Podcasts about Forney

Today's speaker is Nathan Lino, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Forney in Forney, TX. Speaking from Mark 1:16-20, Pastor Lino shares that we have been left in this world by Christ to fish for men.

Today's speaker is Nathan Lino, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Forney in Forney, TX. Pastor Lino teaches from Exodus 19 that serious obedience to Christ's commands is essential to experiencing the many benefits of a love relationship with Him.

Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #041 John W. Forney was a publisher, a politician, a railroad agent, and the only person to serve as both Clerk of the US House and Secretary of the US Senate. Abraham Lincoln befriended the man, but political enemies called Forney "Lincoln's dog." Andrew Johnson drank to excess at Forney's Stag party the night before he was sworn in as Vice President and the two men later became bitter enemies. John W. Forney, political gadfly, chameleon, and provocateur is interred in the River Section of Laurel Hill West along with several members of his fascinating family. You will hear about all of them in the February 2025 episode of Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories.

Also, Students at high schools in Keller walked out of class today to protest the district's plan to split up, and a treatment center for mentally troubled & traumatized youth in Greenville has been shut down following the death of an 11-year-old.

Customer Success Summit in Austin on February 11th & 12th: https://events.customersuccesscollective.com/location/austinThis is an episode of "MondAI CS", a new podcast by our CS friend Michael Forney that we recorded last week. I felt that the content would be fantastic to post here as well.This episode delves into the intersection of AI and customer success, discussing how technology can both enhance and disrupt customer relationships. We explore the balance between automation and personal interaction, the guilt associated with not using AI, and practical applications for CSMs, illustrating a balanced approach that integrates AI while emphasizing the necessity of human connection. • The importance of balancing automation with human interaction • Guilt surrounding the adoption of AI tools • Practical AI applications in customer success • The value of combining technology with personalized engagement • The need for checks and balances in automation strategies • Future considerations for integrating AI in customer journeysEnjoy! I know I sure did...Follow Michael's Podcast MondAI CS here: https://open.spotify.com/show/497aLePSmsVJs1mMwn5dSLMichael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-forney/This episode of the DCX Podcast is brought to you by Thinkific Plus, a Customer Education platform designed to accelerate customer onboarding, streamline the customer experience and avoid employee burnout. For more information and to watch a demo, visit https://www.thinkific.com/plus/ Support the show+++++++++++++++++Like/Subscribe/Review:If you are getting value from the show, please follow/subscribe so that you don't miss an episode and consider leaving us a review. Website:For more information about the show or to get in touch, visit DigitalCustomerSuccess.com. Buy Alex a Cup of Coffee:This show runs exclusively on caffeine - and lots of it. If you like what we're, consider supporting our habit by buying us a cup of coffee: https://bmc.link/dcspThank you for all of your support!The Digital Customer Success Podcast is hosted by Alex Turkovic

Me tomé un café con Billy Forney, quien nos compartió su testimonio de estar al interior de uno de los edificios del World Trade Center cuando ocurrió el atentado del 9/11. #PeriodicoyCafe #Podcast #911memorial #WorldTradeCenter #september11

What does it feel like to survive the unimaginable? Picture this: the 85th floor of the North Tower, the chaos of the first impact, and the desperate journey down countless flights of stairs as the world collapses around you. Billy Forney shares his gripping, deeply personal account of 9/11, filled with moments of terror, resilience, and even unexpected humanity. From navigating through injured survivors and first responders to escaping just as the second tower fell, his story is a raw, unforgettable snapshot of a day that changed everything. Through it all, Billy reflects on how that experience reshaped his life and why sharing it matters now more than ever.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode. 00:00 - Chuck's speech at the IPAA Private Capital Conference02:04 - Chuck and Kenny reminisce about Rice football06:04 - Chuck's Christmas party and 9/1111:58 - First moments after the impact17:25 - Descending the stairs of the South Tower21:40 - Descent from the 85th floor24:39 - Encountering injured individuals26:50 - Meeting a first responder29:14 - Ditching the fire extinguisher30:20 - Encountering a woman on the 19th floor33:00 - Escaping the South Tower36:55 - Surviving the South Tower collapse44:03 - The impact of sharing your story46:18 - Writing down your personal story49:07 - Visiting the 9/11 Memorial & Museum49:40 - Legacy for future generations52:20 - Life in post-9/11 New York53:35 - Patrick's personal story56:08 - Importance of storytelling58:05 - Thanks for coming onhttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Lucas Sherraden hosts Eric Forney, a top real estate professional from Indianapolis, on the Built HOW Podcast. They delve into how Eric built Indiana's leading Keller Williams team. Eric shares insights on running an efficient real estate business in the competitive Midwest market, emphasizing the power of curiosity in building connections. He discusses leadership, recruiting challenges, and maintaining production through systematic approaches. The conversation also highlights the enduring value of real estate agents, customer-centric service, and the evolving industry landscape. ---------- Visit www.builthow.com to sign up for our next live or virtual event. Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

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In this final episode in our Everyday Theology Series, we are challenged to look to Christ no matter our circumstances.  We will hear one woman's story and how even through devastating situations,  God continues to give her strength and encouragement in her everyday life. unshakenpsalm622@gmail.comChrist the Word Sermonshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-the-word-church-sermons/id1515599033Christ the Word Truth and Lifehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-the-word-church-sunday-classes/id1699277705Fellow Heirs Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fellow-heirs/id171490

Join host Robert Forto as he welcomes Stage Stop racer, Austin Forney to talk about the race, training and running in Colorado, cattle ranching and more.

In July 1975, Linda Forney set out on a solo road trip across America with her dog, Cocoa Gin, with the hopes of visiting the Grand Canyon before returning home. However, a wrong turn on her hike leaves her lost in a maze of canyons, battling the elements and her fears. With no food, dwindling water, and the nights growing cold, Linda must rely on her instincts and her bond with Cocoa to keep her alive. As hope fades and despair sets in, she confronts the terrifying reality of being alone in the wilderness. Can she find her way back to safety before it's too late?Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!Follow us on Instagram at offthetrailspodcastFollow us on Facebook at Off the Trails PodcastIf you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at offthetrailspodcast@gmail.com  Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!  Episode Sources:Youtube - Alone And Lost In Hellish Canyon! | S4 E10 | Full Episode | I Shouldn't Be Alive, The Pittsburgh Press**We do our own research and try our best to cross reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.

Plus, neighbors reacted to the story of the Forney man who led police on a chase before he died by suicide, and Denton has hired an outside firm to investigate its animal services department after a dog was euthanized while its owner was still looking for it.

Margins for farmers are tight, so there's more emphasis than ever on finding innovative new ways to innovate and stay in the black.Dave Handsaker is with AGNETWORX in Iowa, which helps efficiently connect farmers to new technology and better understand its effectiveness.He said, with corn and soybean prices down, growers are especially interested in increased efficiencies and maximizing production wherever possible.Matt Rohlik with ARVA Intelligence helps boost revenue for growers, by making them aware of incentives available from consumer-packaged goods companies to help sustainability through agronomic practices, including reducing commercial or synthetic inputs, split applying nitrogen, foliar feeding, tillage, cover crops and biologicals.Shane Forney with Sentinel Fertigation helps growers maximize efficiency by leveraging satellite imagery to help growers improve nitrogen recommendations throughout the growing season, all done without a negative impact on yields. Handsaker, Rohlik, and Forney were among the speakers at the Farmer Innovation Forum in Omaha, presented by Redox.

On today's episode of the podcast Jake looks back at the most influential North Carolina DWI cases of the past year. Abstracts of the cases are found below.   CHECKPOINTS   State v. Alvarez, 894 S.E.2d 737, No. 278PA21 (N.C. 2023)   Facts: Rowan County Sheriff's Office set up a checkpoint. The checkpoint was purportedly in response to a high-speed fatality accident that had occurred at that location two days earlier. No officers on scene were checking speeding. Defendant's passenger side wheels came off the road and onto the grass prior to stopping at the checkpoint. One of the officers on scene testified that this behavior led him to believe the Defendant might be driving while impaired.   Procedural History: Both the trial court (superior court) and the Court of Appeals (State v. Alvarez, 860 S.E.2d 45, 2021-NCCOA-375 (2021) (unpublished) found the checkpoint did not have a proper primary programmatic purpose. The Court of Appeals appears to call into question a checkpoint set up for “all chapter 20 violations” as possible general crime control.   Holding: The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals finding that there was reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle due to the lane violation but did not address the findings of the Court of Appeals regarding the Constitutionality of the checkpoint. Use the Court of Appeals opinion to attack a checkpoint based on the lack of a proper primary programmatic purpose.   REASONABLE SUSPICION   Sate v. Peak, 892 S.E.2d 925, No. COA23-312 (N.C. App. 2023) (unpublished)   Facts: Stopping officer was highly specialized in DWI investigations. Defendant delayed for 10-seconds at a traffic light after it turned green. There were two open bars within a quarter mile radius of the stop location. Defendant crossed over the yellow lines with both left tires into the opposite lane of travel. Defendant was travelling at one to two miles per hour.   Holding: Reasonable suspicion existed to stop Defendant.   PROBABLE CAUSE   State v. Woolard, 894 S.E.2d 717, No. 208PA22 (N.C. 2023)   Facts: Officer saw Defendant cross centerline six or seven times. Officer active blue lights and Defendant quickly stopped his vehicle. Upon initial approach, Defendant “seemed normal” to the officer. After asking about the driving, Defendant told the officer that there were bees in his truck that he was trying to get out. As they spoke, the officer noticed an odor of alcohol, flushed cheeks, and red and glassy eyes. Defendant seemed coherent to the officer. Defendant admitted to having “a couple beers earlier.” Officer administered two PBTs, but these were excluded from consideration because they were not performed correctly. Officer also administered the HGN test, during which he saw six of six clues. Officer placed Defendant under arrest for DWI.   Procedural History: Defendant was granted a preliminary indication that no PC existed in District Court. The State appealed to Superior Court where the Defendant again prevailed and the case was sent back to District Court for a final order granting suppression. After the District Court entered its final order the State filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals which was denied. The State then filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the North Carolina Supreme Court which was granted. There was no transcript of District Court proceedings or record on appeal for the Supreme Court to review.   Holding: The Supreme Court found it had discretionary authority to rule on the merits of the case and found probable cause.   EXPERT TESTIMONY   State v. Williams, 891 S.E.2d 499, No. COA22-1015 (N.C. App. 2023) (unpublished).   Holding: It was not error for the trial court to allow a DRE to offer testimony about a DWI investigation that the DRE was not involved in, when the DRE stated that she could not testify (i.e. give an opinion) as to whether the Defendant was impaired.   Practice Tip: This case is from Buncombe County, where the State routinely calls a DRE that has not done a real time DRE evaluation in a particular case to give after-the-fact analysis and opinion at trial. Here's the beef: There is no opinion being offered by investigating officers [State v. Lewis, 2022-NCCOA-887 (2022)] or by the DRE that the Defendant is impaired. Point out that no officer involved in the investigation or brought in as an expert to bolster the State's case can give an opinion of drug impairment.   BREATH TEST   State v. Forney, No. COA23-338 (N.C. App. 2024)   Facts: During chemical breath testing, the officer noticed Defendant had gum in his mouth, and had Defendant spit out the gum between the first and second breath tests, both of which resulted in a .11 BAC. The chemical analyst did not restart the observation period or seek an additional breath test. Both the State and the Defendant had experts testify at trial on whether breath testing might be impacted by foreign objects in the mouth.   Burden of Proof: The Court noted that as the proponent of the breath test evidence in an impaired driving case, the State bears the burden of proving compliance with the “observation period” requirement set out in N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-139.1.   Holding: The provisions of the Department of Health and Human Services requiring an observation period by the chemical analyst were violated in this case and a new fifteen-minute observation period should have occurred after the Defendant spat the gum out of his mouth before taking breath samples. The results of the breath test should have been suppressed, but the Court concluded that in this case the admission of the BAC results was harmless error.   Practice Tip: The Court in dicta noted “the Intoximeter estimates alcohol in the blood (BAC) based on a measurement of alcohol in the breath—a ratio which in reality varies amongst different people—by using a single specific ratio to standardize the testing of all subjects.” If you are using Henry's Law to characterize the breath result as an estimate in a .08+ case, you can read this language to give credence to your argument.   BLOOD DRAW   State v. Burris, 289 N.C. App. 535, 890 S.E.2d 539, No. COA22-408 (2023) (unpublished)   Note: Case is currently pending appeal to the N.C. Supreme Court.   Relevant Facts: Single vehicle accident. Officer found Defendant lying trapped under a steel fence outside of a vehicle that had sustained extensive damage. The Defendant was unresponsive and bleeding excessively. The officer noted that Defendant smelled of alcohol and found beer cans both inside and outside the vehicle. The Defendant was taken to the hospital, still unconscious. The officer obtained a warrantless search of Defendant's blood while Defendant was unconscious.   Holding: Based on Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 588 U.S. ___, 139 S. Ct. 2525 (2019) the Court of Appeals found that exigent circumstances almost always exist to conduct a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious driver. This opinion is at odds with State v. Romano, 369 N.C. 678, 800 S.E.2d 644, No. 199PA16 (2017). Both Romano and Burris were in Buncombe County.   Practice Tip: Use the Court's findings in Romano to craft your explanation as to why exigent circumstances do not exist in your case. Also, look at Judge Tyson's scathing dissent in Burris.   State v. Russell, 891 S.E.2d 502, No. COA22-1059 (2023) (unpublished)   Holding: The Confrontation Clause is not violated where a substitute expert from the SBI testifies (and is subject to cross-examination) using another SBI agent's previously generated report, which otherwise may be inadmissible, in forming an independent expert opinion.   SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE   State v. Burris, 289 N.C. App. 535, 890 S.E.2d 539, No. COA22-408 (2023) (unpublished)   Note: Case is currently pending appeal to the N.C. Supreme Court.   Relevant Facts: Single vehicle accident. Officer found Defendant lying trapped under a steel fence outside of a vehicle that had sustained extensive damage. The Defendant was unresponsive and bleeding excessively. The officer noted that Defendant smelled of alcohol and found beer cans both inside and outside the vehicle. The Defendant was taken to the hospital, still unconscious. The officer determined that the Defendant was the owner of the vehicle and found no evidence of any other occupant.   Holding: The State presented sufficient evidence of driving to survive a motion to dismiss. Moreover, the officer describing the Defendant at trial as “the driver” without personally observing the same was admitted without error due to the Court giving a curative instruction.   Practice Tip: Distinguish the facts of Burris and use State v. Ray, 54 N.C. App. 473, 283 S.E.2d 823 (1981), State v. Eldred, 815 S.E.2d 742, No. COA17-795 (2018), and State v. Kraft, No. COA18-330 (2018) (unpublished) to argue for lack of sufficiency of the evidence in your case.   State v. Jones, 894 S.E.2d 290, No. COA23-254 (2023) (unpublished)   Facts: Defendant admitted to being in a minor traffic accident. During the accident investigation, the investigating officer noticed an odor of alcohol in Defendant's car (where he was sitting), slurred speech, and Defendant admitted to drinking. Defendant blew positive on a PBT, showed six of six clues on HGN, and refused chemical testing after arrest.   Holding: In the light most favorable to the State, the State introduced substantial evidence that could prove Defendant was appreciably impaired and the trial court did not err in denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss at the close of the State's evidence.   PRE-TRIAL RELEASE & KNOLL   Pretrial Integrity Act – This act, in part, limits the authority of a magistrate judge to set conditions of pre-trial release for a person charged with DWI if the offense occurs while the defendant was on pretrial release for another pending proceeding. Only a district court judge has the authority to set the conditions of pretrial release for the first 48 hours following the defendant coming into custody for an alleged DWI offense if the defendant was on pre-trial release at the time of the newly alleged DWI.   Practice Tip: This new release procedure is hard to square with State v. Knoll, 322 N.C. 535, 369 S.E.2d 558 (1988). Consider these concluding statements to the Supreme Court's decision in Knoll: “Each defendant's confinement in jail indeed came during the crucial period in which he could have gathered evidence in his behalf by having friends and family observe him and form opinions as to his condition following arrest. This opportunity to gather evidence and to prepare a case in his own defense was lost to each defendant as a direct result of a lack of information during processing as to numerous important rights and because of the commitment to jail. The lost opportunities, in all three cases, to secure independent proof of sobriety, and the lost chance, in one of the cases, to secure a second test for blood alcohol content constitute prejudice to the defendants in these cases. That the deprivations occurred through the inadvertence rather than the wrongful purpose of the magistrate renders them no less prejudicial.” (emphasis added)   State v. C.K.D., 895 S.E.2d 923, No. COA23-204 (2023) (unpublished)   Note: Case is currently pending appeal to the N.C. Supreme Court.   Facts: Defendant was arrested a registered a .17 BAC. Defendant was transported to the Iredell County Magistrate's Office where the magistrate set a $2,500.00 unsecured bond and detained defendant until he was sober or a sober responsible adult was willing to assume responsibility. The magistrate filled out a detention of impaired driving form and found “by clear and convincing evidence” that Defendant's condition of “BAC .17, Red Glassy Eyes, Slurred Speech, Odor of Alcohol” presented a danger “of physical injury to the defendant or others or damage to property” if he were released. Defendant declined to use a phone to call his wife because he did not want to wake her, or their young children. He also checked the box indicating “I do not wish to contact anyone for the purposes of observing me at the jail or administering an additional chemical analysis.” Defendant asked officers if he could call a cab to take him home and that he had funds to pay for a cab. Defendant testified that he could be home in approximately 25 minutes if he had been allowed to take a cab home. Defendant remained in Iredell County Jail for approximately 11 hours prior to his release. During this time he was checked twice by jail staff and told he would be released when he blew a .00.   Holding: The trial court did not err in dismissing the DWI charge against Defendant based on State v. Knoll, 322 N.C. 535, 369 S.E.2d 558 (1988). “Even if defendant waived his right to have someone observe him at the jail, he did not waive his right to have friends or family observe his condition outside the jail, which is what would have occurred had he been permitted to call a taxi and return home to his wife.”   Note: The Court ruled that the magistrate's findings of “BAC .17, Red Glassy Eyes, Slurred Speech, Odor of Alcohol” were not sufficient to support a conclusion that Defendant was a threat and should not have been released.   PLEA AND SENTENCING   State v. Harper, 894 S.E.2d 798, No. COA23-206 (N.C. App. 2023)   Holding: The trial court erred by failing to arrest judgment on Defendant's conviction for DWI, as it is a lesser-included offense of serious injury by vehicle for which Defendant was also convicted.   State v. Smith, No. COA22-621 (2024) (unpublished)   Procedural Posture: Defendant brought what the Court interpreted as the functional equivalent of a post-sentencing MAR due in part to her attorney not advising her of the collateral consequences on her out-of-state driver's license.   Holding: The Court rejected the Defendant's attempt to analogize her attorney's lack of explanation regarding the collateral consequences of her license to the immigration collateral consequences addressed by Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010).   Practice Tip: For any client with an out of state driver's license refer them to an attorney in the client's home state to discuss licensing consequences. Consider using the National College of DUI Defense Member Directory.

A decade ago, I had the privilege of doing some PR work for the town of Forney. At the time, they hired me because nobody knew where they were. I guess the secret is out because everybody is moving to Forney. According to the Dallas Business Journal, it is the top town in North Texas in terms of percentage of growth. The secret is out, and today, we speak with the mayor of the City of Forney, Jason Roberson.

Brett Forney, managing partner of Prim Properties, joins host Carol Morgan for this week's Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio episode. Forney discusses the build-to-rent (BTR) property management industry in this podcast segment. Forney's strong background in real estate makes her and Prim Properties great resources. Growing up in east Tennessee, she shadowed her mother at her brokerage by attending open houses and visiting home builds from a young age. In high school, she worked as a maintenance technician for a rental property company and stayed on for 18 years. Prim Properties is a new property management company specifically focused on the build-to-rent sector. Traditional, apartment-style management was not an ideal solution for BTR properties, so Prim Properties adopted a new approach tailored to this growing sector. “It was birthed out of a desire to do something better,” said Forney. “A little more prim and proper way to manage BTR than the typical apartment approach.” At Prim Properties, comfort and connection are important. Management strives to know its residents by name, communicate thoroughly from a contractor-style approach and create a space for feedback. The build-to-rent residents are a unique demographic that includes empty nesters looking for lower-maintenance living, medical students seeking short-term living for a couple of years and individuals waiting for their dream homes to complete construction. Typical “knock-on-the-door" maintenance can be frustrating, but Prim Properties' concierge-style service ensures that residents feel comfortable with their homes. Management provides residents with various services such as mail collection, making sure pipes are dripping during the colder months and exterior maintenance and landscaping year-round. What makes the Prim Properties approach stand out? The property management team cares and takes the time to listen to residents. This approachaffects the overall environment of the developer's BTR communities. Management is trained to prioritize quality time with residents, ensuring higher lease renewal rates. “We try to manage with unrelenting hospitality,” said Forney. “We love on our people so they love where they live and stay there.” Resident activities are also a huge aspect of Prim Properties' culture. From craft and cooking classes to end-of-school celebrations, the property management company ensures its residents have opportunities to socialize and feel appreciated. Looking to make your mark in the real estate industry? Prim Properties is currently hiring! It has already welcomed many new faces to the team, including director of operations Ron Romano and leasing director Ron Telfair. Taking a “hire with heart” approach, the company hires talented individuals in roles that indulge their dreams. Whether your background is in HR, construction, property maintenance or something else entirely, there are positions ready to be filled. In addition, Prim Properties is seeking ownership groups to partner with as it continues to grow. The company is still in its early stages, so now is the time to secure this unique property management strategy. Forney said, “If there are ownership groups that understand the resident experience, customer service and hospitality we want to provide, those are the ownership groups that will really fit here.” Tune in to the full interview above to learn more about Prim Properties, or visit www.PrimProp.com. The website is still under development, so more urgent inquiries can be emailed to info@primprop.com. A special thank you to Denim Marketing for sponsoring Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Known as a trendsetter, Denim Marketing has been blogging since 2006, podcasting since 2011 and is currently working on strategies for the Google Helpful Content update and ways to incorporate AI into sales and marketing. Contact them when you need quality, original content for social media, public relations,

Grant Forney is the creator of The Everyday Outdoorsmen YouTube channel. He's an avid hunter from Pennsylvania and has been creating content based on that for the last decade.We talked about content creation, the changing landscape of hunting media, big woods hunting, and much more on this episode. For more on Grant and The Everyday Outdoorsmen:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheEverydayOutdoorsmenFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheEverydayOutdoorsmenInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theeverydayoutdoorsmen/Ridge Hunter Products and Merchandise:Ridgehunteroutdoors.comDiscount Code: RHOPOD for 10% off everything in your orderSupport our Partners: Go to Grandparayoutdoors.com and use code ‘rhopodcast' for 5% off your entire order.For any info on real estate available through Midwest Farm and Land, or anything that RG Outdoors has, contact Rodney Hawkins 618-925-3153.Use Flambeau Outdoors hunting, fishing, and weapons storage products from https://www.flambeauoutdoors.com/Submit questions or comments to: Ridgehunteroutdoors@gmail.comFind us on Social:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50IZ_HE2pnMBjRyPpmgvMg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgeHunterOutdoors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridgehunteroutdoors/

Dustin and Drew return and have a ton of playoff baseball to talk about. The two share their thoughts from seeing the following teams: Dripping Springs, Rouse, Alamo Heights, China Spring, Burnet, SA Johnson, Westwood, New Braunfels, Navasota, Boerne, Flower Mound, Jesuit, Forney, Whitehouse, Pearce, St. Pius X, Central Catholic, Prestonwood, Concordia Lutheran, Prosper, Lovejoy, Hallsville. Plus, they discuss the action in California, Arizona, Hawaii and look ahead with some Texas playoff projections. 

We are talking all things FALCONS, FOOTBALL and BBQ!!!

#updateai #customersuccess #saas #business Alex Farmer, CCO at Nezasa, & Michael Forney, VP CS at Responsive join the hosts ⁠⁠Kristi Faltorusso⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jon Johnson⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Josh Schachter⁠⁠. They discuss: - Challenges of constant employee turnover - Aligning Sales & CS on Success Plans - Strategies for successful cross-functional collaboration - Role of AI in sharing the voice of the customer - Differentiating onboarding phases - Prioritizing customer-centric tactics - Strategic approaches to improving customer retention - Navigating challenges related to M&A Timestamps 0:00 - Preview 1:25 - Meet our guests & Solar Eclipse 6:31 - Leadership is lonely 8:35 - Challenges in cross-function collaboration 10:58 - Challenges dealing with churn, employee turnover 16:50 - Kristi shares the benefits of re-onboarding & strategies around it 22:50 - Alex shares his perspective on onboarding & non-regretted churn 24:35 - How you can tactically be customer-centric 28:20 - Responsive ---Behind the scenes 32:50 - Re-onboarding doesn't have to be free 35:35 - Identifying customer behavior 38:50 - Using AI to keep customer insights aligned across teams 40:22 - Alex shares about transitioning to an enterprise value selling motion 44:20 - How Alex 6x'ed the average contract value and boosted the win rate from 20 to 33% 45:45 - Adjusting success plans 50:43 - Closing ___________________________ #updateai #customersuccess #saas #business ___________________________

Jeff Forney is an adoptee and an LA based photographer focusing on advertising, music and celebrity. He is in reunion-currently working on a project in the adoptee world called the ‘Innocent People Project' where he aims to share the adoptee experience. In this powerful episode, Jeff speaks to the issues surrounding adoption with deep compassion. He believes in the power of human stories and the healing it can create. Jeff feels a non-adoptee's view on adoption is not an adoptee's view on adoption, in between is a gap he hopes to fill. As he so eloquently states; 'Adoptees carry burdens, some being the burden of explanation, the burden to be affirming and the burden of loyalty. An adoptees ‘book of life' starts on chapter two. How often does one purchase a book and start on chapter two?? Confusion would set in. What is going on? Who are these people and what is their purpose? What would normally be an introductory chapter to characters and plot, is now a whodunnit that would impress Hitchcock. This project does not look to make a single story into a stereotype. Each story is unique and valid adding to the many stories that make up the adoption mosaic. Often people come into the adoption world with innocent intent falling into the hands of an adoption industry that needs some serious reworking and legislation. We are a global community of disconnect that is finding its voice, in real time. A minority hidden in plain site, covered in guilt, shame and self worth issues as well as potentially a whole host of others. Some adoptees fall out of the ‘Adoption Issues Tree' and hit only one branch, and some hit every single one of them. It's different for everyone, yet we all have a common thread. Stay curious…and be grateful. Gratitude loosens the grip of inadequacy. Gratitude is liberating.For more about Jeff and the ‘Innocent People Project';  https://jeffforney.com/https://jeffforney.com/innocentpeople/https://www.pulledbytheroot.com/

Feeling insufficient - not enough - is rife amongst us adoptees. So how do we get past that to the relief of being enough and beyond even that. Buckle up for a wild ride to places we've not been before on this podcast.Here's a link to Jeff's previous interview - A Journey To Self on https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/a-journey-to-self-with-jeff-forneyWith our life story missing chapter 1, it's no wonder identity can be tricky or a complete mystery for us adoptees. How can we feel good enough if we don't know who we are? Listen in as Jeff and I explore identity beyond shame, guilt and trauma.Jeff was adopted at birth. Raised in the Bay Area by two wonderfully loving parents, Jeff still felt a pull to know and uncover the mystery of his origin. Jeff eventually found his biological roots and has been in reunion with his birthmother for almost 30 years.Now, a photographer living in Los Angeles, a chance photoshoot with Ray Liota and discovering he, too, is adopted, a project was ‘birthed' to photograph and interview adoptees in reunion with their biological parents.The project has been a transformative process, but Jeff now finds himself hosting adoptee meetings at his home twice a month. Through Jeff's involvement with the adoption community and just so happening to be a close friend of Jennifer Griffith and her husband Mark, Jeff has lent his ‘adoption constellation membership' to Jennifer when her podcast touches the subject of adoption and foster parenthood.He is not claiming to be an expert on adoption but a mindful devotee to living open and vulnerable. Jeff is happy to help others identify with those who have dealt with adoption/foster care issues and create a community of nourishment.https://jeffforney.com/https://www.instagram.com/jeffforney/https://www.byjennifergriffith.com/jeff-forney/https://www.facebook.com/jeffforneyphoto Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

This week, Eric Forney shares his journey from selling paint to becoming a successful real estate agent with Greg Fowler. He talks about starting in radio, selling paint, and transitioning into real estate somewhat accidentally due to the potential for profit he saw in house flipping. Despite facing setbacks like deals falling through and financial struggles, Eric shares how he learned valuable lessons about commitment, preparation, and self-improvement. Eric emphasizes the importance of learning from others who are more successful than you and being willing to invest time, effort, and even money into mentorship opportunities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disruptance/message

Traditional Midwives were criminalized, exploited and erased, their 1000 year old practices mined to create the field of obstetrics and this marginalization of Black and Indigenous midwives continues today. Learn more about the origins of the Black maternal health crisis in this country and movements to resist it--one birth at a time. Alternate episode titles: -We gone be known as the niggas that be crying on here podcast -A Black Queer Midwife Saved Our Life -Racha owns the only Black owned and operated birthing center in the entire state of Virginia--why is that? Join us for another episode of Black People Telling Black History with Los Angeles' own, the incomparable Racha Tahani Lawler Queen, our midwife turned family. Support Racha's work and continue to invest in the birthing cottage: Venmo: @Black_Midwife Racha Tahani Lawler Queen is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Licensed Midwife (LM), Registered & Certified Sangoma (South African Traditional Healer Herbalist), fourth generation midwife, farmer, and textile artist. A practicing traditional midwife of 20+ years, supporting families in hospitals, birth centers, and in homebirth. Lawler Queen has supported over 1,600 families in their out-of-hospital birthing, and for over a decade prioritized Black & Brown midwifery students as a clinical preceptor and academic preceptor. She is the co-founder of the nonprofit Black Farm Studio House with her spouse dana washington-queen that amplifies artists, Black, Brown, Indigenous farmers, and provides subsidies to aid reproductive wellness of LGBTQIA2 folks across the African diaspora. On August 1st 2023, she opened Gather Grounded Midwifery's - Birth Cottage in Midlothian, VA. A reimagined birth cottage (center), modeled after how her great great-grandmother's midwifery cared for Black & Indigenous families in Elmo and Forney, Texas. Social Media: Instagram: @gathergroundedmidwifery @Blackfarmstudiohouse Tik Tok: @gathergroundedmidwifery For more information on the birthing cottage in Virginia, visit: www.gathergroundedmidwifery.com Intro Diddley: Patience Sings (IG: @patience.sings)

Forney coach Jeff Fleener, and Helpful Honda Mailbag

Plus, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not a fan of the border security bill, and he's joining 14 other attorneys general in sending a letter to the Senate demanding changes. And a capital murder indictment has been leveled against a Forney man who got into a shootout with a federal task force.

Débat entre Jean-Marc Chappuis, sous-directeur de l'Office fédéral de l'agriculture, Jérémie Forney, anthropologue, professeur à l'Institut d'ethnologie de l'Université de Neuchâtel et co-directeur du centre de compétence sur l'agriculture, l'environnement et le climat dans l'Arc jurassien, Patricia Bidaux, présidente de la chambre d'agriculture genevoise AgriGenève et députée centriste au Grand Conseil genevois, et Linda Bourget, journaliste à la RTS.

On today's episode Jake discusses the recently published NC Court of Appeals opinion of State v. Forney, COA23-338. This case analyses the importance of a proper “observation period” in a breath testing case.   Highlights: ·       Discover why the Court ruled that chewing gum during and immediately prior to breath testing should have resulted in suppression of the breath test. ·       Listen to Jake discuss the statutory interpretation utilized by the Court to reach its decision.  

Welcome to our first LEGENDARY episode of Season 3! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing TWO legendaries: Kamilah Cole and Emily Forney. Kamilah Cole is a Jamaican-born, American-raised author. By day she works in publishing and by night she frantically types words she hopes to see in a book on shelves one day. In the past, she's also worked as a journalist and at a hotel, two jobs that give you amazing stories to tell at parties. You know, if she went to parties. A graduate of New York University, Kamilah is currently based in the Tri-State Area, where she's usually playing Kingdom Hearts for the hundredth time, quoting early Spongebob Squarepants episodes, or crying her way through Zuko's redemption arc in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Emily Forney is a literary agent for BookEnds Literary, a digital media and rhetoric teacher, cultural critic, and a writer for what feels like an eternity. After earning her MFA in Creative Writing from Northern Arizona University, Emily worked in editorial roles for literary magazines, journals, and digital prints before finding her home at BookEnds. She was named a 2022 Publisher's Weekly Star Watch honoree and was previously a Publishing Fellow with the LA Review of Books. She currently directs the BookEnds Publishing Fellowship, which mentors aspiring publishing professionals from marginalized communities and provides them with hands on education, resources, and workshops for roles throughout the industry. As a writer and former editor, she actively writes about identity, Blackness, and pop culture. When she isn't reading submissions, working with her authors, or procrastinating her own writing, she's usually binge watching an unhealthy amount of television and stress baking when deadlines are near. **Warning: this episode contains a lot of banter. Do not consume hot beverages while listening.** In this episode, you'll hear: about Emily Forney, international woman of mystery how Emily grosses Kamilah out by going on public record with her affection the story of Courtney's meet cute with Emily and Kamilah how Emily and Kamilah saved the day but didn't look for cars when crossing the street on their hero mission Kamilah talking Avatar the Last Airbender, and being more of a corruption arc than a redemption arc kinda girl what Kamilah's Roman Empire is how Emily fought for Kamilah and snagged her at the very last minute Gabi forgetting where she met Courtney and getting into trouble about author book amnesia  Emily's take on story play patterns making a comeback how Kamilah almost gets Emily to walk into the center of the ocean about what Emily is looking for next on her agent list Kamilah giving us a subconscious stroke of brilliance via a full circle moment drawing parallels to Zuko's redemption arc (hint: think mermaids) which one of us has a stomach of steel Find us on our ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and on Instagram at @storybeastpodcast.  For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.  Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!  A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.  As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.  Be brave, stay beastly! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storybeastpodcast/message

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a dealer panel titled, “The Changing Used-Car Manager's Role, and Now What?” The session was moderated by former dealer Kraig Quisenberry, who is now with ACV. The other participating dealers included: Peter Hermes of DriveTime Mark Weida of Street Smart Auto Brokers Tony Lucas of Casa Auto Group Nate Myers of SONS Auto Group Nick Johnson of Penz Automotive Tim Hlavenka of Rick Case Automotive Group Lawrence Breaud of Autos of Forney

Plus, a Southlake woman will collect $450,000 in a revenge porn lawsuit after authorities say the suspect sent sexually explicit pictures to the victim's mother, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday signed what's being called one of the toughest immigration bills in U.S. history.

Also, an Arlington man is charged with intoxicated manslaughter after his victim ran through his windshield in a car accident, and Fort Worth Police release body camera footage of a shooting involved incident with four officers.

This week marks the state semifinals in Texas high school football. North Texas teams still in the mix are North Crowley, Duncanville, DeSoto, Southlake Carroll, Forney, Aledo, Frisco Emerson, South Oak Cliff, Anna, and Decatur.

Where is Forney star Javian Osborne leaning? Plus This Week in Recruiting and more

There are two football teams in Forney, TX and they are both in the UIL state playoffs!

In part 2 of our conversation with Georgette Forney, she shares how God directed her pro-life advocacy toward end-of-life-care. She has taken time to research and write a Christian curriculum on end-of-life care, to help Christians think biblically about aging and death and care for those nearing the end of life. Georgette's commitment to honoring and dignifying aging image bearers goes well beyond simply educating and informing others. You'll hear how she has joyfully devoted her time to caring for aging church members and loved ones. She also shares practical advice on how to care for, connect with, and create meaningful memories with loved ones in the end-of-life stage.     Anglicans for Life  Embrace the Journey 8 week DVD adult education series  Heaven by Randy Alcorn  Julie by Catherine Marshall  Christy by Catherine Marshall  Light in My Darkest Night by Catherine Marshall (out of print)  Other Catherine Marshall books    Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer's latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .  Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we'll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it's hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today's unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year's gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.  The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what's happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women    Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/   

Georgette Forney is the director of Anglicans for Life and co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness campaign. At age 16, Georgette had an abortion. Even after becoming a Christian, she struggled to believe that God could forgive her. She joins us this week to share how God helped her bring her abortion into the light, receive His forgiveness, and walk free from guilt and shame. Although she describes herself as an unlikely activist, Georgette has obeyed God's call to advocate for the preborn. By sharing her story, she helps women and men experience forgiveness, healing, and hope in Christ after abortion.     Anglicans for Life  Forgiven and Set Free by Linda Cochran  I'll Hold You in Heaven by Jack Hayford  Tilly by Frank Peretti  Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson, Alexandra Desanctis  Strong Women Podcast S3 26: Contending for Life in a Post-Roe America, One Year in With Alexandra DeSanctis  Silent No More Awareness Campaign  Secular culture has widely embraced the destructive ideas produced by Critical Theory. But these ideas have caused great cultural divisions and a loss of faith. Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer's latest book, Critical Dilemma, is a much-needed resource to help Christians understand Critical Theory in all its forms and respond with discernment, truth, and love. You can claim your copy today at colsoncenter.org/swcriticaldilemma .  Registration for our 2024 Colson Center National Conference – Courageous Faith – is now open! From May 30 – June 2, we'll gather in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Loews Hotel & Resort. We at the Colson Center believe every Christian can live like one. But we also know that, when the world around us is changing rapidly, it's hard to know how to live as a Christian in this time and place. The Colson Center National Conference is a gathering of people who want to face today's unique challenges with informed and courageous faith. This year's gifted speakers include Sean McDowell, Neil Shenvi, Kathy Koch and more. They will help us tackle the complex worldview challenges of today with biblical insight and practical application. To register at our lowest price, go to colsonconference.org today.  The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what's happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women   Join Strong Women on Social Media:   https://www.facebook.com/StrongWomenCC  https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongwomencommunitycc/  https://www.instagram.com/strongwomencc/   

Zach Wood, host of the Lewisville Sluggers Podcast is joined by a special guest, Patrick Ely, owner of Swing Factory located in Forney, Texas. Listen to the interview to learn more about Patrick and what Swing Factory can do for Texas baseball, softball, and even golf fans! Swing Factory is a family owned and operated batting cage and training facility located in Forney, Texas. Whether you are looking to practice the basics on your own or train with your team, Swing Factory can help take your game to the next level. You can easily reserve a time slot for their batting cages online at https://www.swingfactoryntx.com/ and they can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/swingfactoryntx If you enjoyed this episode please rate and review our podcast as it helps us continue to provide excellent baseball content to our listeners. Social Media Links: Instagram: @lewisvillesluggers Twitter: @LTownSluggers

What is COPD, and how does it affect your everyday life? Dr. Jeffery Benjamin from WellMed at Forney discusses COPD in this week's Docs in a Pod podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Ron Aaron and Dr. Audrey Baria (WellMed at 9th Avenue North) Listen to the podcast by searching for Docs in a Pod on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Podbean, and Stitcher. Docs in a Pod focuses on health issues affecting adults. Clinicians and partners discuss stories, topics, and tips to help you live healthier. Docs in a Pod airs on Saturdays in the following cities: 7 to 7:30 a.m. CT: San Antonio (930 AM The Answer) DFW (660 AM, 92.9 FM [Dallas], 95.5 FM [Arlington], 99.9 FM [Fort Worth]) 6:30 to 7 p.m. CT: Houston (1070 AM/103.3 FM The Answer) 7 to 7:30 p.m. CT: Austin (KLBJ 590 AM/99.7 FM) Docs in a Pod also airs on Sundays in the following city. 1:30 to 2 p.m. ET: Tampa (860 AM/93.7FM)

Over the last decade, real estate teams have taken over the industry like a silent avalanche, providing value in the way brokerages used to. The truth is: the margins of brokerages have been squeezed so tight, most of them are doomed to go out of business. That is, unless they adapt, pivot and stop competing in a race to the bottom.   Is there a way for brokerages to survive in today's industry? Can brokerages reinvent themselves to be more valuable? What is the next iteration of real estate?   In this episode, visionary leader and entrepreneur, Eric Forney shares his journey from selling paint to becoming the youngest person to sell $100 million in Indianapolis. He also shares his vast knowledge on the state of the brokerage model, and what can be done to evolve it before it's too late.   The race to the bottom has really depleted the margins in the real estate brokerage business, so teams have stepped up to fill in the gap. -Eric Forney    Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode    - Why Gary Keller is passionate about teams  How did Eric end up running one of 96 teams owned by Gary Keller?    - What can never be outsourced or replaced by AI  Is technology bad for the future of agents or will it actually allow us to go up the value ladder?    - The silent avalanche  How did teams go from virtually non-existent, to competing with brokerages to completely dominating the industry?   Guest Bio  Eric Forney is a visionary leader, entrepreneur, consultant, and presenter with a passion for empowering entrepreneurs to thrive in today's competitive market. As VP of Industry and Innovation at Livian, he is renowned for his relentless dedication to growth and innovation across Livian's more than 70 markets nationwide. Connect with Eric on LinkedIn.

It's back to school time for many North Texas school districts, and what happened in Forney is pretty neat! Young people, you're not in it by yourself. You don't have to handle everything by yourself. Your success is something we all want to see!

As Companies scale and their codebase becomes large, it can become difficult to measure team effectiveness. With so many moving pieces, and an increased lack of visibility, Engineering Leaders mostly rely on gut feelings to guide decisions and determine impact. Uplevel pulls meta-data from programs like Git, Slack, Jira and public calendar events and uses The post Engineering Insights with Christina Forney appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

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Today's Episode features Dedee Boring    As a self-storage and multifamily investor, deal sponsor, and commercial real estate investor, Dedee Boring is dedicated to building wealth through strategic investments. Dedee is also the founder of the Women in Multifamily Association, connecting women in the industry and fostering collaboration. -------------------------------------------------------------- Starting a Networking Group [00:00:00] Challenges in Multifamily Investing [00:01:13] Lessons Learned in Partnerships [00:05:17] Networking for Women in Multifamily and Storage [00:08:02] Starting a Women's Group in Multifamily [00:10:48] Empowering Women to Invest in Real Estate [00:13:45] Starting a Women's Multifamily Networking Group [00:16:18] Challenges in Multifamily Investing and Pivoting to Self-Storage [00:17:03] Approaching Building a New Team for Storage Investments [00:19:11] -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Dedee:  Web: https://boringandco.com/   Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. Listen to How To Scale Commercial Real Estate Investing with Sam Wilson Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-scale-commercial-real-estate/id1539979234 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m0NWYzSvznEIjRBFtCgEL?si=e10d8e039b99475f -------------------------------------------------------------- Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Dedee Boring(00:00:00) - I started a networking group here in Austin. It was supposed to be women in multi-family Austin. Um, but then, and the reason it was I started going to these different, um, events and noticing that maybe there would be one woman on a panel and maybe one speaker, but for the most part it was 90% men, 10% women. And then looking out in the crowd thinking, what did they just not come today? Or where, where are girls at? Um, and so I just thought, well, maybe I know that there's some really great women out there. Let's start this little networking group and see what we get. Welcome       Intro (00:00:35) - To the How to Scale commercial real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson (00:00:48) - Dedee Boring is a self-storage and multi-family investor, and she's dedicated to building wealth through strategic investments. Deedee is also the founder of the Women and Multifamily Association connecting women in the industry. Deedee, welcome to the show.   Dedee Boring(00:01:02) - Thank you for having me. I appreciate being here.   Sam Wilson (00:01:04) - Absolutely. The pleasure is mine. Deedee, there are three questions I ask every guest who comes in the show in 90 seconds or less. Can you tell me where did you start? Were you now, and how did you get there?   Dedee Boring(00:01:13) - Well, we've had a family business for 18 years. Um, my husband and I have worked together for that long. It's been a fun time. Um, in 2020 we sold everything we had in Midland and moved to Austin and took our business with us. Um, our children were less than excited about joining in the family business, which was advertising. So we looked for something that we would all enjoy. So, and we decided real estate was where we were gonna be. Um, we pretty much got our butts kicked in 2022. Uh, we had three deals that the interest rates just tanked and multi-family. Um, and so we fought violently for those, but it didn't, it just didn't work out. Um, and so we've decided to pivot to storage and we have partnered with, uh, some really great people, pinnacle storage properties and impacts capital. And we have a storage, we just closed on a storage facility and we're looking to close on a couple more pretty soon. So we have a storage facility in Forney, Texas, which is right outside of Dallas. Um, and it's about 75,000 square feet. Okay.   Sam Wilson (00:02:21) - Okay. Very cool. Well, let's hear, let's hear this kind of, um, not transition, but, but how this evolved. So you, in 2020 you said, Hey, we're moving to Austin. Uh, you're leaving the oil fields moving to, I guess, you know, what's, what's Austin now? The tech city I guess, if you will. I don't know what Austin is. Yeah, yeah. There's   Dedee Boring(00:02:38) - Austin's Hill country. It's beautiful. And w where we were living is just not very pretty. Right. And, uh, my, all of our kids graduated from high school. Our youngest one was going to school and we said, you know what? We've done our time in Midland, Texas and we're gonna go to someplace pretty and it's very pretty here. So we decided that's what we're gonna do. So while everybody else was un under quarantine, we were moving   Sam Wilson (00:03:02) - . Yeah. Well there's a lot of people doing that in quarantine, uh, as well seeking, seeking a greener pasture elsewhere. That's really cool. You decided to get into real estate. What were some of the things that you feel like you did right? And then maybe we can talk a little bit about 2022 in your terms, uh, kicked your butt. So what, what were some, some things you feel like you did well there? Learning and then getting involved in commercial real estate?   Dedee Boring(00:03:26) - I think we did well by getting into a mentorship program where we had people, um, encouraging us and teaching us the business. I think, um, we have, we were, we're very good at underwriting properties. We have a template that we've gotten very good at. We, we underwrote the heck out of a lot of properties before we ever put a L o I on anything, just to make sure that we knew what we were doing. So I, I think we evaluated the market as much as we could. Um, and we tried to pick partners. We thought we were, well maybe that's not something we did well, but, um,  we, we thought we, we think we have networked. I, I think our, we are as a family are, we are really good at networking and getting out there and not being shy. Um, and just getting our name out. So networking, you know, the, the cliche your net worth is, your network is your net worth. So Yeah,   Sam Wilson (00:04:21) - Absolutely. Absolutely. So you guys said, Hey, we're going long there in multi-family and then yeah, 2022 happened. What did that mean to you?   Dedee Boring(00:04:30) - Ooh, so we got three off market deals in a row. Um, we picked some partners that we felt were pretty solid. Um, and basically we did an l o I in May and then June interest rates start going up and we had a lender pull out and then we had a whale investor pullout. And so it was just a combination of a whole bunch of things and, you know, we've been fighting, we fought valiantly for it, um, to see if we could do it, but it just, in the long run, it just didn't work out for our investors. So we pulled, um, it was better for us to lose that money, which was a lot  to lose that money and, um, as painful as it was and learn those lessons. Um, and you know, the lessons learned were make sure you really know your partners.   Dedee Boring(00:05:17) - I mean you're, this is a marriage for five years and make sure that they're gonna, if things go bad, that they're gonna stay. Um, cuz we learned that that's not always the case. So yeah, 2022 happened and then, you know, we had thought about being in storage for a long time and just didn't, hadn't taken that plunge. And I believe it was a god thing. I got a great email sent of a property sent to me and uh, you know, and multi-family, a 14 million project is not a big project, but in storage, that's a really big project. Um, so, um, you know, I didn't really, because multi-family was the only thing I really knew. I didn't get surprised by the price. And so I've had this whole team built up and um, we went after it and it was a, you know, owner financing great leverage, great interest rate. So it was kind of a dream that's, it was great.   Sam Wilson (00:06:09) - . That's awesome. And that, was that a deal that you uncovered?   Dedee Boring(00:06:13) - Yeah, um, just through my network. So again, network, network, always stay in front of people, always. You know, it's everybody's busy. So it's not even a personal thing If an, if a broker doesn't remember who you are or remember to send you that off market deal, it's top of mind and just, I think a lot of people find that it's personal and they haven't felt that connection and they probably have, it's just a matter of the, you know, the squeaky wheel thing, just always keeping in front of people. Yeah. And making sure you're heard.   Sam Wilson (00:06:43) - Absolutely. It's funny, uh, you know, not funny cause there's nothing funny about this, uh, your experience there of losing your earnest money. I mean, uh, it's not a, it's not one that, um, is uncommon unfortunately, but I think there's, there's, there's some things there, some things there to learn. And I've always said that the last 10 years have really covered up a lot of potential mismatches in partnerships. They've covered up a lot of, I mean, gosh, the last decade almost, not exclusively, but you could throw a dart at a board, pick a multifamily property and you probably would've made money. And I've said, it's covered up a lot of those kind of mistakes and or things that, that could be mistakes. And I said, I keep saying this, I think that the tougher the times get, the more we're gonna see those kind of cracks in the foundation and or poorly formed general partnerships, all of those things.   Sam Wilson (00:07:34) - What are, what are some, and, and we, and I say this to our investors and uh, you know, to everybody else, which is the, the, the, the thing you should be evaluating is the team, like the oh yeah, the deal is the bottom, maybe 10% of the whole, the whole shoot and match it's team market. Then the deal and the deal is only 10% maybe of that equation. So tell me, when it comes to the team, you learned some lessons the hard way the first time on the team. What did you d do differently when you started picking your storage partners?   Dedee Boring(00:08:02) - So I keep saying network, network, network. I had a fabulous conversation about minions, um, with a man at a networking event for a very long time. Um, and the only thing I heard besides minions was that he was in storage, uh, that he had invested passively in storage. He wasn't even a, an active investor. Um, so when we got the deal, uh, obviously the per the seller who was also the bank on that deal wanted to know that the team that is coming in to take this deal over had experience and we did not have that. So I reached out to my network and I remembered that conversation of sitting there going, why am I here listening to this conversation? And um, and here we are and man, that guy, he's, he hooked me up. So he, we had built some trust and he felt like I was somebody he wanted to pass on to his network.   Dedee Boring(00:08:53) - And he connected me with the, the guys at Pinnacle Storage Properties, um, through a series of meetings and, you know, the evaluating the property and, and we have decided that that's something that we wanna continue doing after this project. Uh, but we've worked on it to the point where we've had meetings where we come in and say, okay, this went well, this didn't go well, how could we do better in the future? And just that willingness to be able to do that and to want to do that is something that we haven't necessarily had in previous relationships. So, um, we, that was very important to us this time around that we do that. Um, I did have a really great mentor that I, her name is Kim Winland with Quatro Capital. I don't know if you've ever met her. Um, and she, well, she, right out of the gate, she's like, network as much as you can get to know all these people, it's a small world in the multi-family space, in the storage space that's even smaller.   Dedee Boring(00:09:53) - Just get to know all these people. You'll figure it out who's gonna, who you wanna do business with and who you don't. And she couldn't have been more. Right. Couldn't have been. I mean, so yeah, so now I'm just trying to help others, um, with their women's group, , trying to help others understand that network. I got it. Uh, Kim Winland paid it forward for me by mentoring one-on-one for free. She didn't have to do that. Um, and so I started a networking group here in Austin. It was supposed to be women in multi-family Austin. Um, but then in the reason it was I started going to these different, um, events and noticing that maybe there would be one woman on a panel and maybe one speaker, but for the most part it was 90% men, 10% women. And then looking out in the crowd thinking where did they just not come today or where, where are girls at?   Dedee Boring(00:10:48) - Um, and so I just thought, well maybe I know that there's some really great women out there. Let's start this little networking group and see what we get. Um, I had never met a female broker here I had, so, and I don't know that there is one like a Marcus Millichap, j Lll woman broker here in Austin. Um, so I looked at a property in Houston and there was this beautiful woman that's a broker there who's a unicorn cuz you know how many women brokers are. So she was kind enough to say that they would love to host a win in Houston. And then from there it just grew. So it, and now we're in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Denver, and we start Seattle and Raleigh next month.   Sam Wilson (00:11:29) - Whoa. Whoa. That's, that's a really cool story I think for anybody looking to start a meetup group. I mean, there, there, there had, and, and you, you know, your family business of marketing and advertising and cert certain has played a role in helping you get that launched. But I mean, that's gotta be intimidating, especially coming off the heels of, you know, getting your teeth kicked in in 2022. Like it was, was there any kind of self-doubt that was like, who am I to start this? And then if so, how did you overcome it?   Dedee Boring(00:12:00) - So I think women have a, they struggle, especially more than possibly men do with imposter syndrome, so Of course. Um, yeah, and I, I think that, I mean, I heard something somewhere that men need to only qualify for like 60% of a job and they'll apply for it where women want a hundred percent of the qualifications before they'll apply for it. Um, so of there is, I've never gone into this network where I was the guru or the the person that knows it all. I have always gone into it as, hey, we're here together, let's skip people that know more than we do to come in and speak and learn altogether. Yeah. And through that we're building a foundation of trust, which is what our five core values are. Our trust, identity, belonging, purpose, and thin competency. So instead of coming in and saying, I have all these storage units and I do this, and then you should trust me because I have that, which I do feel like some networks do, they, you know, they build it on their competency, which is great, uh, for them.   Dedee Boring(00:12:57) - But we're, we're gonna go with help trust, uh, and build this group of women that we can all trust to collaborate with and network with. And, and because we just know that together we can do more. That's our slogan. Um, and and that's really, women love to do work together and build teams and that's just kinda how we are. So it's exactly what's happened. Um, what was a surprise from this group is after going to these towns, um, Austin's very savvy investors. Uh, they're lots of short-term rentals, lots of, um, single family flips. Austin is a group of women that really have been investing for a long time. So, but I would, as I ventured out even to Dallas and to Houston, um, I realized that there's a lot of women that don't know that how to invest or they've been, they've had generational limitations put on them.   Dedee Boring(00:13:45) - Um, generational limitations being that, and you're from the south, um, that the man is the head of the household, that they control the money that, um, you know, and so I've heard story after story of women who have gotten divorced and they had nothing, no credit in their name, no, didn't, don't have a bank account. And they're starting from scratch. And so they've made a big first step of getting to the door and coming into the room to hang out with other investors and learn. But, um, that's been a, a side bonus to win is that component of empowering women to even remotely think about real estate investing.   Sam Wilson (00:14:22) - That's really cool. I I love that. What were some actionable steps you took to get that launched? I mean, it's one thing to dream that up. I mean, it sound like you put a lot of thought into it, everything from your core values to what your slogan is, but I mean, finding that investor, not investor, let me rephrase that. Finding that particular avatar of person that would be a great candidate for your groups. How do you do that?   Dedee Boring(00:14:50) - Well, I, I mean basically I, okay, so I used to work in children's ministry for nine years. Okay. And so, um, I used a lot of my skills from that and what I learned from there. Uh, so basically if I came up to you and I said, I need you to hang out with sixth grade boys for and teach them Jesus, teach 'em Sunday school, you would probably go , I don't think I can do that. Right? But if I said, I want you to, I feel that you're well abled and equipped to do that and I would love for you to join us and, and just see if you like it, just see if this is something you wanna do, then all of a sudden that's a lot easier, right? That's a lot easier for you to even remotely think about that possibility. So we really, we don't need these people to come to our group. We want them to, we want them to join us, we want to help them move forward. We want to grow them. So if it's, it's less of a plea of please come to my meeting, I'm more of, we really want you to come, we really want you to belong here.   Sam Wilson (00:15:47) - Right, right. No, and that makes a lot of sense. But I guess even even finding those people that aren't already part of your natural network, uh, it would seem like it's not a, not a heavy lift, but, and I'm sure it, it gets to a point where it snowballs and it's much easier where people are telling people and okay, now the groups are growing more organically, but in the beginning there has to be some sort of critical mass, I would imagine. Yeah. Hey, there's five of us. There's 10 of us that are gonna get together on a regular cadence and bring somebody in that we can learn from. Was that the way it worked or did you go about it differently?   Dedee Boring(00:16:18) - Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. So we had a group of ladies in Austin that were our, I call 'em our OGs. And they, um, basically I said to them, no pressure. I would love for you to be a part of a board, a wink board to help get this started. Um, and we sat one day on one Saturday in January, we sat in my living room and we talked about all the possibilities, everything from an education program to conferences, what did we see? What was the big picture? I tend to be a small picture thinker, like my husband's a big picture thinker and we, that's how we work so well, is that I think about the next step where he thinks about this giants and, um, I have a lot of big picture thinkers as most real estate investors I feel like are, um, big picture thinkers.   Dedee Boring(00:17:03) - So they, you know, they want more, they, all of us have been in different networks and paid for mentorship programs. All of, we've all gained knowledge from them, not to bash anybody. Um, but we also have seen where maybe things could be different or better. Yeah. Um, or, or how would we like to see it? Um, so we have a lot of great ideas. We just got off of a, another planning session. Um, but, uh, I mean Raleigh is because of a network that I, my mentorship program that I bought into, I had met two ladies through that, that network. Um, and Seattle's the same. So basically it's leveraging other people's network is how we're growing, right? So some people are in a network that's based out of Dallas and I'm in one that's based out of Florida. So, um, I have our, my network and core people are, is just this much. And then there's all these people that have the Dallas net network, they can go through theirs. And, um, so basically leveraging everybody's network in that board that we have is how we're, how that's working. Got   Sam Wilson (00:18:03) - It. No, that make, that's really cool. I love that. And those are, those are, um, I'm probably more your big picture. I often wonder like the details, like how did somebody, and thanks for sharing that because I wonder that like how do you get from not critical mass to now, you know, opening up multiple chapters in multiple cities. And that was really super helpful there. We've got just a few minutes left here and I want to kind of circle back to our conversation on self-storage. This was a, this was something I thought of and and didn't get a chance to ask you. It's one, it's one thing to bet a sponsor, right? And to figure out, think there's enough sponsor checklist, how to beta sponsor checklist, things like that, which are very, very helpful. Um, but it's another thing for a sponsor to vet you. When that sponsor comes to you and you say, cuz and I, and I'm at, at this juncture now where, you know, people are coming to me saying, Hey, we'd love to capital raise for your next fund. Here's how this works. And I've not, I've always been that partner that's partnered with the sponsor and now I'm doing it in reverse. I'm curious, what were some of the things that the sponsor did to get to know you and make sure that you were a good fit for what it was that they were doing?   Dedee Boring(00:19:11) - These guys, um, pinnacle, I don't know how to describe them more than they're just some good old Texas boys and they're salt of the earth people. Um, so for them it was just being very transparent and honest. So I, I think if I had come in and said, we're we're the best and we want a huge part of the deal and, you know, and I couldn't really back that up with my storage experience, could I, um, so being able to be very transparent on our process, um, and what we're trying to gain from it. And uh, and all the way through, uh, you know, we've have, we had some issues and hiccups of, of course, so, um, I'm the person that really talks back and forth with all of the partners in the deals. So, um, you know, two of 'em are kind of, um, real abrupt in how they communicate and one is very passive and likes to kind of dance around the subject before.   Dedee Boring(00:20:06) - And so I'm the mediator that manages those communications. Um, and that, I think that's probably one of my skillsets for, for that. Um, but really it was a matter of can you handle that? Can you handle their personality and could they, cuz they could handle mine cuz I'm fairly easygoing, but could they handle, could we work with them? Do I know what it takes to get along with them and do they know what it takes to get along with me? And so it doesn't take much try to feel like I'm pretty easygoing, but I I think that there's a lot of people that are harder to get along with and these guys have a system and we respected that and we did not try to, um, probably get more than we should have gotten out of the gate, uh, because we didn't, we're learning from them. So I, we respect their authority in the space and I think that's really important to really respect that authority in the space.   Sam Wilson (00:20:56) - Yeah, that's, uh, that's, that's a great, uh, absolutely great point. Deedee, this has been a lot of fun. Thank you for taking the time to come on the show today. Certainly learned a lot from you. Thank you for also taking the time just to share your kind of battle scars if you will here No problem. From launching into the commercial real estate space. It's not for the faint of heart and clearly you are not faint of heart cuz you're still doing it and uh, still doing it. Still doing it. You forged your own path. You've given us great ideas on how to start a networking and meetup group. Kind of some of the things it takes to get that you give, give us kind of real, real practical steps on how to get those, uh, started and launched as well. So again, thank you for coming on the show today. I do appreciate it If our listeners wanna get in touch with you. Yeah, absolutely. If our listeners wanna get in touch with you and learn more about you, what is the best way to do that?   Dedee Boring(00:21:40) - Well, you can go to boring and co.com. Um, our last name really is boring. Um, and you can schedule a meeting with me anytime. So I don't know if I have any of my information up on the screen or with you, but boring and co.com has all of that   Sam Wilson (00:21:55) - Boring and co.com. We'll make sure to put that right there in the show notes. Deedee, thank you again for coming on. I do appreciate it.   Dedee Boring(00:22:01) - All right, thanks so much.   Speaker 3 (00:22:03) - Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can, do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. 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