Podcast appearances and mentions of The Franklin Mint

We haven't reached into the great Franklin Mint section of my dad's collection for a while. Most of the episodes featuring the Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time often get blocked by YouTube.  But I've really grown attached to this specific box set lately. It's filled with some great and legendary jazz singers. So get ready to hear a variety of voices with various styles in Volume 224: Big Band Bards Record 2. More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.  Credits and copyrights Various – The Jazz Singers Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – JAZZ2 Series: Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection, The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl Box Set Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this record. George Thomas With McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Written by Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams Recorded July 28, 1930 Released on Victor Al Hibbler With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I'm Just A Lucky So And So  Written by Duke Ellington, Mack David Recorded November 26, 1945 Released on Victor Bing Crosby And The Mills Brothers - My Honey's Lovin' Arms Written by Joseph Meyer, Herman Ruby Recorded Januray 26, 1933 Released on Brunswick Records Johnny Hartman With The John Coltrane Quartet - Dedicated To You Written by Sammy Cahn, Hy Zaret, Saul Chaplin Recorded Maarch 7, 1963 Released on Impulse Records Ray Charles - It Had To Be You Written by Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Recorded June 23, 1959 Released on Atlantic Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - I Ain't Got Nobody Written by Spencer Williams, Roger Graham Recorded July 2, 1935 Released on Brunswick Records Metronome All Stars Featuring Billy Eckstine - How High The Moon  Written by Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton Recorded July 9, 1953 Released on MGM Records I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain. #jazzmusic #earlyjazz #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp

In this episode of Big Shot, we're thrilled to welcome the legendary marketing visionary Lynda Resnick. As the co-owner of The Wonderful Company, Lynda has shaped iconic brands like POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, and FIJI Water into household names. With her husband, Stewart, Lynda also turned The Franklin Mint into a cultural sensation and brought fresh ideas to the floral industry with Teleflora's innovative, long-lasting gifts. Join us as Lynda takes us on a journey through her extraordinary life—from her early days as a child actor to her recent retirement and her hands-on efforts to make communities healthier and stronger through impactful philanthropic initiatives. • How Lynda built a successful business at the age of 19 • Turning The Franklin Mint into a cultural icon and making millions with a deluxe Monopoly game • The incredible story of branding POM Wonderful and FIJI Water • How she sold $150 million worth of Monopoly  • Lynda's commitment to quality  • Why she's never raised any outside capital  • The childhood experience that shaped Lynda's decision to always self-fund her philanthropy • A life-changing epiphany inspired by philosopher Michael Sandel • Lynda's philanthropic work building healthier, safer communities for her workers • The role Judaism plays in her life, her marriage, and advice for young people • And more! — In This Episode We Cover: (00:00) Intro (02:35) Lynda's early years in Pennsylvania (05:14) Lynda Limited, the company Lynda founded at the age of 19 (08:37) Lynda's activism and her involvement with the Pentagon Papers (13:06) Thinking inside the box (15:35) How Lynda reinvented the floral business with Teleflora (19:00) Taking The Franklin Mint beyond coins  (24:00) The story of buying Jackie O's pearls and making reproductions (25:30) Why Lynda and her husband Stewart bought land in the Joaquin Valley (28:58) How Lynda discovered the benefits of pomegranate  (30:20) Building the Pom Wonderful brand, including the packaging (32:18) Early obstacles Pom Wonderful faced, including the court battle  (34:00) Why Lynda insisted on 100% pure pomegranate juice (35:25) How Lynda was able to build brands around commodities (39:11) The story about acquiring Fiji  (43:27) Lynda's philanthropic philosophy  (45:10) Lynda's epiphany inspired by Michael Sandel (49:10) Lynda's philanthropic work building better communities for her workers  (52:50) Lynda's experiences with antisemitism, including rejection from The Campfire Girls (54:43) The role Jewish culture plays in Lynda's life  (56:07) Lynda's time as a child actor—and an early lesson on always being prepared (58:23) Lynda's advice on staying true to your values (59:10) How Lynda and Stewart have maintained their strong marriage and partnership (1:02:40) Lynda's thoughts on building lasting brands (1:03:55) AI's answer to what Lynda's superpower is (1:06:00) How “America's Favorite Mom” got overshadowed by a golf game (1:09:04) Why Lynda doesn't have regrets — Where To Find Lynda Resnick: • Website: https://www.wonderful.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-resnick-04103a101/ — Where To Find Big Shot:  • Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bigshot.show/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@bigshotpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   • TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@bigshotshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bigshotshow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   • Harley Finkelstein: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/harleyf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • David Segal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tea_maverick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Production and Marketing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://penname.co⁠

June 30 - July 1, 2001 This week Ken welcomes comedian behind the album "America's Uncle Dad", Sean Keane to the show. Ken and Sean discuss the Bay Area, Oakland, Jawbreaker, doing stand up at video stores, how stand up comedy is the hobo of the performing arts world, Nash Bridges, Midnight Caller, everybody's one acting credit, the world right before 9/11, launching a comedy show on 9/11, Everybody Loves Raymond, confusing Brad Garret and Ray Romano, Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wrestling, Jay Leno's never happening dramatic turn third act, sexy M&Ms, Big Brother, soft vinyl Vanna White Dolls for $150, loving Lucy too much, The Franklin Mint, backyard wrestling, MaxX, The Real World, America's Most Wanted, BET Music Awards, The Chris Isaak Show, playing emulators, the weird lost to time TV show era of the early 00s, The Family Channel, Night of the Twisters, E! True Hollywood Story, Baywatch, Hotel Iguana, Pentathlon, Dolph Lundgren, West Coast unauthorized car shows, fireworks, Fear Factor, eating worms, when THE BAG is an unwed father, how THE BAG is really JTT, Snoop Dog, Loose and Control, David from Real World Seattle, PAX TV, never having heard of the show "Doc" even though it went on forever, Billy Ray Cyrus, Resurrection Blvd, when Carlos lands a boot, You Don't Know Jack, E!'s Top Ten Wild Party Spots, the mind blowing world of 4th of July spectaculars, dramatic readings, stealing space valor, forgetting you just played somebody in the military in a movie and weren't actually in the military, breaking your own rules, Sub Fest 94, Avery Brooks, athletes who have bands, ESPN, 5 for 5 vs 30 for 30, The Sleepwalker Killing, The San Diego Chicken, Making the Band, Runaway Train, and tasteful coverage of being being given the death penalty. 

Time to pull out the 14th of the 24 records from the six box set from the Franklin Mint. And I've been having so much fun listening to this one. In fact, I'm going to play a few more tunes than my normal six that I like to keep these episodes to because, quite frankly, there was so much good music on this disc I didn't know where to stop. The featured trumpet player you'll be hearing was known as the bridge between Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. But he had a style all his own that was quite influential in his own right. So, get ready to hear the musician that seemed to have the trumpet permanently glued to his lips in Volume 165: Little Jazz on Horn Part 2. More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. https://www.discogs.com/release/11735925-various-Louis-Armstrong-Roy-Eldridge-Jazz-Masterpieces Credits and copyrights Louis Armstrong Roy Eldridge Jazz Masterpieces Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – JAZZ 001: 1/2/3/4 Series: part of both! The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time and the Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection Format: Box Set, Red Box, 4 x Red vinyl LPs, Compilation,  Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz Style: Swing We will hear 8 of the 12 songs from this album Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Little Jazz Composed by Roy Eldridge and Buster Harding Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra – Twilight Time Music by the Three Suns (Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn) King David & His Little Jazz – Easter Parade Written by Irving Berlin Roy Eldridge Sextet – School Days Written by Gus Edwards The Roy Eldridge - Benny Carter Quintet – I Still Love Him So Written by Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter Coleman Hawkins - Roy Eldridge – Hanid Written by Coleman Hawkins Roy Eldridge & Claude Bolling – Fireworks  Composed by Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams Roy Eldridge Trio – Undecided Written by Sid Robin and Charlie Shavers I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Welcome to Thursday! We started things off with the Thursday Song and we ran down a list of words that mean "drunk" in the English language. Got some three-ways with Shaw and asked "Would you rather get paid daily"? Had an inspiring story about a guy who is walking barefoot across the country to raise money & awareness for men's mental health. And we told you about the Cadbury Bunny contest! Today is National Margarita Day, and Shaw once again shared his recipe for the best margs out there. Last year, we found out about the Gathering of the Kyles, and today we discovered the Ryan Rodeo happening in Austin, TX this Saturday! Talked a bit about Rock Fest, and we reminisced about the Franklin Mint & the Precious Moments figurines that might be worth some money now! During the Friggin' Sports, we discussed the MLB's new uniforms being somewhat transparent, and during today's "Bad News with Happy  Music", we had stories about the most expensive property in America, voters think that both Biden & Trump are too old to be President, an update on that severed leg that was found in the NYC subway, the Amazon driver in WI that was hit by a train while driving his delivery van, a woman who recently celebrated her 107th birthday, an outbreak of bed bugs in Vegas, Red Lobster making changes to it's "All-You-Can-Eat" shrimp promotion, a trio of German Shepherds who jumped into a stranger's car and refused to get out, and a guy who got caught with some drugs AND a rocket launcher!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 17-23, 1990 This week Ken welcomes old friend, comedian Esther Ku. Ken and Ku discuss how long it has been since they've talked to each other, starting comedy in Boston, moving to NYC, how we all have a different path, working in marketing, growing up in Chicago, Last Comic Standing, how dues are different, hosting the AVN Porn Awards, working blue, dirty jokes, not taking advice, how what you talk about on stage is way racier than how you live your life, playing piano, growing up in an evangelical home, Sharpie, The Simpsons, Simpsons stuffed animals, St. Patrick's Day, The Franklin Mint, bootleg Jesus, manipulation, Foxy Boxing, Readers Digest and Time magazine, Loveline, The Real World, The Jamie Foxx Show, Once Bitten, being an extra, not talking to Jim Carrey, improv lessons, Micah Sherman, interviewing writers from the Simpsons, loving Lisa Simpson's feminism, pitching an animated show, writing dirty songs on your ukulele, Religious outrage of big budget movies, Titanic, Love & Lies, Ken's tape trading year, Rock Em Sock Em Robots, Hungry Hungry Hippos, The Rock a Fire Explosion, Roller Blades vs Quads, Ken's time on Sex Life, Real Sex, America's Funniest Home Videos, 90 Day Fiancé', and way too much about K-Y Jelly. 

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Nick Usborne as our guest. Our connection dates back to a previous podcast where we delved into conversational copywriting. Today, our focus shifts to the captivating realm of AI in copywriting.Guest Introduction - Nick UsborneNick Usborne is a seasoned copywriter with over 40 years of experience. Since 1979, copywriting offline and then online, he has worked with dozens of major companies, including:Citibank, Apple, Chrysler, Franklin Mint, TV Guide, Diners Club International, J. Paul Getty Trust, MSN.com, Technogym, Encyclopedia Britannica, New York Times, Country Financial, Adorama, Reuters, WebEx, the U.S. Navy and others.He has spoken at numerous online marketing conferences and conducted in-house seminars and training sessions for many companies, including: Yahoo!, Intuit, Walt Disney Attractions, Association of American Publishers, Novartis Pharma, John Deere, National Cancer Institute, Merck & Co., Textron, and the Information Technology Media Advisory Council..As a business consultant for online entrepreneurs, I deeply appreciate Nick's commitment to connecting with the human side of his audience. His expertise in conversational copywriting and emotional intelligence has been transformative. Nick transitioned from corporate training to providing individual-focused courses and is now embracing AI, particularly ChatGPT, to accelerate his copywriting.The Role Of AI In Copywriting: Key TakeawaysEvolution Of Copywriting:We explore the evolution from hard-selling to conversational copywriting, emphasizing genuine connections with the audience.Introduction To AI In Copywriting:Nick spotlights ChatGPT as a game-changing AI tool, delving into its profound impact on transforming the copywriting landscape.The Role Of AI In Copywriting:Our conversation underscores that while AI enhances efficiency, it won't replace emotional intelligence. We stress the importance of combining AI with emotional intelligence for impactful and authentic copy.Adapting To Change:Emphasizing the significance of adapting to technological changes, especially the rise of AI, I encourage fellow online business owners to embrace and learn about these tools to stay relevant.Future-Proof Copywriting:Nick shares insights on future-proofing copywriting by seamlessly integrating AI and emotional intelligence. We recognize the unique value humans bring – the ability to infuse emotion into content.Example Of Human Touch:Sharing a real-life example, we discuss the irreplaceable human touch, such as forgetting a friend's name at a conference. We highlight how personal experiences and emotions add depth to copy that AI cannot replicate.Empathy In Copywriting:Nick and I identify emotional intelligence, specifically empathy, as a crucial element for creating a compelling and relatable copy. We emphasize the importance of maintaining a human touch in the age of AI.Key Quotes"AI plus emotional intelligence: that's the future of copywriting.""It'll be the death of the lazy copywriter.""Take AI and layer it with emotional intelligence."Resources MentionedNick's website: https://nickusborne.com Connect with Nick on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.usborne Subscribe to Nick's newsletter: https://nickusborne.com/newsletter Get my free guide: Fill Your Programs, Courses & Memberships Like...

The ‘Windsor Shower Companion' ($11.49) was the first product sold on home shopping network QVC, which made its debut on 24th November, 1986, quickly becoming a cable TV phenomenon. Joe Segel, the channel's founder, focussed on a ‘soft sell' approach that emphasised authenticity and a friendly, neighbourly connection. The channel's anonymity factor allowed customers to indulge in, um, unusual purchases without fear of judgement, contributing to its ongoing appeal. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal the rigorous selection process for QVC presenters; explain why some products' failure on the network can be ruinous for the companies who made them; and uncover Marlon Brando's extraordinary QVC near-miss…  Further Reading: • ‘15 Things You Might Not Know About QVC' (Mental Floss, 2015): https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67266/14-things-you-might-not-know-about-qvc • ‘Joseph Segel, founder of the Franklin Mint and QVC shopping network, dies at 88' (The Washington , 2019): https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joseph-segel-founder-of-the-franklin-mint-and-qvc-shopping-network-dies-at-88/2019/12/24/40d98a34-2679-11ea-b2ca-2e72667c1741_story.html • ‘QVC's First Broadcast' (QVC, 1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKaIMdX6K7g We'll be back on Monday - unless you join

March 4-11, 1995 This week Ken welcomes Twitch Streamer, Auction curator, and one of the world's greatest cosplayers Taffeta Darling. Ken and Taffeta discuss Texas, Dallas, the burbs, Austin, Robocop, I Like to Singa, TV Theme Songs, tattoos, video games that look like actual cartoons, Cuphead, Kids TV, violence on TV, how superheroes are good for kids, Gargoyles, Claire Danes turning down Schindler's List, My So-Called dialog, whatevers, X-Men the Animated Series, Batman, The Tick, Slim Goodbody, Body Worlds, being easily traumatized, obsession with the macabre, local kids shows, Wishbone, Cowboys of Moo Mesa, comics art, Heritage Auctions, getting used to Frazetta, The Wizard, Kurt Russell, Abe Lincoln's blood, the entire set of Cheers, The Last Starfighter, channel surfing, Beverly Hills 90210, reunion shows, SNL, The Critic and Simpsons crossover, groin hits, People's Choice Awards, country music, Garth Brooks, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Mummies, creepy doll collectibles, Franklin Mint garbage, Fresh Prince, Blossom, Monty Python, James Cameron, BMG Music, Weird Science TV vs Weird Science the movie, Made for TV movies, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Boyz N the Hood edited for network TV, terrible Red Hot Chilli Peppers lyrics, seeing Joey Lawrence at a shopping Mall, Markey Mark, Living Single, Mad About You, Hope & Gloria, TGIF, Boy Meets World, Step by Step, Family Matters, good Tom Hanks movies, Lori Singer, the 5th level of virtual reality, VR.5, being scared of toilets and french kissing from Ghoulies, Marvel's Bronze Age Legion of Monsters, Ghost Rider, nudity on TV, profit from obits, wrestling, 900 numbers, Dan Rather's Comedy Club, and loving and recommending Clarence. 

People love collecting things, whether it's coins, graphic novels, or record players. Finding a one-of-a-kind or rare object to add to your collection is the ultimate source of pride and fulfillment. The Franklin Mint began creating and selling various collectibles in the second half of the 20th century. Everyone wanted to own these treasures as soon as they gained popularity. Beautiful Franklin Mint collection plates have adorned the walls and shelves of numerous households worldwide for more than 40 years. Many Franklin Mint collector plates have monetary value along with their historical significance, despite the unpredictability of the collector plate market. To evaluate whether you have a masterpiece, knowing a little about the corporation's history and how to recognize the plates can be useful. You could wonder whether a plate in your collection, one you inherited or picked up at a garage sale, is worth anything. Franklin Mint plates have a wide range in value, with sterling silver plates having the highest value and individual collector plates with less attractive designs having the lowest value.The majority of Franklin Mint plates go for less than $10, but a few unique ones can fetch thousands of dollars. Have you lately discovered a Franklin Mint plate and are curious as to its potential value? Do you possess a collector's plate but are unsure whether it was made by the Franklin Mint, another company, or a replica? This article intends to inform you about Franklin Mint plate identification, potential values, purchasing options, and other types of collector plates offered for sale. So, let's get started by giving you a brief overview of Franklin Mint's history! Check Images: Valuable Antique Detector(https://www.txantiquemall.com/franklin-mint-plates/) Pin: https://www.pinterest.com/valuableantiquedetector/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/valuableantiquedetector/ TW: https://twitter.com/antiquedetector Ins: https://www.instagram.com/valuableantiquedetector/   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

People love collecting things, whether it's coins, graphic novels, or record players. Finding a one-of-a-kind or rare object to add to your collection is the ultimate source of pride and fulfillment. The Franklin Mint began creating and selling various collectibles in the second half of the 20th century. Everyone wanted to own these treasures as soon as they gained popularity. Beautiful Franklin Mint collection plates have adorned the walls and shelves of numerous households worldwide for more than 40 years. Many Franklin Mint collector plates have monetary value along with their historical significance, despite the unpredictability of the collector plate market. To evaluate whether you have a masterpiece, knowing a little about the corporation's history and how to recognize the plates can be useful. You could wonder whether a plate in your collection, one you inherited or picked up at a garage sale, is worth anything. Franklin Mint plates have a wide range in value, with sterling silver plates having the highest value and individual collector plates with less attractive designs having the lowest value.The majority of Franklin Mint plates go for less than $10, but a few unique ones can fetch thousands of dollars. Have you lately discovered a Franklin Mint plate and are curious as to its potential value? Do you possess a collector's plate but are unsure whether it was made by the Franklin Mint, another company, or a replica? This article intends to inform you about Franklin Mint plate identification, potential values, purchasing options, and other types of collector plates offered for sale. So, let's get started by giving you a brief overview of Franklin Mint's history! Check Images: Valuable Antique Detector(https://www.txantiquemall.com/franklin-mint-plates/) Pin: https://www.pinterest.com/valuableantiquedetector/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/valuableantiquedetector/ TW: https://twitter.com/antiquedetector Ins: https://www.instagram.com/valuableantiquedetector/   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Welcome back for another edition of Judgment's Holiday of Horrors and Happy Mother's Day! We celebrate this special holiday with one of the greatest screen moms ever portrayed, Beverly Sutphin! Join the entire gang as we discuss all the ways Beverly reminds us of our own mothers, the Rose Bowl Swap Meet, weapons like legs of lamb & air conditioners, bathroom stall graffiti, and collector's items like Franklin Mint, Pee Wee Herman dolls, and Don Knotts! Join us as we review this cult classic starring Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterson, Ricki Lake and directed by the King of Filth himself, John Waters! Are those Pussywillows?   Judgment Podcast LinkTree   Judgment Email   Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay

January 23-29, 1999 This week Ken welcomes comedian and actor India Pearl. Ken and India discuss India's mom, Worcester Mass, The Paris of the 80s, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Central Park, selling things in the room, where the most ice cream in the world is consumed, being excluded from post Prom parties, being in the band, being a theater kid, The Spice Girls, Scary Spice, Ken playing six degrees, Velveeta, The 50 Funniest Moments on Television, Jack Johannsn, stand up specials, Jim Carey, Buffalo Bill, Phil Silvers, monkeys, a woman's potato chip collection on Johnny Carson being the funniest thing ever, The Count of Monte Cristo, Wishbone, $100 for a Biker Baby Doll, The Franklin Mint, refurbishing Barbie Dolls, Hocus Pocus, celebrity parties, busting Michael Rosenbaum's balls, Napoleon Dynamite, That 70s Show, going over your head, Selma Blair, Zoey Duncan Jack and Jane, being forbidden from watching Sliders, banning Buffy, cocaine fueled Mummies, Hyperion Bay, becoming a defacto only child, Angel, Beverly Hills 90210, Cop Rock, High School Musical, Glee, a double dose of Hyperion Bay, complicated family ties, Dirty Dancing, Kablam!, Brimstone, Millennium, The X-Files, Zoom, and lying as a kid, a lot. 

We return to a box set and a record filled with music from my dad's favorite trumpet player, and we're going to hear him sing every song. It comes from the first of 12 box sets in the Franklin Mint collection, the greatest jazz recordings of all time. And this musician has the first two records all to himself. So get ready to hear the man once billed as the world's greatest trumpeter…by his wife…in Volume 113: Louis THE Jazz Masterpiece Part 2. The promised link: (https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-louis-armstrong) Credits and copyrights Louis Armstrong Roy Eldridge Jazz Masterpieces Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – JAZZ 001: 1/2/3/4 Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection – JAZZ 001 Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red vinyl Box Set, Red Box Country: US Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz Style: Swing As usual for a Franklin Mint record we will hear 8 of the 12 songs from record two, which is sides 3 and 4. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Dusky Stevedore Written by J.C. Johnson Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Swing That MusicLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Swing That Music Written by Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Alexander's Rag Time Band Written by Irving Berlin Louis Armstrong With Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – You Rascal You Written by Sam Theard Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Solitude Written by Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers – Darling Nellie Gray a 19th century anti-slavery ballad written and composed by Benjamin Hanby in 1856. Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland – Avalon a 1920 popular song written by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose Louis Armstrong & The All Stars – Someday, Sweetheart written by Los Angeles-based musicians John and Reb Spikes I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Rudy Mawer is a successful entrepreneur and CEO. He works with Kevin Harrington on a Marketing Capital group and has helped over 50,000 small businesses around the world. He has recently been focused on operating large US Ecom brands with his partners Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr through their investment group, Retail eCommerce Ventures. These brands include ex-billion dollar companies such as Pier 1, DressBarn, Steinmart, Modells, Franklin Mint and more. He is also the host of the Living The Red Life Podcast.He built his first multi-million dollar business by the age of 27, and has since become an expert in advertising, funnels, and marketing strategy. He has run teams of over 300 employees for 9 figure brands, and built one of the world's largest direct response marketing agencies, which has generated over $250 million in revenue for its clients. He was awarded a USA 0-1 visa for his consulting work and marketing skills and has been featured in major media channels such as NBC. What Travis and Rudy discussed:How Rudy was different from other kids in school, always hustling, planning, and thinking ahead.Why Rudy thinks money controls you and can enable and amplify happiness.Why did Rudy choose America over the U.K. for his next steps in entrepreneurship?How Rudy disrupted the online marketing space with his strategies, experiences, and mindset.Rudy's experience scaling multiple online marketing businesses.Problem-solving at the millionaire level.Online advertising, building authority, and much more.Listen now to the latest episode of Travis Makes Friends, where Rudy Mawer, a successful entrepreneur and CEO, shares his journey of building his first multi-million dollar business by the age of 27, and how he became an expert in advertising, funnels, and marketing strategy. He also explains his experience scaling multiple online marketing businesses, problem-solving at the millionaire level, and building authority in the industry. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Rudy's unique perspective and take your business to the next level by tuning in now!Head over to www.travis.team and subscribe to Travis's free newsletter.Follow Travis on Instagram: @travischappellSubscribe to Travis Makes Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and don't forget to leave a 5-star rating!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this episode, Ami Kassar interviews Elisabeth Garson, Executive Creative Director of Steel Owl, about her creative journey, her favorite projects, and what she is working on now. Elisabeth is an Executive Creative Director and an Experience Producer that builds interactive brand experiences, and develops gamification for corporate training (learn as you play). She's given dozens of lectures on experiential design, advertising, escape rooms and more. She authored two industry books and is the owner of Steel Owl Productions, with the award-winning game room, Escape The 1980s. Her current work blends interactive, off-screen experiences with advertising and learning. In 2015, she founded Steel Owl Productions, a company that works with brands looking to promote or train via real-life experiences. She's developed interactive experiences for the museum industry, training industry and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Steel Owl Productions, Garson worked in Advertising for 20 years as a Creative Director. Her clients included large companies (Comcast, Advanta, The Franklin Mint), medium sized businesses and start-ups. From craft beer…to cable TV — her creative work explored consumer experience, from the perspective of targeted audience research. This knowledge acted as the primary building block for the Steel Owl business model, including game development, company branding, and puzzles to create player engagement. In addition, she created several Philadelphia events including the sold-out “Dating Game Live” (set up like the 1980s show) and a sold out “Happening Event” where participants purchased tickets to something that was happening (but they didn't know what it was). She was the co-creator of an independent short film that created outlandish experiences for unsuspecting deliverymen. She also the developed The Philadelphia Arts Market concept for the City of Philadelphia, which is still in process of development, and on-hold for the moment. Over the years, Garson's endeavors have attracted press from The Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS 3, NBC 10, ABC 6, KYW News Radio, Time Magazine and dozens of others. Recorded 08/26/2022.

A brand new venture can bring trepidation, and is never as straight forward as it may seem. That's something that I know all too well. On this episode of The Unfinished Print, I speak with curator, collector, and small business owner David Kutcher about his Japanese woodblock print gallery Moonlit Sea Prints. Located in Easthampton, Massachusetts, David opened his gallery to share his love of Japanese woodblokc prints. We discuss why he got involved with the Japanese woodblock, the background of the business, his own private collection, the competition, and how history plays a part in his business.  Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints Twitter @unfinishedprint, or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Moonlit Sea Prints - website, Instagram.  Night Fishing by Arai Yoshimune (1873-1935) - Arai Yoshimune was a woodblock print designer who designed for the Hasegawa/Nishinomiya publishing house. “Night Fishing” is one print in a series of popular shin-hanga style woodblock prints published in the early 1900's by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya of Tōkyō, called "Night Scenes". The series is made up of 21 prints. A fascinating article on this series can be found, here. Below is the "Fishing Boat," print from the this series.    Fuji Arts - is an online Japanese woodblock print store, for collectors and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company has been in operation since 2000.  Connie Mack (1862-1956) - was an American professional baseball player and manager, and is the longest serving manager in baseball history.   Babe Ruth (1895-1948) - is arguably the greatest American baseball player of all time. Made famous for his time with the New York Yankees form 1920-1934. Is said to have hit his first ever home run here in Toronto in 1914 when baseball was played on the island, against the Toronto Maple Leafs (baseball club).  1934 Japan Baseball Tour - baseballs all stars of the time, including Connie Mack and Babe Ruth, went to Japan in 1934 to play on an “All American All-Stars” team. More information can be found here, with some footage.  Acidic and non acidic matting - acid is a natural occurring element within paper. Like food, some have more, some have less. For very acid-free paper you would be using paper made from cloth rag and containing a small amount of a chemical compound called “lingnin” which is in all paper. The more lignin, the more acid the paper has. You want to use an acid-free paper to protect your print or piece of art from yellowing and other damage. For a great read on the subject, you can check it out, here .  Starry Night by Takahashi Shōtei (1871-1945) - is a woodblock print, 6”x15” produced around 1926-1927.  Shōtei  designed woodblock prints for the Okura Shoten publishing house, and later for Maeba Shoten, finally designing some of his most famous prints, such as the one below, with Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962). I have seen this print with the 1926/27 year of production as well as a 1936 date as well. A biography of Shōtei can be found, here. Tōshi Yoshida (1911-1995) and the Franklin Mint - in the early 1980's Tōshi Yoshida, the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) embarked on a collaboration with the Franklin Mint. A private mint (a place where currency is made) based in Pennsylvania. The series of prints are considered surimono (privately commissioned prints). The prints are three sets of prints, called The Friendly Garden, Birds of the Seasons, and the calendar prints of birds and flowers. The sizes seems to vary. In muy research i've seen some prints as being 13.5" x 21.5" for the calendar prints and 12" x 20" for Birds of the Seasons. You can see some of these prints here.   print sizes - Japanese print sizes vary. The following are from the book, “The Printed Image: the Flowering of Japan's Woodblock Print Culture, (2018). ōban - 15” x 10” chūban - 10.4” x 7.5” ōtanzaku - 15.3” x 7” chūtanzaku - 15.3” x 5.2” For a larger and more extensive list you can find that, here, at artelino.com Japan in the 1950's - coming out of the second world war, Japan was slowly beginning to recover ecenomically. Starting with the U.S/Japan security alliance, called the San Fransisco Peace Treaty of 1951. By the late 1950's, and well into the late 1960's, with the help of the United States, Japan's GDP began to grow exponentially. A few economic reasons were for this. First, the US market was opened to Japanese exporters, leading to protectionism by a stregthening Japanese bureaucracy, enabling the Japanese government to control domestic and international production. Second, is what Jeff Kingston calls  “industrial targeting.” This is where the Japanese government would focus on certain sectors deemed to be vital to economic growth, thereby giving private loans which in turn would create strength in Japanese infrastructure like heavy industry, crude-oil and natural gas. This also enabled the cartel system by creating fixed cliques which as a matter of course, were open to corruption. These cartels (zaibatsu) played a large part in the fascist Japanese war machine, but with their connections with American corporations and being anti-Communist, the American post-war occupying government saw these zaibatsu as an asset to Japanese growth. Companies that had connections to militarist Japan are, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Hitachi to name a few. This growth that began in the 1950's, continued until the Japanese economic bubble burst in 1989. For more information on Japan's economic history check out Jeff Kingston's 2019 book, called Japan: Polity Histories. Moonlit Sea by Shoda Koho (1871-1946) - Koho was the designer of this famous print. Little seems to be known about this print designer who published his designs with Nishinomiya Yosaku, also known as the Hasegawa Publishing Co.  Jimbōchō -  is an area in the city of Tōkyō. Located in Chiyoda. It is an area made famous for its bookstores, where you can buy vintage, used, and new books of all genres. Some information can be found, here. Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - considered to be the last ukiyo-e designer. Known as an incredible talent and having his own demons, Kunichika studied under Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and lived and died in Tōkyō. His work is powerful, bombastic, and colourful. His triptychs at times broke from the single panel sheet traditoin of one image per sheet, where one image for Kunichika could take up all three panels. More information can be found, here. The Museums of Liverpool have a new Kunichika exhibition from April 15, 2022 - September 4, 2022. The print below is Onoe Kikugoro V as Akashi no Naruzo (1890) Yoshikazu Utagawa (dates unknown but active from 1850-1870) - famous for his Yokohama-e prints, prints that focused on the foreigners in Yokohama City in the 19th Century. Yoshikazu also made triptychs of tengu (long nose trickster forest goblins), and other demons. The triptych below is, Yoshitsune on Mount Kurama. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189) - was a leader of the Minamoto clan, associated with the period of warrinhg between the Minamoto and the Taira clans during the Heian Period (794-1185). Yoshitsune's history, like many individuals of that historical period in Japanese history, is mixed with legend and is difficult to know what is true and what is not. Many woodblock prints were made describing his military prowess, as well as his adventures with his friend Benkei.  Some history of Yoshitsune can be found, here.  intaglio printmaking - is a style of printmaking, the opposite of relief printmaking, where scratches are made with a burin on the plate (copper, zinc, aluminum) and then dipped in acid. Ink and pigment is rubbed on with a brayer, brushes, etc. More info can be found, here. Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) - a designer of more than six hundred woodblock prints, Kawase Hasui is one of the most famous designers of the shin-hanga movement of the early twentieth century. Hasui began his career with the artist and woodblock designer Kaburaki Kiyokata (1878-1971), joining several artistic societies along the way early in his career. It wasn't until he joined the Watanabe atelier in 1918 that he really began to gain recognition. Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962) had Hasui design landscapes of the Japanese country-side, small towns, and everyday life. Hasui also worked closely with the carvers and printers of his prints to reach the level Hasui wanted his prints to be. The print below is Kude Beach, Wakasa (1920) Tsuchiya Kōitsu (1870 - 1949) - apprenticed under artist and print designer Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915), and worked as a lithographer. Kōitsu then joined the Watanabe atelier in 1935. Kōitsu also collaborated with Doi Sadachi publishers, amongst others. Below is Suma Beach (1938) James Abbott McNeil Whistler (1834-1903) - was an American painter based in Britain. His paintings are generally of landscapes of lonely terrain, as well as of portraits. His most famous painting is of his mother.  His complete works can be found, here.  Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - born in Edo, Hiroshige is famous for his landscape series of that burgeoning city. The most famous series being, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-1859), and the landcape series, Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833-1834). His work highlights bokashi, and bright colours. More info about his work can be found, here. Below is, Coastal Landscape In Moonlight (1857) Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) -  was a Viennese born artist who was a part of the art nouveau, and Vienna Secessionist movements.  His subjects were, generally, of women. More information can be found, here. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) - was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter. He began to collect Japanese woodblock prints around the winter of 1886-1887 from the art dealer Siegfried Bing, to collect and to sell for a profit, although he didn't sell very many. This collection would go on to influence much of his work.  Red Fuji - also called “Fine Wind, Clear Morning,” is a woodblock print designed by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and made around 1830-1832.  The Great Wave off Kanagawa - is a woodblock print designed by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831. It is very famous.  Hokusai Updated - was an exhibition held at the Mori Art Museum in the Roppongi area of Tōkyō which ran from January, 17th, 2019 to March, 24th, 2019.  Hokusai manga - first published in 1814 these comical figures, lansdscapes, flowers, and other various images were created by the woodblock designer and artist Katsushika Hokusai. Beginning with Volume 1, “Transmitting the Spirit and Revealing the Form of Things,” the series became impressively popular and was continually produced, in fifteen volumes, until 1878, and in woodblock print form.  More information from the Princeton Library can be found, here.  Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) - was a woodblock print designer and painter who focused on dark, devious, ghostly images and even some war prints.  Kyōsai's work has had a resurgence the passed decade with many people outside of the woodblock print community. More information can be found, here. Below is his triptych, Demon's Out. The Western influence on the Japanese print market - Western collectors have had a deep affinity for Japanese woodblock prints since the late 19th Century. In 1891, the print curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts held a Japanese print exhibition at the Smithsonian and in many ways, helped usher in a love for the Japanese woodblock print in America. As the popularity of Japanese woodblock prints began to grow, with more foreign artists living and working in Japan and abroad, such as Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Bertha Lum (1869-1954), and Helen Hyde (1868-1919) who started making their own woodblock prints. This new awareness of contemporary and vintage Japanese woodblock prints began to foster more collecting. As time has gone on, and with the Japanese woodblock print becoming so famous in the West, prices in Japan have begun to climb steadily, with more collectors in Japan collecting woodblock prints.   sensō-e - are Japanese woodblock prints which focus on war. They can be single panel, diptych and triptych's. Complicated woodblock techniques were used, which highlighted war, specifically the first  Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Artists such as Kobayashi Kiyochika designed prints for this war, the beginning of the Japanese Imperialist project. More information can be found, here. Below is Great Victory and Occupation of Jiuliancheng (1894) by Watanabe Nobukazu (1874-1944)  Shirō Kasamatsu (1898-1991) - was a woodblock print designer who worked with the Watanabe atelier making shin-hanga designs. Below is Mount Wakakusa (ca. 1930) and Mountains Cottage in Spring (ca. 1960's) Floating World Gallery - is a Chicago-based  brick and mortar / online Japanese woodblock print outlet in operation since 1987.  Focusing on all genres of Japanese woodblock prints. More info, here.  Crosseyed Gallery - is a Los Angeles based woodblock print online store. More info, here.   Art Walk: Easthampton, Massachusetts - is a monthly art walk held the first Friday of the month and created by Easthampton City Arts. They arrange arts programming and cultural events. More info, here.  Pillar prints  - also called hashira-e (柱絵), are prints which have the shape of scrolls but are smaller. They are 4.5” x 28” and were attached to pillars in Japanese homes. Associated with the 18th Century. More info can be fond, here. Below is Cherry and the Moon, by Yoshimoto Gesso (ca. 1910-1930) Yoshimoto Gesso (1881-1936) - was a shin-hanga print designer who designed many landscapes, birds, and flowers. More info, here. Below is his Blue Bird and Asters (ca.1930's) surimono (摺物)-  are privately commissioned woodblock prints, usually containing specialty techniques such as mica, and blind embossing. Below is Heron and Iris, (ca. 1770's) by Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858). This print is from David Bull's reproduction of that work. You can find more info about that project, here.  Ronin Gallery - is a NYC based Japanese woodblock print brick and mortar, online shop, and was established in 1975. More info can be found, here.  Taoist alchemy -  also called nei-dun, is a type of internal alchemy in Taoism which purports to give the initiate a long life. External alchemy in Taoism is called wai-dan which uses herbs and minerals to promote a long life. More info can be found, here.    © Popular Wheat Productions opening and closing credit sound - I am listening to the CBC's IDEAS podcast and the episode is called "Madame Blavatsky: Intellect, Adventurer, Occultist...Fraud. This can be found on any podcast platform.  logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) Слава Україну If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.*** Bibliography: Forrer, Matthi, Michael Scuffil, and Adele Schlombs. The Printed Image: The Flowering of Japan's Woodblock Printing Culture. Köln: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2018. Marks, Andreas, Chiaki Ajioka, and Elisabeth Sövik. Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2015. Martin, Katherine. Highlights of Japanese Printmaking, Part 3: The International Perspective.Scholten Japanese Art, 2008. Uhlenbeck, Chris, Louis van Tilborgh, Shigeru Oikawa, Lynne Richards, and Diane Webb. Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent Van Gogh. London: Thames & Hudson, 2018.  

July 16-22, 1994 This week Ken welcomes old friend and current host of the new PBS series "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston", Baratunde Thurston. Ken and Baratunde discuss satellites, fiber optics, being the thousand points of light, how professional Baratunde is, Baratunde's first (self) published book autographed to Ken, 2004, the greatness of the show title, lack of aging, assigned homework, the wonder of 1994, Cindy Crawford, the weirdness of 89 cents, working fax lines, The Ground Round "pay what you weigh", Bill O'Reiley's lucrative PR fueled hobby, creating our own monsters, cigarettes, The Moon Landing, riding OUTSIDE the plane, deciding if we'd go into space or not, VR, A Man Called Hawk, AIDS awareness 18 month calendar, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, COPS, 227, Washington DC, Living Single, Baratunde's theme song concert, ROC, Good Morning Mr. Hitler, Discovery Channel, "The Hitler Network", The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, reboots, The Oxbow Incident, The Running Man, Robocop, Unsolved Mysteries, The Air and Space Museum, Astronaut Ice Cream, The American Ninja Series, The Heights, wanting to experience the awkward teen years, Cliffhanger, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Jeff Jarvis, The Franklin Mint, collector plates, guilding everything, and the outdoors. 

FANGIRL ALERT!!! In The Doll World is joined by most versatile & distinguished repaint artists in the doll community Noel Cruz.  www.inthedollworld.com/episodesI have always admired his brilliant work and what a wonderful conversation we had as he shared his journey from drawing portraits since the age of 12 to becoming such a renowned repaint artist, to repainting the most precious doll in his collection.  Although Noel is most recognized for his character & celebrity-based dolls due to their uncanny resemblance to the people they portray, such as Farrah Fawcett, Lindsey Wagner and Johnny Depp to Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Cher just to name a few in his extensive line of iconic repaints,  there is one doll that is not based on a celebrity, and it was during a beautiful moment as he was sharing that doll with me, that I literally was in tears as he talked about the one doll that he had repainted that is the most precious to him.We also talk about his process, the hardest area for him to repaint as well as the one thing you that you must get right in order to be true to the repaint. Can you guess what they are before you listen to the show? His dolls are derived from several models like Gene, Tyler, Sydney, etc, by various doll-makers such as Mel Odom, Robert Tonner & Franklin Mint. His repaints as well as his portraits are done with intricate detail to the point of being naturally lifelike in essence.He also asks to give a big shout out to MEL ODOM for creating the beautiful doll Gene Doll which has been a very versatile canvas for him work with.  Thank you, Mel from Noel!To see more of Noel's amazing work, visit www.ncruz.com #inthedollworld #inthedollworldpodcast #noelcruz #repaintartist #OOAK #georgettetaylor #georgettetaylorITDWTo subscribe to In The Doll World visit www.inthedollworld.com or follow us on Instagram @inthedollworldIn The Doll World is now on Alexa, to listen to our newest episodes just say, "Alexa open Doll World"

Moving on with Jazz appreciation month we come to a particular type of jazz from a particular type of city…New Orleans. There were many great and memorable musicians that came out of that town, and we've already featured several of them on this show. But when the Franklin Mint puts together an entire box set around the Kings of that kind of music, you need to sit and take notice. So get ready to hear the early genres begin to mix together on Jelly Roll's keyboard in Volume 68: King Morton. Credits and copyrights: Jelly Roll Morton / King Oliver / Sidney Bechet – Kings Of New Orleans Jazz Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 017 Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl and Box, Box Set Country: Sweden Released: 1983 Genre: Jazz We will hear both sides of record one. We'll listen to 7 f the 12 songs on the record. King Porter Stomp Written by Jelly Roll Morton Mamie's Blues Written by Mamie Desdumes The Chant Composed by Mel Stitzel, Arranged by Jelly Roll Morton Original Jelly Roll Blues Written by Jelly Roll Morton Red Hot Pepper Written by Jelly Roll Morton Freakish Written by Jelly Roll Morton High Society Written in 1901 by Porter Steele I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Man, I wish I had kept the notes for the upper division History of Jazz class I took at Kent State University. Because Duke Ellington was on Professor Chaz Baker's Mount Rushmore of Jazz. In fact, Duke's music is so important he warranted a FULL box set from this Franklin Mint collection. So get ready to hear the most significant composer of the genre, in Volume 67: Duke, A Jazz Classic Part 1. Credits and copyrights: Duke Ellington – Great Jazz Classics Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 021 Series: The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time, Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, red vinyl and box Box Set Country: Sweden Released: 1983 Genre: Jazz Doin' The Voom Voom Old Man Blues Creole Love Call Slippery Horn Hyde Park Harmony In Harlem Braggin' In Brass I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Welcome to Jazz appreciation month and what better way to celebrate than with the greatest jazz recordings of all time collection from the Franklin Mint. We will start the month with the versatile saxophone. And we will feature one of the true innovators on the instrument and jazz in general, Coleman Hawkins. So get ready for an ever-evolving sound in Volume 66: Sax Master Hawkins. Credits and copyrights: Various – Jazz Masters Of The Sax Label: The Franklin Mint Record Society – FM JAZZ 013 Series: Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection, The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All Time Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl Box Set Country: Sweden Released: 1983 Genre: Jazz We will listen to selections from both sides of disc one. We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this record. And believe me, I had a tough time choosing those 7. In fact, so tough, I chose to include an extra song on this episode. Hello, Lola Swinging In The Groove Body And Soul The Man I Love Picasso Mood Indigo Go Li'l Liza I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

McKay has a microphone issue. They discuss the importance of a 5-10 year plan and DT living alone with his thoughts. The lack of wisdom in investing in the Franklin Mint collections. And then they delve into the different engineers of Sci-Fi, their foibles, their strengths, and their differences.

Marvin Segel, founder of The Y Networks and son of QVC founder Joseph Segel joins the show to discuss his fathers upbringing, how he started the Franklin Mint, and eventually QVC.  In part one, Shawn and Marvin discuss all that went into the planning for QVC, and how that first day went.  

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is joined by Marvin Segel, the Founder and President of The Y Networks, (Your Network). They start the showing talking about how Marvins' Father, (Joseph Segel) was the ultimate original influencer, and how he created The Franklin Mint and QVC home shopping network. Ariel and Marvin talk about when it become obvious that people became okay with the idea of shopping at home through their television, and how watches entered the T.V. shopping space. They talk about the idea of “conversational commerce” and how it played a big part of the success of the T.V. shopping space, and how we now know how important that type of sales transaction is in this industry due to trust. They talk about how it can sometimes take confidence to wear a more expressive art piece that is a watch and how it can be an extension of yourself. They also talk about true collectors compared to marketers of collectibles, and artificial collectibility. Ariel asks Marvin about who should be paying for content creation in the world of content that is never-ending, and Marvin explains how the platforms today have an obligation to bring eyeballs. To stay updated with Marvin, and The Y Networks:- Website - https://theynetworks.com/- Blog - https://www.marvinsegel.com/To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This weeks it's all about girl trip, throwback to 1990s Franklin Mint commemorative plates, and unexplained resurrections in the latest episode of LOWER DECKS. Join us as give “We'll Always Have Tom Paris” the traditional Tex-Trek deep dive.
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Be on the lookout for an awesome assemblage of astounding progressive rock music on this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear from Frost*, Luca Zabbini, Gentle Giant, Bend The Future, Kayak, Barebone, 22 Layers, Franklin Mint, Paul Cusick, Jon Anderson, Ciccada, and Liquid Tension Experiment! As Yoda would say, “Miss it not!”

One of the fastest ways to make money without having to build an actual business. Hit me up on IG! @russellbrunson Text Me! 208-231-3797 Join my newsletter at marketingsecrets.com ---Transcript--- What's up everybody? This is Russell Brunson. Welcome back to the Marketing Secrets Podcast. Right now, I've been working on Funnel Hacking Live and planning and preparing a bunch of really cool things. I want to share with you guys a concept that I'm working on for potentially a presentation at Funnel Hacking Live, so you’ve got to tell me if you think it’s cool. If so, I'm going to flush this out and show you guys the magic. With that said, queue up the theme song and when we come back I’m going to talk about virtual real estate secrets. All right. So Funnel Hacking Live is coming. I'm pumped. I'm excited. We're planning out the event, the venue, the excitement, the speakers, the presentations, what I want you guys to get. I'm time-lining, storyboarding out the entire thing. If you knew how much goes into Funnel Hacking live, you'd be pretty excited. For those who have been in the past, you know it is a huge show. And for those who haven't been yet, this year is going to be the best ever. And why? Because, number one, I'm hoping by then, most of the COVID restrictions are done and we can just have a normal event. If not, we've got some backup and contingency plans. But for most of us, we haven't hung out for a long time, and I want to get together, hang out with a bunch of funnel hackers. So the parties on. We're doing it. It's happening in Florida. If you don't have your tickets yet, go to funnelhackinglive.com. It's coming up this September. But regardless, the reason why I'm here today is tell you guys I've been planning this event and I've got some really cool stuff I'm going to share. We have some big updates. There's so much, so much stuff that they're constraining me from speaking. I'm not allowed to tell you guys, but regardless, I promise you, you will want to be there. It's going to be worth it. We do have virtual options this year, and so for those who can't physically come, you can watch. You can attend virtually as well. But anyway, I'm working on some ideas for content and I have something I want to talk about. It's been on my mind for literally, probably 10, 12 years, and it's this concept of virtual real estate. Okay? Obviously, most of you guys know what real estate is, right? You buy houses, you flip houses, you rehab houses, no money down, all this stuff. There's a million different ways to make money in real estate. But as cool as that is, real estate typically cost a lot of money if you go and do the thing, which is kind of annoying. And so, I want to talk about this concept called virtual real estate, which is web properties. What's interesting is anything you can do with a real property, like actual real estate, you can do the same things with virtual real estate, especially as you start becoming a master of all these principles and these concepts you've been learning from us, right? You learn about funnel building and traffic generation and copy and storytelling and all these things. When you learn and start mastering these things, you can literally do the exact same things that people are doing with real estate, but with virtual real estate. And honestly, it's a lot more profitable, a lot less startup costs and things like that. For example, let's say I want to go into actual real estate. So I'm going to go find a house and I'm going to find a house that's underpriced. I'm going to buy it. So say I find a house for 200 grand or whatever. I buy this house. I'm going to take them. I'm going to fix it up. I'm going to slap some paint on it. I'm going to throw in a new washer and dryer, a new refrigerator. I'm going to, whatever, lipstick and rouge to make this house nice, and then I'm to go flip it and make like $50,000 profit, right? There's a strategy in regular real estate, right? Now, you may be saying, "Well, how does that work in virtual real estate?" Okay. Well, there's a lot of people who create some insanely cool products who don't know what you know, and there's a lot of places to find these things. One of them is flippa.com, which is a cool place that is literally a marketplace, people selling websites and products and businesses that they created but they couldn't figure it out. And there's tons of other marketplaces. I don't have them here on top of my head, but Flippa is one of my favorites I go to. Almost daily, I look at Flippa. There's other ones out there. I think Shopify's got a marketplace, all their old Shopify store owners to sell there's. Anyway, there's a lot of out there. But basically you go to these stores and you find something where someone's got a really, really cool product, but they suck at what? All the stuff that you're good at, right? It's like a house, that you find this underpriced house. Yeah, the house looks like crap, but I know all you got to do is throw some lipstick on this thing, some paint, a new refrigerator, and this thing's something going to be worth $50,000 more. Right? You can do the same thing online. You can buy a website for five grand, 10 grand, 50 grand, 100 grand, whatever it is, a lot less typically than a house. You buy the thing and say, "Okay. I know these principles now. I understand this thing needs a funnel. I found a Shopify that's got a whole product line, whole bunch of SKUs, but no one's buying it because there's no funnel. So I know how to build a funnel." Right? Your funnel is your version of some paint you're slapping up on thing, or you're putting in a new fridge and a dishwasher to make the resell value go up. You put a funnel in. You guys know traffic generation after read traffic secrets. You plug in some traffic, start driving traffic. People go through the funnel. You make some money and follow up sequence, then plugs them into the Shopify store. And boom, all of a sudden, this thing that's making no money you buy for five grand is now making five grand a month, 10 grand a month, 100 grand a month, whatever it is. Now you can take that and you can flip it, or you can just keep it like cash flow. Right? You can do the same thing with a house. You can let the house cashflow, or you can flip it or a whole bunch of other things. Okay. It's powerful. I think this is primarily my fault. I obviously am very passionate and excited about me and you guys creating businesses out of our minds, like creating courses and products. I talk a lot about that or creating e-commerce stuff. You go and you find a product and you source it from China or whatever. We talk about those things a lot. But what people don't talk about is the fact that there's tons, millions of businesses that people built that are there that are just dead or they're mostly dead. Well, you can come in and buy them at a huge discount where the product's figured out, the content, that all the stuff's done. They just don't have traffic. They just don't have the funnel. They just don't have a good video. They don't have good storytelling. They don't have like the things that you have now. You don't have to go create anything from scratch. You just go buy these things for pennies on a dollar. Buy it, apply it with lipstick and rouge that you've been learning through all the stuff I've been teaching now for the last two decades. And all of a sudden, you can start making money out of the gate. And so, secretly, as I've been thinking about Funnel Hacking Live now for the last year, since we hung out last, I've been thinking about this. I was like, "I want to do this. I want to show some case studies of me doing it." And so when COVID hit, a lot of businesses went under. A lot of businesses got shut down. A lot of them, they lost their cashflow. A lot of them, like all sorts of things start happening. So I started looking for these opportunities and I started buying a handful of them. I won't be able to show you guys now because we're in the process of... At Funnel Hacking Live, I'll be able to show you, "Hey, I bought this company right here. I bought it for $50,000. I applied this funnel, this traffic strategy, these three things, put it up online. Now it's making 10 grand a month. I bought this one right here for this. I bought this one for free. I just had to cover the new inventory costs, paid for inventory costs. I applied this funnel, this funnel, this funnel, boom, launched it and look what happened." I'm going to have tons of case studies to show you guys. So that's kind of something to look forward to Funnel Hacking Live. But for right now, I want you guys thinking about it as well. Okay? It's on my mind. It's fun. It's exciting. Think about it. What businesses are out there that you could buy, you could partner with, you could take equity in? You went out of business. You could go get the assets and you can turn it back into a business. You turn it back on. If you look at Tai Lopez right now. You could say what you want. Some people love it. Some people hate him. I have so much respect for him. I think he's the man. I've hung out with him a bunch of times, and one thing that he's killing on right now, he went and he bought Radio Shack. They're going under. He bought Radio Shack and he's flipping it now. He bought Franklin Mint. He bought Pier One Imports. He's buying all these crazy companies. It is literally nuts. He's buying them for pennies on the dollar, flipping them, turning them into e-commerce, shutting down the physical locations, and he's killing it with it right now. It's like this is what I'm talking but at a small scale. Tai's doing this huge scale. Even I'm like, "That's ridiculous. You bought Pier One Imports, dude, like that's nuts." Or Radio Shack? Come on, Radio Shack? It's just insane, but that's the deals he's doing now which, yeah, we can get there someday. But right now, there's tons of little deals, tons of little things you can go. And just for today, for fun, go to flippa.com, F-L-I-P-P-A .com. Go there and just scroll through. Look for all the businesses that are for sale and just look at them and say... This is the mental exercise. Look at a business and say, "Okay, this is a house. I'm going to rehab this house. If I was to buy this house, what funnels would I apply to make this thing successful?" For example, one of the ones that I am recently acquired is a supplement company. And so supplement companies, they had a Shopify store. They had product. The products are really, really good, but they don't have funnels. So what funnels would I apply? I'm like, well, first off, they need a supplement funnel. So there's a supplement funnel. Second, I'm like, what can we create to get more people into the funnel? Well, we can make a challenge tied to the supplements. There's a challenge funnel. There's a supplement funnel, and so those things. Then it's like now... the people that had it before, they had a lot of organic traffic. They were selling on Amazon and things like that, but they had no traffic. It's like, well, who's our dream 100? What's the traffic strategy? And then it's like, well, they don't have anything to sell us other than just a picture of the product. What's the story we can tell? What's the videos we can make to capture the story of this product? And so I'm just going through dot-com secrets, expert secrets, traffic secrets, applying, applying, applying these little principles that you've been getting forever. We'll launch this company and it'll be live before Funnel Hacking Live. You'll have a chance to see it, but that's what we're doing. That's the game plan. So if you guys go look at that, and really what's nice about this is a lot of times you can buy these things for pennies on the dollar. You don't have to go and actually be the front person, the guru, whatever. You just got to create the different assets, create the pieces, plug them all in there, and that quickly you guys have, just again, it's just lipstick and rouge, is you're putting the paint up on the house. You're plugging in the whatever's on the front end. You're fixing the washer and dryer, where those things are. And all of a sudden, you guys' business is cranking. Again, imagine you buy a business for five grand, and within, by applying two funnels and one traffic strategy or one funnel and two traffic strategies, now it's netting five grand a month. Holy cow! How many times could you do that? Just because you may not be able to like, "Ah, I'm not good on video. I don't know how to create a product. I don't remember frameworks like you could." All the excuses that so many people have when they hear my stuff. It's like, "Cool, then don't." Go buy something and let's rehab it. Let's fix it. Let's flip it. Let's cashflow it. There's so many strategies that are so simple, and all of this is taking the same principles that you've learned, that you understand, that we've been talking about and applying it to these kinds of business. So there you go. Hope that helps. Hope it gives you some ideas. If you're not at Funnel Hacking Live, you're insane. We're going to be going deep in this stuff. It's going to be so much fun. Make sure you're there. I'll be sharing these case studies examples, showing you guys what we're doing, how we're doing it, why we're doing it, and hopefully get you fired up and excited. With that said, I am going to go to flippa.com and go find another business to buy because I need some more case studies for you guys. So appreciate you all. Hope this helps. Hope to get the wheels in your head spinning, and I'll see you guys at Funnel Hacking Live. Go get your tickets, funnelhackinglive.com. Thanks everybody, and we'll see you soon. Bye.

Holly finds life might be perfect by murdering those who disrupt domestic tranquility along with Serial Mom (1994), director John Waters satirical take on American suburbia and the celebrity culture around serial killers. Kathleen Turner stars as the picture perfect housewife-slash-serial killer. Listen as we talk about Franklin Mint collectibles, having a dog wash your feet, and commit the cardinal sin of not recycling our trash on this week's exciting episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on the show we are talking to Richard Stearns. Richard Stearns began his career at the Gillette Company, from there he went to Parker Brothers and was appointed president of the company in 1984. In 1985 he became the vice president of the Franklin Mint. He joined Lenox in 1987 as president of Lenox Collections. In 1995, he was named president and chief executive officer of Lenox Inc. In 1998, he became the president of WorldVision. Rich is about to release a brand new book, 'Lead Like It Matters To God.' You can connect with Rich on Twitter at @richstearns and on Facebook. We would love to connect with you on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Make sure to check out our YouTube page to watch today's interview. Next week, we've got a brand new interview with AJ Swoboda about his latest book, 'After Doubt: How To Question Your Faith Without Losing It.'

In this episode, we speak to David Hazard, one of co-host, Jamie Rogers's close childhood friends. David's collection ranges from playmate figurines and Star Trek CCG cards to Franklin Mint models and Tri-Dimensional Chess sets. We also delve into Dave's fascination with ship schematics and his real Trek passion, which is designing and drawing his own unique Star Trek Ships. Jamie and Mike also go into some of the science and techniques that go into pricing and collecting CCG and trading cards. If you would like to be featured on The Divine Treasury, reach out to us on: Twitter: @divine_treasury Instagram: @divine_treasury You can also find video of the collections of our guests and reveals of our new items by subscribing to the Trek Geeks Podcast Network on YouTube.

In this episode, we speak to David Hazard, one of co-host, Jamie Rogers’s close childhood friends. David’s collection ranges from playmate figurines and Star Trek CCG cards to Franklin Mint models and Tri-Dimensional Chess sets. We also delve into Dave’s fascination with ship schematics and his real Trek passion, which is designing and drawing his own unique Star Trek Ships. Jamie and Mike also go into some of the science and techniques that go into pricing and collecting CCG and trading cards. If you would like to be featured on The Divine Treasury, reach out to us on: Twitter: @divine_treasury Instagram: @divine_treasury You can also find video of the collections of our guests and reveals of our new items by subscribing to the Trek Geeks Podcast Network on YouTube.

October 5-11, 1991 This week to celebrate 450 Episodes of TV Guidance Counselor Ken welcomes the amazing Tyler Spencer aka Dick Valentine of the Electric Six. Ken and Tyler discuss adapting to the pandemic, investing in Zoom, humor tests for Ken, 1991, how the 80s went into the 1990s, Sharon Gless, being a late bloomer, starting University, being a drummer, realizing the front man gets to fire people, firing people, Jazz Dracula, The Best and Worst Dressed, how Ann Magnuson is the coolest person ever, Bongwater, Blair Underwood vs. Andy Griffith, Designing Women, artisanal craft tobacco, The Franklin Mint, writing letters to TV Guide, Northern Exposure, being burned by Twin Peaks, being hunted down by Barry Manilow, being very funny, going to college with the Sklar Brothers, OCD, being obsessive, having to talk between songs, Elvis adding tax, being into Hockey, growing up in Detroit, Edmonton, The Wailers, local fame, Gordy Howe, David Bowie and Wayne Gretzky, the miracle of Tony Danza, riding Barbra Mandrel to get to Mr. Ed, Pump Up The Volume, Football, why being half asleep and surprised is the best time to watch the Superbowl, being a UK Football celebrity, Gay Bar, Top of the Pops, Danger Danger High Voltage, Baby Spice, going Downtown, I Come in Peace, action flicks, loving Annie Potts, Corvette Summer, going initial, C. Everett Coop, seing Ghost over and over, Rescue 911, bad re-enactments, Unsolved Mysteries, The Day After, being desensitized, Mork and Mindy, Freaks and Geeks, going to see The Nude Bomb, Get Smart!, gambling problems, athletes guest starring on television shows, Magnum P.I., writing songs alone at Clippers games, Club MTV, She's Out of Control, Hunter, Fire Walk with Me, why Grand Canyon is the worst movie ever, thirtysomething, editing out the stutter from A Fish Called Wanda, cleaning up movies for TV, and Geraldo Rivera's filthy dirty sex life.

Rudy Mawer is the CEO and Founder of ROI Machines. ROI Machines is a digital marketing agency that helps companies get tens of thousands of leads with paid ads by setting up everything that a company needs from funnel design, development, copywriting much more. They help multiple 7 to 8 figure businesses generate over $150 million per year. Rudy is also the CEO of Pier1, an online retail and home store chain specializing in imported home furnishings and decor. Pier1 is part of the Retail E-commerce Venture's holdings, where Rudy is an investor and advisor. Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr run Retail E-commerce Ventures and their holdings include Pier1, RadioShack, Dressbarn, Stein Mart, Franklin Mint, Linens 'n Things, and many more.  Before founding ROI Machines, Rudy was an elite sports nutritionist and trainer. He worked with Hollywood celebrities, elite athletes, NBA players, WWE, gold medalists, and more. In this episode… How do you rebuild a brand that has made a billion dollars in revenue and went bankrupt? How do you rebuild the trust with partners and vendors with backlogs of unpaid invoices? That’s the scary and chaotic state Pier1 was in before Rudy Mawer took over its operations after Retail E-commerce Ventures acquired it.  Rudy has since gone on to put Pier1 and brands like RadioShack and Linens ‘N Things on a steady growth trajectory while still running his own digital marketing agency that generates over 150 million $ per year for top businesses. Impressive, isn’t it? In this episode of Inspired Insider Dr. Jeremy Weisz interviews the CEO and Founder of ROI Machines, Rudy Mawer, to discuss how he rebuilds and grows big brands that have gone bankrupt. Rudy also talks about the mindset behind his success with elite clients, the metrics that matters when growing and rebuilding a big brand, what makes an ad convert, and how he built a 60-person digital agency that’s capable of running on its own. Stay tuned.

Deciding whether or not to acquire a brand, especially one that has been primarily brick and mortar, can be tough. I sit down with Rudy Mawer to talk about how to make those tough decisions. We chat about how he and his partners are selective and strategic about acquisitions and brand building, his plans of long term wealth through acquisitions, and why he has more content writers than media buyers on staff at his agency. About the guestRudy Mawer is a serial investor and CEO to multiple brands and over 200 staff. Currently, his main focus is operating large US brands that his two partners Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr acquire with their investment group Retail Ecommerce Ventures. Currently, he is the full time CEO of RadioShack and also President and Advisor to other big US firms such as Linens n Things, Modells, Franklin Mint and more. He also owns his own 8-figure marketing firm called ROI Machines, with 70 staff serving large brands, olympians, celebs and entrepreneurs. Learn more about Rudy here:www.roimachines.comwww.instagram.com/rudymawerlifeWhat you'll learn-How to move the needle in a way that is not overextending yourself but also taking on great opportunities while they're available-The importance of combining creativity with data-What buying land and buying a brand have to do with each other-How to determine whether or not you should buy or build a brand

Bolo Thursday: Collectible car models When we sourced the Franklin Mint vintage die cast cars, we were surprised that everything was sold out after listing them. See this LIVE as we discussed on the BOLO car models that are out there.

Kenneth Harold Smith has been jailed three times for grand theft, drug possession, firing a gun in a home invasion and assault and battery on a former employer over $10.00.   10/2/00 When Carole Lewis served Lysa Smith with her three day notice, for non payment of rent, Lysa commanded her Siberian Husky to attack Carole Lewis.  The dog refused and Smith's anger was turned to cursing out the dog.   10/3/00 Kenneth Smith came over Lewis's electronic gate with a shovel and cut her power lines.  Lysa Smith then called Lewis and told her they had cut off the power.  Later in person, Lysa Smith said it was so that they could get a “clear shot” at Lewis when she would get out of her car to open and close the gate manually.  This was reported to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office and Deputy Vidal investigated the report but said that a Trespass Warrant would not do Lewis any good. Vidal did not write up a report, but said that there would be an “incident report” on file with the Sheriff's office.   1/12/01 after being served with a Writ of Eviction, earlier in the day,  Kenneth Smith, Jr. chased Carole Lewis to the gate to her home, cursing at her and throwing lumber from the fence of hers that he has been tearing down.  He said, “Hey b***h, hey c***t, I'm going to kill you!”   1/17/01 The eviction was cancelled due to Kenneth Smith, Sr. filing Bankruptcy.  Although  the Deputy knew that the eviction had been cancelled several days prior, he did not bother to call Carole Lewis and inform her.  It was on record that Carole Lewis' life had been threatened, yet no precaution was taken to prevent her from being attacked while waiting over an hour for the deputy to show up.  It was not until Carole Lewis called the Sheriff's dispatch looking for the deputy that she was informed of the cancellation.   That same day, Carole Lewis went to speak to the deputy in person and he said it was not his problem and that he was under no obligation to call Carole Lewis and let Carole Lewis know that he had cancelled the eviction.  His cancellation was based upon the Bankruptcy of someone who was not even on the lease.   Sgt. Roland Corrales, Sr. was summoned when Carole Lewis asked to speak to the Sheriff's Department's legal counsel.  Sgt. Corrales said that he could have put the Smith's out of the property, since the bankrupt father was not on the lease but that it was a waste of his time to do so, because the Smith's would just then move back in after he left.  Carole Lewis told both he and the serving Deputy (Miller?) that the Smith's were constantly threatening her and harassing her and that they had put her life in serious danger by not advising her that they would not be there at the date and time on the Service of Writ.  Sgt. Corrales said it wasn't his responsibility to call Carole Lewis.   1/24/01 Kenneth Smith, Jr. chased Carole Lewis as she was leaving her home.  He chased her truck out into the street screaming obscenities and waving a hand that was wrapped in a large white cloth.  It was later discovered that he had ordered a John Wayne Commemorative Rifle from the Franklin Mint.  (His trash blew into Lewis' yard and there was a collection notice on the gun in the debris).  Carole Lewis wrote the Franklin Mint to ask if the gun were lethal and was advised that it would blow up if someone tried to shoot it, because it was not meant for firing.  Did Smith injure his hand while trying to shoot Carole Lewis with this rifle?   1/27/01 11:45 am or so, Kenneth Smith, Jr. again chased Carole Lewis out into the street as she exited her home.  This time his hand had a large bandage on it.  Until Carole Lewis was completely out of sight, Smith stood in the street, with his hands cupped around his mouth, shouting obscenities.   2/4/01  Carole Lewis came home Sunday night, around 6:30 pm and saw a pipe shaped object, jammed behind her mail box flag handle and wrapped in plastic.   This was a report given to the bomb squad who came out to diffuse the mailbox.

The Wolf sits down with Tai Lopez. In this must-see episode, Tai discusses his path to becoming an M&A expert, the strategy behind buying well-known, distressed brands like Pier 1, Linens 'n Things, & the Franklin Mint with his partner (Alex Mehr), the power of consumer trust, how he deals with critics, the difference between "field generals" and "tent generals," social media echo chambers, and why everyone needs to sweep their own porch to make the world clean.JB also challenges Tai on his approach for buying "fallen" businesses, his views on political football, and a handful of other ideas. Do not miss this one.SUBSCRIBE TO JB'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://youtube.com/wolfofwallst?sub_...LISTEN TO THE WOLF’S DEN ON:ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lbYTSESPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2kGDosVCASTBOX: http://bit.ly/2ngKUvrSTITCHER: http://bit.ly/2kvasE6FOLLOW JB:INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2Fj4jSzFACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2Kr2bMOTWITTER: https://bit.ly/2Xub1j7CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/wolfofwallstTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@wolfofwallstreet#JordanBelfort #TaiLopez #WolfOfWallStreet #TheWolfsDen

Various articles including, Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parent's Stuff (which is mostly true) offer information on the value of various collectables from Hummel figurines to Franklin Mint items to Cabbage Patch Dolls and more.

In the world of apparel and accessories, Sequential Brands is one of the largest scale licensing companies with an extensive portfolio of famous brands across multiple industries. And today's guest, Lauryn McLaughlin, seems to manage it all.On today's episode, your host Sherri Langburt goes on a deep dive going back to how Lauryn started as a digital assistant and what her journey was like in landing this role as the Senior Director of Marketing for Sequential Brands. Sherri also discusses her passion working for a brand and her time at Weight Watchers.Juggling a portfolio of brands like Lauryn does on a daily basis is no easy task. Sherri asks "How do you make sure you give every brand the love and attention they want? Or is it just defined by how big that brand is?"There are also the challenges of working with influencers in the beauty and fashion industries. From creating authenticity, clothes that fit and letting influencers choose their own clothes, things could get out of control! Listen in at https://podcast.babbleboxx.com as we uncover Sequential Brands secrets to marketing success in this weeks episode.About LaurynLauryn McLaughlin is the Director of Marketing at Sequential Brands Group, which manages and license a diversified portfolio of consumer brands. Some of these brands includes JOE's, Ellen Tracy, William Rast, Gaiam, And 1, Caribbean Joe, Heelys, Avia, DVS, SPRI, the Franklin Mint, and Jessica Simpson. She works within the fashion brands at Sequential, and communicates with a multitude of stakeholders, partners, media, and others, ensuring the brand guidelines and voice are aligned across all the different marketing initiatives. She strives to keep true to the brand and making it authentic, which is the Sequential value proposition. She is passionate about creatively forging emotional connections, which is why Lauryn feels she’s in her dream job. “Every day is different and I’m never bored."Lauryn earned her Bachelor of Arts and Political Science from Bucknell University, and resides in New York City.    

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Appraisal pro's Paul Kenny and his son Bogart Kenny discuss your stuff including a gold coin from the Franklin Mint. Top notch advice on when to buy, sell, store or ditch your stuff.

Nick Usborne is a renowned in the copywriting industry. He started out as a copywriter back in 1979 because he needed a decent-paying job that didn't require any qualifications. In 1995, he wrote his first website, and the rest is history. By 1998, Nick was teaching companies and organizations how to write better websites. And so began his journey where he now offers corporate training materials, courses, and programs for freelance writers and copywriters. During his illustrious career, Nick has worked with many leading worldwide companies, to include: Citibank, Apple, Chrysler, Franklin Mint, TV Guide, Diners Club International, J. Paul Getty Trust, MSN.com, Technogym, Encyclopedia Britannica, New York Times, Country Financial, Adorama, Reuters, WebEx, and the U.S. Navy. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Nick got into the field of conversational copywriting and turned it into a lifelong career How technology has changed copywriting over the 40 years of Nick's experience in the industry Why companies need to abandon a “command and control” mindset for advertising and embrace interaction with their customers How Nick defines conversational copywriting, and why it's important for business professionals Why perfect grammar can sometimes be an obstacle to having an authentic “conversational” voice Why Nick greatly enjoys copywriting, and why he finds a deeper meaning within the outcome of his work What advice Nick has to offer for people interested in a potential career in copywriting Why every page of your website should have a clear purpose, and why you should always assume it's being viewed from a smartphone Why social media channels like Google, Facebook, and Twitter have lost many of their conversational elements to automation How to contact Nick Usborne, and Additional Resources: Website: www.conversationalcopywriting.com Email: nick@conversationalcopywriting.com Nick's Free Offers: www.conversationalcopywriting.com/potential Ann Handley's Website: www.annhandley.com

Raffi Minasian is a widely published automobile designer, illustrator, writer, historian, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Class Winner, and professor at the California College of the Arts DMBA program. His twenty+ year career includes aircraft interior design for Boeing, toys for Mattel and consumer products for Honeywell, Polaris, and Rainbird. He’s designed cars for Toyota, Subaru, Moal Coachbuilders, and The Franklin Mint. His work has been featured on numerous automotive television shows and he has achieved the “Award of Excellence” from Car Styling magazine and was part of the design/build team for the 2005 Americas Most Beautiful Roadster “Sedeuced”. Raffi has authored articles for numerous automotive magazines and his specialty manufacturing business has made thousands of reproduction parts for rare collector cars for over 20 years.

Don Baker The mysterious deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains in 1959 are the subject of the upcoming movie The Circle. Mr. Baker co-producer of The Circle, consults for several companies where his duties include product development and implementation of marketing strategies to increase revenue. As head of several innovative and entrepreneurial Direct Marketing companies. Mr. Baker managed the mega- hit Jerry Springer Too Hot Campaign which generated staggering 67 million in sales, and helped turn Jerry Springer into a household celebrity by raising his ratings from 3 to 8 million nightly viewers in less than 5 months One of these companies, a collectible coin enterprise, Mr. Baker successfully implemented DRTV, Direct Mail, Internet Marketing and Outbound Telemarketing to increase company revenues from a steady 20 million annual to a remarkable 150 million in less than 2 years while building a data base of 2.6 million customers. During Mr. Baker's early entertainment career he created and managed 7 different fulfillment and distribution centers for international companies like Paramount Pictures, Technicolor, Teleflora and The Franklin Mint. With a Journalism degree from University of Oregon, Mr. Baker has used his writing skills for several newspapers and TV scripts, which have been produced for the Fox TV show Wake Rattle and Roll.  Don has worked for the long running TV show COPS on two different occasions as Vice President of Direct Marketing. His first novel, a Beatles inspired mystery called HEY JUDE will be published in April by Odyssey Books. You may contact Don Baker at: www.onionheaddirect.com. www.americandrtv.com   http://www.dyatlovpassproductions.com/Home_Page.html

Trish Mahon, President of Outsource Marketing Group, Inc.is my guest.website:http://www.omg-usa.com/aboutus.html,  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8983733.htm,  http://www.prleap.com/pr/183591/,  Trish has been creating effective, results-driven Direct Response Marketing programs for over 15 years. She has worked in-house for HSN Direct, Guthy-Renker, The Franklin Mint, Kent & Spiegel, Tristar Products, Sears Home Central, and Quantum Television. Trish has served as a member of the ERA, the DMA, ASI and been a contributor to Electronic Retailer Magazine as well as a speaker at the Response TV Expo. Mahon has years of Front-End Product and Infomercial Development experience on such milestone DRTV products as AmazeRX, OMEGAXL, AbFlex, Fitness Flyer, Power Rider, Turbo Glider, PAAWS, and Ab Rocker. She also has the in-depth knowledge and tools necessary to craft powerful Back-End programs for lucrative Fitness, Health and Wellness, Beauty, and Weight Loss Database Marketing campaigns. Aware of the DRTV industry's glaring need for quality Multi-Channel know-how, effective Continuity Development, and high cash-flow Database Marketing techniques, she created Outsource Direct Marketing Group in 1999. OMG is a full-service DR agency, with a multi-vehicle approach to maximizing product and campaign revenues. OMG is always on the cutting-edge of new ways to reach the consumer and fully exploit every consumer contact.

A look Back at Diana's 1989 trip to new york and the Impact she had on the people of new york city.Announcing the New Vinyl Doll from the Franklin Mint. Tribute Song :Queen of Hearts , Gone too soon by Micheal J. Diana Audio Clip From her Chicago Visit in 1996

October 19, 2008 from the reading Matthew 22:15-22

"The Ultimate Computer" is the main topic this weekend. Along with some SF trailer talk and a few great emails. Wrap it up with a look at the Franklin Mint line of Trek collectibles.

Email, movie comments on Narnia and Kong. "Yesterday's Enterprise" from TNG is looked at this week. And I review the Franklin Mint 3-D Chess set.