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"The US is dangerously close to the brink of being Japan 1989."That is not a hot take from a doom account. That is Patric on this week's Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, laying out why asset overvaluation in private markets and infrastructure has him worried about stagflation.On this episode:✅ Why data center contractors are sitting on 11.4 months of backlog while everyone else has 7.5✅ The AI productivity story corporate America still cannot prove with real numbers✅ Why the construction RFP process is fundamentally broken, and who is actually responsible for it✅ What Meta's new partnership with North America's Building Trades Unions means for the data center buildoutDustin DeVan put it plainly: "You can't now build a project that much cheaper."Where do you land? Are we in a two speed economy that eventually corrects, or is this just what infrastructure spending looks like now? Tell us why we're wrong.#bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vcOur Sponsors:BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.coAphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.coArchdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.comChapters00:00 Intro01:08 Welcome Back and Personal Updates03:43 Exploring Proto Town and Bedrock Robotics06:41 Travel Frustrations and Unexpected Adventures09:30 The Concept of Proto Town in Europe12:12 AI Price Collapse and Economic Implications14:58 Data Center Boom and Its Effects17:31 Market Dislocations and Construction Industry Insights19:51 Interest Rates and Economic Perspectives22:50 Potential Risks and Future Predictions25:39 Final Thoughts on Economic Trends30:38 Understanding Time vs. Cost Savings32:07 The Role of Technology in Construction33:36 Owners and Technology Awareness34:41 The Importance of Pricing Optionality36:14 The Shift in AI Pricing and Accessibility38:42 Navigating AI Models and Corporate Needs43:50 Leadership and Product Understanding45:54 Governance and AI Deployment Challenges53:34 Rethinking RFP Processes for Better Outcomes56:25 Meta's Role in Construction Training Initiatives 

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Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the people who actually know the product disappear—and customer service becomes a phone tree, a 90-minute hold, or an ordering department that cannot answer a technical question?This week, Steve Sherwood and Wayne Ivusich examine the decline of accessible technical support across the pool and spa industry. Wayne reflects on his 32 years with Taylor Technologies, where he answered technical questions, developed educational materials, and taught an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 industry professionals. Since Taylor's acquisition by Fluidra, much of that direct technical access—and even some of Wayne's educational content—appears to have disappeared.The conversation expands into a larger industry problem: corporate consolidation may preserve a product name, but it does not necessarily preserve the people, knowledge, or customer relationships that built the brand.Before that, Steve is joined by Pat from the California Pool Association for the Insurance Interlude. They discuss how installers can protect themselves when equipment works correctly at completion but fails—or gets damaged—months later. Photos, service records, clearly defined warranty terms, and a documented follow-up may be the only things standing between you and somebody else's blame game.Topics discussed include:Protecting your company after completing equipment installationsDocumenting that equipment was operational when you leftWhy a written follow-up can become valuable evidenceDistinguishing parts warranties from free laborDamage caused by homeowners or subsequent service techniciansThe importance of maintaining complete water-chemistry recordsWayne's 32-year career with Taylor TechnologiesWhat Fluidra's acquisition of Taylor meant for technical supportThe loss of experienced educators and product specialistsSteve's experience waiting 90 minutes for manufacturer assistanceWhy sales representatives have become unofficial technical-support channelsThe value—and danger—of relying on Facebook groups for answersKnowing not only what questions to ask, but whom to askWhy genuine mentorship teaches people to investigate instead of merely supplying answersHow Talking Pools can serve as an industry resource when manufacturers cannotThe label may survive an acquisition, but the institutional knowledge does not survive unless somebody deliberately protects it. When the experts disappear, customers are left owning products without reliable access to the people who understand them.Have a pool, spa, chemistry, equipment, service, or business question you cannot get answered? Email the Talking Pools Podcast team at talkingpools@gmail.com.Support the showThank you so much for listening! You can find us on social media:FacebookInstagramTik TokEmail us: talkingpools@gmail.com Support the showThank you so much for listening! You can find us on social media:FacebookInstagramTik TokEmail us: talkingpools@gmail.com

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Greg Kelly talks about the federal case against Luigi Mangione for the murder of healthcare executive Brian Thompson. Greg transitions into sports media rumors regarding Tony Romo's potential departure from CBS following an intoxication charge, using the situation to discuss broader themes of accountability and forgiveness. The broadcast also features a critical look at the Southern Poverty Law Center, accusing the organization of fabricating narratives of extremism for financial gain.

Today let's talk about something I’ve been asked many times over the years. “Why warehousing?” Or “Why transportation?” Or “Why the supply chain?”  After unloading trailers, pulling orders, operating forklifts, supervising teams, managing operations, and on to the executive team, I’ve been asked that question hundreds of times. People usually expect me to answer with one of the obvious reasons. That there’s good money, great benefits, opportunities for overtime, or the Job security and Promotion opportunities, and how the works stable, sometimes even considered essential. And those are all true, and they’re all important. But if I had to narrow everything down to just one reason? Just one thing that makes this industry different than almost every other career?  Well, I'd have to go with how this industry rewards the person you’re willing to become. Not who you are today or where you came from. Not what grades you made or where you went to school or who your parents were. This industry has always rewarded effort. It rewards people that keep showing up and that continue learning. It rewards people that become more valuable every year. And to me anyway, that’s something incredibly special.  When someone asks me what they should do with their career, I often tell them that warehousing isn’t just about moving boxes and transportation isn’t just about trucks and how the supply chain isn’t just about inventory. It’s about solving problems. It’s about making businesses successful and it’s about making sure families receive what they need. Every package is delivered. Every grocery shelf is stocked. Every hospital was supplied. Every manufacturing plant receives their raw materials. Every online order arrives on someone’s porch. All of that happens because thousands of us workers choose to become professionals. One of the things I love about this industry is that there are very few ceilings. As I've said many times, you can literally start today sweeping floors and next year you might be operating equipment. A year later you’re training others and soon you’re a lead. Then a supervisor. Maybe an inventory analyst. Perhaps a dispatcher or transportation coordinator or a safety professional. Even an operations manager, director, or Vice President. I’ve watched people make that journey. I’ve had the pleasure of hiring several of them and the honor of promoting many of them. Not because they had the fanciest résumé. But because they earned the opportunity.  First off, our industry notices consistency. I know I sound like a broken record sometimes. I keep repeating these things because they are that important and just that simple. Showing up everyday matters. Being dependable and taking ownership matters. If your supervisor never has to wonder whether you’ll be at work, if they know you’ll do quality work and they know you’ll help solve problems instead of creating them, you’ve already separated yourself from many others. Consistency becomes your resume.  Then comes learning. Every new skill increases your value. Learn a second department. Learn receiving, Shipping, Inventory Control, Quality Assurance, Cycle counting, Forklift operation, the Reach truck. What else, here's a few of my go too's, the order picker. Yard management. Transportation planning. Warehouse Management Systems. Excel. Everyone should feel comfortable working with Microsoft word and excel. And Leadership. Communication, and of course Safety. Every skill is another tool in your toolbox. And no bad manager or company can take those skills away from you. Even if you change employers, those skills travel with you.  One lesson I’ve learned throughout my own career, and try to share with every new boot I meet, is that companies don’t simply promote experience. They promote confidence and our confidence comes from preparation. I think being prepared comes from learning everything we can. The more you understand the operation, the more valuable you become. Eventually people begin asking for your opinion and that’s when your career really starts to grow.  Another reason I love this industry is because every day is different. No two days are exactly alike. One morning you may have weather delays, all your trucks and loads are running late. On another day we'll have equipment issues. A customer changes an order. A shipment arrives early. A truck breaks down. The inventory doesn’t match. The team is short-handed. Problems appear every single day!  Some people see stress. I've always tried to see opportunities.  Seriously, every problem solved teaches you something. Every challenge develops another leadership skill, and every difficult day prepares you for greater responsibility. Young people often ask me how to become successful, and my answer seems to surprise them. Just Become the person people trust. Trust opens doors. Trust gets assignments and earns promotions. Trust creates opportunities. Trust is built one decision at a time. A decision from us. Being on time. Following through. Owning mistakes. Helping our teammates. Doing the right thing when nobody’s watching. Those habits are noticed.  I also appreciate something else about our profession. You don’t have to wait for someone to allow you to grow. Growth is largely in your control. Read books. Watch training videos, there’s thousands on YouTube. Volunteer for projects. Crosstrain. Ask questions. Observe great leaders. Practice communication. Improve your safety knowledge. Become certified. Nobody can stop you from investing in yourself. The people who grow the fastest are usually the ones who never stop learning.  I’ve met warehouse associates making six figures. transportation professionals earning incredible incomes. Supply chain analysts traveling the country. Operations leaders running million-square-foot distribution centers. Safety professionals influencing thousands of employees. Corporate trainers teaching nationwide. None of them started there. Most started exactly where someone listening today may be standing. The difference wasn’t luck. It was growth.  You know, one of my favorite moments is watching someone realize they have more potential than they ever imagined. Maybe it’s the forklift operator who becomes a trainer. The selector who becomes a supervisor. The receptionist who becomes a recruiter. The dispatcher who becomes a transportation manager. And I could go on and on.  I’ve watched those transformations happen over and over again.  The warehouse is an incredible classroom. It teaches discipline, Communication, Teamwork, Safety, Accountability, Time management, Customer service, Leadership, Conflict resolution, Problem solving. And These aren’t just warehouse skills. They’re life skills. Skills that help in every profession and every stage of life.  People sometimes say they don’t want to work in a warehouse forever. I understand that. But don’t overlook what the warehouse can do for you. It can build confidence. Teach responsibility. Develop leadership. Provide financial stability. Introduce lifelong mentors. Open doors you never knew existed. The warehouse may not be your final destination. But it can absolutely become the foundation of an incredible career.  As I look back over my own career, I don’t remember every shipment. I don’t remember every inventory count. I don’t remember every dock schedule. What I remember are the people. The mentors who challenged me. The associates who inspired me. The supervisors who believed in me. The teams that accomplished incredible things together. That’s another gift this industry gives us. Relationships. And those relationships often last an entire lifetime.  So, if someone asked me today, Marty, what’s the one thing that makes this industry so great? My answer would be simple. Because this industry rewards the person you’re willing to become. It rewards effort. It rewards learning. It rewards reliability. It rewards character. It rewards ownership. It rewards growth. And the beautiful part is, every one of us gets to decide who we’re becoming tomorrow.  Ok, I've got to get back to work myself now. But I wanted to add that if you’re just beginning your career in warehousing, manufacturing, transportation, or supply chain, don’t focus only on the next paycheck. Focus on becoming the person everyone wants on their team. The promotions will come. The opportunities will come. The raises will come. The career will come. It's my opinion or my belief, in this industry, your greatest value isn’t the equipment you operate or the building or department you work in. It’s the person you choose to become.    I'm Marty T Hawkins and I want to thank you for checking in on Warehouse and Operations as a Career today. Until next time, be safe, keep learning, help someone else grow, and never stop investing in yourself. 

If you want the cheat codes - listen in! In this episode, I am delighted to share a live recording from this week's Executive Coach Business Growth Workshop. In this workshop I walk you through my entire Executive Coach Pipeline model, the ten-part system I use with my own clients to build a steady, consistent flow of corporate coaching clients. I also break down funnel thinking, showing you how to turn a scary revenue target into a doable, weekly numbers game, and I unpack the sales mindset blocks, like the fear of being "salesy", that quietly stall so many coaching businesses. And if you're ready to build a consistent pipeline of corporate clients with real support behind you, the Corporate to Coach Accelerator is currently open with a discounted investment for a limited time, with prices rising from 21 August. You can learn more about the Accelerator at www.elliescarf.com/cca and book a call with me at www.elliescarf.com/bookacall to chat about whether it's the right fit for you.

Professional wrestler Steph De Lander joins Steph for a two-Steph summit of broken bodies and public rage. SDL walks through the full saga of her neck: hearing the crunch-crunch-crunch on a northern lights suplex at the WWE training center, years of injections straight into the disc, the rupture on a jumping pull-up the day before a five-day Australian tour, crying through the flight, and the two surgeries that left her with a piece of her own hip bone and brand-new microplastic tech fused into her spine, which healed so fast her surgeon called his colleagues to look at the scans. From there they get into faking 100 logged driving hours to get a license, why announcing "a women's match" just cues up the creeps, Steph's midnight Facebook fight with a fan who refuses to watch her clips, the Austin TSA agent who stuck a hand in her face, waiting five and a half hours to confront the middle-seat texter who called her insane, and Steph inhaling a solid portion of her dead dog Susan's ashes while transferring the urn. Plus: $12 Erewhon oats, the Scotch tape facelift, bullying fans into buying merch, breast reduction recovery horror, and a plan to get Steph Tolev into a WWE ring. SPONSORS: Head to https://Talkiatry.com/STEPH to complete the short assessment and get matched with an in‑network psychiatrist in just a few minutes. Follow https://www.instagram.com/stephdelander/ on Instagram.Follow https://www.instagram.com/stephtolev/ and https://www.instagram.com/steph_infection_podcast/ on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured onthe podcast- just DM the Steph Infection podcast account! See Steph's "KEEPIN EM' HARD" Tour: NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - AUGUST 7-8HALIFAX, CANADA - AUGUST 9VANCOUVER, CANADA - AUGUST 29EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 10-12RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 19-20COLUMBUS, OH - OCTOBER 2-3DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 8-10VICTORIA, BC - OCTOBER 14KELOWNA, BC - OCTOBER 15REGINA, SK - OCTOBER 16EDMONTON, ALBERTA - OCTOBER 17PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 22-24LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 29LONDON, ON - OCTOBER 6SPOKANE - NOVEMBER 12-14FORT LAUDERDALE - NOVEMBER 18FULLY LOADED CRUISE - NOVEMBER 19-22TEMPE - NOVEMBER 27-28AUSTIN - DECEMBER 3-5CHICAGO - DECEMBER 17-19 Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev/tickets Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada's funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central's THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central's CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS starring and written by Bill Burr on Netflix . Check out her tour dates to see her live! Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:21 - Two Stephs, One Friendship 00:10:09 - Australia Was Fine, Travel Is Ruining Steph's Life 00:14:52 - Shit Drivers 00:21:24 - The Crowd Work Clips Meltdown 00:28:59 - Hearing the Crunch: The WWE Neck Injury 00:37:59 - Hip Bone in the Neck & the Microplastic Miracle 00:48:33 - DDP Yoga, Pilates & Butt Zits at Planet Fitness 00:53:41 - Touring & Merch 01:00:55 - Erewhon & Confronting a TSA Bin Lady 01:10:39 - Steph Wants To Be Thrown Around 01:13:41 - The Breast Reduction Recovery From Hell & Scotch Tape Facelift 01:20:47 - Inhaling Susan's Ashes 01:26:48 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue to work on some new episodes for you, please enjoy this episode from June featuring Sami Inkinen, the co-founder and CEO of Virta Health.Summary:The medical establishment spent decades telling patients that type 2 diabetes is a chronic and irreversible disease. Today's guest decided to prove them wrong.Sami Inkinen is the co-founder and CEO of Virta Health, a company using a combination of nutrition science, remote monitoring technology, and individualized coaching to help patients reverse type 2 diabetes, obesity and other metabolic conditions.  Previously, Sami co-founded Trulia, the online real estate marketplace, serving as COO and president through its IPO and eventual sale to Zillow. He has also held roles at Microsoft and McKinsey, and rowed from California to Hawaii with his wife to raise awareness of the dangers of sugar.Sami joins us to talk about how his own health journey influenced his decision to start Virta, the challenges of scaling in the health space, and the incredible success they've had in treating metabolic disease. Highlights:A personal pre-diabetes diagnosis (2:35)Lessons from Trulia (6:00)Why reversal, not management (9:30)Clinical results and outcomes (12:47)GLP-1s and Virta's approach (15:26)Technology and personalization (17:33)Selling to employers (20:17) Overcoming the status quo (22:33)Building a full-stack team (25:15)Rowing California to Hawaii (28:30)Goals for ‘26 into ‘27 (30:58)Links:Sami Inkinen LinkedInVirta Health LinkedInVirta Health WebsiteICR LinkedInICR TwitterICR Website Feedback:If you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, joe@lowerstreet.co

As the back-to-school mornings fast approach, how can you be your most calm, your most intentional self? Author and musician Kira Willey sits down with AllMomDoes host Julie Lyles Carr with fast, practical tips to both connect and keep the peace with your kids during hectic transitions during the day.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4pvBmHX Key Topics:Tools for managing children's emotionsThe importance of self-regulation for parentsMindful transitions and routinesPhysical techniques to release tensionThe role of breathing in emotional regulationBuilding connection through entering children's worldsSound Bites:"Deep breathing activates the vagus nerve""Calm parents create calm children""Releasing tension helps respond, not react"Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Parenting Tools for Emotional Calm01:59 Kira Willie's Journey from Corporate to Children's Author04:52 The Power of Self-Awareness in Parenting07:47 Simple Techniques to Calm Yourself Before Connecting11:37 Using Body Scans and Movement to Release Tension14:38 The Importance of Clear, Non-Negotiable Expectations19:30 The Role of Breathing in Regulating Nervous System23:18 Building Self-Awareness with 'How's the Weather' Exercise29:15 Managing Transitions and Using Countdown Strategies31:54 The Impact of Parent Calmness on Child BehaviorFind Kira: Online | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeBook: The Joyful Child: Calm the Chaos, Connect with Your Kids, and Create More Happiness in Your Daily RoutinesKeywords: child development, emotional regulation, mindfulness, parenting tips, stress management, self-awareness, children's books, Kira Willie, The Joyful Child

Following our eye-opening episode on Australian optometrists unionizing in response to growing corporate pressure, The 20/20 Podcast turns to the United Kingdom—and the warning signs are just as important. Dr. Harbir Sian sits down with Dr. Keyur Patel, an experienced UK optometrist who has worked across corporate, hospital and independent practice settings and also trained in the United States. Together, they examine how decades of undervaluing clinical services, increasing corporatization and a growing dependence on retail revenue have reshaped optometry in the UK. Keyur also shares his own experience of being dismissed from a refractive surgery company despite no concerns about his clinical ability—because he was not converting enough patients to laser surgery.The conversation then moves to one of the most consequential issues facing the profession: workforce oversupply. With more optometry schools opening and more graduates entering already saturated markets, compensation can be driven lower while individual optometrists lose negotiating power. Keyur and Harbir discuss reports of locum positions paying as little as £25 per hour and the uncomfortable economics behind it: when there are more optometrists competing for fewer desirable jobs, employers gain leverage, salaries decline, and clinicians may feel increasingly pressured to accept working conditions or business models they otherwise would not. Combined with low reimbursement for eye examinations and diagnostic services, that environment can push practices further toward KPIs, spectacle sales and other commercial metrics simply to remain profitable.For optometrists in Canada and the United States, the UK and Australia may offer a glimpse of what can happen when these changes are allowed to compound over decades. More schools, more graduates, lower professional compensation, weaker negotiating power, increasing corporate influence and the gradual erosion of clinical autonomy do not happen overnight—but they can fundamentally change a profession. At the same time, Keyur offers a powerful counterexample: his independent practice walked away from the low-fee NHS sight-test model and built a practice where patients willingly pay more because they value the quality of care, relationships and experience they receive. The message is clear: if optometrists do not actively protect the value of their clinical services and the independence of the profession, others will define that value for them.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

Panic. Stress. Overwhelm. Anxiety. Worry. It's me, it's you, it's everyone. What are we going to do? Meditate. Be present. Yes, this ancient practice and philosophy is more relevant and necessary than ever before. Why? Because we are overstimulated and overloaded. Allostatic overloaded. But how to meditate in this world and brain of overstimulation? Tom has some tips and tricks to succeed with meditation in an overstimulated world.Tom Cronin is the founder of The Stillness Project, author of a global movement to inspire 1 billion people to meditate daily, and Producer and Writer of the film and book The Portal. Tom discovered meditation in the early stages of his successful 26 yr career in finance as a tool for stress management. Tom's experiences through meditation were not only immediate but very profound. He explored deeper into the realms of his meditation practice and Eastern philosophy, and after completing his teacher training in Bali, India and Australia, he qualified as a meditation teacher. Tom has been teaching meditation for top level companies in Australia, from Nova Fm, CBA, Rivkin Finance, Criteo and Fairfax Media and also authored 6 books.Contact:Website - https://tomcronin.comJoin us as we explore:The corporate burnout crisis, Tom's nervous breakdown and how he transformed from it.Allostatic load, how to clear it and the highest 20 min ROI practice is meditation.How to find peace and presence inside of us despite the chaos and craziness happening around us by balancing the polarity of pleasure and pain In a world chasing pleasure and avoiding pain at all costs.Modeling peace for our kids by following one simple principle, and why we need to embrace dynamic, more relevant schooling systems like the Green School.Why peak performance is happening during the time you are not performing.Why 85% of lawyers are anxious and depressed.Mentions:School - Green School Bali, https://bali.greenschool.orgPerson - Steven Kotler, https://www.stevenkotler.com Support the showFollow Steve's socials: Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | TikTokSupport the show on Patreon:As much as we love doing it, there are costs involved and any contribution will allow us to keep going and keep finding the best guests in the world to share their health expertise with you. I'd be grateful and feel so blessed by your support: https://www.patreon.com/MadeToThriveShowSend me a WhatsApp to +27 64 871 0308. Disclaimer: Please see the link for our disclaimer policy for all of our content: https://madetothrive.co.za/terms-and-conditions-and-privacy-policy/

Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown joins The Authority Company Podcast to discuss her book Revolutionary Leadership: A Power Playbook for Black Women and the urgent need to rethink how leadership is recognized, developed, and supported.In this conversation, Dr. Brown explains why Black women remain underrepresented in top executive roles, how traditional leadership systems often miss the skills Black women already bring, and why organizations need to redesign advancement systems instead of relying on performative programs.Joe and Dr. Brown also explore the power of representation, the difference between networking and “friend-raising,” how caregiving builds real leadership capability, and what leaders should stop doing if they genuinely want to cultivate Black women leaders.This episode is a powerful conversation about equity, leadership, community, systems change, and the future of work.What You'll LearnWhy Black women make up nearly 8% of the U.S. population but hold just over 1% of top executive leadership jobs.Why representation matters when people are trying to imagine themselves in positions of power.How leadership systems can be redesigned instead of patched with short-term programs.Why caregiving develops many of the same skills organizations claim to value in executives.How “friend-raising” creates deeper, longer-term relationships than traditional networking.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown00:56 The leadership gap for Black women02:19 Why representation matters03:01 The pipeline problem in leadership04:04 Why systems need redesign05:23 Becoming a revolutionary pathmaker06:25 How to redesign broken systems07:31 What traditional leadership models get wrong09:46 Friend-raising vs. networking11:41 The transactional truth about networking13:00 Why thriving together creates power14:08 What has changed for Black women leaders15:05 Caregiving as leadership training17:48 How caregiving builds empathy18:58 Why community matters more than ever20:18 How mobility changed community22:43 Building community with intention24:26 How adults can practice friend-raising28:32 Friend-raising in business30:46 What leaders should stop doing32:05 Why leaders need to talk to people directly33:28 Why exit interviews come too late33:53 Why Dr. Brown dedicated the book to her daughters34:53 Closing thoughtsWhat leaders should stop doing if they want to support Black women's advancement.

The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives – Jeff Gomez & Alan Berkson – Intelligist Press – Paperback – 9798218853914 – 138 pages – $24.00 – February 15, 2026 – Kindle version $14.99 (Amazon only) Jeff Gomez is an amazing guy. We met years ago in some now forgotten business connection, but I always remembered […] The post Jeff Gomez: The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives first appeared on WritersCast.

How do you turn a 33,000-person enterprise into an active network of brand advocates? In this episode of The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast, hosts Lewis Gray and Elliot Elsley welcome Camilla Erika Campbell, Social Media Lead at Wood.Camilla oversees social strategy and employee advocacy at Wood, a global leader in consulting, engineering, and operations across the energy and materials markets. In this episode, listeners will learn how to transition an advocacy program from a basic content distribution add-on into a primary, high-performing strategic marketing channel. Camilla shares how focusing on advocate education and post personalization allowed Wood's employee network to deliver 82% of total campaign web traffic, outperforming their main corporate page by 13x. You'll gain actionable strategies on using UTM tracking to prove real ROI, balancing niche industry content with corporate priorities, and re-engaging inactive advocates through direct, human-centric communication. As corporate page reach continues to decline on LinkedIn, marketing and comms leaders need reliable ways to drive authentic reach. This episode provides the exact roadmap to harness your workforce to build trust, boost traffic, and scale employee advocacy. Subscribe to The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast so you never miss an episode!Resources:Want to know how your employee advocacy strategy really stacks up? ⁠⁠Grab your FREE Employee Advocacy Health Check⁠⁠ and see how you compare against your competitors.⁠⁠Book a call⁠⁠ to discover how employee advocacy can benefit your team.Ready to elevate your employee advocacy? Get a free copy of Bradley Keenan's essential book, ‘⁠⁠Employee Advocacy: 101 Cheat Codes⁠⁠' for deeper insights and actionable strategies.⁠Download 'Stop Copy-Pasting Your Employee Advocacy'⁠, a study of 517,374 LinkedIn posts.Subscribe to the Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast on Spotify or your favorite platform to never miss an episode.

[Verse 1]They said this was the future,Real estate upon the chain.Buy a token, earn forever,Watch the passive income rain.They told me I just didn't get it,Said I was spreading fear and doubt.So I opened up the records,And started checking everything out.I watched the webinars and Zoom calls,Read every filing I could find.Funny how the deeper I dug...The harder truth became to find.[Pre-Chorus]I searched the companies.I checked the names.I followed the money...Then followed it again.The marketing sparkled.The evidence stalled.Somebody had answers...Just not for us all.[Chorus]E-Estate... business as usual...That's what the promoters say.Texas served a cease and desist,But they kept recruiting anyway."Don't read the Order...""Trust us instead..."When somebody fears your questions,That's a red flag in my head.[Verse 2]Executive profiles looked impressive,Corporate websites shining bright.Every slide looked picture perfect,Everything looked polished right.They talked about the properties,The profits rolling in.But when I followed every document...The questions would begin.They said, "Don't worry, we've got lawyers."They smiled and carried on.Funny how the sales pitch never changed,Even after Texas came along.[Chorus]E-Estate... business as usual...Just keep believing every word.If you ask too many questions,You'll be told you're just disturbed.Read the filings.Check the facts.Don't let confidence replace the truth,'Cause sometimes it never comes back.[Bridge]They waved an SEC filing,Like it settled every doubt.But page one tells a different story...Maybe read the whole thing out.It wasn't an approval.It wasn't rubber stamped.Sometimes paperwork gets usedTo make a sales pitch sound more grand.[Guitar Solo][Verse 3]Zoom meetings every evening,Facebook Live all day."Everything is business as usual..."No matter what they say.A whistleblower found me,Said, "Keep digging through the files."Funny how the evidenceKeeps stretching mile by mile.Every answer raised a question,Every claim deserved a look.Turns out the biggest story...Wasn't written in the book.[Breakdown]I don't sell investments.I don't sell dreams.I don't promise fortunes...Or passive income streams.I just preserve the evidence.I ask what others won't.And every time I follow facts...The story tells itself.[Final Chorus]E-Estate... business as usual...Until the regulators call.Funny how the loudest voicesSuddenly don't talk at all.Read the filings.Follow the money.Question every claim.Because every Ponzi changes names...But somehow...They all play the same game.[Outro]They said,"Trust the vision."I said,"I'll trust the evidence."Case closed?Not yet.Support the show

Corporate updates and regulatory headwinds kept equity benchmarks under pressure today. Tata Group shares faced profit booking after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran announced he will step down at the end of his term in February 2027. Concurrently, healthcare majors Max & Fortis dropped up to 5% on reports of potential caps on hospital tariffs. Join tonight's wrap-up as we map out technical support lines.

Verse 1Another promise, another lie,Another dream they try to buy.Flashy suits and empty claims,Different faces, same old game.The messages come, the evidence grows,Every whistleblower knows.One more lead, one more trail,Truth will never, ever fail.Pre-ChorusNo filters...No fear...No takedowns...We're still here.Every screenshot.Every chain.Every lie...Leaves a name.ChorusDanny de Hek!The Avengers stand!Truth and justice hand in hand.Every lie!Every scam!We'll expose them where they stand.Together we rise,Together we fight,Shining truth into the night.Truth won't bend.Truth won't break.For every victim's sake.Verse 2Live on camera, face to face,Fraudsters running out of space.Corporate records, blockchain trails,Hidden wallets, paper trails.Smear campaigns can flood the air,Fake complaints are everywhere.But facts don't fear a louder voice,Truth is always our first choice.Pre-ChorusNo filters...No fear...No takedowns...We're still here.Evidence...Not opinion.Facts are always...Winning.ChorusDanny de Hek!The Avengers stand!Truth and justice hand in hand.Every lie!Every scam!We'll expose them where they stand.Together we rise,Together we fight,Shining truth into the night.Truth won't bend.Truth won't break.For every victim's sake.BridgeWe're more than one.We're many strong.Standing up where others won't.Whistleblowers,Researchers,Journalists,Survivors.One community.One mission.One voice.The truth doesn't fold.Final ChorusDanny de Hek!The Avengers rise!Bringing darkness into light.Every fraud!Every scheme!Nothing's ever what it seems.Stand together,Side by side.There's nowhere left to run and hide.No surrender.No disguise.You can't hide behind your lies.Danny de Hek!The Avengers stand!And the truth...Will always...Stand.Support the show

[Verse 1]It always starts with a promise...Financial freedom...Passive income...A better life.The smiles look real.The testimonials sound convincing.The chat fills with applause.But behind the screens...Behind the webinars...Behind the fake success stories...Another family loses everything.A retirement disappears.A mortgage is gone.A lifetime of savings...Stolen by a lie.[Pre-Chorus]Then the messages arrive."I've lost everything.""I don't know how to tell my family.""Can you help?"That's where our story begins.[Chorus]Danny de Hek...The Avengers...The Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance.Standing with victims.Following the evidence.Exposing deception.Speaking the truth.No false hope.No empty promises.Just facts.Just evidence.Just the truth.[Verse 2]We don't wait until the headlines appear.We walk into the Zoom meetings.We ask the questionsNobody else will ask.We archive the websites.We follow the blockchain.We trace the companies.We preserve the evidence.Open-source intelligence.Digital footprints.Corporate records.Because scammers always leave a trail.[Pre-Chorus]They delete the videos.They report the channels.They threaten lawsuits.They launch smear campaigns.But facts don't disappear.Truth leaves a permanent record.[Chorus]Danny de Hek...The Avengers...The Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance.Independent journalism.Independent investigation.Helping victims understandWhat really happened.Naming the peopleBehind the lies.Making it harderFor organised fraudTo survive.[Bridge]Justice moves slowly.We don't.We expose.We document.We educate.We warn.We disrupt.We notify regulators.We inform journalists.We protect the evidence.Because every investigationCould stop the next victimFrom losing everything.[Final Chorus]This isn't about revenge.It's about accountability.This isn't about clicks.It's about consequences.For every family.For every retirement.For every victim.We'll keep asking questions.We'll keep exposing fraud.We'll keep standing up.Danny de Hek.The Avengers.The Avengers Anti-Fraud Alliance.Victims first.Truth always.No Scam.Support the show

Corporate updates and regulatory headwinds kept equity benchmarks under pressure today. Tata Group shares faced profit booking after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran announced he will step down at the end of his term in February 2027. Concurrently, healthcare majors Max & Fortis dropped up to 5% on reports of potential caps on hospital tariffs. Join tonight's wrap-up as we map out technical support lines.

Corporate updates and regulatory headwinds kept equity benchmarks under pressure today. Tata Group shares faced profit booking after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran announced he will step down at the end of his term in February 2027. Concurrently, healthcare majors Max & Fortis dropped up to 5% on reports of potential caps on hospital tariffs. Join tonight's wrap-up as we map out technical support lines.

Welcome to another edition of our Truth, Lies & Work Summer Sessions! For this episode, Al and Leanne take a quick break from workplace news and heavy behavioural science to host a special summer game: Corporate Family Fortunes. Joining the fun is organisational psychologist, leadership expert, speaker, and author Danny Wareham. They dive into survey results on the most irritating workplace habits, awkward social activities, how people really unwind after a stressful day, and the hidden psychological traps of office life. ⏱️ Episode Chapters 00:00 – Intro & Summer Sessions Housekeeping 02:40 – Introducing Danny Wareham & Constellation 05:00 – Post-Book Tour Life, Award Season, & Authentic LinkedIn Content 09:50 – What Makes a True Christmas Movie? (In August!) 13:05 – Round 1: Most Annoying Office Habits & Smelly Food 16:45 – Round 2: What Makes People Angriest at Work? 20:50 – Round 3: Which Work Social Activities Do People Avoid? 28:00 – Round 4: What Keeps Employees from Quitting? 34:00 – Round 5: Annoying Communication Styles & Voice Note Debates 45:30 – Round 6: The Weirdest Things Found in Desk Drawers 51:00 – Round 7: How Workers Really Unwind After a Stressful Day 57:50 – Wrap-up & What's Coming Next Week

Are you a senior corporate leader or high-performing director relying on your company's learning and development budget to dictate your personal growth and future security?   In this empowering solo episode, host Billy Keels reacts to a powerful life lesson from fellow podcaster Chris Williamson: no one is coming to save you. Billy pulls back the curtain on why market-leading multinationals constantly put their money where their mouth is—investing massive financial resources into technical skills, soft skills, and elite methodologies like MEDDIC or Challenger Sales to fuel their corporate organism. Discover why you must break the habit of putting yourself last, treat your personal transition as your own business line item, and aggressively invest your own time, effort, and capital into guided frameworks that unlock a predictable pathway to optionality while you continue to excel at your 9-to-5.  

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LIVE from Veterans Park in Manchester, New Hampshire during the Delta Dental Elliott Corporate 5K. The live recording is part race-day prep, part life update, and part behind-the-scenes look at the energy, chaos, and fun of recording on location in the heat. You will get to hear a few of the following and more...A summer catch-up with Eric and ErikaUpdates on running, training, and upcoming ultra/endurance racesA preview of Anchor Down 24 and what the race weekend will look likeNews about the switch to Riverside for hosting, video, clipping, and publishingA live on-the-ground conversation at the Delta Dental Elliott Corporate 5KTom Raffio from Delta DentalKelli Rafferty - VP and Chief Philanthropy Officer of the Elliot HostpialCharity and community impact of the racePlans for Chicago Marathon training and fundraisingA hilarious ongoing debate: Six Star Erica vs. Seven Star EricaMillennium RunningDonate towards the Solinsky Cancer Center HERETime Stamps00:15 Summer Catch-Up: What's New?10:49 Podcasting Evolution: New Changes and Features17:37 Summer of Love Series: Highlights and Reflections18:59 Community Engagement: Charity and Running Events25:18 Tom Raffio - Delta Dental's Involvement in Community Health26:47 The Evolution of the Millennium Race29:28 Upcoming Events and Personal Goals32:18 Summer Catch-Up and Future Plans39:37 The Delta Dental Elliott Corporate 5K45:01 Fundraising and Community Impact52:03 Kelli Rafferti - Introduction to Elliott Health System and Philanthropy53:35 Community Support and Fundraising Initiatives56:51 Elliott's Role in Local Health Events01:00:51 Personal Experiences and Community Impact01:01:47 Reconnecting and Life Updates01:04:19 Running Adventures and Challenges01:07:40 Dog Tales and Training Trials01:10:28 Upcoming Races and Community EventsPart two from the LIVE recording drops on Thursday!

Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: With each passing day the price of ending Trump's war on Iran gets higher and higher and Senator Chris Murphy says he is prepared to accept a terrible deal just to stop the bleeding from this failed effort. Cecilia Rikap, Associate Professor in Economics and Head of Research at University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, joins to discuss her new book: "The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud". In the Fun Half: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that Democrats of his ilk are not running from the party but attempting to return it to where it once was. The PBD podcast crew host former underwear model, Antonio Sabato, Jr., to partake in a collective meltdown over Abdul El-Sayed. Senator Tim Scott claims that attack ads ran against Abdul El-Sayed that use his full name are not rooted in islamophobia. Rep. AOC calls out the hypocrisy of the consultants demanding candidates condemn Hasan Piker being the same ones who called for candidates to do shows like Joe Rogan Experience. Sign up to get involved with South Central Pennsylvania DSA. all that and more. To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the AM Quickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: COZY EARTH: Go to cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT for an exclusive 20% off. NUTRAFOL: Get $10 off your first month's subscription + free shipping at Nutrafol.com when you use promo code TMR10 SUNSET LAKE CBD: Head to SunsetLakeCBD.com and use code BIRTHDAY26 at checkout to save 25% on everything sitewide. Spend over $100 and get a bonus gift on top of it all. Sale ends August 17th at Midnight.  @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech On Instagram: @MrBryanVokey Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's YouTube channel: https://ww.youtube.com/Th3Discourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here: https:/www.youtube.com/@avaraiza

Drew Forsyth is an award-winning portrait photographer and director based in the North West of England, working with commercial and advertising clients across the UK and internationally. His work centres on people who've given everything to be extraordinary at what they do — from dancers with English National Ballet and musicians of the BBC Philharmonic and the Hallé Orchestras, to Nobel Prize-winning scientists, politicians, and performers at the height of their careers. His photography has been featured by BBC News, The Guardian, The Times, and Rolling Stone, and recognised by the Royal Society of the Arts. He's an AOP Accredited Photographer and Fellow of the RSA, and speaks internationally at events like Photo North, Pas de Deux Photo Conference, and the Royal Photographic Society.In this episode, Drew and Nikki trace his path from a JCPenney-style family portrait studio to photographing world leaders, Nobel laureates, and major corporate campaigns — and he breaks down exactly how he prices that work today. They dig into setting boundaries on set (and how to say yes to more without losing your mind), why those early "conveyor belt" studio years became his real technical training, and why he believes his biggest competition isn't other photographers — it's being forgotten. Drew also walks through how he actually quotes corporate jobs (day rates, itemized breakdowns, and the cautionary tale of a client who blamed him for "cheap-looking" dresses), how personal passion projects like his "Breaking Ground" series and a helicopter shoot over Manhattan became his best marketing, and the "Helsinki Bus Station Theory" — his framework for why so many photographers give up on their style right before it becomes distinctive.Topics covered:Setting boundaries with clients without losing bookingsWhy "conveyor belt" studio work builds indispensable technical skillsThe accidental path from individual sessions to corporate/organizational clientsPricing corporate shoots: day rates, itemized quotes, and scope questionsWhy past-client relationships and personal introductions beat cold outreachMarketing through consistent presence, not constant hard-sellingPassion projects as a client-acquisition strategyThe Helsinki Bus Station Theory: staying the course creativelyIf you're building a photography business, want to grow your portrait photography income, or are curious about how to make money from photography online, this conversation is packed with actionable advice.

Host Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and discusses grief as a personal, normal response to loss, then interviews Dr. Adam Kimowitz, a New Jersey dentist whose younger brother David was murdered in 2019. Kimowitz describes their close, laughter-filled bond, David's work in comedy and real estate, and the traumatic aftermath of the murder, including shock, hypervigilance, and struggling with basic tasks. He explains what helped: not being alone, relying on therapy and safe people, focusing on “micro wins,” learning from grief and resilience thinkers, and using humor appropriately to break tension. He shares guidance on supporting the bereaved—saying “I have no words, but I'm here,” offering presence and hugs, avoiding comparisons, and inviting stories about the person. He also covers parenting through grief with honesty, communication, professional help, and modeling that it's okay not to be okay, plus how his marriage provided mutual support. Kimowitz keeps David's memory alive through journaling, music, traditions with David's daughters, and living by a “Dave test,” and emphasizes empathy, self-grace, and asking for help to reconnect.00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched00:29 Grief Is Personal00:50 Meet Adam and David03:57 From Corporate to Dentistry05:55 The Night Everything Changed08:05 Goldfish and Micro Wins10:54 Learning Through Trauma13:03 What Helped in Shock15:20 David and the Power of Laughter18:59 Humor as Support24:58 What to Say to Grievers28:50 Humor Inside Grief30:00 Why Death Feels Taboo31:52 Talking to Kids About Loss36:24 Self Care for High Achievers41:41 Marriage as an Anchor47:53 Keeping Dave Alive51:30 Resilience and Asking Help52:46 Empathy Over Judgment55:25 Music Montage FarewellHelpful Links:Dr. Adam Kimowitz

We're off for our August hiatus, but we couldn't go quiet without re-sharing one of our favorite conversations from the past year. With fall right around the corner, this episode on cleaning out your closet and rebuilding your wardrobe with intention felt like the right one to bring back.One of our most requested guests is finally here — @StyledSara joins us on today's episode! From her early days writing for College Fashionista, to working on the buying team at Revolve, and now creating content full-time for brands like Levi's and Prada, Sara walks us through her inspiring journey into the fashion industry. We also dive into her personal style evolution, the color combinations she's loving right now, and her latest collaboration with Few Moda — which just dropped.Shop Sara's Few Moda collaboration here https://www.fewmoda.com/collections/few-moda-x-sara-walkerSpecial thanks to today's sponsor Aerie! Visit Aerie.com to find your perfect fit.Sara WalkerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/styledsara/Let's Get DressedYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livvperezInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetdressedpod/Newsletter: https://substack.com/@livvperezLiv Perez Instagram: www.instagram.com/livvperezTikTok: www.tiktok.com/livv.perezShopMy: https://shopmy.us/livvperezLet's Get DressedYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livvperezInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetdressedpod/Newsletter: https://substack.com/@livvperezLiv Perez Instagram: www.instagram.com/livvperezTikTok: www.tiktok.com/livv.perezShopMy: https://shopmy.us/livvperez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bull markets don't last forever. The problem is... nobody rings a bell at the top. With the major indexes pushing near record territory, optimism remains high and investors continue pouring money into stocks. But a great viewer question got me thinking: What could actually cause this bull market to end? There isn't one simple answer. In today's episode, we'll break down the biggest threats facing the market and identify the warning signs traders and investors should be watching before sentiment changes. We'll discuss: Inflation – Could another acceleration in prices force the Federal Reserve to become more aggressive? Interest rates – At what point do higher rates become too much for stocks to handle? Bond yields – Could rising Treasury yields finally pull money away from equities? Unemployment – How much deterioration in the labor market would signal genuine economic trouble? Corporate earnings – Ultimately, stock prices need profits. What happens if earnings growth begins to stall? Valuations – How expensive is too expensive, especially in AI and technology? Geopolitics – Could an unexpected global event become the catalyst that finally changes investor sentiment? Market psychology – When everyone becomes bullish, complacency itself can become a risk. The key is understanding that none of these indicators exists in isolation. Inflation impacts interest rates. Interest rates impact bond yields. Higher borrowing costs impact businesses and consumers. Economic weakness impacts employment. And eventually, all of it flows through to corporate earnings. That's why calling the end of a bull market based on one indicator can be a huge mistake. Bull markets rarely die because of one headline. They end when the underlying conditions supporting higher prices begin to change. So what are those conditions telling us right now? That's what we'll break down on today's show. Listen now:

Leadership often rewards people who take ownership, but what happens when responsibility becomes over-responsibility?In this solo episode, Dr. McKinley explores The Paradox of Responsibility: the tension between owning what is yours while resisting the temptation to carry what belongs to others. Drawing from personal stories, leadership coaching, and insights from thinkers like Stephen Covey and Edwin Friedman, he examines why so many leaders become exhausted by taking on burdens they were never meant to carry.If you've ever struggled with burnout, over-functioning, or feeling responsible for everyone else's growth, this episode will help you lead with greater clarity, healthier boundaries, and the discernment to know what truly belongs to you.To Order Doug's Books: The Resiliency Quest, Mad About Us Visit Doug's Website: https://www.dougmckinley.com/ Receive a Free Leadership Resource: Leadership Guide 

In this episode, Craig Jeffery and Karthik Manimozhi of Eftsure discuss how AI is reshaping payment fraud and the controls treasury teams need to protect payment integrity without sacrificing efficiency. They examine the three core questions of how to ensure payments go to the right payee, at the right amount, and at the right time, along with the need for a control tower spanning AP, treasury, banks, and ERPs and payment rails. The conversation also explores agent oversight, AI-native workflows, continuous auditing, and opportunities to unlock working capital. Payment Security Report: https://strategictreasurer.com/payment-security-report/ Scammer's Playbook: How AP and Finance Teams Are Losing Money (2026): https://strategictreasurer.com/webinar-ai-powered-attacks-on-treasury/ Payment Scamming: Exploitation and Defense (Eftsure) (2026): https://strategictreasurer.com/400-payment-scamming-exploitation-and-defense/ Cybercrime Prevention: The Where and Why of Scams (Eftsure) (2026): https://strategictreasurer.com/410-cybercrime-prevention/ Global companies lost 7.7% of annual revenue to fraud ($534B in 2024); 9.8% for US enterprises. Source: TransUnion, H2 2025 Global Fraud Report: https://newsroom.transunion.com/h2-2025-global-fraud-report/ Financial institutions incur an average total cost of $5+ for every $1 of fraud loss. Source: LexisNexis, True Cost of Fraud study: https://chainstoreage.com/study-total-cost-fraud-now-exceeds-5-every-1-direct-loss JP Morgan Working Capital Index rose from 106.6 (2018) to 116, with roughly $701B to $761B unlockable on a 1% move. Source: J.P. Morgan Working Capital Index: https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpmorgan/images/payments/working-capital-index/increasing-efficiency-working-capital-index-2024-ada.pdf Occupational fraud costs the typical organisation about 5% of revenue, averaging roughly $1.7M per case. Source: ACFE, Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations: https://www.acfe.com/-/media/files/acfe/pdfs/rttn/2024/2024-report-to-the-nations.pdf On average, enterprises run more than 300 distinct SaaS platforms. Source: Productiv: https://productiv.com/blog/saas-statistics-that-every-it-manager-should-see/ Eftsure: https://www.eftsure.com Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Fraud, errors, and the cost of trust 04:20 Right payee, amount, and timing 06:20 AI, working capital, and liquidity 09:05 About Eftsure and Karthik Manimozhi 11:42 Payment controls across the technology stack 13:47 AI agents and autonomous oversight 17:04 Building a payment control tower 22:06 Designing AI-native finance workflows 27:18 Practical steps for finance leaders 31:28 Final thoughts 31:46 Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT STRATEGIC TREASURER ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Download The Strategic Treasurer: A Partnership for Corporate Growth by Craig A. Jeffery in Kindle, or hardcover: https://amzn.to/4uqwFQq As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Strategic Treasurer is recognized as a top tier consulting firm in the area of treasury and risk management. Corporate clients, banks, and technology vendors all rely on their industry leading advisory services that are backed by a deep awareness of current needs, practices, and budgeting priorities of treasury professionals through Strategic Treasurer's annual industry surveys and decades of treasury experience. Strategic Treasurer utilizes a senior consultant model where every project is managed by senior consultants with actual practitioner experience in corporate and/or banking roles. Visit us today at http://strategictreasurer.com. Or join in the discussion at one of our leading LinkedIn groups: http://strategictreasurer.com/linkedin/

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We've got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast   Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!   Simple 6 signup link https://simple6.co/r/CFUR98   Telegram's App Store Scare Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store after an extortionist planted AI-doctored illegal content in a public group by editing an old message, exploiting a blind spot in moderation visibility. https://x.com/durov/status/2084686326540996625 Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed Apple pulled Telegram from the App Store overnight and restored it within hours, after an attacker identified as a "takedown extortionist" who demands ransom from group owners under threat of triggering platform bans used automated accounts to insert AI-modified illegal pornographic content by editing an old message in an active public chat, effectively backdating and hiding it from members' view/report tools; Durov argues Apple removed the app before contacting Telegram, exposing a systemic risk that any app with over a billion users hosting user-generated content could face sudden removal from coordinated reporting attacks, and warns other platforms may be less prepared than Telegram to detect these evolving tactics.   Black Hat 2026 Black Hat 2026 rolled out a dedicated AI Summit track and an even bigger startup floor — but ask the vendors a follow-up question and half of them read straight back off the slide. Chris Louie, Tyson Kindler, and Brian Weber clocked Black Hat 2026's floor as noticeably bigger than any pre-COVID year, with a new standalone AI Summit track (badge-visible attendees) and Chris estimating roughly 40-46% of startup names were unfamiliar to a 20-year industry veteran; the crew roasted booth reps who couldn't get past their slide deck when pressed ("tell me more" met with dead air), pivoted into DEF CON 34 deepfake territory, referencing last year's "real or AI-generated?" quiz booth that stumped a surprising number of attendees, and their own AI-manipulated group photo from Black Hat 2025   Enshitification of Vegas Check-In Vegas's cab lobby is apparently still out here physically rerouting Ubers — and yes, Cory Doctorow's favorite term made its annual appearance. In a recurring bit referencing Cory Doctorow (who coined "enshittification" and recently discussed platform decay on Jon Stewart's podcast), Chris described a traffic marshal at Mandalay Bay physically blocking his rideshare from a taxi-only pickup lane, forcing a 20-minute detour through an underground garage, while Uber/Lyft surge pricing hit $33-43 for trips that walk-up cabs covered for $10-13 during the same conference window; the group debated whether the taxi lobby's friction tactics (echoes of NYC's collapsed medallion cartel) count as fair pushback against rideshare, landing on the broader point that Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb, no longer VC-subsidized and now under pressure to actually turn a profit, quietly stopped being cheaper than the thing they set out to disrupt.   Vegas Bartenders Ditch the Free Pour Vegas bartenders have quietly swapped free-pouring for measuring cups this year The crew (including self-described 6-year bartending veteran Brian Weber) noticed nearly every bartender working on The Strip now measures pours with jiggers/measuring cups instead of the traditional four-count free pour by sight, time, or feel, chalking it up to corporate liability policy amid $20 cocktails and joking about inevitable "shrinkflation" via smaller cups; the tangent detoured into a plug for the Cocktail Party app, road-tested across 16 years of DEF CON parties as a "here's what I have, what can I make" tool, as the lower-effort alternative to repeatedly asking ChatGPT the same question.   Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)   Find the hosts on LinkedIn: Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/ Tyson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-kindler-910658101/ Brian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianweber1122/

On this episode of the Renewable Roundup, host Russell Reading speaks with Mark Chappell, a PPA expert with Zeigo, about the UK's proposed voluntary wholesale contract for difference (CFD) and its potential to stabilise wholesale prices. They discuss how the CfD could affect corporate PPAs, market distortion risks, credit barriers for buyers, CPPA consultation feedback, and possible design changes that might support multi-buyer deals and standardisation in the market. With many details still undecided, the Russ and Mark highlight uncertainties and next steps for developers, suppliers, and corporate buyers as the UK PPA market evolves.

Send us Fan MailNonprofit leadership transition planning should begin long before an executive announces a departure!  Erin Rodenbiker and Joan Brown of Third Sector Company explain why professional interim leadership can help nonprofits protect mission continuity, strengthen operations, and prepare for a better permanent hire.For many nonprofit boards, “interim” still sounds like emergency management — somebody brought in because something went wrong. Joan challenges that assumption with three remarkably simple words: “Everybody leaves.”  Leadership transition is not a possibility to avoid discussing. It is an eventual organizational reality worth planning for.  Instead of scrambling after a resignation, retirement, sabbatical, or founder departure, nonprofit leaders can determine in advance when an interim executive makes sense, who has decision-making responsibility, and what the organization needs during the transition.Erin adds another important reality: “In reality, these tools can only get you so far. You need a person.” Succession plans, guides, and policies matter, but someone must still lead staff, maintain direction, communicate with stakeholders, and move the plan into operation.The numbers discussed are revealing. Third Sector Company describes a network of approximately 800 people trained for transitional leadership, while Erin notes that an interim assignment may span roughly six to nine months, depending on the organization. Most importantly, the interim is not there simply to “keep the lights on.” Joan says a successful engagement should leave the nonprofit positioned to attract, hire, and retain the right permanent leader.  That begins with assessment: policies, HR records, organizational gaps, staff realities, board alignment, and the conditions the next executive will inherit.Key Takeaways: * Treat executive transition as a predictable governance responsibility, not an unexpected crisis.* Discuss interim leadership before a departure becomes imminent or emotionally charged.* Do not automatically assign already-stretched staff or board members to run the organization.* Begin an interim engagement with an organizational assessment before recruiting the permanent leader.* Measure interim success partly by the quality and retention of the organization's next executive hire.* Use leadership transitions to challenge “we've always done it that way” and prepare the organization for what comes next.00:00:00 Interim Leadership and Nonprofit Transition00:03:01 Why Interim Leadership Still Carries a Stigma00:06:30 Everybody Leaves: Planning Before the Crisis00:08:09 Giving Boards the Language for Succession00:10:03 When Leadership Transition Planning Should Begin00:15:25 How Boards Explore Interim Leadership00:16:16 Corporate vs. Nonprofit Interim Leadership00:18:34 Turning Succession Plans Into Action00:22:34 An Interim Is More Than a Caretaker00:23:53 Why Every Interim Engagement Needs Assessment00:25:19 The Advantage of an Outside Interim Leader00:29:10 Making Interim Leadership the Norm#NonprofitLeadership #NonprofitSuccessionPlanning #TheNonprofitShowFind us Live daily on YouTube!Find us  Live daily on LinkedIn!Find us Live daily on X: @Nonprofit_ShowOur national co-hosts and amazing guests discuss management, money and missions of nonprofits!  12:30pm ET   11:30am CT  10:30am MT  9:30am PTSend us your ideas for Show Guests or Topics: HelpDesk@AmericanNonprofitAcademy.comVisit us on the web:The Nonprofit Show

Corporate prayer reminds us that there is power when believers come together to seek God. As we pray in unity, we strengthen one another and invite God to move among us. Be blessed by this sermon as you listen and share.

Bonnie Schutz spent nearly three decades as a corporate executive assistant before deciding to bet on herself at 48 and build a business of her own. She is now the founder and CEO of Tandem Resource Solutions, a remote administrative support and recruiting firm, host of Delegate to Elevate, and founder of Preferred Service Pros, a vetted B2B service provider directory. In this episode, Bonnie shares how networking helped her land her first clients, how she overcame imposter syndrome, and why the skills you already have may be more valuable than you realize when starting a business. On this episode we talk about: How Bonnie left a 30-year corporate career at 48 to become an entrepreneur Why networking and never burning bridges helped her land her first clients and grow her business How she overcame imposter syndrome and stopped defining herself by her former corporate role Turning transferable skills from an executive assistant career into a successful virtual assistance and recruiting agency Why investing in communities and surrounding yourself with people who are further ahead can dramatically accelerate your growth How Bonnie's podcast led to the creation of Preferred Service Pros and helped build her personal brand Top 3 Takeaways Your past experience can become the foundation for your next business. Skills you've developed in a traditional career can often be transformed into consulting, recruiting, training, speaking, or service-based opportunities. Relationships can create opportunities years after you build them. Bonnie's decision to maintain relationships and never burn bridges gave her a network of successful people who were willing to refer clients, offer advice, and help her navigate entrepreneurship. Don't let imposter syndrome decide what's possible for you. Bonnie didn't have to become a completely different person to succeed. She built confidence by taking chances, finding her people, and gradually realizing that her experience gave her more capability than she had initially recognized. Notable Quotes "I never burned bridges." "Sometimes it's a bit of delayed gratification. But if you just stick to it and have a little perseverance and stay continuously talking and building the relationships, that's what's always worked for me." "My tip would be think about the corporate skills that you have or had and how they can become consulting, they can be services, recruiting, training, speaking, all the things. And just do it." Connect with Bonnie Schutz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnieschutzea/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonavitch6886/ Other: Preferred Service Pros — preferredservicepros.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through August 23, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: From Jungle Gym to Corporate Harmony: Rohan's Unseen Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-08-08-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: शहर के बीच में बने अनोखे इंडोर जंगल एडवेंचर पार्क में, जहां तारों की झूलती पुलें और चढ़ाई के लिए बेलों की हरियाली फैली हुई थी, वहां का वातावरण किसी ग्रह से कम नहीं था।En: In the middle of the city, there was a unique indoor jungle adventure park, where swinging rope bridges and green vines for climbing were spread out, creating an atmosphere that was nothing short of being on another planet.Hi: दूर से ही जंगल की आवाजें आती थीं, जो शहर के शोर-शराबे से उलट एक अलग ही दुनिया की याद दिलाती थीं।En: From a distance, the sounds of the jungle could be heard, reminding one of a different world, opposite to the city's noise and commotion.Hi: यहीं पर, रोहन को एक कॉर्पोरेट टीम-बिल्डिंग इवेंट का आयोजन करना था।En: It was here that Rohan had to organize a corporate team-building event.Hi: वह एक संवेदनशील और चिंतित आयोजनकर्ता था, जो अपनी कंपनी में अपनी छाप छोड़ने की कोशिश में था।En: He was a sensitive and anxious organizer, trying to make his mark in his company.Hi: उसके पास एक लक्ष्य था: अपने सख्त बॉस अर्जुन को प्रभावित करना और पदोन्नति पाने की उम्मीद करना।En: He had one goal: to impress his strict boss, Arjun, and hopefully earn a promotion.Hi: रोहन के साथ उसकी सहकर्मी मीरा भी थी। मीरा हमेशा नए और रचनात्मक विचारों से रोहन की मदद करती।En: With Rohan was his colleague Meera, who always helped him with new and creative ideas.Hi: उसने सुझाव दिया कि इवेंट में कुछ इको-फ्रेंडली और इंटरैक्टिव गतिविधियाँ जोड़ी जाएं।En: She suggested adding some eco-friendly and interactive activities to the event.Hi: रोहन को यह विचार पसंद तो आया, लेकिन उसे इसे लागू करने में कठिनाई लगती थी।En: Rohan liked the idea, but found it difficult to implement.Hi: हालांकि, उसने योजना बनानी शुरू की।En: Nevertheless, he began planning.Hi: उसकी उम्मीदें तब धुंधली होने लगीं जब अर्जुन ने आखिरी समय में कुछ बदलावों की माँग की।En: His hopes started to fade when Arjun demanded some last-minute changes.Hi: उनके पास बहुत ही कम बजट था, और समय भी।En: They had a very limited budget and time.Hi: लेकिन मीरा के सुझाव और सहयोग से रोहन ने हिम्मत नहीं हारी।En: But with Meera's suggestions and support, Rohan didn't lose courage.Hi: जब इवेंट का दिन आया, सब कुछ बारीकी से तैयार किया गया था।En: When the day of the event arrived, everything was meticulously prepared.Hi: खेल, गतिविधियाँ, और हरियाली का वातावरण कर्मचारियों को जोड़ने में मददगार था।En: The games, activities, and greenery environment helped in connecting the employees.Hi: लेकिन, तभी अचानक बिजली चली गई।En: But suddenly, the power went out.Hi: यह एक चुनौती थी।En: This was a challenge.Hi: रोहन ने जल्दी से स्थिति समझी।En: Rohan quickly assessed the situation.Hi: उसने सभी को इकट्ठा किया और बिना बिजली के भी विशेष गतिविधियाँ शुरू कर दीं।En: He gathered everyone and began special activities without electricity.Hi: टीम को जोड़ने के लिए अलग-अलग खेल खेले गए।En: Various games were played to unite the team.Hi: बिना तकनीक के भी माहौल में एक अनोखी ऊर्जा थी।En: Even without technology, there was a unique energy in the atmosphere.Hi: टीम के सदस्य एक-दूसरे को जानने लगे, बातें करने लगे और हंसने लगे।En: Team members started to get to know each other, talk, and laugh.Hi: यह एक वास्तविक टीम-बिल्डिंग का अनुभव बन गया।En: It became a genuine team-building experience.Hi: अर्जुन ने पहले कभी रोहन के इस पक्ष को नहीं देखा था।En: Arjun had never seen this side of Rohan before.Hi: उसने देखा कि कैसे रोहन ने मुश्किल समय में भी सबको एक साथ रखा।En: He saw how Rohan kept everyone together even during difficult times.Hi: इवेंट खत्म होने पर, अर्जुन ने रोहन की पीठ थपथपाई और कहा, ""तुमने साबित कर दिया कि मुश्किल समय में भी अद्भुत काम किया जा सकता है।En: At the end of the event, Arjun patted Rohan's back and said, "You've proven that amazing work can be done even in tough times.Hi: पदोन्नति के बारे में मैं विचार करूंगा।"En: I'll consider the promotion."Hi: इस घटना ने रोहन को यह सिखा दिया कि परिस्थितियों में बदलाव ही जीवन का हिस्सा है।En: This incident taught Rohan that changes in circumstances are a part of life.Hi: टीम वर्क और अनुकूलन क्षमता से हर समस्या का समाधान किया जा सकता है।En: Teamwork and adaptability can solve any problem.Hi: अनजान अनुभवों का स्वागत करना सीखने के साथ ही, उसने नई आत्म-विश्वास की भावना से भरपूर होकर अपने करियर की ऊंचाइयों की ओर बढ़ना शुरू कर दिया।En: By learning to welcome unknown experiences, he began to move towards the heights of his career with a new sense of confidence. Vocabulary Words:unique: अनोखाadventure: एडवेंचरsensitive: संवेदनशीलanxious: चिंतितorganizer: आयोजनकर्ताimpress: प्रभावितpromotion: पदोन्नतिeco-friendly: इको-फ्रेंडलीimplement: लागू करनाmeticulously: बारीकी सेenvironment: वातावरणpower: बिजलीchallenge: चुनौतीassessed: समझीtechnology: तकनीकgenuine: वास्तविकside: पक्षconfidence: आत्म-विश्वासheights: ऊंचाइयाँcircumstances: परिस्थितियाँteamwork: टीम वर्कadaptability: अनुकूलन क्षमताunknown: अनजानexperience: अनुभवconnect: जोड़नाcommotion: शोर-शराबाcolleague: सहकर्मीgreenery: हरियालीinteractive: इंटरैक्टिवsupport: सहयोग

Jeffrey Epstein's criminal enterprise did not survive for decades because he acted alone or possessed some supernatural ability to evade scrutiny. It survived because major financial institutions continued to provide the banking services, cash access, wire transfers, private banking relationships, and institutional legitimacy that allowed his operation to function. JPMorgan maintained Epstein as a client for years after his abuse had become publicly known, while Deutsche Bank accepted him after his relationship with JPMorgan ended. Both institutions later paid substantial settlements connected to claims that their services helped facilitate Epstein's trafficking operation, yet those payments did not produce a full public accounting of who approved the relationships, who ignored internal warnings, or why compliance concerns repeatedly lost out to profit and influence.The continued lack of individual accountability within the financial sector remains one of the greatest failures of the Epstein case. Corporate settlements compensated survivors and acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations, but they also allowed executives and institutions to avoid public trials that could have exposed the full financial architecture of Epstein's network. Banks cannot claim to be leaders in fighting human trafficking while treating wealthy, connected predators as exceptions to their own safeguards. Real justice requires subpoenas, testimony under oath, disclosure of internal communications, clawbacks of executive compensation, and criminal consequences where the evidence supports them. Until the bankers, executives, advisers, and institutions that enabled Epstein's access to money and legitimacy are fully investigated, the public will continue receiving settlements instead of answers and carefully managed apologies instead of accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Jeffrey Epstein's criminal enterprise did not survive for decades because he acted alone or possessed some supernatural ability to evade scrutiny. It survived because major financial institutions continued to provide the banking services, cash access, wire transfers, private banking relationships, and institutional legitimacy that allowed his operation to function. JPMorgan maintained Epstein as a client for years after his abuse had become publicly known, while Deutsche Bank accepted him after his relationship with JPMorgan ended. Both institutions later paid substantial settlements connected to claims that their services helped facilitate Epstein's trafficking operation, yet those payments did not produce a full public accounting of who approved the relationships, who ignored internal warnings, or why compliance concerns repeatedly lost out to profit and influence.The continued lack of individual accountability within the financial sector remains one of the greatest failures of the Epstein case. Corporate settlements compensated survivors and acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations, but they also allowed executives and institutions to avoid public trials that could have exposed the full financial architecture of Epstein's network. Banks cannot claim to be leaders in fighting human trafficking while treating wealthy, connected predators as exceptions to their own safeguards. Real justice requires subpoenas, testimony under oath, disclosure of internal communications, clawbacks of executive compensation, and criminal consequences where the evidence supports them. Until the bankers, executives, advisers, and institutions that enabled Epstein's access to money and legitimacy are fully investigated, the public will continue receiving settlements instead of answers and carefully managed apologies instead of accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Every August, Jess hears the same story on repeat: decision makers are on holiday, budgets are frozen, nobody's picking up the phone, so why bother? In this episode, Jess pushes back on that, hard. More decision makers and stakeholders are booking sales calls this August than she's seen in the last two years, and her own clients, working across leadership, performance, executive coaching, and fractional HR, are signing forty thousand pound retainers and hitting their entire annual revenue targets in six or seven months. It's not quiet out there - not even close! Jess is clear that when a sales process stalls, or a sales pipeline stops converting, it's rarely the market's fault, and it usually comes down to one of three things.  First, contagious negativity: doom and gloom talk spreads through business communities faster than success stories do, the same way an unhappy customer tells far more people about a bad experience than a happy one tells about a good one. If everyone around you is agreeing that nothing's working, it's easy to absorb that as fact instead of checking it against your own numbers. Second, strategy hopping: jumping from cold email outreach, to LinkedIn outreach, to networking, to trade shows, without ever giving a single method the time, volume, or clearly defined success markers it needs to prove itself. Most coaches and consultants haven't been taught what a lead generation channel is actually supposed to produce.  Its job is to book qualified sales calls, not close deals on its own, so judging an outreach campaign by how many sales it generated directly, rather than how many qualified conversations it opened, is an unfair test from the start. When that test fails, the channel gets written off and the search for a new one begins again, wiping out whatever progress had already been made. Third, and often the reason the other two happen at all, is not having a proven, best practice sales process to troubleshoot against in the first place. Without one, there's no baseline to compare results to, no way to tell whether a tactic is underperforming or simply hasn't had enough time, and no way to tell a genuine problem apart from ordinary variation.  This is made worse by a gap that rarely gets talked about: most coaches and consultants have invested heavily in qualifications for their specialism, whether that's leadership, HR, nutrition, or executive coaching, but very few of those qualifications include any formal sales training. Learning to sell on top of learning to deliver is a genuinely big undertaking, and struggling with it in year one is normal, not a personal failing. The real cost of strategy hopping isn't the time spent on any single failed attempt. It's staying stuck in the hardest, least comfortable phase of selling to corporate clients for far longer than necessary, because every reset means relearning lessons that a fully implemented, properly measured process would only have taught once. Coaches and consultants who commit to a single proven process, follow it as designed, and give it defined time and volume before judging it, tend to move through that difficult first phase once and into a far more sustainable place: referrals, inbound leads, and account maximisation with existing clients. So if you're heading into the final stretch of summer wondering whether to pause lead generation until September, the evidence points the other way. Corporate decision makers are still active, still booking calls, and still signing contracts. The businesses seeing the strongest results right now aren't the ones with an easier market. They're the ones executing, and honestly troubleshooting, a sales process they actually trust. Key Quotes "The purpose of lead generation is to book qualified sales calls." "That attitude is contagious. Happy customers will talk about their experience with a company to one or two people. Unhappy customers tell on average ten people how unhappy they are about something." "The hardest bit of selling to companies is the first year doing it, because in the first year selling to companies, you are learning and implementing all new skills."   Key Takeaways 1. The Market Isn't the Problem. The Story About the Market Is. A slow market isn't universal, it's what happens when a proven process isn't being run. 2. Negativity Is Contagious, and It Spreads Faster Than Success Does. One unhappy voice in your peer group can talk ten more people into believing the market's dead. 3. There's a Real Difference Between Positive Critique and Defeatist Thinking. Diagnosing a specific gap fixes your process; writing off a whole channel after one bad week doesn't. 4. There's a Clear Divide Between People Who Fully Implement a Strategy and People Who Hop Between Them. Chasing a quick win means never finishing anything long enough to know if it actually works. 5. Customising a Proven Template Often Breaks It. Tweak a proven template and you lose the ability to tell whether the strategy failed or your edit did. 6. Very Few People Selling to Companies Have Ever Been Taught to Sell. Nobody trains coaches and consultants to sell, so struggling with it in year one is normal, not a failure. 7. Every Sales Activity Is an Experiment, and Experiments Need Defined Success Markers. Without defined success markers upfront, you can't tell if a tactic is failing or just unfinished. 8. Strategy Hopping Keeps You Stuck in the Hardest Part of Selling to Corporates, on Repeat. Every reset sends you back to the hardest, least profitable stage of selling to corporates. 9. August Is a Genuine Opportunity, Not a Dead Zone. 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Until recently, corporate executives were eager to demonstrate how “green” they were. But then came Trump, trashing the very idea of a green economy.So, to appease the vengeful Republican, obsequious CEOs rushed to dump their green principles. Except for one especially verdant area of the corporate culture: CEO compensation. As widely reported, top executive pay has surged during the Trump regime.But wait, they want more, so other tendrils of executive pay have sprouted and grown like Jack's beanstalk, further separating those at the top from the rest of us. Wall Street Journal reporters have uncovered some $600 million in executive perks that big corporations shelled out to their honchos last year.For example, investors in Apollo, the avaricious Wall Street huckster, laid out nearly a million for luxury limo and chauffeur services so their billionaire CEO wouldn't have to open the car door by himself. For tax purposes, Apollo called this a “security measure,” rather than the pompous plutocratic perk it is.Already overpaid, these royals have come to expect all of life's needs and whims to be covered, including:* $121,000 in free tickets to ballgames to please the multimillionaire chief of Roto-Rooter, who is said to be “a huge sports fan.”* $20,000 in booze for the head of a liquor conglomerate, which insists the freebie is awarded to enhance the boss' “knowledge of the product.”* And a $492 payout to cover the maintenance cost on a home generator for the chief of Hewlett Packard – who is paid $23 million a year.An old adage claims that it's the little things that matter… and these CEO entitlements show just how little corporate “leaders” have become.Do something!To stay on top of all-things-CEO-pay, check out Inequality.org's work on the topic and take action with the organizations they recommend here.Jim Hightower's Lowdown is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimhightower.substack.com/subscribe

What would happen if you actually listened to every intuitive hit you got — even the ones that made zero logical sense? Ilana Brown did exactly that. From leaving a high-powered brand strategy career in advertising, to getting exorcised in Cuba, to lying in the dirt on a farm after her marriage fell apart, to building a thriving spiritual mentorship practice — Ilana's story is one of the most raw, real, and genuinely jaw-dropping conversations Audrey has had on the podcast. And the through line of all of it? Trusting the nudge. Every single time.In this episode you'll learn:How Ilana went from boarding school in New England and a future lawyer bib at one year old to becoming a spiritual mentor and guide for modern matriarchsWhat happened when she got an intuitive hit to go to Cuba, New Orleans, and Brazil mid-campaign while rebranding Hulu one year postpartum — and what the medium told her that changed everythingHow getting laid off twice became the best thing that ever happened to her financially and spirituallyWhat Filipino ancestral healing and the Babaylan tradition taught her about her own purpose and medicineWhy burnout often shows up as PCOS, high cortisol, and your body producing too much testosterone — and what that's actually telling youConnect with Ilana:Website: Ilanaebrown.com or Linktree Instagram: @ilanaebrownBTW - the Happiness Summit has ended, but you can catch the replay which is AMAZING trust me!! www.helloaudreyrose.com/risesummit✨✨ RISE Tribe - Next Steps✨✨For All the Things:  www.helloaudreyrose.com/linkinbio RISE Retreat:  https://www.helloaudreyrose.com/retreatFREE 7 day Nervous System Reset Group - get daily nervous system reset practices in just 10 min a day, with Audrey as your guide https://www.helloaudreyrose.com/7days Nervous System Reset Training (Free): www.helloaudreyrose.com/reset Happiness Bundle - www.helloaudreyrose.com/happiness 

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Watch the show on television by downloading the SuperCrowd.tv Channel app to your Roku or Amazon Fire TV or e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or Amazon Fire TV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Jim: I think it might be more of a willingness to sacrifice creatively. You know, like, I think meaning is a wage that is paid for self-chosen self-sacrifice for the other.Dignity-first leadership can make corporate decarbonization more effective by helping companies work together to serve people as well as the planet.Jim Boyle, CEO and founder of Sustainability Roundtable, Inc., joined me to explain how his firm has spent 18 years helping major companies set goals, drive progress and report results in sustainability. What began as a membership-based strategic advisory service during the financial panic of 2009 has grown into a platform trusted by large enterprises working to decarbonize at scale.Jim described Sustainability Roundtable's Net Zero Consortium for Buyers as a way to “help democratize utility-scale clean energy.” By bringing high-credit corporations together, the consortium gives them the scale to procure major clean energy projects they could not easily accomplish alone.The results are impressive. Jim shared the example of an aggregated procurement involving seven off-takers, including Akamai Technologies, Teradyne and the City of Cambridge. The project was built in southern Illinois, coal country, where clean power has especially high climate and health value.“When you replace coal with large-scale solar and batteries, you are really making a difference in the carbon cycle,” Jim said. “And you are making a difference in the particulate matter in that given area as well.”That health impact is measurable. Jim said the first gigawatt Sustainability Roundtable helped clients procure saved more than 3,700 disability-adjusted life years in its first year of operation alone. It also avoided $985 million in healthcare costs.“This move from molecules to electrons, from extracted fossil fuel to clean electrons, it has many wonderful impacts even beyond reducing carbon in our atmosphere,” Jim said.Jim's new book, Dignity First Leadership: Developing and Driving a World Class Sustainability Strategy, co-authored with Ann Whitney, connects that practical climate work to a deeper leadership framework. He argues that business should not treat efficiency as its highest goal. Instead, leaders should focus on magnifying the dignity of stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, communities and investors.“In every instance, it's the CEO's job in particular to create value in the near, mid, and long term with each and all your stakeholders,” Jim said.I love that framing. Climate solutions work best when they honor the people they affect. Jim's work reminds us that sustainability is not just about cleaner electrons. It is about healthier lives, better communities and leadership that puts human dignity first.tl;dr:Today's episode explores how dignity-first leadership strengthens corporate sustainability and climate action.Jim explains how Sustainability Roundtable helps companies procure utility-scale clean energy together.Today's episode connects renewable energy projects to measurable health benefits and avoided costs.Jim shares why CEOs should create value for all stakeholders, not efficiency alone.Today's episode highlights Creative Sacrifice as Jim's superpower for service-centered leadership.How to Develop Creative Sacrifice As a SuperpowerJim described his superpower as “a willingness to sacrifice creatively.” He explained, “I think meaning is a wage that is paid for self-chosen self-sacrifice for the other.” Grounded in his faith, his admiration for leadership as service and his work with executives, Jim sees sacrifice not as depletion but as empowerment. He said he can “bring a lot of energy to leadership as service,” especially in a business built around helping clients lead.Jim illustrated Creative Sacrifice with a recent challenge at Sustainability Roundtable. His team was developing a new compliance collaborative to help global companies master mandatory sustainability reporting. The deadlines were real, the complexity was high and the product was not ready. Instead of pretending otherwise, Jim told member executives the truth: the team needed help. That vulnerability felt embarrassing and risky, especially with prospective clients present. The result was powerful. More than half a dozen senior executives volunteered meaningful time, with some teams contributing more than 100 hours each, to co-design a better service.Choose service before ego when others need your leadership.Look for self-chosen sacrifices that create meaning for you and value for others.Be honest when you do not have the answer instead of pretending you do.Invite stakeholders to help design solutions that will serve them.Treat dignity as a practical leadership goal in every decision.Build a team culture that asks people to sacrifice together for clients and impact.Recognize that a high-performing team is not the same as a family, then lead accordingly.By following Jim's example and advice, you can make Creative Sacrifice a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileJim Boyle (he/him):CEO and Founder, Sustainability Roundtable, IncAbout Sustainability Roundtable, Inc: SR Inc works to be the world's most respected strategic advisor in enterprise decarbonization. For more than fifteen years, leaders at over 100 Fortune 500 and global growth companies have trusted SR Inc to provide membership-based strategic advisory and support services. SR Inc helps executives to set goals, drive progress, and report results as they lead their organizations to more sustainable high performance.Website: sustainround.comX/Twitter Handle: @sustainroundOther URL: https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-First-Leadership-World-Class-Sustainability/dp/B0G525KKYVBiographical Information: Jim Boyle is the CEO & Founder of Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. For more than fifteen years, Jim has led full-time teams of diverse experts to assist nearly 100 Fortune 500 and growth companies in their move to more sustainable high-performance. Specifically, SR Inc has helped world-leading sustainability leaders, real estate owners, and federal agencies set goals, drive progress, and report results in their move to greater Corporate Sustainability.Mr. Boyle led in the creation of SR Inc's Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), which advises and represents Fortune 500 and fast growth companies across the U.S. and internationally in the development of renewable energy strategies and the procurement of both on and off-site advanced energy solutions.Before founding SR Inc, Mr. Boyle co-led Trammell Crow Company Corporate Advisory Services in San Francisco and returned to his native Boston and Trammell Crow Company's market leading team in Greater Boston where he received the Commercial Brokers Association's Platinum Award for the highest level of commercial real estate transactions. 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Des Bishop joins Steph in his non-suit era and get into why Des wears the same suit all weekend on the road (plane included), telling a beauty-queen-turned-comic "f*** that guy, be hot," his Red Bull rationing system, hunting down snobby coffee shops just to be judged by the barista, being sober since 19, plus Steph and her fiancé's drunken fight over a TYPE-OFF, why you never lump Ireland into a UK tour, the nude beach circumcision census, losing a ball to testicular cancer in your 20's and the fake one offered to Des, comparing balls with his best friend, the half-shaved pubes nobody warned him about, and the worst ways a body can betray you. SPONSORS: Start a free trial, and get 50% off your first year of Monarch Core Tier with code STEPH at http://monarch.com Follow https://www.instagram.com/desbishop/ on Instagram. Follow https://www.instagram.com/stephtolev/ and https://www.instagram.com/steph_infection_podcast/ on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured onthe podcast- just DM the Steph Infection podcast account! See Steph's "KEEPIN EM' HARD" Tour: NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - AUGUST 7-8HALIFAX, CANADA - AUGUST 9VANCOUVER, CANADA - AUGUST 29EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 10-12RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 19-20COLUMBUS, OH - OCTOBER 2-3DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 8-10VICTORIA, BC - OCTOBER 14KELOWNA, BC - OCTOBER 15REGINA, SK - OCTOBER 16EDMONTON, ALBERTA - OCTOBER 17PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 22-24LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 29LONDON, ON - OCTOBER 6SPOKANE - NOVEMBER 12-14FORT LAUDERDALE - NOVEMBER 18FULLY LOADED CRUISE - NOVEMBER 19-22TEMPE - NOVEMBER 27-28AUSTIN - DECEMBER 3-5CHICAGO - DECEMBER 17-19 Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev/tickets Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada's funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central's THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central's CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS starring and written by Bill Burr on Netflix . Check out her tour dates to see her live! Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:36 - Sweating In Studio 00:06:10 - Why Des Always Wears a Suit 00:09:42 - Dressing Down 00:19:24 - The Red Bull Regimen & Judgy Baristas 00:25:00 - The Type-Off Fight 00:29:36 - Des's Irish Career 00:35:17 - Nude Beaches & Circumcision 00:38:43 - The Viral Mothership Clip 00:42:27 - Body Stuff: Testicular Cancer 00:47:44 - Finding Out & Half-Shaved Pubes 00:55:01 - Worst Body Fears & Dark Algorithm Spirals 01:01:22 - Joking About Death 01:06:27 - Des's Special & Tour Dates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Dutchess Cookies   LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers a raw redemption story with Patrick Poix, co-founder of Duchess Cookies — the New York stuffed-cookie brand now flying off shelves after Patrick traded a decade behind bars for a second shot at life.   Patrick breaks down the teenage MDMA deal that spiraled into a federal conspiracy charge, his run to France on a second passport, the ten years he served after 9/11 shut down his escape route, and how he rebuilt everything — his family, his freedom, his empire — one cookie at a time.   Whether you're chasing a comeback, building a business, or just love a story that shouldn't have a happy ending but does, this one's for you.    

Most founders build their brand around what looks good instead of what actually works — and it's quietly sabotaging their marketing. In this episode, John sits down with Amber Andrews, founder of Andrews Artistry, to unpack why looking good and being clear aren't the same thing. Amber breaks down the real difference between a brand and a brand system, the biggest mistakes founders make when picking colors and building identity, and why she believes AI should never be used to design a logo. They also dig into when it's time to invest in professional branding and why staying authentically human beats a polished, AI-sounding brand every time. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne's Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters: 1:13 – Welcome & guest introduction 2:55 – Amber's background and path to founding Andrews Artistry 3:36 – Corporate vs. founder branding 7:06 – Common branding mistakes founders make 9:56 – What is a "brand system" vs. just a brand? 16:20 – When should you invest in professional branding? 21:03 – The role (and misuse) of AI in branding 25:04 – Showing up authentically without being the face of your brand 39:36 – Where to find Amber and get her free brand guide Links: Andrews Artistry: https://andrewsartistry.com/ Andrews Artistry Page for Listeners: https://andrewsartistry.com/podbrand/ Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Support us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second: How America's Elites Are Making China Stronger, investigates how American political, corporate, and cultural elites have become deeply entangled with the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) since the 1970s. He identifies Henry Kissinger as the most influential figure in this relationship, alleging that Kissinger's consulting model prioritized personal profit and CCP interests over American national security. The book also critiques the Bush and Clinton families for their roles in romancing Beijing and facilitating China's entry into the WTO. A significant portion of the book is dedicated to the self-censorship of Hollywood, where studios now reflexively avoid critical portrayals of China to maintain market access. Stone Fish details how the CCP uses "psychological manipulation" to force apologies from executives like Michael Eisner and to silence stars like Richard Gere. This influence extends to sports, highlighted by LeBron James' criticism of Daryl Morey for supporting democracy in Hong Kong. Stone Fish argues that while trade was initially sold as a means to democratize China, it has instead empowered a more authoritarian regime under Xi Jinping. He warns that the CCP's success in using American "interlocutors" and "friends" has allowed it to pursue genocide in Xinjiang and aggressive "wolf warrior" diplomacy with minimal resistance from the West's most powerful institutions. He urges a new consensus to address the national security and ethical risks posed by these ties. (4)1935 Beijing