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In the latest episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast, host Jake Fuller sits down with Brook Schaaf, Co-Founder and CEO at FMTC, to issue a masterclass on deal and coupon sites. If you've ever pondered the difference between them, or how to maximize the ROI of these affiliates, this conversation is sure to enlighten. To demonstrate that the ecosystem is capable of self-governance, Brook explains how FMTC streamlines the way retailers distribute deals and promotions, and ensures your brand doesn't look like it's stuck in a time warp with expired offers. They also dive into the misconception that these sites exist only to poach sales, when in fact they actually drive new consumer engagement, and Brook encourages brands to get creative with their promotions. Tune in as this episode turns chaos into clarity.

Send us a textThis special episode features a real, live coaching session with NBHWC nationally board-certified coach Sabryna Liddle, who has also earned her specialty certification in functional mental toughness & resilience (fMTc). Following the coaching session (session #2 with this client), Sabryna and Dr. Cooper will provide a debrief discussion for coaches who are curious about some of the specific elements of the fMT skills and how they were utilized throughout the coaching session.For details about the specialty certification in functional mental toughness & resilience, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/education/specialty-certifications/Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST COMPASS here, a brief weekly compilation of ideas, evidence-based concepts and encouragement to improve your personal and professional life! Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

In this episode, Jamie Birch, Founder of JEBCommerce, shares invaluable insights for newcomers to the affiliate marketing space. He emphasizes the importance of building relationships, dispels the misconception of the "build it and they will come" mentality, and highlights essential resources available for success. Jamie stresses the necessity of putting in the work, utilizing tools like BrandVerity and FMTC, and tapping into industry organizations like the PMA and MartechRecord. He also underscores the significance of having a solid plan in place, encompassing tracking, commissions, consumer offers, compliance, and more. For further guidance or assistance, listeners are encouraged to reach out to JEBCommerce at gethelp@JEBCommerce.com.Resources mentioned:BrandVerityFMTCThe PMA.orgMartechRecordAffiliate SummitJEBCommerce blogProfitable Performance Marketing podcastJEBCommerce YouTube channel

On today's episode of the Rural Revival podcast we're with Stanton Community Development Director Jenna Ramsey, and FMTC General Manager and CEO Kevin Cabbage, both from Stanton, Iowa (pop. 678). Kevin and Jenna are sharing how Kevin's company created a role for a community development director, a role that Jenna now fills, in partnership with their city. This partnership, along with Jenna's hard work and the help of many others, has allowed them to receive over $5 million in grants in five years — and their Main Street is thriving. The theme that resonates throughout this interview is people and partners. If you want strategies for getting your community to work together on a greater vision and get projects completed, you are going to love this interview! We are excited to be featuring success stories from Stanton all week long, so be sure to check out our socials and website each day for new inspiration! Check out more on the blog.SHOW NOTESFMTCSwedish Heritage & Cultural CenterOld Lumberyard Event CenterCDBG Downtown Facade GrantSWIPCOCommunity Catalyst GrantGibbs ChophouseStanton Child Resource CenterGovernor's Empower Rural Iowa Task ForceIowa Rural Development CouncilRural Ideas NetworkViking Lake State ParkIowa Thriving Community DesignationFika Coffee + Bake ShoppeStanton FriendsFOLLOW STANTONWEBSITE | FACEBOOKNOW BOOKING FOR 2024!It's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the year for 2023! I've had the BEST time traveling around to so many of your towns this year and getting to meet so many of you! Whether it's speaking at your conferences or annual member celebrations, bringing a workshop to your group, or coming to do podcast interviews or town features — it's truly an honor to get to come encourage and inspire your communities and spark some ideas. We are now booking dates for 2024, so if you'd like to bring Rural Revival to your town next year, visit our website or send us a message, and let's talk more about making that happen!MORE FROM RURAL REVIVALWEBSITEINSTAGRAMFACEBOOK

In this episode Jamie answers a question received from a listener last season: "How can we further support our internal efforts to move overstocked products through affiliate?" Here's a brief summary of what's covered:The affiliate channel can definitely help move overstock inventory, in fact it is probably the best channel to do soCommunicate with your partners about these items through text links, product links, banners, newsletters, FMTC, and moreCreate exclusives for top partnersUse these to recruit partnersUse these in an affiliate contest, and ...Use these to recruit the important content publishersGive it a listen and let us know what you think!

Guiding you through the world of growth, performance marketing, and partner marketing.We sit down with growth and marketing leaders to share tests and lessons learned in business and in life.Host: Tye DeGrangeGuest: Brook SchaafHype man & Announcer: John Potito

In this episode, host Todd Crawford sits down with Brook Schaaf, CEO and co-founder of FMTC. To kick off the episode, Brook lets us in on his own personal career journey, beginning with his first role out of college at Zappos.com. During the discussion, Brook shares his perspective on a variety of topics including how his team at FMTC approaches brands about the value of coupons, understanding why consumers abandon their carts, and developing a good coupon strategy while working with publishers and commerce content partners. This podcast episode was produced by Quill.

In this episode, host Todd Crawford sits down with Brook Schaaf, CEO and co-founder of FMTC. To kick off the episode, Brook lets us in on his own personal career journey, beginning with his first role out of college at Zappos.com. During the discussion, Brook shares his perspective on a variety of topics including how his team at FMTC approaches brands about the value of coupons, understanding why consumers abandon their carts, and developing a good coupon strategy while working with publishers and commerce content partners. This podcast episode was produced by Quill.

The affiliate marketing podcast is back to give you another amazing episode! This week we are joined by an amazing guest in Brook Schaaf, CEO of FMTC, Brook has been involved in the affiliate marketing channel since 2000. He is co-founder of two companies, the agency Schaaf-PartnerCentric (sold 2017) and FMTC, which he runs today. He is an active member of Entrepreneurs' Organization. Brook lives in the Texas Hill Country outside of Austin. FMTC connects affiliates, merchants, and affiliate networks. They streamline the deals process so you can focus on creating quality content and widening your customer base. Join us for AffiliateINSIDER ELEVATE Summit (14-15 June) and get your front row seat to the insider scoop on how to ELEVATE and GROW your Affiliate Program and business in the year ahead. BOOK YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKET HERE https://reattendance.com/public/5883Listen to hear more about: Brook's background and what FMTC is The purchasing mentality around couponing The end of cookies [05:00] - Why did coupons and vouchers have a bad reputation in the affiliate industry? Listen to find out [13:00] - Listen to hear about first party data and the importance of this in recent terms [17:00] - Brook discusses the potential of couponing to benefit businesses [24:00] - Lee-Ann asks Brook what trend he wished he hopped on back when he first started his careerRate, Review & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts    “I love AffiliateINSIDER's Affiliate Marketing Podcast.”

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We sat down with Chris and Amy and discussed how the family business came about, their vision, along with the adaptability and uniqueness of their tackle. We also learned about the "work" that goes into testing their baits!! All sorts of goodies in this one! *******SUSCRIBE**************RATE**************REVIEW******

One of the greatest blessings I have from my career in affiliate marketing is to work with and get to know amazingly good people. Today's guest is definitely one of those. Today I interview and chat with Alan Rapoport. Alan is currently the Datafeed Client Relationship Manager at FMTC and formerly the Co-Founder/COO/CFO and Director of Merchant Management at DealTaker.com. Alan has been in this business for 16 years and his background leads to some really great conversation.In today's episode Alan lays out the necessity of having an Innovator AND an Implementer in any start up and organization. You need the vision, and then you need someone who can execute that vision. We talk about the lessons learned from selling your business to buying it back and then selling it again and then we dive into the issues advertisers have with affiliate deal sites.Alan has a tremendous amount of industry knowledge and experience and is one of the smartest guys I know. You definitely want to listen to this one all the way through.Check out FMTC and find Alan on Linkedin.In the intro and outro I talk about a free resource we have created for advertisers - our Affiliate Channel Accelerator Checklist. You need to scale your revenue and you need to do it profitably, but how do you know your program is set up to do just that? Well our checklist will help you identify the likelihood for profitable scalability. Check it out at www.jebcommerce.com/accelerator

Battle of Lower Bridge - Take the Low Ground! Retrace your route back down Academy Street into downtown Kingstree and turn left onto Hwy. 261. Cross the railroad tracks and go a few blocks to the intersection with Hwy. 377. Make a right turn onto Hwy. 377 towards the town of Andrews. Proceed 5.5 miles to a historical marker located at a pull-off on the right about 200 yards before the bridge crosses Black River. There is parking on the bridge itself and the interpretive sign for the Battle of Lower Bridge is located beside the historical marker for this same fight. It is believed the battle occurred on both sides of the Black River on the same side of this bridge as the interpretive sign. Travel time is approximately 14 minutes from Kellahan Park.  Map

Indiantown Presbyterian Church - Disarm in the Most Rigid Manner From Black Mingo Creek bridge, turn to the right back onto Hwy. 41, go 1.5 miles and turn left onto Hwy 512 West. Proceed 10.6 miles and turn left onto Hwy. 261/512 (also called Hemingway Highway or Henry Road) for 350 yards to Indiantown Presbyterian Church on the left. The interpretive sign is at the west end of the parking lot near the highway. This church was a center of resistance to the British. The church graveyard is very old and is the resting place for a number of people prominent in the Revolution as well as the Civil War. Travel time from Black Mingo Creek bridge is 13 minutes. Map

Battle of Kingstree - Gathering Vital Intelligence Turn left from Indiantown Presbyterian Church back onto Hwy 261/512 (Hemingway Road) and proceed west towards Kingstree for 17.3 miles. Go through several traffic lights on Hwy. 261 and turn right onto Academy Street in the downtown area. Go 4.5 blocks to an intersection with Kelly Street and you will see Kellahan Park in front and to the right of your position. Park beside Kellahan Park and enter the fenced area. The interpretive sign for the Battle of Kingstree is near the center of the park at an intersection of walkways. Travel time from Indiantown is approximately 19 minutes.  Map

Francis Marion Takes Command Retrace your route back up Dunham's Bluff Road and turn left onto Hwy. 378 (at the “Park and Blow”). Go 9 miles to the intersection of Hwy. 378 and Hwy. 41 (River Road) and turn left at the light. Proceed 3.2 miles and cross over Lynches River. You will take an immediate left into Witherspoon's Landing (now named Venter's Landing) which is a popular boat launch area on the Lynches River. The sign telling about this site is on the right near a pavilion as you face the boat ramp. Travel time is about 20 minutes from Dunham's Bluff.  Map

 Battle of Black Mingo Fighting Among Neighbors From Witherspoon's Landing turn left back onto Old River Road/Hwy. 41 and proceed 15.2 miles to the bridge over Black Mingo Creek. About 20 yards before the bridge is a pull-off and historical marker for the Battle of Black Mingo on the right side of the highway. Beyond this marker on the left side of the highway, just before the Bridge abutment, is a paved ramp leading down to a boat landing. Make a left turn onto this ramp to the boat landing. The interpretive sign telling about the Battle of Black Mingo is at the edge of the water (Black Mingo Creek). You will be able to look across the creek at the site of the Revolutionary War port and crossing that was called Shepherd's Ferry. Dollard's tavern, the epicenter of the battle, was a short distance up the hill across the highway and the old port at Willtown was about one mile up the creek from where you are standing. Travel time from Witherspoon's landing is about 20 minutes. Map

 Dunham's Bluff and Snow's Island Control of the Rivers & Den of the Swamp Fox Return to the intersection of Mill Branch Road and Old River Road, turn left onto Old River Road, drive 13.7 miles to Hwy. 378 and turn left onto Hwy. 378. Proceed 9 miles on Hwy. 378 (crossing over the Great Pee Dee River) to Bluff Road and turn right onto Bluff Road. (Note: Bluff Road is a dirt road a few yards across the highway from a convenience store called “Park and Blow.”) You will go 1.7 miles down this dirt road to Dunham's Bluff Landing. Interpretive signs for Dunham's Bluff and for Snow's Island are near the edge of the bluff facing the river. Your travel time from Burch's Mill is approximately 41 minutes. Map

1. Burch's Mill South Carolina's First Civil War Nears its End Leaving the Francis Marion University Educational Foundation Building on Palmetto Street you will turn right towards the Francis Marion University main entrance. Proceed 1 block on Palmetto Street and turn right at the intersection of Palmetto Street and Francis Marion Road. Follow this road for 5 miles. At the intersection of Francis Marion Road and Old River Road you, turn left onto Old River Road and proceed 7.2 miles until you get to Mill Branch Road. This is a dirt road across from Mill Branch A.M.E. Church (red brick church on the right side of the highway). You will turn left and proceed down this dirt road for 1.2 miles until you come to a stop sign at the Great Pee Dee River. This is a bluff so proceed carefully. The interpretive sign is at the edge of the bluff overlooking the river. Your travel time from the Educational Foundation Building is about 22 minutes. Map  

On this episode of PepTalks, we sit down with Brook Schaaf, CEO at FMTC. Listen in as Brook details how affiliate marketing has really proved its value as a strong performance-based channel by driving conversions, increasing spend control and bringing results for marketers everywhere.

On this episode of The Rick Magennis Show, Rick sits down with Brook Schaaf, the CEO of FMTC. Rick and Brook discussed why coupon sites have a negative connotation, why brands should work closer & develop specific strategies for them and how FMTC is helping merchants streamline the coupon distribution process.A little bit about Brook:Brook Schaaf is a longtime affiliate marketer, having first joined the industry as an in-house program manager at Zappos.com, followed by stints at Shoes.com and Edmunds.com before co-founding an agency that became Schaaf-PartnerCentric. He is also co-founder of FMTC, which he runs today.To learn more about Brook Schaaf and FMTC you can go to the following places:Brook's LinkedIn ProfileFMTC on TwitterFMTC on FacebookYou can learn more about Rick and his company at BearcatMedia.com

Considering buying or selling your digital agency? Acquiring another agency is an excellent growth strategy and it’s might be easier and less expensive than you might think. An acquisition can help improve profit margins, expand your client base, and inherit a skilled team while eliminating the competition. An agency acquisition is worth exploring if you're interested in rapid growth. In this episode, we’ll cover: Do you need to be a big agency in order to buy one? Do you need a lot of cash to buy another agency? How to structure an agency acquisition. The 4 criteria of a good agency to acquire. Today’s podcast guest is Brook Schaaf, co-founder, and CEO of FMTC, an agency dedicated to helping advertisers and merchants develop discount and affiliate program with curated data and management. Prior to going the entrepreneur route, Brook got his start at Zappos where he developed his passion for affiliate marketing. Since then, he started his own firm and is on the fast track to major growing by acquiring other agencies and/or their books of business. Do You Need To Be a Big Agency In Order to Buy One? Nope! At the time he acquired his first agency, Brook’s firm had just 10 remote employees. The first agency he bought was PartnerCentric, which was of equal size to his agency. The existing owner was burnout and looking for an exit strategy. He said the process was long (it took two years!) and sometimes frustrating, but totally worth it in the end. Do You Need A lot of Cash to Buy Another Agency? Nope! According to Brook, an agency is generally worth 50% of its topline revenue excluding media revenue (since that can fluctuate). The problem is most sellers want to build retirement cash into negotiations and therefore expects to get more than it’s worth. However, once you reach an agreement on the valuation you don’t need all that in upfront cash. How do you know what your agency actually worth? My formula differs from Brooks somewhat because I factor in a multiple of EBITDA. You can check out my valuation chart here. But it all boils down to this… Your agency’s value is the amount your willing to sell and which a buyer is willing to buy. But you don’t need to have a ton of cash laying around in order to buy an agency. Standard funding includes a cash downpayment of between 10-20% with the remainder delivered in one of four ways: Cash upfront (which is difficult for most people). SBA Loan from a bank (which involves a lot of paperwork and hoops to jump through). Third-party funding (which may involve giving away equity). Seller-held note that is payable over a few years. Brook’s acquisition was funded with a cash downpayment and a seller-held note payable over the course of two years. It’s risky for both parties, but it’s the best way to move forward without needing anyone else’s permission. How to Structure an Agency Acquisition Advice from both of us who have bought and sold agencies -- involve lawyers in as little as possible. The bulk of negotiations can be done without racking up attorney’s fees. Determine whether it’s an asset sale or equity/stock sale. An asset purchase is buying the agency’s book of business, including client contracts, trade name, payables, and receivables. An equity/stock sale is buying out the owner(s) interest in the business. Brook says an asset sale is much clearer and easier to manage. It also creates a cleaner exit strategy for the seller so he/she can move on. The 4 Criteria of a Good Agency to Acquire? 1- Readiness. The seller needs to be genuinely ready to sell. A lot of times people put feelers out and then hesitate when it gets real. If you sense any mixed feelings, walk away. 2- Culture. Remember, in most cases, you’re inheriting a team too. (There will be technical stuff about firing and immediately rehiring them, but most sellers will want to make sure their team is taken care of.) So make sure their team’s vibe will gel with yours. After having acquired multiple agencies, Brooks says the team is typically thrilled for the new vibrancy. 3- Numbers. How stable is this agency? How profitable are their accounts? It should go without saying, but you need to make sure they’re running healthy books. 4- Skillset. Are you confident that the acquired agency and its team can work the way your existing agency works? If you’re acquiring an agency to expand your foothold in the market then skillset is key. If you’re buying to add a service then it’s less important that they match your agency's skill set instead you want theirs to compliment yours. Considering selling or buying an agency? Check out more details about the process here.  

Matt Schneider is the President of Forward Movement Training & Consulting and a nationally recognized expert in organizational safety and security. Matt is a highly sought after presenter and instructor in the areas of School Safety and Workplace Violence. Matt has his Bachelors of Science in Psychology and began his law enforcement career in 2006 when hired by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Boise, Idaho. Matt spent a year as a Detention Deputy, working inside the jail, before moving to Patrol. After three years on Patrol, Matt tried out for, and was selected, to join the agencies SWAT team. Matt Spent 5 years on the SWAT team as an Entry Operator. While on the SWAT team, Matt was selected to join the agencies street crimes unit where he was deputized as a Task Force Officer (TFO) with the U.S. Marshals Office’s Fugitive Taskforce. After two years as a TFO, Matt promoted to Detective and was assigned to the Narcotics Unit where he served in an undercover capacity for a year and a half. In 2014, FMTC quickly began showing signs of early success, pulling Matt out of Law Enforcement full time. Matt left the Sheriff’s Office as a full time Detective, remaining with the department as a Reserve Deputy, where he still volunteers on Patrol helping protect the citizens of Ada County. ----------------------------------------------------------- Connecting with the community is a priority for BVA. The goal of this podcast is to have conversations that shed new light on different perspectives to create a dialog that inspires excellence. The Inspire Excellence podcast is an Idaho based show that is hosted by Kevin Miller of KIDO Talk Radio and Tommy Ahlquist the CEO of BVA. Each episode features different guests and we discuss a variety of different topics all ending with the question, “What inspires you?”. Leave a review on whatever platform you decide to listen on and tell your friends! Follow Us Online At: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/inspireexcellencepo... Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bvadev/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bvadev/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bvadev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bva-... Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0R...

Brook Schaaf started his career at a very young Zappos as an affiliate manager. Now, he owns and runs FMTC (For Me To Compete) a company that streamlines affiliate marketing.  Brook is very data-driven and takes a fresh approach to distributed teams. Listen in as he describes how he builds culture within his company. 

Type-A Parent was established over a decade ago— an annual conference and community for bloggers who took the business of blogging seriously, and wanted to learn the skills that would take their websites and spheres of influence to the next level. In 2017, the company was acquired by Rachel Honoway and Eric Nagel of Rust Built and "Type-A" has become synonymous with power blogger and social media influencer. This year's conference will take place September 27-29 in Chicago and features a speaker roster of over 50 professional practitioners (Jamie is one of them!). We're so excited to welcome Rachel Honoway to this week's episode of the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast. Rachel is an experienced executive specializing in Internet Startups and Growth Mode Companies. Her career has been spent working hands-on with entrepreneurs to build and grow SaaS products and related services. Rachel has an extensive affiliate marketing background, working with large scale publishers like Ebates and Groupon as CEO of FMTC, but you may know her through her wholly-owned subsidiary, Fresh Press Media: an open marketplace connecting advertisers with bloggers and social media influencers. Bloggers are amazing at driving traffic around very specific niche concepts and ideas and industries. -Rachel Honoway In this episode, you'll hear Rachel discuss: the challenges faced when taking over an established brand, and how Rachel and Eric overcame them what to expect at this year's Type-A conference how they are helping wannabe podcasters to take the first step her tips for getting the absolute most out of the conference what she's learned from her first year running the Type-A brand Type-A Tribes: a full education platform that provides the expert resources, networking opportunities, and motivation of a conference, all year long. Enjoy! You may also want to check out: Selling or Acquiring a Business with Eric Nagel Maximizing Your Conference Experience (podcast) Get the Best Return on Your Blog Conference Investment Networking Tips for Introverts Resources: The Type-A Parent website The 2018 Type-A Parent conference Fresh Press Media Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

This Week’s Guest: Brook Schaaf Brook Schaaf, CEO at FMTC, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins. Episode 67 I wanted to learn more about the real Brook, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews. We discussed... Working on a gubernatorial campaign Tweeting about the musical, Hair Riding mechanical bulls His elusive bartender certification Getting a producer credit on a movie Becoming an Eagle Scout Links from this episode Brook on LinkedIn Brook on Twitter Brook on Facebook Brook on IMDB FMTC Thank you for listening Please leave a comment or feel free to contact me. And if you enjoyed this episode of This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins, please share it.

This Week’s Guest: Larissa Feuerstein Larissa Feuerstein, Merchant and OPM Liaison at FMTC, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins. Episode 52 I wanted to learn more about the real Larissa, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews. We discussed... Her happy dance when food arrives Her Twitter profile defaulting to Hebrew in Google results Running the Las Vegas Strip Working at In-N-Out Burger Playing the drums Disneyland vs. Disney World Links from this episode Larissa on LinkedIn Larissa's Twitter account in Hebrew Pictures from running on the Las Vegas Strip Disney high heels Thank you for listening Please leave a comment or feel free to contact me. And if you enjoyed this episode of This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins, please share it.

This Week’s Guest: Eric Nagel Eric Nagel, who is the CTO of FMTC, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins. Episode 24 I wanted to learn more about the real Eric, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews. We discussed... His candidacy for the President of the United States Why he links the word "search engine" to Google on his site Playing harmonica The lack of Uber in Buffalo How he discovered Eric "ET the Hip Hop Preacher" Thomas A Christmas Story vs. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Links from this episode Eric Nagel for America EricNagel.com Buffalo vs. Uber Eric Thomas Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012 Unique Perks in Affiliate Marketing The Tweet about linking to Google Thank you for listening Please leave a comment or feel free to contact me. And if you enjoyed this episode of This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins, please share it.

This Week’s Guest: Rachel Honoway Rachel Honoway, who is CEO of FMTC, a premier affiliate datafeed and tool provider, and President of the Performance Marketing Association Board of Directors, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins. Episode 12 I wanted to learn more about the real Rachel, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews. We discussed... Rachel's first job Yoga and her site, PrettyHardWork.com Homemade pet deodorizer Why she pins items about hearing loss on Pinterest Her first Tweet Marrying her college sweetheart Links from this episode Rise of the Entrepreneur – Episode 26 with Rachel Honoway PrettyHardWork.com Homemade pet deodorizer Rachel's health and wellness board on Pinterest The first Tweet from @rachelhonoway Thank you for listening Please leave a comment or feel free to contact me. And if you enjoyed this episode of This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins, please share it.

It has been suggested that not only the position but also the nature of the mutations of the ret protooncogene strongly correlate with the clinical manifestation of the multiple endocrine neoplasm type 2 (MEN 2) syndrome. In particular, individuals with a Cys634-Arg substitution should have a greater risk of developing parathyroid disease. We, therefore, analyzed 94 unrelated families from Germany with inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) for mutation of the ret protooncogene. In all but 1 of 59 families with MEN 2A, germline mutations in the extracellular domain of the ret protein were found. Some 81% of the MEN 2A mutations affected codon 634. Phenotype-genotype correlations suggested that the prevalence of pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroidism is significantly higher in families with codon 634 mutations, but there was no correlation with the nature of the mutation. In all but 1 of 27 familial MTC (FMTC) families, mutations were detected in 1 of 4 cysteines in the extracellular domain of the ret protooncogene. Half of the FMTC mutations affected codon 634. Mutations outside of codon 634 occurred more often in FMTC families than in MEN 2A families. In all but 1 of 8 MEN 2B patients, de novo mutations in codon 918 were found. These data confirm the preferential localization of MEN 2-associated mutations and the correlation between disease phenotype and the position of the ret mutation, but there was no correlation between the occurrence of hyperparathyroidism or pheochromocytoma and the nature of the mutation.