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Want to know how your dental practice really stacks up against your local competition? Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah walk you through a 30-minute dental competitor audit you can run yourself, covering keyword rankings, Google reviews, local SEO, and service landing pages, so you can find the gaps that are costing you new patients. Plus Dr. Jeff Buske on why patients say no to how treatment is presented, not the treatment itself. Get your free Audit Report at ekwa.com/td

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Send us Fan MailThe MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) is a development initiative run by the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association to help up-and-coming riders build both their riding skills and their horsemanship knowledge. Created in 2009, the program has become a launching pad for many riders who've gone on to succeed in major equitation and jumper finals, including the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search, the ASPCA Maclay, and USEF Prix des States, among others. The program is open to junior, amateur, and professional members ages 12 and older as of December 1 of the current competition year, with sections offered at 0.90-meter and 1.0-meter fence heights. To apply, riders must meet eligibility requirements, submit an application and fee, gather recommendation forms, and pass a Horsemanship Quiz Challenge with a score of at least 80%. Riders accepted into the program begin with a five-day Regional Training Session, where they work directly with top riding clinicians and stable managers on flatwork, gymnastics, related distances, course work, and a full stable-management curriculum covering grooming, horsemanship, and barn management. Participants bring and care for their own horses throughout the session. From there, 16 riders are selected to advance to the National Training Session, chosen based on their performance and potential during the regional sessions, with eligibility limited to members ages 12 to 25. A select group of standout non-riders may also be invited to attend as stable managers. The national session is a multi-day intensive held with top clinicians — for 2026, that's Joe Fargis for riding and Colleen Reed for stable management, hosted at Midway University in Kentucky. Financial support is also part of the program: the USHJA Foundation awards up to $6,000 total in grants to help offset costs for EAP participants, with individual grants capped at $500. EAP combines hands-on riding instruction with serious horsemanship education, aiming to produce well-rounded equestrians — not just skilled riders, but knowledgeable horsemen and women who understand every aspect of caring for their horses.-- The USHJA Zone Jumper Championships are a series of regional team and individual competitions for Junior and Amateur jumper riders, held across the USHJA's geographic zones each summer. There are actually a few related programs under this umbrella, organized by fence height.The 1.00/1.05m Junior/Amateur Zone Jumper Championships give riders a competitive team experience and a chance to earn Zone Horse of the Year points in their respective sections, with championships held by zone consisting of both team and individual competition. To qualify, riders submit an application and must accumulate at least 20 points in their section at USEF-licensed competitions during the qualifying period. At the higher end, the Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships serve Junior and Amateur Jumper riders in the 1.10/1.15m and 1.20/1.25m divisions, while the related Platinum Jumper Championships cover even higher sections. Competitors in these championships are considered USHJA Emerging Jumper Riders for that year and have the opportunity to earn the title of USHJA Gold Star Emerging Jumper Rider, along with a spot at a USHJA Gold Star Clinic. For 2026, the championships are organized regionally — Northeast (Zones 1-2), South (Zones 3, 4, 7), North Central (Zones 5-6), and West (Zones 8-10) — each hosted at a different venue, with riders from Zones 11 and 12 free to choose whichever championship location they'd like to attend. New this year, jump-offs will be used to break ties for Individual and Team Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. To enter, riders must submit an application with a $75 non-refundable fee and earn at least 20 qualifying points in their section at USEF-licensed shows before their zone's deadline. Submitting an application doesn't commit a rider to attend, but it does let their points count toward qualification. Individual medalists also earn a notable perk: an invitation to a USHJA Gold Star Clinic of their choice within two years, offering four days of mounted and unmounted instruction from leading clinicians. Altogether, the Zone Jumper Championships give developing jumper riders a structured path toward team competition experience, individual recognition, and continued mentorship — bridging the gap between regular show circuit competition and higher-performance opportunities.theplaidhorse.comThank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, trainers, barn managers, parents, and horse lovers who show up in the barn, in the ring, and right here with us.At The Plaid Horse, our commitment goes far beyond the show ring. We believe deeply in the power of literacy and education and that every rider, at every level, deserves access to knowledge, stories, and ideas that make them a better horseperson and a better human being. Reading matters. Learning matters. And the stories we tell each other in this sport matter more than we sometimes realize.Whether you are a junior rider picking up your first copy of The Plaid Horse  Magazine, a professional trainer looking for inspiration, or someone who simply loves horses and everything this world stands for then this community is for you. You belong here.We build this together. Every article, every episode, every conversation is an opportunity to learn something new, to feel less alone in the challenges of this sport, and to be reminded of why we fell in love with horses in the first place.Until next time, keep reading, keep learning, keep riding, and remember that the horse world is better when we build it together. I will see you at the ring!

Meher Patel is a serial entrepreneur with exits across hospitality, healthcare, and digital media — each in a completely different industry, each built from the ground up. He founded Neon Digital, a performance-first advertising agency, and then built what very few agencies ever achieve: a SaaS platform that outgrew the agency itself. Hector AI now processes over $350 million in ad spend across Amazon and marketplace advertising, with 1,000+ users on the platform — and in under 18 months, has earned 3 global recognitions including the Amazon Ads Innovation Award, the Amazon Partner Award, and a Top 20 Global Amazon Ads Advanced Partner ranking. Today, Meher is building what he believes will become the foundational intelligence layer of the agentic ecommerce era — Hector MCP: the most advanced, context-rich, token-optimized model context protocol purpose-built for Amazon advertising, designed so that every serious AI agent, every autonomous workflow, and every future-ready brand that wants to win on Amazon will have no choice but to be powered by it.Highlight Bullets> Here's a glimpse of what you would learn…. The rapid evolution of Amazon's advertising features driven by AI technology.Limitations of current SaaS platforms for Amazon sellers and the potential of MCP (Model Context Protocol) technology.The significance of context in AI-driven advertising optimization.Challenges associated with using raw data without contextual understanding in advertising.Practical strategies for Amazon sellers to optimize their ad campaigns.The importance of documenting ad optimization processes for effective AI integration.The role of custom AI workflows in enhancing advertising strategies.The necessity of continuous refinement and learning in building effective AI agents.The decision-making process for sellers regarding whether to rent AI tools or develop their own solutions.The use of connectors like Make.com and Knit for creating automated workflows with AI integration.In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast, host Josh Hadley speaks with Meher Patel, founder of Neon Digital and Hector AI, about the future of Amazon advertising. Meher explains how AI and MCP (Model Context Protocol) technology are transforming ad optimization by providing crucial context to raw Amazon data. He emphasizes that sellers should document their ad processes, learn to communicate effectively with AI, and decide whether to build custom AI workflows or use existing tools. The key takeaway: success with AI-driven advertising requires continuous refinement and treating AI as a knowledgeable, context-aware team member.Here are the 3 action items that Josh identified from this episode:Turn your workflow into SOPs Record how you optimize campaigns, explain your decisions, and convert that into SOPs—this becomes the foundation for training AI agents. Never feed AI raw data without context Structure and enrich your Amazon data first (or use MCP-powered tools) so AI can generate accurate, actionable insights. Start small with AI automation, then scale Begin with simple rules (e.g., budget increases for winning campaigns), then gradually build more advanced, custom workflows as you learn.Timestamps:00:00:58 Introduction to the Future of Amazon AdsThe host introduces the topic: autonomous, AI-powered decision-making for Amazon advertising, moving beyond simple optimization.00:01:13 Guest Introduction: Meher PatelThe host introduces Meher Patel, detailing his entrepreneurial background, his agency Neon Digital, and his SaaS platform, Hector AI.00:02:49 The Problem with Early AI Ad ToolsDiscussion on how early AI advertising tools often failed sellers, contrasting with the positive results from newer, more advanced software.00:04:10 Prediction for Amazon AdvertisingMeher predicts Amazon will rapidly release new AI-powered features, but sellers must learn how to properly utilize this infrastructure.00:08:46 The Importance of Context in AIAI is only as good as the context it's given; without it, AI recommendations are generic and potentially harmful.00:10:04 How Smart Sellers Should Prepare for AISellers must learn to ask the right questions and feed AI the right data with the proper context to get valuable results.00:12:07 Why Raw Data Isn't EnoughUploading raw Amazon reports to an AI lacks the necessary context, leading to "garbage out" optimization strategies.00:12:42 The Role of an MCP (Model Context Protocol)An MCP provides the necessary context and data connections, acting as an intelligent layer between raw data and the AI model.00:18:57 Amazon's MCP API LimitationsAmazon's own MCP is just an API, requiring sellers to build their own infrastructure, which is inefficient and token-heavy.00:21:48 Top Strategies: Building Custom AI AgentsThe best strategy is for brands to build their own custom AI agents and workflows based on their unique strategies.00:24:32 Unlocking Custom Workflows with AI AgentsAI agent workflows allow sellers to build bespoke optimization systems, unlike one-size-fits-all SaaS platforms.00:27:10 How to Create an AI Agent WorkflowRecord your optimization process, use an LLM to create an SOP, and then build an AI agent to execute it.00:28:06 The Reality of AI ImplementationBuilding a reliable AI agent is a gradual process of refinement and setting up guardrails, not a weekend project.00:29:21 Automating Agent CreationUsing connectors like Make.com within an LLM allows you to create and schedule automated workflows by simply describing them.00:31:08 The Timeframe for Building an AI SystemBuilding a truly autonomous system is a long-term journey of refinement; the key skill to learn is communicating with AI.00:33:57 Becoming an AI OrchestratorSellers must become orchestrators, designing and managing multiple small, independent AI agents to perform specific, connected tasks.00:35:56 The Future: Loaning vs. Building AI AgentsSellers will choose between "renting" cookie-cutter AI agents or "building" custom ones that act as a competitive moat.00:38:29 Are You a Brand Owner or a SaaS Provider?A warning for sellers: building your own AI tools means you are entering the SaaS business, which requires significant technical resources.00:41:13 The Shift from Prompt to Context EngineeringThe new challenge is context engineering: ensuring the right data and tools are used efficiently to avoid token exhaustion and errors.00:42:55 Three Actionable TakeawaysThe host summarizes three key actions: document processes with video, use an MCP for context, and decide your role (brand/SaaS).00:47:25 Most Influential BookMeher shares that the biography of Steve Jobs has been his most influential book due to its lessons on focus.00:48:25 Favorite AI ToolMeher recommends WhisperFlow for voice-to-text communication with AI, which has eliminated his need to type when using Claude.00:49:23 Most Respected Person in E-commerceMeher names Jeff Cohen as someone he admires for his deep, hands-on knowledge of the Amazon and retail media ecosystem.Resources mentioned in this episode:Josh Hadley on LinkedIneComm Breakthrough ConsultingeComm Breakthrough Podcast

Your buyer showed up to your marketing ready to hand you their payment info. And your marketing sent them to your competitor without you knowing it. Not because your marketing is bad — because it's actually really good. You created the demand, built the urgency and did 80% of the work it takes to create a sale. And then you went silent on the one sentence that closes the loop. In this episode of Running With Wolves, Savannah breaks down exactly why this is happening, what specifically is broken and the one fix you can implement today to stop handing your competitor the sales that should be yours. One of her clients couldn't break past 100K sales months. They set a 180K goal for December. They closed at 360K. The only thing that changed was the marketing strategy. Here's what this episode covers: • Why problem awareness content stopped working — and what conversion marketing looks like instead • The three-part closed loop marketing framework that makes every piece of content close its own sales loop • Why your buyer reads each piece of content as a single impression — and what that means for how you sell • The closed loop marketing audit — three questions to run every piece of marketing through tonight to find exactly where your sales are leaking Apply to work with Savannah HERE: http://bit.ly/applywlfpodcast or DM her on Instagram @itssavannahjordan ( / itssavannahjordan ) with your takeaway. closed loop marketing, competitor stealing sales, marketing strategy 2026, conversion marketing, sales not converting, organic marketing, double your sales, female founder

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Capture management is the govcon skill most small businesses ignore, and it's exactly why they keep losing to companies that start working the opportunity before the RFP ever drops. In this episode, Ryan Atencio pulls back the curtain on his live source-sought response process, showing exactly how he shapes solicitations to scope toward his company, knock out low-price competitors, and signal to the government that his firm is the obvious choice before evaluation even begins. What you'll learn in this episode: How to use a source-sought response to nudge an acquisition toward a contract vehicle like Seaport that limits your competition pool before the solicitation is even released Why pushing the government from LPTA to best value trade-off is one of the most powerful competitive moves a prime contractor can make, and how to justify it in writing How to suggest minimum past performance requirements, including contract numbers and work descriptions, that disqualify unqualified competitors right inside the solicitation language Why Ryan prices every proposal as if it's LPTA even when it isn't, and how that discipline protects your margins without costing you the win How to align your source-sought response language directly to the statement of work so that when the solicitation drops, the agency already sees your company reflected in it EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Mindy AI intro and what it does for small businesses 0:30 - Welcome to the Federal Help Center Podcast 0:48 - Ryan Atencio breaks down his capture management approach 1:29 - Live walkthrough of a real source-sought response 2:26 - How to write an executive summary that mirrors the SOW 2:38 - Why Seaport narrows competition and how to nudge toward it 4:16 - Making recommendations inside your source-sought response 4:44 - Why Ryan always pushes from LPTA to best value trade-off 6:16 - How evaluation factors and pricing strategy work together 9:03 - Requiring contract numbers to eliminate unqualified bidders 10:04 - How to know if your source-sought nudge worked when the RFP drops 10:36 - Federal Help Center community close and call to action Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

A 16-year-old wrestler and her mother are suing the Puyallup School District, WIAA, and state education officials after a male athlete who identifies as female allegedly sexually assaulted her during a December all-girls tournament. ADF attorney Suzanne Beecher says Washington's policy violates federal Title IX protections. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/female-wrestler-sues-school-district-state-over-alleged-assault-by-male-competitor/ #WrestlingLawsuit #TitleIX #PuyallupSchoolDistrict #GirlsSports #Washington #WIAA #ADF #ChrisReykdal #TransgenderAthletes #ClarkCountyToday

Every BJJ white belt needs this.When you start Jiu Jitsu, you don't know the positions, you don't know the rules, you don't know the etiquette, and worst of all… you don't know what you don't know.So after 18 years of training and 13 years of teaching beginners, I made the White Belt Survival Guide I wish someone gave me on day one.These are the 10 white belt mistakes that keep people confused, injured, frustrated, annoying to train with, and worst of all… stuck at white belt forever.If you're brand new to BJJ, trying to get to blue belt, constantly getting smashed, addicted to YouTube techniques, scared to ask your coach questions, rolling way too hard, or wondering why everyone else seems to be improving faster than you, this episode is for you.This is not just “beginner advice.”This is how to survive white belt, stop sucking faster, avoid quitting, and actually become dangerous on the mats.Watch this before your next Jiu Jitsu class!Subscribe to the I Suck at Jiu Jitsu Show for weekly BJJ advice, mindset, training stories, and questionable life choices that help you suck just a little bit less at Jiu Jitsu.Get my free ebook The Competitor's Journey:simplifyingjiujitsu.comGet a free copy of jiu jitsu for imbeciles: bjjmentalmodels.com/isuckSponsored by Datsusara:Use code ISUCK at dsgear.comGet Champions Stay Present(mindset hacks for competition): https://www.simplifyingjiujitsu.com/csp0:00 Every White Belt Starts Completely Lost2:02 There Is No Perfect Time to Start BJJ8:46 The Skill That Makes White Belts Improve Faster16:02 Jiu Jitsu Will Ruin Your Social Life21:53 The Truth About Consistency30:03 Why White Belts Need to Pay Attention35:06 Winning in the Gym Is Not the Goal44:27 Jiu Jitsu Does Not Automatically Make You Better56:28 Do YouTube BJJ Moves Actually Work?1:00:59 If It Hurts, Tap1:04:04 Recovery Rules White Belts Ignore1:10:22 Volume vs Intensity: How White Belts Stay on the Mat1:14:34 Final Advice for Every White Belt

Jesse once caught a white mouse in the bar and, rather than kill it, let it go underneath the wooden deck at the place across the street. He stands by this. Also: rank choice voting, the Heavy Metal magazine Trump-wall cartoon from the 90s, a nephew's gas station hallucination situation, and Gen Z apparently being the first generation to score lower than the one before it.

Morningstar reported that OpenAI is exploring an IPO, with timing uncertain. OpenAI operates a capped-profit structure under a nonprofit parent and relies on Microsoft's Azure for training and inference through a multiyear partnership. Competitors have raised significant private capital, including Anthropic's up to $4 billion from Amazon and $2 billion from Google, and xAI's $6 billion round in May 2024. OpenAI's commercial revenue comes from ChatGPT subscriptions, enterprise offerings, developer APIs, and Azure distribution, with The Information reporting about a $1.3 billion annualized run rate in late 2023. The company has signed data licensing deals with the Associated Press, Axel Springer, and News Corp, the latter reported by The Wall Street Journal at up to $250 million. Any S-1 would need to detail governance, cost structure, and Microsoft-related economics, while regulatory risks in the United States and Europe could influence timing.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's special episode of The MacRumors Show, we break down everything Apple announced at WWDC 2026, including the all-new Siri AI, major Apple Intelligence upgrades, performance improvements across every platform, and Apple's latest design refinements.0:00 Introduction 1:31 Platform Improvements and Liquid Glass 7:08 Trust & Safety and Parental Controls 9:56 Sponsor: Shopify 11:21 Siri AI: Overview and Rebrand 15:00 Siri AI vs. Competitors and Live Demos 19:18 Visual Intelligence, Writing Tools, and Multi-Platform Siri 22:56 Google Gemini Partnership and Privacy 26:36 Apple Intelligence in Safari and Password Management 32:44 Apple Intelligence in Messages, Calendar, and Home 36:50 Image Playground and Photos 40:26 AirPods EQ, Apple Watch, Beta Access, and Final Thoughts We discuss the new Siri experience powered by Apple's rebuilt AI foundation, including natural conversations, personal context awareness, web access, a dedicated Siri app, Dynamic Island integration, and new AI-powered features across Messages, Mail, Photos, Safari, Shortcuts, Calendar, Home, and more. We also cover Apple's partnership with Google technologies, privacy protections, waitlist access, and regional availability.Plus, we dive into Liquid Glass refinements, faster app performance, expanded parental controls, CarPlay updates, Vision Pro enhancements, watchOS 27 features, and everything coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 ahead of their public release this fall.Tune in for our complete breakdown and analysis of Apple's biggest software event of the year.Start your business with Shopify and get everything you need to sell online and in person. Start today at https://www.shopify.com/mac

(0:00) Bill Maris joins the Besties! (0:33) Four critical lessons from a career in technology (5:58) Building Google Ventures with data and machine learning (9:51) Why small VC funds beat big ones on average (14:36) OpenAI's valuation problem and the AI price war (19:09) AI's "Atari Stage": what comes next? (25:23) VC's broken incentives and the future of deep tech Thanks to our partners for making this possible! EY - Agentic AI is introducing a new investment discipline. As AI shifts to consumption-based models, EY connects spend to enterprise value. https://www.ey.com/en_us/insights/ai/agentic-ai-token-costs?WT.mc_id=3501318&AA.tsrc=sponsorship NYSE - Thank you to our partner, the New York Stock Exchange - a modern marketplace and exchange for building the future. It all happens at the NYSE. https://www.nyse.com Plaud - Never miss a moment. Plaud, our official wearable AI note-taking partner at All-In Liquidity Summit, captured every insight. https://www.plaud.ai Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg

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In this episode, Natalie Koop and Danielle Putnam sit down with Garrett Fritz, Partner at MetaCTO, to talk about what AI actually looks like in the trenches of real businesses — not the rosy marketing version. Garrett, a fractional CTO who's helped startups, mid-market companies, and service businesses turn ideas into working digital products, breaks down the gap between AI hype and AI ROI, why buying licenses doesn't make you an "AI company," and the real way home service businesses (plumbers, HVAC, contractors, lawyers, accountants) are going to be impacted. He shares how MetaCTO replaced two years and $80,000 of manual data entry with an AI agent that finished the job in 3 days, why "speed to proposal" is one of the highest-leverage AI plays for any service business, and what owners get wrong when they try to vibe-code their own app over a weekend. If you've felt pressure to "do something with AI" but don't know where to start — or you're tired of stacking software subscriptions that never actually move the needle — this episode cuts through the noise.Social Media Links:InstagramTNFR- ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thenewflatrate⁠⁠FacebookTNFR- ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheNewFlatRate⁠⁠LinkedInTNFR- ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-new-flat-rate-inc-/posts/?feedView=all⁠⁠Garrett Fritz- https://www.linkedin.com/in/grfritz/Links and Resources:https://thenewflatrate.com/https://www.metacto.com/

In this episode of Drugs N Stuff, we answer your steroid and PED questions covering TRT, Tren, Deca, NPP, gyno prevention, contest prep cycles, growth hormone, and more. We also discuss cycle design, nandrolone, androgen receptor sensitivity, and the practical decisions lifters face when planning their next phase. Plus, Dave shares another chapter of Dave the Fugitive and we answer a wide range of audience questions. 0:00 Support Our Sponsors 1:35 Growth Hormone Banned in China? What It Means 8:30 Are Steroids in Ampules Harder to Counterfeit? 19:30 How to Minimize Gynecomastia Risk 22:00 TRT vs Coming Off Cycle | Androgen Receptor Sensitivity 31:00 When to Add a Second Compound to Testosterone 34:20 Injectable YK-11 Feedback & Experiences 35:15 Low Dose Tren for a Summer Recomp 41:00 NPP vs Deca | Are They Equal Mg for Mg? 44:20 Managing a Bulk & Adding an Oral Compound 47:35 Can Nandrolone Improve Mood? 48:45 Favorite Classic Cars & Modern Cars 54:00 Low Dose Deca with Low Dose Tren 56:10 Standard Contest Prep Steroid Cycles 57:30 Steroid Advice for "Average Gym Bros" vs Competitors 1:02:30 Dave the Fugitive Part 4 UK Blood Work Get your Labs done by Dave in the UK : https://evalbloodanalysis.com/home/ Support the Podcast Patreon — Help keep the show growing. Even $5/month makes a difference. https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding Sponsors TRUE NUTRITION — Custom supplements for serious lifters Use code THINK to save https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK STROM SPORTS — Performance supplements trusted by athletes UK: https://tinyurl.com/ydmbfa54 US: https://stromsportsus.com Supplement Source Canada — Top brand supplements with fast shipping http://www.supplementsource.ca Merch Official THINK BIG Merch — Train, represent, support the brand https://think-big.printify.me/products

Ertan Beskardes is a lifelong sailor entered in the 2026 Golden Gobe Race. He recently completed the Mini Globe Race, in which he circumnavigated in a 19' Class Globe 5.80 sailboat. He started both the 2018 and 2022 Golden Globe Races, but retired in each. His GGR boat is a Rustler 36, formerly Matmut, Jean Luc Van Den Heede's winning boat form the 2018 GGR. He also sails a Jenneau Sun Odyssey 33.  We talk about the difficulty of being suddenly disconnected from all communication with family in the Golden Globe Race, learing through experience,  an electrical fire, the Mini Globe Race, Starlink, beautiful moments, getting into harbors with inadequate motors, the new one-way broadcast-only Starlink in the coming GGR, cameraderie in the MGR, buying Matmut, propellers, windvanes, single-line reefing, his qualifying passage, a transmission coupling problem, sailing by compass vs chartplotter, heavy weather, running with a storm under bare poles, comparing the MGR and the GGR, what makes the suffering worthwhile, his love for boats unsuitable for the job, and more. Photos and links are on the podcast shownotes page support the show through Patreon

Welcome to LIFTS, where we explore the future of fitness, wellness, and human performance. In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek and Mohammed Iqbal are joined by Mark Hartnett-Morgan (ATHX Games), Nicolas Denby (GymSync), Emily Leroux (DEKA International), and George Crook (HYROX Training Zones) to explore one of the most significant trends reshaping the fitness industry today: the rise of competition fitness. What started as a niche category has rapidly evolved into a global movement. HYROX events are selling out around the world, DEKA continues to expand internationally, and more operators are beginning to rethink how they design facilities, build communities, and engage members through performance-driven experiences. This conversation explores whether competition fitness is simply another industry trend or a fundamental shift in consumer behaviour that will permanently influence the future of gyms, fitness clubs, and training facilities. The panel examines how competition-based formats are creating new opportunities for operators to drive member acquisition, improve retention, strengthen community, and provide members with measurable goals beyond traditional fitness programming. The discussion also dives into the evolution of fitness events, the growth of dedicated competition training spaces, and the increasing role that challenges, races, and performance experiences play in motivating members to stay engaged over the long term. The guests share insights from ATHX, DEKA, HYROX, and GymSync, discussing how operators can successfully integrate competition fitness into their businesses without losing sight of the broader member experience. For fitness operators, gym owners, investors, coaches, and industry leaders, this episode offers valuable insight into one of the fastest-growing movements in the fitness industry and what it could mean for the future of gym design, programming, and member engagement. In this episode, we cover: Why competition fitness is growing so rapidly The HYROX effect and its impact on gyms worldwide Whether competition fitness is a fad or a long-term movement How events drive member acquisition and retention Why operators may need a competition fitness strategy The future of training zones, fitness tourism, and performance communities

Mark Walker has been a litigator, a music industry lawyer, and a repeat SaaS founder — and he's now CEO of Nue, the revenue orchestration platform quietly running the billing stack for most of the major AI companies you've heard of.We get into why customers come to you looking for reasons not to buy, how one Nue customer had $2M unbilled and didn't know it, when Stripe is genuinely enough and when it isn't, why seat-based pricing was never really right — and what Mark thinks are the only real moats left in SaaS.For SaaS founders thinking about pricing, billing complexity, or what their revenue stack should look like as they scale.In this episode: → Why customers come looking for reasons not to buy → How to find and fix revenue leakage (one customer: $2M unbilled) → When to invest in revenue infrastructure — and when Stripe is enough → Why seat-based pricing was never the right model → Lessons from selling his last company → Why distribution and data are the only real moats left----------- Episode's Chapters -----------0:24 — Introduction: Mark's Unconventional Path to SaaS1:08 — First Startup Blanketware: Ahead of Its Time3:21 — What Is Nue? Revenue Orchestration Explained4:27 — Who's Running Nue: The AI Company Client List5:44 — Pricing for the Fastest-Growing Companies in the World9:13 — When to Invest in Revenue Infrastructure16:08 — How to Price Your Product (and Stop Leaving Money on the Table)22:40 — Usage-Based Pricing: Hype or Reality?26:48 — Revenue Leakage: What It Is and Why It's Costing You Millions35:36 — Lessons from Acquisitions and Exits39:19 — Biggest Failure and Biggest Win44:08 — The Hack: Sell by Addressing What They're Afraid Of

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Discover the unconventional strategies behind building a successful land investment business in this insightful conversation with Abi Asija. From direct mail marketing and owner financing to creating a customer loyalty flywheel, Abi shares the systems, mindset, and relationship-driven approach that helped him scale his business and create long-term success. Learn how focusing on customer experience, rapid response times, continuous improvement, and strategic niche marketing can help entrepreneurs build a sustainable and highly profitable business. Main Topics Abi Asija's journey from corporate IT to land investing and entrepreneurship How to buy and sell raw land in remote desert markets with limited utility Using direct mail and public records to source land deals Building goodwill and increasing customer lifetime value through exceptional service Leveraging referrals, reviews, and relationships to drive business growth The importance of niching down and targeting specific customer avatars Creating systems and processes that support scalability Practical sales strategies, including speed-to-lead, objection handling, and offer creation Hiring principles for building a high-performance team The mindset shift from side hustles to building a real business Continuous improvement as a competitive advantage The role of content marketing, community building, and reputation management Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction and podcast support note 00:30 – Abi Asija's background and transition into land investing 01:29 – Why raw desert land can be a profitable investment 02:28 – Buying tax-delinquent properties and flipping them for profit 03:25 – Using public records and software to streamline acquisitions 04:32 – The economics of direct mail campaigns in land investing 05:19 – Early success stories selling land on eBay and other platforms 06:54 – Understanding buyer motivations and land use cases 07:55 – Land as a long-term investment and speculative asset 09:21 – Challenges of selling raw land and market dynamics 10:07 – Utility companies and rare high-profit land opportunities 11:23 – Building goodwill through owner financing and customer service 12:37 – Growing through referrals and word-of-mouth marketing 14:24 – Over-delivering and strengthening customer relationships 15:08 – Why owner financing creates opportunities for buyers 16:20 – Managing tax risks, foreclosures, and customer retention 17:16 – Treating entrepreneurship as a serious business from day one 18:17 – Building scalable referral and reputation systems 19:36 – Effective upselling strategies and creating multiple offers 20:50 – Why speed-to-lead is critical in sales 22:07 – Scaling operations with offshore support teams 24:26 – Increasing customer lifetime value through systems and offers 26:07 – Continuous improvement and operational excellence 27:55 – Customer-centric lessons from successful business leaders 29:52 – Hiring and developing high-performance teams 32:19 – The power of niche marketing and focused messaging 34:48 – Future plans for scaling and building a lasting legacy 36:03 – The reality of entrepreneurship and hard work 38:22 – Fast response strategies for closing more deals 41:49 – Why relationships outperform cold outreach over time 44:48 – Creating valuable content that attracts ideal customers 55:54 – Solving specific problems through focused content marketing 58:44 – Why niching down is essential for business growth 59:02 – Abi's long-term vision and future goals 60:43 – Balancing growth, scalability, and lifestyle design 62:36 – Community, networking, and lifelong learning 63:40 – How to connect with Abi Asija and access his resources Resources & Links The Land Business by Abi Asija Abi Asija on LinkedIn Honest Wealth Builders YouTube Channel Your Business Website Connect with Abi Asija LinkedIn YouTube Channel Email

In this week's episode of Bikinis After Babies, we are bringing you a fun, rapid-fire episode where we play our version of "Smash or Pass" focused entirely on fitness topics!  This episode is packed with candid opinions, expert insights, and a few laughs as we evaluate fitness fads, gym trends, contest prep strategies, and fitness gadgets.  Whether you're a competitor, a fitness enthusiast, or just in for some entertainment, this episode offers a humorous yet informative take on all things fitness.In this episode, we are also revealing how our individual preps are going and sharing an exclusive sneak peek into upcoming competitions and team updates!We hope that you enjoyed this episode and if so, we would LOVE it if you would rate, subscribe, and leave us reviews on how this podcast has helped you

Ary Rosenbaum talks about who a plan provider's greatest competitor is, and it's surprising. 

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https://teachhoops.com/ When you sit down across from a coach who has reached the mountaintop and cut down the nets, you quickly realize they don't look at the game the way everyone else does. While ordinary coaches are obsessed with accumulating plays, championship coaches are obsessed with eliminating friction. They don't see a basketball game as a series of random athletic events; they see it as an ecosystem driven by execution, alignment, and data. In this masterclass episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to map out the definitive interview blueprint for extracting the gold from a title-winning leader. Whether you are interviewing a local high school legend or a collegiate icon, you have to move past generic questions like "What makes you win?" and dive into the specific architectural choices that build Level 4 Competitors and survive the grueling "muck and grind" of March. A championship coach doesn't run a system just because it looks pretty; they run it because the analytical math creates a structural advantage. When interviewing a title-winner, your questions should target how they manipulate Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): The Spacing Constraint: Ask them how they define a high-value possession. How do they force the defensive shell to collapse to ensure their team's $eFG%$ stays above the baseline threshold under postseason pressure? The Pace Variance: Discover how they toggle their tempo. Do they use a wide-open Modern Flow architecture to exhaust the opponent, or do they rely on structured, high-IQ systems like the Princeton Offense to control the game's volume? The scoreboard on Friday night is simply a trailing indicator of what happened during a rainy Tuesday practice in January. Elite coaches are meticulous architects of their floor time. Activity Density: Ask how they structure their practice shell. A championship program doesn't waste time standing in lines or listening to ten-minute lectures. They maximize their Rep Density using small-sided games ($SSGs$) that force players to make "Zero-Second" decisions under extreme fatigue. The Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Find out how they manage their coaching staff's voices in the gym. How do they keep the instructions clean and precise so the players can build genuine Decision IQ instead of relying on a "joystick" from the bench? The X's and O's are completely useless if the human beings running them don't possess a shared accountability. The Transfer of Ownership: The final frontier of championship coaching is moving from a Coach-Fed environment to a Player-Led powerhouse. Ask the coach the exact moment they knew their team took ownership of the standard. Handling the Sideline Noise: Title-winning coaches are masters of establishing boundaries. They turn potential distractions—like parent anxiety or media expectations—into program shields by utilizing radical operational transparency. Coach's Note: "A transactional coach handles the logistics and rides the wave of talent. A transformational championship coach builds an unyielding standard that demands every person in the room becomes an 'Energy Giver.' If you want to build a legacy, stop looking for secrets and start mastering the fundamentals of human connection." Show Notes1. Deconstructing the Tactical Anchors$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$2. The Science of Practice DesignThe Interview Blueprint: Surface Questions vs. Championship Deep DivesThe Common Question (Surface)The Championship Query (Substance)The Target Insight"What offense do you run?""How does your system adjust when its primary option is taken away?"Roster DNA Flexibility"How do you motivate kids?""What is your absolute Standard of Tolerance for poor body language?"Culture Enforcement"What drills do you like?""How do you structure your practice constraints to simulate late-game anxiety?"Resilience Equity"How do you pick captains?""How do you train your Leadership Council to handle a toxic counter-narrative?"Player-Led Ownership3. Protecting the Human Architecture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever walked into a Jiu Jitsu tournament feeling ready… and then got absolutely smashed in the first round?You trained hard. You thought you were prepared. You knew some techniques. Maybe you even had a plan.Then the match started and everything fell apart.In this episode, I'm breaking down 3 mindsets that might be the real reason you keep losing BJJ matches — not because you don't know enough moves, not because the ref screwed you, and not because your opponent was just “stronger.”My name is Josh McKinney (@thejoshmckinney) and after 18 years of competing, coaching, winning, losing, and watching students go through the same patterns over and over again, I've noticed that most people don't lose because of one big technical mistake.They lose because they don't understand how to perform on command.They lose because they get trapped in the wrong story after a bad match.They lose because they walk into chaos with no real plan and hope their Jiu Jitsu magically shows up.If you're a white belt, blue belt, purple belt, or anyone trying hard to compete but you can't figure out why you keep falling short, this episode is for you.We'll talk about competition mindset, game planning, pacing, exchanges, staying present, and how to actually compete in your own match instead of just “seeing what happens.”Get my free ebook The Competitor's Journey:simplifyingjiujitsu.comGet a free copy of jiu jitsu for imbeciles: bjjmentalmodels.com/isuckSponsored by Datsusara:Use code ISUCK at dsgear.comGet Champions Stay Present(mindset hacks for competition): https://www.simplifyingjiujitsu.com/cspChapters:0:00 Why you keep losing BJJ matches2:34 Mistake #1: The learner's mindset5:06 How to actually perform on competition day7:00 Finding your real competition A-game9:47 Performance mindset vs. learner mindset10:54 Free gift: The Competitor's Journey12:24 Mistake #2: Victim mentality15:05 The brutal truth about losing in front of everyone16:13 The match I thought I won17:01 Understanding exchanges and pacing20:22 Why I should have turned it up sooner23:18 Free BJJ Mental Models course24:33 The wildest victim mentality story ever31:24 Take responsibility for your own doodoo33:09 Why excuses ruin your Jiu Jitsu37:21 Datsusara hemp gear38:49 Mistake #3: The chaos mindset40:43 The opposite of chaos is being present43:00 Why “just see what happens” loses matches44:32 How I stopped losing at adult black belt46:02 Why your game plan has to be simple49:04 The 3 mindsets that decide your matches50:02 Why my coach changed my finals game plan53:28 Being present in your training camp55:17 Know the rules, know your opponent56:44 Why losing is part of becoming dangerous57:39 Final thoughts

Drawing from Harvard, MIT, and McKinsey research, Diego breaks down why farmers with superior produce lose to competitors with worse products.  Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!   Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:  Instagram  Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:  Carrot Cashflow  Farm Small Farm Smart  Farm Small Farm Smart Daily  The Growing Microgreens Podcast  The Urban Farmer Podcast  The Rookie Farmer Podcast  In Search of Soil Podcast Check out Diego's books:  Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon   Ready Farmer One on Amazon **** Modern Grower and Diego Footer participate in the Amazon Services LLC. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

https://teachhoops.com/ Unlocking the Vault: Inside the Mind of a Championship Coach https://teachhoops.com/ When you sit down across from a coach who has reached the mountaintop and cut down the nets, you quickly realize they don't look at the game the way everyone else does. While ordinary coaches are obsessed with accumulating plays, championship coaches are obsessed with eliminating friction. They don't see a basketball game as a series of random athletic events; they see it as an ecosystem driven by execution, alignment, and data. In this masterclass episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to map out the definitive interview blueprint for extracting the gold from a title-winning leader. Whether you are interviewing a local high school legend or a collegiate icon, you have to move past generic questions like "What makes you win?" and dive into the specific architectural choices that build Level 4 Competitors and survive the grueling "muck and grind" of March. A championship coach doesn't run a system just because it looks pretty; they run it because the analytical math creates a structural advantage. When interviewing a title-winner, your questions should target how they manipulate Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): The Spacing Constraint: Ask them how they define a high-value possession. How do they force the defensive shell to collapse to ensure their team's $eFG%$ stays above the baseline threshold under postseason pressure? The Pace Variance: Discover how they toggle their tempo. Do they use a wide-open Modern Flow architecture to exhaust the opponent, or do they rely on structured, high-IQ systems like the Princeton Offense to control the game's volume? The scoreboard on Friday night is simply a trailing indicator of what happened during a rainy Tuesday practice in January. Elite coaches are meticulous architects of their floor time. Activity Density: Ask how they structure their practice shell. A championship program doesn't waste time standing in lines or listening to ten-minute lectures. They maximize their Rep Density using small-sided games ($SSGs$) that force players to make "Zero-Second" decisions under extreme fatigue. The Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Find out how they manage their coaching staff's voices in the gym. How do they keep the instructions clean and precise so the players can build genuine Decision IQ instead of relying on a "joystick" from the bench? The X's and O's are completely useless if the human beings running them don't possess a shared accountability. The Transfer of Ownership: The final frontier of championship coaching is moving from a Coach-Fed environment to a Player-Led powerhouse. Ask the coach the exact moment they knew their team took ownership of the standard. Handling the Sideline Noise: Title-winning coaches are masters of establishing boundaries. They turn potential distractions—like parent anxiety or media expectations—into program shields by utilizing radical operational transparency. Coach's Note: "A transactional coach handles the logistics and rides the wave of talent. A transformational championship coach builds an unyielding standard that demands every person in the room becomes an 'Energy Giver.' If you want to build a legacy, stop looking for secrets and start mastering the fundamentals of human connection." Show Notes1. Deconstructing the Tactical Anchors$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$2. The Science of Practice DesignThe Interview Blueprint: Surface Questions vs. Championship Deep DivesThe Common Question (Surface)The Championship Query (Substance)The Target Insight"What offense do you run?""How does your system adjust when its primary option is taken away?"Roster DNA Flexibility"How do you motivate kids?""What is your absolute Standard of Tolerance for poor body language?"Culture Enforcement"What drills do you like?""How do you structure your practice constraints to simulate late-game anxiety?"Resilience Equity"How do you pick captains?""How do you train your Leadership Council to handle a toxic counter-narrative?"Player-Led Ownership3. Protecting the Human Architecture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/optic Full Leaderboard, Rules, Competitors, and more info on the AT&T Annihilator Cup can be found at https://att.com/annihilatorcup OpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/ Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTic Check out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047 https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Methodz on Dropping Swooty 06:40 - Swooty is Adulting (Kind Of) 07:44 - Bucee's 10:15 - Swooty Can Do It All 11:46 - Miami Heretics Roster Change 21:48 - Ben J's Close Call 22:52 - ReeaL in for Traix 25:30 - UK/Paris Events 27:23 - Major 4 Venue 29:48 - AT&T Annihilator Cup Recap 32:15 - Better Help 34:01 - Challengers NA Elite 35:14 - Breaking News 41:54 - Minor 2 Bracket 42:30 - Toronto KOI 45:16 - OpTic vs Surge 47:05 - Ethan INSANE 1v2 51:00 - New Shotzzy Spot Unlocked 53:00 - YouTubers are Dominating Hollywood 55:54 - Dah Bih Gah 56:45 - Rockstar Using CIA Tactics 59:07 - NVIDIA Just Changed PC Gaming 01:00:23 - AMP Returns (Streamer University) 01:02:05 - A True Baseball LEGEND 01:03:24 - Ultimate 1/1 Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Bruce Cleveland, a venture capitalist, former CMO, Chief Executive Officer, engineering executive, author, and creator of the Market Engineering framework. Bruce has helped build and scale major technology companies including Oracle, Apple, Siebel, and C3 AI, and has invested early in companies such as Marketo, Workday, and Doximity before they became category-defining successes.The conversation explores what separates legendary technology leaders from average executives, why most startups misunderstand traction, and how market engineering can become the difference between burning capital and building enduring demand. Bruce shares behind-the-scenes lessons from working with leaders like Tom Siebel, why category creation requires naming and framing a problem, and how founders can create market appetite before pouring money into demand generation.Avetis and Bruce also discuss the future of AI, why expertise may become the ultimate moat, the rising importance of forward deployed engineers, and why product engineering alone is no longer enough. Bruce closes with insights from his books, including Traversing the Traction Gap and Market Engineering, offering founders and executives a practical roadmap for building markets that do not yet exist.TakeawaysLegendary companies rarely feel obvious while they are being built. Even inside Oracle's early days, the path forward was filled with uncertainty.Great leaders attract great talent by building a mission, culture, and problem worth committing to.Bruce's framework starts with naming and framing the problem so the market can understand, remember, and adopt the category.The best executives build deep networks that act like external sensors, helping them “see around corners.”Bruce invested early in companies like Marketo by focusing on business problems he understood before obvious market traction existed.Startups should not confuse product-market fit with market-product fit. The market must want what the product provides.In the AI era, expertise becomes more valuable because humans still provide judgment, context, accountability, and nuanced decision-making.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Bruce Cleveland01:02 Lessons from Oracle's Early Days03:50 What Great Founders and Leaders Still Get Right05:13 The Power and Difficulty of Category Creation10:22 Building a Category Without an Existing Brand13:33 Bruce's Three-Step Category Creation Framework18:30 Leadership Lessons from Tom Siebel24:13 What Separates Great Executives from Average Ones28:47 What Bruce Looks for as an Early-Stage Investor36:19 Market Engineering vs. Demand Engineering44:22 Testing Demand Before Overbuilding Product53:11 Why Expertise Is the Real Moat in the AI EraBruce Cleveland's Social Media Link:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucecleveland/Bruce Cleveland's Website Link:https://www.tractiongappartners.com/Resources and Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hireclout.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podcast.hireclout.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirefasthireright⁠

Meet Meghann Conter, CEO and Visionary of The Dames — the only global business accelerator for 6-, 7-, and 8-figure right-scaling their businesses without sacrificing themselves. Through curated high-caliber connection, strategic scaling Think Tank Circles aligned to revenue stage, and high-caliber collaborations that builds credibility, sharpens strategy, and accelerates results. The Dames helps high-performing women right-size their businesses, amplify their impact, and do it all with radical collaboration, joy, and zero burnout. Because success isn't about being in all the rooms — it's about going deep in the right rooms. And for the women we serve, that room is The Dames.   Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghannconter/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/18630915 https://www.instagram.com/thedamesco https://www.instagram.com/meghannconter https://www.facebook.com/thedamesco   Episode Summary:   In this episode, host Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Meghann Conter, CEO and Visionary of The Dames — the only global business accelerator connecting women at the top of six, seven, and eight-figure businesses. Meghann shares how she went from running a marketing agency and hustling five nights a week just to fill her pipeline, to building a thriving peer community rooted in radical collaboration, intentional growth, and joy.   Meghann challenges the outdated hustle-and-grind model that was built by men, for men, and makes the case for a new paradigm of business — one where women define success on their own terms, scale at their own pace, and win together instead of competing. She introduces The Dames' core philosophy: move beyond referrals and networking to become true "power partners" and "golden geese" for one another.   Key Takeaways:   - Being in all the rooms costs you everything - Pick one or two rooms — and go deep - Right scaling beats just scaling - Stop chasing golden eggs; find your golden geese - Women were conditioned to compete. It's time to unlearn that - Your nervous system matters more than your revenue number - Your "why" needs to come from within   Episode Chapters:   00:00 Cold Open — The Cost of Being in All the Rooms 00:28 What You'll Learn Today (3 Key Promises) 00:46 Welcome to Heartbeat for Hire 01:01 Introducing Meghann Conter & The Dames 01:58 Meghann's Story — From Marketing Agency to Global Accelerator 03:50 Why 2020 Was a Turning Point for The Dames0 5:00 The Problem with "I Have to Be Everywhere" 05:55 The Real Cost of Showing Up in All the Rooms 07:03 Why Spreading Yourself Thin Is the Worst Strategy 08:50 How The Dames Structures Community (Just 2–3 Hours/Month) 09:57 The Business Milestones: $100K, $250K, $500K, Seven & Eight Figures 12:07 Radical Collaboration — What It Is & Why It's Your Unfair Advantage 13:33 Golden Eggs vs. Golden Geese: A New Way to See Your Network 14:11 Power Partners - Referral Partners 15:52 Stop Seeing Other Women as Competitors 16:33 Right Scaling vs. Wrong Scaling 17:09 Redefining Success on Your Own Terms  19:04 Nervous System Regulation & Profits Over Revenue Vanity 20:47 Listener Shoutout & Podcast Awards 21:24 What's Inspiring Meghann Right Now 21:38 Meghann's Legacy: More Women Looking Inward 23:37 Where to Find Meghann & The Dames 24:02 What's Next — Funference (October 7–10, Denver) 24:31 How to Join The Dames 25:24 Closing Thoughts

Today's podcast is all about trash talking your competitors… but doing it without looking like a jerk. I mean, you can't just call out your competitors by name, and tell the world how much they suck…. can you? Rich has a solution for this… he's going to give you two different ways to accomplish this… It's not really about trash talking, it's about making sure your prospects and customers understand the difference between what they'll get from YOU vs. what they'll get if they choose to call somebody else.

Three horses were stabbed by a crazy teen competitor prior to a racing event in Vegas. Man demolished his own family home with an excavator after wife threatens divorce. Benadryl challenge viral trend sends 5 children to the hospital over the weekend in San Diego.Weird AF News is the only daily weird news podcast in the world. Weird news 5 days/week and on Friday it's only Floridaman. SUPPORT by joining the Weird AF News Patreon http://patreon.com/weirdafnews - OR buy Jonesy a coffee at http://buymeacoffee.com/funnyjones Buy MERCH: https://weirdafnews.merchmake.com/ - Check out the official website https://WeirdAFnews.com and FOLLOW host Jonesy at http://instagram.com/funnyjones - wants Jonesy to come perform standup comedy in your city? Fill out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvYbm8Wgz3Oc2KSDg0-C6EtSlx369bvi7xdUpx_7UNGA_fIw/viewform

In today's episode on 2nd June 2026, we look at a court ruling that could reshape one of the internet's most important business models.Book a FREE call with Ditto

In episode 2 of the 3% Shift series, Chris and Mark go deeper than the identity gap they named in episode 1, into what happens when the most powerful technology ever built quietly trains itself to mirror your insecurities back at you. The higher up the org chart you sit, the faster the loop accelerates. AI doesn't just hand you an echo chamber. It hands the C-suite a long, slow, well-funded death propped up by an assistant that always says yes.

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What if the reason you're losing business has nothing to do with your service and everything to do with being forgotten? This week we're taking a break from InSights and Take the Stage to bring you a replay of Lunch with Haley, hosted by Brad Smith (Chief Strategy Officer, Haley Marketing). Brad reveals why the staffing firms that consistently win aren't necessarily the best firms. They're simply the ones that stay visible long enough to be there when opportunity strikes. About the Guest Brad Smith is the Chief Strategy Officer at Haley Marketing and a Certified Inbound Marketing professional who has helped hundreds of staffing and recruiting firms implement effective digital marketing strategies. He specializes in translating emerging marketing trends and technologies into practical growth strategies for staffing organizations. Key Takeaways Consistency creates opportunities that luck cannot. The firms that stay visible win more business. Education builds trust faster than selling. Nurturing outperforms persistence alone. Relationships grow when value comes before the ask. Timestamps [00:44] – Why staffing is a timing business [03:31] – The costly “I didn't know you did that” [06:42] – The math behind winning new accounts [08:44] – Why sales teams need marketing air cover [11:06] – Building trust through systematic nurturing [13:32] – Why education beats hard selling [15:21] – The powerful 3x3 relationship matrix [19:23] – The multiplier effect of multi-channel marketing [22:14] – Branded publications that drive conversations [26:55] – Why print mail stands out again [31:41] – Automating touches without losing personalization [42:20] – Using Challenger insights to create demand Sponsors InSights is presented by Haley Marketing. For a limited time, we're offer 50% off of a brand new staffing website. Just message Brad Bialy on LinkedIn and mention the Crazy Website Promo.

If you've ever flinched right before sending a proposal — rounded the number down, added a discount no one asked for, or held your breath waiting to hear back — this episode is for you. That flinch is not a character flaw, and it's not a confidence problem you need to fix in the mirror. It's a predictable, almost universal pattern among service-based founders, and it has real, traceable causes.In this opening episode of The Pricing Problem, Sheena defines what underpricing actually is — a gap between your prices and the value you create, the true cost of delivering your work, or the pace of work you can sustain — and walks through the five root causes she sees most often: pricing from your old salary, anchoring to your very first client, pricing the deliverable instead of the transformation, using competitors as your compass, and protecting yourself from the word no.From there, the conversation turns to the real cost of underpricing — the revenue you'll never recover, the capacity that quietly keeps you the bottleneck, the client mix that skews toward your most draining clients, and the resentment that's almost always a pricing problem in disguise. Sheena closes with the Pricing Honesty Check: five questions designed to surface, honestly, where your pricing actually stands today.This episode is about diagnosis, not prescription. Before you decide what to charge, you need to understand why you're priced where you are. That's the work this week.Key Topics CoveredWhat underpricing actually means — and the three different ways it shows upThe five root causes of underpricing for service-based foundersWhy pricing from your old salary undercharges by designThe difference between pricing the deliverable and pricing the transformationWhy competitor pricing is one of the least reliable signals you can useThe four real costs of underpricing — lost revenue, lost capacity, the wrong client mix, and quiet resentmentThe Pricing Honesty Check: five questions to assess where you really standKey TakeawaysUnderpricing isn't a confidence flaw — it's a predictable pattern with traceable causes.Competitor pricing tells you what people are charging, not what they should be charging — or what you should.Underpricing doesn't just shrink your revenue. It guarantees you stay overcommitted.Price is a filter. A low price disproportionately attracts the most price-sensitive, scope-creeping clients.Resentment in your business is very often a pricing problem wearing a disguise.Diagnosis before prescription — you can't fix what you haven't honestly named.Resources MentionedStrategic Discovery Audit Full TDC service ladder: Optimize Leadership, Optimize Operations, Elevate & Lead VIP Day, Leadership Sprint, Impact CoachingProgramming NoteThis is part one of The Pricing Problem, a new four-part series. Part two drops next week: Pricing for the Business You Actually Want — how to reverse-engineer your prices from your real revenue goals, your true capacity, and the life you're actually trying to build.CONNECT WITH THE DEVAIN COLLECTIVE:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comCONNECT WITH SHEENA:LinkedInInstagramABOUT BEYOND FOUNDER-LEDBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most teams can identify friction in their customer experience. The challenge is convincing leadership to invest in fixing it. Digital leaders from Walmart, FanDuel, US Bank, and American Eagle have all faced that challenge. In this encore episode, hosts Chuck Moxley and Nick Paladino revisit key lessons on elevating frictionless experiences to the C-suite and reveal what separates ideas that get funded from those that don't.Vijay Jayaraman from Walmart explains how teams use peak events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to quantify the impact of customer experience issues before they become major business problems. Shawn Sheely from US Bank shares how his team reframed accessibility from a compliance requirement into a billion-dollar market opportunity, helping reduce onboarding costs by 70%.Catherine Gignac from American Eagle offers a powerful perspective on designers as connectors, bringing together the work of dozens of stakeholders into a single customer experience.Scott Smith from FanDuel challenges a common assumption: stop obsessing over competitors. Your customers chose your brand for a reason. Instead of copying what others are doing, focus on understanding why your customers engage with you and what keeps them coming back.You'll also hear practical insights on measuring friction, defining the "spine" of an experience, interpreting customer behavior data, and translating customer pain points into business outcomes that executives care about.Key Actionable Takeaways:Quantify friction using peak seasonal periods to justify investment - A problem affecting 10,000 Walmart users today could impact millions on Black Friday; use known high-traffic events to correlate current issues with future revenue impact and demonstrate why fixing seemingly trivial problems matters nowReframe compliance as market opportunity not checkbox - US Bank saw accessibility as a billion-dollar market rather than legal requirement, reduced onboarding costs 70%, and opened entirely new customer channels by simplifying experiences for assistive technology usersPrioritize customer voice over competitive benchmarking - Your customers chose you because your brand resonates with them specifically; copying competitor journeys misses the point because their customers are fundamentally different people with different needs and preferencesWant more tips and strategies about creating frictionless digital experiences? Subscribe to our newsletter! https://www.thefrictionlessexperience.com/frictionless/ Download the Five Step Site Speed Target Playbook: http://bluetriangle.com/playbookDom Costa's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dominickcosta  Nick Paladino's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/npaladino Chuck Moxley's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chuck-moxley Chapters:(00:00) Introduction(03:18) Quantifying friction(06:20) Vijay peak periods(11:10) Black Friday first impressions(15:15) Scott traffic conversions(20:40) Sean accessibility market(27:00) Compliance reframe(31:25) Team alignment(38:00) Katherine designers as builders(43:40) Voice of customer(45:25) Customer vs competitor focus(53:15) Vijay customer first(57:00) Katherine friction tools(01:01:20) Data interpretation(01:03:31) Conclusion

Tonight's questions:- Should Xbox remove competitors' logos?- Why don't Sony and Nintendo show competitors' logos?- Will hardware prices drive casual gamers away?- Did we judge the Switch 2's price too harshly?- Will we see a Steam Deck 2?- Who will have the biggest SGF surprise?- What games can offset rising console prices?- Will Sony's failures come back to bite it?- What do you want to see from Dragon Quest?- What are your favorite JRPGs?- Which engine should Capcom vs. SNK 3 run on?- What fighting game franchise needs to return?- What would get you to buy a next-gen console?- How do I get into The Witcher 3?- What is your favorite game soundtrack?- Should FromSoft retire boss runbacks?Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaleyWhere to find Throwdown Show:Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshowX: https://x.com/ThrowdownShowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshowDiscord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHTTwitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we talk with author, former professional runner for the Nike Oregon Project and current Irish national runner, and Stanford medical student Mary Cain about her memoir: This is Not About Running. We ask her about her youth, growing up in an abusive athletics system, training for Alberto Salazar as a high schooler. We also talk about her work with Atalanta NYC and The Athlete's Survivors' Assist, her growth and the many hats she wears as a survivor, leader, mentor, student and professional runner. She speaks on what she wishes for young runners today, the challenges we face and where the conversation should be going to enact concrete change.About the BookIn THIS IS NOT ABOUT RUNNING Cain shares her whole story, offering never-before told details and perspective to shed light on the normalized abuse in sports, and advocating for a better future for athletes. Cain is fearless in her storytelling. She has a passion for writing and each short chapter of the book recounts a vignette in present tense, bringing the reader alongside her. She gains speed, notches wins, and excels in school—and encounters cruelty and abuse starting early on and becoming deeper and darker throughout her time running for Nike. The memoir is aptly organized into 5 gripping parts of Mary Cain's young life and they are titled Talent, Rookie, Competitor, Professional and Champion.This episode and book comes with trigger warnings on disordered eating, body shaming, sexual harassment, abuse, self-harm, mental health episodes and suicidal ideation.About Mary CainMary Cain is a medical student at Stanford University School of Medicine. After sharing her story with the world in a 2019 New York Times op-ed, Cain has dedicated her career to driving change in sport, with an emphasis on athlete well-being and gender equity. She is the founder of Atalanta NYC, a nonprofit that employs professional female runners to serve as mentors for young girls, and serves on the board of The Athlete Survivors' Assist (formerly known as The Army of Survivors), a nonprofit that brings awareness, accountability, and transparency to sexual violence against athletes at all levels. She is also a runner. Cain had a record-breaking professional running career that included becoming the 2014 World Junior Champion in the 3000m and a 2013 World Championships finalist in the 1500m.Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK Discount automatically applied and visible on checkoutSupport the showAny feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_runningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com  If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews

https://teachhoops.com/ What does it actually take to build a basketball program that stands the test of time? In this foundational episode, we pull back the curtain on the core philosophies that have driven our gym for over two decades. We step directly into the "Truth Room" to challenge the conventional wisdom of modern coaching and address the subtle "culture leaks" that can sink a season before the first snowflake hits the ground. We discuss why true coaching isn't about being the loudest voice in the gym or running a scripted "joystick" offense. Instead, it's about establishing an unyielding Standard of Tolerance, maximizing your practice Rep Density, and building a self-policing locker room of Level 4 Competitors who are compelled to hunt excellence when nobody is watching. If your players are constantly looking at the sideline for your approval before they make a pass or take a shot, you haven't built a team—you've built a group of compliant robots. The Trap: It is seductive to try and control every single variable from the bench. But when the crowd gets loud or a tough rival hits you with a 10-0 run, a coach-fed team will malfunction. The Socratic Shift: To build real Decision IQ, we have to stop giving our players all the answers. We must use our voice as a precise signal rather than constant background noise, asking the questions that force them to read the floor and solve the puzzle in real-time. Every tactical choice we make—whether we are executing a disciplined Princeton Offense, running a wide-open Dribble Drive, or shifting into a trapping zone defense—must be anchored in data, not emotional guesswork. Our primary offensive goal on every single possession is to maximize our Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): The Paint Touch Mandate: The analytics don't lie. When the ball touches the paint via a deep post feed or a downhill drive, the defensive shell is forced to collapse. This transforms a highly contested, rushed shot into a high-probability, inside-out rhythm 3. You can tell the true character of a program by looking at what they celebrate. In a championship culture, an unselfish extra pass or a violent, high-hands deflection on defense is treated with the exact same enthusiasm as a breakaway dunk. Building Resilience Equity: Winning tight games in March isn't a byproduct of a magical baseline out-of-bounds play. It is the mathematical result of the "Resilience Equity" your kids built during a grueling Tuesday practice in January, choosing to embrace the muck and grind together. Coach's Note: "A transactional coach focuses entirely on what they can extract from a kid for four quarters on Friday night. A transformational coach focuses on the standard they can instill in that kid for the next thirty years of their life. Hold the line, protect the vision, and let the scoreboard take care of itself." Show Notes1. The Death of the "Joystick" Coach2. The Math of Winning: Maximizing $eFG%$$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$The Program Evolution Matrix: Compliance vs. OwnershipOperational DetailThe Level 2 Compliant TeamThe Level 4 Player-Led ProgramSideline AtmosphereCoach screaming every single directivePlayers echoing calls and communicating through exhaustHandling MistakesEmotional hang-time; poor body language"Next Play" Speed; immediate mental resetPractice AtmosphereLong lectures; players standing in linesHigh Activity Density; chaotic small-sided gamesLocker Room VibeStandard is ignored when coach leavesUpperclassmen holding peers accountable to the vision3. The "Muck and Grind" of Deflections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode explores the nuances of building a bikini physique, focusing on nutrition phases, training strategies, and mindset for long-term success without necessarily competing. Andrea, Natalie, and Jeremiah share insights on effective building phases, common mistakes, and how lifestyle clients can achieve their fitness goals sustainably.Chapters00:00 Building the Bikini Physique: Overview02:55 Nutrition Phases for Bikini Competitors05:57 The Importance of Building Phases09:02 Mindset Challenges in Building Phases11:56 Adapting Approaches for Lifestyle Clients14:48 Lessons from Bodybuilding for Lifestyle Development18:00 Avoiding Common Mistakes in Pursuit of the Bikini Physique21:05 Determining Next Steps: Diet or Build?23:57 Final Thoughts and Coaching InsightsLinksApply for Coaching: https://form.typeform.com/to/ubUfJiEu?utm_source=podcastLiving Lean Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/712032Follow Jeremiah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahbair/Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andirogersfit/Follow Natalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalieatswell/Keywordsbikini physique, muscle building, fat loss, training, nutrition, bodybuilding, lifestyle fitness, competition prep, muscle growth, physique developmentTo Apply For Coaching With Our Team: CLICK HERE

https://teachhoops.com/ What does it actually take to build a basketball program that stands the test of time? In this foundational episode, we pull back the curtain on the core philosophies that have driven our gym for over two decades. We step directly into the "Truth Room" to challenge the conventional wisdom of modern coaching and address the subtle "culture leaks" that can sink a season before the first snowflake hits the ground. We discuss why true coaching isn't about being the loudest voice in the gym or running a scripted "joystick" offense. Instead, it's about establishing an unyielding Standard of Tolerance, maximizing your practice Rep Density, and building a self-policing locker room of Level 4 Competitors who are compelled to hunt excellence when nobody is watching. If your players are constantly looking at the sideline for your approval before they make a pass or take a shot, you haven't built a team—you've built a group of compliant robots. The Trap: It is seductive to try and control every single variable from the bench. But when the crowd gets loud or a tough rival hits you with a 10-0 run, a coach-fed team will malfunction. The Socratic Shift: To build real Decision IQ, we have to stop giving our players all the answers. We must use our voice as a precise signal rather than constant background noise, asking the questions that force them to read the floor and solve the puzzle in real-time. Every tactical choice we make—whether we are executing a disciplined Princeton Offense, running a wide-open Dribble Drive, or shifting into a trapping zone defense—must be anchored in data, not emotional guesswork. Our primary offensive goal on every single possession is to maximize our Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): The Paint Touch Mandate: The analytics don't lie. When the ball touches the paint via a deep post feed or a downhill drive, the defensive shell is forced to collapse. This transforms a highly contested, rushed shot into a high-probability, inside-out rhythm 3. You can tell the true character of a program by looking at what they celebrate. In a championship culture, an unselfish extra pass or a violent, high-hands deflection on defense is treated with the exact same enthusiasm as a breakaway dunk. Building Resilience Equity: Winning tight games in March isn't a byproduct of a magical baseline out-of-bounds play. It is the mathematical result of the "Resilience Equity" your kids built during a grueling Tuesday practice in January, choosing to embrace the muck and grind together. Coach's Note: "A transactional coach focuses entirely on what they can extract from a kid for four quarters on Friday night. A transformational coach focuses on the standard they can instill in that kid for the next thirty years of their life. Hold the line, protect the vision, and let the scoreboard take care of itself." Show Notes1. The Death of the "Joystick" Coach2. The Math of Winning: Maximizing $eFG%$$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$The Program Evolution Matrix: Compliance vs. OwnershipOperational DetailThe Level 2 Compliant TeamThe Level 4 Player-Led ProgramSideline AtmosphereCoach screaming every single directivePlayers echoing calls and communicating through exhaustHandling MistakesEmotional hang-time; poor body language"Next Play" Speed; immediate mental resetPractice AtmosphereLong lectures; players standing in linesHigh Activity Density; chaotic small-sided gamesLocker Room VibeStandard is ignored when coach leavesUpperclassmen holding peers accountable to the vision3. The "Muck and Grind" of Deflections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rose Miller, aka @rosierollz, is everywhere on BJJ Instagram right now because she does something that sounds simple but is actually incredibly rare: she gives simple but helpful advice.In this episode of the I Suck at Jiu Jitsu Show, Rose and I talk about how to actually learn Jiu Jitsu faster, why so many people waste years training without a real plan, and how a black belt thinks about improvement differently than a beginner.We get into her start in Jiu Jitsu, losing a lot early, competing, getting injured, learning how to learn, teaching white belts and blue belts, creating BJJ content, CLA/ecological training, drilling, women leading in Jiu Jitsu, and why starting every round from your knees is probably making your Jiu Jitsu worse.This is not just a “do these 3 moves” episode. This is a conversation about how to train smarter, how to think better, and how to keep getting better at Jiu Jitsu without making your entire life miserable.Follow Rose on Instagram: @rosierollzGet my free ebook The Competitor's Journey:simplifyingjiujitsu.comGet a free copy of jiu jitsu for imbeciles: bjjmentalmodels.com/isuckSponsored by Datsusara:Use code ISUCK at dsgear.com00:00 Intro00:46 How Rose Miller got into Jiu Jitsu03:31 Why Jiu Jitsu gave Rose structure and direction05:28 Starting at Gracie South Bay with elite women08:45 Rose's first Jiu Jitsu competition11:18 Losing a lot and learning how to learn13:02 Why Rose refused to quit Jiu Jitsu15:09 The original goal of becoming a black belt16:30 What changes when you finally get your black belt18:19 Injuries, COVID, concussions, and loving the process22:01 Becoming a “try-hard hobbyist”25:17 Why Rose makes beginner-friendly BJJ content29:13 Rose's intention behind creating content34:10 Women leading in Jiu Jitsu40:42 Training in San Diego vs smaller Jiu Jitsu scenes43:56 Cross-training, loyalty, and gym culture47:23 Would Rose be different if she started at a hobbyist gym?49:57 Using competition as a learning tool53:06 Why Rose's Jiu Jitsu content works57:31 Drilling, CLA, and live training1:04:33 Why CLA people can be so annoying1:07:10 Advice for beginners learning Jiu Jitsu today1:10:27 Stop starting rounds from the knees1:12:34 Why Jiu Jitsu standup is still evolving1:16:37 Is Jiu Jitsu Brazilian or American?1:17:50 Final thoughts

This week, world renown bluegrass and old-time music virtuosos and educators Tony Trischka & Bruce Molsky recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park's annual Arkansas Old-time Fiddle & Banjo Championships. Also, performances from the 2025 contest champions, fiddler Gwyneth Davis of Petit Jean Mountain, AR and banjoist Erik Brashers of Eureka Springs, AR. Each year, the Ozark Folk Center State Park hosts the Arkansas Old-time Fiddle & Banjo Championships. Competitors ranging in age from eight to eighty come from all over to test their skills and possibly be crowned a champion. World class musicians are brought in judge these contests and also perform on the Folk Center's evening concert. At the 2025 contest we were honored to have as our judges and performers, Tony Trischka & Bruce Molsky. Tony Trischka was born in Syracuse, NY and raised in a home filled with music. There were broadway scores and a sweeping range of classical music, from Stravinsky to Beethoven. The wide-open American vistas of Aaron Copland had an especially potent spiritual and visceral impact on him, as did the folk music his left-leaning father held dear. The Almanac Singers, the solo work of its founding members Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and Lead Belly's children's lp were in constant rotation. Trischka fell in love with the banjo by way of the Kingston Trio's 1959 recording of “M.T.A.,” and was able to experience the New York-centered folk revival by trekking to the Newport Folk Festival in the early to mid-'60s. He moved to the city in the early '70s and hit the ground running, settling in among a peer group of extraordinary musicians who saw American roots music as a thriving, living language that could be expanded and combined with other influences and sensibilities. - https://www.tonytrischka.com/bio Grammy-nominated, described as “an absolute master” (No Depression), Bruce Molsky transports audiences to another time and place, with his authentic and personal interpretations of rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook and other musical traditions from around the globe. Best known for his work on the fiddle, Bruce's banjo, guitar and his distinctive, powerful vocals also resonate with listeners. His combination of technical virtuosity and relaxed conversational wit makes a concert hall feel like an intimate front porch gathering.  Bruce's take on tradition has landed him in collaborations with some of the world's most highly respected players from roots to rock. https://brucemolsky.com/bio In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers a 1985 archival recording of a notable contest fiddler from the past, Alison Krauss, performing the traditional tune “Gardenia Waltz,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins discusses the etymology of the name Ozark.

The team discusses Dr. Jim Loehr's legacy as a trailblazer in performance psychology, tennis mental toughness, and character development through sport. From there we dive into the differences between fragile and resilient confidence, and what makes a player resilient, confident and an excellent competitor. For more information find us at Dr. Larry and Coach Johnny on X: @LarryLauer / @johnnyparkes1 Instagram: @johnny_parkes USTA PD Website: http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/podcasts/?

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 27th, 2026.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:06 Google Search moves to AI9:39 Facebook soft-launches Reddit-competitor, Forum 14:13 A single-person AI company, Polsai raises millions in investment (but is it legit?)Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF   Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732   Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/   Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld   Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/   Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business

Partner with Jay! https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contactㅤPre-order Jay Schwedelson's new book, Stupider People Have Done It (out June 9, 2026). All net proceeds are donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research—let's kick cancer's butt: https://www.amazon.com/Stupider-People-Have-Done-Marketing/dp/1637635206ㅤCheck out Jay's YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay's TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelsonCheck Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/ㅤMost people use AI to spit out a blog post and call it a day, but Jay Schwedelson thinks that's leaving the good stuff on the table. He shares a few sneaky free-tier tricks that pull back the curtain on your competitors' martech stacks, make AI tools quote your brand back to searchers, and even predict which emails in your inbox will get opened. Then things go fully off the rails into reality TV territory.ㅤBest Moments:(01:20) The Ask Gemini button hiding in your Chrome browser that exposes any competitor's full martech stack(03:14) Why comparison tables are the number one piece of content AI engines hunt for when answering queries(04:14) A ChatGPT prompt that builds a competitive comparison table skewed in your favor without lying(05:11) Uploading a screenshot of your analytics dashboard so AI can tell you what to actually do with it(06:00) The cheesy inbox screenshot trick that ranks which emails are most and least likely to be opened(07:30) Why Send Help is not the horror movie everyone thinks it is, plus the most bonkers reality show on TV right now