and at scale - while still meeting the evolving needs of their employees. Visit payx.me/PHR2022 to download your copy, today. This week, we met with Chris Leone from Oracle for an HR Technology Conference preview. - How Oracle works with and supports customers as work evolves - The importance of teams throughout the entire organization - Ongoing innovation at Oracle, resulting in a 2022 Top Products Award for Oracle ME - Communication across different types of organizations Thank you for joining the show today!  Remember to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and we look forward to you joining us at the HR Technology Conference in September! Check out the 2022 agenda online, then register with code SB22F to save $300 on your pass here.

Chris Leone founded Garden State Tortoise in 2011 with his wife Casey. Garden State Tortoise is a breeding facility, a rescue, and a permanent home for many different species of turtle and tortoise. In this episode, Chris discusses how GST started and the type of work they do today. He tells us about Otis, the incredible Eastern Box Turtle that recently went viral on YouTube as well as a mysterious blue box turtle he found in the wild. Chris also breaks down a blog post that he wrote that focuses on a poisonous attitude often seen in herpetoculture. SHOW NOTES:https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/116-garden-state-tortoise/

Chris Leone, Cameron Merriman and Evan Posacco talk about the latest in iRacing news on this week's iRacers Download! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Leone was playing drums in Japan trying to figure out his next step in life when a keynote by Gary Vaynerchuk inspired him to enter the agency world. He ended up working an entry-level position in a small agency and worked his way up to being president and CEO of WebStrategies Inc, a multi-million dollar agency that focuses on mid-low funnel, lead generation, SEO, PPC, social advertising, and inbound marketing. Chris sat down with Jason to discuss how he worked his way up from the bottom of the totem pole. He also shares his experience with an agency acquisition just as he was named CEO and how he built a culture of learning. Chris's team is encouraged to speak up and take ownership of their ideas, which goes a long way. 3 Golden Nuggets The power in saying someone's name. Our guest is not afraid of a challenge. His first day as CEO came right after an acquisition and he was asked to handle the first meeting between both teams. This is an important moment, as the first impression on a new team is critical and may determine whether or not the acquisition is a success. He decided to spend time before the meeting making sure that his team knew everyone by name before they arrived. That way, they would feel welcome and less hesitant to give the new company a chance. Attack ideas, not people. Chris has worked hard to create a work environment where employees feel safe to speak their minds and be themselves. “It's not a performative culture” he says “It's a learning culture”. He builds on the belief that leaders who are open to test an idea, observe and then implement from there greatly outperform the ones who are much more rigid in their thinking. Adapting to the online office. The past two years have brought many changes and, right now, many are still not ready to go back to the office. Regarding his agency's decision to go virtual, Chris says he continues to learn and adjust to the situation. But does not consider this will be a permanent change, nor one that will work for everyone. In his case, it made sense to go virtual if his team did not feel comfortable going to the office yet. For the future, he does not dismiss the idea of going back to an office. Gusto: Today's episode is sponsored by Gusto, an all-in-one people platform for payroll, benefits, HR where you can unify your data. Gusto automatically applies your payroll taxes and directly deposits your team's paychecks, freeing you up to work on your business. Head over to gusto.com/agency to enjoy an exclusive offer for podcast listeners. Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Stitcher | Radio FM Rise to the Top of the Totem Pole By Building a Learning Culture for Your Team Jason: [00:00:00] What's up, agency owners? Jason Swenk here and I have another amazing show where we're going to talk with an agency CEO and also owner who started out at the ground level couple of years ago as an entry-level employee. Worked all the way up to a CEO. And we're going to talk about what they did. How did they become a multi-million dollar agency? Lots of amazing things. And also talking about how they went virtual in the past year. So it's packed, it's packed and let's go ahead and get into it. Hey, Chris. Welcome to the show. Chris: [00:00:38] Hey, Jason. Thanks for having me. Jason: [00:00:40] Yeah, I'm excited to have you on. So tell us who you are and what you do? Chris: [00:00:44] Yeah. So my name is Chris Leoni. I'm CEO of WebStrategies. We are a digital marketing agency based out of Richmond, Virginia. We focus on kind of mid-low funnel, lead generation stuff, SEO, PPC, social advertising, inbound marketing, that sort of thing. I got about, 30 employees that are located, uh, both in central Virginia and, uh, increasingly scattered throughout the world as we start to shift towards more of a full remote model over here at WebStrategies. Jason: [00:01:15] Awesome. So let's kind of back up to where, when you started with the agency. You know, as probably the low guy on the totem pole, it sounded like, and walk us through how you went from that to CEO. Cause it's fascinating. Chris: [00:01:29] Yeah, it's been quite a, quite a long journey. So that was, we're going back 13 years here, so 2008. I was actually a year out of school. I was playing drums in Japan in a marching band, as kind of crazy as that sounds, trying to figure out what I wanted to do next. And I stumbled across a keynote that Gary Vaynerchuk was giving. This is 2008. This is like Wine Library days for anybody who follows Gary V. And I was like, yeah, that's what I want to do. Jason: [00:01:55] I remember that. I remember going to see stuff that he did. Chris: [00:01:58] Yeah, I was at, I was at web 2.0 in, in like late 08 when he kind of made his big break onto the scene. But I found him on big.com when that was like the place to go to find interesting things on the internet. And I immediately clicked. I'm like internet marketing is place I want to be. And so I started kind of figuring out what I was going to do and I was interviewing, uh, I set up interviews at like Ogilvy in New York city and a couple other agencies up there. I thought I wanted to be up in New York, do all that kind of thing. But then one of my former neighbors living down the street from me in Central Virginia, come to find out that he started internet marketing company. And so I reached out to him with the plan of talking to him and just as a learning experience and maybe even use it as like practice to go and interview at the big places. But after talking to him, he was like, hey, I want to offer you a job. And he explained it and I'm like this actually sounds really interesting. So I kind of abandoned my original vision of going to New York City and I stayed in Central Virginia, which is not what I had planned to do. And I was like bottom guy on the totem pole. I was really only full-time marketing person at the agency. We were primarily web development back then. And we kind of realized that the recurring revenue model was a really nice one and we wanted to get more into the lead generation side of the equation. So I was the first one coming on, doing that, making like, you know, nothing a year, but it gave me some ownership over the position and what we were doing. And I really had a passion for this kind of work. So as we shifted more towards, uh, digital marketing and, and, you know, retainers with clients, I was always kind of the person there at the top. And the team kind of came out from under, uh, built out from underneath me, I should say. Went up, uh, director of digital marketing and then CMO, COO, president. And eventually CEO with a, with an acquisition kind of sandwiched in there as well. Jason: [00:03:49] That's fascinating. Let's kind of skip ahead to the acquisition, right? Because you were telling me when, when the acquisition happened that's when the owner was like, all right, you're now the CEO of both entities. So we'll just do that. Chris: [00:04:04] Yeah. And, uh, the founder and CEO at the time, he's been a mentor to me and he's never been afraid to throw me into the fire. And I'm the kind of person who thrives in that kind of situation. He very much did that on my first day as kind of being president CEO and it was the day that our two teams met for the first time. So our existing team, and then the team of this company that we had acquired. And as anybody who's been through an acquisition before knows, that first impression that you make on the new team is so critical, right? Cause they're coming. I mean, put yourself in their shoes. You know, a lot of these acquisitions don't work out for several different reasons, right? And one of which is the team, the new team comes in, they look around and they're like, yeah, I don't like this. I'm out. This is, I was maybe already on the fence or I was considering going somewhere else. And they just kind of need that exposure to a new culture, new people to be like, yeah, it's time for a change. So, yeah, those teams coming together in the same room for our quarterly retreat, which is like a full two day immersion thing. Which is already kind of tough enough to manage, especially for an introvert, like me was exceptionally difficult with the teams coming together. But I just kind of kept my mind on the most critical thing at the time, which was, I need to make sure everybody believes that this is the right place to be going forward. Jason: [00:05:23] And so how did you do that? Right? Because I feel that agency owners need to do that on a consistent basis, honestly, right? If you think about it, like, and I'm glad that you had that vision going in, of going, like, this is the main goal, right? This is all that matters. So what were some of the things that you did in order to make sure you kept the right people in the right, you know, on the bus, really? Chris: [00:05:44] Yeah. Yeah. And we were just talking about this before we went live, as well as you know. In an agency, hopefully, you have processes, hopefully you have these things in place so that you're not dependent on any single individual for any of the services that you sell. But nevertheless, I mean, you still need people to do all this work and good people are hard to find. So it's not like we have machines running and we can swap people in and out and the machines keep running. Like you need people to do this stuff that they're critical, right? So to answer your question directly, you know, the first thing that I did was actually kind of a small thing, which is we literally spent like 20 minutes of putting faces up on the screen and having everybody memorize the name of everybody in the company coming in. Because I wanted every person in my company to be referring to people on a first-name basis immediately. And there's so much power in just saying somebody's first name. So, that was like something I thought of at the last minute. Is like, everybody's got to know everyone's name here. And so when they walked in the door immediately shaking hands saying names. And then all of our retreats since are very much built on this. But especially in that particular retreat. It's not necessarily a company strategy stuff or whatever. It's, I want to spend a lot of time. Building trust, having vulnerability with each other. There's so many studies out there that say that teams that are willing to be vulnerable with each other are closer and tend to perform better. And so there was a lot of awareness building, a lot of trust-building in those first meetings so that people could immediately see, hey, this is not a performance culture where we're stepping on each other's throats. This is a learning culture. This is a place that's psychologically safe to express your thoughts and opinions. And we attack ideas. We don't attack people. And we just really exemplified that in the first two days. So people could see, this is a place where I could be myself. I can be open and I can be honest, and I'm not going to be penalized for that. So I think that set the tone right away and maybe created a sense of relief for some people who are looking for something a little bit different. And, you know, we've just been building on it since then. Jason: [00:07:48] Taking care of your employees has never been more important than right now. And while paydays are great, running payroll is a major pain, calculating taxes, deductions compliance. None of it's easy. Unless of course you have Gusto. Gusto is a simple online payroll and benefits built for your small business. Gusto automatically applies your payroll taxes and directly deposits your team's paychecks, freeing you up to work on your business. Plus, with Gustos' help, you can offer benefits like 401k's, health insurance, workers' comp, and a lot more. And because you're a smart agency masterclass listener, you're going to get three months free once you run your first payroll. Go to gusto.com/agency that's gusto.com/agency for three free months. I like what you said. We attack ideas, not people. And I like that, you know, the vulnerable. When I'm interviewing agency owners for the mastermind, one of the biggest things that I'm looking for is are they vulnerable? And are they transparent. If they can't be transparent with me? Like, I don't want someone coming in thinking they know everything, right? And same thing with employees. I want someone to say, look, I want to learn every day, I want to help people, right? I want to be surrounded by amazing people that inspire me. And especially if all of us have a similar belief, right? Like when I was hiring people, you know, in the agency, I'd be like, here's where the ship is going and here's why we're doing it. And then people believed in that and so they would stick around. And then especially if they could show their vulnerability to the team… I see this with the mastermind members, as soon as they're like to, man, man, I just want to quit. Things are down. I really don't know what to do. And then they're able to get help, then other people can open up and they'll be like, yeah, you know, I actually have that too. Then they can work together on it. And it's almost kind of like, I've never been in, in war. I've never been in the military, but I love watching those things. Like, you'll see the comradely of people when they're in intense situations. And the bond that they create. And I even remember that too, when we're working on really extreme projects, like with tight deadlines when we're in the office, like we still remember that stuff. Chris: [00:10:23] Right. Well, and, and I wonder too, what the last 14 months have done for teams that really had a buckle down together. When everybody was feeling the pressure of their job. There was an existential threat outside. There was the kids being at home. And there was, we were all kind of going through something pretty heavy together. And I sense that that has created stronger bonds within our teams. I would imagine it's happened in several other places. But just to just go back on that 1.1 more time, I had, so I just finished reading this great book “Think Again” by Adam Grant and I really liked how he framed this, which is there's like two ways of having a discussion. One is you have somebody who immediately becomes a preacher, a prosecutor, or somebody who's politicking for a certain idea. So preaching, prosecuting or politicking, right? That's really trying to impose your idea and your mindset onto somebody else versus more scientific thinking. And the studies that he cites in that book show that leaders who think more as scientists. Here's a theory. Here's our hypothesis. Let's test it. Let's observe and then implement from there, way outperform people who are much more rigid in their thing, right? So going back to attacking the idea, not the person when we attack the person, obviously that starts to become pretty personal. We're really clinging the ego. We're clinging to our set beliefs on something. But when we're looking at the idea and we separate ourselves from that, now we can just say, hey, let's test this. Let's run it. Let's look back what happened. And as long as nobody feels like I'm going to be looked down upon, because my idea didn't pan out. If they don't feel that way, then everybody's continuing to contribute to the next stage in the process. But if somebody feels like they're going down with that ship, that's going to do a lot psychologically to them, morale, everything like that. And you see that in performance cultures especially because everybody is looking for an opportunity to stump on somebody else. And as soon as that campaign didn't work and that idea didn't work, they stump on them. That's a really toxic culture. And so we really, we want to avoid that and be more in a learning culture where we look at ideas where we test ideas, where we give people ownership over ideas. That's another thing that our team really likes. And we see this in the surveys that we run. When somebody comes to me and they say, hey, Chris, I have this idea for this new thing, or there's this new service, or we want to test this thing. I say, go for it. Let's test it. And look at what happens. They get a sense of ownership over that. And they're not afraid if the idea is not going to work out. They like it. Having that sense of ownership and then be able to see if it actually contributes to something in the long run. So yeah, the book is Think Again by Adam Grant and it talks about how we eliminate biases in our own thinking and the openness and the scientific method that could be applied to basically anything. And ultimately how that affects long-term performance. Jason: [00:13:17] Yeah. Well, and too, when you attack the idea, not the person you're taking out emotion out of it. And that really just screws us all up as human beings, if you think about it. Like I tried my damnedest to not make a decision based on emotion, but it's easier said than done. Chris: [00:13:37] Oh, sure. Yeah. Jason: [00:13:38] I probably fail at that 99% of the time. Chris: [00:13:42] But, hey. At least that 0.1% is maybe the awareness that you shouldn't, right?  One of the other books that I've been really into lately, cause I'm, don't always read business books is so Eckhart Tolle has a great book, A New Earth that was pretty hot in the last maybe 10 years or so. He talks a lot about identification with form and he explores it from a lot of different angles. But we have too much personal identity attached to our ideas and our opinions on things. And we've seen that no more than in the last 12 months with everything going on, right? So any attack on the idea automatically becomes a personal attack, right? And that's going to bring us all down and it's going to make us a lot more combative and it's going to make us a lot more miserable. So we have to find a way to separate ourselves from our opinions and our ideas. Um, and I think we're going to be a lot happier if we do. Jason: [00:14:30] Yeah. Let's switch a little bit of focus and let's talk about how you guys have gone remote. And how do you keep your team inspired? I won't say motivate because I always tell people if you have to motivate your team, you have the wrong team. Like you should be worrying about de-motivating them. So like, how do you keep people in this going in the same direction? Because you had a physical office, you've gone virtual, and lots of people are doing that. So, you know, how are you going to kind of replace some of that in office culture, going to lunch that kind of? Chris: [00:15:06] Yeah, this is the question of 2021 right now. And we're seeing a lot of opinions on it, but they're just opinions. And, you know, to be honest, if this was a podcast where we were advocating, or you guys were like advocating fully remote. I would be bringing up the ideas of why you might want to consider an office. So I'm not overly committed to any setup here. I'm committed to kind of learning from what we have in the last 12 months and figure out where do we go from here and what's the best thing to do for our team. Jason: [00:15:35] Yeah. Well, what was the decision that made you guys go virtual? Chris: [00:15:39] Okay, so some of it was just timing. We had an office and the lease was expiring in end of April, 2021. And I closed our office in March of 2020. So people were not coming in. And then at some point in the summer, I said, if you want to go and you can just communicate so we don't have too many people in there at once. But people really were not going into it. So I was thinking, all right, why rea… I didn't want to stay in that space anyway, so I knew that we were going to let it go. But why sign onto something in March of 2021 when people still can't go into the office or still don't want to go into the office. So part of it was timing to say, hey, let's let it go. Let's reinvest what we're saving from that into the team with benefits and people and the like, and I could talk about that if you'd like. Then wait to see what happens and how does the team adapt to being fully remote. And by the way, this is something that they overwhelmingly said they wanted to do. And two, you know, what happens to the commercial real estate market? Because I think anyone can piece together it's, you know, rent is going to become a lot more affordable. So if we feel the need to go back, that's something that we're going to have to learn over several months. Then let's kind of take advantage of the market situation at that time and get something that could be even better for us than I could find right now that would be a lot more expensive. So that was the original impetus to going fully remote, at least at this point in time. Jason: [00:17:07] And so how has it been going? Like, is there anything that you would change? Chris: [00:17:12] I mean, there's certainly going to be things that I change based off of what we learn as we go, right? At this point, I can't say that there's like, oh, I wish I could have that back. I mean, we gave away our office furniture. Like we raffled it off just out of a hat, gave it to people, you know, we gave them a thousand dollar home office allowance, which at this point, like is the equivalent of like three years of rent. So it's to anybody saying this is like a cost-saving move, it ain't. Trust me. It's not. So, no, I wouldn't take anything back. It's just kind of learn and adjust and get better. The next decision you have to make. Jason: [00:17:50] Very cool. Awesome. Well, this has been amazing, Chris. Is there anything I didn't ask you that you think would benefit the audience? Chris: [00:17:58] You know, the one thing I say, Jason, at this point is we all have to be in learning mode right now. Because I'm sure there's a lot of people out there looking at how all 2020 went and how 2021 has gone so far and probably believe this is what's best and this is what we should do from here. But all the remote work that we experienced in 2020 and into 2021 was not happening in a normal setup for anyone, right? There was a lot of pressures, external pressures and lack of social interaction that we had just with our friends and family. So I don't know that we can look at everything proceeding, everything, opening back up and say, hey, we were better that way. Or we were not better that way. We just have to be in learning mode and accept that the rest of 2021 and going into 2022 is going to be maybe the real test of how well remote work can really perform for your team. There's no right answer for everybody here. Talk to your team, communicate, observe, do all the things a good leader has to do to make sure that the people are coming first. But you're also taking care of the company so that you can continue to employ your people. And then, you know, make the right decisions from there forward. Jason: [00:19:08] Yeah. I love it. And what's the website. People can go and check out the agency? Chris: [00:19:13] Yeah. Yeah. We're WebStrategies Inc, I N C, webstrategiesinc.com. Jason: [00:19:18] Awesome. Well, thanks so much, Chris, for coming on the show and make sure you guys all go check out their agency website. And if you guys enjoyed this episode, and you want to be around people that are transparent, sharing, growing open to new ideas, having a lot of fun. I want to invite all of you to go to digitalagencyelite.com and see if you qualify for this exclusive mastermind. And if you do, we'll actually have a conversation. And, uh, talk a little bit more and make sure you're the right fit for it. But, uh, it's an amazing group of individuals that run agencies and, uh, we'd love to invite all of you to go check it out, go to digitalagencyelite.com. And until next time have a Swenk day.

Jim Beaver has short course star and Red Bull athlete Andrew Carlson on the show this week as well as racer/influencer Pleasant Cook aka 4x4 Barbie. Chris Leone also calls in from on-site at the New England Forest Rally to talk about David Higgins return. Jim also talks off-road news and the olympics.

Jim Beaver has his good friend a musician Tim Montana on this week talking about RZR's, music, and his career, as well as short course star Keegan Kincaid talking about going 2 for 2 at Antigo this past weekend. Chris Leone also calls in with our updated weekly Motorsports Power Rankings. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Jim Beaver has Trophy truck driver Harley Letner on the show to talk about his 3 for 3 start to 2021, Fistful of Bourbon Ambassador Fistful of Terry calls in, and Chris Leone is on with some power rankings. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Jim Beaver recaps his recent travels, Sean Brennen from Supercross calls in, Fistful of Bourbon ambassador Anthony Bohlinger calls is about their Spokesfist promotion, and Chris Leone is on with the latest motorsports news.

In this one, Shannon flies solo again, this time with our good friend Casey Leone. In addition to running the Terrapin Conservation Initiative, Casey is a busy mother of two young daughters and wife to America's turtle heart-throb, Chris Leone. Check her out on Instagram and Facebook under Terrapin Conservation Initiative and The Travelorian for more on her conservation and Disney travel endeavors. She really does it all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/turtley-devoted/support

Here the episode where we finally have our friend and partner, Chris Leone of Garden State Tortoise on the show to talk about life. Most of the conversation focuses on passion and influence in a social media age. Anthony sits this one out to give the audience a break from the dynamic they often see on the Pondcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/turtley-devoted/support

Jim Beaver catches up with Dakar winner and new Polaris RZR athlete Casey Currie. Chris Leone calls in to chat on Dakar and motorsports news, and Jim talks about the holiday break. Be sure and use the code JIMBEAVER at Manscaped.com for 20% off.

On this episode, we are recording from Pro Game Athletics in Bay Shore, NY joined by Stony Brook-commit Chris Leone (Hauppauge 2021). He is widely considered one of the top catchers on Long Island and has been on varsity since 9th grade. We spoke about his experience with the college recruiting process through a pandemic, playing with Team Beast, previewing the 2021 season and how he's preparing for the upcoming season.

Jim Beaver has the Martelli Brother and Killian from mad Media on in a round table discussion to talk on the 2021 Mint 400. Chris Leone also calls in for some power rankings. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Jim Beaver has Fistful of Bourbon Ambassador Anthony Bohlinger on the show, Tiffany Stone phones in to talk Moab and some rally, and Chris Leone is back with more power rankings. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Jim Beaver is racing this week, so he and Chris Leone knocked out a huge power rankings and motorsports news update and we threw in a huge hour long interview with the legendary Tarah Gieger for good measure. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

HR Happy Hour 447 - Innovation in HCM Technology with Oracle Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane Guest: Chris Leone, Senior Vice President, Applications Development, Oracle This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, we were joined by Chris Leone from Oracle, to talk about the some of the highlights from Oracle HCM’s Fall 2020 Product Update, how Oracle HCM has continued to serve their customers during the pandemic, and how they themselves as a large, global organization have made the necessary adjustments to continue to deliver on customer commitments during the pandemic. Additionally, we discussed how the Oracle customer community has come together during the crisis to share information, resources, ideas, and to support each other. Chris also shared some of the philosophy for development at Oracle HCM, and how customer input and requests drive a significant amount of development efforts.  This was a really interesting show, thanks to Chris for joining us!  Learn more about Oracle HCM at www.oracle.com/hcm and see Chris’ presentation from Oracle Live at www.oracle.com/events/live/the-time-is-now/#hcm Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

Jim Beaver has Lucas Oil TV personality Jack Korpela on talking about the latest in the LOORRS series, Tiffany Stone is back with rally news, and Chris Leone dives into power rankings while Jim answers fan questions and hits on the latest motorsports storylines.

Jim Beaver has Pro 2 champ Keegan Kincaid on the show discussing the upcoming event in Crandon over Labor Day, Marty Fiolka calls in to talk Crandon as well as the Vegas to Reno event and a little off-road history, Chris Leone is on with Power Rankings and to discuss the Indy 500, and Jim Beaver does a segment talking motorsports media and marketing.

Jim Beaver and Chris Leone bring you weekly motorsports talk and power rankings from the best performances in racing from the past week. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe to Project Action on Apple Podcasts. Support this Week's Partners: Geico.com is offering a 15% Credit on all policies Betonline.AG promo code PODCASTONE gets a sign up bonus

Jim Beaver has North American rallycross star Steve Arpin on the show this week, professional off-road racer Jason Coleman, Tiffany Stone, and Chris Leone is back with power rankings. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Imagine being able to race any car on any track in the world! That’s the power of simulated virtual racing and the realism is mind-blowing!  You could race a Porsche 919 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for a couple hundred bucks from the safety and comfort of your home!   In this episode I got to talk with Chris Leone of iRacing. iRacing is an incredibly realistic sim racing program used by professional drivers but available to anyone. All you need is a computer and a digital wheel/pedal.   Join Chris and I in this episode as we discuss how iRacing scans every square inch of a track to properly replicate it, how they recreate the driving dynamics of real cars, how iRacing alters driving dynamics to incredible detail (like the temperature of the track pavement!), how to get started sim racing, what equipment you’ll need, how to get better at racing, and much more!   For more info and to try sim racing for yourself visit http://iracing.com/   *This episode is not sponsored by iRacing. I just discovered them, thought they were doing cool stuff, and invited them on the show to learn more.   --------------------------------   Connect with Curiosityness... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiositynesspodcast/ Website: https://www.curiosityness.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curiosityness Twitter: https://twitter.com/Curiositynesstv   Claim your FREE Curiosityness sticker at https://www.curiosityness.com/freesticker/   Find me, the host of Curiosityness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travderose/ Or send me an email to travis@curiosityness.com

Jim Beaver has women's motocross legend Tarah Gieger on the show this week talking her career, Nitro Circus, and a little of everything in between. He also breaks down the latest in the world of motorsports and Chris Leone joins him for a double dose or power rankings. Be sure and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media.

Jim Beaver and Chris Leone rank the best performances in the world of motorsports and also talk on the current state of racing globally. Be sure and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Jim Beaver has Tiffany Stone on air to talk about the new Ford Bronco, RZR driver and off-road winner Robert Loire call in, a double dose of power rankings with Chris Leone, and the Al Qubaisi sisters call in from the UAE to talk formula car racing.

Jim Beaver and Chris Leone discuss the best and the worst racing video games of all-time this week on Project Action. Be sure and join the conversation on social media at @JimBeaver15 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Our Two Cents Podcast Episode 037 https://ourtwocentspodcast.com Interview: Chris Leone from Hall Ambulance Manager, (Hall Critical Care Transport)  Show Notes:  https://hallamb.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/hallamb/  linkedin.com/in/chris-leone-0a9964196  Instagram: @hallambulance    https://hallamb.com/statement-on-covid-19-response  Hall News letter: Working on the frontlines of the Covid-19 Pandemic   Hall Ambulance details safety precautions being taken in responding to COVID-19 calls 

Jim Beaver has a huge show this week with NASCAR driver Joey Logano and new Chip Ganassi driver Sara Price. Tiffany Stone is back with a news update and Chris Leone calls in for power rankings. be sure and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow @JimBeaver15 on social media.

Jim Beaver has Andretti Autosport's Zach Veach on the show this week as well as the latest news and a massive dose of power rankings with Chris Leone.

Jim Beaver has Supercross legend Chad Reed on the show this week talking about his career and return to racing after the break, Racer Magazine's Kelly Crandall calls in to talk about being on-site at the NASCAR event at Darlington, and Chris Leone from iRacing calls in to talk about the crazy past 2 months.

The Youth Ahead began in 1995 as a way to pass the time as teenagers in the 90s. Eventually, the band built itself into one of the most popular bands in the New Jersey area. Through the years they played with a number of national acts such as Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Mest, New Found Glory and Relient K. During that time they also landed spots on mainstage at Skate and Surf in Asbury Park in 2001 and 2003 and on Warped Tour in 2000 and 2001. In October 2005, after a decade of adherence, the band decided to part ways in order for everyone to pursue other interests. Today, we take a trip down "Sanity Rd." and memory lane with Shawn McGovern and Chris Leone to pay homage to the years of Birch Hill and the late 90's/early 2000's NJ punk scene.  Link to "Victory for a Smile": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJB1jtkT3L4 Link to The Youth Ahead's full discography: https://soundcloud.com/njpparchives/sets/the-youth-ahead:  The QTR Podcast is a completely, 100% listener supported podcast that is always going to be free. YouTube does not let me monetize my videos on the site and the podcast is full time work which will never have ads in the middle of it. If you enjoy the content, please support the QTR Podcast in any or all of the following ways:   A small recurring donation via: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/QTRResearch One time donations can also be sent via:Bitcoin: 3G25NvNbGZsaDfoxTBzRFticKa4LDUeBpkVenmo: @chrisinphiladelphiaPaypal: https://www.paypal.me/qtrresearch You can join my e-mail list here and visit my website at www.quoththeravenresearch.com for all of my content. QTR MERCH is also now available here. You can also follow me on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY KIND PATRONS. Please show love to those who support the QTR Podcast:    Biggest Patron Donors    JM Bullion - where QTR buys gold & silver - Twitter: @JMBullion The Trader's Path - no BS trading service - Twitter: @PLHStock RumorHound.ai - free 14 day trial - Twitter: @RumorHound Sang Lucci Trading - the 3LT playbook - also, the SL Master Course  Corvus Gold - http://www.corvusgold.com Investors Underground - day trading community - Twitter: @investorslive  Ken R  Chris Bede - Twitter: @cbede  Nicholas Parks Matthew Zimmer J Mintzmyer - Twitter: @mintzmyer Russ Valenti - Twitter: @russellvalenti  Creighton Titus Longest Running Supporters   Max Mulvihill - Since 2/2018  Kyle Thomas - Since 4/2018  Chris Bede - Since 5/2018  Dariusz Kordonski - Since 5/2018  Chris Gerrard - Since 5/2018    All podcast content is subject to this disclaimer.    Chris is not an investment adviser. Listeners should always speak to their personal financial advisers.  

This Week, We Talk To iRacing Marketing & Communications Manager Chris Leone & Taylor Takes A Lap Around The eSports Circuit Catching Up On Last Weekend's Pro Invitational At Texas

Jim Beaver is joined on the show by Indy 500 winner Alex Rossi and airs an interview with Dakar Champ Toby Price from earlier in 2020. He also has Chris Leone on to talk the explosion of people flocking to iRacing and the 2020 motorsports calendar.

On a special, no frills, social distancing-themed episode of iRacing Downshift, Greg West looks ahead to this weekend's exciting IMSA Sebring SuperSaturday and eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series events, Chris Leone recaps the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series at Homestead, and we've got interviews with the eNASCAR squads of JR Motorsports and Stewart-Haas eSports. We'll be back next week with the usual crew and show format.

Jim Beaver recaps the Mint 400 with Matt Martelli, has Chris Leone on for some power rankings, and discusses the impact of Coronavirus on the motorsports industry.

Jim Beaver dissects the Daytona 500 and Ryan Newman incident, talks Lewis Hamilton's decade of dominance in F1, has power rankings with Chris Leone, and Tiffany Stone calls in to talk some off-road.

Jim Beaver has the first power rankings of the year on air this week with media director Chris Leone, Rob D'Amico calls in to talk 2020 stories and what he's been up to, and Formula D Pro 2 driver Amanda Sorensen talks drifting thru life sideways.

This exciting episode of the Pondcast brings a familiar guest back to the show. The man who never disappoints, Chris Leone, is with us as we discuss the TTPG Conference in Arizona and how he manages to do what he does as a breeder of endangered species.

Kevin sits down with Anthony Pierlioni, Chris Leone, Steve Enders and Christy Milbourne, the four people who either won or were runner up in the 2017 “Chelonia Personality of the Year” Award by the Reptile Report. Join the crew as they discuss just about anything, including their history together on chat forums like turtleforum.com, and their transition to and success with newer social media platforms.

Anthony and Steve sit down with their partner, Chris Leone, of Garden State Tortoise, in the middle of the breeding season, to discuss highlights from another incredible year with chelonians.

Anthony and Steve sit down with everyone's favorite turtle and tortoise personality, Chris Leone, to discuss all things chelonian. No question is off limits.

Brian's twin experiences at the Chris Leone benefit and Slayer/Anthrax/Death Angel show take center stage in this podcast. Later, the guys debate what it means to for a metal band to “make it”. In between, the guys play great songs by WarClown, Ossonor, and Endemise! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. “10 Below” by WarClown (Devastation With A Smile, 2013), “The Shattered Clock” by Ossonor (Dreadful, 2014), and “Anathema” by Endemise (Anathema, 2016) each used with permission from the artist. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw Have a question for the podcast, or a suggestion for an artist you'd like us to interview? Give us your feedback on Twitter @metaldebate or e-mail thegreatmetaldebate@gmail.com.

Dynamic vocalist Matthew Dee Edmondson from Nashville hard rockers Killing Grace joins Brian in this interview recorded at the benefit for Chris Leone at Brewskees in Louisville KY on Oct. 15, 2016. Credits: excerpts from the track “Revolution” from the album ‘Killing Grace' (Red Arrow Records, 2015) used with permission from Red Arrow Entertainment. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.soundcloud.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate Have a question for the podcast, or a suggestion for an artist you'd like us to interview? Give us your feedback at: thegreatmetaldebate@gmail.com or tweet us at @metaldebate.

In this special interview recorded at the massive benefit concert – featuring nine rock and metal bands - playing to support Kingslayer singer Chris Leone who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Brian talks with all the members of Kingslayer prior to that show at Brewskees. The band members talk candidly about their love for music and their brother in crisis. Credits: excerpts from the track “Pirates Of Metal” used with permission from the artist. Support Chris Leone by donating here: https://www.crowdrise.com/chris-leone-will-kick-mss-ass/fundraiser/lucascummins https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw Have a question for the podcast, or a suggestion for an artist you'd like us to interview? Give us your feedback at: thegreatmetaldebate@gmail.com

A very special guest, good friend Chris Leone, joins John and Anthony for this episode. We talked about keeping turtles and tortoises in colder climates successfully, as well as the Western Hermann's Tortoise Studbook, and many other related topics. Please visit his websites, Garden State Tortoise and Hermanni Haven to learn more about Chris, Garden State Tortoise, and Hermann's Tortoises. Also, check out this video from when Steve and Anthony visited Chris and his animals last June.