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In this episode of Good Morning Liberty, hosts Nate Thurston and Charles 'Chuck' Carhartt Thompson discuss a range of hot topics starting with Trump's alleged new trade deal with China. They delve into the details, criticizing the lack of real concessions and Trump's claims of a 'total reset' in tariffs. The duo also talks about Trump's new executive order on reducing prescription drug costs, exploring the implications of a 'Most Favored Nation' policy and potential pitfalls including medication shortages and economic ramifications. Alongside these big-ticket items, the episode also touches on various weekend updates including a $400 million plane gift to the Department of Defense, a discussion on habeas corpus, ICE activities, and more. Join Nate and Chuck as they provide their unique Libertarian perspective on current events. (03:50) China Trade Deal Analysis (09:28) Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs (25:16) Adjustments for Unhealthy America (25:37) Government's Role in Drug Pricing (27:04) Global Price Disparities (29:35) Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Market Inefficiencies (30:48) Direct-to-Consumer Sales and Mark Cuban's Initiative (31:52) Generic vs. Name Brand Medications (32:57) Trump's Most Favored Nation Policy (38:57) Potential Consequences of Price Controls (43:26) Free Market Solutions and Government Regulation (46:48) Conclusion and Final Thoughts   Links:   https://gml.bio.link/   YOUTUBE:   https://bit.ly/3UwsRiv   RUMBLE:   https://rumble.com/c/GML   Check out Martens Minute!   https://martensminute.podbean.com/   Follow Josh Martens on X:   https://twitter.com/joshmartens13   Join the private discord & chat during the show!   joingml.com   Bank on Yourself bankonyourself.com/gml   Get FACTOR Today! FACTORMEALS.com/factorpodcast     Good Morning Liberty is sponsored by BetterHelp! Rediscover your curiosity today by visiting Betterhelp.com/GML (Get 10% off your first month)     Protect your privacy and unlock the full potential of your streaming services with ExpressVPN. Get 3 more months absolutely FREE by using our link EXPRESSVPN.com/GML  

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30% of your revenue could be coming from a web shop, and you wouldn't even see it in your external IAP dashboards.In this exclusive episode of 2.5 Gamers, we sit down with David Stelzer, President of Xsolla (formerly Epic Games, SEGA, CAA), to discuss how top-grossing games are ditching App Store dependency and scaling through direct-to-consumer (D2C) models.This isn't theoretical.

Welcome Episode 500 of the Outdoor Adventure Lifestyle Podcast . . . Today I'm joined by Lindsay Cousley — a seasoned executive leader with deep roots in the outdoor, sporting goods, and wellness industries. He's helped build and scale global brands with heart, empathy, and a whole lot of strategic know-how. Outside the boardroom, Lindsay surfs, cycles, backpacks, hikes, and even plays rugby — living proof that adventure fuels leadership. Show Notes Lindsay Cousley Linkedin   What Backpacking the Alps at 14 Taught Me About Building Global Brands What Happened: When I was 14, I wasn't reading business books or plotting a career. I was deep in the Alps, sweating under a too-heavy pack, trying not to get left behind by a youth leader named Paul who thought “rest day” was code for “hike faster.” We carried everything on our backs, got lost a few times (intentionally or not, I still wonder), and somehow made it from France to Italy and back through Switzerland. It was magic. But here's the kicker—I didn't know it then, but that summer was shaping how I'd lead teams, sell products, and build brands. Fast forward a few decades, and I'm sitting in a boardroom, helping turn around an outdoor company. It's go time. No time for perfect plans, just the instinct to act, adapt, and trust the people around you. Sound familiar? That's wilderness training 101. Principle: Adventure doesn't just happen in the mountains. It shows up in every tough decision, every product pitch, and every “what now?” moment in business. The most successful leaders in the outdoor space don't wait for permission—they act, they adapt, and most importantly, they care. Passion for the outdoors isn't a cute brand trait—it's the fuel that drives resilient leadership. Transition: Too many folks think a successful outdoor career comes from the right resume or the right LinkedIn connections. But what's really holding them back isn't lack of experience—it's a lack of direction. They're stuck waiting to be “qualified,” not realizing that leadership often comes from showing up, not showing off. That's Why: That's why this episode is a must-listen. Lindsay Cousley doesn't just talk outdoor—he's lived it. From hauling gear across Europe as a teen to reviving struggling companies in the U.S., his journey is a masterclass in how passion, people, and a little grit can fuel leadership at any level. Call to Action: Still feeling like you're stuck watching others make moves in the outdoor space while you spin your wheels? That "meh" feeling about your impact isn't just in your head—it's a sign you need a new approach. Let Lindsay's story show you what's possible when you blend passion with purpose.

In this episode of the Johnson City Living Podcast, host Colin Johnson sits down with Landon Owen, Vice President of Consumer Sales at Bristol Motor Speedway. Landon shares insights about his professional journey, the unique charm of Johnson City, and the excitement of working in sports. The conversation also delves into Landon's passion for golf, his impressive course portfolio, and his fascinating Golf Crusade project. Listen in to discover more about the thriving community and sports culture in Johnson City, as well as Landon's adventures in the world of golf.00:00 A Beautiful March Day in Johnson City00:14 Introducing Landon Owen00:53 Landon's Journey to Johnson City02:58 Career in Sports and Ticket Sales05:53 The Bristol Motor Speedway Experience10:19 Challenges and Rewards in Ticket Sales15:06 Exciting Events at Bristol Motor Speedway20:31 Landon's Passion for Golf22:37 The Birth of Golf Crusade23:06 Building the Golf Crusade Website23:42 Journey to 600 Courses24:32 Golf Crusade's Impact and Philosophy25:33 Challenges and Future Goals28:20 Top Golf Courses Played31:31 Honoring Golf Architect Mike Strantz35:51 Promoting Golf Crusade and Local Golf39:41 Reflections on Bristol and Community43:21 Conclusion and Farewell

In this week's episode of the No Lowballers podcast, host Logan Metesh of High Caliber History and Allen Forkner of GunBroker welcome Brandon Maddox, CEO of Silencer Central, to discuss the transformative journey of suppressor ownership over the past two decades. Brandon shares an in-depth look at the challenges and milestones of the National Firearms Act (NFA) compliance, the impact of regulatory changes on suppressor acquisition, and how simplifying the purchasing process has led to increased accessibility and popularity of suppressors. Episode Highlights: Introduction to Brandon Maddox and Silencer Central (00:08) Challenges of the Early Days and Simplifying the NFA Process (01:05) Innovations in Customer Service and Compliance (03:36) Direct to Consumer Sales and the Impact of COVID-19 (14:59) ATF E-Forms and Enhancing the Approval Process (19:57) Future of Suppressor Use and Legislative Outlook (33:45) Links and Resources: Silencer Central Website If you're intrigued by the world of suppressors and want to dive deeper, don't forget to subscribe to the No Lowballers podcast for more episodes like this. Share this episode with friends and fellow enthusiasts who might benefit from Brandon's expert insights on navigating the complexities of suppressor ownership. Be sure to like and subscribe to the No Lowballers podcast, which drops every Thursday and can be found everywhere you consume your favorite podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of the No Lowballers podcast, host Logan Metesh of High Caliber History  and Allen Forkner of GunBroker welcome Brandon Maddox, CEO of Silencer Central, to discuss the transformative journey of suppressor ownership over the past two decades. Brandon shares an in-depth look at the challenges and milestones of the National Firearms Act (NFA) compliance, the impact of regulatory changes on suppressor acquisition, and how simplifying the purchasing process has led to increased accessibility and popularity of suppressors.Episode Highlights:Introduction to Brandon Maddox and Silencer Central (00:08)Challenges of the Early Days and Simplifying the NFA Process (01:05)Innovations in Customer Service and Compliance (03:36)Direct to Consumer Sales and the Impact of COVID-19 (14:59)ATF E-Forms and Enhancing the Approval Process (19:57)Future of Suppressor Use and Legislative Outlook (33:45)Links and Resources:Silencer Central WebsiteIf you're intrigued by the world of suppressors and want to dive deeper, don't forget to subscribe to the No Lowballers podcast for more episodes like this. Share this episode with friends and fellow enthusiasts who might benefit from Brandon's expert insights on navigating the complexities of suppressor ownership. Be sure to like and subscribe to the No Lowballers podcast, which drops every Thursday and can be found everywhere you consume your favorite podcasts. 

“If you want to know the future, look at the past.” While no one in their right mind would claim Einstein was giving any thought whatsoever to the future of the financial services industry, history would have once again proven him right if he had. Once upon a time, one's choice of bank was based on how well that particular institution had won over your trust. That meant building relationships with the customers and the community at large. While it's hard to envision any other reality, it's only been a couple of decades where convenience and the digital experience became such dominating factors. But as banks increasingly leverage emerging technology to race toward automation and digital optimization, the notion of trust and relationship building has all but faded into the rearview. Or has it? “Yes, you need to have an amazing digital experience. It needs to be convenient, easy and it needs to flow… But you also need to be able to get ahold of a banker just as quickly. You need that opportunity to have someone jump into that digital experience as you're a part of it–if you have a challenge, or a question or an alternative need. For our industry, that's what everyone is trying to solve.” This is the mantra of Eric Sobie, SVP, Head of Consumer Sales and Strategy at Heartland Financial USA, Inc. It's his belief that in order for the financial services industry to move forward, it needs to find a way to bridge the gap between the personalized experiences of the past with the efficiency and digital innovation of today. And as Chris Tapley, VP of Financial Services Consulting at EPAM, points out, it's a notion with strong precedent behind it. “It's interesting because what bank customers told us is that they have very disparate use cases for in-person versus digital interactions with their banks. They want to move money digitally; they want to check balances digitally; but when they need advice, or when they need a problem solved, they… want some kind of in-person interaction. Being able to converge that digital and human experience will be critical.” As the two discuss, it's this convergence where the emergent technologies of AI and generative AI will play an important role. While they might make it possible to further automate, optimize and streamline customer interactions – for example, recommending a specific product for a customer based on the available data – is this what consumers really want? As Sobie makes note, the alternative is to leverage these technologies to gain a more thorough understanding of the customer, and to upskill bankers to better build relationships with their customers based on this insight. “I think banks, rightfully so, are a little nervous about AI, because we are a business built upon trust; we want nothing to invalidate that trust. Let's not use AI to create an opportunity to drive [a product] recommendation. But can we get predictive analytics? Can we understand where the customer is on their road map… and can we get a whole view of who that customer is from the data?” That's how banks can bridge the gap between today's digital environment and the personalized experiences of the past. Now, it's time to dive into the full *Resonance Test* conversation. Enjoy your stay. Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Scott MacAllister Executive Producer: Ken Gordon

The Marathon – Winemakers, Industry Leaders & The Reason for the Season, Steve Gross In our final dispatch from the 2025 DTC Wine Symposium, we sat down with industry leaders, keynote speakers, and winemakers from across the country to explore the biggest conversations happening in the wine world. The highlight, as always, was Steve Gross from the Wine Institute, the foremost expert on wine shipping regulations. If you're a winemaker who relies on direct-to-consumer sales or a wine lover who enjoys having bottles shipped straight to your door, you have Steve to thank—and y'all better go to Free the Grapes and sign up now! This episode is packed with countless insights, deep discussions, and incredible guests. Dust off a bottle (or two), settle in, and get ready—this one is an epic. The Guest Rundown: Rishad Tobaccowala – AI expert, futurist, thought leader, and author focusing on marketing and the future of work—now a bona fide friend of the pod. Substack Website LinkedIn Instagram Book: Rethinking Work Susan Kostrzewa – Acclaimed wine writer and editor with extensive industry experience. Website LinkedIn Instagram Jason Haas – Our longtime inspiration and friend. Partner and General Manager of Tablas Creek Vineyard, advocate for organic farming. Website Instagram Blog Steve Gross – The great and powerful Vice President of State Relations at the Wine Institute, focusing on industry policies. Website Jessah Diaz – Director of Direct-to-Consumer Sales at Cakebread Cellars. Website Instagram Susan DeMatei – Founder of WineGlass Marketing, specializing in digital and DTC wine sales. Website Instagram Kasey Helt – Director of Hospitality at Center of Effort Wines. Website Instagram Anne Zwink – Winemaker at Soldier Creek Winery in Iowa. She heard last year's show and came to the conference this year. It's working! Website Instagram Anne Robie – Writer, speaker, and leadership expert focusing on workplace culture. Website Stephanie Wycoff – General Manager of Gary Farrell Winery in Sonoma. Website Instagram An essential listen for winemakers, industry insiders, and anyone passionate about the future of direct-to-consumer wine sales.

Vodafone has announced a new partnership with JAM Card and NOW Group, becoming Ireland's first JAM Card friendly mobile retailer. This partnership enables customers with hidden disabilities or communication barriers to tell staff in Vodafone 86 stores nationwide that they need extra time and understanding in a private and easy manner. The JAM Card (Just A Minute) allows people with invisible disabilities to discreetly request patience during daily interactions - whether in stores, on public transport, or elsewhere. More than 1 in 5 potential consumers have a disability, and it is estimated that almost 1 in 5 people of working age has a disability. As a JAM Card partner, Vodafone will provide tailored eLearning training for all retail teams, equipping staff with the skills required to support people with visible and invisible disabilities. Vodafone retail staff will be trained to recognise and respond to the JAM Card, enhancing customer service in 86 stores, making in-store experience less daunting and more efficient for shoppers with non-visible disabilities, whilst fostering a culture of understanding and neurodiversity across Vodafone. Welcoming the partnership, Jenny Hayes, Head of Consumer Sales at Vodafone, said: "At Vodafone, we want to make sure no one is left behind. Over the coming weeks, we will work closely with our retail teams and JAM to make sure our staff are equipped with the correct training to recognise JAM Card users nationwide, providing them with support they need. Uplifting our 'Inclusion for All in the Digital World' initiative, this partnership is a meaningful step towards breaking down barriers, ensuring that everyone who enters a Vodafone store feels welcomed and supported." Aligning with Vodafone's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) policies, the partnership complements initiatives already in place, such as the retail stores' sensory hours , which are from 9-11 am every Wednesday. All Vodafone retail stores will feature JAM Card signage to highlight this service, setting it apart from competitors who do not currently offer this support. JAM has seen significant growth, with 123,000 JAM Card users and 10,000 JAM Card app users since it first launched in 2012. Leading global brands are choosing JAM Card to make their workplaces more inclusive, efficient, and happier. Developed for and by people with disabilities, the JAM Card is easy to use and discreet, making it the go-to choice for thousands of businesses. See more stories here.

In this episode of Bend Don't Break, Aaron Switzer sits down with Jeff Knapp, the newly appointed CEO of Visit Bend, to delve into his journey from a humble start in hospitality to leading one of Oregon's most celebrated visitor bureaus. Jeff shares stories of his early days in the industry, moving from bussing tables to managing Direct to Consumer Sales at Sokol Blosser Winery, where he honed his approach to relationship-driven hospitality. He later took on the challenge of founding Visit McMinnville in 2015, transforming it into a model of sustainable tourism that has been widely recognized, including accolades like the McMinnville Mayor's Community Pillar Award and Travel Oregon's Leadership Award.

One of the most effective methods for independent publishers and author publishers to sell books is through direct-to-consumer sales. Motina Books Publishing Owner Diane Windsor joins "Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)” to share tactics that have worked best for her, including selling books directly through her publisher website, in-person events, and more.PARTICIPANTSDiane Windsor is the owner of Motina Books Publishing, which focuses on helping mothers and women bring their work to the world. She's passionate about helping her authors brainstorm creative marketing efforts for their books.Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest trade association for independent publishers in the United States. As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 3,600 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He's also passionate about indie publishing, because he's an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures.LINKSLearn more about the many benefits of becoming a member of Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) here: https://www.ibpa-online.org/page/membershipLearn more about Motina Books here: www.MotinaBooks.comFollow IBPA on:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IBPAonlineX – https://twitter.com/ibpaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibpalovesindies/Follow Motina Books on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motinabooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/motina_books/

Kevin Kent heads up Marketing and Consumer Sales at Laya Healthcare, one of Ireland's three (current) healthcare providers, which recently won the prestigious 'Marketing Team of the Year' award. Kevin provides a the background to Laya Healthcare, from ts beginnings as Bupa, its evolution into Quinn Healthcare, and ultimately, its establishment as Laya Healthcare in 2012. Kevin shares insights into the highly competitive Irish health insurance market and discusses the strong customer focus that is at the core of the Laya culture. We discuss the importance of internal education and creating an inclusive team culture where every member's contribution is valued and how that has helped the marketing team achieve the team of the year accolade. Kevin outlines the milestone achievements and strategic shifts that have contributed to Laya's success, including a critical focus on long-term marketing strategies, building distinctive brand assets, and ensuring consistent brand messaging. He reflects on the importance of maintaining organisational and marketing discipline, even as they stay open to innovations and new market entrants. We discuss where to next, how you keep a winning team engaged and motivated and retain the top talent that you have created. Kevin's passion for marketing and commitment to fostering a positive team environment shine through, making this a compelling listen for anyone interested in marketing strategy and award winning team management.00:19 Background & evolution of Laya Healthcare05:22 Living by Values at Laya08:10 Marketing Strategy and Team Development16:41 Building a World-Class Marketing Team23:35 Reflecting on Past Work and Learning from Others24:11 Team Values and Behaviours26:16 Focusing on Growth and Simplifying Efforts27:41 Challenges in the Insurance Category29:23 Consistency and Evolution in Marketing31:49 Celebrating Success and Looking Forward34:53 Continuous Learning and Development39:46 Adapting to Change and Staying Grounded42:48 Passion for Marketing and Team Development Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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When the Original Wine of the Month Club was ready for a new chapter, they turned to Carol Collison to make sense of the landscape of selling a wine club. In this episode, we peel it back on a number of fronts: Challenges in the Wine Business: - This episode dives deep into the financial and operational challenges faced by those in the wine business. Paul K recounts a friend's struggles with a large, aged inventory and shares a cautionary tale about the risks of high pricing and poor market support in the wine industry. Impact of Industry Downturn: - Carol Collison discusses how the current downturn in the wine industry is affecting larger producers more significantly than smaller deals, causing ripple effects throughout the industry. Real Estate and Winery Transactions: - Carol provides insights into the niche market of buying and selling wineries. She discusses her role in wine real estate brokerage and shares stories about challenging transactions, such as the sale of Moraga winery. Direct-to-Consumer Sales and Marketing: - Both Paul and Carol examine the complexities of selling wine directly to consumers, addressing the oversaturation of the market, the importance of marketing, and challenges like the decline in direct-to-consumer sales. Valuation and Profitability: - They talk about the financial metrics like EBITDA, profitability, and growth potential that are crucial in winery transactions, highlighting the importance of finding motivated buyers and understanding the financial landscape. Brief Biography of Carol Collison: Carol Collison is a seasoned professional in the wine industry with a background in investment banking. She transitioned from finance to real estate brokerage, specializing in the sale and acquisition of wineries through Global Wine Partners. Over her career, she has developed a keen insight into the complexities and nuances of the wine business, making her a respected figure in this niche market. Very fun story: Carol shares the story of trying to sell Moraga, a small boutique winery. Despite its premium wines, the property's real value lay in its luxury residence rather than its productivity as a winery. After struggling to find a buyer and ultimately losing the listing to a luxury real estate firm, Rupert Murdoch eventually purchased the property. This highlights the unique challenges of valuing and selling boutique wineries. Tune in to "Wine Talks with Paul K" for a fascinating dive into the intricacies of the wine industry, where every bottle tells a story far richer than just its taste.  

Between traditionally published and self-published books, there are over 3 million books published per year, so in order for a book to stand out, sometimes independent publishers have to think outside the box.Independent publisher Holloway has a unique system with their publishing strategy in terms of discoverability and direct-to-consumer sales, which has been quite successful for them, so COO Andrew Savikas joins “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)” to share details about Holloway's savvy publishing model; how they've developed their website for search engine optimization; and how other independent publishers can apply some of the same techniques to their own businesses.PARTICIPANTSAndrew Savikas is the COO at Holloway, publisher of some of the most respected resources available anywhere on teamwork, creative work, startups, technology, venture capital, and career development. He has previously held executive roles at Safari Books Online, getAbstract, and O'Reilly Media, where he organized the Tools of Change for Publishing conference. Andrew has also served on the boards of the Book Industry Study Group and the International Digital Publishing Forum.Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest trade association for independent publishers in the United States. As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 3,600 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He's also passionate about indie publishing, because he's an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures.LINKSLearn more about the many benefits of becoming a member of Independent Book Publishers Association here: https://www.ibpa-online.org/page/membershipLearn more about Holloway here: https://holloway.comLearn more about Andrew Savikas here: https://andrewsavikas.com/Follow IBPA on:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IBPAonlineX – https://twitter.com/ibpaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibpalovesindies/Follow Holloway on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/holloway-1/X: https://twitter.com/hollowayFollow Andrew Savikas on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsavikas/

In dieser neuen Podcast-Episode tauchen wir ein in die Welt der Sicherheits-Software ein. Mein Gast ist Stefan Heitkamp, Director of Consumer Sales bei ESET. Erfahre mehr über seine langjährige Erfahrung in der Antivirus-Branche und seine Leidenschaft für Datenschutz und Nutzersicherheit. Wir diskutieren aktuelle Herausforderungen und Zukunftstrends in der digitalen Sicherheit. Begleite uns auf dieser spannenden Reise mit meinem Gast, Stefan Heitkamp. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

Picture this: A membership platform that thrives outside the gamble of Adsense revenue. That's the domain Chris Sharpe and his business partner Adriene Mishler have built at Yoga with Adriene. They've shifted from ephemeral profits to constructing a community of over 50,000 members away from YouTube.  In today's episode, Chris reveals the secrets that can transform viewers into a committed community. He discusses his evolution from independent filmmaker to entrepreneurial success. From early experiments with a cooking channel to prioritizing creation over marketing, we'll uncover what has made ‘Find What Feels Good' thrive. Chris shares his insights on the challenges of high-value transactional sales, the importance of recurring revenue, and the art of maintaining creative and business control. So, whether you're an established creator, a burgeoning entrepreneur, or someone who simply loves a good journey of growth and success against the odds, this episode is your ticket behind the scenes of a thriving creator's universe. Show Notes: Here are the key takeaways from our conversation with Chris: Outsource to Scale: One vital lesson is to delegate non-core activities. As a creator or Creator COO, identifying functions like bookkeeping, accounting, and HR can free up essential time and energy to focus on growth. By outsourcing these tasks, you also tap into expertise that can handle them more efficiently, reducing errors and long-term costs. Focus on Community and Recurring Revenue: Chris encourages creators to look beyond one-off sales and to invest in building a thriving community. This gives creators a more consistent revenue stream and a deeper connection with their audience, leading to long-term brand loyalty. Prioritize Creative Integrity and Control: Maintaining creative and business control is key for Chris. To stay content, creators need to create content that aligns with their vision, rather than chasing quick profits. The episode sheds light on the strategies for balancing the creative process with marketing, emphasizing profit margins, and managing a team—all while staying true to your core values.  Jump into the Conversation: [01:24] Building a YouTube Following and Monetizing Through Find What Feels Good [06:36] Establishing a Working Partnership and Category Dominance  [15:55] The Un-Sexy Day-to-Day Responsibilities of a Creator COO [26:45] Transitioning from Ad Revenue to Direct-to-Consumer Sales [34:38] Revenue Streams: Transactional vs. Relational  [42:37] Building a Media Brand & Delivering Value [46:02] Splitting Brands: Yoga with Adriene and Find What Feels Good [57:00] Chris's Advice for Aspiring Creator COOs [01:01:00] Where the Next Generation of Creator COOs Might Come From Continue the conversation with these resources: Follow Chris Sharpe on LinkedIn and X

In this episode we speak with Justin Lofton of AH Beef about the direct-to-consumer marketplace... its benefits and its difficulties. This episode is the 3rd to come out of imperial valley and frankly wasn't planned. We also talk about some delicious yet lesser known cuts.Calbeef.org Direct-To-Consumer DirectoryCostco Freezer

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Earlier this year Joshua & Jason's dear friend, Holly Seidewand, co-proprietor of the whisky-centric shop: First Fill Spirits, wrote in off the back of our "Year in Preview" episode with Susannah Skiver Barton. The topic? DTC (direct to consumer) sales. Based on her thoughtful email the boys knew we had to have Holly back on the padcost. This time around the boys invited their friend Anthony Levenson, too, so he should shed additional light on the world of retail liquor sales & DTC. Anthony runs the spirits side of the business at Roma Wines in NYC. He's also a helluva guy. ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Episode 97 - Women Paving the Way in Technical Sales (feat Shari Begun)I am excited to have Shari Begun as a special guest on this week's A Life You Love Podcast. Shari is the Vice President of IOT and Consumer Sales at Renesas Electronics. She is recognized as an ROI-driven Sales Executive with global experience across multiple countries, leading sales strategies focused on large multinational Tier 1 customers and penetrating new and emerging markets. Shari brings a deep understanding of multi-level, complex sales cycle management processes and builds world-class sales organizations.Let's connect on LinkedIn

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Discultimos acerca del blance 2022: Industria Gaming y Sector Consumo. Además de las expectativas y portafolio AMD para el 2023.

Rachel shares how she became self employed and now works in marketing for Chapman 3C Cattle Company and other small businesses. Chapman 3C Cattle Company sells pork, poultry, and beef direct to consumers. Shop Chapman 3C here! Follow Chapman 3C on Facebook!

Concise event coverage of the 2022 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit (CSGM). Hear executive insights and strategies from top consumer products companies with Industry Advisors Jon Dano, Paul Larson, and Sunny Neely, and Matt Gardner. The summit featured a variety of keynote speakers from leading brands such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, Kraft Heinz, and many more. Visit our series website and register for related webinars and at: https://consumergoods.com/sap-reimagine-consumer-products Learn more about the CGSM event: https://www.cgsmsummit.com Learn more about why the best run SAP: https://www.sap.com/industries/consumer-goods-cpg.html

Theme: NFTs are Growing Up  NFT technology is being taken more seriously by government & business entities Guidelines from government will allow more businesses to enter with more clarity around tax laws Companies like Reddit have demonstrated widespread adoption as NFT tech becomes more normalized Project: Space of Dust Odyssey by Scott Carr NFT News Reddit Users Created 3 Million Crypto Wallets to Scoop Up Polygon NFTs - Decrypt  Beeple Gives Back to the Community with IRL Studio and Gallery Space  IRS 2022 Tax Guidelines to Treat NFTs as Stablecoins, Cryptocurrencies  The Block: NFT marketplace Blur to airdrop tokens to users as it goes live  Shopify users get their hands on Tezos NFTs with new partnership How BlockBar's NFT Drop Paves the Way for Direct-to-Consumer Sales

On today's episode Ashley and Josh chat all about how your personal health and wellness affects the longevity of your career as a provider and they also talk about:Adopting the mindset of “being an adaptogen”How a Clean Space Contributes to a Growth MindsetVulnerability HangoversAshley's new Educational Platform and First Mini Course OfferingOur Indian Springs Staycation in Calistoga Singularity and how Artificial Intelligence is Merging with Modern SocietyBeing in “The Arena” and what that meansThe Best Skincare lines for New Estheticians to Retail and Partner withDirect to Consumer Sales in Brand Partnerships Go follow this week's “honorable mentions” on Instagram:@mikaelamaclean@myestytessa@ocwaxing@souvla@indianspringscalistoga@skinbymatthew@theglowlete@lugn_esthetics@esthi_miranda@brenebrown@chelsea_dmk@glymedplus@dmkinternational@skinscript@evolveskintheresa@noon_aesthetics@isclinicalThe Evolve Shop: www.evolveskinandwellness.com/shop

En esta conversación con Giovanni Orezzoli hablamos acerca del portafolio de procesadores móviles Ryzen 5000.

Your general agency should be your one-stop shop, providing you with expertise and resources in ALL AREAS of benefits that your clients expect and demand in today's world. In this episode of Beyond the Benefits, Scott Overholt, SVP, Marketing & Consumer Sales, discusses Medicare, Individual Health and ICHRA plans.

For 21 years, from the mid-1950s to the mid '70s, mayor Richard j. Daly ran the city of Chicago. And I mean he ran the city. One member of Daley's cabinet was a woman named Jane Byrne, who was Chicago's Commissioner of Consumer Sales. Not long after Mayor Daley's death in 1976 Byrne left her city job, and ran for mayor herself in 1979. And against the odds, Byrne won. She became not only Chicago's first female mayor, but the first woman to be elected mayor of any major U.S. city. But 4 years later, when she ran for reelection, the tide that had swept her into office swept her back out again.

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, a leading unsweetened flavored water brand. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including being named the EY 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California, one of InStyle's 2019 Badass 50, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, and Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. Kara is also the Host of The Kara Goldin Show and the Author of Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters. In this episode: Although it's the consumer who knows and decides what they want to buy, oftentimes their decisions are controlled by retail outlets who determine what products to display and sell. This poses a challenge for growing brands that produce products to meet the different needs, tastes, and preferences of consumers. So what can entrepreneurs do to overcome these obstacles? In this episode of the Systems Simplified podcast, Adi Klevit is joined by Kara Goldin, the Founder and CEO of Hint, to discuss her strategies for growing direct-to-consumer sales and scaling her brand. They also talk about some of the distribution challenges entrepreneurs face, Kara's book, and her advice for overcoming doubts and barriers while building a business. Stay tuned.

Hannah Monroe joins episode five of the Raising the Barn podcast. Hannah is the owner and farmer of Kingdom Gardens in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Kingdom Gardens is a Certified SC Grown Christian family farm striving to responsibly steward the land while growing produce and raising livestock using no-spray and regenerative methods. Hannah has found some interesting ways to reach new consumers through her Farm Club memberships, her new community composting program, and a focus on direct to consumer sales using Instagram. I'm really excited for her to share some insights with y'all as to how she's growing her Ag business in York County, SC. Some of the questions we chat about: What are some of the values that drive her mission for Kingdom Gardens? What does that business model look like for her Farm Club Membership and how has that helped bring new customers to Kingdom Gardens? Where did the idea for her community composting program come from? What other effects has she noticed from implementing the composting program? What are some of her challenges with using social media to tell the story for her farm? How is she finding ways to overcome those challenges? She recently announced a shift to move towards direct-to-consumer sales on the farm instead of selling through her local farmer's market. What was the main driver in making this decision? Will she be introducing any new marketing strategies to help bring folks out to her farm stand?

Ian Forrester is the CMO of STATSports and Ryan is the company's Head of Ecommerce. STATSports provides the most powerful football GPS player tracker for individuals. Real-time performance data and not just players wearing sports bras. In this episode we discuss: What does the STATSport product do and how it came to life Building a world-leading business from Newry, Northern Ireland Marketing a ‘sexy' product and why it's not as easy as you think What role does marketing play in the pro (B2B) side of the house Can you build a DTC and B2B offering at the same time What it's like operating in a market that Google and Amazon are eyeing up How digital marketing drives online sales Role of big events like Christmas in consumer sales What jobs are available at STATSports Ian Forrester Ian is responsible for Marketing and Consumer Sales at STATSports. At STATSports Ian has developed a robust Marketing plan utilising some of the biggest sports stars on the planet that is supported by a strong e-commerce team and field sales in Europe and USA. Ian on LinkedIn Ryan Clarke Ryan is the Head of Ecommerce at the world's leading on-field performance monitoring and analysis company – STATSports, who now sell products in both DTC and B2B markets. He is responsible for the growth of STATSports users through customer acquisition online. Ryan on LinkedIn Important Links Arsenal and STATSports Jobs List of stadiums Book Recommendations Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow by Daniel Kahneman Traction by Gino Wickman How to Be a Footballer by Peter Crouch You Guys Are History! By Devon Malcolm Andi Jarvis LinkedIn and Twitter

Concise event coverage of the 2021 CGSM conference. Hear insights and takeaways from Industry Advisors Jon Dano, Paul Larson, Sunny Neely, and Matt Gardner on sessions featuring executives from top consumer products companies. Learn more: https://consumergoods.com/sap-reimagine-consumer-products

Welcome to the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with CommerceNext and presented by Bloomreach.Bob Sherwin has devoted his career to optimizing the marketing operations of retailers all over the world. Now, with years of consulting under his belt, he's changing the game as Wayfair's CMO.Today, my co-host Veronika Sonsev and I talk with Bob about how he applies his data-driven marketing toolbox to an expansive and category-creating Fortune 500 retailer such as Wayfair.Bob also calls on his experience to offer key career advice to marketers at all levels of experience and to share his insights on the future of marketing leadership.Thanks for tuning into this episode of Conversations with CommerceNext.  Please follow us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast platform where we'll be sharing career advice and marketing strategies from eCommerce and digital marketing leaders at retailers and direct-to-consumer brands each and every episode.   CommerceNext is a community, event series and conference for marketers at retail and direct-to-consumer brands. Through our online forums, interviews, webinars, summits and other in-person events, we harness the collective wisdom of our community to help marketers grow their businesses and advance their careers. Join CommerceNext events to meet other industry leaders and learn the latest ecommerce and marketing strategies. You can find upcoming events at CommerceNext.com AboutBob SherwinChief Marketing Officer of Wayfair. In this role I oversee Wayfair's Global Marketing strategy, organization, and ~$1.5B in advertising spend; since joining in 2013, I helped grow our direct revenue from $500M in 2013 to $15B in 2020. I am responsible for driving awareness, activations, revenue, and loyalty for all of our commercial offerings, as well as driving the tech, data science, and analytics platforms that support these efforts. I also am responsible for the team of General Managers for Physical Retail, Consumer Sales, Home Services, Registry, and Consumer Financing businesses, with full P&L responsibility. Prior to Wayfair, I was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co, advising Fortune 100 companies across all functional domains. I began my career at IBM's Business Consultant Services, serving federal agencies to improve data infrastructure and operational efficiency by leveraging big data analytics. ABOUT US: Scott SilvermanAn ecommerce veteran, Scott Silverman has been active in the industry since 1999 and is passionate about digital retail and the innovation driving the industry. Scott Silverman is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. Previously, he spent 10 years as Executive Director of Shop.org where he launched the Shop.org Annual Summit. Scott co-invented “Cyber Monday” in 2005 and was the founder of Cybermonday.com in 2006, a shopping site that has generated more than $2.5 million for Shop.org's scholarship fund.Veronika SonsevVeronika Sonsev is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. She also leads the retail practice for Chameleon Collective and is a contributor for Forbes on how to grow retail and ecommerce in the age of Amazon. Having spent the last 10+ years working with some of the largest retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, Veronika has intimate knowledge of the challenges facing retail and ecommerce today. She is also an advocate for women in business and founded the global non-profit mBolden, which is now part of SheRunsit. Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn.   

This episode features an interview with Krista Bourne, SVP of Consumer Sales and Operations at Verizon. As a change leader, Krista has worked her way up from mailroom employee to now incoming Chief Operating Officer at the company. On today's episode, Krista discusses the holiday shopping season in the face of changing consumer behaviors, the immersive nature of technology in the 5G era, and Verizon's “Call for Kindness” campaign.--“We've really met our customers where they expect to see the brand. But we continue to learn how to do that in a frictionless, seamless manner, because that's what consumers expect.” -Krista Bourne--Show Notes(1:29) Tony's takeaways on the conversation(3:42) Krista's background and the power of feedback(7:35) Lessons from the holiday shopping season(10:03) Scaling a frictionless customer experience(12:02) Implementing the Touchless Retail strategy(13:36) Digital shopping quizzes, virtual stores, and more innovation in the 5G era(17:49) Encouraging decency with Verizon's “Call for Kindness” campaign(20:24) Krista's advice to those not being heard(23:11) Lightning round--SponsorDell Technologies & Intel will be exhibiting at the National Retail Federation 2022 New York City, January 16-18th. Join Dell at booth #5059 where they will showcase their Retail solutions to demonstrate Retail Value Chain transformation across Design, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Inventory, Fulfillment & Logistics, Store & Online experience, and Delivery.--LinksConnect with Krista on LinkedInConnect with Tony on LinkedInConnect with Tony on TwitterTony Saldanha - Transformant

This interview is with Julia Bandy of Soter Vineyards. In this interview, Julia describes how she made her way from culinary school and restaurant management to the world of wine. She speaks about how her skills in leadership, hospitality, and food helped her dive into the wine industry. Julia also discusses the Oregon Wine community and how it thrives on connection. She talks about women in the industry and what changes can be made to improve where the industry is lacking - specifically in the tasting room. She goes on to describe the new generation of winemakers and how she thinks they may impact the wine world. Later she describes working at Soter Vineyards as their Director of Consumer Sales and Marketing. She talks about how they have built their reputation and how their strategies may change in the coming years. She also speaks about their values and says that every decision they make thinks about the environment and people first. She describes it as a company who can stand behind their values. She finishes by describing what she hopes to see in the future of the Oregon Wine Industry, and what she thinks her role in that will be. This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Linfield University Library on February 23, 2021.

If you've been to Duluth or you call Duluth home, there's a good chance you've been to Vikre Distillery. Located in Canal Park, the spot has quickly become a go-to place for residents and tourists alike. Doug Kouma is part of the reason why. The Director of Consumer Sales and Visitor Experience joins us to talk about how he got here, why he up and quit his job as a corporate executive and how Vikre handled the COVID-19 pandemic while giving back to the community in a big way. Cheers!

To Be Successful in Sales Stop Hustling and Start Building RelationshipsChapters:00:00 Gary Vee is Wrong01:05 B2B Sales is About Relationships and Not Transactions01:46 How a Stock Broker Blew It and Lost a $10,000 Investment3:00 60 Pieces of Content Per Day Doesn't Get You Into the CEO's Office3:36 Client Lifetime Value Must be Your Focus4:08 Hustle and Focus on Transactions if You're in Consumer Sales

El pasado Martes 12 de Octubre, Tuvimos Un LIVE llamado; GET TANKED WITH THE TANK BREWING CO. Tuvimos de Invitados a: Mauricio Arratia-Head Brewer, Stefano Medina-Marketing Manager, Victor Castro-VP of Export, Brewery Events and Direct to Consumer Sales & Luis Diaz-MAVE Inc. Este es un LIVE que no te puedes perder así que busca las cervezas de The Tank Brewing Co. en La Esquinita o en tu tienda de cervezas favorita y escuchalo/miralo, Salud & Pesetas!!! Last Tuesday, October 12, we had a LIVE call; GET TANKED WITH THE TANK BREWING CO. We had as Guests: Mauricio Arratia-Head Brewer, Stefano Medina-Marketing Manager, Victor Castro-VP of Export, Brewery Events and Direct to Consumer Sales & Luis Diaz-MAVE Inc. This is a LIVE that you cannot miss so look the beers of The Tank Brewing Co. in La Esquinita or in your favorite beer store and listen / watch it, Salud & Pesetas!!! ***SE PUEDE VER y ESCUCHAR COMPLETO POR: Facebook: https://fb.watch/8C0vXo3STj/, YouTube: https://youtu.be/eWzjMbKro28 & Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/31oBQdnPGKFBnc5w4aLzbs?si=--vGbW_0T8yCdzB3ISIeXQ. AQUI PUEDES CONSEGUIR LAS T-SHIRTS OFICIALES DE BREAKING NEWS BEER & COFFEE: https://teespring.com/stores/breaking-news-beer-coffee AQUI PUEDES CONSEGUIR T-SHIRTS DE CERVEZAS: https://teespring.com/stores/cbhbapparel & https://teespring.com/stores/ale-foundry-beer-projects

In the final episode of our pilot series, the CCOF Foundation will chat with Bertha Magaña of Magaña Farm and Tania Zuñiga of Kitchen Table Advisors to discover how selling directly to consumers strengthened Magaña Farm's business and community. Send us your ideas via this feedback link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X5DVKKN). Many thanks to “The Farmers Beet” for […] The post Strengthening Farms and Communities Through Direct-to-Consumer Sales – “Radio Organic” Guest Episode 4 appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

In our second episode the CCOF Foundation will chat with John and Kyle Garrone of Far West Fungi. Hear how they leverage their direct-to-consumer sales outlets to keep tabs on market trends, test out new products, and educate consumers about all things mushroom. Send us your ideas via this feedback link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X5DVKKN). Many thanks to […] The post Keeping Tabs on Market Trends via Direct-to-Consumer Sales – “Radio Organic” Guest Episode 2 appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

Andy Slamans is the Co-founder of Amazing Freedom, a program that helps people build businesses on Amazon and scale to $1 million per year in sales. Within Amazing Freedom, Andy also runs the mastermind group, Amazon Seller Tribe, where he teaches sellers how to grow private label brands of their own. In addition to this, Andy is a multimillion-dollar brand creator who has successfully launched his own 7-figure brands on Amazon. His goal with Amazing Freedom is to empower other sellers to achieve the same financial freedom and success. In this episode… To build a successful brand on Amazon, business owners must know how to maximize direct-to-consumer sales. This is what drives success for the top-performing businesses in the marketplace. Because of this, new private label brand owners should focus on creating unique selling points in order to compete with large, established brands — especially if they're selling in niche categories. While building his private label brand on Amazon, Andy Slamans grew his direct-to-consumer sales by ensuring that he never ran out of stock. This strategy helped him maintain his rank and continue to improve and scale his brand. He also focused on providing great customer service to stand out from the competition. So, what is Andy's advice to new and current brand owners looking to achieve success on Amazon? In this episode of the Buy Box Experts podcast, Andy Slamans, the Founder of Amazing Freedom and the Amazon Seller Tribe mastermind, joins James Thomson to talk about how to leverage direct-to-consumer sales on Amazon. Together, they discuss the importance of creating a unique selling point, how working with influencers has impacted Andy's business, and his advice for successfully selling your private label brand. Stay tuned.

Did you know that Sears started as an entrepreneur who resold a batch of watches to railroad employees? He parlayed that into one of the biggest mail-order companies in the world. It was the Amazon of its time! Joseph Pulitzer funded the building of the Statue Of Liberty through citizen donations raised through his newspaper? He raised over $100,000 (3 Million in today's money) based on the Go-Fund-Me concept! Businesses constantly try to incorporate consumer-based marketing methodologies in their B2b businesses, and wonder what they are doing wrong? Some key differences that will help you understand the differences: Consumer Sales & Marketing Are Transactional B2b Sales & Marketing Are Relational Business Sales Cycles Are Generally 3-6 Months Consumer Sales Decisions Are Made Between 13-19 Seconds This episode will explore some key concepts that will help you get your ars around the ideas and strategy needed to make your sales teams more successful (through B2b marketing concepts)! What are some of your business tools and integrations? Want To See How To Market BETTER? - Click Here

This week's top story: We discuss how businesses can win revenue and customer loyalty with a well-designed web site, as direct-to-consumer sales grow in popularity. Also this week we discuss why ultra-fast food delivery drives up consumer expectations and the need for fraud prevention, how a customer's trust in an organization is destroyed by fraudster messages, how retailers are using hybrid platforms to bounce back from the pandemic, and how hackers are stealing points and miles from consumers' eager to travel post-pandemic. #Kount5in5

Jose & Derek of Eco Corp join us on the HempList this week, hosted By Chase Nobles, Founder of Kush.com After having challenges building reliable supply / distribution chains Jose & Derek decided to create a fully Vertically Integrated business plan that can help someone launch a product from seed to consumer sales. Eco Corp has it's hands on everything from growing Hemp, to processing biomass for minor cannabinoids, and even retail/consumer sales. Learn about how the industry works, and how Eco Corp goes from seed to sale in this HempList Podcast! Subscribe for more interviews each week, also available on Spotify and podcast apps. Learn more and create your account now at Kush.com for B2B transactions or shop.kush.com for online orders.

Launched in 2019, Bro Dough is a vegan cookie dough that contains plant-based protein and natural sweeteners, and was created for consumers who prioritise their health and yet still want to enjoy a tasty treat, without sacrificing their health or fitness goals. Erica first came onto my radar a few months ago on LinkedIn when one of her famous TikTok posts came up on my feed. I followed Erica and have honestly enjoyed watching her build her business and provide us with a ton of really insightful and genuine content. On episode, 26 with Jenni Shaw from Social Wellness, Jenni and I both commented on Erica's content - I reached out to Erica to see if we could hear first hand how she has developed her digital marketing strategy - particularly on TikTok and LinkedIn, how it has helped to develop her brand and drive her direct sales. Erica did not disappoint and kindly provided us with some great insight into her startup operation, including her strategy to grow her audience organically on TikTok, the value that she has found in LinkedIn, and much more!  https://brodough.ca/  Please show your support - leave a review, rate the show and if you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you : hayden@thepackheavypodcast.com 

GUEST: Dave Zuchowski, Unite DigitalTOPICS:- Why do people like Hyundai and Kia so much?- Will hydrogen matter or be a local solution?- Do car companies need battery plants?PANEL: Steve Finlay, Auto Writer; Gary Vasilash, on Automotive; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Meet You In Person, Shock Jock, Consumer Sales, God’s Affection, Masterclass, Brant’s 3 Things, Life Theories That Work, Breaking Animal News, Encouragement, Social Tip, Lottery Friends, Don’t Get Discouraged, Rest, Road Trip, Being For People; Quotes: “Lung health comes up in my circles.” “God is fond of you.” “Jesus has his own agenda and it’s better than our’s.” “Why weren’t you wearing deodorant last year?”

In this episode of the BookSmarts Podcast, Joshua talks with Ian Lamont, founder of i30 Media Corporation, about advertising on Amazon and Facebook, utilizing his website to build community, and building direct to consumer sales. Amazon advertising offers some excellent opportunities to advertise your products and your brands, and has put a lot of thought into how products are discovered and displayed to consumers. However, there are some limitations that come with too much reliance on Amazon's advertising and sales, not the least of which is not being able to see more information about your customers and grow your own relationships with them. Ian ran into that problem last year when Amazon stopped taking orders from publishers in order to focus on personal protective equipment at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. This caused him to dive into the world of Facebook advertising, and to spend more time building a connection to his customers through his own websites. Facebook advertising works differently than Amazon advertising, but you get the opportunity to reach a different demographic, engage in social sharing, and build more connections with your readers through that channel. Ian connected his move to Facebook advertising with some changes to his websites, and was able to expand his personal email list and start creating a dedicated cadre of return consumers that now recognize his brand and appreciate his products. NOTE: I apologize for the intermittent background noise during the episode. The process of publishing never stops, and we recorded the episode while Ian's team was busy packing boxes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/booksmarts/message

✅ MEDICARE 101 DOWNLOAD: https://mailchi.mp/savoyassociates.co...​ Scott Overholt, SVP, Marketing & Consumer Sales and Angie Wilson, Account Manager, Consumer & Senior Markets discuss the importance of understanding Medicare compliance and enrollment for group administrators and their employees.

Victor Elmann is the Vice President of Vendor Management at Circuit City, a consumer electronics retailer. In this role, Victor leads the team responsible for vendor relationship management, negotiations, product management, and customer experience. Prior to joining Circuit City, Victor was the Director of e-Commerce at Omnicom and the Director of SMB Merchandising at Gogotech. With years of experience in merchandising, buying, and e-commerce, he is an expert at digital strategy and marketing. In this episode… With the rapid growth of e-commerce, it's becoming more and more important for sellers to have a presence across multiple channels. To do this successfully, they must understand their customers' buying behaviors and build consistent customer relationships in every marketplace. However, for brand owners who are just starting out, it can be difficult to manage customer support across multiple e-commerce channels. That's why Victor Elmann and his team at Circuit City represent these sellers on Amazon and other marketplaces. By giving them the support of an established retailer, Victor and his team help sellers provide a better customer experience and successfully grow their businesses.  In this episode of the Buy Box Experts podcast, James Thomson is joined by Victor Elmann, the Vice President of Vendor Management at Circuit City, to talk about the benefits of working with an established retailer to maximize your direct-to-consumer sales. Victor talks about optimizing your brand on and off of Amazon, how to build successful sourcing partnerships, and the importance of creating a consistent customer experience across multiple channels. Stay tuned.

Auto groups need to stop crying and sulking and simply get with the times. If your sales are down its your fault not the fault of another living in 2021. Update your tired and antiquated business models and traditions to a new forward thinking time. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Share this podcast with a friend! Links from this episode: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rivian-lawsuit-direct-to-customer-sales-illinois/ Intro music details: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RETRO Xcape by Lahar https://soundcloud.com/musicbylahar Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/retro-xcape Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eHHMlcSVBgE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Outro music details: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Reloaded by Savfk - Music https://soundcloud.com/savfk Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_reloaded Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IlUSKojxLxU ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Adam Cox is joined by education expert, author and blogger, Ross McGill and Head of Consumer Sales from Epson, Nico Michaelides, to discuss some new research from Epson which reveals the issues parents are facing whilst home-schooling their children. They review the implications on education that children may face from not being fully equipped for study at home and gave some great advice for parents who are struggling with the current circumstances.  

On this episode of Covindustry- 19: We have the pleasure of speaking with Stoller Wine Group's Vice President of Consumer Sales, Tracy Timmins, who has been an active member of the Oregon Wine Industry COVID-19 Task Force. Tracy began her wine journey in 2000 at Columbia Winery in Washington and became fascinated by the many nuances involved in a grape’s journey from field to bottle. She kept close ties to the wine industry through part-time positions as she honed her sales and management skills in other industries. Tracy joined Chehalem in 2014 as part of the direct sales team. In 2019, she was promoted to Vice President of Consumer sales, overseeing the Chehalem and Stoller Family Estate brands.

Charlie is currently SVP, Ticket Sales and Service with the Philadelphia Union. Charlie stresses the importance of relevance, tenacity, and the importance of looking at the community as family. Description: “Nurture the fan base to improve engagement season to season including getting the players out in the community. Build strong relationships. ” On this episode of Fired Up, Charlie Slonaker, SVP, Ticket Sales and Service with the Philadelphia Union talks about the deep importance of commitment to the community of which it is an integral member. He also shares his “secret sauce” to achieve an average of 93% ticket sales per game and the increasing role of premium offerings for positive impact to the bottom line. Charlie began his career with the MiLB Dayton Dragons as an entry level ticket sales rep. After two seasons, Charlie jumped to the big leagues as a ticket sales rep for the Cincinnati Bengals and quickly progressing to the management side of the business with the Chicago Fire as Manager, Season Ticket Sales. From there, he moved to the Indiana Pacers as Director of Group and Consumer Sales. Ultimately, Charlie joined the Philadelphia Union in 2016 to head up the ticket sales department. Under Charlie’s leadership the Union ticket sales staff has grown revenue by approximately 15% and has achieved the top 5 gates in club/stadium history. ***IGNITE FAN INSIGHTS*** www.ignitefaninsights.com Ignite Fan Insights observes fans from key sports, their behavior, and their loyalty to the sports they follow. We encourage you to subscribe to Ignite Fan Insights. It's free and you'll receive a steady flow of information allowing you to better understand sports fans along with nuggets of wisdom from sports industry leaders. Your subscription includes: three e-publication reports per year based on surveys with over 3,000 U.S. sports fans; twelve to twenty-four podcasts, e-newsletter, blogs and industry-relevant webinars. Subscribe today at www.ignitefaninsights.com

Eu não acredito que quase 6 milhões de brasileiros sofreram golpes via WhatsApp no primeiro semestre de 2020. Segundo o laboratório de segurança digital Dfndr Lab, o Brasil é um dos países com mais vítimas de ataques cibernéticos no mundo: foram 3 milhões de clonagens no país só nos primeiros seis meses deste ano. Nesta semana, vamos mergulhar no mundo dos crimes online com Flavio Elizalde, Head de Consumer Sales da McAfee, e entender como autoridades lidam com esses ataques! Gostou do episódio? Mande um comentário em áudio pelo WhatsApp +55 11 98765-6950. Seu comentário poderá aparecer no podcast Serviço de Atendimento à Cavalaria (SAC). Saiba mais em www.redegeek.com.br See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eu não acredito que quase 6 milhões de brasileiros sofreram golpes via WhatsApp no primeiro semestre de 2020. Segundo o laboratório de segurança digital Dfndr Lab, o Brasil é um dos países com mais vítimas de ataques cibernéticos no mundo: foram 3 milhões de clonagens no país só nos primeiros seis meses deste ano. Nesta semana, vamos mergulhar no mundo dos crimes online com Flavio Elizalde, Head de Consumer Sales da McAfee, e entender como autoridades lidam com esses ataques! Gostou do episódio? Mande um comentário em áudio pelo WhatsApp +55 11 98765-6950. Seu comentário poderá aparecer no podcast Serviço de Atendimento à Cavalaria (SAC). Saiba mais em www.redegeek.com.br See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ana Sanchez Rivero: Hello and welcome to community association matters. The podcast that focuses on condominium and homeowner association, education throughout the state of Florida. So, my name is Ana Rivero, and I'll be your host for today. And of course, the PA this podcast is sponsored today by Allied Property Group, as it always is, we are a full-service property management company. That's been servicing. Condominium and homeowner's association, through Southeast Florida, since 2003, as I announced in our podcast from earlier this year, we're now also, serving Southwest Florida as well. So, if you're in the Fort Myers or Naples corridor, I think all the way up to Sanibel, give us a call. We're going to be able to help out your community as well. Today's episode. We have another sponsor with us today, which is Hotwire communications, and I'm super excited to have David join us today. David Ramos is the Executive Vice President for Hotwire’s Southeast Florida region. David is a graduate of Trinity international university and holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University and has even taught as an adjunct professor at Miami-Dade College. My husband went there. So, at Hotwire, he's had the roles and responsibilities all the way from VP of Consumer Sales to Regional Vice President. So, I think he's done it all, which is always the best. The way to learn in an organization. he has extensive experience in building and leading high-performance teams, and he started his career in education, which I think is always a great way to learn, to get, to start your career because you learn how to engage people and how to really, get them motivated. It's perfect for what we're doing today because. The whole purpose of this podcast is to educate board members and even community residents on some of the services and, companies that service condominiums and homeowners' associations and what they do. as your career evolved, you moved away from the education and moved into the private sector. Can you give us a little bit more information about yourself that perhaps I haven't included? David Ramos: Sure. Thank you so much for. for having me and allowing us the opportunity, just to chat a little bit about what we do. we have a lot of synergies and we also serve some of those markets that you guys are in, in Southwest Florida. So, we probably have some good war stories to, to share down the road. But, but yeah, I'm a local Miami native. I grew up here in South Florida, born and raised in Miami and, went to school here and, grew up here, Nolan. I've seen, the market just evolved incredibly over the last 30, 40 years and, started a family here and calling this home. This is a beautiful place to live. So, I am a Miami through and through, and now I live in Broward, in the West Broward area. But nonetheless South Florida is still in the veins. And great to see what's going on right. In our worlds, in the worlds that we operate in, with these properties and communities that we serve. Ana Sanchez Rivero: just excited to see what's going on. Plus, what's coming our way in the future. Yeah. The, you said something that was so true, which is how much things have changed. And in the world of technology, it's like you blink and things have changed and moved along. I was looking today at the today show and they even had like auto driving planes, or they're flying planes using it to deliver cargo and that's crazy. It's amazing what they're doing. It's a little scary now. It's a little scary, but it's also a good thing. I think it's good for our future and I think it's gonna help us, but I'm digressing, right? I'm rambling on. I'm going to go ahead and share screen because you’ve forwarded to us, some information about your company and today's topic is really going to be about fiber optics. How did it, how does it work? What makes it better or different? And we're going to also talk a little bit about the comparison between the fiber optics and 5g, yeah. Just some of the myths that have been going on between the two platforms. And I know you also sent us a video that kind of talks a little bit about, some of the issues that we're facing now, because a lot of us are working from home, because of the whole coronavirus. So, I know that there's a video that's embedded that I think is, is very informative that we'll be sharing. So, let me go ahead and share this screen. And I appreciate everybody's patience as we, get used to our new technology. David, I'm going to go ahead and let you take the floor, tell us a little bit about the, Hotwire communications. How did you get it? David Ramos: Sure. So, thank you. So, we started in 2000, where we're going on our 20th year in business or where we've grown up as a company. Now we're officially an adult company. And, and we've learned a lot along the way we were. Initially started in Philadelphia and grew into South Florida. Florida became our largest market, to date, and is where we currently house our headquarters. But we started focusing on providing internet and video services to apartments, condominiums, student housing, et cetera, and evolved to now be able to provide services to commercial entities like stadiums. We provide service for the Florida Panthers, the Miami Beach Convention Center, large-scale venues, as well as hotels like the Ritz Carlton, et cetera, and condominiums and homeowners' associations throughout the markets that we serve. Today, we operate in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Philadelphia, and then we have small presence in, other States like New York and California, but we were the first of many companies to build a fiber into the home technology and Florida specifically, which is a tremendous investment. We were, early on, one of the first to pioneer it where other competitors are traditional cable companies. I said, you guys are crazy. That you're spending way too much money. It's not necessary. No one knew that today we would be talking about self-flying airplanes and self-driving cars and everything else that we have today, right? Computers in our hands or cell phones and watches that we can talk to, like all that stuff was stuff of the movies. And so today, now everyone calls us, pioneers and geniuses and all that for what we did. But many years ago, everyone said, you guys are crazy. What are you doing? So, we are the largest privately held communications provider in Florida. we are privately held by Kristin and Michael Karp. What you see there on screen, they've been long time telecom experts and owned several companies prior to Hotwire in the telecom space and real estate and there’s a large real estate portfolio holding as well. So, they have a large real estate company as well on the management and asset ownership side. So, it was a good combination of mixing both worlds. We have a captive audience where we know people in, specifically in condominiums and high rises and single-family communities, were suffering with poor service, bad customer service and very antiquated technology. Ana Sanchez Rivero: And then we had this technology on the other side that we said, Hey, this is a good combination for us, so that we can go to the next slide. Yeah. And it's funny that you talk about, the movies and technology, and I don't mean to interrupt you, but it's funny. I always thought that Hollywood had an edge or some sort of secret embedded person in the government who would tell them about what's coming in the future, because it's amazing how things that we've only seen in the movies truly are now part of our everyday lives. I know that you're going to go into your facility and that's something I've heard a lot about. I know you guys have invited us and our staff to go to take a tour of your facility. I've heard it's amazing. I think you also invite board members because I believe our board, we have a client that we transitioned from the old platform that you were just talking about with bad customer service and bad reception. And you guys came in, you installed the fiber optics, and they haven't had a single complaint. Not one call about any issues. Nope. You invited the board to go to the facility. So, talk to us a little bit about your facility. David Ramos: And I think it's a good segue, from that comment, is look, the reality is there are so many technologies out there that exist, the stuff that we read about and technology that we see in the movies. But the challenge is that at the ground level, when we talk about the end user. The infrastructure that we have in many of these properties, like the one you're mentioning that we know we converted over. the technology. That the infrastructure can't support that technologies. Self-driving cars, for example, they've been out for many years. It's just that our infrastructure out in the streets, the network, the connectivity that essentially gets those cars to communicate to each other and to other cars is not ready. And so, we went ahead, and we built the infrastructure that allows for all these crazy ideas, crazy technologies to be used, in the residential space. Now we have smart homes. We have refrigerators that use wifi. You can set your laundry from your phone. You can name it, there's Bluetooth technologies. There's so much inside our homes, but if you don't have a strong infrastructure, a strong internet connection, fiber fed technology, none of those technologies work well. It just creates frustration. So that's where we build our business model. Now, where does it all come from? And that's what you're referencing, our wire technology center. So, the kids all the time, we do a lot of work with schools and nonprofits are empowering communities foundation, which is, a foundation that helps to bridge the digital divide. Kids don't have internet, they can't study, they can't do work. They're left behind. So, we do a lot of work with, and the kids always ask me, how do you guys make the internet? Where does it come from? And it's a funny thought, but the reality is it does come from somewhere. And in our case, it's from the Hotwire technology center. And this is a building a facility. It's a data center, essentially within a facility. So, it's a bunker within a data center within an office building that we bought from a bank that had recently merged with another bank. So, we've been here now just over four years. We moved our headquarters from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale. This is off Cypress Creek Rd., and basically it houses all our core team. So, marketing engineering, construction sales, our executive team or legal team, etc. Everything is housed here. But more importantly, our data, our master data center is fed out of this facility. This is what we feed over fiber to every property that we serve. Every customer that we serve, commercial hotel, et cetera, everything comes from here. It's a category five building. So, in the event of a hurricane, your network, the network that's feeding, all our properties is always redundant and stays up. It's a tier four center. From a data perspective, we house it with our own engineers, 24/7. During hurricanes our team is inside there making sure that services stay up because we provide lifelines as well for elevators and police and fire, et cetera. We can't afford for our services to ever go down. So, there's many carriers that come in there as well. We have a carrier hotel in there, and the whole goal is, look, if we have a center that’s redundant, it provides connection to other, data centers throughout the U S for us or in many other data centers that we operate or we lease space out of, or that are our own, and basically if something happens here in South Florida, everything just shifts elsewhere and keeps connected. Meaning you, as a resident or as a property or as a board member, never experienced the pain of being down. There has to be a very unique scenario for your service to go down. Ana Sanchez Rivero: And I'm sorry to interrupt, but how bad in a hurricane, does that mean that your clients will still have service even during a hurricane? David Ramos: Sure. So, there is no 100% guarantee for any provider, right? No, anyone that says they have a hundred percent uptime, run away from them quickly, but we work really hard to get close to 100%. So, in our case, we have a rating that the industry uses, which is called a five nines, meaning that 99.999% of the time, your service is going to be up in the event of a hurricane. And actually, the last three hurricanes that we've gone through, we've been one of the only providers that have stayed up, right? So where our competitors in different neighborhoods that are hit the hardest are down or stay up as long as you have power, right in your facility, as long as FPL is working, or you have generator power, you'll have our service. And so that 99.999% of the time we're up, there are challenges, right? Property specific. If your property is wiped off the map, then no service. If you get a huge fiber cut in or power cut in front of your property, you're down, et cetera. So, there are exceptions, but we set it up where we can create as many redundancies as possible, and our main network, and then going into your property. So that if something happens, you're covered. We even go as far as if you're backup generators or backup power fails, we bring generators to your facility to power that technology. So we do that often, especially in the Southwest Florida market, where normally they get hit the hardest, but, we do everything possible to minimize any interruption in service. Ana Sanchez Rivero: I'm going to go to the next slide, which talks a little bit about, or begins really our conversation, right? Because this is about educating board members on what fiber optics is. So, I'm going to let you roll with this because, I know you guys told me and you did this education us, but I don't remember anymore. You care is that it works right? That's the important part. David Ramos: Quite frankly. Yes. That's all I care about. Ana Sanchez Rivero: As managers, when we go do a board meeting, and we have to present a proposal, or we have to talk about services, we're expected to have a certain amount of knowledge about the product. And so, it's important that we as managers are educated on what you guys offer, because it's our ability to explain it to the board members and the homeowners, because they're ultimately the ones that are going to be paying for this service. So, it's important for them to know. So, fiber. Why is it different? What makes a different, how does it work? David Ramos: Sure, the root of fiber, the fundamental component of it, is the actual wire, right? It's glass and that transmits light and unlike the other methods of delivery that exists, we have ethernet, we have co-ax, we have wireless, there's other methods that people can send you data, or in the case of our services, internet, TV, service, et cetera, fiber is the best method period so that you have wireless, you have co-ax, you have ethernet fiber is the best it's limitless. We can send you tons of information, whether you're a homeowner or whether you're the entire Brickell city center, for example, the fiber can carry as much as we want to put through it. So, from a capacity standpoint, property management hat on for a second and board member hat on, when everyone's home at the same time, especially during a pandemic or non-pandemic at six o'clock every day, or Saturdays at 9:00 AM, there isn't that bottleneck of traffic, right? Think of a highway. If you're on I-95 at five o'clock, forget about it. You're not going anywhere, but if you're on I-75, the Turnpike or highways that have much capacity you can fly through. So, fiber is that open highway that just allows traffic to go in and out without congestion. Our competitors and people that are not using fiber, pure fiber all the way through, have lots of congestion, meaning it's a poor experience when you go to use the internet support experience. When you want to watch TV, and you're paying top dollar, it doesn't matter who you're paying. You're paying top dollar for service. If you're not on fiber, there's many limitations to your service and the technologies you have in your home. The way I like to explain it to all the boards that I deal with and all the property management companies across the market is you're paying for service. But in many cases, you're paying for a technology that's antiquated and hasn't been upgraded in many years. While our solution, fiber is essentially future proof. There's nothing better than it. So, as technologies improve, you literally only change what's on the end of the fiber, right? TV now is outdated, and you need 4k. All you do is change the TV, right? You don't have to rewire the building. You don't have to rewire the property. If you have fiber, if 4k is no longer the thing and it's 8K, we're ready. All you have to do is buy a new 8K TV, right? You don't have to rewire. I can't say the same for people that are building infrastructure differently. Other cable companies that are using old wiring. So, at the base of it all is what can we provide infrastructure-wise throughout your properties that allows you to have unlimited connectivity, unlimited, speed. We were ranked by Netflix right now. Everyone's killing Netflix, right, on usage. We were ranked to have been ranked the fastest provider for Netflix for the last two years. Plus, that's nationally and globally. So, Hotwire's infrastructure can send you a movie faster than anybody in the entire world over the Hotwire network, if you're a Hotwire customer. So, something as basic as that, when I order a movie, how quickly do I get it versus watching the little wheel spin and we're getting to it. So, our goal is like, we want to remove friction from your experience. We want to make sure you get what you want as quickly as you can. And that if you're working from home, if you're doing homework, et cetera, you don't feel the pain of everyone else working from home and being home at the same time. Ana Sanchez Rivero: I'm going to go to the next slide. So, I know you touched upon it, but let's talk about, what are some of the differences between what fiber optic offers versus what the old school people, ethernet I think is what we mostly use, right? David Ramos: Yeah. When you, yeah, you'll have a combination of, depending on which company, if you're with a phone company you're typically going to have copper or ethernet-based services. If you're with an old cable company you're already typically going to be on co-ax or a hybrid fiber/co-ax. But nonetheless it's all antiquated and has bottlenecks. So, looking at the list we, we look at not to, over technify it, here, but the basics we over fiber can provide speeds up to a gigabit per second and actually we've gone beyond that. We're actually in the process of, of deploying a 10-gigabit connection to a home, right? Two homes, residential homes, 10 gigabits is essentially what we provide at the stadiums at the Fontainebleau hotel at the convention center. So, for whomever needs, something like that, not that everyone does, but if you need it, we can provide it to you. There's people that run businesses out of their home, people that are hedge fund traders from their home, gamers. And we can provide those speeds from day one with fiber. We were actually ranked ironically, we were ranked by PC mag, which is obviously one of the gaming publications. And they do a ranking every year of all the providers and they say who's the best for gaming. Who's the best from a network standpoint. And we were actually ranked the top in the Southeast United States for them recently. All the gamers out there, if you don't live in a Hotwire property, come and see us and, make sure you do your homework first and then come and see us. There's zero loss when we talk about signal and packet loss. And that's where we're watching a show and you're using something like zoom and freezing and pixelation and things like that attributed to the signal and the wire that's coming into your home, fiber, it's almost virtually zero. is what you're losing. As that signal gets to you, it's immune on now from a property management perspective, right? In a board perspective, we look at property values and how does this improve the value of our community? The infrastructure that we're building, especially if you're on the East coast or on the West coast, if you're on the water, the water, the sea water, salt, water, corrosion, and everything that goes into living on in those elements destroys, the infrastructure. In our case, it's immune to that. Fiber is immune to that. So, it's buried on the ground. and none of the environmental factors affect that. Meaning you don't have to rewire every few years, once you do it, you're good. You don't have to do it again. It uses less power, and maintenance is minimal and because obviously it's the way we deploy the network. We don't need power at each generator site in order to provide signal, which is why we can stay up there in hurricanes where others, if they lose power, that's feeding the neighborhood, they go down. Ours is a different deployment method, and as you grow, one thing we like to build into our relationships and our contracts over time, we know that what's important today, may not be important three years from now, right? So, technology grows, demand grows. And so as you, and as an association or a property manager may say, look, a hundred megabits was great, when we signed the contract three years later, we need to improve. Once we negotiate that or talk through what that means for the association, if they say, okay, we want to be at 300 megabits, it's just a matter of turning up the juice. We don't really, in most cases have to overhaul anything. So, you can grow, you can scale without having to disrupt your operations of the property. Ana Sanchez Rivero: I think what, to that point, for example, here in our company, what do you work from home? Or like you said, some people run a business or if you're just in, you use it directly into your business. It's important because when you have multiple people sharing that internet connection and it bogs down from a business perspective, it's very frustrating. We experienced that now. So, we're, I wish we could get this in our condo here because we need it. We need to have a gigabit per second, not the 150 that we have now, cause it just isn't enough. So that's right. To your point, yeah. David Ramos:  I think that those numbers tend to be misleading and I, a lot of our competitors do a great job of, of throwing the word fiber around and gigabit and the speed, the numbers blow you out of the water, but what they're, what they fail to tell you is, it's stressful enough when you're in an office or when you're in a home and you're sharing it with the people in your home. Yeah, what they fail to tell you in many cases is you're sharing that connection with the entire neighborhood. So, at any given time, you're sharing that with about 300 homes or businesses all at the same time. So, imagine if you have kids at home and everyone's on an iPad and the husband and everywhere everyone's doing something online. It's straining the connection. Now multiply that by 300 homes, all doing it at the same time. In our case with fiber, we give every home their own dedicated connection. So, what you do has no bearing on what your neighbor is doing and vice versa. So, we removed that shared aspects, giving you a dedicated connection. And then within your home, there's enough bandwidth coming in that everyone can have their own bandwidth and not feel the pain of fighting for connection. Ana Sanchez Rivero: That's true. Even when I was working from home during the pandemic or even recently, when the kids were still not back in school here in Miami-Dade County, and we, I had to stay home with them. It was frustrating even between the three of us, because they would be doing their thing and they would be kicked out or I wouldn't be doing my thing and I be kicked out. So, it's definitely, a plus to have a fiber off. The next line, where we talk a little bit about the differences between five G and fiber optics. So, talk a little bit about 5g exempt. It's really, Tiffany knew something that some of us know that it's out there because so the commercials right at and T or whatever, but what is it and how is it different? David Ramos: Sure, so 5g is a fancy term for a fifth generation, right? Basically, it's the fifth generation of wireless signal, which we use on our phones essentially. That's the primary use, is for you to be able to use your cell phone in a better way. When 3g, 4g were deployed, some of the LTA technology, Facebook live and streaming, and some of those things weren't really, what they are today. So 5g, the goal was to be able to allow users on their phones the opportunity to watch videos in a better way. To have streaming sessions in a better way, Facebook live in a better way. And so 5G is essentially bringing the current networks that exist today up a level. So, if you see a lot of the towers, as you're driving down the highway, you see a lot of the cell phone towers, et cetera. And the challenge is those signals can only go so far, and especially in areas where we have a lot of density, like downtown Miami Brickell, the beach, derails that signal. Once you get into an area like that, it's hard to reach the person on the phone that's walking down the street or sitting there having coffee. 5g, essentially the ultimate goal is to make sure that signal gets closer to the person that's using their phones so that when I'm on my phone doing Instagram or Facebook live or whatever, that I have a seamless experience. Because I'm using more data, I'm using more bandwidth to watch the video or to do business or whatever. So, what 5G essentially is in our markets, right? The markets that we cover, it's not a replacement of fiber. We actually have to power the 5g devices with fiber. So without fiber, those devices don't work. And in many cases, they're small cells and they're literally small. They're like small antennas that you'll see. You may, you'll pass by them all the time. You won't even notice, but you're seeing them on the sides of buildings. You'll see them on the rooftops of two- or three-story buildings. Basically, we're connecting that small antenna, with fiber back to the big antenna, right? Or the hub site power. So obviously in downtown, they're not going to allow us to build another tower in Miami Beach. You're not putting up another tower. So, what we do is we connect the small antenna to the big site that powers the signal and by doing that, we're bringing that connection closer to the ground, closer to where people are sitting, walking at restaurants, et cetera, to provide a better experience. It's intended for outdoor use. Obviously, it's not something that in most homes it's going to replace a traditional cable company or internet company it's intended so that when you're out and about when you're in a restaurant you can still use all of your devices the same as if you were sitting at home. Or in your office. Ana Sanchez Rivero: And I guess that's why, look just speaking from the commercials I've seen, cause I am not into the techie thing. I'm pretty good with technology, but I'm not into it, but that's why you only see it available in certain areas because they have been able to basically put this fiber connection in this smaller antenna to hook up to the bigger antenna. David Ramos: Correct. So, we and, the carriers we work with, the cell phone carriers, essentially, to build them out these 5g networks. Build them out for them. So they'll hire a company like us, and they say, look in downtown Miami, I want to deploy a hundred of these small cells because I need to activate, I need to turn on the 5g network in downtown, right? Miami, for example. So, what we do is we build, we negotiate with the owners of those buildings or those roofs, for roof rights, right? To be able to Mount the small cells. On the outside or above their building, we then do construction of the fiber line from that building. And that antenna over to their closest signal site, which could be a tower. It could be an office building, et cetera. Basically, what they're doing is amplifying the signal for that section. And that's typically where you're going to find the most people. Urban areas. And when there's a lot of traffic, ironically, where people are driving, you'll see a lot of that because their cars have technologies. That GPS and everything else that you use while you're driving.  So even along, congested traffic routes, you'll see a lot of 5g deployment, small cell, so we work with them. They're not replacing us and we're not replacing them. we're helping get this off the ground for them and, and make sure that everyone that buys a 5g cellular device, that it would work in these dense areas. Ana Sanchez Rivero: So let me ask you, communities that already have your service with fiber optics. Can they add a tower on their condo to augment service or does it need to be attached? And again, I'm not techie, so please forgive my ignorance.   David Ramos: Great question. Great question. Ana Sanchez Rivero: Just wondering, does that mean that the homeowners in the building that have your service, are they able to then get 5g? David Ramos: Great question. So yes, there's two scenarios. The first scenario is if you're bringing in the enhanced signal, whether it's 5g or not, but it's an enhanced signal. For example, we have a lot of condominiums that say, look inside my tower. The reception is horrible inside my unit, the receptionist is horrible, help us within my building to get better signal. That's not necessarily a 5g, but it's amplifying the cellular signal for the carriers. So, if you're suffering as a property within your building, as individual residents, board members, et cetera, and you need to amplify the signal. Yes, you can install a what we call a DAS system, distributed antenna system, where basically the same concept as the 5g. But in this case, we bring the signal from the carrier into your building inside, and then they install it throughout and amplify the signal. Not every property is a candidate for it. The carriers have to say, yes, it meets these criteria. And then we do the work on behalf of the carrier or with the carrier, eh, because we already have fiber inside the building. So half the battle was already in there. So that's, if you want to. Yeah. So that's, if you want to improve the signal for your residents inside your property, right? The other aspect, if you happen to have a property that meets the criteria, as far as height, where you're located, et cetera. Some of the carriers do pay you as the property. They would pay the association or the, the developer, the owner for the right to mount their device on the roof. But that is to feed the neighborhood that's to provide a better signal for everyone outside of the building. So that you'd become an extension of their network. But if you meet the qualifications, they do pay, they do pay a fee for that. Sometimes they pay a monthly fee, sometimes a one firm fee, a one-time fee, but, but if you do fit the profile and you're a good candidate, there definitely is some revenue opportunity for the association in that scenario. Ana Sanchez Rivero: Yeah. We have several communities that the antennas on their roofs. Yep. Yep. Okay. Do you want the video before we get it going? David Ramos: Sure. So this is one, we've to see a lot of questions come up from properties and association property management companies and associations, as far as, hey, what are you? What's really different about you versus everything else that's new in the market. And so, this particular technology, you're going to hear a lot about it, especially in the downtown urban areas and it explains the differences between why and how we deliver and how it works versus what our competitors are doing in this space. But you'll hear a lot of this, especially if you're in a high-rise building, these folks would probably approach you at some point to say, Hey, we'll give you this kind of service, but we want to make sure everyone understands the difference between that and then having a dedicated fiber connection. Video Shown Ana Sanchez Rivero:  Wow. That was a really informative video. Thank you for sharing that. I think I learned a lot from it. I have a quick question. Let's say that we have a client and they are interested in learning more about your services and how to bring the services into their community. And I was writing down questions earlier, waiting for this segment, or this part in our segment to come about, because I wanted to know, is this something that you can only do at construction? And I know the answer is no, because you just did it for us in another community, but what is the process like for those who are thinking, this might be something we want to explore. David Ramos: Sure. So, we do a lot of new construction. We probably do about 70% of the new construction, the markets we serve, but the primary source of growth for us as a business is going in and what we call overbuilding. A community where they may not be satisfied with their current provider, so their contract ends, they negotiate a new contract with us, and then we bring our infrastructure into the community. The first thing is, obviously, we want to make sure that all the, board members, property management, personnel understand everything outside of the service offered to the product, the internet, the TV, the voice, and the security, those are obviously at the core. We want to make sure you understand everything else that we bring to the table. As a community, tours of our facility is important. So, you see our network operations team, our customer service, what's going to essentially operate your community. Second. We love to connect you with other properties that have gone through it already and hear directly from them. What was your experience? Good, bad, or ugly? Your feedback? What should I look out for? We do tours of those communities. We have many communities that say, look, bring any of your clients here and we'd gladly show them how it went. We can show them a demo and they love telling the story because, for them, they were able to take their community and take an outdated, legacy system and now take their community to the next level from a technology perspective. So, it's a great, bragging, right? For them to say, look at how much more advanced our community is today because of what we did. So, we have a lot of referrals and references that can serve and that's on the board level and at the property management level. So, once you've gone through all that, kicking the tires and seeing how it works and all that, then obviously, we go through the negotiations of the business term contract, and once that's out of the way and we have everything is in-house, so we move pretty quickly. Our attorneys literally sit right next to me. We get negotiations done quickly. We understand time is money, especially if you have outside counsel. So, we want to make sure it's quick and affect that we work with all the attorneys that are in property management and association law. we already know what each side is willing to give on. So, it cuts through a lot of the, a lot of the clutter. Once we finish that piece, then we go live on construction and we've done over 600 conversions from other providers to us, meaning we are the company that has done the most conversions in our space. Though most are co-ax to fiber or something else to fiber in our space, we're the experts. We have property management or excuse me, project management teams, assigned throughout the entire project. They basically live on site. They deal with the resident communications. They set up the accounts directly with the residents. They provide weekly updates. They manage the engineers, the construction folks. And then we do the in-home installations. Once we do the installs, we have a team of educators that do virtual or in-person training on how to use it and make sure everyone's comfortable with everything we've done. The minute we leave the home everyone is a gigabit community. Everyone is a gig, a gigabit customer, gigabit home. Everyone is literally, within hours of us being there, now upgraded to the best-in-class service available. A smooth process depending on the size of the community, can range anywhere from four months to a year, depending on the size, how many units are in the community. But it's a very smooth process. And, and we have many teams that are involved to make sure that it goes well for, especially for the property management side. Cause you're the ones that are taking the heat on the project side of it. So, we work hand in hand with you guys as well. Ana Sanchez Rivero: I have to say that we did, have that, and one of our communities and I was very impressed. not because you're here because. Where's your podcast that I think that, maybe we are doing the podcast because of the good service that was provided. I can say that for, from a property management perspective, from a board perspective and from a homeowner perspective, that it was a very easy transition. We had very few problems, if any, at all. And we had no complaints from the residents whatsoever and we've had no complaints from the. Residents since then. And prior to you taking over, it was a nightmare. We would get complaints all the time. So, I see that you guys have one too. We just choice award from the Florida Community Association Journal as we have. And I know it's hard to get this because it's people that vote for. So, tell us a little bit about that. David Ramos: Yeah, so this is, this was a very special one for us. Again, we've been working in the community management and association world for over 15 years. And, and we understand that dynamics, it's a very tough, world to work in this well, right? It's non-stop, fast pace and demands constantly grow. They don't go down. So, for us to have won this award by, I think, in the space where the demands are so high, it just, it was extra special for us. So, we're very proud of this and all the other awards. We were recognized as the independent operator of the year, by Cable Fax, which is, in our industry, it's the equivalent to the Community Association Journal, and, and for us, it just brings home that everything that we were doing over the years, where everyone was calling was crazy, and you guys are, you don't know what you're doing, you're spending too much money, you're doing this, you're doing that. It paid off. We've built a model that everyone else now is trying to follow. Which is why you hear, fiber and you hear a gigabit, you hear it now everywhere and it's because of the work that we did. And we've been, we're not the biggest, we're not the smallest we're like that annoying little fly that just won't go away until we get it right. and we're proud of our team. Our team is incredible. Everyone from pre-sales all the way to operations, engineering, HR. You name it. Everyone understands what it takes to provide quality service, white glove service to our properties. And, and we don't take it for granted. it's embedded in what we do. Ana Sanchez Rivero: So you're just like us. We've won the award seven years in a row, and for us, that is definitely the most rewarding of all the recognitions that we've received over the years.  So you're, we're going to, I know we're wrapping this up, let's go over the next couple of slides, but you're the fastest growing, company in the Southeast. David Ramos: Yeah. Have we, so this is one that, another very, very important accomplishment for us. this is they're basically ranking. The fastest internet companies, right? How fast your connection is to the end user, across the us. And for us to see that ours was ranked the fastest in the Southeast United States, Maine, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, et cetera. In comparison, look at the names on the bottom, the multi-billion-dollar companies that we compete against that are a thousand times our size. This was a huge accomplishment for us that we literally left them in the dust and our teams were so proud of the work they did to help us win this. So, a huge accomplishment, if you're a business and you're a commercial client and you see this is something that's important to you as someone that says, okay, I'm paying Comcast and then, and look at where they're at. I want to be with Hotwire. Yeah, we'll sign you up. Don't worry. Take care of you. Ana Sanchez Rivero: I was looking at it and I'm like, what? Oh my God, because that's me. David Ramos: Don't worry. Ana Sanchez Rivero: So, I think we've covered that anything that maybe, I'll this is maybe something else you want to talk about. Maybe you were alluding to this earlier. David Ramos:  Yeah, again, this industry publication cable facts, they come up with awards every year and they say, who are the best cable operators in our case where cable, internet, and phone company, and they rank us. And this year we won the independent operator of the year. in our industry, there are hundreds of operators across the US, so to be selected and, just be ranked at the top of almost every category was incredible. Kudos to our team. Again, I can't stress it enough, our secret sauce, while we have great products and great technology are the people that are getting it done day in and day out. Ana Sanchez Rivero: Just like us. So, I thank you so much for joining us today. Hopefully we can do another one in the future on another topic. I truly appreciate the time you've spent with us and educating us a little bit about fiber optics and what makes it different and how your company is the leader in that. So, I think that's extremely helpful. Anything you want to say before we close out? David Ramos: Yeah. I, first of all, thank you. This was fun. You guys are awesome and again, I can't stress enough, you're one of the best management groups we deal with. You guys are just professionals all around and know how to run your shop, which is makes our life easier day in and day out. Second, I would say to all your listeners, the technology we bring to the table, it may seem like it's way out there and may seem and sound like, oh my God, it's so expensive, we can't afford it. It's not, this is extremely attainable, extremely, we understand we still need to compete. You have a budget that you have to beat every year. So we understand we need to be a reasonable price, but it's the upgrade that every community needs and it looks for, it's only going to get worse, right? From a technology standpoint. Cars are driving themselves, 5g, 6g, you name it everything. Think cars will be flying? Yeah, you don't want to be left behind because you chose to stay with a sub-par offering or product or company. Give us a call, give us an opportunity to at least give you a technology assessment, just tell you what your options are. No obligations. Just, hey, you're part of the family. We love to educate people on what's out there. Would love to give you a technology review and just tell you what your options are, and, if when the time comes that you're looking for alternatives, please keep us in mind. You'd be surprised how easy it is for us to get this done for you. Ana Sanchez Rivero: So where can they reach you? David Ramos: So, you can call me directly. My number is (786) 431-7652. You can also email me at dramos@hotwire.com or you can check out our website, www.hotwirecommunications.com. There’s tons of content videos, testimonials, you name it, anything you need in there to find out what the story is behind the scenes. And obviously Anna, please share my info if anyone reaches out. We're a local company with ambitious and huge goals. And we just want to make sure we get this message across to everyone. So happy to visit, happy to do a virtually, grab a coffee, and conference either, whatever it takes. Ana Sanchez Rivero: Sounds good. I thank you again. And I'll definitely, we always do an accompanying blog, with the podcast and the video, and of course we're going to stream it on our website and on social media pages. Hope you can do the same. We will. Listeners. I want to thank you guys again for joining us. I hope, like in all of our podcasts and videos, that you learned something. That I liked, the fact that we incorporated, some slides into this, and hopefully you got to learn a little bit about fiber optics and you might. Considering doing it for your community. I did. I agree with you David, a hundred percent. I am surprised that it is actually in line with what other communities are paying for internet and cable. Our thing it's definitely attainable, and guys stay safe and be well. Excellent. Thank you so much.  

This is the 2nd and last part of our two-part special wherein we talk about empowering single moms. My guests are both single moms, Denise is successful in the corporate world, and Niña is an artist with many hustles. Both of them overcame many struggles and they're both successful now. No matter what your situation in life is, you will be inspired.  --Denise MarinoWorks as Consumer Sales in a leading FMCG multinational company, fitness buff, and loving mom.IG: @mdbmarino--Niña DefensorFormer marketing, events & PR executive turned professional makeup artist and fitness instructor. Currently internationally certified cosmetic tattoo artist, painter, wellness & mindfulness advocate.IG @ninadefensor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jpaulhernandez/message

This episode is all about empowering other single moms. My guests are both single moms, Denise is successful in the corporate world, and Niña is an artist with many hustles. Both of them overcame many struggles and they're both successful now. No matter what your situation in life is, you will be inspired.  --Denise MarinoWorks as Consumer Sales in a leading FMCG multinational company, fitness buff, and loving mom.IG: @mdbmarino--Niña DefensorFormer marketing, events & PR executive turned professional makeup artist and fitness instructor. Currently internationally certified cosmetic tattoo artist, painter, wellness & mindfulness advocate.IG @ninadefensor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jpaulhernandez/message

Auction sales for art have fallen almost 60% this year, compared to the year before. However, artists are reportedly making bank on Instagram. Kathryn Brown, Art Historian 00:35 #Instagram #Art #OnlineArt

### Links2019 Readers’ Advisory Activities Surveyhttps://www.panoramaproject.org/2019-readers-advisory-activities-surveyPublic Library Events and Book Sales Surveyhttps://www.panoramaproject.org/news/2019/12/9/public-libraries-book-events-panorama-project-surveyImmersive Media & Reading 2020https://www.panoramaproject.org/immersive-media-reading-2020 ParticipantsGuy LeCharles Gonzalez is project lead for the Panorama Project and chief strategist for Free Verse Media. Previously, he was publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for Digital Book World.The Panorama Project is focused on promoting data-informed conversations about public libraries and their impact on book discovery, author recognition, and consumer sales.Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.For more information, go to IBPA at https://www.ibpa-online.org/.  

In today’s show, Steve interviews Jake Ignasiak, Account Executive, Consumer Sales at Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment.  Jake has a sports management degree from the University of Michigan. In his sophomore year, Jake came across YEAA and was quick to snap up the opportunity to run his own business and be his own boss. In this segment of the show we discuss the three things that make an ideal internship – an internship that lays the foundation for a successful career ahead. Next, Jake shares some interesting details about his incredibly successful YEAA stint. He reveals how he managed to generate revenues of $87,000 over a single summer taking up painting jobs in Northern Michigan.    His YEAA experience paid off in more ways than one as Jake landed his dream job – that of an account executive at Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment. Jake regales listeners with some interesting anecdotes in this part of the show. You will learn how he was selected from 5,000 applicants for this position. He also gives a peek into the sports management industry, and reveals some crucial attributes that can help you find success in this incredibly tough industry.   We hope you enjoy this show! What You Will Learn In This Show What constitutes an ideal internship? What makes a YEAA internship so unique and incredibly rewarding A peek into the sports management industry The transferable skill sets that you pick up at YEAA And much, much more...   Resources YEAA Jake Ignasiak  

In today's episode of the Andrew Haines show, we sat down with Robert Brown, the Director of Consumer Sales at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Robert started his career in sports working as an intern in the box office of a local sports team and when he graduated college he jumped right into a role in inside ticket sales for the Frisco RoughRiders. From there he worked his way into a job in corporate ticket sales with the Pacers and immediately began working his way up to his current role as the Director of Consumer Sales. In the show, Robert and Andrew share a discussion about: How to manage your time and build your schedule as a salesperson The transition from selling to being a sales manager and the different skills required in each role The role of a positive mindset in sales -- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbrown7342/ Website: https://www.nba.com/pacers/

BizNews — In today's news headlines: * South African new car sales plunged to a record low in April. National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa data show only 105 cars were sold in April, a drop of 99.6%, reports Bloomberg; * Mike Schussler, chief economist at Economists.co.za, says consumer spending - which makes up about 60% of Gross Domestic Product - will be a "disaster" this year; * South Africa’s tax revenue losses could be as much as R285bn in the current fiscal year, the commissioner of the revenue services said on Tuesday in a parliamentary briefing; and * Covid-19 containment has taken down more businesses, with airline Comair entering voluntary business rescue, gaming player Phumelela warning it may be heading the same way soon and media company Caxton giving up on its magazine titles.

BizNews — In today's news headlines: * South African new car sales plunged to a record low in April. National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa data show only 105 cars were sold in April, a drop of 99.6%, reports Bloomberg; * Mike Schussler, chief economist at Economists.co.za, says consumer spending - which makes up about 60% of Gross Domestic Product - will be a "disaster" this year; * South Africa’s tax revenue losses could be as much as R285bn in the current fiscal year, the commissioner of the revenue services said on Tuesday in a parliamentary briefing; and * Covid-19 containment has taken down more businesses, with airline Comair entering voluntary business rescue, gaming player Phumelela warning it may be heading the same way soon and media company Caxton giving up on its magazine titles.

In this episode, we talk to Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap Farms outside of Asheville, North Carolina.   Jamie and his team at Hickory Nut Gap have created many of their own supply chain systems to keep their farm running, growing, and accessible to their community. We dive into how regenerative agriculture goes beyond regenerating soil and our climate and regenerates consumers' connection to their food, educates them to the costs of food production, the challenges farmers face and how they can be a part of the process for supporting better meat.   If you're a farmer looking to diversify your profits and connect with your customers or if you're a customer interested in the inner-workings of a regenerative farm, this episode is for you!   Learn more about Hickory Nut Gap here, and be sure to listen to our other episodes here.

Clay Clark and Dr. Zoellner drop knowledge bombs on how to compensate business to business salespeople.

Quali sono i migliori auricolari e le migliori cuffie da comprare per Natale? "true wireless" è una delle definizioni dell'anno, cosa significa? Cosa vedremo nel futuro di plantronics? Durante una chiacchierata con Alessandro Laterza, Head of Consumer Sales di Poly, proviamo ad entrare in un mercato molto ricco e molto affollato. Con uno sguardo a cosa troveremo al CES di Las Vegas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mistergadget/message

Quali sono i migliori auricolari e le migliori cuffie da comprare per Natale?"true wireless" è una delle definizioni dell'anno, cosa significa?Cosa vedremo nel futuro di plantronics?Durante una chiacchierata con Alessandro Laterza, Head of Consumer Sales di Poly, proviamo ad entrare in un mercato molto ricco e molto affollato.Con uno sguardo a cosa troveremo al CES di Las Vegas.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mistergadget/message

On this episode we delve further into the Future of Consumer (B2C) Sales roles. Leon Kiptum, picks up from part one where we discussed what the consumer sales landscape has been to date. Join us as we explore the disruption to various roles caused by emerging technologies and evolving consumer demands brought about by fluid knowledge in the market place.

Joel, Jamie, Rachel, and Jill discuss how product packaging affects consumer sales in retail and online environments.

We find out more about the Champions Beer Fest, coming to Pembroke Pines on Oct. 19th. It's put on by the Customer Sales & Support division of Carnival Cruise Lines, hosted by Virginia Sinicki from The KVJ Show on 97.9 WRMF, and benefits Little Smiles of Florida. Along with Virginia, we'll be talking to James and Aloysius from Carnival to learn more! From there we head to Boynton Beach to chat with Due South Brewing and Wicked Dolphin Rum about their recent collaboration of beer. And rum. And beer rum. And rum beer. There's a lot going on here. Listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Title Sponsor: Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Guest: James Hammitt & Aloysius Meikle of Consumer Sales and Service at Carnival Cruise Lines Guest: Virginia Sinicki of The KVJ Show on 97.9 WRMF Link: Champions Beer Fest | Promo Code: "FloridaBeerBlog" to save $10! Link: Little Smiles of Florida Guest: Doug Fairall of Due South Brewing Guest: Paul Cottrell of Wicked Dolphin Rum Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network, Little Smiles, Listeners Like You!! Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

We find out more about the Champions Beer Fest, coming to Pembroke Pines on Oct. 19th. It's put on by the Customer Sales & Support division of Carnival Cruise Lines, hosted by Virginia Sinicki from The KVJ Show on 97.9 WRMF, and benefits Little Smiles of Florida. Along with Virginia, we'll be talking to James and Aloysius from Carnival to learn more! From there we head to Boynton Beach to chat with Due South Brewing and Wicked Dolphin Rum about their recent collaboration of beer. And rum. And beer rum. And rum beer. There's a lot going on here. Listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Title Sponsor: Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Guest: James Hammitt & Aloysius Meikle of Consumer Sales and Service at Carnival Cruise Lines Guest: Virginia Sinicki of The KVJ Show on 97.9 WRMF Link: Champions Beer Fest | Promo Code: "FloridaBeerBlog" to save $10! Link: Little Smiles of Florida Guest: Doug Fairall of Due South Brewing Guest: Paul Cottrell of Wicked Dolphin Rum Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network, Little Smiles, Listeners Like You!! Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

On this episode we continue on the sales journey and begin the exploration of Consumer or B2C Sales roles. The landscape of business is becoming more and more homogeneous in product offerings with consumers having a wide variety of substitute goods and services to choose from. We are seeing that price is also no longer a sustainable differentiator if you want to survive. How will the salesman of the future need to evolve in order to stay ahead and navigate these dynamic and often turbulent waters of the consumer sector? What are the change drivers that have caused this shift in traditional push and pull factors that have hitherto defined a successful sales person? Find out from Leon Kiptum, Country Manager Betway East Africa in this two-part episode on just how much the roles associated in Consumer or B2C sales such as Consumer Sales Director, Direct Sales Manager, Trade Sales Representatives, Retail Sales Associates among others will disrupt and what you need to do to stay ahead.

"The Power Of Direct-To-Consumer Sales And Why You Need To Take Advantage Of It Now" In this new worldwide economy, we are now able to connect directly to prospective customers and cut out the middleman. Join Jay as he discusses the 'why" and "how" your business needs to leverage direct-to-consumer sales for profit and stability.  

Join my discussion with Dennis Bickmeier, who became the third President of Richmond Raceway in July 2011. Prior to joining Richmond, Bickmeier spent nearly four years as the Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing at Michigan International Speedway, where he oversaw communications, corporate partnership sales, ticket sales and operations.   His career with International Speedway Corporation initially began in 1999 as the Public Relations Director at Auto Club Speedway. During his time at the Southern California-based speedway, Bickmeier became an adjunct faculty member in the University of San Francisco’s Sports Management class teaching the Strategic Communications and Sports Public Relations elective.   Over his 26-year Sports Management Career, Bickmeier spent time with the former Anaheim Angels, now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, both Walt Disney Company-owned franchises at the time. He has also held positions with the Big West Conference, Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Dodgers.   Bickmeier has also served as a sports public relations and marketing consultant for clients like the AT&T Champions Classic, Phoenix International Raceway and Brener, Zwikel and Associates. A native Ohioan, Bickmeier is a graduate of the prestigious Ohio University Scripps School of Journalism. He also holds a master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University.   ***   If you'd like to join us at an upcoming Sandler Training session, contact me at robin.green@sandler.com.   ***   If you enjoy our podcast, we'd appreciate it if you would rate and review us. It'll help others find it.   

Matt Morin: If you Prevent… why the need to Detect and Respond? Traditional Endpoint Protection solutions are focused on preventing the initial infection, but miss the rest of the Adaptive Security Architecture tasks. Adaptive Security Architecture is a term coined by Gartner  to describe a security posture that includes Prediction, Prevention, Detection and Responsiveness. Cylance has been in the prediction and prevention business since the beginning. However, some may not be aware that we also have a strong Detection and Response solution. For some, those may seem to be opposites in philosophy. Matt Morin is here to explain how they are merely two sides to the data protection coin. In this week’s episode of DirtySecurity, Edward Preston talks with Cylance Sr Product Manager Matt Morin on the role of an EDR solution for data centers who have a successful prevention security posture. About Matt Morin Matt Morin is a Senior Product Manager at Cylance for Cylance’s Endpoint Detect and Response solution, Optics. Prior to that, he played a key role on the Cylance Incident Response team that found, remediated and fixe the massive data breach at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015.  About Edward Preston   Edward Preston (@eptrader) is the Global Director of Consumer Sales at Cylance. Over the past 22 years, Edward has created an eclectic professional portfolio that stretches from the trading floors of Wall Street to data centers worldwide. Edward started his career in the finance industry, spending over 15 years in commodities and foreign exchange. With a natural talent for motivating, coaching, and mentoring loyal, goal-oriented sales teams, Edward has a track record for building effective sales teams who have solid communication lines with executive management. Edward joined Cylance in January 2015 in order to help Cylance build out their Business Development, Renewals and SMB divisions and is now a natural evangelist for the entire Cylance brand. Every week on the DirtySecurity Podcast, Edward Preston chats with Cylance’s best and brightest about what is happening in the world of Cybersecurity and the work Cylance is doing to make things better.  Each episode shines a spotlight on the people of Cylance and the work they do with our technology and consulting services to clean up the often dirty world of the data center. To hear more, visit: ThreatVector InSecurity Podcasts: https://threatvector.cylance.com/en_us/category/podcasts.html iTunes/Apple Podcasts link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insecurity/id1260714697?mt=2 GooglePlay Music link: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ipudd6ommmgdsboen7rjd2lvste  Make sure you Subscribe, Rate and Review!

DirtySecurity Podcast: Anton Grashion: The Private Parts of Security Does privacy even exist any more? Who has access to you and your data? The launch of GDPR in Europe, the signing of the Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), and the Brazilian Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) started a global shift toward comprehensive data privacy regulations. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2018, more than 50 percentof companies affected by GDPR will not be in full compliance with the requirements. With just a few weeks left to go in the year, many global organizations still fail to adhere to the regulation’s strict conditions and are instead taking a wait-and-see approach. They mistakenly believe compliance only affects large organizations with deep pockets. Cylance provides needed resources to organizations that don’t have the IT and personnel budgets to meet compliance regulations on their own—from identification to remediation to ongoing prevention. In this week’s episode of DirtySecurity, Edward Preston talks with Cylance Managing Director of Security Practice Dr Anton Grisham about living in a post-GDPR world. The pressure is on businesses now to respect and protect the privacy of people across the UK and European Union. About Anton Grashion Anton Grashion, PhD (@doctor_know) is Managing Director, Security Practice at Cylance. Anton has a Masters in Computer Science and PhD in Aritificial Intelligence from Staffordshire University. He’s been in the security game for over 25 years, having founded one of the UK’s first email security-as-a-service companies in 1989. When not working to secure every device under the sun, Anton is a beekeeper and self-describe “rabid” rugby league fan. About Edward Preston Edward Preston (@eptrader) is the Global Director of Consumer Sales at Cylance. Over the past 22 years, Edward has created an eclectic professional portfolio that stretches from the trading floors of Wall Street to data centers worldwide. Edward started his career in the finance industry, spending over 15 years in commodities and foreign exchange. With a natural talent for motivating, coaching, and mentoring loyal, goal-oriented sales teams, Edward has a track record for building effective sales teams who have solid communication lines with executive management. Edward joined Cylance in January 2015 in order to help Cylance build out their Business Development, Renewals and SMB divisions and is now a natural evangelist for the entire Cylance brand. Every week on the DirtySecurity Podcast, Edward Preston chats with Cylance’s best and brightest about what is happening in the world of Cybersecurity and the work Cylance is doing to make things better.  Each episode shines a spotlight on the people of Cylance and the work they do with our technology and consulting services to clean up the often dirty world of the data center.  To hear more, visit: ThreatVector InSecurity Podcasts: https://threatvector.cylance.com/en_us/category/podcasts.html iTunes/Apple Podcasts link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insecurity/id1260714697?mt=2 GooglePlay Music link: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ipudd6ommmgdsboen7rjd2lvste Make sure you Subscribe, Rate and Review!

Ace Marks is a brand of handcrafted Italian dress shoes that has leveraged a direct to consumer sales strategy to disrupt one of the most established industries. In the past year alone, Ace Marks have sold in more than 80 countries, and has become the worlds most funded footwear project through Kickstarter. Founders Paul Farago and Julian Gonzalez join SalesFounders to talk about their relentless focus on customer experience, the domain expertise behind this disruptive brand of luxury shoes.  On this Episode we Discuss: Leveraging domain experience around the needs of the customer The pro’s and con’s of the direct to consumer strategy Why Ace Marks chose crowdfunding as their initial source of growth  Kickstarter success and their unorthodox approach to building a campaign Life after Crowdfunding - how to find sustainable growth channels Breaking paradigms - educating customers and the cost=value fallacy Influencer Marketing - the algorithm Ace Marks developed to identify the best influencers How to manage cash flow in high inventory startups Competition and the challenge to disrupt highly established industries