Podcasts about gaitan

All of these "what ifs" of a negative nature serve only to reinforce or hasten to completion an old negative goal. Remember, you are what you think about. With not too much mental discipline, you can change those negative "what ifs" to positive ones. "What if I get a better job?" "What if I could pay all the bills?" The positive "what ifs" reinforce and hasten to completion your positive goals. (Thomas C Sikking, Creative Responsibility) This is a simple practice that utilizes the practical application of faith as taught by Jesus. On this episode, Darrell and Ed emphasize the truth that what you see with your inner eye you meet sooner or later on the external. As you change from negative to positive “what if-ing”, your affairs will correspond as well. And, during the second segment, C. C. Gaitan returns as our guest and motivates us to eliminate worry in consciousness and welcome instantaneous manifestations with today's reading, “My Word!” Join the Prospering Patreon Community: www.Patreon.com/FunniestThing Unity Joy of Life Ministry: https://www.unityjoyoflife.org/infinite-prosperity  

This episode brings an energizing and expansive conversation with Natalia Gaitan, a Colombian immigrant, Creative Director, and Founder of Hola Luz Creative. Natalia's studio helps audacious, impact-driven entrepreneurs transform their purpose into powerful visual presence.From designing for Fortune 500 brands like TJ Maxx and JC Penney to launching a mission-driven creative agency, Natalia shares how her entrepreneurial journey has been an act of defiance, empowerment, and storytelling. We explore:How branding becomes a political act for Latina and minority-owned businessesThe power of redefining wealth, success, and visibility through entrepreneurshipWhy investing in your brand is non-negotiable if you're building a legacy of impactWhy purpose-led business needs strategy, not just passionTangible insights for changemakers ready to take their message seriouslyWhether you're a startup founder, creative, nonprofit leader, or seasoned entrepreneur - this episode is your reminder that branding isn't about ego. It's about credibility, impact, and giving your message the vessel it deserves. As Natalia explains in the episode, “If you took your business as seriously as you take your purpose, everything would change.”About Natalia Gaitan: Natalia, founder and lead designer of Hola Luz Creative Studio, is a bold advocate for purpose-driven branding. As a Latina entrepreneur with a background in designing for Fortune 500 companies, Natalia has transformed her passion for storytelling, cultural connection, and design into a thriving creative studio that serves audacious, impact-driven founders and organizations. Her work focuses on helping businesses amplify their voices and create lasting legacies through strategic branding and web design.Natalia's journey—from building her business in a second language to stepping into leadership as a speaker and mentor—reflects her commitment to breaking barriers and empowering women of color and underrepresented communities. She believes that a brand is not just a business asset but a powerful tool for connection, belonging, and change.Through Hola Luz Creative Studio, Natalia collaborates with clients to craft bold, authentic brands that inspire connection, elevate their visibility, and shine a light on their unique stories. With a blend of expertise, empathy, and cultural resonance, she's on a mission to help entrepreneurs build brands that don't just look good but also make an impact.Connect with Natalia:Instagram: @holaluzcreativeWebsite: www.holaluzcreative.comLoved this episode? ✨ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps more changemakers find this show and dare to be seen.

In this conversation, Luzy King interviews Natalia Gaitan, founder of Hola Luz Creative Studio, about her journey from a corporate career in fashion design to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Natalia shares her experiences of redefining success, the importance of self-healing, and how motherhood has influenced her business. She emphasizes the significance of community support among women, the evolution of her business offerings, and the value of investing in high-quality services. The discussion also touches on the challenges of visibility and the definition of wealth as freedom.

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Writer/director Gavin Gaitan brought his film "Down Town" to SOFF 2024 and took home four awards:                                                                                                                                                                     Best in Fest - Feature Film Grand Jury Award - Best Feature Film - Comedy Grand Jury Award - Best Director - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan Grand Jury Award - Best Screenplay - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan I was truly blown away with Gavin's film and I because I was not able to moderate his Q&A at the festival, I was thrilled to for the chance to have him on the podcast. And his follow-up 4 Questions didn't disappoint either! If you want to follow Gavin's feature film on Instagram, he's @downtownmovie (https://www.instagram.com/downtownmovie/) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – X/Twitter – TikTok

A beautiful March Monday to you all! What I am about to type is the absolute truth. The first time I watched “Down Town,” the crime-comedy-adventure feature film from writer director Gavin Gaitan,                                                                                I said out loud, alone in front of the TV, “Holy f***ing sh*t.” And I probably said it three to four times in a row, because Gavin's film simply blew me away.                                                                                                                                                                     I wasn't alone! The selection jury for the Sherman Oaks Film Festival gave “Down Town” the Best In Fest award! In fact, at SOFF 2024, Gavin's film took home four awards: Best in Fest - Feature Film Grand Jury Award - Best Feature Film - Comedy Grand Jury Award - Best Director - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan Grand Jury Award - Best Screenplay - Feature Film - Gavin Gaitan By the way, I was extra excited that Gavin was among the first of the SOFF 2024 alumni to jump onto the podcast.                                                                                                                                                         I was moderating the Q&A's in theater 7 when “Down Town” was playing in theater 8, so that I was not able to moderate Gavin's Q&A and tell him all of the things that I admire about his film. That's what I love about the Discover Indie Film podcast; it gives me a second chance to have a conversation the filmmakers whose Q&A's I did not get to moderate. If you want to follow Gavin's feature film on Instagram, he's @downtownmovie (https://www.instagram.com/downtownmovie/) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Discover Indie Film Website – Instagram – Facebook – BlueSky The INDIE Channel The INDIE Channel Website – Instagram – Facebook – TikTok

“There is a power for good in the universe greater than you are and you can use it.” Ernest Holmes, here referring to God, is stating the greatest discovery that the individual can make. However, how does one gain access to this power? By simply opening themselves up to it. We must be willing to believe the truth that this benevolent God power is always at work on our behalf. Trusting in Divine Orchestration at work to the point where we can let go of concern and panic driven fear-based activity. And to freely forgive; to give up harmful emotions toward ourselves and others. It's the divine paradox, “surrender to win!” On this episode, Darrell and Ed highlight the evidence that our needs are met and our desires fulfilled when we let go and trust God is at work. And, during the second segment, Happy Prayer Minister C. C. Gaitan encourages listeners to receive God's good, guidance, inspiration, and motivation into their lives with today's reading, “Choose Happiness.” Join the Prosperous Patreon Community: www.Patreon.com/funniestthing

Find the free resources mentioned on this episode here----> https://www.makegoodfashion.com/free-fashion-resourcesToday, I'm excited to sit down with Desiree Gaitan-Buchanan, the founder of Poplinen, a sustainable fashion brand that has been featured on media outlets like Good Morning America, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie Claire. Desiree joins us to talk about how she built Poplinen with a focus on sustainability, ethical sourcing, and and empowering women of all shapes and sizes.In this episode, Des shares how she landed incredible media features. She also gives us an inside look into her journey of growing Poplinen from the ground up, including sustainable sourcing, the importance of community-building, and balancing her roles as an entrepreneur and a mom.

Today we welcome artist and ceramist, Joel Gaitan. While celebrating life, death, and the afterlife, Gaitan's work studies the matters of self-identity, sexuality, and ancestral lineage. From forgotten tongues, to erased cultures, Gaitan immerses into traditional hand building clay techniques, keeping a sacred tradition from Nicaragua & Central America alive in a colonized world. Since encountering Gaitain's work on Instagram I have been seduced by his beautiful pre-colombian inspired sculptures. In this episode we discuss his journey into becoming an artist, his art practice and creating his bedazzled pre-Colombian divas. You can find Joel Gaitan's work on Instagram at Nicanahuac or at https://joelgaitan.art/ Produced & Edited by: Nathalia Morales-Evanks Jingle: Space Primo

Want to learn how to break free from religious dogma and awaken your own spiritual truth? Arturo Gaitan, my spiritual mentor, wasn't your typical believer. Kicked out of churches and schools for questioning authority, Arturo embarked on a lifelong journey of self-discovery. Now, he's here to share his wisdom and help you forge your own path. Head over to https://nathancrane.com/podcast/ to learn more about Arturo and his teachings. Sponsors: Boost immunity with Beljanski's science-backed wellness products. Trusted by doctors, get 15% off with code "Nathan" and free shipping on orders of four or more at MaisonBeljanski.com Transform cancer care with non-invasive PEMF Therapy at DrPawluk.com. Targeting cancer processes, reducing inflammation, and accelerating recovery. Ideal for all stages, use code NC10 for a discount. Explore at https://www.drpawluk.com/introtocancer/. CONNECT WITH ME: Website: https://nathancrane.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NaturalHealthNathanCrane Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathancranepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NathanCraneOfficialPage Twitter: @nathancrane TikTok: @mrnathancrane spiritualawakening #breakfree #findyourtruth

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Leonardo Gaitan Guerra es un joven colombiano que desde niño se sintió atraído por los autos… estudia Administración de empresas y posteriormente un MBA en la Universidad EAN. Inicia su carrera profesional enfocada en las labores comerciales, en empresas como SURA, Colombia, VTU, Tuya, Autoniza y Autoland en las que ha liderado equipos en industrias como la financiera, aseguradora y automotriz.A la fecha, nuestro invitado he fundado 6 emprendimientos en industrias de moda, arte, seguros, entretenimiento, deporte y automotriz, además de que recientemente lideró Asopartes, la asociación del sector automotriz y sus partes en Colombia, donde conoció de cerca los retos y oportunidades de esta industria.Leonardo es desde 2022 CEO y Cofounder de Autoparti, una plataforma que ayuda a las pymes de la industria automotriz que no están digitalizadas a digitalizarse y crecer con tecnología. Hoy es un Software as a service que integra herramientas de e-commerce, publicidad, marketing, logística, pagos electrónicos.Autoparti cuenta ya con más de 20.000 usuarios activos al mes, superando los 600 negocios digitalizados y está generando un crecimiento de 4x en ventas de canales digitales para sus clientes en Colombia. Además, planea expandir su operación a México mediante un softlanding a finales de 2024.Puntos Principales de la Entrevista:* Pasión por el Emprendimiento y el Ciclismo: Leonardo comparte su amor por el ciclismo y cómo esta pasión lo ha acompañado a lo largo de su vida. Además, narra su trayectoria emprendedora, que incluye la creación de seis empresas en diversas industrias, desde moda hasta seguros y arte.* Innovación en la Industria Automotriz: La conversación destaca cómo Autoparty está transformando la industria automotriz en Colombia. La plataforma ayuda a las pymes a digitalizarse, ofreciendo herramientas de e-commerce, marketing, logística y pagos electrónicos. Leonardo explica cómo la tecnología puede mejorar la eficiencia y crecimiento de estos negocios.* Resiliencia y Adaptación: Leonardo relata los desafíos que ha enfrentado como emprendedor y cómo ha aprendido a adaptarse y superar obstáculos. Su historia de resiliencia y perseverancia es inspiradora para otros emprendedores, mostrando que el camino al éxito está lleno de lecciones valiosas.Para más información y contenidos exclusivos:* Blog / Newsletter: Cuentos Corporativos en Substack* Facebook: Cuentos Corporativos en Facebook* Instagram: Cuentos Corporativos en Instagram* X (Twitter): Cuentos Corporativos en X* Email: adolfo@cuentoscorporativos.com#Emprendimiento #IndustriaAutomotriz #Digitalización #Innovación #Tecnología #Pymes #Resiliencia #Colombia #Autoparty #CuentosCorporativos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cuentoscorporativos.substack.com

The only thing that gets in the way of miracles is our bad habit of disbelief. We are the only ones who set the limits for ourselves. We tell ourselves stories that lower our expectations and we convince ourselves to be “reasonable” about our needs and desires being fulfilled. Meanwhile, all the power of the universe is waiting, ready, and excited to go to work on our behalf. On this episode, Darrell and Ed encourage listeners, to start enjoying the belief that God is at work: harmonizing, healing, and prospering all of our affairs. This is the technique of living from miracle to miracle. And, during the second segment, Cheerful CC Gaitan gets us to break the bad habit of disbelief with today's reading, “If Not Now, When?” Help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/funniestthing

In this episode P.P. and Big E sat down and talked with AMVETs Post 1988 Commander Marlene Gaitan about the often imitated never duplicated Baldwin Blessing of the Bikes.  

Our Director of Grantmaking, Efraín Chávez-Delgado, discusses building community in and expanding community access to the outdoors as a community member, professional, and parent. The full episode transcript can be found here. To learn about our Liberated Paths Grantmaking, click here. The book Efraín referred to is Fresh Banana Leaves by Dr. Jessica Hernandez. At the time of the recording, Efraín was a Grantmaking and Program Manager. Since then, he has become the Director of Grantmaking. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

2024 LVR President-Elect Josh Campa's new Leadership Series is one that is sure to turn some heads. In this podcast series he sits down with fellow leaders in Real Estate and beyond, to discuss the true qualities of leadership. In this episode Josh is joined by fellow LVR board member and Director of the board, and Dean of the Leadership Series, Britney Gaitan. They talk about their journey from starting out, getting valuable mentorship, and settling into leadership roles. Britney talks a little about what to expect in the upcoming Leadership series.

Rising Leaders Fellow alum Shirley Calderon interviews Dr. Darlene Hall, founder of Intersections Consulting. Dr. Hall discusses her book “Youth Development Theory and Practice: Integrating a Trauma Framework: A Social Justice Approach”, underscoring the importance of all workers that work with youth in the outdoors being trauma-informed to create truly safe spaces. The full episode transcript can be found here. To learn about Intersections Consulting, click here. To buy “Youth Development Theory and Practice: Integrating a Trauma Framework: A Social Justice Approach”, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

From the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at UTHealth Houston, today, we delve into a fascinating study exploring the intriguing concept known as the "obesity paradox" in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Joining us are two esteemed guests, Dr. Jared Chen and Dr. Andrea Gaitan, who played integral roles in this research.  You are in for a treat as we unpack the study's background, objectives, and compelling results. The study, aiming to understand the association between body mass index (BMI) and functional outcomes in patients with ICH, also explores the role of race/ethnicity in this relationship. Their research article can be found at https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000208014

Leonardo Gaitan Guerra es un joven colombiano que desde niño se sintió atraído por los autos… estudia Administración de empresas y posteriormente un MBA en la Universidad EAN. Inicia su carrera profesional enfocada en las labores comerciales, en empresas como SURA, Colombia, VTU, Tuya, Autoniza y Autoland en las que ha liderado equipos en industrias como la financiera, aseguradora y automotriz.A la fecha, nuestro invitado he fundado 6 emprendimientos en industrias de moda, arte, seguros, entretenimiento, deporte y automotriz, además de que recientemente lideró Asopartes, la asociación del sector automotriz y sus partes en Colombia, donde conoció de cerca los retos y oportunidades de esta industria.Leonardo es desde 2022 CEO y Cofounder de Autoparti, una plataforma que ayuda a las pymes de la industria automotriz que no están digitalizadas a digitalizarse y crecer con tecnología. Hoy es un Software as a service que integra herramientas de e-commerce, publicidad, marketing, logística, pagos electrónicos.Autoparti cuenta ya con más de 20.000 usuarios activos al mes, superando los 600 negocios digitalizados y está generando un crecimiento de 4x en ventas de canales digitales para sus clientes en Colombia. Además, planea expandir su operación a México mediante un softlanding a finales de 2024.Puedes escuchar Cuentos Corporativos en vivo a través de la señal de Radiomex. Todos los martes y jueves a las 8 pm, hora de la Ciudad de México.Suscríbete aquí El newsletter de Cuentos Corporativos. Recibirás todas las semanas información sobre nuestros episodios y eventos.¿Te gustaría proponer a un invitado? Hazlo aquí o contáctanos a través de contacto@cuentoscorporativos.com¿Te gusta Cuentos Corporativos? Apóyanos con tu reseña. Déjala aquíAyúdanos a mejorar. Dinos qué opinas de Cuentos Corporativos, respondiendo esta breve encuesta. Muchas gracias!www.cuentoscorporativos.comFacebook InstagramLinkedInTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak with Amelia Vigil, Liberated Paths: Youth Access to Nature Grant and Program Manager, about their long relationship with the backcountry and outdoors industry, prompting them to want to create safe, accessible, and inclusive spaces for Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color. They explain the changes they have witnessed and changes they hope to see in the industry. You can find the episode transcript here. The book Amelia referred to is Spirits of the Earth by Bobby Lake-Thom. To learn about the Liberated Paths: Youth Access to Nature Fund, click here. To learn more about Justice Outside's work and our programs to increase access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

We speak with Laura Hernandez, Outdoor Educators Institute Program Coordinator, about their evolving connection with the outdoors through plant medicine and outdoor education. They discuss the importance of inclusive and safe spaces for young Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to build and explore connections with the outdoors. The full episode transcript can be found here. To learn about the Outdoor Educators Institute, click here. To learn more about Justice Outside's work and our programs to increase access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

A poucos dias do segundo do turno das eleições presidenciais na Argentina, que ocorrerá neste domingo dia 19/11, o professor Salvador Schavelzon da UNIFESP entrevista os professores argentinos Victoria Darling da Universidad Nacional de Moreno e Flávio Gaitan da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-americana, para falar dessa contenda inédita no país em que, pela primeira vez desde a redemocratização, a extrema direita ocupa um grande espaço na política nacional e apresenta chances reais de vencer as eleições através da figura de Javier Milei contra o candidato governista, Sergio Massa, atual ministro da economia do país. Em meio à crise econômica que se arrasta há algum tempo no país, as bases da política tradicional parecem enfraquecidas e o futuro parece incerto – ainda que a extrema direita não vença as eleições, ficou claro que, atualmente, é uma nova força política no país. Nesta conversa, trazemos diversas perguntas, quem é Javier Milei? Quem é Sergio Massa? Quem são os seus eleitores? Quais são os principais temas que mobilizam o debate eleitoral? Como a esquerda está se posicionando diante da ascensão da extrema direita? Sem dúvida, a conversa aqui proposta nos ajudará a compreender melhor esse fenômeno que vem crescendo por toda a América Latina, em tempos e intensidades diferentes. Edição: Raíssa Lazarini Descrição: Samiyah Becker Arte: Dani Gomes Produzido pelo Berta Coletivo Latinoamericanista

Today on Clay in Color, we chat with Joel Gaitan. He creates personified earthenware vessels that mirror his friends, family, and himself while drawing from the ceramic language of early Mesoamerican ceramics. In our interview, we talk about how Gaitan found his way to ceramics and how he rethinks museological displays as a celebration. We also discuss growing up in a religious household, how he reconnects to his Nicaraguan heritage as a first-generation Miamian, and wanting to portray “big bodies” through his ceramics. Furthermore, he shares his thoughts on complex terms such as “Latinidad” and “pre-Columbian.”   Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors: AMACO Brent www.amaco.com The Bray www.archiebray.org

We speak with Kim Moore Bailey, Justice Outside President and Chief Executive Officer, about her love of the outdoors since childhood. She shares key moments, conversations, and ideas that have guided her to shape Justice Outside into what it is today, as well as tips for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color people working in the field. She reminds us that trails have been blazed before, and there are many of us to continue the work. The full episode transcript can be found here. The book Kim mentioned is Becoming.  The report Kim referred to is “Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes” by Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor and Molly Blondell. To learn more about Justice Outside's work and our programs to increase access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

For today's episode we are so excited to be joined by Natalia Gaitan! Natalia is a Colombian immigrant and proud owner of her business Power Up Brand + Design. She is a designer in all areas including industrial, fashion, graphic and website. It's her mission to empower business owners to lean into what makes them different.    Natalia's Weekly Fav: She's obsessed with Taylor Swift and the crazy amount of sales she's made in everything from tours to football jerseys. Her human-focused marketing, which makes people feel like they belong, is such a good sales skill, and she loves it!    Natalia's Confidence Corner: She feels super confident when she does things that absolutely scare her. The idea of taking action and then seeing that she can get stuff done is so powerful and gives her so much confidence.    Topics we cover:    The importance of having a strong community and team behind you    Remembering to have gratitude for the privileges and flexibility that we are able to have in our businesses   Your website is the window that looks into your business, so it needs to look good and accurately reflect your business    No one can replicate your perspective, so find your secret sauce and incorporate it into your business Connect with Natalia:  Work with Natalia: https://powerup-bd.com/services    Website: https://powerup-bd.com/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerupbd/    The Book Natalia is reading: https://www.amazon.com/You-Sound-Like-White-Girl-ebook/dp/B08QGHXL7Y    Right Hand Glam's Episode: Episode 70- Engagement and the Authentic Human Behind it All with Emma Barrera, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/engagement-and-the-authentic-human-behind-it-all/id1590755119?i=1000627605097  Connect : Confidence Queens Academy - the membership   https://www.theconfidencequeen.com/offers/s6H4LmaE   Instagram : @confidentafpodcast  @theconfidencequeen__   Confident as F*ck Journal - https://theconfidencequeen.myshopify.com/products/journal   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: All things Confidence Queen : www.theconfidencequeen.com   Love the thought of a confidence coach, but unsure if it's the right fit for you? Schedule your clarity call here! —-> https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=22215172&appointmentType=20895458   Sign up to be the first to know about Confidence Queens Academy : https://www.theconfidencequeen.com/subscribe-to-email-list  

Dr. Sergio Gaitan's loyal patients rave that his approach to Botox and filler is an art form. To Dr. Gaitan, it's not about the product, but rather the reflection of light. For example, he often focuses on the top of the face with Botox as he notices it makes the lower part of the face glow.Dr. Gaitan's goal is to help patients look as young as they feel. Just by looking at the skin, he's often able to spot conditions and determine a possible treatment plan and then asks appropriate questions to confirm a diagnosis.Specializing in ethnic skin, he is well versed in treatment with the Q-switched laser, which is safe on all skin types, to build collagen and improve pigmentation for patients from a wide range of backgrounds.To learn more about Dr. Sergio GaitanFollow Dr. Gaitan on InstagramABOUT MEET THE DOCTOR The purpose of the Meet the Doctor podcast is simple. We want you to get to know your doctor before meeting them in person because you're making a life changing decision and time is scarce. The more you can learn about who your doctor is before you meet them, the better that first meeting will be. When you head into an important appointment more informed and better educated, you are able to have a richer, more specific conversation about the procedures and treatments you're interested in. There's no substitute for an in-person appointment, but we hope this comes close.Meet The Doctor is a production of The Axis. Made with love in Austin, Texas.Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor who'd like to be on the Meet the Doctor podcast? Book a free 30 minute recording session at meetthedoctorpodcast.com.

Welcome to the Business of Aesthetics podcast series, where we delve into the dynamic world of dermatology and aesthetics. In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Sergio Gaitan, a board-certified dermatologist and the owner of Certified Cosmetic Skin Care in Miami, Florida. Dr. Gaitan is a specialist in Botox, dermal fillers, micro-needling, and lasers, with a passion for helping his patients achieve clear, beautiful skin.

Natalia Gaitan is a Colombian immigrant who walked out of her wildly successful corporate design job (working with multiple, global brands like JCPenney and T.J. Maxx) and into freedom, joy, and a life of purpose. There was a lot of fear, uncertainty, planning, sleepless nights, and more than a few curse words between her corporate exit and fulfilling her purpose as a branding and design business owner. But at the end of the day, her growth had a limit. She was missing true connection and didn't feel like she was making a difference in people's lives. Natalia knew she was meant for more. She was ready to make a bigger impact and build a powerful legacy. Natalia and her company Power Up Brand + Design creates brand and website design for passionate creatives who are ready to stand out online and make a bigger impact.  In this episode, you'll hear about Natalia Gaitan's journey to pursue fashion and design in the United States, creating her company while being furloughed due to Covid, and how she raises her first-generation kids to lead a more fulfilling life.  Keep up with Natalia on her website and on her Instagram.  For all Hella Latin@ updates, follow @hellalatinopodcast on Instagram and connect on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Rena Payan, Director of Grantmaking, about the radical and restorative grantmaking program she has helped create at Justice Outside. She discusses the historical barriers for Black, Indigenous, and organizations of Color in traditional grantmaking and how an accessible, equitable alternative is possible. She also shares about her personal connection to the outdoors and how she's nurtured it throughout her life.  The full episode transcript can be found here. To learn more about our Liberated Paths grantmaking, click here. The phrase Rena referred to, “Nothing about us without us”, stems from the disability justice movement. Learn more here.  To learn more about Justice Outside's work and our programs to increase access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

Aquí está el inicio perdido del podcast. Una disculpa a Johan y a los niños del kinder por perder el material, me había gustado un chingo.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ is foundational to our salvation and faith walk. Let us submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every aspect of our lives.

El hijo pródigo ha regresado al imperio y el mejor amigo del equipo ha vuelto a grabar un podcast. Si, estábamos ebrios y bastante imprudentes. Espero les guste.

For our first episode, we speak with Danielle Wolfrum, our Director of Development. She shares how her relationship to the outdoors has evolved and her experience working in environmental non-profits as a Woman of Color. She highlights the importance of community-oriented relationship building and fundraising.  The full episode transcript can be found here. To learn more about community-centric fundraising, click here. The line of poetry Noorjahan mentions in the podcast comes from the great Sufi poet Maulana Jalaludin Balkhi's Masnawi Manawi written in Persian in the 13th century. The verse Noorjahan mentions is linked here. It's the fourth verse. Though the English translation of the poem uses the pronoun "he" to refer to the subject, in Persian a gender neutral pronoun is used. In the United States, Maulana Jalaludin Balkhi is known as Rumi. The book Danielle mentioned is Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness.  To learn more about Justice Outside's work including our grantmaking and our programs to increase access to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, click here. Theme music by Joseph Powers Design assets prepared by LQL Photo + Design Audio editing by Cha'vez Gaitan

Nuestro Insólito Universo _ Gaitan Pt I. En los cinco minutos de duración que tiene este programa se narran historias asombrosas referentes a cualquier tema. La primera transmisión de este programa se realizó por la Radio Nacional de Venezuela el 4 de agosto de 1969 y su éxito fue tal que, posteriormente, fue transmitido también por Radio Capital y, actualmente, se mantiene en la Radio Nacional (AM) y en los circuitos Éxitos y Onda, de Unión Radio (FM), lo cual le otorga una tribuna de red AM y FM que cubren todo el país, uno de los programas radiales más premiados y de mayor duración en la historia de la radio de Venezuela

Nuestro Insólito Universo _ Gaitan Pt II. En los cinco minutos de duración que tiene este programa se narran historias asombrosas referentes a cualquier tema. La primera transmisión de este programa se realizó por la Radio Nacional de Venezuela el 4 de agosto de 1969 y su éxito fue tal que, posteriormente, fue transmitido también por Radio Capital y, actualmente, se mantiene en la Radio Nacional (AM) y en los circuitos Éxitos y Onda, de Unión Radio (FM), lo cual le otorga una tribuna de red AM y FM que cubren todo el país, uno de los programas radiales más premiados y de mayor duración en la historia de la radio de Venezuela

To believe in who He is, His teachings, His words and His works that show proof of His identity.

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Una terafábrica en México, un drama tiktokero y Matías enfadado porque no le dejaron subirse al Miura-1 de PLD Space. Patrocinador: Holded tiene todo lo que necesitas para gestionar tu empresa donde y cuando quieras. Holded simplifica la gestión de tu negocio, automatizando tareas y agilizando todos tus procesos: facturas, presupuestos, impuestos, cobros, nóminas, etc. todo en un click. — Más de 80.000 empresas ya confían en Holded.es tienes 14 días de prueba gratuita y un 50% de descuento. La fábrica de Tesla en México va a ser más grande que el resto, así que sería lo suyo decir que es una TERAFÁBRICA. O algo así. Repasamos el Tesla Investors Day del 1 de marzo por fin, y Matías nos cuenta su visita al Miura-1 en la base de Huelva. Ah, y nos tiramos al barro con los youtubers y tiktokeros de Tesla para hablar del enésimo drama de Ángel Gaitan y Tesla. - Iran discovers world's second largest lithium reserve - Fabricación | Tesla México - La planta de Tesla en México será la fábrica de autos eléctricos más grande del mundo y tendrá una inversión de 5,000 millones de dólares - López Obrador confirma que Tesla construirá una planta de autos eléctricos en Nuevo León | EL PAÍS México - Watch Tesla Reveal Walking Optimus Robot (Investor Day 2023) - YouTube - El vídeo en cuestión - La fábrica de México en Google Maps - Twitter just let its privacy- and security-protecting Tor service expire - The Verge - https://twitter.com/alexgibneyfilm/status/1633167774049607686 - Elon Musk protagonizará un documental dirigido por Alex Gibney - Ángel Gaitán y la autonomía del Tesla Model 3 - Repetimos ruta - YouTube ELON está presentado por Matías S. Zavia (@matiass) y Álex Barredo (@somospostpc). Su tema original está compuesto por Nahúm García (@nahum). — Alojado en Cuonda (@cuonda)

La ansiedad y la depresion en la familia es algo que esta afectando mucho en este momento en el mundo, por eso traigo este tema a la luz para que muchos puedan concientizarse y empesemos a sanar para ayudar a traer claridad mental a todas las familias. Quien es Paola Gonzalez Gaitan? Es un ser en evolución aprendiendo dia a dia la experiencia de ser humano en todos sus ámbitos terrenales, haciendo de mi la mejor versión cada dia de la vida desde el amor y la compasión. The Host Gloria Goldberg https://www.facebook.com/gloriagoldberg13/ Vives en USA y necesitas ayuda ? Llamar a US National Suicide Prevention 1 (800) 273 8255 24/7 o Texto a 988 24/7 English y Spanish Apoya la salud mental!! Gracias --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gloria-goldberg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gloria-goldberg/support

Violet Gaitan Booker joins host Elise Capron, with guest co-host Velo Kristina, for an incredible discussion around her time working for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Violet (known as Continue Reading →

A graduate of Indian Trail Academy, Daniel Gaitan found an interest in journalism which took him to DePaul University and then back to Kenosha to work with the now-defunct non-profit Life Matters Media, a short stint at Kenosha.com and now he returned to the Kenosha News on the reporting team as of last year. Gaitan is always seeking the story and is building connections throughout Kenosha. Got a hot lead, or just an interesting story to share? Drop him an email at dgaitan@kenoshanews.com This episode was recorded on September 26th at Luigi's Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th AvenueBig thanks to our sponsors:Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd StLucci's Grandview 6929 39th Ave.Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th AveKaiser's Pizza & Pub, 510 57th StLaMacchia Travel, 618 57th StUnion Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. CarBox, 1750 22nd AveNext Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay RoadWink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan RoadSpecialty Nacho QueenGerb's Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt RdGet your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.comFind us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.comTheme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason HedmanGet additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week's guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more! 

Welcome to Stoppage Time: a segment where we choose some of our favorite highlights from each episode. Today we clipped some amazing moments from episode 1:02: Leaving Home at 15 with Nico Gaitan. Nico Gaitan is a professional soccer player for Club Villa Dálmine, a second tier club in Argentina. He's back in the country applying his trade over 10 years since he first embarked on this journey to be a professional. He left his home in New York at the age of 15, in search of an opportunity, and a dream that needed to be attacked. Nico has played around the world, USA of course, Boca Juniors U-20, OFI Crete FC in Greece, spending some time under the tutelage of this guy you might have heard of...Gennaro Gattuso? Some years in the 3rd division in Spain with two different clubs and now back again to a country which he explains helped shape his game and mentality. "I think Argentina may be the toughest place to play in the world." We explore this major decision to leave home at a young age; the benefits, the hardships, the stories and the experiences. The role of optimism and gratefulness in his journey, the mindset of going out and getting it rather than waiting for the "perfect opportunity", politics, failure and so much more. This is Leaving Home at 15 with Nico Gaitan. WHAT IS FOOTWORK? Sponsored by footwork.club • Sean and Dylan are two Division 3 graduates, who dropped everything to pursue their dream of being professional soccer players. Both playing in Germany now, the boys tell their stories as well as those of amazing guests to help you pursue your own dreams and ultimately MAKE YOUR OWN PATH.
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Nico Gaitan is a professional soccer player for Club Villa Dálmine, a second tier club in Argentina. He's back in the country applying his trade over 10 years since he first embarked on this journey to be a professional. He left his home in New York at the age of 15, in search of an opportunity, and a dream that needed to be attacked. Nico has played around the world, USA of course, Boca Juniors U-20, OFI Crete FC in Greece, spending some time under the tutelage of this guy you might have heard of...Gennaro Gattuso? Some years in the 3rd division in Spain with two different clubs and now back again to a country which he explains helped shape his game and mentality. "I think Argentina may be the toughest place to play in the world." We explore this major decision to leave home at a young age; the benefits, the hardships, the stories and the experiences. The role of optimism and gratefulness in his journey, the mindset of going out and getting it rather than waiting for the "perfect opportunity", politics, failure and so much more. This is Leaving Home at 15 with Nico Gaitan. • Follow Nico on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ngaitan5/ • WHAT IS FOOTWORK? Sponsored by footwork.club • Sean and Dylan are two Division 3 graduates, who dropped everything to pursue their dream of being professional soccer players. Both playing in Germany now, the boys tell their stories as well as those of amazing guests to help you pursue your own dreams and ultimately MAKE YOUR OWN PATH.
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En este episodio de El Locutorio, Carolina Gaitán nos cuenta sobre Encanto, lo que significó cantar en los Óscar, su trayectoria en la música y la actuación, y sobre cómo los aprovechar los momentos de pausa que tenemos en la vida.

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***CALL TO ACTION***Aliyah Gaitan-Wells, 10 years old, died tragically on July 19, 2021 in Queets, WA.  Her life was taken by a driver under the influence yet prosecutors hesitate to bring charges.  Aliyah's family demand justice for a precious life taken too soon.****If you are able and in the area, please  join Aliyah's family and friends by meeting at Olympia, Washington State Capital.  They will meet at the steps at 7:00am 7/11/2022****           For updates regarding Aaliyah's case, you can visit https://www.facebook.com/Justice-for-Aliyah-103982319031216/For links to information found for this episode:https://www.facebook.com/mmiwusa/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/10-year-old-girl-struck-and-killed-on-olympic-peninsula-after-motorist-suffers-medical-emergency-12-year-old-airlifted/

On Thursday's show: This week's Supreme Court ruling temporarily blocking a Texas social media law from taking effect demonstrates it's not always strictly about political ideology in the courts. But as South Texas College of Law Houston's Rocky Rhodes tells us, it is about politics a lot more often than it used to be. Also this hour: We talk about the state of our politics with former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. Though the two differed on politics, they always worked well together -- in particular during major storm events and other emergencies. But the world of politics has changed dramatically even in the last several years. We seek their wisdom on how to navigate it and how to improve our public discourse. And we revisit a performance by the Houston group Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man. Gaitan performs June 5 at Cowboy Surfer.

Carlos F. Gaitan Ospina is the Founder and CEO of Benchmark Labs, which provides IoT-based weather forecasting solutions for the agriculture, energy, and insurance sectors worldwide using proprietary machine-learning software. Chad talks with Carlos about creating the company, the hardware they're producing and what it is doing, and where the machine learning comes into play. Benchmark Labs (https://www.benchmarklabs.com/) Follow Benchmark Labs on Twitter (https://twitter.com/labsbenchmark), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/benchmarklabs/), or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-labs-inc/). Follow Carlos on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cfgaitan) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-felipe-gaitan-ospina-3765808/). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: CHAD: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Chad Pytel. And with me today is Carlos Gaitan, the Founder and CEO of Benchmark Labs, which provides IoT-based weather forecasting solutions for the agriculture, energy, and insurance sectors worldwide using proprietary machine-learning software. Carlos, thank you very much for joining me. CARLOS: Thank you for the invitation, Chad. It's a pleasure to join you here. CHAD: You work in a variety of different industries with weather forecasting solutions using machine learning. I'm really curious, at a high level, how did you get to where you created Benchmark Labs today? CARLOS: Oh, thank you, Chad. That's a great question. I think that in many ways, it's a combination of life experiences and lots of user feedback. As a background, my mum worked for 28 years in the National Federation of Coffee Growers in my native Columbia. And we experience basically the effects of weather, La Niña, El Niño, local conditions, pests on the coffee growers. I remember growing up looking at the price in The New York Stock Exchange if the pound of coffee was going to be more than $1 or not [laughs] and so on. So, you know, we had a very severe drought in Colombia, and Colombia was heavily dependent in hydropower at that time. And I remember that we even had to study with candlelight and move to a spring savings time for the first time in the country. The country is in the equator, so you can imagine moving the clock was unheard of. So since then, I was always passionate about hydrology, the water cycle, why this happened, how weather can affect the economy at that level that people have to change their working habits. I did civil engineering hydrology, then studied these new applications of machine learning technologies, hydroinformatics, did my studies there in Columbia, my bachelor's, my master's. Then I was fortunate to go to The University of British Columbia to study my Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences. And then, after I finished, I moved to The United States to work at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton with close collaboration with the NOAA, the USGS. And that gave that perspective also of understanding how weather climate models were done at the Department of Commerce level but also to understand the users on how they interact with weather data or climate data and what were the needs that they were expecting from the National Weather Service and the Department of Commerce and NOAA that not necessarily were fulfilled with the current information. So then I moved to the private sector, joined a hardware company, and met my co-founder of Benchmark Labs there then moved to California to work on consultancy of climate change assessments. But since the time at the Department of Commerce, it became very clear that what farmers and what users wanted was weather information that was more actionable, that was tailored to their specific location, especially for specialty crops. Think about wineries, or coffee growers, orchids, stone fruits; they depend heavily on weather, and the information from the National Weather Services was just too coarse for them. And sometimes, there are huge errors in terms of temperatures that were recorded from their farm versus what the National Weather Service was doing. And that's why we decided to create Benchmark Labs to basically solve that problem, correct those errors, and give the information that the users needed when they needed it. CHAD: Did you ever just consider becoming a TV weather person? CARLOS: [laughs] CHAD: It seems it may be easier. CARLOS: [laughs] Nah. That's a very good point. CHAD: [laughs] CARLOS: And I have great respect with my colleagues that went into forecast meteorology and TV persons. I remember some of my lab mates practicing in front of a green screen when we were doing the Ph.D. CHAD: [laughs] CARLOS: That was an interesting scenario. [laughs] However, growing up in Colombia, the weather forecasts were not very, let's say, accurate to a certain extent, and we did the opposite than the weatherman suggested. CHAD: [laughs] CARLOS: So I guess that steered me towards following that path. [laughs] CHAD: So it totally resonates with me this idea that, you know, especially for...I've been on the West Coast before where you go over a hill and the weather it's like 20 degrees hotter and sunny and on one side of the hill, it was cold and foggy. We went on a great company trip many years ago to visit some Napa vineyards, and I was surprised by that. So I can imagine how that local information just doesn't match the global information that farmers might be getting. So what is the hardware that you're actually producing, and what is it doing? What does it look like? CARLOS: [laughs] Great question. So I will go back to your story about Napa and Sonoma, and the reality is that's exactly a problem that growers face; national weather agencies give averages over a big region. They divide the world in boxes, and everybody inside of a box receives exactly the same forecast. And if you are especially in the coast or you're in specialty agriculture, you understand that weather changes with elevation. Depending on which side of the mountain you are, you could receive all the rain or no rain at all. If you are near the shores, you could also get more wind, different types of clouds, all of those situations affect the conditions at the farm. And going back to the situation of Napa and Sonoma, Burgundy or the Mediterranean Basin, they all believe in the value of what they call the terroir, that is what makes also unique their products. They're indigenous, and they understand at a very fundamental point how the local conditions from the soil, from the vegetation, makes their farm unique. So what we do is we use IoT sensors, basically hardware sensors that monitor environmental variables. We refer to them in the atmospheric science world as weather stations. I had a talk with some users when I said the term weather station. They imagined a big construction or a building with a TV station on a radar or something. But in this case, there are IoT devices that are totally portable, the size of a Wi-Fi modem in some cases. And we use those sensors as ground truth that will basically tell us the local conditions. We use the information from the National Weather Services and the information from those IoT sensors and correct the forecast as they come. CHAD: And is that where the machine learning comes in because it's actually correcting the forecast being received? CARLOS: Exactly, our machine learning aspect of it is fully operational, non-linear correction of weather data as it comes in from the National Weather Services to correct it to the conditions that are experienced at the farm level, at the sensor level. And a farm could be also an agricultural farm, or it could be a solar farm, a wind farm. Or, as we talk with some users in ski resorts that actually they consider as snow farmers, it's also affected by microclimates. So at the end, it is about providing value to all these areas affected by microclimates that are not being resolved correctly by the current generation of forecast from the National Weather Services. CHAD: Are most customers able to get the coverage that they need with one weather station, or are they deploying multiple ones? CARLOS: So that's a great question, and the answer probably is it depends. Our customers, original customers, have thousands of stations over multiple fields under management. For specialty crops, it's common to have multiple IoT sensors in one acre. For other scenarios, they might have only one station or one sensor every 10 acres or so on, so it depends on the condition. It depends on how technologically inclined are the users if they already invested in these IoT sensors or if they are looking into buying IoT sensors and then scaling up the number of sensors in their farms. CHAD: How do all the sensors report their data back? CARLOS: That is a very interesting question because they are, let's say, tens of hardware manufacturers globally. We also created kind of a Rosetta Stone that puts all the sensors to communicate to our back-end systems. We integrate different languages of each hardware manufacturer. It has its own ways of naming the variables. So we do the translation in our end. We receive the data via an API. These IoT devices are Internet of Things in many ways because they transmit data via Wi-Fi, satellite internet, you know, cellular. CHAD: Cell, yeah. So different manufacturers might have different ways of actual communication, not just the protocol, but one box might be using Wi-Fi, and another one might be using a satellite. CARLOS: Exactly. And sometimes, many manufacturers give you the options of connecting even using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth for IoT sensors that are near, let's say, a farm that has internet connectivity. If they are on the field farther away, they might need to get access to a data plan from a cellular carrier, 3G usually or 5G. In some areas, there is limited coverage so far. And if it's a very remote area, there are options to get satellite coverage. CHAD: Now, I'm asking somewhat naive questions based on my understanding. And so if I start butting up against proprietary information, just tell me, "No." That's totally fine. CARLOS: [laughs] CHAD: So when we're thinking about the amount of data coming in from all of these different weather stations that your customers have, is it a lot of data? Is it a lot of data points? CARLOS: [laughs] It's a great question. So in many ways, yeah, each weather station communicates at different frequency. Sometimes what we are offering now is hourly transmission rates, but we also have access to government stations that sometimes only refresh once per day. So yes, it's a lot of data coming in, most of the data from the weather stations. Fortunately, it can be transmitted as a txt file, or it's only for one location. So the files are not big, but they are many per day. And so, we have probably done millions of operations already to assimilate data and provide the forecast. While on the other hand, The National Weather Service provides one forecast for the globe, let's say every...some models are every hour, other models are every six hours, and so on. So that is more, let's say, a bigger data set because it's a global data set that then you have to query to extract the information locally that is relevant for your servers, for your users. CHAD: Yeah. And I think it's neat how this is all happening centrally from all the data coming in, right? CARLOS: Yeah, exactly. We get data coming in for each specific location. We do the corrections, and we provide the forecasts. So there are lots of operations involved in the data handling activities, pre-processing, post-processing, but it's very rewarding at the end to provide the forecasts that are tailored to specific locations. And we had seen users that they basically told us, "Okay, we are using provider B or C; can you beat them? Show us that you can beat them, and the contract will be yours." So we showed them, and then they are like, "Yeah, that's fantastic. This is exactly what we have been looking for, information that is more accurate for our farms," so yeah. CHAD: Now, does your system correct itself based on what actually happened in an area after the modified forecast goes out? CARLOS: That's not a very relevant question because some of the models are static. I used my experience when I did an internship in Environment Canada, and I found that they were adjusting their models, let's say four times per, at least the operational models they had, four times per year. They kind of tweaked them to the local, let's say, spring, summer, fall, winter conditions. In our case, we make our models to correct themselves as more data comes in so they can adjust to weather events and have short-term memory, let's say, of what they will wait heavily on and forget the distant past. CHAD: I mean, it seems obvious, not necessarily easy but obvious, that you've made a prediction about what the weather is going to be, and you have all the data coming in from the stations to confirm whether your prediction was correct or not. So I'm sure it's not easy to adjust the model based on that. CARLOS: [laughs] CHAD: That seems obvious to me. CARLOS: Yeah, it's just a different approach in many ways. As you said, it's obvious because the users usually care about a specific location, at least our users. We understand that for national security or aviation, they require a model that provides coverage over a wider area, like sometimes continents. But for agricultural users, they care about their farms, and the farms will not move in space. So -- CHAD: Well, technically, they are moving in space; it's just the weather goes along with it. CARLOS: [laughs] So yeah, I guess that it's just a different way of tackling the problem. We focus on doing these forecasts to each specific location instead of having a forecast done for the whole globe that could be used in many different locations or for many different industries, but it's not necessarily tailored to any industry-specific or location-specific. CHAD: Yeah, that's great. Mid-Roll Ad I wanted to tell you all about something I've been working on quietly for the past year or so, and that's AgencyU. AgencyU is a membership-based program where I work one-on-one with a small group of agency founders and leaders toward their business goals. We do one-on-one coaching sessions and also monthly group meetings. We start with goal setting, advice, and problem-solving based on my experiences over the last 18 years of running thoughtbot. As we progress as a group, we all get to know each other more. And many of the AgencyU members are now working on client projects together and even referring work to each other. Whether you're struggling to grow an agency, taking it to the next level and having growing pains, or a solo founder who just needs someone to talk to, in my 18 years of leading and growing thoughtbot, I've seen and learned from a lot of different situations, and I'd be happy to work with you. Learn more and sign up today at thoughtbot.com/agencyu. That's A-G-E-N-C-Y, the letter U. CHAD: So have you managed to bring it full circle now, and are there coffee growers in Colombia that are using your solution? CARLOS: [laughs] I hope so. We have talked with coffee growers for sure. They care about temperature gradients. And I really think that going to Colombia as we scale will make the whole platform easier to use. I think that we can go full circle soon, sooner rather than later, into Colombia. We got support from the World Trade Center here in San Diego to do commercialization assistance to translate our solution from English to other languages. So we will be tackling Spanish, French, Italian in the very near future because it's important to offer the forecast also in a way that they could interact natively without having to have the limitation of using an English language platform into their day-to-day life. But yeah, full circle probably we'll be going full circle soon. CHAD: So language is one barrier to scaling and to adoption. Are there other ones that are typical barriers of adoption for your customers? CARLOS: We are very competitive here in the North American market, the European markets. Our prices are in dollars. But that by itself is a problem for emerging economies; for example, you know, $100 here is not the same thing as $100 in other countries. We have to take into consideration exchange rates or the amount of disposable income that they will have for their operations. CHAD: And I'm not super educated about it, but I know that there are certain industries in agriculture where the growers are particularly pressed for margins, and coffee is one of them, right? CARLOS: Exactly. So, fortunately, in many ways, for the bigger crops, specialty crops they are traded, and the prices are linked to U.S. dollars so that can be translated, our services can be absorbed, let's say. For the smaller crops that are not traded or that just stay locally, the price is not linked to the U.S. exchange; then it's definitely a bigger barrier for them. But hopefully, we will get to a point if we have a sufficiently large adoption in North America and the developed world; these technologies could be subsidized or made more accessible in other economies. CHAD: What are some of the concerns that growers have? Take the specialty crops, for example, is it a matter of are they doing this because they want to make the best product possible, or is it because they want to prevent crop loss? CARLOS: It is both, actually. The uses of weather information in agriculture varies, as you said. There are many different applications; one is to get more actionable alerts. For example, we saw what happened in Burgundy last year where a substantial part of their region lost their crops, close to 80% maybe. I don't remember the number, but it was definitely substantial. And so, having more accurate forecasts and alerts gives them an opportunity to adapt better, to get cover, protect their fields to a certain extent. Weather information affects also pests and disease models, so application of fertilizer with spraying is also affected by local conditions. In many ways, for the operations that are very, let's say, sophisticated, some of them even link the sugar content on the fruit to weather conditions. And understanding how these weather conditions affect sugars could tell them when is the optimal time for them to, let's say, harvest? And the difference in the sugar content might determine the difference between higher margins or so-so margins [laughs] for their yield. So yeah, it's a combination of quality of the product. It's a combination of preventing loss of the product. And it's also labor scheduling and activities, for example, that are regulated by OSHA that prevent farm operations to maybe don't, let's say if they are like temperatures above 95 Fahrenheit or 100 Fahrenheit. So having that extra information in alerts will also help them with farm management operations. CHAD: So can you give me a sense of the stage you're at or the scale you're at now with the business and where you see your next stages of growth being? CARLOS: Thank you. Yeah, great. So we are fortunate to have scaled this solution beyond California. We are now a global platform. We are providing forecast to Spain. Recently, we got contacted by some growers in South America, so we are testing for avocado growers in Brazil and Colombia, for example. So I'm not serving yet coffee growers in Colombia, but the avocado growers in Colombia, it seems that they got a hold on what we do, [laughs] so it is getting there. And now we have the resources, the ability to go global and offer this anywhere in the world that is connected with an IoT device. So it's fully operational. And we are now in the midst of fundraising to scale the team, provide the customer success operations, and to support growers in different geographies, to support growers of different crops. And I think that if we are going to be successful globally, it starts with customer support, customer success, and understanding your users' needs, so they don't feel that, again, they will receive a one size fits all vanilla-like solution and that we really care about why specialty crops are special. CHAD: So when you were just starting out, who was the first team member that you added to the team? CARLOS: Oh, it was great. So in many ways, I thank the Economic Development Council of San Diego for funding a set of interns in data science, weather analytics, and business development. So our first hires, in many ways, were supported thanks to the Economic Development Council. We were the two founders, and then we got support in business development to understand which, for example, specialty crops really care about weather. Then some data science interns, data scientists that helped us with grants that we did for the National Science Foundation, and NASA that we got...we supported one of the grants. During COVID times, we participated in a very interesting opportunity to know the effect of COVID on forest fires, for example, and that was in collaboration with NASA. So first hires were interns, entry-level positions in data science, in back-end engineering, and then front-end business development. Now we are very excited to be expanding the team. We recently hired a Chief Product Officer with ten years of experience in Bloomberg, experience with visualizations, and talking to customers and users. So I think that for us, it's very important to, again, I reiterate, to have the ability to provide a great user experience, to provide meaningful information for specialty crops so they feel that they are special. CHAD: You mentioned that you got some business development help using those grants. But right now, is the actual sales work being done by the founding team? CARLOS: Yeah, at the beginning, as a founding team in a small startup, you have to wear multiple hats. So yeah, it's very common, and in many ways, I appreciate that we didn't rush to hire in terms of sales too early because it's important that the founding team understands the user perspectives, their needs, what they call the pain points to understand how to steer product into that direction. And then sales will follow once you have a solution that is highly needed, that users really like and that it can be shown that it can be scaled globally. So we are working on scaling, on accuracy of the forecasts. And yeah, next hires will be to get somebody that will help us in sales and can bring us to the next level. CHAD: What does the sales cycle look like for the kinds of customers you have now? Do they tend to be smaller, or do they tend to be larger enterprise customers? CARLOS: So, in the beginning, we worked with smaller enterprises to understand how to use the data, for example, connect the data from one or five sensors transmitted online. So dealing with smaller enterprises, farmers was optimal at that point as a company. And now, we are focusing more on businesses, farm managers, or management companies that have hundreds, sometimes thousands of sensors on their management. So we deal with more like business to business instead of going direct to grower at this stage because, as we were mentioning earlier, we're a small company, and going direct to grower requires lots of support and dedication in terms of dedicated agents and sales teams. CHAD: Do those companies tend to have long sales cycles? CARLOS: The bigger ones, yes. If you are talking about publicly traded companies, they will want to start with pilots then validate them. And you can move at different timescales with them that are not necessarily aligned with the startups at this stage. But there are some farm managers that have a way higher frequency of decision making. So their sale cycle could be one month, two months instead of having to build a relationship for years. CHAD: You mentioned the pilots, and you mentioned earlier telling the story about a customer that said, you know, "If you can provide us with better data," but I think companies as they scale or as they talk to potential customers, you also don't want to take on too much work that you should be charging for to be able to do that pilot. How do you strike that balance? CARLOS: It's a fascinating question. And I think that from a founding member perspective, let's say, it goes as a function of the stage of the company and what other, not necessarily monetary, benefits you can get from these pilots. We have been even recommended to not have unpaid pilots anymore, for example. I think that it's important at the beginning to get access to the information that you need to validate the technology with users that really care about what you're building. And sometimes, there are different ways that these pilots can be structured in a way that the final user might give you a reference or might spend time with you doing the quality control, quality check, saying what kind of features they like, so that's also very important as a young startup. As you grow, probably once you have that validation, there is no need necessarily to take into endeavors that will lead to unpaid pilots that you don't know if there's a clear end to that. And you can move to a more structured pilot program that has clear deliverables, and at the end of window, a decision will be made depending on the set of topics that were agreed between the companies. CHAD: You might even be able to get away without pilots if you can make a strong case by showing other case studies that are relevant to that potential customer or where you explain, oh, you know, these people had a similar situation to you and here's how it's solved, and here's the success that they had. CARLOS: Totally. You nailed it. It's in many ways to sometimes build credibility, find analogues in the sector, or a use case that can be comparable to the pain point that another user might have. And it could be, let's start with the avocado growers in Brazil, and they have probably the same pain points that they have with avocado growers in Colombia. Once we have that sorted out, then we probably can go and talk with avocado growers here in California or Mexico, Central America and tell them, "Hey, this is the value that we've unlocked in Brazil. Do you have a similar problem?" CHAD: What I have found is that this is one of the important reasons why you have to have a good product which is part of what you've been saying all along, you know, you really wanted to focus on making sure the product was working and that it was good. Because when you do, then you can also use referrals, you know, not referrals, but like, hey, you want to talk to this avocado grower, and they'll be happy to talk with another potential customer because they're excited about what you've done for them and been able to do with them. CARLOS: Totally, totally. And agriculture is always open to new technologies, but they are traditional in many ways. And it's a small circle, and I think that it is very important to build products right and really care about what you're doing and your end-users. Build together. Don't come necessarily with assumptions saying, "Hey, here agricultural grower A, I have a solution that will change your life," without knowing necessarily where are they coming from and their life experiences, and how they interact with products before. So yeah, I totally see the benefit of referrals. Word of mouth is very big, going to conferences with agricultural growers. There are big networking events that could help us more than just going and doing a Google ad campaign, for example, at this stage. CHAD: I think that's probably an important lesson that not only applies in agriculture but in a lot of industries. And I really appreciate you stopping by to share with us. And I really wish you the best of luck as you progress in your journey at Benchmark. CARLOS: Oh, thank you very much. I really appreciate it, and I hope that we can continue the conversation here. Just count with us anytime that you need to talk about weather, agriculture, IoT sensors. Happy to help the audience too, and always discuss what's out there to help the Giant Robots community. [laughs] CHAD: Carlos, if people want to get in touch with you or find out more about the company, where are the best places for them to do that? CARLOS: Go to benchmarklabs.com and then fill out a form there. And we will definitely be in touch with all of you. I will personally answer all the queries. I'm very, very happy to share our technology, share what we are building. And we are so excited because by having this technology, you can help save water, energy, and even pesticide use, and that's a huge contribution to the environment as we move forward. So yeah, thank you very much again for the invitation, and I'm here; count with me as a future resource. CHAD: Wonderful. And you can subscribe to the show and find notes and links along with an entire transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter at @cpytel. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thanks for listening, and see you next time. ANNOUNCER: This podcast was brought to you by thoughtbot. thoughtbot is your expert design and development partner. Let's make your product and team a success. Special Guest: Carlos F. Gaitan Ospina.

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