Podcast appearances and mentions of Fred Flintstone

"Do you ever worry about driving in flip flops?" This quirky question kicks off a laugh-out-loud episode of The Ben and Skin Show, where hosts Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray explore a Missouri man's unique excuse for crashing his car into a convenience store. The hosts start with the story of Dale, a 60-year-old who blamed his Crocs getting stuck on the accelerator. "I go straight Fred Flintstone," Ben jokes, sharing his own driving habits. The conversation quickly turns into a hilarious debate about driving in flip flops and the dangers of footwear mishaps.

Description Producer Andrew and Joe are discussing the classic Hanna-Barbera show The Flintstones. Presenting a traditional family sitcom in a prehistoric setting, this one of the most successful series from the iconic cartoon studio.  Support Patreon Show Notes The Flintstones … Continue reading →

Is Fred Flintstone Apart of No Shoes Nation? full 923 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:45:49 +0000 mx1l2WH52HyTHOxkxFjqAVoZ0SgPCR5R news Melissa & Austin: The Show After the Show news Is Fred Flintstone Apart of No Shoes Nation? This is the Show After The Show! Melissa, Austin and Cort chat about whatever pops into their heads! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link

In this Midweek BONUS Episode....FL Meat Thief Busted While Snacking on PizzaWoman Texts Cop, Not Dealer, For Drugs Before Entering RehabBuffalo Bills' Mack Hollins Dresses Up as Fred Flintstone & Goes Barefoot in Freezing ColdA Hot Pocket Thief Was Caught Red-Handed...Eating Hot PocketsMel Gibson: Pope & the Vatican Surrounded by Child Molesters—Believes the CatholicChurch is a Counterfeit Parallel ChurchWalmart Changes Logo for 1st Time in 20 Years & Shoppers Have Thoughts: 'SomeonePaid for This?'Wild Coyote Yanked From Refrigerated Section of Chicago ALDIA Worker Got Their Nose Ring Caught in an Office Chair...Leading to a Wild RescueStupid People Are Taking Selfies in Front of the LA Wildfires

Join host Carol Pankow in this thought-provoking episode of Manager Minute as she sits down with VR fiscal powerhouses Katie Marchesano, Chris Merritt, Allison Flanagan, and Sarah Clardy. Together, they unpack the pressing fiscal issues shaping the vocational rehabilitation (VR) landscape, including: ·  Navigating fiscal forecasting challenges · Addressing technology gaps · Strengthening collaboration between program and fiscal teams The conversation highlights the vital role of policies, training, and institutional knowledge in sustaining VR programs while anticipating future shifts, such as technological advancements, fiscal constraints, and potential WIOA reauthorization. Don't miss this episode, packed with actionable insights and expert reflections to keep VR programs thriving!   Listen Here   Full Transcript:   {Music} Katie: I'm really excited for that tool to be shared, and I think it's going to be a really helpful tool for the agencies.   Carol: This job takes constant attention to detail in what is happening. It is always going to be work.   Chris: More people are going to be reaching out asking for fiscal forecasting and understanding how to look at this program in the future.   Allison: One of the things that pops in my mind that might happen over the next three years is reauthorization of WIOA.   Sarah: I think we're going to see some new resources, hopefully in the technology world develop, that will assist our agencies so that their focus can remain on the customers where it belongs.   Intro Voice: Manager Minute brought to you by the VRTAC for Quality Management, Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host Carol Pankow.   Carol: Well, welcome to the manager minute. Joining me in the studio today are my colleagues Katie Marchesano, Chris Merritt, Allison Flanagan and Sarah Clardy. So this might be a little bit of calamity for our listeners, but we're going to do it. So how y'all doing today?   Sarah: Great   Chris: Great.   Allison: Good.   Katie: Wonderful.   Carol: Awesome to hear it. Well, we have had quite a journey on the QM for the past four years. The fiscal focus was a new aspect of the grant, and we are so grateful to then Commissioner Mark Schultz for realizing that TA in this area was an essential element to the work. And since we're in this final year of the grant, we wanted to have a chance to visit together, share our insights with the listeners into the whole fiscal picture across the VR program, and discuss our perceptions and perspectives. So buckle up, folks, and we're going to dig in. So I want to start with how you each found your way to VR. And I'm going to start with Chris to talk about your journey into VR.   Chris: Well thanks, Carol. Mine's a little bit different than most people. I did not start in VR. I have a very different background. All fiscal for the most part. But I came to work at a fiscal state unit and learned about VR there. Loved it, loved it, loved it. And then was kind of asked to be part of this Ta team and couldn't say no because it's just an incredible program and it's a little complicated. So being able to help the states understand it better is what brought me to this team.   Carol: Well, not you, and you're being modest now. Tell them about like a little bit more of your background because you have an interesting educational background and all of that.   Chris: Yeah, I do. So I'm an environmental engineer by trade. Worked in that field for a while. Learned that sampling sludge was not a cool thing to be doing. So went to work for a small business that was just starting on Department of Defense World. Loved all the fiscal part of that. Went back to school and got my MBA and have been doing fiscal stuff ever since. So yeah, it's a long road that brought me here, but I'm happy I took it.   Carol: Yeah, we're glad you're here. How about you, Miss Allison?   Allison: Well, it's kind of hard to believe that I have over 30 years in this VR journey, and it actually started out in the field as a VR technician, and I just fell in love with the mission and purpose of VR. So I quickly changed my direction to be a VR counselor, and then that evolved to other promotions and positions throughout the year, where I ended up being director of both Kentucky Blind Agency and then moved to Florida as the General Agency Director. And when the VR TKM opportunity came about, I was ready for a change, especially after being a director through the pandemic and through the implementation of WIOA. I was looking forward to just a new opportunity, new learning areas, so this has been a great jump for me. I've enjoyed it very much.   Carol: Why don't you tell them too about your other gig with NRLI a little bit. We'll make a plug there.   Allison: Yeah. So part of the VRTAC-QM is the National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute through San Diego State University. I have the honor of continuing Fred McFarland's legacy, who began this program about 25 years ago. And it is a program that is building the future leaders in the vocational rehabilitation field. And it's been a joy to see these leaders be promoted throughout their careers. Being stepping up, having an interest at that national level, the issues that are facing VR. So it is definitely a part of my job with QM that I hold near and dear to my heart.   Carol: Yeah, it's good stuff, I love it NRLI of our favorite things to participate in when we get to do training. So Katie, over to you next.   Katie: Well, my journey with VR started when my brother was receiving VR services, and he actually is who inspired me to go and get my bachelor's degree in psychology and work in social services. That led me to Department of Workforce Services, where I spent 13 years in various roles and capacities, which ultimately led me back to VR.   Carol: Awesome sauce. And last but not least, Sarah Clardy.   Sarah: So I started out about 24 years ago out of college. I was working in banking full time and going to school full time, and had an opportunity to come on with a state and Missouri vocational rehabilitation, had an opening for an assistant director of accounting and procurement. They had some systems and processes that were a little out of whack and needed some help with reorganizing pretty much the whole accounting structure. So I came over at that time and started in with Missouri, and then spent 20 years there and got to spend half of that time in the field directly with our field staff and counselors and really take this program to heart, and then had an opportunity four years ago to join the VRTAC-QM. I had said for a long time we needed technical assistance in the fiscal realm for years and years. I was thrilled that Mark Schultz saw the vision and made it happen.   Carol: Good stuff. Well, now we're going to enter the danger zone because I have some questions for you all. Not exactly sure how this is going to go, but we are going to do our best. So y'all jump in when you want. So what has been your biggest realization or aha moment since you started with the QM. And Allison, I'm going to have you kick us off and then other folks can jump in.   Allison: Honestly, Carol, there's been a lot of those aha moments for me over the last, you know, almost three years with the Technical Assistance Center since my experience in VR started in the field and I was a counselor, kind of the program side is where my comfort level is or my knowledge and experience. So when I joined the fiscal team there, definitely there was a lot of those aha moments, mainly a lot of the things that I did not know or did not realize even as a director when I came over. So one of those aha's is the director. Even though I received these beautiful monthly budget reports for my fiscal staff, even though I had a leadership team that we reviewed budgets with, understanding the fiscal requirements in and out, the uniform grant guidance and all the regulations. And, EDGAR, all of that, I think, is critical for any director or their leadership team to have knowledge of. And that was definitely one of my aha moments. And one of those things I go back, wow, if I could go back and be a director, I would be a lot smarter after being on the technical assistance side. And like I said, there's been a lot of those aha moments. I could share tons of them, but a couple other ones that jump out is just that critical need for that program side of the House and the fiscal side of the House, to always be communicating and always making sure they're checking with each other. On whether it's a new implementation, whether it's expenses, contracts, doesn't matter. There needs to be that collaboration happening at that level. And then probably the technology challenges is another one of those constant aha moments in the year that we're in and how reliant we are on technology. I am still amazed that there is not technology out there that will do what VR needs it to do, right off the shelf.   Carol: Amen, sister. You said it all. No, but I'm sure there's people that want to say some more.   Chris: I found it interesting when I came over that not every single, not a single state has it right. I thought that there would be more that are fully knowledgeable and are running with it and doing all the great things they are doing, the great things. They just don't have 100% right.   Carol: You are making me laugh with this because I'm just going to say I have to jump in on that. Sarah and I right away, in the beginning, anytime we had met with RSA we learned something new, we're like, uh, I gotta call back to Minnesota, tell them, because we realized, like, hey, we thought we were sort of doing it right, but we all realized things. We went, uh, yeah, we had a little slight misstep on that.   Katie: I would agree with that. Like, we came from a state that was in an intensive agreement. And, you know, I was like, man, we really got it wrong. But then, you know, it's a huge learning curve and there's a lot of people that are putting in their best effort, and they're still just a few things that aren't quite right.   Chris: Absolutely.   Katie: Another realization that I had was we have this table of contents for a grant management manual that we send out to agencies. And when I received it in Wyoming, I was intimidated by all the things that needed to be included. But my aha moment was when you break that down into individual items and you really look at it, it's things that are already in place, the policies and procedures that you're already working on. It's just finding a way to get that on paper and put it into some sort of policy and procedure and internal control. So realizing that states have the capacity to do that, just figuring out how was an aha moment for me.   Sarah: You know, when I came in, I was thinking back to 2017 and RSA came out with guidance on, I'm going to say it, Period of Performance. And it dominated our whole agency for a good nine months, trying to understand the guidance, looking at systems. We had to do a whole overhaul with the way we looked at obligations, just we spent a massive amount of time and effort to right size our systems, internal controls and all of that because prior to performance sets the beat for all of financial within a VR program. So coming into the QM, I really assumed that more agencies knew of Period of Performance and had gone through at least similar steps, or at least had internal conversations. And what I found was completely the opposite. Somehow a lot of folks missed the memo and that work hadn't been done. And of course, we've been running Fred Flintstone style, trying to help agencies get up to snuff. So that's the piece. I think that's been the most interesting. I think for me.   Carol: I think along that same vein for me was really that realization states are more different than I thought because I figured we all had the same information. We all kind of operated sort of the same. You might have your own internal systems, but I remember, Sarah, you and I talking that first year just going like, oh my gosh, everybody is organized so completely differently. They approach their work so completely differently. There isn't just one size fits all. Like, hey, you should do it this way. And like, everybody can do that. Uh uh, it is like having an IPE for how the fiscal is managed. Individualized we need to give very individualized TA. So what do you guys view as the number one challenge facing our programs nationwide? And Sarah, I'm going to have you start us with that.   Sarah: Okay? I'm going to say it I think Allison said it earlier. We are lacking in the technology space. I think a couple of things we have, the pendulum has swung to the other direction and before it was spend, spend, spend, a lot of agencies made adjustments so that they were increasing their spending. The large carryover balances weren't so large. Now my concern is how are we looking at our finances to see if we can still sustain that. And in order to get accurate projections and for leadership teams to have the conversations about where they stand financially, we have to have technology systems in place that are reliable, are tracking period of performance, can provide those fiscal calculations in terms of where we stand on all of the different requirements, so that we have a constant pulse on where do we stand as an agency. And I liken it to being in private industry and a CEO knowing at all times how much does it cost to make the widget? How many widgets are we making and what amount of time? All of those kinds of things. And I feel like in that space right now, we have agencies that are trying to figure that out, and we have some that are in a very delicate position, and it can cause a lot of catastrophe and crisis if that's not solidified. So really, it goes back to having reliable technology that will take care of all of that. And that includes our CMS, our Case Management Systems space. A lot of our vendors are struggling in that Period of Performance area, and we're not there yet. We have a lot more work to do.   Carol: Well, it's like a $4 billion industry, you know, and I feel like we're still using an abacus or something in some cases for tracking the money. It is the most insane thing I have ever seen.   Allison: And, you know, related to that technology challenge, though, is knowing that, that challenge is there, knowing that the technology is not correct. I think what adds to the complexity of that is the fiscal staff or the just the staff within the VR agency. They lack the fiscal knowledge enough to know if their system is working correctly or not, or know how to go in and make the adaptations needed to assist them. And that's a challenge within itself.   Chris: And I will piggyback right on that, because the thing I think that we've struggled with is we have lost so much institutional knowledge that people don't stay in jobs like they used to. And so if these policies and procedures are not written down, you get new people coming in, they don't know what they don't know. And if the technology is not working right, they don't know that that's not something that they can handle. So it's a lack of that long time knowledge that used to be in this program.   Katie: Yeah, Chris, that is exactly where I was going as well, is the loss of staff and institutional knowledge is huge, and it really highlights the importance of getting policies and procedures in place and not waiting till that person has their foot out the door and is ready to head out to make sure that you're getting that in writing. You know, succession planning and really building up success in the team.   Carol: I think for me, one of the things I see, because I love that whole organizational structure and non-delegable responsibilities, I love that area. I think one of the biggest challenges facing the program is the whole shift in how things are organized between if you're in a designated state unit within a designated state agency, and that centralization we have seen of all the fiscal functions along with IT and HR and all of it, but I feel like VR has lost control. And so as these services are centralized, and not that they can't be, but that they get centralized to a point that the VR program has lost complete input control direction. I mean, you've got directors being told you can't spend anything over $5. It has to go through 40 layers. You can't hire anybody. Staff cannot travel to go see customers like all of that. If we can't fix this structure of how things are put into play in each of these states, I really see kind of the demise of the program. As we see things get buried, the program gets buried down within these big agencies. The lack of control ends up leading to problems with them and being able to carry out the mission. And it's really hard to get a handle on that. And I know Congress has given, you know, this leeway so that states can organize like they want. But boy, the way they're organized right now, it's pretty tough.   Allison: It's a double edged sword when you think about it, because you're probably like me Carol, as former directors, we wanted more money going into the consumer services. We wanted it going to support our customers. We wanted to find ways to reduce any kind of administrative type expenses so that that money can go there when the centralized functions were really being pushed at the state levels. In my mind at first, I will say this, at first I saw, yes, this is a benefit because we're going to have these shared services, we're going to be able to spend more of our funds on our customers. And I still somewhat agree with that approach because it is a cost savings. But what has to happen, though, is that balance, what you talked about, the balance where VR still has control over the decisions or they are included in those decisions and the restrictions that have been put in place has to be lifted. But I do see the benefits of those shared services as long as the structure gets set up right.   Carol: Right. And that's been few and far between.   Allison: That needs a national model.   Carol: It does. And that's been a problem. I mean, if there's anything anyone can work on, little congressional assistance in that or whatever, you know, getting some of that rewritten, how that looks.   Sarah: Well, and I came from an agency that was able to retain an entire unit of 13-ish folks when all of those consolidations were occurring because within our Department of Education, our commissioner understood the complexities of our award and knew that if all of those positions rolled up to a department level, they weren't going to be able to support the program and were able to coordinate with our state leadership. And it served the program very, very well. So I think we have a little bit to be desired still in that space to get agencies the support that they need 100%.   Carol: So what has been your favorite thing to work on or accomplishment in your role? And Katie, I'm going to kick that to you to start us off.   Katie: Well, I've really enjoyed my role here with the QM. There's a lot of things that I enjoy, but the task that I've enjoyed the most is really having the ability to dig into the new uniform grant guidance that went into effect October 1st of 2020. For one of the things that I did while doing that was I took the old uniform grant guidance and the new ones and did a side by side where all of the things that were taken out were redlined and all of the things that were added were highlighted, and I'm really excited for that tool to be shared with the agencies right now. That's with RSA to get the stamp of approval, but I've used that tool already to help update all of our things on the website and all the tools that we're sharing with everyone, and I think it's going to be a really helpful tool for the agencies.   Carol: I love that tool, Katie, so much because even when we were down doing to last week and some of the just the nuance pieces that came out, when you're reading it and you go, okay, that language did change. Like there is a slightly nuanced variance to this that I hadn't completely grasped until you see it in the red and the yellow, and it all highlighted up. I mean, it was pretty nice.   Katie: Yeah, they did a lot of plain language changes, which is really evident when you look at the side by side.   Chris: I'll jump in here and tell you what my favorite thing is. And it's when we were working with a state intensively and, you know, we've been working with them for a long time, and you get to know them really well and you understand their environment and how things work, and they come to you and say something really profound, like, I was watching this training the other day and they got this wrong, and they got this wrong and they got this wrong. It is like a proud parent moment. When you go, they understand what the program is supposed to be doing, and they understand when other people not necessarily are getting it wrong, but mostly they're able to recognize what's not absolutely correct. And it just makes you feel like, oh, we have come so far.   Carol: It's like fly, little bird, you're flying.   Chris: Yes.   Allison: That's probably one of my favorite parts too, Chris, is the state work that we've done and how you get to know these state people. There's so many amazing VR staff across the country, and their hearts are all in the right place, and they want to do good. That's what I've enjoyed is getting to know these people better, broadening my network as well because I learn from them. But just being that resource I do like, I'm one of those weird people that likes digging into the laws and regs and finding where is that gray, vague area that we can interpret a little better. So part of the TA work, you know, really digging into some of the laws and some regulatory guidance I've enjoyed as well.   Carol: I have a story I love to share. I was having a breakdown probably a year ago, Sarah's laughing at me, I had a breakdown. You know, you're providing TA to state you're so ingrained with them, especially when they have a corrective action plan, you feel like you're part of them. I always say we, you know, when we're talking because I feel like I'm part of their team and we've been working on a particular piece of it, and nothing that we sent in was anything RSA wanted. All I knew was that this was not what they wanted, but we couldn't exactly figure out what they wanted. And it was driving me crazy. And I'd called Sarah and I said, I think I have to quit being a TA provider because I suck at this. I'm not able to help them. I haven't been able to figure this out. I am done, and I went to bed that night. I actually was on site with another state and I woke up at two in the morning and I do my best thinking as I'm sleeping. It's so weird. I've done it my whole career. I wake up in the middle of the night and have an idea. I woke up at two in the morning. I'm like, oh, I know what they're talking about. And I got up and I typed, I typed for like three hours and then got up for the day and got ready for the other state. But exactly what was needed was that, I mean, when we ended up meeting with the state and then they met with RSA, and that was the thing. It was the thing that was needed to get accomplished. And I felt super proud that we could kind of like, figure it out. It took a while. I almost quit, but, we got there in the end.   Sarah: You know, being in the final year of the grant, everybody's asking the question, what comes next? And of course we don't know what comes next. But I think my favorite part is looking back and building the relationships. So kind of touching on what all of you all have said. Relationships are important to me. Building the trust we are learning alongside of them just like they are. I always say there's no top of the mountain that any of us are ever going to reach when we've arrived. It's a daily learning process, but the program financially is so complex and trying to take those federal requirements And each of the state's requirements, which we've acknowledged already are all different, and bring that together in the center. And there's never been a resource to help agencies get down in the weeds, look at their systems, look at their processes, and help them navigate through that. And so just having something to offer and having directors send an SOS text at 9:00 at night, or we've talked to directors who have been in tears or excited because something really great has happened, and they want to share the success. It's all of that. Just being able to provide that valuable resource and support them along the way has been very rewarding for me. I know, and you all, but especially I think for the States.   Carol: So if you had a crystal ball, what would you predict regarding the financial state of the VR program over the next three years? And Chris, you get to start us on that lovely prediction.   Chris: Okay. Well, since I don't have a crystal ball, I think Sarah touched on this a little bit earlier. So for several years, the message from RSA and from Congress has been to spend, spend, spend. And so there's been a lot of changes in all the agencies to be able to spend more, to spend quicker, to do everything quicker and faster. And I think the spending is catching up. And I think that it might go too far. Like Sarah mentioned, the pendulum is going the other way, and I don't think the fiscal forecasting is robust enough to be able to predict when it's going to get hard. And since most directors do not come from a fiscal background, most directors come with the VR heart that you know is what a counselor has, paying attention to that. Fiscal forecasting is going to be a critical, critical point. And I know that most states are not doing it right. So that's my prediction. More people are going to be reaching out asking for fiscal forecasting and understanding how to look at this program in the future.   Sarah: And I think to tack on to that, I think we're going to see new technology and new resources emerge that will assist our agencies. Again, like Carol said earlier, some days it feels like we have our big chief tablet out and we're still doing things old school. And I think the only direction to go is up. So I think we're going to see some new resources, hopefully in the technology world develop, that will assist our agencies so that their focus can remain on the customers where it belongs.   Allison: And I would have to say ditto to both of that, especially the fiscal forecasting and the pendulum swinging the other way. And a lot of states considering order selection or going into order selection. But one of the things that pops in my mind that might happen over the next three years is reauthorization of WIOA. I know the discussions are happening with Congress right now, and if that implementation happens, you know, what's it going to look like? Because ten years ago when WIOA was passed, it was a huge impact on VR. And it still is. I mean, we're still challenged with trying to get everything implemented, trying to spend the minimum of our 15% on Pre-ETS. There's just so many things that we're still working on through. So very interested to see where that's going to go.   Carol: And I definitely think like nothing ever stays the same. So we always think like we're going to get to the place and it's just going to be even flow, like it's all going to be cool. We don't really have to pay a lot of attention, and I don't think that's ever going to be the state of the VR program. Like it's going to constantly need people paying attention. Whether the pendulum is one way and we have loads of money or it's the other way and we have no money now, like we have to somehow try to like even this out with the fiscal forecasting and all the things you're doing. But if you think you're going to get to the place where like, oh, I've reached it, Nirvana, it's all great. That's never going to be like this job takes constant attention to detail and what is happening. And so it is always going to be work. It's going to take a lot of effort from a lot of people. And as all the new people keep coming and going, figuring that out for the team so that you can sustain the practices and things that you have that help you to understand what's going on.   Katie: Yeah, I would just agree with everything that everyone already said. One of the big pushes that was brought up at CSAVR, is technology, and I think it is going to be interesting to see what kind of technology is introduced in the next three years that's going to help assist our programs.   Carol: So what is your best piece of advice for our listeners? And I'll let anybody open that one up.   Allison: I'm going to say you need to have a deep bench of leaders who are adverse in the financial requirements, maybe incorporating fiscal training for all staff on an annual basis, whether that's just refreshers or making sure new folks being hired understand all the requirements. But fiscal needs to be part of your ongoing training with staff. It's just critical.   Carol: I'd say, for directors coming in, I know the tendency is to want to be like, I have to know everything. I'm the director, I need to know all things. And even when you don't know the things, you pretend, you know the things. Don't pretend you know the things you don't know. Like you need to be humble and figure it out and learn and be willing to learn. For a lot of folks that are growing up in the VR system, having that sort of physical part of your brain, it may not be completely there. You're like, I went into VR because I didn't want to do math, and now you're in charge of, you know, $300 million in a program. And so you've got to just continue to learn and chip away and figure out how you can gain that really strong understanding, because you cannot just hand that off to some other group and think someone's managing that for you, because the buck really does stop with you in the end. As far as the responsibility over the control and allocation of the VR funds. So please keep learning, as Allison said, and be open and be humble when you don't know things and ask.   Sarah: There's a song by the Beatles called With a Little Help from My Friends. Everybody needs a Little help from time to time. And I know over the years we've worked with most of the agencies, but there are some that we haven't, and I've always assumed they're good. They don't need us. They're fine. It's not always necessarily the case. So acknowledging if I pick up a phone and call a peer or a fellow director, or hopefully the TAC continued to exist beyond this grant cycle. Reaching out and asking for help is okay, and it's encouraged.   Katie: Yeah, mine will be through the lens of policy and procedure. That's where I keep hitting. That's my passion on this QM team. We have a ton of resources available, and if you're struggling, you're looking at that table of contents saying, I can't do this. Reach out, give us a call. We can help you with prompting questions just to get the thought process going. And you can do it. It's going to be okay.   Chris: Ok, my piece of advice is to make connections. And I think everybody has kind of said that in their own way. But make those connections so that you have people you can reach out to and ask questions of whether it's us at the TA center, other states, other fiscal people. You need to be able to ask, how do you do this? What do you think of this idea that I have? How would you handle this? I mean, being able to have that connection and that type of conversation is critical 100%.   Carol: Well, I sure appreciate you all. And while we're still around, all our listeners can still connect with us. And we do have a QM fiscal email address. I will spell out for you. It is QM f I s c a l at v r t a c-qm.org. So qmfiscal@vrtac-qm.org. So please do reach out. We still are around for a little while and we can be your phone a friend. So thanks for joining me today guys I really appreciate it.   Chris: Thank you Carol. This was great.   Allison: Thanks for having Us.   Sarah: Thank you.   Katie: Thanks.   {Music} Outro Voice: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time, brought to you by the VR TAC for Quality Management. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening!

What do Job and Fred Flintstone have in common?  Dinosaurs, of course!

What's up, dudes? It's Christmas Eve! Yes, tonight we begin Christmastide, so I've got Thom Crowe from ‘Tis the Podcast and Art Kilmer from A Cozy Christmas with to talk about Hanna-Barbera! No, not Yogi or Fred Flintstone, it's The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible “The Nativity!”Several Gospel pericopes are concatenated in this 1987 straight-to-video animated feature. While surveying the sight of some ancient ruins, two young archaeologists, Derek and Margo, and their nomad friend Moki find themselves trapped and sinking in a whirlpool full of sand. When the dust settles, they stare up in awe at a vast chamber filled with giant relics and artifacts from another civilization. And there at the far end of the cavern, a door with a strange inscription: All who enter these portals pass through time!Finding themselves in the 1st century BC Holy Land, the trio arrive in time for Caesar Augustus's decree. Accordingly, St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary make the trek to Bethlehem, their ancestral home. Simultaneously the Magi follow a star to Bethlehem in search of a new king. The trio meet a shepherd boy named Yasha who leads them to Jerusalem, where they discover Herod's plot to have the Magi followed. That night they see the Angel's proclamation of great joy, and follow some shepherds to the inn where Jesus was born.An inn with no room? Check. Magi following a star? Got it. Adoring the Holy Family? Definitely! So grab your gold, frankincense, and myrrh, hop on a camel, and head to Bethlehem with this episode! O come, let us adore him in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible “The Nativity!”'Tis the PodcastFB: @tisthepodcastTwitter: @tisthepodIG: @tisthepodcastFB Group: Tis the Podcast GroupA Cozy ChristmasFB: @cozychristmaspodcastIG: @cozychristmaspodcastTwitter: @CozyXmasPodGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Midway through our December to Dismember, we've got Shane Black's bank-breaking screenplay The Long Kiss Goodnight, a chance for America's Sweetheart Geena Davis to maybe redeem herself after Cutthroat Island. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 117: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) (00:00:18) - Intro. (00:01:33) - Does Geena Davis get her redemption arc with this one (00:04:46) - Did the box office suffer from the stank of Cutthroat Island (00:05:57) - Some Shane Black talk. (00:10:13) - Talking Sam Jackson and Geena Davis' performances. (00:15:18) - The rest of our cast, and some last thoughts before getting into the movie itself. (00:21:05) - The slightly limp intro. (00:25:55) - Enter Sam Jackson's Mitch Henessey.  (00:27:53) - She's got some of that Fred Flintstone amnesia, apparently. (00:30:16) - Mama's got a brand new murder bag, and Henessey just wants to be a dad. (00:35:16) - All kinds of knife crime. (00:40:37) - One-Eyed Jack comes calling. (00:43:34) - Break! (00:44:01) - We're back, and it's time for a little road trip. (00:49:04) - Enter Brian Cox. (00:52:12) - Giant guns in suitcases, and a shootout at the train station. (01:03:04) - Amish water torture, followed by a night in Atlantic City. (01:15:17) - Return to the suburbs. (01:21:10) - Holding the phone company hostage, then off to ruin a false flag operation. (01:29:31) - Timothy, you ARE the father! (01:38:07) - This child has made a very poor choice, but now we have a race against time. (01:46:52) - All good movies end with a Larry King segment. (01:51:33) - Final thoughts. (01:55:04) - Housekeeping for next week's movie, and our final film of 2024: Eastern Promises! (01:58:00) - Outro.

New studies on the origins of the wheel have us wondering, why did it take thousands of years to go from 10th millennium BCE spindle whorls in Israel to 4th millennium BCE wheels in the Carpathian mountains, were rollers and copper mining really involved, and how much rotational energy is really provided courtesy of Fred Flintstone's two feet?

Send us a textEver wondered how the dads of animation stack up against each other in the colorful chaos of cartoon worlds? Prepare to chuckle as we embark on a nostalgic journey celebrating the most memorable animated fathers. From the unseen yet unforgettable presence of Ed's dad in "Ed, Edd n Eddy" to the relentless love of Marlin in "Finding Nemo," these characters capture the heart—and humor—of fatherhood. We also take a closer look at the charmingly bumbling Homer Simpson and his polar opposite, the annoyingly perfect Ned Flanders, revealing the universal truths of parenting that resonate with us all.With a mischievous twinkle in our eye, we shift focus to iconic figures like Dracula from "Hotel Transylvania" and Piccolo from "Dragon Ball Z." Fred Flintstone's antics and the fatherly wisdom of Alfred Pennyworth provide a nostalgic mix of humor and heart. We even get a bit of chaos with Randy Marsh's unpredictable ventures and Nigel Thornberry's wild adventures. Our lively ranking of animated dads crowns Hank Hill and Goofy as top contenders, while Peter Griffin takes a hit for his less admirable moments. It's a spirited discussion that will make you appreciate the quirks of fatherhood.Keeping the momentum going, we navigate through exciting developments in the world of entertainment. From the historic drama of "The Crown" to an intriguing Batman universe show, there's no shortage of captivating stories. Our exploration extends to new Dragon Ball adventures and thrilling movie announcements that promise to keep fans on their toes. Whether it's the suspenseful rise of the Penguin or the childhood mischief of a demon king, our episode delivers a delightful blend of nostalgia and anticipation. Join us for a whirlwind of laughs, memories, and a peek into the future of animated storytelling.Support the show

Find out how Mel Blanc and Henry Corden helped inspire JEFF BERGMAN to continue the voice acting magic of a galaxy of classic cartoon stars. 

How did PEZ candy come to be? Why are Mexicans so into anime? Does every costume deserve candy on Halloween? If you had a time machine would you kill Hitler or something more productive? Where was the internet invented? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they dive into the history of PEZ, the Crocs marathon world record, the Flintstones, and the history of the Internet!The students at Wiki U have been drinking Magic Mind every morning to jumpstart their day and get their brains firing on all cylinders! We love Magic Mind because it's filled with all natural ingredients that help you focus on the things you need to get done and the things you WANT to get done. The first thing you should cross off your list today is getting a subscription to Magic Mind. For a limited time Wiki U listeners can get 20% off a one time purchase or subscription by using the promo code Wikiuni20 at checkout at the link below!https://magicmind.com/WIKIUNI20 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/Music provided by Davey and the Chains  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/Music provided by Davey and the Chains

Sue and Kendra decided they wanted to torture their boss Steve Salhany for Halloween and so they created a "What to Dress our Boss in for Halloween" poll. YOU- the MAGIC listener- can vote right now. Choices are Fred Flintstone, Raggedy Andy, Sonic the Hedgehog or Mr. Potato Head. We will reveal the winner on Halloween.

It's another ballbusting review of WWE Smackdown. We rundown everything that went down in Nashville. -Fat Zak Bagans -Phenomenal Forearm is back -Hayes vs Styles -Match stopped due to what? -Dumpster match -Chelsea almost died -Naomi is super excited to host -Pam stirs to pot with Nia/Tiffany -Why does Theory have a cake? -Jacob really really loves his tribal chief -What does B-FAB actually do? -Triple Threat Tag Title Ladder Match -Dawkins or Fred Flintstone? -Ford is amazing -Camacho is a true professionalWant to hear our review of BAD BLOOD? Subscribe on patreon.com/LingusMafia for ad-free and video versions of the show, exclusive PPV/PLE reviews and bonus shows including every Wrestlemania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble and Saturday Night's Main Event ever. Get access to over 10 years of podcasts!Stay connected: All our social media (@LingusMafia) links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/lingusmafia

On this edition of "When We Were Kids: A Time Capsule Toys Podcast," Rick answers a wide variety of viewer questions! Topics include: - A GoBot not necessarily suitable for kids - A sweet Masters Of The Universe store display - Heavy metal bands as cartoons - A Fred Flintstone bottle gets decapitated - A "Bill and Ted" toy prototype And much more! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o1pzIuXCQ0U

GGACP celebrates the birthday (August 20th) of Emmy-winning TV host (and native New Yorker) Al Roker by revisiting this funny, freewheeling conversation about local kiddie show hosts, the lost art of ventriloquism, the complicated genius of Charles M. Schulz and Al's book “You Look So Much Better in Person.” Also, Fred Flintstone enjoys a smoke, Red Buttons leads a double life, Willard Scott becomes the original Ronald McDonald and Gilbert and Al co-star in “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.” PLUS: Willie Tyler & Lester! “The Dick Tracy Show”! “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”! Frank shares his favorite roast joke! And Al and Gilbert cover the hits of Soupy Sales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with voice actor Jeff Bergman about the span of his carreer, taking over for the legendary Mel Blanc, landing the roles of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, and many more.  VIDEO EPISODE on YOUTUBE  www.youtube.com/@itseriknagel AUDIO EPISODE: IHeartRadio | Apple | Spotify Social Media: @itseriknagel

SDCC 2024 seems to have at least one panel a year dedicated to Looney Tunes and I'm here for it, but not there. I couldn't make it out to the Fan Capital of California, but my dear friend The Tooney Tenor was able to cover for me! MeTV Toons brought out the Looney Legends from voice cast to animation historian, Jerry Beck who is also a producer on the channel! This panel was all about Saturday Morning Cartoons, favorite cereals, animation and the best Bugs Bunny voices you've ever heard. The Panel Included: Bob Bergen: The official voice of MeTV Toons. You'll recognize his voice as Porky Pig, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, and Sylvester Jr. He's also lent his talent to projects like Spirited Away (No-Face). Not to mention various Star Wars video games (Luke Skywalker). Jerry Beck: Renowned animation historian, author of numerous books on the subject, and co-founder of the influential Cartoon Research website. Eric Bauza: Two-time Emmy-winning voice actor celebrated for his role as Bugs Bunny. Additionally, he has voiced Daffy Duck, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Stimpy, and many more. Jeff Bergman: Celebrated voice actor who has brought life to classic cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone. Known for being Barney Rubble, Yogi Bear, and an extensive list of Looney Tunes favorites including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Candi Milo: A versatile voice actress known for her work as Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory, Dr. Nora Wakeman from My Life as a Teenage Robot, Snap from ChalkZone, and Granny and Witch Hazel from Looney Tunes. Neal Sabin: Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, the parent company of MeTV Toons. MeTV Toons Network is celebrating Bugs Bunny's 84th Birthday with a Brand New Original Special and Full Day Marathon of his best animated shorts!  Check out the Documentary Hare's To Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration out now! Follow The Tooney Tenor across Social Media @Thetooneytenor Thanks for Listening!

Dave Hondel sits down with acclaimed voice actor, Jeff Bergman. Jeff has voiced some of the most iconic characters in the history of animated television over his 30 year career and continues to work regularly. A regular voice of Bugs Bunny and many Looney Tunes characters as well as Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and many Hanna-Barbera legends. He was also the voice of Charlie Tuna, Punchy from Hawaiian Punch, among so many more. Jeff attends many Comic-Cons around the world meeting fans and taking the time to talk about the childhoods that were made better because of the shows that made these voices famous. This is a must listen and you may just recognize some of the voices on the show!

It's time to go "looney" with the one and only Jeff Bergman! Jim voices iconic characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety and more. On top of that, he's also a legend of Hanna Barbera, providing voices for characters such as Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, George Jetson and Yogi Bear.Support Jim on Patreon for EXCLUSIVE CONTENT including EARLY & AD-FREE ACCESS, DISNEY AUDIO COMMENTARIES, PRIZE DRAWS and more by joining the Toon'd In! family today at patreon.com/jimcummingspodcastFor more information on Jim's upcoming appearances, visit jimcummingsworld.comOrder a cameo from Jim at cameo.com/toondinjimcummingsCHECK OUT FOUR FINGER DISCOUNT'S OTHER PODCASTS:Four Finger Discount (Simpsons) - spreaker.com/show/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcastGoin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-parkThe One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcastSpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeldTales Of Futurama - futuramapodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/toon-d-in-with-jim-cummings--5863067/support.

This episode Mike and Max talk about the Austrian GP. George Russell quotes Fred Flintstone, Haas get double points, and Verstappen and Norris crash into eachother.

Send us a Text Message.What do Gedde Watanabe's stalker, a discount Fred Flintstone, and a maniacal  potato thrower have in common? They were all at Saint's games last week! On this episode of Funny In Theory our two hosts talk about the dos and don'ts when going to a St. Paul Saints game. Spoiler alerts, having fun is a "do", while stealing one of the grocery carts for the Cub Chuck promotion is definitely a "don't". As always, we appreciate you listening, especially if you've been listening since the trailer episode! If you want more, we can GIVE you more. All you have to do is look us up @funnnyintheory on Instagram, X, and Facebook. 

Voice actor, Jeff Bergman is on the show. He's the man behind several legacy cartoon characters including George Jetson and Fred Flintstone. He was also the first to perform Bugs Bunny after Mel Blanc passed away in 1987.Plus, Clark makes a surprising discovery about the Dallas Mavericks and the Stars. Also, the show says goodbye to Red Lobster. Watch the ShowYouTube.com/@michaelzavalaFollow the Boys:Michael Zavala @michaelzavalaEric Star @mrericstarClark @justsimplyclarkFollow the Show:Instagram: @mznowtvwww.MZNOW.tvProduced at mzStudiosmzStudiosDallas.com

Another Sinister Six arc on our beloved rock-cast comes to a close with 1994's The Flintstones. Fred Flintstone lives a happy life working as a bronto-crane operator in the prehistoric town of Bedrock. Even so, Fred longs to be somebody and provide a better life for his wife Wilma and their daughter Pebbles. An opportunity arises when Slate and Co. gives its workers a chance to become a corporate bigshot. Thanks to his best friend Barney Rubble secretly switching tests with him, Fred lands the job and finally gets a shiny nameplate. Little does Fred know that the entire promotion program is actually an embezzlement scheme concocted by the snooty Cliff Vandercave. Fred goes from crags to riches overnight and risks losing sight of what's really important. Can he unravel Cliff's plan before the mad MBA pulls a fast one on Bedrock? Make sure to prep your Dictabird, order some RocDonalds, open a bottle of Rock Daniels for today's modern stone age episode of Andesite Was (Not) A Mistake! Podbean/iTunes/Stitcher/Spotif Follow us on Instagram:@animewasnotamistakepodcast Or on Facebook:@animewasnotamistakepod Music Provided by: "Danse Macabre" Saint-Saëns - Rock/Metal Version Cover – EXMORTUS TV “Live and Learn” – Crush 40 - Main Theme of Sonic: Adventure 2 “Chromaggia” – Repo! The Genetic Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

James Arnold Taylor's versatile vocal range has given him success in every facet of the voice-over industry. His voice is heard all over the world daily and you would never know it's just one person. James's most notable credits are: Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Johnny from Johnny Test (2005), Green Arrow from Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008), Harry Osborn from The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008). This episode was recorded at Fan Expo Philadelphia 2024. Taylor discusses his range from Kenobi to Fred Flintstone. He also was a producer on Star Wars insider JC Reifenberg's fan film “Summer '78.” JC chimes in and tells the story of how that came to be. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/hallofjustice and get on your way to being your best self.

This week, DJ needs a mental break. Also on today's show: Fred Flintstone slides, cooking the books, chasing the dragon, what is Kaz even for?, the advantages of city shows, candy from babies not money from dummies and MORE! This ain't your mom's lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #humble #thankyou #gratitude #mentalbreak #mentalhealth #fredflintstone #wilma #pebbles #bambam #barney #cookthebooks #chasethedragon #kaz #manatee #nyc #manhattan #candy #babies #money #drummies

Chris Bailey X3 and Mark Radulich present their The Flintstones and The Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas Review. The Flintstones is a 1994 American family comedy film directed by Brian Levant and written by Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, and Steven E. de Souza based on the 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name by Hanna-Barbera. The film stars John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone, and Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble, along with Kyle MacLachlan as Cliff Vandercave, a villainous executive-vice president of Fred's company, Halle Berry as Sharon Stone, his seductive secretary, and Elizabeth Taylor (in her final theatrical film appearance), as Pearl Slaghoople, Wilma's mother. The B-52's performed their version of the cartoon's theme song, playing cavemen versions of themselves as the BC-52's.The film, shot in California, was theatrically released on May 27, 1994. It received mostly negative reviews from critics but was a box office success grossing almost $342 million worldwide against a $46 million budget. A tie-in promotion with McDonald's was made to promote the film. The movie was originally acquired by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Universal Pictures.A prequel titled The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas was released in 2000. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jim Cash, Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, and Jack Epps, Jr., and is the prequel to Levant's The Flintstones (1994), based on the 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name. The film was a box office failure, grossing $59.5 million against its $83 million budget. It received mixed-to-negative reviews, though some critics considered it an improvement over the first film.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsoFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76

AMA Friday – You have questions, we have answers.Who would you take hunting; Homer Simpson, Elmer Fudd or Fred Flintstone?Ledged Out Bourbon. Questions answered.The Deader the Better? Better dogs now or in the old days w/ Jerry MollElite Nutrition helpWhy do city folks move to the country and try to change it? All this and more.  ►Get Your Houndsman XP Info, Gear & More Here!www.HoundsmanXP.com►Become a Patron of Houndsman XP! Check out our Tailgate Talks.|

We start off tonight with another episode of that great quiz show, “Information Please.”  Are you up on babies and their guardians, military insignia, and devils in literature?  Then, since it's almost time for Easter, here's the Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble of OTR: Phil Harris and Elliot Lewis.  “The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show” starred actual married couple, Phil Harris, who was the band leader on “The Jack Benny Program,” and popular film star Alice Faye.  Tonight, Phil and his band's guitarist, Elliot, attempt to use a drugstore chemistry set to color Easter eggs.  What could possibly go wrong? Episodes Information Please March 13, 1944 “Guest:  Quentin Reynolds” 2:11 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show April 5, 1953 "Coloring Easter Eggs Phil's Way” 32:46

GREG BERG talks about Casey Kasem, Henry Corden (the second Fred Flintstone), and the triumphs and challenges of voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Come and eavesdrop on Jon and Andy discussing David Shire's score for the 1974 surveillance mystery drama The Conversation. What does Shire's solo piano music express about the main character? How are the themes of the movie embodied in its world of sound? And, will Fred Flintstone be a good father?

Michael and Jacob Bean-Watson talk about Fox's final effort to get a Planet of the Apes TV series going, this time with a Saturday morning cartoon on NBC. (Michael probably says CBS in the discussion, but that was the live-action show. Fox partnered with a different network for the cartoon.) Return to the Planet of the Apes featured animation by Jonny Quest creator Doug Wildey and the voices of Austin Stoker (MacDonald in Battle for the Planet of the Apes) and Fred Flintstone himself, Henry Corden. There are plenty of problems with the cartoon, but also lots of fun. Especially when Jacob and Michael spontaneously create their own Planet of the Apes sitcom.

  If you're feeling frustrated because your current hiring process is only bringing in mediocre sales talent, then you are not alone! You may already be spending countless hours sifting through resumes and conducting interviews, only to end up with sales professionals who lack the drive and results you need. Instead of seeing a boost in sales team performance, you're stuck dealing with underperformers who are holding your team back. It's time to make a change and attract the A-level sales talent your team needs to succeed. In this episode of The Modern Selling Podcast, Doug Dvorak, Motivational Sales Speaker, Trainer & Sales Performance Coach, shares his insights on attracting A-level sales talent. Doug is one of the most well-traveled keynote motivational speakers available today. Doug has earned his spot in the motivational speaking hall of fame. He has also been inducted into the International Who's Who of Professional Speaking. Doug Dvorak's journey from being a seasoned sales representative to a leader in sales talent acquisition is a compelling narrative of resilience and vision. His career spans the burgeoning era of the Internet, selling data communication products, to leading global sales teams in the realm of manufacturing enterprise software. Doug's story is a testament to the fact that attracting A-level sales talent is not just about skill; it's about creating an environment that resonates with top performers. His journey encapsulates the essence of perseverance and a relentless pursuit of excellence in sales talent acquisition. We can't sell as Fred Flintstone anymore. We're George Jetson. And AI is in support to allow us to get more FaceTime, email time, phone time, zoom times. That's the only time we make money. - Doug Dvorak This week's special guest is Doug Dvorak, the founder and managing principal of the Sales Coaching Institute, bringing with him a wealth of experience as a professional sales representative and keynote speaker. Having spearheaded sales of data communication products, web browser technology, and enterprise software to global giants such as IBM and John Deere, Doug's expertise in attracting and retaining A-level sales talent is unparalleled. In this episode you will learn to: Master the art of hiring and retaining sales talent can transform your sales team's performance. Discover the secrets to attracting A-level sales talent and elevating your team's success. Uncover the power of using sales assessments for hiring top-performing sales professionals. Learn sales compensation plan best practices to motivate and reward your sales team effectively. Explore the impact of AI on sales leadership and how it can revolutionize your sales strategies. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:08 - Introduction to the podcast 00:01:25 - Doug's Background and Experience 00:09:02 - Hiring A-Level Talent 00:13:51 - Strategies for Hiring Senior Talent 00:16:03 - Attracting and Retaining A-Players 00:17:49 - Attracting and Retaining Great Sales Talent 00:18:50 - Hiring Process and Assessments 00:20:32 - Vetting Candidates and Cultural Fit 00:26:17 - Elements of a Successful Sales Compensation Plan 00:31:42 - Avoiding Complex Compensation Plans 00:35:01 - Importance of Compensation in Sales Leadership 00:36:39 - Impact of Technology on Sales Leadership 00:43:24 - Embracing AI in Sales 00:46:03 - Leveraging Technology in Sales 00:49:41 - Connecting with Doug Dvorak Timestamped summary of this episode: 00:00:08 - Introduction to the podcast Mario Martinez Jr. introduces the podcast and the guest, Doug Dvorak, founder of the Sales Coaching Institute. 00:01:25 - Doug's Background and Experience Doug Dvorak shares his background as a former sales representative and leader, and his transition to founding the Sales Coaching Institute in 2005. 00:09:02 - Hiring A-Level Talent Doug discusses the importance of having a well-constructed hiring process and building a farm system to identify and groom A-level sales talent, including partnerships with colleges and universities. 00:13:51 - Strategies for Hiring Senior Talent Doug suggests establishing strong relationships with search professionals who have expertise in the industry to help in the search for senior talent, as well as leveraging referrals from current senior reps. 00:16:03 - Attracting and Retaining A-Players Mario emphasizes the importance of leaders being interviewed by potential hires, and discusses the significance of personal brand and culture in attracting and retaining top talent. 00:17:49 - Attracting and Retaining Great Sales Talent Doug discusses the importance of branding to attract top sales talent and shares insights on the hiring process using the top grading system. 00:18:50 - Hiring Process and Assessments Doug elaborates on the top grading system and the use of sales assessment tools like Gallup's challenger or disk, as well as the importance of conducting thorough reference checks. 00:20:32 - Vetting Candidates and Cultural Fit Doug emphasizes the significance of vetting candidates through online assessments, interviews, and reference checks to ensure cultural fit and mutual value for both the employer and the candidate. 00:26:17 - Elements of a Successful Sales Compensation Plan Doug highlights the key elements of a successful sales compensation plan, including a reasonable base, non-recoverable draw, clear KPIs, and accelerators to motivate and attract top sales talent. 00:31:42 - Avoiding Complex Compensation Plans Doug discusses the negative impact of complex and changeable compensation plans, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, transparency, and fair compensation to retain and motivate A players in the sales team. 00:35:01 - Importance of Compensation in Sales Leadership Doug emphasizes that the compensation of sales leaders should be less than top performers. He discusses the impact of compensation on behavior and the mistake of promoting the best rep to a leadership role. 00:36:39 - Impact of Technology on Sales Leadership Doug delves into the effects of technology, specifically AI, on sales leadership. He highlights the game-changing nature of AI in automating manual tasks and freeing up time for sales leaders and reps. 00:43:24 - Embracing AI in Sales Doug stresses the importance of AI augmenting sales reps and leaders rather than replacing them. He discusses the productivity savings and the need for data-driven decision making in sales. 00:46:03 - Leveraging Technology in Sales Doug emphasizes the role of AI in supporting sales reps to get more FaceTime, email time, phone time, and zoom time to drive meaningful conversations. He underscores the importance of humanization and contextual relevance in engagement. 00:49:41 - Connecting with Doug Dvorak Doug shares his contact information for connecting with him directly and mentions his website and phone number for further engagement. Hire and Retain Top Sales Talent Finding and keeping high-level sales professionals can be a game-changing strategy for organizations looking to expand their business. A thorough hiring process can include elements such as a detailed sales assessment, a well-structured interview, and even asking candidates to submit videos to demonstrate their skills and motivation. In addition, a comprehensive onboarding process and a transparent, easy-to-understand compensation plan can promote staff retention and encourage top performers to stay with the company. Attract A-Level Sales Professionals Attracting top-notch sales talent requires a strategic approach that goes beyond just offering a decent salary. Companies need to work on their branding, create a dynamic sales culture, and establish processes that can identify and attract A-level talent continuously. Forming partnerships with universities to offer internships can also provide a much-needed funnel to attract and assess potential candidates that can later become full-time hires. Power of Sales Assessments Sales assessments have evolved to become an essential tool in the hiring process, providing deep insights into a candidate's sales aptitude, personality, leadership skills, and more. Tools like Gallup's challenger or DISC can help verify if a candidate's skill set matches the job requirements and how comfortably they can fit in with the company's culture. They serve as an effective complement to reference checks and interviews, helping to ensure that hires are not only capable but also motivated and a good cultural fit. Connect with Doug Dvorak directly via https://dougdvorak.com/ Download FlyMSG.io for free to save 20 hours or more in a month and increase productivity. FlyMSG is a free text expander and personal writing assistant. Check out the 100 best chat GBT prompts and the best LinkedIn Chat GPT prompts available on Vengreso's website for AI-powered engagement. Give the Modern Selling Podcast a five-star rating and review on iTunes to show support and help the podcast reach more listeners. https://www.facebook.com/GoVengreso https://www.twitter.com/twitter.com/govengreso https://www.linkedin.com/company/vengreso https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtx5qy9xPdmQ4cL0aX50rTA?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtx5qy9xPdmQ4cL0aX50rTA?sub_confirmation=1

ToyMan Show - Toys, Comics & Con January 14th, 2024   with FEATURED CELEBRITY GUEST  SCOTT INNES - voice actor BEST known for SCOOBY DOO franchise and so many others... along with his newest role in "The Iron Claw" The Von Erich story (wrestling movie) Scott Innes is an American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality. He is best known for his voice over work in various Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera animated films, television shows, video games and commercials, most notably as Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Popeye the Sailor, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear and Captain Caveman. He has also provided the voice of Fred Jones, Boo-Boo Bear, Snagglepuss, Papa Smurf, Elroy Jetson, Astro, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Elmer Fudd, Spike Bulldog and Ranger Smith in commercials.*** DON'T Forget - TWO LEVELS **> Toys - Comics - Authors - Crafters Artists - Illustrators - Cosplay - Podcasts

What's up, dudes? It's Hanna-Barbera time, so that means I've got Jeff Loftin from Lost Christmas with me to talk all about the 1982 special “Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper!” It's the sequel to “Yogi's First Christmas,” and it shows! The story behind the production is super heartwarming, though, so this special succeeds nonetheless.Huckleberry Hound and friends pay Yogi a surprise visit in Jellystone, but the tenacious bear isn't home. Instead, he and Boo-boo have gone to the city to surprise his friends for Christmas as well! Ah, the hijinks of pre-cell phone days! To escape capture, Yogi becomes a department store Santa and befriends a little girl named Judy. Together they run off to avoid Animal Control. As it turns out, Judy  is the daughter of tycoon J. Wellington Jones, and he's out for blood! With local authorities hunting them down, Yogi enlists all his HB friends to find Judy's family. Spoiler alert: Yogi is arrested. Mr. Jones drops all charges when he realizes how absent he's been in Judy's life. They all then spend a happy Christmas together!QuickDraw McGraw? Yep. Snagglepuss? Uh huh. Fourth wall-breaking cameo from Fred Flintstone? Definitely! So grab your Santa suit, scam a picnic basket from an unsuspecting couple, and sing carols in the snow by a rotating fire with this episode on “Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper!”Lost Christmas PodcastFB: @LostChristmasPodcast Twitter: @LostChristmasP1 IG: @lostchristmaspodcast Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Twelve years in a row, Echo Valley has celebrated Christmas with a ton of bubblegum! Here we go again! What are the bubblegum roots of Silver Bells? Patty Duke "celebrates" the holidays! Dramatic readings of the poetry of Richard Thomas, John Boy from the Waltons, and he sings! Shirley Jones and Shaun Cassidy sing together! Plenty of cheery candy from The Archies, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Monkees, The Brady Bunch, Bobby Goldsboro, Tommy Roe, George Gobel, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, The Hondells, The Pipsqueeks, The Trashmen, Fred Flintstone, The Rosebuds, and Owl City!

PSA: Get ready to drive slower than Fred Flintstone! Yaba-daba-doo baby!!☆☆ New California Law, SB645, effective January 2024: "Speed Limit Cameras" are coming to a few major cities in the state & possibly more coming later. ☆☆☆They are different from the intersection red light cameras. ☆☆Speeding Tickets range from $50, (11 miles over the speed limit), up to $500, (driving 100 miles anytime). ☆☆First speeding offense may get off with a warming.☆☆Better to have more money than time while driving in California.☆☆Other Hot Topics in the news include an update on the rainstorm that ends this weekend plus more-☆☆ For Educational Purposes Only. ☆☆The Creators own their intellectual property. ☆☆Stay safe. Yaba daba do, baby!! Best wishes. Happy holidays beloved Global Family Village!!

Daws' son Chas discusses Mel Blanc, The Jetsons, The Beatles, the casting of Fred Flintstone, and his dad's voice acting workshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dream Factory in "actually coming up with good movies" *shocker*.This week on the world's greatest user-generated movie creation podcast we've got Nicolas Cage kidnaping Judi Dench, Invisible Man V Predator & we reanimate Fred Flintstone.Send us YOUR film (or TV) suggestions by leaving a review on Apple or by getting in touch with us by email dreamfactorypod@gmail.com, Twitter, Facebook, Threads, Tik Tok or Instagram.The Dream Factory is a comedy podcast that turns YOUR film ideas into movie masterpieces. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dreamfactory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holy crow! It's the FIFTH anniversary episode of Please Hold For Dave Sim! Five years of holding. Five years of two dudes talking about a cartoon aardvark. Over sixty hours of AMOC's Manly Matt Dow trying to make Dave Sim laugh. Five years with a lot of answers to a lot of questions. Like these: Matt remembers Jeff Seiler's car. Dave skips Lank Stephens because, oh god the questions... VGDC Maroro asks about: Judith Bradford a sort of "list of exercises" for one to learn how to ink lines How does one figure out how far one can push the expression of a character until it becomes off-model How did you go about making the rock-climbing scene from Church & State so heartpoundingly thrilling that it took me all the way to 5 paragraphs of the brick wall that is Chasing YHWH in like 2 days If you had the ability to draw without any pain in any bit of your arms tomorrow, would you attempt a second magnum-opus like Cerebus was?  What is your take on the ethics of artists using an AI trained nonconsensually on the work of other artists as a tool to help them? Does Glenn Vilppu's technique work for cartoon characters that were constructed two-dimensionally like Fred Flintstone rather than ones made of 3D forms like Mickey Mouse? Dodger wants to know about Dave's thoughts on Marvel & DC's B/W reprint lines. Steve has inquiries about Jeff Seiler's copy of The Cerebus Guide to Self-Puplishing. Margaret has one of them notebook questions. Zipper wants to know if he has a rare misprint. Christon has questions about Cerebus #1. Philip Fry has questions about two unnamed guys from the first 13 issues. Mike Sewall wants to know how long SDOAR is gonna be. James Windsor-Smith has questions about Matt's favorite cartoon. Wayne Thomas has questions about Deni Sim's signature. Aaron Wood makes us hungry... And has questions about Superman. It's another two hours and twenty minutes added to the pile of content we provide you...for free. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-dow/support

James Arnold Taylor is an actor, podcaster, motivational writer and speaker, host and emcee for every occasion. He is one of the most versatile Voice-Actors in Hollywood today known worldwide within the video game and animation communities. Voicing cartoon legends such as Fred Flintstone, Huckleberry Hound, Wile E. Coyote, Leonardo the Ninja Turtle, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Johnny Test. James is heard daily on Fox as the voice of Animation Domination, is a voice double for the likes of Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Michael J. Fox, Jay Baruchel, Ewan McGregor, to name only a few... and get this, he loves Jesus too!

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Nik and Armando for this weeks packed show! In this week's show we've got a story that's really struck gold, a mucky delay, flying hand soap, and (in the style of Fred Flintstone!) WILMA!!     We've had an absolute deluge of entries for our "caption this", and in the military we've got fundraising news for a popular Vulcan, as well as some updates from our very own grey-expert Armando. You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

Snack to School: The Cereal Bowl continues with the multicolored crispy rice cereal beloved by everyone from Fred Flintstone to John Cena - Fruity Pebbles! From their humble beginnings as Sugar Rice Krinkles (really) to the #1 kids cereal on earth, Fruity Pebbles continue to be a part of this balanced breakfast. Will we crave them as much as Barney does? Listen to this episode to find out. Yabba Dabba Do It! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkfeudpod/support

I'll bet you remember these familiar words, "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can." Sure you do. Well, I hope you do, or else you had a deprived childhood. Because most of us grew up on those words. It's that little book, The Little Engine That Could. I think Fred Flintstone must have read it to his kids. I mean it's that old. Remember, the little engine tries to make it up to the top of the mountain, with this train load of toys. It's a mountain no other train was able to navigate. And as he gets near the top, he says, "I think I can. I think I can (puff, puff, chug, chug)." Oh, I've read it so many times to my kids and my grandkids. Well, as you remember, of course, he makes it to the top of the mountain. It's a great book. It's got a great philosophy of life. It's a great confidence builder. But maybe right now you've hit a mountain that you really can't climb. Maybe you need to read that book again - or I've got an idea. How about a much better book. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Brink of 'I Think I Can't.'" Now, about that mountain that you're having a hard time getting to the top of. And I'll tell you, I know what it is to chug up mine and not be making it. Maybe you're there. There's just too much right now. Maybe it's one of those Morton salt times - they're the ones who have the commercial "when it rains it pours." It's gotten worse before it got better. It could be you're just too tired, you're too depleted. Maybe you have in front of you a responsibility or even a ministry that looks... well, just too big for you. And you are living on the brink of "I think I can't." Well, if it's any comfort to you, someone as strong as the great Apostle Paul was there. He recorded it in 2 Corinthians 1:8. He talks about pressure in his life. He says, "We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life." Paul literally, he's on the brink of "I think I can't." He talks about the responsibilities of his ministry. In chapter 2, verse 16, he says, "Who is equal to such a task?" He's just barely hanging on... maybe just like you. And then all of a sudden in chapter 3, verse 4, he talks about "such confidence is ours through Christ before God." Wait a minute! Where did this confidence come from? I thought you couldn't make it up the mountain, Paul. Well, our secret is our word for today from the Word of God from 2 Corinthians 3:5. He says this, "Our competence comes from God. Not that we are confident in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, He has made us competent." Now, there's a re-appearing Greek word here that means "adequate," "qualified for," "worthy," "large enough." It's the word that John the Baptist used when he said, "I'm not worthy... " I don't deserve to untie Jesus' sandals. Paul said, "I don't deserve to be an apostle," but now he's confident. Well, if you feel you're not adequate, you're right. If you feel like you don't deserve the position you have, right again. If you feel like you can't handle what you've got, you're right. God lets us get to those overload points so He can show us what we can't do and what He can do. The simple fact is whatever the gap between your strength and your challenge, God makes up the difference. He has made us competent. So, my friend, draw deeply on His strength. Be honest about how desperate you are. And then proceed as if God will get you to the top of the mountain. Because He will, if you are at the brink of "I think I can't." Because then, you're at the brink of God's miraculous enabling.

On Friday night's special ep. of No Dunks — recorded live from Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, Utah — the guys make their 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend predictions, talk mountains, Fred Flintstone tattoos, and "soaking" in the Up/Down Report, revisit the year 1993, hit the beach to answer audience questions, and more!--

On Friday night's special ep. of No Dunks — recorded live from Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, Utah — the guys make their 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend predictions, talk mountains, Fred Flintstone tattoos, and "soaking" in the Up/Down Report, revisit the year 1993, hit the beach to answer audience questions, and more! --

What are Van der Waals forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly explore the fascinating world of surfaces, biomimicry, and Formula 1 with physicist and author of Sticky: The Science of Surfaces, Laurie Winkless.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Artist formerly known as James Smith, Joseph Strasser, Salvatore Scuiri, Kyle Dagg, Luke Ehlers, Paul Bowe, Jason R.Y. Rankin, Ann Young, Jasam Mohammed, and Jan Bojarp for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Peter Heeling, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons