Podcasts about Cosmopolitan Hotel

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED TWO DAYS BEFORE RYAN GARCIA'S OPPONENT ISAAC "PITBULL" CRUZ WAS CHANGED TO HIS NEW OPPONENT ROLLY ROMERO** Coach Red Spikes, co-trainer to Terence Crawford, Steve Nelson and Keyshawn Davis and also part of the B&B Sports Academy, "Giving Youth a Fighting Chance" owned by BoMac and Terence Crawford chat with Cynthia and Jeandra for BWBSP. Spikes talked about his start in boxing as a fighter, how he met Trainer of the Year Coach Brian "BoMac" McIntyre and became part of B&B Sports Academy, owned by BoMac & Terence Crawford in Omaha, Nebraska. Coach Red is currently training Steven "So Cold" Nelson, who will be fighting undefeated super middleweight Diego Pacheco in a high stakes fight, Saturday, January 25 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas and also live on DAZN. He talks about how he and the team rallied to get Nelson back in the ring after a long layoff due to an injury especially when he his career was in an upward trajectory. He also gives us an update on the possible Canelo vs. Crawford fight and who he wants Crawford to fight after Canelo, if that fight were to be made. And, it was nice to see Coach Red talk about all the fun B & B Sports Academy all have, what does the gym do for the kids in the community and all the big things they have planned plus so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Amit talks about how he got an opportunity to move to Vegas in 2010 to open a celebrity jeweler's first store at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, co designing a cool bracelet and working with and meeting one of his fave bands. Amit would love to help you with all your watch needs. He does charge a $150 consultation fee. This fee is for his time. However, if you purchase a watch through Amit within a year, he does apply the $150 towards the purchase of a watch.  

Charles Clinton is the CEO and co-founder of EquityMultiple and is responsible for shaping the strategic vision of the company and overseeing its daily operations. Charles also sits on EquityMultiple's Investment Committee and Board of Directors. Since its inception in 2015, EquityMultiple has transacted on hundreds of real estate investments, totaling over $5B in capitalization. Today, EquityMultiple serves over fifty thousand self-directed investors across the U.S.Prior to EquityMultiple, Charles was a real estate attorney with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, where he worked on a variety of major transactions for private equity clients, primarily Blackstone and KKR. During his time at SImpson, he worked on over $10 billion in transactions, including Blackstone's $1.7 billion purchase of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Blackstone's $1.9 billion purchase of Motel 6 and Hilston's real estate asset restructuring and refinancing in advance of its $2.5 billion IPO. Charles received his JD and Business Law Certificate from Berkeley Law and Bachelors Degree from Amherst College, where he was the captain of the swimming and water polo teams. He has FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations. He lives in New York City, where he grew up, with his wife and two daughters.

Unlock the mysteries behind experiential marketing and its ROI in this deep-dive episode with the luminary Brook Jay of All Terrain. With a knack for creating moments that matter, Brook shares her insights on crafting authentic experiences that resonate deeply with consumers.

What a rare look we bring you today "behind the curtain." Credit unions are owned by members and serve (in most cases) a community of people. In theory, they should be your go-to resource for financial matters. So why are they often your second resource (if you think of them at all) behind banks? Banks, owned by shareholders and not at all beholden to customers (Bank of America said out loud during an earnings call last year that they don't pay more on savings because customers aren't demanding it!). There's good news on the way, though...Joe was emcee of the relEVENT Conference at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, and while there, he found out SO MANY innovative ideas from leaders in the credit union space. Not only are they already leading the way in individual communities...they're also working hard to get even better. Today we'll share short interviews with a number of experts at the conference about the future of credit unions, what leaders are thinking about, what's available now that you may have not known. It's a mega-episode at over 75 minutes...but certainly a rare look at the other side of the table at what "they're thinking" while they're trying to help you with a car loan, mortgage, savings account, or other services. Thanks to Jeff Klein and Choice Creative Solutions for asking Joe to emcee. Need maybe the world's greatest emcee for your event? Head to joesaulsehy.com. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/credit-union-relevent-conference-live-1387 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us as we sit down with Johnny Vegas, the mastermind behind Kloudout, which is known for providing stellar services to the families of the US National Soccer Team during their time in Las Vegas. We unravel Johnny's journey from his early days at the Cosmopolitan Hotel to his current role of orchestrating memorable experiences for soccer players' families. We also delve deep into the operations of Kloudout and how their meticulous planning maps out an array of engaging activities for families while players stay focused on their matches. Let's take you on a journey to Dubai, a rich melting pot of expats from across the globe. Amidst chats about golf as a sport versus a hobby, we ruminate on the city's upcoming Vegas-style casino and celebrate the success of our friend, Ajman Star. Our conversation with Johnny Vegas further uncovers the misconceptions of the Middle East and why it is one of the safest places in the world. Johnny also opens up about his Ethiopian roots, his transition to Dubai, and shares his insider's take on the city. We delve into the realm of soccer, its global appeal, and the unity it brings amongst fans. The discussion around Messi's groundbreaking contract with Apple TV sets the stage for pondering the future of contracts in the sports world. Shifting gears, we dissect the lifestyle and opportunities Dubai offers. Johnny shares the advantages he found in this city, from business expansion to attracting top entrepreneurs like Steve Harvey, Mark Cuban, and Damon John. As a testament to his success, Johnny unveils his plans to gift a Las Vegas local the Dubai experience. So, buckle up for this ride packed with unique insights, inspiring stories, and explorations of cultures and the world of sports! Follow Action Junkeez on IG!! https://www.instagram.com/actionjunkeezpodcast/ Follow Jon Orlando on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JonOrlando/ Follow George Carmona on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_george_carmona/ Follow Adam Lieberman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ALieberman/ Follow Yohanes Zewdu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny1vegas/ This is a Podcast Junkeez production recorded out of Sticky Paws Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.  https://stickypawsstudios.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/action-junkeez/support

On the next episode of Paranomaly Podcast, We are talking with Holly Templin Holly. Holly is a Paranormal Investigator and Psychic Medium who uses her abilities to help with her paranormal investigations. She has investigated many places such as The Whaley House, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Gettysburg, The Mizpah Hotel, The Silver Queen Hotel, The Bird Cage Theatre. & many others.

On the next episode of Paranomaly Podcast, We are talking with Holly Templin Holly. Holly is a Paranormal Investigator and Psychic Medium who uses her abilities to help with her paranormal investigations. She has investigated many places such as The Whaley House, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Gettysburg, The Mizpah Hotel, The Silver Queen Hotel, The Bird Cage Theatre. & many others.

In this episode, we explore the 10% rule - the idea that in disagreement, the other person is at least 10% right. This is a tool for conflict abatement as well as resolution.  Registration is now open for the Flameproof Course The big kahuna! After a year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care clinicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more on the brand-spanking new website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here.   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page We discuss The sublime feeling of basking in our own rightness How to operationalize the 10% rule Don't lie and try to appease Yes vs No. And vs But. All the buts in your day The 10% Rule in real-time

In this episode, we explore the 10% rule - the idea that in disagreement, the other person is at least 10% right. This is a tool for conflict abatement as well as resolution.  Registration is now open for the Flameproof Course The big kahuna! After a year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care clinicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more on the brand-spanking new website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here.   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page We discuss The sublime feeling of basking in our own rightness How to operationalize the 10% rule Don't lie and try to appease Yes vs No. And vs But. All the buts in your day The 10% Rule in real-time

Transitions, by their nature, involve ambiguity and disorientation. It's important to recognize that this zone is a natural part of the process of growth and change. In this episode we break down the nature of the being in a transitional/liminal space, embracing it as an identity, and navigating it through small and tectonic changes.    Registration is now open for the Flameproof Course The big kahuna! After a year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care clinicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more at the Flameproof website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here.   Mentioned in this episode:  The Quick and Dirty Guide to Calling Consults  https://roborman.com/free-resources/   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   In this episode, we discuss: What is a liminal space? Situational awareness and the big picture Embracing a transitional identity Essential tools and strategies for navigating uncertainty  

Transitions, by their nature, involve ambiguity and disorientation. It's important to recognize that this zone is a natural part of the process of growth and change. In this episode we break down the nature of the being in a transitional/liminal space, embracing it as an identity, and navigating it through small and tectonic changes.    Registration is now open for the Flameproof Course The big kahuna! After a year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care clinicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more at the Flameproof website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here.   Mentioned in this episode:  The Quick and Dirty Guide to Calling Consults  https://roborman.com/free-resources/   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   In this episode, we discuss: What is a liminal space? Situational awareness and the big picture Embracing a transitional identity Essential tools and strategies for navigating uncertainty  

Hidden in plain sight is the most important procedure we do. Listening. And not just listening, but listening to understand. Measurable, improvable, and, when done well, can have an incredibly positive impact. Intention is key with listening: are we doing it to understand or to win? In this episode, we break down specific strategies for quality listening, potential pitfalls, and how to know when you've got it right. Guest bio: Lon Setnik MD is an Emergency Physician and Associate Director of Clinical Programs at the Center for Medical Simulation with expertise in communication Registration is now open for the FlameProof Course The big kahuna! A year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting in September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care physicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more on the brand-spanking new website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Our first-ever listener survey Your feedback helps us improve the quality of our podcast. We'd really appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes to answer this survey.    In this episode, we discuss: The concept of listening as a procedure Two modes of listening: listening to understand and listening to win  Specific tools for listening to understand Separating the problem from the person The external marker of quality listening Finding the optimized solution in patient interactions Negotiation strategies for success Active vs empathic listening How to stay present during conversation Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full shownotes visit our podcast page    

Hidden in plain sight is the most important procedure we do. Listening. And not just listening, but listening to understand. Measurable, improvable, and, when done well, can have an incredibly positive impact. Intention is key with listening: are we doing it to understand or to win? In this episode, we break down specific strategies for quality listening, potential pitfalls, and how to know when you've got it right. Guest bio: Lon Setnik MD is an Emergency Physician and Associate Director of Clinical Programs at the Center for Medical Simulation with expertise in communication Registration is now open for the FlameProof Course The big kahuna! A year in the making, Scott Weingart and I are launching the FlameProof Course starting in September 2023. This is a small cohort six-month course specifically for emergency and acute care physicians that will build and strengthen tools for career longevity, strategies for well-being, life balance, and so much more. Learn more on the brand-spanking new website. Half day in person. Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Our first-ever listener survey Your feedback helps us improve the quality of our podcast. We'd really appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes to answer this survey.    In this episode, we discuss: The concept of listening as a procedure Two modes of listening: listening to understand and listening to win  Specific tools for listening to understand Separating the problem from the person The external marker of quality listening Finding the optimized solution in patient interactions Negotiation strategies for success Active vs empathic listening How to stay present during conversation Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full shownotes visit our podcast page    

This is our first episode trying out a new concept for the first of every month where we try to highlight a single property and this week I chose one of my favorites, The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Listen for some secret menu options at the Chandelier Bar and the world famous location of Secret Pizza inside of the Cosmo. Instagram: @conciegeconfidential_lv Twitter: @KeystoVegas Tick Tok: @KeystoVegas

Success means having the freedom to choose how you spend your time. Tune in as we talk with Effi about success, her career, how family life, working for multiple corporations and transitioning into entrepreneurship supported her to finally have the flexibility to live life on her own terms. Now she is spending her summers in Greece and is building a family business to bring the love for Olive Oil to the world. www.Kasandrinos.comIG: @kasandrinos About the Guest:Effi Kasandrinos Booth graduated from the University of Maryland in 2003 and served as an Executive Assistant to multiple investment bankers at JP Morgan from 2003 until 2014. A business opportunity for her Husband brought her to Las Vegas in 2014, where she worked as an Executive Assistant to the CFO and General Counsel at the Cosmopolitan Hotel for 6 ½ years. She has since left the hotel business to focus on her role as co-owner and CFO for Kasandrinos Int'l as well as the controller for her husband's multi-state restaurant franchise business. She is a wife and mother of 3 girls: Ava, Ana, and Arya.www.Kasandrinos.comIG: @kasandrinos About the Hosts:Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients which include global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. Blair is listed in USA Today as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch in 2022 and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages and her expertise has been featured in media outlets including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur and Thrive Global. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, ‘The Global Resilience Project.' She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and in her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's community where users share their stories of overcoming life's most difficult moments.www.blairkaplan.ca Theresa Lambert is an Online Business Strategy Coach with an impressive hotelier background in luxury Hospitality in the #1 Ski Resort in North America. She supports Female Coaches and Service based Entrepreneurs to get their first clients or scale to 6 figures and beyond through strategic, tangible, and practical support. Her mission: To make Business EASY so your life can be more FULL.In 2020 Theresa became the Bestselling Author of her book Achieve with Grace: A guide to elegance and effectiveness in intense workplaces. She is also a Speaker and the Podcast co-host of Dissecting Success. Theresa has been recognized as a business leader in Whistler's Profiles of Excellence, and is being featured in publications such as

Have you ever wondered what it takes to reach the highest level of mastery?Are you a medical student looking for ways to achieve excellence in medical school or a physician wanting to become an expert in your field? If so, you're in luck! Join us as we explore a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jeff Riddell, a leading expert in medical education as he talks about strategies to develop any skill, how medical school curriculum is adapting, the importance of context and relationships for comprehension, and so much more. Mentioned in this episode: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Guest bio: Dr. Jeff Riddell is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. His research on digital technology in medical education has made him a sought-after teacher, speaker, and researcher. He has won numerous accolades and awards for his work in both teaching and research, including the 2019 CORD/EMF Emergency Medicine Education Research Grant and the 2019 Academy Scholar Award in the category of Education Research from the CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education in Emergency Medicine. For full show notes visit our podcast page We Discuss:  Mastering Learning Mental Models of Expertise Evolving Medical Education Learning Retention from Podcasts Threaded Cognition - A Theory of Concurrent Multitasking Is There Gender Bias in Medical Education? Resident Burnout  

Have you ever wondered what it takes to reach the highest level of mastery?Are you a medical student looking for ways to achieve excellence in medical school or a physician wanting to become an expert in your field? If so, you're in luck! Join us as we explore a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jeff Riddell, a leading expert in medical education as he talks about strategies to develop any skill, how medical school curriculum is adapting, the importance of context and relationships for comprehension, and so much more. Mentioned in this episode: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Guest bio: Dr. Jeff Riddell is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. His research on digital technology in medical education has made him a sought-after teacher, speaker, and researcher. He has won numerous accolades and awards for his work in both teaching and research, including the 2019 CORD/EMF Emergency Medicine Education Research Grant and the 2019 Academy Scholar Award in the category of Education Research from the CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education in Emergency Medicine. For full show notes visit our podcast page We Discuss:  Mastering Learning Mental Models of Expertise Evolving Medical Education Learning Retention from Podcasts Threaded Cognition - A Theory of Concurrent Multitasking Is There Gender Bias in Medical Education? Resident Burnout  

Have you ever had a day at work that was so difficult and draining, it felt like it took a toll on your entire being? You're not alone. Meet Dr. Sara Gray, an expert in wellness, resilience, and resuscitation team performance. In this episode, Dr. Gray dives deep into her special framework for coping with difficult days and how to recover and even come out of them a little stronger. She has outlined a process to help you identify and acknowledge the struggles, practice self-care, and ultimately, learn from the experience. This framework will provide you with a roadmap for navigating the complex emotions that come with these difficult moments. The Flameproof Course on Shift KickAssery: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Guest Bio: Dr. Sara Gray is an Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Physician, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, and Chief Medical Director with Advisory Services by Cleveland Clinic Canada. Dr. Gray was once named Toronto's best ER doctor by Toronto Life Magazine. She is also a professional coach and a public speaker.   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   We discuss: Why it's important for medical professionals to prepare for a bad shift or traumatic event. The framework steps in coping with bad shifts and difficult cases. What is a failure friend and what are their characteristics?   Quote of the pod "We train to manage all sorts of disasters, to manage the worst cases, but nobody teaches you how to recover when it goes badly...If you have a plan, you can make your recovery so much easier." - Dr. Sara Gray

Have you ever had a day at work that was so difficult and draining, it felt like it took a toll on your entire being? You're not alone. Meet Dr. Sara Gray, an expert in wellness, resilience, and resuscitation team performance. In this episode, Dr. Gray dives deep into her special framework for coping with difficult days and how to recover and even come out of them a little stronger. She has outlined a process to help you identify and acknowledge the struggles, practice self-care, and ultimately, learn from the experience. This framework will provide you with a roadmap for navigating the complex emotions that come with these difficult moments. The Flameproof Course on Shift KickAssery: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. Guest Bio: Dr. Sara Gray is an Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Physician, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, and Chief Medical Director with Advisory Services by Cleveland Clinic Canada. Dr. Gray was once named Toronto's best ER doctor by Toronto Life Magazine. She is also a professional coach and a public speaker.   Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   We discuss: Why it's important for medical professionals to prepare for a bad shift or traumatic event. The framework steps in coping with bad shifts and difficult cases. What is a failure friend and what are their characteristics?   Quote of the pod "We train to manage all sorts of disasters, to manage the worst cases, but nobody teaches you how to recover when it goes badly...If you have a plan, you can make your recovery so much easier." - Dr. Sara Gray

Part of practicing medicine is telling patients NO. It's never fun to do so and it can be a draining daily task. It doesn't have to be that way! In this episode, we break down pitfalls and pearls in these situations as well as specific scripting to help the medicine go down.  Mentioned in this episode: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. (The Flameproof reg is halfway down the page)  Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   We Discuss: What is the Spock Retreat? The scenario: a patient pushes for something that they think will help but will actually harm. A common response when we get pushback on our logic. You can't please all the people all of the time. When embracing our inner Spock is the right move. When embracing our inner Spock could be the wrong move. Introducing Bones McCoy. Why scripting is important. How to approach a situation that is frustrating and illogical. What do you want to avoid?  How to say “no” in a positive way: The Yes, No, Yes framework, compliments of the Harvard Program on Negotiation. What does Yes, No, Yes sound like in real-time? A script for pushback. For full show notes visit our podcast page

Part of practicing medicine is telling patients NO. It's never fun to do so and it can be a draining daily task. It doesn't have to be that way! In this episode, we break down pitfalls and pearls in these situations as well as specific scripting to help the medicine go down.  Mentioned in this episode: Scott Weingart and I are putting on the Flameproof: Shift KickAssery workshop on May 29, 2023, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. 9a-1p. Limited space (intentionally). This is a PreCon for Essentials of Emergency Medicine. Register Here. (The Flameproof reg is halfway down the page)  Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at roborman.com For full show notes visit our podcast page   We Discuss: What is the Spock Retreat? The scenario: a patient pushes for something that they think will help but will actually harm. A common response when we get pushback on our logic. You can't please all the people all of the time. When embracing our inner Spock is the right move. When embracing our inner Spock could be the wrong move. Introducing Bones McCoy. Why scripting is important. How to approach a situation that is frustrating and illogical. What do you want to avoid?  How to say “no” in a positive way: The Yes, No, Yes framework, compliments of the Harvard Program on Negotiation. What does Yes, No, Yes sound like in real-time? A script for pushback. For full show notes visit our podcast page

This is the night we've been waiting for...our Live broadcast from the bar area of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which our resident Ghost Tour Guide says is the most haunted establishment he's ever encountered, The show starts as planned, but soon, Michael Brown from San Diego Ghost Tours sees a small child next to one of the people who came to watch us! Freaky. The bar area is so old, over 100 years, and it sure feels like it. Michael hops on to give us some of his ghost findings from over the years and one of our audience members shares her own experience at this very bar. We still do our Host Chats which included Laura's recent job applications and her latest Bumble weirdo. Erik is elated that his move is finally over and he even gets a free moving truck after complaining to the company. What a shocker! Then we launch into our celebrity gossip segment called the Double D's in which Erik gives us the latest poop on all the celebs in La La land. This was a fun and kind of spooky show. Oh, there were a few sightings amongst us. Please follow us on IG or FB @lauracainafterdark. The San Diego Ghost Tours can be found on IG, too, and at www.sandiegoghosttours.com. We continue to be Unapologetically Unfiltered and we always keep it real. Love your podcast! www.lauracainafterdark.

Laura hates dumb jokes so Erik and Producer Bryan try to crack a laugh by throwing out joke after joke after joke. Does she laugh? You'll have to watch!Plus, songs you didn't know were sexual, sounds we love and sounds we hate, and a restaurant review from Erik.Laura also asks the guys about her latest Bumble Superswipe guy.Don't forget our Laura Cain After Dark Live Ghost Show on Feb 20th at 7pm from the haunted Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town. Ghost Tour follows the show at 8pm. Come join us for $15 a person. It's going to be cool! We would love to see you there. Follow us on IG and FB @lauracainafterdarkLove your podcast!www.lauracainafterdark.com

In this episode of the podcast, Laura brings on her new French roommate who convinces her to do something she said she wouldn't ever do again.Erik hits a major snag in his month-long move.We give our reviews of Rihanna's big performance at the SP on Sunday and Erik rounds it out with a truckload of Daily Dirt.Lots of laughs and jabs at each other. Hopefully, you'll laugh along with us.If you want to come to watch our LIVE ghost show on Feb 20th at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town, simply RSVP at www.lauracainafterdark.comFollow us on Instagram and Facebook @lauracainafterdark and SUBSCRIBE! Thank you!Love your podcast!

Erik is about to move and he needs to get rid of some of his old furniture. Laura steps up to help and it kicks her butt. Managing Erik's furniture sale has become hectic and non-stop since she listed the items on OfferUp. She kindly lets him have it...haha.Laura plays a beautiful song that her daughter, Evan, recorded. Erik has a great cooking class at Sur La Table and, he has no-so-great things to say about who wore what at the Grammys.Join us for the live ghost show on Feb 20th. It's at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town. RSVP by going towww.lauracainafterdark.comLove your podcast!

Laura bought a game from her latest Instagram scroll and brings it to the podcast so we can all play it. It sounds like we are doing something so naughty while trying to play this innocent game. Funny, but the game is a big loser. Again, pretty funny.Laura also gives us an update on Ranger the Rescue, the dog she found running on the highway in Rosarito.Erik takes on yet another company and it gets heated!Then, we have a special guest, Hailey Hosler from Ben's Friends (a sober group of people in the restaurant and bar industry) on the show. She tells us about who Ben was and the mission of the group. She is a bubbly, cute person. You'll love her. We round things out with a list of things women get judged for but men don't!Our LIVE ghost tour broadcast at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on Feb 20th is filling up fast, Go to www.lauracainafterdark to RSVP. Only 15 people can watch the show, but you can join us after the show for the ghost tour of Old Town. It's just $15, led by Michael Brown from San Diego Ghost Tours. Love you for watching andLove your podcast!lauracainafterdark.com

In this amazing conversation, live from Excell, my guest cohost Vanessa Martinez and I sit down with Dana Wilson, Founder & CEO of CHIP (Changing How Individuals Prosper), a B2B financial services marketplace that makes it easy to find Black and Latinx financial professionals. Dana is a diversity and inclusion award winner named "One To Watch" in Fintech from Money 20/20 and a 2021 Trailblazer from Black Women In Media. Dana is also the co-founder of The BRIEF, a quarterly digital magazine with a mission to elevate the voices and knowledge of Black and Latinx professionals in finance and law. This past December 2022, Dana won the BGV - Black Girl Ventures Foundation - NYC Pitch Competition. Congratulations Dana!  She's also a Board Member and Partner for MAXBLACK WEALTH and MAXBLACK Media LLC. MAXBLACK Media LLC.  Dana graduated from North Carolina Central University, where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Marketing. She is currently an Executive MBA candidate at Penn State University, Smeal School of Business, studying Strategic Leadership and completing a concentration in Corporate Innovation. In today's episode, broadcasting live from the Chelsea Theater inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel, we explore how Dana is working to close the racial wealth gap through her company CHIP. By building a business and a bridge to financial professionals, she's ensuring that Black and LatinX people find financial power by getting seen, heard, and empowered with their money.We also talk about the need to change, to get uncomfortable - a perfect segway for the New Year! In fact, one of the many gifts you'll discover about Dana Wilson in today's episode is the courage it takes to step into greatness. Her own. Dana's website is danadisrupts.com and her social media handles are @danadisrupts By taking chances and leaning into disruption we can create positive change IN The Suite. 

Your Tour Guides had the opportunity to do a second paranormal investigation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town San Diego. On this tour, we share our experiences with the very active spirit that was present in room 4/5. Check out our previous tour on the Cosmopolitan Hotel to get all the background and history behind his haunted location, then come along with us as we recount our investigation!Find us on our social media!Twitter: @NopevillecastInstagram: @nopevillepodcastFacebook: Nopeville PodcastWebsite: nopevillepodcast.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nopevillepodcastBuy us a coffee! : buymeacoffee.com/nopevilleVisit our Gift Shop: shop.spreadshirt.com/nopevilleMember of the Darkcast Network: https://darkcastnetwork.wixsite.com/indieThis podcast is sponsored by Spreaker Prime.

Theo Smith is an accomplished Card Counter and for many years was assigned to the Count team in casino operations to detect skilled players and protect company assets by constant study and practice to keep his brain exercised and ready for what Card Counting team came to the casino where he worked. Theo is proud of the fact that, he focuses on teaching the team he works with everything that he can so that when the time comes, they are ready for advancement which was the way it was for him in his early years coming up in the business. So he learned the importance of paying it forward and being a leader and not just a boss in the casino industry. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series Episode, you'll definitely enjoy and hopefully tell your friends to watch as well.

This Episode Theo Smith has a very in-depth conversation with the Cheques Play Casino Podcast team about how casino's impact communities in a positive way. Not always about the perception of organized crime, drugs, and dishonest people are operating casinos and reaping the rewards of casino revenues. Theo Smith is an accomplished Card Counter and for many years was assigned to the Count team in casino operations to detect skilled players and protect company assets by constant study and practice to keep his brain exercised and ready for what Card Counting team came to the casino where he worked. Theo is proud of the fact that, he focuses on teaching the team he works with everything that he can so that when the time comes, they are ready for advancement which was the way it was for him in his early years coming up in the business. So he learned the importance of paying it forward and being a leader and not just a boss in the casino industry. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series Episode, you'll definitely enjoy and hopefully tell your friends to watch as well.

One of the greatest things about the internet is that everybody is available to you. You can connect with anyone as long as you know how to reach out the proper way. But most people don't know a great formula for these opening messages. That is why I was really excited to have this conversation with Alex Berman who is one the biggest experts in the world of cold email outreach and one of the biggest content creators in the B2B space. In this episode, we discussed about: - his formula in creating an effective cold email (plus mine!)- how to approach a meeting you get off a cold email- how to not get "Pauly Shore'd" aka. pigeonholed for one thing and much more!!!   This interview was recorded on the balcony of the Cosmopolitan Hotel's penthouse suite in Vegas while we were hosting a VIP event so the microcontent you'll see on my social feeds is beautiful! Listen to Alex so you can connect to anyone in the world.Connect with Alex :On  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderberman/On YouTube: http://youtube.com/alxbermanConnect with ME!Also, I'd love it if you connected with me on LinkedIn or Instagram.Or shoot me an email at youshould@connectwithpablo.com with the "Heard B2BCB Alex Berman" in subject.This that's a genius email address?  Me too, but I didn't come up with it.  It was the idea of my good friend, and super talented web designer, Nathan Ruff.If you want your website redone, updated, and managed with unlimited updates for just $250/month (CRAZY GOOD DEAL RIGHT??), go to Manage My Website and hookup with one of the smartest, most talented guys I've ever met- THE Nathan Ruff.OH! and subscribe to Category Pirates.  It's the smartest thing ever. If you email them and tell them I sent you, you'll get a free month.Support the show (https://connectwithpablo.com)

Step away from the demons and dirtbags, the persecutors and prosecutors for a trip down the Filthy Mormon Trail with a very unorthodox latter day saint and a lot of hot soup.    Location: Taix Restaurant, Echo Park (est. 1927)   If you like what you hear, subscribe on Patreon for host of intimate premium episodes at patreon.com/filthyarmenian   Courses: soup, the art world, California Conceptualism, John Baldasari, Jackson Pollock, BYU, college sex, leaving L.A., boring nature, podcasting listening, high school, gay Mormons, Democrat Party, Catholics, Scientology, Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Wayne Newton, The Eiffel Tower, victimhood, poker, God, death, atheists, Harry Tafoya, The L.A. Bus   Follow on Twitter and Instagram @filthyarmenian   Spread the word!

We want to thank our dedicated listeners for reaching 100 episodes!  We truly can't believe how much fun getting to 100 has been.  Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Lindsay's top 10 favorite episodes. Hear all about the history and our personal stay at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town San Diego!  This historic location is a well known haunted spot in a fantastic location.  

Today's episode of In The Suite with Founder and Host, Tina Powell, is about the 12 insights she found inspiring from the Carson Group's #Excell2021 Conference, October 12 - 14, 2021, held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.  Excell enables financial advisors to go beyond the status quo by providing you and your team with actionable advice, tried-and-true strategies, and a network of inspiring professionals who know how to get it done. From financial planners to investment managers and small independent practices to billion-dollar RIAs.Invest in your growth, personally and professionally, and join Tina #InTheSuite for an inspiring conversation around these top twelve takeaways:Institute a code of conduct. (6:39)Give back and support a cause. (7:42)Promote your event hashtag and use it. (8:49)Drop your mask, the non-COVID kind. (9:34) Don't be afraid of work that has no end. (10:58)Explore your creative talents. (12:45)Empower others and build a plan to let other people help you. (14:50)Make diversity and inclusion a reality by making it an actual business goal. (16:18)Consider a new business model for your business. (18:23)Diet is all the food you've eaten in your entire life and all your habits. (19:54)Love what you do and make it obvious. (21:35)Get your mind right for marketing. (23:18)Resources MentionedCarson Group Excell Conference 2021 Ron Carson, Founder, Carson Group  Jamie Hopkins, Carson Wealth Teri Shepherd In The Suite Episode 11 Suzanne Siracuse, The Big Reveal Steph Bogan In The Suite Episode 36  Mary Kate Gulick, CMO LinkedIn Sonya Dreizler Charity Water  No Kid Hungry Dr. Darshan ShahSandra JosephMichael Kitces John R. DiJuliusOut Of Many, One by President George W. Bush on AmazonC-Suite Social Media Website 

After over a week of hearing ghost stories and trying to convince Frankie that ghost are real, we took him to one of the most haunted places in San Diego....the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town. Geena needs help picking a costume to wear on FOX 5 for her live hit tomorrow morning, so Producer Chris is coming to the rescue.

Let's be honest -- we've all requested a song from a DJ before. Maybe they shut you down immediately, and maybe they reluctantly agreed but shot you a death stare the entire time you were dancing to “Uptown Funk.”. Either way, they hated you for it. That's right, DJ's hate requests more than waiters hate people who order stuff that isn't on the menu. But don't worry. Nina Tarr is here to set us straight.Nina is a DJ and music curator at the Superfrico bar in Las Vegas' Cosmopolitan Hotel. In addition to being the Vegas Strip's only vinyl DJ, she's responsible for curating the Superfrico's entire audio experience, hand-selecting the DJ lineups and pre-recording the ambient music you hear when there's no live set. She's also an actress, writer, and stand-up comedian who's traveled all over the US performing in front of crowds. We discuss how senses of humor differ around the country, why American music has dominated the rest of the world, and how to travel solo. In Hot Takes, Tim continues to prepare for the birth of his daughter by wondering what would happen in the event of a police chase en route to the hospital, and Eben asks why people bother commenting on those clearly-sponsored Facebook posts. They also scratch their heads over the phrase “rue the day,” and why you can rue “the day” but seemingly nothing else. News of the Day: William Shatner goes to space Air New Zealand Offering Chance to Get Vaccinated on a Plane BONUS: After you stumble out of Superfrico, check out these Vegas thrill rides  Relevant links:  Nina Tarr Superfrico No Blackout Dates Back Catalog Tim's Instagram Eben's Instagram  

Marketing and tech leaders get to work on some of the most impactful (and FUN) projects, but their biggest challenges aren't the technology or the project, itself- it's the coordination between people.THAT is why Dennis Yu swears by his approach to social engineering- the approach that he used to build out Yahoo!'s analytics platform and become a world-renown keynote speaker.  He is also the foudner and CEO of Blitzmetrics.In this episode, Dennis shares:- The 1 thing to practice so you can be a social engineer- The marketing issue EVERYONE has- The 9 videos to make to start buiding a community- and MUCH moreThis interview was receorded on the balcony of the Cosmopolitan Hotel's penthouse suite in Vegas while Dennis and I were hosting a VIP event.  Don't miss your chance to get into Dennis's genius brain!Don't forget to connect with Dennis!On LinkedIn: Dennis YuFollow him on Twitter: @DennisYuWork with him: https://dennis-yu.com/Connect with ME!  Also, I'd love it if you connected with me on LinkedIn or Instagram.Or shoot me an email at youshould@connectwithpablo.com with the "Heard B2BCB Dennis" in subject.This that's a genius email address?  Me too, but I didn't come up with it.  It was the idea of my good friend, and super talented web designer, Nathan Ruff.If you want your website redone, updated, and managed with unlimited updates for just $250/month (CRAZY GOOD DEAL RIGHT??), go to Manage My Website and hookup with one of the smartest, most talented guys I've ever met- THE Nathan Ruff.OH! and subscribe to Category Pirates.  It's the smartest thing ever. If you email them and tell them I sent you, you'll get a free month.Support the show (https://connectwithpablo.com)

Merck jumped 16% on word it may have created a Covid-crushing pill, then its stock created a Corporate Conga Line. The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas sold for $5.7B and the winners are bach parties and Blackstone Private Equity. And Ozy is the media startup getting all the attention right now for all the wrong reasons. $BX $GS $MRK Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael is one of the most inspiring business leaders I have ever met, sharp, very strategic and creative, driven but at the same time fearfully human. He is the driving force behind Prophet, a strategic, creative and digital consulting firm that has been in continuous transformation for almost 25 years. Michael will tell us about his personal journey, first as a tech entrepreneur during the early years of Silicon Valley and then with Prophet. He will share some examples of amazing client work like the Cosmopolitan Hotel or T-Mobile and he will explain the unique culture he has built through the owner-operator model that Prophet has. A remarkable individual and a remarkable company for the first ever English language episode of #outliers.

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT Technology advances have made it feasible and relatively easy to fill large spaces, inside or outside, with big digital visuals that fill a defined space like a building lobby or other physical structure - with the idea of creating experiences that are memorable and have some sort of desired impact. It's being done with large format LED video walls, with projection mapping and still, in some cases, with skinny bezel LCD. Barco is in an interesting position because the company does all three, and has done so for many years. One of the first high-profile examples of what's been coined "techorating" (not my favorite phrase, but I get it) was the Comcast headquarters tower in Philly, which filled the entire back wall of its vast lobby with LED. That project was done, more than a dozen years ago, using fine pitch Barco LED product, and the experience is now a tourist attraction. I spoke with John Steinhauer, VP of Entertainment for Barco in the Americas, about the whole notion of incorporating large format digital into the original design or renovations for large spaces - from building lobbies to airports and attractions. We talk about the business model and recommended approaches. We also get into his experience in the past year. He started his new role - driving business for things like entertainment attractions, sports venues, live event and cinema - just as COVID hit, and all those activities dried up. They're coming back, he says, in a BIG way.    Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT John, thank you for joining me. Can you tell me what your role is at Barco?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, of course. First, Dave, thanks for having me. I really appreciate spending some time with you today. I am the Vice President of Entertainment for the Americas at Barco and I came to this position at an interesting time, almost the first days of the pandemic. Timing is everything they say, and I like to tell people that my first year has been an eventful year, but certainly, there've been no events and that was a challenge. But it did put us in a position to really look at our organization, look at our strategy or go to market, fortify our strengths and address our weaknesses. So it's really been a great first year and reflecting on it now and we're getting prepared for the big recovery, is what this is all about currently, and I think we are.  VP Entertainment sound like something teenage kids would love to have for their dad? What does it encompass?  John Steinhauer: I think eventually it will encompass some free tickets to shows. I know that you're right, Dave, my kids said, wow, that's a great job. What are the perks?  Yeah, but I'll define what entertainment is at Barco. It is our live events business, our rental and staging business, our proAV business, and our cinema business. There's also a group that does high-end residential and simulation, which is a really interesting business for us with flight simulators and things like that, a lot of government contracts. So we really have a wide expansive portfolio that addresses a lot of very different applications. As you said, just as you got started, I'm sure one of your first charges was to identify what the opportunity pipeline looks like and everything else, and then a pandemic hit and most of your markets dried up.  John Steinhauer: Exactly. There were really spots of innovation along the way to where I was really impressed by the live events industry and their resiliency and their creativity and how nimble they are, just by virtue of what they do. They build these elaborate systems and solutions for one night and they tear them down and take them somewhere else the next day. It's just who they are in terms of being nimble and things like using LED for XR stages, it became something really interesting, and a lot of people started driving a new form of production, you know camera production in front of the LED. So things like that came out, and other trends are really blossoming now around immersive museums, for example. So I think this is an industry that has a lot of resolve and it's going to take much more than a pandemic to bring it down. I'll tell you, I've been really impressed by the caliber of the partners we have and their strength and keeping a positive attitude, and really looking for ways to drive forward. If an industry ever deserved a comeback as this one does, it's going to be epic. I tell people that a lot, and when everybody hits the road at the same time, which every artist is hoping to do, it's going to be the recovery of a lifetime, I think, and we're really looking forward to it.  Why do you describe it that way? Are you hearing that sort of thing that there's going to be this tidal wave of live events and installations and everything else?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, everything from residencies in Las Vegas being announced, to the first shows putting dates out now. We do think there'll be a little latency around the sales side of the business because so much equipment has been dormant for so long, and it's finally going to be back at work. So it's not a statement on sales as much as it is on activity levels that will eventually become, I think, a boom all the way around.  You talked about the pause that COVID has created, and I've certainly spoken with a number of companies who said they use the past 15-16 months to examine what they do, their processes and their products and the whole nine yards.  I would imagine the same thing as applied here, that a lot of the people who are in the various facets of the entertainment industry, see the time to re-examine how they do things and maybe stop the momentum that kind of saw them doing things a certain way because they'd always done it that way. John Steinhauer: Yeah, definitely, and for us at Barco, we've had a history of being somewhat of a siloed company and difficult to do business with at times, and we had a chance to really reflect during this pause to just figure out culturally, what needed to change in how we went to the market and how we work together internally and just making it an easier experience to do business with us. I think when things light up, the community is really going to feel that. I know that during the downs. They're feeling it, we're staying connected. We have furloughed employees, like most of our customers have too. We're bringing back people. We're actually investing in hiring now, too. I think the future looks bright. We're guilty of investing ahead of revenue a little bit because we know it's a safe bet. This is an industry we know a lot about. We consider ourselves members of the community and not just vendors to the community. So we're reading the tea leaves and getting ready for what we think is going to be an explosive rebound.  Barco is in an interesting position because when we talk about some of these large-format displays that you see in live events and museums and buildings and everything else, they're LED, they're fine-pitch LED, but you can do fine-pitch LED, but you can also do projection and you can also do a narrow-bezel LCD. You've got the UniSee product, which genuinely has narrow bezels, unlike sometimes I see the product literature, I think that's not terribly narrow, but you're calling it invisible.  John Steinhauer: Yeah. We have a broad portfolio and you're right, and UniSee is definitely a big part of that portfolio. An LED is the first thing people think of when they think of wow factor in large format. But when you add in projection as you said, things like projection mapping are really experiencing a resurgence now, because not only are businesses trying to bring their employees back to their offices but the cities and municipalities are trying to get people out of their homes again. We're doing some incredibly creative outdoor mapping On bridges, landmark buildings, and cathedrals, and it's a global trend that is really exciting for us because we have a lot of horsepowers when it comes to those super high lumen projectors.  And the other big shift there is that it's a lot easier to do. I wrote a book, like a coffee table book, about projection mapping, 10 years ago, and at that time, it was just starting to emerge, but it was incredibly complicated to do, just the alignment and everything else, and now it's almost widgetized software.  John Steinhauer: Yeah, and it's crazy flexible too. If you look at this trend of the Van Gogh exhibits, that's going around the world, really taking traction here in the US too in multiple cities. They're re-purposing real estate, and sometimes warehouses and old buildings and building a museum and so think about that, the complexities of mapping, where you have to place the projectors. You're just going into an environment that is unknown sometimes and very different at times, and trying to position everything to get it just right, and that series has been incredibly successful for us, and we have a line of projectors that fits the bill perfectly, and it's one of those situations, it was something in our portfolio that wasn't the rocket ship.  It was the G-60 that I'm referring to, and this particular application put it on the map to the point where it's a supply chain issue now, and that's another podcast talking about the supply chain challenges currently, but it's interesting too when these things hit, you're not really sure what's going to emerge as the solution for the future. You have to ride with the industry, I think and follow the community, especially the creative side of the business. If you ever put a product out in the market, tell them this is what it does. It won't succeed. They'll tell you what it will do and you'll work with them to make sure it does.  Yeah, I was gonna say that I did an interview the other day where I was the person being interviewed and we're talking about trends and everything else and I said, one of the big mistakes I see over and over again regardless of the size of the project is people go in thinking about how they're going to apply a particular type of technology instead of, looking at the scenario, the environment, the circumstances, the dynamics of it and everything else, and then figuring out okay, if we're going to do something here, what would be the technology that would work best?  But, you see over and over again, people saying, “I'm going to put in a big LED video wall”, or “I'm going to put in a fine bezel or a narrow bezel LCD video wall here”, and they don't really know why. They haven't really thought about the content yet, but they're going to do it.  John Steinhauer: Exactly, and I think one of the strengths of our portfolio, in just that situation, we've been doing this during the downturn with the re-educating ourselves teams and training them, is that we're not selling tiles. We're listening to what the application is, what the experience needs to be, and then fitting a solution into that, and one of the nice things about the entertainment businesses is that we do get to speak directly with the creative decision-makers and the folks that are doing the design early enough, where we can have those kinds of conversations. We're not just responding to RFPs and things like that.  Yeah. One of the things that have also impressed me lately is when you have jobs that mash-up different technologies. So instead of it just being a LED video wall, that's part of it, but there's also projection and they're reactive with each other and they're synced. That to me is really exciting ‘cause you're doing the walls, you're doing the ceiling, you're doing the floors, potentially.  John Steinhauer: Yeah, and that's we're going to get to this “techorating” idea, and it's interesting because that term is old, it's I think it dates back to ‘08-'07, maybe even earlier. That term used to mean something, and I think now it means something very different, but it's what you just described. It's the overall experience, and there can be a number of ways you get there and it's not necessarily a wow factor lobby at a casino, it can be eBay's headquarters in California, it can be any corporate customer.  I know you have a digital signage background, a lot of signage, essentially pushes information to your people, and that plus an information and an entertainment component to that, and an immersive environment that draws people to the environment, whether it's bringing employees back or bringing people out of their homes into a city street, this application is different than the original, the original “techorating” trend.  Yeah, techorating is one of those terms that makes me cringe a little bit, but not as much as phygital. That one, just nails on a chalkboard, but I get it, I understand the concept around it.  What are you actually seeing out there? I think of techorating, going back to the Comcast Tower, which is actually a Barco installation going back a dozen years, maybe even more, where they filled a whole wall with LEDs that picked up the look and the look of the side wood walls, and all of a sudden stuff appears on it. Are we seeing much more of that? I get the sense that it's happening, but we're all in our little bunkers here, so I don't see it in person anymore. John Steinhauer: Yeah, exactly, and that's the whole point, right? I think what employers are trying to do is creating that pull back to the office instead of just saying, okay, here's how it is, you have to come back to work. Cause we know how that's going out there, people are getting comfortable in a new workplace and some roles will be distributed and remote, and we're even going through this at Barco. Some roles really require you to be in the office.  With the whole techorating, I think it's interesting because at one point, it was all flash and no one's ever seen it before, and I always go back to the Cosmopolitan Hotel, that's the first time I really experienced it. Super cool. But this is more, I think a lighthouse rediscovery of that. The concept's there, but it's really safely drawing ships back to shore, bringing the employees back into their workplaces, and depending on budgets, it can be very elaborate, it can be the kinds of things you saw in that lobby at the Cosmopolitan, or it can be just more technology than usual in different places, like not just in the experience center up on the top floor, but throughout the organization, multi-purpose rooms will have more technology in them in different types of content. I think this is also a great opportunity for our content providers. Companies who do this where, you know, before putting up displays in a break room or something was all about new policies, new hires, the temperature of the stock ticker, whatever. Now, employers want to create content that's compelling and creative in those spaces. Are you working directly or through some of the AV consultants that work with Barco, are you talking to people who design physical spaces and to engineers and to architects?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, architects, meeting planners, all the above, consultants, everything you mentioned, Dave, that is the community. That's really driving this because, unline pre-pandemic, where we were and before trends like this, it was very much established, “This is what you do. The briefing center is on the top floor. This is what resides in this room, this room, and this room.” Now companies are taking a fresh approach and they need guidance. They need expertise, and they're calling in these creative content companies to help.  And is that part of the secret sauce, not making this an AV or IT project? It has to be something like from the very first meeting, the site survey, the walk-through, the whole bit where you've got to have the creative people, you've got to have the architect. You've got to have all the different parties that are going to touch on this to really make it work. Because if you just put in a screen and then say, now we need something on it, that's not going to work!  John Steinhauer: Exactly, and it is that immersive experience approach to these environments that weren't there before. What's the business argument?  John Steinhauer: I think the business argument mostly right now is bringing those folks back into the office, and having a compelling reason to get them out of their space. If we had a video for this podcast, I could show you that I have a very carefully curated environment in my home office but I started in the video conferencing world. We were trying to get HD out at Lifesize early days, and I learned that early on. There are a lot of colors in my office, Placed in the right places. Most people don't do that, and I'm sure you've experienced this because everyone has. You've seen everything in the background. You've seen spouses walking by, you've seen dogs and cats and landscapers wailing into the un-muted microphones outside the windows.  In Canada, we have members of parliament who stripped down in the middle of conference calls.   John Steinhauer: I've seen that viral clip, yes. (Laughter) So I think what employers need is that environment where people say, okay I want to come back, and not only that, I want to be proud of the company I work for. I work for a great organization. This is a cool job, and I love going to work every day, and the 30-40 minute commute is worth it because I have great bandwidth, I have amazing facilities, all those things, and this is just a part of that puzzle, bringing those employees back, I think. Is that being driven by the employers? I mean, If you're the anchor tenant in an office tower of some kind or big house office block, that's one thing, but in a lot of cases, you have office towers where they might have 20 different tenants, and I've heard a number of times that commercial property owners are “techorating” their lobbies and other spaces because, A) it attracts tenants and B) it hangs on all the ones they have. John Steinhauer: Exactly. Yeah, I think you've totally seen it in those types of spaces and other kinds of perks. We just built a new space in California, I was there earlier this week. We have a little health club in there, a little gym, all those amenities, to attract your folks back in. Does it have to be on a grand scale, or are you seeing stuff that fits the size and maybe in a less vast space, you can also do something compelling?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, it totally fits the size, and again, I'll mention my trip to California this week. We have a lot of LEDs in our office. We don't have big voltage ceilings. We don't have a big grand lobby, but they're placed properly where it makes the space seem bigger, it really does, but it doesn't overpower the space.  We had a really good design consultation upfront on how to utilize the space appropriately because you're right too, you can totally overpower an environment. There can be heat dissipation issues that you don't anticipate and you can turn your office into a tanning salon after a while if you have too many LEDs on them.  Yeah, and I think that gets lost sometimes, in that everybody understandably because these are six-figure, potentially seven-figure projects. There's a lot of money involved and the buyers are looking at the visual quality of the displays, obviously, but maybe they're not thinking so much about things like heat generation, power consumption, weight, all those sorts of things.  John Steinhauer: Absolutely. Yeah, and those are important considerations, and that's why it really comes down to that team of consultants upfront. Everyone from the consultant themselves to the meeting space, the real estate, this is a team sell. We used to call it, I came from Whitlock before I joined Barco. So we were a large systems integrator, and we used to call it the Team bus.  We put everybody on the Team bus to go to that meeting because we have to consider all those things before anybody sends out a quote or starts thinking about how they're going to put this together. All those considerations have to be taken into account.  Is that going to be problematic going forward because people are going to be more reticent to travel. Even if they're vaccinated, they just say, you know what, I haven't traveled in a year and a half, I don't need to as much, or do you think it'll just shift back to on-site meetings because if you want to do this you gotta be there?  John Steinhauer: I think hybrid is here to stay. I'll be honest with you as someone who walks the walk, right? Last week I was in Atlanta for a live event, and it was spectacular. It was an opportunity to shake hands, see old friends, and have corridor conversations between the sessions, and I flew home thinking, this is the greatest thing, I missed it so much, this is the only way to go. And the following day I had to part two of that session, which was a virtual session. Big WebEx, a hundred people at it, instead of the smaller group based on COVID guidelines of how many you can have in the office in Atlanta.  So when I flew back here to Phoenix and I hosted that one, I just experienced all the benefits of reaching that many more people all at one time. The interactive chat boards we had, and we had production value on one side, and it was the best one to punch ever. I left there thinking, what we need to do as an organization is we have to figure it out to do both at once, right? We have to have that virtual aspect to go along with the live aspect so we can stream out to more people, we're looking into doing that with our next event, and I think that's going to carry over into live entertainment too, where these concerts, some cities are going to have restrictions on capacity, how many people can be in the arena and there's going to need to be that live stream that goes out. But there has to be value wrapped around it, incentive like a backstage meet and greet on video, question and answer for the artists after or before the show. All these pieces that first of all, make it something that you can charge for but also make it accessible to more people. So I think hybrid, overall, it's not a trend at all. It's something that's here to stay.  We've talked about office lobbies, building lobbies, that sort of thing, and you also mentioned museums and extended reality for production sets and so on. What kind of applications are you seeing out there? John Steinhauer: The most established application is the Van Gogh tour that's on right now, and that's projection mapping on a large scale. So about 70 to 100 projectors in each location, just a lot of expertise in the mapping side of it. It's just incredible.  I have not been to one yet. I've been invited to an opening and in London in a few weeks, when I go over there with some customers, hopefully, guidelines permitting and that one's called The Impressionists, so it's a different group of artists. But that is quite established. The XR stage stuff, the shooting in front of the video wall is also in the trend stage right now. We speak to a lot of people that are really active in that space and they believe that's here to stay too, but in a more of a hybrid: some location shooting, which is very expensive and some studio shooting around the LED wall. We play a big role in that with our image processing and it's an important sector for us. We feel as though there might be a shift from this pop-up experience out there. There was a need in the community, rose to the occasion, and created these studios and warehouses and all different kinds of locations. We think that trends are going to continue into the actual film studios and the Universals and the Sonys of the world too and that they'd have their own facilities over time. But right now it is in that trend phase, where it's all being outsourced to out of necessity.  Was that purely triggered by COVID or were some production companies starting to do that anyway? John Steinhauer: They were starting to do that and they were on the bleeding edge, when this happened, it became more viable. What about other places like attractions and sports and entertainment venues?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, sports, in particular, has always been good for us. If you're a hockey fan, you're Canadian, so please tell me you're a hockey fan.  I have to say it quietly, or I'll lose my passport, but I'm more into Premier League Football.  John Steinhauer: Okay. Fair enough. You know the playoffs are going on right now. The Canadiens are making it to the Stanley cup. The team they beat, Las Vegas Knights are a customer of ours, and if you watch the openings and I love the difference between the arenas, right? Because Canada has a very limited capacity for the crowd, it is very obvious, and then when you go to Vegas, it's a full house. The Canadian venue doesn't have the same amount of technology built into it, and it's pretty obvious when you watch on TV, but when you watch the Knights, well, it's Vegas too. But man, do they put on a show, and part of their show is our ice mapping. So the ice show you see at the beginning with all the player's names and the flags when the anthems are being sung, that's all our technology up in the rafters and we've had a lot of reference sites where we're doing that in the NHL, a lot of new franchises or some anyway, coming into the league that we're working with. My New York Islanders. I'm a born and raised Long Islander. Hopefully, we'll win tonight and advance. But they're building a new arena in Belmont, New York, which is right by the horse racetrack, and we're working with them on design and things now, too. So yeah, in the sports arenas, mapping is a very good business for us.  These are all-immersive, somewhat specialized things, but there's a long tail in all these kinds of facilities, particularly when you get to sports and entertainment venues where they're putting LED all over the damn place, is it inherent that you have to sell across the whole venue?  Like you can do the LED ribbon boards, you could do the scoreboard, you could do the big, fine pitch displays on the concourse and the whole bed, or can you just do the projection mapping?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, this is where our great partners come into play, and I'll speak about Whitlock, which is no longer around, the expertise that we brought to the table was...  They're part of AVI-SPL, in case anybody's wondering, they didn't just die.  John Steinhauer: No, they didn't die. I exited before that piece of the puzzle came together. So I've never been a part of that team, but yeah, it turned into the big mega guys in the industry and they are very skilled at putting together applications like this, everything from scoreboards and things that you mentioned that we don't do. They have access to that technology, all the audio, which is, a huge part of the venues. They do all that kind of stuff too.  So I'm an architect listening to this, or I'm a designer or end-user potentially, how does one engage with Barco? Is it through your partners or is it direct? How does all that work?  John Steinhauer: Yeah, it's through our partners, and through our sales team here in the Americas. But the best way I would say, because I want to have something concrete to say here at the end, in terms of contacting us, is to contact me, you can contact me directly and I can steer you into any direction you need. John.Steinhauer@Barco.com, and I'd be happy to help anyone who needs more information.  Perfect. That's a great way to end it.  John Steinhauer: Thank you, Dave.  Thank you. I appreciate your time.   

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The Platform episode 368 features Matty Ray, who was born and raised in Willow Grove Pennsylvania. He started performing at the age of 14 in the Philly area and instantly grabbed the attention of listeners from all walks of life. Now residing in Vegas, you can listen to him live at his residencies that include The Clique Lounge at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino and Mas Por Favor on Spring Mountain every month. Follow him on his socials below and let's get into his latest mix for The Platform here on Hits101 Radio. IG: www.instagram.com/TheRealMattyRay IG: www.instagram.com/BeatsByMatty Youtube: youtube.com/DJMattyRay Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/DJMattyRay/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dj-matty-ray Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/therealmattyray Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattyRay

Are you inspired? When a crisis arises, inspiration disappears - but as our colleague Andy Stefanovich explains, the human energy crisis has been around for a long time. Listen as he explains what he does, and what he advises his CEO clients to do, to lead with passion and purpose. Through partnering with Andy as a Consultant for 20 years, he has changed the way we help leaders integrate business AND people strategy to leverage disruption for optimal growth while having a lot of fun while doing it. Advising Executive Fortune 100 and start-ups leaders on how to leverage disruption and change, Andy has provided strategic leadership for companies like Disney, Capital One, Fidelity Investments, The US Olympics, and the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Andy truly forces executives to look at more stuff, gain a different perspective, lead an inspired life, generate ideas, purposefully disrupt conventional patterns, and ultimately, drive innovation forward. His book, “Look at More: A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth and Change”, was a Washington Post bestseller. 

In this episode we explore how conversational AI can help the hotel industry reimagine what it means to deliver 5 star service, with Rob LoCascio, Founder and CEO of Liveperson. The Liveperson AI platform makes it easy for consumers to receive support and make purchases in the messaging channels they use every day.  It counts some of the world's biggest brands as its customers including Delta and Hawaiian Airlines the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Virgin Atlantic. We discuss: How conversational AI help hotels reimagine how they serve their guests safely.How interacting with guests via messaging helps with loyaltyHow this type of technology helps hotels work efficiently when dealing with leaner staff without sacrificing service.The opportunities for using this technology to drive revenue.

Get your EMF detectors ready and keep close to the fire as Kayla tells us about the haunts of The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town San DIego, Ca. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mo & Mel are happy to get another native Las Vegas Local on the show, Donetta “Ms Ballin D” Coleman, who has her own sports show No Plays Off Sports Talk. Ms Ballin D is also known to many of the Vegas locals from her on-air radio time, currently with Jammin’ 105.7. The ladies jump right in with some HOT Tea reported today about a former Raider’s antics at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Then we get to the good stuff, just so happens Ms Ballin D is a Steelers fan, so we get her take on this past weekends surprising loss to The Washington Football Team. Mel does sympathize with her after her Seahawks also took a shocking to the Giants, the curse of week 13. The ladies also discuss the surprising season of the Cleveland Browns and go over their NFL Week 14 picks. NBA Training camp started this week and hot topics are of the late arrival of James Harden with the hovering discussions of trades and also what is taking Giannis so long on cashing that SuperMAX check? Be on the lookout for new GirlChatSports Beanies dropping this weekend in multiple colors! We are #LIVE on Facebook LIVE each Wednesday through the GirlChatSports YouTube & Facebook & Twitter pages. Miss the LIVE show? Don’t worry we can also be found on your favorite podcast app through our LinkTree link, also on the Vegas Sports Daily website, SNGLV Sports podcast network Saturdays at 10am PT and on 24/7 AM Radio Network Wednesday at 6pm PT/9pm ET. We can't wait to hear from you! #Subscribe #Listen #Follow #Like & #Share Reach out to us on Social Media (Instagram & Twitter) or email GirlChatSports@gmail.com to give us your feedback and any topics you would like to have addressed. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlchatsports/support

Join us as we take you to one of the most haunted hotels in San Diego, CA. Sponsored by: Scary Time Podcasthttp://www.dummies.fan/NopevilleFacebook: https://facebook.com/scarytimepodInstagram: https://instagram.com/scarytimepodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRytcc75-fWEp9RaeWBmF_A

In today's spooky episode of Hollyweird Paranormal, Tammie heads over to the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town San Diego to participate in Witches Brew LA's interactive experience of Ghosts of The Past, written and co-produced by Zachariah the Witch.  Join her as she braves the night in one of the hotel's most haunted rooms, Room 11 or The Isadora suite.  It turns out that the hotel not only has a lot of haunted history but it certainly has quite a few ghosts.  Tune in to see what Tammie finds and what or who makes communication with her in Room 11.  

This week we are not traveling far from  us, and if you are in southern California there is still time to visit, during the spookiest month of the year, we visited last weekend and it was amazing.   Special Thanks to Mike Simms with San Diego PR and Eric Minella-Manager of Historic Interpretation Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant and Michael Brown with San Diego Ghost Tours and http://www.oldtownsmosthaunted.com/       ********* None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes or the telling of the stories.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Information Credits: https://www.oldtowncosmopolitan.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_Hotel_and_Restaurant https://sdghosts.com/cosmopolitan-hotel/ https://hiddensandiego.net/things-to-do/places/cosmopolitan-hotel https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26335 Photo Credits https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fclassicsandiego.com%2Fmexican%2F1870s-cosmopolitan-hotel%2F&psig=AOvVaw0z6bVdPlK5xGuVMnPhw7It&ust=1602114059600000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKCpgY6SoewCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fus%2Fcosmopolitan.html&psig=AOvVaw0z6bVdPlK5xGuVMnPhw7It&ust=1602114059600000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKCpgY6SoewCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org   Haunting History Podcast Logo compliments of: Website is www.treleavencreative.com   Insta and Facebook @treleavencreative   This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.   

It is finally time to get to know our other host better.  Today we are going to dig deeper and get to know more about Chris and his travel adventures. He waits until the very end of the episode to share his special story about his favorite childhood travel experience and adds some special guests in on the discussion.  We also discuss Chris’s top 3 places to go, where he would like to go, and great family adventures. We talk about restaurants, excursions, and more. We hope you enjoy this little peek into Chris’s travel history and his most memorable traveling adventures.  Show Notes: [03:02] Chris has a special story about his favorite childhood travel experience that he is going to share at the end of the episode. [04:23] Chris was first introduced to travel on road trips to Nashville.  He was typically the navigator.   [05:09] Chris grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, which is 210 miles from Nashville.  [06:18] Chris shares about being in a handbell choir at church as a child with his siblings and cousins.   [08:45] New York City at that young age was very memorable. The handbell choir traveled to New York City to perform  [10:08] Later in life Chris moved to New York and lived an hour and a half from New York City.   [11:26] Chris shares his top three destinations that he has visited in his whole life.   [12:19] He enjoyed learning about Roman history and Pompeii in Italy and visiting the colosseum.   [14:55] Their advice is to not fill up on the first course because in Italy there are many courses. [15:02] Chris shares about their experience in Scotland including St. Andrews and the countryside.   [17:11] His number three destination is Las Vegas because there is so much to do.   [19:15] Go cars are a great excursion.  They are little cars that provide GPS that talks to you about different historical sites and where to go. [20:20] Chris’s favorite family trip is the RV trip, but the kids’ favorite trip is to Los Angeles.   [20:59] His favorite destination with their extended family was the Dominican Republic.  They went with 20 people at two different times.  It was an all-inclusive resort and there was a lot to do.   [23:26] The all-inclusive resorts are perfect with kids, especially older kids.  The kids were able to make their own choices and do fun things with safety.   [25:01] Two places that Chris has not yet been to are Hawaii and Africa.   [26:34] The third place that Chris still wants to go to is Dubai because it seems so luxurious.   [28:49] Chris shares about their experience staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. [31:02] They were moved to a very luxurious room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel when the room they reserved wasn’t available.  [33:14] They upgraded to first class on a trip and they brought them cocktails and warm nuts.    [35:20] Chris’s favorite pancakes are Cracker Barrel's pancakes.   [36:02] His favorite steak house is Ruth’s Chris.  They really enjoyed their visit to Ruth’s Chris in Keystone at the Crossing in Indianapolis.  [37:03] If you ever fly through Minneapolis airport, in the main concourse check out pizza at Black Sheep.   [38:29] Chris’s favorite excursion was their open-air helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon.  He would love to do it again on a nice day.  [40:15] Chris’s earliest childhood experience was their family trip to Orlando.  He calls his Aunt Deborah, and two cousins to share what they remember about their trip.  [42:35] Chris’s Aunt Deborah shares the facts of this favorite childhood experience to Orlando.   [44:16] They had their trip outlined with AAA and they stayed in Kissimmee.    [47:15]  Brian remembers them packing up in their yellow Cadillac (“The Canary”) and driving all night.   [48:15] Brandy remembers leaving at night time with 3 adults and five children packed in one Cadillac.  They all kept asking, “Are we there yet?” [50:51] Everyone got along on the trip and didn’t fight, but there was one instance of a spilled Coke on the floor.   [52:44] They used a paper map for directions, but they also had a CB radio.  [53:27] Brian remembers their first stop being to a little waterpark on the side of the road. [55:42] They went to Disneyland and Wet and Wild.   [57:11] The day after they arrived they went to Disney World.  They also went to Sea World.   [58:39] They enjoyed going to the pool every day.   [60:22] They remember staying at Disney all day and seeing fireworks and the parade at the end of the day.   [61:12] Aunt Deborah’s favorite memory from the Orlando trip was all of them packing into the car. They brought lots of activities and snacks for the car ride.  [63:48] This trip is so memorable for Brandy because it was their first time going to Disney and it was all of them went together.  [64:48] This trip is so memorable for Brian because it was a long trip and they were in hot and sunny Florida.      Links and Resources: Episode 40 - Africa Episode 39 - Italy Italy Quick Tips Episode 15 - Our Trip to London, Paris, and Scotland Surly Beer Episode 7 - Vegas Off the Strip Go Cars Episode 9 - First Time RVers Episode 19 - 4 Days in Los Angeles Cracker Barrel Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Black Sheep Pizza Kissimmee, Florida Walt Disney World   For pictures, tips and more, be sure to check out our Fly with Chris and Di Facebook page and signup to download a copy of The Best City for You. Please take a moment and subscribe to our podcast and leave a review. Become a Fly Insider and get the inside scoop, behind the scenes photos, and exclusive travel deals.

Thomas Willeford has been creating unique and beautiful corsets and all manner of striking Steampunk gadgetry for more than 20 years. He has featured on television (MTV, BBC, "Castle", "Oddities"), online (Wired, BoingBoing, Popular Mechanics, Playboy TV), and in print (Art Donovan's "The Art of Steampunk", Morgan Spurlock and Stan Lee's "Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope", Bizarre Magazine, Hustler Magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine, Marquis Magazine, Leg Show Magazine, Pirates Magazine, DDI Magazine, Culture Asylum Magazine).  His clockwork spider "Arachnae Mechanica" is housed in the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. He is a consulting creator of the new steampunk television series "Lantern City", produced by Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5), coming soon.  Daisy Bella creates and celebrates fun-spirited fashion that inspires confidence in women of all shapes and sizes with positive, uplifting messages and images When you purchase a t-shirt or bracelet from us we pay it forward making donations to the DB Women in Need program, an initiative that supports charities that give women and children the ability to rebuild their lives.  Learn book promotion secrets from a season pro with SELL YOUR BOOKS TODAY by Jennifer Perry. 

EPISODE 200!!!! Rosemarie Fiore is a visual artist from the Bronx, NY.  She combines painting and performance to produce artwork out of the actions of mechanisms.  Her work investigates the space that exists between chaos and control. Her "Smoke Painting Tools" harness and mix color smoke released from fireworks, these tools paint on paper using the painting technique “Fumage”.  She creates large abstract works on paper for exhibitions, commissions and performances around the world.  Her work has been exhibited by MOCA Jacksonville, Weatherspoon Museum, Queens Museum, Bronx Museum and Socrates Sculpture Park.  Fiore is a fellow of MacDowell, Yaddo, Art OMI, Skowhegan and Sculpture Space residencies.  She has been awarded grants through the Milton Avery Foundation, NYSCA, NYFA, and The Walentas-Sharpe Foundation. She has been reviewed by the LA Times, NY Times, NY Magazine, Art in America, Artforum, Village Voice and NY Arts Magazine. Her work is included in the public collections of Texas A & M University, UBS, Fidelity, Weatherspoon Museum, NC, and Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas. She is on the MacDowell Colony’s Board, teaches at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is represented by Von Lintel Gallery, LA.  She will be performing at PSU on April 23rd sponsored by Campus Arts and HUB Gallery. Sound and Vision is supported by the New York Studio School, where drawing, painting and sculpture are studied in depth, debated energetically, and created with passion. The School’s full-time programs: a two-year MFA degree and a three-year Certificate Program focus on experiential learning and sustained studio courses. Both programs invite students to focus on Painting or Sculpture, with Drawing as an integral foundation for all creative production. Each semester begins with a two-week drawing or sculpture Marathon to generate momentum and expand one’s range of strategies for future studio work. Since its inception, the New York Studio School has emphasized rigorous learning through direct experience. Learn about scholarship opportunities, schedule a tour, and ask questions by emailing info@nyss.org. The School welcomes applications for Fall 2020 full-time study through nyss.org. Sound & Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors. Golden is a company based in upstate New York and is committed to making the best artist materials for artists to make work with. You can get it in just about every art store and online at goldenpaints.com

After Andres Gutierrez weighed in over ELEVEN pounds over the limit and was fired immediately Adam "BluNose" Lopez was asked to move up to the MAIN EVENT and fight Oscar Valdez who had 26 wins 20 by Knockout.  It was and exciting night at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and on ESPN+. The story you are about to hear made history and Adam and I have a great conversation.  This episode I talk controlling your emotions, Boxing, winning, chess, jokes, writing jokes, Paul Rodriguez, Craig Robinson, Standup comedy, training and much more! Please share the link to the show on your social media and make someones day. You never know who might need to hear it YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/darrencarter . Support this podcast: http://www.darrencarter.com/donate/ . Instagram: https://instagram.com/OfficialDarrenCarter . PERSONAL VIDEO MESSAGE from CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/officialdarrencarter . We now a Facebook group. Seach Pocket Party Podcast on FB and join the party! . I have FOUR Live Comedy Albums on iTunes and Amazon and always appreciate your support. Great laughs and you're giving back with every purchase. I want to thank you for subscribing and sharing this podcast. The more retweets (I've pinned the link on my twitter @DarrenCarter), shares on FB the better. Use the #PocketPartyPodcast . Any reviews on iTunes and YouTube comments I get I'll give shoutouts on the podcast. Send emails to PocketPartyPodcast@Gmail.com for all business inquiries. GET YOUR JOLLIES! * Please go SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and also my YouTube Channel* Thank You! Brea Improv - Brea, CA Feb 13 | Ventura Harbor Comedy Club Feb 14 | --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/PocketParty/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/PocketParty/support

Here we are once again at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV where…ONCE AGAIN…we are starting our 3 day marathon from the Dynatrace PERFORM 2020 conference. This is one of the biggest high-tech conference focused on performance disicplines from testing, engineering, architecture, monitoring and system scalability using Dynatrace’s innovative solutions. We’ll be chatting with Dynatracers, discussing news topics, giving away shoes and mini drones and sharing conversations with so many of the partners and attendees at this wonderous conference.

Here we are once again at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV where…ONCE AGAIN…we are starting our 3 day marathon from the Dynatrace PERFORM 2020 conference. This is one of the biggest high-tech conference focused on performance disicplines from testing, engineering, architecture, monitoring and system scalability using Dynatrace’s innovative solutions. We’ll be chatting with Dynatracers, discussing news topics, giving away shoes and mini drones and sharing conversations with so many of the partners and attendees at this wonderous conference.

Here we are once again at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV where…ONCE AGAIN…we are starting our 3 day marathon from the Dynatrace PERFORM 2020 conference. This is one of the biggest high-tech conference focused on performance disicplines from testing, engineering, architecture, monitoring and system scalability using Dynatrace’s innovative solutions. We’ll be chatting with Dynatracers, discussing news topics, giving away shoes and mini drones and sharing conversations with so many of the partners and attendees at this wonderous conference.

Here we are once again at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV where…ONCE AGAIN…we are starting our 3 day marathon from the Dynatrace PERFORM 2020 conference. This is one of the biggest high-tech conference focused on performance disicplines from testing, engineering, architecture, monitoring and system scalability using Dynatrace’s innovative solutions. We’ll be chatting with Dynatracers, discussing news topics, giving away shoes and mini drones and sharing conversations with so many of the partners and attendees at this wonderous conference.

In this special episode that is taken from a recent YouTube video, Russell talks about how he used the Dream 100 strategy to build a relationship with Tony Robbins over the last decade and a half. Here are some of the amazing things you will hear in this episode: Find out how Tony and Russell met. Hear why it took such a long time for the relationship Russell had with Tony to progress over the years. And see how eventually he was able to become partners with Tony. So listen here to get the whole story of Russell’s friendship with Tony Robbins, and don’t forget to watch the video on YouTube. ---Transcript--- What’s up, what’s up everybody. This is Russell Brunson. Welcome back to the Marketing Secrets podcast. Right now I am in a penthouse in the top of the Cosmopolitan Hotel for a couple of reasons. Number one is I am finishing the rewrite of the Expert Secrets book. This has been such a crazy journey, but it’s almost done. You guys are going to go crazy. Just the section on stories right now is insane. Anyway, I am also here because of my wife. We have a couple of days away, and during the breaks between me writing I’m going shopping to buy clothes for Funnel Hacking Live, because Funnel Hacking Live is soon. If you don’t have your tickets yet, you must go now, we are almost sold out. FunnelHackingLive.com. We’re going to have 5000 insane funnel hackers in Nashville Tennessee at the end of January and you need to be there. So go get your tickets really, really quick. But anyway, that’s what we are doing right now. And I’m not going to do a podcast episode, a new one right now because instead what I wanted to do, this week we launched two new YouTube videos that were insane. It was from our trip to Fiji. One was a video we made talking about me and the dream 100 process I did with Tony Robbins over the last decade to become, first off, to get to know him, to become friends, be promoted by him, and eventually become business partners with him. So that video is amazing. If you haven’t seen it yet, go to the YouTube channel and watch it because the visuals are insane. We have video clips from every single point of the journey. So I recommend you go back there and watch it. But I’m going to play the audio here because regardless, the lessons in it are amazing. So this first episode is going to be all about the Dream 100 and how I dream 100’d Tony over the last decade and a half of my life. And hopefully you get some good ideas from it. But again I highly recommend going back and watching the YouTube video as well, because the visuals behind this episode are amazing. So with that said, all you’re going to do is go to YouTube, type in Russell Brunson or Funnel Hacker Tony Robbins Dream 100 and it will pop up. It’s really easy to find. And if you’re not subscribed to my YouTube channel at this point anyway, what are you waiting for? Come on, let’s do it. Alright, with that said, I’m going to queue up the theme song. When we come back you will have the chance to listen in on the Dream 100 episode. The Dream 100, so what is the Dream 100? It's something I talk about a lot. I try to get entrepreneurs to build out a Dream 100 and to focus on that as the core foundation of their business. Yet most people don't ever listen to it,let alone actually apply it. So, I wanted today tell you guys the story about how I used the Dream 100 to get to meet a whole bunch of amazing people that I wanted to get to know. Now, most importantly my number one Dream 100, who was Tony Robbins, and how I used this strategy to first off become his friend, second off, getting him to promote ClickFunnels, to promote us and more recently to actually become a partner with him. And so, that's what I'm talking about today. {Crosstalk} The reason why Tony Robbins has been one of my Dream 100, I remember 15 years ago when I first heard about him and I saw him on "Shallow Hal" and I was like, who is this guy? {From Shallow Hal} Tony: Now, close your eyes. So, I went to eBay and I bought every single Tony Robbins course I could find and I plugged in, and I would listen to Tony talk to me every single day. It started to slowly shifting my mindset, shifting my body, shifting all the things. As I was growing my company I always thought, man, it'd be so cool to work with Tony on something. I just said, I wanna figure out a way to get to know him and get to work with him. So, to kinda put it in perspective about how hard it is to get through all the gatekeepers, since he is a celebrity that's bigger than life. Again, he's been on movies. More recently he's got his own Netflix documentary. He speaks to millions and millions of people around the world. “Tony Robbins is one of the most sought after seminars in the world!” “I'd always had this thing that I wanted to meet Tony.” “He's about six foot nine and he speaks like this!” He coaches Presidents of the United States, runs 54 different companies, five or six billion dollars a year in sales. I always think I'm the busiest person in the world until I look at Tony, I'm like, me times 54. For me the question's like how am I, a 22-year-old kid supposed to figure out how to get access to Tony Robbins? Literally the biggest person in my industry and probably 40 different industries. “You think he's at home now watching this?” “I don't know Jay, I don't know where he…” “I was right here” So, what I did, that built on the Dream 100, of who are the people who may be around Tony that I could get access to, people a couple of tiers down below him. At that time my Dream 100 list included a lot of those people. People like Frank Kern and John Reece and Eben Pagan. All of them lived in San Diego close to Tony. And so I Dream 100 them, got to know them, and then one day one of them had a chance opportunity to go and meet Tony Robbins. When he got in there, he talked to Tony, and introduced Tony to all the rest of the people at that level. I actually didn't know I was in at first until one random day I got a phone call from Tony and his team to ask me if you wanna come and experience UPW and then have a chance to actually sit down and meet with Tony in person. “How you doin' out there Toronto?” So, I flew up to Toronto to attend Unleash the Power Within and I came as attendee. “Not consciously but unconsciously through a problem!” He invited me to sit in a private section right in the front. And every time he's talking about different topics he keeps looking at me and keeps looking at me and I'm like, oh my gosh, all leading up to that nightwe had a chance to do the Fire Walk with Tony, which is what UPW is famous for, you get to walk on fire. “The purpose of the Fire Walk is just a great metaphor for taking things you once thought were difficult or impossible and showing you how quickly you can change.” And he came to me and said, “Russell, so glad to have you.” and gave me this huge hug. And he said, “come on, let's go walk on fire.” I remember going to bed that night I called my wife, I was like, “oh my gosh, I walked on fire and I met Tony, it was crazy!” And I just I knew that that little piece of him I got I was like, “I want more of this.I want more for myself, for my family.” And so, that's kinda where it really began. And when Tony was in his hotel room talking to me, one of the first things he said, he said, “I read about your story. I know a little bit about you and you got started with potato guns, right?” I was like, how did you know that? He's like, “Ah, I watched this video of you.” And I'm like, “Ah, so embarrassing that you know about my potato guns!” But when I got back from UPW I was thinking, what's something I could send him? What's something I can, a man who can buy anything, who has everything, what can I send him that's unique? That's special? And all of a sudden I had this idea. I should send him a potato gun. The actual potato gun that we made in the DVD "How to Make a Potato Gun". And so, I waited for a month and then two months. And I didn't hear anything back and then one day I get this email from Tony saying, “Russell, I just got to my home and there's this big, huge box on the front porch.” He told me that that night him and Sage and everybody went out and they shot the potato gun in his backyard. I wanted to send him a potato gun, because I wanted to figure out a way that Tony's gonna remember my name. And I thought, what's gonna be unique that he will always associate with me? And I thought the most unique thing I could possibly send him would be a potato gun. One night I got a random call. And I didn't know who the number was but I answered it. And it was Tony Robbins' assistant. They said, “Hey, Tony wants to know if you wanna speak in Fiji?” And Collette's sitting there and I was like, :Tony wants me to speak in Fiji?” And she heard that and she goes, “Tell him yes, tell him yes!” I was like, “When is this?” She’s like, “Next week.” “You want me to speak in Fiji next week?” And she starts jumping on the bed like, “Tell him yes, tell him yes.” mouthing that to me. And I'm like, “Yes, yes, we'll come!” And that was 10 years ago. We actually stayed in this exact same house that we're in right now. And the kids were playing right here. And the first time we got here I'm like, “What should we do?” And there's a projector here so that night we sat down and we actually watched "Shallow Hal". “Please stand up and give a big hand to Russell Brunson, ladies and gentlemen!” “First off, I know a lot of you guys have businesses that are bigger than mine that have been around longer. But at the same time I hope that I can bring some value to you guys, because I do have a skill set, we in our company generate a lot of leads online.” Tony sat in the back of the room taking notes the entire time. After the event we were supposed to fly home and he asked, he said, “Hey, I'm creating this new product called the New Money Master series. Do you wanna be on one of the DVDs?” I was like, “Are you kidding me?” And so… “Let's get to it! Russell, I just wanna really thank you for coming all the way to Fiji.” “Yeah thanks, it's been amazing so far!” So, all this amazing whirlwind of stuff happens and there's all this momentum, there's progress. We're moving our way in! And then, nothing, for years. Not just like a year, multiple years. Like four or five years. And I got an email from someone on his team like, “Hey, do you wanna help promote Tony's book when it comes out?” And I knew that they were gonna do it wrong. And I was like, “Ah!” And so I messaged Tony, I was like, “Hey, I know you're about to launch your book. We just launched ours, we got a huge success. I would love to jump on a call with you or someone on your team to kind of explain what we did because I think it'll help you sell a lot more books if you put it through a funnel.” And he said, “I wanna build a funnel.” “Cool, we have this new software called ClickFunnels. We'd love to build the whole thing for you” And he was like, “Okay, how does it work?” I'm like, “Well, I need some of your time.” And he's like, “Coordinate this with my team and we'll figure it out.” We called his team like, “We’re going to need a day.” And they're like, “No.” We’re like, “Okay, can we have half a day?” They're like, “No, there's no way.” And we're like, “Well, we have to get him on video, talking about his book.” “I can give you an hour.” I'm like, “An hour?” “ “That's all. That's stretching it even.” Okay so, we flew to Vegas, we got our own hotel room. We rented the nicest suite possible because we needed a good place to go film videos. “How you doin'? It's been a long time!” Okay, we got everything set up for an hour. We filmed all the videos we needed for this funnel. We gave it to him as a gift and then they used that funnel during the book launch. “Thank you!” “In his newest book "Money Master the Game Seven Simple Steps". “And everybody here is getting a book!” He was on every single news channel, Today show, CNN, everything, all pushing back to this one book funnel that we'd helped create for him. “You gotta learn from rich people. He lived in a car! He ain't always had this book!” It was successful, he was grateful. And after that we didn't hear from him again. Obviously he's like one of the busiest, if not the busiest man on earth. “He's clearing out.” And about that time is when we had launched our Funnel Hacking Live event. We had our first event and we had no keynote speakers. Our second event, we’re like, “We should get a big keynote speaker.” We're like, “You know what'd be really cool is Tony Robbins.” We’re like, “We can't afford Tony, let's just get somebody else.” As it moved in to Funnel Hacking Live number three that's when we're like, “Okay we should try to get Tony.” And I didn't know how that worked. I don't know what he's charged, I had no idea. But I was like, you know what? First off, if I wanna build this relationship with Tony, I need to give him access to our platform. Number two, if I wanna build a deeper connection with my audience I need to introduce them to Tony. Tony changed my life and I know that he could change their life as well. And so, no matter how much money it cost, we decided to go for it and to just do it. “Okay, go, okay go!” “Here he comes, here!” “We have Tony for the event!” “We got Tony!” “What?” “No way!” “I don't do that many talks anymore, private talks. I pick the ones that I wanna do and there's very few. But I'm here because of Russell. He is truly, yes, give a hand for him.” He went up there and spoke for almost five hours. And when he got off, I came back on stage and it was crazy! “Russell, Russell!” The entire audience was standing and they started cheering my name! And it was kind of weird for me, because I didn't do anything, Tony did it. But because I had brought Tony to them they were so grateful. After the event was over I knew that Tony was in the middle of launching his new book. And we wanted to help support this book as well and so we set up time after the event up in the hotel room for me to actually go up there and interview Tony about his book. “I'm excited because I read his original books like 20 years ago and..” “Yeah, that's the last time I wrote a book!” “And then there was no books forever and then that's when I started going through the courses, and the CDs and the events, and…” And then after it got done, him and his entourage were cleaning up and they're about to head out the door. And what he didn't know at the time is that in my pocket I had the very first copy of the "Expert Secrets" book. And so as he was racing out I said, “Hey, really quick Tony before you go, I just finished my second book and I would love to give you a copy of it and hopefully you have a chance to flip through it on your flight home.” He looked at me for a second, to the book, gave me a hug and then he took off and he was gone. “Now I can fall asleep!” And we were just kinda like, ah, crashing, like mission accomplished, we did it! We took the interview and we promoted it and sold a ton of copies of his book. Again, trying to figure out how we can provide as much value as possible. So, we did that by being an affiliate and selling a ton of copies of his book as well. I'd known him at this point for about 10 years. I had built book funnels for him, I had paid him to speak, I'd given him access to our platform. I'd consult for him for free as often as I could. I'd try to provide value as much as I can and it was the first time that I ever went to ask Tony for anything. And it was for the launch of the "Expert Secrets" book. It was coming out. He is of all experts, the ultimate expert in so many different fields that I thought if I can get Tony to interview me on his fan page that would be the best thing in the world. I was so nervous, I think a lot of people when they pursue a Dream 100 they'll do all the work but the scary part is asking the question, “Will you promote me?” And I had been so nervous to do it, finally I said, you know what? If I don't ask, I'll never know. So, I sent him a message and within like a minute, Tony texts back and said, “Yep, I'm in, I'll help you.” And I was like, “Oh my Gosh!” “Tony Robbins is doing a Facebook Live with Russell tomorrow at noon, yeah!” “Are you serious?” “No way!” “What?” So, at the time his fan page had like three point nine million fans. “This is so exciting!” We're clicking go and went live on his fan page. “There's a new book out called Expert Secrets. The subtitles help you define your message, build a tribe an change the world. Yes, hold that up so we all see that!” “There it is!” “So, we'll see the stats over here on John's computer.” “Hearts and love baby, hearts and love!” “The stats man!” That video was viewed over three million times. Tony really opened up his entire brand to me. Allowing me to be able to share my message and my story and my book with all of these millions and millions of people. And that was really the power of building a relationship with someone to get exposure and access to their entire audience. “So, if you got my text, right? You got my text?” “Yeah, yeah.” “Yeah, okay what if you text me on, I don't have time, do I? I have people come here in five minutes, I apologize. “So Pitbull’s coming here in like five minutes.” “Well, thank you Pitbull, for waiting.” “Dude, that's awesome, my gosh!” “That's so sweet!” All right, so this time ClickFunnels was growing. We're a little bit more financially secure. The next Funnel Hacking Live we'd sold over 3,500 tickets. And so we said, “You know what, we're at a point now when we can book Tony again.” So, we called him back up and booked him for Funnel Hacking Live in Orlando as well. And this was the Funnel Hacking Live where we introduced Operation Underground Railroad, which is a charity that Tony's part of. Tony's the number one donor of Operation Underground Railroad. And then, after the event was done we were breaking it down and we had a really cool moment behind stage. “Congratulations, this makes me so happy! You've made a giant contribution. You know that will savea whole lot of kids' lives, that's just amazing and beautiful. So, congratulations.” I think one of the sub-lessons here for the Dream 100 is that by doing that, and it wasn't something we orchestrated, it was just something where Tony and I both share the same value. And for him to be able to see that and see it wasn't just something we talked about it was something we actually did and put it into practice. It's just something that builds the connection, the friendship, the relationship, that much closer. And so, it's important to find people that you share values with as you're building your Dream 100 because that's what makes those relationships really matter. So, after that Funnel Hacking Live, I want to fast-forward about six months later I got invited by Brendon Burchard to go to a private mastermind group in Wyoming with a whole bunch of amazing people. And it was a private mastermind group that nobody knew about. We flew in helicopters to get to this location, go fishing, shoot shotguns, a whole bunch of other cool things like that. And on the flight home, Dean and I were actually sitting next to each other, talking to each other. We're talking about different projects and ideas and we're sitting on a plane, both in first class, and some guy walks past and he's like, ”Hey, I've read both of you guys' books!” And we're like, “who's was better?” And it was really-- “True story!” And Dean starts telling me this story. He's like, “Hey, I'm working with Tony on this project.” And he starts going through the whole thing. And I was like, dude, Tony doesn't even do real projects with anybody! And he's telling me this whole thing and I'm getting more and more jealous. “Oh, can I jump in here one minute? I just wanna tell you what this guy does behind the scenes. So, he's like, “You and Tony are doing this thing.” Tony and I built a software and a course on how to extract your knowledge and run masterminds.” He's like, “I wanna create a masterclass, but for masterminds.” He said, instead of buying a course from Michael Jordan about how to play basketball, imagine going to Michael Jordan's house and actually playing basketball with him.” And he's like, “that's the difference.” And I was like, “I get it.” and I was like, “What are you calling this thing?” And he's like, oh, he had a couple of different names. I'm like, “Dude, you should buy mastermind.com.” And he's like, “Someone already owns that, I can't get it.” And I thought, oh, that's too bad. That would've been amazing. And then a couple of days later I was thinking about his idea and his project. And I was like, I wonder who owns mastermind.com? So, I went to mastermind.com. And sure enough there was the site there. And it looked like it had been fully developed. And I was clicking through the site. I went to the About Me page, it showed a picture of the founders of mastermind.com. And they we're literally holding a 2 Comma Club award in their hands! I was like, oh my gosh! I have access to these people, I can get a hold of 'em! “So, here's the cool part. So, he tells me, ‘You should have mastermind.com. It's only a million bucks.” I'm like, ‘I don't really wanna spend a million bucks.” I was like, “No dude, you have to have it! Masterclass.com, mastermind.com, you have to have that domain!” So, I'm like, “Dave a million bucks is too much. See if you can negotiate.” So, Dave goes back to negotiating with these guys. And then, we had the idea. “Do you wanna know this guy, the way he plays? He negotiates, buys mastermind.com for 600 grand. And gifts it to Tony and I. I'm not done, I'm not done. But he's no fool! Tony and I saw that reciprocity and now we made him a partner. Nice move!” Dream 100 at its best! It was one of those things where it's just like you're, wow, this dreams come true! Something I hadn't even fathomed 12 years earlier, or 10 years ago when I was in this room. To be not only friends with Tony and Dean but to be business partners with them. We launched mastermind.com. It was the biggest launch in the history of internet marketing. Doing over 38 million dollars in sales in a two week period of time. The top 10 affiliates “is gonna fly with us in Tony's private plane to Fiji! Insane! It's gonna be fun!” That's why we're here on this trip. That's what we've been doing. And that's why the Dream 100 strategy is so important. Looking back on it, it's crazy to think we used this strategy first off to get in the door, so that Tony knew who I was. Second off to build the relationship an build a friendship. And eventually to build a partnership. It's not necessarily the fastest way to grow a company, but it's the long-term strategy. Tony always says. “But most of us overestimate what we're gonna do in a year, then we get disappointed. We underestimate what we can do in a decade, or two, or three, and that's why very few people fit there. But I'm here, because this young man has true integrity. He really delivers. I know you know that by the passion that you have here. The skill sets that he gives you are there, but also everything he does is with integrity, which sounds kinda corny and boring, but it's rare.So, I really wanna acknowledge Russell, and his lady, and his team, for being the kind of people…. Year number one if you look in my Dream 100 strategy with Tony would look like a complete failure. I met him for five seconds and that was it. Looking at it over a decade now, it was a smashing success. So, that's why the Dream 100 is so important. That's why it's important to start planting those seeds now. And if you do that now, today, not tomorrow, not in the future, not when you're ready, you start today, you start planting those seeds, it gives you the ability in a year from now, five years from now, 10 years from now, to harvest those seeds at a level you never thought was even possible.

At the IAPP's Privacy. Security. Risk. conference, it would be hard to argue that the California Consumer Privacy Act wasn't the general topic of conversation everywhere from the keynote stage to breakout sessions to happy hour. From a dressing room offstage at The Cosmopolitan Hotel's Chelsea Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, sat down with Tanya Forsheit of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz to talk about the latest. Forsheit counsels all sorts of companies, big and small and in-between, to help them comply with CCPA. In this episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, Forsheit talks about industry's perspective on the latest CCPA amendments, the most difficult part of compliance to date and what she thinks about the bombshell Alastair Mactaggart dropped during this week's conference that he's introducing a CCPA 2.0. 

Guest Bios Show Transcript Guest Bios Show Transcript Christians are divided over whether marijuana should be legalized. Some say the drug is an essential pain medication and even an aid in worship! But others claim it's a dangerous, unregulated, gateway drug. This week on The Roys Report, Jonathan Merritt, who supports legalization, will be joining me to share how marijuana delivered him from chronic pain.  But challenging his position will be Dr. Richard Poupard, an outspoken critic of legalization. I really hope you'll join me for The Roys Report, this Saturday morning at 11 on AM 1160 Hope For Your Life, and at 7 p.m. Sunday evening on AM 560 The Answer. This Weeks Guests Dr Rich Poupard Dr Rich Poupard Earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Northwestern University Dental School.  He practices as a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Michigan.  He has special interest includes medical ethics and Christian Apologetics.  It is this interest that led him to study and complete his Master's degree in Christian Apologetics at Biola University.  He is published in the Christian Research Journal on topics such as ethics of cosmetic surgery, abortion, gaming, pornography and marijuana use.  He has been hosted on multiple podcasts including The Bible Answer Man and Hank Unplugged.  He is married and has five children.  He enjoys reading, golf and board games.  Jonathan Merritt Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He serves as a contributing writer for The Atlantic, a contributing editor for The Week, and is author of several critically-acclaimed books and has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. As a respected voice, he regularly contributes commentary to television, print, and radio news outlets and has been interviewed by ABC World News, NPR, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, and CBS' “60 Minutes.” Jonathan holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Emory University's Candler School of Theology. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Wilbur Award for excellence in journalism, the Religion News Association's columnist of the year, and the Englewood Review of Books “Book of the Year” award. David E. Smith David E. Smith is a Christian husband and father to eight children. He is also an experienced Executive Director of two non-profit public policy organizations, including the Illinois Family Institute. David works to educate and activate Christians in Illinois to "boldly bring biblical perspectives to public policy" for the welfare of families in the turbulent culture of Illinois. David also serves as a GOP Township Chairman and is an ordained minister and elder in his local church. Show Transcript Note: This transcript has been slightly edited for continuity. Segment 1 JULIE ROYS:  What should Christians think of marijuana?  Welcome to The Roys Report, brought to you in part by Judson University. I am Julie Roys. And today, we're going to be debating a hot topic in both the culture and the church. Some people say marijuana is a miracle drug that can bring relief for chronic pain and ease depression. Yet, others say it's a dangerous drug, especially for young, developing minds. Plus, marijuana can be a gateway to harder drugs, and legalization can lead to the proliferation of social problems. In Illinois, where this show originates, we just legalized marijuana, but the law hasn't gone into effect yet. That happens in January. But marijuana—both recreational and medical—is legal now in 10 states and the District of Columbia. And support for it is growing. In 1988, only 24% of Americans supported legalization. But in 2018, 66% of Americans supported it. And Christians, who once vehemently opposed the drug, seem to be softening. In fact, there's a prominent Christian leader who now openly admits he uses weed three-to-four times a week. And he claims it enhances his worship experience. So how do you think Christians should think about this issue and should they support legalization? This week, Judson University student Carista Richie asked people that exact question and here's what they said: STUDENT 1:  “I don't, okay, I don't know much about it but I have, I know that it helps people with some medical conditions. So I think that it should be legal in that way, for that, but otherwise no.” STUDENT 2:    “I think that, as Christians, we are supposed to not smoke marijuana. But I think that the de-criminalizing of marijuana makes the justice system more equal and more fair for people of color.  And therefore, we should support it.” STUDENT 3:  “In order to worship God and have God be the number one priority and thought in your mind, you need to be in the right state of mind. And you aren't able to control that state of mind whenever you are under the influence of a drug that is going to make you think, or hallucinate or whatever that may be. And you are not going to be in the right state of mind to focus on God one hundred percent. STUDENT 4:  “I think the Bible is very clear about not taking or using anything that is going to kind of change your state of mind.  But I do think that the laws need to be set in place to kind of differentiate between what recreational use and what medical use is. I think that saves a lot of benefits from using marijuana medically. So yeah, that's my answer. STUDENT 5:  “No.” CARISTA RICHIE:   “Okay. How come?” STUDENT 5:  “Because it distorts your perspective of reality and you shouldn't run away from the reality God gave you. STUDENT 6:    “I don't think they should support it. I think it's a gray issue in Christianity. I don't think it's a wrong, like a right or a wrong but I don't think they should support it, but if they do, then I think it's OK. JULIE ROYS:  Well, what do you think? The number to call is 312-660-2594. And I know there's a wide variety of opinions on this issue, even in the faith community. So I encourage you to call in.   But joining me today, I have guests on both sides of this issue.  Supporting legalization is Jonathan Merritt, an award-winning author on religion, culture, and politics—and someone who grew up as the son of a prominent Southern Baptist preacher. But Jonathan, I'm going to guess—you're no longer a Southern Baptist. Am I right on that?  JONATHAN MERRITT:  Well, I, in order to be a Southern Baptist you have to attend the Southern Baptist church and since moving to New York City, I'm at a non-denominational church. So the answer is no. But no ill feelings toward the tradition of my heritage. JULIE ROYS:  Sure, but would you say you've moved? Like if there were a Southern Baptist Church, do you think you'd attend that or do you feel like you've moved a bit from sort of that conservative foundation? JONATHAN MERRITT:  I've moved somewhat but the real  reason, I think, for my shift is that I love kind of a quasi-Anglican or more of a liturgical expression of worship. And so that's one of the main reasons why I attend the church I do today. JULIE ROYS:  Yeah and I know that this issue of marijuana is something that has shifted as you've grown. And I'm going to get into that in a second. But I want to introduce my second guest, which is Dr. Richard Poupard, a board-certified oral surgeon and member of the surgical staff at MidMichigan Regional Medical Center. And Dr. Poupard is a critic of legalization. So Dr. Poupard, welcome!  Great to have you. DR. RICHARD POUPARD:  Oh thanks so much, Julie.  It's great to be here. And hi Jonathan.  JONATHAN MERRITT:  Hi, hello. JULIE ROYS:  So Jonathan, let's just start with you because you have an interesting journey on this issue. Again, brought up Southern Baptist, brought up basically thinking marijuana is something that you shouldn't ever consider or touch. But that's changed over the years. So tell us a little bit about your journey. JONATHAN MERRITT:  Yeah, it was a view that I held growing up, that it was just sort of a an unmitigated moral wrong. And I had no reason really to challenge that view. So I held that view for decades. And in 2015, I developed a chronic pain disorder that doctors have classified in different ways. Some have called it fibromyalgia but, regardless, the kind of a nagging pain condition that prohibited me from working full hours of the day. Really, I think, was one of the impetuses for creating a lot of anxiety and depression and even, at the end, a little bit of almost suicidal thoughts. And so a couple of years ago, I was in California, and a friend of mine had urged me to go and see a physician there. And I did, and was prescribed medical marijuana. And even though I was very afraid to try it, I was sort of at the end of my rope. I tried every kind of medication known to man—pain killers, nerve pills, you know, anti-seizure medications and nothing had even come close to working. And so I tried it and found that because of medical advances, I was able, without really having the experience of a high. You know people talk about, you know, tripping over like almost like you would be drunk. I didn't really have that but I had a massive pain reduction. And it just brought me to tears and I think induced a real re-thinking about the morality of this issue, at least in some cases, for me. JULIE ROYS:  And can I ask what form you took the marijuana in? JONATHAN MERRITT:  Yes, it was an edible form. So it was almost like a piece of candy. It wasn't like smoked. It was like a something that you just sort of chewed up and swallowed. And then kind of over time, released into the body.   JULIE ROYS:  Okay. And do you know what the percentage of the THC was in that drug?    JONATHAN MERRITT:  You know, I don't know. I remember when I was picking it up—you sort of, you go to the doctor and then the doctor sends you to kind of like a dispensary, like a pharmacy. And I don't remember the exact percentages but I remember that you could kind of choose. And it was a lower percentage of THC, a high percentage of CBD. So he was like, you know, I said I want to be able to funtion. I want, I don't want to really want to get high. I'm taking it for pain. I kind of explained it and then he was able to kind of select and recommend a product to me.       JULIE ROYS:  Okay. Dr. Poupard, I asked all those questions because I've talked to you about this issue before. And this was, I think, a couple years ago, maybe 2017. And at that point there wasn't a lot of great labeling of the drug. And most medical marijuana, it was my understanding at that point, from our discussion, a lot of it was just the joint that you would smoke.  And you would get high and you'd call that medical because you got a prescription for it. Has it changed in the past few years? DR. RICHARD POUPARD:   In some ways it has, you know.  Obviously, even when I first wrote my article in the Christian Research Journal even five years ago. The comps, the CBD oil was just coming out. With Charlotte, who found that CBD, dissolved in oil, was an effective treatment for her seizures. And since that time, that then actually the FDA has approved medications that are enriched in CBD. I mean, now when it comes to the products that are available, it's widespread everywhere. CBD, obviously, is seen—that the health claims and it's really gotten out everywhere. And it's kind of on fire in terms of those that are claiming that it's going to pretty much fix everything. But in terms of, you know, I do believe that most of the, even though there's many other options, I find that in my studies, that those that are taking compounds from marijuana, for medical reason for pain relief, you know, tend to use more edible type of solutions because they are long-lasting. And those that are actually taking for more recreational reasons, still tend to smoke it because you can get the desired dose. And control the desired dose better that way—get a better and bigger hit as opposed to taking the edible. JULIE ROYS:  Yes, sorry about that. We have to go to break.  But when we come back, I want to talk a little bit about the difference between the recreational and the medicinal use of this.  But also, I want to talk about a pastor who says smoking marijuana, or taking CBD and THC, it actually enhances his worship experience. What do you think about that?  Again, you're listening to The Roys Report. We'll be right back after a short break. Segment 2 JULIE ROYS:  Well, can marijuana enhance your worship experience? Welcome back to The Roys Report. I'm Julie Roys. And according to Pastor Craig Gross, that's exactly what marijuana does. And we're talking today about marijuana—how people of faith should view this drug. And many Christians, especially conservative Christians are against using the drug. But Craig Gross, the founder of a ministry in Pasadena, California, that helps people overcome porn addiction, is a marijuana enthusiast. Gross says that he uses cannabis 3 to 4 times a week, and he says it's also an aid in his worship. On his website ChristianCannabis.com, he writes that in 2017, he discovered cannabis-infused mints, which contained about five milligrams of THC. He said this “microdose” was perfect for him. And shortly after he started using it, he said he had an intense spiritual experience. This is what he writes and I quote:  “There, in the midst of a break from a convention, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the Lord met me in ways more powerful than I have ever known in my 42 years on this earth. My head stopped spinning and I heard His voice. I got clarity. I got direction. I got out of my head, and I let God into my heart in a lasting, visceral way.” Interestingly, Gross, just last month, resigned from his ministry for porn addicts that he launched 17 years ago. He actually passed that on to someone who had found help through that ministry. And now he is giving a new cannabis business his full-time attention.  What do you think of that? Is Gross a little bit whacked out—or is he on target and enlightening his fellow Christians? The number to call: 312-660-2594. And before I go to my guests, I do want to go to our phone lines cause Tracy's on the line right now. And Tracy, from what I understand, you're for legalization of pot, not just medicinally but also recreationally? Yes? TRACY:   You know, I am but I think that we're really talking about two separate issues here. The first is the morality and the spiritual responsibility that a Christian has—to be true, honest, honoring of their bodily temple and these things. Right? The criminalization or de-criminalization—I think it's a completely separate issue. The people that are going to smoke pot, it's clear that they're going to do it whether it's legal or not. And when I say smoke, let's say take. People are going to take marijuana. JULIE ROYS:  Okay, so you're saying legalizations, let's put that on the side, okay? The legalization. So what do you think about Christians using it? Are you for that or against that? TRACY:  I believe that marijuana is an intoxicant like many others. I believe that, unlike some others, it is more possible to use this intoxicant in a responsible way—the way one would use wine with dinner. JULIE ROYS:  Okay, so just a little bit. Maybe get, you know, a little buzz but not intoxicating. And what do think about the worship experience thing? Enhancing your worship experience with marijuana? TRACY:  You know, and I think that sounds great and it's a really good way to make someone feel not horrible about what they're doing. And I don't know the pastor's heart. I don't know anyone's heart. The Lord knows their heart, not me. But I think . . . JULIE ROYS:  But you're cool with it. TRACY:  Well, it's disingenuous to say that, you know, I'm using this because it enhances my spirituality. I didn't begin living my life as a conservative Christian. I came to that through the grace of God, okay. And there was a time when I used intoxicants more than I would care to admit. JULIE ROYS:  So you think it might be a little bit of a rationalization for wanting to use it period. TRACY:  Absolutely. JULIE ROYS:  Okay. All right. Tracy thanks, thanks. I want to go to our guests and give them a chance to weigh in. I appreciate your comments.   Again, joining me today, Jonathan Merritt, a Christian author and advocate of marijuana—and Dr. Richard Poupard, an oral surgeon and critic of using the drug. So Jonathan, I'll throw that to you. Your thoughts on Pastor Craig Gross, or I should say ex-Pastor, I guess, and his enhancing worship experience with the drug. JONATHAN MERRITT:  Well, I think it strikes me as a little strange, right off the bat. I have a lot of friends who practice Easter religions, who make use of these kinds of things—psychedelics, psychotropics for spiritual enhancement. It's not something that's normally a part of the Christian tradition. And I don't have any real experience with it but I can tell you one thing in my experience. I grew up journaling, you know, just sort of writing down my thoughts from my quiet time and journaling. But I will tell you when I had my pain condition, I couldn't journal because I was so consumed with thoughts about my physical state that I couldn't quite piece my thoughts together to journal in my spiritual journal. But I will tell you that when I was able to kind of clear that out, just a little bit, I was able to journal. And I guess maybe if that's what someone says is an enhancement I suppose that's one thing. It's very different, I think, than someone using to quote “reach an enlightment,” kind of drawing from non-Christian traditions. And I feel like when I read Craig's words there, it kind of confuses me as to what side of the line he's on, I guess, in this discussion. JULIE ROYS:  Yeah, and, you know, I know for me it kind of sets off some red flags because I remember reading, and this is going to date me, but Keith Green—his autobiography, not autobiography, his biography—that was written after he died but Keith Green was a Christian artist who really stood out, I think, in those early days of Christian contemporary music. Very straight-up artist. If you don't know him, you should check him out. He's like my all-time favorite. But Keith wrote, I remember, talked about how, before he came to Christ, he would use a lot of drugs. And it became a portal not just for, you know, first it was like these very happy spiritual experiences. Then it became much darker and he began to suspect that this was really a portal for Satan to reach him. So it seems like it can open us up. Dr. Poupard I'd like your thoughts on that. Open us up to whatever influence can come in which could be light or dark. Correct? DR. RICHARD POUPARD:  Well, I think so and I think that's a great concern for when we have now this increasing popularity of marijuana. By the way, mentioning Keith Green also dates me too, so I'm with you with that. One thing about this topic and it's really a good example. We're talking about there's a big difference between using any medication for a treatment of a pathology, treatment of an illness. And, you know, returning the goal in that, of course, is to returning our body to its normal state. For someone who has neurogenic pain, chronic pain that's refractory to other treatments—to have something that can bring you back to where you can now be and worship God correctly and function well, you know. That's something that we absolutely need to celebrate. At the same time, there's that next step in which we think that in taking this medication, we can actually increase our worship. This is nothing new. This has been going on for millennia.  In Eastern religions and the like, where people want to become close to the higher power by changing our brain chemistry. I think it's pretty clear that we should be very concerned about that. And Craig Gross himself, I mean, he started out basically, once again, taking the medication for chronic migraines, I believe. But now is an advocate for selling and selling it actually on his web site.  Vape pens that have praise and persevere and peace on it.  And I think the peace that we get from our faith does not, should not be coming from, you know, the THC found in a vape pen. JULIE ROYS:  Yeah and it does make you a little bit leery when he goes from doing ministry and now he's in a for-profit business, you know. What's behind all that, you know?  I don't know but it does, sort of make you think about the interest, the heart with all of that. But I want you to just comment on our caller who said, “Why can't marijuana be a little bit intoxicating, just like say drinking a wine with your dinner?” Can it be used in that way? DR. RICHARD POUPARD:  Well, I don't have personal  experience but the research shows that an intoxicating dose of marijuana usually happens at basically like four puffs of a joint. And very few advocates of marijuana, that use it recreationally, use less than that. So, you know, the whole point of smoking marijuana, especially recreationally, is to basically dose yourself to a certain point in which you feel then good. And it's known that when you go past that point, then other things like psychosis and paranoia can kick in. So in general, I don't know anybody who uses marijuana recreationally as a non-intoxicating manner. Now when you're using it for medical purposes, if you're, you can do micro-dosing and things like that but that will bring us to the fact that whether or not research has shown that these things are, actually on a populaton level, effective for treating the things that are claimed to be treated. JULIE ROYS:  Well again, that's Dr. Richard Poupard, an oral surgeon and critic of legalizing marijuana. Also joining me today, Jonathan Merritt, an author and proponent of legalizing marijuana. Joining me in just a little bit will be someone who can talk about legalization laws, state legalization laws and if you don't want marijuana coming to your town, what you can do. Stay tuned. The Roys Report will be right back after a short break. 3rd Segment JULIE ROYS: Well, welcome back to The Roys Report, brought to you in part by Judson University.  I'm Julie Roys.  And today, we're discussing what Christians should think about marijuana. Is it okay for Christians to use marijuana? Does it matter whether they're using it medically as opposed to recreationally? And what about legalizing the drug? Should Christians support legalization or not? I'd love to hear your thoughts. The number to call is 312-660-2594. Also, joining me today to debate this issue are Jonathan Merritt, who's an advocate of marijuana—and Dr. Richard Poupard, who's a critic of the drug. And we'll return to that debate in just a minute. But I wanted to take a minute to discuss advocacy, especially in Illinois since this show does originate here in Chicago. And a lot of our listeners are in Illinois. Although I want to mention this week, kind of excited about this, we're adding a new station—WBIS Awesome Radio in Greenville, North Carolina. So welcome to all of you listening in North Carolina. We're so excited to have you as part of The Roys Report listening audience. And I should mention that in North Carolina, speaking of marijuana, marijuana is not legal, although lawmakers there have introduced a medical marijuana bill. And we'll see what happens with that bill when the state legislature re-convenes next year. But in Illinois, the question of legalization is somewhat of a moot point in Illinois. That's because earlier this year, the state legislature legalized marijuana. But now there's initiatives to ban dispensaries in certain towns. This is similar to what's been done across Michigan. There, the drug is legal, but more than 500 cities have opted out of the Marijuana Act and are banning marijuana businesses in their towns. So, joining me now is David Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute. He's someone who has been very involved in this issue. And I believe he joins me now. Hi Dave? Can you hear me? Okay, looks like we weren't able to get him on the line. We will get him on the line before the end of this show. And I want him to comment on some of these issues of opting out and what your cities can do. But let me take it back to our guests Jonathan Merritt and Richard Poupard. Jonathan, before the break we were talking a little bit about medical vs. recreational use. How do you feel—I know you want it to be legal, you want Christians to be engaging on this issue and talking about this issue—but what do you feel about the recreational use? Do you think that there's a legitimate place for Christians to use marijuana recreationally? Wait, we lost Jonathan. Okay, well Dr. Poupard can you hear me?  DR. RICHARD POUPARD: Yes I can.  JULIE ROYS: Okay, all right so I guess we've lost a couple of our guests there. My apologies to those of you listening a few technical issues today but do you think I think it’s pretty clear you don’t think there’s any any place for using this drug recreationally. Correct? DR. RICHARD POUPARD: Well no, I think especially from a Christian standpoint, I don’t see an argument that can be laid across that says it is a good thing to use this drug as a life enhancer. And it’s interesting that the playbook that the pro-marijuana advocates have used extremely effectively in terms of beginning by talking about how it can be effective to treat illnesses and we should be able to have access to it for compassion. But frankly, I agree with in terms of treating patients with (inaudible) disorders. And then quickly turning to say that it should be completely legal for everybody to use because it's safe  and it’s a better intoxicant, say, than the ones that we currently accept. I think that’s been very effective. And that idea has been kind of pushed across our culture. And I think we should push back on that. I don’t imagine a better culture with more of us engaging with marijuana. And in fact, a lot of the proposed advantages of marijuana of over say alcohol have been shown really to not be effective. We thought that, for a while, that increased use of marijuana might decrease the opioid problem that we have. And some early data showed that might be the case. Well the latest stuff that came out, the latest studies show that it has a negative effect. The more people who smoke pot actually end up on opioids further. In things for instance with intimate partner violence. We used to think that well, it would be better if husbands, or partners, if they were high, maybe they’d be more relaxed and there would be less likely to abuse their families. Well, now it turns out that  even in terms of when we account for all the other variables, that those who smoke pot actually have a greater incidence of abuse even with controlling alcohol use and everything else. So I think that both in a spiritual aspect, which is what I’m concerned about as a Christian, but also the cultural effects I think are going to be great and, right now, unknown. JULIE ROYS: I think we have Jonathan back on the line. Yes? JONATHAN MERRITT:  We do! JULIE ROYS: Yay! Okay. Sorry about that friend. Didn't mean to drop you. But, so we've been talking a little bit about using marijuana recreationally as a post to medicinally. I wanted to know your input. Do you think it should be legalized recreationally as well as medicinally? JONATHAN MERRITT: I do. I do, and not because I think that recreational use is healthy or good or even advisable for a Christian. But simply because of all of the difficulties that have come with making it illegal. You know, I think I would make the same argument for other dangerous drugs—tobacco as well as alcohol, both very, very dangerous drugs—that there’s a difference between making it illegal and being able to sort of enforce those laws—and to do so in a just way—and also then encouraging people to use something responsibly that can be used irresponsibly. JULIE ROYS: I can understand that. And so Dr. Poupard, what do you think about that? Is this too hard to regulate at this point that we should just say, “yeah it should be legal, even recreationally even if we wouldn’t do it or advocate doing it?” DR. RICHARD POUPARD: I actually agree with Jonathan. I think it’s wise for us to look at the laws that we presently have. And in instances in which they have been unjust, we should look at changing them. But I don’t think that necessarily leads to a full legalization. Just as an aside, decriminalization of marijuana might be a good step. Instead of putting those with small amounts of possession in jail, small fines and the like, I think would be a next step that maybe we may consider taking. I think that’s different then making it legal. Now there’s an assumption, I think, in Jonathan’s comment that if we do make it legal, then people would be actually, you know, more apt to use it responsibly. And I would disagree with that. I think that even when we look at states that have passed medical marijuana laws, for instance, most—to be honest with you—most of the time that those with medical marijuana cards are not using it for legitimate medical purposes. JULIE ROYS: Okay, Dr. Poupard. We need to go to a break. When we come back, let's talk a little bit more about that. I also want to get to how this affects the developing brain of adolescents. And we do have David Smith on the line from the Illinois Family Institute. We will be right back after a short break. Again, you're listening to The Roys Report with Julie Roys. We'll be back.  Segment 4 JULIE ROYS:  Well, what should Christians think about marijuana? Is it a medically important drug and relatively harmless to those who consume it? Or is it a dangerous drug, especially for younger, developing minds—and maybe a gateway drug? Welcome back to The Roys Report. I'm Julie Roys. And today we are talking about this controversial issue with guests on both sides.  And I want to let you know that if you missed any part of today's broadcast, or just want to listen again or share it with friends, it will be available at my website today about an hour after the broadcast. So just go to Julie Roys, spelled ROYS, dot com and click on the podcast tab. That's Julie Roys dot com. I also want to let you know that next week, we're going to be discussing an extremely important topic—how churches should minister to abused women. Just this week, I published the first of two investigative articles about women who were in abusive marriages and sought help through the Soul Care ministry at Harvest Bible Chapel during the years 2012-2016. The women say the ministry failed to protect them, and instead protected their abusive husbands. If you'd like to read that article, it's available at my website, Julie Roys dot com. But on The Roys Report next week, Judi Noble, an experienced counselor of abused women, will be joining me. And she has tons of insight about how churches should respond to this issue. And clearly, churches need a little bit of help in this area. So I hope you'll make a point to join me next week on The Roys Report. But returning to the topic of marijuana again. Joining me Jonathan Merritt, an author and proponent of legalizing marijuana and Dr. Richard Poupard, an oral surgeon and critic of legalization. And also right now Dave Smith joins me, the Executive Director of the Illinois Family Institute and a good friend. So, David, so glad you could make it. DAVID SMITH:  Hello, Julie. Glad to be on The Roys Report. JULIE ROYS: Well, I am glad to have you. And I know a lot of people listening especially here in Illinois, again, where this show originates but I know there's people listening online in communities all across the country. But in those, in states where marijuana has been legalized, is this a moot point? I mean, is it water under the bridge? There's nothing that we can do? Or is there something people can do in communities if they're concerned about legalization? DAVID SMITH:  Well, here in Illinois, we have the blessing of having an option, in the law that they just passed, to be able to opt out our local communities, and even our counties, out of retail sales. So, in other words, use and possession of marijuana will still be legal, however, there will be no pot stores or retail sales of it in the community, if they zone it out. And we want to encourage listeners to consider this seriously and reach out to their local mayors, aldermen, their city council, their county board members and encourage them. You know, if you don't want to become a destination point, you know, for drug use and for marijuana purchases, you can opt out and you can encourage your lawmakers, your local officials, to pass an ordinance to ban it. Also, for your listeners in Chicago, while the city of Chicago probably won't consider such a ban, local precincts, each precinct within the city of Chicago, can ban the retail sales, just like they can with alcohol. They can make the precinct dry. While in this case, if you lived especially in a precinct that's near a business district, you may want to consider passing the local ban in the precinct to safeguard the community. JULIE ROYS:  And Dave, why would somebody want to do that? Why would a community want to do that? When you say a “destination point” what's your concern with it? DAVID SMITH:  Well, that's because especially when there's no cap on the THC levels. You know, the addiction levels, that can come with high THC levels, will bring in a lot of addicts. And we've seen in Colorado even. For example in Pueblo, Colorado, the homeless community has exploded in Pueblo, Colorado—a lot of people coming just for the pot. And being able to use the pot in that community. And so, we're also very concerned about people driving in and out of the community—your neighborhood, going to get their next, you know, stash of marijuana. You know, what state of mind are they in currently? We know that THC stays in your blood a lot longer than alcohol does and it could affect your fine motor skills. So who's on our roads? Who's driving through our communities? And in what state of mind and intoxication are they in?  JULIE ROYS:  Well, Dave thank you for informing us on those things. I appreciate it and I appreciate your work on the part of Illinois citizens. So appreciate you joining me. DAVID SMITH:  Thank you, Julie. JULIE ROYS:  Let me throw this to Jonathan Merritt. You're in, I know, in favor of legalizing. Do you share some of those concerns, about your community being a destination point for people that might come in, that might have THC in their blood? And the homeless, you know, some of these claims it's increased because of legalization. What do you say? JONATHAN MERRITT:  Yeah, I mean, I'd have to see some of the data on it. One of the difficult things, I think, for all of us who are trying to figure out what we think and what we believe about this. And I know this, just from being a journalist, is there's so much conflicting data out there. And so, you know, you can find a study that shows there's a rise in this or there's lower levels of this. I think one legitimate concern would be how safe the roads would be. And that's something that I just can't get away from even as a person who, you know, if you look at the whole issue, supports legalizing it. It seems to be quite a risk to road safety. Because it's difficult to test for, it's difficult to decide if there was really alcohol mixed with marijuana. It's difficult to know what levels of marijuana you've consumed. So is it safe to drive or not? And I don't think there's anyone in America that wants more unsafe drivers on the roadways, where their spouses and their children and their friends are also trafficking. So I think that's a very strong argument and that's one that I think we need to talk about. JULIE ROYS:  And also ER visits tend to go up in communities where they've legalized marijuana. Is that correct, Dr. Poupard? DR. RICHARD POUPARD:  Yeah, the latest study in Colorado, the ER visits have increased three times since this complete legalization has occurred, mostly for both hyperemesis as well as marijuana related psychosis. And anecdotally, a lot of my emergency room colleagues I've spoken to, even since we've legalized in Michigan, even though we don't have dispensaries yet, they've seen a significant uptick in problems in the emergency room. And my main concern is, also, there's no question that as we have increased access to marijuana, even though, obviously, it's going to be illegal for those under 21 to have, that our kids are going to have increased access to it. And not only that, at a much higher potency than we've had in the past. As a father of teenagers, that certainly is a concern, especially with the data known. We know it affects a developing brain in ways that can sometimes be irreversible—that between impairing function, processing speed, memory, and attention span, and concentration. And you can actually measure these changes with an IQ test. I hope Jonathan agrees with me in his article that, you know, we have to do try to do what we can to keep this away from kids. Most medical groups say, actually, under 25 but certainly those that have a developing brain.  JULIE ROYS:   Yeah, and that is such a big issue. But I know I talked to my daughter, for example, you know she's a teenager, about this issue, how she feels. And a lot of these talking points, that you hear from the marijuana lobby, they get right into the main stream, there's no doubt, and there isn't necessarily a lot of good education on these sorts of things. And a book that I read, you know, what is it, Telling the Truth About Marijuana to Our Kids, talked about even the link between violence and marijuana use, especially when it's introduced when these minds are developing. And isn't there a propensity, even if you've used marijuana, not a lot, it's in a small group of the population, but you never know who it is, where paranoia and some violent tendencies may come out if you're using marijuana? Is that correct, doctor? DR. RICHARD POUPARD:  Well, there's no question that marijuana has a positive correlation with psychosis, and psychosis has a positive correlation with violence. So that being said, as the book stated, that there is definitely, most likely a correlation between marijuana use and violence. At the same, you know, one of the concerns—the truth of the matter is that the majority of people who smoke marijuana and have in the past, smoked it when they're young and they kind of grow out of it. And that makes it seem like it's not dangerous. You don't have a lot, like a tremendous number of people, who are, you know, show addictive tendencies. But as we look at any drug, any medication, we can't just look at the average person. We have to look at what effect it has on even the rarer individuals.  JULIE ROYS:  Let me throw that to Jonathan because Jonathan you said you have friends, you know, that you were saying, that are into Easter religions, use some psychotropic drugs. But marijuana use—I'm guessing you have friends that have used marijuana and used it for awhile. I mean, what's your impression about did they start when they were young? Was it a gateway drug necessarily to harder drugs? What's your experience? JONATHAN MERRITT:  You know, I don't have any friends, now this could be more a statement, by the way, in my friend group than it is, you know, like a scientific sample size, but I don't have any friends who started out using marijuana and then transitioned to cocaine or heroin or something hard. But, you know, I live in a fairly affluent neighborhood in New York City where people are working and it's different. I would imagine it would be different in different communities. There's different levels of availability of certain things and so I don't know that that would be truly reflective. I do think that one thing that we need to talk about is when we talk about marijuana use, you almost have to explain which type of marijuana use you're talking about. Because I'm betting you have lots of people listening to this, who are Christians, who would say they don't want to legalized this.  They don't want this being used for recreational use but if you talked about my situation—a very serious Christian, who is trying his best to follow Jesus every day of his life, who came down with a disorder that he didn't ask for, who tried every legal medical remedy out there and found no help. Who really thought he was at the end of his rope. Who found some help using medical marijuana that did not make him high or incapacitated. I think there are a lot of people who'd be so sympathetic about that and would say I don't know that I can say that's a bad thing based on what it means for me to follow Jesus. And so it's a little different sometimes now we're having to figure out what we're really talking about when we are talking about marijuana usage.  JULIE ROYS:  Yeah, I know, personally, I don't have a problem with medical marijuana provided that it's truly medicinal. In other words, it's prescribed by a doctor for a legitimate medical condition and the amount of THC in each dose is clearly labeled. And there's controls in place to assure the consumer that what's stated on the label is accurate. I think that's another issue. It seems like in some of these states, there's not really good controls over these things. But I think if somebody has that medical marijuana, I think that's okay but I think what isn't okay and this is where I think the Bible is really clear. It's against intoxication of any kind. Ephesians 5 says, “Do not get drunk on wine . . . but instead be filled with the Spirit.”  Proverbs 20, verse 1 says, “Wine is a mocker and strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” So I think that's pretty clear. So Dr. Poupard thank you so much for joining me. Jonathan thank you so much. I appreciate the discussion. And friends let's continue this discussion as we're in our churches. I think it's important that we talk about these kind of issues. So, I Peter 5 encourages us, “Let us be sober-minded and watchful.” God has important work for us to do. And the last thing we need as believers is another distraction. Thanks so much for listening today. Hope you have a great weekend and God bless.  Read more

Dillon's bachelor party is coming up this weekend and of course that means we're heading to LAS VEGAS. In Episode #45 of That Cousin Show Podcast, us cousins discuss the crazy, insane, and hilarious times that we have had in Sin City. Because Las Vegas is a town like no other where the streets are paved with pornography quite literally, we discuss how amazing it is that Vegas is such a different town from the rest of the world. This podcast involves some funny stories involving plenty of debauchery and how much trouble we plan to get into while partying it up at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.... but don't worry, we'll behave ourselves.... You can also download this podcast and more episodes on iTunes and even WATCH the show on YouTube! iTUNES https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-cousin-show/id1434587994 YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDUSHhh5chMDG50DfVVjpoA?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on our social media accounts! FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thatcousinshow INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/thatcousinshow TWITTER www.twitter.com/thatcousinshow

This episode we discuss Jim Crow segregation in Las Vegas. We also contrast Las Vegas Racist past with it's suspected racist present. We play clips from Neely Fuller Jr, PBS, and NPR to add historical context to recording artist Meek Mill's recent incident at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. 

Uncle Steve is feeling sanctified today as we open.  Today Big Dog talks about the democratic candidates for 2020 in Ask Steve.  Our family Kirk Franklin stops by to discuss his latest album.  Sand and Soul got a deal straight from Steve himself.  Sephora will close company wide for sensitivity training because of SZA reporting that she was racially profiled.  The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas also apologizes to Meek Mill for denying him entry in the hotel.  Steve's mentoring camp is next week and he will bring 30 boys from foster care.  Today in Closing Remarks, The CEO talks about the importance of taking the clutter out of your life and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Big Los and Hollywood Kev announce their quarterly Noize Hall of Fame, their way of giving good people their flowers while they are here to appreciate them, 50 Cent loan pettiness, The Cosmopolitan Hotel apologizing to Meek Mill, and more! Check in with The Noize.

Meek Mills went to the Cosmopolitan Hotel to party with DJ Mustard inside the Marquee Nightclub. He was approached by security that obviously didn't want him there. Now they are in limbo trying to come up with stories to try to justify their actions. Meek suing and claiming racism. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talktooemcon/support

Big Los and Hollywood Kev announce their quarterly Noize Hall of Fame, their way of giving good people their flowers while they are here to appreciate them, 50 Cent loan pettiness, The Cosmopolitan Hotel apologizing to Meek Mill, and more! Check in with The Noize.

We back and Will done got his ass locked up... But they cant keep a good podcast down!! THEWILLGOTLOCKEDSHOW is a goodie!!! (10:28) Will gets into how he got locked up. (27:45) Will and Bev have some suggestions on what to do when the police stops you with your spouse. (37:16) The crew discuss DaBaby’s altercation with CamColdheart...We know.. We don’t know who that is either... (44:02) Cardi B’s new single PRESS is reviewed.. and Will gives some boo’s. (53:25) Meek Mill and The Cosmopolitan Hotel situation is talked about and Will feels a way. (59:13) Will sends a Rest In Peace to DrugDealer and inspiration to the movie American Gangster Frank Lucas......I guess..shrugs* (1:02:50) Bev and Will talk Drake’s fandom during the NBA playoffs. (1:08:35) We chop up HOT97’s SummerJam lineup and the need for more New York City based Hip Hop festivals. Intro Music: Speed Demon- Michael Jackson, Locked Up- AKON feat: Styles P, Rikers Island- Cocoa Tea, Rikers Island- KOOL G RAP Outro Music: CA$H Shit- Megan Thee Stallion feat. DaBaby

This Week on the "ScressFree Sundays Podcast" We had another fun episode with the gang & we had no guest this week but the Empanada lady came thru & we started the show by eating those & after that we got straight into the funny. We started with some local topics as always and this week there was a Dolphin found in the Baltimore Harbor so we went there with it as gave some hot takes about how he got there. After that we went on to talk about all the kids fighting downtown this past week which included the Squeegee Boys. We talked about some ways to channel that energy into more positive things the kids could be doing. After that we went straight into HipHop & the DaBaby fight at the Louis store and gave our take on that. We talked about the situation that Meek Mill faced this past week at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. We talked about the situation with Yo Gotti and him losing a 6 million dollar Law suit over a feature he never sent to an paying artist. We finished with sports and talked about Drake's sideline antics and gave some finals predictions. follow @Scressfree

Big Los and Hollywood Kev announce their quarterly Noize Hall of Fame, their way of giving good people their flowers while they are here to appreciate them, 50 Cent loan pettiness, The Cosmopolitan Hotel apologizing to Meek Mill, and more! Check in with The Noize.

Skeetaah and Brother Mario discuss the following: -Discussion on Mario and Clay Bama's "The Curriculum" movement (visit iamclaybama.com) -Mario walks us through his extensive writing background and how it became his passion -Top 3 book recommendations -Thoughts on Wack 100 getting beat up by Mike Tyson -Thoughts on DaBaby fighting in the mall -Thoughts on Meek Mill getting banned from the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas -Discussion on the Holy Ross -Anticipation for Freddie Gibbs "Bandana" project -NBA Playoff Update -Thoughts on Kawhi Leonard's ascension as a superstar -A Tribute to Mo Williams -LinkedIn Wit Lo: "Digital Marketing with Mario" Featured Independent Music: 1. Clay Bama- 1999 2. Ike Huss- It's Going 3. Tony Del Freshco- NaScars 4. Trinisha Browne- Waves 5. Flam Feeva Ima Ball 6. L2D@C- Nowhere To Go

In this episode we speak on Memorial Day weekend, kids on social media, Meek Mill versus The Cosmopolitan Hotel, the Lakers in disarray, Da Baby fighting in Louis Vuitton, and debate how often is too often to be switching jobs. Stay tuned! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yuppie-noir/support

This week Huey and Jae discussed the recent situation with Meek Mill and The Cosmopolitan Hotel, and gave their thoughts on the notion of going where you're celebrated, not where you're tolerated. Please be sure to share the show, and leave comments and ratings!

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On this week's episode, Ep. 81 " Mixy Memorial Day / Finals Preview the crew discusses @heathertini mixy memorial day weekend, @bez34 birthday weekend and @ManhattanBrown makes a grand entrance on the show! With the NBA finals starting in just a few hours the crew also gives you there picks of who they think will come out as champs! Already, were also coming with more news that's for the people like the youngest student ever admitted to Spelman, Meek Mill filing a lawsuit against the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas plus much more! Roll with the winners... its Get Off The BNDWGN!! #NBAFinals #NBA #NFL #GOTB #ApplePodcast #Soundcloud #Apple #HBCU #ForTheCulture

For this show, I talk about celebrities advocating for opportunity zones in poor communities, the 40hr work week being obsolete. A 25 hour work week would be an improvement for a better quality of life. Also, Meek Mill being ejected from Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Should he make a call for all Hip-Hop to boycott the hotel or is that the wrong move?

Today's topics are: Da Baby BEATS a Clout Chaser (5:55) Meek Mill denied entry into Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas (20:28) Drake loves his Raptors (31:16) News YEEN Have to Hear: Stan Lee's former business partner arrested for elder abuse (42:45) Wendy Williams son arrested for assault on his dad (45:00) Hazel E plans to sue City Girls (46:50) Dionne Warwick says Beyoncé isn't a legend yet (50:30) Offset secures the bag (54:00) Quavo & Saweetie hear wedding bells (55:10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media: ADAP- www.instagram.com/adapodcast www.twitter.com/_adapodcast Brent - www.instagram.com/brentontarantino www.twitter.com/silksmooth Kim- www.instagram.com/k.vetta www.twitter.com/why_vet_ah

Part two of our special edition featuring all artists performing at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas 2019, recorded live at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. We discuss our favorite EDC moments and features, take a look back at the festival’s history, and preview EDC Week events. You’ll find us in Camp EDC and at the Neon Garden (Factory 93) stage all weekend. TRACK LIST Fisher – You Little Beauty Kendoll, VNSSA – Anxiety VNSSA, Walker & Royce – Word Solardo – Be Somebody Alan Fitzpatrick – We Do What We Want Black Coffee, Msaki – Wish You Where Here Adin – Alive Gorgon City, Valuts – All Four Walls Mihalis Safras, Green Velvet – Sauce Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low Yolanda Be Cool – Space Jam Yousef – The Night Joseph Capriati – Awake Tchami, Kaleem Taylor – Promesses Idris Elba – Badman Morelia – Wide Awake Rick Trainor – Decide ANNA – The Dansant Volac, Gustavo Mota – Like Dis Amelie Lens, Farrago – Purge

In this special episode at our C5x launch party at the China Poblano restaurant at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas (Wispapalooza 2018), Dustin and Eric casually sit down with Mike Hammett (DNA Communications) and Bob Summers (GoGig) to discuss their WISP deployments, why they chose Mimosa products, and their thoughts on the new C5x.

In this special episode at our C5x launch party at the China Poblano restaurant at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas (Wispapalooza 2018), Dustin and Eric casually sit down with Greg Macey and Scott Luddy and discuss link coordination best practices.

In this special episode at our C5x launch party at the China Poblano restaurant at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas (Wispapalooza 2018), Dustin and Eric casually sit down with Kent Urwiller (Prairie Hills Wireless) and Tyler Booth (Stephouse Networks) to discuss their WISP deployments, why they chose Mimosa products, and their thoughts on the new C5x.

From a very young age, Lauren Kaminsky Goldman, also known as the GoldGirl, has been involved in multiple facets of the jewelry world. Her career has covered businesses ranging from blogger to curator to, most uniquely, pawnbroker.Lauren’s love for treasure hunting began at her grandfather’s pawn shops, where she would sift through trays of jewelry to find unique pieces and pretend to negotiate the best deals with the staff.Now, as a third-generation pawnbroker, Lauren has elevated to Chief Operating Officer and President of EZ Pawn Corp., overseeing 15 stores, and working alongside her father/CEO, David, and brother, Jason. She has worked hard to grow the business as well as to educate the public about pawnbroking in hopes of altering negative stereotypes from past generations.Outside of her day jobs, Lauren has spent years being active on the Board of Directors for the National Pawn Association. Lauren looks forward to expanding her brand to other corners of the jewelry world and to be a well-respected voice within the fine jewelry community for many years.   [02:12] For a New York pawnshop to legally operate, there is a maximum interest rate of 4% per month, buys are held for 15 days after purchase and loans are held for 4 months with a 30 days grace period.   [03:57] When Lauren studied business and entrepreneurship at Boston School of Management she decided to assist her father with his pawnshop for the summer.   [09:01] The name GoldGirl originated when Lauren presented a kiosk business for her thesis in college, and the designer for the kiosk could not remember her name, so called her GoldGirl.   [10:24] Beauty & Essex is a pawn inspired retail shop and restaurant with a vintage collection of jewelry and musical instruments. The started in Lower Manhattan and has expanded to LA and Las Vegas inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel.   [13:56] What has using your personal brand on social media done for EZ Pawn Corp? Social media has allowed the business’ name to spread quickly. Persons are able to see a different side of the business that they can relate to right away.   [15:05] In an industry dominated by men, how does it feel being a senior female in the business? The fact that it is a family business, I never felt out of place. However, having the respect and support of my father helped to motivate me being young and a female in the business.   [18:15] In 2010, EZ Pawn had 5 stores and have grown that number to 15 in 8 years   [18:55] The most difficult thing about growing your business is finding the right staff to holding the business together [19:10] “When you have a great framework, it can easily get knocked down by having the wrong people represent you.”   [19:34] 3 things that EZ Pawn does that makes them successful are: Customer service The most high tech in pawn Availability   [20:05] A demographic survey was done by EZ Pawn and it showed where 60% of their customers were between the age 18-31 years old. This therefore meant that the business had to find a way to connect with their audience   [20:45] Working with TAO Group taught Lauren the concept of using hospitality to assist in the success of the pawn store   [21:32] Customers like knowing that they: - can get through to a representative of the pawnshop - have the convenience of using an app and getting a response via email right away - are buying from a store that has brand recognition   [22:45] You can utilize zipwho.com to get the demographics of persons living in different areas.   [23:44] Lauren speaks about the importance of being a part of the community leading the change [26:51] Check out Lauren’s website at bygoldgirl.com and connect with her using the handle bygoldgirl on Instagram and all social media sites

This week we the crew discusses the H&M controversy, Nipsey Hussle comments/Homophobic allegations, OJ suing The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas for $100 MILLION, Lupe Fiasco lyricist comments about Kendrick Lamar being top 10, Kevin Gates release from prison, and etc..... Tap In!

Ross and Jessie discuss Colin Kaepernick being named Citizen Of The Year for GQ magazine, Joe Biden running for president in 2020, OJ Simpson getting banned for life from the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and Jables is back with an all new "Crime Corner" involving a talking parrot. 

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The senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News and author of the debut novel Startup, Doree Shafrir, took a few minutes to talk with me about the early days at Gawker, her highly-anticipated fiction debut, and her tips for getting words onto the page. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! The veteran online journalist started out at the Philadelphia Weekly before taking a position at Gawker in 2006. She went on to work as an editor and staff writer for Rolling Stone, The New York Observer, and has contributed to publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Slate, The Awl, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, and WIRED. Her whip-smart debut novel is Startup, a satirical skewering of startup culture in New York City “…that proves there are some dilemmas that no app can solve.” Vanity Fair’s Nick Bilton, former tech and business columnist for the New York Times, said of the book, “I was hooked from the first page and found myself lost in a beautifully-written fiction that so succinctly echoes today’s bizarre reality.” Doree also co-hosts a podcast with husband and Nerdist alum, TV writer Matt Mira, titled “Matt and Doree’s Eggcellent Adventure,” described as an “…unintentionally hilarious journey through the world of infertility.” If you’re a fan of The Writer Files you can find us on Apple Podcasts, and please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews as soon as they’re published. In Part One of this file Doree Shafrir and I discuss: The writer’s journey from Gawker content creator to buzzworthy debut novelist How her user-generated Tumblr got her a book deal Why she doesn’t own her personal domain name How to research and create a believable antagonist The challenges she faced making the shift from journo to fictionist Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 200,000 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress How Senior BuzzFeed Writer and Author of ‘Startup’ Doree Shafrir Writes: Part Two Doree-Shafrir.com Meet Startup Author Doree Shafrir – Tour Dates Startup: A Novel – Doree Shafrir www.PostCardsfromYoMomma.com Doree Shafrir is a culture writer for BuzzFeed Sex, Lies and Tech: How New Novel Skewers Startup Culture – Rolling Stone Episode 865: Nerdist Podcast – Doree Shafrir 24 Quotes That Will Inspire You To Write More – Doree Shafrir Doree Shafrir on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Senior BuzzFeed Writer and Author of Startup Doree Shafrir Writes: Part One Voiceover: Rainmaker FM. Kelton Reid: Greetings, and welcome back to The Writer Files. I’m your host, Kelton Reid, here to take you on another tour of the habits, habitats and brains of renowned writers. This week, the senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News, and author of the debut novel, Startup, Doree Shafrir, took a few minutes to talk with me about the early days at Gawker, her highly anticipated fiction debut, and her tips for getting words onto the page. The veteran online journalist started out at the Philadelphia Weekly before taking a position at Gawker in 2006. She then went on to work as an editor and staff writer for Rolling Stone, The New York Observer, and has contributed to publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Slate, The Awl, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, and WIRED. Her whip smart debut novel is Startup, a satirical skewering of startup culture in New York City, that proves there are some dilemmas that no app can solve. Vanity Fair’s Nick Bilton, former tech and business columnist for the New York Times, said of the book, “I was hooked from the first page, and found myself lost in a beautifully written fiction that so succinctly echoes today’s bizarre reality.” Doree also cohosts a podcast with husband and Nerdist alum, TV writer Matt Mira, titled Matt and Doree’s Eggcellent Adventure, described as an unintentionally hilarious journey through the world of infertility. In part one of this file, Doree and I discuss the writer’s journey from Gawker content creator to buzzworthy debut novelist, how her user generated Tumblr got her a book deal, why she doesn’t own her own personal domain name, how to research and create a believable antagonist, and the challenges she faced making the shift from journo to fictionist. The Writer Files is brought to you by the all the new StudioPress Sites, a turnkey solution that combines the ease of an all-in-one website builder with the flexible power of WordPress. It’s perfect for authors, bloggers, podcasters, and affiliate marketers, as well as those selling physical products, digital downloads, and membership programs. If you’re ready to take your WordPress site to the next level, see for yourself why over 200,000 website owners trust StudioPress. Go to Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress now. That’s Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress. And if you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews as soon as they’re published. All right, we are rolling once again on The Writer Files podcast, with a special guest, Doree Shafrir. I hope I am pronouncing that correctly. Doree Shafrir: Yeah, you did a great job. Kelton Reid: Okay. Cool. I heard you on Nerdist, so I was kind of listening for how they were pronouncing it. Doree Shafrir: Excellent work. Kelton Reid: I did my homework there. Yeah, Doree is a writer for BuzzFeed, a veteran journalist, and has this debut novel coming out that’s just getting a ton of buzz, Startup: A Novel. When you say the title of the book, are you saying A Novel after you say Startup? Doree Shafrir: Yeah. My husband and I have a podcast, and it kind of started as a joke, because it sounds sort of pretentious to say, “Startup: A Novel.” But it is on the cover of the book. It says, “Startup,” and then it says, “A Novel,” underneath. So we just sort of started calling it that, and now we can’t stop. Kelton Reid: Fun, fun. Doree Shafrir: You don’t have to use the whole official title when you refer to it. Kelton Reid: We’ll call it Startup from here forward- Doree Shafrir: Sounds good. Kelton Reid: … just to listeners. As you mentioned, you are no stranger to the podcast universe. You have your own podcast with your husband, and that one is Matt and Doree’s Eggcellent Adventure. Not an Easter themed podcast. Doree Shafrir: No. Kelton Reid: You can give it a one sentence explanation. It is hilarious, by the way. Doree Shafrir: Oh, thank you. So my husband and I are doing IVF, and so the podcast is about our quest to try to make a baby using science. We’ve done almost 30 episodes now. Kelton Reid: Wow, wow. Yeah, it’s a lot of laughs for something so interesting and seemingly serious. Definitely, my wife and I were listening to it last night and chuckling quite a bit. Doree Shafrir: Oh, good. The Writer s Journey from Gawker Content Creator to Buzzworthy Debut Novelist Kelton Reid: So, I’ll point listeners to that one. I’ll link to it in the show notes. But we’re here to talk about writing, and you have been a journalist since quite a while, and you are presently a senior culture writer at BuzzFeed. Doree Shafrir: Yes. Kelton Reid: You’ve been in a lot of different places. It looks like you’ve worked for Rolling Stone. I know you were at Gawker, like way back in 2006, and done a lot of … You ve contributed to a lot of kind of high profile places. So, I’d love to start out by finding out where you came from, how you became this buzzy debut novelist. I know this is not your first book, either, but it’s your first piece of novel, fiction. So, take us back, for listeners who might not be familiar with your journey as a writer, how you got your start from way back in the college days to buzzy debut novelist. Doree Shafrir: Yeah, so I was an English and History major in college, and worked on the school paper. I did take a fiction writing class in college, but I never really thought of it as my thing. I was always much more interested in journalism and creative nonfiction. After college, my first job in journalism was at Philadelphia Weekly, an alt weekly in Philadelphia, where I was the arts and entertainment editor. I did that for a couple years, and then I went to Columbia Journalism School and got a Masters degree in Arts and Culture Journalism. Kind of continually on the journalism frontier. After journalism school, actually, I did a of couple internships. I did one internship while I was in journalism school, and then another internship the summer after at Slate. Then after that, I got a job at Gawker, and that was in 2006. Gawker was very edgy at the time, and it was a very high profile job in a certain segment of … A very specific slice of the world, it was a high profile job, that world being New York media. It was a good way for me to kind of get my name out in the New York media world. I think in that regard, it was very useful. It also taught me to write fast and not be precious about my writing, because I had to produce so much stuff when I was there. That’s probably why I was there for less than a year, because it was an extremely exhausting, draining job. From there I went to the New York Observer, and I was there for a couple years. Then, in 2009, when the recession really got going, they laid off about a third of the staff, and I got laid off. I started freelancing, and freelanced for a little while. Then in the fall of 2010, I got a job at RollingStone.com, editing. From there I went to BuzzFeed, and I’ve been at BuzzFeed since February of 2012. How Her User-Generated Tumblr Got Her a Book Deal Kelton Reid: Wow, wow. Cool. You had a Tumblr that became a book, and that one, also kind of a … What was it? Emails from people’s moms? Doree Shafrir: Yeah, it was emails and texts from people’s moms. We called it Postcards From Yo Momma, which was sort of a random name, but it blew up. This was in 2008, and it was really the beginning of the whole user generated content thing, and Tumblr had really just gotten popular, and a lot of people were using it for this kind of purpose. The Tumblr just got really popular, really fast, and we got a book deal almost immediately. Again, it was very much of the time. This was actually right before the recession happened, so our timing was really good in that regard. But it was around the time of I Can Haz Cheezburger? got really popular, and Stuff White People Like, and Passive Aggressive Notes, all of these blogs that were of a similar ilk. Then our book came out a year later. We didn’t really do that much writing for it. We wrote little intros to each chapter, my coauthor and I, Jessica Grose, who’s now the editor in chief of Lenny Letter. She and I arranged the chapters by theme, and we collected all these emails and texts on different themes and wrote little intros for each chapter. Why She Doesn t Own Her Personal Domain Name Kelton Reid: Nice, nice. Now I’m going to find it, because I want to look at those emails. It sounds funny. You’ve got this great website, Doree-Shafrir.com, which I’ll point to, which links out to a lot of your writing, of course the book. Doree Shafrir: I should say, it’s Doree-Shafrir.com. Kelton Reid: Oh, I’m sorry, yes. Doree Shafrir: I somehow lost my own URL, and now some domain squatter wants like $2700 to get it back. I was just like, “No.” Kelton Reid: Let s take the hyphen. Doree Shafrir: Yeah. Kelton Reid: Okay. Well, let’s talk about this fantastic debut novel, Startup. It’s been called one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by lots and lots of cool outlets. I want to sum up what the book is about, but maybe I will let you kind of give the … Doree Shafrir: Sure. The book is told from three different perspectives, one of which is a 28 year-old app founder named Mack McAllister. In a lot of a ways, he’s a prototypical tech bro. He started this mindfulness app. He starts the book seemingly on top of the world. He’s kind of a prince of the New York tech scene. But he also is in desperate need of new funding for his company, or else it is in danger of going under. He’s one of the characters. There’s another character named Katya Pasternack, she’s 24, and she is a reporter at website called Tech Scene, that is all about the tech world. She has just been told by her boss that the metric that she’s going to be evaluated on is changing from just straight traffic numbers to impact and engagement, and this is making her very anxious, and she feels like she needs to get a big story to keep her job. The third character is a 36 year-old woman named Sabrina, who is married to Katya’s boss, and who also happens to work for Mack. She is one of the oldest people in the office. Her boss is 26 years-old, and her boss has also been sleeping with Mack. Everyone’s lives are kind of intertwined in a way that very soon comes to a collision, of course. Kelton Reid: Yes, yes. It’s got this satirical bent. Kind of gets into the cult of optimism, I guess, and of course different privacy issues, and lots of stuff that we all kind of face on a daily basis, so it’s very timely. Nick Bilton, Vanity Fair, said he was hooked from the first page, and found himself lost in this beautifully written fiction that distinctly echoes today’s bizarre reality. In that nice Kirkus review it was called, “A page turning pleasure that packs a punch.” It’s a lot of fun. I just started reading it, and I am hooked, seriously. Doree Shafrir: Oh, good. Kelton Reid: It just sucked me right in. Doree Shafrir: Great. Kelton Reid: Of course, I’m kind of laughing to myself at the very, very well thought out and almost pointed examination of this world. So it’s pretty cool. You’re out there, you’re touring, meeting readers and doing that whole fun thing. So, congratulations on all the buzz and press that you’ve gotten so far. Doree Shafrir: Thank you so much. How to Research and Create a Believable Antagonist Kelton Reid: Yeah, yeah. I want to talk about process, and how you put this debut novel together. I know you’ve talked about it in some other places. When you started to work on it, how much time per day were you kind of … I know, this seems like second nature for you, this kind of world and talking about these folks, because you’ve written about quite a bit of culture and tech stuff. But, how did you research this New York startup world? Doree Shafrir: It is a world that I have worked in. It’s also a world that I have written about, so I was kind of familiar with it from a couple of different perspectives. When I started working on the book, I realized that the perspective that I was the least familiar with was the perspective of Mack, the company founder. It was really important to me to portray him, not just authentically, but also sympathetically, which was tough because he’s kind of a douchebag. But, if you turn him into too much of a caricature, then I felt like readers would be like, “Why am I even reading this? What is the point?” I really wanted to make him seem three-dimensional. So, I put on my reporter hat and reached out to a bunch of company founders who I knew, and had them reach out to people. Around a dozen people were very generous with their time, and just sat down with me, off the record, and I just kind of asked them questions about what their lives were like, and the issues that they face, the struggles that they face, what they felt people didn’t understand about being a company founder, what their day-to-day was like, all that kind of stuff. That was super helpful, in terms of just getting inside of Mack’s head. The Challenges She Faced Making the Shift from Journo to Fictionist Kelton Reid: That’s cool. All right. It seems like fiction was a switching of the brain for you to kind of do that. But it is so well wrought. How did you make that shift? Or, maybe, what spurred you to make that shift into fiction? Doree Shafrir: When I started working on the book … I’m now a full time writer at BuzzFeed News, but at the time I was editing and managing, I wasn’t really writing at all. I decided that I needed my own special project that was separate from BuzzFeed. I went into it with zero expectations. I said, “You know what? I’m going to write for a month. I’m going to write every day, and I’m just going to kind of see what happens. At the very least, it will just be like a good exercise and a way for me to sort of dislodge some of those things in my brain that haven’t really been used for a while.” But, as I started writing, I realized that I didn’t really want to write about myself. It seemed exciting to try to make something up. As I kept going, it not only felt exciting, it felt really liberating. I’ve been a journalist for like 13 years, and that life is … You have to pay such close attention to accuracy and the facts, and a story is what you discover. You can’t change the outcome of the story. You can’t change what people say, you can’t change what people think. You certainly can’t change what people have done. So, to kind of suddenly be in control of all of that, in a piece of my own writing, was extremely exciting to me and liberating. I was able to go on that for a while, and then I realized … After a little while, I realized that I was really enjoying creating characters and creating their worlds, but that the plot wasn’t really going anywhere. I was like, “Oh, yes, plot. The actual story. I must think about that.” I actually knew the broad strokes of the plot from pretty early on, but I realized that I didn’t exactly know how to get from point A to point B. That was really the challenge that took me quite some time to overcome. I rewrote the first 100 pages, probably, 20 times, because it just felt like I wasn’t getting it right, and that if the foundation, if the opening of the book wasn’t totally solid, than what came after was just going to be bad. Finding a Productive Environment in an Unusual Place Kelton Reid: Well, I think what I found interesting about the story of you writing it was that you had tried to go to somewhere quiet, off the beaten path, as writers often do, at like writer’s retreats, but that you found solace, and your most productive place was somewhere noisy? Doree Shafrir: Yeah. To me be more specific, I have this romantic notion of what a fiction writer does, and in my head that was, go to a remote cabin somewhere and isolate yourself for weeks, and just sort of revel in solitude. I tried that, and not only did I get super lonely, but I also, I was not that productive. I found the solitude to be overwhelming. When I was at the very end of my book, we’re talking maybe three weeks before it was due, and I thought, “Oh, crap. I need to finish this.” I should also say, from the very beginning, there was never a question in my mind about turning it in on time. I had no interest in asking for an extension or turning it in late. Maybe that’s the journalist in me. Kelton Reid: Oh, for sure. Doree Shafrir: It was due on June 1st, and I was like, “I am turning this in on June 1st no matter what.” I was talking to a friend of mine, another novelist, and I was like, “You know, I m thinking maybe I’ll go to Palm Springs for a few days. I live in Los Angeles, it’s not that far.” She was like, “What about Vegas?” I was like, “You know, that’s actually not the worst idea, because you can get a really nice hotel room for not that much money.” I’ve gone to Vegas a bunch, it’s not that far. So I was like, “Huh. Let me look into that.” Then it turned out that the week I was going to go, I got a huge room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel for really cheap. So I stayed there for four nights, and I was super productive. I think that the combination of having … The hotel room itself was super quiet. It was like a refuge. But then I was able to go downstairs and play blackjack and do all- Kelton Reid: Unplug. Doree Shafrir: Yeah, exactly. Also, be around people, which I had been missing at the other places. Kelton Reid: Right, right. Doree Shafrir: I had my most productive week there. Kelton Reid: That’s cool. That’s cool. All right, well, for a journalist who’s been working beats forever, and now a fictionist, have you ever run up against writer’s block? Is that something you believe in, or is it a myth? Doree Shafrir: Oh, I think writer’s block is totally real. Kelton Reid: Thanks so much for joining me for this half of a tour through the writer’s process. If you enjoy The Writer Files podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or a review on iTunes to help other writers find us. For more episodes, or to just leave a comment or a question, you can drop by WriterFiles.FM. And you can always chat with me on Twitter @KeltonReid. Cheers. Talk to you next week.

  My guest today is Charles Clinton. Charles is the founder and CEO of EQUITYMULTIPLE, where he shapes the company's strategic vision and oversees daily operations. Prior to founding the company in 2015, Charles was a real estate attorney with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, where he worked on a variety of major transactions for private equity clients, primarily Blackstone and KKR. During his time at Simpson, Charles worked on over $10 billion in real estate transactions, including Blackstone's $1.7 billion purchase of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Blackstone's $1.9 billion purchase of Motel 6 and Hilton's real estate asset restructuring and refinancing in advance of its $2.5 billion IPO. EQUITYMULTIPLE is a secure online platform that connects accredited individuals with exclusive, high-yield commercial real estate investment opportunities at low minimums. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Manhattan, EQUITYMULTIPLE is partnered with Mission Capital, a national commercial real estate advisory firm - the combined leadership team has closed over $70 billion in real estate transactions. Share your thoughts with me on Twitter @mclaubscher and Instagram @cashflowninjapodcast Click To Tweet: Making It Easier for Investors to Leverage the Power of Crowdsourcing If you have enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and family Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Itunes so more people can find us! so more people can find us! Interview Links: Equity Multiple Direct invite Support Our Sponsors Joint Ops Properties, have designed a system to take any beginner to an experienced deal making investor in the least amount of time, offering opportunities from basic education, coaching, bridge investing to turn-key investments in the cash flowing market of St. Louis, MO. www.jointopsproperties.com International Coffee Farms, Sustainable Income Through Offshore Sustainable Agriculture www.internationalcoffeefarms.com Audible, download any audio book for FREE when you try Audible for 30 days  www.cashflowninjabook.com Thanks so much for joining me again this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! Also, please leave an honest review for the Cashflow Ninja Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates, please follow me on twitter @mclaubscher and instagram, @cashflowninjapodcast. Until next time! Live a life of passion and purpose on YOUR terms, M.C. Laubscher

Kickoff live from the welcome reception at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in LAS VEGAS!! We welcome performance testimonials, interviews while giving away cool gadgets, shoes and flying drones!

Woo hoo!! We're kicking off the Dynatrace conference in Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Hotel!

Kickoff live from the welcome reception at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in LAS VEGAS!! We welcome performance testimonials, interviews while giving away cool gadgets, shoes and flying drones!

Woo hoo!! We're kicking off the Dynatrace conference in Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Hotel!

   The lobby of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, in Las Vegas, is dominated by its eight columns covered in 384 screens, which appear even larger due to the reflective floors and mirrored ceilings. It is one of the most beautiful digital signage spaces around. The best part is the content doesn’t sell a thing, other than brand experience. Its artistic, often ambient, content is custom designed for the space. This provides a great User Experience but just as compelling for the hotel it creates User Presence with guests taking their faces out of their phones and realizing they have entered a hotel unlike any in the world. Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore are partners in life and work. They've been involved in the creation of content for the Cosmopolitan Hotel since it's inception, while working for Digital Kitchen. Now on their own, as co-owners of Plains of Yonder, their latest commission combines a mixture of physical, traditional elements and animations and can be viewed here. I spoke with them, via Skype, about the early days getting the installation up and running, their latest installation, as well as their thoughts on content creation for digital signage in general   Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS

When I asked Casting Director Renita Gale to be a guest on my podcast, I had no idea she would make me cry on my own show. Her story of how she became a mom is moving, inspiring and heartfelt. I hope she doesn't mind that I called it a Hollywood ending because it just gives me all the feels! Renita is a Creator, Casting Director, Dream Fulfillment Specialist which are pretty amazing titles. She's recently cast commercials for Bud-Light, Volkswagen, Target, AT&T, Texture, Nissan, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, CIAN, 23andMe.com, McDonald's to name a few. And she's also been a producer on several projects. She knows what casting is looking for and what producers are looking for when casting "types".               I've known a few people who've gone through the foster adoption process through the state of California and LA County. It's not an easy road to travel. It's emotionally challenging to say the least. Renita went through that process after being married only a few months because she knew it was the right path for her. She's very candid in this interview about how she was focused on her career and never really thought about having kids. I think that happens to a lot of people in Hollywood. We're chasing something we think is important, until we have kids and realize what's really important. I also got to pick her brain about what's going on behind the scenes in a casting session for commercials. Commercial auditions are my least favorite part of this industry. Anyone else? Sometimes it makes me feel like a head of cattle being lead in for the count. But Renita beautifully puts that in perspective by reminding us how lucky we are to get the audition. She says casting may bring in 200 people for a big spot, but that's out of THOUSANDS of actors who were submitted. To get an audition means you're already ahead of the game.                   She also took the time to answer listener questions from my fellow actors about group auditions, what exactly "ethnically ambiguous" means, and how do CD's feel about suck-ups LOL  You'll love her answers and I know you'll be inspired by her story. To find out more about Renita you can visit her website www.renitacasting.com and make sure you subscribe to her YouTube channel (and mine) for more audition and acting tips. Don't forget to subscribe to Motherhood in Hollywood on iTunes. Follow me on Twitter @MIHpodcast Instagram at www.instagram.com/MotherhoodinHollywood Facebook at www.facebook.com/motherhoodinhollywood

Bao Tranchi is a multifaceted Costume and Fashion Designer. Bao has built a highly esteemed, 20-year career, renown for extraordinary vision, unstoppable work ethic, and passion to create the most memorable designs from the big screen, to the red carpet, to Music video to the performance stage.Her Feature film credits include Peter Farrelly's “Greatest Beer Run Ever” 2022, Dustin Nguyen's “Once Upon a Time in Vietnam” 2013 and Ham Tran's “Journey From the Fall”. Bao's high end eponymous Fashion brand has adorned everybody from Jennifer Lopez, Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keyes, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Ashley Graham, Kylie Jenner, Miranda Lambert, Jazmine Sullivan to Toni Braxton.Bao was exhibited for her Film & Fashion Work and life story at both the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and the Richard Nixon Museum in Loma Linda CA. She graduated at the top of her class with a BFA from Otis College of Art & Design and has returned numerous times as a Design Mentor for the next generation of Designers. Bao has also served as guest judge on shows such as Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, the Antonio Treatment, Overtime and Master Chef.She has designed her four consecutive advertising campaigns of America's Next Top Model as well as her Designs featured in advertising campaigns for Rich Housewives of Beverly Hills, Melrose Place, Nikita, Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and the SLS Hotel, Cosmopolitan Hotel, and Planet Hollywood Vegas.In addition, Bao has designed and collaborated with Paul Mitchell for half a decade of Advertising campaigns and creating elaborate Fashion shows. Bao is driven by absolute commitment to Vision & Detail in Design and her two adorable daughters Sadie & Storey.B A O T R A N C H IFASHION / COSTUME DESIGNERCDG Local 892bao@baotranchi.comwww.baotranchicostume.comww.baotranchi.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy