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The Honeywell International of 10 years ago is now six different publicly traded companies. This week, Honeywell International split with Honeywell Aerospace to complete the pre-planned separation. Tyler, Matt, and Lou look break down the prospects for the disparate parts as standalone companies and pick which ones will be the outperformers based on recent spinoffs and separateions. Plus, a busy week of deals and an investor question about covered call ETFs Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss: - Digital Realty buying data centers - Building materials industry consolidation - Keeping track of what assets went where at Honeywell - Recent successes (and failures) with spinoffs - Mailbag: When to covered call index ETFs work? Companies discussed: DLR, BX, CSL, OC, MLM, BLD, QXO, ON, SYNA, HON, HONA, SOLS, QNT, GE, GEV, GEHC, RTX, CARR, OTIS, DOW, DD, CTVA, CMCSA, BRK-B, SPYI, QQQI, CHPY, BTCI Host: Tyler Crowe Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We're committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
God had a special goal in mind when He created the human race. It was no accident that we were made "in His image" (Ge 1:26,27), rational, spiritual beings who exist forever after begin conceived, persons who share enough of His personhood to interact with Him as friends. His great, loving heart wanted a bigger family–not because He needed us, as though somehow He were incomplete without us, but simply because He desired to share His love more broadly. After all, the fellowship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit is one of perfect unity and love, so He wasn't lonely. Yet His most essential characteristic is love, and love rejoices to love more, to delight in the unique beauty of each person and let them delight in Him. To receive a free copy of Dr. Steve Schell's book Understanding Romans, email us at info@lifelessonspublishing.com and ask for your copy at no charge. The book has all the notes from each sermon in this series. Also check out our website at lifelessonspublishing.com for additional resources for pastors and leaders. We have recorded classes and other materials offered at no charge. And if you would like to receive a copy of Pastor Steve's newest book Study Verse by Verse: Revelation at no charge, we are still giving this book out as well!
In the latest episode of Scratch, Philip Edsel, VP of Brand & Creative at Ladder, breaks down why most marketing misses the mark and what separates brands that feel cultural from those that feel tone-deaf. As fitness platforms multiply and algorithms fragment audiences, Ladder's strategy isn't to chase trends. It's to listen obsessively to what members actually want—and let that drive every creative decision. We get into: → Why cultural relevance can't be outsourced (or bought from a report) → How to build culture listening into your creative process without overthinking it → Why structuring teams around culture matters more than having the right budget → The brands that win: Skims, Bandit, Nothing-and why art direction is strategy → What happens when you listen to members instead of investors The key takeaways: Self-awareness is the number one attribute of great marketing - Most work fails because it lacks it. It's not about being clever. It's about understanding how your brand is actually perceived and what conversations are happening around it. Culture listening is structural, not magical - Put 30 minutes on your calendar every week. Get obsessed with what your audience actually cares about. Make it non-negotiable. By the time most brands catch on, they're six weeks too late. Either you have the people or you don't - You can't bottle up cultural taste. Either your team feels the pulse of what's moving culture, or it doesn't. If you don't have those people, recruit differently or organize differently. Yeti structured their entire team around communities. Most brands didn't even think of it. Listen to what your members want, not what trends are screaming - Ladder runs 45-minute surveys by the thousands. They're drowning in feedback about what members actually want. That drives product and creative not investor mandates. Simplify your language - Bad copywriting is Philip's biggest pet peeve. If it's a teaser that says "something's coming"—that's meaningless. Use words you'd actually use at dinner. Momentum is found too late for legacy brands - Challenger brands can move faster because they're willing to take creative risks informed by audience data. The inflection point is real. You have to be willing to swing. Watch this episode: ▶️ YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYQH4xUeU9o Scratch is a production of Rival, a marketing innovation consultancy. Hosted by Eric Fulwiler, featuring Philip Edsel of Ladder. Find Rival: wearerival.com | LinkedIn Find Eric: LinkedIn Find Philip: LinkedIn Find Ladder: joinladder.com Say hi: media@wearerival.com Rival is a marketing consultancy for brands that want to challenge convention in their category. We're on a mission to understand what challenger brands do differently to grow in categories that are being disrupted, and use a challenger playbook to deliver outsized impact through an integrated, tech-enabled approach. Past guests include CMOs from Mastercard, GE, Shell, Hyperloop, Adobe, PepsiCo, and Papa Johns.If you're interested in learning more about marketing from successful CMOs, we compiled a list of the top 5 CMO podcasts to listen to in 2024; check it out here
Ashlynn Mohan talks about what it really takes to step up when it counts. From building confidence through repetition to becoming a powerful presenter. Ashlynn shares how mindset, mentorship, and taking action shaped her success. GE-8980798.1 (6/26)Exp.6/30)
Pues ya tenemos sentencia para el comité de expertos del Covid-19, que, como suponíamos, no fue un grupo de científicos en bata sino Koldo y Ábalos con babero, en La Chalana, hasta arriba de quisquillas y volandeiras. Están en el PSOE que trinan, 24 años les parece exagerado y hay quien dice que por un homicidio solo le habrían caído 15. Pero, claro, eso significaría que habría cometido solo un delito y no seis, como es el caso, entre ellos organización criminal, varios cohechos, tráfico de influencias y malversación. Que, la verdad, para venir a regenerar la vida pública, no está mal.Les parece, digo, excesivo. Cualquiera diría que están pidiendo que se rebajen las penas por corrupción. A lo mejor no les gustan tal y como están, algo que no dejaría de ser sorprendente porque derivan de tres leyes aprobadas por Felipe, por Zapatero y por Sánchez respectivamente. O a ver si es que esas leyes eran para la corrupción, pero solo de la derecha, Carlos; a ver si es que no los hemos entendido bien y lo que están pidiendo es un buen lawfare que aplique las penas a quien diga el PSOE y no al PSOE.Y se quejan de que el corruptor se vaya de rositas, pero no estoy de acuerdo. Aldama no crea la trama sino que se incorpora a ella. Aldama no corrompe a Ábalos, al contrario, es Ábalos el que le busca para poder hacer negocio. El corruptor es Ábalos. Y en cualquier caso, ya no hablamos de conjeturas. El número de dos de Sánchez ha sido condenado a 24 años de cárcel. El PNV, Junts y otros están impidiendo expresamente una moción de censura instrumental contra un gobierno que alojó en su seno a una organización criminal. Estos partidos están sosteniendo con su complicidad a un partido cuyo número 2 está condenado por tráfico de influencias. Y teniendo en cuenta que todavía queda Cerdán, Leire, Begoña, el hermano y Zapatero, no descartemos que, para mostrar su indignación, en un ataque de dignidad, acaben todos llamando a rodear Génova 13.
Geçtiğimiz 15 Haziran'da Rum Patrikhanesi ile gayrimenkul yatırım şirketi Bilgili Holding ve Yunanistan merkezli, sürdürülebilir turizm ve gayrimenkul geliştirme şirketi ĒNSOFI Holding ortaklığı arasında Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi ile ilgili bir anlaşma yapıldığı duyuruldu. Ardından Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi alanının kullanımının bu iki şirkete “restorasyon karşılığı tahsis” edildiğini ve “uzun süreli kiralama modeli”nin benimsendiğini öğrendik. Konuğumuz yazar, gazeteci ve Büyükada sakini Adil Bali ile yetimhanenin kültür miras varlığıyla ilgili bu son anlaşmayı değerlendiriyor ve geleceğinin teslim edildiği bu girişimin ortaya çıkaracağı projenin Büyükada için muhtemel sonuçlarını ele alıyoruz.
Pues ya tenemos sentencia para el comité de expertos del Covid-19, que, como suponíamos, no fue un grupo de científicos en bata sino Koldo y Ábalos con babero, en La Chalana, hasta arriba de quisquillas y volandeiras. Están en el PSOE que trinan, 24 años les parece exagerado y hay quien dice que por un homicidio solo le habrían caído 15. Pero, claro, eso significaría que habría cometido solo un delito y no seis, como es el caso, entre ellos organización criminal, varios cohechos, tráfico de influencias y malversación. Que, la verdad, para venir a regenerar la vida pública, no está mal.Les parece, digo, excesivo. Cualquiera diría que están pidiendo que se rebajen las penas por corrupción. A lo mejor no les gustan tal y como están, algo que no dejaría de ser sorprendente porque derivan de tres leyes aprobadas por Felipe, por Zapatero y por Sánchez respectivamente. O a ver si es que esas leyes eran para la corrupción, pero solo de la derecha, Carlos; a ver si es que no los hemos entendido bien y lo que están pidiendo es un buen lawfare que aplique las penas a quien diga el PSOE y no al PSOE.Y se quejan de que el corruptor se vaya de rositas, pero no estoy de acuerdo. Aldama no crea la trama sino que se incorpora a ella. Aldama no corrompe a Ábalos, al contrario, es Ábalos el que le busca para poder hacer negocio. El corruptor es Ábalos. Y en cualquier caso, ya no hablamos de conjeturas. El número de dos de Sánchez ha sido condenado a 24 años de cárcel. El PNV, Junts y otros están impidiendo expresamente una moción de censura instrumental contra un gobierno que alojó en su seno a una organización criminal. Estos partidos están sosteniendo con su complicidad a un partido cuyo número 2 está condenado por tráfico de influencias. Y teniendo en cuenta que todavía queda Cerdán, Leire, Begoña, el hermano y Zapatero, no descartemos que, para mostrar su indignación, en un ataque de dignidad, acaben todos llamando a rodear Génova 13.Conviértete en un supporter de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mas-noticias--4412383/support.ESCUCHAR RADIO
Geçtiğimiz 15 Haziran'da Rum Patrikhanesi ile gayrimenkul yatırım şirketi Bilgili Holding ve Yunanistan merkezli, sürdürülebilir turizm ve gayrimenkul geliştirme şirketi ĒNSOFI Holding ortaklığı arasında Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi ile ilgili bir anlaşma yapıldığı duyuruldu. Ardından Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi alanının kullanımının bu iki şirkete “restorasyon karşılığı tahsis” edildiğini ve “uzun süreli kiralama modeli”nin benimsendiğini öğrendik. Konuğumuz yazar, gazeteci ve Büyükada sakini Adil Bali ile yetimhanenin kültür miras varlığıyla ilgili bu son anlaşmayı değerlendiriyor ve geleceğinin teslim edildiği bu girişimin ortaya çıkaracağı projenin Büyükada için muhtemel sonuçlarını ele alıyoruz.
12 - Is Dom clutching his pearls to start the week over… golf? What rubbed Dom the wrong way about how the winner, Wyndham Clark, was treated by the Shinnecock patrons? 1215 - Side - best friends 1220 - What a day on Friday! We revisit the magic of Dom Giordano Day last Friday. Your calls. 1230 - Broad & Liberty's Guy Ciarrocchi joins us to kick off the week! Ge's sorry he missed Mulligan's, but has something to say regarding Jaws! How is school choice completely under attack in Pennsylvania right now? How are people who have benefitted from school choice voting against it? Who does Guy think Dom needs to put on blast for these decisions? 1250 - Are these people against school choice so unaware of what they're voting for? 1 - Where do we actually stand on a deal with Iran to end the war? 105 - What should we call the people that are vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in DC? More calls. 120 - Tucker Carlson leaves the Republican Party! More calls. Josh Shapiro is using a snippet of The Dom Giordano Program in an attack ad against Stacy Garrity? 135 - Beth Ann Rosica, Advocate, Consultant, Author at Broad & Liberty and RealClearPennsylvania, is here today. Why would Beth Ann's piece on Juneteenth be good to hang in every classroom in America? Why is the messaging about the holiday not quite resonating with Americans yet? Where do the wires get crossed regarding rhetoric on the holiday and how it is taught in schools? 150 - We need more unlikely friends! More calls. 155 - Who wasn't for overturning the Etan Patz case to be upgraded to murder? 2 - Now acclaimed author, Scott Presler is here this afternoon.How does he feel now that the book is out? How has his voting registration fight become a national story as he continues to argue with John Thune over the SAVE Act? What does Scott think about the “union-type” Democrats voting against school choice? How can we get Republicans to pounce on this issue? When will Scott be launching a national campaign? What is Scott's new nickname for Bob Brooks? 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 235 - Attorney George Bocchetto joins us today. What is the future of the slavery placards displayed in Old City? How would he describe the decision from the court? Does George think the President was properly briefed on the ramifications on this issue? What is next as far as legal proceedings in this case? Any updates on the Frank Rizzo statue? Is Larry Krasner heading for a “public spanking”? 250 - The Lightning Round!
12 - Is Dom clutching his pearls to start the week over… golf? What rubbed Dom the wrong way about how the winner, Wyndham Clark, was treated by the Shinnecock patrons? 1215 - Side - best friends 1220 - What a day on Friday! We revisit the magic of Dom Giordano Day last Friday. Your calls. 1230 - Broad & Liberty's Guy Ciarrocchi joins us to kick off the week! Ge's sorry he missed Mulligan's, but has something to say regarding Jaws! How is school choice completely under attack in Pennsylvania right now? How are people who have benefitted from school choice voting against it? Who does Guy think Dom needs to put on blast for these decisions? 1250 - Are these people against school choice so unaware of what they're voting for?
İlk iki maçında yenilen Türkiye milli takımının şimdiden FIFA Dünya Kupası'na veda etmesi Avustralya'daki Türkçe konuşan toplum içinde büyük hayal kırıklığı yarattı. Ahmet Çağın KRAMPON İZLERİ için mikrofonu Türk toplumuna doğrulttu.ÖNE ÇIKANLARMelbourne'daki Türk toplumu Türkiye'nin Dünya Kupası'na veda etmesine yönelik hayal kırıklığını gizlemiyor. Bazıları öfkesini seslendirirken bazıları da bir sonraki turnuva için umutlarını paylaştı. Hepsi de Ahmet Çağın'a konuştu.KRAMPON İZLERİ Dallas City – Bondora maçındaydıSBS'e göre, Avustralyalıların üçte birinden fazlası, Dünya Kupası'nın ilk dokuz günü boyunca SBS'nin 2026 FIFA Dünya Kupası yayınlarını izledi.Geçtiğimiz hafta boyunca 11,6 milyondan fazla Avustralyalı, bu küresel futbol etkinliğini izlemek için SBS'ye erişti; bunların yüzde 46'sı SBS on Demand üzerinden izledi.Cumartesi sabahı (20 Haziran) erken saatlerde, Socceroos'un ev sahibi ABD'ye 2-0 yenilmesini tahmini 3,4 milyon kişi izledi.SBS, 1986'dan bu yana, yani kırk yıldır Avustralya'da Dünya Kupası maçlarını yayınlıyor.2026 FIFA Dünya Kupası™'nın 104 maçının tamamını SBS On Demand'de canlı ve ücretsiz olarak izleyin; turnuva boyunca maçların tam tekrarları, mini maçlar ve özetler de sunulacaktır. https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/fifa-world-cup-2026Beautiful Game ChangersSBS Audio'nun Beautiful Game Changers video serisinde, futbol aracılığıyla sosyal uyumu teşvik eden Avustrlaya yerlisi kahramanları kutlayın. Beautiful Game Changers portalında ve On Demand'de 12 hikâyenin tamamını şimdi izleyebilirsiniz.Words We UseWords We Use platformunda yaklaşık 25 dilde iki dilli versiyonları bulunan bu altı bölümlük sesli diziyle, saha içinde ve dışında kullanılan futbol terimlerini öğrenebilirsiniz.Route 26Olağanüstü futbol severlerin kişisel yolculuklarını ve hayatlarını şekillendiren Dünya Kupası anlarını keşfeden bir podcast olan Route 26 ile 2026 FIFA Dünya Kupası™'na giden yola katılın. Şu anda SBS Audio platformunda mevcut.SBS Türkçeyi Salı hariç hafta içi her gün dinleyebilirsiniz. Bizi ayrıca Facebook'tan takip edebilirsiniz
Nessa semana, Renata nos conta a história do famoso órgão e sua fantástica jornada. Para se tornar apoiador:Apoia.se: https://apoia.se/pacriminal Ou apoie na Orelo: https://orelo.cc/podcast/603ce78538a4f230cbd37521 Temos um canal no YouTube, com vídeos exclusivos todos os domingos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCac9ZupbqFakPcL5CQgpUoQ PIX: patriaamadapod@gmail.comEscrito e apresentado por Natália Salazar e Renata SchmidtProdução: Natália Salazar e Renata SchmidtEdição: Natália SalazarMúsica: Felipe SalazarArte: Matheus Schmidtiupokjøl,m-.< GE-mail: patriaamadapod@gmail.comIG: @pacriminal Lojinhas do PAC: https://umapenca.com/pacriminal/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/PatriaAmada/shop?asc=u CORRE PRA @INSIDERSTORE! Cupom: PACRIMINAL - ele soma com os descontos do site! Link para aplicação automática do desconto: ttps://creators.insiderstore.com.br/PACriminalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Välkommen till Paus Här kommer en skön meditation med Karin Björkegren Jones – en stund för dig att stanna upp, andas och landa i dig själv. Oavsett hur dagen har varit får du här möjlighet att släppa taget om stress, krav och måsten för en stund och istället fylla på med lugn, närvaro och ny energi.Låt Karins trygga guidning hjälpa dig att hitta tillbaka till andetaget, kroppen och det där viktiga mellanrummet där återhämtning får ta plats. Du kan lyssna sittande, liggande eller precis där du befinner dig.Ge dig själv några minuter av vila. Du förtjänar det.Välkommen till din paus. #meditation #återhämtning #mindfulness #avslappning #paus #karinbjörkegrenjonesNu kan lyssna på Paus utan reklam på Patreon:https://patreon.com/PoddenPaus?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vi tittar in i en husbil på typ 1 kvm och på en annan som är 18 meter lång och hela 36 kvm stor. Kan man bygga om en gammal ambulans till husbil. Klart man kan.Vi tar även upp hur det är att bo i ett växthus och pratar om världsrekord.Dessutom kollar vi in öde-orten Ställdalen.Och av alla poddar som släpps i hela världen denna vecka är vi troligen den enda där det pratas onödigt mycket om harpor och kroppspuder.Det blir Freddie-tävling såklart. Per gissar fel på typ allt. Går det bättre för er? Allt detta och mycket mer. Happy lyssning!!Är du mäklare och varit med om något galet eller kul? Skriv till oss på instagram @hemilyknarkarnaNya avsnitt varje måndag, och fredags-repriser på…..
Newt talks with Augustus Doricko, founder and CEO of Rainmaker. They discuss how drone-based cloud seeding could transform America's water future. Doricko explains how new radar and satellite technology finally lets scientists prove precipitation is manmade, solving a problem that has stumped researchers since GE invented cloud seeding in 1946. He breaks down why drones beat manned aircraft on safety and cost, how atmospheric water gets replenished every eight to ten days, and his ambitious goal to double the Colorado River's flow by 2031. Their conversation also covers his path from a UC Berkeley physics dropout to a Peter Thiel Fellow, the legal and environmental questions raised by manipulating weather, and even a provocative idea about weakening hurricanes before they reach shore. It's a fascinating conversation addressing whether technology can finally solve the West's worsening drought crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Herkese merhaba! Bu hafta yapay zeka dünyası kelimenin tam anlamıyla alev alev... Beyaz Saray'ın nükleer silah alarmına geçer gibi kısıtlamalar getirmesinden girdik , Çin'in Alibaba ve DeepSeek gibi devlerle bu duruma verdiği hızlı cevaplardan çıktık. Claude'un yeni MCP entegrasyonu sayesinde Photoshop ve çeşitli araçlarla bağlantı kurarak grafik tasarımcıları nasıl ihya ettiğini detaylıca anlattık. Bununla da kalmadık; Midjourney'nin sadece görsel üretmekle kalmayıp, ultrasonik ses dalgalarıyla çalışan ve MR çekimini bir "spa" keyfine dönüştüren yepyeni bir tıbbi tarama cihazı projesiyle Tıp dünyasına nasıl bomba gibi düştüğünü inceledik. Elon Musk'ın Grok hamleleri , Avrupa Birliği'nin 2 Ağustos'ta yürürlüğe girecek katı Yapay Zeka Yasası ve Meta'nın içeride yaşadığı büyük motivasyon krizi de masamızdaydı. Ayrıca yerli yapay zeka modelimiz TÜBİTAK Bilge'nin altyapısını ve Türk Telekom'un görme engelliler için geliştirdiği stadyum projesini de değerlendirdik. Peki sizce içeriklerde insan dokunuşu mu olmalı, yoksa yapay zeka da aynı tadı verebilir mi? Gerçekle yapay zeka arası sizin için fark eder mi? Yorumlarda kendi görüşlerinizi paylaşmayı unutmayın! Videoyu beğenmeyi, sevdiklerinizle paylaşmayı ve kanalımıza abone olmayı unutmayın, iyi seyirler! 00:00 - Giriş ve ABD'nin Nükleer Silah Statüsünde Yapay Zeka Kısıtlamaları 00:36 - Çin'in Hızlı Atağı: DeepSeek, Qwen ve Amerika'yı Tokatlamaya Hazır Veri Merkezleri 06:01 - Claude'dan Tasarımcılara Kıyak: MCP ile Photoshop Entegrasyonu 07:33 - Midjourney Tıp Dünyasında: MR Kalitesinde Ultrasonik Tarayıcı Spa Cihazı 12:22 - Grok 1.5 Video Modeli, Elon Musk'ın Destekleri ve Görme İmplantları 14:52 - Microsoft'un AWS'ye Geçişi ve Goldman Sachs'tan 7.6 Trilyon Dolarlık Yatırım Beklentisi 16:30 - Mistral "Le Chat" Yapay Zeka Memleri ve Test Tabloları 17:58 - Avrupa Birliği Yapay Zeka Yasası Geliyor: Şeffaflık Zorunluluğu ve Dev Cezalar 19:48 - Soyma Uygulamalarına ve İstismara Karşı Katı Avrupa Önlemleri 21:46 - Güney Kore'nin Endişeleri ve Yerli Yapay Zeka TÜBİTAK Bilge Tartışmaları 25:27 - Meta'nın Çöküşü: İşten Çıkarmalar ve "Cenaze Evi" Gibi Çalışma Ortamı 26:30 - Türk Telekom'un Görme Engelliler İçin Geliştirdiği Özel Stadyum Projesi 28:50 - Yapay Zekaya Karşı İnsanı Üstün Kılan Şey: Kusurlarımız ve Nüanslar 29:33 - Kapanış ve Yorumlarınızı Bekliyoruz #fable5 #claudemythos #yapayzeka
Giovan Scialdone, president of 3S Lift Americas, joins to discuss 30,000 Climb Auto System installs and a new lift-mounted rescue stretcher. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Welcome to Uptime Spotlight, shining light on wind energy’s brightest innovators. This is the progress powering tomorrow Allen Hall: Gio, welcome back to the program. Gio Scialdone: Hey, thanks, Allen. Allen Hall: So a lot’s happened over the past year since we last spoke with you at 3S Lift. Yeah. And there’s all kinds of new technology and improvements and the- The expansion of the Climb Auto system in the United States is remarkable. Yeah. How many systems do you have installed in North America? Gio Scialdone: Yeah, I appreciate that. I mean, it’s, it’s… The, the pride that we take in, in those numbers are, are serious. We, we feel, uh, a great responsibility to help technicians, to help our customers operate more, uh, more efficiently. We have 30,000 installed. Allen Hall: Wow. Gio Scialdone: So yeah, last year was a busy year. We installed close to 8,000, uh, in North America, so a bit in Canada as well. Um, [00:01:00] yeah, it’s… And, you know, before we get into some more numbers too, a funny story for you, a Massachusetts native- Right … or lived in Massachusetts- Long time … for a period of time. Uh, Hoosac Wind Farm, you know the Hoosac Wind Farm. Oh, yeah, yeah, Allen Hall: I can see it out my front door. Gio Scialdone: This is what’s great about this industry and being at this conference. Um, I ran into… At, at one point in time working for GE a long time ago, I was a site construction manager for Hoosac. I ran into my EHS safety manager, who I haven’t seen in 14 years- Allen Hall: Wow … Gio Scialdone: uh, who now works for another prominent, uh, company, uh, in the industry, and, uh, she remembered the name of my dog that- Really? I used to take to the site as a- Oh, Allen Hall: wow. Gio Scialdone: So, uh, you know, it’s good to be here, see you, and see, see, you know, lots of former colleagues, so, Allen Hall: you know. Well, it’s a small world in wind. Gio Scialdone: It’s a very small world. And, you know, we’re, we’re a company that, um, you know, again, we, we, we have a unique product, and there, there are some other companies that are, um, also coming out with a product quite similar, and we, [00:02:00] we appreciate that competition. Sure. In fact, I think, you know, we spend a lot of our time trying to, uh, sell our customers on the value that the ClimbAuto system is a need and not a nice to have, and I think having some competition with a similar ladder access product further, uh, maybe pushes that point to, to, to be true. So, um, you know, it’s good to be here and see some expansion in, in our little, uh, you know, ladder lift space. Allen Hall: Well, I think it shows the work that 3S has done to demonstrate the value of that system. I remember several years ago, I think when I first talked to you, there wasn’t a lot of adoption, and you were… And the operators were thinking, “Do I really need this?” But the reality was that the technicians loved it. They improved performance. They had technicians using those towers and wanted to work on those specific towers. Yeah. And, and then, uh, just kind of the flood happened. It, it was everybody was testing the [00:03:00] waters. You were basically installing test systems- Yeah … or sort of sample system to try it. Yeah. Everybody loved it, and then boom, you’re up to 30,000 units. Gio Scialdone: I, I think, I think a part of that too to add on is you, you have to have a quality product. Allen Hall: Oh, sure. It has to work. For, for… It has to work. Right. Gio Scialdone: That’s the most important thing. Yeah. Um- The th- the, the, the value and the function in theory makes sense to lots of people, but does it work and is it reliable? And I think having been here nine years and, and, you know, the first three years we only had 500 units installed. Yeah. So it’s really the last three or four years that have expanded our, our installation base. And I think a lot of that is, you know, thank, you know, we’ve got a great team behind it. You know, we’ve got 70 technicians, and we’ve got a sales team, and an engineering team, and, um, you know, a project management team. So we, we’ve, we’ve staffed up as, as you need to. But the product we’ve, we, we really believe has, um, you know, been our best [00:04:00] salesperson. You know, it takes some service. That’s one thing I wanted to, to let you know, too. You know, in the early days, we- a lot of our customers were servicing our lifts. Sure. Right, yeah. And we still, um, uh, promote that if they would like to. Uh, annual inspection, you know, 30 minutes a year, um, that kind of pre-use inspection of one or two minutes before you ride it is- Sure … is, is, uh- Yeah, yeah … required. But now we’ve got a team of 20 to 25 technicians who their only job is to go around and, and service these lifts. So- Wow … we’re proud now that, you know, the oldest lifts are nine years. Oh, wow. And they’re still working very, very well as designed. You know, no, no major correctives, no motor replacements. So, you know, stand behind the product and, and, you know, service it, and servicing our customers is really what we’re, we’re proud to, to, to show. Allen Hall: Well, that was always the hard part early on. Um, my recollection was I could install this system, and yes, I could help my technicians, but am I fixing it, replacing it? The, the, the quality was the question mark at the moment. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: [00:05:00] But you’ve really hammered that, and I think 3S has done a good job of mainta- maintenance and inspections and just delivering a quality product. That’s why I think you’ve seen the growth as rapidly as you have, and the price point’s right, too. Gio Scialdone: The price point has to be right. I think, you know, um, we’ve– we, we are offering some additional, let’s call them, like, support services. So we’ve got an online store where you can come and buy spare parts. You can buy every spare part that you need on our online store. Allen Hall: Nice. Gio Scialdone: You know, accessories are required, fall arresters and battery kits and things like that, that even if you’re an ISP or, or a third party, uh, not the owner per se, you, you need that, that, that equipment. In addition to the online store, we- we, last year we launched, uh, an online training academy. So what’s… You know, it’s a very simple system to use. We’ve seen it. I’ve seen it. Used it. Allen Hall: Yeah. Gio Scialdone: Um, but we need to make sure as an industry and as a company that we take responsibility to make sure as, as best we can that every [00:06:00]person that uses this uses it appropriately and has the intelligence and the knowledge and skills to, um, troubleshoot basic things or perform safety evacuation features. So we’ve got an online training, um, uh, academy that we launched last year, and that’s been going well too. So more information we feel is better, uh, for our customers, for our technicians. Sure. You know. Um, so that’s been fantastic to see a lot more activity and customer… Again, a really small, you know, $200 per, per training course, and the certificate’s good for two years. You know, um, a robust course for an hour or two. It’s worth it. Allen Hall: Well, it’s a reasonable price for an excellent product. Yeah. And that’s been the key for a long time. Yeah. Opening up the ability to get spare parts online, that’s huge. I know when you talk to operators, what’s the pain point? I have to call somebody- Yeah somewhere far away to try to get a part. Sure. It’s gonna take six months to get it. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: Getting it online is the way- Yeah … that they wanna do it. [00:07:00] So it’s a lot of smart moves to be the support part of, of that system. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. We’ve come… I’m, I’m smiling because in Chicago, uh, maybe seven years ago, our, our first spill- spare parts process was- uh, my office had a closet that I housed all the spare parts. Allen Hall: Yeah. Gio Scialdone: You know? And, and when I needed to ship out something, I put it in a box and gave it to the, to, like, the building secretary, you know? That’s how it worked. And now we’re, we’re a little more sophisticated than that. We’ve- Y- you got a Allen Hall: massive organization Gio Scialdone: behind it We’ve got a 40,000 square foot warehouse that we’re, we’re really proud of, and a great team behind it to perform the logistics and track everything and… You know. So yeah, we’ve, we’ve come a long way, and our customers are helping us try to get better as well, you know. There’s still, there’s still a long way to go. Our objective as a company is to eliminate climbing, Alan. And it- And, and, and you know, I think there’s not much pushback, frankly. Allen Hall: Not today. Right? Three years ago, a lot of pushback. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Yeah. I think, um… And what I mean, too, is, like, I think- From a, uh, a [00:08:00] value perspective, there’s no pushback. There’s still a budget perspective. Sure. And I think the challenges we’re finding still are if you’re at a wind farm and you have blade issues or, or, or drive train issues, uh, you might need to spend your dollars there before you spend them on a lift, and we, we, we understand and respect that. And so we’re working together with customers to try to come up with creative commercial solutions, be it, uh, you know, deferred payment models or multi-year, look at that as a, a capital cost plus some operational cost. Smart. Defer some of that capital, um, to, to sort of reduce that first year burden, right? Allen Hall: Yeah. So- That’s the Gio Scialdone: scary Allen Hall: part, right? They, they… The lump sum- It’s a big budget item. Yeah … is always an item, and they, especially in today’s world where we got gearbox and blade issues, they don’t want to spend on something that’s not directly there because it’s the, that’s what- Yeah … produces power. Gio Scialdone: Right. Allen Hall: But technicians working on the turbines also produce power. That’s a great point. Gio Scialdone: And Allen Hall: you, and you need them, they go up and down- Yeah. That’s a good point … and sometimes you need them to go up and down a lot. Yeah. And if you don’t [00:09:00] wanna wear out those technicians, the, the lift is the way, the climb model system is the way to go. Right. It just makes… In today’s world, not having it, you’re the odd one out because most sites have some, if not all the turbines with the climb model system. Gio Scialdone: There’s a, a… It reminded me of a, I talked to a customer today who said, you know, lots of these sites are clustered with phases. Uh, this particular customer retrofitted, uh, one of the two phases at their site. They’re split, let’s call it 50 turbines each or so, um, maybe two years ago, and then their struggle is they haven’t yet got the budget to do the second phase. Now, it’s the same group of Allen Hall: technicians- Gio Scialdone: Yeah … that work on both phases. So she, she explained to me that every morning when they go in and they kinda see which, which turbine they’re going to, there’s a, there’s a few of them going, “Yeah.” And there’s a couple other ones that are like, “Ah,” you know? Yeah. So there’s a real like… And I th- and I believe, you know, while that’s kind of a, an anecdotal kind of funny story, there’s, there’s, there’s real objective measures that you [00:10:00] can look at to say that it is, it is- correlated, hard to prove causation, but likely that those technicians who are climbing are gonna be less efficient at the same task than those who are not climbing, right? Yeah. And, and the customer knows that. And so, um, you know, we’ve gotten to that point as an industry that we’re, again, we’re not arguing the, the value too much anymore. That’s good. It’s more about finding the solution for the right, at the right time. Pre-repower, do we do it pro- post-repower? You know, those questions are being asked. Um, you know, it makes more sense potentially, if you will repower in a year, to put that in that budget. Um, so we’re seeing lots of that activity, especially as the lead up to this July 4th, uh, sa- uh, start a construction repower- Right … cliff. Allen Hall: Yeah. Are, are you getting a lot of inquiries about that? Like, we wanna book a contract, try to get before that July date? Gio Scialdone: Yeah, look, one of the interesting things is, you know, to qualify for the PTC by [00:11:00] July 4th, you need to start construction. Allen Hall: That’s right. Gio Scialdone: Um, or, and you can do that in a couple different ways, right? Right. And we are having customers who are using our lifts as a start of physical work on site. Allen Hall: Oh, Gio Scialdone: that’s so smart. So they’re installing lifts- To start that process and show a continuous effort on site. It’s on-site work. Yes, it is. Uh, we have, you know, pri- uh, PWA, prevailing wage apprentice- Right … qualified- Sure … technicians in our program, if that’s something that’s required- Yeah … which a lot of times it is- It is nowadays on these, a lot of these sites. So, um, yeah, we’re offering both of those things to customers. It is an interpretation. There are some customers who aren’t, um, but, but there are, there are those that, that do see the lift as a great tool for them to start that, that clock. Allen Hall: Right. So- Because the parts are there, you’re ready to go. You can get them- Yeah … installed and- Yeah … unlike other components of a wind turbine- That might Gio Scialdone: have longer lead time … Allen Hall: that will have longer lead times. Right. If you’re doing main bearings or something of that sort- Right … it’s gonna be several months before you get those assets on site and can [00:12:00] start working them. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. And you’ve got three months until July 4th, Allen Hall: right? Right. You gotta go. Gio Scialdone: Yeah, you gotta go. Allen Hall: Right. And that- You gotta go … I think that’s, that’s the key to all this. Yeah. Boy, that, that’s genius. I’m, I’m glad that people- … are thinking outside the box. Gio Scialdone: We are too. Our customers are creative. Allen Hall: Yeah. Gio Scialdone: And that’s good. We’re happy to support that, at times. Allen Hall: So there’s, there’s some new technology at 3S in- involving evacuation and- Yeah … you know, the, one of the most, uh, critical pieces of being a technician is working safe, but occasionally things happen. Mm-hmm. And there’s a lot of ways to get technicians from the nacelle downtower. Some of them involve tossing them over side and roping them down, which can be kind of extreme, honestly. Mm-hmm. And a, a lot of technicians do get hurt in not necessarily life-threatening ways- Right … but in ways where it makes it really hard to kind of get them up and down- Safely, yeah … the, the tower safely, right. So 3S has been thinking about this for a while, and now you have a, a new product. Gio Scialdone: We do. We have a rescue stretcher, uh, which has been in development for about a year or [00:13:00] so. We’ve tested it in the field. Um, yeah, the, the climb onto system with all its functions, uh, has not been a rescue system. Right. Right? Um, so what, what we’ve been doing is if, if there is an incident in the tower, you’re utilizing a, a, a, one of the many rescue devices that are in the industry. Sure. Now, w- with the stretcher, uh, this is a, a device that attaches to the ClimbAuto System and uses the ClimbAuto System to safely bring the person down. Um, it can be installed by, with one, uh, rescuer. So one person can fix this to the rail. It has pulley, uh, systems to bring the person up onto and attached to the ClimbAuto System, and then send down. Now, so then you’re, you’re, you’re immobilized, right? So we secure your head, your feet, your body. Um, and to your point earlier, yes, it’s in, in the event that an injury occurs [00:14:00] and you have, let’s call it some time, 10 to 15 minutes of setup time, ’cause that’s what it will take- Sure then this is a great product. And the idea would be, you know, one per truck, similar to a rescue device. Um, you know, and then, you know, you can, can get it up and down the tower pretty easily. It’s, it’s light. It, the package is like a, it’s like a tent bag. It folds up into, like, a bag of a tent, if you picture that. Um, it maybe weighs, like, 15 pounds. It’s quite light. Oh, that’s good. Yep, yep. You know, ’cause there’s no long rope, right? So there’s no, like, hundred-meter rope that you need, which is the, the heavy stuff. Right. Um, and, you know, so you’re using the lift. So the, the weight of the, the system, the stretcher itself, is quite light. So we’re excited. We’ve got a few customers that have demoed it. And, uh, yeah, we’re, we’re, we’re looking to continue to improve the, the, the, the features that we offer. Well, Allen Hall: yeah. If, if there’s 30,000 ClimbAuto Systems out there- Mm … there should be these rescue kits along in the trucks- Yeah … because you just don’t know. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: Right? And guys get hurt. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: They [00:15:00] dislocate their shoulders. They’re dislocating their knees. Yeah. It, it’s a hard task. It is. Uh, you used to climb and do that job. It is. You know that- It is … there’s, there’s things that happen uptower that it makes it hard to get down. Gio Scialdone: You know, I remember doing some training w- where a lot, I mean, we all have, at some point, maybe done some rescue training and, you know, if you’re in a traditional uh, auto descent or sort of rescue device, you may be banging against the tower wall or the ladder- Yep potentially causing further injury. The benefit of this system is, is that, you know, you’re stable on the lift as you go down. Um, so yeah, it’s a little, um… We, we feel is gonna be helpful f- for the sites that have, for sure, climb auto systems, and again- … it’ll take some training. Allen Hall: Sure. Gio Scialdone: Right? Sure. It’ll take some training to, to… Just like any, any rescue device will take. Um, but we, we see some value in the future that, again, it’s adding… It’s another tool, uh, for customers- Yeah … to consider to keep their people safer. Allen Hall: Yeah. Gio Scialdone: You know? So. Allen Hall: I, I, I- Yeah. I see a lot more operators now being very proactive about safety. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: And if I can have a simple tool- Yeah that [00:16:00] makes life easier just in case, ’cause things happen, and you wanna be ready for it, something in, in the back of the truck makes infinite sense and is a, a smart way to handle it. Because the thing about tower heights today, we’re above 100 meters on a lot of towers. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: And that’s a long way to get lifted down. Speaker: That’s Gio Scialdone: true. Yeah. That’s a, it’s a… And, and, you know, and if you’re in a condition, a wind condition where it- Allen Hall: Which is where these Gio Scialdone: turbines Allen Hall: are, Gio Scialdone: yeah … towers sway, yeah. Then, then it’s- It’s- … even harder and need multiple people. You know, so again, in these remote areas where more and more turbines are being located as new construction, m- way more remote, uh, y- your, your, the next team of two technicians may be a, an hour away. Probably, yes. Right? Worst case, it could be an hour away. Yeah. Oh, Allen Hall: yeah. Gio Scialdone: And so as a team of two, you know, to be able to rescue you and safely bring you down, it could be critical. It could be critical. It Allen Hall: will be. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Yeah, because there’s not gonna be a third or fourth person to come assist us Allen Hall: for an hour, Gio Scialdone: you know? So yeah, it’s an exciting… You know, [00:17:00] we, we’re, we’re trying to do, you know, uh, add-ons to the product to, uh, you know… We, we’ve modified some things over the years. We’ve got a new battery kit style, uh, to improve functionality. Clip-on battery as opposed to a plug-in. Um, you know, we’ve added a lot of different safety features over the years, like, um, uh, simultaneous handle switches. Right, yeah. So, you know, we’re, we’re trying to avoid, uh, a misuse of, of, uh, one hand at a time or no hands. Um, so there’s, there’s lots of features that we have, uh, added and also are able to, when we go service these t- towers- Bring the add-on at no cost if we’re performing the service for the customer. So we’re gonna upgrade your software, so to speak- Sure to the newest and latest, greatest software, um, so that, you know, you can be safer than, than you were maybe a few years ago. Allen Hall: Oh, yeah. But that’s why you buy a 3S Climboto system. Ouch. Is because you know that those upgrades are coming. Yeah. And they’re- Yeah. You guys are not sitting still. You don’t have- No you hadn’t device- No … [00:18:00] created a device 10 years ago and haven’t changed it. Yeah. It’s evolved every single year- It has … that I’ve talked to you. Yeah. And every single year it’s safer, more reliable- Yeah … does more features, and the technicians love it. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Allen Hall: Absolutely love it. Gio Scialdone: I credit our, you know, our company is, is… This is our, this is our, uh, our passion, right? So, like, we’ve, we’ve been in this business for, for 20-plus years. In the US, we’ve been in it for nine and, you know, we’re not, we’re, we’re not going anywhere. No. You know, notwithstanding, um, uh, any, any, any political issues, we’re gonna ride through, so, so is everybody here, you know? Sure. Yeah. We’re, we’re, we’re in this and, you know, our mindset is, again, to eliminate climbing and, and do the best we can to keep people safer and have turbines run more efficiently. Allen Hall: So if you’re an operator or a wind farm asset manager or site supervisor- Yeah … at a, at a wind farm and you don’t have the Climboto system yet Who do you call? Where do you go to get started? Gio Scialdone: Yeah, you can, you can definitely get us on the [00:19:00]website. You know, there’s a Get Info button that still goes directly to me if you’re gonna say, “Hey, can I get a quote on this?” So, you know, we’ve got five salespeople. Uh, you can certainly ask your management team because there’s a l- strong likelihood that we’ve been in touch with them. We, we visit sites. You know, we visited 200 sites last year. So our… We’re out. We, we… You know, if, uh, if we haven’t visited you, let us know. But, um, you know, yeah, you can definitely reach us on, on the web or, uh, you know, we’ve got a phone number as well on there, so. Allen Hall: Yeah, it’s easy to reach out. Yeah. Just look up 3S Lift. Climb Model System’s another quick way, and if you Google that you’ll get to the 3S Lift website, and you can find all the cool features, and, and the new devices, and you can find your parts and everything you want right there. It’s, it’s amazing the growth and, and the, and the, uh, adoption of that system. It’s, it’s great to hear. It’s one of those things that when it’s a real success story. Yeah. And I, I know you’re, you’re really close to it of course. Gio Scialdone: Yeah, I know. Allen Hall: Yeah. But from the outside looking in, it’s [00:20:00] amazing. Gio Scialdone: We’re proud of Allen Hall: the team. 500 turbines to 3,000, that’s a lot. Gio Scialdone: It is. We’re proud of the team. I’m, I’m grateful to the customer base that, that have seen this, this value, you know, and recognize it. Um, and you know, not only for the soft sell, that it helps people and the morale, and, you know, there is a, a, a, a harder to measure injury improvement factor. Allen Hall: Yeah. Gio Scialdone: Um, but, but there’s absolutely some objective measures. We have sites that before the lifts were installed were at 95% availability, and now they’re at 96.2. Now, correlation and causation aren’t the same thing, but we, we believe, and we means the industry I think at this point, especially to see competitors come in, I think that further, uh, drives home the idea that this is the right thing to do, to stop climbing and, and help your t- technicians be more efficient, effective. So yeah, we’re, we’re proud of it and, um, you know, we’re looking forward to being here for another nine years. Allen Hall: Absolutely. Yeah. Gio, so good to see you. Congratulations on everything. Thanks, Allen. And yeah, [00:21:00] good luck this year. I know you’re gonna have a l- a lot more growth, so- Thanks … congratulations. Gio Scialdone: Appreciate the time.
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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris uses Nassim Taleb's famous “Turkey Problem” to explain one of the biggest mistakes investors make: believing the future will always look like the past. From a shocking World Cup upset to the collapse of once-untouchable companies like Enron and GE, he shows how unexpected "Black Swan" events can destroy even the most confident predictions. The lesson? No matter how certain an investment appears, concentration risk can be devastating. Diversification isn't about predicting the future—it's about surviving the surprises nobody sees coming.
NESTA EDIÇÃO. Depois de três meses, Brent volta a ficar abaixo dos US$ 80. Petrobras e Finep lançam edital para eletrolisador nacional de hidrogênio. Brasil e Países Baixos definem agenda de cooperação em SAF e hidrogênio até 2028. Venezuela assina acordo com GE para recuperação do setor de energia elétrica. ***Locução gerada por IA
Τι σημαίνει να κάνεις τη φροντίδα δουλειά σου; Πώς είναι η πραγματικότητα ενός εργαζόμενου ατόμου που φροντίζει παιδιά, γονείς, αλλά και μια ολόκληρη κοινότητα κάθε μέρα;Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο του podcast μας, η Πηνελόπη Θεοδωρακάκου συνομιλεί με την Άννα Κωνσταντίνου, Mini Hub Manager του WHEN Hub, του πρώτου coworking χώρου με παράλληλη δημιουργική απασχόληση για παιδιά στην Ελλάδα. Η συζήτηση περιστρέφεται γύρω από τις μαμάδες και τους μπαμπάδες που περνούν από εκεί, για όσα δεν τολμούν να πουν ότι χρειάζονται αλλά και για το τι σημαίνει η φροντίδα να γίνεται δουλειά.Στο 13ο επεισόδιο του WHEN on Topic, το οποίο υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του έργουCAREdiZO, θέτουμε καίρια ερωτήματα: Πώς νιώθει ένα εργαζόμενο άτομο που ο ρόλος του περιλαμβάνει τη φροντίδα άλλων ανθρώπων σε κρίσιμες στιγμές της ζωής τους; Πώς αυτή η συνθήκη μπορεί να επηρεάσει και τη δική του ζωή; Ποια προσέγγιση χρειάζεται να έχει ένας coworking χώρος με παράλληλη δημιουργική απασχόληση για παιδιά για να είναι λειτουργικός για όλες/ους; Πώς πρέπει να γίνεται η προσαρμογή ενός παιδιού στο χώρο και τι σημαίνει στην πράξη για το ίδιο αλλά και γιατο γονιό του;Για ποιους γονείς είναι απαραίτητος ένας τέτοιος χώρος και τι αλλάζει γι'αυτούς πρακτικά και ψυχολογικά, όταν γνωρίζουν ότι το παιδί τους απασχολείται δημιουργικά ενώ εκείνοι δουλεύουν;Τι πρέπει να αλλάξει στην κουλτούρα γύρω από τη φροντίδα, ώστε περισσότεροι εργοδότες να επενδύουν σε λύσεις που υποστηρίζουν ουσιαστικά τα εργαζόμενα άτομα και ειδικά όσα έχουν ευθύνες φροντίδας;Ένα επεισόδιο που λειτουργεί σαν υπενθύμιση ότι για να δημιουργηθεί μια ουσιαστικά συμπεριληπτική αγορά εργασίας είναι απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση να αναγνωρίσουμε τη φροντίδα όχι ως εμπόδιο, αλλά ως αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της καθημερινότητας πολλών εργαζόμενων ατόμων.Καλή ακρόαση!Το έργο CAREdiZO υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος CERV της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής, με τη συνεργασία των οργανισμών challedu (Greece), WHEN (Greece), MOTERU INFORMACIJOS CENTRAS (Lithuania), NATSIONALNA MREZHA ZA BIZNES RAZVITIE (Bulgaria), Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (Cyprus). Χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Οι απόψεις και οι γνώμες που εκφράζονται είναι, ωστόσο, μόνο των συγγραφέων και δεν αντικατοπτρίζουν απαραίτητα εκείνες της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής-ΕΕ.Ούτε η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ούτε η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή φέρουν ευθύνη γι' αυτές. Κωδικός έργου: 101191047 — CAREdiZO — CERV-2024-GE
Türkiye'de azınlık olmanın tarihsel yükü ve bugünün siyasal atmosferi... Agos Gazetesi Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Yetvart Danzikyan ile Türkiye'deki Ermeni toplumunun yaşadığı sorunları, azınlık haklarını ve uzun yıllardır süren Hrant Dink cinayeti davasını konuştuk. Geçtiğimiz yüzyılda çok kültürlü yapısı büyük ölçüde tasfiye edilen Türkiye'de, bugün Ermeni, Rum ve Yahudi toplumu hangi gerçeklerle yüzleşiyor? Danzikyan, “Bütün Türkiye'deki Ermeniler bir stadyumu ancak doldurur” diyerek, rakamların ötesindeki toplumsal hafızayı ve sistemik engelleri anlatıyor.
“Bazen küçük bir adımla başlayan yolculuk, insanı birbirinden farklı dünyaların kesişim noktasına taşıyabilir.”Bu bölümümüzde, 2012 yılı Koç Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler mezunu Metin Akdülger ile birlikteyiz. Üniversite yıllarında Amerikan Futbolu Kulübü'nde (Koç Rams) aktif rol üstlenen mezunumuz, lise döneminde yer aldığı kısa film projesiyle hikâye anlatıcılığına ilk adımlarını attı.Mezuniyetinin ardından Craft Tiyatro'da profesyonel oyunculuk kariyerine adım atan Akdülger, performans sanatlarının yanı sıra kurgu, müzik ve edebiyat alanlarında da disiplinlerarası üretimler yaptı. 2019 yılında kurduğu "Journers" grubuyla müzikal çalışmalarına devam ederken, aynı zamanda yayınlandığı dönem ses getiren “Görmüş Geçirmiş Kaptan 88” adlı çizgi romanın ortak yazarlığını üstlendi.Kampüs yıllarından sahne sanatlarına, müzikten yaratıcı üretim süreçlerine ve sanatsal kimliğin keşfine uzanan bu ilham verici yolculuğu dinlemek için bölümü kaçırmayın.
If your top reps are stuck training new hires instead of closing deals, this AI sales enablement playbook will help. Enterprise seller Vernon Ross joins Mike Allton to show how to scale your best performers' knowledge without stealing their selling time, and why that "teaching jail" is quietly costing you around $30K a month per rep. Vernon has carried quota, closed enterprise deals, and built the AI training tools that make other sellers faster. Inside, he shares the one diagnostic question that finds your highest-ROI automation, why AI pilots die the moment they add friction instead of removing it, and how he uses NotebookLM, private podcasts, and voice cloning to cut top-rep onboarding from 30 hours down to 10. He and Mike also get tactical on where AI belongs inside a MEDDPICC deal, how to tie content consumption to real revenue, and the one automation any team can build this quarter without a six-figure budget. Vernon Ross drove 75 to 85% increases in new client acquisition at a 32% conversion rate, closed deals with Procter & Gamble, GE, and AT&T, and has generated over $500,000 in enterprise SaaS sales. As president of Vernon Ross Consulting and an enterprise podcaster, he now advises Fortune 1000 companies on AI-driven learning. The hard truth: you cannot clone your top performers. So you stay stuck in an endless loop of manual knowledge transfer while your competitors build AI-powered learning engines that run around the clock. This episode is how you break the loop. Still letting shadow AI run unmanaged on your sales floor? Download the free Executive Guide to Shadow AI at theaihat.com/shadow-ai. Chapters: 00:00 Top Rep Pain Points 00:59 Podcast Theme Intro 02:08 Show Mission Setup 03:15 Guest Vernon Ross 05:11 Sales Enablement Gap 07:34 AI Adoption That Sticks 10:58 AI Hosted Training Podcasts 13:46 NotebookLM And Voice Clones 16:28 MEDDPICC With AI 18:52 Onboarding Without Teaching Jail 21:25 Shadow AI Sponsor Break 22:33 Measuring Podcast ROI 28:38 Fast Time To Value 30:37 Compliance And Risk 33:48 First Automation To Build 36:34 Where To Find Vernon 37:18 Final Wrap Up Resources: Vernon Ross: linkedin.com/in/vernonross | vernonross.com | enterprisepodcaster.com | aiplanner.com Mentioned in this episode: Wondercraft.ai, Google NotebookLM, Wispr Flow, ZoomInfo, Apollo, HubSpot, Otter.ai, Claude Code, Gemini, Supporting Cast, MEDDPICC Connect with Mike Allton: linkedin.com/in/mikeallton | Newsletter theaihat.com/newsletter | Podcast theaihat.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I veckans avsnitt pratar vi om slott til salu, att man behöver stå bostadskö i 42 år för att få en flådig Östermalmsvåning, folk som dekorerar sina hus med snusdosor och ölburkar. Vi pratar även om galna saker som hänt på visningar. Och inte helt otippat så har Freddie en tävling. Allt detta och mycket mer. Happy lyssning!!Är du mäklare och varit med om något galet eller kul? Skriv till oss på instagram @hemilyknarkarnaNya avsnitt varje måndag, och fredags-repriser på…..
No Braincast 637, Carlos Merigo, Luiz Hygino, Marko Mello e Pedro de Luna fazem a verdadeira Copa da Copa do Mundo 2026: uma simulação completa do Mundial, jogo a jogo, da fase de grupos até a grande final. Com a ajuda do simulador do GE, a mesa passa por México x África do Sul, Brasil x Marrocos, Haiti x Escócia, Alemanha x Curaçao, Espanha x Cabo Verde, França x Senegal, Argentina, Portugal, Inglaterra, Uruguai, Japão, Paraguai, Irã, Egito e todas as outras seleções que fazem da Copa esse caos maravilhoso. O episódio tem palpites ousados, placares improváveis, zebras emocionais, dados absurdamente específicos, homenagem ao finado OEA, discussão sobre o novo formato com 48 seleções, críticas às novas regras da FIFA e uma previsão final que pode envelhecer muito mal... Afinal, numa Copa com dezesseis avas, cooling break, terceiro colocado se classificando e Curaçao fazendo gol na Alemanha, tá liberado acreditar? 08:39 PAUTA -- ✳️ TORNE-SE MEMBRO DO B9 E GANHE BENEFÍCIOS: Braincast secreto; grupo de assinantes no Telegram; e episódios sem anúncios!
What happens when a childhood obsession with building things collides with MIT engineering, BMW design innovation, Harvard Business School, and a mission to shape the next generation of entrepreneurs?You get Laurie Stach.In this episode of Inventive Journey, Laurie shares the unconventional path that led her from building dangerous double-decker go-karts in the backyard to founding LaunchX — one of the most recognized youth entrepreneurship programs helping young founders build real startups and entrepreneurial confidence.Laurie opens up about growing up feeling like she never fully fit into one category. She loved engineering, creativity, athletics, experimentation, and problem-solving all at once. That blend of interests eventually led her to MIT, where she discovered an environment filled with builders, inventors, and curious minds who approached the world differently.At MIT, Laurie immersed herself in machine shops and rapid prototyping culture. She worked at the MIT Media Lab building experimental technologies and learning firsthand how quickly ideas could move from imagination to physical reality. That love for prototyping later carried into her work at GE and BMW Design Studio, where she helped implement new technologies like 3D printing and innovation-driven workflows.But despite enjoying the technical side of engineering, Laurie realized she was increasingly fascinated by bigger questions surrounding innovation itself:How industries evolveHow entrepreneurs thinkHow future trends emergeHow people gain the confidence to build companiesThat curiosity eventually led her to Harvard Business School, where she encountered one of the most uncomfortable lessons for an engineer: there often isn't one “correct” answer in business.Instead, entrepreneurship requires making decisions under uncertainty.That realization became foundational when Laurie launched LaunchX.What started as a simple idea, rough website, and evolving curriculum slowly transformed into a globally recognized entrepreneurship ecosystem. Laurie discusses the early days of balancing consulting with building LaunchX as a side hustle, testing ideas before feeling fully ready, and learning how to scale iteratively instead of waiting for perfection.She also shares the emotional side of entrepreneurship that many founders rarely discuss:fear of uncertaintyfounder identityburnout risksdelegation challengeshiring leadershipscaling mission-driven companiesOne of the most powerful moments in the conversation comes when Laurie explains how LaunchX alumni from the first ten years of the program now represent more than $17 billion in portfolio value. Yet for Laurie, the real mission isn't simply producing unicorn startups.It's helping young people develop entrepreneurial confidence.The conversation also explores:rapid prototypingstartup iterationexperiential educationAI-driven entrepreneurshiponline learning evolutionfuture startup ecosystemsyouth innovation trendsfounder psychologyLaurie explains why she believes today's entrepreneurs have more opportunity than any previous generation thanks to dramatically lower startup barriers and advances in AI technology.At the same time, she emphasizes that entrepreneurship is not just about technology or money. It's about curiosity, resilience, creativity, and learning how to navigate uncertainty.Whether you're a founder, student, investor, educator, or someone exploring your next big idea, Laurie's journey offers practical insight into how successful entrepreneurs actually grow — not through perfect plans, but through relentless experimentation and action.And yes, occasionally through questionable homemade engineering projects.To chat about this one-on-one, grab a free consult at strategymeeting.com
Sometimes the moments that challenge your identity the most end up reshaping your entire relationship with money. In this episode of Money Tales, Bobbie LaPorte shares what it looks like to navigate financial highs and lows with humility and resourcefulness. After years of corporate success, Bobbie found herself asking a very different question. What do you do when the path you expected disappears and you still need to move forward? Bobbie's story is candid and full of hard-earned perspective and thoughtful generosity. Bobbie is a leadership advisor, executive coach, Founder and CEO of Bobbie LaPorte & Associates, where she helps leaders navigate volatility, complexity, and constant change. She works with Fortune 500 companies, global organizations, and high growth start-ups to build confident leaders who can think and perform at their best when the ground is shifting. Bobbie brings rare credibility to the conversation, having served as a CEO, COO and CMO in multiple Fortune 50 companies, including IBM, GE, and UnitedHealthcare, as well as leading two healthcare technology start ups. Bobbie is the and author of When the Curveballs Keep Coming. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master's in Positive Leadership and Strategy from IE University in Madrid. Known for blending real world executive experience with science-based insight, Bobbie helps leaders strengthen personal agency, confidence and decision making under pressure. Her work spans keynote talks, leadership workshops, enterprise learning programs and one on one executive coaching. When she's not working with leaders, Bobbie is training for her seventh Ironman triathlon—often alongside her two Golden Retrievers on Bay Area trails. Here are three money conversations this episode will help you navigate: 1. How your relationship with money is shaped early and evolves over time. Growing up between abundance and scarcity, Bobbie learned to be self-sufficient and still carries that lens into how she saves, spends and supports others today. 2. What it really takes to get through financial uncertainty. Bobbie shares the reality of starting over, including the humbling decision to take any job available while building something new, and how that shaped her confidence and independence. 3. How to define “enough” when success keeps raising the bar. Through her work with high-earning clients, Bobbie brings a grounded lens on balancing ambition and wealth with the relationships, health, time and everyday experiences that often get pushed aside in the pursuit of more. Follow Money Tales on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube Music for more real stories that inspire thoughtful, intentional decisions about money.
Marcos A. Rodriguez Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Partner Mr. Rodriguez founded Palladium in 1997 and serves as Chairman and CEO. Prior to forming Palladium, Mr. Rodriguez was a partner of Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, a buyout firm that he joined in 1989. Before launching his private equity career, he worked in operations for General Electric Company in the U.S., Mexico and France, and graduated from GE's Manufacturing Management Program. Mr. Rodriguez has served on the Board of Directors of Palladium portfolio companies ABRA, Castro Cheese, Daniel's Jewelers, Jordan Health Services, Second Nature Brands, Teasdale, Taco Bueno, Trachte, TransForce and Wise Foods, among others. Mr. Rodriguez serves on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian, the University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell. He also serves on the Boards of the Robert Toigo Foundation and the Alfred E. Smith Foundation. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and an M.A. in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.
Zelf bepalen wat er met je lichaam gebeurt - het klinkt als een no-brainer. Artikel 11 van de grondwet belooft het aan ieder mens. En toch geldt dat recht niet vanzelf zodra je bent bevrucht. Dan bestaat de kans dat je geen eigenaar bent van je eigen lijf, maar een broedmachine: een lichaam waar anderen over mogen beslissen. Abortus staat in Nederland nog altijd in het wetboek van strafrecht. Elders wordt het verboden - en wie veilige abortus verbiedt, schaft niet de abortus af, alleen de veiligheid. Of het wordt omsingeld door bedenktijd, drempels en voorwaarden: betutteling en controle, vermomd als zorg. Verdedigen we dat recht uit Artikel 11 niet - door erover te práten, door het beter te begrijpen, door ons uit te spreken dan schuift de dystopie van Margaret Atwoods Handmaid's Tale dichterbij dan we durven denken.In deze aflevering praat ik over abortus in al haar facetten met emeritus hoogleraar wetenschapsgeschiedenis Trudy Dehue, die in haar boek Ei, foetus, baby vijf eeuwen geschiedenis van zwangerschap en abortus blootlegt Ze laat zien dat mannelijke geestelijken, wetenschappers en politici zich in de loop der tijd steeds meer met zwangerschap zijn gaan bemoeien, waarbij ze vrouwen steeds minder zeggenschap gunden over hun eigen lijf. En met rechtshistoricus in New York en publicist Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen (bekend van Zeikschrift), die vanuit de VS met eigen ogen de consequenties van abortusverboden ziet en zo raak betoogt hoe het toch echt alleeen een keus is die de vrouw zelf toebehoort (inclusief welke emoties zij daar ook bij voelt). Van de geschiedenis tot de woorden die we kiezen; van het wantrouwen of vrouwen zo'n beslissing wel aankunnen tot de ruimte om élke emotie te voelen die erbij hoort. Want er bestaat geen vóór of tégen abortus - alleen vóór of tégen het recht van vrouwen om zelf te beschikken. Of je nu een abortus hebt meegemaakt of niet: deze aflevering is verplichte kost.Shownotes - De broedmachine Geïnteresseerd in meer? In Ongebonden schrijf ik over het leven van een autonomer leven (o.a door bevrijding van idealen die vrouwen klein houden). Je bestelt het boek hier.Haar boek Leven en laten leven van Madeleijn. Volg haar hier op Instagram. Ei, Foetus Baby van Trudy Dehue. Lees hier ook meer over Trudy's werk (o.a een fantastisch stuk in Trouw)Lees het boek met abortusverhalen Over abortus van Jantine Jongbloed. Nina's nieuwste boek Ongebonden: in een wereld vol idealen is nu te pre-orderen als gesigneerd exemplaar bij Scheltema via deze link. Stuur je aankoopbon naar ongebonden@awbruna.nl en maak kans op twee maanden gratis abonnement op Vrouw'en.Deze podcast wordt uitgegeven door Geuren & Kleuren MediaAdverteren of samenwerken op deze titel? Mail naar adverteren@geurenenkleurenmedia.nl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I veckan kom det ut ett slott för 400 miljoner här i Sverige. Vad passar då bättre än att damma av det gamla avsnittet ”Jättedyra Bostäder”. 400 miljoner är ändå rätt billigt kommer du tycka när du lyssnat klart.Utöver bostäder pratar vi andra dyra saker, vad sägs om en skjorta för 2 miljoner, ett sällskapsspel för 18 miljoner, en hamburgare för 50.000 kr eller en pizza som kostar extremt mycket mer än den dyra hamburgaren. Är du mäklare och varit med om något galet eller kul? Skriv till oss på instagram @hemilyknarkarnaNya avsnitt varje måndag, och fredags-repriser på…..
Rory O'Neill, CMO of Checkout.com, doesn't just solve for payments- he's solving for brand preference in a crowded payments space. And he's doing it by competing on what's different, not what others do better. That insight changes everything, from how you position payments to how you build a team that can sustain growth as a challenger. In the latest episode of Scratch, Rory breaks down the playbook that lets Checkout compete with global giants. Brand preference wins 95% of B2B deals before salespeople ever show up- so your marketing owns the invisible 60% of the buyer's journey. Challenger brands win by picking one fight and building culture around it, not chasing everything competitors do. He reveals the three-part formula: focus your core business, build your culture, reinvest profit. Consumer marketing skills-data, insight, action-are B2B's secret superpower. And his rule: if you wouldn't say it at dinner, don't write it in marketing. The key takeaway: Brand preference wins deals - 95% of the time, the brands on the day-one top-five list are the ones that win. B2B buyers spend 60% of their journey before contacting a salesperson. Define your focus as a challenger - Compete on what's different, not on what competitors do better. Checkout only does digital payments to stay focused while competitors spread across multiple business lines. Three elements beat category norms - Focus on your core business, build the human operating system (culture, people, vision), then reinvest capital in new products. Consumer marketer skills are powerful in B2B - Data, insight, action, brand building, and performance marketing from the consumer world unlock B2B success. Understand stakeholder maps - B2B is complex: CTOs influence CFOs, recommenders influence buyers. Map those relationships to win. Simplify your language - Ditch jargon like "frictionless" and "seamless." Use words you'd use at dinner. Marketing becomes more interesting and understood. Marketing is logic and magic - Be both data-driven and creative. Avoid letting fiefdoms kill integrated work. Join everything together. Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube ▶️: https://youtu.be/chR0mn9Pum0 Scratch is a production of Rival, a marketing innovation consultancy that develops strategies and capabilities that help businesses grow faster. Scratch is hosted by Eric Fulwiler, and he's joined by Rory O'Neill of Checkout.com in this episode. Find Rival online at www.wearerival.com, LinkedIn Find Eric on LinkedIn Find Rory on LinkedIn Say hi at media@wearerival.com, we'd love to hear from you. Rival is a marketing consultancy for brands that want to challenge convention in their category. We're on a mission to understand what challenger brands do differently to grow in categories that are being disrupted, and use a challenger playbook to deliver outsized impact through an integrated, tech-enabled approach. Past guests include CMOs from Mastercard, GE, Shell, Hyperloop, Adobe, PepsiCo, and Papa Johns.If you're interested in learning more about marketing from successful CMOs, we compiled a list of the top 5 CMO podcasts to listen to in 2024; check it out here
In this episode, Donna and Tom sit down with Jennifer Becka, Global Sourcing Leader at Intuit and a supply chain innovator with over 15 years of global sourcing experience across manufacturing, healthcare, and technology. Jennifer shares insights from her diverse career journey, from managing the world's largest powered industrial fleet at Amazon to leading procurement transformation at GE, Cleveland Clinic, and Diebold, and now driving AI-powered sourcing at Intuit. Jennifer explores the critical distinction between resilient and anti-fragile supply chains, explaining how organizations can build systems that don't just withstand stress but actually improve because of it. She discusses the evolution of value creation from physical goods to digital services, strategies for earning executive buy-in through stakeholder collaboration, and her groundbreaking end-of-life fleet initiative at Amazon that optimized total cost of ownership. Takeaways: The difference between resilient and anti-fragile supply chains How value definition evolves across physical goods, healthcare services, and digital platforms Strategies for stakeholder engagement and earning executive buy-in Lifecycle management and total cost of ownership optimization Jennifer's career philosophy: building systems strong enough to improve under stress Stay connected with CSCR on LinkedIn (Center for Supply Chain Research) and Instagram (@pennstatesupplychain), and be sure to follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you are tuning into Unpacked: Insights hosted by the Penn State Smeal Center for Supply Chain Research™. Thank you for joining us! Visit our website: https://www.smeal.psu.edu/cscr Guest Bio: Jennifer F. Becka leads Accelerating Functions and Services Sourcing at Intuit. With over 15 years of global sourcing leadership, Jennifer has built and transformed procurement functions across manufacturing, healthcare, and technology—including leadership roles at GE, Diebold, Cleveland Clinic, and Amazon, where she directed global categories spanning the world's largest powered industrial fleet and critical digital security and marketing services. Known for building high-performing teams and driving enterprise transformation, Jennifer brings a rare combination of operational rigor, strategic vision, and technical fluency—including a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and certifications with ASCM and AI for Business Strategy. Jennifer is a member of the Penn State Smeal Executive DBA Cohort of 2029, where her research explores the governance of agentic AI in cognitive supply chains. She is based in San Diego, California.
Anthony Villari reflects on early struggles of his career, why having no backup plan mattered, and how persistence and focus built momentum over time. GE-8957895.1 (6/26)(Exp.6/30)
Condensation in an anesthesia circuit looks harmless until it starts skewing flow sensor readings or creating the kind of warm, wet environment where microbes can thrive. We pick up the story after the investigation into moisture and mold concerns in GE operating room ventilators, then move straight into the questions clinicians asked most: which filters matter, how low-flow anesthesia changes the moisture equation, and what “moisture mitigation” actually means at the bedside.We walk through APSF guidance on filtration, including why a high-quality filter between the expiratory limb and the anesthesia machine is a key defense for keeping respiratory pathogens out of the workstation. We also talk about what HME filters do well for airway humidity and reducing moisture entering the machine, where their limits are (especially moisture generated by CO2 absorption), and why sidestream gas sampling lines deserve more attention in infection prevention and anesthesia machine protection.Then we share GE Healthcare's response, including what's universal across modern anesthesia breathing systems, what features support moisture management, and when optional condensers may help depending on clinical usage patterns.If this topic affects your OR workflow, subscribe, share the episode with a colleague, and leave a review so more anesthesia professionals can find these moisture management and patient safety insights.For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/310-moisture-matters-in-anesthesia-circuits/© 2026, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
American Clean Power’s Q1 report shows the weakest quarter since 2023, China plugs an undersea data center into offshore wind, and thermal imaging spots hidden blade damage. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Allen Hall: The Uptime Wind Energy podcast, brought to you by StrikeTape. Protecting thousands of wind turbines from lightning damage worldwide. Visit StrikeTape.com. And now your hosts Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy podcast. I’m your host, Allen Hall. I’m here with Rosemary Barnes, Matthew Stead, and Yolanda Padron. And three out of the four of us, everyone except Rosie, went to Houston this past week. Matthew, you were on the floor. Yolanda, you were on the floor this week. What did you think? Matthew Stead: I think there was a few sort of common themes that I picked up. One, the obvious one which keeps coming up every time is insurance and lightning, and insurance, and all those sort of things. probably the other point that I observed was really strong supply chain. they had everyone, all the people, e- even people, building boxes. And [00:01:00] so they had boxes, transportation, cranes, really strong, supply chain. also really strong on the batteries, like the CATL batteries, et cetera, et cetera, and solar. I think that seems to be getting a bit more, a bit more, mature and more obvious. obviously blades, lots of people talk to us about blades, maybe ’cause we talk about blades. But, lightning root issues, blade bolts, those sorts of things, leading edge erosion, robotic repair, et cetera, et cetera. a bit about, add-ons like PowerCurve, were fairly visible, so that was good. but there was a lot of secret meetings in rooms away from the actual event. so that was one observation. and the other observation was perhaps not so many operators that actually [00:02:00] work on a day-to-day basis. That was my subjective impression Rosemary Barnes: Speaking of secret meetings in rooms, what were you guys doing around the time of ACP? Matthew Stead: So the Australian American Chamber of Commerce organized a special event, with two Australian companies to launch a new product, which monitors lightning and then transmits the results using satellite communications. So it was very open, but invitation only, Rose. Rosemary Barnes: I, actually, I- the comments, ’cause people are always, after our first go organizing wind O&M event in Australia, I would hear about it from people who didn’t, just chatting at, on, different wind farm sites. They didn’t know I was involved, and they’re like, “Oh, yeah, there’s a secret event now.” And it’s we did our very best to publicize this, the most that we could. It was not intended to be secret. So yeah, I’m just wondering if, people are gonna think the same if [00:03:00] they, they missed out on, your event. But how was it re- received? Do, we need more events in the US? Matthew Stead: Yes, absolutely. And I, I don’t have my pin on here, but, yeah, I do have a pin from the Australian American Chamber of Commerce Texas division, Rosemary Barnes: How was the event for you, Yolanda? Yolanda Padron: It was good. It was good. the showroom was the, or the exhibit floor was a little bit em- more empty than I thought it would be, but it was good. It was good to, to see people, to catch up with everybody. There were some really good chats happening everywhere. and I got … I don’t know about you guys, but I saw a lot more people not from the US that wanted to come in and understand the market better than I did other years, which was nice to see. Matthew Stead: Was there any new technology on the floor this year? I thought there was a new robot company, but it was actually solar cleaning. Yolanda Padron: I saw some rebranding from some companies, moving from former ties to [00:04:00] OEMs just m- moving into their own little companies and stuff. in a very interesting, PR move, a, an insurance company was raffling a motorcycle, which was really, funny for us to see. Allen Hall: Not very safe, is it? Yolanda Padron: Was Rosemary Barnes: it at least an l- an electric Yolanda Padron: motorbike? Allen Hall: Rosemary, you’re in America. Yolanda Padron: I don’t know very much about bikes, but it was big and scary for me. did I put my name in there? Yes. We’ll see how that turns out, but Rosemary Barnes: I’m always trying to win Lego sets at, events and, try to sweet talk the, the stall managers or s- stall minders into “Oh, if somebody wins and they don’t show up, could I have it?” yeah, so far unsuccessfully. Although I do have, actually you can see I’ve, I’ve got a Le- a L- Lego, in inverted commas, not Lego TM, wind turbine that we’ve just started making. So that’s a, [00:05:00] or a tower for a… that we have created. I have succeeded in getting some sort of Lego for my podcast background. Allen Hall: Are you gonna buy the Sagrada Família Lego set that just appeared? Rosemary Barnes: I haven’t. I’m not like the hugest Lego fan. I wouldn’t call myself an, what is it? AF- AFOL, adult fan of Lego? Is that what, There’s a, there’s an acronym. I’m not one. None of us are apparently. Allen Hall: Oh, I don’t know. I think we’ll buy that one. Allen, does it take 200 years to make? Probably. I think there’s around 10,000 pieces. that’s what I re- recall. It, there’s a lot of pieces. It’s built in sections. I watched had a little discussion about it. It is really complex, but we may purchase one and put it in the lobby of our shop because that cathedral is protected by strike tape, some of the ornamental features at the top. So we’ll, probably build one, but it’ll, it will take a year [00:06:00] Delamination and bondline failures in blades are difficult problems to detect early. These hidden issues can cost you millions in repairs and lost energy production. CIC NDT are specialists to detect these critical flaws before they become expensive burdens. Their nondestructive test technology penetrates deep into blade materials to find voids and cracks traditional inspections completely miss. CIC NDT maps every critical defect, delivers actionable reports, and provides support to get your blades back in service. So visit cicndt.com because catching blade problems early will save you millions Let’s talk about American Clean Power’s, first quarter 2026 market report. So the American Clean Power Association’s first quarter 2026 market report shows United States developers brought 6.4 gigawatts [00:07:00] of new clean power online in Q1, but overall capacity was down 17% year over year, the weakest quarter since 2023. Onshore wind took the hardest hit with less than 500 megawatts installed, the slowest pace since about 2018. the Department of Defense delayed approximately, 165 projects totaling 30 gigawatts and $54 billion of investment. Ken Young, the CEO of Apex Clean Energy, put it plainly, quote, “This DoD thing is real. They found a button to hit, and we got punched in the face.” Unquote. Developers won a preliminary injunction in Massachusetts federal court, but the Interior Department has pledged to appeal in regards to offshore wind. Is this gonna be a permanent setback, Matthew? You think this is gonna continue on, or will this eventually get wrapped up and wind will be back on track? Matthew Stead: If I wanted cheap power, I would be building wind, [00:08:00]battery, and solar. So I think, if people want cheap power, it, will definitely come back. That’s my view. Allen Hall: Yolanda, you see some of the development. You’re close to it in Austin, Texas. What are you seeing on the ground there? I think there’s repowering going on, but is there much in terms of new development? Yolanda Padron: There’s repowering. I think new development slowed down a little bit than this time last year, but it’s still going on, both for wind, solar, and battery, which is good. on the ground level in some of these very rural towns, this is a very important source of income for a lot of those people, regardless of political affiliation. so it’s important for some of these people to get these on their, in their land. Allen Hall: Does American Clean Power have a plan to try to address this situation? Are there any lawsuits in place or any legal action on the docket? Yolanda Padron: Not that I know of. I, know there was a, there was that lawsuit end of last year, for offshore.[00:09:00] but from American Clean Power itself, I don’t know of anything off the top of my head. Do you guys know? Allen Hall: I haven’t seen much of a roadmap from American Clean Power on this particular issue on the onshore wind. I haven’t seen much e-except but for a couple of summary pieces explaining what is happening on the ground, but n-no action to push back. And maybe there’s some lobbying going on with Congress people and, senators, but you think we would hear about some of it. I haven’t heard anything, and I’m watching pretty close. it is a little confounding because it does seem like this could be broken with one court case. Maybe not. Maybe it’s more difficult than that. Yolanda Padron: I don’t know. There’s always a lot of, yeah, there’s always a lot of lobbying going on by, not just by American Clean Power, but by a lot of these larger owners, right? A lot of them have some sort of office in DC and people coming in and out and going to meetings [00:10:00] with everybody, So I don’t know. I’m also very curious to see what goes behind the scenes for that political side of things. Allen Hall: just as a quick aside, one of the discussions I was having during the week was about AI data centers and the push for power. If gas turbines aren’t available for a couple of years and they’re gonna… the administration’s gonna push back on renewables, AI data centers are gonna have a hard time getting the power they need. I know the administration wants them to, be powered by natural gas, but that’s not possible right now. I don’t see how this ends easily. Rosemary Barnes: It seems like e- everybody’s looking into any single way that you can power a data center. There are people making serious plans to do it. There’s obviously, we’ve talked about space-based data centers before. then there was a podcast I listened to this week. Allen, you actually suggested it to me, but it’s one that comes up for me anyway, Catalyst podcast about, [00:11:00] data centers on ships. It, actually isn’t just purely about data centers on ships. It’s about, this company, and they have a ship that’s designed to fairly passively capture energy from waves of a ship out on the o- open ocean. They’ve actually designed the shape of the hull so that it is, will actually capture energy. They choose the location of their factories very carefully, put it in the ocean where there’s already enough energy, and it just, phew, off it goes, just powers itself off to the, I think it was somewhere in the South Pacific, where there’s nice big fetches of, of water and power whatever, including data centers. But I think each ship was about a megawatt or something like that, so you’ll need a lot of them. And then wasn’t there one that you were, you wanted to bring up today, Allen, an, underwater data center? Allen Hall: The one that I think you’re talking about is Penthalassa, which has recently come out of the dark mode, and they have been working on this, in at least a couple of years from far as I can tell, [00:12:00] trying to develop data centers that… using a, system driven by not necessarily the waves. It’s not the waves, Rosemary. I think it’s more to do with the pressure, of the ocean. It’s, something to that effect, which is really interesting. but, China has, like in many things, working offshore and trying to get data centers up and running. they’ve commissioned the first undersea data center powered directly by offshore wind. The Shanghai Lingang project, built by a subsidiary of China Communications Construction, CCC, began operations off Shanghai’s eastern coast in May. Planned capacity is 24 megawatts, and the core design transmits offshore wind power directly to submerged data modules via subsea photoelectric composite cables. I’m not sure what that is, but I’ll have to dig into that deeper. And by bypassing grid routing entirely. Seawater obviously will serve as the cooling medium [00:13:00] through circulating pipes in the heat exchangers, reducing electricity consumption by about 20%. one of the local v- university professors estimates that this kind of data center model could save about 50 billion kilowatt hours annually across China’s data center fleet, equivaling, equivalent to not burning 15 million metric tons of coal per year, and that would be nice. Is there a future in offshore data centers that use the ocean to cool themselves and Plug ’em into wind turbines offshore, just get the electricity straight from the wind. Does this have growth futures, Matthew Stead: particularly in China? I love it. I think it’s absolutely fantastic, and it just means you don’t have to send them into space, because that’s a silly idea. The other point, do you remember a couple of years ago they were going to build, hydrogen electrolyzers, offshore n- next to wind turbines? So all they do is [00:14:00] just scrap the electrolyzer and then put in the data center. It’s just perfect. Rosemary Barnes: But that’s what this, ship one that I was, I listened to the podcast of, that’s their, thing. It’s just power for whatever. whatever, obviously it has to be something that’s capable of, operating on a ship environment. You’re not gonna be doing probably precision manufacturing or anything out there. But, apparently failure rates for, data center stuff is not… They’re not expecting it to be higher. Higher in some types of failures will be higher, and some will be lower, but, they think that overall it’s so much, so much cheaper. But yeah, they did also talk about doing, yeah, I don’t know, hydrogen. Is anybody, is anyone still talking about hydrogen anymore? I feel like we’re finally, not n- not doing that. Allen Hall: Rosie, I think you killed it. I’ve seen more news reports about it, where they’re not proceeding and there’s been some funding challenges, and those things are happening. Like any new technology, it’s, hard. The beginning is hard. Rosemary Barnes: But, you know that, already hyd- making [00:15:00]hydrogen the way that we make it today is something like 2% of the world’s, emissions. So it’s okay, we do need heaps of clean hydrogen for that 2%. So I’m definitely not against, some hydrogen projects happening, ’cause we’ve gotta… That’s the, same size as y- you know, nearly as much as aviation, for example. so not insignificant. Matthew Stead: Yeah, someone actually came up to us and s- I had a bit of a discussion about that, Rosie. We’ve got a bit of information to share with you about that- Rosemary Barnes: Oh, yeah … Matthew Stead: that will dispute some of your claims. we’ll share that with you Rosemary Barnes: offline. They’re not my claims. I’m merely reporting what people who are working on it say. But I, was saying to Allen, ’cause we had a big chat offline about contrails and how challenging it is to just alter an aircraft’s path to reduce them, I need to, Engineering with Rosie video on this and get an expert on and ask them all of Allen’s very informed questions. maybe I’ll get you on as a co- co-interviewer. I’m actually keen on viewer input, listener input. we’ve got a, Pardalote actually has a training course [00:16:00]coming up. I’ve been trying to organize this training so that I and my employees can learn more about blade repairs. So we have a course coming up, organizing it in collaboration with Direct Wind Services. We’ve got a great, blade repair guy who’s gonna be taking the course- It’s gonna start out with an optional day that I’ll be running about blade design, manufacturing, certification, those sorts of things. And then three days on blade repair. So we’ll go through the theory, also, hands-on stuff. So we’ll be doing grinding, we’ll be doing layups, infusions, all that sort of thing for three days in Ballarat. but the extra cool part is that I’m gonna be using this opportunity to make a video about wind turbine blade repairs, ’cause, one, I’ve been si- trying, I’ve wanted to make a video on this ever since I started my YouTube channel, six years ago. So this is the opportunity that I can take to, talk about what kinds of repairs are actually done. I think people will be really surprised to see, even in, when they’re brand new out of the factory, they still gotta do, dozens of repairs on a [00:17:00] blade before it’s ready to go out. And people will also probably be surprised at, the extent of, repair that you can do and get a blade back up to its original design intent. So I would ask, anyone listening to this that has questions about those sorts of topics, let me know, and I’ll try my best to include that in the video. ‘Cause I think it’s a topic that’s not, super well understood. Matthew Stead: Can I come along as well? Rosemary Barnes: Nice, nice segue into me advertising. So this is our first one. We’ve got, we’ve got a few spots. I think that they’re gonna very easily fill, but we are planning to run them periodically. So yeah, you can get in touch and, let me know. yeah. Anybody. You, Matt, I’ll send you over the, the information. Yolanda Padron: That’s a really good idea, Rosie, ’cause I feel like a lot of people, you either have, a really robust, understanding of blades and a really good background on it, or you’re starting fresh. And when you’re starting fresh, it’s really difficult to know what exactly you’re [00:18:00] doing. Or you know in theory, not until you go into the nitty-gritty or until you watch Rosie’s videos, do you then get a better understanding of everything that’s going on. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. It’s, a fascinating topic. obviously that’s what I spend 90, 90%-plus of my time working on. yeah. Blade damage and blade repairs. But there’s so much, there’s so much information that would be better off if it was shared, if everybody, knew a bit more about what, what was possible, what was normal, what’s best practice. Then I think that the, O&M for blades would go a lot more smoothly. Allen Hall: We had Matt Sagala on the podcast this past week, and one of the items he was talking about, some of the basic fundamentals of repairs, the little checkpoints that need to be in place when you’re looking at a repair, and the photographs that come in a repair report and some of the details, how they get skipped. And there should be more emphasis on some of the basics, and making sure that the photos show the different layers that have been ground, where each of the plies are. [00:19:00] Something simple like that, which in a lot of good blade reports. You don’t necessarily see in all of them and Rosie, if you’re training people up and showing them what the fundamentals are, that’d be really helpful in getting that information out where you can access- where it’s accessible, like on YouTube. Rosemary Barnes: I’m always giving that, that feedback back, “Can you please at least show, an image of what it looked like before you started repairing?” Nobody ever does that, and it’s y- we have the inspection, the drone image, but, you don’t have… you had, you were right there. You had the opportunity to take the , photo from every, angle, because you wanna be able to recognize what does this damage look like the next time that we see it. What’s it gonna look like in a drone image? And, yeah, be able to… sometimes you get in there and you think that you’re just gonna be repairing a couple of layers, and it turns out to a huge, thing. like I’ve seen repair , repairs come in that, hundreds of thousands or more, to do just one repair that was totally unexpected by the person who was paying the bill.[00:20:00] the more information that you take about that repair, then the more possible it is for engineers like me to be able to, a- at least predict, okay, you’ve, you’re likely to have a big repair here, and plan for it. Allen Hall: Trying to find someone doing blade repair correctly on YouTube is hard to find. It really is. I s- you see people with grinders and things, and yeah, they’re working hard and they’re doing a job. But someone to actually walk through from beginning to end, and made it, and explained it as they did it, would be helpful to the industry. Tremendously helpful. Yolanda Padron: Just to make sure that your budget’s right, for the year. if you’re on the owner’s side, and then you think, “Oh, okay. Sure. this AI-based drone inspection told me that I need to tackle all of these, and I know that these are gonna cost me, I don’t know, X amount of dollars,” you can, take a, human pass through those images and make sure that, your expectations and your reality is, closer, just by [00:21:00] looking at Rosie’s videos. So that’ll be, really exciting. Allen Hall: Rosemary, how do people join in on your blade repair fun? Rosemary Barnes: for, first of all, get in touch if you wanna do the course, especially in Australia. we could definitely organize one. In, the US coming up, piggyback off a- another event or somewhere else. But also get in touch with me at pardaloteconsulting.com, and you can, yeah, send me a message through the contact form and let me know that you’re interested. Maybe spell pardalote, Yolanda Padron: though, for people. Rosemary Barnes: Pardaloteconsulting.com. P-A-R-D-A-L-O-T-E and then consulting. Allen Hall: As wind energy professionals, staying informed is crucial, and let’s face it, difficult. That’s why the Uptime Podcast recommends PES Wind Magazine. PES Wind offers a diverse range of in-depth articles and expert insights that dive into the most pressing issues facing our energy future. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new to wind, PES Wind has the high-quality [00:22:00] content you need. Don’t miss out. Visit peswind.com today. in this quarter’s PES Wind magazine, which you can get at peswind.com, there’s an article from Minerva Energy, ABJ Renewables, and Concept X where they have developed a product called WindView, which is an advanced inspection system using high-res optical capture with thermographic analysis for a full subsurface, inspection from rotor to tip. the system detects defects as small as three to four millimeters, which is quite small, and a- analyzes the blade structures up to about 15 centimeters, which is quite deep, so that it does seem like a pretty useful inspection tool. as we all know, just the generic, visual drone inspection can give you an idea of what’s happening on the surface, but a lot of the structural issues are deeper [00:23:00]inside the blade, so thermal inspection combined with optical inspection can give insights into some places that otherwise go unseen. And Rosemary, as a blade expert, and Yolanda too, there’s a lot that happens inside of blades, and having a- an additional tool to inspect blades and to get more understanding of what’s happening underneath the paint service could be really useful. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, I’m always trying to recommend th- this. I haven’t got any clients that have actually used thermal imaging, to look for damages, but especially in, areas where you suspect that there are r- some repairs that haven’t been done correctly or you’re looking for early signs of a serial defect. Y- like one of the weird things with the full service agreement, actually it’s probably true with, yeah, any kind of turbine sale, is there’s this serial defect liability period, and you’ve got to hit usually, a crazy high, stupid high number, like 20%, 30% of all your blades have to have the [00:24:00] same damage within it might be a two or three-year period, not, very long. It’s better when it’s more like 20% in five years. That’s, enough time to actually catch things. But so one of the things that you’ve got to do is like you really want to catch things early in order to be able to, y- make a claim on that. And so this is one of the tools that people would have to catch things earlier, like it’s not yet visible, with a crack on the surface that– Or even, like even small cracks on the surface will fly under the radar as well because, they won’t be flagged in the inspection reports. So if you’ve got a few of something that’s looks like it might be the same, it, and you’re still within your defect, your serial defect liability period, it’s definitely worth doing something, the, some kind of NDT, and this, is one of the good options it’s actually worth spending a whole lot of money to, to try and get that in because, like the numbers are, millions and millions of dollars, maybe tens, maybe hundreds, depending on, the extent of the problem. So yeah, it’s always good [00:25:00] to be well aware of what your deadlines are and what tools are available, and this is one of the good ones. Allen Hall: Yolanda, you think it’ll open up access to carbon pultrusion inspections on blades without actually cracking the blade open? Yolanda Padron: Hopefully, yeah. in, internal inspections you can only go so far, right? And Rosie, you have a lot more experience with this in action than I do. but yeah, so I, I think it’d be really interesting to see just what, what people can get done without actually happing- having to go and carving everything out, and without having to already start a s- a, a repair that maybe you don’t have the budget to do. Allen Hall: If its speed is fast enough, I- thermal imaging can be slow at times, but from what I’ve seen, the, cameras have really improved over the last couple of years. If they have this down where you could really inspect blades quickly, it would be a tremendous help to have insights into [00:26:00] depth of damage, especially with c- I think carbon pultrusions are the one that we just don’t have a lot of oversight with, and it’s very difficult to inspect. And so if you could actually see damage to the pultrusion ahead of time, that would be a, major advantage. I, can’t imagine the insurance companies wouldn’t love this system. S- Matthew Stead: it’s interesting. Yeah, I’ve got a question. GE Vernova has a patent around some of this, technology. They’ve had it obviously for many years. But, I know one of the challenges with the GE Vernova approach was that through the day, if you’ve got ambient temperatures, it was a bit hard to pick up, the actual damage. So at least for the GE, solution, it had to be done at dusk or, when the sun wasn’t out. So I don’t know the answer to that, but is that one of the technical challenges around, when it can actually be taken? Do you need to take it when the sun’s not out? Allen Hall: Yeah, I wonder that too I’ve– The way I’ve seen it is they try to catch it at sunrise or sunset where there’s [00:27:00] a thermal gradient on the blade. However, the thermal imaging cameras is, are, cameras are so much better than they used to be. it may be possible to just do it during the daytime. Rosemary Barnes: I think the different companies are approaching it in different ways and, I’m sure that some of them can do it, like especially under direct sunlight, then that can be actually a really good way to get some, some heating. And then g- it relies– Mostly it’s relying on the fact that different materials heat up at different rates. So as long as you’ve got some sort of change in, in temperature happening, then you should be able to see. Yeah, like obviously if there’s a big, crack or a delamination, there’s some air there that’s gonna heat up differently than the composite around it. Allen Hall: Oh, sure. Yeah. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. I think also like when cracks propagate, they are actually generating some heat at that site and you, can catch that too. But, I’m, actually not on top of it enough to know how much it’s one or the other. I think it’s mostly about, when a blade heats up, air will heat up differently to, to composite and you’ll be able to see it. that’s my limited [00:28:00] understanding anyway. Something worth more of a deep dive. I’m actually looking forward to some, hopefully some clients getting over the line to, doing some more of the, taking advantage of some of the NDT tests that are, available because it can just help you do such a better job of, management and huge risk redus- reductions too. Allen Hall: So if you haven’t seen this quarter’s PES Wind, you can download it now at peswind.com. That wraps up another episode of the Uptime Wind Energy podcast. If today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you found value in today’s conversation, please leave us a review. It really helps other wind energy professionals discover the show. For Rosie, Yolanda, and Matthew, I am Allen Hall, and we’ll see you here next week on the Uptime Wind Energy [00:29:00] podcast.
CrossPolitic One-on-One — Show Notes: Chris Stadler On this episode of CrossPolitic One-on-One, the Waterboy welcomes Chris Stadler, creative strategist, former University of Oregon instructor, and founder of chrisstadler.com, into the studio to talk about why most marketing fails to win hearts and minds — and how a disciplined, logical creative strategy process gives businesses, churches, and Christian institutions the tools to differentiate, build real meaning, and take the dominion mandate seriously in the marketplace. Chris breaks down his three-step process — positioning analysis, target audience recommendation, and the creative brief — and the Waterboy explains why your marketing department should be the biggest risk-taker in your company (and why your HR department might need to be fired). Timestamps 00:00 — Intro & sponsors 02:16 — Meet Chris Stadler: copywriter, professor, brand strategist 05:02 — What a creative strategy process actually does 08:09 — “Price is all your customers care about because you haven’t given them anything else to care about” 10:02 — Step 1: Positioning analysis — how do you match up? 20:56 — Step 2: Target audience — who cares? (Meet CrossPolitic’s “Sam”) 24:14 — How Bud Light skipped the process 25:01 — Step 3: The creative brief — why do they care? 26:39 — Why most companies should fire their marketing department 29:35 — Disney, GE, Cannondale & other case studies 31:38 — Fight Laugh Feast 2026 & closing Connect with Chris Stadler Website: https://chrisstadler.com Email: cstadler@chrisstadler.com Chris is also a member of the Business Makers Network — join at the link below. This Episode’s Sponsors Dominion Wealth Strategies — Financial strategies aligned with biblical principles. From baptism to burial, Dominion’s got you covered. Book your free consultation: https://reformed.money Story Real Estate — Abundant giving, building legacy, doing things together. Join the team: https://storyrealestate.com (click Menu → Join Our Team) About CrossPolitic CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of Christian media infrastructure. Our mission is simple: all of Christ for all of media for all of America. Mainstream media is collapsing. Eighty-seven percent of journalists identify as progressive, and even many conservative outlets prioritize profit over principle. Meanwhile, billions of hours of digital content are discipling the world every day. CrossPolitic stands in that gap, producing courageous, entertaining, truth-filled media for households, churches, and leaders across the nation. Become a CrossPolitic Club Member Support the mission and unlock exclusive content, behind-the-scenes shows, and theology series. https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout Subscribe & Share! Every like, comment, and share helps push Christian media back into the algorithm where it belongs. Join Us at Our Next National Conference Sign up for Fight Laugh Feast 2026: Holy Wars, happening October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee. We’re almost halfway sold out — and Early Bird pricing ends July 1st! https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference Follow CrossPolitic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC X: https://x.com/CrossPolitic Facebook: https://facebook.com/crosspolitic Instagram: https://instagram.com/crosspolitic Join our Email List: https://crosspolitic.com/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NRBTV, DirecTV, Dish, and everywhere podcasts are found. #CrossPolitic #ChrisStadler #Marketing #CreativeStrategy #ChristianBusiness #ChristianMedia
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CrossPolitic One-on-One — Show Notes: Chris Stadler On this episode of CrossPolitic One-on-One, the Waterboy welcomes Chris Stadler, creative strategist, former University of Oregon instructor, and founder of chrisstadler.com, into the studio to talk about why most marketing fails to win hearts and minds — and how a disciplined, logical creative strategy process gives businesses, churches, and Christian institutions the tools to differentiate, build real meaning, and take the dominion mandate seriously in the marketplace. Chris breaks down his three-step process — positioning analysis, target audience recommendation, and the creative brief — and the Waterboy explains why your marketing department should be the biggest risk-taker in your company (and why your HR department might need to be fired). Timestamps 00:00 — Intro & sponsors 02:16 — Meet Chris Stadler: copywriter, professor, brand strategist 05:02 — What a creative strategy process actually does 08:09 — “Price is all your customers care about because you haven’t given them anything else to care about” 10:02 — Step 1: Positioning analysis — how do you match up? 20:56 — Step 2: Target audience — who cares? (Meet CrossPolitic’s “Sam”) 24:14 — How Bud Light skipped the process 25:01 — Step 3: The creative brief — why do they care? 26:39 — Why most companies should fire their marketing department 29:35 — Disney, GE, Cannondale & other case studies 31:38 — Fight Laugh Feast 2026 & closing Connect with Chris Stadler Website: https://chrisstadler.com Email: cstadler@chrisstadler.com Chris is also a member of the Business Makers Network — join at the link below. This Episode’s Sponsors Dominion Wealth Strategies — Financial strategies aligned with biblical principles. From baptism to burial, Dominion’s got you covered. Book your free consultation: https://reformed.money Story Real Estate — Abundant giving, building legacy, doing things together. Join the team: https://storyrealestate.com (click Menu → Join Our Team) About CrossPolitic CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of Christian media infrastructure. Our mission is simple: all of Christ for all of media for all of America. Mainstream media is collapsing. Eighty-seven percent of journalists identify as progressive, and even many conservative outlets prioritize profit over principle. Meanwhile, billions of hours of digital content are discipling the world every day. CrossPolitic stands in that gap, producing courageous, entertaining, truth-filled media for households, churches, and leaders across the nation. Become a CrossPolitic Club Member Support the mission and unlock exclusive content, behind-the-scenes shows, and theology series. https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout Subscribe & Share! Every like, comment, and share helps push Christian media back into the algorithm where it belongs. Join Us at Our Next National Conference Sign up for Fight Laugh Feast 2026: Holy Wars, happening October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee. We’re almost halfway sold out — and Early Bird pricing ends July 1st! https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference Follow CrossPolitic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC X: https://x.com/CrossPolitic Facebook: https://facebook.com/crosspolitic Instagram: https://instagram.com/crosspolitic Join our Email List: https://crosspolitic.com/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NRBTV, DirecTV, Dish, and everywhere podcasts are found. #CrossPolitic #ChrisStadler #Marketing #CreativeStrategy #ChristianBusiness #ChristianMedia
CrossPolitic One-on-One — Show Notes: Chris Stadler On this episode of CrossPolitic One-on-One, the Waterboy welcomes Chris Stadler, creative strategist, former University of Oregon instructor, and founder of chrisstadler.com, into the studio to talk about why most marketing fails to win hearts and minds — and how a disciplined, logical creative strategy process gives businesses, churches, and Christian institutions the tools to differentiate, build real meaning, and take the dominion mandate seriously in the marketplace. Chris breaks down his three-step process — positioning analysis, target audience recommendation, and the creative brief — and the Waterboy explains why your marketing department should be the biggest risk-taker in your company (and why your HR department might need to be fired). Timestamps 00:00 — Intro & sponsors 02:16 — Meet Chris Stadler: copywriter, professor, brand strategist 05:02 — What a creative strategy process actually does 08:09 — “Price is all your customers care about because you haven’t given them anything else to care about” 10:02 — Step 1: Positioning analysis — how do you match up? 20:56 — Step 2: Target audience — who cares? (Meet CrossPolitic’s “Sam”) 24:14 — How Bud Light skipped the process 25:01 — Step 3: The creative brief — why do they care? 26:39 — Why most companies should fire their marketing department 29:35 — Disney, GE, Cannondale & other case studies 31:38 — Fight Laugh Feast 2026 & closing Connect with Chris Stadler Website: https://chrisstadler.com Email: cstadler@chrisstadler.com Chris is also a member of the Business Makers Network — join at the link below. This Episode’s Sponsors Dominion Wealth Strategies — Financial strategies aligned with biblical principles. From baptism to burial, Dominion’s got you covered. Book your free consultation: https://reformed.money Story Real Estate — Abundant giving, building legacy, doing things together. Join the team: https://storyrealestate.com (click Menu → Join Our Team) About CrossPolitic CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of Christian media infrastructure. Our mission is simple: all of Christ for all of media for all of America. Mainstream media is collapsing. Eighty-seven percent of journalists identify as progressive, and even many conservative outlets prioritize profit over principle. Meanwhile, billions of hours of digital content are discipling the world every day. CrossPolitic stands in that gap, producing courageous, entertaining, truth-filled media for households, churches, and leaders across the nation. Become a CrossPolitic Club Member Support the mission and unlock exclusive content, behind-the-scenes shows, and theology series. https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout Subscribe & Share! Every like, comment, and share helps push Christian media back into the algorithm where it belongs. Join Us at Our Next National Conference Sign up for Fight Laugh Feast 2026: Holy Wars, happening October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee. We’re almost halfway sold out — and Early Bird pricing ends July 1st! https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference Follow CrossPolitic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC X: https://x.com/CrossPolitic Facebook: https://facebook.com/crosspolitic Instagram: https://instagram.com/crosspolitic Join our Email List: https://crosspolitic.com/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NRBTV, DirecTV, Dish, and everywhere podcasts are found. #CrossPolitic #ChrisStadler #Marketing #CreativeStrategy #ChristianBusiness #ChristianMedia
Allen covers GE Vernova ordered to stay on Vineyard Wind, TotalEnergies filing for France’s largest renewable project, Spain’s repowering grants, and Dajin’s Hong Kong stock debut. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Good Monday. Wind energy made news this week from Boston courtrooms… to the coast of Normandy … to the stock exchange floors of Hong Kong. Let us start in Massachusetts. A Boston judge has once again told GE VERNOVA it cannot walk away from VINEYARD WIND. To understand why GE VERNOVA wants out… you have to look at the money. VINEYARD WIND owes GE VERNOVA three hundred and sixty million dollars on a one-point-two-billion-dollar turbine supply contract. VINEYARD WIND is withholding that payment. GE VERNOVA says it has the contractual right to walk when it is not paid. In February, they sent VINEYARD WIND a termination notice. VINEYARD WIND sued. In April, Judge PETER KRUPP issued an injunction ordering GE to stay. GE VERNOVA came back and asked the judge to reconsider. Vernova pointed to statements from state officials and VINEYARD WIND’s own parent company describing the eight-hundred-and-six-megawatt project as essentially complete. If the project is done, GE argued, there is no harm in letting us leave. Judge KRUPP did not buy it. Here is why this matters so much to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. VINEYARD WIND is the largest offshore wind project in New England. It is owned jointly by Spain’s IBERDROLA and Denmark’s COPENHAGEN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS. It began initial operations just this past February… after the developer won a separate court fight to keep federal construction permits intact. Sixty-two turbines. A four-point-five-billion-dollar investment. The anchor project for offshore wind in the entire region. The judge found that GE VERNOVA’s proprietary expertise is still needed to bring those turbines to full operational capacity. Pull GE’s more than two hundred employees and subcontractors off the job… and the project’s financing structure could collapse. Massachusetts Governor MAURA HEALEY has weighed in publicly. The state has too much riding on this project to let it unravel in court. GE VERNOVA still has its appeal of the April injunction pending. But for now… the turbines keep turning. Now let us cross the Atlantic. Off the coast of Normandy, France… TOTALENERGIES has filed for government authorization of a massive offshore wind farm called CENTRE MANCHE ENERGIES. This will be France’s largest renewable energy project… ever. One-point-five gigawatts of offshore wind. Located more than forty kilometers off the Normandy coast. Four-point-five billion euros in investment. Up to twenty-five hundred construction jobs over three years. Once running, the wind farm will generate roughly six terawatt-hours of clean electricity per year… enough to power more than one million French homes. TOTALENERGIES was awarded this project by the French government eight months ago. Filing for authorization is the next milestone on the path to construction. Meanwhile… across the Pyrenees in Spain… The Spanish government has awarded grants for eighty wind repowering projects totaling two-point-four gigawatts of capacity. With Nearly four hundred and sixty million euros in subsidies. The goal: replace older turbines with more efficient technology by twenty-thirty. The names on the award list read like a who’s who of European wind energy. IBERDROLA… STATKRAFT… EDP… ENEL GREEN POWER… NATURGY… RWE … and others. IBERDROLA alone picked up four hundred megawatts of new capacity. And this repowering wave is not just replacing old machines. Some projects are swapping out turbines that were once the industry standard… one-point-five and two-megawatt machines… for the far more powerful equipment available today. The industry is not just building forward. It is rebuilding smarter. And finally… a story from the other side of the world. A Chinese manufacturer of offshore wind foundations and towers called DAJIN HEAVY INDUSTRY made its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this past Friday. The share sale raised up to eight hundred and forty-seven million dollars. DAJIN claims a notable distinction: it says it ranked as Europe’s largest offshore wind foundation supplier by monopile sales value in the first half of twenty twenty-five. The company plans to use more than half the proceeds to expand its deep-sea wind power services… and one-fifth to build an assembly facility in Europe. As we know wind energy is continues to push forward. On every front. And that is the state of the wind industry for the eighth of June, twenty twenty-six. Join us for the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast.
At the International Air Transport Association in Rio De Janeiro, General Electric CEO Larry Culp discusses. GE Aerospace's strengths so far this year, the impact of the war in Iran, how other airline behaviors have affected the company, and the effect of GE's recent corporate restructuring. Culp spoke with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cruz Gamboa is the founder of Ascend Growth Ventures and ScalingCFO.io, where he helps founder-led businesses scale profitably through proven financial operating systems. A former GE and GE Capital executive with more than 20 years of experience and over $2 billion in structured deals, Cruz has worked across the U.S. and Latin America helping businesses create sustainable growth. In this episode, he shares his journey from selling oranges door-to-door in Venezuela to becoming a sought-after CFO, coach, and entrepreneur, while revealing why profitability—not revenue—is the key to building a valuable company. On this episode we talk about: Cruz's journey from Venezuela to the United States on a full scholarship Lessons learned from a 20+ year career at GE and GE Capital Why entrepreneurship offers greater upside than the traditional corporate path The difference between growth and true business scaling How founders can build profitable, sellable businesses through financial systems Top 3 Takeaways Growth and scaling are not the same thing. Growing revenue without improving profitability can actually reduce the long-term value of a business. Focus on what you can control. Success comes from creating value, developing skills, and taking ownership rather than blaming external circumstances. Build systems that increase profits as revenue grows. A scalable business is one that can handle more customers and opportunities while becoming more profitable over time. Notable Quotes "Entrepreneurship puts you in the steering wheel of your own life." "Scaling is about profitability, not just revenues." "When you're doing work that is aligned with you, the probability of burnout drops dramatically." Connect with Cruz Gamboa: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cruzgamboa Website: https://scalingcfo.io Company: https://ascendgrowthventures.com Book: Scaling Profits: The Missing Financial Operating System for Ambitious Founders (coming soon) A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you've ever thought:"I'm doing everything right, so why do I feel so different?"This episode is for you.In this conversation, I sit down with Certified Integrative Health Practitioner Jen Oknin to unpack one of the biggest frustrations women face in perimenopause and menopause: feeling like the strategies that used to work suddenly don't anymore.We dive into the changing biology of midlife and explore why weight loss, energy, recovery, inflammation, and confidence can feel so much harder during this season of life.We also discuss: What peptides actually are and how they work in the body The truth about GLP-1 medications and common misconceptions Why protecting muscle matters for metabolism and healthy aging How functional lab testing and genomics can provide deeper insight into your health Why one-size-fits-all wellness plans often fail women in midlife How personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies can help you work with your biology instead of against itMost importantly, Jen shares a powerful message that every woman needs to hear:You are not failing. The rules changed and nobody told you. If you've been feeling exhausted, frustrated, inflamed, stuck, or confused by all the noise surrounding hormones, weight loss, peptides, and GLP-1s, this episode will leave you with real answers and a completely different way of understanding the body you have now.Connect with JenWebsite: jenoknin.comInstagram: @jenokninLinkedIn: Jennifer OkninAbout JenJennifer Oknin is a Certified Integrative Health Practitioner who helps midlife women understand their biology and reclaim their energy, metabolism, and confidence. After a high‑pressure career at GE and years of being told she was “fine” despite feeling exhausted and unwell, Jennifer turned to functional health and discovered the power of reading labs and genetics through a precision lens. She now uses functional blood chemistry, genomics, and personalized protocols to help women navigate perimenopause, menopause, inflammation, and hormonal shifts with clarity. Her work is rooted in one belief: women aren't failing — they're being failed by a system that doesn't look closely enough.Follow Carrie on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carriechojnowski/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carrie.o.chojnowskiVisit https://thrivewithcarrie.com/ to book a free discovery call!See you next time!Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
You've invested in the dashboards. You've declared data a top priority. So why does transformation still feel out of reach? In this episode, Brandon Laws sits down with Dr. Sebastian Wernicke, author of Data Inspired: Building an Organizational Culture of Inquiry for Lasting Transformation, to unpack one of business's most frustrating paradoxes: companies that succeed at data... and still don't change. Sebastian challenges the conventional wisdom around data-driven organizations, reveals why human psychology is working against your data strategy, and introduces a more powerful mindset: becoming data inspired. From Goodhart's Law to Netflix's bold decision-making model, this conversation is loaded with ideas that will fundamentally change how you think about data, leadership, and organizational transformation. Don't miss it. Key Timestamps [00:00] — Welcome & Introduction to Data Inspired [00:39] — The bold opening argument: data initiatives don't fail; they succeed at keeping organizations the same. Sebastian unpacks the difference between getting modest value from data and achieving true transformation, and why only ~10% of companies ever get there. [07:38] — Are organizations paralyzed by too much data? Sebastian explains why collecting more data is often a way of avoiding the harder, more courageous work of challenging your own assumptions. [09:39] — What "data-driven" actually means in practice and why it's harder than it sounds. Sebastian introduces the "data deficit theory" and draws on 50 years of psychological research showing that data often hardens our existing beliefs rather than changing them. [13:45] — The Charles Barkley moment: what a legendary NBA star's skepticism about data analysts gets right and wrong about using data in sports and business. [16:03] — How data is collected and used in modern organizations, and why the real challenge isn't gathering data; it's organizing it. (Yes, there's a "data swamp" warning here.) [18:00] — Why the classic 8-step decision-making model is a myth. Sebastian explains what monkey brain research and animal herds reveal about how decisions are actually made and what that means for how you introduce data into the process. [22:36] — Goodhart's Law and the GE cautionary tale: the dangerous difference between steering metrics and success metrics, and what happens when leaders confuse the two. [25:38] — The decision-making spectrum: from fully automated machine-learning decisions to pure gut instinct and how Netflix found the sweet spot between data and human judgment. [30:17] — AI vs. machine learning: why we're wired to trust the type of automated decision-making that's actually less reliable and what that means for your organization right now. [33:34] — Data fatigue is real. Sebastian introduces two archetypes, the Dashboard Director and the Data Diver, and explains why you need both to build a truly innovative organization. [36:31] — A peek into Part 5: The Toolbox, with practical checklists, workshop formats, and tried-and-tested methods developed over 20 years of real-world data projects. [39:03] — Closing wisdom: why copying what successful companies did is a trap, and what it really takes to lead transformative change with data, including the courage to slow down before you speed up. A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST Podcast: Transform Your Workplace, sponsored by Xenium HR Host: Brandon Laws In Brandon's own words: "The Transform Your Workplace podcast is your go-to source for the latest workplace trends, big ideas, and time-tested methods straight from the mouths of industry experts and respected thought-leaders." About Xenium HR Xenium HR is on a mission to transform workplaces by providing expert outsourced HR and payroll services for small and medium-sized businesses. With a people-first approach, Xenium helps organizations create thriving work environments where employees feel valued and supported. From navigating compliance to enhancing workplace culture, Xenium offers tailored solutions that empower growth and simplify HR. Whether managing employee relations, payroll processing, or implementing impactful training programs, Xenium is the trusted partner businesses rely on to elevate their workplace experience. Discover how Xenium can transform your workplace: Learn more Connect with Brandon Laws: LinkedIn | Instagram | About Connect with Xenium HR: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Over the years, we've spent a lot of time on this show talking about the grid, why it needs to expand, where it's falling short, and what it will take to meet growing demand. We've talked about improving how the grid gets planned and built, and the bottlenecks that slow projects down. But even if those bottlenecks are resolved, the system itself is becoming harder to manage. Demand is rising fast, driven by electrification and data centers powering AI. At the same time, the grid is getting more complex. Distributed resources, extreme weather, and aging infrastructure are making it harder to plan, predict, and operate. And the tools utilities rely on weren't built for this kind of system. Our guest today has spent his career inside that problem, from working at a utility to building one of the early software platforms for managing distributed energy. Josh Wong is the founder and CEO of ThinkLabs AI, a Powerhouse Ventures portfolio company. We co-led ThinkLabs' $5 million seed round in 2024. ThinkLabs is building an AI copilot for the electric grid, helping operators understand and manage the system in real time. Using physics-informed models, the platform can compress analyses that once took weeks or months into minutes. Josh was born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto. He began his career at Toronto Hydro, where he saw firsthand how difficult it is to operate the grid in practice. That experience led him to found Opus One, a company focused on helping utilities manage increasingly complex power systems, which was later acquired by GE. Josh kept coming back to the same underlying problem: utilities need to move faster, but the tools they rely on make that nearly impossible. ThinkLabs is his answer. In our conversation, Josh walks me through his journey, and what it takes to build in one of the most complex and risk-averse industries in the world. Today, ThinkLabs has raised more than $30 million from investors including NVIDIA and Energy Impact Partners, and is working with partners and customers including Southern California Edison, and other major ISOs. About Powerhouse Innovation and Powerhouse Ventures Powerhouse Ventures backs seed stage founders building the future power system across energy, infrastructure, and AI. If you are thinking about building something in this space, get in touch with our team. Powerhouse Innovation is a best in class consulting firm, powered by the strongest energy innovation network, data and team in our industry. We partner with world's leading corporations, investors, and utilities to source and evaluate disruptive startups shaping the future of energy and industry. To hear more stories of founders building our energy abundant future, hit the “subscribe” button and leave us a review.
All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Seth Low-Tufo as guest to the show. About Seth Low-Tufo, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at A Place for Mom: As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of A Place for Mom, Inc., Seth Low-Tufo is focused on strengthening core operating processes and identifying opportunities to grow the business profitably. He is responsible for all aspects of the company's Finance function, including strategic planning, investor relations, controllership, accounting, tax, liquidity management, and treasury operations. In addition, Seth is responsible for the company's Legal, Human Resources, and Data & Analytics functions. Seth is an experienced leader with proven ability to drive transformational change. He joined A Place for Mom following more than a decade at GE. Most recently, Seth was CFO of GE's Onshore Wind Americas business, the leading manufacturer of wind turbines in the U.S. In this role, he rebuilt the finance function and helped drive 50% revenue growth while improving operational efficiency and accountability. Earlier in his career, Seth was the Financial Planning leader for GE Capital's $200 billion asset disposition process and head of Pricing for its $90 billion commercial lending and leasing business. Seth earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from Wesleyan University. About A Place for Mom: A Place for Mom is the leading platform that guides families through every stage of the aging journey. We simplify the search for senior care by offering free, personalized support—and when families are ready, we refer them to partners from our network of over 15,000 senior living communities and home care agencies. Our mission is to guide caregivers and their loved ones to a confident place, so families can focus on what matters most: their love for each other.
Industrial Talk is talking to Jay Allardyce, CPO at Octave about "Unleashing operational data for greater intelligence and insights for industrial success". Overview Scott Mackenzie hosts the Industrial Talk podcast, featuring Jay Allardyce, Chief Product Officer at Octave. Octave, formerly Hexagon, focuses on asset management and operations, leveraging data to drive efficiency and innovation. Jay discusses the importance of data accuracy and context, emphasizing the need for a robust data foundation to support AI applications. Octave's platform integrates design, construction, and operation phases, aiming to simplify workflows and reduce costs. The company also supports co-creation with customers through Octave Colabs. Upcoming Octave Live event is scheduled for June 17-18 in Austin, Texas. Outline Introduction to Industrial Talk Podcast and Jay Allardyce Scott welcomes listeners to the Industrial Talk podcast, celebrating industry professionals for their bravery, innovation, and problem-solving skills.Scott introduces Jay Allardyce from Octave, a new company in the market, and discusses the importance of technology and the speed of market changes.Scott mentions Octave Live, an event taking place on June 17-18 in Austin, Texas, and encourages listeners to support industrial education and the next generation of industrial leaders. Jay Allardyce's Background and Role at Octave Scott transitions to the main conversation with Jay Allardyce, who is introduced as the Chief Project Officer at Octave.Jay Allardyce shares his extensive background in technology, including roles at Hewlett Packard, GE, Uptake, Google, and Inside Software.Jay discusses his co-founding of Gen AI Works, an AI community focused on helping people discover, learn, and grow through AI.Jay explains his current role at Octave, focusing on the built environment and industrial applications, and his excitement about the future of data-driven experiences in the physical world. Octave's Mission and Market Position Jay elaborates on Octave's mission to drive lifecycle value in the design, build, operate, and protect phases of industrial projects.He emphasizes the importance of data in simplifying workflows and reducing costs for large EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) companies.Jay discusses the significance of repeatability and efficiency in the construction industry, and how Octave's platform helps manage changes and costs effectively.Scott and Jay discuss the importance of data in driving innovation and optimizing asset performance, highlighting the need for accurate and trustworthy data. Octave's Platform and Technological Advancements Jay explains the transition from Hexagon to Octave and the benefits of focusing on a pure-play software company.He describes the platform's ability to integrate multiple workflows across the lifecycle of a project, from design to operation.Jay highlights the role of AI in creating new value and optimizing supply chains and maintenance rounds.Scott and Jay discuss the importance of building a robust data foundation to ensure trust and accuracy in AI-driven insights. Octave's Customer Base and Future Plans Jay shares insights into Octave's robust customer base, including large EPCs and public safety organizations.He discusses the company's focus on expanding into new markets and creating new applications using AI.Jay emphasizes the importance of context and trust in data to drive innovation and value for customers.Scott and Jay discuss the potential for Octave's platform to revolutionize asset management and create a more efficient and reliable industrial ecosystem. Conclusion and Call to Action Scott wraps up the conversation by encouraging listeners to support industrial education and inspire the next generation of industrial leaders.He highlights the importance of telling industry stories to bring awareness and attention to the next generation.Scott invites listeners to connect with Jay Allardyce and Octave for more information and to explore the opportunities in the industrial sector.The podcast concludes with a reminder of the Octave Live event in Austin, Texas, and a call to action for listeners to engage with the Industrial Talk community. If interested in being on the Industrial Talk show, simply contact us and let's have a quick conversation. Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2026. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! 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