Podcasts about Craft

September 02, 2026 - Jim Craft - Acts 21 by Buford Church of Christ

We're running out of time until I have to prepare myself and my mind for Tony to be here in the USA. I hope he has all of his paperwork - they've been kind of tight with that lately. Introducing the fam to Underberg - a harrowing experience. Hot gardners for free? What do people even want these days? Gone in 60,000 PBRs and BrewDog is freaking BACK baby. Time to levy some punishment on these freaks, let's go! ★ Support this podcast ★

In this moving episode, Becky sits down with musician and author Madam Snowflake (Emily Richards) to discuss her groundbreaking immersive audiobook experience, Rise Up Babylon. What began as a journey of survival through severe injury and bed rest transformed into a profound creative outpouring. Madam Snowflake shares the incredible story of how her musical compositions and narrative became intertwined, evolving from a concept for a Broadway musical into a unique, scored audiobook designed to be experienced through headphones. In this episode, we explore: The Genesis of Rise Up Babylon: How stillness, meditation, and physical recovery opened a new channel for storytelling. Art as a Tool for Healing: How writing and performing helped navigate the profound grief of losing a sister and repairing fractured family dynamics. The Craft of Immersive Audio: A behind-the-scenes look at the four-year production process, involving Grammy-winning producers and orchestral scoring to create a "movie for the mind." The Renaissance of Connection: A discussion on the importance of the arts in shaping collective consciousness and the power of truly listening to one another. Whether you are an author looking to expand your medium, a musician exploring narrative, or a listener seeking stories that touch the soul, this episode offers profound inspiration on the transformative power of human expression. Links & Resources Discover Rise Up Babylon: riseupbabylon.com Connect with Our Guest: madamsnowflake.com/, emilyrichards.com/ Empower Your Audiobook Journey: amplifyaudiobooks.com Watch the video of this interview Support our work making the audiobook industry a more equitable place HERE: buymeacoffee.com/audiobookconnection

Summer is OVER crusaders, WELCOME FALL! Snooki finally had her first drink post-surgery, meanwhile Joey is sipping on the streets, popping off at the US Open, and spending the last remnants of summer on a yacht. Snooki kicks off product show and tell with a secret gift in the mail from none other than Kristin Cavallari’s “Uncommon James.” While Joey shows off his new defense mechanism against the ravaging fruit flies in his kitchen. These are the products of adult dreams. Things are heating up in Hollywood as Leah Remini is set to join the Season 16 cast of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.’ Speaking of queens, Celine Dion is kicking off her final tour and it’s already selling out. And if our hearts weren’t already heavy losing Hayden Panettiere, we’ve lost a legend in Tim Curry and our North Star in Dolly Parton. Joey reminds us to celebrate the people we love everyday, sharing the kind and wise words of Dolly and the immense impact she made on all of us. As the September Shift makes its move, Snooki and Joey are in full preparation for Fall, making their way to Home Goods and TJ Maxx. Joey predicts a ‘90s nostalgia Christmas theme takeover as we’re craving some home and comfort. We’re talking plastic Santas and tacky colorful lights. We’re here for the kitschy tchotchkes and done with over-romanticizing beige luxury. And no home fall transformation is complete without binging ‘Gilmore Girls’ or ‘The Craft.’ Finally, Bethenny Frankel made it to Burning Man, as if the besties are over the heat, they just have to say, they’re not festival people, but good luck Bethenny. Volume See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Martin and I discuss how commercial directors can stand out by developing a distinct point of view, taking creative risks, and making work that reflects their voice. Michael shares the story behind his handmade Starbucks director's cut, while both directors explore pitching, career setbacks, ego, humility, and the value of enjoying the creative process. Together, they offer practical perspective for filmmakers navigating competition, building new creative lanes, and staying committed to the journey. My Filmmaker Retreat has 2 spots left so save your spot now! FILMMAKER RETREAT JOSHUA TREE '26 - JOIN US Oct. 1–4: our 5th Annual Retreat. SIGN UP NOW No application. Just save your spot and come learn, shoot, and grow with working filmmakers. Limit 15.  NEW COURSE - VIRTUAL PRODUCTION FOR COMMERCIAL DIRECTORS Filmmkaer and friend Kevin O'Brien has shot close to 100 spots on the LED wall. His new course is a tremendous head start to us that will shoot or considering to film on the volumn. Use cose "virtual" to save $50. Click here to learn from the master. POSH DUOThe original 2-in-1 styling wax stick. I use Posh Duo to keep my hair fly and my beard on point. Free shipping for RTP listeners. Get the Posh look. A portion of the proceeds from every stick sold goes to Wigs For Kids. Free shipping. ONLINE FILMMAKING COURSES - DIRECT WITH CONFIDENCEEach of my online courses come with a free 1:1 mentorship call with yours truly. Taking the Shadow course is the only way to win a chance to shadow me on a real shoot! DM for details. Want to level up your commercial directing game? Use code "virtual" to take $50 off! MAGIC MIND - MY MENTAL PERFORMANCE EXILIRSave hugely on Magic Mind with this link. — This link is the way. Thanks, Jordan My cult classic mockumentary, "Dill Scallion" is online so I'm giving 100% of the money to St. Jude Children's Hospital. I've decided to donate the LIFETIME earnings every December, so the donation will grow and grow annually. Thank you. "Respect The Process" podcast is brought to you by Commercial Directing FIlm School and True Gent, aka True Gentleman Industries, Inc. in partnership with Brady Oil Entertainment, Inc.

333 / What mindsets and practical strategies can transform setbacks into growth for writers—and what really defines success in a creative career? A.B. Jackson shares how he successfully pivoted from music marketing to writing and publishing fiction and non-fiction. He unpacks the lessons learned from both industries and how he leverages community and personal growth.Changing limiting beliefs and redefining successLessons learned from the music industryBuilding authentic connections with readersManaging criticism and unhelpful adviceCrafting your own marketing approach✨ This week's sponsor is Vellum: https://www.tryvellum.com/wish

Sidney kicks off Ghosts and Witches month by talking about one of the greatest witch movies ever made, The Craft (1996).

Architects have been losing ground for years, and the industry keeps explaining it away with fee pressure, schedule pressure, and software. Beau [Last Name] has a less comfortable answer. He says the profession's own craft has declined, and that decline is exactly why architects keep getting moved further from the decisions that matter. His case runs like this. When drawings are incomplete and coordination is loose, somebody has to fill that gap, and lately that somebody is the builder. The builder absorbs the risk, then reasonably takes the authority that comes with it. Beau and Bryce get into what caused that slide, why architectural education has to become craft centric to reverse it, how AI either accelerates the decline or becomes the thing that reverses it depending entirely on how firms use it, and what he means by the "Super-Architect" and the three characteristics that define one. They also talk about the fracture inside the profession itself and why a national focus on craft may be the only thing that closes it. This one is for principals and firm leaders watching their scope shrink, for emerging professionals who were never actually taught to draw a building, and for anyone in AEC who wants the architect back at the table where the real decisions get made. About Beau  Beau Dromiack is Principal of [Firm Name], a practice focused on mission critical architecture delivered with quality, efficiency, and craft. He has integrated design expertise across Design-Bid-Build, CMaR, Design-Build, and Integrated Design delivery, and is a member of AIA, DBIA, SCUP, and NCARB. He holds a Master of Architecture from Arizona State University, serves on the ASU faculty teaching graduate architecture, and mentors emerging professionals. He also volunteers teaching design to design-build teams at Northern Arizona University's School of Construction and teaches STEM based architecture and engineering principles to elementary students, including teaching tools he developed himself. He is the author of The Craft Advantage: Reviving Craft in Architecture to Build a Better Environment and Improve Influence and Super-Architect: The Future of Architecture, which is also available as an audiobook on Audible, Apple, and Amazon in five countries. Beau has been married 34 years, has four adult kids, and spends his free time backpacking, raising chickens in pursuit of the perfect egg, and baking in pursuit of the perfect cookie. What We Cover Introduction and Beau's background as a principal, professor, and author What craft actually means in architecture, and what it does not mean How the decline in craft eroded professional respect The craft gap, and why builders are filling it How poor documentation shifts risk to the contractor and authority away from the architect Why architectural education needs to be craft centric The three characteristics of the "Super-Architect" Using AI proactively to build AI optimized practices and new business models Why a fractured profession is a fragile one What a national focus on craft could actually reunify Where to find Beau and his books, plus closing thoughts Key Takeaways Influence follows responsibility. Every gap in a drawing set that a builder has to close is a piece of authority the architect gave away, whether or not anyone named it that way. Craft is not perfectionism and it is not slowness. Beau's case is that higher craft is what makes speed and integration possible instead of dangerous. Craft cannot be recruited. It gets built through mentorship, documentation standards, and leaders who actually teach, which makes it a firm systems problem rather than a hiring problem. AI will either widen the craft gap or close it, and the deciding factor is whether a firm defines its use proactively or lets AI define the firm. A profession that can't agree on what it is worth is easy to move off the table. Shared standards are a growth strategy, not nostalgia. Resources + Links Beau's website: https://dromiackinvention.com/about Beau Dromiack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beau-dromiack-aia-dbia-ncarb-scup-310747124/ The Craft Advantage: Reviving Craft in Architecture to Build a Better Environment and Improve Influence Super-Architect: The Future of Architecture (also on Audible, Apple, and Amazon as an audiobook) Career Collective: https://www.mycareercollective.com Bryce Batts Consulting: www.brycebatts.co If this one landed, rate and review Wine After Work wherever you listen. It's the fastest way to get these conversations in front of more people in the industry.  

Send Kevin a Text MessageAcademy Award-nominated screenwriter and director Billy Ray joins host Kevin Goetz for a wide-ranging conversation about what makes stories work and why emotion, character, and integrity sit at the center of great screenwriting. Ray's credits include Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games, Shattered Glass, Richard Jewell, State of Play, Breach, and Flightplan. He discusses the lessons he learned from writers and films that shaped him, the discipline that has sustained his career, adapting The Hunger Games, learning from failure as a director, and why audiences need to care about what happens rather than simply wonder what happens next.Integrity, Emotion, and the Stories Billy Ray Tells (01:41): Ray identifies integrity as the recurring theme in his work and explains why the best screenwriting is an intellectual exercise designed to create an emotional response. If audiences are thinking about how smart the writing is rather than feeling the story, he says, the writer has missed the mark.Early Experiences, Curiosity, and Becoming a Storyteller (05:29): Ray reflects on experiences that shaped him at a young age and how they contributed to his sensitivity to other people's emotions. He and Goetz discuss empathy, curiosity, and why genuine interest in other people is essential to both writing and life.Knowing Your Audience: Messaging and Persuasion (13:35): A discussion about political communication becomes a broader conversation about audiences. Ray argues that effective messaging begins by understanding where people are emotionally and moving them from there, a principle Goetz connects directly to movie marketing and persuasive advertising.What Makes a Great Screenplay? (22:38): Ray recalls growing up around writers through his father, a literary agent, and being handed Alvin Sargent's Ordinary People screenplay as the standard to aspire to. He explains his fundamental rule of character: a protagonist needs both an external problem to solve and an internal problem that only the journey of the movie can fix.Great Characters, Great Villains, and the Cathartic Contract (26:29): Using Ordinary People, Rocky, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Sound of Music, and Schindler's List, Ray and Goetz examine character construction. Ray argues that a great antagonist needs a defensible point of view and that every supporting character should reveal a different facet of the protagonist.Outworking the Competition and Shattered Glass (42:01): Ray discusses early influences including Rod Serling, literature that challenged and comforted him, and his realization as a young writer that he could not control talent or the state of the industry, but he could control how hard he worked. He also names Shattered Glass, his feature directing debut, as the film of which he is most proud.The Hunger Games and the Art of Reverse Engineering (46:30): Ray remembers reading Suzanne Collins' novel overnight and immediately recognizing its potential. He describes using Jaws to persuade producer Nina Jacobson that changes could strengthen an adaptation, and explains the concept of reverse engineering a screenplay so the first two acts properly support a powerful ending. He also shares the extraordinary security measures involved in writing The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.Failure, Audience Testing, and the Oscar Chase (51:15): Ray speaks candidly about directing Secret in Their Eyes, recognizing that the film was not connecting strongly enough with audiences, and being shaken by the experience of losing an investor's money. He also reflects on his Oscar nomination for Captain Phillips, why awards can become addictive, and the danger of choosing projects because they seem like "Oscar movies" rather than because they are the right stories to tell.Host: Kevin GoetzGuest: Billy RayProducer: Kari CampanoWriters: Kevin Goetz, Darlene Hayman, Nick Nunez, and Kari CampanoAudio Engineer: Gary Forbes (DG Entertainment)For more information about Billy Ray:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Ray_%28screenwriter%29IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712753/Burn the Water: Available from Scholastic and booksellersFor more information about Kevin Goetz:- Website: www.KevinGoetz360.com- Audienceology Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Audience-ology/Kevin-Goetz/9781982186678- How to Score in Hollywood: https://www.amazon.com/How-Score-Hollywood-Secrets-Business/dp/198218986X/- Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Substack: @KevinGoetz360- LinkedIn @Kevin Goetz- Screen Engine/ASI Website: www.ScreenEngineASI.com

For the final installment of this craft chat series, I spoke with award-winning author Sonido Reyes, who writes YA and adult novels that celebrate queer Mexican stories.His next YA release, To Our Untamed Core, is available for preorder now and releases September 22nd!You can learn more about Sonido and all of his books on his website or follow them on IG @sonidoreyesPS - With All My Haunted Heart comes out next week! You can preorder here.***If you're ready to enjoy writing again, meet deadlines without burnout, and build the confidence to handle every plot twist publishing throws your way, I can help.Click here to learn more about private coaching for authors and schedule a free consultation.Looking for even more author advice? Sign up for my twice-monthly newsletter, Real Talk for Writers, by clicking here.

Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.                                                                                                 =============== Dr. Bart Kaczmarek is a family physician in Windsor, Ontario, who built a system to solve a problem most physicians just accept: wasted time, broken team coordination, and a practice that runs the physician rather than the other way around. He now sees 80 patients a day, bills five times the Ontario family practice average, and is home by 4:30PM. In this episode, he walks through the framework he developed to reorganize a family practice without extra funding, and the software tool, DoctorFlow. He built it out of necessity and now offers it to other clinics. Both apply to physicians practicing in the US and Canada. The free CRAFT manuscript and more information on DoctorFlow are in the show notes, and links are available at nonclinicalphysicians.com/great-income-with-no-burnout/.

This conversation with Bernd Radaschitz is a masterclass in how heritage craft evolves without losing its soul. Born into a fourth-generation cabinetmaking family in Austria, Radaschitz bridges the rare gap between hands-on craftsmanship and executive leadership. His journey—from apprenticeship to building an international business spanning London and New York—offers a blueprint for scaling authenticity.

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode has been adapted from guidelines published by the Illinois Lodge of Research, and is brought to us by WBro "Big Papa" TJ Olson, Somerset Lodge #34, Skowhegan ME. Developing the ability to write a paper can be beneficial to a person in his vocation, in his church work, and in his community projects. There is great demand for persons who can do research work and write papers and make speeches within the Craft. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

The Voice Of Cincy Craft is the tagline for Cincy Brewcast, but what does it mean? Has it changed? WHO is the voice?

Hemorrhoids and hernias are common, but they're not always easy to talk about. In this episode of The WTH Wellness Podcast, Shaniece Craft, MD, general surgeon with Jackson Surgical Associates, tackles these often-uncomfortable topics and answers the questions patients may be hesitant to ask.Dr. Craft explains what causes hemorrhoids and hernias, which symptoms can be managed at home and when it's time to see a healthcare provider. She also discusses when rectal bleeding should be evaluated, whether every hernia requires surgery, warning signs that may indicate an emergency, and the treatment options available—including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures. Most importantly, Dr. Craft reminds listeners that seeking an evaluation does not automatically mean surgery. Getting the right diagnosis is the first step toward understanding your options and finding the treatment that's right for you. 

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lars the Master Smith: A Viking Tale of Courage and Craft Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2026-08-31-22-34-02-da Story Transcript:Da: I skyggen af de gamle egetræer, der knejser over den lille vikingelandsby, er Lars optaget ved sin smedje.En: In the shadow of the old oak trees, which tower over the small Viking village, Lars is busy at his forge.Da: Han lytter til den rytmiske lyd af hammer mod metal, men i sit sind drømmer han om noget større.En: He listens to the rhythmic sound of hammer on metal, but in his mind, he dreams of something greater.Da: Foran smedjen traver mennesker frem og tilbage.En: In front of the forge, people bustle back and forth.Da: De forbereder sig på årets store høstfest.En: They are preparing for the year's big harvest festival.Da: Lars ønsker at skabe noget særligt til festivalen.En: Lars wishes to create something special for the festival.Da: "Hvis bare jeg kan lave noget bemærkelsesværdigt, vil de endelig se mig som mere end en simpel smed," tænker han.En: "If only I can make something remarkable, they will finally see me as more than a simple blacksmith," he thinks.Da: Kirsten er blandt de mennesker, han længes efter at imponere.En: Kirsten is among the people he longs to impress.Da: Hendes smil kan få solen til at skinne på selv de mest overskyede dage.En: Her smile can make the sun shine even on the cloudiest days.Da: Byens ældste, Niels, hilser på Lars ud for smedjen.En: The town elder, Niels, greets Lars outside the forge.Da: "Du er ung, Lars.En: "You are young, Lars.Da: En simpel smed.En: A simple blacksmith.Da: Høstfesten handler om traditioner, ikke om dristige nye ideer," siger Niels og ryster på hovedet.En: The harvest festival is about traditions, not bold new ideas," says Niels, shaking his head.Da: Men Lars er bestemt på at bevise sit værd.En: But Lars is determined to prove his worth.Da: Han mangler dog de sjældne metaller, han har brug for.En: However, he lacks the rare metals he needs.Da: Så han beslutter sig for at tage en farlig tur ind i den nærliggende skov, der siges at være magisk.En: So he decides to take a dangerous trip into the nearby forest, said to be magical.Da: Skoven er tæt, og hver knækket kvist får Lars til at hoppe.En: The forest is dense, and every broken twig makes Lars jump.Da: Et sted dybt inde i skoven finder Lars en glimtende sø.En: Somewhere deep in the forest, Lars finds a shimmering lake.Da: Dens overflade er dækket af farverige metaller.En: Its surface is covered in colorful metals.Da: Men før han kan tage et enkelt skridt, ser han en stor skabning med skinnende skæl vokse frem fra vandet.En: But before he can take a single step, he sees a large creature with shiny scales emerging from the water.Da: Skabningen ser Lars i øjnene.En: The creature looks Lars in the eyes.Da: "Vis mig din renhed, unge smed," buldrer skabningen.En: "Show me your purity, young blacksmith," the creature thunders.Da: Lars fortæller skabningen om sin lidenskab for smedekunst og sit ønske om at bringe ære til sin landsby.En: Lars tells the creature about his passion for blacksmithing and his wish to bring honor to his village.Da: Hans ord er oprigtige, og skabningen ser ægte hensigt i hans øjne.En: His words are sincere, and the creature sees genuine intent in his eyes.Da: "Du kan tage af metallerne," svarer skabningen og forsvinder i en tåge, der smelter ind mellem træerne.En: "You may take from the metals," the creature responds and disappears in a mist that melts between the trees.Da: Lars vender tilbage til landsbyen under den samme, varme himmel.En: Lars returns to the village under the same warm sky.Da: Med de sjældne metaller skaber han et mesterværk – en smuk gylden økse med indviklede udskæringer, der funkler i de sidste stråler af solsommers lys.En: With the rare metals, he creates a masterpiece — a beautiful golden axe with intricate carvings that sparkle in the last rays of the summer sun.Da: Da festivalen begynder, løfter Niels øksen højere end de andre genstande.En: As the festival begins, Niels raises the axe higher than the other objects.Da: "Vi har et nyt talent i landsbyen," erklærer han.En: "We have a new talent in the village," he declares.Da: Villagerne jubler, og Kirsten giver Lars et varmt smil, der får hans hjerte til at synge.En: The villagers cheer, and Kirsten gives Lars a warm smile that makes his heart sing.Da: Lars har ikke bare vundet anerkendelse.En: Lars has not only gained recognition.Da: Han har også bevist sit mod.En: He has also proven his courage.Da: Han ved nu, at man nogle gange skal tage chancer for at blive den, man ønsker at være.En: He now knows that sometimes one must take chances to become who they wish to be.Da: Fra denne dag er Lars ikke bare landsbyens smed.En: From this day, Lars is not just the village's blacksmith.Da: Han er deres mestersmed.En: He is their master smith. Vocabulary Words:shadow: skyggetower: knejserforge: smedjerhythmic: rytmiskbustle: traveremarkable: bemærkelsesværdigtlongs: længesimpress: imponereelder: ældstegreet: hilsedetermined: bestemtlack: manglerare: sjældnedense: tættwig: kvistshimmering: glimtendecreature: skabningscales: skælemerging: vokse frempurity: renhedsincere: oprigtigintent: hensigtmist: tågemelts: smeltemasterpiece: mesterværkintricate: indvikledecarvings: udskæringerrays: strålercourage: modrecognition: anerkendelse

What happens when you're great at what you do… but hate everything required to actually grow the business?That's exactly where Meech finds himself.In this episode of Next Chapter Conversations, I sit down with my brother and longtime friend, Meech, a photographer, videographer, storyteller, and entrepreneur behind Media By Meech.Meech has spent years developing his craft—from photography and videography to working in news and even at ESPN. He's also gone through his own incredible fitness transformation and committed himself to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.But there's a problem:He loves shooting. He doesn't love running the business.Invoices. Contracts. Scheduling. Marketing. Promotion. Following up with clients.Those are the things draining his energy and keeping him from doing more of the work he actually loves.So we start breaking down what it could look like to build Media By Meech around his strengths instead of forcing him to become someone he's not.We talk about:Going from 350+ pounds into a completely different lifeHow Jiu-Jitsu changed the way Meech thinksWhy he sees photography and videography like solving a puzzleThe pressure of perfectionism after working with major brandsWhy talented people often struggle to market themselvesThe difference between being a great operator and being a great business ownerWhat Meech would outsource if he had $10,000 to invest in his businessHow to build a business around the work you actually loveWhy combat sports could be the perfect niche for Media By MeechHow better marketing can help fighters, coaches, and gyms growAnd what it could take to turn Media By Meech into a much bigger brandThis conversation is bigger than photography or videography.It's about figuring out how to build a business that gives you more room to do the work you're actually called to do.If you're building a business and you've ever thought:"I love what I do. I just hate everything else that comes with it."You're going to relate to this one.FOLLOW MEECH:Instagram: @mediabymeechCONNECT WITH DREW:Subscribe to the channel and follow along as we have real conversations about business, life, transformation, and stepping into your next chapter.NEXT CHAPTER CONVERSATIONSEvery life has defining moments—moments that challenge us, change us, and ultimately shape who we become.Your story isn't over.The best chapters are still waiting to be written.#NextChapterConversations #Entrepreneurship #PhotographyBusiness #Videography #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth

In this episode of Growing Kentucky's Leaders, Sheldon and Ruth and sit down with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft. Craft is a "lifelong Kentuckian", a successful American businesswoman, and former diplomat who has much to say about the future of Kentucky and the future of Kentucky FFA. More on Ambassador Craft at the link below! https://kyffa.org/ambassador-kelly-craft-establishes-forever-blue-fund-to-benefit-glasgow-and-barren-county-ffa-chapters/

Barbara Peters in conversation with Harlan Coben

This week, the post-eclipse dust settles into more structured, deliberate Virgo energy. August closes, and September opens with two powerful back-to-back transits. Monday: Jupiter in Leo trines Saturn in Aries, meaning we get to close the month with one of the most genuinely supportive and expansive transits of August. (We deserve it after the eclipse season madness) Then Mars in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries and friction arrives that asks us to review what it is that we may have been rushing toward. The week brings a powerful green light and a reality check in the first 48 hours. How we navigate both sets the tone for the rest of the month. We also celebrate the craft and intention of Virgo season with Founder of Violet Flame Choclates, Katrina Markoff. After redefining luxury confections through her first brand Vosges Haut-Chocolat with global spices and cultural reverence, Markoff turned inward to create Violet Flame: a deeper concentration of craft and consciousness. --- Violet Flame Chocolate:  https://violetflamechocolate.com https://www.instagram.com/violetflamechocolate   --- All Things Cardsy B www.cardsyb.com   www.instagram.com/CardsyB   Last Days of Eclipse Sale: https://www.cardsyb.com/private-sessions    The "We made it through Eclipse Season sale" 30% off any reading with checkout codeIMADEIT *can be used for any future date but must be purchased by Aug 31 

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Never enough! This week, V and Emily travel back to TWIFH's oldest historical event thus far: opera singer Jenny Lind's landmark 1850 tour in the United States and its accompanying “Lindmania.” Did you know that the fangirls of 1850 were Just Like Us? They sobbed, they squeed, they schemed to meet their faves, and they spent way, WAY too much on concert tickets. The quotes from antebellum Lind fans reacting to hearing secular music for the first time give us the chills. Come wait outside the stage doors with us for a glimpse at the Swedish Nightingale.SourcesListening & Longing: Music Lovers in the Age of Barnum by Daniel Cavicchi"Fandom Before 'Fan'" by Daniel CavicchiWikipediaMassachusetts Historical SocietyPromoSuper Sorry - Have you ever watched a Marvel movie and thought, "Wow, somebody really owes somebody an apology?" Like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers in Civil War. Or Thor and Loki about... well, everything. That's the question at the heart of SUPER SORRY, a podcast that revisits the Marvel Cinematic Universe one movie at a time through the lens of apologies, accountability, and unintended consequences. Revisiting one MCU movie at a time, Super Sorry hosts Amber and Todd break down who should have apologized, who deserved an apology, and imagine the conversations that could have happened. They also explore the emotional, physical, and financial fallout of superhero action, from damaged relationships to city-wide destruction and billion-dollar cleanup efforts. Whether you're a longtime MCU fan or just enjoy thoughtful pop culture discussions, SUPER SORRY offers a fresh perspective on movies you thought you knew inside and out. You can find SUPER SORRY wherever you listen to podcasts.Re: Dracula - Re: Dracula takes the famous horror tale, breaks it up chronologically (every entry of this epistolary novel has a date), and sends the story directly to your podcatcher as it happens. Every time something happens to the characters, Re: Dracula publishes an episode, in as close to real time as it happens. Some episodes are short (less than a minute), and others are lengthy (over half an hour). Re: Dracula is a faithful, text-accurate adaptation, featuring a full cast to tug on your heartstrings and sound design to keep you on the edge of your seat.Two Thousand and Late - TWO THOUSAND AND LATE is a new fiction podcast from the creator of ​​The Bright Sessions - a dark comedy that grapples with the havoc of our current moment and tries to find the hope inside of it. In the 10-episode first season, we follow Harper, a thirty-six year old nihilist whose life is upended when she's possessed by a demon hell-bent on bringing about the apocalypse. Harper doesn't want to end the world, but the demon gives her more power than she's had in her life in a long time. In a world where so many people abuse their power, will Harper be any different? Blending sharp satire with genre flair and wickedly lovable antiheroes, Two Thousand and Late is ideal for fans of Fleabag, Killing Eve, The Craft, Jennifer's Body, Yellowjackets, True Blood, and Venom. It's a potent cocktail of feminist rage, queer power, and supernatural mischief. It's unapologetically angry, surprisingly tender, and deeply entertaining. For more information, visit http://www.harperandhavoc.com.Aim High Brooch Designs - For 25% off any order on Aim High Brooch Designs on Etsy, including a custom brooch, bag charm, keychain, or magnet design, use the promo code TWIFH.This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history!Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistoryWe're now on Instagram! @thisweekinfandomhistorySign up for our newsletter on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com!Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifhYou can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistoryPlease remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bree NicGarran joins me this episode as we finally get around to talking about the 1998 film adaptation of Practical Magic. For some people the '90s movie that got them pulled into witchcraft was The Craft, while for others (like Bree) it was this one! We figured with the sequel coming out soon, we really needed to get around to talking about this one. So we did! For two hours! You could have watched the whole movie on your own in that time!

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Practical Magic 2 is almost here, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have reunited on the red carpet... and it's officially witchy season. Naturally, we're counting down the witchy movies that shaped us, from midnight-margarita comfort watches to the genuinely cursed.There's one 1990 classic that traumatised Laura so badly she turned down an Anne Hathaway interview rather than go near it, and she's begging you not to let your kids watch it. We're also spiralling over the '90s cult favourite that turned an entire generation of tweens into candle-lighting, spell-casting witches… and had real witchcraft on set, storms and all.Grab your candles (carefully), pour a margarita, and settle in. Just remember: nothing in the witchy world is ever free.TAKE THE SPILL'S WEEKLY POP CULTURE QUIZ HERE Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, including exclusive podcasts and early listening, subscriber-only articles, monthly giveaways and our home workout app, MOVE. Right now, every Mamamia subscriber is automatically entered to win a $5,000 Dreamworld holiday for four; flights, accommodation, express passes and more included. Subscribe here to enter. T&Cs apply. Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40%THE END BITS Find and follow us on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespillpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thespillpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespillpodcast/ Support independent women's media Want to join the conversation? Have feedback or a topic you want us to discuss? Send us a voice message or email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Audio & Video Producer: Michael Kean Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farming and politics collide at the annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair, a winning ham is auctioned off for $10 million, two Kentucky Congressmen discuss President Trump's plan to import foreign beef, and Kentucky's top doctor says this is the worst year for measles in the Commonwealth in more than 35 years. 

Liz and Sarah discuss that one of the biggest advantages of having a writing partner is being able to take turns bringing each other up when one is down. Right now, Sarah is feeling the chaos of their career, but Liz is calm and optimistic.  Next month? It will likely be the opposite! In Take A Hike, they talk about how their recent visit to KCON made them appreciate the joy of rehashing. Then, in The Craft (& Fain), Liz and Sarah explore how getting granular with their characters' wardrobe is bringing clarity to their latest pilot. This week's Hollywood Hack is giving Sarah joy in the kitchen: the Cuisinart Custom Convection Bread Maker. Finally, Liz recommends the current season of Married At First Sight on Peacock. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,' a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Sign up for Liz & Sarah's free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It'll come right to your inbox! Sign up for Sarah's free weekly Substack newsletter Chickening Out at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. It'll come right to your inbox! LINKS: KCON USA:  https://kconusa.com/ Cuisinart Custom Convection Bread Maker: https://www.cuisinart.com/custom-convection-bread-maker/CBK-210NAS.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaignname%7D&utm_term=&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ax%3A21470027214%3A%3A&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=&nb_mi=8527973&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=CBK-210NAS&nb_ppi=&nb_placement=&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21480652252&gbraid=0AAAAADFjouLkCDUQb6gHEBcKQXUClZOVC&gclid=CjwKCAjw7p_UBhBlEiwAhpIs7-bFC97gBSwmlijUmvWbDLJ94YpMcod6nLuELFkSyjqPyZUmikkKbhoCJA4QAvD_BwE Married At First Sight Season 20 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxO1zuoQtyA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When James Clear last spoke on the Craft & Commerce stage, Atomic Habits hadn't even been released. Now, it's sold over 30 million copies worldwide. I was delighted to welcome James back to the same stage 8 years later to unpack what he's learned from creating one of the bestselling books of the last decade. In this conversation, James shares his insights on how to create a timeless product, how he built an email list of over 4 million subscribers, and the revolutionary publishing model he's building with Author's Equity. James also answers burning questions from the audience on simplifying complex ideas, building lasting entrepreneurial friendships, protecting your identity as a creator in public, and James's personal mission in life. If you've ever wondered what goes into creating a bestselling book, I think you'll get a lot out of this episode.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:07 Expectations for Atomic Habits' success02:54 Selling 30M+ copies04:48 Timeless marketing principles07:18 Positioning for long-term book sales09:39 Building the world's largest single-author newsletter12:44 Current effective growth tactics14:01 Cross-pollinating platforms for growth16:51 The vision behind Author's Equity20:51 The Atomic Habits tipping point23:09 Why books are an underrated business model24:48 Simplifying complex ideas27:54 Cultivating lasting entrepreneur friendships31:33 Protecting your identity as a public creator35:30 Why choose traditional publishing over self-publishing?39:17 Mining for stories and metaphors43:24 What makes Author's Equity different?48:50 Daily habits for rebuilding momentum51:50 James's life mission54:24 Author's Equity: working with self-published authors58:05 James's parting thoughts: 10-year and 1-hour timeframesIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review. I read every single one.Learn more about the podcast: https://nathanbarry.com/showFollow Nathan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarryX: https://twitter.com/nathanbarryYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshowWebsite: https://nathanbarry.comKit: https://kit.comFollow James:Website: https://jamesclear.comNewsletter: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1X: https://twitter.com/jamesclearLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesclearInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesclearFeatured in this episode:Kit: https://www.kit.comAtomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habitsAuthor's Equity: https://www.authorsequity.comHighlights:02:10 - James's initial expectations for Atomic Habits09:39 - How James built the world's largest single-author newsletter23:09 - Why books are an underrated business model48:50 - James's daily habits for rebuilding momentum51:50 - James's life mission

► Want to work with Randy directly: https://randygage.com/breakthroughu/ ► Prefer audio? Get the podcast https://randygage.com/podcast Getting noticed isn't enough anymore. Visibility used to be the whole game. Now there are a thousand people in your category producing content, and the ones getting booked aren't the loudest — they're the ones clients, media, and AI recognize as the expert.That's a positioning problem, not a marketing problem. And most people never solve it because they're busy optimizing tactics instead of building the asset underneath them: a brand story that makes the choice obvious.In this episode, you'll see the live presentation Randy presented for the National Speakers Association — an interactive workshop on how to build a brand that helps you stand out, get discovered, and get booked at higher fees.In this session you'll learn how to:- Craft a brand story that separates you from everyone selling the same thing- Increase your discoverability with both humans and AI search- Align your message, media, and market so opportunities come to you- Position yourself to command higher fees without apologizing for themThings that Randy mentioned in this video:Blog 1 - https://randygage.com/stop-branding-like-youre-in-the-witness-protection-program/Blog 1 - https://randygage.com/why-no-one-crosses-the-street-for-you/Demo Video ► https://youtu.be/rRs6GiWWot0How to Build a Personal Brand People Can't Ignore ► https://youtu.be/0BWj4PLUeykThe Last Level of Branding ► https://youtu.be/tByHetPUOFI Who is This Guy?Randy isn't some influencer who listened to a couple podcasts and started posting hot takes. He's the streetwise founder of Prosperity Factory, Inc., who has been building and scaling businesses for more than 40 years. Randy has authored 16 bestselling books, translated into 25+languages, including his latest—Wealth Without Apology—and spoken to more than 2 million people across 50 countries. He's been inducted into both the Speaker Hall of Fame and Direct Selling Hall of Fame.But none of that is why people follow him. They follow him because he calls BS…and says what most people are too afraid to admit. When he's not rocking the stage or building his next project, you'll probably find him coaching a softball team somewhere.Connect with Randy:Instagram: randy_gage Twitter: randy_gage Facebook: randygage

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332 / How can you craft vivid, sensory-rich books set in places you've never visited while thriving as a modern author? Action-adventure writer Luke Richardson shares insights on transporting readers around the globe and balancing the art and business of writing.Incorporating travel and sensory details into fictionTips for writing about locations you haven't visitedDeciding how much personal travel experience to includeThe benefits of slowing down productionIn-person travel event with readersPodcasting for readers✨ This week's sponsor is Bookfunnel: bookfunnel.com

Send us Fan MailWhat does it really take to build a career in professional sport?This week on Leave Your Mark, I sit down with strength and conditioning coach Jason Martin as he prepares to begin a new chapter as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Jason's path began early, earning his first training certification at just 16 before completing his Physical Education degree at McGill University. His career would eventually take him through CrossFit, professional tennis, Major League Baseball, more than a decade of working with hockey players, and three seasons in player development with the Pittsburgh Penguins.But this conversation is about much more than Jason's résumé.We talk about the influence of mentorship, particularly his relationship with Andy O'Brien, and why experience can't simply be replaced by collecting certifications. Jason shares his thoughts on asking for feedback, recognizing your limitations, building genuine relationships, and allowing a career to develop without trying to engineer every next step.We also dig into one of the most important challenges of working in professional sport: earning the trust of athletes who didn't necessarily choose you to work with them.Jason's philosophy is refreshingly simple. Ask questions. Listen. Understand what the athlete needs. Be good to people. Do quality work. And give trust the time it needs to develop.A great conversation about coaching, mentorship, relationships, experience, and the long game of building a meaningful career in high performance.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.ReconditioningHQ.comwww.FreePainGuide.com 

It's time for the final episode in our Media series!In this episode, David and Melinda talk through a range of topics to conclude the Media Relations for Craft Chocolate Makers series. They discuss: - Common pitfalls companies make in media relations (or let hold them back from even starting)- Crisis communications - what it means, and things to think about now before you need to later- What to do after you get media coverage- Action items to get you started on your media relations path. Media relations doesn't have to be scary, but it is super important, so listen in and David and Melinda share their final thoughts about Media Relations for Craft Chocolate Makers!David's been a full time food and beverage journalist for about a decade now and Melinda Guerra has been a freelance PR professional helping brands tell their stories and connect with media for even longer than that. In this series, they share what they've learned over their careers to help craft chocolate companies of any size identify their stories, communicate them to media members and outlets, gain new customers, and keep the ones you have curious.Media Relations for Craft Chocolate Makers series:Podcast EpisodesWhy You Need a Media PlanIdentify Your Company's StoriesHow to Build and Manage a Media ListAll About Press ReleasesHow to Maintain Media Relationships and Communicate New StoriesHow to Get Started, and Common PitfallsBlog PostsWhy You Need a Media PlanHow to Identify Your StoriesHow to Build a Media ListAdding Industry and Unexpected Outlets to your Media ListHow to Write and Send a Press ReleaseHow to Maintain Media Relationships and Communicate New StoriesCrisis CommunicationsCommon Pitfalls in Media RelationsEasy Steps for Getting Started Check out David's book Pairing Beer & Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together.Follow Bean to Barstool on social media!InstagramFacebookPinterestSign up for host David Nilsen's beer newsletter for regular beer musings, and the Bean to Barstool newsletter for pairings, collaborations, and maker profiles.

Buckle up, Final Friends! The Final Girl is taking Ryan through a double feature of her classic horror faves -- Waxwork and The Craft. Tune in for witches, wigs and some wild wax! Plus get a sneak peek of what The Final Guy has in store for his episode!Click here to message the Final Girl and Guy!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Listen to this all-new episode of the “In Orbit” podcast featuring KBR's Sean Wiswesser, a senior technical advisor and 28-year national security and United States Intelligence Community professional. Listen along as Sean talks about his fascinating career, the inner workings of Russian espionage and spy craft, and his new book, “Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War.”

We begin by saying rest in peace to the great Dolly Parton - who passed away today aged 80. Billy launches into the All Sports Report - with a comprehensive wrap of last night's AFL Awards, including a very interesting guest list on Table 12. Channel 7 Chief Footy Reporter Mitch Cleary is in studio with more on the AFL Awards, plus the latest speculation on Zak Butters, Toby Greene, Jesse Hogan, Kieren Briggs, and Tim English. Robbie and Johnny battle it out in a very competitive Hump Day Quiz, then JB has received an email from Warwick about all the times Billy said a guest's name wrong to their face. Billy has the inside scoop on the latest "Internal Design" trend, then Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell is in studio ahead of a big finals campaign - but first we have to get his opinion on some of Billy's Hawks-related Craft Attacks. Finally, Billy has a joke about a lonely gecko to close the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The utter nonsense of people claiming to be "thought leaders" and how they feed into an incestuous cycle of creating more nonsense with Generative "AI." Also, the basic common sense of being an author, especially an indie author, and why craft and financial competence matter. And: wine sleeves. Why?Preorder ~Among The ThornsIndie Booksellers! You can buy my indie books direct from me at discount!! Submit a Request for an order hereNew Releases ~Blades, Books, and the BanditLove, Lies, and Ley LinesMAGIC REBORNNever The RosesThe posture correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself can be found hereThank you for listening! You all take care. Support the show

Our craft chats series continues with the wonderful and fabulous Julian Winters!Julian is an award-winning, bestselling author of books for teens and adults, including his latest YA novel: Find My Way Down to You! Julian and I talked about writing grief into books, got nerdy about planning/organizing stories, and dreamed about the future of queer romcoms.You can learn more about Julian's books on his website or follow him on IG @wintersjulianPS - With All My Haunted Heart comes out in 2 weeks! You can preorder here.***If you're ready to enjoy writing again, meet deadlines without burnout, and build the confidence to handle every plot twist publishing throws your way, I can help.Click here to learn more about private coaching for authors and schedule a free consultation.Looking for even more author advice? Sign up for my twice-monthly newsletter, Real Talk for Writers, by clicking here.

In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss how to stop AI from turning your writing into repetitive slop and replace it with authentic human voice. You will discover why AI drifts into repetitive phrasing and how to stop it. You will learn to measure your unique writing style with simple numbers that lock in your voice. You will apply a structured editing process that transforms machine drafts into polished content. You will gain confidence to command AI tools without wasting hours on endless revisions. 00:00 – Introduction 02:15 – The AI writing frustration 06:30 – Measuring your voice 12:45 – The five performance steps 18:20 – Building your writing blueprint 24:10 – Call to action Take the new course at: https://academy.trustinsights.ai/courses/ai-for-writers Watch this episode to finally break free from generic AI output and start writing with total control. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/inearinsights/tipodcast-how-ai-writes.mp3 Download the MP3 audio here. Need help with your company’s data and analytics? Let us know! Join our free Slack group for marketers interested in analytics! [podcastsponsor] Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for listening to the episode. Christopher S. Penn: In this week’s In Ear Insights, let’s talk about AI for writing and for writers. We have seen no shortage of people talking about AI watermarking and all this stuff and how you can tell whether somebody’s using AI for writing or not. And we at Trust Insights have put together a new course, Trust Insights AI for Writers, for how to get AI to write better and not coincidentally, help you as a human also become a better writer. So, Katie, to start off, what are the things that when you are writing with the assistance of AI, what are the things that sort of you wish AI would do better? Katie Robbert: You know, I wish it would listen better. And by that I mean I feel like you can craft a really strong prompt. You can say, here are my writing samples, here are things that I don’t want you to do. And it kind of just like freewheels and does its own thing anyway. And I feel like that is frustrating for a lot of people. So, you know, I really try to write the first draft of things myself as the human and then know, and I’ve talked about this in the newsletter and on pod on our podcast where I bring in AI is to double check with like our ICPs or to use it as an editing tool. But then the editing gets carried away. You know, I’m not an editor and grammar is. I would like to say that the public school system failed me. You know. So I’m like a half decent writer. I have good ideas and I write in a stream of consciousness. And so I need tools or human editors to help me clean things up. And this is where I look to generative AI because the team doesn’t always have time to like fully edit my stuff. But then when I read back what the edits are or what the suggested edits are, I’m like, where did this come from? Or why did you make up a whole anecdote that never happened, but you’re saying it authoritatively? So I feel like the hallucination is the big thing. And the, you know, depending on the large language model, each model has its quirks in terms of the way that it writes or the way that it, you know, quote unquote, articulates thoughts. And so I think one of the things that you’ve shared about Claude, for example, is it likes its, you know, things in threes, like three punchy points. And it’s very much a tell that, like, oh, that’s a Claude thing. And I found that when I have, you know, an AI assistant help edit my stuff, it turns it into a lot of that, like the individual sentences, the three punchy points, like the this and this, then this or this or, you know, those kinds of ways that it writes. And that’s not what I, the human had put in. And I’m just sort of sitting there exhausted, like. But I just, I need this edited and I need it coherent and is it good enough? But did it change too much of my own human writing? So I think that, you know, when I think about using AI for writing, that’s what I’m personally struggling with is, you know, I still want to be the one writing it, but, like, I need someone to help me polish it. And the polish is like subpar. Christopher S. Penn: Why do you think AI does that? Why do you think AI behaves the way it does and turns original writing into something that sounds like slop? Katie Robbert: Oh, gosh, if only there was a course that was going to tell me the answer to this question. Christopher S. Penn: There’s something else that will also tell you the answer to that question. And that happens to be the fifth P. Katie Robbert: I should have guessed that one. Sneaky, sneaky. The framework at Trust Insights is purpose, people, process, platform, performance. Chris, you’re specifically talking about performance. And I think that where a lot of us get caught up in prompting these large language models is we think we’re being clear on the performance, but we’re not as clear as we could be. And that’s where the frustration sets in and that’s where we want to throw up our hands. And so the perfect purpose could be, I need you to edit this, you know, five thousand word essay. I need you to look for spelling and grammar and, you know, a cohesive thread like all those things. People, here’s my audience, here’s my authoritative voice, here’s my samples process. I want you to go through this and just list out the changes. Don’t change it for me, platform. This is going to be published on my blog, which is hosted here, and I’m going to add images in these places. And then performance. We typically think of performance as did we get the polished thing from our purpose? But it sounds like we are missing a lot of opportunity in the performance part of the 5Ps to really spell out what we need. Christopher S. Penn: And that is the premise of the new course. The biggest chunks of the new course that we have are twofold. One, we spend a lot of time on research because good research leads to better outcomes typically. And two, we spend a lot of time on math, which is your average writer is like, But I started with the premise for this course, that writing is code. If I put nonsense words together, you’re like, did you just get hit in the head? Like, what happened? Did you actually put decaf in the coffee maker this morning? If I don’t say words in the right order in a statistically predictable pattern, you have no idea what’s going on. You might say, these tests, coverage, adding branches, empty. Like, what? What does that mean? That’s word salad. Language follows patterns, and those patterns are predictable. And the reason why AI writes the way it does is because it’s choosing the most probable patterns, even when it doesn’t sound like you. So the first thing that we have to do is give AI performance, right? To say, this is what success looks like. And it has to be in a tangible form. The percentage of passive voice that you use in a text when you write as a human, how much passive voice do you use? The number of sentences that begin with a noun or a pronoun. What percentage of your copy is that? Is that the number of EM dashes that you use naturally in your text as a human? What is that? Our friend Anne Hanley says, I use the EM dash because I’m an actual writer, but I don’t use it in every sentence. And where AI typically goes off the rails is when it knows that a construction is probable, like using EM dashes, like using triadic rhythm, like using bicolon or isocolon. And it says, hey, I’m going to use the most probable things. But it has no concept of frequency, so it overuses it. And you get, it’s not this, it’s that in every single sentence or in, you know, Claude in particular loves bicolon. It’s. It sounds like a drum beat. One and two and one and two. And you’re like, could you please vary the beat? Katie Robbert: Right? Christopher S. Penn: When you look at a, like a slide deck Claude generates, everything is bicolon, all the headings, you know, this and this, sharp insight and this. And you’re like, my God, this is so mind numbing to read. If we give AI analysis of how our writing to begin with and say success looks like this set of numbers, now go right, then check your work and compare what you wrote versus what the blueprint is and it will go, oh, I didn’t do this at all. Like, I use 82% passive voice. Yeah, go back and fix it. But the fifth P in the 5P framework by Trust Insights is so important. We have to establish what success looks like for it so that it mathematically can go back and fix its code. Katie Robbert: So let me ask you this question though, because I will give Claude like samples of my writing and say this is what it’s supposed to sound like. Am I doing it wrong? Because I have all of these samples from like literally years and I feel like Claude or a large language model, you know, is trying to evolve my writing so that my writing fits its format, not its editing, to my writing. Like, I feel like that’s where I’m struggling. Christopher S. Penn: You are not doing anything wrong except you are asking it to count and it can’t count. And so even though it will analyze your writing as a language model, it has no clue of how to count. One of the things that’s in this course is probably worth the price of admission alone is a Python script that it has to run on a writing sample you provide that will do that fingerprint mathematically not letting the language model try to count, because language models can’t count. The Python script goes through and it counts in your original sample, this is the percentage of passive voice that you use and it writes it down as a fingerprint, as a file in your language model of choice. It works in ChatGPT, it works in Copilot. It tested in all the systems. It can then rerun that script on its output and say, initial sample, 4% passive voice, my work, 18% passive voice revision loop. I need to go back and keep revising until I hit this number. But it can’t count that by itself. It needs the support of actual code to do it. And that’s what’s in the course is pre baked. Nobody has to be coding, no coding involved. It’s bundled in. But you would drop that into your Copilot or your ChatGPT or your Claude and say, this is how you’re going to measure yourself. Yourself, you’re going to do the fingerprint and you’ll reuse that fingerprint and then you will go back and you will count using this script. And that’s, you know, again, you’re not doing anything wrong. It’s just the average non technical user doesn’t think, hey machine, I remembered you can’t count well. Katie Robbert: And I say, okay, so that’s an interesting distinction because so up until now, you know, I’ve been saying like, hey, this is the sample of my writing. And you’re right, it absolutely, it takes what I give it and it like, is like, oh, you said to do this, let me make sure that I do this. And by making sure that I do this, I’m going to do it 16 times out of the 18 sentences, but I’m also going to do this in 15 of the 18 sentences. And so it’s taking everything it knows about my style of writing and trying to jam it all into one sentence. And I’m like, whoa. Like, yes, grammatically it’s correct, but now it’s garbage because that is not at all what I wrote. And I sort of. I feel, it’s not that I feel like my hands are tied because I can’t fix it myself, but like, the reason I turned to a system for help is because I’m not an expert editor. And so I miss things that an editor would find. And I need that, like, for me, I need that kind of support of like, hey, you started a point over here and then you dropped it halfway through and you made a different point at the end. Like, you gotta pick a story and stick with it. Christopher S. Penn: And this is where these tools, these AI tools simply by themselves cannot do that. Like, they just do not understand. How do I, how do I even count? So I’ll show you an example of one of the things that is bundled in the course. And again, the average user does not need to look at this. The average user is not going to. You will just drop the file and say, machine, off you go. But it will look at thing. There’s functions in this. It says like, look at the rate per word of the this kind of word. For example, it’s often said that good writing relies on relatively few adverbs. Adverbs are words that end in ly, you know, actually, etc. AI loves adverbs, obviously, actually, and stuff like that. Which also sounds condescending. Katie Robbert: Yeah. Christopher S. Penn: And so if your writing style uses almost no adverbs, when you do a fingerprint, it will say, hey, your adverb rate per 1000 words is like 1%. And so when it goes back and counts, it’s revision, it’s edits that you had it make. And it goes, oh, I used 9% adverbs in my revision. But the target, the performance says 1%. I need to go back and fix my work. It’s a diagnostic. And that’s what’s missing from all of our prompts, because it can’t do that. That’s what’s missing from every single AI for Writers course I’ve ever taken or every session I’ve ever sat in. Nobody thinks of writing as a system of measurement, of analytics. And therefore, when AI just follows its own internal process programming the probabilities that it generates, we’re all like, why is this keeps coming out like slop? Why can I not prompt this thing to sound like me? It’s because it can’t count. And so the cornerstone really, of this entire course that we’ve created is let’s give AI the tools it needs to count, let’s give it the measures that it needs to count, and then let’s give it clear guidelines. You know, one of the things that is in the toolkit is a. Again, this is another piece of code the user, you. The user will not use. This is built into a skill that you just install, and there’s instructions on how to install it. But it will say, if you have this cadence, don’t do that. Here’s how you do it instead, right? If you do short, long, short, long cadence over six consecutive sentences, you’re writing us. You’re writing a dead drum beat. Dead. Don’t do that, do this instead. Things like that. So, for example, if you look at AI writing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and you just take a step back and you look at the page, all the paragraphs are about the same length. They’re all. They all kind of look like the same gray rectangles on a page. If you were to step back and stop looking at the letters and just look at the shape. If you look at your human writing, there’s a good chance that it’s. There’s some paragraphs are real short. Maybe it’s even one word, like an emphasis one like, no, don’t do this. Right? And that’s just its own paragraph. That frequency of change in paragraph length is something that you can measure. Machines don’t know to look for that. Machines don’t even think about that. And so if we give them the tools, the counting tools to go. Katie tends to alternate her paragraph length. Sometimes her paragraph length is 11 sentences, other times it’s one. I should replicate that general pattern. Because once you give AI a pattern, it’s like, oh, I know how to do patterns. I can do this. And it goes off and it creates it. Katie Robbert: I mean, I have a lot of thoughts and comments, you know, and so like, the big elephant in the room is, you know, why are we teaching people how to train the models to write when there’s real writers out there? So, I mean, that’s a big question. So I’m just going to like, put that, like, stick it up here for a second. When I think back to like high school and middle school, for example, we generation were taught the five paragraph writing. But for a lot of us, this is like, this is how were taught to write. So the first paragraph is your opening argument. The second, third and fourth paragraph are your supporting reasons for your argument. And the fifth paragraph is your conclusion. And so a lot of us who were, you know, that was like drilled into our heads on our like yellow piece of paper with the green lines, like that’s how you’re supposed to write. And so I think what’s often frustrating for someone who writes their own stuff is because were taught to structure our writing in a certain way. It can come across as well. AI must have written that because of the structure. It’s like, no. My sixth grade middle school English teacher, when slapping rulers on tables was legal, scared the bejesus out of me and told me, this is how you have to write. And so I write the way that AI writes because it was drilled into my brain. This is how you write. And I guess I’m wondering, so when you’re saying like pattern recognition, like it learned these patterns from us. We taught it the patterns it did. Christopher S. Penn: But it is averaged together everything. And that’s why it often comes out so different than the way an individual writes. Because everyone has their own pattern distortions. Everyone has words they like, everyone has words they don’t like. Everyone has words, life experiences that will show up in your writing. AI is averaged all of that together into. And then what it does is it spits out the highest likely probability except for when it’s using watermarking. And so the five paragraph essay and that kind of blocky set. Yeah, it’s going to do that because the majority of writing it has seen on a bell curve is exactly that. If you look at the, you know, an earnings report or a press release, it is exactly that dead metronome of boring writing. The thing about writing to that. And we say this in the beginning of the course and we’ve said this in many different places. Good creative work that’s interesting is low probability. Right. You, the way you write should be surprising and different than what the way that middle school teacher taught you to write. Right? I will. There’s all sorts of expressions I’ve used for this. But if you say, you know, this is a, this works like a Prius and other people the average is this works okay. Right. This works okay. It’s boring. This works like a Prius, has a very specific connotation and A mindset behind it. And so what we want AI to recognize with the tooling in our course is recognize how the. In our individual style looks and replicate that specific pattern, not the general patterns. You’ve been trained on the general patterns that you will generate without these very rigid mathematical guardrails. Katie Robbert: Okay. One of the things that I’ve noticed and I’ve seen, and actually, this is a phrase that you use a lot. And so I guess I’m sort of asking, like, have you adopted this from AI or is it a phrase that people use and AI has adopted it is something that I see a lot in my conversations with a large language model is. And here’s the shape of the thing, and here’s the shape of it, and here’s the shape of the problem, and here’s the shape of the challenge. Well, that’s not the same shape as it was before. And I’m like, why are we talking about shapes? And to be fair, Chris, you say that a lot, but you are not in my instance of a large language model. And so I guess my question is, have you. No, you’re not. Have you brought that from working with large language models? Because that’s not a phrase that you used to say before. But I find that, like, there’s these little ticks and, you know, quirks that these large language models have, and each one has a different one of ways that it phrases things. So you’re talking about, like, the 1, 2, 3, the cadence, but then there’s also these descriptors, and I find that really interesting. And I feel like if a human is not paying attention, that very easily slips into a lot of your work. Christopher S. Penn: It. And it slips into how you think, too. Like, I find myself when I’m writing now, I go, oh, that is negative parallelism. And I will even call that out. Like, in a LinkedIn post I published this morning, I say, and to quote one of Claude’s favorite constructions, it’s not this, it’s that. Because negative parallelism, which is a form of bicolon, is. Is something that the language models use. But writing is a lot like. It’s a lot like nutrition. You become what you eat. So if you are reading AI generated text all the time and. And you start seeing that’s a sharp insight, that’s a sharp angle. It’s going to influence you. And so, yeah, I probably have picked up things because I’ve spent so much time wrestling with these tools and trying to diagnose how they do their constructions that, yeah, some of it is going to influence how I write and speak and even think. And one of the things that linguists, if you read this one, the discourse online, the, one of the things that linguists are very concerned about with AI generally is that it’s sort of a flattening of language, that the language, the English language itself is morphing because of the influence of AI on it. When you, when I saw, I think the stat was two out of three pages on the Internet are now written solely by AI. That is going to have a, a shaping effect on how we read and how. And when you see, you know, I think it was something 10 out of 1, 9 out of 10 new books submitted on Amazon was written solely by AI. That’s going to change your language. That’s going to change how you read and how you write is how you think. Katie Robbert: Yeah, it’s interesting. So let’s say I’m a brand new learner. I want to sign up for the AI writers course. What are some of the big things that I’m going to learn? I believe you’re introducing a new framework which is called craft. Can you speak a little bit about what the craft framework does and if I’m someone who’s trying to help my writing, what that means? Christopher S. Penn: Well, okay, so the CRAFT is a subset of the 5P framework, right? So the whole course is Craft fits in process. It’s a breakdown of process. But fundamentally the whole course itself is actually structured on the 5P framework. I’m the major lessons are literally right out of the 5P framework by Trust Insights because it’s the best framework for pretty much everything. CRAFT is a subset of process, which stands for create. You need to come up with the idea because AI is not going to do a good job. Then you need to do a buttload of research to inform the idea. Then you need to architect the work itself and we’ll talk about process decomposition, which is which we borrow from software development. I basically took the learnings of some software development and turned it into a writing course. Then you have what’s called fabulate, which is basically a machine. Here’s how to go and do this. How you build the. The plan for a tool to go do it. And then the last part, which is the hardest part, is the tuning part where the machine and it’s not hard for you, the user, it’s hard for the machine. You say, hey machine. Remember here’s the fingerprint that we did of how I write. You need to retune your work to match it. And then I as a human editor review and go, you missed this. These constructions are still off. And the machine’s like, okay, I’ll go fix it. You will see that in the course content to watch the tuning process go, oh, I can’t be hands off. I of the human still have a role to play as the editor saying, machine, you missed this. Katie Robbert: And I think that’s an important point because I think there’s a lot of misunderstanding as to where AI for writing fits in to an everyday process and how it can be the most beneficial. And so we’re not teaching you, hey, AI is going to replace your writing. We’re trying to teach you to more smartly and thoughtfully. Clearly I’m not a writer today to more pragmatically use AI in your writing, not just say, hey, AI do my writing. Because that’s where the slop comes from. To your point, these are word prediction machines. And so, you know, you often give examples of like cliche statements. So like, if I say it rains, AI is likely going to say it pours, you know, and so we have to be more creative than that. And that’s really where the human side of this comes in, is being very thoughtful about, you know, how can I break out of that Prius version of writing so that it’s, you know, something more interesting? Like one of my favorite song lyrics that my husband is convinced is just gibberish, which is the comfort of the knowledge of the rise above the sky, but could never parallel a challenge of an acquisition, which is not something that I think AI would necessarily come up with, but it’s a real song lyric. And it’s like that always sticks with me. Not only because when I was a teenager, me and my friends thought it was amazing to be able to recite it on command because we thought were so cool, but because it just strikes me as such an interesting way of saying something very simple. It’s an over complicated statement, but it’s not something that AI would come up with. And so I like, that’s where my brain goes, I’m writing is like, is there a more interesting way to say this other than, well, when it rains, it pours. Christopher S. Penn: And in the course you’ll actually see that in the first two steps of the CRAFT framework. The first is, you know, the creation, you, the human have to come up with the idea. And the second is the research. Because the more better research you do, the more unique the words are going to end up because you will dig deep into Subjects that maybe you didn’t even know about. So in this course I teach about building a short story and I build a 20,000 word short story in there about time travel and the research process for that, for this short sci fi story ended up pulling like five years worth of quantum physics papers and looking at the eight different forms of, you know, how physicists understand the very fabric of space time that works into the story and that creates a much richer story than just winging it. Because the research process digs super deep into low frequency words, things like Cartesian planes and Lorentzian manifolds and all these things. I just read the research outputs and going, wow, I need a PhD just to understand what the research is about. But it creates better writing. And to your point, and you know, kind of the whole point of the course is if we really, if I were to distill it down, this course is about how do you slap better guardrails on AI so that when it’s writing it follows instructions better and it brings to life the things that you want. And so the course will become available on the this coming. Well, by the time you listen to this podcast, it’s out. It will come out yesterday by the date the course is out Exactly. And you can find it at TrustInsights AI for writers. It’s 397 US and with it you get the course. You get the deep research toolkit for doing the research. You also get the writer’s suite which contains a writing planning skill, which by the way is fantastic. It will really force you, the human to think a writing fingerprint skill and a writing QA skill that will take any piece of existing writing and QA it like software against the original requirements document that you wrote for the writing. So Katie, you will see a lot of very strong parallels of the things that you’ve been writing and talking about for years about how do you do great build, great software. If writing is code, we’re going to apply the same practices. Katie Robbert: I think that’s great. And you know, I love more guardrails for AI. So I’m excited to test all of this out. Christopher S. Penn: Exactly. I hope, I hope you do. And if you’ve got some thoughts about how you have been helping AI write better and you want to share and pop by our free Slack group, go to Trust Insights AI analytics for marketers, where you and over 4,700 other marketers are asking answering each other’s questions every single day, including whether pizza sauce should be sweet or not. Katie Robbert: The answer is no. Christopher S. Penn: Wherever does you watch or listen to the show. If there’s a challenge you’d rather have it on, we are probably there. 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When a senior expert walks out the door, years of judgment, pattern-recognition, and relationship capital often vanish with them. Dr. Bruce Dorey, founder of Jes-AI and author of Lift: Passing the Craft, and Digital Bell specializes in stopping that silent knowledge leak. Drawing on his decades in HVAC, sales engineering, and leadership, Bruce shows how AI can systematically capture “tribal knowledge” from conversations, documents, and deals so that future teams can still benefit from the hard-won lessons of today's top performers. Bruce also shares the idea of the Digital Bell, a modern, AI-powered way to snap out of autopilot and daily “drift.” Influenced by his years living in the Middle East and observing how the call to prayer regularly reset people's focus, he explains how leaders and professionals can build intentional, AI-assisted check-ins throughout the day. Instead of being yanked around by social media and email, you can design digital prompts that re-anchor you and your team to core values, long-term goals, and the key insights that matter most day after day, meeting after meeting. Bruce also pulls back the curtain on Jes-AI, a system built for sales organizations (especially in HVAC and technical fields) that turns messy, scattered data quotes, proposals, invoices, CRM notes into a strategic advantage. Jes-AI analyzes historical deals to reveal which clients actually buy, which ones never convert, who the true decision-makers are, and which internal experts you should involve on complex projects. This is AI as a coach and strategist, helping teams prioritize the right opportunities, build smarter playbooks, and stop wasting time on low-probability deals all while keeping sensitive data locked inside the company's own Microsoft environment. We go deep into succession planning, mentorship, and preserving institutional wisdom. Bruce explains why traditional corporate mentoring often fails and how the master–journeyman–apprentice model from old guilds (anchored in the Dunbar number of ~150 meaningful relationships) is still the most effective structure. Using AI to transcribe real mentoring conversations, extract the “nuggets” of hard-won expertise, and turn them into reusable playbooks, companies can ensure that when senior engineers, salespeople, or leaders retire, their knowledge doesn't retire with them. Bruce also shares a powerful personal story about recovering from a spinal injury and medication dependency, and how structured routines, human connection, and AI-assisted reflection helped him avoid drift and reconnect with what truly matters. https://youtu.be/J6sApODuMZo?si=0PT3edi5IA21wEus If you're worried about losing key people, watching your team operate on autopilot, or sitting on years of underused data in your CRM and documents, this conversation is your roadmap. You'll learn how to use AI not as a gimmick, but as a multiplier of human judgment, craftsmanship, and long-term thinking, so your organization can keep growing even as your experts move on. Quotes: “AI is kind of like the smartest guy in your office sitting with you and telling you what to do or what has worked in the past.” "Part of what we call tribal knowledge is just relationships; who do we know, and when we work with this person or this company, things get done."  "What I recommend is that you start capturing these insights, and then you remind yourself, and you remind your team, and the team reminds itself of what's important on a daily basis." Contact Details: Scale Smarter: Engineer Faster: Build With JES-AI Turn Insight Into Action: Start With BR Dorey Connect With Bruce Dorey On LinkedIn And Build What's Next Follow Bruce Dorey On Facebook For Insights That Move Ideas Forward Follow Bruce Dorey On Instagram For Ideas, Insights, And Inspiration Lift: Passing the Craft on Amazon

  If your resume isn't getting the attention you want, then the solution may not be adding more keywords or squeezing another accomplishment onto the page. A winning resume starts with understanding your value, knowing where you want to go, and building a clear record of achievement that shows employers a consistent pattern of excellence. In this episode, three-time certified master resume writer and career strategist Emily Kapit shares how to craft a resume that reflects not only what you've done, but the impact you've made and the strengths that differentiate you. Whether you're an individual contributor, manager, or executive, you'll learn how to turn your career experience into a focused, compelling story that supports your next move.    You'll learn: ✔ How to build a powerful record of achievement that demonstrates your impact and pattern of success ✔ Why effective resume writing starts with career strategy and clarity, not simply keywords, templates, or formulas ✔ How to identify and communicate the accomplishments, strengths, and experiences that matter most for your target role ✔ How resume strategy differs for individual contributors, managers, and executives, including how to showcase leadership and cross-functional impact ✔ Why understanding your value and learning to communicate it clearly strengthens your resume, interviews, networking, and overall job search strategy   About Emily Kapit: Emily Kapit is a 3X-certified Master Resume Writer as well as an industry leading career strategist and career resilience expert. She is also the Founder of ReFresh Your Step, LLC, a career advisory firm with clients located nationally and internationally. She and her team collaborate extensively with clients on The Kapitalize Process, an innovative methodology that addresses all facets of one's career progression (internal & external) and resilience, including tactical career guidance, job search strategies, mock interviews, negotiation tactics, written professional assets, and more. Emily's insights and guidance have been published in Forbes, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Medium, HuffPost, and MindBodyGreen, among others.    More from Emily Kapit Website: refreshyourstep.com Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn (Emily Kapit / Refresh Your Step) Email: emily@refreshyourstep.com   Connect with Me on LinkedIn Patricia Ortega  

My guest this week was Rudy Javar, owner of Chickadees Craft Sauces- who is making Small Batch Craft Sauces that are unique Florida‑Made Condiments.I sat with Biggie with Rudy Javar to talk about turning a home-cooked mojo chicken recipe into an award-winning condiment brand. Rudy shares how COVID, family pressures, farmer markets, and customer feedback shaped the business into a scalable sauce company with 12 national awards.We discuss the origin story, the co-packer grind, the move from markets to online sales, and how Rudy uses content and advertising to keep growing. He also explains why Chickadees is a condiment brand built around flavor, creativity, and family.Lunch with Biggie is a podcast about small business and creatives sharing their stories and inspiring you to pursue your passion, with some sandwich talk on the side. Created, edited, and produced in Orlando, FL by Biggie- the owner of the sandwich-themed clothing brand- ⁠⁠Deli Fresh Threads⁠⁠. Chickadees Craft Sauces Social:Website - https://chickadeessauces.comFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/chickadeesscraftsauces/Instagram-  https://www.instagram.com/chickadeescraftsauces/TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@chickadeescraftsaucesBiggie's Social: ⁠⁠Deli Fresh Thread's Instagram⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/delifreshthreads/Podcast's Instagram⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lunchwithbiggiePodcast's Facebook Group⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/lunchwithbiggie⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/delifreshthreadsPodcast's Twitter-⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LunchwithBiggie⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Deli Fresh Threads⁠⁠- ⁠⁠ ⁠https://DeliFreshThreads.com

Dr Eric Davis joins Andy for a major conversation about recovered UAP technology, NHI bodies, alleged government contact and decades of secret reverse-engineering efforts.Davis begins with his bottom line up front, explaining why he believes UAP are real, controlled by non-human intelligence and have interacted with humanity for thousands of years.He discusses the classified evidence he says he has personally examined, including original documents and photographs from a foreign Cold War crash retrieval; the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and its alleged storage of preserved NHI bodies; a recovered craft apparently abandoned by its occupants; and evidence of contact involving a government office and defence-industry contractor.The conversation also covers Congress, AARO, the White House PURSUE programme, Trump and the SF-312, Holloman, Kingman, Robert Bigelow, James Lacatski, Jay Stratton, the credibility of different NHI morphologies and reverse-engineering programmes allegedly revived every ten years.This interview contains claims based partly on classified material that is not currently available for independent public examination.

In episode 314 of the Pool Nation Podcast, Edgar De Jesus and Ryan Morson sit down with Jake Riggs and Stuart Lockhart of Hot Springs Pools & Spas and PoolGoods.com for a powerful conversation about building and scaling a swimming pool business, family-business succession, pool construction, service, retail, e-commerce, marketing, AI, leadership, and creating opportunities for the next generation. Hot Springs Pools & Spas started in 1989 with Jake's father and uncle and has grown from selling hot tubs into a business spanning nearly every vertical of the pool industry. Today, the company has four locations with a fifth on the way, more than 100 employees, builds approximately 400 pools per year, and operates PoolGoods.com, an e-commerce platform shipping to 48 states. Jake and Stuart share how they're taking the foundation the previous generation built and combining it with new technology, better marketing, e-commerce, data, content, and new ways of thinking about the customer experience. One of the biggest conversations in this episode is about the changing way customers find pool companies. Stuart shares how Hot Springs tracks marketing attribution across Facebook, Instagram, Google and other channels, and reveals that customers are already discovering the company through ChatGPT and other AI platforms, including a customer who purchased an approximately $25,000 hot tub after finding them through ChatGPT. This episode is about more than growth. It's about building a business that creates opportunities for employees, serves customers for the entire life of their pool, and leaves something stronger for the generation that comes next. IN THIS EPISODE 00:01:00 – Meet Jake Riggs & Stuart Lockhart and the Hot Springs Pools & Spas story 00:07:00 – Jake's journey from growing up in the family business to building his own path 00:10:00 – Stuart's path from commercial and residential sales to retail, service and marketing 00:12:00 – How PoolGoods.com was born and why convenience changed their strategy 00:15:00 – Building multiple pool business verticals: construction, service, retail and e-commerce 00:20:00 – Content, SEO, AI and why pool companies can't assume customers know who they are 00:23:00 – Why e-commerce can strengthen and protect your brick-and-mortar pool store 00:31:00 – Taking an old-school family pool business into the next generation 00:34:00 – HubSpot, marketing attribution, Facebook, Instagram and tracking where leads really come from 00:35:00 – The ChatGPT effect: how AI is already driving customers and high-ticket sales 00:40:00 – The future of Hot Springs, finding great people and expanding into new markets 00:42:00 – Building a pool business ecosystem where retail, service, construction and e-commerce feed each other 00:49:00 – Advice for young pool professionals and the next generation entering a family business 00:53:00 – Legacy, leadership and what Jake wants to leave behind 00:57:00 – Why money alone won't build a successful or fulfilling business KEY TAKEAWAY There isn't one single blueprint for building a great pool business. Jake and Stuart's story shows what can happen when you respect the foundation that was built before you while still being willing to challenge old ways of doing things. Whether you're running a pool service route, building pools, operating a retail store, selling online, or trying to grow into multiple revenue streams, the lesson is the same: Know your customer. Build great people. Tell your story. Use the data. And never stop looking for ways to make the business better. For second and third-generation pool professionals, there's another important message: respect the people who paved the way, but don't be afraid to bring new ideas to the table. Come prepared with the data, the plan, and the willingness to put in the work. And ultimately, build something that's bigger than you. THANK YOU TO OUR VISIONARY PARTNERS The Pool Nation Podcast is made possible by the companies that continue to invest in pool pros and the future of the swimming pool industry. Thank you to: SPPA BlueRay XL AquaStar Pool Products Natural Chemistry Raypak Heritage Pool Supply Hayward Pool Products Encore Brands Poolside Tech PoolBrain Nidec / U.S. Motors OnCore Filtration Thank you for continuing to support Pool Nation and our mission to help pool professionals grow their businesses, strengthen their teams, and elevate the industry. If you're a pool service professional, pool builder, pool retailer, business owner, or anyone looking to grow in the swimming pool industry, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Episode Description:This is a From the Archive episode with Seth Godin.Seth Godin returns to the show for a conversation about making work that matters in a world obsessed with hits, rankings, followers, algorithms, and approval.James opens by talking about Seth's long body of work: Purple Cow, Linchpin, Graceful, thousands of blog posts, and Seth's then-new podcast Akimbo. Seth explains why he had thought about podcasting for years but resisted it because audio creates a different kind of intimacy. In print, the voice in the reader's head is the reader's own voice. In audio, the voice belongs to the person speaking.That intimacy made podcasting powerful, but also something Seth wanted to handle carefully.From there, James asks about the structure of Akimbo. Seth says the key to a strong solo format is assertion. What are you saying that is not obvious? What are you asking people to see differently? If you cannot make the point in 15 minutes, maybe you cannot make it at all.The conversation then moves into hits. Seth explains that platforms benefit from the long tail, but creators can suffer inside it. Amazon, iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms need endless creators to show up with work, but they also train people to believe that if they do not hit number one, they failed.Seth's alternative is the smallest viable audience. Find the specific group you seek to serve. If it is 500 people, make something so good for those 500 people that they cannot help but tell someone else. That is more useful than chasing a vague mass audience or gaming a category so you can call yourself a bestseller.James and Seth connect this to Purple Cow. The book spread because Seth gave people a phrase they could use in a meeting. A “purple cow” became a way to describe something remarkable before people necessarily knew where the phrase came from.That is a key idea in the episode: every hit changes the people it touches. It does not simply entertain. It gives people a new belief, a new language, or a new way to see.Seth also explains the deeper forces under a lot of culture: fear and status. Fear keeps people from doing work that might not work. Status makes people compare themselves to the wrong people and measure the wrong things. The creator's job is to notice both, then act generously anyway.The episode closes with the craft itself. Seth says he does not check blog stats, does not read Amazon reviews, and does not shape his work around critics. The question is simpler: Did you change someone for the better in a way you are proud of?If yes, do it again.Editorial Note:This is a From the Archive episode. References to Akimbo as a newer podcast, This Is Marketing as an upcoming book, the altMBA, platform dynamics, bestseller lists, podcasting, and Seth's then-current projects reflect the original recording period.What You'll Learn:Why Seth Godin resisted podcasting for years.How audio creates a different kind of intimacy than writing.Why a solo podcast needs a clear assertion.Why Seth focuses on overlooked, underthought, ignored, or uncomfortable ideas.Why platforms benefit from the long tail more than most creators do.Why chasing hits can distort the work.What Seth means by the “smallest viable audience.”Why a hit has to change people, not just entertain them.How Purple Cow spread by giving people useful language.Why trying to avoid criticism often makes work invisible.How fear and status shape culture, creativity, marketing, and self-worth.Why random events should not be taken personally.Why generosity requires emotional labor.What it means to choose your customers and choose your future.Why second-order teaching matters more to Seth than personal credit.Why being “amazing” starts long before the hustle.Why the best work lives in the territory of “this might not work.”Why Seth does not read reviews or track stats.How to protect the craft from outside measurement.Timestamped Chapters:[03:19] Seth Godin ReturnsJames welcomes Seth back and introduces his books, blog, and new podcast Akimbo.[05:15] Why Seth Started a PodcastSeth explains that he had thought about podcasting for years, but worried about the intimacy of audio.[07:05] Choosing the Right MediumSeth explains why a podcast reaches people differently than writing and why he avoids formats, like Twitter, that do not fit the work he wants to do.[08:17] The Solo Podcast FormatJames asks about Seth being the only guest on Akimbo, and Seth says a solo show needs a strong assertion.[09:24] Overlooked, Underthought, and Hard to ConfrontSeth distinguishes his style from pure contrarianism and says he is drawn to things people have missed or avoided.[10:47] Hitsville and the Long TailJames brings up Seth's Akimbo episode on hits, platforms, Amazon, podcasts, and the explosion of available work.[12:21] The Trap of Platform ThinkingSeth explains how platforms train creators to feel defective if they do not become number one.[13:25] Editors Cannot Pick the HitsSeth argues that people cannot reliably predict hits and that creators should not try to game their way to the top.[15:00] The Smallest Viable AudienceSeth explains why serving a specific small group can be more powerful than chasing the masses.[16:21] This Might Not WorkJames brings up Seth's large limited-edition book and how it was built for a specific audience instead of the broad market.[17:26] Why You Cannot Reverse-Engineer Gangnam StyleSeth explains why many talented people try hard and still do not hit, because hits also involve randomness.[19:14] Don't Bet Your Work on Oprah or BieberSeth explains why waiting for a powerful person to anoint your work is a bad strategy.[20:13] Finding the People Who Must Share ItSeth uses the idea of R naught to explain why a small group of people who must tell others can create spread.[20:35] Why Purple Cow SpreadSeth explains how the milk carton, the title, and the phrase itself helped people talk about the idea.[22:26] Every Hit Makes a Change HappenSeth says the real question is: What change are you trying to make in the people who engage with your work?[23:35] What Akimbo Is Trying to ChangeSeth explains that Akimbo is for people who want to think more deeply about culture and change it for the better.[25:14] Randomness, Fear, and StatusJames connects Seth's episodes, and Seth explains that much of his work is about fear and status.[27:13] Don't Take Randomness PersonallySeth says creators should expect that many launches will not become hits and organize their work accordingly.[28:33] The Craft vs. the Outside WorldJames and Seth discuss how publishers, reviewers, bestseller lists, rankings, and critics can distract from the actual work.[29:21] It's Not for YouSeth explains why broadening a project for everyone can make it average, and why creators should be willing to say who the work is for.[32:29] What Will You Do With the Microphone?Seth says he wakes up thinking about the people he seeks to serve, not how to increase traffic or revenue.[33:30] Why Seth Ignores Stats and ReviewsSeth explains that he does not check blog traffic, book sales, or Amazon reviews because that helps him keep doing the work.[34:43] Choose Your Customers, Choose Your FutureSeth gives the six-word version of audience selection and explains why customers shape the work.[35:04] Thirsty, Dissatisfied, and GenerousSeth describes his ideal audience and explains generosity as emotional labor in service of other people.[37:22] Second-Order TeachingSeth says he wants to be judged not by his work, but by what people who learned from him teach others.[38:18] Be the Person They Want to FindSeth explains why the real work happens before SEO, LinkedIn tactics, or hustle.[40:02] How Do You Become Amazing?James asks the direct question, and Seth says the essence is confronting fear and doing emotional labor.[41:00] Where Art and Innovation LiveSeth says the work that might not work is where generosity, art, innovation, and magic happen.[42:05] Warby Parker and the Risk of Something NewSeth uses Warby Parker as an example of doing something advisors said would not work.[42:49] How Seth Builds an EpisodeSeth explains how a coincidence becomes a podcast: collect stories, find the non-obvious insight, and connect the dots.[45:07] Seth the CollectorSeth describes himself as someone who collects moments, stories, and observations that may become blog posts or lessons.[46:34] Self-Awareness and the CraftJames connects Seth's work to the ability to keep distance between your belief in the craft and society's measurements.[47:04] Jiro, Awards, and the Wrong RewardSeth talks about Jiro Dreams of Sushi and the danger of external validation taking over the craft.[48:40] Marriage, Space, and StoriesJames asks Seth about marriage, and Seth talks about listening, keeping promises, creating space, and the stories people tell themselves.[52:18] Advice for James's PodcastJames asks how to change the show, and Seth suggests making one out of every four episodes a solo episode.[53:08] This Is Marketing and Closing ThoughtsSeth says his next book is This Is Marketing, James recommends Akimbo, and Seth signs off by telling him to keep making a ruckus.Additional Resources:Seth Godin Official WebsiteSeth's BlogAkimboAkimbo on Apple PodcastsThis Is Marketing — Penguin Random HousePurple Cow — Seth's StorePurple Cow — Penguin Random HouseLinchpin — Penguin Random HouseThe Dip — Penguin Random HouseThe Practice — Penguin Random HouseBy the Way BakerySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As always, I’m taking time off during the summer. We’re sharing the audio of previous live Q&As that I did on YouTube. If you only listen to the podcast, this will be all new to you! We’ll be back to our regular format mid-August. This episode includes my answers to questions about piles blocking Take […] The post 524: Piles Blocking Take It There Now, a Craft Room Full of Fabric, and a Late Husband’s Last Box appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean.