Podcasts about executive vice chairman

Story of the Week (DR):UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down for 'personal reasons' MM DRUnitedHealth Under Investigation: UnitedHealth Group is facing a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice for potential Medicare fraud related to its Medicare Advantage program. The company is also dealing with a civil fraud investigation and has suspended its 2025 financial forecast amid rising medical costs. CEO Andrew Witty resigned unexpectedly this week.Steve will receive a golden hello again consisting of a one-time $60M option award. While the company claims there will be no additional annual equity awards during the first three years of Steve's employment, there are no performance hurdles tied to this award meaning Steve could make a boatload of cash even if the stock market goes up independent of his work as CEO.A Kohl's board member resigned because she was 'continually disappointed' by governance and a lack of transparency MM DRKohl's Director and Compensation Committee Chair Christine Day resigned from the board on May 5, 2025.Kohl's initially claimed: “Ms. Day's decision [to resign] was not due to any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.”Day later sent an email (included in SEC filing) saying:I want to stress my concern that this is an inappropriate way to handle this. All shareholders deserve the same access to the same information. [ . . .] and for us to not respond to ISS is not good governance. In the 8K filing, for my departure, it would not be accurate to say I have no disagreements with the board. Unfortunately I have been continually disappointed with the level of governance process. The 8k needs to reflect this.”In another email she called out Board Chair Michael Bender: “There is no delegation to committees or chairs, Michael “handles” everything, maybe speaks to one person or 2, then “tells” everyone what the decision is. Some people know more than others leading to board members feeling alienated, out of the loop, and worse—developing a culture where real discussions rarely occur.”In a meeting held yesterday (may 14), only 5% of Kohls shareholders said NO to Board Chair Michael Bender while 45% said NO on Pay while average director support was 92% YESJohn Tyson joins Tyson Foods Inc. board, 9 months after criminal charges led him to step down as CFO MM DRDespite being part of the controlling family, The Tyson children will be paid $315,000 annually like all other non-employee directors.FedEx board member David Steiner to lead US Postal ServiceLD since 2009; CEO Waste Management; $15M in sharesGoodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: Boulder's landmark lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon can proceed, Colorado Supreme Court rulesMM: NLPC Urges Exxon Mobil Shareholders To Vote Against Election Of CEO Darren Woods For Board On Exxon Mobil's 2025 Proxy Ballot DR MMThey are running a vote no campaign on Darren Woods… for being too woke! After suing his own shareholder who wanted him to be woke!Assholiest of the Week (MM):NasdaqNasdaq Supports Texas Senate Bill 29, Strengthening Corporate Governance and Business Growth in the State DREd Knight of Nasdaq says: “Senate Bill 29 is a milestone for corporate governance in Texas. By embracing smart, innovation-focused regulation like SB 29, Texas is showing the world what it means to lead on economic growth and modern, clear governance principles,” said Ed Knight, Executive Vice Chairman of Nasdaq. “We commend Senator Bryan Hughes, Representative Morgan Meyer, and Governor Greg Abbott for advancing legislation that strengthens Texas' position as a global center for capital formation.”The major features include a Musk “board independence” rule that allows an evidentiary hearing by a court to say a committee overseeing a transaction is “independent”, then they can exclude any lawsuits or challenges to the committee findings/approval - say, on something like a massive pay package - without the ability of a shareholder to get recourseThey also can refuse books and records if they THINK you might sue them, and they only allow derivative lawsuits for groups with 3% or more of the sharesEd Knight biography: A Texas native, Knight received his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law.Stewardship teamsHarley-Davidson Leaders Survive Proxy FightThe company didn't reveal the preliminary vote total during its shareholder meeting. About 48% of shares voted withheld support from Zeitz, while about 40% withheld support from directors Thomas Linebarger and Sara Levinson, two people familiar with the tally said.Harley's bylaws require directors to resign if more than 50% of shares voted withhold support.Seriously investors? Seriously? Levinson has been a director since Clinton's FIRST TERM - AND SHE HAS A CHECKMARK FOR INDEPENDENT. 30 years isn't too much for you investors? 30? For an ex NFL and MTV executive at a company that makes motorcycles? If you're anti-woke, isn't this an easy vote out?? Not even for her woman-ness, but for the fact that she has literally nothing to do with making motorcycles? She started a women-focused dot com media company called “Club Mom”!If Blackrock and Vanguard voted to support Harley directors, they truly do not care - and ISS's fuckwit half-assed non-assessment is what's driving investors to do-nothingness. And I know ISS is listening, we've been told they don't like our criticism - tough shit, your assessments are feckless bullshit nothingburger with no real backing, and pension funds are starting to notice you give them a whole lot of puffery for 200k a yearIn other news… BlackRock wins 67% support for pay as CEO Fink assures on global economyEach of its 18 director nominees were easily elected with average support over 98%.Press ReleasesLumen Technologies Appoints Michelle J. Goldberg and Steve McMillan to Board, Strengthening Company's AI and Digital StrategyBecause no one cares, no one reads the bios to determine if, at least on paper, the headline matches the humans - “strengthening company's AI and digital strategy”Michelle J. Goldberg brings over 20 years of experience in early-stage technology, finance, and board governance. She served as a Partner at venture capital firm Ignition Partners and currently sits on the boards of both Bakkt Holdings and Ally Financial, previously having held board roles at Legg Mason, Taubman Centers, and Plum Creek Timber. Her expertise and guidance in early-stage technology startups has helped scale businesses through critical phases of innovation and expansion. Michelle holds a BA from Columbia University and an MA from Harvard University.Steve McMillan is a seasoned executive in global enterprise technology strategy, data analytics and big data. Since 2020, he has served as President and CEO of Teradata Corporation. His previous leadership roles at F5, Oracle, and IBM specialized in security, cloud management, and managed services—making him a key voice in modernizing technology platforms for customer success. Steve earned a First-Class Honours degree in Management and Computer Science from Aston University in Birmingham, England.So… not AI or digital strategy experts?Headliniest of the WeekDR: Elon Musk says everyone will want their 'personal robot' — but warns of 'Terminator'-style risksDR: Elon Musk's AI says it was ‘instructed by my creators at xAI' to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide' in South AfricaMM: Women contribute less to climate-heating emissions than men, study finds - this explains the anti woke movement, the atmosphere is super woke MM: Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC failed to pay swing state petition signers, new suit allegesWho Won the Week?DR: Olivia Tyson, for being the nepobaby nobody notices (when standing next to John R. Tyson)MM: The A in AI, since Elon has proven that you really don't need the “intelligence” part.PredictionsDR: After Disney CEO Bob Iger hears me on The Responsible Investor Podcast with Gina Gambetta he sends a cease and desist letter forcing me off all podcasts until 1001 years of the next popeMM: Exxon sues the NLPC for its exempt solicitation, and no one knows who to root for.

Michael Hoy, Executive Vice Chairman, Great Day Improvements In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Michael Hoy, Executive Vice Chairman of Great Day Improvements, joins Kison Patel to discuss how a people-first approach drives M&A success. With 4,500 employees and $1.5 billion in revenue, Great Day Improvements has grown through strategic acquisitions while maintaining a strong culture. Michael shares insights on harmonizing financials post-acquisition, leveraging growth synergies instead of cost-cutting, and building trust to ensure smooth integrations. Things you will learn: How to scale M&A by focusing on people instead of cost-cutting The importance of trust-building and transparency in integrations Why aligning financials and data early ensures a smoother transition How to foster a culture that drives sustainable growth ___________________________________________ Save your seat at the Buyer-Led M&A Masterclass to gain practical strategies to take control, reduce inefficiencies, and drive lasting value in your deals. https://hubs.ly/Q03bF7vS0 ___________________________________________ Trailer Timestamps: [02:00] Introduction to Michael Hoy and Great Day Improvements [05:04] The value of a people-first M&A strategy [07:09] Leveraging growth synergies instead of cost-cutting [16:14] Building a strong referral-based growth model [23:11] Aligning financials post-acquisition [35:05] The decision-making philosophy [42:30] Importance of trust and transparency in integrations [50:45] Cultural challenges in M&A and lessons learned

For over 45 years, Thomson Medical has been synonymous with maternity care, earning its reputation as the "birthplace for families" in Singapore. Under the leadership of the younger Lim, Lim Wee-Kiat, Executive Vice Chairman, alongside Group CEO Dr. Melvin Heng and Singapore CEO Lee Suen Ming, the Group is undergoing a bold transformation. It is evolving into a comprehensive healthcare provider, expanding its specialties to include orthopaedics, oncology, ophthalmology, and aesthetics. It has also embraced digital solutions to set new standards in patient care. What is driving this pivot, and how does it shape the future of healthcare in Singapore? Here's our conversation with Dr Melvin Heng, Group CEO of Thomson Medical Group.   Presented by Ryan Huang and Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show. Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Startups, Health-tech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Benjamin G. Wolff President & CEO of Palladyne AI – Ticker $PDYN Website: https://www.palladyneai.com/ Bio: Benjamin G. Wolff has served as our President & Chief Executive Officer since February 2024 and has served as a member of our board of Directors since September 2021. Mr. Wolff has held various leadership roles at the Company throughout the years, including as prior President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors. Most recently, Mr. Wolff served as Executive Chairman from December 2021 until February 2023 and as Executive Vice Chairman from October 2023 until his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer effective February 2024. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wolff served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman at Pendrell Corporation from December 2009 to November 2014. In April 2004, Mr. Wolff co-founded Clearwire Corporation, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer until March 2009 and Co-Chairman until October 2011. Mr. Wolff previously served on the board of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). Mr. Wolff earned his law degree from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and his Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartmoneycircle/support

We have unlocked the full and unedited subscriber version of episode six which we released on 19th September for Premium subscribers of The Ken on The Ken's app and on Apple Podcasts. Now you can stream the full episode on Spotify, Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts for free for a few weeks.The fastest growing segment of insurance in India is individual health insurance. It's growing steadily at a, well, healthy pace of 20% annually. But scratch just a little beneath the surface and things don't appear so rosy. Of the 20% annual growth in revenue, nearly 15% comes from medical inflation. Meaning, existing customers paying higher premiums each year because the costs of treatments are going up.The growth in the number of customers each year is just around 5-6%. Health insurance in India is broken from top to bottom. 70-75% of Indians have no health insurance. Of those who do, the largest chunk have free or low cost insurance provided by the government, followed by usually employer provided group insurance. Less than 10% Indians have their own health insurance. Scratch that. It's more accurate to call it hospitalization insurance, not health insurance. Because the industry has developed in a way that incentivizes catastrophic illnesses and hospitalization and treatment, not health. Why, you wonder? Because much of the industry wrongly incentivizes, for legacy reasons, all the wrong things. Like, large groups that make lots of claims. High commissions to distributors. Expensive procedures. Expensive premiums. Instead of incentivising the right things. Like, getting the young and healthy covered early on. Insuring blue collar workers. Building products customers actually want. And most importantly, staying healthy.So when hosts Praveen Gopal Krishna and Rohin Dharmakumar sat down to discuss this complex topic, they decided to invite two guests who had the experience and candour to tell them what needs to change. Our first guest is Viren Shetty, the Executive Vice Chairman of one of India's largest hospital groups, the listed Narayana Health. was our first guest. Viren has also been spearheading Narayana Health's foray into providing its own health insurance, built to address many of the gaps I spoke about earlier.Our second guest is Shivaprasad Krishnan. Shivaprasad currently runs an investment banking firm, Kricon Capital, but was a part of the founding team at ICICI Lombard, one of India's first private health insurers. He also has over 3 decades of experience in finance and management.This episode of Two by Two was researched and produced by Hari Krishna. Sound engineering and mixing is by Rajiv C N.You can listen to full episodes either with a Premium subscription to The Ken or by subscribing to Two by Two Premium on Apple Podcasts.If you enjoyed listening to this episode of Two by Two or have some thoughts that you'd like to share with us you can always write to us twobytwo@the-ken.com. We'll be back next week with a new episode for you.

The fastest growing segment of insurance in India is individual health insurance. It's growing steadily at a, well, healthy pace of 20% annually. But scratch just a little beneath the surface and things don't appear so rosy. Of the 20% annual growth in revenue, nearly 15% comes from medical inflation. Meaning, existing customers paying higher premiums each year because the costs of treatments are going up.The growth in the number of customers each year is just around 5-6%. Health insurance in India is broken from top to bottom. 70-75% of Indians have no health insurance. Of those who do, the largest chunk have free or low cost insurance provided by the government, followed by usually employer provided group insurance. Less than 10% Indians have their own health insurance. Scratch that. It's more accurate to call it hospitalization insurance, not health insurance. Because the industry has developed in a way that incentivizes catastrophic illnesses and hospitalization and treatment, not health. Why, you wonder? Because much of the industry wrongly incentivizes, for legacy reasons, all the wrong things. Like, large groups that make lots of claims. High commissions to distributors. Expensive procedures. Expensive premiums. Instead of incentivising the right things. Like, getting the young and healthy covered early on. Insuring blue collar workers. Building products customers actually want. And most importantly, staying healthy.So when hosts Praveen Gopal Krishnan and Rohin Dharmakumar sat down to discuss this complex topic, they decided to invite two guests who had the experience and candour to tell them what needs to change. Our first guest is Viren Shetty, the Executive Vice Chairman of one of India's largest hospital groups, the listed Narayana Health. was our first guest. Viren has also been spearheading Narayana Health's foray into providing its own health insurance, built to address many of the gaps I spoke about earlier.Our second guest is Shivaprasad Krishnan. Shivaprasad currently runs an investment banking firm, Kricon Capital, but was a part of the founding team at ICICI Lombard, one of India's first private health insurers. He also has over 3 decades of experience in finance and management. This episode of Two by Two was researched and produced by Hari Krishna. Sound engineering and mixing is by Rajiv C N.What you just listened to were just some of the highlights from an almost 90 minute discussion that Praveen and Rohin had with Viren and Shivaprasad. You can listen to full episodes either with a Premium subscription to The Ken or by subscribing to Two by Two Premium on Apple Podcasts.Of course, you could also wait 4 weeks, because we do make full episodes available for a while after that.[This is a highlights episode which you listen for free on Spotify, Amazon Music or YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts if you're not a paid subscriber yet]If you enjoyed listening to this episode of Two by Two or have some thoughts that you'd like to share with us you can always write to us twobytwo@the-ken.com. We'll be back next week with a new episode for you.

Hello, we're back again with part 2 of our final, final supercut where we've spliced together one interesting bit of conversation from the last 21 guests I interviewed on First Principles. And like the last episode where we covered founders 1 to 20, you'll hear super sharp slices of a few minutes each which are reflections on their approach to organization building, risk taking, decision making and life living.Here are the guests you'll get listen to in this episode: Krish Subramanian, co-founder and CEO of Chargebee; Varun Dua, founder of Acko; Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and Group CEO of Policybazaar; Archit Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Clear; M N Srinivasu, co-founder and Director of Billdesk; Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management; Lalit Keshre, co-founder and CEO of Groww; Niraj Singh, founder and CEO of Spinny; Karthik Jayaraman, Managing Director of Waycool; Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo; Soumya Rajan, founder and CEO of Waterfield Advisors; Viren Shetty, Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health; Aneesh Reddy, Founder and MD of Capillary Technologies; Vaibhav Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Udaan; Girish Mathrubootham, Founder and Executive Chairman of Freshworks; Harsh Mariwala, Chairman of Marico; Chetan Maini, co-founder and chairman of SUN Mobility; Jaydeep Barman, co-founder and CEO of Rebel Foods; Alok Mittal, co-founder and MD of Indifi Technologies; Kapil Chopra, Founder of The Postcard Hotels; and Manav Garg, founder of Eka.This is not the end of the road for me as a podcast host as you'll soon find out. Actually, very soon. I'm Rohin Dharmakumar, your host. And here's part 2 of the final, final supercut.------Also, if you haven't already, do subscribe to the First Principles newsletter. You can sign up for free here!

This week on the CEO Series, Karl sits down with Daniel Lamarre, former CEO of Cirque du Soleil and now Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. Join us to learn more about the Cirque's global partnerships, what it's like working with creatives, and Daniel's new book Balancing Act: Unleashing the power of creativity in your life and work.

GSD Presents: Creativity with Daniel Lamarre April 30, Tuesday Guest: Daniel Lamarre, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Cirque du Soleil   / daniel-lamarre-b84ab5150   As Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Daniel Lamarre is in charge of strengthening key partnerships and driving new growth projects for Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. For the last two decades, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soleil, Daniel Lamarre was in charge of strategy at both the business development and operations levels. He also led the rebirth of Cirque du Soleil in 2021 and saw to the organization's financial sustainability and the perpetuation of its culture and values. Maintaining the fine balance between the company's overall strategy, stability, and financial growth, and the integrity of its culture and corporate values, Daniel spearheaded the company's transformation into the global live entertainment leader it is today. #Creativity #CirqueDuSoleil #Artists #Innovation

Doesn't everyone deserve a dignified retirement? Rather than fixing our retirement system, working longer is often seen as the solution to finance retirement. But for people with physically demanding jobs or people grappling with health issues or disabilities, working longer is not an option. Teresa Ghilarducci joins us to discuss her new book  Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy  and her proposal for a Gray New Deal to fix the retirement system in the US. Teresa Ghilarducci joins us from New York. _________________________ Bio Teresa Ghilarducci is the author of the new book Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy. A labor economist and nationally-recognized expert in retirement security, she is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz professor of economics at The New School for Social Research and the Director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis and The New School's Retirement Equity Lab. As a labor economist, she has spent her career working to ensure retirement security for all American workers. She joined The New School for Social Research as a professor of economics in 2008 after teaching at Notre Dame for 25 years. She frequently testifies before the U.S. Congress and serves as a media source to popular and online news outlets about pensions, labor economics, and older workers. She also frequently publishes in economics journals and edited volumes and has authored several books, including How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is and Rescuing Retirement, co-authored with “Tony” James, who was Executive Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group at the time and co-authored  In an unusual partnership, they outlined their bold policy vision to create Guaranteed Retirement Accounts (GRAs) for all American workers. ____________________________ For More on Teresa Ghilarducci Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is Rescuing Retirement: A Plan to Guarantee Retirement Security for All Americans ____________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Are You Ready for The New Long Life? – Andrew Scott When Will You Flip the Switch? – Dr. Barbara O'Neill Why Retirement is About Much More Than Money – Ted Kaufman & Bruce Hiland ____________________________ Wise Quotes On the Pyramid of Retirement Security "Well, me and everyone else in this field knows that the building box of a good retirement looks like not pillars, but is a pyramid. There's a base and then there's a middle part, and then there's a tippy top part. I think of it as the food pyramid with the base as your fruits, your vegetables and your grains. That's a foundation and that's Social Security and that it doesn't provide all of your retirement income needs, for sure. But it's certainly a foundation. It's a foundation of security because retirement is for the lucky ones. A lot of people have missteps along the way that they have to take care of somebody and drop out of the labor force. So your family needs to be secured for that. So a spousal benefit is there, or you may be disabled, of course. And in fact, a huge percentage of people can't do their jobs mentally and physically starting around 50. And so official disability may not be in the offering, but kind of a partial disability is something that we all are at risk of having to manage. And so Social Security has to take into account the insurance system, a couple of missed quarters. We need social insurance against wild recessions where you might miss hours and work. And so you need that foundation." On Defined Contribution Plans vs. Pensions   "And I think an unintended consequence of our do it yourself experiment we've had for 40 years in our country, there's no such thing as elders. You're supposed to stay young forever.

-Matthew Miskin, Co-Chief Investment Strategist, John Hancock Investment-Steve Center, COO & Executive Vice Chairman, Kia America-Robert Davis, Merck CEOMatthew Miskin of John Hancock Investment Management says markets have become dependent on a dovish Federal Reserve. Steve Center, COO & Executive Vice Chairman of Kia America, discusses the automaker's outlook on EV production and how it's impacted by government policy. Robert Davis, Merck CEO, discusses the company's newly-approved lung disease drug and the overall competition in the pharmaceutical space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DANTE'S BIO Dante Disparte's story starts inside the jungles of Puerto Rico, eventually becoming the first in his family with a formal education.  He is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle, a leading global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC. USDC has supported more than $10 trillion in cumulative transactions on the public internet and a global payment network in more than 190 countries. He is also Executive Vice Chairman of the Diem Association and prior to joining Circle, Dante served as a founding executive of the Diem Association (née Libra backed by Meta fka Facebook), leading public policy, communications, membership, and social impact. He is a prolific author, entrepreneur, business leader and global risk expert who previously was Chairman of Risk Cooperative, , MD of Clements Worldwide and MD of Land Rover in Africa  He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Digital Currency Governance Consortium, helping drive global standards and regulatory harmonization for digital currencies. Dante served as an appointee on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Advisory Council, the United States' federal emergency response agency. Dante is a graduate of Harvard Business School and holds an MSc. in Risk Management from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.A. in International and Intercultural Studies from Goucher College. He is the co-author of “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan, 2016) and was recognized as one of the 40 leaders under 40 by the Washington Business Journal and in the inaugural Powermeter 100 list. Dante is also a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. and the Bretton Woods Committee.  Technical show note: Approximately 10 seconds of roll is missing from the original recording due to technical recording issues. DANTE RELATED LINKS Dante Disparte Website + Twitter Circle World Economic Forum Crypto's Moment - American Banker Global Risk and Decision Making - Book On AI - Diplomatic Courier + Others GENERAL INFO| TOP OF THE GAME: Official website: https://topofthegame-thepod.com/ RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/topofthegame-thepod/feed.xml Hosting service show website: https://topofthegame-thepod.podbean.com/ Javier's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/javiersaade & Bio: https://tinyurl.com/36ufz6cs  SUPPORT & CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/96934564 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551086203755 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOPOFGAMEpod Subscribe on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/vLKLE1SKjf6G Email us: info@topofthegame-thepod.com   THANK YOU FOR LISTENING – AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS  

Tom welcomes back Egon von Greyerz, founder and managing partner at Von Greyerz Gold Switzerland. Egon highlights concerns about the current state of the global economy. He underlined the mounting national debts and potential for war as the two primary factors adding to the world's chaos. Despite this, he stresses the importance of focusing on individual wellbeing and controlling what can be influenced personally. Greyerz suggests investment in gold as an effective method of wealth preservation. This is because gold maintains its purchasing power over extended periods, even as fiat currencies lose value. Greyerz predicted a surge in gold interest as a safe haven amid increasing national deficits and economic instability worldwide. The attractiveness of gold is amplified by the potential impacts of overdue debts, particularly in the real estate sector. Furthermore, Greyerz draws attention to the significant shift in the U.S. government's method of funding debt. As central banks continue to create fiat currency, many countries are offloading their U.S. treasury bonds, leaving the Federal Reserve as the main purchaser. This situation, combined with an inflationary world economy, may trigger more financial troubles. Greyerz expresses concerns that governments could potentially confiscate assets or force investment into specific securities such as U.S. treasuries. Moreover, Greyerz warns of the risks associated with investments in Bitcoin and Gold ETFs, emphasizing the need for owning physical gold stored outside the banking system for effective wealth preservation. Despite an overall gloomy prediction for the global economy, Greyerz urges investors to focus on non-monetary values such as family ties and personal relationships. Time Stamp References:0:00 - Introduction1:30 - Wealth Vs. Living2:33 - Gold Fundamentals12:55 - Dollar & Debt Outlook18:17 - BRICS & Russia20:22 - C.B. Gold Buying29:42 - U.S. Gold Holdings?33:25 - Counterparties & Audits34:49 - Scarcity & Balance37:04 - Inflation & Wars39:16 - Fed & Rates44:10 - Other Assets?47:38 - Gold ETF Concerns51:08 - Concluding Thoughts53:22 - Wrap Up Talking Points From This Episode Why Gold reliably retains purchasing power over time, unlike fiat currencies." Exponential gold price rise predicted due to increasing demand, limited supply. Greyerz cautions the risks of potential government confiscation of assets in banks. He also notes that the best things in life are free and help those around you. Guest Links:Website: https://vg.gold/Website: https://www.goldswitzerland.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/GoldSwitzerland Egon von Greyerz is Founder & Managing Partner of Von Greyerz Gold Switzerland Egon began his professional life in Geneva as a banker and thereafter spent 17 years as the Finance Director and Executive Vice-Chairman of Dixons Group Plc. During that time, Dixons expanded from a small photographic retailer to a FTSE 100 company and the largest consumer electronics retailer in the UK. During the 1990s, Egon became actively involved with financial investment activities including mergers and acquisitions and asset allocation consultancy for private family funds. This led to the creation of Von Greyerz as an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles. Von Greyerz is now the world's leading company for direct investor ownership of physical gold and silver outside the banking system. Our vaults include the biggest and safest gold vault in the world, located in the Swiss Alps. Clients include High Net Worth Individuals, Family Offices, Pension Funds, Investment Funds and Trusts in over 90 countries. Egon makes regular media appearances and speaks at investment conferences around the world. He also publishes articles on precious metals, the world economy and wealth preservation.

Colm McLoughlin, the CEO and Executive Vice-Chairman of Dubai Duty Free reflects on the WTA draw, with star-studded players arriving in Dubai. 2024 is a crucial year, as the tournament has gained permanent WTA 1000 status. Catch the 4 time Grand Slam winner and World Number 1 Iga Swiatek, 2024 Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and more in action at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. Instagram: Kitch/.Instagram: Neeil/.Instagram: Producer Pranav/.Instagram: TALK 100.3/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

www.CPOPLAYBOOK.comEpisode TranscriptAboutDaniel Lamarre, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board at Cirque du Soleil, and host Felicia Shakiba, explore the pivotal role of creativity within organizations, discussing the delicate balance between creativity and commercial success, and the imperative nature of embracing risk and learning from failures. Lamarre emphasizes the need to nurture creativity at every level of an organization, using clear mandates, openness to novel ideas, and celebrating both successes and failures as fundamental elements for sustained innovation and growth.*Daniel LamarreAs Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Daniel Lamarre is in charge of strengthening key partnerships and driving new growth projects for Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. For the last two decades, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cirque du Soleil, Daniel Lamarre was in charge of strategy at both the business development and operations levels.He also led the rebirth of Cirque du Soleil in 2021 and saw to the organization's financial sustainability and the perpetuation of its culture and values. Maintaining the fine balance between the company's overall strategy, stability, and financial growth, and the integrity of its culture and corporate values, Daniel spearheaded the company's transformation into the global live entertainment leader it is today.*All media inquiries: media@cpoplaybook.com

In this episode, we speak with Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Vice-Chairman of Fractal, a provider of artificial intelligence to companies. Fractal's businesses include:  Crux Intelligence , which provides AI driven business intelligence;  Eugenie.ai  for sustainability;  Asper.ai  for revenue growth management; and Senseforth.ai, conversational AI for sales and customer service. Since its founding in 2000, the company has raised more than $680 million from TPG, Apax, TA Associates and other notable investors and has empowered more than 100 Fortune 500 companies with its AI, data, and analytics-driven business strategies. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  If you like the episode, click to subscribe.

David V Auld, Executive Vice Chairman, D R Horton (NYSE: DHI) joins KRLD's David Johnson on this episode of CEO Spotlight.

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Show-notes and Transcript... 'The CCP is the mortal enemy of the US!'  This is one of the opening lines in Frank Gaffney's latest bestseller "The Indictment" and we are delighted to welcome him to Hearts of Oak today.  Frank has been a towering figure in the conservative movement for many decades from his time serving in the Reagan administration through to all the work done with Centre for Security Policy.  He is the go to person on any issue relating to national security of the US and in his new book Frank sets out eight charges against The Chinese Communist Party that lay out the reason and basis for a prosecution against them.  From their crimes against their own people to crimes against the whole world using biological warfare, espionage and infiltration while showing how the CCP are ravaging America's energy security and taking down the military.  This book gives a roadmap for any Republican legislator and official to use before its too late. Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. serves as Vice Chair for the Committee on the Present Danger: China. The Committee on the Present Danger: China defends America through public education and advocacy against the full array of conventional and non-conventional dangers posed by the People's Republic of China. As with the Soviet Union in the past, Communist China represents an existential and ideological threat to the United States and to the idea of freedom—one that requires a new American consensus regarding the policies and priorities required to defeat this threat. And for this purpose, it is necessary to bring to bear the collective skills, expertise and energies of a diverse group of experts on China, national security practitioners, human rights and religious freedom activists and others who have joined forces under the umbrella of the Committee on Present Danger: China. In 1988, he founded the Center for Security Policy. Mr. Gaffney serves at the Executive Vice Chairman for the Center. The Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters. Under President Ronald Reagan, he acted as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy. He served as chairman of the High Level Group (NATO's senior politico-military committee) and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control. Policy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle. He was also a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Frank hosts Secure Freedom Radio, an hour-long, nationally syndicated program that airs every weeknight. His daily Secure Freedom Minute commentaries are heard on 200 stations coast-to-coast. He is a featured contributor to Breitbart Radio and a columnist for Breitbart.com. He appears often on national and international television networks such as Fox News, CNN and BBC. Over the years, his op.ed. articles have appeared in such publications as: The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, National Review, Newsday, American Legion Magazine, and Commentary. Mr. Gaffney is Founder, President, and CEO of Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a not-for-profit, non-partisan educational corporation established in 2018 to inform Americans of the global crisis of rising anti- Christian violence and to hold state and non-state persecutors accountable for their crimes against humanity. Frank's leadership has been recognized by numerous organizations including: the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award (1987), the U.S. Business and Industry Council's Defender of the National Interest Award (1994), the Navy League of the United States' “Alfred Thayer Mahan Literary Achievement Award” (1999), and the Zionist Organization of America's “Louis Brandeis Award” (2003). Mr. Gaffney received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  'The Indictment' with forward by Steve Bannon available from Amazon...  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Indictment-Prosecuting-Chinese-Communist-Friends-ebook/dp/B0C297HN7Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1 Connect with Frank and 'Securing Freedom'... WEBSITE:  https://www.securingamerica.tv/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/frankgaffney GETTR:      https://gettr.com/user/frankgaffney Interview recorded 9.6.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more...  https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please subscribe, like and share! Transcript (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak, and welcome to another interview coming up in a moment with Frank Gaffney. And I was delighted that Frank had the time to join us. I've had the pleasure of being on his show numerous times. And he is one of the towering figures of the conservative movement across the world with a specific focus on security. But today he joins us to talk about his book, The Indictment, Prosecuting the Chinese Communist Party for What It Has Done Against the West and it lays out nine charges against the CCP. So we we touch on most of them, on energy security, on the US military and how it's been attacked, on the economic battle that China has waged against the West, on the biological attack that we've seen over the last three years, and of course how China has captured a lot of the elites in America and the West, and not only the elites individuals but the institutions as well. So much to cover and he ends up with actually 20 action items and how we can respond to this. I know after listening to Frank you will want to get the book. It is a fantastic overview of the threat that we face from China.  Frank Gaffney, it's wonderful to have you with us today. Thank you for your time.  (Frank Gaffney) The pleasure is really mine. Thank you for yours. Not at all. I think I first heard your name from Lord Pearson, who I've had the pleasure of working with for 10 years and when I first heard your name you sounded like a legendary figure who had their finger on the pulse policy-wise. You'd served in the Reagan administration so politically and you were doing public engagement and helping the public understand. So it is a delight to have you on with us. Thank you, I'm really appreciative of your time.  Well I'm a huge fan of Malcolm Pearson's. We've had a mutual admiration society I think for a long time and I appreciate so much of the work that he's been doing as have you, Peter, at Hearts of Oak. And I'm always delighted to have a chance to have you on our program and look forward to the visit with you here on yours. Not at all, it's great to have you. And the viewers obviously @FrankGaffney on all the social media platforms, at Twitter and everything else, and @SecureFreedom. And of course they can watch that. And Center for Security Policy is the organization which you're the founder of. Maybe we could start on that and let us know what led you to start the organization itself and why was it needed? I left the Reagan administration in the beginning of 1988 and looked about for an organization that did what I thought needed to be done to help people like me during my time in the Reagan Pentagon contend with the various challenges that policy makers have. Trying to stay not only engaged properly in various fights, both internal to the administration, as was true in that case, as well as externally, by enlisting the help of people on the outside. There didn't seem to be any efficient way of doing that, other than retail, which is, a very challenging thing when you've got a very busy program. I was able to establish that others felt as I did, that it would be useful to have an organization that could help senior policy makers inside the government, with a single phone call to bring in experts and others that they wanted to have engaged in those fights, if you will, from the outside with efficient connectivity, as they say. So we started the organization, the Center for Security Policy. Over the 35 years it's been in business, spawned a great many tiger teams and team Bs and working groups and coalitions and the like to try to basically advance what my old boss, Ronald Reagan, described as the practice of peace through strength and to help those in government in the executive branch on Capitol Hill, as well as the media and the public at large, understand the challenges we face and what needed to be done about them. And I'm very proud of the work that the center has been doing and happy to continue to be a part of it as its executive chairman. I think when I first came across you, your focus had been on Islam and that certainly had been what I have learned over the last 15 years. And this is a change to looking at a different threat, China. And that's what we're going to bring up the book. Let me bring up the screen itself. And this is the publication itself, the indictment, and it is available everywhere, Prosecuting the Chinese Communist Party and Friends for Crimes Against America, China and the World. And we're going to go into this chapter by chapter, looking at the charges you have. But yeah, that change, that focus from looking at Islam and the threat on to China. Tell us about that. Well, I guess I would say the sort of arc of my career, such as it has been mostly downhill from my time with President Reagan, I have to say, but it's been fighting totalitarians of one stripe or another, first the Soviets, of course, during my time prior to the Reagan administration in the United States Senate with two terrific members of that body, Senator Scoop Jackson, a Democrat, and Senator John Tower, a Republican. Then, of course, during the Reagan administration, when we were really in the clinches, bringing down the Soviet Union, as Reagan promised he would do. And then, as you say, during the sort of interlude after the fall of the Soviet Union, the people who emerged to kind of fill the totalitarian vacuum, if you will, were what I think of as Sharia supremacists. It's not all Muslims. Of course, it's those who seek to impose this Islamic code of Sharia on the rest of us and use jihad to accomplish that. And that was a very serious threat at the time, but it has certainly been overshadowed and far surpassed in recent years by the emergence of yet another totalitarian, another communist one, that is to say the Chinese Communist Party. And what we've been doing in the past four years, Peter, is trying to essentially replicate some very important capabilities that I think helped Ronald Reagan define and then ultimately defeat his times, as he put it, existential threat to freedom, namely the Soviet Communist Party, one of which was something called the Committee on the Present Danger, which was this kind of pickup team of national security practitioners, subject matter experts, business leaders, and others who came together to really try to help Ronald Reagan, one of its members as a matter of fact, devise a strategy for taking down the evil empire. And he brought 30 or so members of that committee into his administration. Once, he had run on a platform of changing the trajectory from détente or appeasement, if you will, and maybe containment at best of the Soviets, to one of rolling back that evil empire and, freeing its enslaved peoples. Those members of the Committee on the Present Danger helped him do that, and the rest, as they say, is history. We've created, about four years ago, what we call the Committee on the Present Danger in China, to hopefully help elective officials accomplish a similar kind of course correction with what is, in fact, not only our time's existential threat to freedom, but I believe far and away the most serious we in the free world have ever faced, and that would be, again, the Chinese Communist Party or CCP. And one of the things that we've been doing over these past 9, 10, 11 months or so has been a series of webinars, some 70 of them, designed to do two things. One, to examine what the Chinese mean when they describe the practice of unrestricted warfare against America. And secondly, who has been helping them wage that kind of warfare against us in the United States and really the free world more generally. It's been a fascinating experience. I've had the privilege of moderating these programs. And what we came up with were well over 100 hours of very, very high-quality analysis, insights, policy recommendations, and the like. And what we wanted to do, basically, was to, distil the most important of those points, make them accessible to the audience and the public more generally. And that's where this book, The Indictment, came from, was that distilled essence and I've been very pleased to see that it's been selling well, I think because people know there's a problem with China, they don't just fully understand what it is and we're hoping to help explain it and give them action items as to what needs to be done now about it.  I love the research then that's gone into it as you've given us an insight because often you see publications rushed out just simply going to market for the sake of publishing. But hearing about those 100 hours, those intense discussions, really understanding, I mean, it is a mammoth amount of research that's gone into it. Well, it is. And again, I think the beauty of this is that people can have access to that research as well. In fact, at the back of the book, we have a list of all of the webinars that we drew upon and QR codes, which enable them very easily to go to the videotape, as they say, see them themselves. What we've got are basically, in most cases, just a quote or two from them. But there's really a, well, I think of it as kind of a graduate level course on the Chinese Communist Party. The warfare that it's been engaged in, its ambitions for global hegemony, and how far advanced it now is towards realizing that objective, thanks in part to the help of what they call captured elites, especially here in the United States. I love, looking even just at the beginning of the introduction, one of the short paragraphs was you jump straight in and you see exactly where you understand the issue to be. The Chinese Communist Party is the United States' mortal enemy. The CCP explicitly seeks America's destruction as long as devastating, I bet, pre-violent, unrestricted warfare techniques against us for decades with the help of their friends amongst American captured elites. I just thought, because sometimes authors slowly go into the topic, but you put it straight out there, this is the threat we face. Kind of up front, yeah. And partly that's because I think, you know, there's a famous expression here in the States, Peter, as you may know, that says a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. And I think an awful lot of Americans, and I think people around the world for that matter, have been mugged by the reality of the Chinese, well, biological warfare attack against all of us using this so-called SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Wuhan virus, the Chinese Communist Party biological warfare engineered virus that made the pandemic of COVID-19 possible. And to the extent that they have been mugged by reality and have some sense that there's something really seriously wrong with what the Chinese are doing, there's an appetite for learning more that I think requires just directness and candour and that's what we've tried to bring to this book, The Indictment. Well, we'll jump into that charge which is the fourth one, that the CCP has waged biological warfare against America and the rest of the world. I'm wondering is this the first time that many people have woken up to the reality with all the information coming out about the origins of it, with China being able to provide the protection equipment, being able to provide the testing equipment, being able to provide everything seemingly extremely quickly. Do you think that was a wake-up call for many people? I think so. I pray so, because it's certainly urgently needed. And just a word about kind of the structure of the book under the rubric of it being an indictment. We have a number of charges, and you've mentioned charge number four is that the Chinese Communist Party deliberately launched a biological warfare attack against the United States and the world. And that's based on an analysis not only that, in fact, this virus came out of a, biowarfare laboratory in Wuhan called the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This is now more and more generally accepted as what happened, after years of being lied to and otherwise told, no, no, no, it came out of nature. But the real kicker, Peter, and what makes this indisputably a biological warfare attack is that however the virus got out of the laboratory, and we just don't know for sure whether it was by accident or deliberately. What we do know is that the Chinese communists deliberately sent it overseas. And again, as you know, Peter, by contrast, they were ensuring that nobody left Wuhan to go anywhere else in China. But if they wanted to get on a plane to some international destination, especially here, they were on their way. So that is why we consider it to be deliberate, purposeful, malevolent, and in fact a proof of concept of something else that's also in that chapter about charge four, which is very disconcerting, needless to say. And that is that about 20 years ago, the man who was at the time the defense minister of China. A general by the name of Qi Haoqian, spoke in secret to a group of party leaders and told them, among other things, that Deng Xiaoping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the man who brought us, by the way, Tiananmen Square, back in the early 1990s, had given as a charge to the biowarfare program of China, which, by the way, is illegal, the mission of depopulating the United States so that it could be colonized by China. So this episode was, I think, a precursor, a test, a proof of concept, if you will, of what may well be in store for us with a lot worse, a lot more virulent bioengineered viruses or what have you, in that arsenal of such products that the Chinese have been beavering away at for decades now. The first charge the CCP has perpetrated crimes against the people of China and it's captive nations. We kind of have been aware in the West of how the Chinese people living in China are treated with all different types of controls. I mean, you started on that, a focus on how it's treating its own people, before taking it wider. I mean, tell us more about that. Yeah, this seems to be the right place to start, not only to help people calibrate on the nature of the Chinese Communist Party, namely that it is the most murderous regime in history. It has killed, probably conservatively, a hundred million of its own people. And by that I mean people that it claims are their people, the Tibetans, the Uyghurs, the Southern Mongolians, people now in Hong Kong, people who are really enslaved peoples of China. But the vast majority of that number are Han Chinese themselves, who've been starved, who've been tortured to death, that their organs harvested who've otherwise been thrown into gulags and slave labour camps and all the rest. The point is that never in the history of the world, really if you take the entire history of the world, have you ever seen anything like the killing machine that the Chinese Communist Party has represented, especially if you add, as I think we have to, the 400 million children they have murdered in the womb, they boast about it. And by some estimates, it's probably 500 million at this point. Whatever the number is, it's just staggering. And people need to understand that for two reasons. One, both to properly calibrate, as I say, the character of this enemy we face, but also to realize that if you think about it, even for a half a minute, any regime that treats its own people that badly is not going to treat ours better. So this is one of the reasons why we start with the crimes against humanity by the Chinese Communist Party and then pivot to eight other charges, including the one we discussed, the biological warfare one, that constitute, we think, war crimes against this country and others.  Well then you move on to CCP is at war with America and it's interesting, myself looking at when we had the Cold War, we had the Iron Curtain, which was the line between the West and between the USSR. And it was a war. And yet when you look at China, the same discussion, the same rhetoric, the same words are not used. And we're just told it's just an economic powerhouse that is fighting for, I guess, control of certain parts. But it's not a war as such. Tell us why you you are saying that the CCP is at war with America? Well, for one reason, they've declared war on America, a little known fact. And I'm not speaking about the publication in 1999. Obviously, with the permission of the Chinese Communist Party of a book entitled, unrestricted warfare, by two senior colonels in the People's Liberation Army, who by way went on to become decorated general officers subsequently, so this was no rogue operation, but they proceeded to lay out I think some 20 different lines of attack that could be used and would be used by the Chinese Communist Party to weaken and take down, if they can, America without firing a shot. But beyond that, which is kind of, as they say in the intelligence business, a clue, the Chinese actually published in May of 2019, not in some secret document internal to the Chinese Party, but in the pages of its most important propaganda outlet, People's Daily, a declaration of, quote, people's war, unquote, against the United States of America. That again is a clue. And Xi Jinping, the general secretary now of the Chinese Communist Party, has made no secret of his belief that the Chinese have to defeat the United States, have to supplant it to become the rightful inheritors once again of the place in the world that the Chinese have historically considered to be theirs, namely the center of the universe, the middle kingdom, the dominant power on the planet. So, for all these reasons, I think it's just unmistakable that they are at war with us. Not necessarily that we want it or that we feel ourselves to be in that state, but that's the facts, ma'am. And if you don't understand it, as the famous Chinese strategist Sun Tzu made clear, you can't possibly win such a war. China does seem to have an appetite for growth, for control, for dominance, and is happy to bring claims that are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years old to lay claim. And the same kind of, I guess, conversation diplomacy in the West doesn't seem to work as well there. Is that a fair thought?  Well, look, I think the Chinese have many attributes. And when I say the Chinese, I mean sort of the party, the Chinese Communist Party. Some of them are historical traits of Chinese emperors and other rulers, but some of them are unique to the Chinese Communist Party. One is patience, for sure. Another is the practice of deception. For sure. And a third is, going back again to Sun Tzu, to see what you can do to defeat your enemy without actually having to fight them. And all of those are part and parcel of the kind of warfare that the Chinese Communist Party has been waging against us. That general secretary I mentioned a a moment ago, Deng Xiaoping, at the end of the Soviet empire, as he observed essentially the Reagan strategy leading to its defeat, he resolved that that Cold War may be over, but a new Cold War was beginning between the United States and China, and whereas the Soviets had lost theirs, China would win the new one, and they would use what he came to call a hide-and-bide strategy to pull that off. What would that mean? Well, that would mean that they would hide their true intent, which is world domination, and they would bide their time patiently, as the Chinese often do. In the process, they would enlist as much help from elites in particular, what they would say captured elites in places like the United States, who would help with technology, know-how and investment dollars and other ways to both weaken the United States and strengthen communist China. This has played out brilliantly over the past three or four decades, to the point now where the current general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, sees no need for hiding and biding any longer. He's rather, as I said earlier, frontally, aggressively showing that he intends to pursue, our destruction, including by not just these pre-violent or non-kinetic, unrestricted warfare techniques, Peter, but actually the old-fashioned kind, the shooting war kind as well. And that capture in America, at least, we've kind of, the media have allowed us a little snapshot into some of the bribery, the espionage there, but we've kind of haven't seen much of it. But it does seem to be so deep, even looking at the institutions, the control that China have on simply educational institutions. I mean, tell us more about about how they've captured that, I guess, so easily. Well, they've done it, I think, partly by that hide-and-bide strategy, by having not only members of various sectors of our society, running from Wall Street and the financial sector to business more generally, to media, to academia, as you say, to Hollywood, And also, of course, our political elites. But they've got buy-in from the top levels of our government to the idea that we want to do whatever we can to enrich and even strengthen communist China. And all these other folks, again, especially those mavens of Wall Street, were only too happy to make good money, at least personally, by engineering the penetration of our society and influential elites by the Chinese Communist Party, but also doing everything they conceivably could do to both enrich and enhance the power of what is in fact our mortal enemy. It's insane. It is reckless. It has put us in extreme peril, I believe, but I think that's essentially how this has worked out over time, and of course, you know, it has to be said. The more culpable such individuals in these elites have become of clearly aiding and abetting our enemy, the more incentive they've had not to acknowledge that reality, to cover it up, to continue to perpetuate it and prosper in doing so personally, but increasing, as I say, danger to the rest of us. In Charge 5 you talk about the economy and that certainly seemed to early on the Chinese were rolling this out. In the cold war you never talked about made in Russia it wasn't a thing but you think made in china and it is everywhere every product not only the electronic side but just everything is made in China. It seems as though they have taken a different route maybe than other times, certainly in the Cold War this was not the route that Russia went down, but the  economic attack, that seems to be specifically part of this attack by the CCP.  You're absolutely right, and I think that this again goes back to that hide-and-bide idea of Deng Xiaoping. He recognized that one of the things that that enabled Ronald Reagan to take down the Soviet Union was that it had not fully integrated its economy with the West. It had tried to varying degrees, but not very successfully. And certainly when Reagan began his strategy of rolling back, he famously called it, we win, they lose, it became even more difficult the Soviets to have that kind of access and influence. The Chinese set about making sure that they were intimately engaged with Americans, both buying their products for a time and and doing deals that would give these American businessmen, particularly, access to the incredibly appetizing idea of 1 point x billion mouths needing toothbrushes or whatever. That was a kind of tractor beam, if you will, for getting American participation in and involvement with the Chinese Communist Party. Over time, of course, that changed dramatically. All of those industrial capabilities that we had that would sell stuff to China migrated to China. In some cases, quite literally, lock, stock, and barrel. Some of our factories were dismantled and rebuilt in China to sell us from there what we had previously sold them from here. I hail from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the heart of what is now called the Rust Belt. When I was growing up, it was Steel City. It became the Rust Belt, not out of some inevitable decline, but because the Chinese Communist Party's economic warfare essentially took down our steel industry by replicating it there and then for a fraction of the cost, usually through dumping, making it uneconomic to build real steel output here. But that was just one example. You mentioned electronics, you mentioned flat screens, televisions, any number of other things, medicines not least, we have allowed to become increasingly if not exclusively dependent upon China as a result of this kind of economic warfare. And it's madness. I mean, look, we saw in the pandemic the dangers associated with relying on China for not only medication, but personal protective equipment and testing and the rest of it. That is not an accident, comrade. That is by design. And it has made it very difficult for people to contemplate disengaging, decoupling, as it's called, from China. But as we say in the action part of the book, the specific steps, we recommend some 20 of them, we have no choice but to decouple because the Chinese are in the process of doing it to us and it will be extremely problematic if we have not made preparations to compensate for those sources. And of course President Trump understood this and one of his big themes was returning jobs back to America and he was maybe the first leader in the West to realize what was happening and actually do something about it. I mean, tell us about that because that's the chain and obviously with Biden being in, it's again trying to roll that back and seem to try and destroy the manufacturing base, the technology base, everything to make us more subservient on China.  Right. I think Donald Trump, long before he became president, was very clear-eyed about the problem that we face from China. I've written a number of books on the subject and spoken about it at length for many years, decades I think. As president he sought to take some corrective steps. But this goes back to the point about captured elites. He was obstructed at every turn by people like Steve Mnuchin. The Secretary of the Treasury, Larry Kudlow, who had some shining moments, but unfortunately all too often sort of defaulted to we need to keep engaging and keep Wall Street happy and the like. And similarly, members of Congress, many of them relying on donors like the Wall Street mavens, were not keen on this decoupling and so resisted Trump. I think his single most effective effort was the use of tariffs, which he could more or less do unilaterally and that wasn't directly under the control of the Treasury Department as were things like investment flows and the like. But I just would say this, Peter, I think that the cumulative effect of what Donald Trump did was certainly to showcase the dangers we faced from China, and to try for the first time, really, since Nixon went there. To adjust the trajectory of our relationship. It's a shame. It's really, I think, a tragedy that he wasn't able to do more, partly, you know, I think, due to the considerations that I just talked about, but we'd have been even worse off than we are today if we'd had Hillary Clinton, for example, pursuing aggressively that same policy of doing the bidding of China, enabling its power to grow and otherwise weaken our own. The Chinese have a term for this, they call it comprehensive national power. And I think there's no doubt about it that as it is, especially as a result of the Biden administration, I kind of consider it the Obama-Biden 3.0 administration. But whatever you call it, it's definitely picked up where Obama left off. But the Chinese calculation is their comprehensive national power has greatly increased. And our comprehensive national power has greatly diminished. And unfortunately, that's partly why I think, and I hope I'm wrong about this, as I hope I'm wrong about everything, frankly, but especially this, that they have calculated that they can now, move into that next phase, a shooting war phase, perhaps not cost-free, but with sufficient impunity to make it worthwhile. Well, that's one of the other seven as CCP enablers are taking down the US military and Chinese military spending is huge and it seems though that's rising at a time where the US military are reducing in size and more worried about diversity issues and pronouns than they are about equipment and training. And of course, you could espionage with Chinese taking a lot of secrets and replicating and being ahead in the hypersonic missiles, being ahead of the US. I mean, tell us about that because it does seem that China are in a perfect position of strength going into any possible military confrontation.  I don't know if it's a perfect position but I'm afraid they perceive it as a position of relative strength to ours, especially in in the Western Pacific, the immense build-up of their Navy, in a few short years, a product of decades of planning, to be sure, and building of shipyards. It's said that one of China's shipyards is larger than the entire footprint of every single American shipyard. And that translates into, of course, vastly greater capacity to push more platforms to sea. And the Chinese are doing that. And, you know, you have now a 300-some ship Navy in China, which is roughly the same size, a bit larger than ours. But when you realize that ours is deployed worldwide and much of it on the other side of a canal in Panama that the Chinese happened to control. It means we've got roughly half of our Navy confronting the entirety of their Navy. And their Navy is not only very modern and increasingly capable, as you say, of having advanced weapon systems on board, but also is now building, we're told, to something on the order of a 400 ship fleet. And that means, you know, we will be outgunned for sure. And to the point that you just made about hyper sonics, Peter, there's a study, as you know, that has just recently been published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute that found that in some 37, out of 44 different technology categories, most of them with relevance to military applications. China is ahead of the United States. So that qualitative edge that we've relied upon to offset quantitative disadvantages is now, I think, unfortunately, a thing of the past. And that's a very ominous thing indeed. Just the final thing to touch on is energy security. And I love the way the book goes through these. You get an absolute overall understanding of the threat. It's not just on the military or economic, but it's the energy security. And obviously Biden is doing all he can to destroy American independent energy policy. But even you see China with the boycotts of Russia energy, well, China and India step in and they just get energy on the cheap. But it seems though that energy security in America is really being degraded alarmingly. Well again that's the point of the exercise. The Biden administration is deliberately dismantling not only our prospective energy dominance as Donald Trump is fond of talking about but also our energy independence. In favour of what? In favour of making us dependent on China for energy products like solar panels and windmills and even transformers for our electric grid, all of which creates a new supply chain that we simply cannot afford as a matter of national security to rely upon the goodwill of the Chinese to supply. But in a way, this makes a larger point. What I think is the case. And I really don't believe this is an exaggeration, Peter, every policy that the Biden administration has pursued, both domestic and foreign, certainly not just this energy security piece, has two things in common. One, they've all been bad for America. And two, they've all benefited, either directly or at least indirectly, the Chinese Communist Party. And that, I think, has something to do with the fact that the President of the United States is as one of our committee on the present danger China members of career, CIA undercover operative spy who used to recruit and run foreign agents for the United States. He says in the terms of the trade, his business, the lexicon, if you will, of intelligence, Joe Biden has to be described as a controlled asset of the Chinese Communist Party. And that explains a lot about what I just described, and why, again, it is not an accident that it is doing so much damage to us and further emboldening as well as empowering our mortal enemy of the Chinese Communist Party.  And you mentioned, and we'll just finish on this, that you finish off the book, What Must We Do? 20 Action Items to Protect America and Defeat the CCP. People can go through all those, but you just want to mention, it's always good, you lay out a dark situation, a absolute threat to not only America but to the West itself. But you end off by giving actually points that there is a response that can happen. Let us know more about that.  Well thank you. Yes, they're relatively brief but they really flow from the longer conversation in the earlier segment of the book where we're talking about the specific problems in these various areas. And it's mostly just common sense, frankly. It starts with understanding that we are, in fact, at war with the Chinese Communist Party. If you don't get that right, you're not going to do much of the rest of it, obviously. That we need to, in fact, adopt a war footing in response to the threat we're facing, much as the Chinese are on a war footing now. And again, increasingly, one that is seemingly meant to be a violent shooting or footing at that. But as important as anything we talk about is the urgent need to remove from positions of power and influence, those captured elites, especially if God forbid, we do in fact face the prospect of a violent conflict with China, we simply can't have as the commander-in-chief of the United States military. It's a controlled asset of the enemy. Another of the very important points, I think, taking a page out of the Reagan playbook, which of course I'm both an admirer of and played a small role in trying to implement. Namely, the delegitimization of the Chinese Communist Party as he delegitimized the evil empire of the Soviet Union is crucial for one other reason besides, you know, trying to make the lives miserable of the CCP. It helps to speak to the people of China, which, going back to where we started, have suffered more than anybody at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party have more interest than anybody in seeing the end of this party. They're not our enemy. We have no, I think, quarrel with the Chinese people. But the Chinese Communist Party is our enemy and theirs as well. And we need to delegitimate them. And we think the way to do that is to describe them as what they are, a transnational criminal organization. Well, we'll finish on that. I'll again leave our viewers with, there it is, the indictment prosecuting the Chinese Communist Party and Friends for Crimes Against America, China and the World is available anywhere, not only in the US, but in the UK, in Europe. Frank, I appreciate your time. As I said at the beginning, I'll repeat that you are a legendary figure in the conservative movement and your focus on security brings something quite fresh that others don't bring. So we do appreciate your time today. And my yours, and thank you for those kind words, and back at you. We appreciate you all as well, and give my regards of Lord Pearson.

We are delighted to be speaking with Danet Linares today!  Danet is a powerhouse in the commercial real estate world and an influential leader in championing women's empowerment!  As the Executive Vice-President of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, based in the vibrant state of Florida, Danet brings an impressive track record of 25 years in the industry! Her impact also extends far beyond her professional success. She is President of the International Women's Forum and has dedicated herself to breaking barriers and creating opportunities for women around the globe.  Join us as we dive into Danet's captivating, inspiring, and empowering journey!  Danet's Bio: Danet Linares is Executive Vice-Chairman of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the leading independently-owned commercial real estate firm in Florida, and has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. On behalf of the firm, Ms. Linares leads the leasing of several significant office projects such as MiamiCentral, 1450 Brickell, The Plaza Coral Gables, 396 Alhambra, The Main Las Olas, Royal Palm Office Park, and others. She is an integral part of the Blanca CRE team and has been involved in several of South Florida's largest real estate transactions, including the Miami Herald's relocation to Doral, and has served as a real estate advisor to notable companies, including Blockchain.com, Knight Foundation, Miami Foundation, White & Case, Lydecker Diaz, Aterian Investment Partners, Endeavor Miami, and NovoPayment. Since joining the firm, Danet has played a key role in the strategy development and leasing of more than 7 million square feet of office lease transactions throughout South Florida on behalf of owners and users of commercial real estate. Before joining Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Ms. Linares served as Senior Vice-President at Foram Group. She served as Vice-President for Blue Capital, where she led the leasing and marketing strategy for Miami Tower and successfully brought the building from 74% to 97% occupancy within four years. Before that, Ms. Linares held the position of Senior Leasing Manager at Shorenstein, where she managed leasing and marketing for Southeast Financial Center, the tallest office tower in the state of Florida with over 1.2M square feet of office space, and increased the occupancy to 97%. Ms. Linares attended St. John's University in New York.  She is an active leader in the South Florida community and fluent in Spanish and English. Danet's story Danet Linares's remarkable journey traces back to her Cuban roots and the courage of her parents, who fled Castro's regime in the late 1960s. Sponsored by Danet's aunt, her parents settled in New York City. Despite the bitter cold of December 1966, they embraced their challenges head-on. Her father tirelessly worked three jobs to support his family, while her mother, with a growing belly, sewed in a nearby clothing factory. Danet inherited her parents' unwavering work ethic, learning from their example right from the beginning. Their resilience and determination shaped the trajectory of her life, instilling in her a deep appreciation for hard work and setting the stage for her future accomplishments. Doing whatever it takes to succeed Danet emphasizes the importance of doing whatever it takes to succeed, even when starting at the bottom. Her journey in commercial real estate began when she found a job as a secretary in downtown Miami's Southeast Financial Centre, the largest office building in the state. With determination and willingness to learn, she seized an opportunity to work exclusively with the leasing agent when a significant portion of the building became available. She obtained her real estate license and devoted herself 24/7 to the job, earning the respect of the brokers' community and tenants through her integrity, hard work, and expert negotiations. While her focus was on achieving results rather than seeking credit, starting from a lower position enabled her to gain a comprehensive understanding of building management and the intricacies that shape lease negotiations. This knowledge empowered her to make informed decisions for the benefit of both the landlord and the tenants, earning her a reputation as a trusted and capable professional. Mentorship Danet had the privilege of being mentored by a leasing director who recognized the underrepresentation of women in commercial real estate. He encouraged her to identify inspiring figures in the field, leading her to admire Tere Blanca. Danet now works alongside Tere as her partner at Blanca Commercial Real Estate, marking a fulfilling full-circle moment.  Blanca Commercial Real Estate Blanca Commercial Real Estate is proudly women/minority-owned and stands as the foremost independently owned commercial real estate company in Florida. Competing with global brands, they have consistently secured over 30% market share for the past six to seven years, solidifying their position as a formidable presence in South Florida. The International Women's Forum The International Women's Forum (IWF) is a prestigious and exclusive network organization comprising over 7,500 exceptional women leaders from 33 countries and 74 local forums. It was established to create a space where women could support and inspire each other's successes. Founded in 1974 in New York, the organization was born out of the need for a platform that provided professional and personal support to women breaking glass ceilings and achieving significant milestones. It has a diverse membership, including Presidents, Prime Ministers, astronauts, philosophers, and professionals from various industries worldwide. The IWF believes that diversity is its strength in all aspects, fostering a sense of unity among its members and enabling them to thrive collectively. The pandemic opened the floodgates in South Florida The floodgates opened in South Florida during the pandemic as people's perspectives and behaviors shifted. Initially, there were concerns about the worldwide impact of the lockdown and the transition to remote work. However, the situation led many executives and professionals to realize they owned vacation or winter homes in South Florida. They started migrating to the region, knowing that they could work from anywhere as long as they had a stable Internet connection and access to communication tools like Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet.  South Florida is experiencing significant growth South Florida is experiencing significant growth and remains an attractive market, despite the ongoing trend of working remotely. Many corporations in the South Florida region have downsized their office spaces, leading to available vacancies, which have been absorbed quickly by numerous new companies entering the market. High-quality office spaces, particularly Class A properties, have an impressively low vacancy rate of less than 10%.  South Florida has the advantage of being positioned as a direct connection to Latin America, South America, the Caribbean, and Europe.  The advice Danet would give to her younger self: Be proactive in seeking opportunities because they can lead to career advancement.  Work hard and maintain your integrity to build trust with others. Be honest and transparent because people like to work with those they can trust.  Never give up and follow your gut instincts.  Be nimble and be ready to change course when necessary.  Do not get stuck in your ways.  Maintain a positive attitude. Always be willing to take on new challenges and find solutions. The uncertain future of commercial real estate Changing interest rates have led to some uncertainty regarding the future of commercial real estate. Despite those concerns, Danet is optimistic and believes the situation may not become as dire as some anticipate. She advises people to make the most of the situation until 2025 because credit markets may improve significantly by then and banks prefer finding solutions to make things work instead of repossessing buildings. Connect with Eric On LinkedIn On Facebook On Instagram On Website Connect with Danet Linares On LinkedIn  Blanca Commercial Real Estate International Women's Forum Books mentioned: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg

Fred has a 35 year career in Sales. His focus has been in high growth markets such as Financial Printing, SaaS, and Adtech, and has held a variety of roles with global remits. He has been involved in multiple company exits and and two IPO's. Fred is a Partner at Advisewell, a consulting, advisory and investing practice. Advisewell's unique approach combines a diagnostic analysis with the experience of what is necessary for companies at any stage to succeed commercially. Through Advisewell, Fred has invested in numerous startups, early stage VC's, and is currently preparing to raise a Fund. He is also Executive Vice Chairman of Pavilion. Pavilion is a networking group of approx. 10K leaders across any industry and role that supports individual growth. Fred lives in NYC and Connecticut with his wife Jackie, he has two grown up kids. When not working, Fred loves soaking up all the culture NYC has to offer, and loves the rural outdoors. He is a big music and sports fan, and also enjoys cycling and tennis. Some Key Topics - [04:14] Pavilion started as a dinner club and evolved into a nationwide networking group of 10,000 members. - [07:42] Pavilion is a great group for young sales leaders to network and learn from experienced professionals. - [09:15] Starting a business requires updating your resume and online presence, which can be challenging after being in a job for a long time. - [11:00] Diagnostic assessments are an immersive and analytical process that helps consultants get close to the business and make credible recommendations. - [14:57] There are many sales opportunities in the US, and it's important to understand the different regions and cultures. - [15:22] New York City is a cultural hub with a lot to offer, but it's also a sharp-elbowed and materialistic city. - [15:49] New York City is convenient and offers immediate access to everything, but the subway smells terrible. - [17:00] The most important thing to carry with you all the time can be physical or metaphysical. - [18:56] Fred Mather offers coffee and beer meetings to help fellow entrepreneurs. - [19:30] Entrepreneurs need to be resilient and willing to take risks to succeed. Find Fred Online https://advisewell.com/ https://www.joinpavilion.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredmather/ If you're enjoying Entrepreneur's Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your choice. We're on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. GoodPods: https://gmwd.us/goodpods iTunes: https://gmwd.us/itunes Podchaser: https://gmwd.us/podchaser Also, if you're getting value from the show and want to buy me a coffee, go to the show notes to get the link to get me a coffee to keep me awake, while I work on bringing you more great episodes to your ears. →  https://gmwd.us/buy-me-a-coffee Follow Seth Online: Seth | Digital Marketer (@s3th.me) • Instagram: Instagram.com/s3th.me Seth Goldstein | LinkedIn: LinkaedIn.com/in/sethmgoldstein Seth on Mastodon: https://s3th.me/@seth MarketingJunto.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom welcomes back Egon von Greyerz, Founder and Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG based in Switzerland. He explains how the debt ceiling is a farce, and a regular show every time it's reached. It's been raised over a hundred times and every time, it's nothing but a political posturing. This is only going to lead to the debt being increased exponentially. Firesince Reagan, the U.S. debt has doubled every eight years, and by 2025, it is projected to reach around $40 trillion. The Fed will likely reach a point where it will no longer be able to control the interest rates. This signifies a dire situation that is further complicated by the fact that no one wants to buy bonds from a country that is technically bankrupt. To try and keep the debt at bay, the U.S. will most likely deploy inflationary tactics, resulting in an increase in prices. Looking at the macroeconomic scenario, investing in gold is the way to go to safeguard assets from the insecurity caused by risky assets. Additionally, Egon emphasizes that banks in the E.U. are no better off than those in the United States, and the current economic system would have worked much better if supply and demand were allowed to rule, as opposed to the continuous government interference. Finally, we are seeing a decline in the West, which could potentially lead to occasional conflict. Nevertheless, Egon advises that we help each other to make it through this rocky patch, as it's going to be difficult for everyone no matter what. Time Stamp References:0:00 - Introduction0:43 - U.S. Debt Ceilings6:13 - Debt Pool Analogy11:16 - YCC & C.B. Purchases13:40 - Banking Contagion23:54 - Bail-In Concerns27:02 - EU & Western Banking32:05 - What Breaks Next?35:00 - Eastern Nations & Gold42:36 - Domestic Gold Production47:57 - Gold Price & Meaning51:08 - Inflation End-Game54:55 - Concluding Thoughts Talking Points From This Episode Why the U.S. Debt Ceiling is just politcal posturing.European banks are just as bad off as the United States.The West is in decline and it will take time to correct. Guest Links:Website: https://www.goldswitzerland.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/GoldSwitzerland Egon von Greyerz is Founder & Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG. He started Matterhorn Asset Management (MAM) in 1999 as a private investment company. From the very beginning, wealth preservation was an essential cornerstone of the company. In early 2002, they believed that financial and economic risk in the World was getting uncomfortably high. So that year, they made substantial investments in the physical gold market at $300 on average. As gold started to rise in the early 2000s, demand for physical gold increased, and in 2005 they set up a regulated company in Zurich - Matterhorn Asset Management AG. A couple of years later, they formed GoldSwitzerland, which is the precious metals division of MAM. Egon was Born with both Swiss and Swedish citizenship. His education was mainly in Sweden. He started his working life in Geneva as a banker and after he spent 17 years as Finance Director and Executive Vice-Chairman of Dixons Group Plc. Since the 1990s, Egon has been actively involved with financial investment activities, including mergers and acquisitions and Asset allocation consultancy for private family funds. This led to the creation of MAM, an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles. MAM is now the World's leading company for physical gold and silver outside the banking system, directly owned by the investor. Their four vaults include the most immense and safest gold vault in the World, located in the Swiss Alps. Clients are High Net Worth Individuals, Family Offices, Pension Funds, Investment Funds, and Trusts in over 75 countries. Egon makes regular media appearances and speaks at investment conferences around the World. He also publishes articles on precious metals, the world economy, and wealth preservation.

In Episode 3 of the M&A podcast Guus' guest is Julian Mylchreest, Executive Vice Chairman of Bank of America. Julian and Guus discuss how to approach selling a business; dos and don'ts in negotiations and the current state of the M&A market in the energy sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Malcolm Hoenlin has been at the forefront of World Jewry for more than four decades. One of the founders of the Free Soviet Jewry Movement, he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization from 1986-2020. Mr, Hoenlin is a man who regular speaks with world leadrs and over the past several months has been working behind the scenes to help achieve a compromise in the judicial reform legislation in Israel. Join Rabbi Matanky for this conversation about the recent demonstrations in Israel, the continuing threats of Iran, the role of the Saudis and so much more.

On episode 10, of Series 4 of #AnInsideViewPodcast we are joined by Dubai Duty Free's Executive Vice Chairman and CEO - Colm McLoughlin.   Some points we discuss:  

Retirement is not what it used to be! Join us to discover how the best is yet to be realized as we welcome Executive Vice-Chairman of AMC Networks, Inc., Josh Sapan, the former President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc. and author of THE THIRD ACT: Reinventing Your Next Chapter. Josh shares more than 60 stories of later life passions in The Third Act all with a common theme—conventional retirement is dead!Since 1987, Josh oversaw the creation and growth of entertainment brands including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and SundanceTV and signature series including “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead" and “Killing Eve.” Sapan also oversaw the creation of the film production and distribution company IFC Films as well as AMC Studios and AMC Networks International, along with several popular subscription video on-demand brands beginning with the horror genre service Shudder and Sundance Now, after 35 years with AMC Networks, 25 as CEO and currently Executive Vice Chairman, Sapan left the company at the end of 2022 to embark on a third Act of his own, one sure to entail moves in more creative avenues. He shares how his Third Act is going so far and what he's learning along life's way. But one thing is certain, he's passionate about all things The Third Act holds. THE THIRD ACT is an eye-opening exploration of the fast-growing movement toward “reinvention over traditional retirement” and an invitation to say goodbye to conventional retirement. Today, everyone from celebrities like Robert Redford, Rita Morena and 100-year-old TV icon Norman Lear, to dozens of lesser knowns are turning life's “third act” into a time when they pursue new passions – ones that can benefit the society at large or help them achieve a long-deferred personal dream.We discover the third go-round really is a charm and with the gift of longevity, we can continue to explore new careers and passion-centered projects. Josh reminds of the incredible potential we each hold to make the world and our lives a better place, rich with meaning and experiences. From well-knowns to unknowns, stories in The Third Act are certain to inspire and elevate our own stake in growing older. We also talk about his incredible career as former President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks, Inc., including what some of our favorite television shows and series actually teach us about life and being human. Think: Breaking Bad, clearly one of my personal favorites! But also, that we're never to old to live out and write our own life script! Josh also shares some favorite inspiring stories from his book and how each person empowers us all to do more, be more, and turn our dreams into reality. But if you don't know how to get started on your Third Act or what you want to do next, that's okay too—Josh shares his wisdom on how to begin to uncover your Third Act direction. It's an amazing power-hour from beginning to end certain to educate, empower and enlighten! THE THIRD ACT: Reinventing Your Next Chapter, is available on Amazon in hardcover or kindle here https://a.co/d/gdQTBAL and certain to be enjoyable mobilizing read for all! Thank you, amazing Aging Rebels, for listening to the Aging GreatFULLy show! We are proud to be the Listener's Show and create this show for YOU! If you enjoy this episode, please share it with your friends and family and leave us a positive show review on your favorite platform! We are GreatFULL and love spotlighting listener reviews on air who do! To listen, stream, connect, share, download, subscribe, visit our host page at or https://www.spreaker.com/show/aging-greatfully-with-gerontologist-holl OR find more ways to listen, audio content & access our line of exclusive #AgingRebels™ Merch at: https://www.latterlifeplanninginstitute.com/aging-greatfully-radio-show.html or you can always connect with host Holley Kelley at: www.HolleyKelley.com. Always remember, you rock and you ROLE model!

Josh Sapan is the author of the new book, The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter. Josh talks about the fast-growing movement toward “reinvention over traditional retirement.” Today, many people are turning life's “third act” into a time when they pursue new passions – ones that can benefit the society at large or help them achieve a long-deferred personal dream. Josh is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc. where, since 1987, he oversaw the creation and growth of entertainment brands including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and SundanceTV ”. After 35 years with AMC Networks, 25 as CEO and currently Executive Vice Chairman, Sapan is to leave the company at the end of 2022 to embark on a third Act of his own, one sure to entail moves in more creative avenues. https://papress.com/products/the-third-actKristen Coffield is the founder of The Culinary Cure and the Wellness Lifestyle Expert. She coaches purpose driven humans how to turn food and habit into superpowers for health and happiness. Kristen simplifies wellness into doable daily habits that hold the key to creating a health span that lasts a lifetime. Kristen is the Author of How Healthy People Eat: An Eater's Guide To Healthy Habits. Her entry level coaching program is The 21-Day Detox & Reset which starts January 16th - you can register on her website. https://theculinarycure.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3240061/advertisement

Inspiration can come from almost anywhere and creativity plays a huge role. Don't think you are creative enough to come up with great ideas? Think again. Daniel Lamarre is the former CEO and now Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of the legendary company Cirque du Soleil. He joined us to talk about why creativity is crucial to professional and personal success and shares his own journey with Cirque du Soleil to improve in every area of his own career. Check out the original show notes here. Find the full show notes at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/daniel-lamarre-1296. Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Sapan is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc. where, since 1987, he oversaw the creation and growth of entertainment brands including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC and SundanceTV and signature series including “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead" and “Killing Eve.” Sapan also oversaw the creation of the film production and distribution company IFC Films as well as AMC Studios and AMC Networks International. Now, after 35 years with AMC Networks, 25 as CEO and currently Executive Vice Chairman, Sapan is embarking on a third Act of his own, one sure to entail moves in more creative avenues. Josh has also authored his new book called, “The Third Act, Reinventing Your Next Chapter."

In this episode, we're joined by Vijay Kumar Thallam, a farm leader in the Andhra Pradesh region of India. What does it look like to rely on biology, fermentation, and place-based resources to feed people at scale? This seems to be the million dollar question for folks in regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and so on. Andhra Pradesh is doing it and showing what these systems can look like. Andhra Pradesh addresses this issue by focusing on building women's cooperatives that are organized federationally, which guides food systems in local communities. This episode is a special one that everyone should be listening closely to. Vijay Thallam is Executive Vice Chairman of the Indian non-profit Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, which focuses on organic agriculture; and an advisor on agriculture and cooperation to the state Government of Andhra Pradesh. After 37 years in government, Thallam took that experience to work with large-scale community mobilization and promotion of livelihoods of rural women, tribal communities and farmers. He served a record 10 years as CEO of the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty in Andhra Pradesh and led the mobilization and empowerment of 11.5 million rural poor women into thrift and credit based self-help groups, so they could move out of poverty. During the past five years, he has led a movement for climate-resilient, community managed natural farming, also known as Zero Budget Natural Farming. In 2020, it was renamed as Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming. Thallam was appointed as the Vice Chair of the Champions Network for the UN Food Systems Summit.   You can follow their story on Facebook: Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming Twitter & Instagram: @APZBNF https://apcnf.in/     To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list.

This week on the CEO Series, Karl sits down with Daniel Lamarre, Executive Vice Chairman and former CEO of Cirque du Soleil. Tune in to hear more about creativity integrated into business purpose, Cirque's journey to success, and Daniel's opinion on working with artists.

In this episode, Sajith Pai, Director at Blume Ventures, chatted with Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Vice Chairman at Fractal Analytics. From being wary of becoming an entrepreneur to succeeding as one for 22 (almost 23!) years now, Srikanth shares the incredible story of starting Fractal, trusting bright 20-somethings in their initial rounds of hiring, and building a people-friendly company.

The Nigerian Communications Commission has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps to tackle some of the criminal activities bedevilling the telecom industry, such as telecom equipment vandalism and fraudulent registration of Subscriber Identity Module cards among others. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, hailed the Memorandum of Understanding sealed between the agency and the Commission, for which the gathering was to explore how the Corps will deploy enabling laws, subsidiary legislations, and extant guidelines to arrest any form of criminality in the sector. Danbatta, says over the years, the NCC has been working with relevant law enforcement agencies, and in particular the NSCDC, towards protecting the telecom sector from all kinds of criminal behaviour.

In this latest episode of Figuring Out Podcast, we have Srikanth Velamakanni, Founder of Fractal Analytics and we have discussed:-How AI will replace all the jobs and to fight that?-What skills you should learn to future ready?-How technology is controlling us?-How to learn about AI or Tech to understand and imply the usage of tech in current jobs?-What should be the mindset of students sitting for placements and what is the biggest mistake they made?-Next big industry where people can make insane amounts of moneySrikanth Velamakanni is the Co-founder, Group Chief Executive and Executive Vice Chairman of Fractal. In 1998, he joined ANZ Investment Bank from business school in the structured debt department and he got a chance to work with clients such as Enron and in sectors such as aircraft finance. A move to ICICI Bank's structured products group followed—“due to lifestyle issues”—and this is where Srikanth and Pranay Agarwal, eventually a co-founder at Fractal, worked on India's first collateralized bond obligation (CBO) in 1999.It was at ICICI Bank that Velamakanni and Pranay, both deeply involved in financial math in their jobs, decided that there was potential to use math to help businesses such as banking do better. Then they Co-Founded Fractal Analytics. Fractal is a leading player in the artificial intelligence and transformative enterprise decision making space. Fractal's mission is to power every human decision in the enterprise and to use the power of AI to help the world's most admired Fortune 100 companies. Since Srikanth co-founded Fractal in 2000, the company has raised more than USD 300 million from institutional private equity investors. Fractal serves more than 100 Fortune 500 companies with its AI, data and analytics driven business strategies.Srikanth Velamakanni'sSocial Media Handles ⤵︎Twitter @srikanthhttps://twitter.com/srikanthLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikanthvelamakanni/•   •   •

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alan Wells.  Dr. Wells is the Thomas J. Gill III Professor of Pathology and the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wells discusses his research in the conditions of dysregulated responses. For more information about Dr. Wells, click here. Host John [...]

In der Nachmittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute Gabriele Giancola, CEO von Qiibee, und sprechen mit ihr über die abgeschlossene Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 4,8 Millionen US-Dollar. Qiibee bietet ein Blockchain-basiertes Loyalitäts-Ökosystem an, auf dem jede Marke ihre eigene Loyalitätsanwendung aufbauen kann. Damit werden Probleme des heutigen Kundenbindungsmarkt gelöst, wie z. B. Fragmentierung, geringe Aktivität und mangelnder intrinsischer Wert der gesammelten Treuepunkte. Kundinnen und Kunden können auf der Plattform von Qiibee Treuemarken sammeln, einlösen, tauschen, versenden oder empfangen. Alle Treue-Token können gegen andere Kryptowährungen eingetauscht werden. Mit den Plug-and-Play-Lösungen sind Unternehmen weltweit in der Lage in nur wenigen Stunden auf der Blockchain ihre eigenen Kundenbindungsprogramme zu betreiben. Der B2B-Belohnungsmarktplatz wurde im Jahr 2015 von Gabriele Giancola und Gianluca Gilbert Giancola in der Schweiz gegründet. Mittlerweile beschäftigt das Startup mehr als 30 Mitarbeitende weltweit. Die Vision des Prämienmarkts ist es, der globale Standard für Loyalität auf der Blockchain zu werden. In einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde hat Qiibee nun 4,8 Millionen US-Dollar unter der Führung des US-amerikanischen Seed-Fonds Z5Capital erhalten. Die digitale Werbegruppe Meet The People und der US-amerikanische Bestandsinvesstor R/GA Ventures, der u.a. Brave, Medixus, Chronicled, Everest, Patientory und Concord in seinem Portfolio hat, haben sich ebenfalls an der Runde beteiligt. Die Business Angels Ben Davey, ehemaliger CEO von Barclays Venture, Mainardo de Nardis, ehemaliger Executive Vice Chairman der Omnicom Media Group sowie CEO von OMD Worldwide und Phil Rubin, Gründer von Grey Space Matters sowie rDialogue, haben sich zudem der Seed-Finanzierung angeschlossen. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte Qibee in das Wachstum des globalen Teams investieren und in neue Märkte expandieren. Hierbei steht insbesondere der nordamerikanische Raum im Fokus. One more thing wird präsentiert von OMR Reviews – Finde die richtige Software für Dein Business. Wenn auch Du Dein Lieblingstool bewerten willst, schreibe eine Review auf OMR Reviews unter https://moin.omr.com/insider. Dafür erhältst du einen 15€ Amazon Gutschein.

Overseeing more than 180 heritage sites around the country, The Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites (SPIHS), a JNF-USA affiliate, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Israel's historically significant locations, ensuring that learning about the past is readily available to the present and future generations. Jewish National Fund-USA supports SPIHS as part of its efforts to increase visitation and elevate the importance of Israel's history to residents and tourists alike. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Noa Gefen, the Executive Vice-Chairman of SPIHS, to discuss the stories behind several of our heritage sites, the importance of preserving and learning from history, and how Jewish National Fund-USA has supported renovations of heritage sites both famous and overlooked.

On this episode, we talk with Gary Washington, Malcolm Harden and Todd Hager about innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies in the federal market. Guests: Gary Washington is the Chief Information Officer for the US Department of Agriculture and the President of the American Council for Technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-washington-995413a5/ Todd Hager is Vice President at Macro Solutions and the Industry Chair for the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/thagerdc/ Malcolm Harden is the Federal Partnerships Leader at Microsoft and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/ Additional Resources: To register for the 2022 ACT-IAC Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference, May 22-24: https://web.cvent.com/event/9352f320-446a-41c4-82e9-bd24aa6f2f99/summary To learn more about ACT-IAC's National Use Case & Solutions Library (NUCSL): https://www.actiac.org/national-use-case-solutions-library-nucsl-pilot To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

A Cure in Sight, in collaboration with the Ocular Melanoma Foundation, is joined by TriSalus Life Sciences to bring you a presentation on Barriers to Immunotherapy: Success for Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases. The slides from this presentation can be found to follow along here on Youtube.   In this presentation, we will be hearing from three of the experts involved in the PERIO-01 Clinical Trial.   The Pressure-Enabled Regional Immuno-Oncology (PERIO-01) clinical trial is studying a new investigational drug, SD-101, delivered intravascularly by the TriNav® Infusion System using the Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery™ (PEDD™) method of administration. The study is evaluating if this platform approach can improve the performance of systemic checkpoint inhibitors in treating patients with uveal melanoma liver metastases by overcoming two major challenges of treatment: immune response suppression and ineffective drug delivery.   First up, you'll hear from Dr. Richard D. Carvajal, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Experimental Therapeutics, Director, Melanoma Service, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Investigator, PERIO-01 Clinical Trial. Dr. Carvajal will discuss Successes, Challenges and Emerging Strategies in the Treatment of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.   Following his presentation, Dr. Steven C. Katz, MD, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, TriSalus Life Sciences will discuss Barriers to Immunotherapy Success in Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases.   To conclude you'll hear from Dr. Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology, Chief, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center about the Pressure-Enabled Regional Immuno-Oncology (or PERIO-01) Clinical Trial for adults with uveal melanoma liver metastases. After their presentation, Ashley Moody from TriSalus Life Sciences joins in to aid in the Q and A. Ashley is a Nurse and a Clinical Research and Immunotherapy Project Manager. She will answer logistical questions surrounding trial involvement (eligibility, trial flow, treatment logistics, travel reimbursement, if applicable, etc.) following the presentation. Information on the PERIO-O1 Clinical Trial can be found at www.PERIOtrial.com ********* Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or  Instagram @acureinsight, for more stories, tips, research news, and ideas to help you navigate this journey with OM! *A Cure in Sight is a 501c3 organization. All donations made can help fund our podcast to educate patients, fund research, aid patients, and more! Donate $10 $15 $20 today to help A Cure in Sight in their quest to find a cure. LINKS TO PAYPAL OR VENMO  The Eye Believe Podcast is brought to you by Castle Biosciences. Castle Biosciences is a leading diagnostics company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care. The Company aims to transform disease management by keeping people first: patients, clinicians, employees and investors.  This podcast was hosted by Danet Peterson and produced by Agora Media.

Daniel Lamarre has spent more than two decades with Cirque du Soleil. At its peak, Cirque had annual sales of $1 billion and 15 million attendees per year. As CEO, he guided the organization through a period of astounding growth and then brought it back to life during the massive upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is currently Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. In this episode Daniel is a natural storyteller, drawing from his successes and failures, always choosing laughter and humility.

Daniel Lamarre has spent more than two decades with Cirque du Soleil. At its peak, Cirque had annual sales of $1 billion and 15 million attendees per year. As CEO, he guided the organization through a period of astounding growth and then brought it back to life during the massive upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is currently Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. In this episode Daniel is a natural storyteller, drawing from his successes and failures, always choosing laughter and humility.

Daniel Lamarre - Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Cirque Du Soleil - in conversation with David Eastaugh As Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, Daniel Lamarre is responsible for nurturing the delicate balance between the company's global strategy (across five continents), its financial growth and stability, and the integrity of its culture and values. Among his greatest achievements include the execution of complex negotiations resulting in signed agreements with THE BEATLES and MICHAEL JACKSON's estate.  

Michael is the Executive Vice Chairman (deputy CEO) of True Digital Group (TDG). TDG is an autonomous business unit of True Corp, the #1 integrated telco and media company in Thailand (listed on SET), to drive innovation and capture new growth opportunities. Michael led the incubation of TDG in 2018, carving out digital products and initiatives from True Corp, and structuring TDG as a market-focused organization with four business lines: digital media, commerce, data monetization, enterprise solutions. Michael led the expansion of TDG across Southeast Asia, by launching operations in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China. Michael took the initiative to launch a digital academy, which has trained 7,000+ people in Thailand so far. Over the last three years, TDG has grown from 300 to 2,000 employees. TDG's platforms serve more than 35 million active users and leading B2B customers across Southeast Asia. In parallel to his role at TDG, Michael is also the Group Chief Digital Officer of Charoen Pokphand Group (CPG), one of the world's largest conglomerates with $85bn consolidated revenue, and operations in 15 industries and 21 countries. As the CDO, Michael oversees CPG operating companies' digital transformation across six domains: digital channels, digital workspace, intelligent automation, data analytics, technology modernization, and cybersecurity. Michael also drives synergies across the group. Before this, Michael spent about 20 years at McKinsey & Company as a leader in its digital and technology practices. While at McKinsey, he worked in more than 25 countries and advised senior executives in virtually every sector. He co-founded McKinsey's Digital Labs (MDL) for APAC, growing it to more than 500 technically skilled professionals (designers, engineers, data scientists, etc.) in less than four years. Michael has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in computer systems networking and telecommunications from the University of Ghent, Belgium. He is a global citizen, studied six languages, lived in 10 countries, worked in more than 25 countries, and has been based in Asia for almost a decade. Read more about True Digital here https://www.truedigital.com/ or CP Group here https://www.cpgroupglobal.com/about and you can connect with Michael on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgryseels/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/

One business idea can transform your lifestyle and bring out the entrepreneur in you. But if you were born into a middle-class, Indian family, you will need much more than just an idea to become an entrepreneur. In today's episode of Inside India, Ben Hayward brings to you the story of one of India's internet pioneers, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Info Edge. Sanjeev now owns a portfolio of companies including India's largest job portal Naukri.com, Matrimony website Jeevansathi.com, real estate classifieds platform 99acres.com, and educational website Shiksha.com. What started as a small idea back in 1997, when he observed colleagues trawling through the office copy of Business India for job ads, Sanjeev has an uncanny ability to observe customer needs and turn unsolved problems into powerful business ideas. He has an in-depth understanding of the Indian consumer and their ever-growing thirst for doing things online, be it ordering a pizza or finding your house or even your spouse. Join us as we have a conversation with one of India's most successful entrepreneurs and learn what it takes to build an internet business in Asia's fastest growing digital economy.

Joe sits down with Joseph Lusardi, the Executive Vice Chairman of Curaleaf. Mr. Lusardi is a pioneer in the U.S. cannabis industry and is credited with opening one of the first medical cannabis operations on the East Coast. He has a decade of cannabis experience, as well as 20 years' experience in finance, private equity, and entrepreneurship.

Luca Solca is the Senior Research Analyst at Bernstein covering European Luxury Goods. With over 25 years of experience, his research has been consistently recognized by industry organizations as trusted research that cuts through complexity with independent clarity, generating exclusive insights that reframe perspectives and strategies. Earlier in his career, Luca served as the Executive Vice Chairman of a publicly traded, medium-sized fashion and luxury Italian conglomerate. Luca was also a partner at the Boston Consulting Group focusing on the retail and consumer goods sectors. We talk about: his approach to uncovering insights, what's next for retail and luxury fashion, shifts in the travelling luxury consumer, and more.   Interviewed by Mortimer Singer

With the systemic inequalities within financial services and fintech, Money20/20 is launching their "Do Better Together" campaign to highlight perspectives that will challenge us to think differently and help us change our industry and their internal structures for the better. We want to help be a catalyst for unprecedented industry growth and inclusivity.We spoke with Louise Pentland, Executive Vice President, Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer at PayPal; Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chairman, and Randall Tucker, Chief Inclusion Officer at MasterCard; and Madonna Badger, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Badger & Winters. to ask about strategies that we can all learn from to increase the diversity and strengthen our industry. We invite you all to join us in a pledge to to advance change by doing one of the following: Commit to external and internal changes that matter Tell us how you're closing the pay gap Make plans to diversify your C-Suite and BoardImplement changes in recruitment practices/pipeline-building - ensuring more women and people of color are on the ladder for leadership positions Be visibly inspirational and informational Guests: Louise Pentland, Executive Vice President, Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer at PayPalAnn Cairns, Executive Vice Chairman, MasterCardRandall Tucker, Chief Inclusion Officer at MasterCardMadonna Badger, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Badger & Winters.Hosts: Fawn Hudgens, VP, Global Content, Money20/20Monique Ruff-Bell, Event Director, Money20/20 USAProducers: Roland Bodenham, Senior Video Producer, Ascential Fawn Hudgens, VP, Global Content, Money20/20Monique Ruff-Bell, Event Director, Money20/20 USAKisha Allison, Head of Content, Money20/20 USA Rachel Morrissey, Content Producer, Money20/20

The uncertainty and challenges surrounding COVID-19 are impacting every business right now.    Company leaders everywhere need to make difficult decisions quickly. This is no time for sentiment.   Wait, no. Scratch that. This is actually the perfect time for sentiment.   Customer sentiment, that is.    Sid Banerjee, Executive Vice Chairman, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Clarabridge, joins me on the podcast to go over why quantifying customer sentiment is one of the best tools a leader can use to guide their decisions — especially in a crisis.   Sid shares some interesting, real-world examples on just how companies in some of the hardest-hit industries are using Clarabridge's platform to tap into these insights and make the difficult decisions required in a crisis.   We cover: - How to use your customers' voices to drive loyalty and reduce risk - How quantified customer sentiment is shaping the actions of companies in healthcare, finance, and travel.   This post includes highlights of our podcast interview with Sid Banerjee at Clarabridge. For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don't use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.

Colm Mcloughlin first came to Dubai in 1983 on a 6 month contract, 35 years later, as the executive vice chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free he has since presided over the extraordinary growth to being the largest Duty Free in the world with over $2 billion in revenue in 2018. They also have an extensive leisure offering in including the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship and Irish Village,. We caught up with Colm during the 2019 tournament to chat all things tennis and the business of Duty Free. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

1. Trump Signs Waiver Blocking U.S. Embassy Relocation US President Trump is set to sign a waiver to block the US embassy from being moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. #Trump #Embassy ____________________ 2. Abbas Concedes That Trump Chewed Him Out Over Incitement PA President Abbas apparently said his meeting with US President Trump in Bethlehem was uncomfortable. Abbas admitted that Trump had scolded him for lying about incitement. #Abbas #Trump #Incitement ____________________ 3. The Status-Quos Of Mid-East Peace And Jerusalem Amb. Danny Ayalon, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. & Founder of ‘The Truth About Israel” speaking at ILTV studio about Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. #DannyAyalon #Peace ____________________ 4. IDF Soldier Stabbed By Female Terrorist In West Bank An IDF soldier was lightly wounded in the West Bank after a female Palestinian assailant stabbed him in the upper body. #IDF #WestBank #Stabbing ____________________ 5. Israeli Arabs Protest Honor Killings And Police Inaction Hundreds of Israeli Arabs are standing up in protest of honor killings after two Israeli Bedouin women died in suspected honor killings. #HonorKilling #IsraeliArabs #Protest ____________________ 6. Israeli President Intervenes To Grant Parole To Abused Woman The Israeli President is personally intervening in a homicide case on behalf of one abused woman, Dalal Daoud was sentenced to life in prison for the 1997 murder of her husband. #Rivlin #Abuse #Parole ____________________ 7. ‘Wonder Woman' Banned In Lebanon Hours Before Release Lebanese authorities have banned "Wonder Woman" film starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, just hours before it was set to premiere in Beirut. #WonderWoman #Lebanon ____________________ 8. No More Injections: Harvested Cells Act As Pancreas Prof. Eduardo Mitrani, Chief Scientist at Betalin Therapeutics speaking at ILTV studio to discuss a revolutionary diabetes treatment that was developed by an Israeli firm Betalin Therapeutics. #EduardoMitrani #BetalinTherapeutics ____________________ 9. Recently Declassified Archives Reveal Drama Of Six Day War Recently declassified government archives are revealing the decisions the Israeli government made during the Six Day War. #Archive #SixDayWar ____________________ 10. What Does The Future Of Jerusalem Hold? ILTV reporter Gabrielle Wein-Inger, sat down with the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of major Jewish organizations Malcolm Hoenlein to talk about what lies ahead for Jerusalem. #GabrielleWeininger #MalcolmHoenlein #Jerusalem ____________________ 11. Israeli NGO Brings Better Crop Yields To Ethiopia Israeli NGO "Fair Planet" is on a mission to improve Ethiopian agricultural techniques with pest resistant seeds. #FairPlanet #Ethiopia #Agriculture ____________________ 12. Israeli Archaeologists Uncover Ottoman Well And Cistern The Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an Ottoman era well and irrigation system and the large underground cistern designed to hold overflow is the first of its kind to be found in the Judean region. #Archaeology #Ottoman #Well ____________________ 13. Hebrew word Of The Day, SACHAR | סחר = TRADE Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "sachar" which means "trade" #Learnhebrew #Hebrewwordofday #Iltvhebrewwordofday _____________________ 14. The Weather Forecast Tonight you can expect the skies to be partly cloudy with a low of sixty-seven or nineteen degrees Celsius. Over the weekend, the clouds are set to clear and the temperatures are set to rise as the heat is expected to settle around eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius. #Israelweather #Israelforecast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.