Podcasts about expertise

The strongest stories can begin with knowledge that few other writers possess. For novelist and former pathologist Deven Greene, decades of experience in science and medicine shape the subjects she explores, the possibilities she can imagine, and the way she brings complex science into fiction. She believes that expertise allows her to create stories that are scientifically grounded while remaining accessible to curious readers.Support KAJ Masterclass — help sustain independent editorial work: https://kajmasterclass.com/support =========================================About KAJ Masterclass MediaKAJ Masterclass Media is home to a video-first, live-first, editoriallyindependent conversation ecosystem exploring leadership, business, AI, careers,health, creativity, and the evolving human experience through thoughtful,unscripted conversations grounded in lived experience, clarity, and real-worldinsight.This show is part of the KAJ Masterclass ecosystem, which includes The KAJMasterclass LIVE, The Author's Voice with KAJ, and a growing collection ofeditorially independent conversation platforms.Every conversation is designed to leave you with something meaningful to thinkabout, understand, or apply.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Jennifer Barbosa. CEO and Founder of International Supply Partners (ISP), about breaking into government contracting, navigating a male-dominated industry, and the complexities of supply chain management.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Jennifer Barbosa. CEO and Founder of International Supply Partners (ISP), about breaking into government contracting, navigating a male-dominated industry, and the complexities of supply chain management.

Josh Simons is the CEO of Vinyl Group and founder of Vampr, a professional network for musicians and creatives with 1.6 million users across 190 countries. A former musician, songwriter, and producer, Josh has built companies across music, technology, media, and culture, raising over $50 million across his ventures. He has worked with artists including Travis Scott, Troye Sivan, and Kanye West, and has helped grow Vinyl Group through acquisitions spanning media, music technology, e-commerce, and culture.In this episode, Josh Simons shares what it takes to build a successful career in music and technology while navigating constant industry change, from the rise of digital platforms to the coming revolution in AI.Key TakeawaysTurn industry expertise into opportunity: Learn why deep domain knowledge can give entrepreneurs an edge when building products and businesses for the music industry.Adapt to constant technological change: Discover how artists can stay relevant as new platforms, technologies, and expectations continue reshaping the music business.Use AI without losing creativity: Explore how AI can become another creative tool, helping artists bridge the gap between their ideas and what they're able to create.---→ Learn more about Josh Simons and his work at: vampr.meBook an Artist Breakthrough Session with the Modern Musician team: https://streetteam.fm/masterclass

You do not have to be an AI expert to teach AI literacy. Laura Gray says nobody is one — and points to free, ready-to-teach lessons that work in any subject. SPONSORED: Experience AI, a co-developed program by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind, sponsored this episode. All opinions are my own and that of the guest. Experience AI is a free AI literacy program with ready-to-teach lessons for ages 8 to 16, in any subject. Laura asked some third graders how a smart speaker works. They told her the question gets recorded and sent to a human being who looks up the answer and speaks it back. Her own four-year-old told her a very short lady lives inside her phone. Children are building theories about these systems whether or not a screen ever comes into your classroom, which is the whole case for teaching this even if you never plug anything in. Laura's advice on the expertise problem is the part I keep repeating: nobody is an expert in AI, so stop trying to be one and start small. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why you are likely already teaching AI literacy in your subject without naming it • How to weave AI into what you already teach without going off track • What this looks like at age eight versus age fifteen, including the unplugged advertisement-detective lesson for younger students • Why anthropomorphizing AI is riskier for children than adults assume • "Discernment instead of skepticism," and why she chose that word on purpose • The crutch test — am I reaching for this because I don't know how? — and what students lose when the answer is yes • Where to start in the free curriculum, and how the lessons are edited and localized by the teachers using them Laura Gray is a Senior Learning Manager at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, where she manages Experience AI across North America. Experience AI is free, available in 20+ languages, has been downloaded more than a million times across over 195 countries, and won the 2025 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education. Full show notes, resources, and the complete transcript: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e990 

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Jennifer Barbosa. CEO and Founder of International Supply Partners (ISP), about breaking into government contracting, navigating a male-dominated industry, and the complexities of supply chain management.

In Episode 222 of the Equipping ELLs podcast, Beth Vaucher opens with a moment almost every ELL teacher has experienced — a decision gets made about one of your students, a placement, a schedule, a support — and nobody asked you. Not because the decision-makers are bad people or do not care. But because it did not occur to anyone that you were the person who should be at the table. That moment stings. And today's episode is about changing it.Beth opens with a reframe that runs through the entire episode: the difference between being the ELL teacher in a building and being the ELL expert. It is not about credentials or years of experience. It is about positioning. The ELL teacher advocates from need — my students need more support, my students are not getting what they need. All of those things may be true. But when you lead from what is missing, you position yourself as the person who brings problems. And people avoid the person who brings problems. The ELL expert advocates from knowledge — here is what I know about language acquisition that changes how we should think about this student, here is what I observed this week, here is a resource any teacher in the building can use tomorrow. Same information. Completely different position. And experts get invited to the table.Beth is honest about why ELL expertise is often invisible. A math teacher looks at student work and can point to exactly what the student understands. A reading specialist hears a student read and identifies the decoding gap in thirty seconds. Their expertise is visible in real time because the people around them share enough background knowledge to recognize what they are seeing. Language acquisition is different. The stages of language development, the affective filter, the difference between social and academic language, why a student fluent in the hallway falls apart on a writing task — these are not things most educators understand. And what people do not understand they undervalue, not from malice but from ignorance. The ELL expert's job is not to be frustrated that people do not already understand — it is to make expertise visible, consistently, proactively, in ways that are useful to the people around them.Three things experts do that advocates often do not. First: share knowledge before there is a problem. Show up in August with information that prevents the crisis, not after the crisis has started. Send a homeroom teacher a two-sentence explanation of the silent period not because there is a concern but because understanding it changes how that teacher sees that student. Second: make other people's jobs easier. Expertise that creates more work gets deprioritized. Expertise that reduces work gets sought out. The question to ask about every resource you share is: does this make this teacher's life easier or harder? And — importantly — avoid becoming the dumping ground. Beth shares a story of a co-teacher who was constantly asked to do the differentiation work for everyone else. The goal is not to do it for them. It is to equip them to do it — modeling, walking through, then gradually releasing, just like with students. Third: always have a resource ready. One page. One scaffold. Something a homeroom teacher can actually use tomorrow. Not a lecture. Not a PD referral. Something specific and immediately useful that positions you as the go-to person.The common mistake: starting with the hardest person to reach. Beth shares a story of her own first year working with a group of sixth-grade teachers who were clearly resistant and uninterested. She eventually reached them by year's end — but not by pushing harder. By building relationships where she could, finding teachers who were curious, and letting visible success speak for itself. Start with open doors. Build one visible success story. Let that success story spread.For teachers in genuinely resistant buildings — Beth is honest that not everything changes immediately and not everything is within your control. But building culture changes through consistent, visible, high-quality work over time. Students whose growth is documented and undeniable. Classroom practices that other teachers can see working. A teacher who shows up every day knowing what she is doing and why. Some of what you plant this year will be harvested by whoever comes after you. The knowledge that the work matters regardless is what sustains you. And so is community.The episode closes with what Beth calls the heaviest part of ELL teaching — the isolation. The only ELL teacher in the building. Decisions without colleagues who understand your field. Wins that nobody around you fully gets. That isolation is real. And the Equipping ELLs membership community — over 2,500 educators around the world — is the answer to it.FREE TRIAL: equippingells.com/trial — full access to resources, coaching, and a community of ELL teachers who get it.

Bradley Jacobs is the founder and CEO of MyLance, an AI-powered LinkedIn content platform helping B2B founders, fractional executives, and independent consultants win customers through authentic content. Before founding MyLance, Bradley spent four years as an early operator at Uber, working across Rides, Eats, and Freight and helping launch Uber Eats in Miami and Milan. After Uber, he built a $25K-per-month part-time fractional COO practice while experimenting with multiple business ideas. Along the way, he grew a 25,000+ person LinkedIn following by posting nearly every day for six years, eventually turning his experience into MyLance. On this episode we talk about: How Bradley landed his first consulting client after leaving Uber and negotiated a $250/hour consulting deal Why finding the right client can dramatically increase the value of your expertise Bradley's process of experimenting with different businesses before discovering the opportunity that became MyLance How consistently posting on LinkedIn helped Bradley build credibility, trust, and a steady stream of business opportunities What types of LinkedIn content are working in 2026 and why authentic personal experiences outperform generic AI-generated content How consultants and founders can use podcasts as a content engine for LinkedIn, newsletters, blogs, and short-form video Why you don't need highly produced video or complicated content strategies to start building an audience Top 3 Takeaways Sell the solution to an expensive problem. Bradley's first consulting client had a problem worth millions of dollars to solve, making his expertise significantly more valuable than it would have been in a generic consulting engagement. The right customer and context can dramatically change what your knowledge is worth. Take action before you have perfect clarity. Bradley experimented with consulting, e-commerce, recruiting, a travel company, coaching, bookkeeping, and software before landing on MyLance. Instead of waiting for the perfect business idea, he learned by trying things and paying attention to what people actually needed. Your experience is your best content. Rather than relying on generic advice, share your specific stories, wins, mistakes, and lessons. Authentic first-person content builds credibility and trust while naturally demonstrating your expertise without having to constantly sell yourself. Notable Quotes "In the absence of clarity, take action." "If you find the right customers or the right clients, the value that you can offer to them will be significantly worth more." "You are actually self-promoting by genuinely sharing your experience." Connect with Bradley Jacobs: LinkedIn: Bradley Jacobs  Other: MyLance A Word from Our Sponsors: - The most successful business owners don't do it all themselves — they delegate. Upwork lets you build a team of highly skilled specialists for every function your business needs, so you can focus on what you do best and let experts handle the rest. Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Could your pharmacy be leaving thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—of dollars on the table? Heather sits down with Don from Quartermaster Tax Management to break down the R&D tax credit, why compounding pharmacies may qualify, recent tax law changes, and the important deadlines pharmacy owners need to know. If your pharmacy compounds or customizes medications, this is an episode you don't want to miss.** **Show Notes:** 1. **Introduction** [0:00] 2. **Recent Legislative Changes** [3:54] 3. **Qualifying Criteria and Benefits** [7:06] 4. **Next Steps for Pharmacy Owners** [9:53] 5. **Expertise and Audit Protection** [16:52]   ----- #### **Becoming a Badass Pharmacy Owner Podcast is a Proud to be a part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network**

This week we talk to Lisa Renton-Ahmadi and Rav Atwal from Ki about algorithmic underwriting, actuarial innovation and the growing use of AI in insurance pricing. We explore how Ki combines data, technology and machine learning with underwriting expertise and actuarial judgement; why human oversight remains essential; and how modern tools can help teams make better, faster and more scalable decisions.

Zu Beginn der Folge von "Was tun, Herr General?" greifen Tim Deisinger und General a.D. Erhard Bühler Zuschriften zur jüngsten Balkan-Ausgabe auf. Es geht um sprachliche und historische Einordnungen und um die bis heute spürbaren politischen Sensibilitäten in der Region. General Bühler erläutert seine Aussagen und weist den Vorwurf zurück, Propaganda jedweder Art zu unterstützen. Im Schwerpunkt analysieren die beiden die aktuellen Personalkonflikte im Pentagon. Auslöser ist der Rücktritt des Staatssekretärs Daniel Driscoll, der für das US-Heer zuständig war. Hintergrund sind die anhaltenden Differenzen mit US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth. Bühler ordnet die Entwicklung als Teil einer größeren Umstrukturierung der US-Streitkräfte ein und beschreibt die Folgen für Führung, Modernisierung und Einsatzbereitschaft der US-Army. Außerdem geht es um weitere Personalentscheidungen in Washington, den Umgang mit militärischer Expertise in politischen Entscheidungsprozessen sowie die Frage, ob die derzeitigen Spannungen die Handlungsfähigkeit der Vereinigten Staaten in internationalen Krisen beeinträchtigen könnten.Wenn Sie Fragen haben: Schreiben Sie an general@mdraktuell.de oder rufen Sie kostenfrei an unter 0800 6373737. Info: Die nächste Ausgabe von "Was tun, Herr General?" ist für den 23. September 2026 geplant.

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Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Kim McNair. Summary of the Kim McNair Interview with Rushion McDonald An entrepreneur, business strategist, author, and founder of the Women on the Move Summit. The discussion centers on entrepreneurship, overcoming adversity, women's leadership, personal branding, networking, resilience, and the principles behind her book Knowledge, Money, Power. Drawing from her journey from model to business owner, Dr. McNair shares how she built a successful business with just $500, overcame challenges related to colorism and self-confidence, and dedicated her career to helping women advance in business and leadership. Purpose of the Interview The interview was designed to: Highlight Dr. McNair's entrepreneurial journey. Discuss the importance of mentorship, leadership, and networking. Explore how women, particularly Black women, can navigate business challenges. Introduce the concepts from her book Knowledge, Money, Power. Inspire aspiring entrepreneurs to recognize the value of their skills and experiences. Encourage business professionals to turn knowledge into opportunity and financial success. Key Takeaways 1. Knowledge Is the Foundation of Success One of the central themes of the interview is that knowledge is an individual's most valuable asset. Dr. McNair argues that: Skills and experience are forms of currency. Many people underestimate the value of what they know. Expertise can be transformed into income, influence, and opportunity. She emphasizes that lasting success starts with learning and applying knowledge effectively. 2. Entrepreneurship Begins with Believing in Yourself Dr. McNair launched her business with only $500 and a vision. Her story demonstrates that: Significant capital is not always required to start. Confidence and determination are often more important than resources. Success comes from taking action despite uncertainty. 3. Mentorship Accelerates Growth Dr. McNair credits key mentors for helping her learn the business world. She notes that: Real-world experience often teaches more than formal education. Learning directly from successful people shortens the path to success. Entrepreneurs should actively seek guidance from people who have already achieved what they want. 4. Resilience Is Essential Throughout the conversation, both McDonald and McNair discuss facing rejection and criticism. Their message is clear: Expect obstacles. Ignore naysayers. Continue moving forward despite setbacks. Treat rejection as part of the process rather than the end of the journey. 5. Your Environment and Exposure Matter Dr. McNair intentionally created the Women on the Move Summit to put aspiring women leaders in direct contact with executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Her philosophy is that: Success often comes through relationships. Access creates opportunity. People grow when they are exposed to those operating at a higher level. 6. Collaboration Beats Competition Rather than encouraging women to compete against one another, McNair promotes: Collaboration Connection Community building She believes meaningful relationships create opportunities that individuals cannot achieve alone. 7. Transform Adversity into Strength Dr. McNair openly discusses being teased as a child because of her dark skin complexion. Instead of allowing that experience to limit her: She developed confidence. She embraced her identity. She used adversity as motivation. She credits her grandmother's encouragement as a key factor in developing self-esteem. 8. Create Value and Opportunity Will Follow A recurring theme is the importance of becoming indispensable. Dr. McNair teaches that people should: Focus on solving problems. Develop expertise. Create value wherever they work. When people recognize your value, opportunities naturally follow. 9. Entrepreneurship Requires Continuous Growth The conversation highlights that success is rarely immediate. The Women on the Move Summit evolved over years through experimentation, learning, and refinement. Entrepreneurs must: Test ideas. Learn from mistakes. Improve continuously. Adapt when necessary. 10. You Are Never Starting Over One of the most empowering messages from the interview is that career changes, layoffs, or business pivots are not starting from zero. Instead: You begin with your accumulated skills. You carry experience forward. Your knowledge remains an asset. Dr. McNair encourages people to see themselves as progressing rather than restarting. Discussion of "Knowledge, Money, Power" The book's framework follows a simple progression: Knowledge The foundation. Education Experience Skills Expertise Relationships Knowledge creates value. Money The vehicle. Money fuels movement and opportunity. Financial resources allow expansion and growth. People must learn to monetize their expertise. Power The outcome. Confidence Influence Leadership Access Decision-making ability According to McNair, knowledge leads to money, and money creates the power to make a broader impact. Memorable Quotes On entrepreneurship "I took $500 and a dream." On helping other women "I want to make sure they don't have to go through the things I went through." On networking "Collaborate, connect, and create." On overcoming criticism "You have to be resilient and continue to move forward." On personal value "Your knowledge is your currency." On attracting opportunity "Your value, your intentionality, and your clarity will attract opportunity." On self-confidence "Stop shrinking in rooms. You were built to lead." On leadership and presence "I'm supposed to be here." On career transitions "You're never starting over. You're starting from experience." On perseverance "Keep making progress." Overall Message The interview delivers a powerful lesson about transforming personal knowledge into business success. Dr. Kim McNair argues that confidence, expertise, intentional networking, and resilience are the true drivers of entrepreneurship. By embracing one's value, seeking mentorship, building meaningful relationships, and refusing to be limited by adversity, individuals can create financial opportunity and ultimately achieve greater influence and impact. At its core, the conversation is about empowering people to recognize that they already possess valuable knowledge and can leverage it to build wealth, leadership, and lasting success. #SHMS #STRAW #BEST Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success. Business Podcast Entrepreneurship Small Business Business Growth Financial Literacy Wealth Building Black Entrepreneurs Minority Business Leadership Executive Leadership Business Funding Marketing Strategies Personal Development Startup Advice Sales Training CEO Interviews Founder Stories Professional Development Economic Empowerment Business Success Networking Brand Building Innovation How to start a business Small business funding Entrepreneur success stories Business leadership podcast Wealth building strategies Black entrepreneur podcast Minority business development Marketing for small businesses Business growth strategies Startup funding opportunities Executive leadership training Financial literacy education Success mindset podcastSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Kim McNair. Summary of the Kim McNair Interview with Rushion McDonald An entrepreneur, business strategist, author, and founder of the Women on the Move Summit. The discussion centers on entrepreneurship, overcoming adversity, women's leadership, personal branding, networking, resilience, and the principles behind her book Knowledge, Money, Power. Drawing from her journey from model to business owner, Dr. McNair shares how she built a successful business with just $500, overcame challenges related to colorism and self-confidence, and dedicated her career to helping women advance in business and leadership. Purpose of the Interview The interview was designed to: Highlight Dr. McNair's entrepreneurial journey. Discuss the importance of mentorship, leadership, and networking. Explore how women, particularly Black women, can navigate business challenges. Introduce the concepts from her book Knowledge, Money, Power. Inspire aspiring entrepreneurs to recognize the value of their skills and experiences. Encourage business professionals to turn knowledge into opportunity and financial success. Key Takeaways 1. Knowledge Is the Foundation of Success One of the central themes of the interview is that knowledge is an individual's most valuable asset. Dr. McNair argues that: Skills and experience are forms of currency. Many people underestimate the value of what they know. Expertise can be transformed into income, influence, and opportunity. She emphasizes that lasting success starts with learning and applying knowledge effectively. 2. Entrepreneurship Begins with Believing in Yourself Dr. McNair launched her business with only $500 and a vision. Her story demonstrates that: Significant capital is not always required to start. Confidence and determination are often more important than resources. Success comes from taking action despite uncertainty. 3. Mentorship Accelerates Growth Dr. McNair credits key mentors for helping her learn the business world. She notes that: Real-world experience often teaches more than formal education. Learning directly from successful people shortens the path to success. Entrepreneurs should actively seek guidance from people who have already achieved what they want. 4. Resilience Is Essential Throughout the conversation, both McDonald and McNair discuss facing rejection and criticism. Their message is clear: Expect obstacles. Ignore naysayers. Continue moving forward despite setbacks. Treat rejection as part of the process rather than the end of the journey. 5. Your Environment and Exposure Matter Dr. McNair intentionally created the Women on the Move Summit to put aspiring women leaders in direct contact with executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Her philosophy is that: Success often comes through relationships. Access creates opportunity. People grow when they are exposed to those operating at a higher level. 6. Collaboration Beats Competition Rather than encouraging women to compete against one another, McNair promotes: Collaboration Connection Community building She believes meaningful relationships create opportunities that individuals cannot achieve alone. 7. Transform Adversity into Strength Dr. McNair openly discusses being teased as a child because of her dark skin complexion. Instead of allowing that experience to limit her: She developed confidence. She embraced her identity. She used adversity as motivation. She credits her grandmother's encouragement as a key factor in developing self-esteem. 8. Create Value and Opportunity Will Follow A recurring theme is the importance of becoming indispensable. Dr. McNair teaches that people should: Focus on solving problems. Develop expertise. Create value wherever they work. When people recognize your value, opportunities naturally follow. 9. Entrepreneurship Requires Continuous Growth The conversation highlights that success is rarely immediate. The Women on the Move Summit evolved over years through experimentation, learning, and refinement. Entrepreneurs must: Test ideas. Learn from mistakes. Improve continuously. Adapt when necessary. 10. You Are Never Starting Over One of the most empowering messages from the interview is that career changes, layoffs, or business pivots are not starting from zero. Instead: You begin with your accumulated skills. You carry experience forward. Your knowledge remains an asset. Dr. McNair encourages people to see themselves as progressing rather than restarting. Discussion of "Knowledge, Money, Power" The book's framework follows a simple progression: Knowledge The foundation. Education Experience Skills Expertise Relationships Knowledge creates value. Money The vehicle. Money fuels movement and opportunity. Financial resources allow expansion and growth. People must learn to monetize their expertise. Power The outcome. Confidence Influence Leadership Access Decision-making ability According to McNair, knowledge leads to money, and money creates the power to make a broader impact. Memorable Quotes On entrepreneurship "I took $500 and a dream." On helping other women "I want to make sure they don't have to go through the things I went through." On networking "Collaborate, connect, and create." On overcoming criticism "You have to be resilient and continue to move forward." On personal value "Your knowledge is your currency." On attracting opportunity "Your value, your intentionality, and your clarity will attract opportunity." On self-confidence "Stop shrinking in rooms. You were built to lead." On leadership and presence "I'm supposed to be here." On career transitions "You're never starting over. You're starting from experience." On perseverance "Keep making progress." Overall Message The interview delivers a powerful lesson about transforming personal knowledge into business success. Dr. Kim McNair argues that confidence, expertise, intentional networking, and resilience are the true drivers of entrepreneurship. By embracing one's value, seeking mentorship, building meaningful relationships, and refusing to be limited by adversity, individuals can create financial opportunity and ultimately achieve greater influence and impact. At its core, the conversation is about empowering people to recognize that they already possess valuable knowledge and can leverage it to build wealth, leadership, and lasting success. #SHMS #STRAW #BEST Money Making Conversations Master Class with Rushion McDonald is America's premier entrepreneurship, business leadership, financial literacy, and wealth-building podcast featuring successful entrepreneurs, executives, founders, celebrities, and industry experts sharing actionable insights for professional and financial success. Business Podcast Entrepreneurship Small Business Business Growth Financial Literacy Wealth Building Black Entrepreneurs Minority Business Leadership Executive Leadership Business Funding Marketing Strategies Personal Development Startup Advice Sales Training CEO Interviews Founder Stories Professional Development Economic Empowerment Business Success Networking Brand Building Innovation How to start a business Small business funding Entrepreneur success stories Business leadership podcast Wealth building strategies Black entrepreneur podcast Minority business development Marketing for small businesses Business growth strategies Startup funding opportunities Executive leadership training Financial literacy education Success mindset podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your expertise deserves a place beyond the social media post, the podcast interview, or the speaking stage. A book can give your ideas permanence while allowing you to articulate your point of view, share your methodology, and build deeper trust with the people you want to reach. But writing a book isn't simply about filling pages – it's about identifying the message, experience, and perspective you have to offer and turning it into something your ideal reader can actually use. In this episode of The Inside Story Podcast, I sit down with self-publishing expert and strategist Rachel Harrison-Sund to talk about what it really takes to turn your expertise into a book. Rachel shares how she helps experts package their signature frameworks, methodologies, and ideas into books that serve their readers while also building authority and credibility. In this episode, you'll discover: Why a book can build credibility in a way that social media simply can't. The surprising reason you might already have the makings of your book. When “I'm not ready yet” is wisdom – and when it's just an excuse. Why your book doesn't have to be 300 pages to make an impact. The question every author needs to answer: “Did you write this for me?” How your “busted assumption” could become the big idea that sets your book apart. What to do if you have the expertise but don't consider yourself a writer. Why speaking your book out loud might be the easiest way to get it written. The behind-the-scenes team you need to turn your ideas into a professional book. Why the right editor may be one of the most important investments you make. If you've been carrying around an idea for a book – or you've been wondering whether your expertise is ready to become one – this conversation is your invitation to stop letting that idea live in your head (or your computer) and start thinking about how it could serve the person who needs it. Listen to the full episode, then connect with Rachel and explore her Expert to Author program and her free Find Your Book's Big Idea workshop. Most importantly, if there's a message you know needs to get out into the world, find the format that allows you to get it there. Subscribe to my podcast — “The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis” — and be inspired by the stories we bring to you every week. Text the words INSIDE STORY to 833-228-9446 to get notified every time a new episode drops. If you haven't already, please don't forget to leave us a review … I'd love to hear from you! >> Rate The Inside Story Podcast

In dieser Episode spreche ich mit Clarissa Chlebosch, Volljuristin mit Prädikatsexamen, Führungskraft und Expertin für berufliche Entscheidungen. Sie kombiniert juristische Expertise mit psychologischem Coaching – und hilft Selbstständigen, nicht nur logisch, sondern stimmig zu entscheiden.Das Problem, das sie adressiert: Du hast alle Infos, hast recherchiert, ChatGPT befragt, mit Freunden gesprochen – und trotzdem traust du dich nicht, den Absenden-Button zu drücken. Genau da setzt Clarissa an.

What if the best way to keep AI from taking your job is to make it work for you? The public has a lot of hot takes on AI, especially as it impacts women. It's a source of unlimited potential or the destruction of work as we know it. We need to be embracing it wholeheartedly or avoiding it at all costs. As usually, the levelheaded answers to these questions fall somewhere in the middle. In this episode, communications pro Shira Fine joins me to share her experience implementing AI into her business and her take on how we can do the same without overshadowing our expertise or erasing our jobs.Start leveraging AI without selling your soul to Big Tech:How to make the chatbot work for you without training it on your data;The erroneous assumptions we make when we let AI intimidate us;Why it isn't cheating to use AI for your repeatable tasks;The promise and limitations of this ever-evolving technology.Related Links:Connect with Shira on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirafine/ Find out more about Shira's firm, Bryson Gillette - https://www.brysongillette.com Episode 540, “The Double Disadvantage: AI, Women, and the Future of Work” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode540 Episode 542, “Why AI is Giving Women the Ick” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode542 Episode 546, “The Hidden Force Keeping Women From Using AI” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode546 LEVEL UP with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/levelupBossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/ Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode OverviewIn this episode of The Uncertainty Edge, host Sam Sivarajan sits down with Juliana "Jules" Francesca, founder of The Business of Marketing, a firm that helps growth-stage companies turn marketing from a cost line into a genuine, return-generating investment. Drawing on years inside major international brands, Jules makes the case that great marketing always starts with a clear goal — not a budget, not a tactic, and not what everyone else is doing. Whether your marketing spend never quite pays off or you're a leader making growth decisions with limited time, this conversation cuts through the noise with a framework that actually works.Key Quote"Your marketing should behave like an investment, not a cost center." — Jules FrancescaKey TakeawaysStrategy must drive every tactic. The costliest mistake owners make is jumping to the "how" — a new website, a campaign, a rebrand — before defining the outcome they actually want.Marketing should behave like an investment, not a cost: measure it on what it returns in revenue, margin, and value, not on what it spends.The Four Ps (product, price, place, promotion) are a framework for clarity under pressure. Under stress, owners default to promotion when the real issue is usually product, pricing, or distribution.Honest diagnosis is the most valuable thing an advisor offers. Telling a client "you don't need me yet" builds the trust that drives loyalty and referrals.Owner dependency is the biggest ceiling on growth. Documenting expertise into systems and frameworks is what lets a business scale beyond the founder.Sound Bites"Marketing's only job is to grow a business.""If marketing's not driving the business, it's not working.""Clarity is the most significant competitive advantage for every business — and not just in marketing.""Expertise can actually live in a process.""I'd rather have a root canal than speak to another marketer." (a prospect Jules later won over)Topics Discussed00:01 — Introduction: why strategy comes before tactics04:44 — Marketing as an investment, not a cost center13:13 — The Four Ps: clarity under pressure23:23 — The courage to say "you don't need marketing yet"36:33 — Owner dependency and systematizing expertiseResources MentionedLearn more about Jules Francesca and The Business of Marketing: thebusinessofmarketing.coStay Connected with The Uncertainty EdgeSubscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode.Join the conversation on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samsivarajanExplore more insights at samsivarajan.com

This episode's Community Champion Sponsor is Ossur. To learn more about their ‘Responsible for Tomorrow' Sustainability Campaign, and how you can get involved: CLICK HEREEpisode Overview: Breakthroughs in drug discovery don't come from any single discipline. They come from the rare few who have built deep expertise across multiple domains and know how to bring those layers together. Tara Austraat-Churik is doing exactly that as Partner at Blue Matter, where she leads the firm's first R&D practice at the intersection of drug discovery, clinical development, and AI-driven transformation. With a career spanning government intelligence, pharmacovigilance, IBM Watson Health, and Ernst Young, Tara has developed what she calls Compound Expertise, depth earned repeatedly across fields that compounds into judgment no single path can produce. Join us to discover how she and the Blue Matter team are helping biopharma organizations reimagine the future of R&D, navigate the AI transformation ahead, and keep the patient at the center of it all. Let's go!Episode Highlights:Tara's "compound expertise" across government intelligence, IBM, EY, and pharma fuels her unique R&D consulting approach.Blue Matter's R&D practice is built on scientific depth, AI-driven tools, and ecosystem partnerships, not generic consulting frameworks.Tara predicts R&D workforces will shrink in headcount but grow in capability, with leaders managing both humans and AI agents.The biggest AI transformation mistake: treating it as a technology problem rather than a decision-making transformation.True client partnership happens when clients call for off-scope advice, trusting your judgment beyond any formal deliverable.About our Guest: Tara Austraat-Churik is a Partner at Blue Matter, where she leads the firm's R&D practice at the intersection of drug discovery, clinical development, and AI-driven transformation.Over a twenty-plus year career, she has built expertise across government intelligence, drug safety, enterprise technology, and life sciences — serving in roles including Acting General Manager of a $6 billion IBM consulting division and Managing Director of Health, Science, and Wellness at EY. She holds an MSc in Translational Medicine from the University of Edinburgh.Tara's work is guided by what she calls Compound Expertise: depth earned repeatedly across domains, compounding into the kind of judgment no single discipline can provide. She believes the most meaningful breakthroughs happen at the intersection of fields — and that each one represents a life that might be changed.Links Supporting This Episode: Blue Matter page: CLICK HERETara Austraat-Churik LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREBlue Matter LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli LinkedIn page: CLICK HEREMike Biselli Twitter page: CLICK HEREVisit our website: CLICK HERESubscribe to newsletter: CLICK HEREGuest nomination form: CLICK HERE

Dean Guedo is an Edmonton, Alberta-based online nutrition coach and strength/nutrition professional with roughly a decade in fitness, athletics and strength sports, and Jeb Stuart Johnston is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and the Charleston, SC-based founder of Food on the Mind, specializing in emotional eating and food obsession.Dean and Jeb join Dr. Mike T Nelson for their yearly AI check-in, getting into whether creators should disclose AI use and why deepfaked video is a very different beast than AI-assisted writing. The conversation ranges into dead internet theory, why so much hard-won fitness expertise never made it onto the internet at all, and why demanding physical skills may become more valuable, not less, as AI accelerates.Expect to learn whether creators should disclose their AI use and why deepfaked video is a fundamentally different risk category than AI-assisted writing, why LLM writing may have already "peaked" and regresses toward the average, why fitness's hard-won oral tradition (Charlie Francis, Louie Simmons, old forums) never made it onto the internet at all, why oral defense of your own thinking may be the most AI-proof skill you can build, and why demanding physical skills could become more valuable — not less — as AI accelerates, and much more.Connect with Dean:Instagram: @walk.more.kingWebsite: getfluxed.caConnect with Jeb:Website: foodonthemind.comInstagram: @jebstuartjohnstonNewsletter: Tangential, Inconsequential, Existential and Experiential (Substack)Episodes you'll enjoy next:Episode 136 — Flex Diet, Phys Flex, Metabolism and Nutrition Research for Compound Performance (Jeb and Dean interview Dr. Mike T Nelson): Listen hereS2 Ep 28 — High Flux Model and More for Fat Loss and Client Coaching, an interview with Dean Guedo and Jeb Johnston of StrongerU: Listen hereEpisode Timestamps:01:35 Welcome to the podcast & guest introductions03:15 Should you disclose your AI use?06:32 Deepfake video vs. AI-assisted writing: a different risk category07:53 AI's exponential growth and the "singularity" question11:11 What is "AI slop," and does it actually matter?12:42 Why LLMs regress toward average (and the Reddit problem)15:15 Falsely accused of "AI slop" for your own writing style21:36 "Automate your business with AI" — the wrong things to automate25:23 Dead internet theory: has AI writing already peaked?26:34 Why AI can't reason about truly novel, hypothetical situations28:37 Hemingway's unfinished-thought trick and "open-loop" thinking with AI35:06 Why weird, opinionated writing might be AI-proof44:49 Fitness's lost oral tradition: Charlie Francis, Louie Simmons, old forums47:03 Stoner, the trivium, and teaching without teaching48:06 Oral defense as the AI-proof assessment56:08 Research vs. coaching: the application gap (Norwegian 4x4, tabata)1:07:26 Will AI push us back toward hard physical skills?1:15:00 Where to find Jeb & Dean Get the Daily Fitness Insider newsletter (free): https://www.miketnelson.com/newsletter

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 423, my conversation with Chuck Klosterman. We were talking about his book But What If We're Wrong: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past (Blue Rider Press) Air date: July 20, 2016 Klosterman is the bestselling author of nine nonfiction books (including Football; X; The Nineties; and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs), two novels (Downtown Owl and The Visible Man), and the short story collection Raised in Captivity. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, GQ (London), Esquire, Spin, The Guardian (London), The Believer, and ESPN. Klosterman served as the Ethicist for The New York Times Magazine for three years and was an original founder of the website Grantland with Bill Simmons. He was raised in rural North Dakota and now lives in Portland, Oregon. *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Otherppl with Brad Listi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc. Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Write a Novel,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the debut audio course from DeepDive. 50+ hours of never-before-heard insight, inspiration, and instruction from dozens of today's most celebrated contemporary authors. Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brad's email newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why can a highly qualified professional still get passed over for promotion? Promotion readiness depends on signals decision-makers can actually see, not effort alone. See where you stand: https://masteryinsights.com/mentorship-pc What can keep a qualified professional from getting promoted? Strong performance and expertise do not automatically make someone appear ready for greater responsibility. Dr. Grace identifies five signals that can interfere with promotion when decision-makers cannot clearly interpret how a professional's role, communication, authority, reputation, and visible contribution have developed. The central issue is whether the value already being created is legible at the level where promotion decisions are made. Career growth therefore requires more than doing excellent work. It also requires communicating that value in ways relevant decision-makers can recognize and evaluate. Key Concepts Over-identifying with your role: A professional's responsibilities can expand substantially beyond the original job description without corresponding changes in title or compensation. Without a system for tracking and articulating that change, decision-makers may see only someone fulfilling the existing role. Communicating as an expert: Deep expertise can support career growth, but communication that relies heavily on technical detail may reinforce the perception of someone as a specialist. Dr. Grace distinguishes knowing the subject from being able to position and articulate that knowledge at a higher level of responsibility. Low gravity of executive presence: Dr. Grace uses gravity to describe the perceived authority, credibility, confidence, and influence associated with a person's presence. Expertise alone may not produce this perception if others do not interpret the person's contributions as evidence of leadership readiness. Lack of a durable professional brand: Promotion decisions often occur when the candidate is not present. A durable professional brand helps decision-makers remember what someone contributes and associate that person with relevant capabilities and opportunities. Busyness at the expense of visibility: Hard work and long hours do not automatically make professional impact visible. When most effort remains behind the scenes, a professional may need to examine whether enough attention is being given to work that makes their contribution and readiness for greater responsibility observable. Which of these five signals most needs your attention before your next promotion?   Show notes and free resources: https://CareerRevisionist.com/episode259 Do you want to move up in executive leadership? Want to elevate your communication skills, leadership abilities and influence in the world around you? If you're ready to start leveling up in your career and you want to develop all of the skills and professional acumen that will allow you to grow into senior executive positions with confidence, apply here: https://masteryinsights.com/mentorship-pc Answer a few questions to see if you qualify for Dr. Grace's executive coaching program, then book a time to speak with a member of our team. --------- Thank You for Listening! I am truly grateful that you have chosen to tune in. Visit my Youtube channel where I release new videos weekly on executive career growth, communication, increasing income, and professional development. Please share your thoughts! Leave questions or feedback in the comments below. Leave me a review on iTunes and share my podcast with your colleagues.   With Love & Wisdom, Grace

You have years - maybe decades - of experience.You've seen what's broken in your industry. You have ideas about how things could work better. You have a perspective that could genuinely help people.But if you're only sharing those ideas with your mentor, your coach, your colleagues, your friends, or the people already inside your professional circle…you're talking to an echo chamber.And your expertise can't create its full impact if the people who need it never get to hear it.In this episode, I talk about why I believe Changemakers have an enormous opportunity right now to take their expertise beyond the traditional systems they've been working inside and build sustainable online brands around what they know.I share my own journey from nonprofit immigration lawyer to also online social entrepreneur - including the moment I realized that although I deeply believed in my profession and mission, there were limits to how much change I could create within the existing system.Building an online business gave me another way to contribute.It allowed me to reach people across borders, share what I'd learned, build something profitable and ultimately help far more people than I could through my traditional professional role alone.And that's why I'm so passionate about helping other Changemakers do the same.In this episode, I explore:Why keeping your biggest ideas inside your existing professional circle limits your potential impactThe opportunity we now have to reach people around the world through the internetHow I moved from nonprofit immigration law into also entrepreneurship and online businessWhy building a profitable business doesn't have to mean abandoning your missionHow I built Immigrant Finance with my husband to help immigrants build financial wealthWhy content is one of the most powerful tools changemakers have for sharing their expertiseWhy learning online sales matters if you want your impact to be sustainableThe connection between visibility, expertise, income and impactWhy your years of experience may be exactly what qualifies you to become a thought leaderWhy now is such an important moment for Changemakers to step forward and help build what comes nextThe internet has given us something previous generations could barely have imagined: the ability to share our ideas with people around the world instantly.The question isn't whether that opportunity exists.The question is whether you're actually using it.If you know you have something important to contribute, it's time to stop keeping it behind closed doors.Your people can't find you if they can't hear you.And your expertise can't create the impact it's capable of creating if it stays inside the echo chamber.Ready to build an online brand as brilliant and respected as your offline career? Here are the top ways to work with me right now:*Changemaker Circle A small, intimate group coaching container where you finally translate your expertise online so you become the undeniable thought leader in your field.Join here: https://www.internationalempowerment.com/circle*Brand Positioning AuditA personalized positioning strategy that reveals exactly why your expertise isn't translating into premium clients - and the shifts that make your value impossible to ignore.Book here: https://www.internationalempowerment.com/product/brandaudit*Changemaker Brand AcceleratorA private execution container for Changemakers ready to turn their expertise into an online brand that calls in dream clients on repeat and makes massive impactApply here: https://www.internationalempowerment.com/changemakeraccelerator

Where a person lives in the United States significantly influences both the quality of the cancer care they receive and their treatment outcomes. With a growing mortality gap between patients living in urban and rural areas and a distinct struggle for patients in rural communities to afford their care, implementing thoughtful, targeted outreach in rural areas has never been more important. In this episode, CANCER BUZZ speaks with 2026 ACCC Innovator Award winner Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, FAAN, Professor and Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement at Winship Cancer Institute, about her program's Embedded Community Staff model, which provides funding to community partners that hire local individuals who are deeply familiar with their communities, their needs, and their resources. "It's a beautiful partnership. The people in the communities have the knowledge and superb expertise of their own community, and then we can provide the funding and oversight." – Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, FAAN Guest: Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, FAAN Professor and Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Resources: ACCC 43rd National Oncology Conference 2026 ACCC Innovator Winship Cancer Institute Local Staff, Lasting Impact: A New Model for Rural Cancer Prevention Primary Care Meets Cancer Prevention: Insights From Sanford World Clinic – Ghana From Fatigue to Function: Redefining Rural Cancer Care Through Exercise Oncology Shared Solutions for Rural Oncology: Insights Across the Americas  

by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® Dr. Julie Rosá and Dr. Andy Behnke join Dr. Mike Chupp to explore how medical education can become a powerful form of mission. Drawing on Dr. Behnke's years of teaching and ministry in Moldova, including diabetes education and efforts to expand access to continuous glucose monitoring, they discuss how sharing specialized knowledge can equip international colleagues and allow God to use skills that may not seem suited to a traditional medical missions trip.

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

RSVP and join us on Thursday, September 10 for: Your Next Chapter on LinkedIn: Turn Your Experience, Expertise and Network Into OpportunityHost, Lindsay Pinchuk shares her personal journey with public relations, gaining visibility and the challenges small business owners face. She emphasizes that entrepreneurs can achieve visibility without a publicist by mastering the art of pitching and leveraging local and niche media. She provides a four-part framework for effective pitching, strategies for post-press engagement, and real-life examples of success.In this episode you'll find: The importance of owning your visibility foundationFour-part framework for effective pitchingStrategies for post-press engagement and leverageReal-life success stories of entrepreneurs landing press independentlyThe difference between earned and owned mediaHow to identify and target the right media outlets and contactsFor more follow us on Instagram @dearfoundher.Subscribe to The Foundher Files, our Substack, for more tips straight to your inbox every week.Join our networking community, The Dear FoundHer... Forum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

Professional forecaster Molly Hickman breaks down what it really means to assign a probability to the future — and why she believes generalists often out-forecast subject-matter experts. This episode explores the art and science of forecasting, from techniques to ethical considerations, and how AI and prediction markets are shaping our understanding of the future.Key TopicsThe definition of forecasting and its importanceTechniques for starting in forecastingThe role of AI and large language models in forecastingHow to interpret probabilities and conditional forecastsForecasting in complex systems like climate and geopoliticsEthical boundaries and red lines in prediction marketsThe impact of AI bots on forecasting accuracy and decision makingChapters03:06 Getting Started with Forecasting: Tools and Techniques06:15 Beginning Forecasting as a Beginner07:31 Gut Feelings vs Market Wisdom08:33 The Delphi Loop and Group Forecasting09:39 Measuring Forecast Accuracy and Skill11:17 Forecasting Long-Term and Uncertain Events12:40 Extrapolating Trends and Model Limitations14:19 AI Bots in Forecasting and Their Performance18:16 Prediction Markets as Collective Wisdom19:19 The Future of Prediction Markets and Society24:06 The Meaning of Probabilities and Risk Assessment27:20 Dealing with Chaos and Unpredictability32:52 Combining Models and Expert Opinions36:31 Forecasting and Expertise in Science and Policy39:01 Forecasting AI Risks and Ethical BoundariesFollow Molly Hickman on X (https://x.com/celloMolly)Follow Breaking Math onSubstack (https://breakingmath.substack.com/)X (https://x.com/breakingmathpod)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/)Website (https://www.breakingmath.io/)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod)Follow Noah onInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/)X (https://x.com/ProfNoahGian)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social)Follow Autumn onX (https://x.com/1autumn_leaf)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/)Substack (https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf)email: breakingmathpodcast@gmail.com

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

If your business isn't as profitable as you'd like, you might assume you need more clients. But what if attracting more clients could actually make the problem worse? For many coaches, consultants and service-based experts, the real issue isn't how many clients they're attracting. It's that their expertise has been priced around hours, sessions and what feels comfortable to charge – rather than the value of the outcome they create. My guest today is my good friend Robin Waite, business coach and author of Fearless Pricing. Together, we explore what needs to change when you stop selling your time and start thinking more deeply about value, profitability and the business you actually want to build. Why This Conversation Matters Pricing and Value Whispering are more closely connected than they might first appear. You can tell yourself to raise your prices, but if you're unclear about the value behind them, standing confidently behind that new number can be difficult. And simply doubling your prices doesn't automatically make your offer more valuable. Robin's approach takes the conversation further – connecting your price to the outcome you create, the way you package your expertise, the clients you choose to work with and the experience you're able to give them. Because your price is part of how you communicate your value – but it can only do that effectively when the value behind it is clear, credible and consistently experienced. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why more clients can make an unprofitable business even harder to run • Why selling packs of hours isn't the same as packaging your expertise around an outcome • A simple calculation to test whether your current pricing can support the business you want • Why discounting may cost considerably more than the percentage you take off your price • What "you're too expensive" might really be telling you • Why silence can be one of the most useful things you bring to a sales conversation • How Robin's 30/30/30 approach can help you test a new price without allowing one rejection to determine your strategy This episode is for you if: • You suspect you're undercharging but feel uncomfortable increasing your prices • You're busy with clients but your business still isn't as profitable as you'd like • You price your services by the hour, day or session and aren't sure how to move beyond that • You find yourself discounting or over-explaining when a potential client questions your price If this conversation gives you a new perspective on the value of your expertise, follow The Art of Value Whispering for more ideas to help you become the obvious choice through smarter – not louder – marketing. About the Host Melitta Campbell is the creator of the Value Whispering® methodology, a 3x bestselling author and an award-winning communications and marketing expert with more than 30 years' experience helping organisations, leaders and service-based experts communicate their value more clearly. Through her books, keynote talks, coaching and this podcast, she challenges conventional marketing wisdom and helps experts become the obvious choice through smarter – not louder – marketing. Her work is built on one simple belief: people don't choose the loudest expert. They choose the one whose value they understand best. Learn more about Melitta and the Value Whispering® methodology: www.melittacampbell.com

OpenAI's latest advances have the rumor mill buzzing about "hidden thoughts" and unsupervisable models, but are AI safety experts panicking over the wrong threat? Get the clear-headed take behind the headlines. We start out with a classic old school hack against Dropbox. Next Patch Tuesday will be enabling "Memory Integrity" for many. Firefox moved to 155 and obtained a dumb Smart Window. CISA is terminating 6 most valuable cybersecurity services. OpenAI advanced to topof the heap with GPT-6 Astra. But... is it now hiding some of its thinking from monitoring? Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face. Who's that good for? Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber. Is it good? Chinese cyberespionage is using AI to become more slippery. Matthew Green proposes a fascinating take on AI bug drought. A lifelong safety engineer contemplates AI-driven loss of expertise. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1095-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:   Don't Invite the Roofers on Day One Audience Takeover Buy the Expertise, Not the Conflict of Interest   We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.  

Great expertise means little if you can't communicate it clearly enough to earn attention, build trust, and move people to act. Join Brad Friedman and Matthew Hill as they explore how leaders and professionals can improve their communication, presentations, storytelling, confidence, and written messaging to connect with audiences and create greater impact. Matthew Hill is a leadership trainer and presentation coach who helps executives, emerging leaders, and teams unlock confidence, clarity, and creativity as they enjoy effective impact, whether they're pitching, presenting, or navigating high-stakes negotiations. Visit thedigitalslicepodcast.com for complete show notes of every podcast episode. The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by Magai. Up your AI game at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai. And, if it's your first time purchasing, use BRAD30 at checkout to get 30% off your first 3 months.

Dr. Bastien Krumm is a researcher at the University of Lausanne and a member of the Center of Research and Expertise in Anti-Doping Sciences (REDs). In our inerview, he shares more about his career and research at the intersection of exercise physiology and anti-doping. Dr. Krumm discussed plasma volume fluctuations, how this can impact interpretation of the Athlete Biological Passport, and his recent research using a machine learning approach to estimate plasma volume for anti-doping analyses. 

What does a failed 19th-century Chinese civil exam and one of the deadliest wars in history have to do with how we hire, educate, and test people today? In this EconTalk conversation, Russ Roberts and education expert Daisy Christodoulou trace a surprising thread from the Taiping Rebellion through Britain's Northcote-Trevelyan reforms, Samuel Pepys's naval exams, and Macaulay's belief that a hard exam on anything--even alchemy or the Cherokee language--reveals the best minds. Christodoulou dismantles that idea with evidence that skills are stubbornly domain-specific: chess masters, surgeons, even Steven Spielberg couldn't simply transfer their brilliance elsewhere. Along the way they wrestle with meritocracy, why bureaucracies fail without feedback, and whether great teachers must resist irony. A rich, wide-ranging discussion that will change how you think about testing and expertise.

Send us Fan MailWhat if building a successful business didn't require sacrificing the life you wanted the business to create?In this Labor Day episode of The Good Enough Mompreneur Podcast, Angela sits down with Andrea Engstrom, founder of BOLD Mastermind, author of Bold Confidence, and a seven-figure business coach who helps women turn their knowledge and experience into profitable, freedom-focused coaching businesses.Andrea generated more than $100,000 in her first 90 days as a coach and went on to build a seven-figure coaching company. But her approach isn't about working harder or filling every available hour. It's about clarity, confidence, intentional growth, and creating a business that supports the life you actually want.In this conversation, Andrea shares how she uses the Japanese concept of ikigai — the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for — to help women uncover expertise they may not even realize is valuable.Angela and Andrea also explore what it takes to stand out in a crowded coaching industry, why your personal story can become one of your greatest business advantages, and how to grow an audience and generate leads organically without depending on paid advertising.In This Episode, You'll Learn:How Andrea generated $100K in her first 90 days as a coachHow to identify expertise you can turn into a profitable coaching offerHow ikigai can help you find the intersection of purpose, expertise, market demand, and incomeWhy you may be overlooking skills and experiences other people would gladly pay to learnWhy you don't have to be the world's leading expert to help someone — sometimes you only need to be a chapter aheadWhy a crowded coaching market can actually be proof that an opportunity existsHow your story, authenticity, and lived experience can differentiate your businessHow Andrea uses relationships, referrals, networking, and community to grow organicallyHow to create valuable engagement in other people's communities without constantly self-promotingWhy group coaching can create greater leverage and freedom than relying exclusively on one-to-one servicesHow to identify your highest-value, income-generating activities and begin delegating the restWhy perfectionism and busywork may be taking time away from the activities that actually grow your businessHow Andrea thinks about systems, consistency, and becoming the person capable of creating the results you wantWhy building your business around your personal goals can lead to greater freedom and sustainabilityA Powerful Reminder for Mom EntrepreneursOne of Andrea's core philosophies is to begin with your personal goals: What do you want your life to look like? Then create a business that aligns with that life — rather than working yourself into the ground in pursuit of success.That message feels particularly meaningful for a Labor Day episode.As moms and entrepreneurs, it's easy to become so focused on everything we need to accomplish that we forget why we wanted greater freedom in the first place.This episode is your invitation to reconsider what success looks like for you.Reflection QuestionIs the way I'm working right now helping me create the life I actually want — or have I gotten so busy doing the work that I've lost sight of why I started?Connect with Andrea EngstromLearn more about Andrea, her coaching, and opportunities to work with her at AndreaEngstrom.com. Andrea also invites listeners who are curious about turning their expertise into coaching to explore whether coaching could be the right next step for them.Keep the Conversation GoingWhat was your biggest takeaway from this episode?Connect with Angela at mombusinesscoach on social media and watch the full conversation on the Mom Business Coach YouTube channel — where you can also see Andrea's fabulous glasses!If this episode encouraged you, share it with another mom entrepreneur who needs the reminder that she doesn't have to build her business at the expense of her life.Subscribe to The Good Enough Mompreneur Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations about entrepreneurship, confidence, motherhood, business growth, and creating success on your own terms.And remember: You don't have to be perfect to make an impact. You're already good enough. 

If you've led an organization or a team for more than a few years, you've probably watched the same problems resurface again and again. Different initiatives. Different people. Same underlying issues.   In this episode, John Dues joins Andrew Stotz to dig into a puzzle Dr. Deming pointed to decades ago: "Experience without theory teaches nothing." John unpacks what Deming meant: experience doesn't come with its own explanation. It can answer a question, but only if you're asking one in the first place. Without a theory of why something works, all that hard-won experience just repeats itself. This episode is a great listen for anyone who has ever wondered why years of effort don't always add up to real improvement. TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.2 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz, and I'll be your host as we dive deeper into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with John Dues, who is part of the new generation of educators striving to apply Dr. Deming's principles to unleash student joy in learning. The topic for today is why experience isn't enough, and it leads to a pretty interesting puzzle. If experience is such a great teacher, shouldn't businesses and schools and school districts just keep getting better over time? John, take it away.   0:00:42.7 John Dues: Yeah, thanks for having me back, Andrew. Yeah, I think that's exactly the question that got me thinking about this. When I think about my own experience as a school leader and people I've worked with over the years, once you've been, let's say, a principal for 10 or 15 years or a teacher or superintendent, you're a school leader or a teacher leader, you've probably observed hundreds or maybe even thousands of lessons. You've dealt with all kinds of issues, discipline problems, staffing challenges, parent concerns. You've seen curriculum come and go, state assessments change, new initiatives, budget decisions, all kinds of unexpected problems. And yet, I think organizations, complex organizations like schools, you can spend years wrestling with essentially the same challenges year after year, even as the initiatives change and people sometimes change and terminology changes, but a lot of times the underlying problems can remain really, really consistent. And so I started thinking, if experience naturally produces learning, why doesn't all of this experience that gets accumulated reliably produce better organizations? And then I was thinking about something that I read from Deming, who more than 30 years ago said... Probably more than 40 years ago said now, "Experience without theory teaches nothing."   0:02:24.0 Andrew Stotz: This one... That statement always kind of got me when I first heard it. Sometimes I listen to that, "Experience without theory teaches nothing." and think to myself, I know what that means. And sometimes I listen and I think, I don't really know what that means. And so it is kind of a provocative statement because I'm thinking about, well, how did I learn? Did I learn in my past? Are we talking about individual learning or are we talking about learning within an organization? And also, isn't experience the best teacher? So what do you think Dr. Deming meant?   0:03:02.2 John Dues: Yeah, it's like a lot of things I think that he talked about, you sort of have to stop and think. And even after you've thought about it once or twice, you can come back to it and kind of question yourself, "Did I really understand that?" You might have to go talk to somebody. But when I first read it, truth be told, as I was learning this stuff, I thought he had to be exaggerating. I thought the same thing: how could experience teach us nothing? I mean, obviously, like you were saying, we learn things from experience. But I think my interpretation is that Deming's point is subtler than that. I don't think he's saying, or he wasn't saying, that experience has no value. I think what he was saying is that experience doesn't come with its own explanation. Something happens in our classroom or our school and we observe it, but what does that experience mean? What should we conclude from it? What should we do differently next time? I don't think that experience can answer those questions by itself. And in 'Out of the Crisis', Deming wrote, "Experience will answer a question, and a question comes from theory." And I think that's really the key. I think experience becomes useful when we're using it to answer a question about how we think the world works. Again, in our classroom, our school, our school district, that type of thing.   0:04:27.7 Andrew Stotz: Imagine that you're a kid walking down the street and a pit bull comes running at you and bites you on the arm. It's not too serious. The owner manages to get them off you. There's an experience. And it's experience tied with an emotion, which means it's memorable. You'll never forget that. What could you learn from that? Can you learn from that? Does what you learn from that apply to other dogs? It just, it opens up a Pandora's box that I like to think about in that particular case.   0:05:11.8 John Dues: Well, and I think in a case like that, you go through an experience like that, you're definitely gonna have a theory the next time you run into a dog, what you're gonna do, right? Especially if it looks like a...   0:05:23.4 Andrew Stotz: Yeah.   0:05:23.5 John Dues: Yeah. For sure.   0:05:24.4 Andrew Stotz: And this word theory, most of the time we don't really use that in our daily life, but we have words like theory, hypothesis, guess, hunch. So what exactly do you think he's talking about when he says theory?   0:05:45.9 John Dues: Yeah, I think that that can be, for if you're not in academia, I think that that can maybe be one of the biggest barriers to understanding this idea. I think, kind of like what you're saying, when people hear the word theory, you often are imagining something academic or something abstract. But if you think about it, we're using theories constantly, no matter what our work is. And when I'm saying theory, I'm just talking about an explanation for how and why something works. So, really every decision I'm making as a leader rests on some theory. I'm thinking about, if I'm a principal and I decide that something like weekly classroom observations will improve instruction, there's a theory behind that decision. I'm saying really, by putting weekly classroom observations into my practice, I'm saying if we increase the frequency of classroom observations and feedback, then teaching will improve. Right? That's my theory. If a superintendent who's leading his district and they have some issues with reading and they purchase a new reading curriculum, there's a theory, if teachers use this curriculum, student reading outcomes will improve. And this could apply to any number of things. The leadership team of a school district changes the schedule, they restructure what staffing looks like across their schools. You add an intervention period to your school building, the state changes the teacher evaluation system, or the state launches an attendance initiative in response to this chronic absenteeism problem we've been seeing. Every one of these decisions reflects a theory about cause and effect, basically.   0:07:46.5 Andrew Stotz: And there's two things about theory that I like to do when I'm teaching. I like to ask a question that we could prove what the answer is. And let's just say, how many companies in the world have a strong level of profitability and growth relative to peers sustained over a five-year period? That's a very specific question and I have very clear definitions of all of that. And out of... Then I ask the audience, my students, out of 8,500 companies in the sample that I have, how many companies do you think have sustained this outperformance over five years? And then they make guesses as to what they think the answer is, and then I walk them through, here's how I tried to prove it. Now, you could argue that my... You'd define something differently or you'd do the test differently over three years or seven years. One student said, "Why not 10 years?" All of that. But in the end, I say, "Okay, my answer to that question is 400."   0:08:59.9 John Dues: Interesting.   0:09:01.0 Andrew Stotz: And so then that leads me to another step in the process. And what I'm trying to teach my students in Valuation Masterclass Bootcamp is the idea of how do you think like an analyst? An analyst says they come up with a theory or an idea, like, "I think some stock, stock ABC, is gonna double in the next six months." Okay, that's a theory, and you're gonna put money down on that theory. You may try... You need to try to support it with evidence and all that, and then in six months, if you didn't write it down, you'll probably forget it or you'll misremember it.   0:09:37.7 John Dues: Yep.   0:09:38.3 Andrew Stotz: So the question isn't really whether leaders have theories. I think we all have theories, and we're acting on these theories. So where do we go from there?   0:09:49.9 John Dues: Yeah, I think what you just said is exactly right. The question is, I think, whether those theories are explicit enough to examine. So you talked about writing it down, that's a common misstep. We don't write our theories down. I think most of our theories are implicit. We don't say, "Here's my theory about how this system works. Here's my theory about how this classroom works. Here's my theory about why weekly classroom observation will work to improve instruction." We just sort of act, and then something happens. Sometimes the results improve, sometimes they get worse, sometimes nothing really changes. Probably a lot of the time it's that. And then typically what we do is tell ourselves a story about why that outcome happened, whichever one it is, right? And that's, I think, where experience becomes particularly dangerous, because two people can observe exactly the same event and draw completely different lessons from that.   0:10:52.2 Andrew Stotz: And my lesson is the correct one. So give me an example of when you've seen that?   0:11:01.9 John Dues: Yeah, I mean, I think, imagine a school that introduces a new instructional strategy and then test scores rise the following year. It'd be very easy for that principal to say, "The strategy worked. Now let's expand it." Another might say, "Well, wait a second. The tea... Or sorry, the students were simply a stronger cohort that particular year." Someone else might say, "Well, remember, we also changed how we staffed that particular school last year." Another might say, "Now, I just noticed that the state test that we were looking at actually was easier this year than in previous years." Everybody has access to that same, the same instructional change and then the same exact outcome, but they're interpreting that experience through different theories about what caused the results. So, in an example like that, experience doesn't settle the question. Theory determines what questions we ask of the experience.   0:12:16.1 Andrew Stotz: So once you start looking at organizations this way, you say you began seeing theory everywhere? So what do you mean by that?   0:12:25.5 John Dues: Yeah, I mean, I think once you start to think in this way or see in this way, you almost can't unsee it. It's like a lot of things with the Deming philosophy. For example, a strategic plan. We talked about that last time. A strategic plan, the whole plan in and of itself is a theory. It basically says, "We believe these priorities and these actions will move us toward this aim or outcome." A budget is a theory. In that case, we're saying, "We believe putting resources here rather than there will produce greater value." Our approach to professional development, it's a theory about how adults learn and how changes in adult knowledge will affect student outcomes. Another example would be teacher evaluation systems contain theories about motivation and improvement. Accountability systems contain theories about how performance changes. Hiring systems contain theories about what predicts effectiveness. The point here isn't that any particular theory is necessarily right or wrong. The important thing is that these theories already exist. They're guiding our behavior whether we've made them visible or not. And I think the main point here is that if the theory is invisible, then it's very, very difficult to improve it.   0:13:48.2 Andrew Stotz: And you connect this idea to your own experience with strategic planning, which we've talked about a lot at United Schools. So how did your theory change?   0:13:59.7 John Dues: Yeah, I think I kind of mentioned this in the last episode, but several years ago, my thinking about strategic planning really started to evolve and change quite a bit. We had written strategic plans a number of times before. We've often done it with an outside consultant. And we had done that about a decade ago, and it wasn't a bad plan. It had good priorities, useful ideas, and those types of things. But once it was kind of finalized, increasingly as we got away from the point where it was a new plan, it just kind of really quickly became disconnected from the way we actually manage the organization. But I think fundamentally the problem wasn't the plan itself. Our plan reflected our theory at the time about what strategic planning was supposed to do. And our basic theory was something like, you go through a planning process, you identify your priorities, you create the plan, and then you implement it. And basically over time, I've stopped believing that that's an effective approach basically.   0:15:10.1 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. I mean, one of the things that goes on in my head is the, what's the difference between strategy and planning? And now after doing a lot of work on strategy, strategy is some element that we think is something that could really... It's a pivotal point of what in our business we can change to be able to affect a significant outcome. The plan is kind of how we implement that. And that's where you see a lot of plans are very weak because they're just priorities and plans, but the clear vision of where you're going and the unique way that you're gonna break this down and implement it is something that I think a lot about. So you've talked about how your idea has changed over time. Tell me what's changed?   0:16:05.4 John Dues: I think what I eventually realized was that we didn't just need this document that we put a bunch of time and effort into. And it did describe where we wanted to go, but really what we needed to do was we needed the plan to make our thinking visible. We needed it connected to the way we actually manage the organization. And we needed it to be capable of changing as we learned. So that's a delicate balance there, right? And basically we were changing how we thought about what happened after the plan was implemented. We really needed a management system. It affected how we ran our leadership team meetings, it affected how we reviewed performance, it affected how we connected our long-term strategy to annual goals and smaller quarterly priorities and then down to the daily work. So the important learning wasn't that we finally figured out how to write a better strategic plan. It wasn't that. The deeper learning was we changed our theory about what strategic planning was for. And I think that's really the distinction that's most important here.   0:17:19.1 Andrew Stotz: So you're connecting planning with PDSA. So talk to me a little bit about that, because I think this may be the most important part of what you're talking about.   0:17:34.0 John Dues: Yeah, I think they're closely connected. So if organizations like a school system are gonna learn from experience, they need a disciplined way to do sort of three things. First, what we've already talked about, we got to make the theories explicit. The big theories or the main theories that are gonna guide our work, we got to write them down, make them explicit, let everybody in our organization know that they're there. And then second, we have to have a way to test those theories against reality. And then third, we have to revise the theories based on what they learn. And I think that's really where planning, something like the plan within the strategic plan and something like the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, really fit together. In either case, planning exists to make theory explicit. But when we create a plan, what we're really doing is putting our current thinking on the table. We're saying, "Here's our aim, here's what we believe matters, here's what we're gonna do, and here's what we expect will happen." And I think a good plan makes all of those assumptions visible to the entire team.   0:18:42.4 Andrew Stotz: So to the listeners out there, the viewers, ask yourself, "Am I making my theory explicit?" You know, that's one of the things I... We're in the process of testing a new strategic move for my coffee business. And we've pulled together a team of the best qualified people to start to test it. And we've definitely written out a lot, but now, just listening to you, I realize that I think we need to do more to make our theory very explicit so that we don't drift also into just doing the work, that we really are trying to make a strategic move that's gonna make an impact. So when we think about plan and making theories explicit, so tell me about how PDSA will test that?   0:19:38.8 John Dues: Yeah, I think that's how I'm kind of thinking about this. Your strategic plan has your priorities, your goals, and maybe even your quarterly actions. But then where your PDSA comes in, the PDSA cycle, it's basically there to then test and improve that theory. So you know PDSAs well, and probably a lot of the Deming community does as well. You make a prediction, we test a change, we observe what actually happens, and then we compare the prediction with the result. And the difference between those things is really where all the value lies, because that's where the learning occurs. So the goal of PDSA isn't merely to answer, did it work? That's often too simplistic. The better question is, what did this test teach us about our theory? Maybe the result matched the prediction, maybe it didn't, but either way, it generated new knowledge for us to then influence the next prediction, the next test, and eventually the plan itself.   0:20:40.7 Andrew Stotz: So what you're saying is that planning and PDSA are really parts of the same system. And what I'm thinking about myself is that I'm working with my accounting team on PDSAs. And you can say it's a very small and narrow part of our business that they're working on because they don't have the influence across the whole business. And they say that to me, and I understand that. So we focus in on what they can change and what testing out what that would mean. And then... But at the corporate level, at the senior level, it is this strategic planning. So maybe you can explain a little bit more.   0:21:17.6 John Dues: Yeah, the way I have started to think about it is that planning, strategic planning, and PDSA are really parts of the same system. So planning makes our current theory explicit, and then PDSA is what we do to improve that theory over time. So sort of put together, they form the learning system within an organization. So again, the plan sort of represents our best current understanding of how we're gonna achieve our aim. And then we actually meet reality. We start to act. We make predictions, we test the changes, we study what happens, we revise our understanding, and eventually that revised understanding gets reflected back in the plan. So you get into this sort of continual cycle, aim, current theory, action, PDSA, learning, revised theory, updated plan, and then that cycle just sort of continues on and on forever, right? And that's a very different conception of leadership from simply creating plans and implementing. Leadership becomes the work of continually improving the organization's understanding of how its system works, basically.   0:22:33.7 Andrew Stotz: Yeah, so I wanna repeat two things that you said. Planning makes our current theory explicit and PDSA improves that theory. That, those are the keys. And one of the things to think about is organizations accumulate activity, I believe is what you're saying, much faster than they accumulate knowledge. And that could be your explanation why they're not improving or improving at the pace that they could be.   0:23:04.2 John Dues: Yeah, I think this is probably true in the vast, vast majority of organizations. This idea of organizations accumulating activity much faster than they accumulate knowledge. And just think about the organization that you've been a part of or observed in. Think about everything that's going on day-to-day, the meetings, the initiatives, the training and professional development, assessments, planning sessions, data reviews, consultants, new programs, new technology, new policies. There is no shortage of activity. I know that's for sure true. This would resonate with 100% of educators, I am sure of that. But the thing is that activity and learning are definitely not... They're not the same thing, so... And that brings us sort of the point back to the intro. You can run the same process year after year without getting any better at it. You can hold hundreds of data meetings without improving your theory about what produces better outcomes. You can implement initiative after initiative, and this is what school systems do without learning very much about the underlying system. So I think the question for leaders isn't just "What did we do?", it's "What did we learn that changes what we believe about how the system works?" And if you can't answer that question, I think what you've done is accumulated experience without accumulating much knowledge. And again, I think this is probably the sort of typical way most school systems operate.   0:24:35.7 Andrew Stotz: Congratulations. You've run the same process year after year without substantially improving it in any way. So how does this change the way you think about what's the leader's job? Because everybody's doing all these things.   [overlapping conversation]   0:24:51.2 John Dues: Exactly. And I'm... Over time... Yeah, I mean, at different times, I've been just as guilty of this as the next leader. But it does completely sort of change how I think about the leader's job. Earlier in my career, I thought what leadership was was largely about knowing exactly what to do. You gain experience, you develop expertise, you get better at recognizing patterns, and then eventually you're in the leadership chair and you're the person who has all the answers. And I think a lot differently now. I think experience matters. Expertise matters, clearly. But I think the leader's job isn't simply to accumulate answers. The leader's responsibility is to build an organization capable of learning. And that, again, goes back to making those theories explicit. I think a big part of this is making predictions a part of how you operate every day. Testing and experimenting should be how you operate every day, studying the variation in your system, making it safe to discover that our assumptions were wrong, and then we sort of model revising our thinking. So the goal isn't to prove that leadership was right, which is sometimes what's happening in places. The goal is to continually improve the theory that's guiding the organization.   0:26:19.8 Andrew Stotz: That's quite a challenge. If someone listening remembers just one thing from this conversation, what would you say?   0:26:28.1 John Dues: Yeah, I mean, I think one, turning back to that original quote from Deming, "Experience without theory teaches nothing." And I'm sure people that have studied Deming will recognize that's the first part of a longer sort of section that goes on about this particular idea. But again, most organizations already have an enormous amount of experience. What they often lack is that disciplined system for turning that experience into knowledge. I think every important leadership decision rests on some theory about how the system works. So you have theories. You just do. That's just a fact. The question is whether you can make those theories visible enough to test them. And that's why I've come to believe that organizations don't improve simply by accumulating experience. They improve when they systematically improve the theories that guide their actions. And I think planning can help make the theories explicit and then PDSA can help us test and improve them. And so together, I think that that's the way organizations will then be able to continually learn towards... Learn their way towards their ultimate aim, their purpose.   0:27:42.8 Andrew Stotz: Yep, that's a great wrap-up. And I think if I had to say one thing, I've taken a lot of notes here and I would say what I like is that planning makes our current theory explicit and PDSA improves that theory. And that just, that loop to me is a big takeaway. So I appreciate that.   0:28:10.3 John Dues: Yeah, it was a great discussion.   0:28:12.3 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. So on behalf of everyone, of course, at The Deming Institute, I wanna thank you again for the discussion. And for listeners, remember to go to deming.org and jump into DemingNEXT to continue your journey. You can find John's book, 'Win-Win: W. Edwards Deming, the System of Profound Knowledge, and the Science of Improving Schools' on amazon.com. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming, and that is, "People are entitled to joy in work."

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