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Have you ever wondered how small fitness tweaks can unlock your leadership potential and supercharge your energy? In Episode 41 of Sweet on Leadership, host Tim Sweet welcomes back Erin Ashbacher, a CSEP-certified personal trainer and senior health advisor, to discuss the powerful connection between physical fitness and leadership performance. Erin reveals that even the smallest changes in your daily routine, like a brisk walk or standing on one leg while brushing your teeth, can recharge your mental and physical energy, helping you grow stronger in both your personal and professional life.Throughout the episode, Tim and Erin dive into the challenges executives and caregivers face in maintaining their health while leading others. Erin offers practical, bite-sized strategies to help listeners integrate wellness into their busy schedules without feeling overwhelmed. From building mental resilience through exercise to the importance of proper hydration, the conversation is packed with actionable tips to boost your personal energy and leadership capacity. Whether you're a leader managing a team or a caregiver balancing responsibilities, this episode offers empowering insights to help you thrive in every aspect of your life.About Erin AshbacherErin Ashbacher, a distinguished Senior Health Advisor and CSEP-certified personal trainer, is a driving force in health, wellness, and fitness. Armed with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from The University of Calgary, Erin, a powerlifter and former dancer, seamlessly combines expertise in movement, nutrition, and motivation.As the owner of ERA Fitness, Erin boasts a top 10 industry performance since 2016, offering personalized training and coaching services. Her approach, emphasizing life balance and aligning health with professional goals, positions her as a key collaborator for leadership development clients in Calgary and beyond. Erin's superpowers encompass listening, goal-setting, movement expertise, and the ability to create customized programs, both in-person and online. Rooted in a famous Alberta rodeo family, she brings a unique appreciation for farming and ranching to her multifaceted lifestyle, which includes enjoying outdoor activities with her partner, Doug. Resources: National Saftey Council 2019: Cost of Fatigue in the WorkplaceCentre of Disease Control 2016: A good night's sleep is critical for good healthA purpose in life by day results in better sleep at night: Northwestern 2017 StudyJulie Freedman Smith --Contact Tim Sweet | Team Work Excellence: WebsiteLinkedIn: Tim SweetInstagramLinkedin: Team Work ExcellenceContact Erin Ashbacher | Shred Sisters: Website: Shred SistersLinkedin: Erin Ashbacher -- TranscriptErin 00:01Take the disruption in the season or in the schedule as an opportunity to reassess and add in something new or change what you're doing right. All summer long, I was on my bike, and it was amazing. And now that it's fall, it's getting a little bit cooler, and taking it as an opportunity to reassess my activity schedule and get back into the gym and lift some weights again. So it's okay to do that. Tim 00:25I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you consider yourself the kind of person that gets things done? Are you able to take a vision and transform that into action? Are you able to align others towards that vision and get them moving to create something truly remarkable? If any of these describe you, then you, my friend, are a leader, and this show is all about and all for you. I'm Tim Sweet, and I'd like to welcome you to Episode 41 of the Sweet on Leadership podcast. Tim 00:56Well, Hey everybody, welcome back to the Sweet on Leadership Podcast. I'm excited, once again, to introduce my friend, personal trainer and TWE Health and Wellness Consultant, Erin Ashbacher. Erin is a CSEP-certified personal trainer and a senior health advisor. She's been involved in several different sports, and I'll let her tell you all about that, but she brings a wealth of experience to the table, and because 90% of the executives that I help have concerns in the health area. I am wonderfully privileged to have Erin on staff so that I can pass them off to her because she's infinitely more qualified than I am to help them in that space. So welcome again, Erin. Thanks for being here. Erin 01:41Thanks for having me again. Tim. Tim 01:44So on that note, you've done so many cool things. Tell us a little bit about yourself, maybe a little bit about your history, and what's got you moving and active right now. Erin 01:55Yeah, I did my degree at the University of Calgary in kinesiology, and I fell in love with how the body moves and how it reacts to different inputs, and I've had an amazing career working in cardiac rehabilitation and then working with high-level executives in downtown Calgary, as well as lots of different athletes from across a multitude of sports, both getting ready to compete, as well as some rehab and some prehab. So I just spent the entire summer on my bike, coaching mountain biking and getting athletes ready to hit the trails. Few that were looking to get faster for some races, but a lot of just kind of recreational people wanting to get out and enjoy the beautiful place that we live. Tim 02:42Right, and I mean, we are at the foothills of some amazing riding, and as we know, we've got several friends in that industry, and such a joy to be able to work with people that are involved in that sport and putting on awesome events in that sport. So really good. So before we go too much further, we've got a little tradition here, as you know, and that is that we have our previous guest lob a question at possibly the next guest, who often they never know who it is. So your question comes from Massimo Bacchus, who's a fellow leadership coach and my new friend. I love new friends. Massimo asks, what is the one thing that you are most afraid of to let go, and if you did let go of that thing, who would you be? Erin 03:29Ooh, it's a great question. I would say that my biggest fear is being able to confidently tell others about my value and what would I bring to the table, it's always been this pull of you can make money or you can be genuine and authentic, and I know that that's not true, and so I would love to be able to kind of let that go, and I know that I would be able to make a much larger impact if I can get it for that. Tim 03:59What would the first few days of a relationship with a new client look like if that stress was off you? Erin 04:07Oh, I would probably sleep better in the night before I met a new client. Yeah, I mean, I know that I would come into things a lot more confidently. I wouldn't be worried about kind of this, like background of what the bill looks like at the end of the day, and just being able to walk in they would see that they know that, right? Tim 04:29Well, it's funny that you say that, and it almost sounds like a plant, but I assure you, dear listeners, that it is not. We're going to be talking today about capacity. We're going to be talking today about our personal energy, and the energy that we're able to put into the workplace and put into our professions and put into our lives, and that body battery, that mental battery that each of us has, because Erin is the perfect person to talk about, how do we increase the ability of that battery to take more energy in, to use it more effectively, to recharge faster. Am I expecting too much from you there, Erin?Erin 05:07Uh, no. Not at all. Tim 05:09You're totally game. Right on. A couple of little stats here that we were talking about before we got going. You know, when we look at the state of the workplace, and I have, I would say, almost all of the clients that I have, all the teams that I deal with, especially as we've come through some fairly tumultuous times, fatigue in the workplace, ability to feel like you've got anything left at the end of the week is an issue. Before COVID, the National Safety Council down in the states had done a study, and this was from 2019 where they figured at that time, it cost the US economy $136 billion in lost productivity when businesses weren't able to properly manage their capacity and manage their fatigue levels. And the Center for Disease Control at the same time told us that one in three adults didn't get enough sleep. Now, that, to me, is not surprising. In fact, I would be really surprised if that number, that number was from that number is actually from 2016 pardon me, if that isn't higher now, because of all the distractions and whatnot we've got plaguing us. Erin 06:17Absolutely. Tim 06:18Doom scrolling right before bed. Erin 06:21Right, well, and thinking about quality and quantity of sleep, right? So, yeah, interesting. I'd love to see the new stat on that. Tim 06:29Well, so as we launch into that, what do you see as the connection between physical and mental wellness and being able to show up and be the professional, be the leader, be the decision maker? How do you see that? Erin 06:45Yeah, well, I mean, there's a lot of research that shows that exercise of all types, of light, moderate and vigorous exercise will help to enhance your mood, improve your energy levels, and promote your quality of sleep, and when we have all of those things, we can show up at our nine to five with more energy, right, more to give, right? And exercise is also going to be decreasing our stress hormones, right, increasing our endorphins when we exercise, so those feel good chemicals that we get in our body, and also decreasing our stress hormones, our cortisol levels. So, decreases in anxiety and increases in our mental health. Tim 07:31For anyone that is able to get out for a walk when they are stressed, I was talking with a team around when they were dealing with high conflict in the workplace. And what do you do when you have to address a really, really difficult situation where you've got somebody that's in near on crisis, or at least is panicking, the ability, even just to get them out walking, switch the script. And I know that that's more the act of and it's a bit of a distraction, but I really believe that you know you're outside, you're breathing. In the moment, you can process things. You can set everything else aside. And that's, I mean, that's in the short term, but of course, you're also talking about in the long term, long-term capacity. Tim 08:13Absolutely. And that's that whole like light exercise, right? Going for a 15 minute walk when something's really intense. Yeah, we see those that increase in heart rate right, when in a good way, right? And it helps to create, give us more clarity and more creativity, so that we can come back to our difficult thing with open eyes. Tim 08:35So last time you were here, we talked about sort of the common challenges and resistances that people have to putting in the work or finding time throughout the day to exercise and take that time for themselves, and that it's really difficult mentally for some people to value themselves enough to do that. As you've worked with so many, I would say, executive clients you were working with clients that are at the top of their game, their CEOs, VPS, you're right in that space. What are some of the common health challenges that you have seen over the years crop up in that particular subset of people? Erin 09:17The ones that aren't taking care of themselves? Tim 09:19Or maybe they come to you with something? Erin 09:21Yeah, they come to me with something. I mean, there's a lot of high blood pressure and a lot of sleep problems as well. When we are not taking care of ourselves, we're not taking care of our mental health, it can start to affect our sleep, right? Sleep is the number one predictor of health. So, you know, that's one of those things that we need to also take care of. Tim 09:42There was a stat around the sleep connection that said it's like a virtuous cycle, right? That when people are getting better sleep, they are able to make more difficult decisions quickly. They're able to handle more stressful situations, as you say. But then also, if they get through those situations, if they are happy with their job, if they're content with their career, if they're happy with the staff that they've got, they can see up to 63% less sleep disturbances. In 2017 Northwestern did this study where they said, if you are satisfied at work, if you have less work stress, how does it impact your sleep? And they said it's well over a 50% increase that you can now put back into your day. So to me, that tells us that it's like you're getting the chance to not just refill your battery. It's like this virtuous cycle. It's getting better and better and better. Better sleep, a little more productive through the day. More productive through the day, less stress about taking an hour for yourself to go out and sweat. Erin 10:55Absolutely, and I mean, I can speak to that in my own personal journey, right? When I was downtown, I was 12-14 hours a day, face to face with clients, and I would get my hour workout in, you know, five days a week minimum. And people always ask me, how do you do it? I'm like, I love what I do. That's how I do it. And, yeah, when I go home at the end of a day, I'm invigorated, because I feel like I've made such an impact, and working in an environment that is positive, right, surrounded by great people, it just, it's that cycle that you just keep feeding in, and then you have great night's sleep, and they feed in again, and it feeds you, yeah. Tim 11:36Yeah. You know the challenge of being able to wake up on a Monday and be excited to get to work. It comes with its own challenges. I mean, you got to be careful not to work through your vacations and stuff. But you know, being excited and eager to do what you're doing with the people you want to do it with, there's no better way to feel like you are where you belong. And it's always surprising to me when there's people have yet to experience that, and they can just sit back and say, Wow, I really enjoyed that week. I can't wait to hit the ground running next week. And you know, I would say, I've got a brand new client, and he was telling me that, but we're working on capacity with him and his team, and I started talking about electric cars. And, you know, we have to work capacity from two sides. One is that, yeah, we have to have the environment and the systems and the head count and everything to be able to handle the work that we're doing. Or, you know, if it's just us, we need to have the flexibility to really rise to an occasion and operate at a greater output for short periods of time, or whatever that is. Yeah. Okay, that's your personal capacity. The next thing is, is your job and the people you work with and the quality of your team filling your bucket as you're doing that. And I said, it's like regenerative breaking. It's like the difference between having a an EV that can climb a hill and and handle those dips and yaws in the road to one that can do that and regenerate in the process when it's going down the other side. So that's what we're building into his practice. And I'm pretty happy with that metaphor. Actually, I'm gonna keep using that sucker. But, when you are face to face with clients who have these demands and they've got a lot at stake, what are some of the strategies that you suggest that can help them manage their responsibilities to themselves? Erin 13:39I mean, the best thing is, if you have control of your own schedule, I had one one person 10am every single morning, whether she was working out with me or whether she was just going for a walk around downtown, that was her time, and she blocked it off, and her entire team knew that 10am to 11am is her time. And I mean, that's an imperfect world that you can just be really hard headed about putting it in your schedule. I have another client that we discovered that he is a better parent, a better spouse when he takes a break between the work and returning home, so rather than sitting in a car, or like, you know, on the bus, takes time to walk every single day. If he can't walk, he, you know, comes for a workout with me, goes to the gym, but yeah, when he is working from home because a lot of us have hybrid models these days, he still takes that half an hour to 45 minutes to break up his work life and his home life, which I think is amazing. Yeah, recognizing that it doesn't have to be big, right? Sometimes it's a 15 minute walk in the morning before you have coffee, or while you're having coffee, pick one ritual that you're already doing and see if you can make it active. Tim 14:59Julie Freedman Smith, she's our parenting and family associate at TWE, I believe it was she who introduced me to the term transition time. Both for the kids, when you're going to ask them do something, you got to give them a bit of transition time. You got to help them switch gears. But also for me as a dad, I had to have that. And interestingly enough, I mean, just a couple of weeks ago, I was talking to an old client. I mean, he's been around forever. We still coach, but we're more friends now than anything, and he does what you just said. He'll stop, and he will sit in the car and transition for like, 10 or 15 minutes. I think that's a really good strategy that he has. He's able to then, like, really clear his slate before he goes in and dads, but why not walk like, why not walk for that 15 minutes? Or, you know, what would I'm gonna suggest that to him? What would, what would the net benefit be if he did the exact same thing, but just didn't do it in his car? I mean–Erin 15:58Make it active. Tim 16:00Totally. Just, you know–Erin 16:02Just a small thing–Tim 16:04Little Erin Ashbacher boost to your day. Erin 16:06Right? Well, hey, you know, I have a client who's recovering from an ankle injury, and I'm like, you brush your teeth, how many times a day? Twice day? Okay, stand on one foot while you're brushing your teeth, right? Just a little thing that can start to have a bigger impact–Tim 16:21Sounds familiar? Erin. Erin 16:26I love finding ways to tweak your routine, right? It's already there. Let's add one thing. Tim 16:33That's awesome because the next question I was going to ask you was incorporating small little habits. So let's talk about that standing on one leg, standing alone one leg would be a total gimme. Like, why can't you do that when you're standing on two legs? You got an option, right or left, right? What would be some other give us more. Come on. Give me. Give me. Give me. Give me. Give me. Erin 16:54Thanks. One of the things that I gave one of my other clients was she had to get down to a filing cabinet. She's an older, older client. And I just like, instead of getting down onto your knees to search through that, like, is it possible to squat down to get there, right? Just changing the way that we're moving in the office even, right? Instead of using the stool all the time, maybe we stand up and reach and kind of get a little off balance in a safe way. I love making my meetings with clients and my meetings with friends more active, too. So I love a walking meeting, or if the weather permits, getting out on our bikes and taking like a nice cruisy bike side by side. We have beautiful pathways in the city, so makes it easy. Yeah. Tim 17:40My friends over at OSP, we just had the OSpluza, which they have done every year. I was there as a speaker for one of their very first ones. I think I was there in 2018, I want to say, but anyway, every year they've got this great event that is such an expression of their culture. But you're always moving. Last year we did a scavenger hunt around the zoo. So we did professional development for a day and a half. And then scavenger hunt, holy moly, it was a blast. And then this year– Erin 18:10Running around the zoo? Tim 18:14You know, it was crazy. It was timed. And then, and we put in a lot of steps. And then, and I was on new pegs, right, like I that was one year into my into my knee surgery. And so, man, I was gained because there was no way I would have been able to do that a year before that. And then this year, it was bowling. So it's funny, I thought of you during that, because we were, we went to the the bowling alley, and I had to put on those shoes. And I thought, Okay, I better do like, a full straight bend, and really bend this out. Because, as Erin knows, I mean, some of you might have heard this. I mean, I suffered a fall saving a hamster. It's a long story. Ended up with, you know, nine to 10 months of spinal damage, Hamster related spinal damage. So anyways, a little stiff. Let's just say this my form was coming back. But, you know, when you've got big hands and you've got to use a double x, not a regular bowler, but you've got to use a double x, old ball, they tend to be, you know, 14 to 15 pounds. So you're swinging this 14 to 15 pound thing. And if you've got any self respect, you know, you're going to do your best to do you know, even though it's just casual, you're gonna do your best. I'm fairly competitive anyway, so I was stretching beforehand, thinking Erin would tell me this. Erin 19:29My other favorite hack is staying hydrated. So especially if someone is coming into the gym and working out, lifting weights, and they're fairly new to it, or they're new to it again, obviously water is going to help us recover, and it's going to help, but even if we're sitting at our desk and we're not sore, just drinking lots of water forces us to get up and walk the office and go to the bathroom and then walk back. Yeah, so I'm a huge pusher of staying hydrated, which research shows that Staying hydrated also plays a vital role in our brain function and in our concentration. Tim 20:09Tell me this. I've tried many I still, I mean, I track most of the time. I have done the big jug thing. You know, I try to drink as much water as I can, but it's what's your personal favourite hack? And I mean, I'm still, I'm always looking for tricks, because I will forget to drink.Erin 20:30Right, if you're a visual person, having it right in front of you is pretty good. But I have clients that I set a reminder for them, I'm like, you should be drinking you know, one cup, 250 milliliters every 15 minutes. So I'm a sipper, but like, hey, if all you need is a 15-minute ding on your phone to tell you to drink some water, go for it. Tim 20:53Yeah, I'm not a sipper. I'm a guzzler. Like, I we've always had, uh, no TV where we eat dinner. That was always a rule for my wife and I and our kids, and we always have a pitcher of water on the table, and it's always full, and we often without thinking it, start off the meal with all of us sort of pouring a glass of water, because it's kind of nice to have people pour water for you, and then I always drain it, like I drain just I but that's just the way. I think it comes from working in the kitchens or something, when we used to get really hot and you would just or planting trees because–Erin 21:32You have time, take it. Tim 21:34Well, and you couldn't cool yourself any other way. So you're using this hydration as almost a cooling tool. But yeah, no, I'm not polite when it comes to I just it's kind of a race. I don't know if it's kind of a personal thing, but it's like–Erin 21:47I will finish my glass first. Tim 21:49I rarely put down a full glass or even a glass with any water left in it. Erin 21:55The other trick I have is that if you know, you're a tea sipper or a coffee sipper, that you always have a one-to-one ratio. I'm pretty hard about that, because caffeine is, uh, not great. It's okay, in small quantities, but people are drinking. I drink no water at all, but I drink two cups or two pots of coffee a day; maybe, switch that. Tim 22:18This sounding familiar again, Erin. Erin 22:18It's getting a bit personal. Tim 22:20It is, although my dentist always said, always have water when you're having tea, like, always order a coffee in a water, or always order a tea in a water, if for no other reason than the fact that you need to rinse that stuff off your teeth. Right? So all good tips. I'd be really interested when we publish this; if you've already listened, go to the posting for this on my LinkedIn account, and enter your best water hacks. And then we'll put those on a giveaway, and we'll make sure everybody gets, we'll doing one of in our newsletters. Hey, we'll put, you know, here's your top 20 water hacks, goldfish bowls, not just pretty, but delicious. Anyway. Cool. All right, let's keep going. So we've got a lot of good reasons why a person should be exercising in order to increase their capacity and recharge their brain and be resilient, and the data is fairly sound that this is valuable. The one thing I wanted to ask you about was this, and that is, you'd mentioned that you had leaders that have teams that are supportive of them going out for their walk, things like this. I would throw in the middle of all this that you're either feeling guilt or shame or discomfort or fear trying to take time for yourself and work out, or you feel like you're inconveniencing your staff, or you can't leave your team alone, or your days are far too full. You might be in an environment that simply will not afford you the time, and so look for design changes that you can make. You know, how do you increase the productivity of your staff so that you can take some time off? Are you doing everything for everybody else and covering other people's work? Or do you need to shuffle how things are done, or even the people that are doing it? Don't subsidize your team or organizational health, with your life, with your own health, because it's just not a good deal, and it's so often really unnecessary, and that terrible shit tornado that just tears us down into a vicious cycle, right? Erin 24:33I like to always say, don't be the person that if you win the lottery tomorrow, your entire team is going to fall apart, right? I used to say, get hit by a bus, but I'd like to be much more positive than that, so I'm going to say, win the lottery, right? So make sure that you're giving your team all the tools that they can be successful, and so that you can guilt free take that time, yeah. Tim 24:58Well, and also so that they can take that time. Right? Oh, and that raises a really interesting thing that you and I talked about last week, and that was, we're not just talking about professionals and people who are leading in an organizational capacity. We also have people that have new roles thrust upon them, right? And this could be, you know, you've got kids going to school, okay, we're just entered the school year, now you got a whole brand new way of parenting. You might be a stay at home parent and you need to you're at a whole different level. My son just he's had a knee injury, but we just found out that he's going to have to have meniscal repair. So my wife now is gearing up to, like, have to be a caregiver and focus on him for three to five months, because he's going to need more support. And you and I were talking about that in terms of the caregiver, whether you've got a, you know, a parent or I'm of the age where the parents are getting sick, talk a little bit about that. Erin 25:53I mean, we very easily when we were sitting on a plane. It's like, you know, you put your oxygen mask on first before you help others. And that concept rings true when it comes to our everyday life, but realistically, it's very easy to grab the oxygen mask when it's physically right in front of your face. When we take a look at putting on our own oxygen mask in our lives, it's much more difficult to understand those things, and there's tons of research that shows that caregivers are at higher risk for physical and mental health issues. They're at higher risk for sleep problems, and they're at higher risk for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure. So if those caregivers can think about being preventative and taking care of their mental and physical health before those things happen, then they can be better caregivers, right? Take care of yourself, take care of others. And so yeah, knowing that it's not selfish to take that time and carve out that so that then you can be better for those people that you're helping to take care of. So in your wife's case, your son, right, she needs to take care of her own physical and mental health so that she can help him when he's recovering. Tim 27:05Another client, their spouse, is going through a total knee replacement, like I did, so they've been asking me questions about it, and they're gearing up to be their caregiver for eight months. My advice to them was, don't just think about being a support to the other person. You as the caregiver, need to think about your caregivers. So can you increase your own support? Can you afford cleaners or something? Or can you make, can you make life a little bit easier? Or can you let yourself off the hook when it when it comes to, you know, putting out fancy meals, and instead, you know, opt for something that you can produce on mass or whatnot, or just ask for help, you know. Erin 27:43Wait, you can ask for help. Tim? Tim 27:46You can, you can risk some, some questionable lasagnas. But, yeah, you can, you can ask for help. All right, cool. So we've, so what have we covered here? If I think back to everything you've said, Erin, we're sitting at this time of the year where we've got a lot of things changing. People have new roles thrust upon them, new responsibilities, and they're feeling fatigued, and like so much in business, you know, we have to not think about the cost of taking time for ourselves. We have to think about it as an investment, and we have to say these things will pay back if we can just get started, even if that's small. Hydration is an easy place to start. Standing on one foot is an easy place to start, doing a squat instead of bending over is an easy place to start. Pretending you're tying your shoes but actually stretching before you bowl at a team-building event is an easy place to start. You know, make it easy, like, do the easy thing. Do the thing that doesn't always feel like it's the big, fancy new thing. Just do the easy thing. Erin 28:56I have a shout out to my dearest friend who this year, started every single morning with five sun salutations. So basically, just touch your toes, go into a plank, stand up. For those of you who don't do yoga and it's a two minute practice and it's made a huge difference in their lives. Tim 29:18Yeah, I think that's true, and I'll give a shout out quickly to you. You know, when I was coming back from this tkr, you said 20 minutes, Tim, just every day, an intentional 20 minutes. And I've managed to keep that up, regardless of what's been happening, and that, if nothing else is just says I did it. I did my 20 minutes. You know, even if it's not always stellar, but check I'm gonna start doing–Erin 29:42Something is better than nothing. Tim 29:44You know. And how often do we say, if it's not perfect, we're not gonna do it? I mean, barf, all right, cool. It's been great. So as I always ask, we've covered all this ground. If people were to take one thing away, if you were to see people transform in one way, if you had to ask it a simpler way, if you had one wish for people who are listening today, what would it be? Erin 30:10Take the disruption in the season or in the schedule as an opportunity to reassess and add in something new or change what you're doing, right? All summer long, I was on my bike, and it was amazing. And now that it's fall, it's getting a little bit cooler, and taking it as an opportunity to reassess my activity schedule and get back into the gym and lift some weights again. So it's okay to do that. Tim 30:32I love that. You know, pop the bubble. Change doesn't have to be a threat, right? It can be an opportunity. Cool now to continue on to our tradition. If you were to lob a question at our next guest, not exactly sure who that would be, why don't you fire one at me? Erin 30:53My question is, how do you stop your big, juicy challenge that you've been dreaming of doing from sitting on the shelf. How do you anchor that? Get into it? Tim 31:05Okay, so we've got some guests coming up that I think are going to be perfect to throw that at, so I'm looking forward to that. Okay, thank you very much. Erin, before we go tell people what you've got going on, anything you'd like to share that you're excited about. Erin 31:24Starting with Cochran minor hockey this fall, doing some team training. Very excited for their off ice season coming up. Yeah, just looking forward to a few changes in my personal life that maybe I'll share next time. Tim 31:37Yay, maybe you'll share next time. I'm going to throw one in there too, and that is that you've already helped several of the people that are my clients. And so if you're already doing leadership development, or you're already doing personal coaching or something like this, layer in, it's a great time to layer in the physical aspect, especially if it's the number one thing that bugs you, if it's the thing that's really got you down, no amount of professional coaching is going to overcome grief of a bad physical situation. Start with the biggest constraint, right? And if that's your sense of self, at least work at it in parallel, which is what I'm so happy for you to be on the team. So thanks so much. All right. Well, I think that wraps us up. It's so awesome to have you back. Erin 32:29It's great to be back. Tim, thank you. Tim 32:31Okay, well, we look forward to talking to you, hopefully right before the new year, if not right early in 25. Erin 32:37Sounds great. Tim 32:39Listen for updates and look for Erin to be offering in some writing and some posts as we move forward throughout the year. If you want to follow us, you're welcome to sign up to our newsletter, and in the meantime, Erin, go get him. Tim 32:56Thank you so much for listening to Sweet on Leadership. If you found today's podcast valuable, consider visiting our website and signing up for the companion newsletter. You can find the link in the show notes. If like us, you think it's important to bring new ideas and skills into the practice of leadership, please give us a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts. This helps us spread the word to other committed leaders, and you can spread the word too by sharing this with your friends, teams and colleagues. Thanks again for listening, and be sure to tune in, in two weeks' time for another episode of Sweet on Leadership. In the meantime, I'm your host, Tim Sweet encouraging you to keep on leading.

Understanding how to level up in your career can be confusing. Especially when there are so many certifications within the event industry to choose from. This episode will unpack some of the main robust event planning certifications out there to help you make the best choice for your career path.After listening to this episode, you'll be able to understand which direction you want to go in getting certified, or perhaps realize that you are good right where you are. Whatever the case, let's make your decision process easier. Links and ResourcesCMP Study Group - Planners on PurposeCertified Meeting Professional (CMP)Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP)Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP)Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM)Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME)Certified Professional in Catering and Events (CPCE)Certification in Meetings Management (CMM)Certified Association Executive (CAE)Thank you so much and stay on purpose!Support the Show.

Happy Woo Wednesdays!Today we are going to talk about Getting on a preferred vendor list from the venue's perspective - Do's and dont's, as well as three actionable tips.I'm thrilled to introduce you to...Ian Ramirez, CSEP, is the Co-Ownerof Madera Estates, an award-winning Spanish- and European-inspired wedding andevent venue located in Conroe, TX. He is also the Co-Founder of the Venue Help Desk, acomprehensive directory of vetted experts and trusted systems, connecting venueowners and managers with the right tools and professionals to help solve any problem,one step at a time.Hot topicGetting on a preferred vendor list from the venue's perspective? Do's and dont's, as well as three actionable tips.1. Create an incentive for the venue's clients2. Collaborate with the venue to host an in-person event for their booked clients3. Offer to write a blog or other wedding planning resource.The key is to always add value!Favorite sales technique : How do you get a HECK YES from your dream clients?We show the venue on wedding days, which allows the couples to envision their own wedding. This has led to increased engagement. Sangria Saturday is our favorite time to show the venue!Is there a freebie, free gift, or promo you would like to offer my audience? Please describe the offer and provide link.We want to offer a $100 promo code to our upcoming workshop in Orlando, FL. Venueversity Workshop. The promo code is $100 off the ticket using the promo code heckyes.Connect with Ianwww.venuehelpdesk.com and www.maderaestates.comConnect with Carissa Woohttps://instagram.com/carissawoohttps://heckyesmedia.co/

Today's guest on The Tarot Table is associated with the Queen of Pentacles. The Queen of Pentacles embodies stability, abundance, and a nurturing nature. She is depicted as a woman surrounded by nature and material wealth, representing a grounded and practical approach to self-worth and body image.The Queen of Pentacles encourages you to prioritize self-care and nourishment by valuing yourself and your body. She reminds you to honor your physical well-being, engage in healthy habits, and create a harmonious relationship with your body.This card emphasizes the importance of self-worth, which is not solely dependent on external validation or material possessions. The Queen of Pentacles encourages us to recognize our inherent worthiness and cultivate a sense of self-value that comes from within.When the Queen of Pentacles appears in a tarot reading related to self-worth and body image, it reminds you to embrace your self-worth by nurturing and caring for your body. It encourages you to find balance, appreciate physicality, and establish healthy life boundaries. This card invites you to embody the qualities of the Queen of Pentacles, such as practicality, self-sufficiency, and self-love, to enhance your self-worth and cultivate a positive body image. The Queen of Pentacles represents my guest today, Andrea Troughton.Andrea Troughton Represents the Queen of PentaclesAndrea is an anti-diet coach who helps women build unshakeable self-worth by improving their relationships with food, movement, and bodies. The Work of A.R.T. was created by Andrea Ruth Troughton in 2015 to help women feel better about themselves. Much has changed, but that mission remains more vital than ever.Andrea struggled with her body image, self-confidence, and self-worth for most of her life. After working in the bar and restaurant industry for many years, she developed several poor coping mechanisms. Her lifestyle was not conducive to her physical or mental well-being. After hiring a personal trainer and making some positive changes to her lifestyle, she noticed considerable improvements in how she felt. She was inspired to change careers and help other women like herself!Andrea received diplomas with honors in personal fitness training and holistic nutrition and is a CSEP-certified personal trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a CSNN-certified holistic nutrition consultant.After six years of working with clients in the fitness and wellness industry and six years of personal and professional development, Andrea realized that an enormous gap exists between the tools of exercise and nutrition and lifelong healthy habits and body satisfaction. That gap lies with your self-worth. You can get in touch with Andrea through her site, https://www.workofartcoaching.ca/ and she is also on Instagram, @workofartyeg and Facebook. I apologize for the sound, as it was less than ideal today but I published it because it was an important topic to discuss. Now you have it! I will talk to you again next Friday and next week and chat with one that the Magician represents once again, but different from the previous one. This guest talks about how she reinvented herself regarding her business; it is fascinating. So that's something to look forward to. Don't forget to subscribe to my Substack! Follow me on Medium at msmir.medium.com, and check out my site at miriamreadstarot.com. Get full access to Miriam Reads Tarot at miriamreadstarot.substack.com/subscribe

Hillary Smith joined Trade Show Talk to share her experience as a female entrepreneur in the event industry. In 2008, Hillary co-founded Koncept Events, a destination management company (DMC) that was named an INC 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America in both 2018 and 2019. After building a client base that included Fortune 500 & 100 companies like McKinsey & Company, Bank of America, Proctor & Gamble and Nike, she sold the business in 2019 to PRA, a DMC powerhouse that was itself acquired by PE-firm Eagletree Capital in March 2023. She talked about joining the PRA team for five years to establish a centralized function for strategy and creative within the organization's 250+ people across 29 destinations. In 2023, she struck off on her own again and founded Smith + Stone. Find out why she launched this new creative leadership and consulting business and how she's empowering organizations through innovative strategic design processes.  Our guest Hillary Smith, CMP, CSEP, has a passion and proven track record of leading and cultivating cultures of creative thinkers. She is an award-winning visionary who has mastered the Design Thinking Process, a method of creative problem solving used by megabrands like Starbucks, Amazon and Apple. Smith has more two decades of experience leading strategy in the meetings and events creative space. She is a true disruptor and change agent with the ability to follow through with tactical implementations. An entrepreneur at heart, Smith co-founded Koncept Events in 2008, a leading destination management company in North America. There, she designed events for many Fortune 500 & 100 companies including McKinsey & Company, Bank of America, Proctor & Gamble, and Nike. Koncept Events was named as one of the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America in both 2018 and 2019.  Around that time, PRA acquired Koncept Events, and Smith was brought on to establish the centralized function of Strategy and Creative within the organization of more than 250 people spanning across 29 destinations. Smith is most proud of the team she assembled and the process, tools and overall methodology that ultimately facilitate a safe space for dreamers, thinkers and doers to make an impact in an industry craving rich human experiences. In 2023, Hillary founded Smith & Stone Creative Leadership and Consulting, empowering organizations through innovative strategic design processes. Recognized as a 'creative force,' she effortlessly embodies the audience, crafting custom experiential journeys. As an inspiring speaker and coach, she delivers creative engagements and workshops on journey mapping, persona and empathy mapping. About Smith + Stone ·  Smith has an insatiable hunger for new ideas, and she brings those ideas to life with the precision and exactness of a surgeon by always leading with the “why.” This ensures business strategy and objectives are intentionally and unexpectedly woven into the events she designs. With boundless curiosity and as a true ambassador of the creative process, Smith continues to innovate alongside her team and clients as the Founder of Smith & Stone Creative Leadership & Consulting. Follow the company page on LinkedIn or Instagram @smithandstonecreative Podcast Host: Danica Tormohlen An award-winning journalist who has covered the trade show industry since 1994, Danica Tormohlen is VP of Content for Informa Connect. In her role, she oversees editorial for Trade Show News Network, Corporate Event News and Exhibit News Now. These leading media brands publish websites, newsletters, social media channels, video, podcasts and online and in-person programming for the trade show, corporate event and exhibition industries. Tormohlen currently serves as a board member for Women in Exhibitions Network North America chapter. She has been a speaker and moderator at major industry events, including the TSNN Awards, IMEX, IAEE, SISO, UFI, ESCA and Large Show Roundtable — to name a few.   Thank you to our sponsor!  What if you could prove your event is working with hard facts and learn how to make it even better? With Zenus's Ethical Vision AI, you can protect your budget and have detailed reporting. Learn how that's all possible at Zenus.AI

In an empowering episode of Sweet on Leadership, host Tim Sweet sits down with Erin Ashbacher, a highly accomplished CSEP-certified personal trainer and Senior Health Advisor. Tim and Erin delve into the crucial intersection of health and leadership development, with Erin emphasizing the need to view health as a dynamic lifestyle change rather than a time-consuming endeavour. As a powerlifter and former dancer, Erin draws on her expertise in cardiac rehabilitation, challenging common excuses with a focus on small, consistent steps and flexibility in workouts. Erin emphasizes intentional movement, goal-setting, and the creation of personalized fitness programs. The episode explores overcoming the common “no, but” mindset with the mindset of yes, and. They emphasize the evolving nature of fitness journeys and the positive impact of investing in health on professional success. Erin's unique approach combines her expertise in listening, goal-setting, and life balance, positioning her as an invaluable resource for clients seeking personalized fitness and coaching services. The episode encourages leaders to prioritize preventative wellness and provides the resources to start your journey to a healthier work-life balance. About Erin AshbacherErin Ashbacher, a distinguished Senior Health Advisor and CSEP-certified personal trainer, is a driving force in health, wellness, and fitness. Armed with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from The University of Calgary, Erin, a powerlifter and former dancer, seamlessly combines expertise in movement, nutrition, and motivation.As the owner of ERA Fitness, Erin boasts a top 10 industry performance since 2016, offering personalized training and coaching services. Her approach, emphasizing life balance and aligning health with professional goals, positions her as a key collaborator for leadership development clients in Calgary and beyond. Erin's superpowers encompass listening, goal-setting, movement expertise, and the ability to create customized programs, both in-person and online. Rooted in a famous Alberta rodeo family, she brings a unique appreciation for farming and ranching to her multifaceted lifestyle, which includes enjoying outdoor activities with her partner, Doug.Resources discussed in this episode:Julie Freedman Smith--Contact Tim Sweet | Team Work Excellence: WebsiteLinkedIn: Tim SweetInstagramLinkedin: Team Work ExcellenceContact Erin Ashbacher | ERA Fitness: TWE: teamworkexcellence.com/aboutEmail: erashbacher@yahoo.ca--Transcript:Erin 00:01There's definitely been a lot of people who think that being busy is really, you know, the gold standard and you know, making sure that we do it all. And it's hard when you're working in cardiac rehab, and you see people that have all of a sudden just been stopped in their tracks. And it made me really realize that preventative medicine, preventative wellness is where we want to be. Tim 00:25I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you consider yourself the kind of person that gets things done? Are you able to take a vision and transform that into action? Are you able to align others towards that vision and get them moving to create something truly remarkable? If any of these describe you, then you my friend, are a leader, and this show is all about and all for you. Welcome to the Sweet on Leadership podcast. This is episode 29. Tim 00:59Hey, everybody, welcome back to Sweet on Leadership. Today, I am thrilled to introduce to you somebody that I've known for years now. I mean, I think we've known each other since 2014. Or maybe even before that 2013, 2012? This is Erin Ashbacher. Erin and I met years ago when Erin was my trainer at a gym. And I would say it's been a friendship I value more and more every year that I know you. So, welcome, Erin. Erin 01:29Oh, thanks, Tim. That's so sweet of you, I very much value our friendship as well. So, thank you.  Tim 01:36And for those of you that work with TWE, you'll know that Erin is our in-house trainer. Fun stat is about 90% of the executives that I work with rank their health and their balance as one of the things on the life side of the work-life equation that always needs work. And so recognizing this, I'm not qualified in this area but I sure as heck know somebody who is. Erin is part of our team and as well as running your own business, ERA Fitness. Erin is our key associate in this area. So, happy to have you as part of that team There.  Erin 02:12Yeah, I'm super thrilled to be part of the TWE team as well. Yeah. Tim 02:17So, Erin, why don't we just take a moment and besides what I know about you, why don't you take a moment and introduce yourself to everybody that's listening today? Erin 02:25I'm a Kinesiologist and went to school at the University of Calgary for Exercise and Health Physiology, started my career in cardiac rehabilitation, which was the scary side of being in kinesiology right, like people have already done and experienced a really traumatic thing and now they're super grateful to have a second chance. It was a really great learning experience for me and it was where I wanted to start my career. And then I eventually brought myself back to Calgary where I got to work downtown, and I went into kind of the corporate world and got to work with ton of wonderful, wonderful clients from all walks of life, you know, and got to experience what it's like to work hard, not only from like, I want to complete this race on the weekend, but just like a stress management perspective with my clients of getting them to be able to kind of add that health and wellness into their world. Yeah. And then I've gotten a chance to be part of a little bit part of everything that interests me, I've got my mountain bike coaching certificate, and I've been doing that for the last few years, worked with snowboarding and got my coaching with snowboarding. Although, I will admit I'm a horrible snowboarder. I just really love doing it and I enjoy coaching. Yeah, so that's my kind of professional career. And yeah, I grew up in rural Alberta, part of a big family on a ranch with cattle and sheep and I still to this day, well along with a lot of help from my parents run 100 head of meat breed sheep, which is super exciting, to just continue to be part of that. Tim 04:09And for those listeners that are listening from around the world, you may know that Calgary and the Calgary Stampede is a big part of our heritage here. We are an agricultural province besides oil and gas, that is one of our key areas. And of course, the Ashbacher family is renowned as being one of the big rodeo families in the province. And so something that I always think it's such a neat aspect to your life and what a thing to be involved in as well. I mean, you're a powerlifter, I think that's important to mention. And you're an award-winning trainer. You're not just a kinesiologist and a trainer run of the mill, you are award-winning.  Erin 04:47Yeah, I was recognized for I think four years in a row with my company as being the top trainer. It's interesting because it was never something I was really necessarily aiming for. But when you're doing what you love and things are just kind of clicking in place, it just made sense to me that all of a sudden, I found myself on top. And I was like, Oh, this is kind of cool. Like who knew? Yeah. Tim 05:07And I love when you talk to me about what you're learning and where you're going, that you're so active in that space. I mean, you're still attending conferences, you're still up on the literature, you're not passive when it comes to continuing to grow and to develop and to learn and to stay on the cutting edge of what it means to help others be healthy. Erin 05:25Absolutely. Our industry is constantly evolving, and there's constantly new evidence-based research out there that can be implemented. And I think it's really important to understand like how our society is evolving, and how the people around us are evolving, and how we can continue to make sure that, you know, health doesn't come in a bottle, that health is one of those things that we need to continue to invest in. And knowing how I can help assist my clients with that is really important. So yeah, continuing education is a big part of that. Tim 05:59Yeah, and I think for anybody listening, many people will have been exposed to trainers. And a lot of trainers are kind of fly by night, it's something that they're doing in the part-time, it's something that they do just so that they can, you know, I don't know, they don't tend to be educated much beyond what they're getting on the job site. For those of you listening, Erin is not that, okay? This is somebody who I admire because professionally, you are gripping and ripping it. I mean, you are always expressing yourself to the utmost of your potential. And that's something that I find inspiring. So again, just happy to have you here. And I can't wait till we get into what we're talking about. So, when we thought of having you on the show, we're really thinking about this balance that I see so many of my clients have, which is although they're excelling in their professional lives, and they're shooting for higher and higher levels of impact with their teams, perhaps going on promotions, and they tend to be you know, these are really leaders in whatever industry that they're in, they can still struggle with health. And an interesting stat, as I say is 90% of them will have health concerns. They don't feel like they're quite as balanced as they want to be in that area. And the other part is any of them with kids also tend to have 90% of people with kids had family concerns, which is why as you know, we have Julie on the other side with the family expertise. But for you, when you come through cutting your teeth with cardiac rehabilitation, and having been around business stress and professional stress, a lot of my life, we're no stranger to seeing people go down from that as a problem. Because it's often one of the things that people who work too hard and don't look after themselves have to face. How does that ready you or lead you towards your thoughts on the importance of one's leading their own health? Can you speak a little bit to that for me? Erin 07:59Yeah, I mean, there's definitely been a lot of people who think that being busy is really, you know, the gold standard, and you know, making sure that we do it all. And it's hard when you're working in cardiac rehab, and you see people that have all of a sudden just been stopped in their tracks. And it made me really realize that preventative medicine, preventative wellness is where we want to be. And I've always kind of said to my clients, like, let's try and make small steps for a better, more active, healthier lifestyle today, so that we don't get that big stop of, oh, gosh, we've had a cardiac event and now we need to change your life completely, right? When you're all of a sudden taken out of work and being able to care for your family because you've had this serious cardiac event. We don't need to get there, we can pull it back. And we can take care of it right now in small doses, that compound and build on each other in a really positive way. So, you know, making sure that we're taking care of our stress and taking care of our physical health as well as our mental health. Absolutely. Tim 09:06There's no shortage of examples of people who don't even get the chance to second crack, they work their entire lives, and they can often be very successful. They don't get a chance to enjoy retirement, they don't get a chance to see what's on the other side of all that hard work. They're always waiting for tomorrow, aren't they? And I speak from experience here. You're always waiting for tomorrow. Erin 09:27I don't have time today. I'll do it tomorrow. Yeah. Well, even some of my clients that have reached retirement, and they've had a really successful career, and now that they're retired, they're like, oh, now I'm going to take care of my health. But maybe they have an ailment that has been kind of creeping around on them. And so they just feel like they're starting at a really deep bottom. Like, oh man, if I would have just started going to the gym or being a little bit more active in my 40s or my 50s. Now that I'm in my 60s, I wouldn't have to deal with this big mountain, right? And then it can be a bit discouraging to people when they kind of thought that their retirement was going to be one way. And their health and physical limitations are creating some a different story for them. Right? So yeah, let's take care of it today. Tim 10:14I was facilitating and teaching a room of about 40 Higher Education executives last week. I was sharing with them, you know, we often think about how are we going to empower our staff, or our faculties, right? And the interesting thing about that is I was showing them how often when people start a job, they are never going to have more potential, they're never going to feel more optimistic about growth. And then we start to scuff them up. And the leader can inadvertently push that person down and liquidate that person's sense of potential and sense of growth. And then we're in a position where we have to build it back up. And I'm reminded of that as you're speaking, because we would never knowingly want to liquidate someone else's health and then have them have to try to on the back foot, get it back. We wouldn't let an employee do that. That would be outside the value set for so many of the people that I work with. But we seem awfully comfortable letting ourselves liquidate our health and then having to find ourselves on the backfoot trying to gain back our health, right, trying to gain back our fitness or trying to gain back because we had an event or where we've now had a nagging injury that's gotten worse and worse and worse. We would never treat anybody else like that. But we seem quite comfortable letting that be the standard of our self-care. Is that something that you see, too?  Erin 11:43Yeah, absolutely. Like, like you said, you would never let your spouse treat you that way. But yet you're willing to treat yourself that way. You'd never let your leader treat your employees like that, right? Tim 11:55Yeah, there's people that will take their dog for a walk because they don't want their dog to be overweight, right? But they won't make the time to take themselves for a walk. To keep themselves in fitness.  Erin 12:05I think some of the limitation on that too comes from there's this idea that taking care of your health and being physically active is a bit of a luxury, right? It's a luxury in time. It's a luxury in finances if you're paying for a gym membership, or whatever. And so this idea that I'm being selfish if I'm carving out this time for my health, and so I don't want to be selfish because I want to make sure I'm giving to my team or giving to my family. And so we kind of easily just kind of, you know, sweep it under the rug. I'll do that tomorrow. Right? And yeah, it's something that we are saying to ourselves that we really need to change in my opinion. Tim 12:48Erin, I want to play you a little clip here and get your thoughts on it as we continue here. If you don't mind? Audio Clip 12:52Baby, I feel sorry for you. Did you forget your headphone? Stop being a girly man and work out. I don't have enough time. Which of course the biggest bullshit I've ever heard because we have 24 hours a day. You didn't have time for working out, you're not having time for taking care of your body, are you out of your mind? You don't have time. Manage your time better. Okay? The gym is too busy, well then go at five in the morning, you forehead. Okay? Have you ever seen a gym at five in the morning? There's almost no one there. So, just get up early and go to the gym early. Tim 13:28So, Erin what do you think when we hear Arney speak there? Erin 13:31It's a bit tipsy. Right? But I mean, it makes you laugh. And there's so much truth to it. I mean, we do, we have a ton of time in our days, you know, are we scrolling for an hour? What are we doing that we can put something more positive in, you know, we get so much more out of it. Right? So, stop making excuses. If you need accountability, find someone that can keep you accountable, right? Whether that's your trainer, right? Well-educated trainer, or whether that's a good friend, that you guys are making a commitment to each other. But yeah, he's not wrong. Take care of your body. Tim 14:05It's funny because he talks about, you know, I love how he uses the term, you know, get up at five in the morning, you forehead. And I don't know if this is what he means. But I feel like half the time we're in our own brains. We talk ourselves out of stuff. Practically most people know why it's important to work out. Most people understand why it's important to put in the effort and put in the time and not slack on that, like we understand, theoretically, that people have to exercise. We've received all of the information for the most part. Very few people can claim to be ignorant, that it's not important to you know, at least be active if not engage in resistance training or do something cardiovascularly. So, we don't need a lot of science to tell us that's important. And in many cases, we know we feel better when we go and we do it. So, why in your experience, do people find it so hard? What are some of the excuses? Or baby excuses that you hear? Erin 15:05So many baby excuses. Yeah. I mean, one of the big ones is, well, I just don't have a full hour to dedicate, or like, you know, an hour and a half to dedicate, by the time I get there and then get back to the office. Yeah, so I just like to tell people like stop making it so rigid. Like nobody said, your workout has to be an hour, you have 20 minutes, go for a really nice brisk walk, call it a good one. Try again, tomorrow, right? Doesn't have to be this rigid time interval. So, that's definitely a big excuse that I've heard. The other one that I've heard is always this. Well, you know, my boss won't let me get away from the office. And I'm at the office for nine hours a day. And then there's an hour commute. So it comes down to that, I don't have time. Yeah. But then they tell me about all the TV shows that they watch when like, maybe you can be working out while you're watching those TV shows, I don't know. Tim 15:53Yeah, or they take a bunch of time to record a podcast. When Sandra Sherry and Arnold Schwarzenegger mean. You know, if we think about the time issue, and we think that really we could break it up into different choices, 20 minutes here, 20 minutes there. Another team I'm working with, when we went through, and we were looking at getting back a sense of camaraderie and teamwork that they seem to have lost. We talked about one of the traditions that they had lost, one of their senior leaders or senior colleagues had always gone around and tapped everybody on the shoulder and said, Come on, we're going for a walk for 15 minutes. And then as the group got younger, and he started to question whether or not he was sort of had the same sway or, because it was lateral. He wasn't their boss, he was their colleague, he stopped doing it. And he assumed that nobody wanted to be bothered. And he felt like he was bothering people. But the interesting thing was, is that I talked to those younger staff, and they were all like, Man, I sure miss when so and so would tap me on the shoulder and say, Come on, let's just go for a walk. And I really miss that. And so it's funny how we talk ourselves into these excuses. And look, I'm no expert here, you've heard me talk myself into excuses all the time. I was dealing with a knee replacement but I had focused because I knew that if I didn't get that movement back, and it's turned out well. But if I didn't get it back in six weeks, I was not going to see significant improvement. But since then, like I fell on my can over the Christmas holiday and so I had a sore butt. That sore butt has been a pretty convenient excuse for not getting up and moving. Right? And it's really late at home to me just how rampant sitting disease or I don't know what we call it officially. But you know, spending a lot of time sitting in an office, working virtually, working on technical things, is such an easy way to see yourself slip. So, very quickly. And then the little pains in the age start to come in. And we have reinforcers that oh, you know, it's hard. And you know, I've talked about this, but why is that such a flawed formula? You're hard on me, I'm alright with it. Erin 18:24That's loaded. I mean, it is hard. But I feel like most of us when we think about okay, we need to go back to the gym. Like I said, it comes back to that rigidity, if it has to be me lifting weights at my max capacity, it has to be me going to the pool for an hour, it has to be right and it doesn't have to be. It's so easy to just say this is going to be hard, and I'm going to be in pain and I won't be able to sit properly for a month after I start. So, I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that pain, right? And I think that like I said, your physical fitness needs to be and your physical health needs to come in as a lifestyle change, right? Go for a 20-minute walk. I am stressed out about all the things that have been flying at me on my keyboard today. I'm just going to take a moment and go for a 15-minute walk. And it might be brisk, or it might be strolling. You need to choose your own adventure in that right but stop getting wound up and all of the things that you think it has to be. Tim 19:25And it's so counterintuitive, because if I feel really stressed, often it can be like Oh, I'm stressed I got so much to do. I better stay at my desk and slug it out, versus saying you know what? If I went for a 15-minute walk I'd probably come back and be even more productive.  Erim 19:41Absolutely, and there's there's tons of research that shows that that actually happens right? Even me, I had something come up just recently super stressed. I didn't know where to turn I needed to talk it out. I phoned up my bestie and I'm like we need to go walk the track because it's winter so we're walking the track instead of outside and you know we're gonna go do a workout. And we got five ways around the track. And I said, No, I still need to keep walking and venting. I can't I'm not ready to lift weights yet. And it was great. We had a, you know, short impromptu weight session after that, but there was no intention of doing weights. I just wanted to go for a walk and get it out. Right? So yeah, we just need to stop. And then just do. Yeah. Tim 20:24You forehead. Erin 20:25Yeah, I have one of my clients, they put a sticky note on their computer. And just when it gets hard, go for a walk, right? Or do 10 Push-ups, right, like, get away from that stress thing, the oh my gosh, my to-do list is 150 things long. And I only have 10 hours to do it in and just take 10 minutes, 15 minutes to yourself. They'll come back better. Tim 20:49Yeah. Julie has this thing. Again, Julie Freedman Smith is on the parenting side of our association here. But she talks about not having to be rigid around, Oh, we had a good day parenting and if in the first, let's say you have a messy morning, and then you know, the breakfast was kids were fired up. And it was they were whining and whatever. And then you're like, Oh, my whole day is shot now. She's like, What are you talking about? Like, there's another interaction coming around the corner, do well in that, like, start granulating your day down to saying, I can't get away for an hour, you've told me this, I can't go to the gym for an hour. So, I'm not gonna go. It's like, well, whatever, go to the gym for 20 minutes, or don't go to the gym, go to the grocery store and buy a couple of four litres of milk and walk home with them or do whatever, right? And it doesn't have to be fancy. Focus on the outcomes, not the definition of this is the only way to do it or your window is closed. Often it just we have to consider, is it our own limiting belief or our own definition of what things have to be that is flawed? There's a bunch of different ways to do it. And I remember seeing how people who are training for long-distance running. When you look at the much less affluent teams in Africa, when they're training distance runners. They have training regimes and equipment and stuff, which people would think comes from a junkyard half the time, it doesn't matter because they're focused on what's the roots of what they're trying to do. And what are the outcomes that they're seeking? They're not worried about how it shows up. It's just about getting it done in a way that's always moving towards progress. Because if they were locked into that they had to, you know, you're part of some community that doesn't have a lot of money and you're locked into some thinking that you have to have the latest and greatest equipment or you can't compete, they would never be showing the way that they're showing in the Boston Marathon or anything like that. They would be so paralyzed by all the things that can't be.  Erin 23:00Yeah, we need to we need to practice I feel being more a yes and when it comes to our fitness. Like, oh, my days crazy busy. I have to run to this meeting. And then I have to run with my kids. Yeah, and? Where can we put in 20 minutes of exercise? You dropped off your kids at the center, so they can go do their thing. And there's a gym right there that you have access to go spend 30 minutes, why not? Right? Yes, and, instead of the no, but.  Tim 23:27Yeah. I think of Gabby Reese, right? Gabby Reese is an Olympic volleyball player, married to Stuart Laird, the championship surfer. And I've talked about this before, she talks about this going first mentality where it's just like, sometimes you just need to risk it. Get off your biscuit and risk it. Right? So, what really makes it hard? Does life make it hard? Or the way we perceive life makes it hard? Erin 23:58Oh, the way we perceive it for sure. Right? That's a no-brainer to me. Tim 24:04One of the things I love about these conversations is I get to put myself forward as a proxy for the audience. You and I've had a lot of these conversations in part before, but it's always a rediscovery. I mean, and I'm being sincere here when I say every time I talk with you, it's enlightening. And I can't wait for other people to experience this when they get you one-on-one. But one of the emotions that this raises for me is I start to get really frustrated with myself. I start to be like, You know what, sweet, you know better than because right now, like I've told you, I mean, I'm dealing with a bit of back pain and the rest of it, but I know darn well when I was working at that university and I chose to walk back to the hotel instead of getting a cab and I'm rigged to walk back to the hotel, I wear certain shoes and I wear a backpack so that I can walk if I want to and I made that choice. The next day was better. I know what the math says. But I still, despite the knowing I managed to slip in behind and have to keep sort of vigilant about this stuff. Erin 25:07It doesn't easily become our lifestyle change, right? But giving yourself the opportunity to be ready for it right like wearing the right shoes, I have a backpack too, I'm ready to walk anywhere for any amount of time. And you know, it's late at night, I'll just hop in a cab instead, right? It becomes easy to like, take that second to stop and be like, No, I am equipped to walk back, I can do this, right? Any habit change is hard. So, when it comes to our fitness, just being able to give ourselves the best opportunity to just take that pause and say, Yeah, I'm gonna walk or I'm gonna do 10 Push Ups before I sit on the couch, or whatever it is, right? I like to give my clients these like tiny little challenges which amount to a lot when they stick with them. I think I've given you this one before Tim or like, I want you to go for at least a 20-minute walk every day. Tim 25:58Or intentional movement 20 minutes a day. Erin 25:59Intentional movement for 20 minutes, right, gives you a lot of opportunity to choose what that is. I've also given you the opportunity to do 50 pushups a day, they don't have to be all at once do 10 in the morning, before you get out of the bedroom and to the kitchen and do 10 more before, you know, sit back down at your desk, right? But eventually, I want you to do 50 in one day, and, and they can look all sorts of different ways. People say to me, I can't do a push-up. Great, but you can do a wall push-up. So, let's start there, right? Tim 26:31You can do a push-up against the stairs if you need to. Erin 26:35Yeah, so, when I'm working with my clients, I try to find, talk to them and find ways that we can add more movement into their day. So, that when they get to that one training session, or two training sessions, or three training sessions a week, they're not feeling like I haven't done anything since the last time I saw you. Right? Like, I want to give you that ability to just pause and say yes, and, every time you can.  Tim 27:00I like that, because it's you know, we often talked about pattern before perfection. I remember listening to one guy say, you know, even if you get in your car, and listen, he was talking about the gym, but he says even if you get in your car and you drive to the gym, you sit in the parking lot, you decide you're not going to go in, you drive home that it's still better than having stayed in bed. Right? Because sooner or later, you're gonna figure out well, I'm already here, I'm going to go or whatever. And I think it doesn't have to be that complex. But like before you get nailed that, oh, I need to be cracking off 50 pushups the way I did when I was 18. Which I will say there's one thing that I think is really interesting, and that is for people who have been athletes in the past. And then if let things slip, I do believe there's like a mental barrier to come through because I've been a high performance, not professional, but I've been a high-performance high school athlete where I was, you know, captain of teams and wrestling and training all the time before my knees were shot. And I remember what those days were like, and I remember what it felt like, everything was in flow, and it was working. And then you know, you're like, Okay, well, I'm gonna try to do this again. And suddenly, it's like, well, wait a minute, guess what? You sit on your can for 20 years and yeah, burpees aren't gonna be that easy. So, we kind of disappoint ourselves. And then we get all in our heads. Erin 28:26So many of my clients have had this experience, like when I was 20. And like, yeah, you've sat on your butt for 20 years, right? Or I've even got the privilege of training some ex Olympic athletes, right? And they do the same thing. Oh, man, when I was training and like we always remember ourselves at our peak, we always remember what it felt like and how good we felt and how good we looked. When we are at the peak of our performance. We rarely ever remember what the first day felt like, right? And even myself, a competitive powerlifter, a couple of years, 2020-2021. I didn't train, I just wasn't lifting weights. It was not a possibility for me in my life and man got back into the gym and immediately wanted to go right back to Okay, this is where I stopped/left off training two years ago. Like, wait that's not where we start. And I was fortunate enough that I went through a back injury, which is what got me into powerlifting that I could remember, remember how crappy that felt when you started powerlifting. Let's go back to not the back injury, but just easing my way into it and giving myself the grace to come back to where I want to be, right? And like just because you were competitive 20 years ago, doesn't mean you to be competitive today. It's not necessarily about the competition, right? It's about making the best choices for yourself and your body so that you can make the best choices for your life. Tim 29:53So, one thing is that there's if we were to make sure we have that in the notes. The one thing is it's not about necessarily turning back to what you were capable of before. But accepting what means progress today. I think there's a counterpoint to that, that I'd like to talk about a little bit. And that is, sometimes we get very complacent about, we may be stuck with what we've got as well. So, then there's the other side of that, which is to say, it doesn't have to be what it was when we were 20 but there's lots to work on. And I'll give you a little story, when I was going through just recently here and getting a checkup on my knees and whatnot. So that involves getting a lot of X-rays and things like that. I was flipping through and researching, you know, this back issue and looking for, what does the skeleton look like? Just to educate myself. And I ran across some photos, and I'm gonna share one with you now. And I am going to put it in the show notes so that people can see it, and I'll put a link to it on the website, so people can take a look at this. And what this was, is I was going in for something called a scattergram, I used to have a leg that was almost three-quarters of an inch, but a centimetre shorter than the other, just through fluke or tremendous skill of my surgeon, now the Delta, the distance between leg length is less than two millimetres. And so I've got almost an equidistant leg length. And that's great, because my mechanics in my body are a lot more in line, although my body's getting used to it, which, you know, is still happening two years later. Anyway, I'm looking at these X-rays, and I'm gonna show these to you. One was sort of an illustration, the other was a full-body scan. And it was, you know, of people of various widths, I will say, I looked at these X-rays, you can see, well, the ones in illustration, you can see a simulation of two skeletons, which are the same skeleton. But one is showing a person that's carrying about 50 pounds, 80 pounds of extra weight, but the skeleton is the same size. And then when you look at people that might be the on the much more heavy, morbidly obese side of things, their skeleton is the same size as anybody else's. But sometimes in my mind's eye, and I'm a big guy, and you know, it's like, I'm more of a cartoon skeleton like we would have seen in WALL-E or something where this is all bone under here. Well it's not. I mean, my skeleton is still my 20-year-old skeleton, in a sense, it might be a little more beat up. But I've hung a ton of stuff off this frame. You know, I've hung sure muscle and stuff. But I've also hung a–Erin 32:39A little bit of adipose tissue. Tim 32:40A little bit of pasta on some you know what it means, beer, is hanging off of there a little too much cheese and whatever. But you know, when I showed this to my wife, we were like, you know, this is actually quite a powerful image to have in your head to say, there is a delta here, there is a gap that we can close that it's possible, there's still this skeleton, this smaller form within us that we've decided to surround with things. So, from a weight loss perspective, because some people deal with that. There's so much potential, there's so much, so much can happen. And maybe for some people, it's more running distance, or cardiovascular or putting on muscle mass, or bone strength and bone density or whatever their particular gap is that they're closing. But it's not so much that you have to shoot for the old 20-year-old version of yourself. But what can you do today? Where's the potential? Because there's that saying, you know, if you want to know what you're committed to look at what you've got. And at the end of the day, there's only so many explanations for why a person could find themselves out of their own version of optimum health. People have different challenges in the rest of it. But are you doing the best with what you've got? Yeah, maybe you've got an endocrine issue, or you've got whatever, but are you doing the best you've got with that?  Erin 34:19Yeah, well, and I mean, there's this. Yeah, there's this evolution, right? I think that it's important for people to remember that. I mean, when I think back to when I was in high school, I was a competitive dancer, and I loved dancing. It was it was amazing. And, you know, I went to university and that wasn't an option anymore for me. And so I casually went to the weight room because I thought that should be something I was doing. And, you know, and then got into running when I came back from Australia because I was broke and I needed to do something physically active. Which by the way, I'm like, I admire runners because I ran every day or every six days a week for over a year, and I still don't enjoy running, so go runners. Good. Good on ya. Yeah, and then, you know, I after a back injury fell into powerlifting. And I mean, can I lift my leg over my head? Like I could and do the splits? Like I could when I was a dancer. Absolutely not. I cannot do that anymore. But that's okay. Because I became a runner for a short period of time I became a powerlifter. I took up mountain biking in 2020. And now I get to be a mountain biker, and I love cycling. So, I can bemoan the things that I don't have. And like, oh, well, I used to do this. And I used to love it. And my body used to be able to do this. Or I can say, Yeah, and I get to do this today, I get to fall in love with a new sport, a new activity, a new social engagement, right? So, I think that it's super important for all of us to just kind of be like, Yeah, we could do that. And that's okay, that this is where we're starting today. Tim 35:57So having that optimism and that openness, and that idea that things are possible, is important. And then there's the just, let's take a step.  Erin 36:09Yeah, let's let's put our heads down and be a bit serious about the fact that this is important to you, it's important to the people around you, and you need to get it done. Tim 36:18So, for people that are leading others, let's go back to this. That is our core mandate here, although we serve everybody, but for people that are leading others, maybe they're parents, maybe they're teachers, maybe they are working as leaders in a business, what would you like them to focus on when it comes to their particular set of excuses? If you could boil that down to sort of three key things that you think they should be taking away? Erin 36:45Three? Only three Tim?  Tim 36:46Okay, well, let's remove the number. What would you like people to think about? Erin 36:51I want people to think about the fact that when they're investing in themselves, in their health, in their wellness, it's not selfish, right? Like, this is not that you're taking away time from your team or taking away time from your family, it's that you're giving yourself back in an even better way. Right? Be a bit hard with yourself about making sure you're being active, there's so much benefit to being physically active. We have so much research to support that. Make sure you carve out that time, right? Whether it's daily, this time works for me 5 am, every morning, and let your spouse know that and you don't get into the office until seven, if that happens, or whatever time it is, right? I don't like daily, my schedules change every single day. So, I like sitting down on Sundays and planning weekly. But you know, you have to find out what works for you. Right? And then yeah, whatever excuse there is, find a best friend, whether it's yourself or whether it's an actual best friend to say, okay, yeah, that's just a roadblock that you're putting in the way let's find a way around that. Right? Tim 37:55When we deal with personal achievement, or making change in an organization or making change as I work with people around their careers, and coach them, it's important that one person's incentive is not necessarily going to work for somebody else. Do you understand yourself because if we think about some of the key ways in which a person is gonna see success, can they translate that into some into a currency that works for them? Some people, it's going to be achievement, it's going to be, you know, running a race or getting a bucket list thing off their life list. For other people, it will be social. For other people, it's going to be doing it because it's logical, and they enjoy the science behind it or something along those lines. Other people will be witnessing their own improvement. And other people, it'll be that sense of control, like so much today, we can trace back to longevity efforts, and those kind of things. And I mean, it's a million other things. But it's not all about you, sport. And it's not about like, No, all of those things can make us not just better for ourselves, but better for everybody that cares about us and the people that rely on us. And you know, that idea of it being just selfish. What a cop-out because it's like, what's really selfish is the fact that you're willing to liquidate yourself, you know, nobody will enjoy you and you won't be nice to be around and you'll be frickin miserable or whatever. You know, find your currency man. Holy moly, maybe that's money. I did this exercise and I remember telling you about it. But I figured out that every pound I carry that's extra costs me I figure and if you ever want to know the formula, feel free to give me a ring. But I figure costs me about $2,700 in productivity and marketing potential. And I've got real justifiable reasons for that. I actually think that it limits my market potential, I think it limits my productivity and confidence and everything that a person in my position who motivates others and has to inspire others can't afford. You cannot give away what you don't have. As we wrap up here, tell us, what's one thing that you're working on that's got you really excited? What's something that's coming up in your future? What's on your Horizon that fires you up, personally?  Erin 40:28Oh, for the first time, no, that's not true. Not the first time, I've put my entire summer towards coaching mountain biking and training clients exclusively. And so it's been this really fun balance of figuring out where I'm going to be on my mountain bike, but also having access to my clients when I need to be with them. And so I'm really excited about my summer I have coming up. For me, any day on my bike, it's a good day, except that one time, no, I'm kidding. Yeah. So, I'm really excited about my summer. It's kind of a bit of an experiment to kind of juggle this mountain bike coaching gig and my business. So yeah, that's what I'm looking forward to. TIM 41:14You know how deep TWE is in that. So, stay tuned, everybody. If people want to get in touch with you, where should they look for? Erin 41:21Right now I'm working on a new website. It's not up yet. But as soon as it is, I will send it to Tim, best way to get a hold of me is my email address, which is EARashbacher@yahoo.ca. Fire me an email and I'll get back to you right away, we can set up a virtual call and or an in-person call if you're in the area, and we can get you rolling on whatever questions you have, or whatever fitness journey you're wanting to embark on, for sure. Tim 41:49And for any of you that are already under contract with me, remember that Erin is part of the TWE team. And so, I'm not trying to be possessive there. I'm saying until you get your website up and we link to it. You can always find her at TWE.teamabout and take a look at everything awesome about Erin there. So, you are easy to get a hold of we're gonna make sure all of those dates are in the show notes. Okay, tell me a little bit about, if there's one takeaway that you could say, everybody here and you mentioned it a little bit earlier. But recap for me at this point in the conversation for everybody listening? What do you hope for them? What's your wish for them?  Erin 42:31Yeah, my wish is that everyone knows that investing in their health and their wellness is going to always give back in so many new ways, and so many different ways and all other aspects of their life.  Tim 42:46So, like any other change program, or investment we would make in business or any institution that we're working on. Let's take a look at this is not an area of cost. This is an area of investment. And we have to see it that way. And recognize it. Recognize it for all the good stuff it gives us back. Okay, awesome. Erin, I just want to tell you how happy I am that you took the time with me today to go through this and I know it's going to do a lot of good for a lot of people. And I can't wait to see how the world opens up for you. And for everybody that you help. Erin 43:21Oh, thanks, Tim. Super appreciated being on today and I had a lot of fun. Tim 43:25Thanks so much for joining us. Tim 43:33Thank you so much for listening to Sweet on Leadership. If you found today's podcast valuable consider visiting our website and signing up for the companion newsletter, you can find the link in the show notes. If like us, you think it's important to bring new ideas and skills into the practice of leadership. Please give us a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts. This helps us spread the word to other committed leaders. And you can spread the word too by sharing this with your friends, teams and colleagues. Thanks again for listening. And be sure to tune in in two weeks time for another episode of Sweet on Leadership. In the meantime, I'm your host, Tim Sweet, encouraging you to keep on leading. Tim 44:12Hey, did you have fun? Erin 44:17I had a ton of fun, Tim.  Tim 44:19Awesome. We've got some great people coming up. If you were to give me a question to pose to them that I guarantee I will ask them what would be a question you'd like me to throw by other leadership experts?  Erin 44:32Yeah, I want to know when does the imposter syndrome stop as a leader? Yeah. Tim 44:37Yeah. We'll make sure to talk about that. Newsflash. It never stops. Erin 44:41Oh, good. I'm not alone. Tim 44:42No, that's fine. But we didn't learn to deal with it in a much different way. And it can actually believe it or not, can be something that's an area of strength for you. So, stay tuned. We're gonna get somebody else to weigh in on that question. Thanks again, Erin. Erin 44:58Thanks, Tim. Tim 44:59Okay, Big hugs

Toño Bayona, University of Bristol The Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP) is a global community of scientists whose mission is to advance earthquake predictability research though the rigorous and prospective evaluation of probabilistic seismicity forecasts. One of CSEP’s major international achievements is the development and operation of dozens of time-varying and time-invariant seismicity models for California, including various versions of the well-established Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) and Short-Term Earthquake Probability (STEP) models, globally calibrated models, hybrid models and non-parametric models. Over the past ten years, prominent seismic sequences, such as the 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah, 2014 Mw 6.8 Ferndale, and 2019 Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest sequences, have been observed in California, providing a unique opportunity to comprehensively evaluate our current ability to forecast earthquakes and thus improve probabilistic seismic hazard assessments. In this talk, I will describe the models, statistical tests and data used in two CSEP forecast experiments, one comparing globally calibrated earthquake forecasting models with regional models and the other evaluating one-day seismicity models for California, and present the results of their respective prospective tests. I will discuss, in particular, the ability of the models to forecast the number and epicentral locations of observed M ≥ 4 earthquakes and compare their short- and long-term performance with that of an time-invariant smoothed seismicity model.

Today, I have the honor of connecting with Dr. Darren Candow, a distinguished professor and internationally renowned researcher on creatine monohydrate, nutrition, and physical activity.  With an impressive portfolio boasting 87 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals, Dr. Candow is an absolute delight to converse with. Our extensive discussion delves into many fascinating topics, including the role of creatine monohydrate in bone health, the influence of estrogen, anabolic processes, and the synergy of exercise with creatine. We explore groundbreaking research on the evolution of sarcopenia, dissect outdated recommendations for protein intake, and uncover the connection between creatine utilization and brain health, particularly in traumatic brain injuries, sleep deprivation, jetlag, and mood disorders. In addition, we navigate the intricacies of creatine dosing and venture into the impact of creatine on anaerobic strength training, fat loss, cardiovascular health, and endurance exercise while also exploring its potential as an anti-inflammatory and anti-muscle catabolism agent. The overwhelming influx of questions we received prompted a gracious offer from Dr. Candow to join me sometime soon for an AMA dedicated specifically to creatine.  From the date this podcast airs on October 4th until October 11th, we are delighted to offer a special treat of a discount code on creatine. You will not want to miss out on this fantastic opportunity to enhance your journey toward better health and performance! I trust you will enjoy today's conversation with Dr. Candow as much as I did! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The benefits of creatine for bone health in perimenopausal and menopausal women.  Dr. Candow highlights the importance of exercise for postmenopausal women while using creatine supplements Is creatine supplementation without any exercise beneficial to bone health? How sarcopenia progression impacts muscle strength and bone health The impact of creatine on brain health  The potential cognitive benefits of creatine supplementation Concussion research and creatine dosage How creatine supplementation affects the body Dr. Candow discusses the research results on creatine for concussion in children How to take creatine to enhance absorption and reduce side effects  How creatine impacts fat loss and muscle gain Bio: Dr. Darren Candow, PhD, CSEP-CEP, is Professor and Director of the Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina, Canada. The overall objectives of Dr. Candow's research program are to develop effective lifestyle interventions involving nutrition (primarily creatine monohydrate) and physical activity (resistance training) which have practical and clinical relevance for improving musculoskeletal aging and reducing the risk of falls and fractures. Dr. Candow has published over 120 peer-refereed journal manuscripts, supervised over 20 MSc and PhD students, and received research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, the National Institute of Health, and the Nutricia Research Foundation. In addition, Dr. Candow serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Nutrients, and Frontiers.  Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter (now X) Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Connect with Dr. Darren Candow On Instagram On Twitter (now X) University of Regina Use the code CREATINE 15 for a 15% discount on creatine monohydrate between October 4th and 11th

Tammy says people often don't understand why we decide to be diagnosticians, and we often forget ourselves. Our profession is in a crisis from the increased numbers of referrals. We struggle to focus on the child's story and put too much focus on scores. We've been through a lot of changes and we can go through these changes over time. CSEP was a lead in making the changes that TEA is now making. She'd like to create a book of our stories and why we chose to be diagnosticians.

In this episode we're joined by former professional circus performer and athletic therapist Yasmine Mucher for an overview of what every pole dancer (or other artistic athlete) needs to know about how to take care of their body. From nutrition, hydration and sleep to managing stress and persistent (but wrong!) exercise myths, we cover a TON in this episode. You can find Yasmine at https://www.benddontbreak.net/ The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast aims to help pole dancers feel better on and off the pole by talking with experts and diving into relevant scientific research to find evidence-based insights we can apply to our pole journeys. It's a production of Slink Through Strength, the inclusive, evidence-based online pole studio, which can be found online at slinkthroughstrength.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rosy-boa/support

Welcome to Women, Wealth & Entrepreneurship with Ariel Shaw, MBA! We want to increase your bottom line and create generational wealth that lasts way beyond you. It's 2023 and it's the year of ELEVATION&EXPANSION! Today we talk with Yvonne McNair, MBA, CSEP, DES. Captivate Marketing Group is led by, Yvonne McNair, the highly creative certified Entertainment Marketing Professional and two-time Emmy Nominated Event Producer. Yvonne has a proven track record of conceptualizing and orchestrating small and large event production events, marketing campaigns and programs. Yvonne is known as a powerhouse behind the scene closing deals, sculpting entertainment, one exquisite experience at a time.   She has worked with some of the biggest names and brands in the entertainment industry. Yvonne started her career early in the music industry, under the mentorship of Esther Gordy Edwards, sister of Berry Gordy and creator of the Motown Museum.  At the age of 22, Yvonne was featured on the cover of Crain's magazine as "Someone to Watch in the Industry". Yvonne's experience has given her the latitude to create innovative marketing campaigns and event management for top brands. The Sundance Film Festival, VH1, NBC, BET Networks, Apple Music, and MTV, ADCOLOR, City of New York, EBONY Media Group, Ad Council, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, NATIVE SON, Google, and Culture Creators are among many other top global brands. She is also known for her work designing the marketing campaign for the Chicago Urban League's Emmy award-winning urban lifestyle television program, that garnered her the Emmy Nomination as Event Producer. She was also nominated for an Emmy for her work on WVON's 50th Anniversary Historical Documentary. Yvonne's creative reputation and work ethic have far-reaching effects that will stay with many of us for years to come. Notably so, her work with Prince. Yvonne was responsible for the Prince residency secret shows at City Winery in New York.  In 2013, the shows were named as the 39th reason to love NY in New York Magazine.  Yvonne was also responsible for producing Prince's record-breaking performance at the ESSENCE Festival in 2014, along with turning the Mercedes Benz Super Dome purple to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Purple Rain.  Yvonne later went on to produce Prince's memorial tribute at ESSENCE Music Festival after his untimely passing. In addition to producing the ESSENCE Festival 25th Anniversary tribute which included exclusive footage licensed from Prince's estate. In 2018, Yvonne produced the notable 30th Anniversary show of New Jack Swing at the ESSENCE Music Festival and two historic shows at the legendary Apollo Theater. The show was led by the King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley and featured appearances by Keith Sweat, Guy, Blackstreet featuring Dave Hollister, Doug E. Fresh, Mc Lyte, Kool Moe Dee, SWV and DJ D-Nice.   She then produced a once in a lifetime show that included bringing Teddy Riley, Pharrell and Timbaland together on the same stage. Yvonne also produced the first annual BET Her Awards presented by Bumble, which kicked off the annual BET Experience weekend in Los Angeles.  Yvonne received her second EMMY nomination for producing the ADCOLOR at the Apollo show featuring Wyclef Jean.   Most recently, Yvonne became Co-Founder, talent and technical producer of the Harlem Festival of Culture.   Harlem Festival of Culture (HFC) is a cultural festival series dedicated to presenting world class live programming that celebrates and preserves the cultural contributions of the black Diaspora in music, media, art, fashion and entertainment.         2023 Media Participants Our 2023 Participants are The Alzheimer's Services Center, Tyronica Carter of Radiant Styles at Alicia Williams of The Dazzling Diva, Yvette D. Best of Best Tax Solutions LLC, Debraisha Hale of Divine Designs, Melissa Ellis of Life Beyond Water, and Katherine Jordan of The Savvy ID.

Dr. Schultz tells us about the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education report from 2002. The recommendations in this report drove the revision of IDEA in 2004. At the time, SLD identifications were reported to have grown by 300%. The recommendation was to include Response to Intervention. The question here would be, with the lack of focus on good RTI practices, is our rise in referrals a sign that we are Repeating History? Dr. Schultz argues that CSEP is the answer in the context of the state of RTI at this time.

Programming Note: A lighter edition this weekend because life happened of late-night football, missed flights, and several other things. Also, we will be away for a short year-end break. Normal service will resume on Jan 8, 2023. Happy holiday season, everyone! India Policy Watch: Digital Rupee (e₹-R) Is In TownInsights on current policy issues in India — RSJThe RBI launched the first pilot for the retail digital Rupee this week. It is now among the select list of central banks that's got a CBDC pilot going. The RBI press release covers the plan for the pilot:* The pilot would cover select locations in closed user group (CUG) comprising participating customers and merchants. The e₹-R would be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender. It would be issued in the same denominations that paper currency and coins are currently issued. It would be distributed through intermediaries, i.e., banks. Users will be able to transact with e₹-R through a digital wallet offered by the participating banks and stored on mobile phones / devices. Transactions can be both Person to Person (P2P) and Person to Merchant (P2M). Payments to merchants can be made using QR codes displayed at merchant locations. The e₹-R would offer features of physical cash like trust, safety and settlement finality. As in the case of cash, it will not earn any interest and can be converted to other forms of money, like deposits with banks.* The pilot will test the robustness of the entire process of digital rupee creation, distribution and retail usage in real time. Different features and applications of the e₹-R token and architecture will be tested in future pilots, based on the learnings from this pilot.The obvious question that comes up is how's a digital currency different from a transaction on UPI. The RBI Governor got into the explanation mode on this at the press meet.Separately, in an earlier concept note, the RBI had outlined the two different types of CBDC it would pilot as part of this process:Based on the usage and the functions performed by the CBDC and considering the different levels of accessibility, CBDC can be demarcated into two broad types viz. general purpose (retail) (CBDC-R) and wholesale (CBDC-W).CBDC-R is potentially available for use by all private sector, non-financial consumers and businesses. In contrast, wholesale CBDCs are designed for restricted access by financial institutions. CBDC-W could be used for improving the efficiency of interbank payments or securities settlement, as seen in Project Jasper (Canada) and Ubin (Singapore). Central banks interested in addressing financial inclusion are expected to consider issuing CBDC-R.Further, CBDC–W has the potential to transform the settlement systems for financial transactions undertaken by banks in the G-Sec Segment, Inter-bank market and capital market more efficient and secure in terms of operational costs, use of collateral and liquiditymanagement. Further, this would also provide coincident benefits such as avoidance of settlement guarantee infrastructure or the need for collateral to mitigate settlement risk.About 18 months back, in edition #122, I wrote a fairly detailed piece about CBDC in the context of China running a pilot for digital Yuan. It will be useful to bring that piece up to contextualise the RBI CBDC pilot.What's Money?As we have written in an earlier post, money performs three roles for us: it is a store of value, it is a medium of exchange, and it is a unit of measure. Through it, we save for the future, pay for goods and services and measure the value of very different things using a common unit. These roles mean anything that aspires to be a currency (the usable form of money) should have a relatively stable value over time and should be widely acknowledged as a store of value and unit of account among people. If it does so, the network effect takes over after a while, and it becomes a widely used currency.Throughout history, a key feature of a sovereign state was its control over the supply and circulation of money that's used within its boundaries. The royal mints, after all, have been around for more than two thousand years. As modern nation-states emerged through the 19th and 20th centuries and as global trade increased, central banks emerged to manage the monetary system and provide financial stability.There are three forms of money in any modern economy:* Banknotes: These are physical paper currency notes issued by the central bank that we all use in our everyday lives. This is a direct promise by the central bank to pay the note holder a specified sum of money. This promise is printed on all currency notes.* Bank Deposits: Ordinary people and businesses don't hoard banknotes to conduct their business. They deposit their money in commercial banks. These deposits are stored in electronic form by these banks. The banks offer two services to their customers. They convert these deposits to central bank money in the form of banknotes when you demand it at an ATM and they offer to transfer your money to someone else through a payment system that exists between banks. Unlike banknotes, your deposits aren't risk-free. They aren't backed by any sovereign guarantee. A bank will be able to convert your money into banknotes only if it is solvent and can honour its commitments. We have seen instances of a bank failing to do so in India (Yes Bank, PMC etc.).* Central Bank Reserves (“reserves”): Commercial banks have their own accounts with the central bank where they deposit their funds. These deposits are used by banks to pay each other to settle transactions between them. The reserves are the other form of central bank money apart from banknotes. These are risk-free and therefore used for settlements among commercial banks.Where does CBDC then fit in?Simply put, a CBDC is a digital form of a banknote issued by the central bank. Now you might think we already use a lot of digital money these days. Yes, there's money we move electronically or digitally between banks, wallets or while using credit/debit cards in today's world. But that's only the digital transfer of money within the financial system. There's no real money moving. The underlying asset is still the central bank money in the form of reserves that's available in the accounts that commercial banks have with the central bank. This is what gets settled between the commercial banks after the transaction.This is an important distinction. We don't move central bank money electronically. But CBDC would actually allow ordinary citizens to directly deal with central bank money. It will be an alternative to banknotes. And it will be digital.CBDC: The Time Is NowSo, why are central banks interested in CBDC now?There are multiple reasons.One, cryptocurrency that's backed by some kind of a stable asset (also called ‘stablecoin') can be a real threat as an alternative to a sovereign currency. Stablecoins are private money instruments that can be used for transactions like payments with greater efficiency and with better functionality. For instance, the current payment and settlement system for credit cards in most parts of the world has the merchant getting money in their bank accounts 2-3 days after the transaction is done at their shops. A digital currency can do it instantly. For a central bank, there could be no greater threat to its ability to manage the monetary system than a private currency that's in circulation outside its control.Two, in most countries, there's an overwhelming dependency on the electronic payment systems for all kinds of transactions. As more business shifts online and electronic payment becomes the default option, this is a serious vulnerability that's open to hackers and the enemy states to exploit. A CBDC offers an alternative system that's outside the payment and settlement network among commercial banks. It will improve the resilience of the payment system.Three, central banks need to offer a currency solution for the digital economy that matches any form of digital currency that could be offered by private players. Despite the digitisation of finance and the prevalence of digital wallets in the world today, there's still significant ‘friction' in financial transactions all around us. You pay your electricity bill electronically by receiving the bill, then opening an app and paying for it. Not directly from your electric meter in a programmed manner. That's just an example of friction. There are many other innovations waiting to be unleashed with a digital currency. Central banks need to provide a platform for such innovations within an ecosystem that they control. CBDC offers that option.Lastly, digital money will reduce transmission loss both ways. Taxes can be deducted ‘at source' because there will be traceability of all transactions done using CBDC. It will also allow central banks and the governments to bypass the commercial banks and deliver central bank money in a targeted fashion to citizens and households without any friction. The transmission of interest rates to citizens for which central banks depend on commercial banks could now be done directly.While these are the benefits of a digital currency, there are other macroeconomic consequences including the loss of relevance of bank deposits that we have with our banks. Some of these may seem speculative at the moment but these are factors to consider as things move forward. A CBDC that offers interest will mean we could have a direct deposit account with the central bank. This will also mean a move away from deposits in banks to CBDC with the central bank. Also, the nature of a bank ‘run' will change. Today a bank ‘run' means a rapid withdrawal of banknotes from a bank by its depositors who are unsure of the solvency of the bank. This takes time and is limited by the amount of money available in ATMs. In a CBDC world, the ‘runs' will be really quick and only constrained by the amount of CBDC issued by the central banks. Depositors will replace their deposits with CBDC pronto.This secular move away from deposits could increase the cost of funds of commercial banks. They will have to depend on other sources of funds than the low-cost deposits that customers deposit every month in the form of salaries to them. A reduction in deposits will reduce the availability of credit in the system. This will have a repercussion on the wider economy. It will also mean greater demand for reserves from the central bank by the commercial banks to provide credit to their customers. Central banks will increase their reserves and their balance sheets will become bigger. These are among many potential scenarios that could unfold. These are early days and it will be interesting to track the iterations of the pilots that the RBI will do as it appreciates the use cases, the design features and the policy issues involved. This is an interesting space to watch. India's track record on building national digital infrastructure in payments is second to none. It might be the one place where the promise of CBDC could turn into reality. A Framework a Week: China's PredicamentTools for thinking public policy— Pranay KotasthaneA couple of weeks back, I had linked out to a CSEP paper by Amb. Shivshankar Menon. Titled Internal Drivers of China's External Behaviour, he explains the domestic imperatives that are likely to modify China's external behaviour. In that paper, one #lightbulb framework explains the novelty of the situation that China finds itself in. Here's the text from the paper:Today, China faces an unprecedented situation at home and abroad and is therefore reacting in new ways. China is more powerful than ever before but is also more dependent on the world. This is an unprecedented combination, not known in Chinese history—not in the Han when she had to ‘buy' off the Xiongnu by marrying Han princesses off to steppe leaders; nor in the Song when she was one and sometimes the weakest power in a world of equals; nor in the high Qing when she was powerful but independent of the external world, as the Qian Long emperor reminded George III in writing. [Internal Drivers of China's External Behaviour, CSEP Working Paper, Shivshankar Menon ].We can interpret this insight visually in this 2x2 framework.The implication is that China finds itself in an unfamiliar position today and as a result, will act externally in new ways altogether. The high power-high dependence combination helps explain China's belligerence in the Himalayas and the South China Sea. It also explains the drive towards self-reliance in technology domains. The high-dependence on adversaries acts as a motivation, and high domestic power gives China the confidence (over-confidence?) to do it all domestically. Observe China's response to the US export controls on its semiconductor industry. I expected a definitive retaliation after the 20th Party Congress had reaffirmed Xi's control. But that hasn't happened. It only makes sense if China's political establishment is confident of overcoming the dependence in due course while taking advantage of it to bolster present capabilities.Advertisement: Takshashila is now accepting applications for the next cohort of GCPP. Apply now. If you like reading this newsletter, you will find the course enriching.PolicyWTF: Emigration EmbargoesThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneRina Agarwala has an excellent article in The Monkey Cage, highlighting the restrictions preventing the less-educated, poor Indians from emigrating easily. “Under India's 1983 Emigration Act, poor emigrants have to hire a government-certified recruiter, fill out piles of government paperwork, pay huge fines and hope for government approval. Unlike Ramdas Sunak's experience in the 1830s, they usually emigrate without family members on temporary visas, working under difficult conditions for little pay under the control of their foreign employer.Although these emigrants send home the largest share of India's massive remittances — an estimated $100 billion in 2022, and which have saved India through multiple financial crises and cover 40 percent of the basic needs for millions of poor households — they receive little acknowledgment or support from the Indian government.Educated emigrants, by contrast, are free to leave India as they please. Since the 1980s, the Indian government has offered them awards and special financing options for savings accounts, investments and bonds within India. The government has also encouraged their temporary return to India with business partnerships and high-level positions within the Indian government. Receiving countries are also more likely to welcome educated Indians than poor immigrants. [Is the new U.K. prime minister a paragon of immigrant success?, Rina Agarwala, Washington Post]It is indeed quite disturbing how the emigration policy came to be this way. There are good intentions behind it, of course. The government's rationale is that these entry barriers are meant to check human trafficking. That's why the restrictions on less-educated women are even more stringent than those for men. Check this out:The Emigration Act (1983) states that persons of working age who have not completed schooling up to the tenth standard are issued an ECR (Emigration Clearance Required) passport. The remaining population is eligible for an ECNR (Emigration Clearance Not Required) passport. When men having ECR passports plan to emigrate for work, they need to obtain an “Emigration Clearance” from the office of the Protector of Emigrants (PoE) before travelling to certain countries (currently, 18 in total). What's even more egregious is that a woman of age less than thirty with an ECR passport is completely banned from getting emigration clearance for all kind of employment in any ECR country.But the anticipated unintended result is that it blocks off opportunities for people who probably would improve their life outcomes the most by emigrating. I'll leave you with a link to edition #15, in which we write about this policyWTF and solutions to improve the situation.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters* [Podcast] Our Puliyabaazi on public libraries received a lot of listener interest. What do you make of it?* [Book] Global Value Chains and the Missing Links: Cases from Indian Industry by Saon Ray and Smita Miglani is a must-read to understand India's prospects in different sectors, given the shifting geopolitics and geoeconomics.* [Podcast] Math with CCP Characteristics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

We discuss a question about riding endurance pace during pregnancy.  Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plans by Consummate athlete - These popular plans are made from scratch for you, your goals, your schedule, your gear, and your goals. https://consummateathlete.com/training-plans/   Show Notes 2019 Canadian Guidelines During Pregnancy (via CSEP) https://csepguidelines.ca/guidelines/pregnancy/   SONYA LOONEY - all posts on pregnancy _ https://www.sonyalooney.com/category/parenthood-pregnancy/   Links to Our Article Archive & Services: ConsummateAthlete.com   SUPPORT THE SHOW WHILE YOU SHOP:  https://amzn.to/3Aej4jl to shop amazon   Subscribe to our Newsletter ->  It's free and brings the latest podcast, post and clinic/event information to you each Monday   Book a Call to Discuss Your Training - https://calendly.com/smartathlete   Books By Molly Hurford  https://amzn.to/3bOztkN   Get The Consummate Athlete Book - LINK Follow The Consummate Athlete on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook Follow Molly Hurford on Twitter and on Instagram Follow Peter Glassford Follow @PeterGlassford on Instagram and Twitter   Past guests Include: Stacy Sims, Stephen Seiler, Simon Marshall, Frank Overton, Dean Golich, Joe Friel, Marco Altini Katerina Nash, Geoff Kabush, Ellen Noble, Phil Gaimon, David Roche, Matt Fitzgerald, Dr. Marc Bubbs, Christopher McDougall, Rebecca Rusch, Kate Courtney, David Epstein and many more  

Today's Guest: Dawn Abbott Dawn Abbott, CSEP is CEO and Owner of Fun Productions, Inc. which she began with her husband Tim in 1991. They started the business from the ground up and have changed, reinvented, and improved upon both the businesses and life through a huge number of ups and downs, trials, mistakes, and obstacles. Dawn started another entity as a passion project in 2010 and serves as the Owner and Creative Officer of that company as well, Connections Team Building & Training. Dawn served for 2 years as the Western Regional Vice-President for ILEA and has served 6 years on the ILEA Denver Board of Directors. She was inducted into the ILEA Denver Hall of Fame as well as Colorado Meeting and Events Magazine Hall of Fame. Dawn has also served on the Meetings Industry Council Board and on the Denver Small Business Development Center advisory board and The Colorado Meetings and Events magazine Advisory Board. Dawn has grown her small business from a tiny start up out of her home to a multi-office, 15,000 square foot warehouse and showroom with 15 full-time and 100+ part-time employees and multi-million-dollar revenues. Life took a turn in 2013 when the Abbotts had 3 businesses, 18- & 21-year-old sons, and a busy life. The accidental blessing of Dawn's pregnancy just when their empty nest was right around the corner started some big changes. Three months after Tim & Dawn's baby was born, the family and community lost Tim in an accident. Dawn was supposed to be slowing down, potentially selling a business, reconnecting with a husband of 25 years while getting used to an empty nest. Instead, she was a widow with an infant, 2 young sons who had lost their Dad, and businesses to run without a partner. She made very intentional and calculated decisions to find her passions, discover her strengths, and start choosing what her life was going to look like. Through the last 9 years Dawn has explored, read, gotten several certifications, joined mastermind groups, and dove deep into self-discovery and personal development. On this episode: Stacey is joined by entrepreneur and owner of Fun Productions Inc, Dawn Abbott for a discussion on the evolution of success, tragedy, and recovery. Key Takeaways -Your view of success will change over time. -Trusting your team is essential to your success. -Be crystal clear on your vision. Tweetable Quotes: "In the beginning, my version of success was paying bills and feeding my family. It was that simple." -Dawn Abbott "If we could start our definition of success the same way we end it; success would be so much more simple." -Stacey O'Byrne "There was a time where I realized I had to control my ego. I was running the business in a way where everything had to flow through me. It wasn't sustainable." -Dawn Abbott "If you're trying to build a business that is outside of your value system; you're going to hit that ceiling and eventually get a headache." -Stacey O'Byrne Dawn Abbott: https:www.funproductions.com Resources: Instagram: @thestaceyobyrne Schedule a 15 minute call with Stacey:http://pivotpointadvantage.com/talktostacey ( http://pivotpointadvantage.com/talktostacey) If you're ready to take yourself and your business to the next level and are interested in a coaching program that will get you there check out:http://pivotpointadvantage.com/iwantsuccess ( http://pivotpointadvantage.com/iwantsuccess)  Join an interactive environment to help you build the success you've always wanted with other like-minded, success-driven entrepreneurs, business owners, and sales professionals:https://facebook.com/groups/sellwithoutselling ( https://facebook.com/groups/sellwithoutselling) 

During today's episode, you're guaranteed to get a fresh dose of energy and optimism from a pint-size nuclear energy bomb, my featured guest Thuy Diep Senior Experience Designer at the Austin-based full-service creative & event agency, Haute. She continues to positively impact the #EventProfs industry as the 2021 BizBash's Top 500 Influential Event Professionals and 2020 40 under 40 honorees (which we now both have in common) and today, she's bringing a fresh perspective to our audience on these three important topics: how to overcome the imposter syndrome as a refugee and first-gen immigrant, work-life balance when you're involved in many things and live your passion in many ways, overcoming the fear of failure, especially in an industry where admitting failure is kind of taboo. ————————— Connect with Thuy via these channels: Instagram: @thuyndiep Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThuyDiepCheer and Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thuydiep ————————— “Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan. Let's chat about your event, schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation calendar link. ————————— For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified ————————— Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ ————————— If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on Instagram. By leaving a great review and hitting the 5 stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

This is the second episode of our Women's History Month-themed shows. All four women this month have been amazing examples we can all learn from. Our industry has made some progress in recent years. And, more progress definitely needs to be made in terms of diversity in leadership. The data is there – businesses with more women in leadership are more profitable!  Our guests on this episode are not only women in leadership themselves, they are following the research, and trying to educate the industry. Amanda and Annette share their thoughts on how we all benefit from diversity of not only gender and race, but also of diversity of thought.  Contrarians help us make positive progress. We talk about the importance of volunteerism, mentorship, feedback loops, and so much more. This is not your typical conversation about women in leadership! Our Guests Amanda Armstrong, CMP, CSEP, CMM, DES Amanda was named in the top five Women of Influence by Meetings Net Magazine and one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meeting Industry by Successful Meetings Magazine. She is the senior vice president of Brand and Community Engagement for Encore and she supports the stellar team members of Industry Relations, Communications, Social Media, and the Marketing Creative team. Amanda is responsible for the strategic development and management of Encore's brand story and increasing their presence and impact in the events industry.  Staying active in the industry is a top priority; she was the 2018 Chair of the International Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and was the Vice Chair of Finance in 2016. Of course, she held several volunteer roles as a lead-up to serving on the global board. Amanda currently serves on the Event Industry Council's Business Recovery Task Force and chairs the Event Leaders 100 think tank. Annette Gregg, CMM, MBA  Annette is Senior Vice President, Experience for Meeting Professionals International (MPI), leading its community engagement, events and education teams and delivering programs for its 13,000 members worldwide. She has an extensive background in the meeting and hospitality industry, serving in executive level positions for corporations, associations and non-profits.  Through her consulting company Difference Makers Consulting, she regularly delivers keynotes on topics including diversity and unconscious bias, promoting women in the workplace, and a variety of professional development topics. Annette has taught at several universities including UCSD and SDSU, and was elected Instructor of the Year at SDSU and inducted into the Center for Business Intelligence's Circle of Excellence for her training and speaking. She is an honoree for Women in Tourism and Hospitality, and has won the Coach Award for the Association of Women in Events and Planner of the Year for MPI San Diego.  Annette served on MPI's Board of Directors, the board for the Kim Center for Gender Equity, and San Diego Commission for Women and Girls. She was named to the MeetingsNet Changemakers list for her work in women's empowerment. ~*~*~ The "Trade Show Talk" podcast is publishing two episodes per month, focusing on a different theme each month. If you'd like to be a sponsor or a guest or you have a topic to suggest we cover, please let us know by emailing podcast@tsnn.com.

We are an industry filled with remarkable, strong, passionate, driven, and creative WOMEN. This month we celebrate women's history, which was motivation for having some conversations with women who are making a difference in the industry at-large and on individuals personally. On this uplifting episode we chat with two women entrepreneurs who happened into the beginnings of their businesses (years ago now) AND discovered opportunities to change and grow their businesses in inspiring ways. With all of the difficulties of the past two years, it's important to hear the GOOD. To hear the SUCCESS. And these two amazing women deliver. We talk about how their successes came to be, what the last two years have brought them, the difficulties and opportunities of the hiring process, and more. Our Guests Erin Scholes, CMP, CSEP, CMM, DES Erin is President and Founder of SD Meetings & Events, a third-party meeting management business specializing in hotel sourcing, full-service meeting planning, and event operations staffing. She has over 20 years in meeting and event management experience planning hundreds of meetings and events. Erin and the team at SD Meetings have successfully converted their years of managing in-person events and are now sought after digital event experts. They have been helping clients find the right technology, tools, and tricks to produce events in the virtual and hybrid world. Erin has been a dedicated member of the San Diego Chapter of Meeting Professionals since 2000 including serving as Chapter President. She is also a faculty member for San Diego State University's Hospitality and Tourism Management program. During her tenure in the business, Erin has been recognized with numerous industry awards including the coveted MPI Chair Award, Smart Women in Meetings winner, and MPISD's Nancy Morrell-Swanson Visionary Award. She has also earned the respected professional designations Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP), Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM), and most recently Digital Event Strategist (DES).  Jessica Shea  Having always been inspired by the transformative power of creativity and style, Jessica has made a personal passion her profession, launching J Shea in 2012, and most recently, Cheers in a Box in 2020. It is with her meticulous attention to detail and enthusiasm for extraordinary experiences that has allowed Jessica to conceptualize, style and produce full- service, one-of-a-kind, custom events for corporations, associations, and individuals. Today, as the Founder & CEO of J Shea, Jessica has executed hundreds of corporate and association events including galas, sales events, fundraisers, conferences, tradeshows, golf tournaments and social gatherings.   Jessica has been featured in Connect Magazine for their 2020 40 Under 40 Awards, was selected as one of BizBash's Top 500 influential event professionals in 2021, and her events have been featured in publications including BizBash, The Washingtonian, and Meetings & Conventions Magazine.   ~*~*~ The "Trade Show Talk" podcast is publishing two episodes per month, focusing on a different theme each month. If you'd like to be a guest or you have a topic to suggest that we cover, please let us know by emailing podcast@tsnn.com.

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Podcast Summary: In today's podcast, I have the pleasure to talk with Amy Williams from Afficient Consulting. We discuss reasons why you should set up procedures for your business and why you should treat your business as if it were one of your clients. Key Ideas: Documenting your procedures Outsourcing or automation Treat your business as a client About Amy: Amy Williams, CSEP has a passion for helping others grow in a productive and successful learning environment. Her hard work and commitment have gained her leadership opportunities through the years as she is always looking for ways to drive efficiency to save time and save money. With 17 years in the event industry, Amy is the founder of Afficient Consulting, dedicated to serving creative business owners to streamline processes, systematize, and reach goals to achieve greater success and improve business practices. She is a life-long learner to brings value to those around her. And most important of all, when not in a pandemic - if you need a hug, she's got the best ones! Connect With Amy Showing up online is critical for any business these days. Growing your business online doesn't have to be hard. If you don't know what to do for your marketing this is the perfect solution. This is the bible that I have used on all of my 1:1 agency clients to help them TRIPLE their lead generation and sales. https://www.visions2images.com/shops/brand-visibility-guide Susie Liberatore is the owner, and Art Director, of Visions2images Creative Services. She helps established businesses grow their brand awareness by using digital marketing and professional branding techniques. With over a decade of agency and corporate experience, she brings businesses' visions to life while watching their return on investment increase. Susie helps businesses grow their brand presence and connect with their target audience. This podcast brought to you by Hello Fresh --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/susie-liberatore2/support

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, better known as COP26, began in the United Kingdom yesterday. Hosted in Glasgow, the summit will conclude on 12th November.    Now, before we get into the details, let's clear something up: what exactly is a COP?    These conferences are organised under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, an international treaty agreed to in 1992. It came into force in 1994.   COP is a summit where the 197 signatories to the UNFCCC come together to decide how to implement the treaty. At present, the signatories include 196 countries and the EU.    Now, let's talk about the latest summit.   Several leaders have described COP26 as a "make or break" deal for the planet. And, its stated goals back up such a description.   COP26 will seek to finalise the ‘Paris Rulebook', the rules needed to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate.   As such, the delegates will try to find a solution regarding carbon markets. The aim being to create a robust system of carbon credits that supports the transition to net zero. Countries are also being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 emission-reduction targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century.   The crucial context here is that the Paris Agreement's central aim is to keep global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.    So, now that we know what COP26 is all about, the question that arises is, what is India's agenda at the summit?   INDIA'S AGENDA • Push for 450-Gw RE capacity by 2030 • May not commit to phasing out coal • Ask for $100 billion in climate funding per year • Pitch for reopening of carbon credits market • Urge Global North to set up Loss & Damage Compensation Mechanism   Most of the discussions ahead of the summit have revolved around getting all countries to commit to a net-zero target by a specific year.   However, India has reportedly rejected calls to announce a net-zero carbon emissions target.   Keep in mind that India's per capita carbon emissions per year is 1.96 tonne, while it is 8.4 tonnes for China, 18.6 tonnes for the US, and 7.16 tonnes for the European Union, against a world average of 6.64 tonne.   Also, a recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council said that India was largely on track to meet, and even exceed, its Paris Agreement targets.    Even so, India will face considerable pressure from various quarters at the summit. Which brings us to our next question. What are the challenges that India will face at COP26?   According to Laveesh Bhandari, Senior Fellow, CSEP, the main challenges for India will be the pressure to declare net-zero date and reduce the use of coal.   While it remains to be seen whether India will succeed in its objectives or not, the one clear thing is that its actions will have a considerable impact on the success of the summit.    In the end, hopefully, all the countries concerned will remember what's truly important: that COP26 would probably be the last opportunity to contain global warming within agreed upon limits.   Watch Video

Time to step out of the digital realm and plant your bare feet in some lush grass.   While working indoors, particularly at a computer hour after hour - you can easily spend too much time in the “digital world” and not enough time in your natural, physical environment.  If you wonder why this matters, let me ask you this: how do you feel these days? Are you anxious? Burned out? Do you have mysterious ailments that your doctor says are stress-related, yet gym workouts, a better diet, and medications are not improving the way you feel? Perhaps it's time to take a walk on the rewild side.  Our guest today offers a new approach to health coaching that involves getting back in contact with nature. Shawn Slade explains why “nature connection” is a growing therapeutic practice - offering those willing to dip their toes into a nearby lake this amazingly restorative experience that leads to happiness and a serene sense of overall well-being.  In this podcast, Shawn reveals expertise in nature contact, ecotherapy, ecopsychology, and rewilding.  Shawn began his career as a traditional health coach and then shifted into nature connecting - he is now an emerging scholar in nature contact, nature connection, and human health.  As a lifelong scholar, Shawn holds degrees in business and economics (2006), political science (2008), a Master of Science (2014). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in health promotion at Western University in London, Ontario.  Shawn is also a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Booch Organic Kombucha and does research consultations for Exercise is Medicine Canada. He is also a nutrition and weight loss instructor for Canfit Pro, a part-time professor of health promotion at Fanshawe College. Shawn delivers numerous speaking engagements with ACSM, CSEP, and other academic conferences and trade shows.    In this podcast, we cover: What are eco-therapy, ecopsychology, and rewilding? The health benefits from nature connecting How city dwellers can connect with nature Shawn's “dark night of the soul” vision quest experience  Why “micro exposures” are a good starting point to rewilding Shawn's future vision of the nature connection field Why nature connecting is perfect for people in extensive lockdowns Why Shawn does not want the government leading the nature connecting movement   “A lot of research shows nature to be a saving grace for many people.”  Several published research papers provide evidence of nature's therapeutic power.  One of the most vital benefits of nature contacting, or rewilding, is stress reduction - something many people deal with now thanks to our modern, fast-paced world and the added stresses from the pandemic. Lockdowns, fear, economic pressure, isolation, loneliness, and depression reached epidemic proportions aside from the virus.  When humans are working on a computer or digging a ditch, or whatever task they focus on, the brain goes into the beta brainwaves, which help us focus. But as we all know, you cannot maintain focus indefinitely.  People need time to relax. Nature connecting puts our brains in the alpha brainwave or the gamma brainwave, which are much more calm and relaxed.  Shawn goes into a lot of the science backing the practice of nature connecting, including how rewilding drops our cortisol levels.  Question: What's the next cool thing in the health industry?  Answer: Nature-based interventions. Shawn knows the positive impact connecting with nature brings to the soul, as he experienced a “vision quest” out in the woods for three days that significantly changed his life. (He shares that experience here, and it involves a wolf. You don't want to miss that.)  Shawn talks about how nature exploration leads to self-discovery, sparking your creativity and gets you excited about life. With the spark nature provides us at a soul level, you can ride that wave to more happiness and health.  Even city dwellers can receive rewilding benefits through small doses of experiencing nature.  Shawn is so passionate about nature connecting. He had to defend his doctoral dissertation paper on this very topic the next day!  What benefits await you when you begin exploring nature? Tune in to this episode and discover the ways of rewilding. Shawn is about to become a professor of nature connection. You can't get more authoritative on a topic than that.  Listen to one of the top experts on the planet - find out which health and wellness surprises you can find at your nearest park, beach, or forest.    Episode Resources: Check out more about Shawn Slade Rewild My Bio on Telegram Rewild My Bio on Instagram Book recommendation from Shawn: The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence Williams

We are back again this week with the effervescent "Julie Colhart, CSEP", better known to most as Judy Brillhart, CSEP and Jodi Collen, CSEP. Join us as we chat with this dynamic duo further about some event trends they love, hate and love to hate, Jodi's staring role in a musical, Judy's pageant girl days and of course some regrets. *SPOILER ALERT* These ladies are surprising and impressive AF! Listen and find out why!Follow Judy:@commanderevents @jeudiblonde Follow Jodi:@jodicollen (instagram and twitter)www.linkedin.com/in/jodicollen (linkedin)www.facebook.com/jodi.collen (facebook) |

Join us in chatting with Julie Colheart, CSEP.....the alter ego of two of the industry's most exuberant personalities; Judy Brillhart, CSEP and Jodi Collen, CSEP!Judy Brillhart, CSEPDirector of Catering & Event ManagementSheraton Commander HotelA graduate of Boston University, Judy has worked in the food and beverage and hotel industry for over 25 years.  After helping open Wolfgang Puck's restaurant Lupo in the Mandalay Bay she moved back to Boston where her career at the Sheraton Commander Hotel began.  Over the past 20 she has served in several roles at the Commander including assistant front office manager and catering manager.  Her current position is director of catering and event management. Her responsibilities include the sales and operations of all event spaces in the hotel. Judy is currently a member of the SEARCH board of directors and formerly served as ILEA international president.  She previously held the presidential role in the Boston chapters of both ILEA and NACE. Her designations include CSEP (certified special event professional) & PBC (professional bridal consultant).   Follow Judy:@commanderevents @jeudiblondeJodi Collen, CSEPSenior Event Manager, Corporate EventsNational Marrow Donor Program/Be The MatchJodi leads the Corporate Events team for The National Marrow Donor Program/ Be The Match, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her role at Be The Match, Jodi leads the development of the organizational event strategy which works to further engage the donor and transplant network in the organization's mission to save more lives each year through a series of educational and inspirational conferences and events.Follow Jodi:@jodicollen (instagram and twitter) www.linkedin.com/in/jodicollen www.facebook.com/jodi.collen

Nature-based philosopher, award-winning health coach annd entrepreneur, nature connection researcher, and host of the Rewild My Bio Podcast. Shawn Slade is proving to be an emerging lead scholar on nature contact, nature connection, and human health. Shawn holds degrees in business and economics (2006), political science (2008), a Master of Science (2014), and is currently a PhD candidate in health promotion at Western University in London Ontario. Shawn's life experience has allowed him to develop a multi-disciplinary perspective which he applies to his current work with the aim of bringing balance to the human-nature relationship for health, happiness, and overall well-being.Some of Shawn's professional endeavours include: Co-Founder of Booch Organic Kombucha, research consultant for Exercise is Medicine Canada, nutrition and weight loss instructor for Canfit Pro, part-time professor of health promotion at Fanshawe College, and numerous speaking engagements with ACSM, CSEP, and other academic conferences and trade shows. Shawn enjoys spending quality time with family, friends and giving back to his community, stewarding his land in the Canadian shield, and his daily spiritual and nature connection practice. He is an old-school fermentation geek, natural movement buff, wild foodie, and lifelong learner in all things flow states, ancestral living, permaculture, and natural medicine.Upon completion of his dissertation on nature connection and forest therapy, Shawn's focus will be on creating and delivering educational content through his podcast, publications, public speaking engagements, courses, and healing work with patients and clients via one-on-one ecopsychology coaching. Shawn's areas of academic expertise are in sedentary behaviour and physical activity; fermented food and digestive health; ecopsychology and wilderness-based therapies; nature connection, spirituality, and mental health; health policy; and philosophical foundations of qualitative inquiry.Connect with Shawn Slade: Website InstagramConnect with Jacob Gossel:InstagramFacebookWebsiteSupport AAA:ListenRate / Subscribe / ReviewWatch / Subscribe on YouTubeDonate PayPal / VenmoShop through our Amazon PortalSubscribe on PatreonMusic by Jacob Gossel:DPLVSolar BodyCults & CommunitiesBiker BarBig CandyVirgoLJC

Based in Washington, DC, Sarah has been directing events and productions for more than 20 years. In 2013, she launched The Side Lobby, a firm achieving marketing goals through events, specializing in small and mid-sized nonprofits and arts organizations. Recent clients include National Network to End Domestic Violence, Housing Up, Global Forest Watch, and Eastern Market Main Street. Prior to launching The Side Lobby, she was the in-house event planner at two DC-area arts organizations and a small PR firm as the Director of Special Events.Sarah is an active member of the International Live Events Association where she currently serves as a director on the International Board of Governors. She received ILEA's Volunteer of the Year award in 2018.Sarah holds a BA in theatre from the College of William and Mary, an MFA in directing from Catholic University, and a certificate in event management from George Washington University.

"I grew up in the Carnival business and traveled around the east coast every summer working with my family into high school.   Joined the USAF in 1986 after some college and received a medical separation after 13 yrs due to injuries sustained while on active duty.  I joined the special events industry in 1999 and have not looked back.  After 15 years in the interactive entertainment side of the business I felt it was time for me to go out on my own.  I then created Amusement, Exhibit & Event Services (AE&ES).  I have built a brand around connecting the dots for our clients and partners.  With this came the inspiration of @JustCallGary from my colleagues  recommending our team to help clients with their needs."Learn More about Gary Boardman:AE-ES.comVirtualGamesShow.comInstagram: @JustCallGary 

Kate Walski, CSEP, first started in the events industry 20 years ago. She has experience with event planning, design, coordination and production in the Detroit and Northern Michigan areas. For 7 years, she founded and managed an event rental and decor company and after recently selling it, has accepted a new position as the Business Development Manager for Event Theory. Based in Warren, MI, Event Theory is a high-end design, decor and production company with a second showroom in Grand Rapids and a new showroom and warehouse opening in Traverse City in April 2021. Kate has been passionate about the events industry from the beginning and co-founded the Metro Detroit Chapter of the International Live Events Association. She currently serves on that board as a Director-at-Large, along with a position on the International Membership and Marketing Committee and serves as a committee member for the Up North extension of ILEA Detroit. In 2018, Kate received her designation as a Certified Special Events Professional. Kate lives in Traverse City with her husband and 3 daughters and enjoys camping with her family, doing home renovation projects, playing volleyball, and going to the beach. Kate and her family love to travel and have a goal of visiting all 50 states before the kids go off to college.Event Theory@eventtheorymi@eventtheory

Connie, Vice President for T. Skorman Productions, is a highly honored industry veteran specializing in live stage extravaganzas to fill her clients bucket list of requests. From hundreds of performers parading in dazzling sequin costumes to death defying aerialists dangling in mid-air from an oversized balloon to legendary musicals celebrities, Connie loves working with entertainers. With a personal background in performance, Connie has spent years perfecting these dazzling events while cultivating concierge ‘backstage baby-sitting' skills for countless A-List luminaries and wow, the stories she has to has to tell! A multiple award winner for her productions, Connie was honored in 2019 receiving the prestigious Klaus Inkamp Lifetime Achievement Award from ILEA, the International Live Event Association. The award recognized her decades of volunteer service to the event industry.  This award along with serving as the international association president are just 2 of her career highlights. Her favorite events have taken her to Europe, Asia and her hometown of Orlando - an event community she helped build as a charter member of ILEA Orlando Chapter!When not on the road Connie balances out her excitement wandering her 10 acre wild jungle oasis practicing her amateur photography while overserving her encounters with Florida's foliage and wildlife, especially turkey, deer, reptiles and arachnids! 

This episode is for all women of childbearing years and all of the healthcare practitioners who provide care to these patients!The new CSEP Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy Guidelines provide evidence around the benefits and safety of being active throughout pregnancy, for both mother and baby. Physical activity is now seen as a critical part of a healthy pregnancy. Following the guidelines can reduce the risk of pregnancy-related illnesses such as depression by at least 25%, and the risk of developing gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and preeclampsia by 40%. Providers should be educated on the absolute and relative contraindications for exercising during pregnancy to help guide patients safely.Pregnant women should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week over a minimum of three days per week; however, being active in a variety of ways every day is encouraged. CSEP has created a Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy that providers can use to assist with safe exercise prescription.Pregnant patients should be treated for musculoskeletal pains the same way all other patients are treated. This includes assessing, working up and investigating patients appropriately. Treatments should include active rehabilitation with the mainstay of most MSK pains being treated with exercise. Women should be offered medications, as needed, always trying to use the lowest effective dose possible. First line treatment includes acetaminophen (4g/d max) and second line includes the use of opioids. MSK low back pain is very common! 20-30% will have pain that impacts quality of life and function. Pain education and a multi modal plan should be incorporated just as one would for the general population.Women often need to be “cleared” to return to exercise, and the 6 week mark is a classic timeline, but this is arbitrary. Waiting for clearance does not mean no movement for 6 weeks. Women should be reassured that early gentle activity is reasonable. This can include activities such as restorative yoga and walking.Share this episode widely with anyone who treats women of childbearing age.  It is our role to encourage women to be active, and as healthcare professionals, we need to work on minimizing barriers to exercise. This includes having conversations and discussions with patients that movement is necessary before, during and after pregnancy!Additional Resources: 1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335928424_Returning_to_running_postnatal_-_guidelines_for_medical_health_and_fitness_professionals_managing_this_population 2. https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/3. https://www.rosttherapy.com/rost-moves-mamas/4. https://csepguidelines.ca/pregnancy/ 5. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/18/1114

Welcome to Wedding Business Growth! On this week's episode, we will be joined by Meredith Commender, CSEP For the past 14 years, Meredith Commender, CSEP has been the owner and Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas- an event coordination firm based in Dallas producing an average of 60 events each year including weddings, social events, corporate events, and charitable events. She is a regular speaker for various Event Industry organizations in North America as well as at Event Industry Conferences. Connect with Meredith: Website: http://www.significanteventsoftexas.com Instagram: @significanteventsoftexas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SignificantEventsOfTexas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithcommender To join the conversation be sure to check out the Wedding Business Growth Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/weddingbusinessgrowth/ Topics discussed: The biggest issues I see/have experienced in the working relationships between planners and vendors and how to avoid these issues Ways in which to make your events more efficient and streamline your event production Most effective communication strategies for working effectively with your colleagues Catch us LIVE here: Wedding Business Growth Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/weddingbusinessgrowth N.A.M.E. Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/NAME-National-Association-of-Mobile-Entertainers-1519510758283215 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcIJLBR8w-rGkjA0XLjp7w/ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/weddingbusinessgrowth Brought you by the RequestNow App and powered by Pod Decks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingbusinessgrowth/message

Welcome to Wedding Business Growth! On this week's episode, we will be joined by Meredith Commender, CSEP For the past 14 years, Meredith Commender, CSEP has been the owner and Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas- an event coordination firm based in Dallas producing an average of 60 events each year including weddings, social events, corporate events, and charitable events. She is a regular speaker for various Event Industry organizations in North America as well as at Event Industry Conferences. Connect with Meredith: Website: http://www.significanteventsoftexas.com Instagram: @significanteventsoftexas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SignificantEventsOfTexas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithcommender To join the conversation be sure to check out the Wedding Business Growth Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/weddingbusinessgrowth/ Topics discussed: The biggest issues I see/have experienced in the working relationships between planners and vendors and how to avoid these issues Ways in which to make your events more efficient and streamline your event production Most effective communication strategies for working effectively with your colleagues Catch us LIVE here: Wedding Business Growth Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/weddingbusinessgrowth N.A.M.E. Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/NAME-National-Association-of-Mobile-Entertainers-1519510758283215 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcIJLBR8w-rGkjA0XLjp7w/ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/weddingbusinessgrowth Brought you by the RequestNow App and powered by Pod Decks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingbusinessgrowth/message

Join two industry veterans as they venture out in the virtual world to scour the depths for some of the most humorous and darkest stories from their experiences in the Live Events Industry. An expert in event production and management, Stephanie Jayko, CSEP joins cohost Thomas Whelan, a 20 year veteran in on and off-premise catering as they chat with relevant and hilarious guests and dive deep into the triumphs, tragedies and unexpected lessons one could only learn from working in events.  

Richard Bucciarelli, R. Kin - Sports Scientist Richard Bucciarelli, MS, B.Kin., R.Kin, CSCS, CSEP-CEP, USSF “A”, is a professional fitness coach, sports scientist and coach educator, and the owner of Speed Training, a sport-specific strength and conditioning company in Toronto. Richard has worked at some of the highest levels in the sport of soccer, both in Canada and internationally, including the Canadian National Women's Soccer Teams and the Toronto FC Academy. Richard is presently completing his PhD in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences with a specialty in biomechanics of speed and acceleration training in soccer players, at the University of Guelph (expected 2021). He also works as a Professor in the Fitness and Health Promotion program at George Brown College, and in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Guelph-Humber. In this episode, we talk about the missing piece in sports science, why he still has his R. Kin designation, and how the best investment you can make in your career is education. ----------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 01' Registered Kinesiologist Since 2016 02' Worked as a soccer coach with local club during university 04' Niched in soccer fitness 06' Spark Notes of this career 08' Don't have as much money/resources as you think at the higher level 09' Missing piece in sport science 11' Pilot fitness app with university soccer team 13' Matching athletes with coaches 17' Why R.Kin Designation? 21' Investment you make in your education is the most valuable way to spend your money- invest in yourself 23' Kinesiology in a profession- important for fitness professional/kinesiology -> 1) Very important to develop entrepreneurial skills - some ability to market/sell yourself - how are you going to add value to the company - or start your own business 2) Stay up to date to technology 28' Advice for Kinesiology Students Spencer's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spennyraposo/ Making Kinnections Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakingKinnectionsPodcast/ Making Kinnections LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/making-kinnections/ Making Kinnections Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingkinnectionspodcast/ Richard's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-bucciarelli-ms-r-kin-cscs-csep-cep-49772791/ Richard's Website: https://www.soccerfitness.ca/ Richards Instagram: @richardbucciarelli ----------------------------- Episode Presented by Kinformation Writing the COKO Exam this April? Don't know where to start? Take our FREE COKO Prep Course to help you get started. This course will guide you on how to study for the exam and create your own study guide in the process. This course is ideal for those just starting to study for the COKO exam. https://kinformation.teachable.com/p/how-to-study-for-the-registered-kinesiologist-r-kin-exam-in-ontario ENROLL NOW

 |  | Nate Moser CSEP Sr. Business Intelligence Tech Scout SpRCO Program Tel: Mobile: 719-250-5116 E-mail: nmoser@quantum-intl.comNate Moser is motivated leader and certified CSEP systems engineer with expertise in senior leadership roles that are balanced with systems engineering skills, technical management, and technical depth spanning 20+ years as a DoD contractor. Nate thrives on challenging and complex projects, new technologies, field work, managing technical initiatives and mentoring team members. Nate is currently working as a Sr. Business Intelligence Tech Scout on the SpRCO Design Agent Contract for Quantum Research International.  Prior to his current role, Nate was Business Development Director for Oasis Systems LLC and served as a Program Director with over 120 direct technical reports who worked on phased array radar systems for DoD.  Nate spent 15 years designing and building Ground Based Satellite Tracking Stations while working as a Senior Systems Lead Engineer for Honeywell on programs with Air Force Satellite Communications Systems (AFSCN).  Nate is an active founding member of the Colorado Small Business Contractor Collaborative a.k.a “The Smalls” and has expanded the Smalls events to Pueblo and Southern Colorado.  He has developed a weekly podcast (Smallscast Podcast) that has garnished not only national but international attention weekly.Nate is a frequent speaker at local schools for their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) divisions.   He lives in Pueblo West, CO with his wife and three children.  Nate is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, backpacking, photography, mountain biking and many more hobbies.  Nate is an active member of Boy Scouts of America and is a council member and leader of two separate cub scout dens.Nate holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, with a minor in Computer Information Systems from University of Southern Colorado (USC).  He holds a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering from Colorado Technical University (CTU) as well as a Master of Science Degree in Management with a concentration in Information Technology and Project Management.  Nate prides himself as a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) through International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Dennis Kater joined Quantum Research in March 2020, as a Director, Business Development in Colorado Springs.  Dennis has a distinguished career in both the military and Government contracting.  He has 14 years of experience in business development, management, information technology, cybersecurity, and missile defense system development, test, and evaluation.  He has supported the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, and the Missile Defense Agency.  He was a lead planner in the fielding of the initial Ballistic Missile Defense System, and the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System, and led or supported numerous tests, exercises and wargames in the development and integration of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.  He is also a retired U.S. Army Officer, having served 24 years in the Signal Corps, Military Intelligence, Air Defense Artillery, and as a Foreign Area Officer.  He is a veteran of both the Gulf War and War on Terrorism, and a recipient of two Bronze Star Medals.  Dennis has three master's degrees, a Project Management Master's Certificate, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies, and the Command and General Staff College.  He was also part of the 2017 MDA's Test and Assessment Team of the Year, and the 2008 Air, Space and Missile Defense Association's Contractor of the

Join Erika Lomar, CSEP, and Mark as they discuss How are event planners/producers are approaching hybrid and virtual in the future

Award winning Event Producer and Entrepreneur, Brit Bertino talks about how now is a perfect time to diversify your career by having a side hustle. Hear about how she got started in special events and how she's expanded her portfolio to add other businesses to continue to build her brand. 

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these. With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple. In this episode, we're joined with Carrie Abernathy. Carrie CMP, CEM, CSEP is a 15-year events industry veteran and a blogger, speaker, coach and industry leader. Carrie Co-Founded the Association for Women in Events in 2015 and runs the blog: A Women With Drive--a nod to her love of golf and leadership. Carrie discusses how she started up in the industry and her initial thoughts of working in the events industry. She discusses how she manages her time of blogging, vlogging and organising virtual events alongside her usual ‘day job.' Its interesting to hear where her blog started and why she thinks an industry blog is important, but also we discuss how video marketing is on the rise and the importance of video. Carrie is so passionate about trying new things, which is why she started her blog and was open to attend virtual events. Having a progress over perfection mindset is important to Carrie and she discusses why. How Carrie started in the industry (00:47) How Carrie got into the events industry (02:00) What is Association of Women in events (03:45) Why the association became free after being membership based (06:08) How to manage time when working on multiple tasks (08:48) Industry blogs and podcasts and why they're important (10:22) How Carrie coped with the pandemic and how it changed her industry blog writing style (12:43) Realities of attending virtual events (14:00) What its like to organise a virtual event opposed to live (16:25) Lessons Carrie has learnt from organising virtual events (17:55) How to start up with video marketing and creation of videos (19:50) EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on team@eventmindpro.com or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485. ​EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There's no platform which is an ‘all in one' or ‘all inclusive' solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Small business is at the heart of the Texas economy. Emerging Texas Strong is a podcast for us; small business owners who need practical advice. We're here to have those conversations, document the recovery, and to hear the voices of actual Texas small business owners across this great State as they tell us in their own words how they're doing, with host Linsey Lindberg. Episode 1 Guests: Amelia Raley, co-owner Sweet Ritual Vegan Ice Cream, in Austin, TX Oliver Steck, freelance musician, in Austin, TX Anthony Beauchamp, owner Christian Ellis Images, in Boerne, TX Lori Salvidar-Schneider, owner The Cupcake Bar, in Austin, TX D.A. Malone, CPA PC, Certified Public Accountant, San Antonio, TX Armando Seledon, CSEP, Visit San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Bios and business information for all the guests featured in Season 1 can be found on EmergingTexasStrong.com. Find out how you can work with them and support your Texas small businesses. This episode of Emerging Texas Strong is sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company, a leading worker's comp provider in Texas, and is a production of Earnest Media. If you are interested in sponsoring a heartful podcast focused on the journey of Texas business owners for a focused market audience email, contact@EmergingTexassStrong.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnestmedia/support

Lauren Jenkinson is a R.Kin and CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist working as a cardiac rehab supervisor at UHN Toronto Rehab's Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program. Lauren graduated from University of Guelph and then Humber College from ELSM Program. She thrives when helping patients create realistic, long lasting, and enjoyable healthy behaviour change. Her passion is to help others live a fulfilling and healthy life in the most thorough way possible. Through her experiences and education in kinesiology she empower's people to harness their potential to make positive changes to their lifestyle. She was also the host for the inaugural season of The CSEP Podcast, focused on mentorship in the field of health & fitness. In this episode, we talk about her role as a cardiac rehab supervisor, her experience as podcast host at CSEP and the advocacy we need as kins to let people know what we do. Show Notes 01' - Wrote first exam in 2013 02' - Told taking kin to become a physio is not the best choice (super competitive) 05' - Humber College for ESLM 08' - Volunteering to keep your foot in the door. 11' - Role as a Cardiac Rehab Supervisor 18' - Difference between Cardiac Rehab role and Clinical Kin role 24' - CSEP Podcast Host for Season 1 - Mentorship 29' - Overall Experience as a Kinesiologist 31' - Using exercise to break stress 36' - Future of Kinesiology of a profession - Virtual care of a more cost effective method - Kin very versatile in chronic disease or preventive. 41' - Advocacy to start the convo about what a kinesiologist does. 44' - Advice for R.Kins and Kinesiology students 52' - Timing is super important for opportunities, but keep trying Lauren LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-jenkinson-78581251/ Spencer LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spennyraposo/ Episode Sponsor Continuing Education for Kinesiologists Kinformation: https://kinformation.teachable.com/

“Perfectionism” no longer applies when you’re living in a world where the news of the day has you asking WTF. According to leadership mentor and award-winning event planner, Carrie Abernathy, now is the best time to start ditching the concept of perfection and start putting out what you can the best you can.When burnout started to affect Carrie she knew something had to change. She took to the internet and created her own blog to encourage other women to be more gracious with themselves and realize that perfection is BULLSHIT.Carrie and I chatted about:Being a recovering perfectionist.Starting a blog during a pandemic.Why women give so much but need to give to themselves.Having a woo-side is a good thing.Why stepping away from social media can actually help you discover who you areResources mentioned in this episode:Carrie’s Website: https://www.awomanwithdrive.com/Carrie’s Talk Show: https://www.crowdcast.io/eb2wAbout Carrie AbernathyCarrie Abernathy CMP, CEM, CSEP is a 15-year events industry veteran and a blogger, speaker, coach and industry leader. Carrie Co-Founded the Association for Women in Events in 2015 and runs the blog: A Women With Drive--a nod to her love of golf and leadership.Carrie is also a full-time meeting planner with Altria Group Distribution Company.  She has been named a Top 25 Industry Influencer by Successful Meetings Magazine and was nominated for Meeting Planner of the Year by PCMA. She was recently inducted into the Smart Meetings Magazine's Smart Women Hall of Fame. Carrie resides mostly in Radford, Virginia with her dog, Ginger.This episode has a moderate F-Bomb Factor. 

Lisa Marks, BComm, CSEP, is an award-winning global event industry leader. Her background includes more than a decade of experience in the special events business, with a past role as head of events for Shaw Communications, where Marks built and led the event and experiential strategy and execution for the brand. Marks has held strategic leadership roles with the International Live Events Association and is part of the Global Event Forum. Lisa was honoured with the J. Robert Graves Pioneer Award in 2018 for her leadership in the industry and is one of the 2020 Top 250 Event Planners in Canada, an esteemed list presented by BizBash. Brand Alive grew out of Lisa’s many years of witnessing the powerful opportunities that events and experiences can unlock for corporations. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy. To support Canada’s businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. https://www.facebook.com/canadaspodcast/http://instagram.com/canadaspodcasthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/canadas-podcast/https://twitter.com/canadaspodcast

Events@CelebrationsBySamara.comwww.CelebrationsBySamara.comFacebook  I  Instagram  I LinkedInOver 2 decades in the making, Celebrations by Samara, LLC is a culmination of more than twenty years of event production industry experience and an ultimate goal to put the host back in the party. Samara started her professional career as an Event Planner in New York City designing and coordinating all aspects of large scale, complex corporate events for an award-winning event production company. A few years later, Samara left the lights and glamor of the big city for the more nomadic life as a “Navy Wife” but her love of party planning and coordination remained strong. Never content with the status quo, Samara quickly jumped back to her passion coordinating and executing several major Navy events and formal galas for the Submarine community, as well as building a team, training, presenting and throwing Pampered Chef parties. Topics: UMD College of Journalism - Public Relations (PRSSA), Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP, Jaclyn Bernstein and Rob Hulsmeyer - Empire Force Events, Navy Wife, 9/11, The Pampered Chef, Firecracker, Go-getter, community organizer who brings people together, Cosmo Cool Concepts, "does not know a stranger" because will talk to anyone and get to know anyone, Trust/Loyalty, Kappa Delta Sorority, Philanthropy - chair fundraising events wherever move, whether for kids' schools, helping hands programs (i.e., room parent, volunteer at religious places of worship), community non-profits or an International fundraising Campaign - be known and introduce self to everyone at events and wear a name badge; business signature in emails, Surround self with positive, inspirational, generous people, Be a joiner in industry:  ILEA, NACE, MPI, Sorority - Kappa Delta, and Event Social Media Groups.Why are you wearing a Bikini right now? A: Because it's 115 degrees and I look great.

Gross bosses, bad teeth and those that abuse the power of being in charge. Gracie dishes all the things during this episode. We have such a good time discussing all the things that went on with her bad bosses (yes there were a few) that this episode runs a little longer, but hey I promise it will be the highlight of your day (dare I say week)?!? Listeners please meet Gracie Jones. Undeniably, Gracie is destined to become a significant force in the event planning realm. A Jersey girl with southern roots, Gracie once dreamed to be a fashion model, which introduced her to fashion designing and later on led her to her first love—event planning. Gracie has been gracing the events field for more than 15 years, working with world-class events and traveling in different places. As evidence of her determination to make her dream a reality, Gracie has successfully established her own company, Opulent Events by Gracie. She obtains a certification in International Event and Wedding Planning Professional (IEWP), equivalence to CMM, CMP and CSEP. Moreover, she's a proud member of MPI (Meeting Professionals International) where she sits on the Special Events Committee as a volunteer and a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce member. With a specialty and strong background in the pharmaceuticals industry planning worldwide conferences, global workshops, incentive travels, meetings and dinners she have developed international and domestic contacts, where she accomplished several projects worth up to $3 million. As evidence of her accomplishments, she has been featured on daytime news including Philly's FOX 29; as well as on various blogs and interviews by several media outlets. Now, as her passion for life shines through in everything she does, Gracie has carved her name in the industry and is continually making a reputation for herself as a well-versed and success-driven event designer. So, why choose Gracie? Apart from her wide-ranging experience in all aspects of production coordination, event planning, project management, as well as leadership and staff development; she is recognized for her solid commitment to provide the highest level of professional service to her clients at all times which is why she created Opulent Events by Gracie. Opulent Events by Gracie is a full service event planning company based in Philadelphia. From weddings and celebrations to corporate events, combining creativity and attention-to-detail to deliver parties that guest remember. The core value is to give clients the opportunity to spend more time with other important things in their day-to-day activities. Gracie and her team know it can be challenging to find the time to enjoy the journey of the process of an event. They want you to relax and savor those special moments of celebrations with family and friends. www.gracie-events.com https://about.me/opulenteventbyg

Host: David Adler Guest: Matthew Byrne, CSEP In this special sponsored episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler chats with Matthew Byrne, CSEP, the founder of Toronto-based Byrne Production Services. Byrne discusses how he's upping the game of virtual events through a no-contact Studio-in-a-Box concept, which easily helps speakers generate high-quality, television-style broadcasts. He also dives into techniques for increasing attendee engagement, why good storytelling will always be the most important thing, smart tips for looking good on camera, why he thinks virtual components are here to stay, and much more. 

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 609 features our conversation with Dr. David Rico.  Dave is returning to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss the concept of agile and collaborative contracts. Contracts and agile don’t often work well together. That does not have to be the case! Dr. Rico has been a technical leader in support of NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army for over 30 years. He has led numerous projects based on Cloud Computing, Lean Thinking, Agile Methods, SOA, Web Services, Six Sigma, FOSS, ISO 9001, CMMI, Baldrige, TQM, Enterprise Architecture, DoDAF, and DoD 5000. He specializes in IT investment analysis, IT portfolio valuation, and IT-enabled change. He has been an international keynote speaker, presented at leading industry conferences, written seven textbooks, published numerous articles, and is a reviewer for multiple systems engineering journals. He is a Certified PMP, CSEP, ACP, CSM, and SAFe Agilist, and teaches at four Washington, DC-area universities. He has been in the field of information systems since 1983. Contact Dr Rico at:  Web:  davidfrico.com Email: dave1@davidfrico.com Twitter: @dr_david_f_rico Re-Read Saturday News  This week we tackle Chapter 6 of Tame your Work Flow. Throughput accounting ties a number of threads together for me. The big one is the linkage between getting value from process improvement and the mental models created by cost accounting.   Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog!     Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN  Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little’s Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL  Week 5: Flawed Mental Models - https://bit.ly/3eqj70m   Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts - https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN  Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture - https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT  Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 610 will feature our essay An Agile Team In A Waterfall Company – Organizing Around The Product Flow. This is another part of a larger essay that we began last week.   We will also have a visit from Susan Parente with a discussion that I have named, Agile or Traditional, Pick One!  I know which I would pick (and the answer might not be one of the two).  

Are you hungry for F&B news? Are buffets dead? Can we make boxed-meals fun? This week Amanda and Darryl talk with food allergy expert and certified meeting manager, Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC, CFPM of Thrive Meetings and Events (https://thrivemeetings.com/) about what we can expect in Food and Beverage when our in-person meetings come back. As she says, “I’m passionate in helping you not offend or kill people with the food you serve.” Take-aways: 1. F&B will look different as we return to in-person meetings 2. Boxed meals don’t have to be boring. 3. It will be more difficult to accommodate last-minute requests 4. Communicate your plans & preparation to attendees - knowledge is key 5. Ask to renegotiate F&B minimums 6. Consider alternatives to big group meals - gift cards for coffee, vouchers for meals at local places 7. Determine if your F&B is really necessary - can you start later or end earlier and have people get their own meals? Coronavirus and Financial Support Resources: MPI Coronavirus Resources: https://www.mpi.org/tools/coronavirus EIC Coronavirus Resources: https://eventscouncil.org/coronavirus MPI Foundation: https://www.mpi.org/about/foundation PCMA Foundation: https://foundation.pcma.org/ Meeting Industry Fund: http://www.themeetingsindustryfund.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/message

To check out Metro Events' venue space (Pier 27, Pier 29 and Pier 35) in San Francisco, visit their website here or follow them on Instagram @sfmetroevents. Pam Perez, CSEP is currently working as the Director of Event Services for Metro Events which manages Pier 27, Pier 29 and Pier 35 along the waterfront in San Francisco. She is also serving as the Immediate Past President for ILEA Northern California Chapter (ILEA-NCC). With 20 years of experience in the events industry from event planning for a non-profit, to catering, then venue sales, Pam has so much knowledge about events and relationships in the industry. She goes through some general questions people typically may have such as:How does costs look like in the Bay Area?Is there really an off-season VS on-season pricing?Is it REALLY cheaper to host your wedding or event on a weekday versus a weekend?What's the difference between a venue coordinator and wedding day-of coordinator?What advice do you have for people who are unsure about cancelling their wedding or event with the venue?Pam goes through what a venue coordinator does and does not do. Basically, know that the "coordinator" your venue comes with takes care of the VENUE. The venue coordinator isn't there to manage your vendors or makes sure that your decor is in the right place. That's what day-of/month-of wedding or event coordinators are for. In this episode, I also go through some expectations or changes you might expect with venue costs post-COVID or after Shelter In Place. The most important thing for you to do is to talk to your venues about any changes they might be anticipating, how they are adhering to safety and cleanliness and protocols and what costs might mean for you. If you have any other questions regarding venues, let me know! I'll reach out to Pam or other venue connections. :) Thanks for tuning in, party people!SENDING YOU ALL THE LOVE & CONFETTI, AME 

This week on the Epic Phelan podcast I sit down with Alyssa Coulas, personal trainer with One For All Fitness and Fascial Stretch Therapist. We talk about combing FST, personal training and power-lifting for woman along with not judging yourself. Alyssa is a Fascial Stretch Therapist, registered yoga teacher, CSEP-certified personal trainer at One for All Fitness and Axe Throwing Coach. She is currently in school for massage therapy at Mount Royal University which is where she completed her diploma in personal training in 2018. Alyssa is also the Assistant Head Coach for the Special Olympics Powerlifting team, in the off-season she trains some of the athletes. Recorded at the Wild Rose Taproom (https://wildrosetaproom.com/)

Jennifer Stein, welcome back to The Next Level! Jennifer is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Destination I Do Magazine, which is found at newsstands in all fifty states and twelve counties. She also publishes a daily blog, consults, and custom publishes. Joe Goldblatt is a true pioneer of the event industry; he owned The Wonder Company for over 20 years before selling it. He has written, edited, or co-authored 38 books, including the first textbook in the event industry. Joe has taught over 10,000 students in his teaching career and founded ISES, now known as ILEA. He also created the CSEP program and started event management studies at universities. Have you examined your expenses lately? Listen in as Andy and Jennifer talk about Joe’s insight on staying lean, keeping costs down even when your business is flourishing. You don’t want to miss this strategy session, so schedule some alone time for you, relax and enjoy!   Show Highlights: [01:44] Jennifer, welcome back to the show! [03:08] Jennifer speaks about her awe of Joe and his accomplishments. [04:37] She agrees that we need to not only work in your businesses but also to make time to work on our businesses.  [07:55] Getting away by yourself without distractions is the best way to reflect and rejuvenate.   [10:27] Andy talks about the book, The Artist’s Way, and the suggestion that we take one day a week for an “artist’s date.”  [16:32] Doing comprehensive market research to see if you have an audience for your new idea is a smart way to know if you might succeed. [18:57] Stay lean, keep your expenses low even when times are good so that you can survive when times are difficult. [23:07] Have you looked at your costs lately? Can you get lean? [25:02] It’s not what life hands you; it’s how you respond to what life gives you. [26:24] Jennifer says she was so impressed with Joe and how humble he is. [27:36] Thank you so much for being here, Jennifer!   Follow The Wedding Biz on Social:  The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz on Instagram: @theweddingbiz The Wedding Biz on Facebook: @theweddingbiz   Title Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by PartySlate - the first website designed specifically for event professionals and venues!   Joe Goldblatt Joe Goldblatt - Website Joe Goldblatt - Blog @joejgoldblatt Twitter  @joejeffgoldblatt Instagram | Facebook   This Week's Guest Co-Host, Jennifer Stein Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Destination I Do Magazine Destination I Do Magazine Destination I Do Blog Jennifer Stein on the Wedding Biz @destinationidomag Facebook @destinationido Instagram | Twitter   Mentioned Preston Bailey Part 1 on The Wedding Biz Preston Bailey Part 2 on The Wedding Biz Tait Larson & Abby Larson Saving Style Me Pretty  Tim Chi on The Wedding Biz Harmony Walton on The Wedding Biz

The Wedding Biz welcomes Joe Goldblatt to the show. Joe is a true pioneer and icon of the event industry; he owned The Wonder Company for over 20 years before selling it. He has written, edited, or co-authored 38 books, including the first textbook in the event industry. He founded ISES, the International Special Events Society that is now known as ILEA, the International Live Events Association, and created the CSEP Program, Certified Special Events Professional. And as a teacher, Joe taught over 10,000 students. Joe believes that we need to spend time working on our businesses as well as working in our businesses. And do you thoroughly research and evaluate your projects? Joe tells us that these two go hand in hand and are critical when planning exceptional events. He speaks to us about the organization he created and the reason he believes that events have a logical connection to fields like anthropology, theology, sociology, and technology. He also tells us how we can approach the fear of economic health. Joe has a profound knowledge of the event industry and business in general. Listen in as he tells us why he believes we are on the cusp of what he terms a Platinum Age, an era of great possibility with technology and a generation with big hearts and a conviction to learn. This episode is different from all others. It will leave you in awe of Joe and what he has accomplished and continues to accomplish. You don’t want to miss what he has to say.   Show Highlights: [03:03] Welcome to the show, Joe! [03:53] Joe tells a story about being a hippie at Woodstock in 1969. [05:54] When did you know you wanted to be in the event industry? [08:00] He speaks about a quote by George Bernard Shaw and what it means to him. [10:32] Joe talks about some of the 10,000 students he has taught over the years. [13:09] The needs of the audience must be perfectly aligned with the delivery of the event. [14:32] Joe feels like people spend too much time working in the business and not on the business. [15:42] He says everyone needs to take a step back every 2 to 3 years to get away alone, reflect, and get inspired. [18:52] Have you ever tested a hypothesis on your trusted group? [20:20] Research and evaluation are two of the most important things you can do when taking on new projects and planning an event. [23:36] Joe discusses the organization he started, ILEA - previously known as ISES - the research he did for it, and how they structured it. [27:37] In events, there is a logical and essential connection to more established fields of study like sociology, anthropology, theology, and technology. [30:18] How should we approach fear when it comes to our economic health? [32:43] Joe speaks about Naseem Talib and the book he wrote, The Joy Of Life, A Memoir. Have you heard the term “Black Swan Theory?” [34:56] Everyone should have a rainy day fund, and especially small businesses. [38:00] Joe believes that we are on the cusp of a platinum age because of the potential of technology. [38:38] Thank you on behalf of the industry for all you have done. [39:06] If you would like to purchase one of Joe’s books with a personal inscription, please see the link below.   LINKS & RESOURCES Follow The Wedding Biz on Social:  The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz on Instagram: @theweddingbiz The Wedding Biz on Facebook: @theweddingbiz   Title Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by PartySlate - the first website designed specifically for event professionals and venues!   Joe Goldblatt Joe Goldblatt - Website Joe Goldblatt - Blog @joejgoldblatt Twitter  @joejeffgoldblatt Instagram | Facebook   The True Joy of Life, A Memoir by Joe Goldblatt - Paperback or E-book   Mentioned Rita Bloom on The Wedding Biz Angelo Bonitez The Black Swan: The Impact of The Highly Probable by Nassim Talib

For the past 12 years, Meredith Commender, CSEP (certified special events professional), has been the Owner, Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas - an event coordination firm based in Dallas producing an average of 50 events each year including weddings, social events, corporate events, and charitable events. She is a regular speaker for various Event Industry organizations in North America as well as at Event Industry Conferences. Meredith joins Christy to speak about how to pick the perfect planner for your wedding. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness:       Ad-free, full length episodes      The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with  Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class  Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Takeaways The average wedding in Dallas right now is around $45k-$75k. When you are in the average budget range, it opens you up to the largest segment of the market. By working with a variety of budgets, your planner will be able to work with all kinds of vendors, and not be limited, which is important for diverse clientele and making your big day unique. Though capturing beautiful, happy moments is valuable, you can't communicate how smoothly a wedding went with just pictures. That's why it's great to have testimonials with each event. Both Christy and Meredith share photos on instagram and social media throughout the wedding. If nothing else, it gives the couple something to look back on and celebrate immediately that evening. Factors to consider when a wedding planner chooses a client and vice versa: Availability Budget (planners tend to be 10-20% of it) Responsiveness Do you get along? Personality clicking is important. Be realistic about your family dynamics Know what you want out of it Know yourself, know the situation before you bring a planner in. Interview the planner, be upfront if your family might be a difficult situations! No one wants to be surprised or feel bad. Just make sure the fit is right. Your planner should help you make your dreams come true, but you also must be able to understand limitations. Overall, compromise and understanding are super important on both sides. No planner should make you feel like the things that are important to you are weird, or bad, or crazy. Links we referenced www.significanteventsoftexas.com instagram.com/significanteventsoftexas Get In Touch:  The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is… Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez  Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics  On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the past 12 years, Meredith Commender, CSEP (certified special events professional), has been the Owner, Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas - an event coordination firm based in Dallas producing an average of 50 events each year including weddings, social events, corporate events, and charitable events. She is a regular speaker for various Event Industry organizations in North America as well as at Event Industry Conferences. Meredith joins Christy to speak about how to pick the perfect planner for your wedding. Big Takeaways The average wedding in Dallas right now is around $45k-$75k. When you are in the average budget range, it opens you up to the largest segment of the market. By working with a variety of budgets, your planner will be able to work with all kinds of vendors, and not be limited, which is important for diverse clientele and making your big day unique. Though capturing beautiful, happy moments is valuable, you can't communicate how smoothly a wedding went with just pictures. That's why it's great to have testimonials with each event. Both Christy and Meredith share photos on instagram and social media throughout the wedding. If nothing else, it gives the couple something to look back on and celebrate immediately that evening. Factors to consider when a wedding planner chooses a client and vice versa: * Availability * Budget (planners tend to be 10-20% of it) * Responsiveness * Do you get along? Personality clicking is important. * Be realistic about your family dynamics * Know what you want out of it Know yourself, know the situation before you bring a planner in. Interview the planner, be upfront if your family might be a difficult situations! No one wants to be surprised or feel bad. Just make sure the fit is right. Your planner should help you make your dreams come true, but you also must be able to understand limitations. Overall, compromise and understanding are super important on both sides. No planner should make you feel like the things that are important to you are weird, or bad, or crazy. Links we referenced www.significanteventsoftexas.com instagram.com/significanteventsoftexas Quotes “If you're going to have the mindset or the approach that you're going to post something from every wedding, then you have to post something from every wedding.” - Meredith “We have to make sure we are a good fit.” - Christy “I think the thing that has set me apart from competition, one I am very responsive, I am very quick to respond. That's super super important.” - Meredith “If you don't like your cake person, you'll never see them again after your cake consultation.” - Meredith “At the end of the day, it is most important to me for the bride to be happy.” - Meredith Get In Touch EMAIL: thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com FACEBOOK: @TBWPpodcast INSTAGRAM: @thebigweddingplanningpodcast BE SURE TO USE THE HASHTAG: #planthatwedding TWITTER: @TBWPpodcast PHONE: (415) 723-1625 Leave us a message and you might hear your voice on the show! PATREON: www.patreon.com/thebigweddingplanningpodcast Special Guest: Meredith Commender.

Monique's passion for events started at an early age in restaurants and catering and she finally found her feet when she started working for Willowdale Estate in January of 2012. For several years she has worked with hundreds of couples to create and execute memorable events in her roles as Event Coordinator, Planning and Production Manager and Director of Events. Most recently (you heard it here first!) she has accepted the position of Vice President of Operations, ensuring that the day-to-day operations of both properties run with utmost efficiency and the highest level of customer service and hospitality. Monique will be sharing her insight on ‘How to Advocate for Yourself Throughout Your Career.' From position to position, Monique has found a way to advocate for her value within her company over the last 7 years. She will talk about the importance of learning how to advocate for yourself and explain how it can open up opportunities that you didn't even think could happen for your career. Featured Guest: Monique Jeffrey, CSEP, the Vice President of Operations for Bramble Hospitality Group Websites: www.willowdaleestate.com + www.briarbarninn.com Instagrams: @willowdaletoday, @briarbarninn, @groverowley, @thespa_rowley - Thank You to Our Sponsor! Fellow wedding professionals, to try Aisle Planner for yourself and see why their platform is the lifestyle shift your business needs, head to www.aisleplanner.com and use code ‘CONFETTI2019' to receive 25% off your first three months of your subscription.

Nicole is an author, TEDx speaker, professor of event management, social media champion, entrepreneur, and architect of experiences. With the belief that life should be experienced in a big way, Nicole set out to create a company focused on helping clients to live the life they want, and to produce the experiences they want to remember....and Tweet about! The Henley Co., an event, travel and lifestyle management firm was founded in 2007. Nicole not only works with clients to create unique experiences, significant celebrations and memory-making events, but she is also recognized as a leader in self-producing events and strategic partnerships. Nicole's global work includes the activation of VIP Hospitality Programs for the lead sponsors of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the 2016 Olympics in Rio, as well as the Confederation Cup in Brazil and multiple Super Bowls. Her first book, "Permission – Stop Competing & Start Creating The Life You Want to Live" was published in 2014, and can be found on Amazon with rave reviews. Permission tells her story of creating her own opportunities by making a big ask. In her Permission Prescription, she helps the reader to identify their authentic intention, who is in their circle, how to make a big ask and to create their own opportunities in life and business. She shares the story of how she asked her way to working the London 2012 Olympics. Nicole's goal is to create a community of women that lead a permission-filled life, full of opportunties based on what makes their heart sing. She invites women to stop living the life they "should" and instead designing the life they want. Nicole has contributed to industry and media publications including: BBC America, NBC San Diego, San Diego CW, KUSI, Brides Magazine, The Daily Worth, Huffington Post, Elephant Journal and Thought Catalog. She holds the highest designation for the special events indsutry, CSEP, Certified Special Events Professional, which is currently held by 350 people in the world.

MPI Orlando Coffee Talk - Designations And Degrees This special presentation is an audio recording of an MPI Orlando Coffee talk. This presentation is geared toward those looking to grow as an individual and enhance your career in the meetings industry. Today our panel features four industry experts (Dare I say legends) to learn about the different credentials and educational offerings that can boost your career in the meetings industry. By the end of this talk you will discover the difference between a CMP, CMM, and CSEP, and explore the different graduate programs offered in the hospitality field. Panel CMP: Adrienne Six, CMP Topgolf CMM: Heather Harland, CMP CMM BCDME at Cisco CSEP: Connie Riley, CSEP CMM T. Skorman Productions Degrees: Dr. Michelle Holm UCF Moderated By David Buckalew, CMP - Buckalew Hospitality

Angie Nelson and Hillary Smith, CMP, CSEP, the Partners at Koncept Events, grew their company's revenue from from $6 million in 2014 to $11.4 million in 2017, an 89% increase increase, and to around $15.6 million in 2018. Koncept Events is a global destination services, site selection, meeting planning and brand marketing firm. In this interview with Eversprint's Malcolm Lui, Angie and Hillary share how they and their team accelerated their high value sales by: Penetrating corporate accounts for repeat business and developing hotel partners for referrals. Developing and marketing their "KE Experience" brand locally and nationwide. Building a team with diverse backgrounds to bring new ideas into their process. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A great event is very similar to a great theatrical production. There is the grand entrance, the setting, a narrative, building the story, emotions, and an ending that makes us think. On top of a storyline,  there is the technical side with set changes, technology to enhance the experience and a cast that brings it all to life. It makes sense to make your events more theatrical to enhance the attendee experience. So how do you make your events more theatrical? You are in luck! Today’s guests are going to share the best tips and tricks for doing just that.  In today’s episode of #EventIcons our iconic panel Brittney Lanni of O’Keefe Communications, LLC,  Kevin Molesworth, CSEP of Brass Tacks Event, Sarah Cissna of The Side Lobby will be discussing how to bring more theatrical experiences to your event to enhance the overall experience. They will share their dream mainstage setups, how to improve breakout sessions, technical elements and what will make or break your next event. If you want to have engaging and memorable events you have come to the right show! Let’s get to it! We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. This is all for you! And now for the main topic in the episode below, Make Your Events More Theatrical! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Brittney Lanni of O’Keefe Communications, LLC (@OKeefeComMD) Kevin Molesworth, CSEP of Brass Tacks Events (@BrassTacksEvent) Sarah Cissna of The Side Lobby (@sdcissna) Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger) Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: O’Keefe Communications, LLC – A full-service live event and video production company serving associations, businesses, government and nonprofit agencies Brass Tacks Events – Brass Tacks Events endeavors to be the premier event producer in Central Texas and beyond! The Side Lobby – The Side Lobby is a consulting firm helping organizations make a difference through events. Lessons from fashion’s free culture – Johanna Blakley talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s free culture. Toggl – Turn your team on to productivity with Toggl the time tracker. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink – The scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.! ArtsJournal – A digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company – A national leader in the development of new plays, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues to hold its place at the edge of American theatre. Special Effects Show of Universal Studios Hollywood – Get an exclusive behind-the scenes look into your favorite blockbuster movies in our Special Effects Show as stunts, practical effects and cutting-edge technology come to life. Blippar – A tech company focused on augmented reality & computer vision. LEGO® AR Studio – A new augmented reality experience from LEGO® – where you can play with digital versions of selected LEGO® sets in your real-world scenes! It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson – A new path to work effectively. What are your favorite tips and tricks for using event furniture to engage? Comment below and let us know.

A great event is very similar to a great theatrical production. There is the grand entrance, the setting, a narrative, building the story, emotions, and an ending that makes us think. On top of a storyline,  there is the technical side with set changes, technology to enhance the experience and a cast that brings it all to life. It makes sense to make your events more theatrical to enhance the attendee experience. So how do you make your events more theatrical? You are in luck! Today’s guests are going to share the best tips and tricks for doing just that.  In today’s episode of #EventIcons our iconic panel Brittney Lanni of O’Keefe Communications, LLC,  Kevin Molesworth, CSEP of Brass Tacks Event, Sarah Cissna of The Side Lobby will be discussing how to bring more theatrical experiences to your event to enhance the overall experience. They will share their dream mainstage setups, how to improve breakout sessions, technical elements and what will make or break your next event. If you want to have engaging and memorable events you have come to the right show! Let’s get to it! We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. This is all for you! And now for the main topic in the episode below, Make Your Events More Theatrical! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Brittney Lanni of O’Keefe Communications, LLC (@OKeefeComMD) Kevin Molesworth, CSEP of Brass Tacks Events (@BrassTacksEvent) Sarah Cissna of The Side Lobby (@sdcissna) Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger) Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: O’Keefe Communications, LLC – A full-service live event and video production company serving associations, businesses, government and nonprofit agencies Brass Tacks Events – Brass Tacks Events endeavors to be the premier event producer in Central Texas and beyond! The Side Lobby – The Side Lobby is a consulting firm helping organizations make a difference through events. Lessons from fashion’s free culture – Johanna Blakley talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s free culture. Toggl – Turn your team on to productivity with Toggl the time tracker. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink – The scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.! ArtsJournal – A digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company – A national leader in the development of new plays, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues to hold its place at the edge of American theatre. Special Effects Show of Universal Studios Hollywood – Get an exclusive behind-the scenes look into your favorite blockbuster movies in our Special Effects Show as stunts, practical effects and cutting-edge technology come to life. Blippar – A tech company focused on augmented reality & computer vision. LEGO® AR Studio – A new augmented reality experience from LEGO® – where you can play with digital versions of selected LEGO® sets in your real-world scenes! It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson – A new path to work effectively. What are your favorite tips and tricks for using event furniture to engage? Comment below and let us know.

Oh Millenials! They always get a bad rap, but when Millenials are our clients (and employees) in the wedding industry, it's important that we understand who they are, how they think, and how best to work with them. In this episode of the This Week In Weddings podcast, we're chatting with Dallas-based event planner Meredith Commender, who has the skinny on the mindset and preferences of this generation, born between 1981 and 1999.   About our guest:  Meredith Commender, CSEP has been the owner and Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas for the past 11 years. Weddings are the largest sector of her business, but she frequently produces events for charitable organizations and corporate clients as well.   Meredith also runs a successful internship program and the majority of both her clients, employees, and interns are of the millennial generation. Prior to starting Significant Events, Meredith taught high school English for 7 years where she faced the successes and challenges of educating and assisting Millennials on a daily basis. In this episode, listeners will hear about: The history and period of time that shaped this generation How parenting styles changed over time, and how this chagne affecting Millenials behavior Communicating with Millenials The strengths Millenials have when it comes to collaboration and brainstorming Some of the biggest challenges you might face when employing Millenials Changes you can make today to your website to better appeal to Millenials Want to connect with Meredith? Website: https://significanteventsoftexas.com/ Instagram: @significanteventsoftexas Facebook

It’s important to constantly prepare for the future of the events industry. One way we do this is by cultivating and encouraging the up-and-coming icons in this industry. How do we do this? One way is through event internship, but these positions need to be structured properly to be effective. Our guests this week are Aubri Nowowiejski and Mary Baird-Wilcock and they will be sharing exactly how to structure your event internship to maximize time and training. Aubri is the Founder & Board Director for the Student Event Planners Association (SEPA), an Executive Producer at Coterie Spark, and an international speaker. She’s a true advocate for millennials in the events industry. Mary is the Founder of The Simplifiers, sits on the Board of Governors for the International Live Events Association (ILEA), and is CSEP certified. Both of these amazing women were featured in Special Events Magazine as one of “25 Young Event Pros to Watch.” Two very dynamic and ICONIC ladies in the events industry! Tune in to hear what they have to say as they share their combined wisdom and experience on how to structure your event internship. We want to help keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were shared by our guest panelists and mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. We do this for you! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Aubri Nowowiejski of SEPA (@aubrin) Mary Baird-Wilcock of The Simplifiers(@thesimplifiers) Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Accompany (Chrome plug-in/app) ScheduleOnce (A tool that allows clients/vendors to easily book time in your calendar, without the hassle of back/forth emails.) Calendly (Another option for a great scheduling tool.) “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek (book) “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert (book) “The Desire Map” by Danielle LaPorte (book) “One Minute Mentoring” by Ken Blanchard & Claire Diaz-Ortiz (book) Canadian Intern Association (A place to check Canadian intern laws.) US Department of Labor – Fact Sheet #71 (Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act) UK Employment Rights for Interns Hiring Interns, The Legal Way (Posted March 7, 2017 by Justworks) The Simplifiers (We simplify the business of events.) Entrepreneur.com (Advice, insight, profiles and guides for established and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.)

It’s important to constantly prepare for the future of the events industry. One way we do this is by cultivating and encouraging the up-and-coming icons in this industry. How do we do this? One way is through event internship, but these positions need to be structured properly to be effective. Our guests this week are Aubri Nowowiejski and Mary Baird-Wilcock and they will be sharing exactly how to structure your event internship to maximize time and training. Aubri is the Founder & Board Director for the Student Event Planners Association (SEPA), an Executive Producer at Coterie Spark, and an international speaker. She’s a true advocate for millennials in the events industry. Mary is the Founder of The Simplifiers, sits on the Board of Governors for the International Live Events Association (ILEA), and is CSEP certified. Both of these amazing women were featured in Special Events Magazine as one of “25 Young Event Pros to Watch.” Two very dynamic and ICONIC ladies in the events industry! Tune in to hear what they have to say as they share their combined wisdom and experience on how to structure your event internship. We want to help keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were shared by our guest panelists and mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. We do this for you! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Aubri Nowowiejski of SEPA (@aubrin) Mary Baird-Wilcock of The Simplifiers(@thesimplifiers) Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Accompany (Chrome plug-in/app) ScheduleOnce (A tool that allows clients/vendors to easily book time in your calendar, without the hassle of back/forth emails.) Calendly (Another option for a great scheduling tool.) “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek (book) “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert (book) “The Desire Map” by Danielle LaPorte (book) “One Minute Mentoring” by Ken Blanchard & Claire Diaz-Ortiz (book) Canadian Intern Association (A place to check Canadian intern laws.) US Department of Labor – Fact Sheet #71 (Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act) UK Employment Rights for Interns Hiring Interns, The Legal Way (Posted March 7, 2017 by Justworks) The Simplifiers (We simplify the business of events.) Entrepreneur.com (Advice, insight, profiles and guides for established and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.)

Mary is a CSEP certified Special Events Professional…there are only 3 in all of England (and less than 400 worldwide) that hold this highly sought after international certification. In short, she knows her stuff. Her event planning career started in commercial radio, with over 14+ years experience in creating and executing community events, concerts and on-site live broadcasts. She’s worked at a handful of radio stations all over Texas in the promotions/events department, sales & marketing and even on-the-air as a radio DJ. She has extensive experience in concert promotions thru her work at Direct Events, handling the local marketing plans for nationally touring shows such as Seal, Los Lonely Boys, Ani DiFranco, Joss Stone, and Lucinda Williams for The Backyard (5000 capacity venue), Austin Music Hall (3500 capacity), La Zona Rosa (1300 capacity) and Antone’s (550 capacity). Plus, she worked in non-profit marketing for the Austin Lyric Opera. http://www.thesimplifiers.com/about/mary-baird-wilcock/ Seth Greene is a 6 Time Best Selling Author, Nationally Recognized Direct Response Marketing Expert, and the only back to back to back GKIC Dan Kennedy Marketer of the Year Nominee. To Get a FREE Copy of Seth’s new book Podcast Marketing Magic, and access to a Live Podcast Marketing Training Session go to http://www.UltimateMarketingMagician.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of the podcast we're joined by an old friend, Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC, CFPM.  Tracy is one of the leading consultants to the meeting and event planning industry on nutrition.  She travels around the world speaking to industry groups like MPI, PCMA, NACE, ILEA and SGMP on a wide variety of food related topics.  Tracy has extensive information and resources about all types of food and nutrition areas as they relate to planners on here website: Thrive Meetings & Events. On todays podcast in honor of "Vegetarian Awareness Month" we talk about the various types of vegetarian classifications and ways that planners can best understand and address them for their attendees.  We also talk about Tracy's upcoming sessions at IMEX America coming up on October 17-20, 2016 in Las Vegas. If you're attending IMEX and have an interest in nutrition, food waste and legal aspects of food service to your guests and attendees, be sure and seek out her sessions and visit her website for information and resources.

Mary is a CSEP certified Special Events Professional…there are only 3 in all of England (and less than 400 worldwide) that hold this highly sought after international certification. In short, she knows her stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jade Harrell with Bill Fronczak, CSEP, Vice President of PR and Special Events, Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Mathews-Dickey hosts the Deaconess Foundation Children at the Center Event. For advocacy, resources and lots of fun! Workshops for all, food, entertainment, bounce houses and more. All from the "home" of love and development for area youth. STL Blues join in with a street hockey demonstration. Chaka Khan's coming and summer camp is open for enrollment. Get details with Jade and Bill here. Bring your family and friends to join Deaconess Foundation on Saturday, June 4th,9a-2p at Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club for Children at the Center 2016. Activities for all ages. Free & open to the public. Thank You! ‪#‎Advocacy365‬ ‪#‎DFchildren‬ ‪#‎SaintLouis‬

Jade Harrell with Bill Fronczak, CSEP, Vice President of PR and Special Events, Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club. Mathews-Dickey hosts the Deaconess Foundation Children at the Center Event. For advocacy, resources and lots of fun! Workshops for all, food, entertainment, bounce houses and more. All from the "home" of love and development for area youth. STL Blues join in with a street hockey demonstration. Chaka Khan's coming and summer camp is open for enrollment. Get details with Jade and Bill here. Bring your family and friends to join Deaconess Foundation on Saturday, June 4th,9a-2p at Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club for Children at the Center 2016. Activities for all ages. Free & open to the public. Thank You! ‪#‎Advocacy365‬ ‪#‎DFchildren‬ ‪#‎SaintLouis‬

SPaMCAST 316 features a return visit from Dr. David Rico. We talked about the cost of quality and Agile. Does Agile impact the cost of quality? The cost of quality is a measure of the time and cost that is required to ensure that what is delivered meets quality standards. Dr. Rico walks us through the evidence that not only does Agile improve customer satisfaction, but it also improves the cost of quality. Dr. Rico has been a technical leader in support of NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army for over 30 years. He has led numerous projects based on Cloud Computing, Lean Thinking, Agile Methods, SOA, Web Services, Six Sigma, FOSS, ISO 9001, CMMI, Baldrige, TQM, Enterprise Architecture, DoDAF, and DoD 5000. He specializes in IT investment analysis, IT portfolio valuation, and IT enabled change. He has been an international keynote speaker, presented at leading industry conferences, written seven textbooks, published numerous articles, and is a reviewer for multiple systems engineering journals. He is a Certified PMP, CSEP, ACP, CSM, and SAFe Agilist, and teaches at four Washington, DC-area universities. He has been in the field of information systems since 1983. Contact Dr RicoBlog:  davidfrico.comEmail: dave1@davidfrico.comTwitter: @dr_david_f_rico Call to action! We are in the middle of a re-read of John Kotter’s classic Leading Change of on the Software Process and Measurement Blog.  Are you participating in the re-read? Please feel free to jump in and add your thoughts and comments! After we finish the current re-read will need to decide which book will be next.  We are building a list of the books that have had the most influence on readers of the blog and listeners to the podcast.  Can you answer the question? What are the two books that have most influenced you career (business, technical or philosophical)?  Send the titles to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. First, we will compile a list and publish it on the blog.  Second, we will use the list to drive future  “Re-read” Saturdays. Re-read Saturday is an exciting new feature that began on the Software Process and Measurement blog on November 8th.  Feel free to choose you platform; send an email, leave a message on the blog, Facebook or just tweet the list (use hashtag #SPaMCAST)! Next SPaMCAST 317 will tackle a wide range of frequently asked questions, ranging from the possibility of an acceleration trap, the relevance of function points, whether teams have a peak loads and safe to fail experiments. We will also have the next instalment of Kim Pries’s column, The Software Sensei!   Upcoming Events DCG Webinars: How to Split User StoriesDate: November 20th, 2014Time: 12:30pm ESTRegister Now Agile Risk Management - It Is Still ImportantDate: December 18th, 2014Time: 11:30am ESTRegister Now The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI’s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world’s leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up here. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.    

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Bob Keebler provides LISI members with a "hot off the press" PodCast on the new tax law that was passed late at night December 16, 2010. Here's info on how you can learn more on the tax law from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

Bob Keebler provides LISI members with a "hot off the press" PodCast on the new tax law that was passed late at night December 16, 2010. Here's info on how you can learn more on the tax law from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

Bob Keebler keeps LISI members ahead of the new tax law curve with this incredibly timely PodCast. Here's info on how you can learn more from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

Bob Keebler keeps LISI members ahead of the new tax law curve with this incredibly timely PodCast. Here's info on how you can learn more from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

Bob Keebler keeps LISI members ahead of the new tax law curve with this incredibly timely PodCast. Here's info on how you can learn more from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

Bob Keebler keeps LISI members ahead of the new tax law curve with this incredibly timely PodCast. Here's info on how you can learn more from Bob and his associates: Learn the latest on the Estate Tax Bill during Keebler Associates 90 minute teleconference next week - Monday, the 20th. Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update on the "Final" Estate Tax Bill 2010 Choices - Urgent Decisions are Required The GST Quagmire with repeal of EGTRRA $5 Million Gift Tax Exemption $5 Million GST Exemption Carryover Basis and More 35% Tax Rate Two Year Window of Opportunity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEN: Monday, December 20 from 12 noon - 1:30pm CENTRAL WHAT: Resolution of the Estate Tax - An Update of the Estate Tax Bill REGISTRATION FEE: $150 per phone line. Unlimited attendance on one phone line. REGISTER ONLINE: Safe and Secure registration link or call Kristina Schneider at 866-754-6477 with your credit card information. LIMITED ATTENDEES: Register soon! Only the first 100 sites will have access to the teleconference. (Ultimate Estate Planners, Inc. is administering the program, so please note that your credit card will be charged by UEP.) NOTE: Because of the urgency of the conference, we have not been able to apply for CE. Please forward to any friend who might find this helpful. Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP (Distinguished) Keebler & Associates, LLP 420 South Washington Street Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: 920.593.1701 Contact Keebler & Associates, LLP: Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, AEP robert.keebler@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1701 Stephen J. Bigge, CPA, CSEP stephen.bigge@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1702 Michelle L. Ward, JD, CSEP michelle.ward@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1703 Peter J. Melcher, MBA, JD, LLM peter.melcher@keeblerandassociates.com 920.883.9575 Lisa A. Chapa, Marketing Director lisa.chapa@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1704 Lynn D. Stevens, Administrative lynn.stevens@keeblerandassociates.com 920.593.1705 This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

On this episode of The Lange Money Hour, Jim Lange welcomes Steve Kohman, CPA, C SEP, CSRP to the show to discuss the "Roth Launcher", the background and basic assumptions of Roth IRA Conversions, strategies of Roth IRA conversions, and how to convert 401(k)s and other IRAs to Roth IRAs.

On this episode of the Lange Money Hour, James Lange is joined by attorneys Matt Schwartz and Steve Kohman. James, Matt, and Steve discuss how Roth IRA Conversions exploded since the tax law changed in 2010, how traditional IRAs should be converted into a Roth IRA, how the law allows for Roth Conversions to be 'undone' in later years.

In the third episode of The Lange Money Hour, CPA for the Lange Financial Group Steven Kohman,sits in and discusses Early Tax Planning for 2009 and last minute Tax Tips for 2008.