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Episode 266: In Bain's early 2026 Consumer Banking Benchmark, provided by NPS Prism, Chime had the highest NPS among the companies we measured. That raised a basic question: How does a financial technology company serving people who live paycheck to paycheck earn greater loyalty than institutions built around customers with much higher balances? Sam Krause is the Senior Vice President of Operations and Member Experience at Chime. As she explains, Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. "We are a FinTech. We partner with bank partners behind the scenes who hold all our deposits." Most Chime members already had bank accounts. The important distinction is between having access to an account and having a product designed around the way you actually live. Chime operates without branches, giving it lower fixed costs than traditional banks. Members who qualify can receive their paychecks up to two days early or use a free feature called SpotMe for up to $200 in fee-free overdrafts. Those benefits cost money and expose Chime to risks many traditional banks avoid. But about two-thirds of members use Chime as their primary account. Most of the company's revenue comes from interchange on daily card use. Helping members get access to their money sooner can increase usage, strengthening the economics that make those benefits possible. Sam also explains how Chime tries to turn "member obsession" into an operating discipline. NPS is one of the company's three highest-level goals. For example, competitive benchmarking exposed a gap in funding and transfers that internal data alone had not made urgent enough. Chime then combined the NPS Prism benchmark data with direct member feedback to identify the specific problems and change its priorities. The consequences can be intensely personal. Sam describes a member named Carmen who used SpotMe to put gas in her car so she could reach chemotherapy appointments scheduled shortly before her payday. Her story illustrates why a short-term liquidity problem that might look minor to a product team can matter enormously to the person experiencing it. In this episode, learn how Chime preserves member obsession as it grows and leverages better outcomes for members into greater usage, loyalty, and growth. Guest: Sam Krause, Senior Vice President, Operations & Member Experience Host: Rob Markey, Partner, Bain & Company Give us feedback: Customer Confidential Podcast Feedback Send us a note: Contact Rob Timestamped Topics 00:52 – Cutting insurance claim resolution from weeks to minutes shapes Sam's approach to customer experience 01:28 – Aligning the business model with what is best for customers 02:51 – Designing financial products for the two-thirds of Americans living paycheck to paycheck 03:25 – Giving members paychecks up to two days early and up to $200 in fee-free overdraft 05:40 – Using primary account relationships and interchange to make the economics work 08:03 – Taking risks traditional banks avoid to give members faster access to their money 09:04 – Distinguishing access to banking from helping customers gain financial control 12:13 – Designing simpler money-management tools for the 80% who are not natural planners 14:14 – Finding the two customer segments where the products have the strongest fit 18:38 – Seeing simplicity and ease of use emerge as the biggest drivers of promoters 19:41 – Helping members increase credit scores by 30 points on average over eight months 22:17 – Scaling customer obsession through employee bootcamps and direct customer listening 24:00 – Making NPS one of three company-level goals 30:30 – Using competitive benchmarks to prioritize funding and transfer problems 32:57 – Building trust in a digital model with 24/7 access to human support 39:30 – Hiring "hungry, humble, and smart" employees as the company scales 41:30 – Embedding company values into employee evaluation and coaching Notable Quotes 08:03 "We're willing to take that risk on behalf of our members." 09:04 "There's a difference between having access and having something that is actually helping you gain control of your finances and reach your financial goals and make financial progress." 15:52 "We figured it out. And it turns out when you can crack that, you gain a very large and very loyal member base." 26:31 "You shouldn't be surprised that senior executives lose interest in something like this if you are not doing the work to prepare it." 28:36 "At the end of the day, it's about the member perception and the member view." 32:36 "We have to do more than a traditional bank would because that's what our members need." Additional Resources about Chime: How Chime is Leading the Way in Customer Loyalty: https://www.bain.com/insights/how-chime-is-leading-the-way-in-customer-loyalty-snap-chart/ What it Takes to Build the AI-Native Modern Bank: https://www.bain.com/insights/what-it-takes-to-build-the-ai-native-modern-bank/ How Analytics Can Deepen Banks' Customer Relationships: https://www.bain.com/insights/how-analytics-can-deepen-banks-customer-relationships/ 

Do you ever feel like you're carrying an endless mental load while trying to juggle your business, family, and everything else life throws at you?In this solo episode of The Business of Thinking Big, Lianne Kim shares practical strategies for getting more done without falling into the trap of constant productivity, overwhelm, or trying to do everything at once. She talks honestly about navigating a busy season of life while running a business and why the goal isn't maximum output, but creating more clarity, focus, and flow.Lianne walks through simple systems that help her protect her time and energy, from starting the day with movement and using a visual weekly planner to setting meaningful time blocks, eliminating distractions, and creating boundaries with family, friends, and work.In this episode, you'll learn:Why getting more done isn't about maximum outputHow 20 minutes of movement can improve focus and mental clarityWhy having a visual schedule can help reduce mental overwhelmHow to connect your daily tasks to your bigger goalsWhy time blocking can help prevent context switching and brain fatigueHow to eliminate distractions and protect your focusThe importance of setting boundaries around your workdayHow to keep household responsibilities from taking over business timeWhy creating systems can help you work with more flow and less stressHow to prioritize progress over perfectionWhether you're a busy entrepreneur, a working mom, or simply someone trying to manage a full life without constantly feeling overwhelmed, this episode will help you rethink productivity and create a way of working that feels more focused, intentional, and sustainable.Timestamps:‌ ‌00:00 – Why getting more done doesn't mean doing everything02:00 – The invisible mental load of a busy life03:00 – Creating focus instead of chasing maximum output04:00 – Why movement should be part of your morning routine06:00 – Starting your day in the right energetic state08:00 – How morning movement improves focus and clarity10:00 – Why 20 minutes can make a major difference11:00 – Using a visual schedule to organize your week13:00 – Finding a planning system that works for your brain15:00 – Why Lianne prefers a paper planner over a digital calendar16:00 – Creating more control over your time and energy17:00 – Why your goals should guide your priorities19:00 – Reverse engineering your week from your desired outcome20:00 – Considering your team's priorities and needs21:00 – How time blocking improves focus22:00 – Understanding context switching and brain fatigue23:00 – Creating meaningful blocks of focused work24:00 – Why dedicated creative days can boost productivity25:00 – Designing your week around your energy26:00 – The impact of distractions on your business27:00 – Creating a work environment that supports focus28:00 – Setting boundaries with family and friends30:00 – Why your phone may be your biggest distraction31:00 – Turning off notifications and protecting your attention32:00 – Keeping household tasks out of your workday33:00 – Why boundaries are essential for getting more done34:00 – Protecting your time during travel and retreats35:00 – Working through the discomfort of setting boundaries36:00 – Creating systems that allow you to work in flow—‌Connect with me:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach  Instagram: @liannekimcoachJoin the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com Instagram: @mamasandcoPodcasting support:https://theultimatecreative.com 

Are you there, Fall? It's us, the Girls Next Door.Despite lingering heat, we try to invite fall into our lives with our autumnal agendas. We chat about our fall schedule landscapes, how we'll fall-ify our homes, and our fall intentions.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we each share our fall fails.See full show notes on our website: Designing FallConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you build a pet care business around the animals, clients, and work you genuinely love? Sarita Eckhoff shares how she transformed an idea into Exclusively Cats In-Home Cat Sitting while initially maintaining a full-time office job. She explains why professional presentation, continuing education, veterinary relationships, and a clear cats-only niche helped her earn the trust of her earliest clients. Sarita also discusses pricing confidently, communicating concerns promptly, and recognizing the true value pet sitters provide beyond basic feeding and litter box care. Her journey is an encouraging reminder that success does not have to mean building a large team—it can mean creating a focused, fulfilling business that fits the owner's strengths and desired lifestyle. Main topics: Choosing a cats-only niche Launching with professional systems Building veterinary referral relationships Pricing services with confidence Designing a fulfilling business Main takeaway: "I'm not curing cancer, I'm not changing the world, but I'm making a difference for somebody and helping somebody in their day-to-day life." It can be easy to minimize the work we do as pet sitters. We may think we are "just" feeding a cat, cleaning a litter box, checking the home, or sending an update. But to the client who is traveling, recovering from surgery, or worrying about a beloved pet, those details can make an enormous difference. Professional pet care gives people the freedom to focus on what is happening in their lives without carrying constant worry or guilt. As Sarita reminds us, meaningful work does not always have to change the entire world—it can simply make one person's world safer, calmer, and a little easier today. About our guest: Sarita Eckhoff is the owner of Exclusively Cats In-Home Cat Sitting, a professional cats-only pet care business serving her community near Seattle, Washington. After years of working in customer service and office-based positions, she launched her business in 2024 and later transitioned into cat sitting full time. Sarita combines her lifelong love of cats with professional systems, thoughtful communication, and a strong commitment to keeping clients' pets and homes safe. Her goal is to become the premier cat-sitting provider in her area while building a sustainable solo business that reflects her strengths and values. Links: Check out our Starter Packs See all of our discounts!

In this special episode of The Data & AI Chief, host Cindi Howson sits down with three incredible authors to explore what it really takes to lead through the AI era, from scaling innovation to building AI-ready data foundations to designing systems that keep humans at the center. Get ready for a deep dive into: Scaling innovation and leading through uncertainty with Linda Hill, Harvard Business School Professor and author of Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation Building AI-ready data foundations with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at SanjMo and author of Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations Designing accountable, human-centered AI with Harveer Singh, Co-Founder and CIO of Rizz Wireless and author of When Data Moves Consider this your fall reading list for leading through the next phase of AI. Key Moments: Why Scaling Innovation Requires a Culture Shift (01:03): Linda Hill, author of Genius at Scale, unpacks her ABC model of architects, bridgers, and catalysts in scaling AI innovation. The Timeless Fundamentals Behind AI-Ready Data (32:40): Sanjeev Mohan, author of Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations, explains why data fundamentals haven't changed even as the tools have. Why Every Data Pipeline Decision Has a Human Consequence (58:38): Harveer Singh, author of When Data Moves, shares personal stories showing the human stakes behind every data decision. Key Quotes: “Innovation is almost always the result of collaboration, experimentation, learning of people who are different, who have different perspectives, different expertise.” - Linda Hill “I strongly believe that to achieve the promises of AI, we should really focus on the foundational pieces, because those things never go away.” - Sanjeev Mohan “The more and more we are embedding these AI agents into our technology, we need to make sure that there is an accountability factor, there is a responsibility factor that is put into it before these decisions are made.” - Harveer Singh Mentions: Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations When Data Moves The AI Fairness Test Nobody Runs Guest Bios: Linda Hill Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. She is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is the coauthor of Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation (March 2026), which introduces three essential roles for leading innovation across organizations and ecosystems: architect, bridger, and catalyst. The book was shortlisted for the 2025 Thinkers50 Innovation Award. She is also the coauthor of the award-winning books Collective Genius and Being the Boss. Her TED talk on leading collective creativity has garnered more than three million views. Sanjeev Mohan Sanjeev Mohan is a recognized thought leader in cloud technologies, modern data architectures, analytics, and artificial intelligence. With a keen focus on emerging trends and technologies, Sanjeev hosts It Depends podcast and authors regular Medium blogs. He is also the author of Data Product for Dummies. Formerly a Vice President at Gartner, Sanjeev was renowned for his in-depth research and strategic insights, shaping the research agenda for data and analytics globally. Over the past three years, he has led SanjMo, a consultancy specializing in technical advisory services that elevate category and brand awareness for clients. Sanjeev is the author of Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations, a practical guide to building modern data foundations for the AI era. Harveer Singh Harveer Singh is a globally recognized data, AI, and fintech leader who bridges enterprise-scale leadership with entrepreneurial execution. Across 25+ years, he has transformed financial institutions spanning banking, payments, telecom, and Web3. A recognized industry leader, Harveer's work has earned DataIQ Top 10 CDOs, American Banker Innovation of the Year, and American Asian Outstanding 50 honors. In 2025, Harveer co-founded Rizz Wireless, an AI-native wireless company, where he serves as Co-Founder, CIO, and Board Member. He is also co-creator of RZTO, the company's Solana-based rewards token, which reimagines how loyalty and telecom rewards work and is listed on Gate.io. Harveer is the author of When Data Moves, which challenges the tech industry to remember that data systems serve humans, not machines. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

What happens when we stop designing eldercare environments around institutions—and start designing them around people? In this episode, renowned researcher, architect, and eldercare innovator Maggie Calkins, PhD shares her journey from psychology to architecture and her pioneering work creating dementia-friendly environments. AgingIN CEO Susan Ryan sits down with Maggie to reflect on an early nursing home renovation project in 1984 that sparked her lifelong commitment to understanding how the physical environment affects people living with dementia. She discusses the evolution of her research, the development of environmental assessment tools, and the founding of IDEAs Institute and SAGE. The conversation explores why research is essential to innovation, the importance of collaboration among providers, designers, regulators, and academics, and the shift from person-centered care toward person-directed care and self-directed living. Maggie also shares her vision for the future: replacing institutional environments with truly home-like settings—and challenging everyone involved in eldercare to experience those environments for themselves. Connect with Maggie here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-calkins-848096b 

Designing a custom power chip used to mean an ASIC budget and a year of NRE, but Renesas Power GreenPAK lets you configure one at your desk in minutes. In this OnTrack Podcast episode, host Zach Peterson talks with Sidney Chan, product marketing director in the Configurable Mixed Signal Division at Renesas, about how Power GreenPAK folds DC-DC converters, LDOs, and load switches into the same programmable platform engineers already use for power sequencing, reset ICs, and watchdog timing.  Sidney walks through a live camera demo built on the SLG51002, an eight-channel high-PSRR LDO, showing how supply noise turns into visible banding and artifacts on a CMOS image sensor and why clean rails matter for smartphones, automotive camera systems, and even endoscopes. He also covers the wider GreenPAK family, including AnalogPAK, HVPAK, Automotive GreenPAK, and the new ForgeFPGA line, plus what configurable converter architectures could unlock for system-level efficiency. If you select power components from a catalog distributor and requalify every time a rail changes, this is a genuinely different way to approach power management IC design.

Tom McGrath is co-founder and Chief Scientist at Goodfire, and a former Google DeepMind researcher. He joins Tim Scarfe to ask what neural networks actually learn, whether their internal representations converge on structures in the world, and whether interpretability can extract new scientific knowledge rather than merely explain model outputs.Beginning with AlphaZero and learned modularity, the conversation moves into neural geometry: concept manifolds, reusable computation inside Llama, and why activation steering can fail when it pushes a model off-manifold. McGrath then makes the case for intentional design, using interpretability as part of the training loop. They examine controlled generalisation, features as rewards, predictive data debugging, and the uncomfortable fact that a model may recognise a hallucination or reward hack and still produce it.The discussion closes on grader awareness, oversight and collusion between adaptive agents, then returns to sparse autoencoders. SAEs are useful, McGrath argues, but they may fracture the higher-dimensional structures networks actually use. This episode was made with support from Goodfire.---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction: Can interpretability speed-run science?00:02:03 The invisible grader00:06:51 What AlphaZero learned from the world00:12:24 Interpretability as a control loop00:21:54 The forbidden method and safer interventions00:37:36 Why models catch hallucinations too late00:46:19 Debug the dataset before training00:50:44 Why neural networks become modular00:55:57 Finding the geometry inside a network01:02:55 Why steering falls off the manifold01:12:10 A reusable calculator inside Llama01:17:19 From abstractions to goals01:25:28 Reward hacking, oversight and collusion01:37:23 Are sparse autoencoders dead?---REFERENCES:paper:[00:05:45] Emergent Misalignment: Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17424v7[00:11:05] Acquisition of Chess Knowledge in AlphaZerohttps://arxiv.org/abs/2111.09259[00:25:30] Steering Out-of-Distribution Generalization with Concept Ablation Fine-Tuninghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16795[00:29:30] Persona Vectors: Monitoring and Controlling Character Traits in Language Modelshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21509[00:41:14] Features as Rewards: Scalable Supervision for Open-Ended Tasks via Interpretabilityhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2602.10067[00:47:03] Anatomy of Post-Training: Using Interpretability to Characterize Data and Shape the Learning Signalhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12360[01:00:26] Do Sparse Autoencoders Capture Concept Manifolds?https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.28119[01:03:04] Manifold Steering Reveals the Shared Geometry of Neural Network Representation and Behaviorhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05115[01:14:20] Arithmetic in the Wild: Llama uses Base-10 Addition to Reason About Cyclic Conceptshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01148[01:29:35] Measuring Reward-Seeking via Contrastive Belief Updateshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2607.18966v1other:[00:15:44] Intentional Designhttps://www.goodfire.com/blog/intentional-design[00:56:12] The World Inside Neural Networkshttps://www.goodfire.com/research/the-world-inside-neural-networks[01:37:28] A Pragmatic Vision for Interpretabilityhttps://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/StENzDcD3kpfGJssR/a-pragmatic-vision-for-interpretability---RESCRIPT:https://app.rescript.info/share/846cfee4131b664fd09209cc3b98018e

In this special episode of the Established Podcast, host Frank Gruber shares a conversation from The MIC, the Monthly Innovation Circle, focused on a question facing entrepreneur support organizations everywhere: How do you design programs that create meaningful, measurable progress for founders and the communities around them? The discussion is moderated by Jamilah Corbitt, VP of Innovation & Engagement at Established, and features Dr. Amy Beaird, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Ecosystem Edge; Ty Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Go In Now; and Darius Clair, Director at DC Startup & Tech Week. Jamilah brings more than 16 years of experience across entrepreneurship, community building, brand strategy, innovation, and ecosystem work. Amy has more than 18 years of experience spanning entrepreneurship, regional technology clusters, and ecosystem building. Ty brings a research-to-market perspective on business-to-business innovation, HBCU commercialization, and connecting university-led ideas with real market opportunities. Darius brings hands-on experience building community, creating year-round founder support, and connecting entrepreneurs with resources, relationships, and capital. Together, the panel examines what makes a healthy innovation ecosystem in 2026. They describe healthy ecosystems as networks built on flow, collaboration, alignment, shared vision, and the right balance among founders, investors, universities, policymakers, entrepreneur support organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders. They also explore why ecosystem building is long-term work and why entrepreneurs themselves must play a central role in sustaining it. The conversation then turns to how entrepreneur support organizations can find their unique value in a crowded landscape. Rather than building programs around assumptions or familiar formats, the panel argues that organizations should begin with the real needs and gaps in their local ecosystem, understand the founder journey, strengthen handoffs, and invest in the relational infrastructure connecting entrepreneurs to capital, customers, talent, institutions, and one another. The panel also challenges several common elements of startup programming. Founders can become "overcoached and underfunded," and workshops, mentorship, and demo days can consume time without producing meaningful opportunities. A successful program should avoid over-programming founders, create valuable connections throughout the experience, and ensure that momentum continues after the final showcase. Artificial intelligence adds urgency to the conversation. As AI and vibe-coding tools allow entrepreneurs to test ideas, build products, and begin selling faster, traditional accelerator and incubator models may need to evolve. The panel considers how entrepreneur support organizations can meet founders where they are, provide more personalized support, and adapt programs to a world changing much faster than conventional funding cycles and program structures. A central theme is the difference between outputs and outcomes. It is easy to count events, participants, mentorship hours, and demo days. It is much harder, and more important, to measure trust, relationship value, successful handoffs, access to capital, business growth, and community impact. Amy explains Ecosystem Edge's approach to evaluating multiple stakeholder groups through spheres of control, influence, and interest, offering a framework for understanding how ecosystem work contributes to longer-term results. Finally, the group addresses collaboration among entrepreneur support organizations that may also compete for limited funding. Genuine collaboration requires honest dialogue, clear roles, shared value, and investment in the "invisible infrastructure" that holds an ecosystem together. The panel argues that this connective work should be defined, funded, measured, and treated as core ecosystem-building work, not as something organizations are expected to do on the side. Throughout the discussion, Jamilah, Amy, Ty, and Darius offer practical insights for accelerator leaders, incubators, economic development organizations, universities, funders, investors, and community builders seeking to design programs that do more than generate activity. The goal is to create stronger relationships, better founder outcomes, and innovation ecosystems that can adapt and thrive over time. Join The MIC, the Monthly Innovation Circle, held every third Thursday as part of the Established Network: https://est.us/TheMIC2026 Get Involved! Founders, investors, startup teams, entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs), and innovators, we invite you to join the Established Network, our digital hub where creativity, capital, and collaboration collide: https://established.network Watch the episode on the Established YouTube Channel at: https://soty.link/ESTYouTube Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at: https://www.est.us Subscribe to the Established Podcast: https://theestablishedpodcast.com/ Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their companies to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. Check out Startup of the Year at: https://www.startupofyear.com Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand, which was acquired by an international publishing company, we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators further or create their brands and accomplish their most important goals. Check out Established at: https://www.established.us Connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: @EstablishedUs Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/established.us

What if the problem isn't the training—but the way we think about performance? In this episode of Performance Matters, Bob Mosher sits down with Guy Wallace to explore why traditional learning approaches often fall short and what it takes to design learning that actually supports performance on the job. They discuss performance-based design, the importance of understanding the real performance context, and why performance support can be more valuable than asking employees to simply memorize information. Listen in for practical insights on moving beyond training and creating learning experiences designed for real-world performance.   Have questions about this content or another resource on the site? Let us know! Use this form to let us know you're interested in scheduling a call with a member of the team. We're always happy to discuss your current, future, or aspirational initiatives in real-time. For more 5 Moments of Need resources, visit our website, join the conversation, attend the 2027 Summit, and subscribe to this podcast so as not to miss a single episode. Copyright © 2026 by APPLY Synergies, LLC | All Rights Reserved. 

Send us Fan MailCamille sits down with Anne Lopez, founder and CEO of Miami-based Studio 790 Interior Design, to talk about building a purpose-led business through life's hardest seasons. Anne shares her journey from 20 years in corporate digital marketing to launching her design firm at 39 — just before COVID and a surprise divorce hit simultaneously. They discuss pricing strategy for service-based businesses, how to create purposeful spaces in your home on any budget, and how Anne transformed her firm into an AI-first operation that made the Inc. 5000 list twice.Key Topics & Timestamps:Anne's background & career pivot — 20 years in corporate marketing for luxury hotels, launching Studio 790 at age 39Surviving rock bottom — Navigating a surprise divorce and COVID in 2020 as a single mom and new business owner; "sink or swim, victim or victor"Learning on the job — Showing up to gut renovation job sites without knowing construction terminology, Googling "rough plumbing" on the flyPurpose-led vision — How living authentically attracts the right team and clients; building an all-women teamPricing strategy — Hourly model with min/max ranges, one flat rate, transparency for clients; "set it and forget it for one year"Client impact story — Designing a nursery that became a healing sanctuary for a mom during a difficult birthHome design tips without a designer — Start with one space, dream big, execute one thing; avoid buying piecemeal items that don't cohere; save ~$10,000 before furnishing a roomBudget reality check — $7,500 for an entry-level living room (Target, Amazon, West Elm level); factor in 7% tax + 10-15% shippingAI integration — Running an AI-first design firm: Archsynth for elevation drawings, Lovable for website building, AI for client emails and automated reportingInc. 5000 — Made the list twice; team grew to 8 full-time (up to 16 in busy season)Self-care as a CEO — Reading habits, Tony Robbins' "NET Time" (No Extra Time), exercise, WPO & Pinnacle Global Network, intentional family timeBook recommendations — Atomic Habits, Design Love In by Marcus BuckinghamMentioned Resources:Lovable (AI website builder) — lovable.devArchsynth (AI elevation drawings)Amplify My Portfolio — amplifymyportfolio.comTony Robbins' NET Time conceptWPO (Women Presidents' Organization)Pinnacle Global NetworkConnect with Anne Lopez:Instagram (personal): @annelopezlivingInstagram (business): Studio 790 Interior DesignWebsite: studio790.comEmail: anne@studio790.comConnect with Camille:Instagram: @CamilleWalker.coPodcast: @CallMeCEOPodcastTry the 5-minute routine tomorrow and tag @CallMeCEOPodcast on Instagram with your biggest takeaway.Schedule a free discovery call with Camille!https://calendly.com/callmeceopodcast/discovery-call-with-camille 

How to Improve Performance with Gamification and Feedback Shep interviews Jimmy Chebat, founder and CEO of ZIZO Technologies. He talks about how employee engagement and retention can be intentionally designed and improved through positive feedback, gamification, and purposeful organizational design.  This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:   How does employee experience directly impact customer experience?  How can leaders intentionally design a workplace for higher retention?  What is the difference between corrective feedback and recognition-based feedback?  How does gamification improve employee engagement and workplace productivity?  How do you build feedback and recognition into workplace infrastructure?  Top Takeaways:    Employee experience directly influences how customers perceive and interact with a company. If employees feel valued, engaged, and recognized, that positive environment shows up in customer interactions.   High attrition is a design problem, not a people problem. It is a symptom of an organization that fails to support and motivate its employees.  Because of technology, the friction that made it difficult for employees to switch companies, like location limits and time-consuming application processes, have largely disappeared. Organizations must not only work harder but also be more intentional about designing a work experience that retains top talent.  Feedback and recognition are not just perks. They should be built into the workplace experience, so employees know their contributions matter and feel motivated to keep excelling. Employees thrive when they receive regular, positive feedback for good performance, not just corrective feedback for mistakes.  Human behavior is universal, therefore,  can be predictable. Successful companies leverage the science behind that, along with gamification, to make work more interactive, rewarding, and effective.  Leaders can intentionally design work environments that create the right behaviors, motivation, and employee satisfaction, creating an employee experience where people want to stay and do their best.  Purpose makes the job meaningful. While a paycheck matters, today's employees want a sense of purpose and belonging. When leaders ignore these needs, employees feel unmotivated and disconnected.   Plus, Shep and Jimmy share more insights from his new book, The Engagement Architecture, on why teams underperform and how leaders can design an environment that changes that. Tune in!  Quote:   "Workplaces that are mundane, repetitive, and have high attrition need to architect a system that is engaging, rewarding, and provides recognition. This is what drives performance, productivity, and retention."  About:    Jimmy Chebat is the founder and CEO of ZIZO Technologies. With over twenty years in frontline operations, his book The Engagement Architecture guides leaders on designing environments that improve team performance.  Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and host of Amazing Business Radio.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you've built the successful career, hit the milestones, created the life everyone tells you that you should want—and yet, deep down, you know something is wrong? In this episode of The Story Engine Podcast, I sit down with Melissa Marina, a subconscious healer and intuitive channel for top entrepreneurs and founders, to explore what happens when high achievers finally stop compromising their deepest desires. Melissa shares the story of graduating with honors, winning entrepreneurship awards, landing a great corporate job, and seemingly doing everything "right"—while privately feeling miserable, coping with wine and cigarettes, and wondering why success wasn't making her happy. We dive into the patterns that keep ambitious people stuck, including people-pleasing, limiting beliefs, unsupportive relationships, old identities, and the pressure to pursue goals that no longer feel meaningful. Melissa walks me through her Release, Reveal, Rise framework for clearing the patterns holding you back, reconnecting with your deeper purpose, and building a new identity and lifestyle around what you actually want. We also explore one of the most powerful themes of the conversation: sometimes what looks like a business or money problem is actually connected to your relationships, your identity, or the life you've been afraid to ask for. This episode is ultimately about something much bigger than making more money—it's about creating a life where success, fulfillment, family, freedom, and purpose can actually coexist. Highlights (01:42) – Why stepping away from business during motherhood became a massive accelerator Melissa explains how maternity leave unexpectedly gave her more clarity, energy, and focus—and why removing the "shoulds" from her business actually created more growth and income. (04:13) – The hidden cost of building a life that looks successful but doesn't fulfill you We explore how different seasons of life require different priorities and why performative work can quietly drain your energy. (04:58) – The high achievers who secretly feel like something is missing Melissa breaks down the types of founders and executives she works with—and the "wild, outrageous dreams" they often suppress because they have families, teams, mortgages, and responsibilities depending on them. (06:31) – How people-pleasing and relationships can become invisible ceilings We uncover how the desire to keep everyone happy can prevent ambitious people from pursuing their next level—and how a partner's lack of alignment can become a powerful hidden block. (08:51) – The Release, Reveal, Rise framework Melissa introduces the three-stage process she uses to help clients identify recurring patterns, reconnect with their purpose, and create a new identity aligned with their future. (10:52) – What has to be cleared before you can actually find clarity We talk about releasing old career paths, business decisions, identities, and "masks" that may still be taking up space—even when they no longer belong in your life. (12:30) – Designing a life where your business supports your life—not the other way around Melissa explains how the "Reveal" stage helps clients design their ideal next chapter around family, travel, relationships, spirituality, wealth, fulfillment, and the rhythms that genuinely work for them. (14:04) – The identity shift that makes your future self possible Melissa explains the "Rise" phase and how raising your minimum standards, changing your self-concept, and creating new boundaries can help you stop reverting to the person you've outgrown. (15:54) – "I did everything right"—and still hated my life Melissa takes us back to her early twenties in Bermuda, when she had the grades, awards, career, relationship, and accomplishments—but realized she had forgotten herself along the way. (18:30) – The moment Melissa realized achievement wasn't the answer She shares the profound realization that doing everything society expected of her had not created happiness—and that she had been following the formula for success while losing herself in the process. (19:47) – What changed when success stopped being about hustle Melissa describes her transition from a "hustle era" to a season of choosing, where she could focus on speaking, facilitating transformations, and the work that genuinely makes her lose track of time. (21:15) – Finding a partner who amplifies your ambitions instead of limiting them We explore how Melissa's current relationship has allowed her to pursue international speaking, travel, and a bigger vision for her family without having to choose between motherhood and her purpose. (22:14) – The terrifying conversation that changed her relationship Melissa shares the defining moment when she had to tell her partner that traveling the world and speaking was part of the life she wanted—and why refusing to compromise on that desire ultimately deepened their relationship. (25:49) – The story behind the story: when success looks right but your life feels completely wrong I help Melissa turn her experience in Bermuda into a powerful story about dissatisfaction, playing small, discovering purpose, and ultimately creating a life aligned with what she truly wanted. (33:14) – The surprising connection between money problems and relationships We uncover why the "money block" or business ceiling clients think they're facing can actually be connected to their relationships—and how recognizing that connection can create a major breakthrough. (34:00) – Discovering what your current life is really costing you Melissa explains her "Destiny Opportunity Audit" and how looking at missed opportunities, lost time, and potential income can reveal the real cost of remaining stuck.

Graphic designers are trained to solve the problem sitting right in front of them. New website? Design it. New logo? Make it. New campaign? Get to work.But what if the problem you were handed isn't the problem at all?Sometimes you have to stop designing long enough to figure out what actually needs to be fixed.In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we explore the surprising connection between a cottage renovation, graphic design, creative problem solving, and design strategy, and why the best designers don't just make better solutions. They know where to look for the real problem.In this episode, you'll discover:- Why great graphic designers look beyond the problem a client hands them- How curiosity and strategic thinking uncover better design solutions- The 3 questions designers should ask before they start designingAnyone can make the obvious solution look better.Great designers dig deeper.Stay Angry our Friends –––––––––––Join Anger Management for Designers Newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/mr4bb4j3Want to see more?  See uncut episodes on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/theangrydesigner Read our blog posts on our website TheAngryDesigner.comJoin in the conversation on our Instagram Instagram.com/TheAngryDesignerPodcast

How do you design a modern Los Angeles noir without simply recreating the past?In this episode of Decorating Pages, I talk with Production Designer Meghan C. Rogers about creating the visual world of Season 2 of Apple TV's Sugar, starring Colin Farrell. Meghan joined the series for its second season and pushed the show's established noir language further, using architecture, texture, lighting and locations to make Los Angeles itself part of John Sugar's story.We get into the massive Indonesia sequence built at the Paramount water tank, including the engineering, water-safety and fire requirements behind a set that had to work both inside and outside. Meghan also takes us through the Hotel Del Corazon and its Casablanca-inspired circular bar, Sugar's mid-century hideaway in the Hollywood Hills, the boxing gym, K-Town locations, homeless encampments created beneath some of LA's incredible concrete architecture, and a vintage trailer the art department found on Facebook Marketplace.We also talk about the less glamorous realities behind what appears on screen: graphics departments, graffiti and artwork clearances, sun studies, multiple company moves in a single day, rebuilding interiors, finding camera-friendly architecture and what happens when production asks you to flip a set…and then suddenly needs the original set back.For Meghan, the opportunity was ultimately about showing Los Angeles in all of its layers—from glamorous hilltop views to the city underneath the freeways—and finding a contemporary version of classic noir that still belongs completely to Sugar.Sugar Season 2 is streaming on Apple TV.

There was a time when building a quiz as a lead magnet seemed insurmountable to me. The setup, the configuration, the routing — not to mention how much those tools cost. It never felt like the juice was worth the squeeze.LLMs have changed that. So today I'm walking through exactly how I built my Conscientious AI Usage quiz, and how you can too.Take the quiz at quiz.lovehate.ai — find out if you're at risk of AI brain rot and get the free Conscientious AI Usage Kit.Show NotesConscientious AI Usage QuizKitNetlifyHolly ArnettThree Signs You're Suffering From AI Brain Rot and How to Prevent It (00:00) - Intro (04:05) - Creating a Quiz Spec with Claude (06:34) - Connecting the Tech Stack (08:44) - Designing the Quiz (10:04) - The Quiz Scoring Logic & Custom PDF Deliverable (11:35) - How to Start Planning Your Own Quiz ————Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

Send us Fan MailA beautiful Florida landscape can do more than enhance curb appeal. It can provide critical habitat for butterflies, bees, birds, and other pollinators.In this episode, certified horticulture professional, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ professional, and landscape designer Tenille Dixon Pawlus, owner of Butterflies and Blossoms FL, shares how homeowners can create vibrant, thriving outdoor spaces that support wildlife while remaining beautiful, functional, and easy to maintain.Drawing on years of experience designing landscapes across Florida, Tenille offers practical guidance on choosing the right plants, avoiding common landscaping mistakes, and making simple changes that can have a lasting impact on pollinator populations. Whether you're starting a new garden or looking to enhance an existing landscape, you'll walk away with actionable ideas for creating a healthier ecosystem right outside your door.Tune in to discover how every yard, no matter its size, can become part of the solution and help save pollinators one landscape at a time.Support the showFuel the Work Behind the Mic—and BeyondBehind every episode is a community of supporters who believe in a healthier, more resilient food future. Sponsorship support helps Florida Organic Growers continue connecting farmers, food, and communities through education, resources, and conversations that inspire positive change.

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The fastest way to improve anesthesia patient safety is often to stop asking people to be perfect and start redesigning the world they work in. Dr. Alli Bechtel sits down with Dr. Lahiru Amaratunge, a consultant anesthetist in Melbourne, to unpack how human factors engineering, smarter workflows, and better training systems can prevent harm before it happens.We trace Lahiru's path from supervising medical students to building the ABCs of Anesthesia YouTube channel and the Anesthesia Collective, creating practical videos and resources that trainees can watch before they step into the operating room. He shares the real behind-the-scenes work: the fear of posting, the sting and value of criticism, and why a five-minute procedural video can take an entire day to produce. We also talk about scaling learning with recorded exam practice, plus new projects that leverage AI as an exam coach and interview coach.From there, we zoom into systems safety: designing out medication errors, reducing wrong-route neuraxial risk with NRFit connectors, and learning from morbidity and mortality cases where “simple” design flaws lead to devastating outcomes. Lahiru explains how closed-loop communication, flattening hierarchy, and in situ simulation in places like MRI and the cath lab build sharper teams. We end with an honest look at smartphones in medical education: incredible access, real distraction, and why checklists and handwritten recall still matter.Subscribe, share this with a colleague, and leave a review so more clinicians can find practical anesthesia safety ideas that work in the real world.For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/322-designing-safer-anesthesia/© 2026, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by onX Backcountry and Topo Athletic, we are joined by Miranda Webster, the creator behind Miranda Goes Outside- a former 12-year REI employee turned full-time outdoor content creator. In this one, Miranda breaks down her journey from an outdoorsy novice working as an REI cashier to amassing over 200,000 YouTube subscribers, the detailed process of designing her popular Migo water bottle to fix the smart water bottle's flaws, and why she firmly believes creators should never gatekeep public land locations. We also cover her tactics for managing POTS and chronic migraines in the backcountry, her go-to fueling strategy of packing tinned fish and liquid meal replacements, some of her standout current favorite backpacking gear, and her golden rules for creating YouTube content without selling out for cheap clicks. We wrap the show with covering our personal bests and worsts from our Pacific Northwest road trip, a breakdown of the gear Katie relies on when she's not testing new products, I update my sun hoodie rankings with a new score for The North Face Summit Series, a Triple Crown of foods you physically can't stop eating once you start- including the incident with Jabba's burning penis, a of course a listener shares their poop story. OnX Backcountry: Use code "TREK70" for 70% off at onxmaps.com. Get a free 3-month trial of Elite here (no credit card required). Topo Athletic: Use code "TREK15TOPO" at topoathletic.com. Gossamer Gear: Use code "BACKPACKERRADIO" for $20 off LT5 Trekking Poles at gossamergear.com. Hyperlite Mountain Gear: Use code "BPRADIO15" for 15% of hyperlitemountaingear.com Interview with Miranda Webster Miranda's Youtube Miranda's Instagram Reminders: Apply to vlog or blog for the Trek, apply to be a Trail Correspondent, listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon, and subscribe to The Trek's Youtube! 10:33 – Miranda's origin story: from city kid to REI cashier 26:32 – Her gear philosophy and love of colorful gear 30:51 – Managing chronic migraines and POTS on trail 37:12 – The gatekeeping/geotagging debate 42:48 – How the YouTube channel started with Rainer at REI 56:03 – Designing the Migo water bottle 70:40 – Transition from REI scripted videos to her own brand 86:30 – Lessons from Rainer on YouTube success 1:41:02 – Peak performance/fueling: tinned fish and hydration 1:53:00 – Pacific Northwest road trip bests and worsts 2:11:03 – Triple Crown of foods you can't stop eating 2:39:30 – Listener mailbag and poop story Check out our sound guy @my_boy_pauly and his coffee. Sign up for the Trek's newsletter Leave us a voicemail! Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play. Support us on Patreon to get bonus content. Advertise on Backpacker Radio Follow The Trek, Chaunce, Badger, and Trail Correspondents on Instagram. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube. Follow Backpacker Radio on Tik Tok. Our theme song is Walking Slow by Animal Years. A super big thank you to our Bob Peoples Award winner(s) from Patreon: Alex and Misty with NavigatorsCrafting, Alex Kindle, Austen McDaniel, Bill Jensen, Bret Mullins aka Cruizy, Bryan Alsop, Carl Lobstah Houde, Christopher Marshburn, Coach from Marion Outdoors, Eric Casper, Erik Hofmann, Ethan Harwell, Gillian Daniels, Greg Knight, Greg Martin, Griffin Haywood, Hailey Buckingham, Jackson Storm, JaredNotFromSubway, Jason Kiser, Jason "I Miss Chaunce" Snailer, Luke Netjes, Matty in AZ, Patrick Cianciolo, Randy Sutherland, Rebecca Brave, Rural Juror, Sawyer Products, The Saint Louis Shaman, Thirteen Adventures, Timothy Hahn, Tracy 'Trigger' Fawns A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Bells, Benjy Lowry, Bonnie Ack, Brett Vandiver, Chris Pyle, David Neal, Dcnerdlet, Denise Krekeler, Jack Greene, Jeanie, Jeanne Latshaw, Lucas Hamilton, Merle Watkins, Peter, Quenten Jones, Ruth S, Salt Stain, Sloan Alberhasky, and Tyler Powers.

Imagine if the way we design learning could shift from just delivering content to genuinely connecting with learners on a personal level. That's the essence of our chat with Jackie Pelegrin, a passionate instructional designer who believes in the power of empathy and intention in education. Instead of merely focusing on what students need to know, Jackie encourages us to think about how we can make them feel valued and empowered. It's a thought-provoking discussion that dives into the emotional aspects of learning, and trust me, it's a game changer for anyone involved in education. Jackie takes us through her journey of writing her book, 'Designing with Love,' which is steeped in her experiences and insights from years in instructional design. She highlights various models and theories that serve as the backbone of effective curriculum development, such as the well-known ADDIE model. But what sets her apart is her advocacy for blending different instructional strategies to meet diverse learner needs. This isn't just theory—she provides practical examples of how to implement these ideas in real-world scenarios, making it accessible for educators at every level. As we wrap up, Jackie shares her thoughts on the importance of assessment and revision in curriculum design, emphasizing that education is a dynamic process that must evolve with the times. The conversation is peppered with light-hearted moments that keep things engaging while driving home the point that education should be about connection, growth, and purpose. If you're eager to rethink how you approach teaching or instructional design, this episode is packed with wisdom and warmth that'll inspire you to design learning with love.Takeaways:Transforming the way we design learning can deeply impact how people feel valued and capable.Great instruction isn't just about information; it's rooted in empathy, intention, and love.Jackie Pelegrin encourages educators to rethink learning experiences that foster genuine connections.The upcoming book, 'Designing with Love', emphasizes a human-centered approach to instructional design.Using cognitive load theory helps in creating clear, manageable learning experiences for students.Designing with intention means understanding that true learning goes beyond mere content delivery.Links referenced in this episode:designingwithloveblog.combuzzsprout.com

Designing a construction business with the right systems and processes from day one is how you build for lasting profit and freedom. New Hampshire home builder Tom Raisanen shares how he set up pre-construction, project handoffs, a CEO schedule, and his first hire so the company can eventually run without him. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team:  HERE

Inceptive CEO Jakob Uszkoreit goes Inside the ICE House to challenge the foundational assumptions of modern drug discovery, arguing that AI will enable medicines that work with the body's natural complexity rather than against it. He discusses Inceptive's partnership with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and why their RNA interference platform and rich data history make them a uniquely powerful AI collaborator. Uszkoreit explains why partnerships are essential for a small company with broadly applicable technology, and why the long-term prize is therapies that are gentler, earlier, and truly personalized.

In this episode, I sit down with Andi Simon, a corporate anthropologist, founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants, award-winning author, global keynote speaker, and host of the On the Brink with Andi Simon podcast. With over 20 years of business executive experience and a PhD in anthropology, Andi breaks down what happens when work ends but life continues, exploring why retirement has become one of the most misunderstood and emotionally complex transitions. In this episode, we discuss: How anthropology led Andi to appreciate human culture Bridging anthropology and business to help leaders navigate change Helping stalled organizations learn new ways to see and think Living in a senior community to study retirement expectations Why purpose requires asking who you matter to Redefining personal identity beyond a corporate title Structuring daily routine and community outside the workplace Planning deliberately for time, health, and fulfillment in longevity Key takeaways from her book, Rethink Retirement Applying curiosity, courage, and creativity to personal reinvention About Andi: Andi Simon, PhD, is a corporate anthropologist studying what happens when work ends but life doesn't, and why retirement has become one of the most misunderstood and emotionally complex transitions of our time. She's the founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC), an award-winning author, and a global keynote speaker who helps leaders see culture and identity more clearly, turning observation into innovation and designing smarter transitions for people and organizations. Book:https://www.andisimon.com/the-books/ Website: https://www.andisimon.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andisimon/ Podcast: https://www.simonassociates.net/category/podcast/ Book: https://www.andisimon.com/the-books/ ----- Connect with Candice Snyder! Website: https://www.podpage.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities-1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candicebsnyder?_rdr Passion, Purpose, and Possibilities Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/passionpurposeandpossibilitiescommunity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionpurposepossibilities/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/ Shop For A Cause With Gifts That Give Back to Nonprofits: https://thekindnesscause.com/ Go to FusionaryFormulas.com and use code PASSION at checkout for 15% off your first order. Fall In Love With Artists And Experience Joy And Calm: https://www.youtube.com/@movenartrelaxation

Why do weight loss and body recomp results often fade even after you have success?The real win is learning skills that still work when life changes or support (like a coaching program) goes away.We walk through 4 practical skills that make fat loss maintenance and muscle building feel simpler, calmer, and more repeatable:Why short-term results can regress even with good effortWhat the 3.9-year weight regain finding from research suggests about the best approachHow cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) research supports skill-based change over static plansReading your own trend data instead of reacting to daily noiseWriting if-then triggers so emotions do not take overGetting back to normal after vacations and weekends without overcorrectingTroubleshooting stalls in the right orderHaving an exit condition that can prevent weeks of spinning your wheels If you want to manage your own body composition for the next 20 years instead of just the next 12 weeks, hit play!Join Eat More Lift Heavy, my 26-week coached program for 40+ to build the nutrition and training skills to preserve muscle, lose fat, and manage your physique for life:https://eatmoreliftheavy.comUse code 500CLUB at checkout for $50 off either six-month option through Sunday, September 6Timestamps:0:00 - Why your results unravel 1 year later 3:10 - 4 body recomp skills and how I rank them 7:00 - Are coaching programs built to keep you dependent? 9:40 - The real question behind "should I hire a coach?" 11:55 - Where the research argues AGAINST me 15:31 - Research on depression and CBT applied to fitness 18:40 - Designing a program that ends "on purpose" 21:23 - Reading your own data and acting on it 24:25 - Setting an "if/then" trigger before you need it 28:12 - Getting back to normal after a disruption 31:36 - Troubleshooting a stall in the right order 35:58 - Timing your next phase around the holidays 37:05 - Bonus: 2-minute sentence that saves you 6 weeksEpisode Resources:Try Fitness Lab - my AI coaching app, now with full meal coaching and 20% off exclusive to podcast listenersJoin the email list and reply directly if you want help writing your own if-then trigger

We're creating space for the brains behind the brands we love, and asking good questions along the way. The result is a deep dive into the how and why of brand-building, from blueprints to launch day, customers as community and the detours in between. big lessons, easy listening. In this episode of Read Receipt, Sean sits down with Stephanie Farsht, CEO and co-founder of Small Wonder, the luxury waterless hair care brand built on a powder-to-lather format that activates fresh in the shower. Stephanie's path to founder wasn't conventional. She spent 16 years at Target in innovation and strategy, then eight years teaching entrepreneurship at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, before teaming up with two co-founders to reinvent hair care around a simple idea: potent ingredients work best freshly activated, not sitting in water for months. She gets honest about the messy middle, the pre-dosed pod experiment that flopped with 100 testers, the bottle that clogged after two weeks, and why she still emails customers herself when they cancel. Along the way she shares hard-won lessons on product obsession, failing fast, raising on your own timeline, and building a mission-driven brand in a category most investors are walking away from. Tune in for an inside look at building a category-defining brand through relentless iteration, customer intimacy, and a refusal to ship anything less than the best product possible! Chapters: 00:00 - Cold open 01:38 - Target, then teaching at Kellogg 08:40 - The powder-to-lather idea 11:01 - Becoming a CEO she never planned to be 13:00 - Two years of R&D through COVID 16:43 - Self-funding, no fixed timeline 18:01 - The pod experiment that flopped 23:09 - Designing the patented Wonder Bottle 25:24 - Doubt, failure, and identity 31:57 - Why the founder still does customer service 39:46 - Revenue, raising, and the road to retail 46:45 - Time is what kills companies 48:05 - All or nothing: a billion-dollar mission

You started the business because you were good at the work. Then you hired people. Someone asked what “good” looks like. Someone waited on a $400 approval. Someone quit, and the process was still in your notes app.That is not failure. That is a promotion into a job nobody posted: employer.This episode of Entrepreneur to Employer is for founders who still operate like talented freelancers with a staff. The promise of the show is simple: go from chaos to clarity, build a team that can run without heroics, and operate as if a sale or liquidity event is a real option. What you will learnThe difference between entrepreneur energy (you are the product) and employer energy (you design a company)Why being needed feels like importance — and why buyers pay for replaceable cash flowHow to write a one-page founder job scorecard (mission, quarterly outcomes, what to fire yourself from)A weekly time split: people, pipeline, exceptions-only ops, thinking, and capped craft workThe buyer lens: if Brian is the business, the multiple gets a haircutKey takeawaysAfter you have employees, doing the work is no longer the job. Designing a company that keeps promises without you is the job.Speed this afternoon (doing it yourself) is expensive this year.If your calendar does not match your scorecard, you are lying to yourself in 15-minute increments.Owner dependency is not a personality quirk. It is a discount in diligence.Employer homeworkWrite the founder job scorecard (one page).Highlight every calendar block next week that is not on that scorecard.Circle one block you will give away or kill.Send it to one person who will tell you the truth.Do the homework before you listen to next week's episode. Clarity is designed. Teams are built. Exits are underwritten. 

Ten years ago, then-Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released the "Better Way" Tax Plan — the blueprint that would eventually become the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this special anniversary episode of The Deduction, hosts Erica York and Kyle Hulehan sit down with the plan's original architects to talk through how it came together, the bold bets they made (and the ones that didn't pan out, like the border adjustment tax), what a decade of hindsight reveals about its economic impact, and where tax reform goes from here.GUESTSPaul Ryan — Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeKevin Brady — Former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeHOSTSErica York & Kyle Hulehan, Tax FoundationTIMESTAMPS0:00 – Cold Open: The Walgreens Story0:35 – Welcome to The Deduction1:19 – How the Better Way Tax Plan Began3:12 – Becoming Speaker and Ways & Means Chair4:57 – Why They Decided to "Go Bold"6:18 – The Vision: Ending Corporate Inversions7:33 – Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax & Border Adjustment9:58 – Designing a Tax Code Built for Growth10:53 – The 2019 Results: Wages, Poverty & Inequality14:01 – Why Border Adjustment Didn't Survive Politically19:37 – The Corporate Rate as the "Crown Jewel"22:14 – Stopping the Inversion Wave23:36 – What's the Next Motivator for Tax Reform?25:22 – Kevin's Wishlist: What They'd Still Change27:21 – House vs. Senate: What Got Left on the Table28:57 – Revenue Neutrality and the National Debt30:38 – Winning Over Industry: Building Trust32:10 – The Case for Entitlement Reform34:07 – Fixing a Broken Budget Process38:23 – Final Thoughts: Why Think Tanks Matter39:51 – The Tax Foundation's Role Then and NowSubscribe to The Deduction for more conversations on tax policy and economics.Learn more at TaxFoundation.orgSupport the showFollow us!https://twitter.com/TaxFoundationhttps://twitter.com/deductionpodSupport the show

AI is rapidly changing what it means to be human, but is AI development truly human-centered? According to Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, the answer is largely “no.” The man who invented the “infinite scroll” is now working to understand why the most powerful technology so often fails to prioritize the human experience and our collective well-being. Raskin is also leading the Earth Species Project — using AI to better understand the animals that live alongside us, by unlocking patterns in vast amounts of data on animal communication. He joins Pioneers of AI to talk about both of these dynamic endeavors, with the flourishing of humans and Earth at the core. Learn more about Pioneers of AI: http://pioneersof.ai/Follow Pioneers of AI on all channels: https://linktr.ee/pioneersofaiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy full moon, everybody!   Humans are the most social species on the planet.    So ... why don't we act like it? Why is loneliness rising? Why are we increasingly entombed in echo chambers? What is preventing us from connecting?  Enter Nick Epley, Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and one of the world's leading researchers on the psychology of social interaction. Nick grew up in rural Iowa, lives in Chicago with his family, and has spent his career asking a deceptively simple question: Why do the most social creatures on Earth often choose to be less social than they could be? Nick is the author of 'Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want', and his newest book, 'A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection'. His research spans social cognition, perspective-taking, loneliness, anthropomorphism, and why our judgments about people are so often inaccurate. Nick has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on NPR. His course at Booth, 'Designing a Good Life', is an ethics course exploring how to build lives that are ethical, successful, and genuinely fulfilling, and it's among the school's most sought-after classes. Pull up a chair and let's talk about the differences between introversion and extroversion, the ethics of a good life, parenting five children (yes, five!), how technology is affecting the ways we socialize, the uncertainty effect, finding wisdom, and of course… Nick Epley's 3 most formative books. Let's flip the page to chapter 164 now…

This time, we unpack the real, unvarnished truth behind leaving corporate life to work for yourself—moving beyond the glamourised highlight reels to what making the leap actually requires.  Jeannette breaks down the crucial difference between simple workplace frustration and genuine readiness, how to design the next phase of your life with intention, and the exact financial safety nets and realistic timelines you need in place before handing in your notice. You'll Learn Why: Hating your current job is not a requirement for deciding it is time to build a business of your own. Having at least six months of living expenses in liquid cash is critical before making the leap into self-employment. Most new businesses take up to three years to become profitable, making early financial buffers non-negotiable. Designing the next phase of your life by intention matters more than chasing an impulsive exit from daily stress. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business.

Need financing for your next investment property? Visit: https://www.academyfund.com/ Want to join us in Washington, D.C. on Sept 28th & 29th? Visit: https://www.10xvets.com/events ____ Matthew Filbert is the founder of Reunion Baths, a modern bathhouse concept reimagining how people connect through wellness, community, and shared experience. After serving in the U.S. Army and later working as a software engineer, Matthew set out to build something entirely different: a place where people could disconnect from technology, slow down, and reconnect with one another. Inspired by years of visiting bathhouses throughout New York City and around the world, Matthew saw an opportunity to bring a centuries-old tradition into a modern setting. Reunion Baths blends communal bathing, thoughtful design, and hospitality to create spaces where meaningful conversations, genuine relationships, and everyday wellness naturally come together.     In this episode of the SABM podcast, Scott chats with Matthew about: An Unconventional Entrepreneurial Journey: How an unexpected passion for bathhouses led Matthew from software engineering to launching Reunion Baths. More Than a Wellness Trend: Why Matthew believes communal bathing fills a growing need for deeper human connection in an increasingly digital world. Designing an Experience People Remember: The vision behind Reunion Baths and how every detail is intended to encourage conversation, relaxation, and community. Bringing a Big Idea to Life: Matthew shares what it takes to raise capital, navigate development, and turn an ambitious concept into a reality. Building for the Long Term: From expanding into major cities to helping shape America's culture around communal bathing, Matthew shares the vision guiding Reunion Baths beyond its first location.  Timestamps: 00:41 Spa Love Story Begins 02:26 Russian Turkish Baths Spark 05:40 Why Bathhouses Are Back 09:37 Funding and Brooklyn Location 11:13 Inside the Bathhouse Design 13:54 Timeline and Build Plan 15:49 Big Vision and Expansion 19:03 How to Help and Invest Connect with Matthew LinkedIn | Matthew Filbert reunionbaths.com matthew@reunionbaths.com  If you found value in today's episode, don't keep it to yourself—share it with a colleague or friend who could benefit. And if you're a Service Academy graduate ready to elevate your business, we'd love for you to join our community and get started today. Make sure you never miss an episode. Subscribe now and help support the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Leave us a 5-star review! A special thank you to Matthew for joining me this week. Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA '01  

In Episode 92 of Moving Into the Future, host Jack Macejka, Vice President of National Accounts at The Advance Group, sits down with Jerry George, Senior Associate at Perkins & Will, to explore how artificial intelligence, evolving workplace expectations, and changing client needs are reshaping the role of the modern architect. Jerry explains why AI should be viewed as a tool rather than a replacement for human expertise, and how faster technology is raising expectations for architects to deliver more while continuing to build the trust and relationships that drive successful projects. They discuss how architects are moving beyond traditional design responsibilities to become strategic advisors who help clients solve business challenges, understand workplace data, strengthen company culture, and plan spaces for needs that may not exist yet. The conversation also looks at the evolution of the post-pandemic workplace, from hoteling and badge data to hospitality-inspired amenities, flexible spaces, employee retention, and the growing importance of creating offices that give people a meaningful reason to come together. Listen now to hear how AI, human connection, and intentional design are changing what companies should expect from their architects and shaping the workplaces of the future. Catch more episodes at https://theadvancegrp.com/happenings/podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Chris sits down with Lucy Billingsley, Co-founder and Partner of Billingsley Company, the Dallas development firm she started with her husband Henry in 1978. Lucy is the daughter of Trammell Crow, who built the largest real estate development company in America. She left the family business because she did not want to be a minority vote. She and Henry built their own firm instead, and today they run it with their kids. Billingsley plays a longer game than almost anyone in real estate. They buy land 30 or 40 years before the growth arrives and hold it until the market is ready. Cypress Waters alone is 1,300 acres zoned for 10,000 apartments and over 12 million square feet of office. They discuss:• Why every building they develop goes in the kids' names from day one• The rule that keeps siblings from ever voting on each other's deals• The lake at Cypress Waters they bought for 50 cents a foot• The difference between a park people look at and a park people actually use• Why new office space now rents for more than Dallas has ever seen• Where AI is already saving them real money in construction Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:52) Building a Family Business and Putting Assets in the Kids' Names(05:55) From the Dallas Market Center Into Development(09:15) Picking Land and Staying Ahead of the Growth Wave(14:33) Designing the Public Arena to Make a Place(18:00) Zoning Is an Art, Not a Guarantee(20:52) What Cities Want and What the State Took Away(22:31) The Future of Office and Why Amenities Win(28:44) How They Decide What to Build and Where to Buy Next(33:15) The Events Business and Public-Private Partnerships(36:52) Buying a Lake for 50 Cents a Foot and Draining It(37:54) Construction Costs and the Frozen Single Family Market(42:07) Reinventing Herself and the Cypress Waters Trail(46:37) Going All In on AI === Presented by True North Advisors:True North Advisors is a multi-family office and private wealth advisory firm serving business owners, entrepreneurs, and families since 2000. With over $5.6 billion under management, they're real investors offering conflict-free counsel and portfolios built around your life. Learn more at https://truenorthadvisors.com === Sponsored by: AirshareAirshare is trusted across the country for fractional ownership, jet cards, charter, and aircraft management. They give you a smarter way to fly private, over 25 years of experience, operating their own fleet, with the top safety ratings in the industry. Drive up to the FBO, walk on, and go. Go to flyairshare.com to learn more. Collateral PartnersCollateral Partners builds institutional-grade investor materials for private credit, private equity, real estate, and family office firms, the kind of marketing collateral that helps you close capital. Learn more at https://collateral.com/powers Relay Human CloudRelay Human Cloud gives you pre-vetted, fully managed global talent for up to 75% less than hiring locally. Your best people stop doing repetitive work and get back to the work that moves your company forward. Learn more at https://www.relayhumancloud.com/powers === Chris on Social Media:X: https://x.com/fortworthchrisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowerspodcastLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd Watch POWERS on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNXVisit our website: https://www.powerspod.com/Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO

If you want to understand how one of the most powerful and least visible men in the world arrived at a philosophy arguing that democracy is a failed experiment- his words, not Dov's- you need to understand the wound that preceded the framework. His name is Peter Thiel. There's a reasonable chance you haven't heard of him. That isn't an accident. Thiel co-founded PayPal. He was Facebook's first outside investor, turning $500,000 into more than a billion dollars. He co-founded Palantir, now embedded in the military, intelligence, and immigration enforcement infrastructure of the US, UK, Israel, and other governments. He's funded political careers, think tanks, legal institutes, and a movement designed to replace elected governance with something considerably less accountable. He's worth somewhere between five and ten billion dollars. And he operates almost entirely in the background. Because the background is where the real architecture gets built. This episode is not a political analysis of Peter Thiel. It is an examination, through thirty years of Dov Baron's work with the Emotional Source Code, of the specific biographical wound that produced the specific framework now operating at civilizational scale. Seven elementary schools across three continents. A mind of extraordinary intelligence processing the world at a different speed than everyone around it. A sexuality requiring concealment in every environment it moved through. That's not one wound. That's a compound fracture. And in this episode, Dov Baron shows you exactly what happens when a compound fracture is given five billion dollars and forty years to work with. . THE QUESTION TO CARRY Pink Floyd ends Money with the cash register sound coming back. The thing you thought you'd moved beyond. Back at the beginning. Still running. What's the instrument you've believed will finally solve the thing you haven't yet named? IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Power and Wounds 00:52 Pink Floyd Money 02:32 Episode Framework 04:25 Who Is Peter Thiel 06:06 Unexamined Source Code 08:14 Thiel Childhood Displacement 10:33 Processing and Concealment 12:20 Designing the Tribe 14:10 When Money Mutates 16:06 Beyond the Evil Label 18:08 The Pattern to Notice 19:30 Closing Questions 19:52 Final Takeaways   THE SERIES: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO BELIEVE THAT? Episode 1: You Didn't Think It. It Was Thought For You. [URL]   ABOUT DOV BARON Dov Baron has spent thirty years inside the rooms where leaders make decisions that shape organizations and the people inside them. He works at the intersection of the Emotional Source Code and the Emotional Meaning Architecture: the meaning running underneath every decision before it reaches conscious examination. Dov works with elite leaders quietly shaping industries, cultures, and nations. New episodes weekly. Dov Baron: https://DovBaron.com To inquire about the possibility of working privately with Dov: dov@dovbaron.com   ABOUT THE POLYMATHIC PERSPECTIVE The Polymathic Perspective examines the emotional logic beneath power, culture, identity, and meaning. Together, we discover how psychological, cultural, and geopolitical patterns drive behaviors, not just in people, but in systems. If you've been told your curiosity is a liability, it's your greatest asset.   RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE If this episode changed how you look at the frameworks built by the people currently shaping your world, please rate and review The Polymathic Perspective on Apple Podcasts. Share it with one person who has ever called someone powerful simply evil without asking what wound built the framework first. Connect with Dov Baron:https://DovBaron.comdov@dovbaron.comRate, review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Two Mics, No Masking, Katie Scott and Jenna Goldstein are joined by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman, founder of the PDA Safe Circle, to explore what happens when we stop trying to fit ourselves into systems that were never designed for us.Together they discuss nervous system literacy, questioning the default blueprints we've inherited, and what it means to build a life that is sustainable, authentic, and aligned with who we are. Rather than asking how we can adapt to existing expectations, Katie, Jenna, and Shoshana explore how we can create lives that genuinely work for us.

In all the minimalist/maximalist debate about our homes, what if there's a happy, hushed in-between? AllMomDoes welcomes back Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, to talk through how you can have a home with lots of things you love while still keeping the chaos to a minimum.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4zri7DNKey Topics:House hushing as a method to reduce visual chaosThe importance of visual volume in home decorBalancing sentimental items with minimalismBackward decluttering approachCreating spaces that feel good and function wellThe psychological impact of environment on moodStrategies for leaving spaces intentionally blankThe role of color, texture, and scale in calming a homeResisting marketing influences in home decorThe connection between environment and behaviorSound bites:"Your house shouldn't be shouting at you.""Environment shapes human behavior.""Less stuff, more margin, more peace."Chapters:00:00 Introduction and guest introduction01:00 Myquillyn Smith's background and home journey01:55 The concept of house hushing explained03:52 Visual volume and its impact on calm07:01 Minimalism vs. house hushing: finding balance10:01 Backward decluttering method detailed13:54 Creating spaces that invite use and comfort17:01 The psychological power of environment19:00 Designing within a Victorian home20:48 The importance of leaving spaces intentionally blank23:55 The influence of marketing and inspiration images27:00 Practical tips for styling with confidence29:51 Pre-ordering the book and resourcesKeywords: home organization, house hushing, decluttering, minimalism, interior design, emotional attachment, peaceful home, decorating tips, mental health, lifestyle

In this episode, Megan Kohler discusses the complexities of neurodiversity, debunks common misconceptions, and introduces a research-grounded model to support neurodiverse learners in education. We explore practical strategies, the role of AI, and how to foster inclusive learning environments. Connect with Megan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkohler26/ Megan's website: https://www.megankohler.org

How can transit agencies give riders more options while still strengthening the core network?In this special episode of Transit Unplugged, Paul Comfort returns to St. Pete/Clearwater for extended conversations originally filmed for Transit Unplugged TV, exploring how transit leaders across Pinellas County, FL are approaching everything from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and microtransit to ferries, paratransit, and first- and last-mile connections.Paul talks with Brad Miller, CEO of Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), about an increasingly multimodal system and the investments shaping its future. He also meets Leon Smiley, PSTA's most senior bus operator, who reflects on 35 years behind the wheel and the importance of helping people every day.Darden Rice, Chief Planning and Community Affairs Officer, shares how the all-electric Spark service is connecting growing parts of St. Petersburg and discusses plans to expand waterborne transit across Tampa Bay. Paul also visits the future Clearwater Station, a new downtown hub designed to bring transit, trails, and the surrounding community together.Then, Bonnie Sato, Director of Mobility Services, explains how services like Grouper and Snapper are filling gaps in the network—and how partnerships with Uber and Lyft have expanded first- and last-mile service and transformed the agency's approach to paratransit.Along the way, Whit Blanton of Forward Pinellas discusses the connection between transportation, land use, and regional planning, while Amanda Baird, Director of Communications and Marketing, explains how institutional partnerships are making transit easier to access for students, workers, and visitors.These conversations were originally filmed for the Transit Unplugged TV St. Pete/Clearwater episode, which has become the series' most-watched episode on YouTube with more than 1.6 million views.Listen in for lessons on creating a more flexible, connected transit network—and meeting riders with the right mobility option for the trip they need to make.In this episode:- Brad Miller, CEO, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority- Leon Smiley, Bus Operator, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority- Darden Rice, Chief Planning and Community Affairs Officer, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority- Whit Blanton, Executive Director, Forward Pinellas- Bonnie Sato, Director of Mobility Services, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority- Amanda Baird, Director of Communications and Marketing, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority00:00 Summer Specials Intro00:26 Why Long Form Specials00:43 Meet Brad Miller01:45 Touring PSTA Headquarters01:56 PSTA Overview Tour02:31 Leon Smiley Spotlight02:49 35 Years Behind the Wheel03:08 Routes and Extra Board03:34 Operator Family Culture03:48 Favorite Buses and Builds04:14 Driver Advice Wrap04:37 Darden Rice Joins04:52 Spark Electric Premium Line05:31 How Transit Boards Lead06:31 Next Up Tampa Bay Ferry07:12 Podcast Network Break07:45 Clearwater Station Construction08:34 Designing a Multimodal Hub09:13 MPO Role and Funding10:35 Pinellas Trail Big Amenity10:55 Grouper and Snapper On Demand13:57 Uber Lyft Transit Partnership14:59 Marketing with Amanda Baird15:23 Spark Connections at Grand Central15:50 UPASS Free Ride Program16:46 Wrap Up and CreditsCreditsHost and Producer: Paul ComfortExecutive Producer: Julie GatesProducer: Chris O'KeeffeProduction Assistant: Desmond GatesEditor: Patrick EmileAssociate Producer: Cyndi RaskinBrand Design: Tina OlagundoyeTransit Unplugged is brought to you by Modaxo, passionate about moving the world's people.For more information, visit: www.Transit Unplugged.comDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Modaxo Inc., its affiliates or subsidiaries, or any entities they represent (“Modaxo”). This production belongs to Modaxo, and may contain information that may be subject to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights and restrictions. This production provides general information, and should not be relied on as legal advice or opinion. Modaxo specifically disclaims all warranties, express or implied, and will not be liable for any losses, claims, or damages arising from the use of this presentation, from any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken in response to it.

How do we bridge the gap between architectural plans and what actually gets built on site?In this episode of the TALKdesign Podcast, Adrian Ramsay sits down with Jae Warrander, co-founder and architectural director of the award-winning Wellington practice Makers. Together, they explore what happens when spatial design and physical construction come together under one roof, diving into how integrated design-build workflows eliminate building surprises, protect budgets, and elevate spatial quality.Adrian and Jae unpack how early contractor involvement paired with immersive virtual reality transforms the client experience. While traditional 2D floorplans are easily misinterpreted, stepping into a digital 3D model in VR allows every detail—from window sightlines to complex roof junctions—to be tested, understood, and perfected before anything is manufactured off site. Combined with cross-laminated timber (CLT), CNC precision, and off-site manufacturing, this approach allows bespoke, high-performance homes to go together smoothly, even on challenging, wind-swept sites.They also explore the story behind the Ata Rangi tasting room in Martinborough—a project that earned a prestigious New Zealand Architecture Award on the firm's ten-year anniversary. Remarkably sparked by a local council notice requiring compliant public toilets, the project expanded into an expressive, site-responsive design crafted using macrocarpa timber milled directly from the property's aging shelter trees.It is an inspiring discussion on material choice, environmental sensitivity, and the magic that occurs when creative vision meets practical making.What We Cover in This Episode:• Closing the Design-Build Gap: How combining design and construction under one roof eliminates miscommunication and paper architecture.• The Power of VR Visualisation: Why clients misread 2D plans and how stepping inside a digital model solves problems before breaking ground.• Mass Timber & Off-Site Manufacturing: How cross-laminated timber (CLT) and CNC precision streamline builds on complex sites.• Award-Winning Architecture: The story behind the Ata Rangi winery tasting room and how a council notice for toilets led to a national architecture award.• Site-Responsive Materials: Reclaiming local shelter-belt timber and using natural lime-wash plasters to create healthy, calm, and grounded spaces.⏯️ Episode Timestamps03:45 – Jae's journey: Lego, joinery, and discovering architecture through problem-solving.07:50 – Solat Decathlon, First Light House, and the shift toward mass timber (CLT).15:10 – Designing in Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap for clients and builders alike.22:00 – Early Contractor Involvement and solving site constraints before fabrication.28:30 – Drone site analysis for view angles and light orientation.32:30 – Deep Dive: The award-winning Ata Rangi Tasting Room in Martinborough.39:30 – Upcycling site history: Milling on-site Macrocarpa weatherbelt trees into finished architecture.51:30 – The emotional quality of a space: Designing for connection and ease.58:00 – Materiality, healthy buildings, and the future of wellness in interior design.1:01:40 – Jae's dream final project and his quickfire question for architectural photographer Simon Devitt.Connect with Us & Explore More:

Every legal dispute comes down to a judgment call made with incomplete information — and wherever there's judgment, there are mental shortcuts quietly shaping the outcome. Host Dr. Laura Scherck Wittcoff sits down with Tricia Schafer, a full-time neutral who mediates and arbitrates cases nationwide, ahead of her TechTainment panel on implicit bias in tech-driven mediation. Together they unpack what implicit bias actually is (a normal function of the human brain, not a character flaw), why it matters most in entertainment and intellectual property disputes where there's rarely one objectively correct answer, and the practical, sometimes surprising strategies practitioners can use to design bias out of a process instead of pretending it isn't there. Tricia Schafer, Tricia Schafer Dispute Resolution PLLC: A full-time neutral and former litigator with 31 years of experience across all aspects of commercial controversies, Tricia is known for connecting people and concepts to outcomes that transcend the sum of their parts. She mediates and arbitrates cases nationwide, both privately and through the American Arbitration Association, handling commercial, real estate, health care, and consumer matters, and was recently approved as a mediator for the United States Postal Service. Based in Arizona, she also volunteers with the state court system in civil and probate matters and offers reduced-rate work to select Arizona nonprofits. She first attended TechTainment in 2024 at a friend's suggestion — arriving knowing exactly one person and leaving with roughly two dozen new friends — and has been a loyal follower since. At this year's conference, she co-presents on implicit bias with longtime friend and colleague Maria Crimi Speth, a partner at Jaburg Wilk in Phoenix and a career intellectual property litigator. What is TechTainment? TechTainment is an annual, one-day conference produced by LAIPLA, now held in partnership with the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU) at ASU's California Center in downtown Los Angeles. The conference brings together leaders in technology, entertainment, business, academia, and law to discuss the issues reshaping every industry, long before those issues become mainstream news. This year's conference: Friday, October 16, 2026, at ASU's California Center in downtown Los Angeles Tricia's panel: "Implicit Bias in Dispute Resolution and Mediation", co-presented with Maria Crimi Speth of Jaburg Wilk What implicit bias actually is: Implicit bias is not prejudice or intentional discrimination. It's a mental shortcut the brain uses to make decisions under incomplete information, limited time, or uncertainty — a normal part of being human, not a character flaw. Tricia's example makes it concrete: a Mercedes pulls into your driveway versus a beat-up pickup truck, and you've formed a judgment about the driver before you've seen them. It doesn't matter until you have to help that person resolve something that matters in their life. Why "neutral" is a noun: Tricia explains that "Neutral" is the catch-all for someone who serves as both mediator and arbitrator — a private-pay, secure way to resolve disputes outside of court. She also walks through the tradeoffs of arbitration: it's faster, it's private, it never becomes public record, and critically, you get to choose your decision-maker. File in court and you may draw a judge who spent 20 years in family law and just moved to the civil bench. Through the American Arbitration Association or another provider, you can ask for an environmental lawyer, an engineer, or a water lawyer. The cost: you pay your neutral's hourly rate, and there is almost no right to appeal. Positions versus interests, and the last orange in the house: Tricia walks through the foundational mediation exercise: two kids fighting over the last orange, and a parent's instinct to cut it in half. The better move is to ask each child why they want it — one is hungry, the other needs it for a science project — and suddenly there's a solution that makes both of them happy. As she puts it, a position is what you say you want and an interest is why you want it. Do you really want the money, or do you want the security of knowing you can keep the house? The related insight: "No" is never permanent. "No simply means I'm not going to change my position based upon the available information that I have right now." Designing bias out of the process: Tricia describes wanting software that would strip law firm letterhead off position statements before she reads them, and assign parties fake names, so she isn't forming judgments about counsel or making assumptions from the ethnicity of a surname — the same logic behind employers removing photos from resumes. She also shares a technique she uses now: she dumbs the fact pattern down, renames everyone, and spends half an hour working through the dynamic with an AI assistant. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith fighting over a commercial building becomes Bob and Larry fighting over a pickup truck. The AI has no idea who anyone is, which is exactly the point. Where implicit bias shows up in entertainment and IP: Assumptions about how long creative work should take a human, and whether AI could do it faster. Assumptions about what a market wants and will pay for, made without consulting anyone who lives and works in that market. Confirmation bias in data used to argue for one direction over another. And the structural disadvantage facing independent creators, who often lack the resources to register, protect, or aggressively enforce their intellectual property — so their disputes get read as less significant. Tricia names the persistent disconnect between the rooms where decisions get made and the people actually watching and streaming the content. Dispute resolution is dispute prevention: One of the episode's most quotable lines, and the practical center of Tricia's advice. It's not if a dispute arises, it's when. Mediation clauses are now common in contracts — and, Tricia notes, most people don't realize those clauses are negotiable in any contract involving personal services or securing talent. "We'll mediate before we arbitrate before we litigate" means very little on its own. For how many days? What kind of mediator — an entertainment lawyer at $1,000 an hour, or a court-appointed one? In person or on Zoom? In good faith, and what does good faith mean? She points listeners to the sample clause language published by the major providers, including the AAA's ClauseBuilder tool, and notes you can even name the specific mediators you'd accept. Strategies for creators and practitioners without deep pockets: For anyone younger, newer, or under-resourced walking into a negotiation: go in without defensiveness, but look in the mirror first and ask what the other side is likely to assume about you — then stay ahead of it. On the other side of the table, for the corporations and the streamers: you know statistically what your audience does, but you don't know what's in their heads or why they're watching what they're watching. Follow the data, and also build a team of decision-makers with genuinely different perspectives. Normalizing bias instead of denying it: Tricia's hope for what people take away from her session: bias is not bad. Bias is not negative. She'd like to see the same shift the culture has already made around therapy and health tracking — from something you'd never mention to something you say out loud. Her image of what that looks like in practice: a mediator who can say "I feel like I'm getting a little biased from this room, I need to take a five-minute break." Laura's response: when you pretend it doesn't exist, it creeps in anyway. How to Get Involved Register and learn more: LAIPLA.net/techtainment Pricing: Multiple tiers are available, including discounted rates for in-house attorneys, law students, LAIPLA members, and ASU alumni Attend: The conference includes breakfast, lunch, and extensive networking opportunities Connect with Tricia: TriciaSchafer.com Connect with Small & Gutsy Website: SmallandGutsy.org Email: Laura@SmallandGutsy.org Do you know a nonprofit or social enterprise doing incredible work? Send them our way!

As geopolitical shifts and supply chain crises redefine the global economy, bespoke rug makers and interior designers are finding new ways to maintain craftsmanship and client trust. This conversation with Ayub Ansari explores how California Design Living, a four-generation family business, is adapting to unprecedented challenges. From the sudden impact of 50% import tariffs to soaring air freight costs and labor shifts in India, the episode delves into the delicate balance between maintaining centuries-old artisanal traditions and surviving a volatile modern market. Economic Volatility & Tariffs: Recent years have seen dramatic shifts in import policies, including sudden 50% tariffs that have forced companies to move from fixed pricing to more transparent, range-based quotes for clients. The High Cost of Logistics: Supply chain disruptions and fuel surcharges have ballooned shipping costs, with some air freight quotes nearly doubling overnight. Preserving Artisanal Heritage: The industry faces a long-term challenge in attracting younger generations to master intricate techniques like Persian knotting, which can take over a year to learn. Evolution of the Showroom: High-end brands are moving toward “experience centers,” much like luxury car galleries, to focus on the touch-and-feel aspect of bespoke products in an increasingly digital world. Strategic Collaboration: Designers are encouraged to utilize trade programs and consolidated shipping to mitigate rising costs through volume and long-term vendor relationships. Applicable Elements: California Design Living: Explore the bespoke, made-to-order collections discussed in the episode. The Art of Hand-Notting: A deeper look into the intricate processes and heritage of handmade rugs. Global Trade & Tariffs: Contextual information on the trade policies impacting international manufacturing. Sustainable Interior Design: Resources for designers navigating the intersection of luxury and sustainable practices.

“We're Bombalonzo.” This episode features the cast and creative team (Faith Stansfield and Matty Franklin from the cast and Kirsten Edwards and Marc Taylor from the creative team) from the Boom Theatre in Cornwall, who are performing a Young Actors Edition of CATS inspired by a “Cornish twist.” They discuss their first introductions to Cats, why Boom chose the dance-led show, and how the production reimagines the junkyard as a derelict Cornish harbor with immersive elements like fog and sea scent. Marc outlines three character “tribes” (village cats, mystical moor/legend cats, and pirate/wrecker outsiders), plus costume ideas including Cornish tartan and a tartan-clad Beetle Tattoo. Maddie and Faith explain character-development exercises, relationship choices (including their “Bombalonzo” dynamic), and how they're adjusting adult themes for a youth cast. 01:21 First Encounters With CATS 06:37 Cornwall Reimagining 11:00 Three Tribes Concept 13:27 Building Characters in Rehearsal 31:02 Designing a Cornish Cats 36:46 Rapid Fire Check out Boom Theatre Instagram: @boom_theatre Check out the Boom Theatre's website: boomtheatre.uk Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alan Seales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broadway Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the path from secret addiction to lasting freedom became the foundation for how you build and run your business? In this episode, Jeff and Joe discuss:  Living in such a way that the adversary cannot sideline us from God's team. Vulnerability, accountability, community, and love. Channeling the talents and gifts God has given you while giving honor to Him.  Developing a biblical worldview early.    Key Takeaways:  Sin can be defeated through a greater love of Christ. He will bring greater satisfaction to your life than your sin ever will.  Generosity is the antidote to greed, which is one of the greatest evils on the planet today. Work is part of who God made us to be - there was work before sin in creation. It's when your work becomes your idol that it becomes a problem.  Don't wait to figure out your theology until you're at rock bottom. He wants to meet you where you are right now.    "God's word has everything we need for life and godliness. It's alive, sharper than any two-edged sword. God's word is our lamp, our conscience, our guide". —  Joe Daly   Episode References:  The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School by John Cortines and Gregory Baumer The Sacredness of Secular Work by Jordan Raynor God Owns My Business by Stanley Tam   About Joe Daly: Joe Daly is the founder of Daly Goods, a custom Leather goods company based in Waco, Texas. He is from Minnesota, met his wife in Missouri, and now proudly calls Texas home. He loves helping people give a good gift, and he is doing his imperfect best to leverage his life and his company to spread the message of biblical generosity. He has been married for 13 years and has two boys. When he's not working, he's probably sipping single-origin coffee, reading a book, or traveling with his family.   Connect with Joe Daly: Website: https://dalygoods.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-daly-67b31928/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalygoodsco     Connect with Jeff Thomas:  Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/ Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/ Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

In this episode, Jason explains why people cannot be expected to rely on memory, motivation, or willpower alone. Respecting people means creating stable systems that help them consistently succeed. Jason connects human behavior, neurodivergence, attention, memory, and natural biological tendencies to the need for standard work, visual systems, daily reminders, and consistent routines. He explains that Lean is not about blaming people when something is forgotten or missed, it is about designing an environment that supports people through stability and standardization. What you'll learn in this episode: Why relying on memory, motivation, and natural habits creates inconsistency. How standard work and visual systems help people succeed more reliably. Why daily communication and repetition are necessary to reinforce expectations and culture. How respect for people connects directly to stability, standardization, and better system design. Are you expecting people to remember and perform perfectly on their own, or have you designed systems that make success easier and more consistent?   If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode.  And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two

Today, I'm joined by Clara Sieg, co-founder & CEO of Loonen.   Born from Clara's personal mission to avoid toxins in drinking water, Loonen's ultra-filtered, glass-bottled spring water emphasizes purity and transparency, rigorously tested for microplastics and PFAS.   In this episode, we discuss how water quality can influence health outcomes.   We also cover:   The aging US water infrastructure National distribution and single-serve launch Building a heritage American beverage brand   Subscribe to the podcast → insider.fitt.co/podcast  Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe  Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider    Loonen's Website: https://loonen.com/  Sprouts Store Locator: https://loonen.com/pages/where-to-buy-loonen-water  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loonenwater    -   The Fitt Insider Podcast is brought to you by EGYM. Visit EGYM.com to learn more about its smart fitness ecosystem for fitness and health facilities.   Fitt Talent: https://talent.fitt.co/  Consulting: https://consulting.fitt.co/  Investments: https://capital.fitt.co/    Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:37) Why Loonen Started (03:46) Rethinking Water Sourcing (05:08) Why Plastic Matters (06:40) The Case for Better Water (08:15) America's Water Infrastructure (10:46) Is Better-for-You Too Expensive? (12:30) Making Better Water Accessible (14:18) Changing the Water Category (16:31) What Consumers Can Do (19:00) Building Brand Heat (20:05) Designing the Loonen Bottle (22:15) Loonen's Go-to-Market Strategy (24:15) Funding and Building the Brand (26:24) Loonen's Growth Goals (29:20) What's Next for Loonen (30:01) Where to Find Loonen  (31:18) Conclusion  

Get the free Core Drives in the Wild guide, behavioral design applied to real products: professorgame.com/WildCD Episode Summary Dan Shapiro, author of Decoding Genius: The Unexpected Lessons of After-School Chess Club, shares how a father-son hobby turned into a study of why chess has held people's attention for more than 1,500 years. He walks through Miguel Najdorf's feat of holding 45 blindfolded chess games in his head at once, the built-in rating system that keeps every match in a flow state, and the habit of chess notation that teaches players to review their own decisions. Listeners come away with a clearer picture of why well-tuned difficulty curves matter, why chess maps onto Core Drive 3 (Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback) and Core Drive 7 (Unpredictability & Curiosity), and how curiosity itself works as a design tool. About the Host Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Key Takeaways Miguel Najdorf played 45 simultaneous games of blindfolded chess in an exhibition, tracking every board from another room purely through memory. Chess's built-in rating system pairs players against evenly matched opponents, a real-world example of designing for flow state as difficulty rises with skill. Chess notation, the practice of recording every move, teaches players a habit of reviewing their own decisions that most people never apply outside the game. Judit Polgar broke Bobby Fischer's record to become the youngest grandmaster in chess history and remains the strongest female player of all time. Chess has held its relevance for roughly 1,500 years, traveling from the Gupta Empire through Persia and the European Renaissance. Dan Shapiro names curiosity as his personal superpower, mapping directly onto Core Drive 3 (Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback) and Core Drive 7 (Unpredictability & Curiosity). Topics Covered 0:00 — Opening hook: 45 blindfolded chess games 1:38 — Meet Dan Shapiro, author of Decoding Genius 2:17 — A day in Dan's life during launch week 3:29 — The tournament failure that hooked him on chess 8:19 — Chess notation and the discipline of reviewing decisions 11:46 — Miguel Najdorf and the memory behind 45 blindfolded games 13:47 — How beginners can start with chess.com puzzles 15:34 — Dynamic difficulty, flow state, and Mario Kart 16:36 — Why chess has survived 1,500 years across cultures 17:45 — Designing for long-term engagement instead of short loops 19:44 — Dan's dream guest: chess prodigy Judit Polgar 22:18 — Curiosity as a superpower, and Core Drives 3 and 7 24:34 — Chess as Dan's favorite game, and other brain games 25:38 — Where to find Decoding Genius, plus closing advice Get the free Core Drives in the Wild guide, behavioral design applied to real products: professorgame.com/WildCD About Dan Shapiro Dan Shapiro is the author of Decoding Genius: The Unexpected Lessons of After-School Chess Club, a book that explores what chess can teach us about memory, strategy, resilience, and human potential. His journey began as a father trying to support his son, Harry, and grew into a deeper exploration of why chess has been connected to genius for more than 1,500 years. Dan makes the game accessible to parents, new players, and anyone curious about how focused effort, preparation, and strategic thinking can help people of all ages grow. Find the Guest Online Website Book: Decoding Genius LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Mentioned in This Episode Some links below are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Proposed guest: Judit Polgar, record-breaking chess grandmaster and the youngest player ever to reach grandmaster level Recommended book: How to Win at Chess by Levy Rozman, creator of the GothamChess YouTube channel Favorite game: Chess, plus crossword puzzles and other strategy and word games Resource mentioned: chess.com, for beginner puzzles and rated games Dan's book: Decoding Genius: The Unexpected Lessons of After-School Chess Club on Amazon, or read more at decodinggeniusbook.com Free Resources and Get in Touch Core Drives in the Wild: Professor Game Free Guide Get Daily Value on Your Email Let's chat about your gamification project YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Start Your Community on Skool for Free Ask a question

In this episode of A Meaningful Mess, host Andi McNair makes a major announcement: the unveiling of The Meaningful M.E.S.S. Method (Meaningful Experiences for Student Scholars). Designed to end the late-night tab searching and disconnected activities common in gifted education, this three-pillar framework moves teachers away from random printables and into an intentional, year-long learning journey. Andi details the three core pillars—Gifted Onboarding, Designing for Depth, and Genius Hour—and shares how educators can access The Meaningful M.E.S.S. Vault and the upcoming implementation resource to transform their classrooms.Key TakeawaysThe MESS Definition: MESS stands for Meaningful Experiences for Student Scholars, reframing "messy" learning as dynamic, curious, and purposeful.The MESS Scholar Mindset: A student-centered outcome framework focused on self-awareness, embracing challenge, deep thinking, purposeful investigation, and reflection.A Connected 3-Pillar Journey:Gifted Onboarding (Pillar 1): Focuses on identity, belonging, and brain understanding using Clarity, Community, Content, and Challenge.Designing for Depth (Pillar 2): Builds thinking skills through four core verbs—Explore, Expand, Examine, and Evolve.Genius Hour (Pillar 3): Translates inquiry into authentic action using the 6-P progression (Passion, Plan, Pitch, Project, Product, Presentation).Professional Learning Resources: The MESS Vault opens September 7th to provide on-demand strategies and masterclasses, followed by a full 36-week implementation resource available for pre-sale in January.Resources & LinksThe MESS Method Details & Priority List: andimcnair.com/messmethodConnect on Instagram: @a_meaningful_messEmail Andi: hello@ameaningfulmess.co

What if students didn't simply complete an assessment—but designed an experience for someone else? In this episode of Shifting Schools, Tricia Friedman pitches Jeff Utecht a new approach to assessment for the AI era: invite students to become game designers. Games are memorable, social, challenging, and full of consequential choices. Designing one asks students to think about systems, understand an audience, establish meaningful constraints, gather feedback, solve problems, and defend the decisions they make. Those may be precisely the capabilities that matter most when AI can help produce a polished final product. Tricia introduces the GAMES learning-design framework: • Goal: What should players understand, practise, or accomplish? • Audience: Who is the game being designed for? • Mechanics: What rules, choices, and constraints make it work? • Engagement: When do players experience agency, challenge, or frustration? • Show It: How did testing and revision improve the game? Check it out: https://shifting-schools-games.netlify.app/   Jeff and Tricia also explore how teachers and students can intentionally decide where AI belongs in the design process—and where the thinking should remain entirely human. Along the way, they discuss centaur chess, systems thinking, authentic audiences, collaborative games, playtesting, vibe coding, and why assessment should increasingly examine a learner's judgment and reasoning rather than only the finished product. You'll also hear about Bark Park, Tricia's AI-assisted dog-park simulator, where limited budgets, overflowing bins, rainy weather, unhappy visitors, and a neighbouring pickleball court turn one small public space into a surprisingly complex systems challenge. In this episode: • Why games often remain in our memories longer than individual lessons • How game design develops systems thinking and executive function • Why creating for a real audience builds empathy • How playtesting makes feedback, failure, and revision feel natural • What human-only and AI-supported stages might look like • Why students need to explain and defend their design choices • How AI can expand what students are capable of creating • Why play may bring greater joy and meaning to assessment Explore the GAMES framework, student design kit, research, standards connections, printable resources, and Bark Park through the links accompanying this episode. We would love your feedback. Could this approach work in your classroom, course, or curriculum? Better yet, send us the unit you believe could never become a game. We would love to test the framework at its edges. Thank you to our show sponsor: Unfurl Learn more with Unfurl: https://unfurl.sh/ Connect with us: Tricia Friedman: tricia@shiftingschools.com General inquiries: info@shiftingschools.com

WhiskeyJack Toys founder joins Toys on Tap to talk about the brutal, expensive, and incredibly rewarding reality of making 3.75-inch action figures.Darren wanted to make toys since discovering G.I. Joe as a kid, but getting there included lost molds, failed production runs, a $100,000 factory disaster, and one very expensive education.We talk about:• Falling in love with G.I. Joe • Buying his first toy company • Losing $100K in overseas production • Starting over with Whiskey Jack Toys • Building Hidden Force • Why action figure tooling gets so expensive • Relaunching a failed Kickstarter • Reusing parts without making figures feel repetitive • Factory delays, QC, and production nightmares • Designing toys kids can actually play with • Impact, Chaos, and what comes nextThis one is packed with toy-business lessons, painful mistakes, and proof that sometimes getting absolutely crushed is just part of figuring out how to do it right.On Instagram: @whiskeyjacktoysThanks to Our SupportersRate & Review the Show! Leave a rating and review wherever you listen it's the best way to help Toys on Tap grow!Subscribe and Follow AlongInstagram:@toysontapLinkedin: Abraham MustoFacebook:@toysontapYoutube:@Toysontap