Podcasts about expertise

From “follow the science” during COVID to universities accused of activism, the gap between experts and the public is widening. Roger Pielke Jr. explains why expertise doesn't just mean a PhD, how media silos deepen divides, and why experts must serve all Americans — not just those who share their politics. (This episode originally aired on September 18, 2025.)Have feedback on the show? Please send us an email at podcasts@usatoday.com. Episode transcript available here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dans cet épisode des Geeks des Chiffres, on reçoit Khadija Sabri, expert-comptable, qui a fait grandir un cabinet « traditionnel » en cabinet de conseil. Son point de départ est déjà atypique : elle attire des clients sans site internet. Son point d'arrivée l'est encore plus : reprise du cabinet où elle travaillait, passage de 4 à 15 collaborateurs en 5 ans, ouverture d'un bureau au Maroc et surtout une approche radicalement orientée stratégie, gouvernance, management et psychologie du dirigeant. On parle de ce que beaucoup de cabinets évitent : - Pourquoi une entreprise qui “marche” peut laisser un dirigeant à découvert tous les mois - Comment sortir du duo TVA/bilan pour devenir un vrai partenaire de décision - PNL, DISC, posture managériale : les outils concrets pour mieux communiquer et mieux déléguer - Recruter autrement (profils en reconversion, culture cabinet, sécurité psychologique) - Construire une offre premium (rendez-vous stratégiques payants) - La place des femmes dans l'expertise comptable et le vrai sujet derrière la “légitimité” Un épisode qui montre ce qu'un cabinet peut devenir quand il remet l'humain au centre, sans sacrifier la performance. Profil linkedin de Khadija : https://www.linkedin.com/in/khadija-sabri-dirigeante-infinities-conseils-et-expertises-752045a4/--------Bienvenue sur le podcast n°1 de la filière comptable et financière ! + 650 000 écoutes.Code Promo YT1 : - 10% sur toute la plateforme Les Geeks des Chiffres. Je suis Nicolas Piatkowski, cofondateur de l'école en ligne Les Geeks des Chiffres, qui a formé plus de 14 000 étudiants au DCG & DSCG : https://www.lesgeeksdeschiffres.comChaque semaine, des pros du chiffre me partagent leur parcours, leurs réussites (et galères !), leurs conseils, et t'aident à décrypter un secteur en pleine mutation.Que tu sois en DCG, DSCG, alternance, BTS ou un professionnel aguerri… Tu trouveras ici des interviews inspirantes, des retours d'expérience concrets, des insights métier et des clés pour te démarquer dès tes premières expériences.Au programme :Réalité du métier d'expert-comptable ou de financier aujourd'hui.Les compétences techniques et digitales de demain.Outils tech, indicateurs clés, culture business.RH, management, soft skills… tout ce qui compte vraiment !Et bien sûr, des conseils pour réussir tes études, tes stages, ton alternance ou ton premier CDI.Si tu veux prendre une longueur d'avance dans tes études et ta carrière, ce podcast est ton nouveau compagnon de route.Bonne écoute… et c'est partiiiiii !  »Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

SummaryIn this conversation, Jonathan Rosenfeld, an attorney and entrepreneur, discusses the evolving landscape of law and marketing, particularly the impact of AI on the legal profession. He emphasizes the importance of standing out in a competitive market, leveraging niche marketing strategies, and utilizing platforms like YouTube for growth. Rosenfeld shares insights on the significance of personal relationships in business, the need for responsiveness, and the necessity of adapting to changing marketing techniques. He concludes with advice for young entrepreneurs on networking and building a brand.TakeawaysAI can generate vast amounts of content, but verification is crucial.Building personal relationships is key in the legal field.Responsiveness to client needs differentiates successful firms.Marketing strategies must evolve with technology and consumer behavior.Niche marketing can enhance SEO and client engagement.YouTube is a powerful tool for establishing expertise and trust.Tracking lead generation is essential for business growth.Networking remains a vital component of business success.Adapting to market changes is necessary for survival.Building a brand should be a daily focus for entrepreneurs.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Jonathan Rosenfeld and His Journey04:43 The Role of AI in Law and Marketing07:36 Standing Out in a Competitive Legal Market10:38 Building Relationships in Legal Practice13:23 Adapting Marketing Strategies for the Future16:37 Niche Marketing in Personal Injury Law19:37 The Importance of Expertise and Client Trust27:53 Strategic Marketing Adjustments30:42 Exploring Offline Marketing Tactics34:05 Tracking Lead Generation Effectively34:42 Diversifying Income Streams for Growth37:59 Embracing New Technologies and Platforms45:58 Networking and Building Relationships49:39 Final Thoughts and Contact InformationCredits:Hosted by Ryan Roghaar and Michael SmithProduced by Ryan RoghaarTheme music: "Perfect Day" by OPM  The Eggs Podcast Spotify playlist:bit.ly/eggstunesThe Plugs:The Show: eggscast.com@eggshow on X and InstagramOn iTunes: itun.es/i6dX3pCOnStitcher: bit.ly/eggs_on_stitcherAlso available on Google Play Music!Mike "DJ Ontic": Shows and info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠djontic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@djontic on twitterRyan Roghaar:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rogha.ar

https://verhandlungs-bootcamp.com/Verhandlungsoffensive 2026: So bleibst du preisstark – wenn alle sparenNeues Jahr, neues Momentum. 2026 wird ein Jahr, in dem Budgetkürzungen und Kostendruck zunehmen. Gerade deshalb wird es entscheidend, wie du verhandelst, wie du deinen Wert zeigst und wie du dich positionierst. In dieser Folge bekommst du drei Prinzipien, die dich preisstark machen – auch dann, wenn alle sparen.Preislogik – Warum „zu teuer“ nicht existiertPreislogik bedeutet, dass du zuerst den Wert sichtbar machst und erst danach den Preis. Kunden kaufen Sicherheit, Expertise und Geschwindigkeit – nie Stunden. Wer eine klare Preislogik kommuniziert, verschiebt den Fokus vom Kostenfaktor zur Problemlösung. Nutzenargumentation – Der Kunde kauft, was sich für ihn verändertKunden kaufen keine Leistung, sondern Transformation. Die Frage „Was bringt es mir?“ entscheidet 2026 über Abschlüsse. Wer Nutzen statt Prozesse verkauft, wird nicht gestrichen, wenn Budgets sinken. Firmen sparen zuerst bei Marketing, Weiterbildung, externen Beratern, Innovationsbudgets und Recruiting. Wenn du zeigen kannst, dass deine Arbeit Umsatz steigert, Risiken senkt oder Ressourcen spart, fällst du nicht unter diese Sparmassnahmen.Wert-Anker – Positioniere dich höher als die NachfrageDer erste Preis, den du nennst, prägt die gesamte Verhandlung. Studien zeigen klar, dass hohe Anker zu höheren akzeptierten Endpreisen führen. Wenn du tief einsteigst, bleibst du tief. Wenn du hoch ansetzt, schaffst du Spielraum.

In dieser Folge spreche ich darüber, warum 2026 das Jahr wird, in dem du dein erfolgreichstes Coaching- oder Expertenbusiness aufbauen kannst. Du erfährst, warum dieses Jahr energetisch, strategisch und markttechnisch so klar wie nie zuvor ist und warum Wachstum jetzt nicht schwerer, sondern leichter geworden ist.Das bekommst du heute mit:• Warum 2026 das Jahr der Experten wird und Mittelmaß endgültig verschwindet• Welche Marktbedingungen dir den leichtesten Einstieg aller Zeiten ermöglichen• Wie Disziplin, Energie und Fokus wichtiger werden als jede Methode• Welche Ziele du 2026 setzen musst• Warum Energieführung der neue Erfolgsfaktor im Coachingmarkt ist• Der entscheidende Satz, der dein Jahr 2026 bestimmen wird2026 wird nicht das beste Jahr deines Lebens, weil du es hoffst, sondern weil du dich entscheidest, es zu erschaffen.Wenn du lernen willst, wie du 2026 wirklich durchstartest: Komm in meinen Workshop oder schreib mir bei Instagram: @dominik.goerke.coachmacherJetzt neu: Komm in meine kostenlose Secret Business Community, dort erhältst du exklusiven Mehrwert, der dich jetzt noch schneller an dein Ziel bringt: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8D2MxFsn0fKhlRyL2uWenn du dein Coachingbusiness evolutionieren und in neue wirtschaftliche Höhen bringen willst, ist dieser Podcast unumgänglich. Komm in dein persönliches und finanzielles Wachstum. Viel Spaß mit den Episoden des Coachmacher Podcasts.Du möchtest mehr über Dominik erfahren? Entdecke, wie du dein einzigartiges Soulbusiness aufbaust – ein Business, das dich erfüllt, wirtschaftlich stabil ist und dir ein freies, selbstbestimmtes Leben ermöglicht.Wenn dir dieser Podcast gefällt und du nicht nur Inspiration, sondern echte Transformation erleben möchtest, dann sichere dir jetzt deine kostenfreie Business-Analyse. Finde heraus, wie du dein Coaching-Business erfolgreich positionierst, finanziell stabil aufstellst und mit deiner Expertise konstant fünfstellige Monatsumsätze erreichst.

Amanda Watts helps service professionals stop doing the work and start advising around it. Through her company, The Business Advisor Academy, she helps advisors, consultants, accountants, and CFOs escape the time-for-money trap and build lean, profitable, and scalable businesses. Her approach turns expertise into structured, high-value offers that attract premium clients, command premium prices, and create the freedom to focus on strategy and growth. With her Scalable Six™ framework, Amanda teaches clients to design businesses built for freedom, not just revenue. Her 500:200:10 model — £500K in revenue, £200K take-home, and 10 hours per week of client delivery — proves that success comes from systems, not stress. Every element — from positioning and pricing to promotion — works together like a finely tuned engine to maximize profit and independence. Amanda is also the host of The Business Advisor Podcast and author of the forthcoming book Built for Freedom, sharing stories and strategies from entrepreneurs who've designed businesses that serve their lives — not the other way around. During the show we discuss: The inspiration behind helping service professionals shift from doing the work to advising on it. The philosophy behind building a business that's truly Built for Freedom. Turning expertise into structured, high-value, scalable offers. How the Scalable Six™ framework creates freedom-first businesses. Defining ideal positioning that connects emotionally and commands premium pricing. Why positioning and pricing are critical in crowded markets—and where most get it wrong. Productizing and packaging expertise for repeatable, scalable success. Leveraging intellectual property to create long-term impact and authority. Designing a business that serves your life—not the other way around. Resources: https://amandacwatts.com/  businessadvisoracademy.com

KI macht gerade etwas sehr Unbequemes sichtbar:- Wissen ist nichts Besonderes mehr- Ideen sind kopierbar- Expertise, die vor 2 Jahren noch heiß gefragt war, hat keinen Wert mehrWenn Du glaubst, dass Dein Job oder Deine Position Dich schützen, dann solltest Du heute genau zuhören!

Ich habe in den vergangenen Jahren ja immer wieder mit Biologen über verschiedene Themen gesprochen, und eine sehr spannende Frage, die hier und da aufgetaucht ist lautet: was ist eigentlich die Definition von Leben? Oder anders ausgedrückt: wie können wir Leben von Nicht-Leben unterscheiden? Aber gleich vorweg gesagt: diese biologische Frage ist faszinierend und leitet die Episode ein, ist per se nicht das Thema dieser Folge, sondern nur eines von mehreren Beispielen; wie etwa der Frage, was Wissenschaft von Nicht-Wissenschaft unterscheidet, was ist Intelligenz, was ist Energie und nicht zuletzt — was ist Pornographie? Aber diese Beispiele dienen einer viel fundamentaleren Frage: wie kann ein wesentliches Gebäude gebaut werden, wenn das Fundament aus Sand besteht? Und kann dieses Gebäude überhaupt nützlich sein? Zusammenfassend die Zitate dieser Episode: NASA-Definition von Leben “Life is a self-sustaining chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution.” Lee Cronin's Definition: »Life is the universe developing a memory.« Richard Feynman schreibt: »It is important to realize that in physics today, we have no knowledge of what energy is. We do not have a picture that energy comes in little blobs of a definite amount. It is not that way. However, there are formulas for calculating some numerical quan-tity, and when we add it all together it gives ... always the same number. It is an abstract thing in that it does not tell us the mechanism or the reasons for the various formulas. « Karl Popper: »the belief in the importance of the meanings of words, especially definitions, was almost universal. The attitude which I later came to call “essentialism”« »the principle of never arguing about words and their meanings, because such arguments are specious and insignificant.« »This, I still think, is the surest path to intellectual perdition: the abandonment of real problems for the sake of verbal problems.« Dwight D. Eisenhower: »Plans are worthless but planning is everything« Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke: »Kein Plan überlebt die erste Feindberührung« Referenzen Andere Episoden Episode 137: Alles Leben ist Problemlösen Episode 132: Fragen an die künstliche Intelligenz — eine konstruktive Irritation Episode 129: Rules, A Conversation with Prof. Lorraine Daston Episode 123: Die Natur kennt feine Grade, Ein Gespräch mit Prof. Frank Zachos Episode 121: Künstliche Unintelligenz Episode 106: Wissenschaft als Ersatzreligion? Ein Gespräch mit  Manfred Glauninger Episode 91: Die Heidi-Klum-Universität, ein Gespräch mit Prof. Ehrmann und Prof. Sommer Episode 85: Naturalismus — was weiß Wissenschaft? Episode 83: Robert Merton — Was ist Wissenschaft? Episode 80: Wissen, Expertise und Prognose, eine Reflexion Episode 75: Gott und die Welt, ein Gespräch mit Werner Gruber und Erich Eder Episode 68: Modelle und Realität, ein Gespräch mit Dr. Andreas Windisch Episode 55: Strukturen der Welt Episode 49: Wo denke ich? Reflexionen über den »undichten« Geist Episode 48: Evolution, ein Gespräch mit Erich Eder Episode 14: (Pseudo)wissenschaft? Welcher Aussage können wir trauen? Teil 2 Episode 13: (Pseudo)wissenschaft? Welcher Aussage können wir trauen? Teil 1 Episode 6: Messen, was messbar ist? Episode 2: Was wissen wir? Fachliche Referenzen Hexenmeister oder Zauberlehrling? Die Wissensgesellschaft in der Krise NASA Astrobiology, About Life Detection Erwin Schrödinger, Was ist Leben, Piper (1989) Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269 Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex, Quanta Magazine & Supplements Richard Feynman Lectures »I know it when I see it«, Potter Stewart Karl Popper, Unended Quest, Routledge Classics (2002) Helmuth von Moltke, Zitat      

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In today's special end-of-year episode, you'll hear the best insights from Nudge in 2025. Hear from Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer, Richard Shotton, Bas Wouters, Philip Graves, Prof. Matt Johnson and a Behavioural Insights Team director.  ---- Subscribe to the Nudge Vaults: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew/  Watch Nudge on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nudgepodcast/  ---- Today's Sources:  Beilock, S. L., Bertenthal, B. I., McCoy, A. M., & Carr, T. H. (2004). Haste does not always make waste: Expertise, direction of attention, and speed versus accuracy in performing sensorimotor skills. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 11(2), 373–379. Bellaiche, L., Shahi, R., Turpin, M. H., Ragnhildstveit, A., Sprockett, S., Barr, N., & Seli, P. (2023). Humans versus AI: Whether and why we prefer human-created compared to AI-created artwork. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8(1), 42. Groen, J., & Wouters, B. (2020). Online Influence: Boost your results with proven behavioral science. Amazon Digital Services LLC. Milkman, K. L., Patel, M. S., Gandhi, L., Graci, H. N., Gromet, D. M., Ho, H., Kay, J. S., Lee, T. W., Akinola, M., Beshears, J., Bogard, J. E., Buttenheim, A. M., Chabris, C. F., Chapman, G. B., Duckworth, A. L., Goldstein, N. J., Goren, A., Halpern, S. D., John, L. K., ... & Van den Bulte, C. (2021). A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor's appointment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(20), e2101165118. Nisbett, R. E., & Wilson, T. D. (1977). Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84(3), 231–259. van den Broek, E., & den Heijer, T. (2024). The Housefly Effect. Bedford Square Publishers. Vennard, D., Park, T., & Attwood, S. (2019). Encouraging Sustainable Food Consumption By Using More-Appetizing Language.

We all get stuck on problem passages from time to time. And it can be very natural to simply throw more repetitions at it, in hopes that this will eventually unlock something.But in doing so, we end up accumulating more and more incorrect repetitions and reinforcing mistakes. So what's the alternative?A new study took a rare, close-up, repetition by repetition look at how artist-level musicians practice difficult passages. And it identified some key similarities in how they approach problems and keep making progress - without reinforcing mistakes.The result is a concrete practice framework that any musician can use to guide their practice. You might even argue that this is THE core process that underlies effective skill learning.Get all the nerdy details here:The Central Strategy Expert Musicians Use to Practice Difficult PassagesReferencesKillion, M. F., & Duke, R. A. (2025). The central strategy of music practice: A blow-by-blow account. Journal of Expertise, 8(2–3), 85–128.More from The Bulletproof Musician Get the free weekly newsletter, for more nerdy details and bonus subscriber-only content. Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage. Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice. Live and self-paced courses

Wetterchronik Mitteleuropa: 1000 Jahre Klimageschichte - Das Klima zu Christi Geburt So heiß war es noch nie, so kalt war es noch nie, so trocken war es noch nie, so nass war es noch nie. Das hören wir je nach Wetterlage von allen möglichen Wetter-, Klima- und sonstigen „Experten“. Fast immer verbunden mit Aufrufen: tue dies nicht, tue besser jenes. Gemein ist fast all diesen Panik-Fachkräften, dass sie Angst schüren wollen. Angst vor dem drohenden Weltuntergang, weil wir zu viel und so schnell Autofahren, Lasten-Fahrräder eher verschmähen, das tun, was auch die Panikmacher oft selbst so gerne tun: mit dem Flugzeug schnell und oft irgendwo hinfliegen. Da ist mehr Gelassenheit angesagt, und es lohnt ein Blick in die Vergangenheit. Rufen wir alte Wetterberichte auf. Es freut uns, daß unsere früheren Folgen so gut bei Ihnen angekommen sind. Heute also: Wie war das Klima zu Christi Geburt? Innomotion AG – mit wissenschaftlicher Expertise in der Beratung rund um Kauf, Bewertung und Verwertung von Ideen, Innovationen und Schutzrechten.Das Innomotion-Konzept basiert auf höchstrichterlicher Steuerrechtsprechung und eröffnet Investoren eine steuerlich gesicherte, einzigartig attraktive wirtschaftliche Struktur – für massiven Mehrwert und doppelten Effekt. Hier erfahren Sie mehr: www.doppeltsteuernsparen.de Hyperlink: https://www.doppeltsteuernsparen.de

Lass Deine Texte zu Botschaftern Deines Unternehmens werden. Hier bekommst Du die ultimativen Tipps, um Deine Texte in magische Werkzeuge zu verwandeln und mühelos kaufbereite Kunden sowie qualifizierte Bewerber anzuziehen: www.magic-writing.de In "Magic Writing – Dein Textlabor" teilt Michael Kaufhold, erfahrener Copywriting-Experte, seine geheimen Tricks und Tipps für unwiderstehliche Texte. Möchtest Du den Logenplatz im Kopf Deiner Zielgruppe besetzen? Lerne, wie Du Texte schreibst, die Resonanz erzeugen, Dringlichkeit vermitteln und Kaufbereitschaft auslösen – hier in "Magic Writing". Deine Website braucht überzeugende Texte, die Deine Zielgruppe in kaufbereite Kunden verwandeln. Lass uns gemeinsam dieses Ziel erreichen! Viele Unternehmer kämpfen mit der richtigen Wortwahl, was oft zu verschwendeter Zeit und verpassten Chancen führt. Dieser Podcast unterstützt Dich dabei, genau das zu ändern und qualifizierte Leads zu generieren. Erlebe Einzel-Episoden und spannende Interviews mit Experten, die alle Aspekte von Copywriting, Content-Marketing und Storytelling beleuchten. Mit über 10 Jahren Erfahrung in verschiedenen Branchen – von Medizintechnik bis Kosmetik – bringt Michael Kaufhold die nötige Expertise mit, um Dir magische Copywriting-Strategien zu vermitteln. Bist Du Unternehmer und möchtest Deine Zielgruppe noch gezielter ansprechen und überzeugen? Dann ist "Magic Writing" genau das Richtige für Dich. Erlebe magische Texte für Dein Business. Besuche uns jetzt unter www.magic-writing.de und starte Deine Reise zu erfolgreicher Kommunikation! Der Podcast für mehr Erfolg mit Deinen Texten. Jetzt Newsletter abonnieren und nichts mehr verpassen: https://insider.magic-writing.de P.S. Bis zum 31.07.2024 hieß der Podcast "Employer Branding 2Go". Seit dem 01.08.2024 hat er ein Rebranding erfahren. Die alten Folgen rund um Recruiting, Mitarbeiterbindung und Employer Branding bleiben natürlich weiterhin bestehen.

Internalized negative self-talk trapping ND lives? In this episode of Adulting with Autism, host April unpacks Complex PTSD/ADHD mental health with Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero, NYC/FL psychotherapist (25+ years social work/child welfare/intergenerational trauma/CPTSD expert). Using EMDR/IFS/Polyvagal/somatic therapies, Karen undoes limiting beliefs for authenticity/goals; life coaching for non-NY/FL via TikTok, plus parent support for emotional regulation. Key insights: Negative self-talk: Childhood messages (e.g., "lazy" from ADHD struggles) internalized—higher CPTSD risk in ND (adverse experiences like unmet needs). CPTSD vs. PTSD: Relational/micro-traumas (e.g., single-parent absences/narcissistic abuse) vs. single events (war/accidents); leads to anxiety/depression/avoidance. Polyvagal theory: Bottom-up body focus (window of tolerance/fight-flight-freeze/dorsal shutdown); regulate via sensations (e.g., neutral feet vs. chest tension)—ADHD/autism concrete (EMDR eye movement/tappers). EMDR for ND: Bilateral stimulation desensitizes trauma memories; evolving for autism/ADHD (virtual/no light bar); process emotions concretely ("what happened next?"). Rewriting stories: Narrative/motivational interviewing challenges origins ("is it true? strengths? passions?"); experiment authenticity (small steps like "hi" to vendor). Attachment styles: Healthy (communication/vulnerability); avoidant (infidelity/avoid intimacy); anxious (constant doubt/people-pleasing); disorganized (both)—ND rejection sensitivity amplifies. Addictions/substances: Beyond alcohol/drugs (food/shopping/exercise/secrets); red flags (hiding behaviors); regulate dopamine healthily (breaks/routines). Advocacy/relationships: Therapy fit crucial (ask trainings/referrals); healthy dating (experiment/vulnerability); parents model regulation to minimize messages. For autistic/ADHD young adults navigating independence/trauma, Karen's vibe: "You're not broken—rewrite for worth." Free resources at kdtesoriero.lcsw.net; email coffeewithkaren@gmail.com. Subscribe for ND trauma hacks! Rate/review on Podbean/Apple/Spotify. Linktree: (socials/shop/Podbean). Holiday merch sale: 30% off tees/hoodies with code BLACK25 at adultingwithautism.shop—rewrite your style fierce! #CPTSDADHDND #NegativeSelfTalkAutism #PolyvagalNervousSystemNeurodivergent #EMDRTraumaRecoveryADHD #AttachmentStylesYoungAdults #RewritingStoriesNeurodiverse #AdultingWithAutism #HealthyBoundariesAutistic #PodMatch #Podcasts #BTSNeurodivergent #BTSArmy   Episode: CPTSD & ADHD in ND with Karen Dwyer-Tesoriero [00:00] Intro: ND Negative Self-Talk Trap [00:30] Karen's Expertise: 25+ Years CPTSD/ADHD Trauma Work [02:00] Negative Messages: Childhood Internalization (ADHD/Autism Struggles) [05:00] CPTSD vs. PTSD: Relational/Micro-Traumas (Adverse Experiences) [08:00] Polyvagal Theory: Bottom-Up Regulation (Window of Tolerance/Freeze) [11:00] EMDR for ND: Bilateral Stimulation/Desensitization (Concrete Processing) [14:00] Rewriting Stories: Narrative Interviewing (Challenge Origins/Strengths) [17:00] Attachment Styles: Healthy vs. Avoidant/Anxious/Disorganized (ND Rejection) [20:00] Addictions/Substances: Beyond Drugs (Food/Shopping/Secrets/Red Flags) [23:00] Healthy Relationships/Dating: Experiment/Vulnerability/Communication [26:00] Outro: Authenticity Takeaways & CTAs Resources: Website: kdtesoriero.lcsw.net (therapy/life coaching) Email: coffeewithkaren@gmail.com TikTok: (life coaching outreach) Linktree:  (socials/shop/Podbean) Subscribe on Podbean/YouTube for ND mental health tips! Share your rewrite win in comments. #NDCPTSD #AutismNegativeTalk #ADHDPolyvagal #EMDRNeurodivergent #AttachmentYoungAdults #AdultingWithAutism

What is mastery? And why does it matter? This episode, first in a three-part series on expertise, explores these questions.

What is mastery? And why does it matter? This episode, second in a three-part series on expertise, explores these questions.

What is mastery? And why does it matter? This episode, last in a three-part series on expertise, explores these questions.

In dieser Folge widmen wir uns einem Thema, das viele von euch beschäftigt, verunsichert und auch spaltet. Offen gesprochen wird darüber eher selten. Wahrscheinlich, weil die Grenze zur Gewalt oft individuell gesehen wird. Es geht um die Frage: Ist Korrigieren erlaubt? Beginnen wir mal mit einer alltäglichen Szene aus dem Hundetrainingsalltag. Ein junger Hund wird aus dem Auto geholt. Er weiß genau, wo er ist und möchte entsprechend gern so schnell wie möglich auf das Trainingsgelände. Das Törchen steht offen und der Hund wirft sich in die Leine, mit aller Macht und Kraft, die er hat. Greift ihr jetzt ein? Korrigiert ihr oder habt ihr Verständnis, weil euer Hund schnellstmöglich seine Hundefreunde begrüßen möchte? Genau an diesem Punkt geraten viele Menschen in einen inneren Konflikt. Genau darum geht es in dieser Folge. Es geht nicht um Strafe. Und es geht ganz sicher nicht um Gewalt. Es geht um Orientierung, um Beziehung und um Verantwortung. Mein Name ist Maike Harms, ich lebe und arbeite seit mehr als 40 Jahren mit Hunden, bin Züchterin von Golden Retrievern und habe jahrzehntelange Erfahrung als Zuchtwartin, Leistungsrichterin und Wesensprüferin. Auch mein beruflicher Werdegang ist eng mit Hunden verbunden. Als Gründerin der Firma Lucky Pet GmbH habe ich an der Entwicklung von gesundem Hundefutter, Snacks und Leckerlis sowie vielen anderen Produkten rund um den Hund mitgewirkt. Ich heiße Mette Harms und bin in einer Familie mit Kindern und Hunden aufgewachsen. Ich habe immer an der Aufzucht unserer Welpen teilgenommen, habe die Familienhunde erzogen und arbeite neben meinem Studium in einem Einzelhandelsgeschäft für Hundebedarf. Möchtet ihr mehr über Mette und mich erfahren, hört euch die erste Folge dieses Podcast an, da stellen wir uns und unsere Expertise in Fragen rund um Hunde vor. Wir sind Mette und Maike Harms, im wahren Leben Mutter und Tochter und seit Jahrzehnten mit allen wichtigen Themen rund um Hunde eng verbunden. Bitte klickt direkt an der Folge auf Abonnieren und wenn ihr richtig lieb seid, hinterlasst uns eine nette Bewertung direkt hier unter der Podcastfolge und wenn ihr mögt auch einen Kommentar. Das freut uns immer sehr. Über eure Anregungen und Ideen freuen wir uns ebenso. Ab und zu sind wir auch auf Instagram aktiv. Ihr findet uns unter: der_hundepodcast. Eine Kontaktaufnahme per Mail unter rassehunde@freenet.de ist ebenso möglich. Ich beantworte jede Mail und freue mich auf regen Austausch. Wir wünschen viel Spaß bei dieser Folge und bitte empfehlt uns unbedingt weiter! REDAKTION: Maike & Mette Harms SCHNITT: Mette Harms MEIN BUCH: Glücklich & gesund durchs Hundeleben. Käuflich zu erwerben bei www.Lucky-Pet.de oder direkt bei mir.

Ever feel like you're stuck fixing fires instead of building teams that actually thrive? Imagine stepping into a legacy brand, mobilizing hundreds of operators, and transforming your culture from confused to unbeatable, all while modernizing for the future.In this episode, Cameron Herold gets real with Jackie Secor, COO of Taco John's. She's a 25-year franchise and operations veteran who reveals how trust, creativity, and emotional intelligence drive relentless brand loyalty and profit. They dive deep into promoting insiders, learning from the front line, fighting standardization chaos, and using AI to cut real problems, not just hype.If you're tired of leadership fluff and want the actual proven moves great COOs use to build legendary teams, this episode is your advantage. Press play right now if you want to stop the pain of high turnover, poor culture, or outdated systems and get the inside story you'll never hear anywhere else.Timestamped Highlights[00:00] – Why problem-dropping is forbidden in Jackie's office[03:01] – The unexpected challenges facing any new COO in a legacy brand[04:06] – Why the right network beats experience every time[07:42] – Jaw-dropping fix: How she clawed back operational standardization[09:21] – The hidden dangers of outsourced audits (and how Jackie reversed them)[13:30] – How stretch assignments reveal real leaders, not just performers[15:04] – Emotional intelligence: The operator's secret weapon[17:42] – How Jackie coaches Gen Z talent when they want the corner office—now[20:03] – The shocking empathy learned on the franchisee side[25:41] – Standardizing the most controversial taco technique: meat on bottom or side?![29:13] – Multi-generation success—how Taco John's beats the odds other brands can't[32:03] – Are robots and AI the real next move, or total overkill?[36:03] – Why “get back to basics” wins versus flashy ideas every time[37:46] – The one job in the restaurant nobody envies (and why it matters for culture)[43:31] – Redefining quality and value, even as giants like Chipotle pivot fast[44:04] – Why every franchisor MUST run their own locations for credibility[45:56] – The advice Jackie wishes she got at 21 (and warns every young COO today)About the GuestJackie Secor is the Chief Operating Officer at Taco John's, a fast-growing, family-owned restaurant brand with a passionate multi-generation franchise base. With over 25 years' experience across both franchisee and franchisor sides, including at Auntie Anne's, she's renowned for building high-performance teams, driving operational turnarounds, and modernizing legacy operations through creativity and emotional intelligence.

The depth of your knowledge opens up new opportunities. The more you learn, the more you realize there's so much left to explore, which is why curiosity is key. Asking questions like, "What's going on behind this process?" or "What discoveries can help our industry improve?" is crucial. Also, consider what we might be doing that could inadvertently create new problems for our customers.   Sometimes, the way our industry works can be frustrating, which might motivate us to develop solutions to address its shortcomings. To make this happen, it's super important to have a team that's not only knowledgeable but also curious about new ways to do things. Even with a great team, we need to commit to using the info we have, looking for knowledge gaps, and connecting with experts who have a deep understanding of the field. This teamwork can highlight areas that are ready for product and process innovation.   In this podcast episode, you'll find out how to build a successful business by shaking up the foundation repair industry and pushing for better solutions for those who need them. You'll also see how a curious mindset has led to patents and inventions that have changed the game in this sector.   Your host, Jess Dewell, chats with RK Bob Brown, Founder of Spatial Vision, to discuss the importance of focusing on one solid idea and using that strength to drive growth.   —-----------------   If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business. -------------------- You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

In dieser Folge nehmen wir uns gemeinsam mit dem Soziologen Armin Nassehi die vielleicht wichtigste Frage unserer Zeit vor: Warum wissen wir so genau, was sich ändern muss – und scheitern dennoch regelmäßig an der Umsetzung? Wir starten mit der Diagnose einer kollektiven Transformationsmüdigkeit. Klimawandel, Digitalisierung, geopolitische Verschiebungen – die Ziele sind formuliert, die Probleme benannt, die Dringlichkeit unbestritten. Und doch passiert gefühlt zu wenig. Armin zeigt, dass dieses Gefühl kein individuelles Versagen ist, sondern tief in den Strukturen moderner Gesellschaften verankert liegt. Dabei müssen wir klar zwischen Organisationen und Gesellschaften unterscheiden. Unternehmen funktionieren, weil sie die „Fiktion der Steuerbarkeit“ aufrechterhalten: klare Ziele, klare Verantwortlichkeiten, definierte Erfolgsparameter. Gesellschaften hingegen sind keine Firmen. Wer versucht, sie mit denselben Logiken zu führen, landet bei überbordender Bürokratie, Kontrollillusionen oder – historisch betrachtet – autoritären Tendenzen. Wir sprechen auch darüber, warum die große politische Gesten zwar mobilisieren, aber selten transformieren. Warum echte Veränderung nicht aus moralischen Appellen entsteht, sondern aus mühsam ausgehandelten, kleinteiligen Schritten – und weshalb Win-win-Konstellationen zwischen Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Kommunen entscheidender sind als jede Sonntagsrede. Zum Schluss wird es grundsätzlich: Wir ordnen KI und Digitalisierung als Medienbruch ein, vergleichbar mit dem Buchdruck. Daten werden zur eigentlichen Wirklichkeit, KI spiegelt uns unser eigenes Denken als Muster-Rekombination – und stellt damit unsere klassische Vorstellungen von Expertise in Frage. Der neue Experte ist nicht mehr derjenige, der alles weiß, sondern derjenige, der mit diesen Systemen kritisch und produktiv umgehen kann. Armin Nassehis Blick hilft, Transformation nicht länger zu romantisieren oder managen zu wollen, sondern sie als das zu begreifen, was sie ist: ein komplexer, konfliktreicher, sozialer Prozess, der uns alle betrifft – im Unternehmen, im Privaten und in der Gesellschaft.

Was ist "Die Welt von …?" Wenn wir über Video- und Computerspiele sprechen, die entweder elaborat ausgestaltete eigene Welten mit Hintergrundgeschichten haben oder über solche, die ihre Welt aus Literatur, Rollenspiel oder Film borgen, nehmen wir uns zuweilen die Zeit und sprechen ausführlicher über Lore jener Welten als das in den regulären Folgen möglich wäre. Im Format Die Welt von… erforschen Rahel Schmitz und Mháire Stritter die Legenden, die Geografie, die Geschichte, die Politik von diesen fiktiven Welten und holen sich dabei von Fall zu Fall ergänzende Expertise von ausgewiesenen Kennern und Kennerinnen der jeweiligen Welt. Worum geht's: Die Welt der The Elder Scrolls-Spiele ist kein klassisches Fantasy-Reich mit klaren Helden und Bösewichten, sondern ein komplexes Geflecht aus Kulturen, Mythen, Machtstrukturen und Widersprüchen. Tamriel ist ein Kontinent, der von Imperien beherrscht und zugleich von lokalen Traditionen, Religionen und ethnischen Spannungen geprägt ist. Götter existieren hier nicht nur als ferne Legenden, sondern greifen sichtbar in die Geschichte ein, während Wahrheit, Propaganda und Mythos oft ununterscheidbar ineinanderfließen. Die Spiele erzählen diese Welt selten direkt – sie erschließt sich über Bücher, Architektur, Rituale, Fraktionen und die Perspektiven ihrer Bewohner. In dieser Folge erkunden Rahel und Mháire die Eigenheiten dieser Spielwelt: ihre politische Struktur, die Rolle von Magie und Religion, das Nebeneinander von großer Historie und persönlicher Alltagserfahrung sowie die bewusste Mehrdeutigkeit vieler Erzählungen. Es geht darum, wie The Elder Scrolls Weltenbau betreibt, warum sich Tamriel je nach Region völlig anders anfühlt – und weshalb diese Serie bis heute eine der dichtesten und faszinierendsten Fantasy-Welten der Computerspielgeschichte hervorgebracht hat. Einen Gast gibt es auch: Diesmal kommt im Podcast neben den Sprecherinnen Louis Kresoviç zum Einsatz, der betreibt auf YouTube unter dem Namen Amemos den größten deutschsprachigen Lorecast zum Thema Elder Scrolls Podcast-Credits: Sprecher, Redaktion: Rahel Schmitz, Mháire Stritter Gast: Louis Kresoviç Audioproduktion: Sascha Blach, Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro, Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Chris Hülsbeck (Musik) Die Podcastfolge, in der es um das Spiel Morrowind geht, ist parallel zu dieser Folge erschienen.

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life's experiences. In this episode, Dr Camidge sat down with Tom Fleming, PhD, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle. Drs Camidge and Fleming discussed how Fleming's interest in biostatistics led to a multifaceted career in clinical trial design and analysis. Fleming pursued a PhD in math and statistics and spent his early career learning to bridge quantitative sciences with clinical medicine, working on landmark trials for adjuvant colon cancer and debunking megadoses of Vitamin C as a cancer treatment. A primary focus of Fleming's career was pioneering the use of Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs) in oncology research to safeguard patient interests and trial integrity, later convincing organizations like SWOG to adopt DMCs to prevent premature data releases and biases. He also co-developed the O'Brien-Fleming monitoring boundary, a statistical framework that allows trials to stop early for efficacy only when the signal is undeniably compelling, thereby protecting scientific rigor. After moving to the University of Washington, Fleming expanded his focus into infectious diseases. He led international efforts that revolutionized HIV/AIDS prevention, including demonstrating a reduction in heterosexual transmission of the disease through antiretrovirals and significantly reducing mother-to-child transmission in resource-limited settings. Fleming remains a staunch advocate for confirmatory trials and the use of overall survival as the "gold standard" end point, often expressing skepticism toward surrogate biomarkers like progression-free survival. In the episode, he emphasized that rigorous science is possible even in the most challenging environments, provided there is a commitment to clinical equipoise and high patient retention. Outside of his professional life, Fleming prioritizes family and coaches youth soccer teams, reflecting his belief in the power of collaboration.

I'm not special. I haven't done anything interesting. This is what Stephanie told me when I asked about her business ideas. And I'm calling bullshit. Because here's the truth: Every single person on this planet has monetisable expertise. Every. Single. Person. The problem isn't that you don't have skills. The problem is that you either can't see them (because they feel too easy or obvious to you), or you're drowning in so many options you can't choose. In this episode, Jenny and I are breaking down exactly how to identify your monetisable expertise, how to choose between multiple options, and why being "ordinary" is actually your biggest advantage. I'm sharing my own journey of choosing between French culture consulting, YouTube teaching, merch businesses, and career coaching—and the framework I used to finally decide. Plus, we're answering two questions that sit on opposite ends of the spectrum but have more in common than you'd think. This episode is essential listening if: You think you don't have any monetisable skills (you do) You're drowning in possibilities and can't choose a direction You're discounting your expertise because it feels "too easy" You think you need to be a world-leading expert to teach something You're wondering if your "ordinary" life experiences could actually make you money We're covering: The moment I had to choose between 7+ different business directions (and how I decided) Why "earned skills" are more monetisable than natural talents The School of Life exercise that reveals your hidden expertise How to assess market demand without getting overwhelmed Why being several steps ahead is enough (you don't need to be at the finish line) The future-proofing question that saved me from building a business that would become obsolete Real examples: From dick pic photography to baby name consulting (yes, really) Plus, we're answering two audience questions: Tami asks: "I'm digging into my superpowers and still have not reached my three niche options because I'm overwhelmed with possibilities. Do I need to decide now?" Stephanie asks: "I'm not special. I haven't done anything interesting. Does EVERYONE really have a business idea inside of them?" Remember: What's easy for you is hard for someone else. That's your business. How to Submit Your Questions: Send us a DM on Instagram @badassempires_ Email us at hello@badassempires.com Bonus points for voice notes - we'll use your actual voice on the podcast! -------------------- LET'S CONNECT

Heute wird's heiß auf dem Eis – und im Podcast! In der heutigen Ausgabe unserer Eishockey-Show erwartet euch eine hochkarätige Runde mit geballter Expertise, ehrlicher Analyse und jeder Menge Insider-Stories. Mit dabei sind Rick Goldmann, Sascha Bandermann, Basti Schwele sowie Freddy Tiffels, Nationalspieler und Leistungsträger der Eisbären Berlin. Gemeinsam nehmen die vier das komplette Eishockeyjahr 2025 unter die Lupe: Von den entscheidenden Momenten in der DEL über internationale Highlights bis hin zu persönlichen Einblicken aus der Kabine. Freddy Tiffels gibt exklusive Einblicke in den Alltag eines Profis, spricht über die Saison mit den Eisbären, Herausforderungen auf und neben dem Eis sowie über seine Perspektive auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Eishockeys. Rick Goldmann sorgt wie gewohnt für klare Worte und tiefgehende Analysen, während Sascha Bandermann und Basti Schwele das Geschehen einordnen, diskutieren und auch kritische Themen nicht aussparen. Transfers, Trainerentscheidungen, Nachwuchsentwicklung, die Nationalmannschaft und der Blick auf kommende Turniere – nichts bleibt unerwähnt. Diese Folge ist mehr als ein Rückblick: Sie ist eine Standortbestimmung für das Eishockeyjahr 2025, mit spannenden Thesen, persönlichen Einschätzungen und leidenschaftlichen Debatten. Pflichtprogramm für alle Eishockey-Fans, egal ob DEL-Follower, Nationalmannschafts-Supporter oder einfach Liebhaber des schnellsten Teamsports der Welt. Jetzt reinhören – Faceoffs, Fakten und Feuer frei!

Diese Folge ist der zweite Teil einer Podcast-Reihe zu transgenerationalen Traumata, Aussiedler:innen, Spätaussiedler:innen sowie hybriden und fluiden Identitäten im Spiegel des PostOst-Diskurses.Migration bedeutet hybride Identitäten und das ständige Sich-Erklären-Müssen. Die Rückkehrdebatten, die Suche nach echten Räumen, die prekäre Förderlogik und die Krisen heutiger Zeit werfen Fragen auf:

Jimi Gibson is an entertainer, magician, public speaker and Vice President of Brand Communication at Thrive, an Internet Marketing Agency. Jimi uses magic metaphors to explain the principles behind successful digital marketing. A valuable, Abracadabra, listen.  Along the way we discuss – Magic (1:05), Magic Principles applied to Business (11:00), a verbal Magical Trick (14:00), the Magic Script: Connection, Curiosity, Conversion (18:30), Thrive: Digital Marketing (25:45), AI Magic (31:15), the importance of Content Clarity (36:15), and E.E.A.T.: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (36:45). Avail yourself to Jimi's magic @ Thrive. This podcast is partnered with LukeLeaders1248, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for the children of military Veterans. Send a donation, large or small, through PayPal @LukeLeaders1248; Venmo @LukeLeaders1248; or our website @ www.lukeleaders1248.com. You can also donate your used vehicle @ this hyperlink – CARS donation to LL1248.  Music intro and outro from the creative brilliance of Kenny Kilgore. Lowriders and Beautiful Rainy Day.

Picture this: you've just rolled up to the dungeon entrance, everyone looks heroic… and then the rogue vanishes before initiative even begins. Classic. In this remastered RPGBOT.Podcast episode, we get delightfully sneaky about how to build the perfect scoundrel from level 1 through 10 without needing a 20-page backstory explaining why you stole the wizard's lunch (again). Show Notes In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, the team takes a dagger-sharp dive into how to build and optimize a Dungeons & Dragons Rogue from the earliest levels through level 10. We unpack class features, subclass decisions, damage expectations, ability score priorities, and the irresistible allure of Sneak Attack. Whether you're a stealthy assassin, a charming thief, or just someone who really, really likes stabbing things once per round, but really hard, this episode will give you the tools you need to play a rogue that's both effective and memorable. We cover stealth fundamentals, combat math, common pitfalls, party synergy, and which subclass choices help you maximize your strengths (or make up for weaknesses). Whether you're planning to pick locks, disable traps, or carry the entire narrative while the rest of the table fails Perception checks, we've got you. HANDBOOKS FROM RPGBOT.net Rogue 5e: DnD 5th Edition Class Guide Rogue Subclass Breakdown Rogue Races Breakdown RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes Fighters! Unleashing Your Inner Warrior - RPGBOT.Podcast Key Takeaways Sneak Attack scales fast; plan your combat actions around enabling it every turn Rogues are defined by mobility and positioning: staying alive is step one to doing anything cool Expertise dramatically changes your skill roles—choose skills that matter beyond combat Subclass choice shapes your playstyle: Assassin, Thief, Arcane Trickster—each has unique tactical benefits Rogues thrive with teamwork; make friends with the party members who keep enemies occupied Cunning Action is one of the most powerful class features in early game combat Ability Score priorities are typically Dexterity first, Constitution second, then flavor to taste Your role isn't "hit things constantly", it's "hit things when it hurts most, steal the scene, and disappear" Liven up your winter with Startplaying.Games Winter nights are long and cold, so warm them up by playing a game on StartPlaying.Games! Whether you want to try a new system, learn to play a rogue, or find a great GM in your time zone, StartPlaying.Games can match you with real people and great adventures. Find your next table today and sneak into a campaign before anyone notices you were missing! Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

In this first episode of The Dance between Experience and Expertise, Tara and Jamie discuss how to prepare fro a PhD enrolment.

Picture this: you've just rolled up to the dungeon entrance, everyone looks heroic… and then the rogue vanishes before initiative even begins. Classic. In this remastered RPGBOT.Podcast episode, we get delightfully sneaky about how to build the perfect scoundrel from level 1 through 10 without needing a 20-page backstory explaining why you stole the wizard's lunch (again). Show Notes In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, the team takes a dagger-sharp dive into how to build and optimize a Dungeons & Dragons Rogue from the earliest levels through level 10. We unpack class features, subclass decisions, damage expectations, ability score priorities, and the irresistible allure of Sneak Attack. Whether you're a stealthy assassin, a charming thief, or just someone who really, really likes stabbing things once per round, but really hard, this episode will give you the tools you need to play a rogue that's both effective and memorable. We cover stealth fundamentals, combat math, common pitfalls, party synergy, and which subclass choices help you maximize your strengths (or make up for weaknesses). Whether you're planning to pick locks, disable traps, or carry the entire narrative while the rest of the table fails Perception checks, we've got you. HANDBOOKS FROM RPGBOT.net Rogue 5e: DnD 5th Edition Class Guide Rogue Subclass Breakdown Rogue Races Breakdown RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes Fighters! Unleashing Your Inner Warrior - RPGBOT.Podcast Key Takeaways Sneak Attack scales fast; plan your combat actions around enabling it every turn Rogues are defined by mobility and positioning: staying alive is step one to doing anything cool Expertise dramatically changes your skill roles—choose skills that matter beyond combat Subclass choice shapes your playstyle: Assassin, Thief, Arcane Trickster—each has unique tactical benefits Rogues thrive with teamwork; make friends with the party members who keep enemies occupied Cunning Action is one of the most powerful class features in early game combat Ability Score priorities are typically Dexterity first, Constitution second, then flavor to taste Your role isn't "hit things constantly", it's "hit things when it hurts most, steal the scene, and disappear" Liven up your winter with Startplaying.Games Winter nights are long and cold, so warm them up by playing a game on StartPlaying.Games! Whether you want to try a new system, learn to play a rogue, or find a great GM in your time zone, StartPlaying.Games can match you with real people and great adventures. Find your next table today and sneak into a campaign before anyone notices you were missing! Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Episode 329 hosts Dr Ferial Fanian (Dermatologist from Paris, France) In our 'Masterclass Series' we host global experts to teach us about fillers, bio-stimulators, bio-remodellers, polynucleotides, exosomes and other products. (For toxin insights, check out our other mini-series, 'The Tox Talks') In Chapter 11 we go on a deep dive into the science of 'biostimulation' . With collagen stimulation now a seemingly generic term used for many new products launched, we aim to differentiate how these products can be classified and how they actually biostimulate. We also cover some basics of daily skincare, skin analysis, skin hydration and the history of NCTF (New Cellular Treatment Factor 135 HA). 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Special Guest: Dr Ferial Fanian 01:06 Event Experience and Masterclass Topic 01:52 Dr Ferial's Background and Expertise 02:55 Role with Filmed and Clinical Practice 05:56 Understanding Biostimulation 08:44 Categories of Biostimulation Products 18:10 Skin Health and Analysis 25:03 Patient Consultations and Objective Measurements 25:29 The Importance of Quantification in Dermatology 25:49 Investing in Medical Devices 25:58 Budgeting for Equipment 26:19 Community and Support for Injectors 27:12 Priming vs. Biostimulation 28:10 Daily Skincare Routine 28:37 The Role of Hydration and Defense in Skincare 29:48 Adapting Skincare to Seasons and Hormonal Changes 30:42 The Importance of Changing Skincare Products 33:19 Cosmeceuticals and Priming 33:45 Injectables and Hydration 34:55 Understanding NCTF and Cellular Scaffolds 41:05 The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Skincare 48:23 Future of Injectable Products 50:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ONLINE PLATFORM FOR WEEKLY EDUCATION & NETWORKING CLICK HERE TO BROWSE OUR IA OFFERS FOR DISCOUNTS & SPECIALS CLICK HERE IF YOU'RE A BRAND OR COMPANY & WANT TO WORK WITH US CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO BE A GUEST ON OUR PODCAST CONTACT US

In this episode, Jeffrey discusses the value of expertiseEach week, Jeffrey will be sharing his knowledge on Service Delivery (Mondays) and Service Management (Thursdays). Jeffrey is the founder of Service Management Leadership, an IT consulting firm specializing in Service Management, Asset Management, CIO Advisory, and Business Continuity services.  The firm's website is www.servicemanagement.us.  Jeffrey has been in the industry for 30 years and brings a practical perspective to the discussions. He is an accomplished author with seven acclaimed books in the subject area and a popular YouTube channel with approximately 1,500 videos on various topics.  Also, please follow the Service Management Leadership LinkedIn page.

In this episode, we are joined by Justin of Pisces Printing. Brought to you by PCBWay (https://jle.vi/pcbway) and OctoEverywhere (https://octoeverywhere.com/welcome?id=podcast).

Don't lie -- when you open ChatGPT, you're looking for a quick copy-and-paste solution. We've all been there. What if I told you that was kinda the worst way possible to use some of the world's most powerful technology. Spoiler alert: it kinda is. Make sure to catch today's episode for some creative frameworks to change how you use LLMs. Creative Frameworks for Problem-Solving with Generative AI -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (PS - Was hoping to have the PT. 2 Roadmap review ready to go, but feeling under the weather. Pt 2 will drop soon!)Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion:Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Creative Frameworks for Generative AI Problem SolvingHuman Agency vs. AI Efficiency DebateUsing Large Language Models as Thought PartnersPrompt Engineering vs. Context Engineering EvolutionGeneric Parts Technique for Abstract ThinkingSCAMPER Framework for Business InnovationHuman-AI Collaboration: Enhancing Creative OutputsOvercoming Cognitive Biases in AI-Assisted StrategyTimestamps:00:00 "Using AI as Thought Partner"04:06 "AI's Role in Creative Problem-Solving"08:13 "Broadening Problem-Solving Approaches"13:11 "Using Multiple Tools for Insight"15:07 "SCAMPER Framework Explained"17:32 "Rethinking Problems with SCAMPER"22:24 "Embracing Difference in Expertise"24:45 "Building Creative Confidence"Keywords:Generative AI, problem solving frameworks, creative frameworks, large language models, AI thought partner, augmenting human intelligence, creative problem solving, prompt engineering, context engineering, agency over output, human-AI partnership, divergent thinking, convergent thinking, psychological distance, cognitive bias, creative confidence, creative agency, generic parts technique, SCAMPER framework, substitute, combine, adapt, modify, put to another use, eliminate, reverse, creative velocity, innovation, agentic capabilities, iterative problem solving, model reasoning, human in the loop, decision making, strategy, domain transfer, abstraction, functionally fixated thinking, solution exploration, pain point analysis, authentication, friction reduction, workflow improvement, technology product management, practical AI use cases, collaborative AI techniques, business problem solving, structured problem solving, metacognition, challenging output quality,Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner 

In this episode of the Expert Speaker Podcast, Majeed Mogharreban interviews seasoned entrepreneur and online business mentor Jim Swan, who shares his journey from corporate burnout to building a profitable, purpose-driven online business. With a strong foundation in mindset, habits, and scaling systems, Jim now helps coaches and consultants turn their knowledge into leveraged offers that free up their time and multiply their income. Whether you're stuck trading time for money or unsure how to scale your expertise, this episode will give you a proven roadmap to build a life and business you love. Key Takeaways: From Burnout to Breakthrough Jim shares how climbing the corporate ladder led him to physical and emotional exhaustion—and how a bold decision to reinvent his life opened the door to greater impact and freedom. The Secret to Scalable Coaching You don't need to keep selling one-off sessions. Jim explains how to package your expertise into repeatable systems and digital products that work while you sleep. Building Habits That Support Success Daily disciplines, mindset work, and accountability are the foundation of sustainable growth. Jim walks through how to build systems that help you stay in alignment. How to Find the Right Audience Success starts with clarity. Jim emphasizes the importance of serving a specific person with a specific problem—and building offers around real transformation. Letting Go of the "Employee" Mindset Many coaches struggle because they're still operating like employees. Jim breaks down how to think like a business owner and make CEO-level decisions. Notable Quotes: "You have a message, a mission, and a method—it's time to monetize it." – Jim Swan "Stop trading your time for money. Start building something that works while you're not." – Jim Swan "You don't need to know everything to be successful—you just need to take action and stay consistent." – Jim Swan "There's no freedom without systems. Freedom comes from structure." – Jim Swan Action Steps: Follow Jim and learn more at www.jimswancoaching.com Download his free resource to start building your signature system Reflect on where you're still acting like an employee in your own business—and what needs to shift Listen If You Are: A coach or consultant tired of trading time for money A service provider ready to scale without burnout Looking to turn your 1-on-1 expertise into a leveraged offer Wanting to build a business that supports your ideal lifestyle In need of a mindset shift to operate like a true entrepreneur

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Episode 198: Automate Your Lead Generation with our FREE online course: https://go.digitaltrailblazer.com/auto-leads-course-freeMany course creators worry that AI will commoditize their offerings or that anyone can now churn out generic courses that compete with their expertise. This threatens to devalue your hard-earned knowledge and undermine your business positioning.In this episode, Bryan McAnulty teaches us how to correctly leverage AI as a tool to extract and amplify your unique experience—not replace it. He explains why AI-generated courses without your personal insights have zero value, how to focus on higher-value transformations that can't be replicated, and the importance of integrating community elements into your offerings to future-proof your business in the AI era.About Bryan McAnulty: Bryan McAnulty is the founder of Heights Platform: the all-in-one AI-powered online course creation and community-building software that empowers thousands of creators in more than 100 countries to build knowledge businesses.Bryan's entrepreneurial journey began in 2009, when he founded Velora, a digital product design studio, developing products and websites used by millions worldwide. Stemming from an early obsession with graphic design programs and Legos, Bryan is a designer, developer, musician, and truly a creator at heart. With a passion for discovery, Bryan has traveled to more than 30 countries and 100+ cities, meeting creators along the way.Join Bryan's “Creator Climb” Community: https://www.creatorclimb.com/Connect with Bryan: https://www.heightsplatform.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@heightsplatform https://www.facebook.com/heightsplatform/ https://instagram.com/heightsplatform https://x.com/BryanMcAnultyCheck Out Bryan's “Creator's Adventure Podcast”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creators-adventure-course-creation/id1608100988Want to SCALE your online business bigger and faster without the endless hustle of networking, referrals, and pumping out content that nobody sees?Grab our Ultimate Ad Script for Coaches, Agencies, and Course Creators.Learn the exact 5-step script we teach our clients that allows them to generate targeted, high-quality leads at ultra-low cost, so you can land paying customers and clients without breaking the bank on ad spend. Grab the Ultimate Ad Script right HERE - https://join.digitaltrailblazer.com/ultimate-ad-script✅ Connect With Us:Website - https://DigitalTrailblazer.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltrailblazerTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltrailblazerTwitter: https://twitter.com/DgtlTrailblazerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/DigitalTrailblazer

Nina is a LinkedIn™ featured brand builder and a content and engagement strategist for creators, coaches, and consultants.She collaborates with service-based entrepreneurs to develop strategies and create digital content that enable them to grow organically on LinkedIn.Nina is a recovering producer and documentary filmmaker. She's seen it all — from the early days of independent features to national TV commercials, corporate mega-shows, and Emmy Award–winning documentaries, including Abraham's Children, which she produced.Nina is from Switzerland. She owned 11-pound Dachshund mix who has her well trained.In today's episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to spot the right time to pivot, how to use AI without losing your authenticity, and simple LinkedIn routines that build real relationships instead of noise.Nina and I discuss:Nina's career journey and pivots from filmmaking to online coaching and video marketing [00:02:19]The pivot from video production to focusing on organic LinkedIn strategy [00:04:03]Techniques to listen for market changes and when to consider a pivot (including AI) [00:05:38]How to acknowledge AI in your messaging without chasing every shiny thing [00:08:44]The LinkedIn shift from a social graph to an interest graph — why engagement now drives visibility [00:11:00]The power of a consistent commenting practice and why you can post less but comment more [00:11:53]Nina's “list of 25” tactic for regular, strategic engagement [00:12:59]Why commenting builds meaningful relationships (and comment etiquette to avoid “bro marketing”) [00:13:47]Organizing LinkedIn outreach: engagement groups, spreadsheets, and simple CRMs [00:16:51]The role of community in business growth and the inspiration/accountability it provides [00:19:32]Ideal community size for meaningful connection (Nina's sweet spot: 30–100) [00:21:41]Questions to ask when choosing the right community for your transition (size, topic, demographics, geography, founder) [00:23:08]Where to find Nina's resources (Five Steps to a Perfect LinkedIn Post; Nine Steps to a Near-Perfect LinkedIn Profile) and how to connect with her [00:25:48]Learn more about Nina at https://clockwiseproductions.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-froriep/______________________________________________________________About Smashing the PlateauSmashing the Plateau shares stories and strategies from corporate refugees: mid-career professionals who've left corporate life to build something of their own.Each episode features a candid conversation with someone who has walked this path or supports those who do. Guests offer real strategies to help you build a sustainable, fulfilling business on your terms, with practical insights on positioning, growth, marketing, decision-making, and mindset.Woven throughout are powerful reminders of how community can accelerate your success.______________________________________________________________Take the Next Step• Experience the power of community.Join a live guest session and connect with peers who understand the journey:https://smashingtheplateau.com/guest • Not ready to join live yet? Stay connected.Get practical strategies, stories, and invitations delivered to your inbox:https://smashingtheplateau.com/news

Natalia Curusi: When Your Technical Expertise Becomes Your Biggest Scrum Master Weakness Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   "I thought my technical background was my biggest strength, but I understood that this was my biggest weakness—I was coming into stand-ups saying 'I know how we need to fix that issue,' and I was a Scrum Master." - Natalia Curusi   Natalia stepped into her first blended role as team leader and Scrum Master full of confidence. With years of programming experience behind her, she believed she could guide her team through any technical challenge. But during morning stand-ups, she found herself suggesting solutions, directing technical approaches, and sharing her expertise freely. The team listened—after all, she was their former leader. They implemented her suggestions, but when those solutions failed, the team didn't have the thinking process to adapt them to their context.  Natalia realized she was preventing the team's learning and ownership by taking control away from them. The turning point came when she made a deliberate choice: she selected the most technical person on the team to become the technical authority and committed to never stepping on his feet again. From that moment forward, she focused purely on the Scrum Master role—asking questions, fostering collaboration, and shutting up to listen actively.  Years later, that technical lead followed her to another job, and they remain friends to this day. Natalia learned that her contribution wasn't about giving solutions—it was about keeping the team from losing ownership of their work.   Self-reflection Question: When you attend your team's daily stand-up, are you contributing to collaboration, or is your contribution keeping the team from owning their work?   [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast Ep. 149. When Families face Echoes of the Past with Steve Legler   In this episode of the Enlightened Family Business Podcast, host Chris Yonker is joined by Steven Legler, an experienced family business advisor. Together, they delve into the complexities of family business dynamics, focusing on the impact of past events such as divorces, lawsuits, and separations on current relationships and decision-making processes. Chris and Steven discuss the essential components for creating sustainable continuity, including clear communication, inner awareness, family alignment, and evolving governance. They emphasize the necessity of addressing deep-rooted issues through awareness and professional guidance, highlighting the importance of conflict management, personal development, and the role of external advisors in facilitating effective family meetings. The episode serves as a comprehensive guide for families looking to build a cohesive and thriving multi-generational business.   ·       02:44 The Importance of Awareness in Family Systems ·       05:07 Steven Legler's Background and Expertise ·       08:46 Echoes of the Past: Family Blowups and Their Impact ·       10:33 Identifying and Addressing Family System Symptoms ·       18:50 The Role of Advisors in Family Dynamics ·       22:06 Building Family Councils for Future Decision Making ·       25:42 Creating Awareness and Addressing Artificial Harmony ·       32:22 Handling Addiction in Families ·       39:01 Creating Safe Spaces for Dialogue ·       41:07 Challenges in Family Meetings ·       42:27 Generational Trauma and Stress   Websites:   ·       fambizforum.com. ·       www.chrisyonker.com ·       stevelegler.com                  

In this episode of the Clinical Trial Podcast, host Kunal Sampat sits down with Dr. Philip Räth, Managing Director of Palleos Healthcare, to discuss leading Clinical Research Organization (CRO) in the European Union (EU). Managing a Clinical Research Organization is far more than project oversight. CRO leaders juggle sponsor expectations, site relationships, internal talent, regulatory demands, and profitability. A strong CRO partner can jumpstart a clinical trial for industry or academic sponsors that have limited infrastructure. A mismatched CRO, on the other hand, can derail timelines, add cost, and create friction you don't need.   About Today's Guest: Dr. Philip Räth Dr. Räth brings 15 years of experience in the medical product industry and currently leads Palleos Healthcare, a central European full-service CRO supporting pre-clinical consulting through large-scale clinical trials. Operations in 19 countries 336+ projects delivered Expertise across 23 therapeutic areas   In this episode, you'll learn: What makes a CRO truly sponsor-ready Where CRO selection often goes wrong How digital transformation and AI are reshaping CRO operations Insights from Palleos' work across Europe and diverse therapeutic areas The future of full-service clinical trials from a CRO leader's perspective

  Why a Banking Executive Chooses to Pay More: JD Mealor on Community, Expertise, and Leading Through Change What makes a seasoned banking executive willing to pay more for running shoes when cheaper options are just a click away? For JD Mealor, Division President of Cadence Bank, the answer reveals everything about his approach to […]

Welcome back to the Ultimate Guide to Partnering® Podcast. AI agents are your next customers. Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://theultimatepartner.com/ebook-subscribe/ Check Out UPX:https://theultimatepartner.com/experience/ Jen Odess, Group Vice President of Partner Excellence at ServiceNow, joins Vince Menzione to discuss the company’s incredible transformation from an IT ticketing solution to a leading AI-native platform for business transformation. Jen dives deep into how ServiceNow has strategically invested in and infused AI into its unified platform over the last decade, enabling over a billion workflows daily. She also outlines the critical role of the partner ecosystem, which executes 87% of all implementations, and reveals the company’s strategic initiatives, including its commitment to the hyperscaler marketplaces, the goal to hit half a billion dollars in annual contract value for its Now Assist AI product, and the push for partners to adopt an ‘AI-native’ methodology to capitalize on the fact that customers still want over 70% of AI buying to be done through partners. Key Takeaways ServiceNow is an ‘AI-native’ company, having invested in and built AI directly into its unified platform for over a decade. The company’s core value today is in its unified AI platform, single data model, and leadership in workflows that connect the entire enterprise. ServiceNow will hit $500 million in annual contract value for its Now Assist AI products by the end of 2025, making it the fastest-growing product in company history. An astonishing 87% of all ServiceNow implementations are done by its global partner ecosystem, highlighting their crucial role. The company is leveraging the half-trillion-dollar opportunity of durable cloud budgets by driving marketplace transactions and helping customers burn down cloud commits using ServiceNow solutions. To win in the AI era, partners must adopt AI internally, co-innovate on the platform, and strategically differentiate themselves to rank higher in the forthcoming agentic matching system. Key Tags: ServiceNow, AI-native platform, Now Assist, Jen Odess, partner excellence, workflow leader, AI platform for business transformation, hyperscalers, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, marketplace transactions, cloud commits, AIDA model, agentic matching, F-Pattern, Z-Pattern, group vice president, MSP, GSI, co-innovation, autonomous implementation, technical constraints, visual hierarchy, UX, UI, responsive design. Ultimate Partner is the independent community for technology leaders navigating the tectonic shifts in cloud, AI, marketplaces, and co-selling. Through live events, UPX membership, advisory, and the Ultimate Guide to Partnering® podcast, we help organizations align with hyperscalers, accelerate growth, and achieve their greatest results through successful partnering. Transcript: Jen Odess Audio Podcast [00:00:00] Jen Odess: The AI platform for business transformation, and I love to say to people, it sounds like a handful of cliche words that just got stacked together. The AI platform for business transformation. Yeah. We all know these words, so many companies use ’em, but it is such deliberate language and I love to explain why. [00:00:20] Vince Menzione: Welcome to, or welcome back to The Ultimate Guide to Partnering. I’m Vince Menzi on your host, and my mission is to help leaders like you achieve your greatest results through successful partnering. Today we have a special leader, Jen Odes is the GVP for Partner Excellence at ServiceNow. And joins me here in the studio in Boca Raton. [00:00:40] Vince Menzione: Jen, welcome to the podcast. Thanks, Vince. It’s so great to be here. I am so thrilled to welcome you. To Boca Raton, Florida. Our podcast home look at this amazing background we have Here is this, and this is where we host our ultimate partner Winter retreat. Actually, in February, we’re gonna give that a plug. [00:00:58] Vince Menzione: Okay. I’d love to have you come back. I’d love to have an invite. And you flew in this morning from Washington DC [00:01:04] Jen Odess: I did. It was 20 degrees when I left my house this morning and this backdrop. Is definitely giving me, island South Florida like vibes. It’s fabulous. [00:01:13] Vince Menzione: And we’re gonna talk about ServiceNow. [00:01:14] Vince Menzione: And you’re also opening an office down here? We [00:01:17] Jen Odess: are [00:01:17] Vince Menzione: in West Palm Beach. Not too far from where we are. Yes. Later 2026. Yeah. I love that. And then so we’ll work on the recruiting year, but let’s dive in. Okay. So thrilled to have ServiceNow and to have you in the room. This has been an incredible time for your organization. [00:01:31] Vince Menzione: I have been watching, obviously I work with Microsoft. We’ve had Google. In the studio, Amazon onboard as well. And other than those three organizations, I can’t think of any other legacy organization that has embraced AI more succinctly than ServiceNow. And I thought we’d start there, but I really wanna spend some time getting to know you and getting to know your role, your mission, and your journey to this incredible. [00:01:57] Vince Menzione: Leadership role as a global vice president. We’ll talk about Or [00:02:01] Jen Odess: group. Group Vice president. I know it doesn’t roll off the tongue. I get it. A group vice president doesn’t roll. [00:02:05] Vince Menzione: G-V-P-G-V-P doesn’t roll off the time. And in some organizations it is global. It is in other organizations, it’s group. So let’s, you’re not [00:02:12] Jen Odess: the first to say global vice president. [00:02:14] Jen Odess: Okay. I’ll take either way. It’s fine. [00:02:15] Vince Menzione: Yeah. Yeah. And might be a promotion. Let’s talk. Let’s talk about that. Let’s talk about you and your career journey and your mission. [00:02:22] Jen Odess: Yeah, so I’ve been at ServiceNow for five years. In fact, January will be like the five year anniversary and then it will be the beginning of my sixth year. [00:02:31] Jen Odess: Amazing. And I actually got hired originally to build out the initial partner enablement function. So it didn’t really exist five years ago. There was certainly enablement that happened to Sure. All individuals that were. Using, consuming, buying ServiceNow, working with ServiceNow. But the partner enablement function from pre to post-sale, that whole life cycle didn’t exist yet. [00:02:54] Jen Odess: So that was my initial job. I got hired to run partner enablement and it before. And how big [00:02:59] Vince Menzione: was your partner organization at that point? It must have been pretty small. [00:03:01] Jen Odess: It was actually not as small as you would think. Gosh, that’s a great question. You’re challenging my memory from five years ago. [00:03:08] Jen Odess: I know that we’re over 2,500 partners today and we add hundreds every year, so it had to have been in the low one thousands. Wow. Is where we were five years ago. But the maturity of the ecosystem is grossly larger today than it was then. I can imagine. So back then there was less than 30,000 individuals that were skilled on ServiceNow to sell or solution or deliver. [00:03:34] Jen Odess: Today there’s almost a hundred thousand. Wow. So yeah that’s like the maturity in the capability within the ecosystem. But before I start on my ServiceNow and my group vice president. Which is a great role, by the way. Group Vice President. Yeah. Partner Excellence group. I’m very proud of it. [00:03:49] Jen Odess: But but let me tell you what brought me here, please. So I actually came from a partner, but not in the ServiceNow ecosystem. Okay. I won’t name the partner, but let’s just say it’s a competitor, a competitive ecosystem. And I worked for a services shop that today I would refer to as multinational. [00:04:11] Jen Odess: Kind of a boutique darling, but with over 1,500 consultants, so Okay. A behemoth as well? Yeah. Privately held. And we were a force to be reckoned with, and it was really fun. I held so many roles. I was a customer success manager. I led the data science practice at one point. I ran global alliances and partnerships. [00:04:35] Jen Odess: At one point I was the chief of staff to the CEO at the time that company was acquired. Big global si. And and then at one point I even spun off for the big global SI and helped run a culture initiative to transform co corporate culture. Wow. Very inside the whole organization. Wow. That is very, yeah. [00:04:54] Jen Odess: Really interesting set of roles. And the whole reason I came to ServiceNow is by the time I was concluding that journey in that ecosystem on the services side, I felt like. I didn’t fully understand what it meant to be on the software product side. And I often felt like I approached friction or moments of frustration and heartache with resentment for the software company. [00:05:20] Jen Odess: Sure. Or maybe just a lack of empathy for what they must be going through as well. It always felt like I was on the kind of [00:05:26] Vince Menzione: negative you were on the other side of the table. Totally. [00:05:27] Jen Odess: Yeah. And, or maybe like the redheaded stepchild kind of a concept as a partner. And so I sought out to. Learn more, which is probably a big piece of my journey is just constant curiosity. [00:05:38] Jen Odess: Nice. And I thought I think the thing I’m missing is seeing what it means firsthand to be on the software product side. And that was what led me to a career at ServiceNow. Five years strong. Yeah. So [00:05:50] Vince Menzione: talk about partner experience for those who don’t know what that means. [00:05:53] Jen Odess: Yeah. Today my role is partner excellence, but it used to be partner experience. [00:05:58] Jen Odess: Okay. And so the don’t. Yeah, that’s normal to say both things. And they actually mean two very different things. [00:06:04] Vince Menzione: Yeah, I would say so. [00:06:05] Jen Odess: And we deliberately changed the title about a year ago. So today, partner Excellence is about really ensuring that we build a vibrant AI led ecosystem. And that’s from the whole life cycle of the partner, from the day they choose to be a partner and onboard, and hopefully to the day they’re just. [00:06:23] Jen Odess: Thriving and growing like crazy, and then across the whole life cycle of the customer pre to post sale. So it’s, we are almost like the underpinning and the infras infrastructure. Someone once said it’s like we’re the insurance policy of all global partnerships and channels. That’s how we operate across global partnerships and channels and service Now. [00:06:42] Vince Menzione: And you have a very intimate relationship with those partners. We’re gonna dive in on that as well. Yes. But let’s talk about this time like no other. I talk about tectonic shifts at all of our events. People that listen to our podcasts know we talk about the acceleration of transformation, and it’s happening so fast. [00:06:58] Vince Menzione: It was happening fast even during COVID. But then. I’ll call this date or time period, the November 20, 22 time period when Chat GPT launched. Oh yeah. And that really changed the world in many respects, right? Yeah. Microsoft had already leaned in with chat, GPT, Google, we talked to Google about this. [00:07:17] Vince Menzione: Even having them in the room was like, they were caught flatfooted in a way, and they had a lot of the technology and they didn’t lean in. But it feels like ServiceNow was one of the first, certainly on the ISV side of the house and refer to the term ISV. Loosely, because hyperscalers are ISVs as well. [00:07:34] Vince Menzione: They were early to lean in and have leaned it in such a way from a business application perspective that I believe we haven’t seen embracing and infusing AI into your platform. I was hoping we could dive in a little bit on ServiceNow from a. Kinda legacy, what the organization was and is today. [00:07:56] Vince Menzione: And then also this infusion of AI into the platform. If you don’t mind, [00:07:59] Jen Odess: I love this topic. Okay. And I feel like it’s such a privilege to talk about ServiceNow on this topic because we really are a leader in the category. I’ll almost rewind back to over 20 years ago when the company was founded. [00:08:11] Jen Odess: Today, fast forward, we are so much more than an IT ticketing company. We are, [00:08:16] Vince Menzione: but that was the legacy. That’s how I knew service now 20 years ago. [00:08:19] Jen Odess: And what a beautiful legacy. Yeah. But we have expanded immensely beyond that. And that’s the beautiful story to tell customers. That’s so fun. [00:08:28] Jen Odess: But what what I love is that. So 20 years ago, that was where we started. And today, do you know that over a billion workflows are put to work every single day for our customers? A billion [00:08:38] Vince Menzione: workflows, over a billion workflows. That’s crazy. [00:08:40] Jen Odess: And 87% of all implementations for ServiceNow were done by partnerships. [00:08:46] Jen Odess: And channels. That’s fantastic. So you think about those billion plus workflows daily, all because of our partner ecosystem. This is my small plug. I’m just very proud 80, proud 86%. [00:08:56] Vince Menzione: Did you hear that? Part’s 86%. [00:08:57] Jen Odess: Amazing. And so that’s like what we’re, that’s what we’re a leader in the category. We are a leader in workflows categorically. [00:09:05] Jen Odess: But then over a decade ago, we started investing in ai. We started building it right into our platform, and this becomes the next kind of notch on our belt, which is we are a unified platform. Nothing is bolted on, nothing is just apid in. Yeah, it is a unified platform. So all of that AI that for the past decade we’ve been building in into our platform. [00:09:28] Jen Odess: Just in our AI platform, which is now what we are calling it, the AI platform. [00:09:34] Vince Menzione: And I would say that unless you were a startup starting up from scratch today and building on an LLM, we were building in a way I don’t think any other organization’s gonna actually state that [00:09:45] Jen Odess: what’s actually why we call ourselves AI native. [00:09:47] Jen Odess: Yeah, beca for that exact reason. And that’s who we’re competing with a lot these days, is the truly AI native startups where they didn’t have, the 20 years. Previously that we had, but that’s what makes us so unique in the situation, is that unified AI platform, a single data model that can connect to anything. [00:10:07] Jen Odess: And then the workflow leader. And when you put all those things together, AI plus data, plus workflows and that’s where the magic happens. Yeah. Across the enterprise. It’s pretty cool. [00:10:17] Vince Menzione: That is very cool. And you start thinking about, and we start talking about agent as a, as an example. Let’s talk about this for a second. [00:10:23] Vince Menzione: You, when what is this bolt-on, we could use the terms co-pilot, we could use Ag Agent ai, but they are generally bolted onto an existing application today. So take us through the 10 years and how it has become a portion or a significant portion. Of ServiceNow. [00:10:41] Jen Odess: When say the question a little bit more. [00:10:43] Jen Odess: Like when you say it’s, yeah, when which examples have bolted on? [00:10:47] Vince Menzione: So exa, we, what we see today is the hyperscalers coming out with their own solution sets, right? They’re taking and they’re offering it up to their ecosystem to infuse it into their product and portfolio. To me, those that look like bolted on in many respects, unless it’s an AI need as a native organization, a startup organization. [00:11:07] Vince Menzione: They’re mostly taking and re-engineering or bolting onto their existing solutions. [00:11:12] Jen Odess: I follow. Yeah. Thank you for giving me a little more context. So I call this our any problem. It’s like one of the best problems to have we can connect into. Anything, any cloud, any ai, any platform, any system, any data, any workflow, and that’s where any hyperscaler, and that’s the part that makes it so incredible. [00:11:32] Jen Odess: So your word is bolt on, and I use the word any the, any problem. Yeah. We’ve got this beautiful kind of stack visual that just, it’s like it just one on top of the other. Any. Any, and no one else can really say that. I gotta see [00:11:45] Vince Menzione: that visual. Yeah. Yeah. So talk about this a little bit more. So you’re uniquely positioned. [00:11:52] Vince Menzione: Let’s talk about how you position, you talked about being AI native. What does that imply and what does that mean in terms of the evolution of the platform? From ticketing to workflows to the business applications? What are the type of applications Yeah. Markets, industries that you’re starting to see. [00:12:08] Jen Odess: So I’ll actually answer this with, taking on a small, maybe marketing or positioning journey. So there was a time when our tagline would be The World Works with ServiceNow. There was a time when it was, we put AI to work for people and today and it, I think it was around Knowledge 2025, this came out. [00:12:28] Jen Odess: It was the AI platform for business transformation. And I love to say to people, it sounds like a handful of. Cliche words that just got stacked together. The AI platform for business transformation. Yeah. We all know these words, so many companies use ’em, but it is such deliberate language and I love to explain why. [00:12:46] Jen Odess: So the first is the AI platform is calling out that we are an AI native platform. We are a unified platform. It’s a chance to say all that goodness I already shared with you. Yeah. And the business transformation is actually telling the story of no longer being a solution. Point or no longer being an individual product that does X. [00:13:06] Jen Odess: It’s about saying. The ServiceNow platform can go north to south and east to west across your entire enterprise. Okay. Up and down the entire tech stack. Any. And then east to west, it can cut across the enterprise, the C-suite, the buying centers, all into one unified AI platform. With one data model. [00:13:26] Jen Odess: I love it. And so I love that AI platform for business transformation actually has so much purpose. [00:13:32] Vince Menzione: It does. So you’re going across the stack, so you’re going all the way from the bottom layer, all the way up to the top from the ue. Ui. And then you’re going across the organization, right? You’re going across the C-suite, you’re going across all the business functions of an organization. [00:13:46] Vince Menzione: Correct. And so the workflows are going across each of those business functions? [00:13:49] Jen Odess: Correct. And then our AI control tower is sitting at the very top, governing over all of it. [00:13:53] Vince Menzione: I love the control tower. [00:13:54] Jen Odess: I know the governance, security risk protocol, managing all the agents interoperability. Yeah. [00:14:01] Vince Menzione: And then data at the very bottom right. [00:14:03] Vince Menzione: Controlling all those elements and the governance of the data and the right, the cleanliness of the data and so on. Yeah. That’s incredible. I we could probably talk about business applications. I know one, in fact, I’ve had a person sit in this, your chair from we’ll call it a large GSIA very significant GSI one of the top five. [00:14:21] Vince Menzione: And they took ServiceNow and they applied it to their business partnering function. And they used, and we, you probably don’t know about this one, but I know that that’s a, an example of taking it and applying it all across all the workflows, across all the geographies of the organization and taking a lot of the process that was all done manually. [00:14:40] Vince Menzione: That was stove pipe business processes that were all stove piped and removing the stove pipe and making for a fluid organizational flow. [00:14:47] Jen Odess: And I’ll bet you the end user didn’t even realize ServiceNow was the backend. That’s some of the greatest examples actually. [00:14:53] Vince Menzione: Yeah. Yeah. So Jen, we work with all the hyperscalers. [00:14:56] Vince Menzione: We have a very strong relationship with Microsoft. Goes back many years, my back to my days at Microsoft and we’ve had Google in the room. We have AWS now as well. We bring them all together because we believe that partners work with, need to work with all three. And I know that you have had an interesting transformation at ServiceNow around the hyperscalers. [00:15:16] Vince Menzione: I was hoping you could dive in a little deeper with us. [00:15:19] Jen Odess: Yeah. We are so proud of our relationships with the hyperscalers, so the same three, so it’s Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. And really it’s it’s a strategic 360 partnership and our goal is really to drive marketplace transactions. [00:15:34] Jen Odess: So ServiceNow selling in all of their marketplaces and then. Burn down of our customers cloud commits. I love it. It’s really a beautiful story for our customers and for the hyperscalers and for ServiceNow. And so we’ve, it’s brand, it’s a brand new announcement from late in the year 2025. Love it. And we’re really excited about it. [00:15:51] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And then we, and we get all of the marketplace leaders in the room. So we’ve worked with all of those people. And one of the key points about this is there is over a half a trillion dollars in durable cloud budgets with customers that [00:16:08] Vince Menzione: Already committed to, I know, so that tam available, a half a trillion dollars is available to customers to burn down and utilize your solutions and professional services with partners as well in terms of driving a complete solution. [00:16:21] Jen Odess: That’s exactly the motion we’re pushing is to go and leverage those cloud commits to get on ServiceNow and in some cases, maybe even take out other products to go with ServiceNow and actually end up funding the transition to ServiceNow. Yeah. Yeah. [00:16:37] Vince Menzione: So you serve thousands of customers today, thousands of customers. [00:16:42] Vince Menzione: I can’t even. Fathom the exact number, but you have this partner ecosystem that you described, and their reach is even more incredible, like hundreds of thousands. Yeah. So tell us a little bit more about how you think about that, and then how do you drive the partner ecosystem in the right way to drive this partner excellence that you described. [00:17:02] Jen Odess: Yeah, that’s a great question. So yeah, thousands of ServiceNow customers and we’re barely scratching the surface in comparison to our partners customers. So we have over 2,500 partners Wow. In our ecosystem. And today they cut across what I would call five routes to market. That partners can go to market with ServiceNow. [00:17:21] Jen Odess: Okay. The first is consulting and implementation. This will be your classic kind of consulting shop or GSI approach. The second is resell, just like it sounds. Yep. [00:17:30] Vince Menzione: Transactional. [00:17:31] Jen Odess: Yep. The third is managed service provider. [00:17:33] Vince Menzione: Okay. [00:17:34] Jen Odess: The fourth is what we call build, which is. The ISV, strategic Tech partner realm, and then the fifth is hyperscaler. [00:17:43] Jen Odess: Those are the five routes to market. So partners can choose to be in one or all or two. It doesn’t matter. It’s whichever one fits the kind of business they want to go drive. Nice. Where they’re. Expertise lies. And then we’ve got partners that show up globally, partners that show up multinational and partners that show up regionally and then partners that show up locally, in country and that’s it. [00:18:06] Jen Odess: And we really want a diverse set of partners capable of delivering where any of our customers are. So it’s important that we have that dynamic ecosystem where we really push them. We’re actually trying hard to balance this. Yeah, you would’ve heard it from many of your other partners. This direct versus indirect. [00:18:24] Jen Odess: Yes. Motion. For anyone listening that doesn’t know the difference, right? Direct is ServiceNow is selling direct to a customer, there might be a partner involved influencing that will implement. Yeah, likely but ServiceNow is really driving the sale versus indirect where the whole thing routes through the partner. [00:18:39] Jen Odess: Right? Which is your classic reseller or managed service provider and often a an ISV. And you know that balance is never gonna be perfect ’cause we’re not gonna commit to go all direct or all indirect. We’re gonna continue to sit in this space where we’re trying to find a healthy balance. [00:18:56] Jen Odess: So I find a lot of our time trying to figure out how do you set all those parties up for success? Yeah. The parties are the ServiceNow field sellers? And then you’ve also got the partnerships and channels, so the ecosystem, and then you’ve got the people in global partnerships and channels. So my broader organization, and we’re all trying to figure out how to work harmoniously together and it’s a lot of, it is my job to get us there. [00:19:19] Jen Odess: And so we use lots of things like incentives and benefits and we will put in place gated entry, really strategic gated entry. What does [00:19:29] Vince Menzione: gated entry mean? [00:19:30] Jen Odess: Yeah. What I mean is if you want to have a chance at being matched with a customer Yeah. For a very specific deal. Or it’s really one of three to get matched. [00:19:41] Jen Odess: ‘Cause you can never match one-to-one. It has to be three or more. Okay. We have good compliance rules in place. Yeah. But in order to even. Like surface to the top of the list to be matched. There’s a gated entry, which is, you’ve gotta have validated practices. Okay. Which is how, it’s these various ways, as you described, you quantify and qualify the partner’s capabilities. [00:20:00] Vince Menzione: Yeah. So you have to meet these qualifications. Yes. And you could be one of three to enter and be. Potentially matched, considered significant or Yes. Match for this deal? [00:20:08] Jen Odess: Yes, that’s exactly right. So we use, various things like that. And then we try to carve what I would call dance card space reseller in commercial, try to sit here and like carve by geo, by region, by country dance card space as well to help the partners really know exactly where they can unleash versus, hey, this is the process and the rules of engagement. To go and sell alongside the direct org sales organization [00:20:33] Vince Menzione: and you’re gonna have multiple partners in the same opportunities. [00:20:37] Vince Menzione: Absolutely not. Not necessarily competing with each other. There’s three competing each with each other, but also you’re gonna have other partners that provide different capabilities as well. You might have that have some that are just transac. Those are gonna be those channel or reseller partners. [00:20:52] Vince Menzione: You might have an MSP that’s actually delivering, or at least providing some type of managed service on top of the stack. Like supporting the customer. Yeah. And then you might have an SI GSI an integration partner that’s also doing the con the consulting work around getting the solution to meet with the customer’s requirements. [00:21:12] Vince Menzione: Would you say [00:21:13] Jen Odess: so? That’s exactly right. Yeah. And actually in. AI era, we’re seeing more of it than ever. And even on the smaller deals, maybe not the GSIs on the smaller deals, but we’re seeing multiple partners come in to serve up their specific expertise, which is actually a best practice. That’s [00:21:33] Vince Menzione: terrific. [00:21:33] Jen Odess: We don’t want. If you’ve got an area that’s a blind spot and you’re a partner, but that’s something your customer is buying from you, there’s no harm in saying let’s bring in an expert in that category to deliver that piece of the business. That’s right. And we’ll maybe shadow and watch alongside. [00:21:46] Jen Odess: So we’re seeing more and more of it. And I actually think like the world of. Partnerships and ecosystems. If I go back to like my previous ecosystem as well, it’s become so much more communal than ever before. Yes. This idea that we can share and be more open and maybe even commiserate over the things, gosh, I can’t believe we have the same frustrations or we have the same. [00:22:09] Jen Odess: Wow, that’s amazing. And you’re in this country. And I’m in this country. And so we’re seeing more and more coming together on deals which I really respect a lot. ’cause So one of the new facts we’ve just learned actually, Vince, is that. Of all the ai buying that customers are doing out there, they actually still want over 70% of it to be done by partners. [00:22:32] Vince Menzione: Yes. [00:22:33] Jen Odess: So even though it looks like it could be maybe set up easy configured, easy plug and play it. It to get, it’s not real ROI. You still need a partner with expertise in that industry or that domain, or in that location or in that language to come and bring the value to life. And we will certainly accelerate, help accelerate time to value with things that ServiceNow will do for our partners. [00:22:56] Jen Odess: But if over 70% is gonna go to partners and AI is so new, wouldn’t you want more than one partner Sometimes on a absolutely on a deal, at least while we’re all learning. I think we can keep ebbing and flowing [00:23:07] Vince Menzione: on this. We you, I dunno if Jay McBain, ’cause we’ve had him in the room here and he is a, he’s an analyst that does a lot of work around this topic. [00:23:14] Vince Menzione: And we talk about the seven seats at the table because there are, again, you need more you, first of all, you need to have your trusted, you need to have the organizations that you work with. And you also, in the world of ai, with all of the tectonic shifts, all the constant changing that’s going on right now, I need to make sure that I have the right. [00:23:31] Vince Menzione: People by my side that I can trust, they can help me deliver what I need to deliver. ’cause it might have changed from six months ago. And the technology is changing. Everything is changing so rapidly right now. So again, having all those right people I want to pick up on something ’cause we talked a little bit about MSPs and they’ve become a favorite topic of ours. [00:23:52] Vince Menzione: I have become acutely aware of the Ms P community recently. I kinda looked at them as well. There’s little small partners, but you’ve suggested this as well. They have regional expert, they have expertise in a specific area. And can be trusted, and maybe you’re integrating multiple solution sets for a customer. [00:24:11] Vince Menzione: But we’ve seen this MSP community become very vibrant lately, and I feel like they woke up to technology and to AI in such a big way. Can you comment on that? [00:24:20] Jen Odess: So we feel and see the same thing I’ve always valued what managed service providers bring to the table. It’s like that. [00:24:26] Jen Odess: Classic are you a transformation shop or are you a ta? The tail end or the run business shop? And so many partners are like we’re both, and I wanna be like, but are you? But now I feel like we finally are seeing the run business is so fruitful. So AI is innovating. All the time. [00:24:46] Jen Odess: We, we are innovating as a AI platform all the time. What used to be six month, every six months family releases of our software. Yeah. It became quarterly and now we’re practically seeing releases of new innovation every six to eight weeks. So why wouldn’t you want a managed service provider? Paying close attention to your whole instance on ServiceNow and taking into account all the latest innovation and building it into your existing instance, and then looking out for what new things you should be bringing in. [00:25:20] Jen Odess: So that’s the beauty of the, it’s almost partnerships, observing, and then suggesting how to keep. Doing better and more and better versus always jumping straight back to complete redesign and transformation. Yeah, and that’s one of the things I like about the MSPs in this space. [00:25:36] Vince Menzione: So let’s broaden out from this part of the conversation ’cause you’re giving specific guidance to the MSPs, but let’s think about this whole partner community. [00:25:43] Vince Menzione: And you’ve seen this transformation coming over to ServiceNow and even within ServiceNow these last five years. How do these organizations need to think differently? And how do they need to structure their services in this newent world? [00:25:58] Jen Odess: Great question. There’s really four things that I think they have to be thoughtful of. [00:26:02] Jen Odess: The first is maybe the most obvious they have to adopt AI as their own ways of doing work methodology. Delivery, whatever it is, because only through the, it’s not about taking out people in jobs, it’s about doing the job faster, right? It’s about getting the customer to value faster so that adoption of AI will make or break some partners. [00:26:24] Jen Odess: And our goal is that every partner comes on the other side of this AI journey, thriving and surviving. So we’re really pushing. This agenda. And maybe later I can talk to you a little bit more about this autonomous implementation concept. Please. ’cause I that will [00:26:37] Vince Menzione: resonate. So you’re saying they need to, we used to use the term eat their own dog food. [00:26:41] Vince Menzione: Now it’s drink your own champagne. Yeah. But they need to adopt it as well internally. [00:26:46] Jen Odess: Yeah. And I think whether they’re using, I hope they’re using ServiceNow as like a client, zero. To do some of that adoption. But there’s lots of other tools that are great AI tools that will make your job and your day-to-day life and the execution of that job easier. [00:26:59] Jen Odess: So we want them adopting all of that. The second is, we really need to see partners. Innovating on the ServiceNow platform. Yeah. And whether that’s building agents AI agents that go into the ServiceNow store, whether it’s building a really fantastic solution that we wanna joint jointly go to market with, or maybe it’s one of those embedded solutions you were commenting where the end user doesn’t even know that the backend, like a tax and audit solution that is actually just. [00:27:29] Jen Odess: The backend is all ServiceNow. Yeah. But that partner is going to market and selling it to all their customers. Exactly. So I think this co-innovation is gonna be a place that we will really win in market. The third is if a partner wants to stand out right now, they have to differentiate on paper too. [00:27:47] Jen Odess: It’s gotta like what does that mean? So if there’s 2,500 partners. And it’s not like we don’t walk around and just say, you should talk to this partner. Yeah. Or here’s my secret list. You should, we don’t do that. That’s not good business and it’s not compliant. So we have algorithms that take all the quantitative and qualitative data on our partners and they know all the data points ’cause it’s part of the partner program Nice. [00:28:10] Jen Odess: That they adhere to and then ranks them on status. And all those data points are what I’m referring to as on paper. You’ve gotta be differentiated. So whether or not you wanna be great at one thing or great across the whole thing, think about how all of those quantitative and qualitative data points are making you stand out, because that’s where those matches that I was referring to. [00:28:35] Jen Odess: Yes. That’s where that’s gonna come to life. And it’s skills, it’s capabilities. It’s deployments. So Proofpoint and deployments, customer success stories, csat, all the things. So [00:28:47] Vince Menzione: those are all the qualifi qualifiers for and more, but those are the types [00:28:49] Jen Odess: of qualifications. Yeah. [00:28:51] Vince Menzione: And then do your, does your sales organization do a match against that based on a customer’s requirements that they’re working with and who they work with and co-sell with? [00:29:00] Jen Odess: And I feel like you just lobbed me the greatest question. I didn’t even know you were gonna ask it, but I’m so glad you did. So today. Today there is something called a partner finder, which is which is nice, but it’s a little bit old school in a world of ai. Yeah. So you go to servicenow.com, you click partner from the top navigation, and then it says find a partner and you can literally type in the products you’re buying the country, you’re, that you’re headquartered out of. [00:29:26] Jen Odess: Whatever thing you’re looking for. And it will start to filter based on all those data points, the right partners, and you can actually click right there to be connected to a partner. So lead generation. Okay, interesting. But where we’re going is a agentic matching right in our CRM for the field. Oh. So those data points are gonna matter even more, and that’s where the gated. [00:29:48] Jen Odess: I say gated entry, which is probably too extreme, right? It’s really gated. If you wanna surface toward the top, there’s gated parameters to try to surface to the top, but those data points will feed the algorithm and it will genetically match right in our CRM for the field. Who are the best suited partners? [00:30:09] Jen Odess: Would you like to talk to them? [00:30:10] Vince Menzione: Okay. And so is it. Partner facing? Is it sales team facing [00:30:14] Jen Odess: Right now? It’s sales. It’ll, when it goes live, it will be sales team facing. Okay. But we have greater ambition for what partners can do with it. Yeah. Not just in the indirect motion, but also what partners may be able to do with it to interface with our field. [00:30:30] Jen Odess: The. [00:30:31] Vince Menzione: The, yeah the collaboration [00:30:33] Jen Odess: opportunity. Which is always a friction point that we’re working on [00:30:36] Vince Menzione: always because it’s very manual. It’s people intensive. Yeah. Partner development managers sitting on both sides of the equation and the interface between the sales organization and a partner organization is not always the. The easiest. So right. Automated, quite a bit of that. [00:30:49] Jen Odess: My boss is obsessed with the easy button, which I know is a phrase many of us in the US know from I think it’s an Office Depot, all these ways in which we can have easy button moments for the partner ecosystem is what we’re trying to focus on. [00:31:01] Jen Odess: I love the easy button. [00:31:02] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And I love your boss too. Yeah, he’s fabulous. Fabulous. So Michael and I go back like many years ago. You must have, [00:31:08] Jen Odess: yeah. You must have had paths crossing on numerous occasions. [00:31:12] Vince Menzione: Yeah we we worked together micro I’m going to hijack the session for a second here. [00:31:16] Vince Menzione: But when I first came to Microsoft, he was leading a, the se, a segment of the business, and he invited me to come to his event and interviewed me on stage at his event. [00:31:26] Jen Odess: No way. [00:31:26] Vince Menzione: And we got to know each other and yeah. So he was terrific. He was what a great find for, oh, he’s for service now. [00:31:32] Vince Menzione: He’s really [00:31:32] Jen Odess: has been a fantastic addition [00:31:34] Vince Menzione: to the global partnerships and channels team. And Michael, we have to have you on the podcast. Yes. Or cut down here in the studio at some point too with Jen and I. That’d be great. So this is terrific. We are getting it’s an incredible time. [00:31:44] Vince Menzione: It’s going so fast this time, 2022 was, seems like it was five, it feels like it was almost 10 years ago now. It wasn’t that we just started talking about it and you were implementing AI 10 years ago, but it wasn’t getting the attention that it’s getting today. And it really wasn’t until that moment that it really started to kick off in a way that everybody, yeah. It became pervasive overnight I would say. But now we’re starting 2026, like we’re at. This precipice of time and it’s continuing. I don’t even know what 2030 is gonna look like, right? So I’m a partner. [00:32:16] Vince Menzione: What are the one, two, or three things that I need to do now to win over and work with ServiceNow? [00:32:23] Jen Odess: One, two or three things? I’ll tell you the first thing. So today ServiceNow will end up hitting 500 million in annual contract value in our Now Assist, which is our AI products by the end of 2025, which is the fastest growing product in all of ServiceNow history. [00:32:37] Jen Odess: That’s one product that’s so there’s lots of SKUs. Yeah, but it is. It’s our AI product. Yeah. And it is, but yeah, because of all the various ways. [00:32:45] Vince Menzione: So half a billion dollars, [00:32:46] Jen Odess: half a billion by the end of 2025. And I think, someone’s gonna have to keep me honest here, but if memory serves me right, the first skews didn’t even launch until 2024. [00:32:54] Jen Odess: So we’re talking about wow, in a year it’s fast. Over 1,700 customers are live with our now assist products. Again, in a matter of, let’s call it over, a little over a year, 1,700 partners. So I think the first thing a partner needs to do is they’ve gotta get on this AI bandwagon, and they’ve gotta be selling and positioning AI use cases to their customers, because that’s the only way they’re gonna get. [00:33:20] Jen Odess: Experience and an opportunity to see what it feels like to deliver. So we have to do that. And I think you could sell a big use case like that big, we talked north, south, east, west, you could do that whole thing. Brilliant. But you could also start small. Go pick a single use case. Like a really simple example of something you wanna, some work you wanna drive productivity on. [00:33:41] Jen Odess: Yeah. And make sure you’ve got multiple stakeholders that love it and then go drive proving that use case. That’s what we’re telling a lot of partners. That’s the first thing. The second is they have got to build skills on AI and they have to keep up with it. And so we’re trying to really think about our broader learning and development team at ServiceNow is just next level. [00:34:00] Jen Odess: And they’re really re-imagining how to have more real time bite size. Training and enablement that will help individuals keep up with that pace of innovation. So individuals have got to get skilled. Yes. On AI today, of that a hundred thousand or so individuals in the ecosystem right now, about 35% of those individuals hold one or more AI credential. [00:34:25] Jen Odess: Again, that’s in a little over a year, which is the fastest growing skill development we’ve ever had, but it should be a hundred percent. Yeah. All of our goals should be that every account is being sold ai. ’cause that’s where the customer’s gonna get to value a ServiceNow is if they have the AI capabilities. [00:34:40] Jen Odess: And [00:34:41] Vince Menzione: how are you providing enablement and training? Is it all online? It’s, we have [00:34:44] Jen Odess: all sorts of ways of doing it. So that we have ServiceNow University, which is just a really robust, learning platform. Elba is our professor in residence. Very cool. Which is very cool. And they’re all content. [00:34:57] Jen Odess: Is free to partners. The training is free to partners that is on demand. Beyond that, partners can still get, instructor led training, whether that’s in person or virtual. And then my team offers enablement. That’s a little bit more, it’s like not formal training, it’s more like hands-on labs and experiences. [00:35:17] Jen Odess: We bring in lots of groups that sit around me that help and we very cool hands on with partners face-to-face. And do you do an annual event where you bring all these partners together? No, because we do we have three major milestones a year for partners. So the first is at sales kickoff, which is coming up the third week in January. [00:35:33] Jen Odess: And alongside sales kickoff is partner kickoff. Okay. And so we do a whole day of enabling them. So that’s your [00:35:39] Vince Menzione: partner kickoff? [00:35:40] Jen Odess: That’s partner kickoff. But of the, of all the partners in the ecosystem, it’s not like they can all make it. So we still also record and then live stream some of the content there. [00:35:49] Jen Odess: Then at Knowledge, there’s a whole partner track at Knowledge and same concept. Yeah, it’s like it’s all about customers and we wanna, build as much pipeline and wow as many customers as possible, but we also need to help our partners come along the journey. Then the third and final moment is in September, always, and it’s called our Global Partner Ecosystem Summit. [00:36:08] Jen Odess: We should have you, I’d love to join this next year. I love that. And it’s really, that’s the one time if sales kickoff is all about the sales motion in the field and knowledge is all about the customers and getting customers value. Global Partner Ecosystem Summit is only about the partners, what they need, why they need it, and what we’re doing to make their lives easier. [00:36:28] Jen Odess: I love it. Yeah. I’ll be there September. I love it. Dates yet set yet? I have to, it’s getting locked. I’ll get it to you. [00:36:34] Vince Menzione: Okay. All right. I’ll, we’ll be there. Okay. So you’ve been incredible. I just love having you. We could spend hours, honestly, and I want to have you back here. I’d love to, I have you back for a more meaningful conversation with the hyperscalers. [00:36:45] Vince Menzione: Talk to some of the partners that join us at Ultimate Partner events. We’ll find a way to do that, but I have this one question. It’s a favorite question of mine, and I love to ask all my guests this. Okay. You’re hosting a dinner party. And you could host a dinner party anywhere in the world. We could talk about great locations and where your favorite places are, and you can invite any three guests from the present or the past to this amazing dinner party. [00:37:11] Vince Menzione: We had one guest who wanted to do them in the future, like three people that hadn’t reached a future date. Whom would you invite Jen and why? [00:37:21] Jen Odess: Oh, first of all, you’re hitting home for me because I love to host dinner parties. I actually used to have a catering company. This is like one of those weird facts that, we didn’t talk about my pre services and ecosystem days, but I also had a catering company, so I love cooking and hosting dinner parties. [00:37:38] Jen Odess: So this is a great question. I feel like it’s a loaded question and I have to say my spouse. I love my husband dearly, but I have. To invite Lee to my dinner party. Okay. He’s in [00:37:47] Vince Menzione: Lee’s guest number one. Lee’s [00:37:49] Jen Odess: guest, number one. And the reason why is, first of all, I love him dearly, but he’s super interesting and he has such thought provoking topics to, to discuss and ways of viewing the world. [00:38:00] Jen Odess: He’s actually in security tech, so it’s like a tangential space, but not the same. [00:38:05] Vince Menzione: Yeah. But an important space right now, especially. Yeah. And [00:38:07] Jen Odess: he, yeah. And he’s, he’s just a delight to be around. So he’d be number one. Number two would be Frank Lloyd Wright. [00:38:15] Vince Menzione: Frank. Lloyd Wright. [00:38:17] Jen Odess: Yeah. I am an architecture and design junkie. [00:38:21] Jen Odess: Maybe I don’t do any of it myself, though. I dabble with friends that do it, and I try to apply it to my home life when I can. And Frank Lloyd Wright sort of embodies some of my favorite. Components of any kind of environment that you are experiencing, whether it’s a home or it’s an office building or it’s an outdoor space. [00:38:39] Jen Odess: I love the idea of minimalism and simplicity. I love the idea of monochromatic colors. I love the idea of spaces that can be used for multipurpose. And then I love the idea of the outside being in and the inside being out. I love it. So I would like love to pick his brain on some of his, how he came up with some of his ideas. [00:38:59] Jen Odess: Fascinating for some of his greatest. Yeah. Designs. Okay. That’s number two. Number three, I think it would be Pharrell Williams. Really? Yeah, I, Pharrell Williams. Yeah. I love fashion music and all things creativity. He’s got that, Annie’s philanthropic. He’s just yeah. The whole package of a good person. [00:39:26] Jen Odess: That’s super interesting and I very cool. I would love to pick his brain on what it was like to be behind the scenes on some of the fashion lines he’s collaborated with on some of his music collabs he’s had, and then just some of the work he’s doing around philanthropy. I would. I could just spend all night probably listening to him. [00:39:43] Jen Odess: This would be a [00:39:44] Vince Menzione: really cool conversation night. [00:39:45] Jen Odess: Don’t you wanna come to my dinner? Was gonna say, I’m sorry I didn’t invite you to identify. No [00:39:49] Vince Menzione: I was, can I bring dessert? [00:39:50] Jen Odess: Yeah. I come [00:39:50] Vince Menzione: for dessert. I, but it can’t, [00:39:51] Jen Odess: it has to be like a chocolate dessert. It’s gotta have [00:39:54] Vince Menzione: I love chocolate dessert. [00:39:55] Vince Menzione: Okay, great. So it would not be a problem for me, Jen. This is terrific. You have been absolutely amazing. So great to have you come here. Yeah. Such a busy time of year to have you make the trip here to Boca. We will have you back in the studio. I promise that I’ll have you back on stage. Stage. [00:40:10] Jen Odess: This is beautiful. [00:40:10] Jen Odess: Look at it. Yeah. This is [00:40:11] Vince Menzione: beautiful. And we transformed this into, to a room, basically a conference room. And then we also have our ultimate partner events. I would love to come, we would love to have you join us. Like I said, ServiceNow is such an impactful time. Your leadership in this segment market, and I wouldn’t say segment across all of AI in terms of all the use cases of AI is just so meaningful, especially for within the enterprise. [00:40:33] Vince Menzione: Yeah. Right now. So just really a jogger nut right now within the industry. So great to have you and have ServiceNow join us. So Jen, thank you so much for joining us. [00:40:42] Jen Odess: Thanks Vince. Appreciate the time. It’s a pleasure to be here. [00:40:44] Vince Menzione: Thank you very much. Thanks for tuning into this episode of Ultimate Eye to Partnering. [00:40:50] Vince Menzione: We’re bringing these episodes to you to help you level up your strategy. If you haven’t yet, now’s the time to take action and think about joining our community. We created a unique place, UPX or Ultimate partner experience. It’s more than a community. It’s your competitive edge with insider insights, real-time education, and direct access to people who are driving the ecosystem forward. [00:41:16] Vince Menzione: UPX helps you get results. And we’re just getting started as we’re taking this studio. And we’ll be hosting live stream and digital events here, including our January live stream, the Boca Winter Retreat, and more to come. So visit our website, the ultimate partner.com to learn more and join us. Now’s the time to take your partnerships to the next level.

It's complicated when love and medical expertise collide. In this deeply personal and heartfelt episode, I share the story of becoming a grandmother—twice over—to beautiful twin girls born at home. As a pediatrician, this choice was outside the guidance I was trained to give. Yet, it was fully aligned with my son and daughter-in-law's values. This experience, and others like it, have invited me into profound reflection on what it means to love fully while letting go of control. We explore how to navigate the emotional terrain of being a doctor when family members, adult children, aging parents, and siblings make health decisions that differ from our training or advice. This episode is a powerful guide for healthcare professionals who find themselves caught between the desire to protect and the practice of presence. Whether your expertise is welcomed or dismissed, this conversation is about staying connected, grounded, and compassionate, even when it's complicated. Pearls of Wisdom: Medical advice and love are not the same and withholding advice can sometimes be the most loving choice. Connection is medicine. Staying in a relationship often matters more than being "right." Your role in your family isn't to be "the doctor,"  AND  it's hard for our minds to step out of being "a doctor." When your medical expertise isn't invited or followed, your role is to love, connect, and stay present simply. Offering guidance is not always loving and sometimes withholding advice is the greater gift of compassion and trust. Mindfulness allows us to notice our urges to control, advise, or correct and choose connection instead. Letting go of being "right" opens space for peace, gratitude, and trust in both the medical process and our loved ones' autonomy. Cultural, generational, and spiritual influences often shape health decisions and awareness of these differences can invite compassion and curiosity. Practicing mindful boundaries in families allows for more ease, trust, and authenticity. Reflection Questions: Where do you feel the urge to protect, control, or advise and what is that urge trying to offer you? What might shift when you ask yourself: What would love do? What would trusting your loved one, or yourself, look like in this moment?   If this episode speaks to you, and/or you find yourself exhausted from being the expert in your family or navigating strained medical dynamics with those you love, I invite you to explore coaching or join me on retreat. Together, we can untangle the emotional weight of "doctoring" your loved ones and find a more easeful way forward: www.jessiemahoneymd.com/coaching www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats If you'd like to bring this conversation to your institution, team, or medical conference, I offer speaking and workshop opportunities that bring the themes of this episode—mindful connection, autonomy, and healing—into the workplace: www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking To invite Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang to speak or lead mindfulness offerings, visit: www.awakenbreath.org Nothing shared in the Healing Medicine Podcast is medical advice.  

“An expert is a person who sees what everybody else sees but thinks what nobody else thinks.” Dr Harry Schumer, Ed.D University of Massachusetts Amherst See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Most experts who start a practice or studio end up trapped by their own success. The schedule is packed, the waitlist is long, but every dollar still depends on them showing up.  In this week's episode of Built to Sell Radio, John talks to a physical therapist who turned a fully booked, owner-dependent practice into a boutique fitness business with recurring revenue, a second-in-command, and a clean exit on her terms. After a first deal collapsed on closing day thanks to a last-minute bank clause, she went back to market with three non-negotiables and still got a seven-figure outcome. 

n this episode, Jesse discusses the critical role of servant leadership in the construction industry with Wally Adamchick. They explore how a servant leadership mindset, which includes being respectful, setting expectations, and supporting employees, can lead to higher employee retention and profitability. Wally also talks about the importance of developing frontline leaders and the distinction between coaching, consulting, and training. The conversation touches on the specific challenges faced by subcontractors, the growing emphasis on mental health, and the new movement in the dirt world spearheaded by leaders like Aaron Witt. Throughout the episode, they emphasize the importance of contributing to others' growth and the personal fulfillment derived from it.00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview02:51 The Importance of Servant Leadership05:16 Challenges and Misconceptions in Leadership12:26 The Role of Coaching and Consulting18:06 Expertise and Practical Experience23:25 Focusing on Construction Leadership35:37 Impact of Training on Operating Income and Quality of Life36:14 Balancing Quality of Life and Profitability in Construction37:28 Creating a Frontline Leadership Program38:35 The Success Triangle: Technical Competence, Management, and Leadership40:15 Challenges and Rewards of Leadership Development42:55 The Importance of Contribution and Service44:53 The Role of Culture in Employee Retention and Satisfaction52:59 The Growing Movement in the Dirt World57:58 People in Construction Report: Insights and Data01:02:32 Closing Thoughts and Final MessageSet the stage for an amazing new year with the Self First Framework.https://calendly.com/jesse04/self-first-webinar Download a PDF copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Behttps://www.depthbuilder.com/books

What if the missing piece in your coaching or consulting business is not another course or certification, but a book?In this episode, bestselling author and publishing mentor Suzanne Doyle Ingram joins Candy to reveal how writing a book can transform your authority, visibility, and client flow. With more than 1,000 books published for business professionals, Suzanne shares:✅ The number one mistake new authors make and how to avoid it✅ Why your outline is the most valuable part of your book✅ How to balance credibility and vulnerability so readers trust you✅ Smart ways to use your book as a marketing and client attraction toolWhether you are dreaming about your first book or ready to elevate your brand with one, this episode shows you how to turn your expertise into a lasting asset.---Too many brilliant coaches get stuck spinning in circles, thinking they need a website, a logo, or another certification before they can start. I've seen it again and again. But the fastest path to your first (or next) paying client is so much simpler. That's what I show you inside my free course, the real, client-creating work that gets results. Sign up for the free course now ➜ https://candymotzek.lpages.co/vfo/

Never before has there been greater access to information about nutrition and health. But never before has there been such a low barrier to being seen as an "expert". There are large numbers of people getting information from, and basing their health decisions on, people who don't have direct expertise in the field in which they are talking about. Moreover, some promote the lack of domain expertise as a feature, not a bug. They claim that those that were conventionally seen as domain experts are either brainwashed, lazy in their thinking, or outright corrupt. And the solution is instead to look to those with a fresh perspective that can illuminate us on the "truth". In this episode, Alan and Danny discuss this "death of domain expertise", how it plays out online, and its ramifications for people's ability to get good information. Note: This episode was originally published as an exclusive episode for Sigma Nutrition Premium subscribers. If you wish to get more Premium-only episode or read study notes to our episodes, you can subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium. Timestamps [03:21] The manufactured collapse of expertise [09:58] Understanding domain specific expertise [15:10] Cross domain expertise and its limits [33:07] The illusion of learning from popular podcasts [38:26] The problem with self-proclaimed experts [46:11] The challenge of identifying true expertise [50:39] The impact of institutional distrust [56:30] Navigating the information landscape Links Go to episode page Join the Sigma email newsletter for free Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium Alan Flanagan's Alinea Nutrition Education Hub  Enroll in the next cohort of our Applied Nutrition Literacy course Mentioned books & studies: Tom Nichols – The Death of Expertise Jonathan Haidt – The Righteous Mind Ionnidis, 2018 – The Challenge of Reforming Nutritional Epidemiologic Research

If you've been sleeping on LinkedIn, this episode will wake you up. Today, LinkedIn Strategist Mollie Lo joins Michelle to reveal the exact steps entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and service providers can take to transform LinkedIn into a high-converting visibility and client-attraction platform. Inside this episode, you'll learn: ️ Why LinkedIn is no longer “just a job search site” LinkedIn is aggressively expanding into the B2B creator and entrepreneur economy — which means massive organic reach, fewer ads, and a huge opportunity for visibility. ️ The profile updates that instantly increase your credibility Mollie breaks down how to optimize your headline, Service Marketplace, and even your name pronunciation feature to convert more profile views into clients. (YES — she uses that audio space to sell!) ️ What to post on LinkedIn to get clients (not just likes) Learn what content categories LinkedIn's algorithm is boosting right now — including newsletters, vertical video, polls, and PDF carousels that position you as a thought leader. ️ Mollie's “Attraction Marketing Framework” for LinkedIn Post quality over quantity. Your content should magnetize the right clients and repel the wrong ones through storytelling, authenticity, and conviction-based messaging. ️ How to start sales conversations WITHOUT sounding spammy Mollie shares her inbound + outbound prospecting method, including the search “loophole” she uses to find ideal clients without triggering LinkedIn's restrictions. Her approach: “Make the conversation about them, not you.” ️ The #1 action step that will move your LinkedIn forward today A simple 15-minute prospecting routine that changed her business — and can change yours too. LinkedIn marketing, LinkedIn strategy for entrepreneurs, LinkedIn visibility tips, how to get clients on LinkedIn, LinkedIn for coaches, B2B marketing LinkedIn, LinkedIn content strategy, LinkedIn profile optimization, LinkedIn prospecting tips, social selling, LinkedIn engagement 2025. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.