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The Distribution by Juniper Square
What Private Wealth Wants From Real Estate Operators - Live From iREOC 2025 in Austin, Texas

The Distribution by Juniper Square

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 58:41


This episode of The Distribution features a live panel conversation moderated by Brandon Sedloff with Brian Cho, Mark Shoberg, and Mark Neely, recorded at iREOC. The discussion focuses on the growing importance of private wealth as a capital source for real estate operating companies and investment managers. Drawing from perspectives across family offices, OCIOs, and active operators, the panel unpacks how private wealth allocators think about portfolio construction, manager selection, and structure in today's market. The conversation offers a candid look at what actually drives decisions behind the scenes and how sponsors can more effectively engage this increasingly influential channel. They discuss:• How private wealth allocators approach portfolio construction across public markets, private equity, and real estate• The role of tax efficiency, liquidity preferences, and structure in private wealth investment decisions• What family offices and OCIOs look for beyond track record when evaluating real estate managers• How investor education differs across advisors, allocators, and end clients in the wealth channel• Where panelists see the most compelling opportunities in equity, debt, and special situations over the next 12 to 18 months Links: iREOC - https://irei.com/ireoc/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Mark Neely on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-neely-6568269/ Mark Shoberg on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-shoberg/ Brian Cho on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-cho-66419222/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:09) - Meet the panelists(00:03:58) - Understanding private wealth(00:07:17) - Portfolio construction insights(00:09:55) - Investment preferences and structures(00:13:07) - Navigating real estate investments(00:21:36) - The importance of track record(00:27:53) - Operational due diligence in wealth channel(00:29:22) - Educating financial advisors and clients(00:31:47) - Customizing asset allocation for clients(00:33:13) - Challenges and strategies in wealth management(00:37:31) - Operational challenges in wealth management(00:39:25) - Effective communication and networking(00:45:04) - Current market trends and opportunities(00:50:38) - Audience Q&A and final thoughts

The Art and Soul Show
Building a Profitable Photography Studio Without Burnout with Talea Wright

The Art and Soul Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 39:05


Pricing is not just a numbers game. It is the foundation of a sustainable photography business.In this episode, I chat with Talea Wright to have an honest conversation about pricing, cost of doing business, and what it truly takes to build a profitable studio that lasts. Talea shares her experience opening her first studio at twenty years old, navigating pricing mistakes early on, and learning how to charge in a way that supports both her clients and her life.We talk about why so many photographers underprice their work, how studio expenses and overhead impact pricing decisions, and why selling products is not about being pushy but about serving clients well. Talea also shares how clarity, education, and confidence play a major role in helping clients understand the value of what they are investing in.This conversation is a practical look at pricing from someone who has built a long-term business by doing the math, honoring her worth, and committing to sustainability over shortcuts.What's in this episode:[03:30] How studio ownership impacts pricing decisions[06:00] Common pricing mistakes photographers make early on[09:30] Understanding the cost of doing business beyond session fees[13:00] Why underpricing leads to burnout[16:30] Selling products as part of client care, not pressure[19:30] Educating clients so pricing feels clear and aligned[23:30] Creating pricing that supports long-term sustainability[27:30] Confidence, consistency, and standing behind your numbersIf pricing has ever felt confusing, uncomfortable, or overwhelming, the amazing advice in this episode from Talea will help you rethink how you charge and why it matters.For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/podcast/Grab your spot for the 2025 Online Newborn Retreat!

Bowyer Podcast
Wood Carving, Hand-made Tools, and Educating Aspiring Artisans with Guests Tracey Cheuvront and Kathrina Nellis

Bowyer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 65:13


On this episode host Matthew Morris sits down with his friends Tracey Cheuvront and Kathrina Nellis. This talented couple own and operate Bastionhead Woodworks, based out of Kansas City, KS. Tracey and Kathrina are talented artisans with a special knack for wood carving and toolmaking. Listen up to hear their story. Find Bastionhead Woodworks at: Website: www.bastionheadwoodworks.com Instagram: @bastionhead Find Matthew at: Instagram: @songdog_stickbows         Youtube: @thebowyercollective  Website: www.thebowyercollective.com Keep this podcast on the radio waves. Support our show partners: Polite But Dangerous Tools- Use discount code “bowyer” to save 10% off orders. https://politebutdangeroustools.square.site/ Vuni Gear- Use discount code “bowyer15” to save 15% off your order. https://vunigear.com/ Bear Archery - Use code “bowyer10” to save 10% www.beararchry.com Safari Tuff - Use discount code “bowyerpod10” to save 10% www.safarituff.com Arrow 6 Coffee - Use discount code BOWYER15 to save 15% off coffee and merch. www.arrow6coffeeco.com  Bastion Head Wood Works - Use code "bowyer" for free shipping www.bastionheadwoodworks.com Selway Archery www.selwayarcheryproducts.com Nukem Hunting - Use discount code “Bowyer20” to save 20%.  www.nukemhunting.com The Generalist Program| SISU Strong - Use code “Songdog20” to save 20% https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog/7de19181/?productId=704169&clearCart=true Check out these great Bowyer educators: Organic Archery Bow Building School- Use discount code “bowyer” to save 10% off your tuition https://www.organicarchery.com/

2 Goalies 1 Mic
Episode 217- Sabres Bar-B-Que

2 Goalies 1 Mic

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 90:32


Duane and Hurls are joined by Jordan and Jake from the Cespedes Bar-B-Cast to talk about their newfound love for the Buffalo Sabres - Proving their now just another couple of bandwagon fans - History of their show and how they started following the Sabres - Baseball comps to current Sabres players - Educating them on the history of the Sabres, players, and rivalries - To bang on the glass or not bang on the glass? - Recapping the latest with the Sabres - More! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! - Presented by Impulse Physical Therapy, Xtreme Discount Mattress, and Fattey Beer Co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fed and Fearless Podcast
How to Tell Stories Online That Build Community and Sell Your Coaching with Mackenzie Heflin

The Fed and Fearless Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 57:24


What if instead of trying to "stop the scroll," you started talking to your audience like they already care about what you have to say? I'm sitting down with Mackenzie Heflin to talk about how coaches and experts can use storytelling to build real community and make sales, without gimmicky hooks, performative content, or feeling like you have to constantly be "on" online. We talk about what it actually looks like to treat platforms like Threads, TikTok, and Instagram like a private community instead of a stage, and why that shift changes how people connect with you, trust you, and decide to work with you. Mackenzie shares how to educate without overwhelming, how to use client stories when it's not your lived experience, and how storytelling becomes one of the most effective long-term sales tools for experts. Episode Timeline [00:00] Why "stop the scroll" marketing isn't building community or sales [00:03] Mackenzie's origin story and building a high-trust Facebook community [00:06] Losing her platform overnight and the storytelling realization [00:11] Treating social media like a private community, not a stage [00:18] Educating without overwhelming (and why more info doesn't convert) [00:24] Using client stories when it's not your personal experience [00:32] Storytelling as a business owner vs. a content creator [00:45] AI, storytelling, and why your voice still matters [00:55] Invitation to the Nourished Business Accelerator (NBA) Notable Quotes from Mackenzie "You'll never catch me trying to convince people why they should learn storytelling. I just teach people how to story tell." "The simplest shift I have my clients make is changing how to into how I—because it makes your audience care about you, not just the information." "When you give people too much information before they're ready, that doesn't lead to conversion—that leads to confusion." "There's a difference between a storyteller as a content creator and a storyteller as a business owner." "Using chat is like using a backup camera in your car. You still have to know how to be able to drive your car." Links & Resources Mackenzie's Storytelling Membership Apply For The Nourished Business Accelerator (NBA) - Applications close January 31 (this is the FINAL round before my offer suite changes!) Closing If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast, leave a rating and review, and share it with a coach or expert who's ready to build community and sell in a way that actually feels aligned.

Women In Product
Educating, Informing and Engaging with Marily Nika

Women In Product

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 35:20


”Visibility is how clearly our work, our impact, our leadership, are being recognized by our teams, our peers, the wider organization and broader community.  it's not about being seen, it's about ensuring that the value you add is acknowledged and understood,” Marily Nika, Ph.DIn this episode Marily joins host, Surbhi Gupta, to discuss how she has built her visibility to include work inside and outside of where she works. Marily has built a reputation as a product leader broadly by educating through courses, books, a substack newsletter and a LinkedIn profile filled with information. Her work is followed by over 124K people on LinkedIn and her courses on Maven have been taken by over 8,000 people. 

Real Estate Excellence
Builder Rep To Top Agent: Insider Secrets Buyers & Sellers MUST Know About New Construction

Real Estate Excellence

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 89:00


How does emotional intelligence give real estate agents an edge in guiding clients through one of life's most stressful decisions? In this episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, Tracy Hayes sits down with Robyn McIntosh, a top-tier real estate professional with a rich background in psychology and insurance. Robyn opens up about her unexpected path from working catastrophe claims at State Farm to becoming one of Florida's most trusted names in real estate. Her ability to blend empathy with industry knowledge helps clients navigate not only deals but emotions, turning stress into strategy. From navigating new construction pitfalls to educating buyers on insurance red flags, Robyn emphasizes the value of transparency, community, and staying informed. Whether it's explaining roof replacement impact on home values or the critical timing of involving an insurance agent, she lays out the realities that every buyer and seller should hear. Her journey is a masterclass in resilience, customer service, and intentional business-building. Enjoyed this episode? Share it with someone considering a move or career in real estate! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Highlights: 00:00 - 14:49 New Construction Exposed How Robyn's builder background shaped her strategy Why agents should attend builder meetings Critical need for third-party inspections Permitting issues and layout mix-ups The communication breakdown in national builder pipelines 14:50 - 28:59 The Insurance Mindset Advantage Robyn's State Farm experience in catastrophe claims How it shifted her approach to risk in real estate Explaining Florida insurance pitfalls to out-of-state buyers Why home age affects insurability Avoiding last-minute insurance deal-breakers 29:00 - 42:49 Roofs, Claims, and Seller Strategy When to address aging roofs before listing Educating sellers on repair ROI vs. reality How inspectors and insurance agents derail contracts Preparing buyers and sellers emotionally for negotiations The true cost of ignoring deferred maintenance 42:50 - 57:59 Pivoting from Setback to Success Robyn's career curveball: from nuclear medicine to real estate Losing out on a medical program led to reinvention How real estate filled the service gap she craved Her "Come to Jesus" moment with her husband Turning rejection into redirection 58:00 - 01:12:29 Service, Community & Emotional EQ What "being of service" means to Robyn Why communication is more powerful than contracts Balancing emotion with education in transactions Her husband's public service and how it influences her work The mindset shift from salesperson to problem-solver 01:12:30 - 01:28:59 Broker Choices & Real Estate Realities Choosing the right brokerage for growth Online courses vs. classroom experience Learning curves and mentorship matters Brokerage fit vs. personal discipline Advice for new agents entering the market   Quotes: "Before my feet hit the floor, I say: money flows to me easily and abundantly." – Robyn McIntosh "You don't need an inspector because it's a bad builder—you need one to cover everything." – Robyn McIntosh "Life is hard. If selling your home is the hardest thing you face, let me help you through it." – Robyn McIntosh "I love everything about homes—their stories, their challenges, their potential." – Robyn McIntosh   To contact Robyn McIntosh, learn more about her business, and make her a part of your network, make sure to follow her on her Website.   Connect with Robyn McIntosh! Website: https://www.christiesrealestate.com/real-estate-agents/robyn-mcintosh/35322/   Connect with me! Website: toprealtorjacksonville.com   Website: toprealtorstaugustine.com    SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW as we discuss real estate excellence with the best of the best.   #RealEstateExcellence #RobynMcIntosh #RealEstatePodcast #HomeBuyingTips #FloridaRealEstate #WomenInRealEstate #ServiceDrivenSales #NewConstruction #RealEstateExpert #RealEstateJourney #CustomerExperience #HomeSellingTips #RealEstateMarketing #InsuranceTips #HomeInspection #EmotionalIntelligence #RealEstateLife #PodcastInterview #RealEstateMentor #RealEstateEducation #RoofReplacement #JacksonvilleRealEstate

Run The Numbers
How finance shows its value beyond being the “no” department | Maria Izurieta

Run The Numbers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 53:14


In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Maria Izurieta, CFO of Huntress, to unpack what it really means to lead finance as a connective tissue across the organization. Drawing on experience across VC-backed, PE-owned, and public companies, Maria shares how she balances impact versus perfection, builds trust through small wins, and helps teams move from transactional finance to insight-driven decision making. They dig into data transparency, centralized BI, partnering with sales and marketing on revenue, and why the best CFOs unblock friction instead of becoming the “no” department — all while bringing a deeply people-first lens to scale.—SPONSORS:Abacum is a modern FP&A platform built by former CFOs to replace slow, consultant-heavy planning tools. With self-service integrations and AI-powered workflows for forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario modeling, Abacum helps finance teams scale without becoming software admins. Trusted by teams at Strava, Replit, and JG Wentworth—learn more at https://www.abacum.aiBrex is an intelligent finance platform that combines corporate cards, built-in expense management, and AI agents to eliminate manual finance work. By automating expense reviews and reconciliations, Brex gives CFOs more time for the high-impact work that drives growth. Join 35,000+ companies like Anthropic, Coinbase, and DoorDash at https://www.brex.com/metricsMetronome is real-time billing built for modern software companies. Metronome turns raw usage events into accurate invoices, gives customers bills they actually understand, and keeps finance, product, and engineering perfectly in sync. That's why category-defining companies like OpenAI and Anthropic trust Metronome to power usage-based pricing and enterprise contracts at scale. Focus on your product — not your billing. Learn more and get started at https://www.metronome.comRightRev is an automated revenue recognition platform built for modern pricing models like usage-based pricing, bundles, and mid-cycle upgrades. RightRev lets companies scale monetization without slowing down close or compliance. For RevRec that keeps growth moving, visit https://www.rightrev.comRillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to close faster without fighting legacy systems. Designed to support complex revenue recognition, multi-entity operations, and real-time reporting, Rillet helps teams achieve a true zero-day close—with some customers closing in hours, not days. If you're scaling on an ERP that wasn't built in the 90s, book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cjTabs is an AI-native revenue platform that unifies billing, collections, and revenue recognition for companies running usage-based or complex contracts. By bringing together ERP, CRM, and real product usage data into a single system of record, Tabs eliminates manual reconciliations and speeds up close and cash collection. Companies like Cortex, Statsig, and Cursor trust Tabs to scale revenue efficiently. Learn more at https://www.tabs.com/run—LINKS:Maria on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-izurieta-909a3b/Company: https://www.huntress.com/CJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/Mostly metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.com—RELATED EPISODES:How the Best CFOs Lead Without Being the CEO | Ken Stillwellhttps://youtu.be/O4cx9NBqQso—TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Preview and Intro00:01:01 Maria's Background00:03:09 People-First Team Building00:05:16 People, Process, Systems at Scale00:07:13 Removing Friction Outside Finance00:09:15 Data Transparency & Decision-Making00:11:06 Sponsors — Abacum | Brex | Metronome00:14:22 Forward-Deployed Data00:16:21 Centralized Data vs. Silos00:19:23 Finance as Data Steward00:21:08 Cost-to-Price Feedback Loop00:22:35 Curiosity Builds Credibility00:23:43 Sponsors — RightRev | Rillet | Tabs00:27:12 Trust First, Then Impact00:30:27 Celebrating Small Wins00:31:21 From Transactions to Insights00:33:00 CFO at the Revenue Table00:34:32 Educating the Org on Metrics00:36:21 Customer-Level Margin Reality00:37:13 Using Facts to Change Decisions00:38:27 Ownership Mindset in Growth Companies00:39:10 VC vs. PE vs. Public CFO Tradeoffs00:41:02 Operating Inside Constraints00:42:18 Finding Your Stage Fit00:44:17 Building a Personal Advisor Network00:46:43 Visibility and Women in Leadership00:47:44 Work–Life Integration, Not Balance00:48:45 Lightning Round: Biggest Mistake00:50:10 Advice to Younger Self00:51:36 Finance Tech Stack00:52:01 Craziest Expense Story00:52:44 Credits#RunTheNumbersPodcast #CFOLeadership #ScalingCompanies #DataDrivenDecisions #ExecutiveLeadership This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjgustafson.substack.com

Under the Tree: A Seminar on Freedom with Bill Ayers
A New Constitution for Public Education with Jay Gillen and Jamarria Hall

Under the Tree: A Seminar on Freedom with Bill Ayers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 56:23


Here is the proposed preamble to a new Constitution for Public Education, conceived by the visionary teacher and organizer Jay Gillen: “Every middle-schooler will have the expectation that when they are in high school they will have a good-paying job, sharing knowledge or skills with peers, younger children, or other people in their communities.” He offers this radical proposal in order to propel a conversation and an organizing focus toward building a broad national consensus about how children should be prepared to grow up with dignity and strength in all of our communities. When he recasts the language of the preamble slightly—“If we could pay teenagers to do things that benefit their communities, contribute to the education and culture of younger children, and incidentally advance their own educations, it would be a good thing”—Gillen argues that we already have enormous sympathy in principle. And so we move on to specific steps we might take and concrete principles we might adopt which are surprisingly practical—and within reach. We're joined by Jay Gillen, author of Educating for Insurgency and The Power in the Room, and Jamarria Hall, a student advocate and lead plaintiff in Gary B. v. Whitmer, the Right to Literacy case that argued the Detroit public schools were “functionally incapable of delivering access to literacy,” and resulted in a $94.4 million settlement in 2023.

Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele Taraba
Ep. 85 – Educating from the Inside Out: Leadership, Self-Worth, and Compassion with Deidre Harris

Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele Taraba

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 43:30


TRANSCRIPT Gissele: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to the Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele. We believe that love and compassion have the power to heal our lives and our world. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more amazing content. Gissele: Today we’ll be chatting with Deidre Harris, who is a national leadership in highly effective teams development trainer and coach. She supports educational programs looking to enhance their administrative staff’s leadership skills and their teaching teams levels of effectiveness. Gissele: Please join me in welcoming Deidre. Deidre: Hi. Gissele: Hi. Hello. Welcome to the show. Oh, Deidre: thank you for inviting me. Gissele: Oh, thank you so much for being here. This is definitely a topic of interest for me. I was wondering if you could tell the audience a little bit about how you got into this work. Deidre: Oh my gosh. To make a long story, very short that I’ve just been working in the education field for over 35 years [00:01:00] and through all of my very. Deidre: Various different positions. You know, leadership has just been coming up over and over and over again. And, and what does that look like? As a teacher working with children or as an assistant supporting that teacher or as a director or principal supporting staff. And so no matter what position I was in or what I was doing, leadership was just always, at the foundation of everything we did. So as I stepped out to do my own work, it just kept coming up more and more, and so I said, okay, there’s a need. Let me get out there and help to address it. Gissele: Wonderful. Wonderful. And what were some of the biggest leadership challenges you saw in the education system? Deidre: Well, gosh, I have to start with myself, Gissele right? So how did leadership show up in me? And a lot of times we kind of think about it and put it under the category of professionalism, but leadership. Actually goes [00:02:00] beyond professionalism to to be professional, to to show up with that hat, to do the work that you are hired to do in a manner that you know, that gives great outcomes for everybody. Deidre: That’s just one piece of it. When I go in and I talk about leadership, it’s really about mindset. And so I actually had to work on my own set. Who am I as a leader? And how do I get to show up in that leadership to, you know, to actually, again, get those outcomes that I’m looking for. And so, as I was, you know, as I started doing this work among myself, like I mentioned earlier, I started seeing it. Deidre: Elsewhere. And what I notice is that again, well, the biggest challenge, or the thing that I notice the most is everybody attributes leadership to a title. Gissele: Mm. Right? Mm-hmm. So yeah, you’re Deidre: either your administrator or like I said before. You’re a director or a principal or, you know, sit [00:03:00] somewhere where leadership is part of your, your title in the sense of authority. Deidre: And so that’s, I would say one of my, my biggest challenges and, and what I noticed and again, what’s, you know, motivated me to do this work because leadership, we’re all leaders. You know, regardless of our title, regardless of what we do, and because I have that belief, then going out there and helping people to see their leadership and then to start standing in their leadership, that’s, that’s been my ongoing challenge in work. Gissele: Hmm. Deidre: Yeah. Gissele: Thank you for that. Thank you. and I really appreciate that you said that you know, everyone or anyone is a leader, right? Including the children. And so as teachers who, step up into their own leadership can then model that for the kids themselves. But the school system isn’t always sort of designed that way. Gissele: Where leadership [00:04:00] can come from anywhere. It is at times designed in a very hierarchical, as many other systems that we have. How has the structure been sort of a little bit of a hindrance or help, around leadership? Deidre: Well, you know, I would say it’s definitely a hindrance or, a challenge, a barrier, and again, you nailed it. Deidre: The education field is very hierarchy driven. It’s very top down. We see that in our struggles with, being a teacher or wanting to be a teacher and having things. Put upon you that you have little to no control over and and hence some of the impact in terms of the severe teacher shortage that we’re in right now. Deidre: I mean, who wants to work under those demands. So absolutely. Going in and again, helping people to understand that when you take on and think about personal leadership, it takes you out of this space of feel, what I call victimhood [00:05:00] of feeling like, oh. I have no control, I have no influence. Deidre: I have no power. And really showing people just how much power they actually have, even when things are being put upon them. So how they address the situation, how do they stand up and use their voice? How do they actually go through and develop their skillsets? Those are things we all have Personal power. Deidre: Over and agency. And so therefore, we can stand in our leadership regardless of what’s going on around us. And in fact, when we’re truly grounded in our leadership, the outside world tends to impact us less. Meaning it’s not like things don’t happen, but our response, we tend to be more responsive and less reactive. Deidre: Yeah. Right. And, and ultimately that’s the goal. Gissele: And what you said is so, so important because I think you’re right. There’s times when we feel [00:06:00] helpless and so if you, if we really can reflect on where’s my power in this moment, even if it’s just in how I react to this particular experience, then we’ll feel more powerful then we feel like we’ll have more leadership Gissele: I just wanted to go back to your point about this this sort of shortage for teachers. Do you think that sort of the lack of funding or the lack of like, the amount of money that teachers are getting paid, it might be contributing? Because right now the cost of living seems to be not necessarily reflecting what people’s salaries are. Deidre: Absolutely Deidre: So wages and salaries are certainly part of that. And also, I mean, there’s a disparity even within the education field. So if you’re if you are part of a school district, then your salary tends to be higher. You have access to more resources. Including additional education that, you know, can be subsidized as well as benefits.[00:07:00] Deidre: But if you’re in early childhood, which is where I spend a lot of my time, where we’re working with teachers who are with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, many of them are in community schools and don’t have the same system set up. So their wages, their benefits, their resources are even less. And yet the expectations for their education are the same and we know how ex. Deidre: Expensive it is for college, right. To get that degree. And so even in early education, you need to have a degree. So now we’re asking people to take on a lot of debt, right? Yeah. Because most of us, how many of us can afford paying for it outright? So we’re taking on a lot of debt and coming out with very low wages. Deidre: Which means that, I mean, just the cost of living, but those dreams like owning a house, right? Or you know, things like that, providing for your family get whittled way down because of the amount of debt that you’re already coming out with. [00:08:00] And so, absolutely, that has a lot to do with the field. And as I mentioned earlier, again, because a lot of things are so top down driven, they’re, a lot of things, again, I use the word put upon because it is directed by people sometimes outside of the field who Have little understanding or have an expectation of an outcome and say, this is what you know we want you to do and this is how you, we want you to do it. All of that decreases the, motivation for becoming a teacher because they actually have taken the art away from it, and I don’t think people see, you know, realize that teaching is both the science. Deidre: And in art. Mm-hmm. And so we can go in and deliver a curriculum and the curriculum is the science part, but how we do it when we do it to, you know, to what degree we do it, what strategies are we doing when that’s the art piece. And many times things are so [00:09:00] structured that the art goes away. It, it’s no longer fun. Gissele: Yeah. I completely agree Absolutely. Yeah. sometimes I think to myself, we kind of live in a topsy-turvy world, right? Like, think about the people that make millions of dollars. Not that we should take anything away from people to play, football and movie stars Gissele: Wonderful. You know, you’re allowed your abundance, but important roles such as teaching and nursing they’re paid such, such a base level and it just doesn’t work. And we’re kind of in an interesting time. Gissele: I see it because we kind of have this gap. there was the baby boomers and people of my generation and even younger that kind of got sold a bag of goods, right? and it sort of worked for us during our time you could go to a good school, graduate, get a good job, get all the things that you thought you were going to get, but the new generation. Gissele: Even if they graduate, they come out with huge debt. They don’t have jobs that are going to pay them because some of these companies now are just wanting to not pay [00:10:00] benefits, not just give what people deserve. Mm-hmm. And so then you see this new generation that is like, I’m out. Gissele: Yes. I’m gonna live off grid. I’m gonna make money on social media. I’m just not gonna do those things. Yes. And so something’s gonna have to change, right? Like, I think we’re gonna have to prioritize. These sorts of positions and go back to the art and go back to the acknowledging the value that is being offered by these positions it doesn’t have to be one or the other. Gissele: I mean, these people can still say in their abundance, but the abundance of teachers and nurses should be elevated from my perspective. Deidre: Yes. I totally agree. I mean, and you know, we could spend weeks here on this topic alone. Right. just thinking about, you know, what are our priorities? Deidre: And when I go back and, and we know this because, [00:11:00] I mean, the research has come out over and over and over again, the return on investment, so. So I’m gonna bring it back to education because the return on investment, when we invest in our children, it’s something like 16 to 18% or times what the initial investment was. Deidre: So if we were to say to someone, Hey, if you invest, you know so much, you know, a hundred dollars and you’re gonna get a eight, 16 to 18% return, everyone would flock to that. Right? Yeah. Everyone would be buying shares in that company. So it’s really interesting how we look at it, the investment in that way. Deidre: Yet we don’t see the same type of investment in our children. And yet, look at our role today. Right. I mean, yeah. Yes. There’s great things happening and yes, there are, things happening. that we’ve never seen before in our lifetime. Yeah. And to go back to what you were saying, Gissele [00:12:00] this generation is the first generation that has done not as well as their parents’ generation. Deidre: So when you’re talking about they’re coming out with debt, that we have so many students coming out and having to live with their families because the jobs just aren’t out there paying what they would need to survive with inflation, or they have this huge mountain of debt that, you know, that they have to get up underneath of, and all of these other things. Deidre: So we get to. To look at that because what are we setting up for the generations who are, coming after us? what are we leaving them? Gissele: Yeah. and I totally agree with that, but, I have to reflect and I do believe that we’ve accepted certain things over time. Like one of the things I would hear often again and again is that, people. Gissele: Believe that like doing good, you don’t have to accept that much pay. Right? It should be free or it should be low. So I feel like there’s an element well, we’ve done this to ourselves, [00:13:00] and I feel like now is the time that we’re like no more. Because Gissele: that really allows you to then do more of that important work. there doesn’t have to be a trade off between you doing good and allowing your abundance to come into you. But I feel like we have, ’cause that was the one thing that I always heard, like people that are doing good and helping people, oh, it can’t cost that much. Gissele: It has to be free. And it’s like, okay, so this is why we’re in the situation we’re in. But like you said, we have power. We just have to say, well, we are not willing to take this low pay anymore. It’s done. So either pay us what we’re worth, or you’re gonna have systems shut down. Mm-hmm. Gissele: Because they’re not gonna have anyone to do the job. What are your thoughts? Deidre: so Gissele you take us right into the leadership mindset, and that’s why I’ve started doing that work. For just that reason is because you even said it. Deidre: It not that I wanna move into blaming or shaming, and yet we do get to [00:14:00] own that. When whoever we are in the helping field, whether it’s coaching in whatever area, or education or health, whatever that field is, it’s this idea of our money mindset. Right. Like, you know, money is the, the root of all evil or whatever. Deidre: We grew up with that somehow, and you said it, that somehow that when we attach money to helping others, now we’re wrong or we’re greedy, or we should do it from the love of our heart. And basically what we’re being asked to do is to subsidize. Other people’s wellbeing. And I think we have to really understand that, that really we’re being asked to subsidize, you know? Deidre: Somebody else’s health or somebody’s else is fitness or somebody else’s, you know, whatever that is. And so, like you said, when when we step into that leadership mindset and say, this is who [00:15:00] I am and this is how I wanna show up in the world, as soon as we fully own that, then the money doesn’t quite become an issue. Deidre: Or we start moving out of that and we start charging what we’re worth. Mm-hmm. And so that right there is, is just really huge. And again, as I bring it back to the education field, it not that you’re gonna go out and and demand a salary increase, but as you show up and, and we start advocating for ourselves and say. Deidre: Look, the, this is what we’re talking about. here’s your return on the investment. It FARs outweigh what, what you’re paying me. We get to start equalizing or leveling things up. Gissele: Yeah. Yeah. I’m gonna disagree, Deidre. I do think that people should go out and ask for an increase the cost of living is so far above, and somebody did the numbers, I think it was on TikTok. Gissele: People are now spending almost like. 75% on their salary on living, [00:16:00] which doesn’t leave a lot to save. Whereas, you know, like many moons ago, it’s only about half. And so people were able to save for a house. We’re able to do all of these things. But let’s talk about worth. And I think that’s the thing. Gissele: Historically, we have not really valued our worth. I heard these two people talking about, how, they expect people to work nine to five, but they said come in for an eight o’clock meeting. Yes. and the person said, no, sorry, I’ve got this going on. Gissele: I can’t make it. And it was a huge deal. and they were, criticizing them and ostracizing them for doing stuff outside of work hours. And I think for many, many years we accepted that we thought it made us valuable and that somehow there’ll be a return on investment and it has not. Gissele: All it’s done is, oh look, we get a praise. And just praise is just not gonna cut it anymore. Which is why I think this younger generation is keep your praise. Yep. I’m gonna keep my money or I’m gonna keep my time. Right. And so I do [00:17:00] think it’s the time now to truly say, okay, what am I worth? And this is what I desire in terms of income. Gissele: What are your thoughts? Deidre: and I agree with that. So let me just go back and clarify. Deidre: ’cause I’m not saying don’t go out and advocate for yourself and financially, it’s just one way to do it. Mm-hmm. When you’re talking about stepping into your self worth. And again, the key is to own it. Yeah. So when you’re in your leadership, right and you’re owning your worth, that’s when the advocacy really happens. Deidre: And here’s what often happens is, is people will say I want you to do for me what I won’t even do for myself. Deidre: Fair Gissele: enough. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Deidre: So, when we’re grounded, when we’re in our leadership and we’re presenting ourselves as leaders, then that’s what I mean by that. The advocacy comes and absolutely, we still get to have those discussions and fight for [00:18:00] equal pay by all means, and not just as a group, but in. Deidre: Individuals, because not every person is equal. Right? Yeah. And what value we have is going to be different based on the work that we’re doing and who we’re doing that work with. So we get to be really clear about our value, and many of us aren’t. Yeah. So it’s really hard to go out and say, you know, I think I should have more money and not be able to answer the question of, well, what are you bringing to the table? Deidre: Hmm. And that’s where many of us are, as opposed to, you know, coming in and say, wow, when I come in, I’m able to do this, this, this, this, and this, and the benefits of this is this, this, this, this, and this. Now we have something to talk about and negotiate and discuss with. That’s us being in our leadership. Gissele: Mm, I understand. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, Deidre: yeah. Gissele: [00:19:00] Thank you for that. And speaking of different values, Let’s talk about compassion in the education system and the challenges that may present themselves in terms of managing behavior problems and then where leadership would fit in those circumstances. Deidre: Yeah, this is me sighing Gissele becauseyou know, I’m a little speechless and the reason for that is because you would think of all fields. All fields, or at least like you said, one of the helping fields that compassion would be embedded. And I have to say it’s not now there’s gonna be, you know, listeners out there that are gonna disagree with me, you’re probably gonna get a flood. Deidre: What is she talking about? That’s okay. You know, where I work, there’s, you know, compassion, but I just mean generally speaking that. Again, if we’re talking about, say, teachers with children, it’s not that teachers don’t have compassion for children, but they’re fried. Yeah. They’re [00:20:00] burnt out because of the, the workload and what they’re asked to do. Deidre: Now you take workload and then you bring in children who have lots of challenges on a lot of different areas, whether it’s just, you know learning. Disabilities that they have. And so it, you know, it puts additional workload on the teacher to figure out how to support them, especially if they’re not able to receive services around that. Deidre: You have children coming in who definitely are coming from circumstances that are traumatic or neglectful. So now you have a lot of mental health that teachers are having to deal with and trying to support children in order for them to learn. And then in addition to that, now you have teachers being attacked both verbally and physically. Deidre: Yeah. By very young children all the way through you know, into our high schools and our colleges. So much to the point where, where we’re talking about, you know, teachers carrying [00:21:00] guns in school in order to protect themselves Wow. Or be in a position to. To protect children if somebody comes in. Deidre: Wow. So, so when you’re thinking about all of these pressures mm-hmm. That are there, it’s really hard to be compassionate. So it’s not that our teachers, our directors, our principals don’t want to be compassionate. It’s really hard when we have all of these external pressures. It, it just truly is now. Deidre: And then on top of that, think about again, just having compassion for ourselves, and that’s where that leadership comes in. So I always talk a lot about practicing grace. Gissele: Yeah. Deidre: So the practicing grace is for ourselves. And, and that gets to be embedded as part of our leadership. So, I mean, there’s great websites out there like I think it was one called self-compassion dot org. Deidre: So if anybody, you [00:22:00] know, wants to check that. That out. A wonderful woman who’s been in the field for a very long time provides lots of free resources on there. I tell everybody about it all the time because it’s something that we do get to practice. It’s a muscle. Having grace for oneself is a muscle that we get to build and we get to pour into to keep that muscle strong because we are typically our own worst enemies. Deidre: Right. You’ve heard that, right? that inner critic or that self critic, that voice in your head that comes up when you do something and they might say, you know, or You made a mistake. Well, that was stupid. Well, how dumb was that? Or that voice that comes up and says you know, who do you think you are? Deidre: You can’t do this. Keep your mouth shut. You don’t have anything to offer. That’s the voice that we’re talking about that we get to actually look at and say thank you. But no thank you. [00:23:00] I don’t need that advice today. I am practicing grace. Practicing grace means that we are owning, that we are fully human. Deidre: And so I say that as a as a recovering perfectionist. Mm-hmm. So I own that. I have to practice every single day to not get things to such a high degree. And then, you know, where I’m not getting things done or driving myself crazy. Instead, I get to practice grace and say, I’m human. It’s okay if I make a mistake. Deidre: Now, if I’m making that same mistake repeatedly, that’s. great feedback that I wanna go in and, and look at that. So I’m not saying, you know, go out and just be a hot mess all of the time, but just owning, you know, it’s not gonna be an if, it’s gonna be a when we’re gonna, we’re gonna make mistakes and if we’re going to learn and grow and practice that self-compassion, we need to practice grace. Deidre: Giving ourselves grace. [00:24:00] Yeah. And as soon as we’re able to really be compassionate. Then we become really genuine in stepping into compassion for others. Gissele: Mm-hmm. Absolutely, absolutely. I don’t think people realize that that critical voice, like internally is how they talk to other people as well. Some of the most critical people that I have met, that’s how they talk to themselves as well. Gissele: And so, here we talk about, when you. Fill up your bucket, right, and you give to love and compassion towards yourself, then you can give to others from your overflow, right? Yes. Then you have more than enough and when you give yourself love and compassion. You give yourself what you’re looking for externally. Gissele: You don’t need people to be different. You don’t need them to be a specific way. And so you can have that grace for yourself and other people. Mm-hmm. One of the things that I found, I was thinking about what you were saying around, you know, teachers carrying gun and so on is the role of fear [00:25:00] and the lack of. Gissele: Emotional regulation that has been taught, and I think that’s what compassion helps us do is regulate those difficult feelings. Mm-hmm. how has fear really impacted teachers’ abilities to really be in their leadership in those moments? Deidre: Well, fear shows up in a lot of different ways, and we know that, you know, fear is actually a secondary emotion, meaning something else is Happening and the result or the symptom is fear. So one of the things we get to look at is, what am I afraid of? So if I think about myself and me, as a perfectionist am I afraid of, of failing? Am I afraid of what people might think of me? I mean, it’s gonna look a little different for everyone, and that’s part of the self-discovery process is it’s what am I afraid of? Deidre: Because that’s really what I wanted. To look at. If I’m just saying, you know, I’m afraid, then [00:26:00] that’s, an outcome, that’s a symptom that’s telling us. Right? Yeah. And that kind of goes back to what you were saying about our emotions is that our emotions is our body’s feedback to us that something is going on. Deidre: And so listening to that feedback is critical to help us figure out What is it that’s going on? And you also said that earlier when you said that this isn’t something that’s taught. And so while we’re starting to do that, you know, we call it, you know, social emotional learning or development. We do that, you know, in our schools. Deidre: And that’s becoming prevalent again, especially after COVID. What people don’t realize is that our corporations are actually spending billions of dollars on training their people in emotional intelligence, which basically is social emotional development for grownups, right? So how do we manage those big emotions? Deidre: Right. [00:27:00] Anger, frustration, fear, resentment, jealousy. I mean, we can go on and on and on. How do we manage them? How do we regulate and how do we look at it in relationship to those people around me? So when I’m having. These emotions. Who else is it impacting? Because I, I get to look at that. And so one of the quotes that I absolutely love out there is live in the impact, not the intention. Gissele: Mm-hmm. Deidre: Yeah. And that’s huge, right? Because often we say, oh, well I didn’t mean to, or I intended to. and my question is, well, how did that turn out? And if we’re talking about something that, you know, didn’t turn out the way we expected to, that’s great feedback for us. That we get to go back and change or shift something and try it again to get closer to the outcome that we were wanting. Gissele: Yeah. Yeah, and I love how you frame that, and even this in what you had [00:28:00] said before, because there’s such an element of acceptance and not judgment. Even when you said, you know, I keep making the same mistake. If you keep doing the same behavior, you might not be aware that it’s serving you somehow. Gissele: Sometimes we may not like our behavior but it’s serving us ’cause otherwise we wouldn’t keep doing it. So maybe there’s a subconscious thing that we need to look at. So I love how you frame that in terms of, you know what, so these are just messages that we need to understand then, that are reflecting or mirroring back to us. Gissele: What we may need to heal, what we might need to address, which I think is so, so pivotal because we get stuck behind the shame, the criticism, the guilt, all of those difficult emotions and can’t get past them in order to be able to then to really understand the lesson. And I think that’s one of the reasons why we’re kind of in a little bit of a cancel culture because we can’t deal with just a little, those difficult feelings. Gissele: That was my nice way of saying like, what’s going [00:29:00] on? Because we can’t deal with those feelings of being triggered, of being in conversation when we disagree. Yes. And so how do we lean into those difficult feelings so that then we could lean into each other and not away from one another? What are your thoughts? Deidre: Yes. So I call that I have a problem and I want you to fix it. That’s, that’s exactly what it is. Right? Right. Because when I’m triggered, that’s my problem. But we’re so used to saying things like you make me so mad. Yeah. Right. And attributing our emotions to somebody else. and as soon as we do that, then we place right blame and shame and guilt and all of that judgment on somebody else as opposed to, and this is, it’s a radical thought, but yet it’s also a very freeing thought as opposed to owning it. Deidre: Our totally ourselves. Again, taking this back into our leadership when [00:30:00] I fully own my emotions. I am mad now that you know Gissele, you said something or you did something. And first thought is it made me mad, as opposed to, and I got mad. Yeah. So that’s feedback for me that there’s work that I get to do. Deidre: ’cause I am the one that’s mad. It’s crazy for me to say, Gissele you gotta change what you said or change what you did. So I don’t get mad anymore. Right. And what people don’t. Absolutely. Yeah. But, but we’ve been trained to do that. Yeah. And what people don’t realize is that as soon as you do that, you actually give all your power away to somebody. Deidre: Correct. ’cause now they have the power to, do this and make you do this, or do this and make you do this. And, and as soon as you see that and realize that’s where the freeing part comes in, because now, okay, if I’m fully owning my emotions, my feelings, my my [00:31:00] triggers, then. I now have the ability to change and shift it. Deidre: Yeah. And it’s doesn’t rely on anyone else. Gissele: Absolutely. And as soon Deidre: as that happens, like you said, that, you know, the, the cancel culture will start going away. It’s like, oh my gosh. Nobody can make mistakes anymore. Yeah. Nobody can make human or your whole life will be wiped out. Gissele: Yeah,I completely agree with what you said because I truly. Gissele: I truly believe that if something triggers me, I immediately think, okay, what’s what’s going on for me? Like what’s, because if somebody says something that is hurtful, I’m like, oh, that’s where they’re, but if I get triggered by it, that’s an immediate sign that there’s something going on within me because why am I giving that thought? Gissele: The power. Deidre: Yes. Gissele: but. We don’t wanna accept responsibility because then we are responsible for what we have created and therefore, and it expands that we’re responsible for everything we’ve created. [00:32:00] Yes. And then sometimes that’s hard to admit but like you said, it’s the first step towards making a change and stepping up into our leadership. Gissele: Right. Deidre: Yes. and you’re absolutely right about that. And that is part of that, that is really scary. ’cause like you said, as soon as I realize, okay, I’m being triggered, there’s something going on, I get to do some some work around that. So I always advocate for network. Right. Develop your network, develop your inner circle so that there are people around to help support you so that, you know, you can see and kind of process through this in whatever way, shape, or form that looks like. Deidre: But going in and, and understanding that you’re triggered and owning it is kind of like okay, I have work to do here and as soon as. You recognize It. It’s like, oh, okay, okay, I can do something around it. And then you look around and you’re [00:33:00] like, oh crap, I got a whole bunch of stuff I gotta clean up. Deidre: That’s where the work begins. It’s like now I gotta go in and and clean up. Right? So if I haven’t set boundaries right, really good boundaries. ’cause you talked about that a little bit earlier. And now I have all of these appointments and I’m overwhelmed. Okay. To stay in integrity, I’m gonna follow through, and that’s me cleaning up. Deidre: And how can I make sure that I don’t continue to do that for myself? But meanwhile, I’ve gotta, I’ve gotta clean that up, right? Yeah. Gissele: That we got in the shed that we don’t wanna see, or in the basement that we’re like, I’m gonna check that out later. In order for you to change your life, you have to look at that. Gissele: and I do think that what’s happening in the world is kind of like all of those boxes coming out and being like, hello, remember me? Deidre: Oh Gissele: yeah. But they’re coming up to be healed. Right? They’re coming up to be seen and then reone. Deidre: [00:34:00] Yes. Gissele: So, it’s a good thing. But like you said, it’s a scary thing. Gissele: because then nobody else is at fault, right? Then we can’t say, hey, it’s their fault. Right? And that causes us shame and guilt and all these difficult emotions, which we of course are, you know, managing with compassion. Let’s talk about the importance of boundaries in terms of having more compassion for oneself. Gissele: How does, how does having boundaries really reinforce that love for ourselves? Deidre: Yes, and you know, Brene Brown, who, many of us know and love, does a lot of work in this area, so you can check out some of her resources around it. But when we’re talking about, true self-compassion. It goes hand in hand with boundaries. Deidre: You can’t be self-compassionate and have no boundaries. Yeah, because basically what you’re doing is you’re literally giving all of yourself away, right? Yeah. Well, if you’re giving all yourself away, where’s the self in that? And [00:35:00] this is hard for many, many of us. And you know, myself included, and it’s going to always be ongoing work. Deidre: So when we talk about, you know, boundaries, and again, in having that self-compassion, you said it earlier, we wanna give from our overflow, right? So whether you think of it as a bucket or whether you think of it as a well, or however you think about it, you wanna. But pour into yourself so much that, like you said, you were giving from your overflow. Deidre: Not the bucket itself. The bucket is you. Yeah. And so it goes back to what they always keep telling us on the plane. And there’s a really, really important reason they tell. Yeah. Was on the plane. Yeah. Is you right? If you’re sitting with somebody, you know that you need to help you give the oxygen mask first because if you don’t, you’re gonna end up passing out and both of you or all of you are dead. Deidre: Yeah. Andwe don’t think about that in our day-to-day lives, [00:36:00] and we keep. Pulling from our internal wells, right? Or our internal bucket. And we wonder why we’re overwhelmed or burnt down and fried. So when we’re self-compassionate, self-compassion is really about saying no, right? and it’s not no to everybody and no to everything, but it’s being discerning. Deidre: So let’s set up some criteria And if you’re not comfortable with saying no, then I suggest setting up criteria for what you’re gonna say yes to. ’cause some of us aren’t quite in that place where we can, oh, I don’t like to say no, we don’t feel good. just. Means we get to do work there. And in the meantime, let’s work on criteria for saying yes. Deidre: What does yes feel like for you? And let’s be really clear so that when things come in, you take it through this framework of your yes. Yes. Gissele: Yes. I love that. I actually have a reframe what I say sometimes when I say it, I say, mentally says, [00:37:00] A no to you is a yes to myself. Yes. Because I’m like, okay, so I’m saying no to you because I can’t, it’s either not aligning with my values or I’m trying to scrape things for me. Gissele: Nevermind giving it. You. And so a no to you is a yes for me. but for those of you who might not be comfortable with that, I like. The thinking about, what are the things that I can say yes to? What are the things that really align with my highest joy and my values and everything else that I want to do? Deidre: Yes. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Yes. And, and again, just thinking about that, right? It’s kind of like this idea of you know, who do I wanna be? And let’s face it when you’re showing up because you said yes when you really wanted to say no. That’s where the resentment comes in. Yeah. In fact, that’s one of the characteristics that there’s a boundary crossing. Deidre: Whether somebody crossed it or you, you gave that boundary away or you weren’t consistent in it, is when [00:38:00] you’re feeling resentful. That’s typically means, oh, boundary issue here. So, you know, just a thought out there for your listeners, but you know, you’re going to show up all cranked or, resentful Deidre: So is that who you want to be when you show up and you’re around people and, you’re precious again, it goes back to, Deidre: Self-worth. you’re just so absolutely precious. And because you are so precious, you get to again, be really discerning who you get to share yourself with. Gissele: Yeah. Gissele: Yeah. Thank you for saying that, that was so good. I I was thinking about, I’m in my general life, I’m very good at saying no when I don’t mean no, except for my kids. Gissele: but you’re right. when I say yes, and I mean, no, I do it in a resentful manner. Like I’ll say yes, but I’m like, I’ll cough and puff, and I’m like, okay, this is not how I wanted to do this. So that’s one of the areas that I’m working on is really saying no with my [00:39:00] kids. Gissele: Right? Yeah. Because I just have this. Desire to give them everything. And, I just love them so much but at the same time, I’m not teaching them to honor their boundaries when I don’t honor my boundaries. Deidre: Yes. Gissele: And so, and I Deidre: say that all the time, Yeah. No, I, I’m just agreeing with you. Right. Just raising my, own kids. Deidre: It’s like, you know, what do we want from them? And just remember we’re modeling 24 7. Yeah. So if we’re not, you know, honoring our boundaries and sharing with them And saying, no, I can’t do this, and this is why. Right. to help our children understand the why. Deidre: Because, you know, because I just have a really, hard week this week and I just don’t have, the energy. And if I go, I’m just gonna be really cranky and nasty and that’s not how I wanna be with you. I wanna go and just. Really enjoy myself. Can we make a rain check? [00:40:00] Yeah, I’m just making stuff up about No, no, this is, people need to write Gissele: this down, but Deidre: great. Deidre: What’s a great thing about a podcast, right? It’s recorded. You can go back and And listen to it. Exactly. You can go back Gissele: and listen to it. Yeah. Deidre: Yes, Gissele: absolutely. Absolutely. Deidre: But add the, the why there so that we’re helping our children to understand why we do what we’re doing, so that as they. Grow up and learn, they can start using again that same level of discernment and decision making and thought process for themselves. Gissele: Agreed. Agreed. And for me, I think it goes back to being socialized to think what makes a good mother. Being a good mother is an important thing for me, like making sure that my kids are, happy, healthy, provided for you know, it’s one of my dreams I guess, that my kids are, well, that they’re supported, that they feel loved, that they feel accepted, that they feel like they belong, that they have a safe space and that they have [00:41:00] what they need. Gissele: but I’ve had some misconceptions as to what that means. It doesn’t mean I deplete myself to give to them. It means that I, again, give from their overflow and show them how to fill their own cups, right? Mm-hmm. But I’ve had to unlearn that. I’ve had to unlearn that and. Gissele: Realize that they weren’t the problem. It was me like in the words of Taylor Swift, I’m the problem. It’s me. But in a compassionate way, obviously. Deidre: Yes. Gissele: Well, Deidre: well, and you’re talking about feedback, right? When you’re talking about that compassionate, it’s not blame or shame. Yeah. It’s, oh, this is feedback for me. Deidre: Yeah. So it gives me the opportunity to shift and change how I show up in the future. That’s self-compassion. Gissele: Yeah. Agree. Agree. So we’re coming up to the end. I have two more questions for you. The first one is, what is your definition of unconditional love? Deidre: I’m just gonna pick up right on self-compassion. Deidre: When we’re [00:42:00] truly grounded in it, then our love for ourselves and then for others becomes unconditional beautiful. So Im gonna pair those two together. Gissele: Beautiful. Where can people find you? Where can they come work with you? Where can they just reach out to you? So just let people know where they can. Gissele: Sure, find yourself. Deidre: So they can find me up on my website, which is www.teamagreements.com. Literally you spell it how it says team agreements.com or if you wanna reach out to me by email, it would be Deidre, D-E-I-D-R-E dot Harris, H-A-R-R-I-S at. Team agreements.com. Nice. Beautiful. And I’d love to hear from your listeners. Gissele: Oh yeah, definitely. Thank you so much, for this amazing conversation, I mean we could speak for weeks. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and I hope people do reach out to you. And join us once again for another episode of The Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele. Deidre: Thank you. [00:43:00] Bye.

The Distribution by Juniper Square
From 60/40 to Alternatives: How Wealth Portfolios Are Being Rebuilt - Phil Huber - Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Solutions at Cliffwater

The Distribution by Juniper Square

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 58:20


In this episode of The Distribution, Brandon Sedloff sits down with Phil Huber to unpack the evolution of private markets and their growing role in private wealth portfolios. Phil shares his path from a family RIA to leading portfolio solutions at Cliffwater, and explains why alternatives are shifting from a niche allocation to a core portfolio decision. The conversation explores how interval funds, multi-manager strategies, and improved liquidity frameworks are reshaping access to private equity and private credit for advisors. Along the way, Phil offers a clear, practical lens on education, structure, and risk management in an increasingly complex alternatives landscape. They discuss: Phil's career journey from wealth management to asset management and his focus on alternatives Why private markets are becoming an active allocation decision rather than an institutional afterthought How interval funds work, including liquidity mechanics, eligibility, and portfolio fit The role of multi manager and co investment strategies in diversification and fee efficiency What advisors and CIOs look for when evaluating private market products for client portfolios Links: Phil on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-huber/ Cliffwater - https://cliffwater.com/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:32) - Phil Huber's early career and family influence (00:10:52) - Transition to Cliffwater and focus on alternatives (00:12:06) - Understanding private markets and co-investments (00:25:57) - Cliffwater's funds and direct lending strategy (00:28:01) - Cliffwater's view on direct lending (00:30:28) - Challenges of traditional private market investments (00:33:14) - Advantages of interval funds (00:34:32) - Liquidity management in interval funds (00:41:39) - Multi-manager vs. single manager strategies (00:45:09) - Real assets and interval funds (00:48:18) - Daily beta adjustments for private assets (00:50:01) - Educating advisors and clients (00:53:56) - Future trends in private markets (00:56:07) - Conclusion and final thoughts

Essentially You: Empowering You On Your Health & Wellness Journey With Safe, Natural & Effective Solutions
714: Ditch the Booze, Keep the Ritual: Functional Mocktails for Energy, Sleep & Hormone Support with Blair Horton

Essentially You: Empowering You On Your Health & Wellness Journey With Safe, Natural & Effective Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 50:13


Curious how to drink less alcohol, but still make your drinks fun?  Join me in this episode for a refreshing conversation with mocktail expert and holistic nutritionist Blair Horton, who's on a mission to transform your drinks into a feel-good ritual of self-care. We dive into her new book, Everyday Elixirs, packed with thoughtfully crafted, seasonal, and functional recipes for mocktails and other beverages. Think immunity-boosting citrus, digestion-loving botanicals, anti-inflammatory herbs, and flavors so good you won't miss the booze! Blair's philosophy is simple: wellness should be joyful, accessible, and delicious. She walks us through how swapping or reducing alcohol doesn't have to feel like deprivation—it can actually feel like an upgrade.  Whether you're winding down after a long day, hosting friends, or proactively supporting your health, Blair shows how a thoughtfully made mocktail can help you feel like the best version of you.  Tune in here! Blair Horton Blair Horton is a holistic nutritionist, natural chef, and author of the new book: Everyday Elixirs. Her love for nourishing the body met her desire to create drinks that feel special. What started as a simple idea for beautiful, alcohol-free options grew into a collection of 80 vibrant mocktail and wellness beverage recipes in her book. She continues to inspire others to choose natural, blood-sugar-balancing beverages to aid in health and longevity, all while feeling (and tasting!) good.  IN THIS EPISODE Blair's inspiration behind her new book, Everyday Elixirs Easy, fast, and fun mocktails to whip up anytime of year  Creative and tasty matcha drinks  Leaning into the seasons and getting creative with ingredients  Dedicating certain drinks to certain times of the day  Best bedtime drinks to promote restful sleep  Choosing and creating blood-sugar-balancing mocktails  Educating your kids on healthy drinks with real ingredients  Trying out new mocktails and hosting mocktail parties How to create healthier mocktails & even enjoy them out to eat! QUOTES“Anytime you're getting some extra liquid, it's going to be hydrating. And I love to put a pinch of salt in pretty much all of them to bring out the flavor, but also to help our bodies take in the water.”  “If your blood sugar isn't balanced, your mental health is not going to be great… that's very important to me; keeping the drinks lower in sugar.” “I'm always focusing on how we add in the good versus focusing on taking out the bad.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution https://peri-revolution.com/ ⁠Join my 7-Day Hormone & Metabolism Jumpstart HERE! https://go.drmariza.com/lp/metabolism-jumpstart/ Blair's book: Everyday Elixirs Blair on Instagram Check out my Blood Sugar-Friendly Mocktail Recipes HERE! RELATED EPISODES  713: What Alcohol Really Does to Women's Hormones, Sleep, and Metabolism #619: The Impact of Alcohol on Women's Health, From Hormones to Cancer #548: The Loaded Truth Behind Mom Wine Culture and the False Need to Wine Down with Celeste Yvonne #345: To Drink Or Not To Drink? Why Drinking as We Get Older Is Hard on Our Hormones #712: Why Lifestyle Medicine Is Mitochondrial Medicine (And What That Means for Your Energy, Metabolism & Longevity)

Ephesiology [n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement

In this episode of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew Johnson shares an update as the podcast enters a short hiatus. While the hosts are away on assignment, Andrew invites you to revisit the rich archive of over 200 episodes—conversations that continue to challenge, encourage, and shape how we do theology in community. Looking ahead to 2026, he offers a glimpse of what's coming next: renewed dialogue, fresh voices, and deeper explorations at the intersection of archaeology, mission, and the movement of God in the world. Connect With Us Follow Ephesiology: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Follow Andrew Johnson @thediscfan.bsky.social If this episode encouraged you, please leave a review and share it with others exploring missional living in post-Christian contexts. Thanks for doing theology in community with us today! If you have a question or topic that you'd like to hear addressed on the Ephesiology Podcast, just send it to Andrew at thediscfan@gmail.com. Donate Find the podcast on your favorite podcast app Just search for “Ephesiology” Our Podcasters Michael CooperProfessor | Missiologist | AuthorMichael is the missiologist in residence with East West where he focuses on equipping and empowering church leaders in evangelism, discipleship, leadership, and catalyzing church planting movements in the most difficult to reach places on the planet. He is the author of Ephesiology: The Study of the Ephesian Movement as well as many other books and academic articles. He has lectured at universities around the world and serves as affiliate faculty at Kairos University where he facilitates the degree programs in partnership with Ephesiology Master Classes.Andrew JohnsonMinistry Lead, West Village ChurchAndrew is a proud husband, father and pastor who desires all to know the one true King. He is honored to serve at West Village Church in Victoria, BC. Previously, he's ministered in Houston, Chicago, Indy, Flagstaff and Tempe in a variety of church contexts. Andrew has a BA in Christian Ministry from Trinity International University and an MA from Phoenix Seminary. He is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at Kairos University and is the co-host of the Ephesiology Podcast. When not at work, he's an avid disc golfing, vinyl playing, Spider-Man following/collecting fellow. Go Pacers. Do you enjoy the Ephesiology Podcast? Partner with the Pod The Ephesiology Podcast comes to you from a desire to engage in community conversations about the intersection of theology and culture. We do not believe such dialogue should come with a cost so the podcast will always be free. However, if you've benefited from the Ephesiology Podcast, would you consider a nominal $5 per month donation? All proceeds from the podcast go toward helping bring needed theological education to the majority world through our Ephesiology Master Class initiative to end a theological famine. We'd be honored to partner with you to continue providing solid biblical, theological, and missiological content for listeners around the world. Donate Empowering Future Church Leaders Imagine a world where passionate, equipped Christian leaders spread God's Word in areas with the greatest need—leaders grounded in both deep theology and practical ministry skills, trained to make a lasting impact in their communities. Through your support, this vision can become a reality for students from countries like Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Nepal, and India who are eager to teach and multiply disciple-makers in their own regions. Learn More Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement If you want to understand principles for the growth of Christianity in the first century, the place to begin is the city of Ephesus. In this winsome study, Ephesiology offers readers a comprehensive view of the empowering work of the Holy Spirit in the most significant city of the New Testament, and compels us to ask the question: how can we effectively connect Christ to our culture? “Masterfully handling the book of Ephesians and using its content as a definitive guide, Michael Cooper lays a theologically strong foundation that is both corrective and directive to disciple making movements. The principles he gleans from the book of Ephesians and related texts, help to ensure the on-going multiplication and maturation of a movement. Because these are supra-cultural principles, they are applicable anywhere in the world.” Marvin J. Newell, Staff Missiologist, Missio Nexus, Author of Crossing Cultures in Scripture Buy This Now! Educating to Shift the Tracks of History To shift the tracks of history requires leaders who are equipped to critically assess and engage the contours of contemporary culture. As a new initiative in collaboration with the Movement Leaders Collective, Kairos University, and Ephesiology, we deliver just-in-time theological education focused on issues important to you, mxAcademy is designed as the theological and missiological foundation to unlock your potential as a movement leader and catalytic thinker. mxAcademy is a dynamic and innovative educational experience rooted in mDNA.We dream of a church fully equipped, fully mature, fully mobilized, and fully alive. A church that lives and breathes the Good News of Jesus! Learn More Join a Community Conversation at Ephesiology Master Classes Areopagus Symposium Taking its inspiration from the historical and philosophical legacy of Athens, Greece, the Areopagus Symposium focuses on intellectual and philosophical topics related to Christology, missiology, and ecclesiology. We invite scholars, theologians, and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to engage in a profound exploration of the theological landscape at the intersection of these vital disciplines. Sign up for an Ephesiology Master Classes account and gain free access to the Areopagus Symposium. Check it out! The Ephesiology Podcast and Ephesiology Master Classes are ministries of TELOS.GO, a registered 501c3 non-profit agency committed to imaginatively missional ways of engageing culture, church planting, and theological education. Your donation to the podcast is tax deductible.

My blurred opinion
Here to educate

My blurred opinion

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 66:31


Chris Rogers is Educating, Emboldening, and Encouraging young people to make healthy decisions is the heart behind my work. When it comes the age of AI, "fake news" and constant, incessant stimulation, it's often difficult to know who to trust and what's true/false. My mission is to advocate for young people in middle-high school's mental health and safety while using the internet, promoting self-advocacy, awareness and accountability. As an experienced public school teacher, performer, public speaker, worship leader and p*rn addiction recovery coach, I'm uniquely qualified to teach a young demographic in a way that is compassionate and engaging without pandering or patronizing. I'm looking forward in engaging in conversation that's invigorating and educational!   Chris Rogers website https://www.rebootedteen.com

Real Estate Excellence
How AI, Reviews & Referrals Are Shaping Real Estate

Real Estate Excellence

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 84:04


What if the secret to scaling your real estate business isn't leads—but relationships? In this episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, Tracy Hayes welcomes back powerhouse Realtor Sarah Schwartz, who shares how she dominated her market with over $36 million in sales from 57 transactions—all while managing life as a mom, wife, and business owner. Sarah reveals the secrets behind her explosive growth, including how she leverages her husband as her business partner, invests in her neighborhood relationships, and maintains an unrivaled level of client service that converts every transaction into a future referral. They dive deep into the psychology of client retention, why genuine human connection outperforms flashy marketing, and how Sarah's fierce commitment to relationships keeps her top-of-mind in Northeast Florida's competitive market. Her community-first strategy, powered by local events, handwritten notes, and hot chocolate bombs, proves that you don't need hundreds of leads—you need people who trust you. Inspired by Sarah's success? Start building real relationships today. Share this episode with a fellow agent, leave a review, and connect with Sarah online to see her strategies in action!   Highlights: 00:00–06:12 Building a Real Estate Power Couple Husband's role as licensed contractor, realtor, and drone pilot Creating custom marketing materials How partnership enables business growth and personal time Travel and work-life balance Supporting each other through business systems 06:13–14:20 Scaling with Systems & Support Closing 57 transactions solo with a TC Delegation of tasks to stay focused Streamlining listings with checklists and support Using AI and website design for lead generation Importance of consistency in business operations 14:21–22:26 Relationship Building Over Sales Pitches Monthly gifts, newsletters, and personal check-ins Maintaining contact with clients from years ago Posting family life alongside business online How authenticity builds trust Turning past clients into lifelong referral partners 22:27–33:59 Digital Authority and Online Strategy Power of Google reviews and how to request them Why reviews drive AI visibility Building a searchable, content-rich website Role of blogs and keywords in AI search results Educating the market through local content 34:00–42:58 Brokerage Moves and Business Alignment Evaluating broker support and culture Finding a broker who supports your growth Leaving cloud brokerages for more personal support Importance of mentorship and coaching Aligning business model with brokerage strengths 42:59–01:24:03 Farming the Neighborhood Like a Queen Turning 100 homes into over 10 million in business Neighborhood drop-bys with QR codes Hosting events like Friendsgiving and book club Becoming the go-to resource for community updates Building business through connection and consistency   Quotes: "He is what puts the Schwartz in Sarah Schwartz." – Sarah Schwartz "Every client, even from 7 years ago, still hears from me—because they matter." – Sarah Schwartz "I didn't realize how important a broker's support was until I didn't have it." – Sarah Schwartz "Referrals are a girl's best friend." – Sarah Schwartz   To contact Sarah Schwartz, learn more about her business, and make her a part of your network, make sure to follow her on her Website.   Connect with Sarah Schwartz! Website: http://www.sarahschwartzgroup.com   Connect with me! Website: toprealtorjacksonville.com   Website: toprealtorstaugustine.com    SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW as we discuss real estate excellence with the best of the best.   #RealEstateExcellence #RealEstateExcellence #RealEstateTips #RelationshipMarketing #TopRealtor #RealEstatePodcast #GoogleReviews #AIinRealEstate #BrokerageSwitch #NortheastFloridaRealtor #LuxuryHomes #ListingTips #RealtorLife #ClientFirst #MarketingTips #NeighborhoodFarming #ReferralBusiness #JacksonvilleRealEstate #WomenInRealEstate #RealEstateBranding #RealEstateStrategies

Future Hindsight
Educating for Democracy: James Traub

Future Hindsight

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 45:26


We discuss the role of schools to form effective citizens in our democracy. It's necessary to prioritize the teaching of our history and our government.    James's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Push back against corrosive technology, especially in schools Read books!   James Traub is a journalist, historian, and author of The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Read The Cradle of Citizenship:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: James Traub Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

Being Different with Liz Durham
99. Are We Educating Kids or Managing Them? Rethinking Childhood Education with Dr. Jack Talmadge

Being Different with Liz Durham

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 88:01


Something about the way we do school for children just isn't working, so it's time to talk about it. This week, I sit down with Dr. Jack Talmadge, Head of School at Episcopal School of Knoxville, to talk candidly about education, play, and why so many kids struggle in environments that demand stillness, compliance, and constant performance.We talk about play-based and place-based learning, why movement actually helps kids focus, and how “sit still and listen” somehow became synonymous with being a good student. Jack shares his own experience growing up in a high-pressure academic environment, how an undiagnosed learning difference nearly crushed his confidence, and how one teacher changed everything.We also tackle:Why play is dismissed as fluff instead of recognized as foundationalHow quickly kids get labeled when the environment doesn't fit themThe quiet damage of standardized testing—for kids and teachersWhy college has become the default, even when it clearly shouldn't beAnd what happens when we value relationships more than rigid systemsThis isn't about tearing education down or blaming teachers. It's about being honest enough to admit that the system wasn't built for every kid, and maybe it's time we stopped acting like the kids are the problem.If you've got a story about education, or strong feelings about this conversation, message me on Instagram @beingdifferentwithlizdurham. I want to hear from you!- - - - - - - - - - -Liz Durham Instagram | WebsiteSubscribe Apple Podcast | SpotifyBeing Different with Liz Durham is a Palm Tree Pod Co. production

Ephesiology [n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement
Episode 216: A Shift in Leadership Paradigms with Lance Ford

Ephesiology [n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 55:05


In this episode of the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew Johnson, Michael, and guest Lance Ford delve into the themes of church leadership, the disconnect between leadership and the body of Christ, and the systemic issues that plague modern church structures. They discuss the impact of Lance’s book, ‘The Atlas Factor,’ which emphasizes the need for a shift in leadership paradigms, focusing on Jesus as the head of the church rather than human leaders. The conversation also addresses the prevalence of spiritual abuse, the importance of vision and mission in church leadership, and the necessity for systemic change to foster healthier church environments. Lance shares insights on how to navigate leadership challenges, differentiate between bad leadership and narcissism, and the role of the church in addressing these issues. The episode concludes with a call to center on Jesus and the hope for restoration within the church community. Keywords church leadership, Atlas Factor, spiritual abuse, church movement, leadership structures, restoration, community engagement, Jesus, church health Sound bites “It’s the system, stupid.” “We need to start in our seminaries.” “Jesus is our hero. He is our savior.” Takeaways The church’s leadership structure often disconnects from Jesus as the head. Lance’s book, ‘The Atlas Factor,’ emphasizes shifting leadership focus. Spiritual abuse is prevalent in many church contexts. Leadership systems need to be reformed for healthier church environments. The importance of vision and mission in church leadership cannot be overstated. Staff members often feel oppressed and manipulated in their roles. Differentiating between bad leadership and narcissism is crucial. A systemic change is necessary for true church reform. The church must engage in community and address leadership issues. Hope for restoration lies in centering on Jesus.  Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Ephesiology Podcast 02:45 The Atlas Factor: Leadership in the Church 05:35 Misalignment in Church Leadership Structures 08:49 The Disconnect Between Leadership and the Body of Christ 11:47 The Role of Vision and Mission in the Church 14:26 The Impact of Leadership Models on Church Growth 17:31 Understanding Spiritual Abuse in Church Leadership 20:36 The Consequences of Management Systems in the Church 24:45 The Dark Side of Church Leadership 26:17 Navigating Abuse in Church Settings 34:30 The Role of Systems in Church Leadership 41:06 Building a New Church Leadership Model 47:18 The Future of Church Leadership Education Connect With Us Follow Ephesiology: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Follow Andrew Johnson  @thediscfan.bsky.social If this episode encouraged you, please leave a review and share it with others exploring missional living in post-Christian contexts. Thanks for doing theology in community with us today! If you have a question or topic that you'd like to hear addressed on the Ephesiology Podcast, just send it to Andrew at thediscfan@gmail.com. Donate Find the podcast on your favorite podcast app Just search for “Ephesiology” Our Podcasters Michael CooperProfessor | Missiologist | AuthorMichael is the missiologist in residence with East West where he focuses on equipping and empowering church leaders in evangelism, discipleship, leadership, and catalyzing church planting movements in the most difficult to reach places on the planet. He is the author of Ephesiology: The Study of the Ephesian Movement as well as many other books and academic articles. He has lectured at universities around the world and serves as affiliate faculty at Kairos University where he facilitates the degree programs in partnership with Ephesiology Master Classes.Andrew JohnsonMinistry Lead, West Village ChurchAndrew is a proud husband, father and pastor who desires all to know the one true King. He is honored to serve at West Village Church in Victoria, BC. Previously, he's ministered in Houston, Chicago, Indy, Flagstaff and Tempe in a variety of church contexts. Andrew has a BA in Christian Ministry from Trinity International University and an MA from Phoenix Seminary. He is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at Kairos University and is the co-host of the Ephesiology Podcast. When not at work, he's an avid disc golfing, vinyl playing, Spider-Man following/collecting fellow. Go Pacers. Do you enjoy the Ephesiology Podcast? Partner with the Pod The Ephesiology Podcast comes to you from a desire to engage in community conversations about the intersection of theology and culture. We do not believe such dialogue should come with a cost so the podcast will always be free. However, if you've benefited from the Ephesiology Podcast, would you consider a nominal $5 per month donation? All proceeds from the podcast go toward helping bring needed theological education to the majority world through our Ephesiology Master Class initiative to end a theological famine. We'd be honored to partner with you to continue providing solid biblical, theological, and missiological content for listeners around the world. Donate Empowering Future Church Leaders Imagine a world where passionate, equipped Christian leaders spread God's Word in areas with the greatest need—leaders grounded in both deep theology and practical ministry skills, trained to make a lasting impact in their communities. Through your support, this vision can become a reality for students from countries like Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Nepal, and India who are eager to teach and multiply disciple-makers in their own regions. Learn More Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement If you want to understand principles for the growth of Christianity in the first century, the place to begin is the city of Ephesus. In this winsome study, Ephesiology offers readers a comprehensive view of the empowering work of the Holy Spirit in the most significant city of the New Testament, and compels us to ask the question: how can we effectively connect Christ to our culture? “Masterfully handling the book of Ephesians and using its content as a definitive guide, Michael Cooper lays a theologically strong foundation that is both corrective and directive to disciple making movements. The principles he gleans from the book of Ephesians and related texts, help to ensure the on-going multiplication and maturation of a movement. Because these are supra-cultural principles, they are applicable anywhere in the world.” Marvin J. Newell, Staff Missiologist, Missio Nexus, Author of Crossing Cultures in Scripture Buy This Now! Educating to Shift the Tracks of History To shift the tracks of history requires leaders who are equipped to critically assess and engage the contours of contemporary culture. As a new initiative in collaboration with the Movement Leaders Collective, Kairos University, and Ephesiology, we deliver just-in-time theological education focused on issues important to you, mxAcademy is designed as the theological and missiological foundation to unlock your potential as a movement leader and catalytic thinker. mxAcademy is a dynamic and innovative educational experience rooted in mDNA.We dream of a church fully equipped, fully mature, fully mobilized, and fully alive. A church that lives and breathes the Good News of Jesus! Learn More Join a Community Conversation at Ephesiology Master Classes Areopagus Symposium Taking its inspiration from the historical and philosophical legacy of Athens, Greece, the Areopagus Symposium focuses on intellectual and philosophical topics related to Christology, missiology, and ecclesiology. We invite scholars, theologians, and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to engage in a profound exploration of the theological landscape at the intersection of these vital disciplines. Sign up for an Ephesiology Master Classes account and gain free access to the Areopagus Symposium. Check it out! The Ephesiology Podcast and Ephesiology Master Classes are ministries of TELOS.GO, a registered 501c3 non-profit agency committed to imaginatively missional ways of engageing culture, church planting, and theological education. Your donation to the podcast is tax deductible.

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive

In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains how Hashem teaches parents how to relate to children who consider themselves a Rasha and how we educate that child that does not know his inner Tzaddik.

Murder In The Rain
The Gray Area

Murder In The Rain

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 52:32 Transcription Available


One of today's stories was a request sent in by a listener who was curious to know what happened to their childhood babysitter. The second case is making local headlines for offering a local council chair to a murderer. So let's get into 2026 with the same damn stories, the same damn outrage and the same damn themes. Teenage girls, disposed of like trash, their killers usually facing the smallest of consequences. Today I'll be telling you the stories of Robyn Jones and Nikki Thrasher.For an extended version of the episode, join our Patreon for just $1! To get started on your own newspapers.com journey, Go to Newspapers.com/Crime. When you sign up, use discount code MurderInTheRain to get 20% off!Visit justaddBUOY.com/MITR to get started with some Buoy drops focused on Hydration, digestion, brain health, Immunity, rescue, or energy!Accidental Autoerotic Deaths and Mental Disorder: A Scoping Review - PMC - Classmates.com 1984 Pendleton High - BeenVerified.com Report Richard Russell Meyer - Robyn Johns (1978-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial - Statesman Journal Dec 29 1996- Obituaries - Oregon Judicial Department- Online Records Search A99984 - History of Toledo - Corvallis Gazette Times- December 3 1996- Toledo police look for leads to missing woman - Oregon Judical Department Online Records Search, Meyer, Richard Russell - East Oregonian July 15 1985- Dispositions - Corvallis Gazette Times December 25 1996- Man charged in death of Toledo woman - The Oregonian October 8 1997- Toledo man goes on trial in death of woman, 18 - The Observer October 9 1997 Murder Trial Heats Up - The Register Guard October 10 1997- Trial begins in death of 18 year old woman - The Oregonian October 14 1997- Toledo man found guilty of intentionally killing teen - Visor.com Victim Information System in Oregon - The Observer October 14 1997- Jury convicts man in slaying - Corvallis Gazette-Times December 3 1996- Toledo police look for leads to missing woman - The Oregonian, December 24, 1996- Autopsy due on body of young woman - Statesman Journal, December 24, 1996 Newport: Body found may be missing teen - Corvallis Gazette Times, December 24, 1996- Body found may be that of Toledo woman - Statesman Journal December 27 1996- Obituaries - Convicted killer speaks out after controversy over police oversight board selection - Correspondence Press Release - The Oregonian Nov 29 1994- Woman's death a possible homicide - The Register Guard Nov. 29 1994- Equestrian finds body of woman - The Oregonian Nov 30 1994- Police Skeptical of Victim's Crime Report - The Oregonian December 1 1994- Roseburg teen held in slaying of woman - The Register Guard December 1 1994- Teen-ager arrested in woman's slaying - Statesman Journal Dec 2 1994- High School Senior Charged in Girl's Death - Albany Democrat Herald December 2 1994 - Murder part of coverup - The Register Guard November 18 1995- Killer pleads guilty, gets life sentence - Albandy Democrat Herald November 18 1995- Killer Sentenced - The Register Guard Oct 30 1999- Life Without - The Oregonian April 28 2022- Wyden: Brown's decision to free killer 'grossly irresponsible' - Statesman Journal, November 2,6 2025- Man's murder conviction puts future on police review board in question - Nikki Ranee Thrasher (1975-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial - The Register Guard Oct. 30 1999- Restoring Humanity - Convicted killer speaks out after controversy over police oversight board selection - Statesman Journal Dece 3 2001- Educating inmates about AIDS - The Oregonian May 6 2023- A swift shift from prison to politicsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/murder-in-the-rain/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

HVAC Know It All Podcast
The HydroCore Humidifiers for HVAC Contractors to Reduce Water Waste with Chris Howells Part 1

HVAC Know It All Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 22:47


In this episode of the HVAC Know It All Podcast, host Gary McCreadie talks with Chris Howells, Senior Training and Development Manager at AprilAire. Chris shares insights on new humidification technology from AprilAire, including fan-powered and bypass humidifiers that reduce water waste. He explains how the HydroCore assembly improves efficiency and maintenance while addressing common concerns like microbial growth. The discussion covers the impact of modern HVAC systems on humidification and how to choose between fan-powered and bypass models. Chris also talks about steam humidifiers and how water quality affects their performance. In this conversation, Chris explains how the HydroCore assembly improves efficiency and reduces maintenance in modern humidifiers. He shares insights on adapting to changes in HVAC systems, like heat pumps and lower airflow, and discusses how these factors influence the choice between fan-powered and bypass models. Chris also addresses common concerns about mold, outlines proper installation practices, and talks about when steam humidifiers are the most effective option. Expect to Learn: What makes AprilAire's new humidifiers more efficient and how they reduce water waste. How the HydroCore assembly works and why it improves performance and maintenance. Why lower airflow and heat in modern HVAC systems change how humidifiers should be used. When to choose fan-powered versus bypass humidifiers based on system setup. How proper installation and service prevent mold and ensure healthy indoor air.   Episode Highlights: [00:00] - Intro to Chris Howells in Part 1 [02:03] - How humidifiers work: evaporation vs. steam [03:15] - Homeowner concerns: water waste & maintenance [05:23] - Educating homeowners and maintenance contracts [08:59] - How heat pumps affect humidifier performance [11:31] - Cold vs. hot water feed installation [14:08] - Fan-powered vs. bypass humidifiers explained [17:14] - Fan-Powered vs. Bypass Humidifiers: How to Choose [21:12] - Steam humidifiers & water conductivity   This Episode is Kindly Sponsored by: Master: https://www.master.ca/ Cintas: https://www.cintas.com/ Cool Air Products: https://www.coolairproducts.net/ property.com: https://mccreadie.property.com SupplyHouse: https://www.supplyhouse.com/tm Use promo code HKIA5 to get 5% off your first order at Supplyhouse!   Follow the Guest Chris Howells on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-howells-5aa32b64 AprilAire: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aprilaire/    Website: AprilAire: https://www.aprilaire.com/  Follow the Host: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-mccreadie-38217a77/ Website: https://www.hvacknowitall.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/HVAC-Know-It-All-2/61569643061429/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hvacknowitall1/

Next in Marketing
How Smosh Endured Numerous Pitfalls Before Becoming a 70-Person Media Powerhouse

Next in Marketing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 31:34


I never thought I'd be running a 70-employee media company built around two guys who started making Pokemon sketches in their bedroom. But here we are. When I stepped into the role of CEO of Smosh in early 2023, I wasn't just taking on a business - I was stewarding a 20-year legacy that spans five active YouTube channels, a 15-person cast, and millions of fans worldwide. My background in talent management taught me to think about creators as brands, and that's exactly how I approach Smosh today. We're not just making content - we're building a sustainable entertainment company that respects both the comedy at our core and the business fundamentals that keep us growing.What excites me most is how we're redefining what digital-first entertainment looks like. We've invested heavily in 4K production to meet the demands of YouTube's living room experience, and we're launching ambitious projects like Hospital - a semi-scripted improv show that blends SNL-style comedy with Grey's Anatomy parody. But beyond the content itself, I'm passionate about changing how brands work with creators. Too many advertisers still treat us like we're amateurs in bedrooms, when the reality is we have the infrastructure, the talent, and the audience insights to deliver campaigns that traditional media can't match. We're proving that collaboration over competition and authenticity over scripts is the future of entertainment - and the future is happening right now. ---Key Highlights 

Protrusive Dental Podcast
Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry + Gut Microbiome – PDP254

Protrusive Dental Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 45:36


When are antibiotics truly indicated in dentistry? How do you manage the patient who's begging for a prescription? And what impact are we having on the gut every time we prescribe unnecessarily? In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Lenaerts joins Jaz to explore the world of antibiotics in dentistry. Together, they cover when to prescribe, when not to, and why analgesics or local measures are often the better option. They also dive into the bigger picture—antibiotic resistance, gut health, and how to navigate those tricky conversations when patients demand antibiotics for the wrong reasons. https://youtu.be/-Q4hvl-8vpU Watch PDP254 on Youtube Protrusive Dental Pearl? Save time and avoid confusion with a ready-made Antibiotics Cheat Sheet that combines the best guidelines into one resource. It covers: True indications and contraindications Drug interactions First, second, and third-line choices Doses and duration

Conversations and Connections
154. A Conversation with Melissa Russel About Educating Our Youth - Conversations and Connections

Conversations and Connections

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 20:15


We kick off the new year with ADAC's Melissa Russell about their upcoming Nacogdoches town hall event, designed to help parents educate youth on the dangers of tobacco use. 

Authentic Business Adventures Podcast
Why a Virtual CFO May Be Just What You Need

Authentic Business Adventures Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 50:46


Jody Grunden - Anders CPA On Working Together: "It's only going to help everybody if we can all learn how to get better and faster." Every business owner needs to watch their money.  You watch it come in, go out and hopefully end up with some leftover to make sure you are doing more than just moving money. But not every business is large enough to justify a full-time chief financial officer.  Which leads to a conundrum, how do you get the talented person to help you with the financial end of your business when you don't have enough financial paperwork for them to poke at full time? Jody Grunden saw this need years ago and has built a virtual CFO business that he then sold to Anders CPA.  Jody discusses what a virtual CFO can do and why it is important. Listen as Jody details how the use of a virtual CFO has helped grow many business.  Plus he details the value of standing out.  In his case, with a Hawaiian shirt. Enjoy! Visit Jody at: https://anderscpa.com/   Podcast Overview: 00:00 "Virtual Beginnings and Success" 03:57 "Next Year Finally Paid Off" 06:50 "Interactive Pricing Strategy Breakdown" 11:40 "Finding Success Beyond Accounting" 12:40 "Pivoting Amid Layoffs and Guilt" 18:45 "Educating for Success, Not Selling" 19:42 "Productizing Services with Subscriptions" 24:58 "Dynamic Forecasting Explained" 26:33 Truck Repair Business Insights 31:20 "Flexible Client Collaboration Process" 35:07 "Building Connections and Growth" 38:29 "Rethinking Strategy for Success" 42:01 "Thought Leadership Eased Hiring" 44:26 "Expanding Connections Beyond Remote Teams" 47:32 "Scaling Processes for Sustainability" Sponsors: Live Video chat with our customers here with LiveSwitch: https://join.liveswitch.com/gfj3m6hnmguz Some videos have been recorded with Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_5&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=james-kademan Podcast Transcription: Jody Grundon [00:00:00]: I realized real quick that, you know, hey, I wasn't an accountant, I was an entrepreneur and I just didn't realize it. I didn't enjoy accounting and I still don't today. I don't enjoy accounting, but I love the entrepreneur part of it and growing a business and seeing how successful I can get that business and then even more so helping other people be successful running their business, which is, which is even a bigger joy. James Kademan [00:00:27]: You have found Authentic Business Adventures, the business program that brings you the struggle stories and triumphant successes of business owners across the land. Downloadable audio episodes can be found in the podcast link found@drawincustomers.com we are locally interwritten by the bank of Sun Prairie Calls On Call Extraordinary Answering Service as well as the Bold Business Book and Live Switch. Today we are welcoming slash preparing to learn from Jody Grundon of Anders cpa. Which I feel like this is right about the time to start talking taxes. Jody, is that safe to say? Jody Grundon [00:01:00]: I. I guess so. But man, you don't ask me to ask tax questions, that's for sure. James Kademan [00:01:04]: No, so let's just break it down. What is Andrew cpa? Jody Grundon [00:01:09]: Yeah, so Andrew cpa. They're, they're a, one of the largest CPA firms in the nation. They're pretty large. They do a lot of different things, audit, tax. But the, the special that I run is on in what we call the Client Advisory Service Group, which is virtual CFO services. So that's something that, that I founded way back when. It was about 20 some years ago. A lot of CPA firms now you use that type of a service. Jody Grundon [00:01:31]: I actually founded it back, you know, 20 plus years ago. So it's been a great ride. Before it was, before it was even a thing. Yeah, it was one of those, one of those things that there was something called outsourced CFO or outsourced CPA service, which was outsourcing it to a foreign country type of thing. And I'm like, well, that's not what I meant. So I'm trying to figure out how, what can I call it? And I, and so I did. I got the big, the thesaurus, if you remember one of those things. I got one of those things out. Jody Grundon [00:01:55]: I'm like, what could I, what could I name this thing? I thought virtual sounds kind of cool. And, and then my partner's like, well, no one will think you're real. And I'm like, ah, they will. It'll catch on. And back then we had the yellow pages and so we, we did the yellow page Thing didn't really get a whole lot of traction. And then we decided, hey, we're going to go this, do this on the Internet. And so when we did on the Internet, it was kind of cool because nobody else was doing it. So it was one of those things that we are right away number one in the rankings. Jody Grundon [00:02:21]: No, yeah, we. James Kademan [00:02:22]: Back 20 years ago, man, that's. Jody Grundon [00:02:24]: Yeah, yeah. And we have, we, we. We haven't gone far from that. So we're still number one in the rankings today, which is kind of cool. James Kademan [00:02:31]: Be interesting to go back and just visit if you had a time machine or something like that and just visit. What was the Internet like 20 years ago? Jody Grundon [00:02:38]: It was brutal. James Kademan [00:02:39]: No YouTube. I don't even know if Google was around back then. I mean, yeah, totally different world. Jody Grundon [00:02:45]: It was. And it's kind of funny because everybody thought, well, that was. That's a big waste of money. Don't put money in there. Because we, we got out of the yellow page. Yellow page is what accounting firms are always in. Accounting firms, law firms, you name it. You had these big ads, you spent tons of money, and then you just kind of hope people called you. Jody Grundon [00:03:00]: And I didn't have the money back then, so it's like I bootstrapped my own company. So it was one of those things that I just couldn't compete with the big boys. And so the only, only thing we could do is try something different. I thought, hey, this Internet thing sounds great. Let's try it. And yeah. And everybody thought, hey, you're wasting your money. No one's going to call. Jody Grundon [00:03:19]: And the funny part is, nobody called. It took a long time to actually get going and figure it out and get people to realize what virtual CFO even was. It took about, I'd say, probably five to 10 years, really, to. To get a lot of traction for it. James Kademan [00:03:38]: Stick with it for a while. Jody Grundon [00:03:39]: Oh, yeah. It wasn't one of those things. Overnight successes. It was, hey, we started it. And they, they always say, you know, building the plane as it's flying in the air type of thing. That's exactly what we did. It was like, okay, what can we do to make this better? Improve this? And we were not profitable at all for probably eight, eight, nine, ten years of that. It was, it was one of those things. Jody Grundon [00:03:57]: My wife kept asking me, hey, when are we going to do something? You need to get a job? I'm like, no, no, no. Next year's gonna be the perfect year. And then next year coming, there'd be all these obstacles that we we didn't overcome. And then it's like, oh, well, next year will be the best year. And then finally next year ended up being the right year, and it just, it just blew up from there and became super profitable, super high growth. And, you know, we grew it to Gez, probably 10 million bucks or so before we actually sold it to Anders and became part of the, the larger accounting firm. James Kademan [00:04:25]: Gotcha. The irony of the CFO not making money. Jody Grundon [00:04:28]: Right. Yeah, I know. I tell everybody that too. The other irony is I can't, I can't add in my head, oh, wow, you got a CFO that has to use a calculator. Yeah. Which is kind of funny. And, and, and the funny part about that was on my, the very first. So I, I, I speak at a lot of conferences, and the very first conference I was invited to, I was super unprepared. Jody Grundon [00:04:47]: You know, it was one of those things. I just didn't know what to talk about. Here I'm supposed to talk about. Talk to 30 at that time, agency owners and, and teach them how to be profitable and all that kind of stuff. And the guy's like, do not, whatever you do, do not bring a PowerPoint. I'm like, okay, okay, I won't bring a PowerPoint. And I'm thinking, okay, now what do I do? What do I do? And, you know, the funny part about it was my luggage got stuck, got routed to the wrong airport. So I came in. Jody Grundon [00:05:13]: No, no, no luggage. I didn't have anything really to wear other than I had a T shirt. I had shorts and, and, and, and gym. Gym shoes. And I was like, what do I do? And I went to the local mall, bought some stuff, and, and at the time, my credit cards kept getting denied. And I was like, what's going on here? Why are my credit cards getting denied? This is weird. And, and so eventually, I, I, I, I looked across the mall. There was a Tommy Bahama store there. Jody Grundon [00:05:37]: And I thought, oh, that's kind of cool. That's a little different. I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll get some Tommy Bahama stuff, because he, he said, do not be the traditional accountant. I'm like, okay, that's kind of cool. And, but by the time I got, I got done, I was like, the only thing I had left was my debit card, because nothing was working. And so I went to this dinner after the fact and that. And you can imagine, here the finance guy comes in. You know, at that time, I was wearing an Italian Bahama shirt and like, hey, find this guy wearing Italian Bahama shirt. Jody Grundon [00:06:03]: I'm like, hey, I'll get the hors d' oeuvres for 30 business owners here. I'm thinking, this is kind of cool. And I go to pay with my debit card, and guess what? It got denied. I'm like, what the heck?

Ephesiology [n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement
Episode 215: Bonhoeffer and Nationalism with Mark Thiessen Nation

Ephesiology [n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 57:50


In this episode of the Ephesiology podcast, Andrew, Michael, and Matt are visited again by Mark Thiessen Nation, exploring the profound impact of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and writings on contemporary Christianity. In this episode, our hosts talk to Mark about the dangers of nationalism within the church. They discuss the importance of robust discipleship, the role of the church in society, and the need for a theopolitical perspective that prioritizes Christ’s teachings over national identity. Mark emphasizes the significance of community, holistic faith, and the challenges faced by Christians today in navigating cultural and political landscapes. Keywords Bonhoeffer, Christianity, nationalism, discipleship, Americanism, church, theology, peace, gospel Takeaways Mark Thiessen Nation emphasizes the importance of understanding Bonhoeffer’s life and work in the context of contemporary issues. Bonhoeffer’s writings provide a framework for understanding the dangers of nationalism in Christianity. Thin Christianity can lead to manipulation by political ideologies, highlighting the need for a robust faith. The church must engage with society while remaining rooted in Christ’s teachings. Discipleship involves a commitment to community and serious theological education. Mark’s academic journey reflects a deep engagement with Bonhoeffer’s thought and its relevance today. The parallels between Germanism and Americanism raise important questions about national identity and faith. Bonhoeffer’s response to the Nazi regime serves as a model for contemporary Christians facing moral dilemmas. A holistic Christian faith integrates worship, community, and social responsibility. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Mark Thiessen Nation 02:42 Mark’s Personal Journey and Musical Influences 05:29 The Impact of Bonhoeffer on Mark’s Life 08:25 Exploring Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Pacifism 10:55 Mark’s Academic Journey with Bonhoeffer 13:50 The Rise of Nazism and Its Implications 16:49 Comparing Germanism and Americanism 19:18 Understanding Nazism and Its Context 22:19 The Dangers of Nationalism in Faith 25:22 Conclusion and Reflections on Faith and Politics 29:18 The Church as a Servant in Culture 34:36 Understanding Thin Christianity 40:55 Bonhoeffer’s Vision for Theological Education 49:00 Navigating Americanism and the Gospel 53:05 Polemical Parallels in Faith Connect With Us Follow Ephesiology: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Follow Andrew Johnson @thediscfan.bsky.social If this episode encouraged you, please leave a review and share it with others exploring missional living in post-Christian contexts. Thanks for doing theology in community with us today! If you have a question or topic that you'd like to hear addressed on the Ephesiology Podcast, just send it to Andrew at thediscfan@gmail.com. Donate Find the podcast on your favorite podcast app Just search for “Ephesiology” Our Podcasters Michael CooperProfessor | Missiologist | AuthorMichael is the missiologist in residence with East West where he focuses on equipping and empowering church leaders in evangelism, discipleship, leadership, and catalyzing church planting movements in the most difficult to reach places on the planet. He is the author of Ephesiology: The Study of the Ephesian Movement as well as many other books and academic articles. He has lectured at universities around the world and serves as affiliate faculty at Kairos University where he facilitates the degree programs in partnership with Ephesiology Master Classes.Andrew JohnsonMinistry Lead, West Village ChurchAndrew is a proud husband, father and pastor who desires all to know the one true King. He is honored to serve at West Village Church in Victoria, BC. Previously, he's ministered in Houston, Chicago, Indy, Flagstaff and Tempe in a variety of church contexts. Andrew has a BA in Christian Ministry from Trinity International University and an MA from Phoenix Seminary. He is currently a Doctor of Ministry student at Kairos University and is the co-host of the Ephesiology Podcast. When not at work, he's an avid disc golfing, vinyl playing, Spider-Man following/collecting fellow. Go Pacers. Do you enjoy the Ephesiology Podcast? Partner with the Pod The Ephesiology Podcast comes to you from a desire to engage in community conversations about the intersection of theology and culture. We do not believe such dialogue should come with a cost so the podcast will always be free. However, if you've benefited from the Ephesiology Podcast, would you consider a nominal $5 per month donation? All proceeds from the podcast go toward helping bring needed theological education to the majority world through our Ephesiology Master Class initiative to end a theological famine. We'd be honored to partner with you to continue providing solid biblical, theological, and missiological content for listeners around the world. Donate Empowering Future Seminary Professors Imagine a world where passionate, equipped Christian leaders spread God's Word in areas with the greatest need—leaders grounded in both deep theology and practical ministry skills, trained to make a lasting impact in their communities. Through your support, this vision can become a reality for students from countries like Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Nepal, and India who are eager to teach and multiply disciple-makers in their own regions. Learn More Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement If you want to understand principles for the growth of Christianity in the first century, the place to begin is the city of Ephesus. In this winsome study, Ephesiology offers readers a comprehensive view of the empowering work of the Holy Spirit in the most significant city of the New Testament, and compels us to ask the question: how can we effectively connect Christ to our culture? “Masterfully handling the book of Ephesians and using its content as a definitive guide, Michael Cooper lays a theologically strong foundation that is both corrective and directive to disciple making movements. The principles he gleans from the book of Ephesians and related texts, help to ensure the on-going multiplication and maturation of a movement. Because these are supra-cultural principles, they are applicable anywhere in the world.” Marvin J. Newell, Staff Missiologist, Missio Nexus, Author of Crossing Cultures in Scripture Buy This Now! Educating to Shift the Tracks of History To shift the tracks of history requires leaders who are equipped to critically assess and engage the contours of contemporary culture. As a new initiative in collaboration with the Movement Leaders Collective, Kairos University, and Ephesiology, we deliver just-in-time theological education focused on issues important to you, mxAcademy is designed as the theological and missiological foundation to unlock your potential as a movement leader and catalytic thinker. mxAcademy is a dynamic and innovative educational experience rooted in mDNA.We dream of a church fully equipped, fully mature, fully mobilized, and fully alive. A church that lives and breathes the Good News of Jesus! Learn More Join a Community Conversation at Ephesiology Master Classes Areopagus Symposium Taking its inspiration from the historical and philosophical legacy of Athens, Greece, the Areopagus Symposium focuses on intellectual and philosophical topics related to Christology, missiology, and ecclesiology. We invite scholars, theologians, and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to engage in a profound exploration of the theological landscape at the intersection of these vital disciplines. Sign up for an Ephesiology Master Classes account and gain free access to the Areopagus Symposium. Check it out! The Ephesiology Podcast and Ephesiology Master Classes are ministries of TELOS.GO, a registered 501c3 non-profit agency committed to imaginatively missional ways of engageing culture, church planting, and theological education. Your donation to the podcast is tax deductible.

The Woodpreneur Podcast
Allison DeFord, North American Forest Foundation

The Woodpreneur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 29:21


Educating the next generation about forestry and sustainable wood practices is essential for the future of the industry, but misconceptions about trees and forest management continue to create barriers. In this episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast, host Jennifer Alger sits down with Allison DeFord, Executive Director of the North American Forest Foundation, to explore the foundation's mission to educate young people about responsible forestry and dispel common myths surrounding the industry. Allison shares her personal journey into forestry after years of involvement through her husband's career and how that experience shaped her passion for forest education and advocacy. You'll hear about the foundation's innovative educational programs, including K-5 teacher kits that help students understand the importance of trees and sustainable forest management, and an upcoming app designed to engage junior high students in forestry education. Allison discusses the ambitious goal of reaching one million students by 2030 through various educational initiatives, the critical role of community engagement in connecting students with forestry careers, and the diverse pathways into the industry beyond traditional degrees. This conversation explores important topics like biophilic design and the health benefits of wood, the need for a fundamental shift in how society perceives forestry and wood products, and the opportunities available for young people considering careers in the forest industry. Allison also encourages industry professionals to open their doors for field trips and educational experiences that can inspire the next generation of foresters, loggers, and wood industry leaders. Whether you're involved in forestry, interested in education and youth engagement, or passionate about promoting sustainable practices and the truth about responsible forest management, this episode offers valuable insights on how the industry can invest in its future by investing in education. Tune in to discover how the North American Forest Foundation is changing perceptions and building a pipeline of informed, engaged young people who understand the value of forests and the wood industry, and don't forget to follow the Woodpreneur Podcast for more conversations about the future of forestry and wood. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to the North American Forest Foundation 05:07 Educating the Next Generation 10:31 Dispelling Myths About Forestry 21:29 The Importance of Real Wood 25:56 Engaging Students with Interactive Learning 31:36 Call to Action for Support The Woodpreneur Podcast brings stories of woodworkers, makers, and entrepreneurs turning their passion for wood into successful businesses - from inspiration to education to actionable advice. Hosted by Steve Larosiliere and Jennifer Alger  For blog posts and updates: woodpreneur.com See how we helped woodworkers, furniture-makers, millwork and lumber businesses grow to the next level: woodpreneurnetwork.com Empowering woodpreneurs and building companies to grow and scale: buildergrowth.io Connect with us at:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sawmillsnearme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodpreneurnetwork/ Join Our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodpreneurnetwork Join our newsletter: https://substack.com/@woodpreneurnetwork You can connect with Allison at: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/ adeford@northamericanforestfoundation.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondeford/

BlockHash: Exploring the Blockchain
Ep. 664 Michael Carbonara | Campaigning for U.S. Congress with Bitcoin

BlockHash: Exploring the Blockchain

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 24:01


For episode 664 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Carbonara, a Florida-based entrepreneur, devoted family man, and steadfast advocate for individual liberty. With a proven track record in business and community leadership, he is committed to serving the people of Florida's 25th District. Seeking to represent the district, Carbonara's mission is to champion personal freedoms, foster innovation-driven economic growth, and support families and households across the region.

Stewardship Leader
Conquering Your Fear of Investing

Stewardship Leader

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 34:55


Key TakeawaysThe Bible provides wisdom on investing and finances.Investing is not just about getting rich quickly.Fear and greed can negatively impact financial decisions. A steady, long-term approach to investing is beneficial.Understanding market history helps manage emotional responses.Dollar cost averaging can ease the emotional burden of investing.Target date funds simplify the investment process for beginners.Educating congregations on investing is essential for stewardship leaders.Personal inventory of one's investing knowledge is crucial.Resources are available for those seeking to learn more about investing.ResourcesMatt Bell's Website - https://mattaboutmoney.comSound Mind Investing - https://soundmindinvesting.comMatt's article discussed in this episode - https://mattaboutmoney.com/2025/12/02/four-steps-to-conquer-your-fear-of-investing/Learn about the Christian Stewardship Network - https://www.christianstewardshipnetwork.com/ Become a CSN member - https://membership.christianstewardshipnetwork.com/

Brown Mama Bear
Episode 192: Three Pillars for the New Year

Brown Mama Bear

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 25:49


As a new year begins, many of us are setting intentions, choosing a word for the year, or trying to build new habits. In this solo episode, Shanera shares the three pillars that can guide your parenting and personal life this year: Wellness, Education, and Advocacy. From prioritizing mental, physical, and spiritual health… to teaching Black history beyond what's covered in schools…  this episode is a grounding reminder that parenting Black children is both personal and intentional. This is not about doing more. It's about doing what matters most. In This Episode, We Talk About: Why wellness must come before everything else for Black mothers Educating our children beyond MLK and Rosa Parks Advocacy as an everyday parenting practice — not just a crisis response Download the Three Pillars Worksheet Connect with Shanera and Brown Mama Bear: Facebook, Instagram, Website   Make sure you share Brown Mama Bear with at least 3 friends so you have someone to talk with about these things.  

Worldview Matters With David Fiorazo
Brian Thomas: Persevering In 2026, Educating Believers On Israel

Worldview Matters With David Fiorazo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 29:08


Brian Thomas of Blessings to Israel reflects on 2025, the future of Israel, and redefining ‘sin.’ Blessings to Israel: https://www.blessingstoisrael.com/ Why Bless Israel?: https://www.blessingstoisrael.com/why-bless-israel Cultural Research Center study: https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BARNA_AWVI-2025_Release-10-Social-Turbulence-Due-to-Redefining-Sinful-Behavior.pdf Hope and Hesitation: https://washingtonstand.com/article/hope-and-hesitation-what-the-2025-cbw-report-reveals-about-the-churchs-worldview-part-1 Good Works Contribute to Salvation study: https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AWVI-2025_11-Most-Rely-on-Grace-and-Works-for-Eternal-Salvation_FINAL.pdf www.worldviewmatters.tv © FreedomProject 2026

The Way of The Wolf
262: Why Giving Matters More Than You Think!

The Way of The Wolf

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 40:24


In this episode of The Way of the Wolf, Sean Barnes sits down with entrepreneur James Rasmussen to unpack the real story behind building, scaling, and exiting a business in the oil and gas services industry. James shares how he and his brothers launched a company out of necessity, scaled revenue aggressively in the first year, and navigated the realities most entrepreneurs are never warned about, including cash flow strain, slow-paying customers, payroll pressure, and the emotional weight of being responsible for employees' livelihoods. The conversation goes deep into hard-earned lessons on saying no to customers, structuring credit, building trust with buyers, negotiating an exit without ego, and why timing can matter more than valuation. James also reflects on leadership during downturns, the impact of COVID, and what he would do differently if he were building again today. This episode is an unfiltered look at entrepreneurship, leadership, and exit planning from someone who has lived it.   Podcast Show Notes – Episode 262 | 12.30.2025 Episode Title: Why Giving Matters More Than You Think!   Key Moments 00:00 – Sean introduces James Rasmussen and why he respects his character 01:05 – The real reason James started a business: “We were tired of getting laid off.” 02:12 – Discovering a market gap: API standards and non-destructive testing 03:16 – Educating the industry and building a niche with little competition 04:53 – The bank story: asking for $80K and getting a $17K line of credit instead 06:30 – Bringing family in: James hires his mom to get the books right 07:32 – The certification grind and becoming “unstoppable” once trained 08:36 – Integrity moment: choosing people over money because his brothers use the equipment 09:41 – Six months in: ramping to $150K–$200K/month revenue 10:08 – How he scaled fast: part-time help, hiring smart, and paperwork discipline 11:25 – The cash-flow reality: customers dragging payments out to 180–190 days 12:42 – The hard skill: saying no and setting credit limits 13:33 – Sean's “worst customer” story and why cash flow is survival 14:58 – “It's a gift until they pay you.” (game-changing mindset) 16:18 – Corporate vs field tension in oil & gas—and why it hurts vendors 18:06 – Exit wasn't planned: how the opportunity “fell in their laps” 19:48 – Trust builds the deal: friendships formed before negotiation 21:23 – Negotiation: low offer vs “I want $10M” and then getting serious fast 23:32 – Why it worked: alignment, not greed, and they really wanted the people 25:17 – The hidden stress of leadership: 15 families depending on you 29:26 – Biggest lesson: buy assets to increase valuation 30:29 – Exit advice: negotiate employee contracts like your future depends on it 31:02 – Timing matters: sold in Nov 2019, COVID hit months later 33:44 – COVID layoffs + whiplash rehiring: brutal leadership reality 38:09 – Final advice: be goal-oriented, be fair, and make sure both sides win   Key Takeaways Scaling a business quickly without losing integrity Managing cash flow and receivables under pressure Why relationships matter more than leverage in an exit Leadership responsibility and the weight of payroll Lessons learned from selling at the right time   Guest: James Rasmussen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-rasmussen-374847257/   Host: Sean Barnes Website: https://www.wolfexecutives.com   https://www.seanbarnes.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbarnes/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfexecutives https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewayofthewolf/ LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7284600567593684993/ The Wolf Leadership Series: https://wolfexecutives.com/wolf-leadership-series/ YouTube: youtube.thewayofthewolf.com Twitter: https://x.com/the_seanbarnes https://x.com/wolfexecutives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_seanbarnes https://www.instagram.com/wolfexecutives https://www.instagram.com/the_wayofthewolf TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_seanbarnes Email: Sean@thewayofthewolf.com Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Way-of-the-Wolf-Podcast/B08JJNXJ6C Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BTGdO25Vop3GTpGCY8Y8E?si=ea91c1ef6dd14f15

Creators Table with Drew Cost
What Nobody Tells You About Raising a Special Needs Adult Child

Creators Table with Drew Cost

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 56:54


Introduction: The Journey BeginsRaising a child with special needs is a journey filled with unique challenges—and profound rewards. In this conversation, we explore the realities of parenting an adult child on the autism spectrum, from early diagnosis to adulthood, sharing struggles, triumphs, and lessons learned.Our daughter was diagnosed at age three. Parenting didn't follow the typical script. As a single mom, balancing life with a child in a neurodivergent world required patience, strength, and adaptability.Educating ourselves on autism helped us move from confusion to advocacy. By honoring our daughter's unique abilities, we fostered an environment where she could thrive.Now a graduate of a renowned culinary institute, our daughter inspires us daily. But parenting an adult child with autism brings new challenges—society often expects conformity rather than celebrating diversity.Our journey involves helping her find confidence in her identity while navigating life's milestones in her own way. It's about letting go while supporting her individuality.Having friends and family who truly understand makes a world of difference. Even small acts of support can have a big impact.Faith has been our anchor. We've learned to steward our daughter's life rather than control it, trusting God's timing and plan. This trust has brought freedom and peace in the midst of challenges.To parents on a similar path: stay resilient, love steadfastly, and celebrate every small victory. Progress isn't always linear, but God guides every step.We hope our story inspires other families to approach their journey with hope, faith, and love.We'd love for you to be part of our Book Club on Sarta Lyons' Church Girl starting January 8th. It's a free space to get honest, aligned, and moving.Here's what you'll get:Spot blind spots driving your patternsBreak cycles keeping you stuckBuild real strength spiritually, mentally, and physicallyAlign faith, habits, and callingLead with clarity and courageNo perfection. No pretending. Just presence, purpose, and progress—together.

Fruit Grower Report
Educating Olympia on Ag

Fruit Grower Report

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025


Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, says we may have made some headway with conversations in Olympia helping lawmakers understand the current challenges farmers are facing.

People of Packaging Podcast
334 - Sabrina Clebnik is pioneering an incredible cannabis brand in Clebby's and the packaging is exquisite!

People of Packaging Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 49:44


Good. Better. Broker.
Best of 2025 | Episode 112

Good. Better. Broker.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 16:40


The following guests sit down with host Justin White:•   Eric Katz, Independence Home Loans•   Michael Cain and Tracy Campagna, SD Mortgage Couple•   Craig Snell, Milestone Mortgage Solutions•   Carrie Gusmus, Aslan Home Lending•   David Kakish, Anchor Home LoansHighlights From Our 5 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2025How to nail the first 90 seconds of a sales call. Attracting real estate agents through social media. Educating clients to avoid getting rate-shopped. Equipping new loan originators with tools for sustained success. Earning business instead of asking for it. These were the topics we covered in our most popular podcast episodes of the year. You'll hear something from each of those conversations on Episode #112, Good. Better. Broker.'s Best of 2025.In this episode of the Good. Better. Broker. podcast, you'll hear clips from our most downloaded episodes of the year.In this episode, we discuss ...•   0:47 – tips for having successful sales calls•   3:54 – standing out to real estate agents on Instagram•   6:28 – providing value to borrowers through education•   8:57 – providing new LOs with tools to get business•   12:17 – how to earn business from real estate agents instead of asking for itShow Contributors:Eric KatzConnect on LinkedIn   Connect on Facebook Connect on InstagramMichael Cain and Tracy CampagnaConnect with Michael on LinkedIn   Connect with Tracy on LinkedIn   Connect on Facebook Connect onInstagramCraig SnellConnect on LinkedIn Connect on Facebook Connect on InstagramCarrie GusmusConnect on LinkedIn   Connect on Facebook Connect on InstagramDavid KakishConnect on LinkedIn   Connect on Facebook Connect on InstagramJustin White is UWM's in-house brand journalist and the host of the daily news video, Inside Pass. He creates engaging content across multiple platforms to promote the benefits of the wholesale channel and partnering with UWM. A seven-time Emmy-award winner, Justin is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Connect with Justin on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter Connect with UWM on Social Media:•   Facebook•   LinkedIn•   Instagram•   

Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Violence against women and girls, Kate Hudson, Female tribute bands

Woman's Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 43:52


This week the Government set out its strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. This makes up nearly 20% of all recorded crime in England and Wales. Over the last year alone, one in every eight women was a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking, according to Home Office figures. Educating boys on misogyny is a key aim of the strategy and figures show that nearly one in five boys aged 13 to 15 are said to hold a positive view of the self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, according to a YouGov poll. Alex Davies-Jones, the minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, joins Anita Rani to discuss the Government's strategy.Hollywood actor Kate Hudson's latest movie Song Sung Blue is based on the real life story of Wisconsin couple Mike and Claire Sardina. Kate plays Claire, who along with her husband Mike, played by Hugh Jackman, finds local fame in the 1990s as a Neil Diamond tribute act. Kate tells Anita about the appeal of the role and how she's now found empowerment and her voice.Woman's Hour celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. Nuala McGovern delves into the world that Jane was born into in 1775. She is joined by the author Gill Hornby, President of the UK Jane Austen Society, and by Dr Zoe McGee whose book Courting Disaster explores the issue of consent in Regency literature.According to a survey in the press this week, nearly half of younger women surveyed said they are confident in painting and decorating, compared with just 28% of young men. The stats are from the motoring and cycling firm Halfords who said its study revealed a reversal from previous generations. We hear from Vickie Lee, DIY YouTuber known online as The Carpenter's Daughter, alongside Caroline Henn, founder of bePractical DIY in Bristol, who runs courses aimed at making DIY accessible.We celebrate the phenomenon of female tribute acts to male bands. Gobby Holder, aka Danie Cox of Slady and Lolo Wood of The Fallen Women and Ye Nuns discuss.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

Alt Goes Mainstream
EQT's Conni Jonsson - building a global private equity firm the Nordic way

Alt Goes Mainstream

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 25:53


It all comes back to the DNA.The firms that know who they are will know who to be.You can learn a lot about an investment firm by listening to what they say.Alt Goes Mainstream's AGM Originals Series - The DNA: Capturing Culture - is dedicated to capturing the DNA of a firm by listening to what they say.The first season of The DNA stars EQT. In Stockholm, at EQT's AIM this past summer, I sat down for conversations with nine EQT executives.Each executive came from different parts of the firm — and different parts of the world.Each had fascinating backgrounds and stories about how they ended up in private markets and worked to build EQT.But there was a single throughline threaded throughout all of the discussions: the consistency and frequency that each executive talked about the firm's mission, vision, culture, and values.That's why it all comes back to the DNA.Episode 1 features EQT Founder and Chairperson Conni Jonsson. Conni founded EQT Partners AB in 1994. He has been Managing Partner since the company's foundation and as from March 1, 2014, Conni is full time working Chairperson.Prior to founding EQT Partners AB, Conni was employed by the Wallenberg Family Holding Company for seven years as Executive Vice President.Conni Jonsson graduated from the University of Linkoping in 1984, Bachelor of Science with majors in Economic Analysis and Accounting & Finance, and he has participated in the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.Please enjoy this conversation with one of the industry's leaders in Conni Jonsson.You can stream all the episodes on AGM's YouTube channel at AltGoesMainstreamAGM.Show Notes 00:00 The DNA: Capturing Culture Episode 100:21 EQT's Origins and Global Reach01:38 Conni Jonsson's Background and Journey02:00 Founding EQT: Embracing Uniqueness04:03 Balancing Responsibility and Financial Outcomes05:09 The Wallenberg Family's Influence06:36 Long-Term Thinking in Investing07:20 Operationalizing Long-Term Values08:13 EQT's Distinct Investment Approach10:12 The Importance of Culture in Business11:28 EQT's Focus on Core Competencies12:53 Global Investment Strategies13:20 Engaging with Institutional and Wealth Investors14:15 Educating the Wealth Channel17:10 Diversification and Global Exposure18:19 Investing in Asia: Structural Alpha20:40 Mitigating Political Risks20:47 Future Skills in Private Markets22:51 Aligning Good Business with Good Returns24:38 Conclusion: The Winner Takes It All

The Meb Faber Show
David McWilliams on The Story of Money—and Why It Matters for Markets | #610

The Meb Faber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 54:21


Today's guest is David McWilliams, an economist, podcast host and author. David worked at the Central Bank of Ireland, UBS and BNP Paribas and is the founder of the Kilkenomics Festival, a unique blend of economics and stand-up comedy. His book is called The History of Money: A Story of Humanity, which is my favorite book from 2025. In today's episode, David walks through the evolution of money over the last 5,000 years. He explains why money is a foundational social technology that is central to every aspect of our civilization, from the political to the artistic. He delves into historical anecdotes—from clay tablets in Mesopotamia to Gutenberg's printing press to Martin Luther's disruptive influence on the church. Throughout the episode, he emphasizes that economists need to do a better job helping people understand money and its role in navigating modern economic principles. (0:00) Starts (1:26) David explains the Kilkenomics Festival (3:41) David McWilliams on "Money, The History of Money, A Story of Humanity" (9:55) Evolution and trust in money throughout history (26:28) Impact of the Gutenberg printing press and Martin Luther (36:42) Historical perspectives on speculation and losing money (43:18) Future of economics, storytelling, and equity culture differences (49:18) Educating youth on finance and investing ----- Follow Meb on X, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com ----- Sponsor: Learn more about Alpha Architect and important information about the fund: funds.alphaarchitect.com/aaua  Follow The Idea Farm: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok ----- Interested in sponsoring the show? Email us at Feedback@TheMebFaberShow.com ----- Past guests include Ed Thorp, Richard Thaler, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Campbell Harvey, Ivy Zelman, Kathryn Kaminski, Jason Calacanis, Whitney Baker, Aswath Damodaran, Howard Marks, Tom Barton, and many more.  ----- Meb's invested in some awesome startups that have passed along discounts to our listeners. Check them out here!  ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). ----- Ad Disclaimer: This information does not constitute advice or a recommendation or offer to sell or a solicitation to deal in any security or financial product. Certain information contained herein has been obtained from third party sources and such information has not been independently verified by The Idea Farm. No representation, warranty, or undertaking, expressed or implied, is given to the accuracy or completeness of such information by The Idea Farm or any other person. While such sources are believed to be reliable, The Idea Farm does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. The Idea Farm does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein as of any future date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

whistlekick Martial Arts Radio
Episode 1085 - The Violence Crisis in Children's Schools

whistlekick Martial Arts Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 54:39


  SUMMARY In this conversation, the hosts discuss the troubling incident involving a student named "Maria", who faced disciplinary action after defending herself against an aggressor at school. They explore the implications of zero tolerance policies in educational institutions, the importance of community awareness, and the need for a more nuanced approach to self-defense in schools. The discussion emphasizes the necessity of empowering students to protect themselves and the role of parents and communities in advocating for change.   In this conversation, the speakers discuss the implications of zero tolerance policies in schools, particularly regarding bullying and violence. They explore the complexities of defining violence, the consequences of these policies on victims, and the role of schools in addressing bullying. The discussion emphasizes the need for community engagement and transparency in school policies to ensure the safety and well-being of students.     TAKEAWAYS "Maria" did everything right in trying to deescalate the situation. Zero tolerance policies often fail to consider context. Self-defense should not be punished in schools. School administrators need to be held accountable. Students should be empowered to defend themselves. The presence of video evidence can change narratives. Parents must advocate for their children's safety. Indoctrination against self-defense can have dire consequences. Open discussions about violence and safety are necessary. Schools may inadvertently breed victimhood through their policies. Community engagement is crucial in addressing school safety issues. Parents should demand transparency regarding school policies. The consequences of bullying are often not adequately addressed by schools. Self-defense should not be punished in the context of zero tolerance policies. Schools often prioritize their image over student safety. Educating communities about school policies can lead to positive change. Real consequences for bullying and violence are necessary to change school culture.

The Hills Have Nerds
Episode 34 - Educating Through TTRPGs with Adam Watson - "I've Come to Revel in the Delights of the Hills"

The Hills Have Nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 109:26


Nerds, its time to get our dice out and get pedagogical up in here!Josh and Lee sat down with author, educator, and big ole' nerd in the hills, Adam Watson, to talk about his new book "Table Top-Roleplaying Games in the Classroom" and his journey from regular D&D enthusiast to man on a mission to fuse the fun of table top roleplaying with educational initiatives and help kids learn through strategically applied gaming!This was an amazing conversation and Lee even used some of Adam's strategies in his own classroom with incredible results! Check out the episode to hear what happened!What do you think? We want to know!Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.comCome on our Facebook!www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerdsCome inside our Discord!https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjmCheck us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!www.youtube.com/@ThehillshavenerdsWe want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.Brittany JohnstonNick De RosaYou can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerdsLee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!www.youtube.com/@Pixelbroleewww.twitch.tv/pixelbroleeIf you're interested in Adam's book go buy it! Its great! Tell him the Nerds sent ya!https://www.amazon.com/Tabletop-Role-Playing-Games-Classroom-Instruction/dp/1476697558Adam Watson's socialshttps://watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/12/tabletop-role-playing-games-in.htmlkyedrpg.comadamwatson.orgwww.youtube.com/@watsonedtechhttps://www.facebook.com/kyedrpg

Talking Pools Podcast
Pool Financing Myths

Talking Pools Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 37:02 Transcription Available


Pool Pros text questions hereIn this episode of the Talking Pools podcast, Natalie Hood and Joe Garcia discuss the often misunderstood topic of pool financing. They debunk common myths surrounding financing, emphasizing its accessibility for all income levels and its strategic benefits for homeowners. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the impact of inflation on pool costs, the value of pools in real estate, and the advantages of financing over cash purchases. Joe shares insights on how financing can empower consumers to create their dream backyards without the stress of financial burden.takeawaysFinancing is a strategic tool for homeowners.Many myths exist about pool financing.Pools are accessible to all income levels.Inflation affects the cost of pool projects.Financing can lead to quicker pool installation.Pools can increase the resale value of homes.Cash isn't always the best option for financing.Financing allows for creative design options.Understanding monthly payments is crucial for budgeting.Educating consumers on financing options is essential.Sound Bites"You can apply and get the loan.""Financing creates more buying power.""It's time to rethink pool financing."Chapters00:00Understanding Pool Financing07:55The Importance of Supporting Veterans19:35Debunking Myths About Pool Ownership28:35Financing vs. Cash: What Builders Prefer Roof Top Innovations the leading Roofing Company in Waco, Tomball surrounding areasWe focus on all types of roofing systems, with a focus on the best quality possible.Support the showThank you so much for listening! You can find us on social media: Facebook Instagram Tik Tok Email us: talkingpools@gmail.com

Thinking Crypto Interviews & News
Building the SAFEST Crypto Hardware Wallets! with Matej Zak

Thinking Crypto Interviews & News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 36:56 Transcription Available


Matej Zak, CEO of Trezor, and I sat down at their Prague office to discuss the new Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet and much more.Topics:- Trezor's new device - Safe 7 - Design and Security approach - The future of self custody - Preparing for potential quantum-computing threats to crypto security - Does Trezor have plans to go public? 

Rethink Real Estate
The Exact Script That Gets Buyers Talking & Taking Action After Showings

Rethink Real Estate

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 12:32


In this high‑impact episode of Rethink Real Estate, host Ben Brady revisits one of the most practical, no‑nonsense scripts every real estate agent should have dialed in: the buyer follow‑up conversation. Recorded earlier this year and now resurfaced as part of our holiday rerun series, this episode breaks down exactly how top listing agents should be following up after showings and open houses to extract real price feedback — not the fluffy, meaningless responses that kill momentum and mislead sellers.Ben walks through live, word‑for‑word scripts agents can use when following up with both buyers and buyer's agents, showing how to push past vague answers like “it's priced well” and uncover what buyers would actually pay. This episode challenges agents to stop accepting surface‑level feedback and instead ask better questions that protect their sellers, sharpen pricing conversations, and prevent inflated expectations from sabotaging the sale.If you're struggling to get honest feedback, tired of chasing unqualified opinions, or want to improve your weekly reporting and seller communication, this episode is a must‑listen. These scripts are designed to be implemented immediately and work just as well for listing agents as they do for agents representing buyers.Timestamps & Key Topics:[00:00:00] – Rerun special & why this episode matters right now[00:01:43] – Why “it's priced well” is meaningless feedback[00:02:24] – The correct follow‑up script after a showing[00:04:51] – Why open houses are critical for real feedback[00:05:29] – How to capture buyer information at the front door[00:06:18] – Direct buyer follow‑up script (word for word)[00:07:34] – Translating buyer feedback into real seller guidance[00:08:35] – Educating sellers as an “insurance policy”[00:10:03] – Follow‑up script when dealing with buyer's agents[00:11:41] – The biggest mistake agents make with showing feedback[00:12:08] – Final challenge: better questions = better outcomes

Cowboy State Politics
Weekend Update - An Educating Line From Kipling 12/13

Cowboy State Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 22:58


Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem called, "The Gods of the Copybook Headings."  It's all about propaganda.  Most of what we hear about our so-called education system is exactly that.  We are all told that we have to continue to pay high property taxes to pay for "our high quality education system."  That's what Grady Hutcherson from the WEA called it.  But is it really?  Do our test scores really justify the hundreds of millions that we throw at Wyoming education? The short answer is not even close.  But you don't understand the reality of it until you look at the national NAEP scores as Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder told the Appropriations Committee to do. If we aren't paying to educate our students, what are we paying for exactly?  I reality of where we are at will shock you.

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
The AI Training crisis: Why companies are spending money on AI but not educating

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 29:10


Saige Jones Podcast
Animal Rescue: You Can Find Purebreds Via Rescue & Appropriately Educating Others On Why Choosing Animal Adoption Can Be So Impactful

Saige Jones Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 7:32


On this episode, Saige talks about the idea of not losing an opportunity to educate others on the importance of considering choosing animal adoption and how you can adopt purebred animals. She discusses doing this while being mindful to do so in appropriate situations and not shaming anyone for going to a breeder. She also touches on the importance of being a responsible dog owner.   If you are interested in hearing more from Saige via email, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/HfTeCv72Xgr1Ac4EA  Find us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/saigejones/?hl=en  https://www.instagram.com/saigejonespodcast/?hl=en  https://www.youtube.com/c/SaigeJones  Disclaimer: Saige is not an expert; she shares her experience. Please fact check any information.

Idaho's Money Show
Trump Accounts, Educating The Next Gen, & Best Year-End Tax Moves (12/6/2025)

Idaho's Money Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 82:49


We're in December so you know what that means... Actionable planning as the year closes — from Required Minimum Distributions to Roth conversions, backdoor Roth execution, QCD mistakes, and avoiding IRS withholding penalties. Jeremiah and Nic unpack overlooked tax traps, including misreported charitable transfers, improper Roth documentation, Form 8606 errors, and how retirees get hit with avoidable interest and penalties. Also something new to look forward to: Trump Accounts. The guys break down how these federally seeded children's investment accounts work, eligibility timelines, contribution rules, investment limitations, tax treatment, distribution penalties, automatic setup, and whether politics should influence planning. They compare these to 529 plans, UTMAs, custodial IRAs, trusts, and simple brokerage accounts while showing when each shines — and when giving an 18-year-old control can be dangerous. Plus, we get practical strategies for gifting, legacy planning, educating children about money, and using investment accounts as tools for skill-building rather than entitlement. Everything from tax efficiency, Social Security concerns, behavioral finance, and new policy mechanics.   Listen, Watch, Subscribe, Ask! https://www.therealmoneypros.com Hosts: Jeremiah Bates & Nic Daniels ————————————————————— Ataraxis PEO https://ataraxispeo.com Tree City Advisors of Apollon: https://www.treecityadvisors.com Apollon Wealth Management: https://apollonwealthmanagement.com/ —————————————————————

Fan in the van
Rage baiting or educating

Fan in the van

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 47:39


I discuss more of the negative comments we get and messages why pushing your narrative needs to come without bias and much more

Macroaggressions
#595: Educating The Next Generation Of Great Thinkers | Brett Pike

Macroaggressions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 61:41


The American education system is a trap. For those who fall into it and are looking for an exit, there are amazing options available for parents to take control of this important situation. Staying inside a broken government indoctrination system that fails on every level to prepare students for life is no longer acceptable. Brett Pike's Classical Learner curriculum has helped thousands of parents make the move into homeschooling, while developing a tight network and amazing resources. These days, if you want an education worthy of freedom, you will have to go out and take it.  — Above Phone | Black Friday Sale: https://abovephone.com/activistpost/ — Guest Links: Brett Pike: www.ClassicalLearner.com  Promo Code: MACRO — Watch the video version on one of the Macroaggressions Channels: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/Macroaggressions  YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCn3GlVLKZtTkhLJkiuG7a-Q?si=DvKo2lcQhzo8Vuqu  — MACRO & Charlie Robinson Links Hypocrazy Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4aogwms The Octopus of Global Control Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3xu0rMm Website: www.Macroaggressions.io  Merch Store: https://macroaggressions.dashery.com/  Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/macroaggressionspodcast Activist Post Family Activist Post: www.ActivistPost.com  Natural Blaze: www.NaturalBlaze.com  Support Our Sponsors C60 Power: https://go.shopc60.com/PBGRT/KMKS9/ | Promo Code: MACRO Chemical Free Body: https://chemicalfreebody.com/macro/ | Promo Code: MACRO Wise Wolf Gold & Silver: https://macroaggressions.gold/ | (800) 426-1836 LegalShield: www.DontGetPushedAround.com  EMP Shield: www.EMPShield.com | Promo Code: MACRO Christian Yordanov's Health Program: www.LiveLongerFormula.com/macro  Above Phone: https://abovephone.com/macro/ Van Man: https://vanman.shop/?ref=MACRO | Promo Code: MACRO The Dollar Vigilante: https://dollarvigilante.spiffy.co/a/O3wCWenlXN/4471  Nesa's Hemp: www.NesasHemp.com | Promo Code: MACRO Augason Farms: https://augasonfarms.com/MACRO  —