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Welcome to Bratzline! This week, we welcome Cici to the podcast! We begin by chatting about her lifelong love for Bratz, which started all the way back in 2001! From there, we dive into her collecting journey that began in 2020, and her deep dive into the world of Bratz customization starting in 2021! We get into the whole creative process, the trials and tribulations, rerooting hair, making custom accessories, creating celebrity dolls, and more! I hope you guys enjoy! Thank you so much to Cici for coming on!Links:Follow Cici!https://www.instagram.com/bratzgalcici/Follow the instagram!https://www.instagram.com/bratzlinepodcast/

In den letzten Wochen habe ich eine Frage besonders oft gestellt bekommen:Cici, woher weiß ich denn eigentlich, ob gerade meine Essstörung zu mir spricht oder Ich? Wann ist es ein Zwang, den ich vielleicht gar nicht als solchen erkenne, weil er mir einredet, dass das, was ich tue, gesund und wichtig ist?Wenn auch du manchmal damit struggelst, herauszufinden, ob dein Sport- oder Essverhalten, deine Gewohnheiten und Routinen für oder gegen dich arbeiten, dann ist diese Folge für dich!Eine Frage hat dabei meine eigene ED Recovery um 180 Grad geshiftet - vielleicht ja auch deine.Ich freue mich über Feedback und wenn du dich mit mir auf Instagram (@cicisview) connectest!

Preparing for her 8th album CiCi coming out this summer, Ciara Harris is having a 6-year comeback with her new single "Ecstasy." She's been happily married to football player Russell Wilson since 2016, and expanding their family since then. "Ecstasy" is a sexy smooth R&B track that's also getting attention from its music video choreography. Ciara challenged fans to try is to try one of the moves with an everyday object, and it's motivated senior citizens to complete the exercise pose! Performing 20 years as a R&B/pop singer and dancer, I flashback 4 of her sexy hits that provides someting extra in each. Theme Song - "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann CatenaSupport the show on Buzzsprout!Playlist: "Love Sex Magic" feat. Justin Timberlake (2009); studio"Ride" feat. Ludacris (2010)"Body Party" (2013)"Ecstasy" (2025); on-setCeleb dance challenges: Sherri Shepherd, Megan Thee Stallion, Victoria Monet, Cara DelevigneMentioned Media:"1,2 Step" feat. Missy Elliott, "Goodies" feat. Petey Pablo (2004), "Dance Like We're Making Love" (2015), "Level Up", "Thinking About You" - Ciara (2019)"My Boo" - Ghost Town DJ's (1996)"Rock Your Body" - Justin Timberlake (2002-2003)"One in a Million" - Aaliyah (1996)"The Pleasure Principle" - Janet Jackson (1986-1987)"Stronger" - Britney Spears (2000)Related Episodes: Ep. 12 - Top 40 Songs of 2019 (Part 1)Ep. 69 - Justin Timberlake Top 20 Ep. 121 - Janet Jackson DocumentaryEp. 154 - Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation"Ep. 224 - Grammys 2024 PredictionsEp. 229 - Justin Timberlake's New AlbumEp. 244 - Luke Combs' Dad SongsEp. 269 - Christmas 2024 PlaylistEp. 274 - The Weekend's Music HistoryEp. 281 - Wicked & A Complete Unknown (Reviews)Ep. 285 - Doechii's "Anxiety" & Janet Jackson

W nowym odcinku programu Katarzyny Janowskiej "Rezerwacja" gośćmi są: - Maja Ostaszewska i Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, które zagrały w spektaklu "Kofman. Podwójne wiązanie" w Nowym Teatrze w Warszawie. To sztuka o wybitnej żydowskiej filozofce polskiego pochodzenia w reżyserii Katarzyny Kalwat. - Arek Jakubik wydał drugi solowy album "Romeo i Julia żyją". To muzyczno-filmowa opowieść inspirowana utworem Szekspira. Artysta nagrał utwory o miłości, zdradzie i skomplikowanych relacjach. Paweł Tworek odwiedza Wojciecha Malajkata - aktor i reżyser teraz w nowej roli w Teatrze Współczesnym. Na koniec nie zabraknie też naszych poleceń. Zapraszamy!

In this special on-the-road edition of Digital & Dirt, host Ian Dallimore takes listeners behind the scenes of two powerhouse industry events: MediaPost's Retail Insider Summit and QSR Insider Summit.Gusts You'll Hear From:Annie Pemberton, Wayfair Zack Gordon, Vistar MediaAman Avandi, Ministry of SupplyJulien Sautot, Vistar MediaSeth Larsen, Cheba Hut Donna Tuttle, WhataburgerJeff Perera, Jeff's Bagel Run Justin Whitehead, CiCi's Pizza 

Join Samuel Goldsmith as he sits down with the renowned chef and restaurateur Paul Ainsworth at Ci Ci's Bar in Padstow to discuss Paul's culinary journey, the art of creating delicious meals, and the philosophy behind running a successful restaurant empire. From reminiscing about his childhood influences to sharing anecdotes from his time with Gordon Ramsay, Paul offers a deep dive into the world of food, family, and passion. Southampton-born chef Paul Ainsworth is the talent behind Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at No6, Ci Ci's Bar, Caffe Rojano, The Mariners pub, and luxury boutique hotel Padstow Townhouse. With his wife Emma, Paul has built a celebrated hospitality group in Padstow and Rock, North Cornwall. He's a regular on Great British Menu, Saturday Kitchen, and co-hosted Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsay. Paul began his culinary journey in his parents' guesthouse before training under Gary Rhodes, Gordon Ramsay, and Marcus Wareing. Known for bold, flavour-packed dishes and championing Cornish produce, Paul has earned accolades including GQ's Best Chef, AA's Restaurateur of the Year, and the Catey Chef's Chef Award. His cookbook For the Love of Food celebrates his signature family-style, ingredient-led cooking. Subscribers to the Good Food app via App Store get access to the show ad-free, and with regular bonus content such as interviews recorded at the good food show. To get started, download the Good Food app today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We draw on a new miniseries that is all about light gun games. And we start with getting to the truth behind the biggest conspiracy of them all: Area 51. How did this game save Atari Games (at least temporarily)? Was every CiCi's Pizza contractually obligated to have an Area 51 game in their arcade? How did a bodybuilder from a theme park and a model next door neighbor become arcade icons? What do we actually believe is in Area 51. We answer questions about the origins of Arcade Obscura and get graphic as we describe our most gruesome arcade-related injuries. Don't like those questions? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz You can also like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we post our listener question segments and additional content: https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716

We draw on a new miniseries that is all about light gun games. And we start with getting to the truth behind the biggest conspiracy of them all: Area 51. How did this game save Atari Games (at least temporarily)? Was every CiCi's Pizza contractually obligated to have an Area 51 game in their arcade? How did a bodybuilder from a theme park and a model next door neighbor become arcade icons? What do we actually believe is in Area 51. We answer questions about the origins of Arcade Obscura and get graphic as we describe our most gruesome arcade-related injuries. Don't like those questions? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz You can also like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we post our listener question segments and additional content: https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716

Welcome to the All Serious Subjects podcast! In this hilarious episode, we break down the ultimate fast food tier list, ranking the best and worst of your favorite chains. From Raising Cane's sauce snobs (who dares ask for anything else?) to the undeniable greatness of Waffle House, we've got hot takes and wild riffs. Adam shares a creepy story of being groped by an older kid in a Cici's Pizza arcade, while we pitch genius (or insane) ideas like an abortion clinic/taco truck hybrid and Uber for guns. Plus, enjoy our sarcastic AI-made “Happy Birthday Reid” video roasting him for not jumping on Solana crypto, and stick around for a chaotic prank call to a car dealer.Love fast food debates? Crave unhinged comedy? Hit that subscribe button, like if Waffle House is your 2 a.m. MVP, and drop your own fast food rankings in the comments! New episodes of the All Serious Subjects podcast drop Saturdays at 11:30 AM Mountain Time—don't miss out!

Dein Powertalk, den du dir jederzeit und immer wieder auf deine Ohren legen kannst.In dieser Folge erfährst duWeshalb es so wichtig ist, mit einem starken "Warum" in die Veränderung zu gehen Wie du die Gründe für ED Recovery im Alltag anwenden und integrieren kannstund wie sie wirklich auf dem Weg aus der Essstörung helfenAußerdem lese ich dir die lange Liste der 101 Reasons to Recover vor, die die perfekte Motivation Meditation für den Alltag ist!Momentan findest du das PDF zur Liste im Link in meiner Bio auf Instagram (@cicisview) Du möchtest mit mir gemeinsam dein "Warum" beleuchten und wissen, wie du damit in deine Heilungsarbeit gehen kannst? Dann save dir jetzt direkt deinen free coffee date call mit mir!:)Free Coffee Date mit Cici:https://www.cecilialucio.com/coffeedateHappy to inspire you,Deine Cici

Blogger, free-lance writer and editor, CeliaSue Hecht, joined me to talk about her very popular blog, Have Dog Blog Will Travel. We talked about her inspiration to create a blog, what it takes to be a successful writer and blogger and the types of articles and advice are featured on her blog. During the podcast, I talked with CeliaSue about some of the trips that she and her dog, Cici, have taken and what it has been like to travel with Cici. Traveling with your beloved pet can be very fulfilling. If you've ever taken a journey with your furry friend, this interview will provide you with inspiration to share your adventure with the world.

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Cici, 30, has managed T1D for 17 years. After overcoming her needle fears and diabulemia, she switched to OP5 and turned her health around. Free Juicebox Community (non Facebook) JUICE CRUISE 2025 Blue Circle Health Eversense CGM Learn about the Medtronic Champions Try delicious AG1 - Drink AG1.com/Juicebox I Have Vision Use code JUICEBOX to save 40% at Cozy Earth  CONTOUR NextGen smart meter and CONTOUR DIABETES app Learn about the Dexcom G6 and G7 CGM Go tubeless with Omnipod 5 or Omnipod DASH * Get your supplies from US MED  or call 888-721-1514 Learn about Touched By Type 1 Take the T1DExchange survey *The Pod has an IP28 rating for up to 25 feet for 60 minutes. The Omnipod 5 Controller is not waterproof.  How to listen, disclaimer and more Apple Podcasts> Subscribe to the podcast today! The podcast is available on Spotify, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Radio Public, Amazon Music and all Android devices The Juicebox Podcast is a free show, but if you'd like to support the podcast directly, you can make a gift here or buy me a coffee. Thank you! Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should always consult a physician before making changes to your health plan.  If the podcast has helped you to live better with type 1 please tell someone else how to find the show and consider leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you! The Juicebox Podcast is not a charitable organization.  

Hier findest du die Aufnahme des powervollen Live Events vom 16.02.2025.In dieser Meditation lade ich dich ein, dich bewusst mit dir selbst zu verbinden und dich auf eine Reise durch deinen Körper zu begeben - für mehr Selbstliebe und Körperakzeptanz.Wenn du noch tiefer in das Thema Selbstliebe tauchen möchtest, dann freue ich mich, dich auf deinem Weg zu inspirieren! Tausche dich jetzt mit mir aus und buche dein kostenlosen Coffee Date Call mit Cici hier.

The International Film Festival of Rotterdam, which ran from January 30 through February 9 this year, is a festival with a uniquely wide-ranging and eclectic program of new and repertory films; narrative, documentary, and experimental work; and installations, performances, and expanded cinema. One of the highlights of this year's festival was a special focus section called Through Cinema We Shall Rise! The event marked the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference of 1955, where 29 Asian and African countries gathered in Indonesia to announce the birth of a new anti-colonialist “Third World.” The conference inspired the creation of the Afro-Asian Film Festival, which took place in Tashkent in 1958, Cairo in 1960, and Jakarta in 1964. The program at Rotterdam features 15 titles selected from those three editions, spanning films from China, Tibet, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, and more.  Today's episode delves into these films and the context from which they emerged. For the first half, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish sits down with two Indonesian curators and artists, Bunga Siagian and Yuki Aditya, to sketch out the history of the Bandung Conference and the three Afro-Asian Film Festivals. In the second half, critics and programmers Cici Peng and Inney Prakash join the group to discuss the films shown at Rotterdam—their aesthetics, politics, and relevance to the present. Films discussed: Turang (Bachtiar Siagian, 1958), Freedom for Ghana (Sean Graham, 1957), Law of Baseness (Aleksandr Medvedkin, 1962), A Phu and His Wife (Loc Mai, 1960), The Open Door (1963), The Red Detachment of Women (Xie Jin, 1961), Serfs (Li Jun, 1965), Five Golden Flowers (Wang Jiayi, 1959)

Sometimes, after a long day speaking English, former WBUR podcast fellow Cici Yu just wants to zone out and spend time on the internet where everyone is speaking her native language, Chinese. Her app of choice? Xiaohongshu, or RedNote. So, when Cici logged on recently to find a feed filled with English-speaking Americans, she was surprised. Show notes: "The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before" (CNN) "More speech and fewer mistakes" (Meta) "Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'" (BBC) "Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers' Posts" (The New York Times) Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus. It was hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson.

Watch out for Sconesy Cider! She's on the move and passing judgment! Jim and Pam feel her wrath as Cici's christening goes a little off the rails. We're heading to church for this episode and bringing Josh Boltz with us! Will there be enough scones? Will we get on the youth ministry bus? And if we do, will we get off before leaving the country? These answers and more, won't you listen?

We had so much fun reflecting on what the internet had predicted for our 2024 that we decided it was only fitting to see what the stars and algorithms believe are in store for us for 2025. It may come as surprise to absolutely no one that the universe and co-star agree, everything's coming up CiCi and Jeri will have to endure more self inflicted chaos. One of us is vehemently rejecting their predictions and the other is Ciara. WE'RE GOING ON TOUR - ladiesandtangents.comWE'RE ON PATREON - patreon.com/ladiesandtangentsMERCH - ladiesandtangents.com/lt-merch*NEW* SUBMIT YOUR STORIES - landtstories@gmail.comFOLLOW ALONG WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA - @ladiesandtangents GAZA/WEST BANK RESOURCES-https://medium.com/@scholarscoalition/for-immediate-release-u-s-4c2aecd11535https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/https://buildpalestine.com/2021/05/15/trusted-organizations-to-donate-to-palestine/https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/18093732/israel-palestine-misconceptionshttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52045757

Check out Carlos' shop! https://otamerch.shop/ Donate to help kids here! https://www.extra-life.org/team/slapdash Each week we aim to bring together the biggest events in Vtubing and talk about what's been going on. Stop by, hang out, and let's catch up with us! Join this discord : https://discord.gg/wFMcTGHWGJ Follow here for updates: https://twitter.com/SuperChatsPod Shorts over here: https://www.tiktok.com/@superchatspod 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:12 Adora Got Bonked(?) 00:24:51 WintAura Christmas 00:33:44 Obake PAM Christmas 00:40:56 Kiara's New Outfits 00:42:05 Shiori's Christmas Story 00:43:39 Vtuber Milestones 00:45:41 Miscellaneous News Bits 00:52:18 Serina Maiko's Wacky 2.0 00:54:30 New Japanese Vtubing Laws? 01:03:41 Idol Addresses Harassment 01:08:38 Socks Check In 01:10:00 Holo Justice New Year Outfits 01:12:05 Hololive Odyssey MV 01:14:14 Fubuki Storyteller MV 01:15:41 Kanata Katahane MV 01:18:16 Kanade x Calli Beyond the Way 01:20:34 Haachama Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro 01:24:19 Botan Demon's Banquet 01:24:50 Roboco x Haachama Anagura Gurashi 01:26:37 Ruby Runeheart Rosa Pastel 01:27:20 Christmas Music Burst 01:28:15 Fauna and Gura Drawing 01:31:49 Kiara's Fauna Holotalk 01:36:55 Gigi and Fauna Coughing Baby Awards 01:43:35 Fubuki's Dice Endurance 01:45:52 Oozora Police 2024 01:51:33 IRyS Sushi 01:52:22 Cici and Gigi's Movie Watchalong 01:55:33 Nick Watched Kiara 01:59:14 Miori's Christmas Jazz 02:01:25 VSPO LoL Collab with Guests 02:07:04 Alicja Icey Towers 02:10:10 Comments and Shilling

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Ceci Craft is the Director of Mental Performance, Life Skills and Education for the Philadelphia Phillies. She received her B.A. from Bates College in Maine where she captained the women's soccer team in 2005. She then went on to attend the University of Wales, Bangor, one of the premier Sports Science institutions in Britain. At Bangor she received her MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Science. Ceci's work at the University of Wales, Bangor focused mostly on Transformational Leadership Behaviors and its effects on role function within a team.Ceci has spent a combined 10 seasons as a mental performance coach in Major League Baseball. She spent her first 6 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians and the past four seasons coaching the Phillies.As a mental performance coach Ceci assisted players and staff at the Major League level of the organization in the continued development and integration of programs and services that enhance performance and mental and emotional development. She also has recently taken on directing the Life Skills and Education Program supporting Phillies players in learning English, completing high school and having basic life skills to compete both in the Dominican Republic and the United States.Ceci previously worked for the United States Army for a combined 7 years from 2008-14, 2019-2021 working for the Special Warfare Center and School, primarily with Special Forces soldiers, and was the “Head of Performance” for the Special Operations Cognitive Enhancement Program (SOCEP), and went on to direct the program.Click here to visit Cici's LinkedIn!Support the show

Originally Published June 10, 2022. In this episode, we explore resilience, mindset, and the courage to embrace change with special guest Cici Castelli. You'll love hearing Cici's inspiring journey it is a real testament to the power of determination and adaptability. Tune in to there her share insights on leveraging mentorship, breaking goals into manageable steps, and maintaining balance amidst challenges. Whether it's pivoting during unexpected life events or taking bold risks, Cici emphasizes the importance of a positive mindset, self-care, and passion to create a fantastic life!   Yilcian “Cici” Castelli arrived in the U.S. as a first-generation immigrant, working as a dishwasher at Harvard while putting herself through school and raising her child as a single mom. Today, she's a technology executive, real estate investor, and transformational coach. Specializing in High-Performance Coaching, Cici helps entrepreneurs and professionals boost clarity, productivity, and courage to achieve personal and professional success.   Social Media: Website: https://www.cicicastelli.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CiciCastelli Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cici_castelli/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cicicastelli   Thanks for listening to the show! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation, please email me at allen@drallenlycka.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka. We would love to have you join us there, and welcome your messages. We check our Messenger often.   This show is built on “The Secrets to Living A Fantastic Life.” Get your copy by visiting: https://secretsbook.now.site/home   We are building a community of like-minded people in the personal development/self-help/professional development industries, and are always looking for wonderful guests for our show. If you have any recommendations, please email us!   Dr. Allen Lycka's Social Media Links Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_allen_lycka/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drallenlycka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenlycka YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/c/drallenlycka   Subscribe to the show. We would be honored to have you subscribe to the show - you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device

In hour one, the Heat are at the center of the NBA news cycle following Shams' report about the Heat and Jimmy Butler. Crowder interrupts the show from his hotel room and Hoch details his highly anticipated lunch today at Cici's Pizza. Plus, NBC6 anchor and reporter, Giselle Espinales, joins the show to properly prepare for the Miami Hurricanes appearance in the upcoming Pop-Tarts Bowl: she taste tests two flavors of Pop-Tarts live on the air with Hoch and Crowder.

the Heat are at the center of the NBA news cycle following Shams' report about the Heat and Jimmy Butler. Hoch details his highly anticipated lunch today at Cici's Pizza. Giselle Espinales eats Pop-Tarts live on the show in preparation for the Pop-Tarts bowl. Which QB-WR duo is better: Tua + Tyreek OR Burrow + Chase? Plus, more on the Butler rumors with Clay Ferraro of Local 10.

Why Franchising? We spoke with many entrepreneurs and franchisors LIVE at this year's Franchise Expo Austin about why they decided to franchise their concept. And, why are franchisee partners finding success with their brand? What's in it for them? In part 2, you'll hear from these extraordinary Franchisors: Alex Wright, Pups Pub Natalie Hansen, Perkins Ken Baker, Sun Stoppers Jorge Campos, Movita Juice Bar Jack Hall, Cici's Pizza JJ and Traci, Get A Haircut And then we'll wrap this year's MVF Podcast Zone shows with a special conversation with Rafael Alvarez, CEO of The Latino Franchise Association.  Rafael shares some challenges potential franchisees are currently facing, how the LFA can help, and trends with franchise brands from Latin America.   Thanks Northeast Color, Source, Citrin Cooperman, and Hughes!

Do you wake up excited to greet the day, or do mornings feel like a struggle? In this lighthearted and inspiring episode, we take a lesson from Cici, my joyful and enthusiastic dog, who starts every morning with a wag in her step and excitement for what's to come. Join me as I share how we can all learn to embrace Cici's attitude and bring more positivity to our mornings. Whether you're a homeschooling parent or just looking for a mindset boost, this episode will leave you smiling and ready to greet each day enthusiastically. As a certified life coach specializing in helping homeschool parents, I've seen how powerful a positive mindset can be for the entire family. That's why I share episodes about mindset alongside homeschooling topics. When you approach your days with joy and intention, it can transform your homeschool experience and help you navigate life's challenges more easily. Learn more about how we support homeschool families at HomeSchoolThinkTank.com. Discover more mindset episodes and books:  https://homeschoolthinktank.com/mindset/

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Busisiwe ‘Cici' Thwala, Singer-Songwriter about The Love Tour with Cici & Friends show - taking place at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by the vibrant and multi-talented Ci Ci Thorn, who brings her entrepreneurial spirit and unexpected athletic prowess to the Speakeasy Studio.Ci Ci recently launched her own hair salon (Salon Ci), and she opens up about the exhilarating journey of building a business from scratch—sharing the real highs, lows, and surprising insights that come with being a local business owner and stylist.Beyond the salon, Ci Ci reveals a competitive side of her life: her passion for competitive darts, a sport she stumbled into by chance but quickly mastered. From achieving major wins to breaking down misconceptions,Ci Ci takes us through her unusual journey of blending creativity with competition.Don't miss this conversation filled with inspiring tales, humorous moments, and practical wisdom on balancing business, passion, and life's unpredictable adventures.Tune in for a glimpse into the life of a true original!Drink: Busch LightSalon Ci: https://salonci.square.siteBrews & Cruise Podcast: https://brewsandcruisepodcast.com

On this episode of the Housekeys podcast, we sit down with local REALTOR® Cici Munoz-Soto. We talk about her growth in Real Estate, her love for the Sacramento Kings, and what keeps her focused and motivated.  Music: Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4614-welcome-to-the-show  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  All speakers in this podcast do not speak on behalf of the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® nor do they represent the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®. All presenters are speaking on behalf of their own profession. 

In this episode, we dive into the ongoing online conversation around Russell Wilson and Ciara's relationship and why it's sparked such a divide between men and women. From Russell's unabashed love for Ciara to his role as a supportive stepdad, he's labeled by some as “too soft,” while others argue Ciara hit the relationship jackpot. We unpack what this says about our expectations of masculinity, romance, and the double standards around emotional expression in relationships. Join us as we discuss why men's vulnerability often meets resistance, how views on step-parenting reveal deeper gender biases, and why women's choices to leave relationships that no longer serve them should be celebrated, not criticized. This episode is a fresh look at modern love, societal expectations, and the power of owning your happiness on your own terms.

CICI VAIN MEDI SPA In this episode, we sit down with Cici Dimou, the Nurse Practitioner behind VAIN Medi Spa and co-founder of VAIN Academy. Cici takes us through her remarkable journey from graduating with a master's in nursing to discovering her passion for aesthetics after a Botox party with a friend. What started as a hobby in her spare bedroom quickly blossomed into a thriving business, eventually scaling up to a multi-million dollar enterprise.Cici gives us the behind the scenes of her day to day, how she manages a team of 8 employees, and how she built an online educational platform to educate other nurse practitioners through VAIN Academy. Tune in to get inspired by her commitment to being the best version of herself while positively impacting her team and patients every single day. Enjoy! Book with VAIN Medi Spa: https://vainmedispa.com/VAIN Academy: https://www.vainacademy.org/Work with us here: https://www.businessmusclepodcast.com/You can follow us on Instagram @businessmusclepodcast, @elisecaira and @dr.ariel.dpt. Follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095609733486Join our Facebook community of other entrepreneurs for insider tips and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255295687403161Get your FREE Business Starter Checklist: https://www.businessmusclepodcast.com/freechecklistFIXXED: https://www.fixxedstudios.com/Sweat Fixx: https://www.sweatfixx.com/

Anand is the Founder and Managing Partner of Gala Capital Partners, a diversified investment and holding company with interests in chain restaurants, software & technology, real estate development, franchising and public equities investment. He has spent the past 35 years in various executive capacities within the Software, Real Estate & Restaurant Industries.Gala Capital Partners invests in (among other things) restaurants. The current portfolio includes CiCi's Pizza, Famous Dave's Barbeque, Rusty Taco and MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes.Anand grew up in the restaurant industry. His mother was an early franchisee with Jack in the Box. Anand's parents knew the restaurant industry was a difficult career path, so they encouraged Anand to pursue other careers. He graduated from USC with a degree in biology, but he was drawn back into the family business and fell in love with it all over again. When it comes to restaurants to invest in, Gala Capital Partners focuses on five key categories: burgers, chicken, tacos/Mexican, pizza and coffee. The brands that Gala Capital Partners focus on are between 25-350 units. They call those “adolescent brands.”  When evaluating successful franchises, Anand starts with the quality of the food. Focusing on quality and taste is the easiest way for a restaurant to stand out from the competition.  QUOTES “(The restaurant industry) is usually the first job for many young adults and teenagers. It teaches them work ethic, it teaches them responsibility.” (Anand)“When I returned to the (restaurant) business after university, I realized I could learn about finance, I could learn about accounting, I could learn about marketing, I could learn about HR, I could learn about IT, I could get into real estate. It was so multi-dimensional. It was remarkable and it just captivated me.” (Anand) “There were many, many humbling experiences. When you're 25 you have a great deal of confidence and bravado. I had a couple lessons that I learned the hard way and I think I'm far better off for it today.” (Anand) “I'd encourage each and every (restaurant) executive to go work a week and do that every single year. You don't know what a franchisee goes through and you don't know what a store manager goes through until you've done it.” (Anand)“Each and every one of our restaurant brands plays a significant role in how you serve the customer.” (Anand) “Our typical franchisee and the ideal profile is somebody who is new to franchising and really wants to get into the business and work in the business and be hands on in the stores. Or it's going to be someone in a smaller market of the family business and they've got anywhere from 3 to 30 locations and they really love being hands on and involved.” (Anand) “We want very active and hands on operators. People who want to be there and build relationships with their leadership teams, with their managers, with their employees. They want to participate and support their local communities. Those are the folks we're looking for.” (Anand)  TRANSCRIPT 00:01.44vigorbrandingHello, everyone. Today’s guest is Anand Gala of Gala Capital Partners. Put simply, Anand is an investor, and one of those investments is restaurants. But I’ve known him for quite a while, and I’m always blown away by his stories, his growth, and and everything in between. So this will be a great conversation. Anand, welcome to Fork Tales. Thanks for doing this program. 00:25.38Anand GalaAbsolutely. My pleasure. Thanks for having me, Michael. 00:28.50vigorbrandingPerfect. Well, hey, so I know we were talking, catching up a little bit before because I’m fortunate to have known you for a while. um You know, I was saying, when people hear about Gala Capital Partners, it sounds ah very regal, which it is. It’s an amazing company and the growth is is astronomical, which we’ll talk about, but it didn’t really all start out that way, did it? 00:47.08Anand GalaYou know, no, it’s everybody’s got a, everybody’s got a story. I guess you can say everybody’s got a story. And mine is um is probably very familiar. 00:58.92Anand Galato many others that are you know that were raised in immigrant families that that came from humble beginnings. And it’s just a story of a lot of hard work. It’s a story of intentionality by my family, by my parents to really invest in me ah in an education around operations and around entrepreneurship that candidly none of us really knew we were doing at the time. 01:24.49vigorbrandingYeah, I mean, you you were literally, I think when I first met you, you you were a child basically being babysat by the dishwasher, right? You were in the restaurants at a young, young age. Talk a little bit about that. 01:34.34Anand GalaYeah, absolutely. So my mom was a franchisee of Jack in the Box. And that was early on when they just began franchising. I think she might have been franchisee number two. 01:45.49vigorbrandingWow. 01:45.60Anand GalaAnd that was 1982 or 83. I must have been eight or nine years old. And she started working 16, 18, 20 hours a day because you know that’s what an operator does. 01:56.08Anand GalaThat’s what an entrepreneur does. You have to figure it out. And I just didn’t see her very often. And so therefore, the best way for her to make sure that she had an eye on me and I spent time with her was for her to bring me to work. And that was daycare. That was after school care. That was vacations and holiday care. You know, that’s what it was. That’s how I spent my time. And so I literally grew up in the back of a restaurant ah and in some cases standing on a milk crate so I could see over the front counter and and talk to customers. But that that was it within eyesight and earshot. 02:27.89vigorbrandingThat’s great. And you know, the the restaurant business has to be in your blood. And obviously, yeah it was literally infused in you from a young age. And I think that’s, ah again, i you can’t help to learn, you can’t help to see. I think it’s one of the most incredible experiences ah for anybody ah is to work in a restaurant. You learn a lot about sales, you learn a lot about people, about hustle, about ah yeah just everything in in between, dealing with problems on your feet. When someone complains, it’s ah it’s ah it’s a phenomenal way to ah get an education, that’s for sure. 02:57.22Anand GalaAbsolutely. and i’ll And I’ll take it a step further. I think it’s fascinating because it not only teaches you all of the things that you mentioned, it’s usually the first job for many young adults or or teenagers. 03:07.18vigorbrandingMm hmm. 03:09.41Anand GalaIt teaches them work ethic. It teaches them responsibility. And one thing that candidly, I’m not sure how it gets taught other than maybe in the home or or through your church or temple or or what have you, 03:22.08Anand GalaBut it’s respect for others, regardless of the position that they’re in. ah It’s an appreciation for hard work and how much it takes to really earn a dollar. 03:32.67Anand GalaAnd the fact that people do what they do so that they can support themselves, their families, have some spending money, develop some independence, it’s remarkable. And, you know, those are lessons and values that don’t get taught very often in many other places. 03:46.25vigorbrandingYeah, no doubt. So okay, so you you youre you’re you’re young, you’re in the restaurant, you’re you’re eight, then you go to USC, right? And you you graduate with a degree in biology. ah So that was, you weren’t on the restaurant path, I don’t think at that point. So what happened there? Where were you headed? Where did you go? And where did how did you end up here? 04:04.53Anand GalaYeah, it’s, you know, don’t don’t all good restaurant operators go into the sciences? Of course. ah it it it is a It is a fascinating path and it’s one that, ah you know, my my parents recognized how hard the restaurant business was. And they wanted my brother and I to have a better life. They wanted us to get an education and and really not have to go through the trials and tribulations that they went through, as every parent wants for their children. 04:31.20Anand GalaSo they thought, hey, we’ll have our kids become doctors. ah That would be great. And I thought, boy, wouldn’t medical school be easier than running a restaurant until I, you know, I i took the ah med school entrance exams and and I tried a couple of interviews for for med schools and I realized that’s not what I wanted to do. I probably should have come to that conclusion much, much earlier in college, but I waited until the end. 04:54.40Anand GalaAnd, ah you know, I thought, okay, I’ll just go help out in the family business, because I know how to do that. And my parents thought, okay, you know, he’s gonna realize how hard this is, and he’ll change his mind quickly and run to med school. And as I got back into the business, I realized how much it just came second nature, how much I truly enjoyed it. And candidly, how much it had to offer. When I was growing up, I thought, boy, the only thing it has to offer is operations. 05:21.61Anand GalaAnd I got a great education and experience in operations. But when I returned to the business after university, I realized I can learn about finance. I can learn about accounting. I can learn about marketing. I can learn about HR. I can learn about IT. t I can get into real estate. there It was so multidimensional. It was remarkable. And it just captivated me. It drew me in. And I had an insatiable curiosity and appetite to learn. 05:47.54Anand Galaand And so every single day it drew me in further and further and further to the point that there was just no return. This was it. 05:54.51vigorbrandingthat’s That’s, that’s awesome. That’s awesome. Well, so I mean, now we’ll jump into to to to life after after school, you you get involved as a is a franchisee, correct? That’s what you that’s that was your first sort of for you were young, I think you bought your first franchise, right? 06:11.11Anand GalaYeah, that’s right. So you know growing up in the restaurant space was fantastic. But the challenge at the time within Jack in the Box was there were a limited number of franchisees that were allowed to expand. And it was because the company was in a very large expansion phase for itself. And so in large markets like Houston and Los Angeles where we operated, there simply weren’t that many opportunities for us because the company had already scouted them out and had already tied them up. 06:40.93Anand GalaSo I left the family business when I was 25 and I became ah I think the youngest franchisee for Applebee’s and started building stores throughout California the exact same time same year I became I believe also the youngest franchisee for Del Taco at the time. 06:59.02vigorbrandingwow 06:59.12Anand GalaAnd I was 25 years old. I was building Applebee’s from Bakersfield to Fresno and and later in the Bay Area and was building Del Taco restaurants outside of Sacramento and Modesto and Stockton and small markets there as well as in Phoenix, Arizona. And so I was traveling a lot and I think when you’re young and you’re not married and you don’t have other responsibilities and You’ve got a lot of energy. 07:22.40Anand Galaah You can really you know push the push the pedal. And so I did. I learned a great deal during that period of time. And I learned a lot about what ah what I did know and what I didn’t know. 07:31.09vigorbrandingY 07:33.97Anand GalaI’ll tell you, there were many, many humbling experiences. 07:35.59vigorbranding‘all bet. 07:37.63Anand GalaBecause when you’re 25, you have a great deal of confidence and bravado. And I had a couple of lessons that I learned the hard way. And um I think i’m I’m far better off for it today. 07:49.97vigorbrandingYeah, we’ve learned a lot more from our mistakes and our wins, that’s for sure. 07:53.08Anand GalaYeah. 07:53.18vigorbrandingAnd ah so it’s it’s interesting too, because we’ll talk about this in a moment, but I mean, you know, obviously, ah you know, at Vigor, we do marketing for restaurants, and we deal with ah franchisees, and we deal with franchisors, the folks that own the brand and control the brand. 08:07.88vigorbrandingAnd and sometimes there’s, there’s dissension among the ranks. I mean, there’s, you know, and you’re you’re you’re on both sides of it. So I’ll be really interested to hear your perspective on the whole thing. 08:18.23Anand GalaYeah, yeah it’s it’s been a fascinating journey, having been a franchisee from 83 all the way to or 82, I guess all the way to, I think about 2014 is when we finally ah decided we were going to start selling and not start selling the brands, but we exited most of the brands that we were involved in. 08:35.37vigorbrandingMm hmm. 08:37.22Anand GalaAnd so prior to that, we had sold our jack in the box business and sold our Del Taco business and, and then by 2014 sold our Applebee’s business. And we we still our franchisees a famous day’s barbecue in California. 08:46.15vigorbrandingMm hmm. 08:49.86Anand Galaah But then starting in 2017, we started investing in and acquiring small franchiseurs. And what’s interesting is we took a very different approach to being a franchisor. Having walked a mile in the shoes of the franchisee, literally, and still being a franchisee, i I fundamentally understand the approach to business and the relationship that a franchisee has. And I try to bring that knowledge and experience and insight to the relationship that we bring as a franchisor. 09:23.64Anand GalaWe acknowledge that a franchisee makes their money off the bottom line and a franchisor makes their money off the top line. That being said, discounting your royalty is not the solution you because you want a financially strong franchisor that has the capital to make the investments in the people and the systems and the resources to really drive your business. 09:45.68Anand GalaIf you cut the royalty down to call it 1%, what’s left for them? 09:45.83vigorbrandingThat’s right. 09:48.63vigorbrandingMhm. 09:50.10Anand Galayou’re not gonna get the best talent, you’re not gonna get the best support. And so it becomes a vicious cycle if you go down that road. I think that what most franchisees ah do focus on and and I think many recognize is rather than try to reduce the royalty, let’s drive accountability and expectations with the franchise or to say we expect best in class marketing, best in class leadership, best in class operations, 10:11.11vigorbrandingMhm. 10:17.38Anand Galaum And so please make sure that you’re hiring those people, make sure that you’re driving those attributes ah through the brands, because that’s what makes us better. you know Please invest in us, please support us. And that’s how we try to bring the parties together. That doesn’t mean that we’re free of any discontent from time to time, but that’s our responsibility is to work through that. 10:42.35vigorbrandingSure. I mean, I’ve always said and I feel very strongly that empathy is probably one of the more powerful like emotions, if you will, and you know, understanding both sides of it from where you’re your you seat from growing up in it. And then being on the other side, it’s I think that’s very powerful to have that that understanding that that that intelligence that hey, I understand I’ve been in your shoes. I know what’s important to you. Here’s what’s important. And and there’s this partnership, right? 11:06.60vigorbrandingIt’s almost like you treat them with as family. ands they’re’re’re They’re a part of your company because they are. i mean they’re They’re your brand. right They’re an extension of it. 11:13.80Anand GalaAbsolutely, and I would even go a step further and I’d encourage each and every executive or leader in a franchise or to go work a week and do that every single year in the stores because honestly, you don’t know what a franchisee goes through. 11:23.83vigorbrandingYeah. Mm-hmm. 11:29.38Anand GalaYou don’t know what a store manager goes through until you’ve done it. You you may have the the best degrees on the wall. um and and lots of experience from lots of other brands, but until you really walk a mile and and do what they do, ah then I think you build a tremendous amount of credibility and and candidly empathy at the same time. 11:49.25vigorbrandingSure. 11:49.40Anand GalaSo I think it helps you connect with with lots of operators and franchisees. 11:55.71vigorbrandingThat’s great. So, okay. So one of your biggest investments was Muyah, burgers, fries, and shakes. Okay. So, and i I was fortunate. 12:01.37Anand GalaYeah. 12:02.41vigorbrandingI actually came out to see you. I was out in California and I ate at one of your, at one of your restaurants. Phenomenal. It was a great ah burger. I’m not just saying that now, but the thing is there’s lots of burgers out there. And I was quoted on a previous podcast. 12:13.42vigorbrandingah I had a gentleman by the name of Audley Wilson on who created a robo burger, which is the yeah ah basically the burger vending machine. 12:18.71Anand GalaYeah, yeah. 12:21.05vigorbrandingAnd, you know, ah my my line my line was no one American ever went bankrupt trying to feed America hamburgers. So, I mean, but there’s a lot of competition out there, isn’t there? I mean, how does how do you guys stand out? 12:30.45Anand Galathere There is. 12:31.03vigorbrandingI mean, you know, I mean, I know it’s ah a phenomenal product with great ingredients, but talk talk a little bit about dumuya. 12:38.44Anand GalaWell, i’ll I’ll frame it in a way that I think you’ll definitely get and I’m sure your audience will get, which is why compete with everybody else? Why play their game? they you know If you’re playing somebody else’s game, then you are automatically at a disadvantage because they’ve been playing it a lot longer. 12:54.46vigorbrandingMm hmm. 12:56.28Anand GalaThey created the rules. They’ve been doing this for a while and they know how to win. They’re gonna tilt the deck in their in their favor. So I think you have to decide what you do that is distinct, that is different. How do you define yourself? And so at Mujah, it’s a very simple approach. It’s better ingredients, it’s better quality, it’s better tasting, ah and it’s done with more hospitality, and it’s done fresh in store every day. And so that’s the approach we take, is that we wanna have fresh, never frozen meat, and we want it to be certified Angus beef, 13:33.11Anand Galawe fresh bake our buns in the stores every day, we hand cut our fries, you know, we only use the highest quality ingredients, and we don’t make anything until you order it. So these are all of the different things that we think are distinct and unique. 13:48.02Anand GalaAnd, you know, nobody ever um disliked high quality and great taste. 13:54.56vigorbrandingright 13:54.79Anand GalaSo our perspective is we’re going to compete on taste, on quality, on service, on experience. Now that may cost a little bit more, but candidly when you put it all together and you’re doing sort of the value formula, it still comes out to be a tremendous value because of what you get, not what you pay. 14:13.95vigorbrandingYeah, no doubt. So, okay, burgers aren’t your only restaurant. You’re you’re involved with a portfolio. you have You have pizza, tacos, coffee, and everything in between. what What criteria do you use when evaluating which restaurants to invest in? 14:27.84Anand GalaWell, your statement earlier, which was nobody ever lost money selling hamburgers to Americans, I would take it a step further and say, you know, there’s a bunch of different categories where 14:37.50vigorbrandingYeah. 14:38.40Anand GalaThe world already knows what you do and how to use your business or your product or your brand. And so we focus on five primary categories. That doesn’t mean that we won’t look at and invest in things around the periphery as well. But those five categories are burger, chicken, tacos or Mexican pizza and coffee. And not only are they pervasive in American society and candidly, I think foundational. 15:04.85Anand Galaum But I think that what American society culture and its tremendous marketing ah machine behind so many of its companies has done a great job of is exporting that culture around the world. 15:14.31vigorbrandingYeah. 15:18.82Anand GalaI can open up a coffee joint anywhere in the world and I can guarantee you that that local community knows exactly how to use that brand, that product, that concept. The same is true with pizza. The same is true with chicken. 15:30.19Anand GalaThe same is true with tacos and Mexican food. and And thank God for the Taco Bells and the Chipotle’s and so many others that have blazed a trail before us. um and And that end is, it for example, just in the Mexican category, but the same is true in each and every one of those categories. 15:48.21Anand GalaSo our primary focus is within these five big categories. 15:51.97vigorbrandingMm hmm. 15:52.18Anand GalaWe love these brands and we think we can bring a higher quality, better experience approach to each and every one of them. 15:59.57vigorbrandingIt’s fantastic. So you went from being a franchisee to now you own these brands and you own is it rusty taco, you have CC’s pizza, Dunn Brothers coffee, Muyah burger, what am I missing one? 16:12.76Anand GalaNope, that’s it, that’s it. 16:13.57vigorbrandingIs that it? 16:13.90Anand Galathose are the those Those are the main ones, yeah, absolutely. 16:14.05vigorbrandingOkay, good. I nailed it. Yeah, yeah. That’s fantastic. 16:17.73Anand GalaYeah, so we’ve we’ve we’ve invested in these brands and some of them we’ve got partners and you know we’re just excited. 16:18.25vigorbrandingSo 16:23.95Anand Galawe We think that each and every one of them plays a significant role in how you serve the customer. So for example, Cece’s Pizza is a buffet concept. 16:35.11Anand Galaum And people, you know they they may attribute buffet with a lower quality. I’ll tell you, if you walked into the back of a Cece’s, Everything is fresh. They make their dough in-store fresh every single day. 16:46.57Anand GalaThe quality of the ingredients is really, really high. in And I was very surprised by that. I mean, it’s it’s a really high quality product. um So I encourage folks to go and focus on the quality because you can’t go wrong. 16:58.93vigorbrandingHmm. 17:01.08Anand GalaYou’re you’re always going to have a better tasting product with a higher quality product. 17:02.21vigorbrandingHmm. That’s great. So now on the opposite end there, so how how do you then ah interview or evaluate potential like franchisees or investors? 17:15.40vigorbrandingHow does that work? I mean, again, playing both sides, these are your babies now. And you know you don’t want to just hand that that off to someone who’s got some money enough money to buy it. 17:19.65Anand GalaYeah. 17:23.70vigorbrandingit’s you know There’s got to be a lot more to it than that, especially for all the care that you put into it. 17:28.63Anand GalaWell, the brands that we focus on tend to be anywhere from 25 to 350 units. 17:33.92vigorbrandingMm-hmm. 17:34.33Anand GalaAnd so we call those adolescent brands. They’re past proof of concept. They’re in a couple of markets. um Maybe they’ve already started franchising. And you know maybe they’ve just hit a speed bump somewhere. 17:45.32Anand GalaMaybe they’re just out of favor. They’re not very sexy. But they are great businesses. As we think about it, every brand goes through a cycle. And there’s a cycle of of evolution and then innovation and then scaling up and so forth. 17:55.57vigorbrandingMm hmm. 18:00.85Anand GalaAnd so the same franchisee that’s a 300 unit KFC or Taco Bell franchisee may not be an ideal candidate for what we do. because they’re focused on scale. They’re focused on large markets controlling big pieces of the business. And candidly, we’re focused on folks that are really involved in their market. So our our typical franchisee and probably the the ideal profile of our franchisee is gonna be somebody who is either new to franchising but really wants to get into the business and work in their business um and and be hands-on and in the stores. 18:38.32Anand Galaor it’s gonna be somebody that’s probably in a smaller market or it’s a family business and they’ve got anywhere from three to 30 locations amongst whatever they’re involved in. 18:48.51vigorbrandingYeah. 18:50.53Anand GalaAnd they they really love being very hands-on, not to mean that they’re in the stores every day all the time, but they really enjoy being involved in their business. It’s not going to be just an investment for them. 19:03.06Anand GalaThey really they they believe this is it. And so we want very active hands-on operators. that’s the That’s the easiest way for us to describe them. ah and And so when somebody really knows their business, they know their business and they want to be there. 19:16.69Anand GalaThey want to, you know, build relationships with their with their leadership teams, with their managers, with their employees. They want to participate and support their local communities. Those are the folks that we’re looking for. 19:28.70Anand GalaAnd those are the ones that that do the best in our organization. 19:28.83vigorbrandingThat’s awesome. 19:31.48vigorbrandingmost successful at the end of the day, right? 19:32.98Anand GalaYeah, absolutely. 19:33.61vigorbrandingVery cool. Probably like ah your mom was, right? When she started out, you know? 19:36.82Anand GalaThat’s right. That’s right. 19:39.60vigorbrandingI mean, it you know, it all comes back around. So when when you look at like a successful growing restaurants or I guess brands to maybe invest in or buy, um is there a common denominator? Is it always like that sort of fresh type of thing? 19:50.01vigorbrandingOr is there anything that you have in your criteria that you’re that you’re really kind of honing in on as far as there’s something you’re seeing in the market that you that you’re that you find to be ah ah successful or you think will be successful? 20:01.93Anand GalaYou know, the the ingredients are very simple. um First and foremost, we start with the food. And interestingly, a lot of people look at franchises and they just see it as a business. 20:13.19Anand GalaThey don’t think of it as what does the business do. So we always, as I mentioned earlier, we have a ah disproportionate focus on quality. 20:20.47vigorbrandingThat’s 20:21.19Anand GalaAnd so we start with the food. I think in in a world where there is so much commoditization and so much a sea of sameness across so many different brands and products, the the easy way to stand out is focus on quality, focus on taste. 20:23.39vigorbrandinggreat. 20:38.35Anand GalaPeople go out to eat because food tastes good. If you wanted bad food or you wanted bland food, you could probably just do that yourself. But you go to restaurants because they’re known for something. 20:49.96Anand GalaAnd so we wanna make sure that when you come in and you’re getting something that we are known for, that you say that’s a darn good, whatever it is, taco, burger, pizza, that’s a darn good ah you know beverage, coffee, tea, you know whatever that was. And you wanna say, geez, I’m glad I went out for that rather than trying to make something at home. 21:10.45Anand GalaSo distinctly, it’s gotta be darn good. Now from there, we look at the bones of the business and usually we’re investing in things that we think we can substantially improve. 21:22.44Anand GalaWhether it’s unit count, whether it’s quality or process or profitability, but if the product itself is pretty darn good, then you can work on the rest. 21:31.08vigorbrandingMm hmm. 21:31.73Anand GalaYou can figure out how to get them to better profitability, faster growth, ah yeah what whatever it may be, we think we can help. 21:32.06vigorbrandingMm hmm. 21:39.94vigorbrandingYeah. but You make a really good point, a very stupid one, especially when it comes to food. like you know Obviously, we have the vigor brand for the markets, restaurants, but we also have ah an agency called Quench. It does food and beverage and CPG. 21:51.67vigorbrandingAnd what we’ve known and noticed is you know when the economy is down, sure, there’s there’s a reason out there for dollar menus and there’s saving stuff. But you know the the place where people will, for lack of a better word, treat themselves is is what they put in their mouths, right? 22:04.79vigorbrandingI mean, so they’ll they’ll they’ll still pay for premium ice cream. 22:05.31Anand GalaAbsolutely. 22:08.35vigorbrandingwhen it’s when things aren’t so good because that’s that that little pleasure they can have it’s not it’s not you know obviously it’s not some overindulgence or ah a great expense but a great burger i mean it’s pretty it brings a lot of joy you know so yeah 22:21.99Anand GalaIt’s the little things that bring you joy. I couldn’t agree more. I’ll tell you, you know, I didn’t understand the difference in the various qualities of ice cream, ah except in the CPG aisle, right? you You knew that you could get the store brand, which was one thing. And don’t get me wrong, it’s tasty. And it’s a nice treat. Or you could go for the super premium with a very high butterfat. 22:42.97Anand GalaUm, and, and so I thought, well, geez, I guess this experience only exists in the grocery aisle until one day I tried a Brewster’s or a Handel’s ice cream. 22:53.69Anand GalaUh, and, and I was blown away. Now it’s not the kind of thing that you’re going to go for every day or every week. 22:59.51vigorbrandingRight. 23:00.35Anand GalaBut when I think about having ice cream, I can go to a lot of different places, or I can just say when I go out for ice cream. as infrequently or frequently as that is, I just wanna get something that I know is gonna be so delicious. 23:14.33vigorbrandingright. 23:15.67Anand GalaAnd I’m gonna go to the place where it’s just gonna knock my socks off. And I’ll pay just a little bit more and I’m okay with that. I just won’t do it as often. But I want it when I want and it. And I’ll tell ya, it’s the service, it’s the quality, it’s the taste. 23:29.23Anand GalaThose things combined create the addiction that you just have to have it. 23:32.64vigorbrandingThat’s it. and I’m sure in most of your brands, you have a lot of repeat clients coming in because they’re they’re getting the quality, they see the quality, they taste the quality, and it’s worth it. It’s an ongoing, probably, I’m sure it becomes habitual. so that’s That’s fantastic. so okay I want to talk about like the ru last year, I think it was last year, you bought Rusty Taco and Dunn Brothers. 23:53.84vigorbrandingum with Gala Capital. He did it with ah an all cash deal. So you didn’t take on any debt. um Talk to me about cash deals and and what are the advantages, disadvantages, and I know you’re you’re adverse to debt. I i am too. So I absolutely respect that. So talk to me a little bit about that and how you how you’ve done all that. 24:10.94Anand GalaWell, you know but in in both cases, they needed some investment. They needed some love. And if you put leverage on a business, you’ve got a lot of reporting requirements. You’ve got you know metrics that you’ve got to hit, ratios you’ve got to hit and report to your bank. It it puts constraints on you. 24:28.99Anand GalaDebt is not bad. Debt is fine. It’s a tool to grow a business. But the business has to be ready to grow in a meaningful way. And it’s got to be pretty stable and strong ah in order to continue to fulfill those criteria that your bank is going to ask you about. And in the case of these two brands, we thought that these businesses needed some work. They weren’t they weren’t bad businesses, but they just needed some work. 24:55.76Anand GalaAnd our perspective is we’d rather do that with our own money and do it in a way that we don’t have a lot of constraints on us. We can make the investments that we need to make that are for the long run. And that may be five years, 10 years, 20 years, but when you’ve got ah when you’ve got debt, you know you really need to focus on cash flow rather than making those investments that need to happen and pay off over the long period of time. 25:20.85Anand Galabecause you’ve got to service that debt. So our perspective is let’s do it where we’ve got a lot of freedom, a lot of flexibility. Let’s go ahead and make these investments. We’ll do it with all cash. And that way we’ve got a little more control over what we do, when we do, how we do. And as we get these things ready and we’re starting to grow them and scale them up, then we’ll look at what can they support reasonably. And we’ll we’ll probably put a little bit of debt on each of these businesses, but it’ll be some time in the future. 25:50.74vigorbrandingGotcha. That makes total sense. so So when you’re working on on a new franchise, um you always you make it a point to have very detailed conversations with current franchisees, which is is very smart. um How does that process work? And you know what do you learn you know from those conversations? 26:08.06Anand GalaWell, I think that there are some franchisees that candidly have just been waiting for the phone to ring so they can talk to somebody. It is fascinating to me how infrequently folks are speaking to franchisees, including executives of brands. 26:22.83Anand GalaThey think they’ve got it all figured out and they’re just gonna send the memos out and send the promotions out and everybody needs to get on board. Now, in in many cases, that may be true, but you do need, this is a team effort. You gotta remember, the franchisee puts up the money. The franchisee runs that restaurant. 26:40.17Anand Galayou You know, they’re taking more risks than the franchise or. And so you have to respect them as effectively your partner in the business. And you don’t always have to agree. They did sign an agreement. You do control the intellectual property and you’re going to set the the tone and the direction of the brand and the business. But it’s a collaboration. 27:00.32Anand Galaand And I think no different than in a successful marriage or a successful partnership or even in a successful corporate environment. You have to find a way to effectively communicate with your peers. And I consider the franchisees to be our peers. So we want to hear them. We want to listen to them. We want to take their ideas and their feedback into consideration. And ah you know, listen, we’re we’re not the ones that have it all figured out. 27:24.87Anand GalaAs the old saying goes, some of the best ideas come from the franchisees because they are toeto toe to toe face to face with the customer. 27:30.43vigorbrandingYeah. 27:31.97Anand GalaThey see the behavior. 27:32.45vigorbrandingThat’s it. 27:32.93Anand GalaThey see the interaction every single day more often than we do. That’s for sure. 27:38.07vigorbrandingYeah, they’re the boots on the ground. Have you ever backed away um from a deal based on and you certainly don’t have to mention any names, but have you ever backed away from a deal based on some feedback that you’ve heard from the franchisees? It kind of scared you off a little bit. 27:48.85Anand GalaYou know, we have, we have actually. 27:50.73vigorbrandingWow. 27:50.94Anand Galaah there There were concerns in one brand that we looked at and there were a number of franchisees that said, geez, you know, um I’m not making money. I’m losing a lot of money. I can’t keep doing this. 28:02.56Anand GalaI’m just gonna close my store down. And we heard that over and over and over again. So then you have to think to yourself, what am I really buying? And and maybe the investment banker did a great job in polishing this thing up and and putting a story behind it. 28:16.29Anand GalaBut, you know, when you really get to the reality of it, this wasn’t gonna be much of a brand for much longer. And so we have to make the hard decisions that we either are gonna say, no, thank you, or we’re gonna you know we’re going to have to recommend a price adjustment um because we think in order to really stem the stem the loss there of franchisees, we’re gonna have to put a lot of incentive in place. We’re gonna have to make a big investment into them and their marketing and their operations. And that changes the economics of a deal. 28:48.13vigorbrandingYeah, I mean, that that that that totally, totally tracks. I mean, and it’s it’s interesting because yeah as an agency, too, we’ve we’ve had several situations where, and we were talking about this earlier, you were on both sides, the franchisee-franchise, or I think that’s really, in a way, your superpower. I think your empathy and the understanding really is ah is ah is it a massive benefit ah in your in your world. and ah But many times, we’ve been asked to for lack of a word act like the whatever you call it bulletproof vest liaison mediator between the the franchisees and the franchisor and I always felt like that was like uh I mean we’re happy to do it as an agency but I always felt like that that that just it signals that there’s a really a communication gap you know what I mean that to you really should you know yeah 29:29.90Anand GalaOh, I think you’re right. I think you’re right. I encourage people have the hard conversations. I’m not saying that you’re gonna be comfortable doing it. They they are uncomfortable conversations, but it that’s just life. 29:43.08Anand GalaThat’s just life. 29:44.79vigorbrandingYeah, no doubt. All right. Well, let’s have some fun with us now. How, I mean, you have a lot of restaurants. 29:47.59Anand GalaYeah. 29:49.23vigorbrandingI mean, obviously you can, you have your choice every day. I’m sure you do, but you, you eat in your restaurants that you invest in, correct? 29:55.66Anand GalaOh, every week, every single week, yep. 29:56.65vigorbrandingOkay. That’s what I wanted to ask you. How often and like, what, you know, is it a coffee thing? Then I’ll get a pizza one day and maybe a burger the next. 30:03.48Anand GalaYeah, I’ll mix it up, exactly. 30:04.69vigorbrandingNice. Nice. Nice. All right. So now I want to get your opinions on some of the menu items in your restaurants and your current portfolio. 30:10.38Anand GalaOkay. 30:11.59vigorbrandingOkay. So what’s the best burger on the menu at Mujah? What’s your go-to? 30:16.68Anand GalaYou know, so so Best Burger, that’s such a personal question, right? Everybody’s got their own approach. Mine, I’m i’m a real fan of what made them successful, right? What is their core product? And for us, our core classic is the Muyad Double Cheeseburger. 30:37.47vigorbrandingNice. 30:37.60Anand GalaMan, it is just such a amazing, delicious burger the way that it should be made. It’s it’s fantastic. If I’m feeling indulgent, i’ll I’ll pop some jalapenos on there, but oh, it’s my go-to. 30:48.61vigorbrandingUh, I’m getting hungry. I didn’t eat lunch today. So I’m, you know, I’m with East coast. So I’m, I’m, I’m ready. 30:54.19Anand GalaYeah. 30:54.60vigorbrandingThat’s, that’s fantastic. All right. CCs. If you’re building your own pizza, what are we getting? 30:59.66Anand GalaSo again, I’m a classic kind of guy. It’s gonna be probably a pepperoni, ah but I’ll tell you what, if you haven’t had it, 31:01.97vigorbrandingMm-hmm. 31:07.71Anand GalaCece’s is known for a mac and cheese pizza. 31:12.16vigorbrandingOh, wow. 31:12.46Anand GalaNow, it’s not something you’re gonna eat every day, but it is definitely something you have got to try. It is addictive. 31:19.32vigorbrandingI’ll take your river. I’m Italian. So I’m, you know, Mac and cheese. We never put it on pizza. I don’t know. So, but that’s definitely and both good foods. 31:22.99Anand GalaI know, I know. It sounds wacky, but you just gotta give it a shot one day. 31:28.54vigorbrandingYou know, put it together. You know, it’s like peanut butter and jelly probably. So maybe, maybe it works. 31:31.22Anand GalaYeah. 31:32.65vigorbrandingah Famous Dave’s barbecue. You ribs, chicken or catfish? 31:36.50Anand GalaBoy, I’m gonna throw you for a loop here. um Although I love all three of those, but you’ve gotta try the brisket. 31:44.14vigorbrandingAh, okay. 31:44.11Anand GalaOh my goodness, it is fantastic. 31:45.58vigorbrandinglove I do love brisket. 31:47.29Anand GalaNow, if i’m if I’m not having the brisket, it’s the St. Louis style ribs. Hands down, the juiciest, meatiest ribs I’ve ever had in my life. They are, oh, they’re addictive. 31:59.10vigorbrandingYou’re you’re not not just the owner, you’re you’re you’re obviously a connoisseur and a fan, so and comes that comes through. That’s not marketing, I can tell. All right, Dumb Brothers Coffee. how what What are we ordering there? like what What’s your go-to there? 32:10.93Anand GalaSo if you don’t know much about Dunn Brothers, we roast our coffee fresh in the locations. 32:15.52vigorbrandingUh-huh. 32:17.25Anand GalaThat is really unique. um And so the coffee you’re having, or coffee-based drink you’re having, the coffee that goes into that has been roasted within the last few days. 32:27.48vigorbrandingBe a test. 32:27.62Anand GalaThat, if you haven’t tried fresh roasted coffee, is remarkable. You can truly, truly taste the difference. 32:35.40vigorbrandingUh-huh. 32:36.61Anand GalaSo for me, it’s just what is the um the the micro lot or special roast that they have during that time frame? And it’s that with maybe just a little bit of milk or just a splash of cream, but just trying to keep it simple so you really get all the real flavors and notes of that coffee coming through. 32:57.21Anand GalaSo I’m a simple guy when it comes to coffee. 32:57.36vigorbrandingAbsolutely. Yeah. Hey, i mine’s just black with a few ice cubes in it. You know, I call it the grandma Agnes move. 33:02.69Anand GalaYeah. 33:03.95vigorbrandingMy grandmother used to always put ice cubes in her coffee. 33:05.46Anand GalaYeah. 33:06.56vigorbrandingAnd so I’ve been drinking coffee all my life, but I love just black ice, black coffee with a little ice cubes in it. And I said, I don’t do the triple latte half oat milk. 33:12.68Anand Galaso So you’re saying that grandma invented, grandma invented iced coffee. 33:15.46vigorbrandingyeah There you go. 33:17.38Anand GalaThat’s what you’re telling me. 33:18.12vigorbrandingyeah It’s not even ice, just a few ice cubes just so I don’t burn my mouth. And it’s probably because I like to drink coffee and I don’t, you know, so it’s not, not loaded with ice, just, you know, a few ice cubes just to cool it off. 33:21.75Anand GalaAh, okay. 33:26.57vigorbrandingRight? So very, very sensitive lips. 33:27.05Anand GalaAll right. 33:29.61vigorbrandingOkay. Rusty taco, pork, beef, shrimp, chicken. 33:31.44Anand GalaYes, sir. 33:34.24Anand Galayou gotta to try the Rusty Taco. It’s the original named for our founder, the namesake. 33:36.79vigorbrandingOkay. home 33:40.53Anand GalaIt’s it’s ah it’s pork with some chunks of pineapple. ah It’s just, I mean, it’s a classic taco, ah which which is the foundation of what Rusty built the brand upon. 33:53.80Anand GalaNow we’ve got a bunch of others and and they’re very sort of Tex-Mex, Taqueria style tacos that are really delicious. So there’s that one. And then I would say, ah Boy, that’s that’s the that’s my go-to every single time, yeah. 34:08.65vigorbrandingPerfect. That’s perfect. So, okay. 34:11.72Anand GalaOh, by the way, if yeah if you haven’t tried, um the queso at Rusty Taco is off the charts. People don’t know that we have it, but we’ve got nachos and you can do that with the queso and you can do brisket or pulled pork or you know any kind of topping you want on there, just off the charts, fantastic. 34:27.40vigorbrandingPerfect. 34:30.84vigorbrandingWell, you’re killing me. Like I said, I haven’t eaten lunch yet. It’s going to one o’clock. So this is this is this is all good. I got to figure out what i’m gonna we’re going to have now. It’s all going through my head. So, okay. What’s what’s up? What’s next for, for, for gala partners? I mean, is there anything else on the horizon? I mean, obviously if you can’t talk about, it you can’t talk about, but anything that you’re, any categories you’re excited about, anything you’re kind of looking at, it anything you can talk about there. 34:52.63Anand GalaYou know, honestly, we’re excited about what we have in the portfolio. we We have so much runway with every one of these businesses that we have that it’s really got to be something special to get our attention. 34:55.64vigorbrandingAbsolutely. 34:58.52vigorbrandingabsolutely 35:02.75Anand GalaAnd right now we just haven’t seen anything that’s that special. So we just double down on what we have and we’re just going deep, going long. 35:09.62vigorbrandingMm hmm. 35:10.05Anand Galayou know With Dunn Brothers, we just expanded into K-Cups and into CPG, so we’re we’re pushing some of our coffee through some grocery stores. 35:10.52vigorbrandingWait. 35:14.74vigorbrandingWow. 35:19.48Anand Galaum We’re going to be redoing, redesigning, and relaunching our direct-to-consumer website and e-commerce pretty soon. We’ve got several new stores and new prototypes in the hopper. 35:30.40Anand GalaThe same is true with Rusty. We’re opening, I think, it’s eight or nine locations this year. um And Muya, we just opened two of our ah very first drive-through locations, both company owned. We want to get the the ball rolling on drive-throughs. And so we’re excited to prove that model out. And so far, the customers love it. 35:48.57vigorbrandingYeah, well, you brought up a couple really, I think, important points. You did load up on a lot of these brands here very recently. And yeah you happened, I mean, no pun intended, but it seems like you covered every food group, like everything that’s important as far as coffee, pizza, burgers, taco, I mean, you know, boy, it’s, ah yeah, yeah, literally, yeah, you nailed it, you nailed it. 35:58.28Anand GalaYeah. Our plate is full. 36:05.78vigorbrandingSo, I mean, it it does make a lot of sense to really kind of drive all that. And and the other thing you brought, which i I personally see a lot is, You know, with our company, you know, we we have about five different agencies in our in our portfolio. and And one being Quench is CPG food and beverage, which is very different than restaurants. They just happen to sell foods. We have another company called Vigor that just does restaurant expertise. But it’s amazing how many are doing the, we have this product, it’s people find it in the restaurant, it’s great marketing, they have it, they love it, like your coffee. 36:35.42vigorbrandingAnd all of a sudden, it’s slotted over CPG. 36:35.64Anand GalaMm hmm. 36:37.06vigorbrandingAnd it’s like people, hey, I i love that coffee. It’s fresh. it’s ah And I walk into the store, and I can buy it. And it’s ah such a smart move. ah but You see it both ways. I’ve seen it from the CPG side going into restaurants, and the restaurant side going into CPG. 36:48.29Anand GalaYeah. 36:49.56vigorbrandingSo I think that’s ah it’s a really, really smart move. 36:49.67Anand GalaYeah, absolutely. 36:52.78vigorbrandingNow, I have one last question. And you know it’s going to be hard for you, probably the hardest thing you have to answer all day, because you can’t you can’t say one of your restaurants. 36:54.72Anand GalaYes, sir. 37:00.72vigorbrandingIf you had one last final meal, what would you eat, where, and 37:00.96Anand GalaAll right. 37:05.55vigorbrandingWith who? 37:08.26Anand GalaBoy, that is a great question. ah First of all, with whom it’d be my family. Hands down, there’s nobody else who I wanna spend time with as often as possible than with my parents and my wife and my kids and my brother and his family. 37:26.81Anand GalaMy family means everything to me. What would the meal be? It’s gotta be something that everybody loves. And so when I think about what does everybody love, it’s probably pizza. 37:36.68vigorbrandingThere 37:38.26Anand Galaeverybody loves pizza. 37:39.72vigorbrandingyou go. 37:40.24Anand GalaAnd you can customize it every which way you want. Where would I go? My goodness. Or what would I have it? There’s a there’s a restaurant in Los Angeles, which ah I truly, truly enjoy. 37:56.39Anand GalaI can’t ever think that I had a bad meal there. And it’s an Italian restaurant. They happen to have amazing pizza. It’s called Osteria Mozza. 38:05.65vigorbrandingNice. 38:05.67Anand GalaAnd they have a a sister brand called Pizzeria Mozza. And the it’s just some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life. It’s the service. It’s the quality. It’s the flavors. 38:17.73Anand GalaIt’s everything all combined. 38:20.04vigorbrandingFantastic. 38:20.05Anand GalaAnd I don’t even remember what I spent. I’m sure it was too much. But, oh man, it’s so memorable. 38:25.90vigorbrandingWell, hey, back to your the concepts on your burger, right? I mean, if it’s a if it if the food hits the mark, you you you really don’t care what you spend. I mean, you know you know it’s it don’t be for those, but quality and and you know it’s it’s so, so important. And you were very smart and you’re a smart guy, you covered it. So if your if your family or anybody in your family watches this podcast, you know you answered the right, you had the right answer. with Only with my family. So that’s fantastic. 38:50.99vigorbrandingand you’re You’re amazing. I love watching what you’ve been doing. it’s It’s a pleasure to talk to you and it’s great knowing you and I look forward to the next time I see you. it Thanks a lot. 39:00.65Anand GalaAbsolutely. Look forward to it. I’ll see you soon. All right. Take care. bye 

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This week we managed to catch some news while the podcast was being recorded. Unfortunately, it wasn't great news as Production Kawaii has announced they're disbanding. We had some raw reactions this week. We also ate some beef jerky. That aside, we cover everything we can from Mint having a birthday, Pandora releasing a cover, Grimmi dropping more hot sauce on us, Kiara's 3D Live, Nene Amano's 3D Live, and Bri's new debut! Let's talk about it! Each week we aim to bring together the biggest events in Vtubing and talk about what's been going on. Stop by, hang out, and let's catch up with us! Join this discord : https://discord.gg/wFMcTGHWGJ Follow here for updates: https://twitter.com/SuperChatsPod Shorts over here: https://www.tiktok.com/@superchatspod 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:58 Production Kawaii (Part 1) 00:08:25 Kiara's Mirage 3D Live 00:18:52 Nene Amano's 3D Live 00:24:46 24 Hour Karaoke Relay 00:32:42 Briatcookiebox's New Model 00:40:18 Twitch's Changes 00:57:56 Kronii Hit a Milli! 00:58:52 New Gura Merch 01:00:49 Yagoo Did an Interview 01:06:12 Aqua is...still signing merch 01:07:45 Peo's 2 Year Anniversary 01:08:28 Idol Corp (finally) Shipping Merch 01:13:59 Grimmi's Back to Sauce Bossin 01:16:21 51 Vtuber ASMR Parade 01:21:16 Fuwamoco's Big Collab 01:23:12 Hololive X Round 1 Collab Starting 01:26:41 Miko's MV for Cherry Message 01:27:34 Biboo's Prism no Mahou 01:28:47 Nene Amano's Original I Love You 01:29:28 Production Kawaii (Part 2) 01:42:49 Polka Covered Bling-Bang-Bang-Born 01:45:53 Ina and Bae's cover of Bling-Bang-Bang-Born 01:46:48 Sora's cover of Children Records 01:47:43 Airi's cover of Odo 01:48:21 Kanna's cover of Still Counting 01:49:19 Fuyo's cover of Konton Boogie 01:50:34 Pandora's cover of Dec 01:56:43 Shiori and Biboo Reviewed Gyatts 02:00:49 Cici and Mooms Played Halo Reach 02:03:27 Shibi played Slay the Princess 02:04:48 Uruka was a Worm for a bit 02:06:47 Lyco's Toothpaste Tier List 02:10:03 Lyco also played Skyrim 02:10:53 Marker 35 02:14:08 Eva's Low-poly 3D 02:15:17 Community and Shilling 02:19:48 Birfdays

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Welcome to The Waffle Shop!This week we are joined in the studio by the brilliant Cici Coleman!Cici is an actress, podcaster, and online fitness coach. You may also recognise her from the brilliant TV show First Dates!We have a waffle about life lessons, personal growth, and the awkward journey from our 20s to 30s. Cici opens up about her journey so far, the importance of trusting yourself, dating experiences, and the impact your environment can have on your mental health.We're all about the engagement at the moment, so we hear from you, lovely lot, about the advice you would give your younger self. Would we even listen? Would it change anything?What do you think? We would love to hear from you! Email Taylor@waffleshopodcast.com to get in touch!If you enjoyed this week's episode, don't forget that you can join them live on the 19th of October at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival!Get tickets here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/the-waffle-shop-live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-19th-oct-tickets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why it's time to turn the page from football to basketball in the state of North Carolina, sheds light on the one positive spot for the Carolina Panthers, WD goes to the movies to review "Big", breaks down the best options for the Panthers in next year's draft in "Panthers Mock Draft", he and WD give takeaways from their trip to CiCi's Pizza, and Wes Durham, of the ACC Network, joins the show to tell how many teams he can see legitimately getting to the ACC Football Championship in Charlotte and to tell what he's intrigued to watch when the Falcons take on the Panthers, Sunday.

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Today, we'll hear two moving stories from young women. First, bereaved sister Mags tells the story of how pup Cici showed her brother endless joy and grace as he grappled with mental illness. Now, in his honor, Mags and her family have started an organization, Paws for Patrick, that transforms other people's lives through the love of dogs. Next, Morgan tells us how, with the help of Paws for Patrick, pup Mescal helped her work through a paralyzing fear of leaving her college dorm room. 

Is it possible to build a more equitable workplace, a community, or a world where you can also be unapologetically yourself? Organizer, community builder, and social impact strategist, Christin "Cici" Battle says absolutely. Her determination to make her community better led on her extensive career working in multiple sectors on behalf of her fellow Floridians. Subsequent burnout from trying to be what other people expected from a woman of color of leader led Cici to a personal transformation and professional transition that included starting her own global equity and justice consulting firm. Discover:

The Locarno Film Festival takes place every August in the Swiss town of Locarno, at the base of the Alps, with a robust mix of discovery titles, repertory selections, and premieres of films by major auteurs. Film Comment was on the ground this year, combing through the lineup for highlights, and this episode—featuring critics and curators Inney Prakash and Cici Peng in conversation with FC Editor Devika Girish—covers some of the notable titles: Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices) by Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Fogo do vento (Fire of Wind) by Marta Mateus, Invention by Courtney Stephens, By the Stream by Hong Sangsoo, The Sparrow in the Chimney by Ramon Zürcher, and Youth (Hard Times) by Wang Bing.

What happens when a professional athlete turns their fierce determination to the world of venture capital? CiCi Bellis, a former professional tennis player, reveals the extraordinary journey from the courts to the boardroom. You'll hear how she climbed the ranks in a sports tech-focused VC firm and eventually launched her own fund targeting Series A companies in wellness, fitness, nutrition, and longevity. CiCi's story is a compelling mix of resilience, adaptation, and the power of a winning mindset, making this episode a must-listen for anyone intrigued by the intersection of sports and business.Financial literacy and goal setting play monumental roles in CiCi's transition from athlete to investor, and she shares invaluable insights on diversifying investments and building a reliable support system. Learn how the principles of hard work, discipline, and visualization that she applied on the tennis court are just as crucial in the realm of venture capital. This episode offers an enriching perspective on how athletes can successfully pivot to business, leveraging their unique skills and experiences to achieve new milestones.This is episode #6 of the pro athlete mini series.To learn more about Jonathan's recession resilient mobile home park real estate Fund, as our next Fund raise is $50 million and only for accredited investors: https://www.midwestparkcapital.com/To learn more about Jonathan's highest level business growth consulting and fractional CMO services, and digital marketing for small businesses, startups and growing Ecom brands.https://www.revenueascend.com/consulting/The Family Office Club was founded in 2007 and has now become the world's largest association in the industry with over 4,000 registered ultra-wealthy investors-Richard C. Wilson is the partner of the Accredited Investor Podcast: https://familyoffices.com/Sign up to get on the list for the World's Most Exclusive Social Networking App: https://www.prestigesocialapp.com/To those looking to potential exit or sell their business or talk about potential business roll up partnerships:https://www.businesscashout.com/Join one of the fastest growing real estate groups on Facebook, which is our 25,300 Multifamily Investor Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451061265284414To learn more about mobile home investing, acquiring your first mobile home park:  https://www.mobilehomewealthacademy.com  https://linktr.ee/jonathantuttleAccredited Investor Podcast- sign up to the email list and get notified of new episodes, bonus content, and potential deal opportunities: https://www.accreditedinvestorpodcast.com/

Season 3.5, Issue 9: Talking about loneliness with Cici, In the predicament of the ego, there is a lot of self-doubt (Part 2) 第3.5季第9期，和cici聊孤独感，从自我困局中环绕的自我质疑开始（下） For more information, you can follow the WeChat public account: willyi_ You can also follow personal ins: willyi_ 更多内容，可以关注微信公众号：不著 还可以关注个人ins：willyi_ 「This Season」 I want to know, What does loneliness look like The existence of the self Is it a tragic premise? 【关于本季】 我想知道， 孤独感是什么样的 自我的存在意义 是悲剧前提吗？

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Send us a Text Message.Cynthia "Cici" Hoffman was a girl who never backed down from a challenge. She had a slight learning disability, but this didn't stop her. She worked in her father's handyman business and graduated high school and hung out with her best friend 'Angela'. Little did she know, her friend was no friend at all. TW/CW: CSA, SA, learning disabilityPLEASE HEED the TW on this case. The CSA is very extreme. Join our discord! Become a patron! Send Merris Cheeseburger dollars! lolol https://linktr.ee/cruelteaSupport the Show.

Anita learned in the early days of this show that there's no such thing as "normal" sexual behavior. But what *is* worth considering: how your relationship with sex affects your life. She meets two women whose compulsive sexual behaviors led them to seek support, and a sex-positive psychologist shares how she helps folks with sex addiction in their recovery.Meet the guests:- Krista Nabar, the executive director and founder of the Carolina Sexual Wellness Center, explains her sex-positive approach to hypersexuality and treatment- Erica Garza, author of “Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction," shares her history with sex addiction and how she's recovering in a sex-positive way- Mz. Cici, a content creator on Instagram and TikTok, talks about her efforts to bring more awareness to hypersexuality and her experiences with hypersexuality and bipolar disorderRead the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on X and Instagram Leave a message for Embodied