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Today we spoke with Ray Goggins - Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22'. Ray served in the Special Forces Task Unit as a Senior NCO, as part of the Irish Defence Forces. He has vast operational experience and went on many deployments to hostile environments and conflict zones. A specialist in anti-terrorism and hostage rescue, maritime counter terrorism and combat diving, Ray was an expert in surveillance/ reconnaissance and intelligence...and a special ops instructor, physical trainer and manager. We started this chat about his new book 'Ranger 22 - lessons from the front', and why he had to write that book; Ray explains how the knowledge he acquired over the years has been distilled to lessons that we all can understand and use. Ray explains what his business 'Coreskill training' is all about...creating a mindset to be better, where performance, passion and purpose unite. For Ray, mindset and mental fortitude is what separates those who make it and those who struggle. We hear amazing stories of resilience and determination from the RTE show 'Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week' - where 24 civilian recruits take part in a gruelling special forces selection course, designed by Ray and other members of the elite unit, the Army Ranger Wing...the Irish equivalent of the SAS and Navy SEALs. We unpack composure, a superpower according to Ray, confidence, team building strategies - and the essence of leadership.

Spirituality and Pop Culture  Sexy Spirituality Episode #39     Host: Lezli Goodwin  Guest: Rev. Dr. Raymont L. Anderson, Senior Minister of The Center for Spiritual Living Greater Baltimore  Guest: Rev. Barbara Bue, Manager of Field Services for Centers for Spiritual Living     Small Talk  Lezli, Ray and Barb talk about favorite Easter goodies and traditions. For Ray, it’s chocolate. For Barb, it’s Cadbury Crème Eggs. So terrible and so amazing.      Spirituality and Pop Culture  We’ve got a gathering of proud geeks here today  I wanted to have Ray and Barb on today, because these are two people I can always count on to get my geeky references and take them one step further, exploring the spiritual messages in pop culture.  Ray. Tell me about how you came to connect your favorite pop culture icons with your spiritual life.  Ray: I originally got into all of this through reading. Wonder Woman, Bionic Man, Bionic Woman. But at Carlo College, a philosophy teacher and a nun told me that spirituality and mythology are closely connected. Also, that the Bible is not in inerrant word of God. And then my father re-introduced me to Joseph Campbell. In order for SPider Man to become Spider Man, Uncle Ben taught him that with great power comes great responsibility. If we’re going to walk this walk, there is responsibility. It’s in Yoda, and in the Judeo-Christian theology.  Barb: It’s also practice, choice-points, the biggest opportunities for growth. Let’s use Harry Potter – they learn your word is your power, but you must practice to say it rightly and use intention. All the things Science of Mind has been teaching for 150 years is in all of this, even from way before of course.  The journey is never complete. You can be successful, and then step right back into the next expansion of the self. There is always another Heros Journey.  Yoda learned for 600 years, to become the person who said you failed because you did not believe, you’re not convicted. Two generations now have grown up with the Star Wars universe, and it’s changing the world and wanting to make the world be different.  The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is the most current wave in culture, echoing what Star Trek and Star Wars did in the last generation, comic books before.  George Lucas is a Science of Mind guy! The Force was what he came to about God from the Science of Mind.  Ray: Gene Roddenberry, communicators & now flip phones. Touch screens are now literally touch screens. Thought becomes form, it’s in real life now. In Harry Potter, “Is this just my imagination?” Dumbledore, of course it’s in your mind. WHy would that make it not real?  Do we ever get to let go of the war or idea of the need to fight? The Declaration of Principles says the ultimate goal of life is freedom from discord of every nature, and this freedom is sure to be attained by all. Luke was at war with himself. We can get past the idea of needing to harm another, and move into challenging ourself and others. Like chess – that's a challenge, but not war.  We can talk about how we can all win. Some people think that’s fantasy thinking, but this is that episode! It’s the old rising tides should float all boats.  This idea that fantasy is just daydreaming, but Albert Einstein said imagination is more important than knowledge. All new things come from imagination, fantasy, thought first. Fantasy is just another way that the Divine is expressing.  The key is separating the idea that fiction is for children. We do such a good job teaching children that anything is possible, and then we tell them to grow up. Lezli’s generation (born in 1975) never knew a world without Star Wars and Star Trek, and we never stopped believing in possibilities and the bursting forth of technology shows it.  Dr. Strange: At the root of existence, mind and matter meet. They are not divorceable. There is only one Mind, and that Mind is God.  We know mind affects the body, physiology. If not, there wouldn’t be 1-900 numbers. That wouldn’t be a multi-billion -dollar industry.  “Don’t worry yourself sick.” We say that because we know you can.  So many of these stories also involve intuition, trusting the inner voice.  How do we reconcile the comic book “There is only one” in a teaching where we are taught that we are all the chosen one? Each one of us are The One, and it’s always manifesting as individuals, and as a team.  Buffy had the Scoobies. Harry Potter had Ron and Hermione. Spider Man had the Avengers. They set it up as “The One,” and then the hero chooses to build a family/team. Nobody is the Ron in their version of the story. Nobody is Xander. This even holds for Jesus, Jeshua, the Christ. But he says that he did these things but you will do greater. He built the family of apostles and then awakened it for all of us. IF we connect to it.  What is our responsibility as New Thought teachers to reference pop culture for relevance?  Barb: Those of us that do attract younger crowds include pop culture, sports and science, to men and women in balance. I do think it’s important. Young people are coming in and they know all this because they grew up with Harry. We try to make it high minded and they are like, “Yeah, I learned about this when I was five.”  If you are brave enough and audacious enough and unapologetic enough to bring the fantasy into real life, not only will your life change, but the life of your community, city world will change, one thought at a time. Pop culture is the great example of how this happens.    Something Good  Barb: If you are looking to plug into community that thinks like this, that explores like this, find a Center for Spiritual Living. My personal favorite is New Thought Norther Colorado, which is a community I helped birth and I’m still attached to. Life can still be magic. www.NewThoughtNoCo.org  Ray: Feel free to find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. (Raymont Anderson) www.cslgreaterbaltimore.com  Lezli: My something good is…I have a class coming up called Creating Powerful Memes. A picture is worth a thousand words, and the evidence of gorgeous branded memes are all over social media. The amazing thing is you can learn to create these impressive and impactful images more quickly and more easily than you think. Come explore free and low-cost technologies and techniques that will open the door to a completely new world of marketing magic! (Held as part of the Centers for Spiritual Living Advance and Thrive Series) Cost for this 4-week class is $89.00. Class starts Thursday, April 8 at 6:00 PM MST. To find out more, go to www.lezligoodwin.com/onlineclasses       If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please consider joining us on Patreon at  patreon.com/sexyspirituality. From early access to episodes to patron-only content, our Patreon community gets the very sexiest stuff from us! A big thank you to our patrons for making this show possible.  If you’d like to support Sexy Spirituality Podcast, please give a 5 start review on Apple Podcasts or the platform you prefer to listen on. It really does help! And please do check us out on Patreon.  Thank you for joining us for Sexy Spirituality.  I'm your host, Lezli Goodwin, spiritual mentor, minister and author at lezligoodwin.com. Our guests have been Rev. Dr. Raymont L. Anderson, Senior Minister of The Center for Spiritual Living Greater Baltimore, and Rev. Barbara Bue, Manager of Field Services for Centers for Spiritual Living.  Thanks for being with us!  If you have any feedback about the show, we’d love to hear from you at lezligoodwin@gmail.com. You can find all of our show notes and podcast episodes at sexyspiritualitypodcast.com. Be sure to click subscribe!  We’ll see you on April 9 for our next episode, “Expressing Spirituality through Songwriting”. Thanks for joining us for Sexy Spirituality, Real Spirituality for the Modern World.   

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. In a normal year, we would have recently celebrated Oktoberfest. We also would have enthusiastically taken part in Tulsa Tough weekend, and watched as super humans competed in the Iron Man competition. There would have been sold out shows at concert venues and the hotels would have been at capacity many nights. According to Tulsa Regional Tourism, more than 9 million people visit Tulsa a year and spend more than a billion dollars in the community in a normal year. As we all know 2020 has been far from anywhere remotely close to normal. My guest on this episode is Ray Hoyt, president of Tulsa Regional Tourism. If there’s anybody in Tulsa who has a grasp on the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Tulsa’s tourism business, it’s Ray. When he came to Tulsa in September 2010, the BOK Center was a couple years old and Oneok Field was in its first year. Guthrie Green was still a parking lot and there were a lot less attractions in the Arts District.As you’ll hear in this conversation, he wasn’t sold on Tulsa when first asked about the job opportunity, but that obviously changed.Over the last decade has overseen our city’s tourism efforts as the city has grown to welcome the millions of visitors who aren’t just driving through or connecting flights at Tulsa international Airport. The recent addition of the Gathering Place and it’s national coverage in USA Today, the New York Times and more helped make Ray’s job a little easier. There’s also the resurgence of Route 66. We talk about both. Tulsa Tough and its Cry Baby Hill will return. Iron Man is rescheduled for 2021. There are new museums being built and older ones going through renovations. We discuss all those great things still to come. For Ray, his attention is currently on helping safely reopen Tulsa because the city needs to have hotels, restaurants, museums and stores open for visitors to return. He shares the importance of the Tulsa Safely program as we progress toward the holidays and new year. In this conversation we recorded on Sept. 28, Ray discusses how tourism is slowly coming back seven months after the pandemic shut down our city. In a city and state where the budget is largely funded from tax dollars, it’s vitally important our city’s leaders find ways to help our local businesses generate revenues. As you’ll hear, Ray is passionate about his job and he and his team are working hard to help Tulsa recover and then resume its mission to become a major tourist draw in the middle in the of the U.S. And if there’s one thing we have going for us, it’s that the Mother Road runs right through the middle of town. I enjoyed chatting with Ray and learning from him. We’re in good hands. Following my conversation, The Voice digital editor and music writer Kyra Bruce shares the new song “Together” from Tulsa hip-hop artist Benzo. More on him later. OK, let’s get this going. This is Tulsa Talks with Ray Hoyt.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Former cop Ray Watson is back in the studio for more stories from his time dealing with some of the nation's worst crooks as part of the Armed Robbery Squad. For Ray's columns, go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/raywatson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CEO Ray Schiavone comes on the podcast for a special two-part interview where he shares his thoughts, experiences, and advice on a broad range of subjects ranging from leadership and management to the importance of listening and learning, coaching and building good teams. Ray is one of the most talented and well-rounded CEOs I’ve ever met.   ABOUT OUR GUEST Ray Schiavone started his career at G.E. during the then-CEO Jack Welch’s tenure. He then moved on to act as a tech company CEO twice over and has since settled into running his own firm.   Ray is a graduate of Syracuse University and subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Maryland where he serves as a board member for the A. James Clark School of Engineering. He has been recognized for his accomplishments with numerous awards including the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Crain’s Detroit Business 40 Under 40 and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.   GET IN TOUCH WITH RAY ON LINKEDIN   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Podfly Productions: Podfly.net Veterans of Foreign Wars: VFWpost1.org   KEY TAKEAWAYS [1:52] Michael introduces Ray Schiavone and asks him to share an interesting fact about himself — from a formal living room to a music studio: piano, drums, and guitar.   [3:31] What does Ray do now? Business is his passion and he now helps entrepreneurs move their business along towards successful exits. He touches on the start of his career.   CROSS-FUNCTIONALITY [5:40] Becoming a jack of all trades and a master of none can be scary, but on the road to CEO, it can be a blessing: every skill and insight was invaluable in higher roles. David shares the way he approaches new opportunities: always say yes and make sure to position yourself so that when the opportunity comes, you are ready for it and start by listening, learning, and then trying something new.   14 YEARS AT G.E. [11:45] In the late ’80s and early ’90s, G.E. was one of the most revered companies in the world. Why did Ray decide to change? An opportunity showed up!   THE FIRST DAY AS CEO AT ARBORTEXT [15:29] Terrifying! Ray recounts his experience from not knowing what to expect in terms of employee perspective to defaulting to himself. For Ray, that meant listening and learning. He shares the first few weeks of interviewing employees, working with them to build an assessment and getting their support.   IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME! [20:34] Ray gives his tips on managing people who bid for but didn’t get the position you now hold. He also shares two pieces of advice on when you should engage the board on an issue: Bad news doesn’t get better with age What’s your solution   CHALLENGES [23:48] A CEO works for all the employees; in that regard, Ray shares some missteps to avoid: Don’t think you have all the answers — you don’t Don’t be a bully Rally the team   WHY BECOME A CEO [27:32] Ray asks why not to do it instead: power, you really don’t have as many decisional levers as you might think! Ray and I discuss leadership and management which leads to a story about what Ray’s employees had to say to his wife!   CEO INTERVIEWS [32:52] The interview process for the CEO position is mostly about assessing character and evaluating trust. Ray shares a funny anecdote on his personal experience with the interview process at Arbortext!   EXPERIENCE [35:22] Ray describes the kinds of experience you should aim to get if you are an aspiring CEO. From taking chances to making sure you are visible.   MANAGEMENT STYLE [36:35] Ray speaks to his management style of empowerment, driving and demanding excellence and his mantra: “Have fun, make a buck, and win.” He also touches on how he rewards excellence and shares the actual organizational concept and work routine he uses — quick market intelligence.   VPs AND SVPs [42:22] What does Ray look for in a VP or SVP? He explains what sets people apart that manage to break into the c-suite: how they tackle ambiguity! Can you come up with a vision without any directive?   GUT HIRES [44:57] Ray shares the story of a persistent applicant and how he hired one of his CFOs.   [47:38] Michael invites Ray Schiavone for a Part 2 and closes out the podcast with his favorite takeaways.   We hope you learned something today and enjoyed the conversation. Please give us five stars on iTunes and share your comments so we can improve and ask the questions you want to hear.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Jack Welch   SPECIAL THANKS TO Jalan Crossland for the music Angela Johnson at OC Executive Search Joseph Batty at Podfly Corey Coates at Podfly

Do you ever find yourself frustrated by how many sources of information there are for your clients and leads? From apps to video messaging, targeted advertising to Facebook and Instagram: there’s a lot to navigate! At the core of all of that, however, is one thing: the relationships. In luxury real estate, and when serving a second home market, those first name relationships are gold. When you make a significant connection with someone, and serve them, you’ll be connected to them for years to come. They just may come to you years later, with an old folded brochure in hand, looking for you to help find their dream home. When you establish yourself as a meaningful connection, and find ways to serve those connections you make, it will come back to you for years to come. Today, Ray Chin is here on the podcast to share how he made the transition from corporate to superstar real estate agent, and how he works relationships in his business.. I met him at an open house before he made the move over to Maui, and have watched him work hard to create relationships and educate people and empower them through the process of buying and selling homes. He’s here to share about how he leans into his superpower - cultivating relationships - to help hundreds of people find their dream home. As he’s done that, he’s also had the chance to even change his community as well. Highlights of this episode: Tom introduces Ray, his area of expertise, and how he is connected with real estate. Ray worked hard on creating connections: he held so many open houses so that he could create relationships and get to know the people in the area he served. “Be an expert in your area: if someone sneezes in your area, you should know about it!” “I’ve never sold them; I’ve educated them!” When you’re working in a secondary market, professionalism and education is key: people want you to be the expert. The size of the transaction doesn’t matter: it’s about working with clients that you enjoy serving. Within 30 seconds of meeting a person, you’ll know if you will mesh. We’re not so much real estate agents; we’re more like real estate advisors. Marketing works differently for the generation that you want to reach. For Ray, personal networking is gold! He barely uses social media to market himself, but he associates with high level brands and connections. First name connections can help reinforce your presence and validate your authority, Be strategic in your networking opportunities and you create low-hanging fruit for referrals. Ray doesn’t use the internet to create relationships: he uses it to solidify them. Being connected and creating relationships allows you to be able to make a major impact in your area. Ray was able to help influence the community to help improve the area he lived in, creating better schools. If you’re a brand new agent, and want to learn from Ray, he has a tip: get a mentor. It will help you learn what you need to do, bring you connections, help you learn your strengths: it will help posture you for success. Hey everybody, thank you so much for spending time with us today: would you do me a giant favor and share this podcast with fellow realtors, and leave a review. Your reviews help this podcast get shared with more people. Special thanks to Ray Chin for being on the show! You can connect with him here: Ray’s Website Facebook LinkedIn Connect with me (Tom): 2nd Home Agents website Facebook Instagram YouTube Subscribe to the Show Don’t miss a single episode of the podcast. You can search for “Selling the Dream” on any of your favorite listening platforms, or follow the links below: iTunes Spotify Stitcher YouTube As always, thanks for listening. Don’t forget, you’re not selling a home: you’re selling the dream.   See you next time!

My guest in this episode could be described as a medical doctor who thinks we transcend our biology, or as a neuroscientist who thinks there is much more to us than our brains. Raymond Tallis spent many years as an NHS consultant and Professor of Geriatric Medicine, specialising in the neuroscience of strokes and epilepsy. He is also a prolific thinker, having published more than 20 substantial works of philosophy. Core to his outlook is the claim the human consciousness is utterly unique in ways that can’t be reduced to brains and biology. Unlike other animals we have a shared sense of the world enabling complex collaboration and meaning-creation and we have a rich sense of the past and the future. For Ray, neither of these features can be explained by looking at brains. Our discussion also covers why Ray thinks we have free will, why Benjamin Libet’s famous experiments are naive and misguided and why a future genius is needed to unravel the profound mysteries of the human mind.... Links: Raymond Tallis' personal site Ray's books mentioned in this episode: In Defence of Wonder  Aping Mankind The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry into Human Being  Why The Mind Is Not a Computer Logos: The Mystery of How We Make Sense of the World Follow us on Twitter @NSthepodcast 

It's October and that means it's Halloween time here at Retro Reviews. For Ray's 1st pick of this month, he picked the cult film The Monster Squad (1987). This does film, that bombed in theaters at the time, hold-up in the year 2018 or should it stay locked away in the 80's? Listen to find out. For our next pod, Peter picked the 1996 film that started the who-done-it horror craz, Scream. Shout Out: Peter-Death Cab for Cuite concert | Ray-MLB playoffs (SPORTS!) Contact Us: Twitter | Facebook | Email- RetroReviewsCast[AT]gmail[DOT]com |  Donate Credits: Album art created by friend of the pod Lis. If you are interested in seeing more of her artwork, you can visit her Etsy store and check out her Insta. Music for this episode is provided by FMA and created by Audiobinger- "Pre-Game Warm-Up". #40

Us Kids Know (Razorbill) We all knew about Cullen Hickson.  Siblings Bri and Ray O'Dell are lost. Anxious. Restless. Ray—bullied at his Catholic school for being small and timid—wants to be someone people respect or, even better, someone people fear. Meanwhile, Bri knows that something is off about her friendship with the shiny, happy, sophisticated blond girls on her field hockey team. They don't really understand Bri, and if Bri is being totally honest, she doesn't really understand them either. When storied delinquent Cullen Hickson enters the orbit of the O'Dell siblings, though, everything changes. Bri and Ray find an alluring, addictive outlet in Cullen, who opens their eyes to a world they didn't know existed. For Ray, that means experiencing the singular thrill of crime—from breaking and entering to grand theft auto—while Bri quickly dives into an all-consuming romance with the enigmatic upperclassman. As Bri and Ray become more and more entwined with Cullen's antics, and their once-thrilling experiences grow increasingly dangerous, a series of life-changing eventsthreatens to lead the teens down a dark path—one that could forever alter the course of their lives. Praise for Us Kids Know "A gripping, tragic debut novel that will fascinate and trouble sophisticated teen readers."—Kirkus Reviews "Strong's debut novel is one that will resonate with those searching for meaning or a higher power in life....the alternating narratives of these three [characters] will givereaders much to ponder about romance, friendship, life and death, and all the ineffable spaces in between." —Booklist “The twists and turns in this novel left me sweating with suspense. The story of a brother and sister and the older boy who comes into their lives very astutely shows how its teen characters catalyze each other’s lives, creating unpredictable chemical reactions in which each propels the others into a dangerous direction not one of them could have imagined. Unsentimental and gripping, this is a memorable debut.” —Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint it Black “An unflinching exploration of teenagers hurtling toward a point of no return. A compelling, impressive debut that doesn’t shy away from the allure of danger.” —LatifahSalom, author of The Cake House "Us Kids Know is at once a page-turning adventure and a poignant exploration of the human heart. Strong renders these complex teenagers with deep empathy and insight as they quest for truth and meaning in an uncertain world. I fell in love with this funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming book.” —Lindsey Lee Johnson, author of The Most Dangerous Place on Earth JJ Strong received a creative writing degree from the University of Southern California, and a B.A. in English from Georgetown University. His writing has appeared in Fifth Wednesday, the Santa Monica Review, and LA Weekly. He taught for many years in the undergraduate writing program at USC, before relocating to the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and son. Lindsey Lee Johnson holds a master of professional writing degree from the University of Southern California and a BA in English from the University of California at Davis. She's taught writing at USC, Clark College, and Portland State University. She is a native of Marin County, California, where she has served as a tutor and mentor at a private learning center, focusing on teaching writing to teenagers. She now lives with her husband in Los Angeles. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth (Random House 2017) is Lindsey's debut novel. The book was named a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, an American Booksellers Association Indie Next Pick, a LibraryReads Pick, a Book of the Month Club Pick, and People Magazine's Book of the Week. Translations have been published or are forthcoming in Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Israel, Turkey, and The Netherlands.

What we cover: Despite being a one-time pack a day smoker, Ray Zahab decided on New Years Eve 1999/2000 that it was time to be truly happy. And that quest for happiness ultimately led him to the open road. In this case though, the term Open Road is a loose one, at best. This is a guy who has run across the Sahara Desert. He’s run across the Gobi Desert. And he’s traversed the South Pole – and he was the first person to do it entirely on foot and snowshoes, and not on skis. So there’s that. In 2007, my husband Chad – himself a one-time cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking, hamburger-eating, dude – was preparing for his first ever Ultra Marathon, after being introduced to Ironman a couple years before. I bought him the book called Running for My Life: On the Extreme Road with Adventure Runner Ray Zahab. I bought it for him because Ray’s story is the one of The Every Person who made the decision to change. For Ray, his vice was partying and smoking and just living a lifestyle that wasn’t conducive to any joy – not the real, meaningful kind of joy. That book was a game changer for Chad – and for me, I loved it. It’s an inside peek into the mindset of transformation, and a reminder that we all have the power to transform if we are willing to dig a little deeper. If we’re willing to be uncomfortable – because that’s what it takes.  In addition to being the subject matter of the 2008 documentary Running the Sahara produced by Matt Damon and directed by James Moll, Ray is co-founder of the super impressive organization: Impossible2Possible, which is all about facilitating real life expeditions with Youth Ambassadors who report back in real time over social media to thousands of students in schools around the world, exposing everyone involved to the great big world out there. Of course we talk about that as well. (And, we even manage to talk about the planet’s ultimate equalizer, the universal punch-line: Poop jokes.)  

Ray Hennessey is editorial director of Entrepreneur.com, and has worked as director of business news at the FOX Business Network, where he managed day-to-day editorial operations for the channel. Ray spent a decade at Dow Jones in a variety of positons, notably editor of SmartMoney.com and news editor for Dow Jones Newswires. He's been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and appeared daily on CNBC television. He was also a regular on-air contributor to CBS News. And, he's a really cool guy! In this week's podcast, we get everything from fixing toilets (Ray is a former plumber!) to whether you can make a sales pitch in your Entrepreneur.com column. Entrepreneur magazine: is the leading title for stories on entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial experience. They like to hear about people who are doing new things and innovating. The website has more than 15-16 million unique visitors each month. The definition of "entrepreneur" has evolved! It used to describe anyone who started their own business. Now, anyone who is innovating (even if they work within a larger company) are seen as using entrepreneurial principles. Think: disruptors. Innovators. People that are changing industries and companies. For Ray, the best part of Entrepreneur is: The audience! Smart, engaged, and active participants in the conversation. What sets Entrepreneur apart from Inc., Forbes, and other business magazines? It focuses not only on businesses and business owners, but also on their attitude, needs, and philosophy. It's about what drives people. It's less stuffy! Let's be honest: entrepreneurs are a bit nuts, but they are awesome. "We try to be as opinionated as our audience." -Ray Hennessey The biggest mistakes people make when pitching Entrepreneur: They don't build a relationship; Ray deletes most emails from names he doesn't recognize the name (Ray gets 1000s of emails a day) Pitching a story is like finding a job or a customer: it's about networking and building a relationship. This could be as simple as sending a LinkedIn request, sending a tweet, or sending a follow-up note after meeting at an event. Too often, people get in touch only when they need something--this does not bode well. Pro-tip: Get to know the magazine and show that you know what they do when you pitch. An expert is: Experienced! Track record is key! Someone who have new ideas Entrepreneur's stance on content marketing:  Content marketing is about educating the marketplace about where your product fits in. There are real benefits to content marketing, and Entrepreneur has benefitted as well. An example: a divorce lawyer talking about a new trend in custody. It is a subtler sell, and is a great way to generate leads More heavy-handed content marketing (Eat at Joe's! It is the only good restaurant) doesn't fly on Entrepreneur.com (and also isn't very effective). Customers can sniff it out, and bring the torches and pitchforks. What about putting a link to a product or a freebie at the end of an article? This is tricky for editors, especially when it comes to webinars etc. On a limited basis, Entrepreneur has let some authors promote events They would like to find a way to reward good contributors and benefit the audience. However, they are still collecting data, and keeping quality as the #1 priority. What does it take to become a regular Entrepreneur contributer? Every contributor must apply by contacting an editor They are evaluated Content is then monitored Pieces are then edited for both style and content--not all pieces make it to the audience Entrepreneur's stance on copyright and exclusivity: Entrepreneur owns all pieces Contributors are allowed to write for other publications (although this might change) An example of a pitch that got deleted immediately: Someone who started an email with "Dear Richard, I know you write frequently about the military" Robo-pitch or cut-and-paste pitches Pro-tip: Pitching is like asking someone out on a date. Find out what they are into before suggesting an activity. (Do your research. Personalize your pitch). Advice that Ray got to take him out baby pool and into the ocean: Stop thinking that you're smarter than everyone, because you're not. Go into everything with an open mind fills every day full of the joy of learning. How to pitch Entrepreneur magazine: here!