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In this episode of Varn Vlog, you and Brandon Lightly analyze the failures of the "New Democracy" and "National Front" strategies as globalized Marxist frameworks.Key points include:Indonesia: D.N. Aidit's PKI collapsed because they mistakenly empowered a mass movement while failing to neutralize the military's hostile command structure.The Philippines: The NDFP's program prioritized state-regulated capitalism and tariff protection for domestic bourgeoisie over systemic socialist transformation.Nepal: The Maoist party utilized the "New Democracy" label to justify transitioning into a standard, market-dependent capitalist state after 2006.Right-Wing Inversion: The organizational structures of popular fronts and Leninist centralization have been repurposed by right-wing movements to advance integral nationalism and corporate-welfare states.Works Cited:Foundations of the United, Popular, and National FrontsFourth Congress of the Communist International. (1922, December). Theses on Comintern tactics. In J. Degras (Ed.), The Communist International, 1919–1943: Documents (Vol. 1). Oxford University Press.Dimitrov, G. (1935). The fascist offensive and the tasks of the Communist International in the struggle of the working class against fascism. Foreign Languages Publishing House.Executive Committee of the Communist International. (1921, December). Theses on the unity of the proletarian front. International Press Correspondence, 2(2), 11–14.Mao, Z. (1965). On new democracy. In Selected works of Mao Tse-tung (Vol. 2, pp. 339–384). Foreign Languages Press. (Original work published 1940).Pre-Marxist, Right-Wing, and Nationalist LineageBarrès, M. (1902). Scènes et doctrines du nationalisme [Scenes and doctrines of nationalism]. Émile-Paul Frères.Maurras, C. (1900). Enquête sur la monarchie [Enquiry into the monarchy]. Nouvelle Librairie Nationale.Maurras, C. (1937). Mes idées politiques [My political ideas]. Fayard.Moeller van den Bruck, A. (1971). Germany's Third Empire (E. O. Lorimer, Trans.). Howard Fertig. (Original work published 1923).Niekisch, E. (Ed.). (1926–1934). Widerstand: Zeitschrift für nationalrevolutionäre Politik [Resistance: Journal for National-Revolutionary Politics]. Widerstand-Verlag. NepalDahal, P. K. [Prachanda]. (2004). Problems of the development of revolution in Nepal. In Selected Works of Prachanda (Vol. 1). Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).Ogura, K. (2008). Seeking state power through communism: The strategic evolution of the CPN (Maoist) (Asiatic 14). Political Transitions in Asia.Thapa, D., & Sijapati, B. (2004). A kingdom under siege: Nepal's Maoist insurgency, 1996–2004. Zed Books.CambodiaChandler, D. P. (1992). Brother Number One: A political biography of Pol Pot. Westview Press.Kiernan, B. (2004). The Pol Pot regime: Race, power, and genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, 1975–79 (2nd ed.). Yale University Press.Pol Pot. (1977). Long live the 17th anniversary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea. Democratic Kampuchea Ministry of Foreign Affairs.3. The PhilippinesGuerrero, A. [Sison, J. M.]. (1970). Philippine society and revolution. Ta Kung Pao.National Democratic Front of the Philippines. (1985). Program of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. NDFP Secretariat.Weekley, K. (2001). The Communist Party of the Philippines, 1968–1993: A story of its theory and practice. University of the Philippines Press. IndiaBanerjee, S. (1980). In the wake of Naxalbari: A history of the Naxalite movement in India. Subarnarekha.Communist Party of India (Maoist). (2004). Party programme. CPI (Maoist) Central Committee.Kennedy, J. (2018). The liberalized state and the path of rebellion: A comparative assessment of the Maoist insurgency in India. Routledge.IV. Broad Scholarly Histories & HistoriographyCarr, E. H. (1982). The twilight of Comintern, 1930–1935. Macmillan.Denning, M. (1996). The cultural front: The laboring of American culture in the twentieth century. Verso.Priestland, D. (2009). The red flag: A history of communism. Grove Press.Sternhell, Z. (1986). Neither right nor left: Fascist ideology in France (D. Maisel, Trans.). Princeton University Press.Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer, SNT-BRCH, Joshua Parsons

SBC President Willie Rice's first major address to the Executive Committee set out a vision for renewal, doctrinal clarity, greater transparency, and a renewed commitment to gospel mission. William Wolfe and Jon Whitehead discuss what that vision could mean for the Southern Baptist Convention—and the work ahead as Southern Baptists look toward Indianapolis.   The conversation covers abuse-prevention efforts across SBC entities, the proposed Truth and Unity Amendment, legal concerns about enforcing doctrinal commitments, trustee accountability, declining Cooperative Program giving, and Rice's call to reach people in the United States and around the world by 2033.   Follow Willy Rice: https://x.com/WillyRice https://www.sbc.net/sbc-president/   Timestamps: 00:00 Podcast introduction 00:37 The road to Indianapolis and the issues facing Southern Baptists 03:37 The state of the SBC 08:07 The influence of an SBC president and the long-term reform effort 11:41 Willy Rice's message of hope for the convention 12:52 Abuse reform and the SBC's response 20:03 The debate over the abuse-crisis narrative and denominational responsibility 27:26 Introducing the Truth and Unity Amendment 28:05 Rice's case for doctrinal clarity 29:25 Gender, pastoral roles, and cultural change 38:49 Legal concerns about enforcing the amendment 45:00 Litigation risk and the purpose of a convention 48:07 Transparency and rebuilding trust 49:06 Rice's call for trustee engagement 50:59 Trustee responsibilities and financial oversight 58:33 Cooperative Program giving and the trust deficit 1:02:49 Rice's vision for gospel mission 1:05:30 Mobilizing Southern Baptists to reach others 1:08:16 Domestic evangelism and Baptist identity 1:09:50 Closing thoughts and the road ahead   ––––––   Follow Center for Baptist Leadership across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://twitter.com/BaptistLeaders Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/people/Center-For-Baptist-Leadership/61556762144277/ Rumble – https://rumble.com/c/c-6157089 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@CenterforBaptistLeadership Website – https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/   To book William for media appearances or speaking engagements, please contact him at media@centerfor­baptistleadership.org.   Follow Us on Twitter: William Wolfe - https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe Richard Henry - https://twitter.com/RThenry83   Renew the SBC from within and defend the SBC from those who seek its destruction, donate today: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/donate/   The Center for Baptist Leadership Podcast is powered by American Reformer, recorded remotely in the United States by William Wolfe, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to the Center for Baptist Leadership Podcast: Distribute our RSS Feed – https://centerforbaptistleadership.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership/id1743074575 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0npXohTYKWYmWLsHkalF9t Amazon Music // Audible – https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ababbdd-6c6b-4ab9-b21a-eed951e1e67b BoomPlay – https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/96624 CastboxFM – https://castbox.fm/channel/id6132313 CastroFM – https://castro.fm/podcast/67110759-1bb9-4fd9-abcb-34113d42e945 CurioCaster – https://curiocaster.com/podcast/pi6894445 Fountain – https://fountain.fm/show/IURohE0rZPJr5h81wxbX Goodpods – https://goodpods.com/podcasts/center-for-baptist-leadership-565673 iHeartRadio – https://iheart.com/podcast/170321203 iVoox – https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-center-for-baptist-leadership_sq_f12419733_1.html Listen Notes – https://lnns.co/2Br0hw7p5R4 MoonFM – https://moon.fm/itunes/1743074575 PlayerFM – https://player.fm/series/3570081 PocketCasts – https://play.pocketcasts.com/podcasts/ddd92230-e3ff-013c-e7de-02cacb2c6223 PodcastAddict – https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership/5090794 Podchaser – https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-center-for-baptist-leaders-5696654 PodcastRepublic – https://www.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1743074575 TrueFans – https://truefans.fm/center-for-baptist-leadership YouTube Podcasts – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFMvfuzJKMICA7wi3CXvQxdNtA_lqDFV

What lies beyond the rankings? Grounded in the findings of the 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index, this webinar unpacks the structural shifts shaping tourism competitiveness across more than 100 economies. The discussion explores where progress is accelerating, where vulnerabilities persist and what the findings mean for policy, investment and destination strategy. This is the full audio from a live-streamed video session available to watch for World Economic Forum partners and digital members. To become a digital member: https://www.weforum.org/join-us/individuals/ Digital members can watch the session here: https://toplink.weforum.org/sessions/a0WTG000001rJX02AM/beyond-the-rankings-travel-tourism-development-index-2026 Speakers:  Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism at Ministry of Tourism of Jamaica Ramya Krishnaswamy, Head, Center for Urban Transformation; Member of ExCo at World Economic Forum Kelly Craighead, President at Vertimas Consulting Cara Morton, CEO Global Businesses and Operations and Member of the Executive Committee at Zurich Insurance Group Hawazen Nassief, Deputy Minister for International Relations at Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia Links: Travel & Tourism Development Index: https://www.weforum.org/publications/travel-tourism-development-index-2026 Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

Jeroen Broekema speaks with Stefaan Decraene about his first years at Rabobank and the decisions he made after arriving in Utrecht. Decraene talks about telling people to leave meetings, building his own management team and trying to bring more speed into the bank. The conversation also covers AI, agro and AML, Rabobank's return to professional cycling, taking risks and staying humble. Stefaan Decraene has served as Chair of Rabobank's Managing Board since January 2023, becoming the first non-Dutch person to lead the bank. In this role, he heads an international cooperative bank with around 48,000 employees across 34 countries. Decraene began his career in 1988 at Bacob Bank, a Belgian cooperative bank that became Artesia, where he worked in investment banking and securities before becoming Chair of Artesia Securities and subsequently Chair of Bank Artesia Nederland. He then held several senior positions at Dexia. In 2006, he became Chair of Dexia Bank Belgium. He also took on group-level responsibility for retail and commercial banking in Belgium, Turkey, Slovakia and Luxembourg. In 2011, Decraene joined BNP Paribas. Based in Paris, he spent the next 11 years on the Group's Executive Committee, where he was responsible for its international retail banking activities. Since taking the helm at Rabobank, Decraene has overseen an internal reorganisation and a period of strong financial performance. In 2024, Rabobank reported a record net profit of €5.2 billion and close to €5 billion again in 2025. In 2026, the bank announced plans to invest up to €2 billion in data, technology and artificial intelligence over the next three years. Decraene studied political, social and economic sciences at the University of Brussels and later earned a master's degree in economics from KU Leuven. He is 61 years old and is married to Catherine. They have two sons, and he is also a grandfather. During the week, he lives in Amsterdam. At weekends, he returns home to Bruges, Belgium.   Book mentioned in this episode: Over welvaart by Bart De Wever Leaders in Finance is made possible by the support of EY, Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, Duna and Lepaya. More information about our partners is available on our partner page. Want to stay up to date with Leaders in Finance? Subscribe to the newsletter. Questions, suggestions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! You can reach us via email at info@leadersinfinance.nl and visit our website. Previous guests on the Leaders in Finance Podcast include Klaas Knot (former President of DNB), Frank Elderson (Member of the Executive Board of the ECB), Gerrit Zalm (former Minister of Finance and former CEO of ABN AMRO), Ingrid de Swart (Member of the Executive Board of a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Member of the Management Board of ING and Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (former CEO of ABN AMRO), Saul van Beurden (CEO of Consumer, Small & Business Banking at Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO of NN Group), Janine Vos (Member of the Managing Board of Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO of Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO of Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO of Triodos Bank), Nout Wellink (former President of DNB), Onno Ruding (former Minister of Finance), Laura van Geest (Member of the Executive Board of the AFM), Ali Niknam (CEO of bunq), Joanne Kellermann (Chair of PFZW), Steven Maijoor (former Chair of ESMA), Jos Baeten (former CEO of a.s.r.), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO of Robeco), and Annette Mosman (CEO of APG).

The annual Mike Lewis Memorial Forum honors the life and legacy of Mike Lewis, a former naval aviator and leading scholar of international law. Mike wrote and spoke extensively on the use of force and the law of armed conflict and served on the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society’s International & National Security Law Practice Group. Mike passed away from cancer in 2015 at age 50. He was admired across ideological lines for both his scholarship and his generosity of spirit.This year’s Forum will examine the law governing anticipatory self-defense and whether the traditional interpretation of international law adequately accounts for modern threats. This traditional view generally permits anticipatory self-defense only against an “imminent” threat. But that standard took shape in an era when threats moved at the speed of 19th-century naval vessels.How should that requirement apply in an era of missiles, cyberattacks, and other threats capable of materializing rapidly? Critics argue that a strict imminence requirement leaves states unable to respond to serious threats before they fully materialize, and that the resulting gap between doctrine and state practice erodes confidence in international law. Defenders of the traditional standard counter that loosening it risks inviting states to invoke self-defense as a pretext for aggression.The panel will consider whether international law should permit a broader range of anticipatory action against developing threats, what principles should govern such uses of force, and whether the U.N. Charter itself can be interpreted to accommodate them. More broadly, the discussion will explore how the law governing self-defense can respond to changing technologies and security challenges while continuing to constrain the use of force.Featuring:Dr. Brian Cox, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier InstituteProf. John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley; Senior Research Fellow, School of Civic Leadership, Civitas Institute, University of Texas at Austin; Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute(Moderator) Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Fellow, National Security Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Many conversations about development for focus on aid: how much, from whom, and for how long. But aid has never been more than a small part of what pays for a country's development, and in 2025 it fell by 23.1%. The need to rethink our attitude to development has inspired the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition (FDCC). In this week's episode, Alexia Latortue and Radha Rajkotia of FDCC talk to Tim Phillips about its first report,. The report assesses the development challenges of LMICs using a balance sheet approach, with assets on one side and liabilities on the other. Tax revenue, remittances, pension and sovereign wealth funds, trade, natural resources and the skills of the population sit on the asset side. Unsustainable debt, illicit financial flows, poor credit ratings, weak institutions, climate exposure and conflict sit on the other.The idea? Each country focuses on the policies to develop their most important assets, and minimise their most problematic liabilities. They argue that governments and donors alike should stop thinking of developing countries as recipients of aid, and start thinking of them as partners in economic development.The research behind this episode:Future of Development Cooperation Coalition. 2026. "The Development Balance Sheet: Rethinking Development Cooperation from the Ground Up." Published 20 May 2026. Research team: Radha Rajkotia, John Norris and Mma Amara Ekeruche.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, Alexia Latortue, and Radha Rajkotia. 2026. "Rethinking development cooperation: The case for a 'balance sheet' approach." VoxDev Talks (podcast). About the guestsAlexia Latortue is Head of Secretariat of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition and a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. She served as Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development at the US Treasury, where she led work on reforming the multilateral development banks and on using public finance to pull private capital into emerging markets. She was previously Deputy CEO and Managing Director for Corporate Strategy at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, sat on the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and spent ten years at the World Bank working on financial inclusion, ending as Deputy CEO of CGAP.Radha Rajkotia is Director of Research at the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition and lead researcher on this report. She was Chief Executive Officer of Building Markets and, before that, Chief Research and Policy Officer at Innovations for Poverty Action, running its strategy across 22 countries. She spent eleven years leading the economic recovery and development unit at the International Rescue Committee, on work spanning cash-based relief and job creation in conflict settings. She holds a PhD in Refugee Studies from the University of Sussex, is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Henry Leir Institute at Tufts University, and teaches at Georgetown.Research cited in this episodeThe balance sheet approach. The report sets out assets and liabilities but argues that neither is a checklist. Some entries are country-specific, such as natural resource endowments or exposure to climate risk. Others are structural, such as a sovereign credit rating, which constrains or enables progress regardless of what a government does at home. The point of the exercise is situational awareness before prioritisation, not a universal to-do list.The 30 national development strategies. The research team reviewed the current development strategies of 30 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. All 30 prioritise economic transformation and human capital. Governance appears as a stand-alone pillar in two-thirds of them. Inequality is a defining element in almost every Latin American strategy and largely absent as an explicit constraint in Africa and Asia. Most countries frame technology as digital economy rather than as AI governance or chip access, which the report reads as a widening sophistication gap.Nigeria and Ethiopia. The report's worked comparison. Ethiopia attracts more than three times Nigeria's foreign direct investment despite being roughly 100 million people smaller. Nigeria has strong tax revenues, considerable pension fund assets, a heavy debt servicing burden and large losses to illicit financial flows. Ethiopia has a narrow tax base and weak compliance, suffers far less from illicit flows, carries a lighter debt service burden and is nonetheless in debt distress.Debt as both asset and liability. Low-income countries spend 18% of government revenue on average servicing foreign debt. Angola, Laos, Bhutan, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, the Bahamas, Tunisia, Zambia, Benin and Senegal each spent more than 30% of tax revenues on debt servicing in 2024. As of 2026, 27 countries face a high risk of debt distress and nine are already in it, the majority of them in Africa. Latortue argues that the problem is the price, tenor and currency of debt rather than debt itself, and that restructuring machinery built around the Paris Club has not kept up with a creditor base that now includes China, Gulf states and a large body of commercial lenders.Credit ratings. Only eight countries across Latin America and Africa hold an investment-grade rating from Moody's, Fitch or S&P. They are Chile, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Botswana and Mauritius. A UNDP analysis cited in the report estimates that flawed ratings have cost African countries as much as $74.5 billion in excess interest and foregone investment, more than the continent's entire net receipt of official development assistance. The African Union is launching its own credit rating agency in 2026.South-South trade. UNCTAD figures in the report put South-South merchandise exports at about $0.5 trillion in 1995 and $6.8 trillion in 2025. Some 57% of developing-country exports now go to other developing markets. Rajkotia points to the Africa Continental Free Trade Area and to Mercosur as existing infrastructure that could support production integration rather than trade agreements alone.Demographics. Africa's working-age population is expected to double by 2050, which the report treats as an asset conditional on policy. By 2050 only 26% of the world's population is projected to live in Europe, North America and China, falling to 18% by 2100.Domestic capital in Africa. Latortue cites more than $4 trillion of assets held across the African continent, a figure that combines central bank reserves, commercial bank assets, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pensions and insurance. Her argument is that moving even a small share of it into productive investment would outweigh anything aid can now do. The report notes that Ghana mandated 5% of its pension fund for venture capital in 2025 and that Mexico legislated for an allowance of up to 30%.Conflict. The one item Latortue places firmly on one side of the ledger. She counts at least 60 live conflicts worldwide. The Peace Research Institute Oslo recorded more conflicts in 2024 than at any point since the Second World War, and more than half of all conflict-affected states now face at least two separate internal conflicts. Development work has a role in keeping the real economy going, she says, but the solutions are political.More VoxDev Talks episodesThe end of aid dependency. W. Gyude Moore argues that the contraction in aid is structural and that governments should use growth diagnostics to decide which offers of assistance to accept and which to turn down. The closest companion piece to this episode.Ethiopia's economy: Mamo Mihretu on economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of growth. The other half of the report's Nigeria and Ethiopia comparison, told by the person who ran the reforms.Why civil service reform fails and what actually works. Martin Williams on the execution gap that this report identifies as a liability in its own right.Related reading on VoxDevTaxation in LMICs, a VoxDevLit edited by Anders Jensen, Anne Brockmeyer and Lucie Gadenne, reviews the evidence on why governments in low- and middle-income countries collect so much less of national income than their richer counterparts.

Record-breaking heat across Europe is placing growing pressure on critical infrastructure. At the same time, oil prices climbed above $100 per barrel earlier this year as geopolitical tensions once again exposed vulnerabilities in global energy markets. These are not isolated crises, but different sides of the same coin. And prompts the question, how can we build energy systems that remain reliable in an increasingly volatile world? A new generation of technologies is beginning to change that equation. This session explores how new technologies like direct lithium extraction and everything-to-grid energy are changing how energy is produced, managed and consumed. This is the full audio from a studio discussion recorded on 9 July, 2026. Speakers:  Volker Sick, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Anna Tunkel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Impact LLC Akshay Joshi, Head of the Centre for Cybersecurity, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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One of the greatest challenges in probate and trust administration is ensuring that every asset is identified. In this episode of the Trust Me Podcast, presented by the California Lawyers Association Trusts and Estates Section (TEXCOM), host R. Sam Price speaks with Stephen Walter, founder and CEO of Sunset, about how technology is transforming the asset discovery process. Stephen discusses why assets are so often overlooked, how Sunset helps attorneys, fiduciaries,and families locate financial accounts across all 50 states, and the practical benefits of using automated asset discovery during probate and trust administration. The conversation explores what types of assets can be found, how the search process works, credit bureau debt searches, estate banking, unclaimed property, and why the service is offered at no cost to users.Whether you represent fiduciaries, administer trusts, or handle probate matters, this episode provides practical insights into one of the most time-consuming aspects of estate administration. The discussion follows a structured agenda covering Stephen's background, asset discovery, trust-owned property, banking, creditor searches, pricing, and practical advice for practitioners.About our guest:Stephen Walter is a licensed attorney, software engineer, and two-time venture-backed founder. He earned his law degree from the University of Colorado, is a member of the Utah Bar, and founded Sunset (Y Combinator W24), an automated asset discovery platform built to modernize estate, probate, and inheritance administration by helping professionals and families identify a decedent's assets quickly and efficiently.About our host: R. Sam Price, LL.M., C.S. is a California Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and the founder of Price Law Firm, APC, in Redlands, California. His practice focuses exclusively on estate planning, trust administration, probate, and trust litigation. Sam serves on the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association Trusts and Estates Section (TEXCOM) and chairs the San Bernardino County Bar Association's Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section.Sam is the creator and host of the weekly Probate Notes podcast, where he interviews leading attorneys and industry professionals on practical topics affecting probate, estate planning, and trust administration. He is also the author of The 6-Stage Probate Process: How to Navigate California Probate and Impactful Estate Planning: How Your Family Dynamics Influence Leaving Your Inheritance and Legacy and is a frequent speaker on trusts and estates law.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons

On this edition of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder speaks with AMSSM President Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, Immediate Past President Dr. Carly Day, and Board member Dr. Siobhan Statuta about board-approved changes to AMSSM's governance and committee structures. In this informative conversation, they discuss how this impactful redesign aims to standardize operations, improve transparency, reduce redundancy and scale leadership throughout AMSSM. Key updates include: Shifting from a working to a governing board Restructuring the Executive Committee to four presidential-line roles Standardizing committee leadership to Chair and Vice Chair roles with succession planning Renaming and regrouping committees into cross-committee collaborations Converting Presidential Task Forces into Board Task Forces Clarifying the processes for nominations, elections, eligibility criteria, timelines and transition steps over the next three years The group also shares information on how to apply for these upcoming opportunities and ways to get more involved. AMSSM members can learn more and ask questions about all of these changes during an upcoming AMSSM Town Hall meeting at 8 pm ET on September 21. Watch for more information soon, and visit the AMSSM website for further details.

Dr. Hindie M. Klein is a Psychologist and Psychoanalyst who serves as Senior Clinical Consultant at OHEL Children's Home and Family Services. She is the Editor of Voices of Strength and was Clinical Project Manager of the acclaimed film Rising From Divorce. Formerly Director of Tikvah, OHEL's licensed outpatient mental health clinic, Dr. Klein holds a postdoctoral degree from NYU and runs a private practice for adolescents, adults, and couples. She also offers clinical supervision and integrates Sensory Motor Psychotherapy into her work.Dr. Klein serves on multiple advisory boards, including Amudim, Nefesh, and COJO Flatbush, and is on the Executive Committee of the United Task Force. A frequent speaker and writer on trauma, attachment, postpartum depression, divorce, and countertransference, Dr. Klein has devoted nearly 40 years to advancing mental health in the Jewish community.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.---Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://janesoftware.partnerlinks.io/ngvcwcxqt2jx-4afv8i (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)Beducated - Complete the quiz for one month free https://beduc.at/pd2640-traumatherapist

Victor Osimhen just will not stop — a goal and an assist in Galatasaray's 3-2 win over Göztepe means he's now recorded a goal contribution in 15 straight Süper Lig appearances, the longest active streak of any player in Europe's top 10 leagues. Ademola Lookman finally got off the mark for Atlético Madrid too, scoring in a 3-1 win over Sevilla after a quiet start to the season.Off the pitch, it's been one of the biggest weeks in Nigerian football administration in years: NFF president Ibrahim Gusau and the entire Executive Committee have resigned, President Tinubu has ordered a full reform of the federation, Nigeria has agreed a record $8.5m-a-year kit deal with Adidas, and the NPFL has finally landed a title sponsor after a decade-long wait.Plus: Standout Performers, Starboy of the Week, the summer transfer round-up, and Premier League weekend review.#SuperEagles #NigeriaFootball #Nigeria #PremierLeagueJoin as a member today:    / @nigeriafootballweekly  Listen to the audio version of the podcast for free on all major podcast platforms here: https://podfollow.com/nigeria-footbal... or https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweeklyCheck out our website: nigeriafootballweekly.comJoin the Nigeria Football Weekly Mini-league: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/lea...Please provide any feedback or updates regarding Nigeria Football Weekly here: https://forms.gle/PUtDmSjAxViDARUHAFollow Nigeria Football Weekly:Twitter -   / nfwpod  Instagram -   / nigeriafootballweekly  TikTok -   / nigeriafootballweekly  Facebook -   / nigeriafootballweekly  Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweeklyEmail - olu@nigeriafootballweekly.com

Send us Fan MailWhat do Maine's gubernatorial candidates think about local control, property taxes, and the future of the state-municipal partnership? In this episode, hosts Rebecca Lambert and Amanda Campbell are joined by members of MMA's Executive Committee to discuss their July 27 interviews with gubernatorial candidates Rick Bennett, Bobby Charles, and Hannah Pingree. Asked the same questions and given equal time to respond, the candidates shared their visions for addressing some of the most pressing issues facing Maine's cities and towns. Listen in for an informative look at where the candidates stand and what their leadership could mean for municipal government across Maine. (https://www.memun.org/Training/Video-Library/acat/2/tag/gubernatorial-candidates)

Ep 313 Peacewarts: Social Chemistry 101 – Sleep, Hunger, and War (Class 10) Episode Summary: We examine the biological foundations of stability, focusing on how sleep deprivation and hunger degrade the prefrontal cortex and amplify threat perception. Using the 12-Step framework of HALT, executive fatigue during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the French Revolution, we explore why regulated bodies are a prerequisite for sustained peace. Homework: Look up the 2007 sleep deprivation study by Dr. Matthew Walker and colleagues (Yoo et al., Current Biology). Identify the percentage increase in amygdala reactivity found after one night without sleep. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Research the physical condition of S. Executive Committee participants during the Cuban Missile Crisis. How did extreme sleep deprivation impact decision-making during the thirteen days? Books: If you'd like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, Ph.D., an influential and widely read account of how sleep loss impacts emotional regulation, though parts of it have been challenged for accuracy, and Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis by Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow, a classic political science study analyzing the crisis through three competing models of governmental decision-making. Learning Topics: The HALT Protocol; 12-Step Recovery Frameworks; Executive Fatigue in Crisis; Hunger as an Accelerant; Heat and Aggression; Cognitive Limits in Statecraft. · Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com · Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

In this episode of The Behaviorist, guest host Joey McMonagle sits down with Lydia Henry, member of the Executive Committee for the Board of Directors at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, to explore how we can weave a new understanding of confidence into our lives.  Launching from a definition of the word by Irish poet David Whyte, Lydia and Joey touch on how vulnerability and self-awareness impact our ability to be courageous. With a candid review of her own experiences, Lydia expands on this, diving into how leaders of organizations have a responsibility to create space for their teams to explore their own courageous  engagement.  The conversation continues with a review of the risks and rewards of showing up with courageous authenticity, an interesting discussion on what courage looks like in this age of rapid change due to evolving technology, and then a review of concrete ways to build courage into our daily practices.  To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit www.workwisdomllc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram (@workwisdom).   *The views and opinions expressed by Joe McMonagle in this podcast are solely those of Mr. McMonagle and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mr. McMonagle's employer, Atomic Design, Inc. or any affiliated organizations.*

In this episode of Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai, Jennifer sits down with her longtime friend and colleague Helen Iwata, a bilingual leadership and communications coach with over 35 years of experience in Japan. Helen opens up about the difficult seasons she has navigated in both her business and personal life, including a significant financial setback after working with a business coach that shook her confidence deeply. She shares her journey through bitterness, self-blame, and the slow, gradual process of finding her way back to joy. Helen and Jennifer explore the concept of "divine timing," the power of patience, and the importance of sitting with difficult emotions rather than bypassing them. They also discuss Helen's evolving professional identity, the philosophy of "less effort, more impact," the concept of mottainai as it applies to talent and energy, and the 10th anniversary of Helen's book Eigo no Shigoto Jutsu. The conversation is honest, warm, and deeply relatable for anyone navigating a season of transition.If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway.In this episode you'll hear:How Helen lost her sense of joy during a difficult few years and how she is finding her way backWhy taking 100% responsibility is so hard, and why it matters more than playing the victimHelen's philosophy of "less effort, more impact" and how it applies to leadership and communicationThe concept of mottainai applied to talent, energy, and unsolicited adviceWhy action brings clarity, and why you can't do what you don't know if you keep doing what you do knowThe 10th anniversary of Helen's book Eigo no Shigoto Jutsu and her new podcast and YouTube seriesAbout Helen:Helen Iwata is a bilingual leadership and communication coach from the UK with over 35 years' experience in Japan, helping managers and executives in Japan—especially women—lead and communicate confidently in global business settings.During her 10 years with McKinsey & Company, she served as Manager of Client Communications, coaching consultants and clients in leadership, communication, and high-stakes presentations.As the founder of Sasuga Communications K. K., she partners with multinational organizations to design and deliver leadership and communication development programs for rising leaders through to seasoned executives across the APAC region.Helen is a TEDx coach and speaker, Nikkei Online columnist, author of Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu (Shogakukan), host of the Sasuga! Podcast, and serves on the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.She is also a wife, mother, and karate world champion.6 Weeks To Clear, Confident Communication For Women In BusinessHelen has launched a new program to help women managers and executives in Japan to speak more clearly and confidently in global business settings, so they can create greater impact through their work while staying true to themselves.Learn more: sasugacommunications.com/interestConnect with Helen:Sasuga Communications: https://sasugacommunications.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heleniwata/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heleniwata/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HelenIwataConnect with Jennifer:Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifershinkai/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifershinkaicoachWebsite: https://jennifershinkai.com/ Instagram Coaching and Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/ikigaiwithjennifershinkai/Instagram Artist: https://www.instagram.com/jennifershinkai/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ikigaiwithjennifershinkai/Things mentioned in this episode:Eigo no Shigoto Jutsu by Helen Iwatahttps://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E4%BB%95%E4%BA%8B%E8%A1%93-%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3-%E5%B2%A9%E7%94%B0-%E3%83%98%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3/dp/4093884560Sasuga Podcasthttps://sasugacommunications.com/category/podcast/Jim Fortin's programhttps://www.jimfortin.com/jims-products/

On today's program, the State Department funnels $2 billion to Christian ministries to provide health and humanitarian aid in more than a dozen countries. We'll have details. And, new regulations make it harder for Christian ministries to operate in India — but one ministry we talked with remains committed to preaching the gospel there. Plus, a cybersecurity breach exposes donor date.  But first, the Southern Baptist Convention is facing a new federal lawsuit. Parents in South Carolina have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the SBC and its Executive Committee. They’re also suing Pawleys Island Community Church, its academy, and several former leaders.  The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. We get editorial, database, and other technical support from Christina Darnell, Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, Heidi Allums, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Henry Durand, Adelle Banks, Yonat Shimron, Bob Smietana, Kim Roberts, Neva Piombino, Aaron Earls, Michaela Gordoni, Makella Knowles, and Jessica Eturralde. A special thanks to the Christian Index and Lifeway Research for contributing material for this week's podcast. Until next time, may God bless you.

Helping clients create dependable retirement income has become one of the biggest challenges financial professionals face as pensions continue disappearing. In this episode, Jeremy Houser welcomes Grant Kvalheim, CEO of Athene to discuss how the retirement income industry is evolving. Grant shares Athene’s approach to long-term growth, transparency, product innovation, and private credit investing while explaining why lifetime income continues to become a larger part of retirement planning.  He also explores opportunities to improve the annuity experience for consumers and financial professionals, along with the leadership principles that have helped guide Athene’s continued growth. Key takeaways: How lifetime income solutions are evolving as fewer workers retire with traditional pension benefits. Why private credit plays an important role in supporting competitive retirement income products today. How transparency, financial discipline, and long-term planning influence Athene’s business decisions. Why improving the consumer and advisor experience can expand access to retirement income products. How leadership, vision, and continual innovation support sustainable growth over many years. And more! Connect with Grant Kvalheim: LinkedIn: Grant Kvalheim Website: Athene Athene for Producers Connect with Jeremy Houser: jeremy.houser@simplicitygroup.com  713-808-8548 Schedule a Call Our Teams Website Connect with Jeremy @jeremyhouser_amp @jeremyhouserAMP About Our Guest: Grant Kvalheim is CEO of Athene, where he is responsible for expanding market share, prioritizing innovation, entering new markets and leading the company through its next phase of growth. As CEO, he serves on Athene’s board and is a member of the Executive Committee. Grant joined Athene in January 2011 as its CFO and later served as President, a role he held until July 2025. As President, Grant was responsible for running the company’s U.S. operations with a focus on growing organic origination. In that capacity, he led Athene’s entry into the U.S. annuity business, where it has become the market leader. He also developed Athene’s Funding Agreement program, where Athene is the largest issuer, and guided Athene’s Pension Group Annuity franchise. Prior to joining Athene, Grant was Co-President of Barclays Capital, where he grew the European investment-grade credit business into a leading global credit franchise. Earlier in his career, he held senior executive positions in the investment banks of Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. Grant holds a B.S. degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College, and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago. Grant currently serves on the board of directors of the American Council of Life Insurers, Great Outdoors Foundation, SolHealth, Mottahedeh & Co., Inc., and a member of the Geneva Association. Disclosure #: 5717541 – 0726

The intersection of domestic civil rights struggles and international human rights law represents a critical frontier in the fight against systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence. The UN Human Rights Council's historic George Floyd resolution marked a watershed moment, demonstrating how international legal mechanisms can be mobilized to address persistent patterns of racial oppression within the United States. This development reflects broader questions about the relationship between legal systems and liberation, particularly when examining how the rule of law itself may function as a mechanism for perpetuating racial hierarchies rather than dismantling them. Critical race theorists have long argued that legal structures, rather than providing pathways to freedom, may actually constitute sophisticated forms of control that maintain white supremacist power relations through seemingly neutral juridical processes.Join host Professor Sahar Aziz for a powerful dual presentation featuring Professor Benjamin Davis, who examines the international legal implications of the UN Human Rights Council's response to systemic racism in America, and Professor Anthony Farley from Albany Law School, whose groundbreaking work in Critical Race Theory explores how the very foundations of law and property rights emerge from and perpetuate anti-Black violence. Professor Davis analyzes how international human rights mechanisms are finally turning their scrutiny toward American racial injustice, while Professor Farley presents his provocative thesis that legal liberation itself may be an impossibility within current juridical structures. Together, these distinguished scholars challenge listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about whether reform within existing legal frameworks can ever achieve genuine racial justice, or whether more fundamental transformations of law and society are necessary.#Racism #CRT #CriticalRaceTheory #CivilRightsBiographyAnthony Paul Farley is the James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Albany Law School, where he specializes in constitutional law, criminal procedure, and legal theory. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has served on the Board of Governors of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and the Executive Committee of the Minorities Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Prior to joining Albany Law School, Professor Farley was a tenured faculty member at Boston College Law School for 16 years. Before entering academia, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and practiced law as a Corporate/Securities Associate with Shearman and Sterling in New York City. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia.Benjamin G. Davis is Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Toledo College of Law, where he taught public international law, contracts, and alternative dispute resolution. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School. Before entering academia, Professor Davis served as American Legal Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, where he supervised over 1,000 international arbitration and mediation cases. He led the successful effort in the American Society of International Law to pass its Centennial Resolution on Laws of War and Detainee Treatment, only the eighth resolution in that organization's history. He has written and spoken extensively on accountability for torture, military commissions, and international human rights law.Recommended ReadingsThe Black Body as Fetish Object, Oregon Law Review (1997)Perfecting Slavery, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal (2004)The Colorline as Capitalist Accumulation, Buffalo Law Review (2008)Support the showSupport the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation:Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.html Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrr Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Threads: https://threads.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrr Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrr 

In this month's episode of Trade Show Talk, TSNN's Danica Tormohlen speaks with Kate Spellman, Chief Commercial Officer of the newly combined Emerald and Questex, which were both purchasedby global alternative asset manager Apollo-managed funds with the sales officially closing July 14. Spellman shares how she's approaching the integration, why she sees enormous growth potential in the merger, and how AI, data, and year-round engagement are changing the way the industry sells and delivers value.  Spellman breaks down three major organic growth opportunities: event extensions, digital products, and deeper year-round content programs. She also explains why consultative selling and stronger ROI reporting are becoming essential for modern event businesses.  The conversation then turns to Apollo's investment in live events, the role of first-party data, the importance of personalization, and how AI is already accelerating sales and marketing performance across the portfolio.  The episode concludes with an advocacy update from Tommy Goodwin, President and CEO of the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA) on tariffs, industry policy, and new initiatives designed to keep professionals connected and engaged year-round.  Highlights from the podcast:  Why the Emerald x Questex combination is a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity:  How integration can remove silos and unlock scale  Why one-to-one meetings and personalized outreach are here to stay  How AI SDRs are generating faster responses and measurable revenue  Why event tech, martech, and data should function as one connected stack  The latest updates on industry advocacy and tariff pressure  Timestamps:  00:00 - Introduction to Kate Spellman and her expertise in digital transformation 00:45 - Kate's career highlights and impact on enterprise value at Penton and Informa 01:35 - Overview of her current role as Chief Commercial Officer at QuestX and Emerald post-merger 02:28 - Excitement around the Emerald and Questex merger and industry growth opportunities 03:21 - The industry's shift towards year-round connection and data-driven ROI  04:01 - Lessons from past integrations at UBM and Penton on building capabilities and organic growth 05:24 - Strategic focus on market knowledge, vertical expertise, and partnership building 06:18 - Leveraging talent and data to accelerate growth and scale shows 07:06 - The integration approach for Emerald and Questex, including the role of data and leadership tours 08:25 - Managing siloed structures and creating unified, scalable event portfolios 09:42 - Expansion of digital pharma and biotech events, and the importance of large trade shows 10:33 - Emphasizing strategic thinking over siloed operations for bigger, more impactful events 11:02 - New market opportunities from the industry merger and what it means for customers 11:58 - Industry investment in live events by Apollo funds and the focus on building trust and relationships 13:20 - How the combined company will enhance customer experiences in the next 12 months 14:09 - Rebranding strategies and new offerings to clients via the merged entity 15:29 - Organic growth opportunities including event extensions, digital products, and full-year programs 16:46 - The emergent importance of year-round engagement and personalized content strategies 17:15 - Evolving sales strategies towards high-touch, consultative approaches and larger client relationships 18:13 - The industry's move toward data-driven ROI and how event tech is converging with Martech 20:06 - The deployment of AI for sales, marketing, and personalized attendee experiences 21:26 - Successful AI integration at QuestX and Emerald, and future potential 23:16 - AI's measurable impact on revenue, responsiveness, and client engagement  24:29 - Building communities and continuous content sharing outside of event periods 25:24 - Strategies to keep databases fresh and maximize year-round outreach 27:25 - The shift in sales conversations toward strategic partnerships and high-value clients 29:13 - How industry relationships are deepening among large companies and new client acquisition 33:47 - Emerging trends underestimated by organizers, such as one-to-one marketing and sophisticated reporting 34:33 - The importance of creating memorable, experience-driven events and personalized journeys 35:02 - Personal interests and travel essentials of Kate Spellman 36:23 - Memorable first shows and recent events attended 36:53 - Travel plans and upcoming listening tours  Advocacy Update with Tommy Goodwin, ECA  37:21 - Tommy Goodwin joins for an advocacy update from the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance 37:46 - Update on the OMB proposal and the industry's response 38:08 - More than 500,000 comments submitted on the proposal 38:32 - Follow-up conversations with the White House and OMB 39:47 - New tariffs affecting imports from multiple countries and the ongoing uncertainty 41:12 - Why tariff pressure matters for 2027 planning 42:45 - New ECA programs designed to keep advocacy active year-round 43:12 - Returning ECA Votes program ahead of the 2026 election 44:25 - Upcoming appearances at the ASA annual meeting and SISO Leadership Conference 44:53 - Closing thoughts and thanks from Danica and Tommy  Guest bio: Kate Spellman, Chief Commercial Officer, Emerald+Questex  Kate Spellman is a senior commercial operating executive known for driving enterprise value creation across B2B information services, with deep expertise in monetizing data, digital, and event-led platforms. She has led P&L and go-to-market functions across businesses ranging from $20M to $800M+ in revenue, operating within private equity, public company, and founder-influenced environments. Her work consistently centers on accelerating revenue growth, expanding margins, and scaling platforms through both organic and M&A-driven strategies.  Leadership Scope  Functional leadership across Sales, Marketing, Product Marketing, Data, Digital, Events, and Customer Experience   Experience leading global, cross-functional teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia   Team sizes ranging from ~25 to 150+ across centralized and business unit structures   Oversight of multi-channel revenue engines spanning events, subscriptions, data products, and digital media   Currently, Ms. Spellman serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Questex, where she leads monetization strategy across events, data, digital, and content. She is responsible for commercial execution, product monetization, and go-to-market optimization, directly supporting scalable growth and EBITDA performance across the portfolio.  Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer at Questex, she built and led a centralized Centers of Excellence model spanning products, data, events, digital, content, and customer experience. This operating structure enabled more efficient cross-platform monetization, drove record revenue and EBITDA performance, and materially expanded digital and event-based revenue streams.  Ms. Spellman was a member of the Executive Committee at Penton, where she played a key role in tripling enterprise value, culminating in a $1.67B sale to Informa. Following the acquisition, she was promoted into Informa's Executive Leadership team, where she founded and scaled the global Informa Engage business unit, driving over $200M in new product launches and revenue growth.  Earlier in her career at UBM, Ms. Spellman launched new business lines, expanded international operations, and built high-performing commercial teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, further establishing her track record in scaling global platforms.  Ms. Spellman brings deep experience operating in acquisition-driven environments, including M&A and exit experience, integration, commercial transformation, and organizational scaling.   In addition to her operating roles, Ms. Spellman has served on multiple boards and advisory councils, providing strategic oversight and governance across B2B media, data, and information services platforms. Her expertise is sought after across the events and media industry, and she has won multiple awards for her contributions.   

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.We sat down with Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan. We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the industry's leading alternative asset managers.Brookfield has a rich legacy as an asset owner and operator of some of the “businesses that drive the global economy.” Brookfield is a firm where skin in the game (~25% of every fund includes an investment from Brookfield's balance sheet) meets scale and synergies across its investment platform, which spans private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and energy.Now, they are looking to own what's next.What will the next era of private equity require? A different approach, according to Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan. The conversation that Anuj and I had in the Tiny Space cabin covered big themes.Brookfield is investing in the megatrends that are driving the world's economy across its platform, from digitalization to decarbonization to deglobalization. The firm's focus on industrials in its private equity business makes it well equipped to invest in essential companies, as Brookfield aptly describes their investment focus as “own[ing] the boring that makes exciting possible.”Anuj and I had a fascinating conversation about the current state of private equity and what it will take to drive value in a new era for the industry where “12 is the new 5.” We covered:Brookfield's history as an owner-operator.How the firm's long-term perspective informs its investments in and ownership of private equity-backed companies.Anuj's experience investing in India was an exercise in patience.Why is today the era of “roll up your sleeves private equity?”How Brookfield is approaching value creation in industrial companies.Where Brookfield believes it can leverage AI to create post-deal operational value.Why Brookfield partnered with OpenAI to create DeployCo in order to scale enterprise AI deployment.Where are we in the adoption curve of physical AI and robotics?BioAnuj Ranjan is Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield's Private Equity Group and Brookfield Business Corporation. In this role, Mr. Ranjan is responsible for the investments, operations, and expansion of the Private Equity business, in addition to managing Brookfield's external strategic partnerships. He is a member of Brookfield's Executive Committee.Mr. Ranjan joined Brookfield in 2006 and has held various positions within the company and its affiliates. He established and previously led Brookfield's India and Middle East operations.Mr. Ranjan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School at Western University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta.Thanks, Anuj, for sharing your wisdom, expertise, and passion about private markets and how to create value through operating companies better.Show Notes00:00 Welcome to SuperReturn00:07 Meet Anuj Ranjan00:55 From Software to Finance02:03 Building India and Mideast02:48 India Deal Frenzy03:17 Five Years of Patience03:22 Learning Before Buying03:28 First True Buyouts04:06 Profits and Team Growth04:16 Taking Model Global04:32 Growth Amid Headwinds04:58 Roll Up Sleeves Private Equity Era05:06 Operational Value Creation05:12 Brookfield Platform DNA05:33 Balance Sheet Advantage05:54 Long-Term Investing06:12 Patience Gets Rewarded07:14 Testing Tech on Balance Sheet07:32 Owning What's Next07:41 AI Needs Hard Assets07:58 Brookfield at the Center09:09 One Firm Collaboration09:51 Platform Informs Deals11:27 Westinghouse Nuclear Bet15:19 Picking the Right Carve Outs16:34 Pricing Power Example17:51 From Five to Twelve18:59 Why Carve Outs Win Now20:05 AI for Industrial Ops20:53 Data Before AI22:12 Predictive Maintenance Story23:31 Physical AI and Robotics24:52 Digitizing the Physical World25:33 Humanoid Robotics Timeline26:28 Deploying AI at Scale26:56 Execution Beats Innovation27:52 Best AI Investment Thesis28:00 Buying Boring Businesses28:52 AI Ready Leadership Team29:30 Hiring Real Tech Leaders30:00 Blockbuster vs Netflix30:43 Closing Reflections

Natalie Ghidotti, owner of a Little Rock-based PR agency, discusses the unique challenges that smaller markets present to PR practitioners and the power of combining a global network with deep local expertise.The middle of the country often gets forgotten in business. Natalie explains how her team at Ghidotti helps family-owned, B2B companies in the Heartland reach a national audience while staying true to their regional roots and Midwestern or Southern identities.She also highlights the importance of playing the "long game" in agency business development. By investing non-billable hours into building Lithium Link, a niche newsletter about Arkansas's emerging lithium industry, her firm has successfully positioned itself at the forefront of the state's economic future—demonstrating that treating your own agency like a client can yield massive networking dividends down the road.Natalie also talks about taking a successful Arkansas pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform campaign and scaling those strategies to other states, successfully beating a $7 million corporate advertising campaign with the power of earned media.Ultimately, Natalie stresses that whether you are scaling a local legislative win across the country or helping an outside brand break into a new region, success hinges on genuine community relationships, boots-on-the-ground knowledge, and utilizing networks like the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) for national and international reach.Key Takeaways Understanding local markets and regional nuances is vital for developing effective public relations strategies and campaigns.Building deep local relationships is essential for PR agencies to offer global brands authentic regional relevance and elevate client engagement.Investing in content creation for emerging industries poised for future growth, such as lithium in Arkansas, can position agencies as thought leaders and open future business opportunities.Networks like PRGN play a crucial role in providing localized service with global reach, enhancing an agency's value proposition.About the Guest Natalie Ghidotti, APR, Fellow PRSA, is founder and CEO of Ghidotti, a public relations and content marketing agency she founded in 2007 that serves clients throughout the Heartland. She serves as Regional Vice President for North America for the Public Relations Global Network, where the agency represents the Southern region in this global network of 50 PR agencies. She is Immediate Past Chair for the Executive Committee for the Public Relations Society of America's national Counselors Academy and was recently named a Class of 2025 inductee into PRSA's College of Fellows, the highest national distinction in the public relations profession.Beyond her agency work, Natalie is an active member of the Little Rock community, serving on the board of directors for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and as Vice President for the Downtown Little Rock Partnership Executive Committee. She is a past president of The Rotary Club of Little Rock and the Arkansas Women's Leadership Forum and is a graduate of both Leadership Little Rock and Leadership Arkansas.About the Hosts Abbie Fink is president of HMA Public Relations in Phoenix, Arizona and a founding member of PRGN. Her marketing communications background includes skills in media relations, digital communications, social media strategies, special event management, crisis communications, community relations, issues management, and marketing promotions for both the private and public sectors, including such industries as healthcare, financial services, professional services, government affairs and tribal affairs, as well as not-for-profit organizations.Dr. Adrian McIntyre is a cultural anthropologist, media personality, speaker, and strategic communications consultant for PR agencies and marketing firms. He's lived in over 30 countries and spent more than a decade in the Middle East and Africa as a researcher, journalist, communications adviser, media spokesperson, and storytelling consultant. He earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Fulbright scholar and National Science Foundation fellow. Adrian helps agency leaders strengthen their positioning, sharpen their messaging, boost their visibility, and win new clients by replacing impersonal, intrusive and ineffective marketing tactics with authentic human conversations.PRGN Presents is brought to you by Public Relations Global Network, the world's local public relations agency. Our executive producer is Adrian McIntyre. The show is produced by the team at Speed of Story, a B2B communications firm in Phoenix, AZ.Follow the Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, please follow PRGN Presents in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other podcast app. We publish new episodes every other Thursday. 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Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, celebrate 300 episodes. And for this milestone, we invited Philippe Dufresne - Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly. It is a fascinating discussion and one not to miss! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.We sat down with Vista Equity Partners' Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Monti Saroya. We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the industry's leading alternative asset managers.Vista Equity Partners has been a pioneer in enterprise software investing. They have been at the forefront of every major technology platform shift, whether it was on-prem to cloud, the adoption of enterprise software, and now the agentification of the enterprise with AI.The $103B AUM scaled specialist software investor has dedicated its efforts to building “mission critical” enterprise software companies that organizations can't live without.Monti has had a front-row seat in building and developing both infrastructure and software that the technology industry can't live without. He brings to bear the perspective of someone who lived through the early days of the internet from his time at Cisco Systems and Siebel Systems. Through this lens, and drawing on his experience investing in enterprise software companies since joining Vista in 2008, Monti is able to make sense of where, how, and why AI will be adopted within the enterprise, and what it means for both operators and investors.This conversation with Monti was one of the most illuminating conversations I've had on AI recently. He pieced together so much of what is happening in AI today, covering:The different layers of AI adoption.Why “harness” companies can be valuable.Where AI agents are having the most impact on a business.Why open source is the next wave of the AI buildout.The Linux lesson for AI.Why Monti is so excited about the firm's investment in SambaNova.Do “harness” companies have a moat?Why the moats for many AI companies might surprise you.Why sovereign AI is the next big thing.BioMonti Saroya joined Vista Equity Partners in 2008 and is Co-Head of the Vista Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee.Additionally, Monti serves as a member of Vista's Executive Committee, the firm's governing and decision- making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista's Private Equity Management Committee, the firm's decision-making body for matters affecting Vista's overall private equity platform.Monti is also the Co-Chief Executive Officer of VistaOne, Vista's evergreen private equity vehicle, and serves on the Investment Committee. Monti helps lead Vista's artificial intelligence initiatives, driving the firm's approach to AI adoption through strategic partnerships and the deployment of AI-enabled infrastructure and capabilities across the platform and portfolio ecosystem.He currently sits on the boards of Acumatica, Allvue Systems, Avalara, Cloud Software Group, Duck Creek, Finastra, Infoblox, Playlist, Smartsheet, Solera, among others. Monti was actively involved in the firm's investments in Apptio, Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT), Datto (formerly NYSE: MSP), Marketo, PowerSchool (formerly NYSE: PWSC), SumTotal, The ACTIVENetwork, and Transfirst, among others.Prior to Vista, Monti worked as a Senior Research Analyst for JMP Securities, where he provided research for buy-side clients on public on-demand (SaaS) companies. Monti previously worked as an Associate on the enterprise software/applications team. Before JMP, Monti worked at Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM On Demand division. Prior to Siebel, Monti worked for Cisco Systems in various operations roles.Thanks, Monti, for sharing your wisdom, expertise, and passion about AI, enterprise software, and technology transformations.Show Notes00:00 Intro: Live from SuperReturn00:10 Meet Monti Saroya00:20 Why AI Matters Now00:41 Career Origins Cisco00:57 Building Internet 1.0 01:21 Infrastructure Before Apps01:25 From Compute to Giants01:38 AI as New Buildout01:56 Internet 1.0 Lessons02:17 Change Slower Then Bigger02:48 Consumer Adoption First03:08 What We Underestimate03:26 AI Like Electricity03:41 Three Layer AI Stack04:03 Cloud Providers Layer04:15 App Layer Value Capture04:26 What Is the App Layer04:41 Software Needs Humans05:25 Agents System of Action05:53 Where Agents Impact Today06:20 Engineering Productivity Gains07:29 Augment Not Replace07:51 Rearchitecting With AI08:16 Harnesses Around Intelligence09:17 Routing Cuts Compute Cost09:26 Model Choice and Governance10:55 Enterprise Goals Drive AI11:51 Workflow Context Is Key12:47 SambaNova Compute Economics14:27 Token Subsidies Ending15:39 Open Source Next Wave16:02 Linux Lesson for AI17:03 Deploying Is the Hard Part17:40 Vista Agentic Factory18:42 Avoiding Services Trap19:05 Where Value Gets Created19:32 NeoCloud Inference Centers20:21 Harness Companies and Moats21:05 Enterprise Software Reality Check21:51 CFOs Demand ROI Metrics22:44 Word Association Game23:15 Workflow Specific Future23:48 Sovereign AI Is Coming24:24 Wrap Up and Thanks

In this episode of Investing in Integrity, Ross Overline sits down with Mark Keating, EVP and Global Head of Strategic Finance at State Street — one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with roughly $50T in assets under custody and 15% of the world's daily financial transactions running through its infrastructure.Mark and Ross discuss what it means to build a career of lasting impact inside a globally systemically important bank, how AI is reshaping corporate finance, and the question Mark asks himself and his colleagues to keep them grounded: Do you like the person you've become?Meet Mark Mark Keating is EVP and Global Head of Strategic Finance at State Street, where he leads enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis, Real Estate, Procurement, and Financial Oversight and Planning for Operations & Technology, State Street Markets, Global Credit Finance, Wealth Services, and Corporate Functions. He also leads the firm's Finance Data and AI organization and Finance Transformation. He is a member of State Street's Executive Committee, the company's senior leadership team.Since joining in 1990, he has held a range of executive roles in finance, business, and strategy across the firm. He spent over a decade in Zurich, Luxembourg, and London, and served as CFO for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and as International CFO for more than 15 years. During that time, he served on the Executive Management Board of State Street Bank International in Germany and held a Senior Manager Function designation under the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's Senior Manager Regime. In 2025, he stepped in as State Street's interim CFO.Mark also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and is the executive sponsor of the State Street Veterans Network (VetNet).Mark holds an undergraduate degree from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and an MBA in international finance and economics from Babson College, where he graduated summa cum laude.

As an estate planner, your job is to capture your client's wishes. But what happens years down the line when those wishes are challenged, family relationships have fractured, and memories have faded?In our latest episode, we sit down with Judge Johnston (Ret.) to look at estate planning through the lens of litigation. We dive deep into how you can create an unassailable contemporaneous record today, so your files can withstand intense scrutiny tomorrow.In this episode, you'll learn:The exact red flags that predict a future capacity or undue influence lawsuit.Why your file notes might actually be more important than the estate document itself.The hidden dangers of videotaped signings (and when they do more harm than good).How to safely handle remote contingencies to prevent accidental intestacy.Our Guest: Judge Gerald Johnson (Ret.)Judge Gerald G. Johnston served over 24 years on the Orange County Superior Court, retiring in 2023. From 2014 to 2023, he was the supervising judge of the Probate and Mental Health Division, overseeing thousands of cases involving trusts, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, elder abuse, and mental health matters. He also served on the Judicial Council Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee from 2016 to 2019, appointed by the Chief Justice.Before his judicial career, Johnston worked as Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and General Counsel for the California Environmental Protection Agency and began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange County. He has also taught trust, probate, conservatorship, and mental health law for over 20 years through the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER)Our Hosts: Ben Schwefel and Jeff LoewBenjamin R. Schwefel is a partner at Murtaugh LLP in Irvine, California, and a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate law by the State Bar of California www.murtaughlaw.com. His practice focuses on trusts and estates, including estate planning, trust administration, probate, and fiduciary litigation. He advises a wide range of clients, from high-net-worth individuals and families to trustees, beneficiaries, entrepreneurs, business executives, and professional fiduciaries. He is a member of the TEXCOM executive committee of the California Lawyers Association.Jeff Loew is the managing partner of Trust Law Partners LLP, with offices in Silicon Valley, Pasadena and Newport Beach.   Jeff's primary areas of practice include trust and estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse actions.  Jeff is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Jeff is the Chair of the Education Subcommittee for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and Texas.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons

Anousha's film work includes the acclaimed films: Hounds Of Love, Jasper Jones, Sweet Country, The Stranger, Shayda, The New Boy, The Correspondent, Kangaroo, Wolfram, and The Run. Her television productions include: Redfern Now, Rake, Cleverman, Black Comedy, Total Control, Thou Shalt Not Steal, and the Australian adaptation of The Office. Anousha is on the Executive Committee of the Casting Guild of Australia and she is an active member of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

In this episode, Rachel visits with Don Richards. Don is a force of nature. He has been a financial advisor and an independent insurance broker since 1984. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1978, his MBA in Finance from the University of Denver in 1983, his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 1989, his Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor designation in 2021, and his CERTIFIED SUCCESSION PLANNER™ designation in 2025. Don currently holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 65 registrations and provides investment products through Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Don is the founder of The Richards Financial Group, Inc. and Texarado Western Advisors, LLC, and he is an associate with The Benefit Team, LLC, an employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm.Don is involved in numerous community and professional organizations and has served on the boards and advisory councils of several charitable foundations, including the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado FFA Foundation, Young Americans Education Foundation and Junior Achievement of Metro Denver. He served on the Chamber's Executive Committee from 2008 through 2009.  Don is an active member and volunteer with the Denver Chamber, is a graduate of the 2007 class of Leadership Denver, an eight-time delegate in the Leadership Exchange program and a six-time delegate in Colorado Experience. He is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Program of the Rockies, a member the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network, and a chapter officer of the Vino & Veritas Society. Don served on the steering committee of the Dean's Society at the Daniels College of Business and has served as a mentor in the Daniels Scholars program. Don is an active member of the Western Stock Show Association, the Silver Spur Club at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, and the Denver Agriculture & Livestock Club (where he serves as Vice President), and he is a long-time supporter of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust.This episode is brought to you by the generous support of Adam Rose at Iliff Custom Cabinetry. Find him at www.iliffcustomcabinetry.com or on The Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/icucab/. If you see Adam, please let him know you heard about him here.Check our our cows on the Anywhere Cam site at https://anywhere.cam/. Scroll down to the Hereford cows and tada!

Today, the Safari heads to Pittsburgh to sit down with two of my favorite colleagues of all time: Jenn and Shafkat! These are two fellow members of the Executive Committee of SAFE Red Panda, and we have spent the last few years working together to build the program into something we are all super proud of. We dive into that, talk about the conservation and education work they do at the zoo, and of course sneak in a chat about a binturong! EPISODE LINKS: @saferedpanda @pittsburghzoo pittsburghzoo.org ROSSIFARI LINKS: Rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Join the new Rossifari Discord: https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

My conversation with Eric begins at 29 minutes after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall is the Director The Bondurant Center for Constitutional Law at Georgia State University where he also is a professor and teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art  Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, hosts Jen Smith and Megan Murphy (the outgoing Clinical Practice Chair) speak with the rest of the outgoing Executive Committee members whose positions are up for election this fall: Venus Kalami (Secretary/Treasurer), Michelle Yavelow (Communications Chair), Brock Williams (President-Elect), & Lisa Cooley (Media Chair). Each guest reflects on their roles, shares highlights from their time on the Executive Committee, and offers advice for future leadership. Call for nominations will be coming soon so listen in, you may know just the right member to nominate based on what you hear during this episode. Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.Produced by: Corey IrwinNASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionalscpnp@naspghan.org

Our next guest is Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar, an accomplished business leader, food scientist, nutritionist, Flavourist and author at the intersection of sensory science, food technology, and consumer behaviour. As the CEO of Kanegrade India, she leads a company specializing in taste management, natural flavours, and ingredient innovation, shaping the sensory experiences of food and beverage products.A Harvard Business School alumna with over 20 years of industry experience, Dr.Bhatnagar brings a multidisciplinary approach—blending scientific rigor, business strategy, and behavioural insights—to create products that align with evolving consumer expectations. Her expertise spans flavour innovation, food formulation, and the psychology of eating.Beyond her executive role, Dr. Bhatnagar serves as the Honorary Vice-President of the British Society of Flavourists and elected member of the Executive Committee of Harvard Club of India. She is also the bestselling author of The Power of Imperfect Eating, a book that reframes how we think about food choices. A LinkedIn Top R&D Voice, she is widely recognized for her contributions to food innovation, research, and industry thought leadership.Host: Trevor Groome, Michel Aubanel, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Yusuf Toprak, Publishing: Ján Peťka

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews Johnell Holly about growing up in Compton, serving in the military, and eventually becoming one of the most senior leaders at FM. They discuss experiences that shaped his mindset and lessons from his early years that still guide his leadership. They discuss what Johnell learned in the military that influences his decision-making. Johnell explains why he left the military and how he started working for FM. Johnell shares his life advice: choose the hard things; they will prepare you for opportunities to improve yourself. Johnell relates his early experience in sales and how it shaped his career. Lastly, they discussed the Spencer Educational Foundation and how Johnell became involved.   Listen for advice on overcoming hard circumstances and showing up at your best.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is Johnell R. Holly, the Executive Vice President for U.S. and Latin America Operations at FM. He is also the Board Chair for the Spencer Educational Foundation. We will learn about his career and leadership philosophies. But first… [:47] RIMS Virtual Workshops. The next RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep with PARIMA will be held virtually on July 21st and 22nd. Registration links are in this episode's notes. [:58] We have a summertime webinar. On July 16th, Zurich will present "Too Hot to Ignore: Heat-Related Injuries and Workers' Compensation." Register at RIMS.org/webinars and via the link in this episode's show notes. [1:13] Also on the webinars page, you will see a two-part series hosted by the RIMS Membership Department. The "Classroom to Career" webinar series highlights how RIMS equips students with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to thrive in risk management careers. [1:28] Participants will gain insights into industry trends, career pathways, and practical tools that help them confidently step into the evolving world of risk management after graduation. These sessions will be hosted on September 1st and 9th. [1:42] These sessions are member exclusives and are complimentary for RIMS members, of course. So, if you are interested in becoming a member, this would be the time. Visit RIMS.org/membership. [1:52] You can enroll now in the RIMS CRO Certificate Program in Advanced Enterprise Risk Management hosted by the famous James Lam. Beginning July 15th, workshops will be held bi-weekly from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The registration link is in the show notes. [2:16] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 19th and 20th in Columbus, Ohio. The deadline for session submissions was extended through June 26th. Visit RIMS.org/ERM2026 to get those final submissions in. Registration will open in July. [2:37] RIMS is back on YouTube. Our handle is @RIMSOfficialChannel. We've got plenty of videos there, including RIMScast, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. Subscribe to the channel today! [2:56] On with the Show! Our guest today is Johnell Holly. He is the Executive Vice President for U.S. and Latin America Operations at FM. He is also the Board Chair for the Spencer Educational Foundation. [3:10] Johnell caught my attention last year at the Spencer's Funding Their Future Gala, which this year will be held on September 17th at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. [3:21] I found Johnell's career journey to be incredibly inspiring. He is here to discuss his path from humble upbringings to the military to the risk and insurance space and ultimately to philanthropic missions and leadership with Spencer. [3:36] I'm confident this dialogue will resonate with anyone who feels the odds are against them and is looking for extra motivation to overcome and choose the hard challenges in life and career. Let's get to it! [3:39] Interview! Johnell Holly, Welcome to RIMScast! [4:10] Johnell says he is absolutely thrilled for the Spencer Funding Their Futures Gala. It's one of the premier events of the year. Every year, it seems to get better and better, and it continues to achieve new heights. Johnell is excited to see where it goes this year and into the future. [4:51] Johnell comes from Compton, a rough neighborhood. Johnell wanted something different from how he grew up. He wanted to get a very good education. So he went to the United States Military Academy to get a very good education from a very high-profile institution. [6:01] Johnell started at the Academy in 1990 and graduated in 1995. In 1995, Johnell went into the Army as a commissioned officer and was in the Army until 2001. His last day of Active Duty was the week prior to 9/11. [6:47] Justin thanks Johnell for his service. [7:07] Johnell says there's a lot of what he does today that relates to his military education. He says there's also a lot from his childhood that helped him along his career, including his desire to improve himself. [7:27] Johnell says some things in the military resonated with him that made it very easy to be more successful outside of the military, such as the work ethic and making the choice to do the harder things when they present themselves. [7:52] Johnell says, it's like doing the harder military school. Once you get that done, everything else is a bit easier. Johnell says that taking a tough assignment or job within FM, he knows that if he does a job that no one else wants to do, he will have what most people won't have. [8:11] Johnell says he did things like that deliberately over the years. His mantra would be, Always choose hard, and hopefully, you get to a point where that no longer has to happen. [6:25] Justin heard a speaker say that if you have six things coming up, one of them is the tough one, and five of them are easy ones, people will choose the five easy ones first, before they get to the tough one. Justin says Johnell chooses the hard one first before the five easy ones. [8:55] Johnell agrees, not just in his career; he learned it very young. When he was young, he didn't like how he was showing up. He knew he needed to position himself with more strengths. [9:17] The only way Johnell was going to get those strengths was to do all the things he was afraid to do or hated to do. He had to face fears, get over them, and get through the hard stuff. He teaches his kids that today. [9:32] Johnell has five kids. The three oldest are girls. The oldest also graduated from Wespoint and is serving. The daughter below her is on a destroyer right now in the Mediterranean, so she's in the war. [10:02] Johnell has two sons. Both of them are in the top 15 or 20 in the nation for football. One is a redshirt freshman at Michigan, and the other will head out to FSU and Georgia in the next week for his official visits. He'll pick one of them. [10:31] Johnell talks to his daughters in the service regularly. [10:42] Justin asks about NIL deals for Johnell's sons. Johnell says the NIL deals are peanuts compared to the insurance negotiations he does daily. [11:07] When Johnell left the Army, insurance was definitely not on his radar. He was being asked by the military to go back and get his Master's. That meant leaving the state of Washington, where he was assigned. He didn't want to leave; he had things to take care of. [11:38] Johnell needed to look and see what other options were out there. He went to a headhunter. He interviewed for five or six companies, and all of them made an offer. One of them had a position in Seattle, where he wanted to be. [12:05] After some negotiation, Johnell decided to give it a go as a consultant engineer, an entry-level position, for FM. He wasn't aware it was an insurance company. He thought he was going into engineering. Coming directly from the military, he wasn't familiar with business. [12:36] Once Johnell got into FM, he realized that it was an insurance company. Once he saw that, he was very interested in that side of the business and wanted to get over to it very quickly. By 2002, Johnell had moved to the insurance side of FM. [13:31] Johnell says, early on, risk management and insurance had been thought of as a secondary thought to business. Understanding of the hazards and operating to reduce those hazards didn't exist at the levels that it does today. [14:11] Today, thinking about risk and ensuring that you are resilient is no longer optional. You cannot just hope that things aren't going to go wrong. You have to assume that things are going to go wrong. Those who do that well will be more successful. [14:35] A Quick Break! There are so many other wonderful RIMS events coming up in 2026. The Annual Florida RIMS Educational Conference will be held from July 28th through August 1st at the lovely Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. A link to the event is in this episode's show notes. [14:53] Register now for the Second Annual RIMS Texas Regional Conference, which will be held from August 10th through 12th at the Grand Hyatt on the San Antonio River Walk. [15:05] The 11th Annual Chicagoland Risk Forum will return to the Old Post Office on Thursday, September 24th, 2026, in Chicago. Visit ChicagolandRiskForum.org for more information. [15:15] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held from October 4th through the 7th in Seattle, Washington. The agenda is live, and registration is open. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and the link in this episode's show notes for more information. [15:32] Save the dates October 18th through the 21st. We will be in Quebec City to celebrate the 50th Live RIMS Canada Conference. Booth sales are open, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Advance registration is open now. [15:48] Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for more information. Also, remember to check out RIMS.org/Canada for our spinoff show, RIMScast Canada, hosted by National Conference Committee Chair, Aaron Lukoni. [16:03] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 19th and 20th in Columbus, Ohio. The deadline for educational content submissions was extended to Friday, June 26th. Get submissions in now. The link is in this episode's show notes. Registration opens in July. [16:25] Let's Return to Our Interview with Johnell Holly! [16:33] At the start of working for FM, Johnell was doing client service and sales. Johnell was a captain when he left the military. He was in a position of authority with a good amount of autonomy. Coming to FM, he was older than his peers, who had come straight out of college. [17:13] That maturity was pretty key. The best thing Johnell learned in the military is that rank doesn't matter. What matters is how you treat people, not just the people you work with every day, but how you treat every person you interact with. [17:42] If you can do that well, and recognize that we're all the same, looking for the same stuff, trying to achieve the same things. Johnell says to put it all into perspective and take that approach in how you deal with people. Relationships are king in the military and in life.  [18:27] Johnell really wanted to do well in the job he was in. He says, if you do well, if you put your heart, effort, and everything else into what you're doing, it gets recognized. Folks want that experience and expertise in other areas. That's how you create opportunities for yourself. [19:17] Johnell has had a lot of different jobs at FM. Probably the most difficult job was sales. Johnell is a very deliberate person. He likes to be strategic and very planned in how he approaches things. He says, in sales, you have to be a lot more fluid, with a lot less structure. [19:49] Johnell doesn't think it has to be that way. Sales, to be most effective, should have quite a bit of structure, but in the early days, that didn't exist. [19:57] That was not the best environment for Johnell, but it taught him again how to manage through situations, overcome them, and get better at them. It was much like choosing hard, although that wasn't his intent. [20:28] It was one of the most developmental roles of his career at FM that put him in a position to be in the roles that he is in now. [21:25] Justin says it's fascinating to see who succeeds in sales and who goes on to do other things. Johnell says, You've got to be resilient. You've got to be able to take a lot of No and be okay with that. It was all cold calling, lighting them up, and getting in the door. [22:03] Another Quick Break! Johnell Holly will be at The Spencer Funding Their Future Gala 2026 in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria on September 17th. This year, Spencer will honor Sierra Signorelli of Zurich and last week's guest, Marya Propis of RT Specialty. [22:31] A link to the Gala is in this episode's show notes. [22:34] The Spencer Educational Foundation's Risk Manager on Campus application period is now open, and it will close on June 30th. Grant awardees, colleges, and universities are typically notified in September. [22:52] General Grant applications are open, and the application deadline is July 30th. Internship Grant applications open on August 15th and close on October 15th. [23:04] Links to each of these grants are in this episode's show notes. Visit SpencerEd.org for more information. [23:12] Let's Conclude Our Interview with Spencer Board Chair Johnell Holly! [23:30] Johnell says selling remains difficult. FM is not a sales-focused organization. FM needs sales; it's critically important, but FM is about client retention and building client relationships. [24:17] Before a salesman for FM can sell a policy to a company, the salesperson needs to get internal sign-off for various reasons that the company is a good fit for FM. Johnell says there's more structure in FM sales policy today. More training is done for successful selling. [25:39] Johnell says that from the first day he started with FM, RIMS was a part of the conversation. Johnell's participation was in attending some of the local RIMS events when he was on the West Coast. Johnell started in Washington and then went down to LA. [26:10] Johnell had attended Western Regional RIMS and Los Angeles RIMS events. Johnell says that he had been with FM for almost 15 years before he really became aware of Spencer. Today, Spencer is out there much more, creating education and awareness for the industry. [26:59] Johnell says that for Spencer to create awareness for students, everyone in the industry needs to know about it. Spencer is at a point where it is recognized as a foundation throughout the insurance industry. [27:18] Johnell says that Spencer needs to be recognized even outside of the insurance industry, as much as possible, and he thinks it is on its way. It's been a buildup of all the efforts and work, back to Robert S. Spencer himself, that have led to where Spencer is today, and it will continue. [28:03] Johnell says his involvement with Spencer came when Brian Callori, who was one of the Chairs and who also worked for FM, thought that it would be a good fit and a great opportunity for Johnell to be a part of it. He suggested that Johnell be recommended to join the Board. [28:31] Johnell joined the Spencer Educational Foundation Board. Within the first couple of meetings, Johnell realized that they could do things better, and he started speaking up about it. He only wanted to help the organization do its best. They asked him to do as he suggested. [28:57] Johnell joined the Executive Committee and continued in various positions until he is now the Chair. Justin notes Johnell's enthusiasm about the Spencer Educational Foundation, evident in his Gala address last year. [29:09] Johnell plans to be on stage again at the 2026 Gala. [29:38] Justin asks about last episode's RIMScast guest, Marya Probis, who is no longer on the Board and is one of this year's Spencer honorees. [29:53] Johnell says the interesting thing about the Board is that they are all competitors for the most part. The minute they get into that room, they come together and focus on the mission of Spencer. Johnell sees that they have a sincere desire to help the industry advance. [30:31] Johnell says we need to educate folks in the middle schools and primary schools and so on to get folks thinking about working in insurance. Insurance is an amazing industry and career, and it's necessary. It's inspiring to be able to talk about and drive it throughout the world. [31:42] Johnell says the world has always been changing. The one constant is change. The more that all of us, including kids, can embrace that reality, the better prepared we will be. The insurance industry always follows the world. The world is always looking for the next best thing. [32:42] Someone is out there innovating, inventing, and trying to come up with the new thing. The new thing is going to come with risk. Johnell says our capability and responsibility to be able to protect that risk or associated risks is what we do. It's why we're here. That's exciting. [33:11] Justin says, We're looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 17th, at the Waldorf Astoria, for the 2026 Funding Their Future Gala. We've got Sierra Signorelli from Zurich as one of the honorees; Marya Propis is the second honoree, and it's going to be a great time. [33:28] I look forward to seeing you up onstage. Last year, your message resonated with me so much. You came from a very humble upbringing, and you have this wild trajectory professionally, and you've got five kids, so you've had quite a journey. [33:55] Justin asks Johnell to imagine an audience member hearing this episode of RIMScast, and they might similarly come from a difficult background and just not know what their path forward is going to be. What message would you have for that person today? [34:15] It's the same message Johnell has for a lot of the folks he interacts with from a similar background. His family still lives in Compton, so he still interacts with kids and with college athletes who did not have the greatest upbringing. [34:38] Johnell says it's wrong to think you are not a product of your environment. You are. Depending on what that environment has in store for you, you either want to be there or you don't want to be there. One thing you can control to some extent is whether or not you're there. [35:10] Change your environment. If you can't change your environment, change the way you show up in your environment. Do the things that are going to give you more experiences. Do the things, the hard things, that are going to create more opportunities for you down the road. [35:30] You don't have to do something earth-shattering. It could be the little things that start to build your toolbox. So that when the time comes and the opportunity presents itself, you have all of these things you have built that will uniquely position you to take advantage of that situation. [35:58] You need to put yourself in a position so that when the time comes, you're ready to go. That often means to "choose hard." If you're willing to choose hard, then you are going to differentiate yourself. There's no way in the world that it doesn't pay off at some point. It will. [36:20] Justin says These are wonderful words of wisdom. They resonate with me, and I'm positive they're going to resonate with the audience. You're an inspiring guy. I look forward to hearing more from you and to seeing you in September. Thank you so much for your time. [36:45] Special thanks again to Johnell Holly of FM and the Spencer Board Chair. We look forward to seeing him at the Spencer Educational Foundation's 2026 Funding Their Future Gala, which will be held on September 17th at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. [37:02] Visit SpencerEd.org for more information and to purchase your ticket and for sponsorship opportunities. Remember to check out last week's episode, RIMScast #395, to hear an interview with Marya Propis, one of this year's Spencer Funding Their Future Gala honorees. [37:20] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [37:49] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [36:07] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [38:25] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [38:41] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [38:55] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. Please remember to subscribe to RIMScast on your favorite podcasting app. You can email us at Content@RIMS.org. [39:07] Practice good risk management, stay safe, and thank you again for your continued support!   Links: Spencer Educational Foundation's 2026 Funding Their Future Gala | Sept. 17, 2026 RIMScast on YouTube! Spencer Educational Foundation — Scholarships and Grants | Open Calls and Timelines. RIMS-CRO Certificate Program In Advanced Enterprise Risk Management | July‒Sept. 2026 Cohort | Led by James Lam | Register Now! 2026 Florida RIMS Educational Conference | July 28‒Aug. 1 | Register Now RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2026 | Aug. 10‒12 in San Antonio | Register Now! ChicagoLand Risk Forum | Sept. 24, 2026 RIMS Western Regional Conference — Oct. 4‒7, 2026 | Seattle, WA | Register Today and Submit an Educational Session! 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Strategic & Enterprise Risk Center RIMS-CRMP Stories — Featuring RIMS President Manny Padilla!   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model®   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org, and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest: Johnell R. Holly, Executive Vice President, United States and Latin America Operations, FM Board Chair, Spencer Educational Foundation   Production and engineering provided by Podfly.

Food retail is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and few people have a better vantage point than the SupermarketGuru Phil Lempert. In this episode of Food for Thought Leadership, Lempert joins FI's Chris Campbell to discuss the forces reshaping grocery, from inflation and private label growth to changing consumer expectations around health, wellness, and transparency. The conversation explores why traditional supermarket formats may be reaching their limits, how retailers can compete in an increasingly crowded landscape, and where artificial intelligence is already creating value for shoppers. Lempert also shares his outlook on the future of grocery retail, including the rise of smaller, more specialized stores, the growing importance of prepared foods, and why retailers that establish trust and a clear brand identity will be best positioned to win over the next decade. More About Phil Lempert: For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies and trade associations worldwide. Known as The SupermarketGuru® Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. As one of America's leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil Lempert is recognized on television, radio and in print. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News' Today show, reporting on consumer trends and showcasing new products, as well as regular appearances on ABC's The View, FOX Business, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, FOX, as well as on local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, he hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network  and now hosts the webcasts/podcasts The Lempert Report LIVE, Lost in the Supermarket and the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Farm, Food, Facts available on all podcast platforms. Phil Lempert was one of the pioneers of the new information media, founding SupermarketGuru.com in 1994. The website is now one of the leading food and health resources on the Internet, visited by more than 9 million people each year. SupermarketGuru.com offers original video and editorial content on food and retail trends, food and beverage product ratings, analysis of trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, nutrition news and many other resources to empower both the food industry and consumers. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report on Substack and SupermarketGuru.com and the founder of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance which was acquired by the Association for Retail and Consumer Professionals in 2022. He has been profiled and interviewed by scores of publications including  USA Today, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and Ad Age, and is interviewed by hundreds of publications each year. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com. Phil has served on the Executive Committee of Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to School program. He also serves on numerous other boards including: FARE, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Honor the Harvest, Sial Innovation Jury, Seminis, Ingenuity and Betterer Foods Advisory Boards. Lempert is the author of Being the Shopper and Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. His previous books include: Phil Lempert's Supermarket Shopping & Value Guide, Top Ten Trends for Baby Boomers and Crisis Management: A Workbook for Survival. He is currently working on his next book which will be published by John Wiley & Son: Disrupting the Food Business: Silicon Valley Culture and the Food Business.

This episode we are joined by Mr. Steve Larke - director at Topaz Energy, Headwater Exploration Inc. & Vermilion Energy - three TSX listed energy companies with market caps of ~$5 Billion, $3 Billion & $2.5 Billion respectively. Mr. Larke's previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., an energy-focused private equity fund based in Calgary, Alberta.Prior to joining Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Mr. Larke was Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005. Both at Peters & Co. and TD Newcrest, Mr. Larke received leading rankings in the Brendan Wood International survey of institutional investors. Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations. In addition, Mr. Larke is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential Holder. Mr. Larke has over 28 years of experience in energy capital markets, including research, sales, trading and equity finance, stakeholder engagement and communication, corporate finance, risk management and corporate strategy.Among other things we learned about Why Canadian Energy Is Up 70%. Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsBunch Projects-*This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended as investment advice. Please do your own research, and consult professionals directly before making any investment decisions.Support the show

  Rob is Co-Chair of Taft's Sports Law Group and Chair of the firm's Cincinnati Business practice. He is widely recognized as principal counsel to private equity and venture capital funds, growth-oriented companies, sports franchises, and research institutions. His practice focuses on leading equity financings, securities offerings, complex commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. Rob regularly advises global and national clients on the structuring and execution of significant business transactions. Rob is actively engaged in civic and professional leadership at both the national and local levels. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and is a board member of the FC Cincinnati Foundation. Reflecting the international scope of his practice, he also serves on the Board of Interlex, a global association of leading law firms. In Ohio, Rob is a member of the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and has previously served as Chair of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and President of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cincinnati. Rob earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. During his undergraduate studies, he completed comparative law coursework at New College, Oxford University. He received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he also clerked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during his final term. Rob grew up in Kobe, Japan.

Our first-ever podcast guest, John Taft, returns nearly 100 episodes later. John is a Vice Chair of Baird. He was previously the CEO of RBC's U.S. wealth management business through the Great Financial Crisis, overseeing nearly 7,000 employees and almost $300 billion in assets. He chaired SIFMA, the leading securities industry trade association, and testified before Congress during the post-crisis reforms.John has spent more than 40 years in finance, but he didn't start there. He set out to be a newspaper journalist. Then, on a reporting assignment in Lowell, Massachusetts, he watched community leaders use the tools of finance to rebuild a burnt-out industrial city — and realized he didn't just want to write about that work; he wanted to do it.John wrote Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street, followed by A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance Can Restore Faith in Capitalism. Today he's helping oversee $560B in assets, writes the blog Finance for the Greater Good, and is one of three founding members of the Scholars of Finance Advisory Board.In this episode, John returns to discuss what he's seen happen to the industry — and where it needs to go next. He and Ross dig into the financialization of the economy, the "disease of grandiosity" infecting leaders across sectors, and why financial services have grown larger than necessary to serve the real economy. They get to the productive heart of finance — what John calls "helping real people in the real world solve real problems and achieve real goals" — and the speculative noise crowding it out, from prediction markets and zero-day options to leveraged inverse ETFs and much of the digital asset ecosystem. They also explore AI's coming impact on capital allocation, the widening gap between rich and poor, and why John believes the next ten years will demand more stewardship from finance, not less.Meet John John Taft is a Vice Chair of Baird and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, he was a managing director at Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; president and CEO of Voyageur Asset Management; president and CEO of Dougherty Summit Securities; and a consultant at Deloitte & Touche. He currently serves on the boards of Riverfront Investment Group, Octavus Group, Baird Trust, and Sagard.John holds a B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University, and a master's degree in public and private management from the Yale School of Organization and Management. He serves as Vice Chair of the Minneapolis Foundation, is an active member of the Itasca Project, and is an Executive in Residence at the Wake Forest University Center for the Study of Capitalism.He credits his family — including his great-grandfather, 27th U.S. President William Howard Taft — for instilling the core values that shape his definition of business success and his belief in the importance of treating every person with dignity.

My conversation with Eric begins at 36 minutes after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page

Today, it is my pleasure to speak with John Claisse, CEO of Albourne Group, an independently owned, non-discretionary and global investment consultant, providing advice on hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets, real estate, and dynamic beta. Founded in 1994, Albourne has over 350 clients with over $750bn invested directly in alternative investments. John is an equity partner and member of Albourne's Executive Committee and chairs the firm's Corporate Planning Council, which comprises Albourne's function and region heads. He helped develop the firm's proprietary risk analytics, was formerly the Senior Analyst for quantitative equity strategies and multi-strategy hedge funds and later headed up the firm's portfolio group. John remains a Portfolio Analyst working with several public and corporate plans, large endowments, and foundations. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Sussex Business School, on the Board of Trustees of Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), and on the Governing Board of The Robert Toigo Foundation. John, and his firm Albourne, are valued Advisor members of FOX, and we are privileged to have their knowledge and expertise in our membership community. In today's world of major technological, geopolitical, and regulatory disruptions, family offices and their investment teams are facing a crisis of trust. John describes the current context and the challenges family offices experience pertaining to trust in investing. He shares an overview of the various conflicts of interest that exist in today's investing landscape that family offices need to be aware of and prepared to manage. John outlines the different trust-affirming models and practices that family offices can adopt and lean on to find and build trust in today's investing marketplace. There is an emerging ecosystem aimed at promoting greater trust in investing. John talks about the groups and players in the investing landscape who play a role in strengthening investors' trust and confidence in both public and private market mechanisms. Don't miss this illuminating conversation with one of the leading providers of investment advice, research, and mid- and back-office implementations to family offices, as well as public and private institutions.

  Sarika Naik | Group Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and Member of the Group Executive Committee at Capgemini Group Sarika is the Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at Capgemini Group. She leads the company's global strategy for diversity and inclusion, as well as social and environmental sustainability.With more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Sarika brings deep expertise in strategic management, brand evolution, and client engagement. She previously served as Capgemini India's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chairperson for Diversity & Inclusion, roles in which she strengthened the company's brand, built high-performing teams, and drove impactful, data-driven initiatives.Sarika is passionate about using technology to create a more inclusive and sustainable future. She firmly believes that business success and societal well-being go hand-in-hand, and she is committed to advancing Capgemini's agenda for people, the planet, and society.   

#418 In this podcast episode, Guy talked with Robert about lucid dreaming, how it differs from out-of-body experiences, and why dreams matter given how much time people spend dreaming over a lifetime. Robert shared his first spontaneous lucid dream, how he learned to induce lucid dreams using suggestion and hand-focused intention, and how to stabilize lucidity by staying calm and reaffirming awareness. They discussed the potential of lucid dreaming for personal growth, including how beliefs and expectations shape dream outcomes and can be applied to waking life through "lucid living," with Robert describing reduced hay fever symptoms through mindful thought changes.  Robert and Guy explored reports of physical and emotional healing in lucid dreams, including examples involving GERD, plantar warts, menstrual bleeding, and trauma-related nightmares. Robert described experiences suggesting an "inner self" behind dreams, occasional precognitive elements, communication with his cat, and techniques for navigating dream environments, and he recommended his books and websites for learning more. About Robert: Robert Waggoner wrote the acclaimed book, Lucid Dreaming – Gateway to the Inner Self (now in its sixteenth printing), and co-authored Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple with Caroline McCready. Both books are in Audible, Kindle and CD/Mp3. His books have been translated into French, German, Chinese, Korean, Czech, Finnish and other languages.  A past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), Waggoner currently serves on the Executive Committee. For twenty years, he continues to serve as co-editor of the online magazine, The Lucid Dreaming Experience, (ISSN 2167-616X); the only ongoing publication devoted specifically to lucid dreaming. Recently, he helped found the non-profit Lucid Dreaming Foundation to spread the practice, research and beneficial use of lucid dreaming.. A lucid dreamer since 1975, he has logged more than 1,000 lucid dreams. Key Points Discussed:  (00:00) - How to Use Lucid Dreams for Deep Healing and Self‑Discovery! (00:47) - Meet the Lucid Expert (03:13) - Lucid vs Out of Body (04:03) - First Lucid Dream Story (05:50) - Becoming a Lucid Author (08:36) - Why We Dream (10:56) - Four Years Dreaming (13:52) - Beliefs Shape Dreams (16:59) - Lucid Living Healing (23:04) - Healing Through Lucidity (28:35) - Inner Barriers and Growth (30:35) - Who Guides the Dream (31:45) - Voice Behind the Dream (32:47) - Inner Self Experiments (33:44) - Dream Intuition and Precognition (35:20) - Cat Dreams Come True (38:23) - How to Induce Lucidity (39:13) - Hands Technique Training (41:51) - Staying Asleep While Lucid (43:17) - Navigating Dream Worlds (46:11) - Lucid to Out of Body (49:27) - Healing Trauma in Dreams (53:55) - Sleep Energy and Workshops (55:13) - Books Resources and Wrap Up How to Contact Robert Waggoner:www.lucidadvice.com luciddreamingmagazine.com   About me:My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en Guy's websites:www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Send us Fan MailAbout Terri A. GossardTerri A. Gossard, O.D., M.S., was elected to the AOA Board of Trustees  in June 2019 and elected Vice President during the 128th Annual Congress in June 2025. She serves on the Executive Committee, AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee, Board Advancement Committee, and Student Engagement Committee, and as liaison trustee to multiple AOA committees, optometry schools, and affiliates across the U.S. Dr. Gossard is a past president of the Ohio Optometric Association (OOA), where she chaired the Children's Vision Task Force and Legislative Committee. She was honored as OOA Optometrist of the Year in 2017.She earned her O.D. and M.S. in Physiological Optics from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 1996, practiced for 20 years in Cincinnati, and now serves as National Director of Clinical Integration for EyeCare Partners.

Few organizations serve as fiercer defenders of constitutional rights and the rule of law than the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). At a time when free speech, free assembly, immigration, and voting rights are being tested across multiple fronts, Americans have come to count on the ACLU for its unyielding dedication to principle - even if they don't agree on every issue.rnrnDeborah N. Archer is President of the national ACLU, where she serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She brings frontline insight into today's web of legal battles, and calls attention to how traditional tools for protecting civil rights are currently being weakened and tested. Deborah is a tenured professor and associate dean at New York University School of Law, and the faculty director of the Community Equity Lab at NYU Law.rnrnTo mark Law Day 2026, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Chris Schmitt will sit in conversation with Deborah N. Archer, President of the ACLU, on the urgency of protecting the rule of law and defending the rights of all people nationwide.

I start with Eric and Daley at about 35 mins after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. David Daley is a senior fellow for FairVote and the author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy, which helped spark the recent drive to reform gerrymandering. Dave's second book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy, chronicles the victories and defeats in state efforts to reform elections and uphold voting rights. A frequent lecturer and media source about gerrymandering, he is the former editor-in-chief of Salon.com, and the former CEO and publisher of the Connecticut News Project. He is a digital media fellow at the Wilson Center for the Humanities and the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, New York magazine, the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Details, and he's been on CNN and NPR. When writing for the Hartford Courant, he helped identify Mark Felt as the "Deep Throat" source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.    On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page     Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dan Spector, partner at Hanson Bridgett, an Am Law 200 California-based law firm and the first law firm recognized as a certified B Corp. Dan is a trial lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator whose practice focuses on trust, probate and complex civil cases involving families. He has been named in multiple years as a Super Lawyer by his peers for Northern California in the area of Trust and Estate Litigation and a statewide mediation and private neutral panelist for Judicate West, a professional neutral company with offices throughout California. Dan is a member of the California Lawyer's Association's (CLA) Trust and Estates Section and Litigation Section, as well as the Sacramento County Bar Association's Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Section. He has recently been selected to serve on the Executive Committee for CLA's Trust and Estate Section (TEXCOM), for which he participates in various subcommittees, including the Litigation, Incapacity and Legislation subcommittees. He also serves as a Judge Pro-Tem in the Sacramento Superior Court and has been named as an expert witness on issues relating to trust, probate, and litigation matters. Dan has lectured at U.C. Davis before the Sacramento County Bar Association, CCLSA and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants on the topics of civil litigation and trust and probate litigation. He has served on numerous non-profit boards throughout Sacramento, including as Chair of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento, board member of the San Juan Unified School District Superintendent's Advisory Board, board member of the St. Ignatius School Advisory Board, board member of the Anthony M. Kennedy Learning Center, and Chairman of the Board of Del Paso Country Club. Dan served as General Chairman of the 2015 United States Senior Open Golf Championship, the single largest sporting event in Sacramento's history. Dan and his firm Hanson Bridgett are values advisor members of FOX, and we are thrilled to have their expertise within our membership community. We've talked about conflict on this podcast before, but today we'll learn more about Dan's area of expertise – "active conflict". Dan explains for our listeners how active conflict is defined and how it is manifested in both pre-litigation and litigation situations. Families are complex, and family dynamics and the emotional undercurrents that run through the relationships among family members present a unique challenge for both clients and professionals in our field. Dan shares his experience on how families get to the active conflict stage, and he describes the common pathways and the ways family members and their family offices can recognize them. In many cases, significant changes – and resulting conflicts – within a family are triggered by the death of a key family principal. So, one practical consideration is to distinguish between pre-mortem and post-mortem conflict situations. Dan talks about the main differences between family conflicts that take place before vs. after a major death in the family. Active conflict can be very painful for families. Dan provides an outline of the options available to families for managing and resolving active conflict, including the different professional channels and techniques they can resort to. Don't miss this illuminating conversation with a leading expert and practitioner in the field of family conflict management and resolution.

California has a new virtual representation statute! What does this mean for your trusts and estates practice?  In this episode of Trust Me!, our guests, Kelly Cooksey of Loeb and Loeb in Los Angeles, and Anna Soliman of Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles will review the nuts and bolts of the long-awaited virtual representation statute, which became effective on January 1st, 2026.  Our host will be Jeff Loew, Managing Partner of Trust Law Partners and Education Chair for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the CA Lawyers Association.Jeff Loew is the managing partner of Trust Law Partners LLP, with offices in Silicon Valley, Pasadena and Newport Beach.   Jeff's primary areas of practice include trust and estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse actions.  Jeff is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Jeff is the Chair of the Education Subcommittee for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and Texas.Kelly Cooksey focuses her practice on estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals, as well as probate and trust administration.  Her experience includes drafting living trusts and gift trusts, handling complex trust administration and probate proceedings and coordinating tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies among numerous advisors.  She regularly advises clients on the wide range of sophisticated issues arising in these transactions, including income, gift, estate and property tax issues, the modification of irrevocable trusts through methods such as trust decanting as well as charitable planning issues, particularly compliance with private foundation self-dealing rules. Anna Soliman is special counsel in the Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. Anna specializes in estate planning and trust administration for high-net-worth individuals. She has broad experience in drafting and preparing complex estate plans and business succession plans for high-net-worth individuals. She also assists clients in matters ranging from trust administration and probate to IRS audits. Anna was most recently the Chief Fiduciary Officer and Trust Counsel of a prominent trust company. Earlier in her career, Anna worked as an Estate and Gift Tax Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, where she examined high profile tax returns.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons and Todd Gajdusek

My conversation with Eric starts at about 35 minutes in to today's show after headlines and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll 

Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll 

European countries struggling with the energy crisis caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran are getting zero sympathy from Donald Trump. This morning, the US president vented his frustration, posting on Truth Social, "You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us." Julianne Smith, who served as Ambassador to NATO under President Biden, joins Bianna to discuss.  Also on today's show: Lynn Harfoush, Executive Committee member, Lebanese National Bloc; Nicholas Lemann, Author, “Return­ing”    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My conversation with Eric starts at about 14    minutes in and JL and I start at 59 mins in to today's show after headlines  Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. SUBSCRIBE TO JL CAUVIN NEW PODCAST RAIN ON YOUR PARADE  Buy JL's New Comedy Special "Half Blackface" Get a JL Cauvin CAmeo Video Custom made for %75 off Stand up listeners (and everyone else)! JL Podcasts   JL Cauvin is the best Trump impersonator in the world. He is also a very talented Stand Up Comic with who I have known for a long time. JL has recorded 6 stand up albums! J-L's act is incredibly diverse and has led to six stand up albums: 2006′s Racial Chameleon, 2008′s Diamond Maker, 2012′s Too Big To Fail and 2013′s Keep My Enemies Closer, 2016's Israeli Tortoise, which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and his 2018 double album Thots & Prayers. He has also released two albums as Donald Trump: 2017's Fireside Craps, an entire album as Donald Trump which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and 2020's Fireside Craps: The Deuce which went #1 on both Amazon and iTunes' comedy charts and broke into the Top 40 on iTunes' overall album charts. JL is the host of 2 podcasts "Rain On Your Parade" and "Making Podcasts Great Again" WATCH HIS NEW SPECIAL on AMAZON Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift   On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page     Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing