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Join Lady Jen Du Plessis and guest Debra Morrison as they discover the keys to creating a life of dreams as Debra shares her rich wisdom, practical tips, and empowering strategies for financial success in the prime of life. _____________________ Hello there and welcome back to success to significance life after breaking through glass ceilings. I'm your host Jen Du Plessis and today with me, I have Debra Morrison. I'm so excited, Debra, to have you on the show today. We met on the marketer's cruise and got to chatting and you know, it's very rare that I run into a woman who has been, um, who was raised and built her empire in the financial services business as I have. ... ____________________ Join the Success to Significance Community Today: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIz6-AkN3rMajV8OHfbJ_zw?view_as=subscriber       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenDuPlessis22   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenduplessis/      Website: www.JenDuPlessis.com    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenduplessis/    LinkedTree: https://linktr.ee/jenduplessis Book a Strategy Call with Jen TODAY: www.ChatwithJen.com _________________________ About Debra Morrison Debra L. Morrison is the Chief Navigational Officer of Women Navigating Finances, LLC & the Founder of the We Can Do It Women™ Movement. Retired from 4+ decades of practice as a CFP® Practitioner (master's degree in Retirement Planning) and Asset Manager, Debra now leverages that rich wisdom as a Financial and Leadership Coach to uplevel mature women's financial confidence, and create intentional wealth, to live the life of their dreams. She's a Certified Grief Coach, an Accredited Estate Planner and the Best-Selling Author of My Husband Died Now What? A Widow's Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions, and Common Sense Money Guide For Women. A TEDx Speaker, Debra speaks on stages & podcasts emphasizing that our 2 most important assets are time and health, urging women not to waste either. Featured on CNN, ABC, Fox, CNNfn and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Business Week, Reader's Digest, Nation's Business, Kiplinger, Money, Journal of Financial Planning, Ladies Home Journal, and more. Debra is listed in Marquis' Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. She was awarded Celebrate You's 2021 Woman of The Year, also winning the Marquis Who's Who Women Of Influence Award in 2019, named a Leading Woman Entrepreneur and Business Owner of New Jersey in 2011, and one of New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business in 2008. Connect with Debra www.DebrasTEDxTalk.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/debralmorrison/ https://www.facebook.com/debralmorrisondotcom/ https://www.youtube.com/@DebraLMorrison https://www.instagram.com/debralmorrison/ UPCOMING-Women Bustin' Barriers Summit – March 25-26th Noon-3pm EST both days..   FREE or VIP upgrade-portion donated to: JFC for You, Inc. [https://www.jfcforyou.com/] which supports feeding/housing & providing education to underprivileged kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into the pivotal moments of business and life transitions with insights from retired founder Steve McKee, who recently embarked on a new chapter after selling his company of 27 years. Steve shares his enthusiasm for what lies ahead and reflects on the critical principles of navigating turns in both business and personal spheres. The discussion emphasizes the importance of preparation and recognizing the opportune moments for change, shedding light on how these principles have guided Steve through his career and into a promising future. Additionally, we explore the intertwined nature of career success, identity, and the journey towards the next decade of life, offering listeners a comprehensive view of the challenges and triumphs faced by those at the helm of their businesses.The conversation shifts to the nuanced topic of succession planning, where we delve into the psychological and practical aspects essential for a smooth transition. We discuss the significance of starting the succession planning process early, ideally 6-10 years in advance, to ensure the longevity and success of the business. By focusing on identifying and developing a successor, even without immediate plans to sell, business founders can prepare for a future where their legacy thrives beyond their direct involvement.Steve McKee is the recently-retired co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm. He is the author of TURNS: Where Business Is Won and Lost, a groundbreaking book on change management, When Growth Stalls: How it Happens, Why You're Stuck and What to Do About It, an award-winning business book now published in four languages, and Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World's Best Brands, which one New York Times bestselling author called “the definitive book on modern branding” that “should be mandatory reading in every business school in America.”Steve's firm made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America its first year of eligibility and has twice won the prestigious Effie Award for marketing effectiveness from the American Marketing Association. The firm has twice been recognized by Advertising Age as Southwest Small Agency of the Year and one of the nation's Best Places to Work, and also won the publication's National B2B Campaign of the Year award. Steve was a Businessweek.com columnist for a decade and currently writes a popular monthly column for SmartBrief on Leadership. He has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, Investor's Business Daily and The Los Angeles Times, among others, and has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and network television affiliates across America. Find Steve here:https://www.stevemckee.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevemckee/To learn more, visit:www.servingstrong.comListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:www.missionmatters.com/author/scott-couchenourTop Software Engineers from Eastern Europe | IT Staff Augmentation | Money Back GuaranteeBoost your tech team with top IT talent, risk-free hiring, 10% off with code ECHO PODCAST.

Steve McKee can make connections that others can't see. This gift has allowed him and his nationally recognized branding firm, McKee Wallwork (MW), to make a difference in companies far and wide. He is the author of When Growth Stalls: How it Happens, Why You're Stuck and What to Do About It, an award-winning business book now published in four languages, and Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World's Best Brands, which New York Times bestselling author Jay Baer called “the definitive book on modern branding” that “should be mandatory reading in every business school in America.” Steve was a Businessweek.com columnist for a decade and currently writes a popular monthly column for SmartBrief on Leadership. He has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, Investor's Business Daily and The Los Angeles Times, among others, and has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and network television affiliates across America. #pivot #business #lessonslearned His latest book, Turns: Where Business is Won or Lost, published on March 28, 2023. Steve lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife, Denise. They have four children and six grandchildren. #pivot #business #lessonslearned His life has turned out even better than he could have imagined. https://www.mckeewallwork.com/ Discover our captivating array of extraordinary guests at: https://www.savvybroadcasting.com

Hey Guys! I I outdid myself with these 2 brilliant ladies on today's show! Happy Winter Solstice if you are reading this on Dec 21. I have a short news recap and mention my friend Mark Lawler's new no salt dry rub for pork and chicken AndMaple.com  Christine Romans starts at 13 mins and Dr Greer and I begin at 36 mins Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 730 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Christine Romans  who is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and anchor of Early Start with Laura Jarrett weekdays from 4 am to 6 am ET. She won an Emmy award for her work on the series "Exporting America" about globalization and outsourcing American jobs overseas, and is author of three books: Smart is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford it—Put it Down (Wiley 2010) How to Speak Money (Wiley 2012) and Smart is the New Rich Money Guide for Millennials (Wiley March 2015). Romans is known as CNN's explainer-in-chief of all things money. She covers business and finance from the perspective of American workers and small business owners, translating what budgets and bailouts and economic data mean for families. Romans brings an award-winning career in business reporting. In 2014, she crossed the country reporting for her series, "Is College Worth it." In 2010, Romans co-hosted "Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal," a special hour-long investigative report examining disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and how he perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual. In 2009, her special "In God We Trust: Faith & Money in America" explored the intersection of how our religious values govern the way we think about and spend our money. Her series of reports "Living Dangerously" illustrated the risks and precautions for the nearly 30 percent of America's population living in the path of an Atlantic-coast hurricane. In "Deadly Hospitals," she examined how hospitals spread dangerous infections and what patients can do to protect themselves. Romans joined CNN Business News in 1999, spending several years reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Romans was the anchor of CNNfn's Street Sweep tracking the market's boom through the late 1990s to tragedy of Sept. 11 attacks. She anchored the first democratic elections in Iraq's history from CNN Center in Atlanta. She has covered four hurricanes and four presidential elections, and was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. The National Foundation for Women Legislators has honored her with its media excellence award for business reporting and the Greenlee School of Journalism named her the 2009 James W. Schwartz award recipient. Dr Christina Greer is hosting a new podcast called The Blackest Questions Christina Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University - Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, Black ethnic politics, campaigns and elections, and public opinion. Prof. Greer's book Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Oxford University Press) investigates the increasingly ethnically diverse black populations in the US from Africa and the Caribbean. She finds that both ethnicity and a shared racial identity matter and also affect the policy choices and preferences for black groups. Professor Greer is currently working on a manuscript detailing the political contributions of Barbara Jordan, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Stacey Abrams. She recently co-edited Black Politics in Transition, which explores gentrification, suburbanization, and immigration of Blacks in America. She is a member of the board of The Tenement Museum in NYC, The Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT, Community Change in Washington, DC, and serves on the Advisory Board at Tufts University in Medford, MA.   She is a frequent political commentator on several media outlets, primarily MSNBC, WNYC, and NY1, and is often quoted in media outlets such as the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, and the AP. She is the co-host of the New York centered podcast FAQ-NYC, is a host of the The Blackest Questions Podcast and political analyst at thegrio.com, is a frequent author and narrator for the TedEd educational series, and also writes a weekly column for The Amsterdam News, one of the oldest black newspapers in the U.S. Prof. Greer received her BA from Tufts University and her MA, MPhil, and PhD in Political Science from Columbia University.  Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page  

None of us are going to make it out of this life alive.How's that for an uplifting description of a podcast episode?Seriously though, how many of us live as though we're going to live forever and therefore put off one of the most important parts of our lives until it's nearly too late?I'm talking about succession planning. Who will succeed you in what you're currently doing? How will it continue after you're gone?That's the topic of this episode.My guest, Steve McKee is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that helps stalled, stuck, and stale organizations generate new momentum. He is the author of When Growth Stalls: How it Happens, Why You're Stuck and What to Do About It, an award-winning business book now published in four languages, and Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World's Best Brands, which New York Times bestselling author Jay Baer called "the definitive book on modern branding" that "should be mandatory reading in every business school in America."  Steve's new book, Turns: Where Business is Won and Lost, will be released in Q1, 2023.McKee Wallwork made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in its first year of eligibility and has twice won the prestigious Effie Award for marketing effectiveness from the American Marketing Association.Steve was a Businessweek.com columnist for a decade and currently writes a popular monthly column for SmartBrief on Leadership. He has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, Investor's Business Daily, and The Los Angeles Times, among others, and has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and network television affiliates across America.You can find him here:https://www.mckeewallwork.com/To learn more, visit:www.servingstrong.comListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:www.missionmatters.com/author/scott-couchenourManaging Projects Doesn't Have to Be a MessBasecamp helps teams organize projects in a way that makes sense for all. Try Basecamp.

Today's guest is a freelance writer and former magazine editor who writes on a variety of topics ranging from business and careers to parenting and dating. Laura Roe Stevens has contributed to the New York Times, Inc., Forbes, and the Los Angeles Times, amongst others. Posts from Laura's blog have also led to guest appearances on CNNfn and HuffPost. Laura has also written three novels and is halfway through a fourth. When she is not writing, she is teaching yoga and meditation across the globe, and more locally in Los Angeles, which is why she's joined us on the Elite Achievement podcast. Listen to our conversation as Laura talks about the many benefits of meditation for being present, reducing stress and much more. Highlights: 03:21 -  I like learning about what makes really smart people tick and usually it's because they surround themselves with smarter people. They're not in their ego so much. 11:52 -  The more I awakened, the more I knew I needed to sit back, detach and learn more. And that's where I think meditation plays a huge role. 16:16 -  If you keep putting your thoughts back towards the sound, you will relax. It's really simple. And of course, you can do others where you can have guided meditations. 23:04 -  Start putting yourself first. Not everyone needs to get an instant email back from you. They respect you more when you set boundaries and you'll start to get answers. Slowly but surely. Connect with Kristin https://www.instagram.com/meetkristinburke/ (Instagram) https://kristinburke.com/ (Website) https://kristinburke.com/breakout-plan (Breakout Plan) Connect with Laura https://www.instagram.com/laura.roe.stevens/ (Instagram) https://www.laurakroe.com/ (Website)

After a visit to the New York Stock Exchange, Debra Morrison, CFP®, MS, AEP, CertLGBTBE, knew that she wanted to take part in the excitement of our industry. At the age of 21, Debra started her career and her agency, and has been an advocate for women to empower them to gain confidence in the financial industry.  Debra answers the questions about women struggling to find their voice in their finances, being irrational and the emotions women face when entering the financial conversation. As a financial coach at Women Navigating Finances, a certified grief coach, and a transformational keynote speaker, Debra brings gold to this week's episode of Bridging The Gap.  As a bonus, here's a free gift for listeners of the Bridging The Gap podcast: "The Jumpstart Checklist" https://womennavigatingfinances.com/ (Women Navigating Finances) DEBRA L. MORRISON, CFP® is an Int'l transformational speaker, retired from 42-yrs. Practicing Fiduciary Financial Planning & Asset Management as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with both her Master's Degree in Retirement Planning, as well as the Accredited Estate Planner Designation. She now serves women as a Financial Coach in her new company, Women Navigating Finances. Debra's special personal attributes & seasoned wisdom have landed her on CNN, ABC, MSG's Metro Money and CNNfn, as well as being quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Nation's Business, Ladies Home Journal, Business Week, The New York Times & Reader's Digest (of which her mom is most proud). After giving pro bono financial planning and asset management service to 8 widows, 1 widow and a 12-yr old orphan after the 9/11 tragedy, Debra obtained her Grief Coach Certification. She dovetailed financial and grief recovery coaching into her Amazon best selling book, My Husband Died Now What? A Widow's Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions. She is expert at unwinding emotions from money, cutting to the salient facts, and explaining winning investment strategies using easy-to-understand everyday analogies. And she does so with generous helpings of humor, motivating audiences to feel empowered about their finances, regardless of their life circumstances. She coaches women to be intentional about living and smelling the flowers, knowing first-hand that life is not a dress rehearsal. She speaks of her 2 most important assets as TIME & HEALTH and encourages investors to use money as a TOOL to enhance their lives. Debra can be reached at Team@WomenNavigatingFinances.com or 973-706-8924. Widow Empowerment by Debra L Morrison: https://www.facebook.com/groups/811657682236461 (Widow Empowerment Group by Debra L. Morrison | Facebook) Women Navigating Finances: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenNavigatingFinances (Women Navigating Finances | Facebook) Women Empowerment by Debra L. Morrison: https://www.facebook.com/WomenEmpowermentbyDebraLMorrison (https://www.facebook.com/WomenEmpowermentbyDebraLMorrison) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debralmorrison/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/debralmorrison/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debralmorrison/ (https://www.instagram.com/debralmorrison/)Or visit her website for a free gift: http://www.womennavigatingfinances.com/10Mistakes (www.WomenNavigatingFinances.com/10Mistakes)

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Christine Romans  who is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and anchor of Early Start with Laura Jarrett weekdays from 4 am to 6 am ET. She won an Emmy award for her work on the series "Exporting America" about globalization and outsourcing American jobs overseas, and is author of three books: Smart is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford it—Put it Down (Wiley 2010) How to Speak Money (Wiley 2012) and Smart is the New Rich Money Guide for Millennials (Wiley March 2015). Romans is known as CNN's explainer-in-chief of all things money. She covers business and finance from the perspective of American workers and small business owners, translating what budgets and bailouts and economic data mean for families. Romans brings an award-winning career in business reporting. In 2014, she crossed the country reporting for her series, "Is College Worth it." In 2010, Romans co-hosted "Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal," a special hour-long investigative report examining disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and how he perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual. In 2009, her special "In God We Trust: Faith & Money in America" explored the intersection of how our religious values govern the way we think about and spend our money. Her series of reports "Living Dangerously" illustrated the risks and precautions for the nearly 30 percent of America's population living in the path of an Atlantic-coast hurricane. In "Deadly Hospitals," she examined how hospitals spread dangerous infections and what patients can do to protect themselves. Romans joined CNN Business News in 1999, spending several years reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Romans was the anchor of CNNfn's Street Sweep tracking the market's boom through the late 1990s to tragedy of Sept. 11 attacks. She anchored the first democratic elections in Iraq's history from CNN Center in Atlanta. She has covered four hurricanes and four presidential elections, and was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. The National Foundation for Women Legislators has honored her with its media excellence award for business reporting and the Greenlee School of Journalism named her the 2009 James W. Schwartz award recipient. Dr. Jason Johnson is an associate professor of politics and journalism in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University and author of the book Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell. He focuses on campaign politics, political communication, strategy and popular culture. He hosts a podcast on Slate called "A Word" He is a political analyst for MSNBC, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio and The Grio. He has previously appeared on CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Current TV and CBS. His work has been featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and on ESPN. He has been quoted by The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Wallstreet Journal, Buzzfeed, The Hill newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Dr. Johnson is a University of Virginia alumnus and earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page

Tommy and his wife Myra have 7 children and attend Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta. Tommy wants to become more like Christ as he moves thru life's journey towards meeting his Maker. He enjoys spending time with his children and friends, exercise, and eating healthy. Encouraging all those around him to be more like Christ and accomplish more is what he has been told characterize many of his relationships.His #1 business goal is to truly helping people enjoy life without having to worry about what will happen..When people believe and understand Who really owns everything, this can happen. Thomas takes pleasure in guiding his clients as they implement the financial planning strategies that help them become better stewards and meet the financial and life goals God has laid on their hearts. Mr. Cloud's: commitment to operating as a fee only fiduciary practitioner, reducing investment costs, holistic financial planning focus, retirement planning, and Biblical worldview are what separates him from many others in his field.Thomas graduated from The Georgia Institute Of Technology in 1997 with a degree in Business Management and Certificate in Finance. Mr. Cloud is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner. The CFP® is one of the most respected and hardest designations to obtain in all of the financial services industry.Thomas Cloud, Jr., is also a Qualified Kingdom Advisor. One of the greatest unrecognized and unmet needs in the body of Christ today is the ability to find a financial professional who shares a Biblical perspective on stewardship. Kingdom Advisors' qualification process introduces a new level of qualified Christian financial professionals who are equipped to integrate Biblical counsel with financial counsel. What should I look for in a Qualified Kingdom Advisor?Thomas has passed the NASD series 6, 22, 63, and 65 examinations. Mr. Cloud has a BA in Management and certificate in finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Cloud has passed the state insurance examination as well. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC©)designation from the American College. To become a ChFC© Mr. Cloud had to meet experience requirements and pass exams covering finance and investing. The experience requirement is to have at least three years of experience in the financial industry, and have studied and passed an examination on the fundamentals of financial planning, including income taxation, insurance, investment and estate planning. The College for Financial Planning®, located in Denver, awarded Thomas Cloud, Jr., of Marietta, Georgia, the Accredited Asset Management Specialist or AAMS® Professional Designation. Individuals who complete the program, pass a final exam, and sign a code of ethics and disclosure form earn the AAMS designation. Developed in response to the need for advanced training within investment firms, the Accredited Asset Management Specialist Professional Designation Program offers investment professionals with the precise, hands-on information needed to provide ample, planning-oriented asset management advice. He is also a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). To become a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), he completed a 24-part program of study in the financial, physical, emotional, and personal issues of seniors. Thomas also participated in both the Financial Management Association (FMA) and the investment club while attending Georgia Tech. His investment club was featured on CNNFN because they were an elite college club picking stocks, which outperformed the S&P 500 two years in a row. After college, he worked for First Union National Bank, then Southwick Investments (securities), and Turamali (tangibles and other non securities).Thomas Cloud, Jr. wrote the ebook The Ten Biggest Mistakes Any Investor Makes. Mr. Cloud wrote a monthly financial, economic, and geopolitical article for the prestigious political website Purepolitics.com for years. He also wrote, 2 articles, for Business Reform magazine. Thomas Cloud, Jr.'s articles have also been published by the Christian Ranchman and Spiritual Voice News. Toastmasters International has recognized Thomas G. Cloud, Jr. as a Competent Toastmaster. Mr. Cloud has completed the 12-week Crown Financial Ministries study and also led the study at First Baptist Church Atlanta. Thomas is a professional member of Kingdom Advisors. Mr. Cloud has also spoken about financial planning all over the world, including the Mediterranean Sea. In the winter of 2009 Thomas published a book called Circle of Fellowship that he authored with Robert Inman Ragsdale, III. Circle of Fellowship is a small group discussion guide for men designed to make disciples of Jesus.Learn More: https://thirdactretirement.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-tommy-cloud-cfp-president-of-third-act-retirement-planning-qualified-kingdom-advisor

Tommy and his wife Myra have 7 children and attend Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta. Tommy wants to become more like Christ as he moves thru life's journey towards meeting his Maker. He enjoys spending time with his children and friends, exercise, and eating healthy. Encouraging all those around him to be more like Christ and accomplish more is what he has been told characterize many of his relationships.His #1 business goal is to truly helping people enjoy life without having to worry about what will happen..When people believe and understand Who really owns everything, this can happen. Thomas takes pleasure in guiding his clients as they implement the financial planning strategies that help them become better stewards and meet the financial and life goals God has laid on their hearts. Mr. Cloud's: commitment to operating as a fee only fiduciary practitioner, reducing investment costs, holistic financial planning focus, retirement planning, and Biblical worldview are what separates him from many others in his field.Thomas graduated from The Georgia Institute Of Technology in 1997 with a degree in Business Management and Certificate in Finance. Mr. Cloud is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner. The CFP® is one of the most respected and hardest designations to obtain in all of the financial services industry.Thomas Cloud, Jr., is also a Qualified Kingdom Advisor. One of the greatest unrecognized and unmet needs in the body of Christ today is the ability to find a financial professional who shares a Biblical perspective on stewardship. Kingdom Advisors' qualification process introduces a new level of qualified Christian financial professionals who are equipped to integrate Biblical counsel with financial counsel. What should I look for in a Qualified Kingdom Advisor?Thomas has passed the NASD series 6, 22, 63, and 65 examinations. Mr. Cloud has a BA in Management and certificate in finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Cloud has passed the state insurance examination as well. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC©)designation from the American College. To become a ChFC© Mr. Cloud had to meet experience requirements and pass exams covering finance and investing. The experience requirement is to have at least three years of experience in the financial industry, and have studied and passed an examination on the fundamentals of financial planning, including income taxation, insurance, investment and estate planning. The College for Financial Planning®, located in Denver, awarded Thomas Cloud, Jr., of Marietta, Georgia, the Accredited Asset Management Specialist or AAMS® Professional Designation. Individuals who complete the program, pass a final exam, and sign a code of ethics and disclosure form earn the AAMS designation. Developed in response to the need for advanced training within investment firms, the Accredited Asset Management Specialist Professional Designation Program offers investment professionals with the precise, hands-on information needed to provide ample, planning-oriented asset management advice. He is also a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). To become a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), he completed a 24-part program of study in the financial, physical, emotional, and personal issues of seniors. Thomas also participated in both the Financial Management Association (FMA) and the investment club while attending Georgia Tech. His investment club was featured on CNNFN because they were an elite college club picking stocks, which outperformed the S&P 500 two years in a row. After college, he worked for First Union National Bank, then Southwick Investments (securities), and Turamali (tangibles and other non securities).Thomas Cloud, Jr. wrote the ebook The Ten Biggest Mistakes Any Investor Makes. Mr. Cloud wrote a monthly financial, economic, and geopolitical article for the prestigious political website Purepolitics.com for years. He also wrote, 2 articles, for Business Reform magazine. Thomas Cloud, Jr.'s articles have also been published by the Christian Ranchman and Spiritual Voice News. Toastmasters International has recognized Thomas G. Cloud, Jr. as a Competent Toastmaster. Mr. Cloud has completed the 12-week Crown Financial Ministries study and also led the study at First Baptist Church Atlanta. Thomas is a professional member of Kingdom Advisors. Mr. Cloud has also spoken about financial planning all over the world, including the Mediterranean Sea. In the winter of 2009 Thomas published a book called Circle of Fellowship that he authored with Robert Inman Ragsdale, III. Circle of Fellowship is a small group discussion guide for men designed to make disciples of Jesus.Learn More: https://thirdactretirement.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-tommy-cloud-cfp-president-of-third-act-retirement-planning-qualified-kingdom-advisor

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more  24 mins Christine Romans  who is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and anchor of Early Start with Laura Jarrett weekdays from 4 am to 6 am ET. She won an Emmy award for her work on the series "Exporting America" about globalization and outsourcing American jobs overseas, and is author of three books: Smart is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford it—Put it Down (Wiley 2010) How to Speak Money (Wiley 2012) and Smart is the New Rich Money Guide for Millennials (Wiley March 2015). Romans is known as CNN's explainer-in-chief of all things money. She covers business and finance from the perspective of American workers and small business owners, translating what budgets and bailouts and economic data mean for families. Romans brings an award-winning career in business reporting. In 2014, she crossed the country reporting for her series, "Is College Worth it." In 2010, Romans co-hosted "Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal," a special hour-long investigative report examining disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and how he perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual. In 2009, her special "In God We Trust: Faith & Money in America" explored the intersection of how our religious values govern the way we think about and spend our money. Her series of reports "Living Dangerously" illustrated the risks and precautions for the nearly 30 percent of America's population living in the path of an Atlantic-coast hurricane. In "Deadly Hospitals," she examined how hospitals spread dangerous infections and what patients can do to protect themselves. Romans joined CNN Business News in 1999, spending several years reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Romans was the anchor of CNNfn's Street Sweep tracking the market's boom through the late 1990s to tragedy of Sept. 11 attacks. She anchored the first democratic elections in Iraq's history from CNN Center in Atlanta. She has covered four hurricanes and four presidential elections, and was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. The National Foundation for Women Legislators has honored her with its media excellence award for business reporting and the Greenlee School of Journalism named her the 2009 James W. Schwartz award recipient.  47 mins  Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy. He has written five books, including his most recent, The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President (Palgrave, 2014) and The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace (Bantam, 2008). He received his PhD in Middle East and U.S. diplomatic history from the University of Michigan in 1977. Between 1978 and 2003, Miller served at the State Department as an historian, analyst, negotiator, and advisor to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, where he helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process, most recently as the senior advisor for Arab-Israeli negotiations. He also served as the deputy special Middle East coordinator for Arab-Israeli negotiations, senior member of the State Department's policy planning staff, in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in the office of the historian. He has received the department's Distinguished, Superior, and Meritorious Honor Awards. Miller is a member of the  Council on Foreign Relations, and formerly served as resident scholar at the Georgetown Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has been a featured presenter at the World Economic Forum and leading U.S. universities. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as president of Seeds of Peace, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence. From 2006 to 2019, Miller was a public policy scholar; vice president for new initiatives, and director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Miller is a global affairs analyst for CNN. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, Foreign Policy, USAToday, and CNN.com. He is a frequent commentator on NPR, BBC, and Sirius XM radio.   Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Have you implemented meditation into your routine yet?   Joining me in this episode is Laura Roe. She is a veteran journalist, author, yogi, and meditation coach with a really cool story, so I am really excited that she is sharing it with us all on the show.   Laura K Roe is the pen name for Laura Roe Stevens, a freelance writer and former magazine editor who has contributed to The New York Times, Inc., Forbes, Fit Pregnancy, Parenting, Parents, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Sunday opinions page and others. Posts from Laura's blog have led to appearances and interviews with Dr. Drew's Life Changer's show, The Queen Latifah show, CNNfn, Huff Post, on topics ranging from business to careers to parenting to dating.    When not writing, Laura teaches yoga and meditation throughout Los Angeles and across the globe at Yoga for Writers Retreats.   We talk all about how Laura prioritizes meditation in her life and how it has helped her throughout the years. We also get into easy ways that anyone can implement mediation in their lives whether it's at home or at your kid's soccer game.   Near the end of the episode, Laura leads us through a beautiful 3-minute meditation. You are not going to want to miss this mini mindfulness break, so tune in!   Resources Mentioned:  https://www.amazon.com/Laura-K-Roe www.laurakroe.com www.navigatingvita.com   I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram! Show notes available at www.drerinkinney.com/54

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more also please donate to GiveWell.org/StandUp and start a store or shop at Shopify.com/Standup Today's show opens with an almost 45 minute new recap then we get to my conversation with Christine Romans  who is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and anchor of Early Start with Laura Jarrett weekdays from 4 am to 6 am ET. She won an Emmy award for her work on the series "Exporting America" about globalization and outsourcing American jobs overseas, and is author of three books: Smart is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford it—Put it Down (Wiley 2010) How to Speak Money (Wiley 2012) and Smart is the New Rich Money Guide for Millennials (Wiley March 2015). Romans is known as CNN's explainer-in-chief of all things money. She covers business and finance from the perspective of American workers and small business owners, translating what budgets and bailouts and economic data mean for families. Romans brings an award-winning career in business reporting. In 2014, she crossed the country reporting for her series, "Is College Worth it." In 2010, Romans co-hosted "Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal," a special hour-long investigative report examining disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and how he perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual. In 2009, her special "In God We Trust: Faith & Money in America" explored the intersection of how our religious values govern the way we think about and spend our money. Her series of reports "Living Dangerously" illustrated the risks and precautions for the nearly 30 percent of America's population living in the path of an Atlantic-coast hurricane. In "Deadly Hospitals," she examined how hospitals spread dangerous infections and what patients can do to protect themselves. Romans joined CNN Business News in 1999, spending several years reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Romans was the anchor of CNNfn's Street Sweep tracking the market's boom through the late 1990s to tragedy of Sept. 11 attacks. She anchored the first democratic elections in Iraq's history from CNN Center in Atlanta. She has covered four hurricanes and four presidential elections, and was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. The National Foundation for Women Legislators has honored her with its media excellence award for business reporting and the Greenlee School of Journalism named her the 2009 James W. Schwartz award recipient. ------------------------- My second guest today starts at 1:02 Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). He has taught philosophy at Colgate University (where he won the Fraternity and Sorority Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Philosophy), Boston University, Tufts Experimental College, Simmons College, and Harvard Extension School (where he received the Dean's Letter of Commendation for Distinguished Teaching). Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.McIntyre is the author of How to Talk to a Science Denier (MIT Press, 2021), Philosophy of Science (Routledge, 2019), The Sin Eater (Braveship, 2019), The Scientific Attitude (MIT Press, 2019), Post-Truth (MIT Press, 2018), Respecting Truth (Routledge, 2015), Dark Ages (MIT Press, 2006), and Laws and Explanation in the Social Sciences (Westview Press, 1996). He is the co-editor of four anthologies: Readings in the Philosophy of Social Science (MIT Press, 1994), two volumes in the Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science series: Philosophy of Chemistry: Synthesis of a New Discipline (Springer, 2006) and Philosophy of Chemistry: Growth of a New Discipline (Springer 2014), and The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science (Routledge, 2017). McIntyre is also the author of Explaining Explanation: Essays in the Philosophy of the Special Sciences (Rowman and Littlefield/UPA, 2012), which is a collection of twenty years' worth of his philosophical essays that have appeared in Synthese, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Teaching Philosophy, Perspectives on Science, Biology and Philosophy, Critica, Theory and Decision, and elsewhere. Other work has appeared in such popular venues as the New York Times, Newsweek, Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New Statesman, the Times Higher Education Supplement, and the Humanist. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page  

Shelby Coffey attained the highest positions in his chosen field of journalism, as both the award-winning editor of the Los Angeles Times and also as President of CNNfn. With a rare combination of intellectual wit and substantial brain power, this Up2 guest provides meaningful commentary on the new media and technology, on big life choices, and on what it feels like to work in the public eye and have all of your efforts so broadly scrutinized. 

Christine Romans is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent and anchor of Early Start with Laura Jarrett weekdays from 4 am to 6 am ET. She won an Emmy award for her work on the series "Exporting America" about globalization and outsourcing American jobs overseas, and is author of three books: Smart is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford it—Put it Down (Wiley 2010) How to Speak Money (Wiley 2012) and Smart is the New Rich Money Guide for Millennials (Wiley March 2015). Romans is known as CNN's explainer-in-chief of all things money. She covers business and finance from the perspective of American workers and small business owners, translating what budgets and bailouts and economic data mean for families. Romans brings an award-winning career in business reporting. In 2014, she crossed the country reporting for her series, "Is College Worth it." In 2010, Romans co-hosted "Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal," a special hour-long investigative report examining disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and how he perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual. In 2009, her special "In God We Trust: Faith & Money in America" explored the intersection of how our religious values govern the way we think about and spend our money. Her series of reports "Living Dangerously" illustrated the risks and precautions for the nearly 30 percent of America's population living in the path of an Atlantic-coast hurricane. In "Deadly Hospitals," she examined how hospitals spread dangerous infections and what patients can do to protect themselves. Romans joined CNN Business News in 1999, spending several years reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Romans was the anchor of CNNfn's Street Sweep tracking the market's boom through the late 1990s to tragedy of Sept. 11 attacks. She anchored the first democratic elections in Iraq's history from CNN Center in Atlanta. She has covered four hurricanes and four presidential elections, and was part of the coverage teams that earned CNN a George Foster Peabody award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage and an Alfred I. duPont Award for its coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. The National Foundation for Women Legislators has honored her with its media excellence award for business reporting and the Greenlee School of Journalism named her the 2009 James W. Schwartz award recipient. Clint Watts is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Non-Resident Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy. He is also a national security contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. He recently examined the rise of social media influence by publishing his first book entitled Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians and Fake News. His research and writing focuses on terrorism, counterterrorism, social media influence and Russian disinformation. Clint's tracking of terrorist foreign fighters allowed him to predict the rise of the Islamic State over al Qaeda in 2014. From 2014 – 2016, Clint worked with a team to track and model the rise of Russian influence operations via social media leading up to the U.S. Presidential election of 2016. This research led Clint to testify before four different Senate committees in 2017 and 2018 regarding Russia's information warfare campaign against the U.S. and the West. Clint's writing has appeared in a range of publications to include the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, Politico, Lawfare, War On The Rocks and the Huffington Post. Before becoming a consultant, Clint served as a U.S. Army infantry officer, a FBI Special Agent, as the Executive Officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC), as a consultant to the FBI's Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) and National Security Branch (NSB), and as an analyst supporting the U.S. Intelligence Community and U.S. Special Operations Command. Subscribe to Clint Watts on Substack Subscribe to Pete's YouTube Channel Pete Dominick on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

DEBRA L. MORRISON, CFP®, MS, AEP, is a TEDx & Int'l Transformational Speaker & now a Financial Coach in Women Navigating Finances, LLC, having sold her Fee-Only Fiduciary Financial Planning and Asset Management company which she founded, & in which she worked for 42 yrs, in 2020. Debra's expertise has been featured on CNN, ABC, MSG's Metro Money, CNNfn, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NYTimes, Fox, Nation's Business, Ladies Home Journal, Business Week & Reader's Digest. She's a Certified Grief Coach & Amazon Best Selling Author of My Husband Died Now What? A Widow's Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions. Debra translates "financeze" into English using everyday analogies, unwinds media-money-noise from what investors need to know, and is a harbinger of hope for less-than-confident, or overwhelmed investors, especially those nearing retirement. Debra shares how our Money Mindset shapes our financial fitness, and overall net (& self) worth. Wanna connect with Debra Morrison? Check out WomenNavigatingFinances.com Wanna be on the show? OR Want some clarity on your marketing? Connect with Terri at Terri@spinfrogs.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/terrifictips/support

Robert Battalio is currently a professor of Finance at the University of Notre Dame. Robert has also served on the faculty of Georgia State University, as a visiting academic at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, and as the first NASD visiting academic fellow. Robert has consulted for Fidelity, the New York Stock Exchange, LaBranche, Goldman Sachs, NYFIX, NASDR, the Nasdaq Intermarket, Archipelago, Susquehanna, and Knight Securities. His primary area of interest involves the relationship between financial market design and trading costs. He is currently studying whether the post-earnings announcement drift survives transactions costs, who trades on accruals information, trading costs in the equity option market, and price discovery in option markets. Robert's work has appeared in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies, among others. Robert has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Morning News, the Newark Star Ledger, Inc Magazine, Business Week On-Line, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Letter, Christian Science Monitor, CNNfn, USA Today, Barrons, and Securities Week. GameStop's Shift to Dark Trading Jim Angel's paper Gamestonk: What happened and what to do about it Netflix's Challenger and the very awesome academic paper discussing the Challenger explosion and market efficiency Music sampled from Saweetie - Tap In

Antonio Marquez is the Principal and Managing Partner of Comunidad Realty Partners, a real estate investment firm specializing in workforce housing communities in culturally diverse neighborhoods. Antonio has over 20 years of experience in companies that serve the Hispanic marketplace and focuses on urban real estate and affordable housing. Antonio graduated from California Polytechnic – San Luis Obispo then completed the Stan Ross Program in Real Estate at the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real Estate.   Michael Brennan is a Co-Founder, Chairman, and Managing Principal of Brennan Investment Group. He began his industrial real estate career in 1984 as an Investment Specialist with CB Commercial and since then has orchestrated more than $14 billion in industrial real estate transactions in the course of his career. Michael currently acts as Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin's James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate in addition to appearing as an industry expert CNBC, CNNfn, and Bloomberg Television.   Listen in as our CEO, Jilliene Helman, converses with Antonio and Michael about the strategies for responding to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. These two industry experts share their experiences and opinions of how the health crisis is affecting residential and commercial real estate and the programs they have in place to manage current issues on the ground. The conversation also turns to how Comunidad Realty and Brennan Investments are dealing with the constantly evolving legislation and how both companies see their sectors being affected by the pandemic through the remainder of 2020.   “By no means has transactional activity come to a halt - banks are stronger than they've ever been and are now so strong they could withstand losses equal to that of the Great Depression and still make it.” - Michael Brenner   This week on The Reality Mogul Podcast: How Comunidad Partners are formulating a holistic rent relief planning strategy How to put in place measures around expense containment in the multi-family sector Comunidad Realty's nonprofit scheme and how they are working to support residents through the crisis Preparation to manage rent relief for tenants and management How Brennan Investment Group is weathering the storm of the pandemic How Michael's company is looking after their workforce and the ways they are supporting remote working Real estate investment activity in the first half of 2020 and why Michael is still cautious The Care Act and the contrast between residential and commercial tenants' rights and responsibilities The state of new loans in housing finance with Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac and with private lenders   Connect with Antonio Marquez: Comunidad Real Estate Partners Website Comunidad Real Estate on Instagram Comunidad Real Estate on Twitter   Connect with Michael Brenner: Brennan Investment Group Website Brennan Investment Group on Facebook Brennan Investment Group on Instagram   Connect with Reality Mogul: Realty Mogul Website Realty Mogul on LinkedIn Realty Mogul on Instagram Realty Mogul on Facebook Realty Mogul on Twitter        

Laura K Roe is the author of The Art of Flow: Mindful Mini Meditations, released this month. As a yoga teacher and writer, she hosts annual yoga and writer retreats. Her novel, Between Thoughts of You, will be published March 1, 2021. Laura K Roe is the pen name for Laura Roe Stevens, a freelance writer and editor who has contributed to: The New York Times, Inc., Forbes, Fit Pregnancy, Parenting, Parents, Variety, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Sunday opinions page and others. Posts from Laura’s blog, NavigatingVita.com, has led to appearances and interviews with the Dr. Drew’s Life Changer’s show, The Queen Latifah show, CNNfn, Huff Post, on topics ranging from business, to careers, to parenting to dating. www.laurakroe.com ________________________________ Awakenings With Michele Meiche is Your place for tips and insight to live a more fulfilling life, and your relationships. Learn how to attract healthy relationships, and how to create a life you really love. Awakenings broadcasts live every Wed. 12pm -1:30 pm PT   Call in for Intuitive Readings #347-539-5122 Michele answers questions about Awakening, Spirituality, Metaphysics and Self/Soul Development. Michele also answers listener questions from email, twitter and facebook On Air. Email awakeningspodcast@gmail.com to have your questions answered or to share your insights On Air.

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I don't like to see a great thing come to an end, but this is the final chat with legendary financial markets trader, educator and voluminous writer of all kinds of trading books - and, good friend of mine - Mr. Courtney Smith; and how about that pencil drawing of his likeness here? To get full context, you really should listen to episodes 1 through 4. Courtney is fascinating and engaging, and makes a sometimes unnecessarily difficult subject eminently understandable. This is a fascinating gentleman, a boatload of fun on most any topic, but a master technician of the markets. If day trading, position trading, trend trading, systems trading and the like are of interest to you, this is the man to listen to. Mr. Smith is a trader, author, money manager, educator, and speaker. “He is the only person in history to have a top ranked mutual fund, stock picking newsletter, futures newsletter, and hedge fund.” He is also the Chairman of Wealthbuilder LLC, an organization devoted to building great traders and investors in stocks, options, futures, and foreign exchange and has trained thousands of people around the world to become successful traders. Courtney is the author of 8 books on trading (happens to have written the first book on spread trading I ever read) and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people. He has appeared on over 1000 TV shows on such national television shows as Wall Street Journal Report, and Moneyline as well as other shows on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNNfn. Come on in, check it out and listen to what this experienced and market battled expert has to say about the current markets, and how he sees the economic future under the current economic climate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-who-are-you-podcast/support

I have the pleasure of chatting today with legendary financial markets trader, educator and voluminous writer of all kinds of trading books - and, good friend of mine - Mr. Courtney Smith. To get full context, you really should listen to episodes 1 through 3. Courtney is fascinating and engaging, and makes a sometimes unnecessarily difficult subject eminently understandable. This is a fascinating gentleman, a boatload of fun on most any topic, but a master technician of the markets. If day trading, position trading, trend trading, systems trading and the like are of interest to you, this is the man to listen to. Mr. Smith is a trader, author, money manager, educator, and speaker. “He is the only person in history to have a top ranked mutual fund, stock picking newsletter, futures newsletter, and hedge fund.” He is also the Chairman of Wealthbuilder LLC, an organization devoted to building great traders and investors in stocks, options, futures, and foreign exchange and has trained thousands of people around the world to become successful traders. Courtney is the author of 8 books on trading (happens to have written the first book on spread trading I ever read) and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people. He has appeared on over 1000 TV shows on such national television shows as Wall Street Journal Report, and Moneyline as well as other shows on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNNfn. Come on in, check it out and listen to what this experienced and market battled expert has to say about the current markets, and how he sees the economic future under the current economic climate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-who-are-you-podcast/support

Once again I have the pleasure of chatting today with legendary financial markets trader, educator and voluminous writer of all kinds of trading books - and, good friend of mine - Mr. Courtney Smith. To get full context, you really should listen to episodes 1 and 2. Courtney is fascinating and engaging, and makes a sometimes unnecessarily difficult subject eminently understandable. This is a fascinating gentleman, a boatload of fun on most any topic, but a master technician of the markets. If day trading, position trading, trend trading, systems trading and the like are of interest to you, this is the man to listen to. Mr. Smith is a trader, author, money manager, educator, and speaker. “He is the only person in history to have a top ranked mutual fund, stock picking newsletter, futures newsletter, and hedge fund.” He is also the Chairman of Wealthbuilder LLC, an organization devoted to building great traders and investors in stocks, options, futures, and foreign exchange and has trained thousands of people around the world to become successful traders. Courtney is the author of 8 books on trading (happens to have written the first book on spread trading I ever read) and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people. He has appeared on over 1000 TV shows on such national television shows as Wall Street Journal Report, and Moneyline as well as other shows on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNNfn. Come on in, check it out and listen to what this experienced and market battled expert has to say about the current markets, and how he sees the economic future under the current economic climate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-who-are-you-podcast/support

Continuing the conversation, I have the pleasure of chatting again today with legendary financial markets trader, educator and voluminous writer of all kinds of trading books - and, good friend of mine - Mr. Courtney Smith. To get full context, you really should listen to episode 1. Courtney is fascinating and engaging, and makes a sometimes unnecessarily difficult subject eminently understandable. This is a fascinating gentleman, a boatload of fun on most any topic, but a master technician of the markets. If day trading, position trading, trend trading, systems trading and the like are of interest to you, this is the man to listen to. Mr. Smith is a trader, author, money manager, educator, and speaker. “He is the only person in history to have a top ranked mutual fund, stock picking newsletter, futures newsletter, and hedge fund.” He is also the Chairman of Wealthbuilder LLC, an organization devoted to building great traders and investors in stocks, options, futures, and foreign exchange and has trained thousands of people around the world to become successful traders. Courtney is the author of 8 books on trading (happens to have written the first book on spread trading I ever read) and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people. He has appeared on over 1000 TV shows on such national television shows as Wall Street Journal Report, and Moneyline as well as other shows on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNNfn. Come on in, check it out and listen to what this experienced and market battled expert has to say about the current markets, and how he sees the economic future under the current economic climate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-who-are-you-podcast/support

I have the pleasure of chatting today with legendary financial markets trader, educator and voluminous writer of all kinds of trading books - and, good friend of mine - Mr. Courtney Smith. This is a fascinating gentleman, a boatload of fun on most any topic, but a master technician and fundamental analyst of the markets. If day trading, position trading, trend trading, systems trading and the like are of interest to you, this is the man to listen to. Mr. Smith is a trader, author, money manager, educator, and speaker. “He is the only person in history to have a top ranked mutual fund, stock picking newsletter, futures newsletter, and hedge fund.” He is also the Chairman of Wealthbuilder LLC, an organization devoted to building great traders and investors in stocks, options, futures, and foreign exchange and has trained thousands of people around the world to become successful traders. Courtney is the author of 8 books on trading (happens to have written the first book on spread trading I ever read) and has been a featured speaker at investment conferences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people. He has appeared on over 1000 TV shows on such national television shows as Wall Street Journal Report, and Moneyline as well as other shows on CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNNfn. Come on in, check it out and listen to what this experienced and market battled expert has to say about the current markets, and how he sees the economic future under the current economic climate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-who-are-you-podcast/support

About Dave Sussman: Dad. Daily Co-Host at America's Voice Live, the 2-hour news and commentary show on Americas Voice News. Purveyor at Whiskey Politics, a weekly long-form interview program featuring conversations with luminaries, politicians and newsmakers in politics & culture. Guest Host on The Real Side Radio (54 terrestrial stations on the GCN and Salem Radio Network). Dave also writes on culture, economics and business issues; published in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and others. Interviewed on Fox News, Fox Business, CNNfn, & numerous radio shows. Whiskey Politics is found at http://Ricochet.com, http://AmericasVoice.News Television or by subscribing at iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, & YouTube. Follow Whiskey Politics on Facebook http://facebook.com/whiskeypoliticsblog and Instagram and Dave at Twitter http//twitter.com/davidsussman  

Paul Mecurio is a comedian, writer, actor, and film producer/director. He also hosts a podcast called "The Paul Mecurio Show" with A-list guests like Paul McCartney, Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Judd Apatow, Bill Burr, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kristin Chenoweth, Sugar Ray Leonard, Chris Matthews, Rob Corddry, Steve Austin, Marcia Clark, Bob Costas and more.   Mecurio has performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and made numerous TV appearances, including The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, NBC's Late Friday, Comedy Central's Dr. Katz, and numerous appearances on VH1's popular clip shows. He has been a guest on Fox News Channel, and makes regular appearances on CNN, CNNfn, and MSNBC as a political satirist.   Mecurio has written, produced, and directed five short films. Mecurio also worked on the film American Buffalo, starring Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz based on the award-winning David Mamet play of the same name.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Paul Mecurio is a comedian, writer, actor, and film producer/director. He also hosts a podcast called "The Paul Mecurio Show" with A-list guests like Paul McCartney, Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Judd Apatow, Bill Burr, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kristin Chenoweth, Sugar Ray Leonard, Chris Matthews, Rob Corddry, Steve Austin, Marcia Clark, Bob Costas and more.   Mecurio has performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and made numerous TV appearances, including The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, NBC's Late Friday, Comedy Central's Dr. Katz, and numerous appearances on VH1's popular clip shows. He has been a guest on Fox News Channel, and makes regular appearances on CNN, CNNfn, and MSNBC as a political satirist.   Mecurio has written, produced, and directed five short films. Mecurio also worked on the film American Buffalo, starring Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz based on the award-winning David Mamet play of the same name.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

DAVE SUSSMAN Spotlight Interview -- RIGHT NOW Podcast https://newrightnetwork.com/2019/06/conservatives-america.html New Right Network • The Fresh Voice of New Media Get RIGHT NOW Newsletter: https://bit.ly/newrightemail Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/newrightnetwork June 29, 2019 - Interview Spotlight, pre-recorded Hosted by New Right Network https://newrightnetwork.com ABOUT DAVE SUSSMAN Dave Sussman is a nationally recognized business advocate, economist, trainer, and writer. He's a speaker at the SBA, SCORE, and has contributed at FOX Business, CNNfn, published in Washington Post, Huffington Post, Money Matters and many radio interviews throughout North America. Dave is a Contributor at Ricochet.com and purveyor at https://WhiskeyPolitics.net Also subscribe and listen on: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-now-podcast/id1462363911 https://google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3Mud2hvb3Noa2FhLmNvbS9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC9pZC83MjE4Lw%3D%3D https://open.spotify.com/show/7KzE93O1X4egXfX4z1xy3s https://overcast.fm/itunes1462363911/right-now-podcast https://anchor.fm/right-now-podcast https://castbox.fm/ch/2164482 https://breaker.audio/right-now-podcast https://stitcher.com/podcast/new-right-network/right-now-podcast http://digitalpodcast.com/feeds/95014-right-now-podcast https://radiopublic.com/right-now-podcast-69OkQQ https://stitcher.com/podcast/new-right-network/right-now-podcast https://listennotes.com/podcasts/right-now-podcast-new-right-network-QsAvZygS8Xi http://tun.in/pjqZM https://pca.st/1r1L New Right Network invites a range of inspiring freethinkers. Everything they say may not reflect the direct views of New Right Network. Host: New Right Network Interviewer: rsashe1980 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/right-now-podcast/message

Host of Your Business on MSNBC & Co-Founder of GoodShop- JJ Ramberg is on the Positive Phil Podcast.Host of Your Business on MSNBC & Co-Founder of GoodShop- JJ Ramberg is on the Positive Phil PodcastJANUARY 31, 2019 1SONJAAGUILAR11954UNCATEGORIZEDCOMMENTS OFFJJ Ramberg is the co-founder of Goodshop and the host of Your Business on MSNBCGoodShop (formerly Goodsearch) provides a database of digital coupons from more than 32,000 merchants including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy, etc. The company has partnered with 113,000 nonprofits and schools and shares commissions earned from purchases at participating stores with the shoppers chosen cause. As of September, 2015 more than $12 million has been donated.GoodShop was founded in November 2005 by siblings Ken Ramberg (Co-Founder of JOBTRAK, purchased by Monster.com and operating today as MonsterCollege) and JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s weekend show Your Business.[1] In 2011, Scott Garell, former President of Ask Networks, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com, joined GoodSearch as CEO.www.goodshop.comSocial Media Linkstwitter: @jjrambergfacebook: @jjrambergmsnbcinstagram: jj.rambergwww.goodshop.comwww.msnbc.com/your-businessLOVE HELPING PEOPLE!www.positivephil.comJJ Ramberg is the host of msnbc’s “Your Business,” the only television show dedicated to issues affecting small business owners and co-author of It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business, available October 16th. Now in its seventh season, the program has profiled hundreds of small business owners and offered advice from countless small business experts and investors. In addition, Your Business guests have included Senate and House Small Business Committee members, the head of the Small Business Administration, and members of the Cabinet.Before joining msnbc, Ramberg was a reporter at CNN, where she covered a wide range of topics, ranging from breaking news to profiles of the country’s top business leaders. Her extensive field experience includes reporting from Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She also hosted the daytime talk program “The Flipside” on CNNfn and was a producer on CNN’s profile program “Pinnacle.” She began her television career at NBC News, where she was an associate producer at Dateline NBC.

Host of Your Business on MSNBC & Co-Founder of GoodShop- JJ Ramberg is on the Positive Phil Podcast.Host of Your Business on MSNBC & Co-Founder of GoodShop- JJ Ramberg is on the Positive Phil PodcastJANUARY 31, 2019 1SONJAAGUILAR11954UNCATEGORIZEDCOMMENTS OFFJJ Ramberg is the co-founder of Goodshop and the host of Your Business on MSNBCGoodShop (formerly Goodsearch) provides a database of digital coupons from more than 32,000 merchants including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy, etc. The company has partnered with 113,000 nonprofits and schools and shares commissions earned from purchases at participating stores with the shoppers chosen cause. As of September, 2015 more than $12 million has been donated.GoodShop was founded in November 2005 by siblings Ken Ramberg (Co-Founder of JOBTRAK, purchased by Monster.com and operating today as MonsterCollege) and JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s weekend show Your Business.[1] In 2011, Scott Garell, former President of Ask Networks, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com, joined GoodSearch as CEO.www.goodshop.comSocial Media Linkstwitter: @jjrambergfacebook: @jjrambergmsnbcinstagram: jj.rambergwww.goodshop.comwww.msnbc.com/your-businessLOVE HELPING PEOPLE!www.positivephil.comJJ Ramberg is the host of msnbc’s “Your Business,” the only television show dedicated to issues affecting small business owners and co-author of It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business, available October 16th. Now in its seventh season, the program has profiled hundreds of small business owners and offered advice from countless small business experts and investors. In addition, Your Business guests have included Senate and House Small Business Committee members, the head of the Small Business Administration, and members of the Cabinet.Before joining msnbc, Ramberg was a reporter at CNN, where she covered a wide range of topics, ranging from breaking news to profiles of the country’s top business leaders. Her extensive field experience includes reporting from Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She also hosted the daytime talk program “The Flipside” on CNNfn and was a producer on CNN’s profile program “Pinnacle.” She began her television career at NBC News, where she was an associate producer at Dateline NBC.

Branding is something entrepreneurs often overlook and misunderstand. Many people think of branding as just being something that represents your company visually. It actually goes much deeper than that. Your branding has a lasting impact on your company. When done well your brand will continue to increase the value of your company over time. It'll create the impression on your consumers that'll keep bringing them back time and time again. If you really want your brand to work for your it needs to speak to people's emotions. You need to strike them at their hearts, and appeal to their core. It may sound complicated, and even confusing but it's really not. On today's episode of Creative Warriors we are joined by Steve McKee, who truly understands good branding and helps break it down to something we can all understand. Steve is the president of McKee Wallwork + Company (MWC), Advertising Age's 2015 Southwest U.S. Small Agency of the Year. A marketing strategist for nearly thirty years, Steve has held executive positions at notable international agencies including NW Ayer, Della Femina, and a division of McCann-Erickson Worldwide. He was a popular Businessweek.com columnist for more than a decade and currently writes a column for SmartBrief on Leadership. He has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, and Investor's Business Daily, among others, and he has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg television and radio, and network TV affiliates across America. Download this episode today to truly understand what branding is, and how it can take your company to the next level. WARRIOR OF EMPATHY   “A brand can increase in value forever.” - Steve McKee My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available for pre-order. Order your SIGNED copy today! Highlights - Be something your customers can relate to. The world is the way it is because we are who we are. Every asset you own will depreciate over time. Your role is to be gravity, and hold things together. It's your job as an entrepreneur to be a brand manager. Branding speaks on your behalf even when you're not there. Find what ties your customers together, even though they are all different. Style becomes the differentiator. Try to take your brand emotionally deeper than ever before. Consistency is one of the core principles of power branding. Guest Contact - Steve's Website Steve's Twitter Steve's Books Brand vs. Wild: Building Resilient Brands for Harsh Business Environments When Growth Stalls: How It Happens, Why You're Stuck, and What to Do About It Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World's Best Brands FREE chapters from each of Steve's Books!  Resources - 12 Must-Have Mindsets for Uncommon Entrepreneurs! A FREE tool for Creative Warriors to help you get clear on the ways you need to think differently to get the results you want. We've been handed a whole bunch of malarky about who we are and how business works that simply doesn't work for us. It's time to set it straight! This tool will give you the insights you need to think your way to success as a Creative Warrior and keep you on track. Check out the Creative Warriors RESOURCE page! A collection of the best companies, hand-selected, to help you succeed! You'll find vendors, services, products, and programs to help you Create, Serve, and Be Prosperous! All these companies have been used and approved by Jeffrey and most are used every day in his business. Music by Jawn    

On this episode of The Innovation Engine, we'll be looking at the evolution of media. We discuss how media companies, or any company really, can make the leap to becoming a digital-first organization, why now is actually a good time to be in the media business (despite everything you may read and hear to the contrary), and what media consumption will look like a decade from now – or our assumptions about what that consumption will look like.  Joining us to talk about that and more is Shelby Coffey, now Vice Chair of the Newseum. Shelby has had a long and distinguished career in the news business: he was Executive Vice President at ABC News in New York, News Chief at CNNfn, Editor of The Los Angeles Times, and held editorial positions with the Dallas Times Herald, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Post. In 2001, he was named a Fellow of the Freedom Forum, the parent organization of the Newseum, where he has studied and written about the media and First Amendment issues. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS What does a company need to thrive in the increasingly competitive media space? An element of visionary leadership. People like Jeff Bezos are interested not just in solving a problem, but in exploiting an opportunity. The opportunity focus characterizes a lot of the people who are the winners in the digital space. Nimbleness (or agility): speed in adapting, and a willingness to change if adaptation is wrong. Individuals from old media companies will have different assumptions about consumption and the media than individuals from native digital companies – this gives native digital companies a considerable advantage. At the same time, the digital native employee is becoming increasingly valuable. Some people are able to adapt as the world shifts, but it's not necessarily the same. Studying the competitors, and also having a future-focused mindset, is extremely important. Every company should consider itself a media company because of the vast range of platforms and methods of communicating. You have to be out telling your story or your competitors will exceed you, and maybe tell your story in a negative way. Monetization for media companies is changing – how is the industry shifting, and what can companies do to adapt? The old gatekeeper world of big networks, big television, and big newspapers depended happily on a near-monopoly ability to funnel in a high-demographic audience. Now there are so many competitors, on so many different levels, competing for “the precious commodity of attention and it's handmaiden persuasion.” The result is a revenue world that is mutating almost as fast as the media themselves because advertisers are looking at what will continue to draw specific attention. One challenge for the news media world is that the creativity and range of how to get advertising-supported news coverage is not consonant with the actual news-gathering abilities – We need new specialists. No matter how brilliant you are, or how nimbly you adapt, you can't outrun the market. This article from Business Insider highlights how the digital world is affecting advertising: “In 2000, ad revenue at newspapers was $63.5 billion. It fell to $23 billion by 2013,” while Google's ad revenue grew from less than $1 billion to over $50 billion in that same time.  Resources: Check out the Newseum Connect with Shelby on LinkedIn Best Practices: The Art of Leadership in News Organizations: Insights from the careers of 20 news executives by Shelby Coffey III

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Arthur Ciaramicoli PhD author of The Stress Solution. We discuss the stressful period we all endured during the Presidential campaign and election, as well as the challenges we continue to face individually and collectively. Many relationships are strained and need to be healed. So, I thought it would be a good time to discuss the importance of compassion, character and values. We need to find ways to come together rather than grow further apart. My guest: Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been treating clients for more than 35 years. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Soundmindz.org a popular mental health site. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Psycho-logical Association. Currently in private practice, Dr. Ciaramicoli has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for several years, lecturer for the American Cancer Society, Chief Psychologist at Metrowest Medical Center, and director of the Metrowest Counseling Center and of the Alternative Medicine division of Metrowest Wellness Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. In addition to treating patients, Dr. Ciaramicoli has lectured at Harvard Health Services, Boston College Counseling Center, the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore as well as being a consultant to several major corporations in the Boston area. Dr. Ciaramicoli is also a seasoned media expert. He has appeared on CNN, CNNfn, Fox News Boston, Comcast TV, New England Cable News, Good Morning America Weekend, The O’Reilly Report, and other shows. He has been a weekly radio guest on Your Healthy Family on Sirius Satellite Radio and Holistic Health Today, and has been interviewed on The People’s Pharmacy, The Gary Null Show, and more than two dozen other radio programs airing on NPR, XM Radio, and numerous AM and FM stations. Dr. Ciaramicoli is the author of The Stress Solution: How Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy decreases Anxiety and increases Resilience (New World Library, 2016), The Curse of the Capable: The Hidden Challenges to a Balanced, Healthy, High Achieving Life (Wiley, 2010), Performance Addiction: The Dangerous New Syndrome and How to Stop It from Ruining Your Life (Wiley 2004) and The Power of Empathy: A Practical Guide to Creating Intimacy, Self-Understanding, and Lasting Love (Dutton 2000), which is now published in 7 languages. His first book, Treatment of Abuse and Addiction, A Holistic Approach (Jason Aronson, 1997) was selected as Book of the Month by The Psychotherapy Book News. He is also the coauthor of Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism (Bantam 2000).

The Author to Income Formula If you’ve written a book… or you’re in the process of writing one… or you’re planning to write one this year, stop whatever you’re doing and sign up for this live interview featuring +Tamara Monosoff. Tamara is a best selling author of SEVEN business books for entrepreneurs. Tamara's *Author-to-Income Formula Program* is the next big thing! She is passionate about helping Authors, Experts & Entrepreneurs learn how to build a high-profit business as an author. The program includes proven step-by-step strategies on how to: - stand out from the crowd - gain media attention - become an Amazon bestseller and - generate multiple streams of income by leveraging their expertise and book. You’ll get a sneak peak with these hot topics: 1. The #1 strategy to drive sales that most new and experienced Authors miss 2. How to use video in your book to drive traffic back to your website, sales pages and freebies with opt-ins. 3. How Tamara made $14,000 extra cash in 72 Hours and how you can too Tamara is a frequent speaker on The Author-to-Income Formula, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Marketing & Social Media, Product Development, Innovation & Creativity, and Women & Leadership. She holds a Doctoral Degree (Ed.D.) in International & Multicultural Education with a specialization in Women in Leadership from the University of San Francisco and is a former Clinton White House Advisor and U.S. Department of Education Chief of Staff for Adult Education. Tamara has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including; the Wall Street Journal (front page), New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The New Yorker, TIME, PEOPLE, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT and OPRAH Magazines. She has appeared on NBC’s Nightly News, NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s The View, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN News LIVE, CNNfn and CNNMoney. She also founded Mom Invented®, a globally recognized consumer products brand. Tamara offers online Product Creation and Launch Programs that help rocket entrepreneurs to success. Pick up Tamara’s highly-coveted Author-to-Income Checklist for FREE! http://hmtips.com/authorincome _____________________________________________ Each #IBWS provides "a Goldmine of Entrepreneurial Tips, Strategies and Advice to grow your business to new Heights of Success from Inspirational Business Women in the Know.” Hear the inspired stories and personal struggles of these amazing women and learn how they rose to the top of their field while making a big impact on the lives of others. As your host, it is my deepest desire to uplift and inspire our "sister entrepreneurs" to pursue their dreams and share their passions with the world. Together we can "make a real difference" across the globe.

“Figure out what you’re doing right and do more of it.” This deceptively simple advice should come as a cautionary tale to brands of all shapes and sizes. As a best-selling author and leader of one of the Southwest’s top agencies, Steve McKee spends all of this time help stalled, stuck, and stale brands. I couldn’t wait to chat with him about all of this on this week’s episode of the On Brand podcast. About Steve McKee Steve McKee is the president of McKee Wallwork + Company, Advertising Age’s 2015 Southwest Small Agency of the Year. He is the author of When Growth Stalls: How it Happens, Why You’re Stuck and What To Do About It, an award-winning business book now published in four languages, and Power Branding: Leveraging the Success of the World’s Best Brands. MWC specializes in revitalizing stalled, stuck and stale brands across the U.S. A marketing strategist for nearly thirty years, Steve has held executive positions at notable international agencies including NW Ayer, Della Femina, and a division of McCann-Erickson Worldwide. He is also the co-founder of a successful Bay Area tech startup, a company that is redefining an entire industry as a result of insightful research into its “rationally irrational” consumers. Steve was a popular Businessweek.com columnist for more than a decade and has been published or quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes.com, Investor’s Business Daily, and The Los Angeles Times, among others. A popular speaker at corporate and association events, he has appeared on CNBC, ESPN2, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and network television affiliates across America. As We Wrap … Before we go, I want to flip the microphone around to our community …  Angie Greinergave us a shout on Twitter about our recent episode on design featuring Aaron Draplin. Thanks for listening! Did you hear something you liked on this episode or another? Do you have a question you’d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show. Last but not least … Subscribe to the podcast – You can subscribe to the show via iTunes, Stitcher, and RSS. Rate and review the show – If you like what you’re hearing, head over to iTunes and click that 5-star button to rate the show. And if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review. This helps others find the podcast. OK. How do you rate and review a podcast? Need a quick tutorial on leaving a rating/review in iTunes? Check this out. Until next week, I’ll see you on the Internet!

Tamara is a social entrepreneur, best-selling author of six business books for entrepreneurs, media contributor, educator, speaker, award-winning inventor, and leading voice for women in business. She was the Founder of Mom Invented®, a globally recognized brand. Through her website, TamaraMonosoff.com, Tamara offers online Product Creation and Launch Programs that help rocket entrepreneurs to success! She is a former Clinton White House Advisor and U.S. Department of Education Chief of Staff for Adult Education. Tamara has written six business books for entrepreneurs: • The Mom Inventors Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing was launched by McGraw-Hill in 2005. The second edition launched April 2014 and hit #1 on Amazon in six business categories. • In May 2013, Tamara launched a new product evaluation system (book, workbook & online video tutorials); How Hot is Your Product? Find Out if Your Product Idea Will Make or Cost You Money! • Your Million Dollar Dream: Regain Control & Be Your Own Boss hit #1 in Marketing, Entrepreneursh & Home-Based Businesses on Amazon on the date of its launch May 2010. (McGraw-Hill) • The One Page Business Plan for Women in Business co-authored with Jim Horan launched January 2010. • Secrets of Millionaire Moms: Learn How They Turned Great Ideas into Booming Businesses – and How You Can Too! hit bookstores globally May 2007. (McGraw-Hill) Tamara has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including; the Wall Street Journal (front page), New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The New Yorker, TIME, PEOPLE, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT and OPRAH Magazines. She has appeared on NBC’s Nightly News, NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s The View, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN News LIVE, CNNfn and CNNMoney. Check the infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

Join Jason Hartman and Investor Watchdog, Jack Waymire, for a discussion concerning the ethics of the financial services industry. According to Jack, the frequent lack of integrity undermines the achievement of investors' financial goals. Companies do not do what is best for you. They are very good at hiding information that they do not want their investors to know. Investor Watchdog investigates these companies and products, acting as a go-between for investors and advisers, answering frequently asked questions, such as, “How do I know I'm getting the right financial advice?” Jack shares examples of deceptive practices by various companies and how the executives that run the companies, i.e. Goldman Sachs, are insulated from accountability simply by paying fines rather than serving jail time for unethical and illegal practices.  Jason and Jack touch on the subject of the Madoff Ponzi Scheme, where Jack talks about some of the evidence that was found, as a glaring example of unethical sales pitches and conman tactics. Jack also informs listeners of what deceptive sales practices to watch out for when dealing with financial advisers. Jack entered the financial services industry as a financial consultant in 1976 for Warburg, Paribas Becker. He provided financial advice to companies, public entities, Taft-Hartley funds, endowments, and foundations with assets exceeding $7 billion. After spending two years with an investment firm, Jack co-founded Lexington Capital Management in 1983, a money management firm that wholesaled its services through wirehouses and regional broker-dealers. In 1989, Jack also founded a broker-dealer and built a national retail distribution system to market its products and services. Between 1996 and 2003, Lexington was sold to two larger financial service and technology companies. In his last position, Jack was President of Sungard Advisor Technologies. During these 20 years, Jack worked with thousands of investors and financial advisors and was responsible for providing services to individual investors with billions of dollars of assets. In 2004, Jack left the financial services industry to market a book he authored: Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor. Published in December, 2003, by John Wiley & Sons, his book was widely regarded as the first to provide an objective process investors could use to select higher quality advisors and to avoid the risks and consequences of bad advice from lower quality advisors. In 2004, Jack co-founded PaladinRegistry.com, a website that took selected content from his book and made it available to investors over the Internet. Later in 2004, a Registry of pre-screened, five star rated financial planners and financial advisors was added to the website. Paladin became the first online firm that vetted financial professionals for investors and provided comprehensive documentation for their credentials, ethics, business practices, and services. In 2008, Jack was instrumental in the development this blog site (InvestorWatchdog.com) that reports on investment risks that result from ethical conflicts in the financial services industry. Jack has appeared on CNNfn and over 100 national, regional, and local radio shows to talk about the subject matter of his book, the risk and consequences of bad advice, and Paladin's free online solutions. He is also widely quoted in the print media including Forbes, BusinessWeek, Worth, and Kiplinger and is a columnist for Worth Magazine. Jack can be reached at Jack@InvestorWatchdog.com.

Today we discussed Long Term Care With Author Phyllis Shelton.   Phyllis Shelton is the President of LTC Consultants, a 22 year old national consulting company specializing in long-term care insurance consumer education and agent training. In addition to Protecting Your Family with Long-Term Care Insurance (2013), she is the author of The ABC s of Long-Term Care Insurance (2012) and Phyllis Shelton's Worksite Long-Term Care Insurance Toolbox (2011). Phyllis Shelton has 35 years of experience in virtually every phase of health care financing in addition to long-term care insurance: health insurance, managed care (PPOs, HMOs, etc.), Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, cancer insurance, critical illness plans, and life settlements. She is profiled in publications such as Suze Orman's The Money Class, and The Savage Truth on Money, by Terry Savage, financial columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times, as a national expert in the long-term care insurance field. Her consumer website was highlighted in the January issue of OPRAH magazine. Phyllis received the distinguished LIFE Foundation Client Service Award at the 2009 National Association of Independent Financial Advisors (NAIFA) convention and her full page client story was featured in the September 14, 2009 edition of Newsweek magazine. Her television appearances include a two-hour PBS documentary And Thou Shalt Honor, The Balancing Act and CNNfn. She has been featured extensively in the Wall Street Journal and was profiled in the charter list published by Senior Market Advisor as one of the top ten professionals in the long-term care insurance industry nationally. She speaks nationally on the role of long-term care insurance as part of the private sector s solution by making Medicaid payer of last resort for long-term care, which will save jobs by rescuing state budgets and keep families together by providing caregivers when most needed. She resides in Tennessee with her husband Bill and two Labrador Retrievers, Jackson and Jed.     You can find out more visit :   www.gotltci.com   Or to view her books click below:   Protecting Your Family With Long Term Care Insurance       You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters

  Edward O’Hara is a founding partner of SME, overseeing the company’s branding process from strategic development to creative direction and execution. O’Hara is a brand building expert who has appeared on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, CNN, CNNfn, MSG Network, and TimesCast, as well as has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and BrandWeek. O’Hara knows brand, especially in the world of sports and talks about rebranding the Miami Marlins entire apparel & logo line, as well as what happens when LeBron James happens to tout the new look of an SME branded product. Twitter: @EdOHara

Join Jason Hartman and Investor Watchdog, Jack Waymire, for a discussion concerning the ethics of the financial services industry. According to Jack, the frequent lack of integrity undermines the achievement of investors' financial goals. For more details, listen at:  www.JasonHartman.com. Companies do not do what is best for you. They are very good at hiding information that they do not want their investors to know. Investor Watchdog investigates these companies and products, acting as a go-between for investors and advisors, answering frequently asked questions, such as, “How do I know I'm getting the right financial advice?” Jack shares examples of deceptive practices by various companies and how the executives that run the companies, i.e. Goldman Sachs, are insulated from accountability simply by paying fines rather than serving jail time for unethical and illegal practices.  Jason and Jack touch on the subject of the Madoff Ponzi Scheme, where Jack talks about some of the evidence that was found, as a glaring example of unethical sales pitches and conman tactics. Jack also informs listeners of what deceptive sales practices to watch out for when dealing with financial advisors. Jack entered the financial services industry as a financial consultant in 1976 for Warburg, Paribas Becker. He provided financial advice to companies, public entities, Taft-Hartley funds, endowments, and foundations with assets exceeding $7 billion. After spending two years with an investment firm, Jack co-founded Lexington Capital Management in 1983, a money management firm that wholesaled its services through wirehouses and regional broker-dealers. In 1989, Jack also founded a broker-dealer and built a national retail distribution system to market its products and services. Between 1996 and 2003, Lexington was sold to two larger financial service and technology companies. In his last position, Jack was President of Sungard Advisor Technologies. During these 20 years, Jack worked with thousands of investors and financial advisors and was responsible for providing services to individual investors with billions of dollars of assets. In 2004, Jack left the financial services industry to market a book he authored: Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor. Published in December, 2003, by John Wiley & Sons, his book was widely regarded as the first to provide an objective process investors could use to select higher quality advisors and to avoid the risks and consequences of bad advice from lower quality advisors. In 2004, Jack co-founded PaladinRegistry.com, a website that took selected content from his book and made it available to investors over the Internet. Later in 2004, a Registry of pre-screened, five star rated financial planners and financial advisors was added to the website. Paladin became the first online firm that vetted financial professionals for investors and provided comprehensive documentation for their credentials, ethics, business practices, and services. In 2008, Jack was instrumental in the development this blog site (InvestorWatchdog.com) that reports on investment risks that result from ethical conflicts in the financial services industry. Jack has appeared on CNNfn and over 100 national, regional, and local radio shows to talk about the subject matter of his book, the risk and consequences of bad advice, and Paladin's free online solutions. He is also widely quoted in the print media including Forbes, BusinessWeek, Worth, and Kiplinger and is a columnist for Worth Magazine. Jack can be reached at Jack@InvestorWatchdog.com.

This will be an incredible show that will shock you with information you didn't even know about...at least I didn't!! Joining us, will be special guest Peter Leeds, author of "Invest in Penny Stocks". Peter has been featured on CNNfn, NBC, FOX, and has one of the most popular financial newsletters in North America.  His is truly the industry leader as the Penny Stock Professional for over 12 years. Don't miss this episode of the Mark Kohler Show!! Tuesday at 11am PST / 2 EST. You can call in and listen LIVE on the road at 646-200-4285, or listen in here from your computer.

Today we'll discuss how to create unique and memorable titles, products, and events, and the importance of legal advice when negotiating licenses for your properties.Guests include NY Times best-selling author Robyn Spizman, Chicken Soup for the Soul's "Count Your Blessings" co-creator and Soul Models author Elizabeth Bryan, and Hartford "Harty' Brown, attorney and shareholder at the Klinedinst LLP Los Angeles office. Robyn Freedman Spizman is Vice President of Communications for A Legendary Event, a New York Times Bestselling Author, Consumer Advocate, and Television Personality.Also known as "The Super Shopper" and "The Gift Guru," Robyn has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, CNN, The Discovery Channel, CNNfn, Headline News, Talk Back Live, and appeared weekly on NBC in Atlanta, Georgia and Star 94.Elizabeth Bryan is a co-inventor of Chicken Soup for the Soul's “Count Your Blessings Game,” and author of the upcoming book, Soul Models. She has enjoyed a successful career as an artist and designer. Her mission is sharing the message of gratitude through all things creative.Harty Brown focuses on providing legal counsel in business and intellectual property litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Brown’s primary focus is defending the intellectual property rights of clients. Within the entertainment industry, he represents filmmakers, tv producers, actors, agents, musicians and record labels.

Today we'll discuss how to create unique and memorable titles, products, and events, and the importance of legal advice when negotiating licenses for your properties.Guests include NY Times best-selling author Robyn Spizman, Chicken Soup for the Soul's "Count Your Blessings" co-creator and Soul Models author Elizabeth Bryan, and Hartford "Harty' Brown, attorney and shareholder at the Klinedinst LLP Los Angeles office. Robyn Freedman Spizman is Vice President of Communications for A Legendary Event, a New York Times Bestselling Author, Consumer Advocate, and Television Personality.Also known as "The Super Shopper" and "The Gift Guru," Robyn has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, CNN, The Discovery Channel, CNNfn, Headline News, Talk Back Live, and appeared weekly on NBC in Atlanta, Georgia and Star 94.Elizabeth Bryan is a co-inventor of Chicken Soup for the Soul's “Count Your Blessings Game,” and author of the upcoming book, Soul Models. She has enjoyed a successful career as an artist and designer. Her mission is sharing the message of gratitude through all things creative.Harty Brown focuses on providing legal counsel in business and intellectual property litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Brown’s primary focus is defending the intellectual property rights of clients. Within the entertainment industry, he represents filmmakers, tv producers, actors, agents, musicians and record labels.

Allen Wastler is the Managing Editor of CNBC.com and the author of the CNBC.com blog, Two Way Street With Allen Wastler. He is responsible for all editorial content for CNBC.com—with bureaus in Europe, Asia and the US. Prior to joining CNBC.com, Wastler was Managing Editor of CNNMoney.com, a joint venture between CNN and Time Inc, where he was responsible for all editorial and content production. Before his tenure as Managing Editor at CNNMoney.com, Wastler was the Managing Editor of CNNfn.com where he headed all editorial operations for the site. Wastler was also a regular commentator on CNN’s weekend business shows and frequently appeared on CNN networks to comment on breaking business news. About the blog, "CNBC Two Way Street with Allen Wastler" (http://www.cnbc.com/id/22784508) What’s happening at CNBC.com? Two Way Street is the place to find out. Managing Editor Allen Wastler writes about the latest goings on - technical and editorial - at the Web site and at the Network. He also answers your questions (well, some of them – just don’t ask about the cigar: a man needs a little mystery and at least one vice) and points out some of the media issues hanging in the headlines.

Audio File:  Download MP3Transcript: An Interview with Bambi Francisco Co-founder and CEO, Vator.tv Date: October 26, 2007 NCWIT Interview with Bambi Francisco BIO: Bambi Francisco is a co-founder and CEO of Vator.tv, the professional network for launching ideas and innovation. Vator.tv is a web platform for anyone, across all industries, at any stage, to share ideas, products, services and businesses with the rest of the world, mainly through video. People use Vator.tv to get their ideas or needs discovered or to find, discover and connect with others in networks of interest. Bambi is a veteran editor, columnist, and correspondent, covering the technology and Internet industries for 15 years. Her newsletters reached 400,000 subscribers interested in her thoughts on Internet trends and investing across public and private companies. She's appeared on Fox News, CNBC, and CBS as a commentator on the Internet. She was also the morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS San Francisco affiliate. She was a founding producer at CNNfn, where she created business programming including programs on new ideas and innovation. She was named to the "blue-chip" financial reporting all-star team in 2000 by The Journal of Financial Reporters, the business news industry's leading organization. She was also named the top 10 most influential journalists on the Web by Adweek. She blogs at http://www.bambi.blogs.com/. Larry Nelson: This is Larry Nelson for w3w3.com, the community source for unique and valuable resources. We're here today with NCWIT, the National Center for Women and Information Technology. And I must say this is one of the most exciting series that we've been involved with. We have with us Lee Kennedy. She's the co‑founder of Tricalyx. And she's also on the board of directors of NCWIT. This is really an exciting series, so pay attention. Lee Kennedy: Thanks Larry, it's good to be here. Larry: Lee has been doing a wonderful job connecting with a number of people. And, of course, we're also lucky enough to have with us Lucy Sanders, who is the Director and co‑founder of NCWIT. So, welcome. Lucy Sanders: Thank you. Larry: And our special guest today is Bambi Francisco. She is the CEO of Vator.TV. Bambi, welcome to the show. Bambi Francisco: Thanks for having me, Larry. Larry: We are very excited about this. We've all been around your website and seen some fascinating things, as well as some people that we know from earlier times. Bambi: Yes, and it's been really fun watching the site grow. We launched June 6th, and we have over 1,000 innovators and hundreds of new ideas popping up every month. So it's exciting to see that there's just a lot of innovation happening. Not just here in Silicon Valley, because of course there's always tons of innovation happening here, but around the world. So we're seeing a lot of new ideas. Lucy: I think that the genesis for Vator.TV is pretty interesting, and dates back to your days as a columnist and a correspondence for "MarketWatch". Why don't you give us an insight as to how you came up with the idea for Vator.TV? Bambi: At "MarketWatch", I was a columnist and correspondent for publicly traded companies, mostly publicly traded companies. And I had focused on Internet companies, mostly Google and Yahoo!, the big companies. And what I've always tried to bring to my audience of public investors was what was innovating, and who were the innovators. And those were the leading Internet companies. But I started looking at a lot of the emerging companies, because they seem to be really innovating around the fringes. And they were the ones who would come up with disruptive technologies, which would inevitably change the landscape for a lot of these public companies. So I started writing a lot about startups. And before I knew it, I had people pitching me, from the public company sector, to the private company sector. And I just really didn't have enough bandwidth to learn about all of them, and write about all them. And so I created a utility for me, which was basically a repository, a place where the companies pitching me could create their pitches and videos. And what I wanted to do was at least showcase them. If I didn't have enough time to learn about them, I wanted other people to at least learn about them, in the event that they found them to be interesting. And I used it to rediscover new ideas. And also to just give exposure to the other ideas that I would invariably overlook. And so I created this little tiny platform and showed it to a friend of mine, Peter Teals, who said, "Wow, I think I could use this for investing as well." Because, again, I was trying to find the top companies to write about and he thought maybe we could use this utility as a way to vet companies that he would invest in. And so that's sort of the early days of Vator.TV, which at that point was called MyElevatorPitch.TV for lack of a better name at the time. Lucy: Well, Vator, I read, is short for "innovator" and "elevator". Bambi: Exactly, it was for "Elevator Pitch" initially, and pretty soon we realized (my partner and I‑‑Roland Vogl also helped found the company) and the two of us brainstormed on this idea. And he said, "We also stand for innovator." And I said, "Yeah, well, we are looking for innovators to give their elevator pitch." And so "Vator" sort of was a shared, obviously, part of both those words. And so we thought, well, we couldn't really stay with MyElevatorPitch.TV. So we shortened it to Vator.TV. Lee: I think the names of companies are just so interesting. Remember Mebo? Where they came up with that name? In the California Pizza Kitchen? So we want to know where did you get the name Vator. Were you in the California Pizza Kitchen? Bambi: Yes, well, Vator came from MyElevatorPitch.TV. And again it was just too long, and we wanted to shorten it. So Vator, actually, was taken by another company, a Finnish speedboat company. And so we thought, well, you know it's in Finland and so there was really no copyright problems there. So we just took the name Vator. And we actually now are named as Vator, Inc. We have the name here in the US. Lee: Well, so from columnist and correspondent to CEO and co‑founder of a high tech company, how did you decide to get into technology? And what technologies do you see on the horizon as being particularly important? Bambi: Well, I got into technology as a producer as CNN FM. And I started following a lot of initial public offerings. I launched and created a show called capital ideas, which was to look at new emerging companies that were at least ready to go public. So they weren't conceptual ideas. These were companies that were already in the pipeline to go public. And in ‘96, there were a number of companies we know today, including Yahoo!, Lycos, Excite. They were going public. And in ‘97, Amazon went public. So I really started following Internet companies around that time. So that was more than a decade ago. As far as technologies I think that are cool, I do have an I‑Phone. I think that's kind of cool. And we use Skype at work. I think widgets, the new widgets that are proliferating on the web where you can have your own personal store wherever you are, or where you could just create your own marketing and research materials through a widget. I like those widgets, any type of services or products with a widget component. I love Artifice. I think that's been a great technology. I do like the new services that enable people to create and share their content. And especially in my area, the video uploading companies. And Vator, of course, allows you to do that. But, of course you know the YouTubes, and a number of others and two dozen others, that really let people kind of mash up whether it's their video or audio or websites, and really create something special, and just share it with the world. Those get me really excited. Lee: There is. There is such neat technology on the web. It seems like every day there's a new widget that comes out. Bambi: The other kind of new services out there that I think are really interesting that I have started seeing on the horizon are really the ones that try to aggravate the influencers. Lucy: Hmm. Bambi: You know we've seen it 10 years ago where you had all this information and you had the early pioneers organizing the information and directories, then Google coming on about seven years ago and really helping you to just search or whatever it is that you want. Now with billions and billions of pages I think there is all this crop ‑ and probably in the last two years ‑ of companies that are really trying to mine the data for or mine all the content or helping people make decisions about which movie they should watch or which products they should buy. For instance, Aggregate Knowledge is a great company that does that where it aggregates behavior and offers up a recommendation or recommended item. Wise is another company that goes out and aggregates all of these consumers' opinions and reviews and comes up with a rating system that shows you which item may be best for you. So there are a number of companies that are really just trying to help you make a better decision and aggregate all that information, which I think is fairly new. Lucy: Bambi, talking about all these startups and entrepreneurs and innovation and elevator pitches and IPOs, early in your career you were covering all this. What made you decide to make the leap to become an entrepreneur yourself? We would love to hear what it is about being an entrepreneur that makes you tick. Bambi: As I said earlier in the interview with regards to how this came to be, I really created a utility for myself. I realized that it was turning into something that was of value to others, namely my initial investors. So that's the reason why I decided to put all my eggs in one basket and leave journalism and start focusing on building a product. Now that I have left, in the last six months one of the things that really makes me happy with my site is really hearing anecdotes from the users ‑ I don't call them customers ‑ when they either make a connection, whether they found an investor, whether they have gotten some exposure through Vader. So I guess you could say it is happy customers that really make me excited that I'm creating a product that's useful. So for myself, I think it's the opportunity to be creative and also to build a better mousetrap or a nice alternative to the way we innovate today. That really is just bringing people together and having their ideas showcased and either inspiring or motivating others to innovate, or helping the innovators on the site really connect with other people who can either partner with them or be employed by them or help distribute their products, or even be a source of funding for them. Larry: Let me ask you a two‑part question here Bambi. Were there some people along the way that helped support career path? And as you got into things, did you acquire or have any mentors? Bambi: I guess when I think about mentors, I definitely think about the people who really helped in the formation of my career as a journalist. That's really what I have been for the greater part of my professional career. So I'll start with my former boss at CNN. That's Lou Dobbs, because I worked there for six years at CNN. He really inspired me to really look hard at news and really be somewhat critical and really how to spot news or even how to create news. At CNN I also learned how to write. So it was really through a lot of his guidance and just his news judgment and how he delivered the news. I worked really closely with him. So I think he is one. Then I worked at MarketWatch for eight years. So I would say Larry Kramer, who was the founder of MarketWatch ‑ he also hired me after a three hour dinner. Then him, as well as Tom Calandra and David Callaway, Tom Calandra and Dave being both executive editors at MarketWatch. They really supported me and they really encouraged me to go out there and be very innovative when it came to how you package news. At the time that I started at MarketWatch in 2000, a lot of this convergence of news, whether it is radio, television, print and online was all coming together. They really encouraged me to try to use all those mediums and package them in a way that somebody could read my story, watch me deliver the story, hear me on radio and see it in print. They gave me a lot of freedom to be creative. So they gave me guidance, but they also gave me a lot of freedom. So I would say those really are my bosses. Unfortunately there are no women as far as mentors, but they were just the ones who just kind of shaped me. I guess one last person as far as a mentor would be Peter [Teal]. He is my early investor and he is also a great friend. One of the reasons I like Peter is because I like his management style. He is really fair, really generous. As is, by the way my boss Larry Kramer. He allows people to do what they do best. Actually back to Peter ‑ Peter is also very generous with money. So in terms of the capital formation of the company, Peter definitely guided me in terms of what's best for all my employees and me and investors. He's just a good manager. So I look to him a lot. Lucy: Well, sometimes when people talk about mentors, the rule of thumb is they can't be your boss. But I totally disagree with that. I think that your story is another piece of evidence of that. I think bosses can be just great mentors. They are certainly in a position where they can help you in your career and tell you and encourage you around things you are doing well, but also help you through some of the challenges that you have. That gets us to our next question, the toughest thing that you have ever had to do in your career. Bambi: I think the toughest thing that I had to do in my career was back in April, when I had to break away from my roots as a journalist and leave a really comfortable and well established job and leave the people and my mentors, who were at the time David Callaway and focus on something that really was still a concept. So breaking away from a company that I had been with for eight years is tough. I think it's tough for many entrepreneurs with whom I have spoken when I have asked them. Oh, you know, they started it when they were working as an employee. I think that everybody finds it really, really tough to take the leap. So I would say that, at least at this point in my career, that was the biggest and toughest decision so far. Lucy: That's surely understandable. Lucy: Yes, it's definitely tough leaving something that you're really good at and comfortable. And doing something brand new with lots of risk. Bambi: You know, I do have some female role models who I feel have really shaped my character, my professional character. Maybe they've not formed my career, but they've shaped who I want to be. Lucy: And who would they be? Bambi: Well, as a writer, I've always looked up to Peggy Newman. She's this conservative columnist. She'd worked for the "Wall Street Journal". She was also a former Reagan speechwriter. I like her because she's very insightful and thoughtful. But she's not snarky. And she really just offers very constructive criticism. And she's a bit maternal in her writing. But I like her gentleness. And she's also a great writer. And a couple of other people who I think are great writers that are able to take very esoteric messages, distill them down, and really reach out, and have an influence on a lot of people ‑ and one would be C.S. Lewis. And he's an author and Oxford scholar. I've always loved his books. He writes children's books, and he writes other books as well. But he has a great way with words. And Milton Freedman who is an economist I've written about, saying that he's an economic entrepreneur, because I think he's really a very much independent thinker. But if you read his stuff, and if you've ever interviewed him, he can take esoteric topics and really help you understand them. And so I think that's a gift. And then one last person, and I'm sure a lot of people will actually mention her (or these two), Madonna and The Rolling Stones. And one of the reasons why I like them is because they really know how to reinvent themselves and make themselves relevant. Lee: That's a really good point. Larry: That's interesting. Lucy: Well, so if we switch gears, we've just been talking about people that have influenced you or have given you advice along the way. What advice would you give if you had some young people sitting here? What advice about entrepreneurship and what might help them along the way? Bambi: I'd say one: do something that you truly love and build a really useful product. And the rewards will follow. I'd also say to trust your instincts, or trust your gut. And typically you end up finding yourself in among advisors and just people along the way. And everyone has their opinion. And I think this is mostly like a Steve Jobs thing. He definitely trusts his instinct. And so sometimes you can get really lost, because you're trying to form a consensus. But at the end of the day, it also loses everybody else. And you really need to provide direction. So I think trusting your instinct is a good one. Think along the lines of Andy Grove's, "be paranoid". I would say, "Don't leave any stone unturned." And that means, if there is something out there, I would definitely try to uncover what it is. If you feel like that they might be competitor, try to get as much information as you can. And maybe try to work with them. Or, actually, really try to work with them. And then, finally, I would say that I've learned a lot as an entrepreneur, and I think this is what I've spotted in other entrepreneurs as well, who do a good job leading, is that in order to lead, you really have to serve. And so I like to be able to do everything that I ask all my team members to do. And at the very least, is to be able to show them how to do it. So, it's to delegate it. But I think it's also good to be able to do everything that you ask other people to do. Larry: Well, it's certainly sounds like you do a lot in your 36‑hour day. So I have to ask the question, how do you bring balance to your personal and your professional lives? Bambi: Can I get back to you on that? No. Lucy: Still working on that, huh? Larry: We've got a class on procrastination. Bambi: I've perfected bringing imbalance to my personal and professional lives. No. I am still working on that. This is all pretty new to me. But I say the one thing that I try to do is really stay healthy; because one thing that I've realized is that you need energy. You need energy to sit down with each one of your team members, and go out there and share your story, and do your work. So if I don't try to eat well, or try to get my run in, or bike ride in, or do some things that keeps me healthy then I'm not a service to anybody in my personal or my professional life. Lee: And that's really important that personal health and taking time to take care of yourself. That's a theme we've heard, I think, through a lot of these interviews as being something very important to people who are very busy and passionate about what they're doing. We always want to ask people what what's next for them in these interviews, and I think that we know in some ways what's next for you. You've got a brand new company. You're going to put a lot of love and time into making that company successful. But what is next for you? What are your hopes and dreams for Vator.TV? Where do you see it going? Bambi: Well, I want to make some entrepreneurs successful. So I'm going to see this through over the next several years to make sure that we create the tools to enable them to connect with one another. And hopefully make it easier for them to really build upon their ideas and collaborate around their ideas online. I would hope that we could make connections that I'm already seeing with people who are from around the world (about 40 percent of our pitches for our innovators are from outside the US). And many from the Midwest and all these places that just don't have the access to investors or financial advisors or anyone who really knows what the value of an idea is. And so I hope to make those connections, or help people make those connections. And I hope to get a lot of female entrepreneurs out there. Lee: Yea! Bambi: Yeah, and hopefully they'll make themselves known by going onto Vator, and putting their pitch up, and contacting me or other people at Vator, so that we can help them and work with them. The nice thing is that people do connect with me once they are on the site. And it's really fun learning some of the obstacles that they go through, and how to help them. For instance, I think naturally we attract a lot of new media companies. And so we're, in the next month or so, launching another contest. And this one is going to be highlighting new media companies. And so that's one way that I hope to help them get some exposure. Lee: I think that Vator.TV is a great concept. And it's going to give people a way to make their ideas visible who heretofore really haven't had a platform or known how to do it. I did want to tell you I spent some time in your FAQ section on the site. And maybe this is a great way to end the interview, because I thought that the FAQ section was some of the best advice for entrepreneurs that I had seen. So, for example, a question like this: "What makes a compelling idea, or business, or productive video pitch for Vator.TV?" That's a great FAQ, right, for Vator.TV, isn't it? No more than three minutes, be original, demonstrate your value proposition, make it fun and entertaining, explain the market size, tell us what keeps you up at night, and I guess some of the best advice I've heard yet for entrepreneurs. Larry: Excellent. I love it. Lee: So, Bambi thanks very much for spending time with us. We really appreciate it, and wish you the best of luck with your new endeavor. We'll be paying close attention to you, and wish very much for your success. Bambi: Thank you so much for having me. Lee: And I want to remind listeners where they can find these podcasts. They can find them at w3w3.com and also NCWIT.org. So thanks very much everybody! Series: Entrepreneurial HeroesInterviewee: Bambi FranciscoInterview Summary: As a journalist, Bambi Francisco has always loved being at the intersection of innovation, information, technology, and media. Release Date: October 26, 2007Interview Subject: Bambi FranciscoInterviewer(s): Lucy Sanders, Larry Nelson, Lee KennedyDuration: 22:05