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What makes us love the musicians we love?  They do something magical that no one else had ever thought of before.  Or the magical thing they do is so outlandishly demanding that, if anyone else had thought of it, they simply would not have been able to execute it.  Allan Holdsworth was another of the handful of conjurers who deserves the title, “guitarists' guitarist.” He passed away at 70 the month of this broadcast, and we celebrate him with a Deep Focus featuring guitarists Vernon Reid, David Gilmore and Chris Buono.  History, mystery and surprise abounding.  Mitch Goldman is your host.   Photo credit: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license. #WKCR #DeepFocus #AllanHoldsworth #VernonReid #DavidGilmore #ChrisBuono #Fusion #JazzRockFusion #Guitar #FusionGuitar #Interview

How Discount Theater and Generic Compliance Ratios Quietly Overcharge Patients and Employers. Episode 526. Mark Cuban, co-founder of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, and Cora Opsahl, managing director of Peterson Health Analytics and former director of the 32BJ Health Fund, join Stacey Richter for an outtake from their conversation last fall (EP488) on the operational mechanics of the pharmacy supply chain. They trace how a generic compliance ratio—typically requiring pharmacies to buy at least 92% of their generics from a single primary wholesaler—pushes independent pharmacies into paying a premium that gets passed straight to patients, and how so-called pass-through PBM contracts can pay pharmacies using one pricing formula while billing employers using an entirely different one. Along the way, they walk through the classic generic imatinib example—a drug Cost Plus Drugs sells for $25 a month that a traditional PBM channel has billed at $9,000—to show why a discount off an inflated reference price is, as Cuban puts it, discount theater. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✅ Why pharmacies get locked into overpaying: wholesalers set a Generic Compliance Ratio requiring pharmacies to buy at least 92% of their generics from them or face chargebacks and fees that wipe out their margin ✅ The classic generic imatinib example: Cost Plus Drugs sells it for $25 a month, while the same drug billed through a traditional PBM channel has run $9,000 a month—a "discount" off a $27,000 branded Gleevec price that Mark Cuban calls discount theater ✅ How specialty tiers compound the problem: because generic imatinib gets classified on a specialty tier, patients can owe 25% coinsurance calculated off the inflated WAC price rather than the drug's real cost ✅ Why a "pass-through" PBM contract isn't simple math: Cora Opsahl explains that PBMs often reimburse pharmacies on an acquisition-cost-plus formula while billing employers a completely different AWP-minus formula for the same claim ✅ Why claims audits keep finding money owed back to the plan—and why employers are often restricted to auditing only a pre-approved sample of 250 claims ✅ Mark Cuban's advice for the next RFP: simply requiring that Cost Plus Drugs be included in the network is often enough on its own to get PBMs to offer better rebates and terms WHY THIS MATTERS As Stacey Richter puts it, where there's mystery, there's margin—and pharmacy pricing is thick with both. Generic compliance ratios, WAC-based specialty tiers, and pass-through contracts that pay pharmacies one number while billing employers another all point to the same underlying reality: so much of what gets called an expense in medicine is simply pricing failure. For plan sponsors and brokers heading into their next RFP, understanding these mechanics—rather than accepting a discount off an inflated reference price—is what it takes to move from passive price taker to informed decision maker. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE EP429 with Luke Slindee, PharmD: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Apps EP488 with Mark Cuban and Cora Opsahl: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Apps EP422 with Benjamin Jolley, PharmD: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Apps EP465 with Chris Crawford: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Apps EP486 with Stan Schwartz, MD: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Apps === LINKS ===

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What makes us love the musicians we love?  They do something magical that no one else had ever thought of before.  Or the magical thing they do is so outlandishly demanding that, if anyone else had thought of it, they simply would not have been able to execute it.  Allan Holdsworth was another of the handful of conjurers who deserves the title, “guitarists' guitarist.” He passed away at 70 the month of this broadcast, and we celebrate him with a Deep Focus featuring guitarists Vernon Reid, David Gilmore and Chris Buono.  History, mystery and surprise abounding.  Mitch Goldman is your host.   Photo credit: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license. #WKCR #DeepFocus #AllanHoldsworth #VernonReid #DavidGilmore #ChrisBuono #Fusion #JazzRockFusion #Guitar #FusionGuitar #Interview

Brand loyalty can be hard to break — but it may be costing you money. In this episode, discover why many generic products offer the same quality as their name-brand counterparts and how making a few simple swaps can help stretch your grocery budget without sacrificing the products you love.   To support more content like this, and get valuable benefits and discounts, become an AARP member at aarp.org. And don't forget to subscribe for more tips and tricks to help make your life a little easier — and happier! 

Many of us try to fit our unique nutrition needs into generic, one-size-fits-all diet plans: We follow the rules, hoping the habits stick, but eventually, the momentum fades. Too often, we're left wondering, Why doesn't this work for me?     But what if you approached your nutrition differently, building a plan around who you are and what your body needs right now? In this episode, Samantha McKinney, RD, dives into what "personalized nutrition" really looks like, and why factors like your biology, mindset, and daily habits matter so much.   Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/why-generic-diets-fall-short-and-how-to-build-a-nutrition-plan-that-fits-you   Have thoughts you'd like to share or topic ideas for future episodes? Email us at lttalks@lt.life — we'd love to hear from you!   Follow us on Instagram: @lifetime.life   The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program. 

In this episode of the Shared Practices Podcast, host Caitlin Embree interviews Josh Wallace, president of IT Harbor, to discuss why specialized IT support is a critical component of any successful dental organization. Josh shares how IT Harbor naturally transitioned into the dental sector after assisting with new practice builds, choosing to remain vendor-agnostic to provide the best, most future-driven recommendations for their clients.Because modern dental practices rely heavily on nuanced technology—such as 3D modeling, CBCTs, and specialized scanners—relying on a generic IT company can lead to mismanaged data cabling, outdated systems, and massive operational overwhelm. Josh breaks down how a remote-first IT approach can resolve 98% of backend problems before the clinic even notices, while still offering robust, nationwide on-site support.Here is your guide to protecting your practice and leveraging the future of dental technology:Defend Against Phishing: Humans are the biggest vulnerability in any network. Protect your dental practice by utilizing high-end firewalls and conducting ongoing training to prevent staff—and doctors—from clicking on masked emails or fake login prompts.Leverage AI for Productivity: Stop letting your technology gather dust. Implement AI-assisted charting and voice-dictated perio notes to speed up your workflow and save your clinical team hours of administrative frustration.Build Trust With AI Imaging: Patients can sometimes be skeptical of a doctor's treatment plan, but utilizing AI software to analyze radiographs provides an objective second opinion that builds instant patient trust.Prioritize the Patient Experience: The modern consumer expects high-tech, fast, and frictionless service. Failing to update your dental technology over the next five to eight years will likely cause patients to leave for a more advanced, spa-like competitor.Demand Better Support: Ensure your IT provider offers a dedicated engineer (e.g., IT Harbor assigns one engineer per 30 clients) so you are not forced to call a random 1-800 number every time your dental systems crash.Ready to take the next step in your dental practice journey? Visit https://sharedpractices.com to learn more about our Buyer Representation and Coaching services, designed to help dentists buy, grow, and optimize profitable practices. You can also use our Free Look to evaluate dental practice opportunities with real data before making a decision. For daily Dental Moneyball insights, strategy tips, and updates, follow us across our social channels.

We're all familiar with the use of "John Doe" or "Jane Doe" as a placeholder name or when an identity is unknown. But where did the name come from? This week, we do a deep dive into the history of John Doe and find out who he really was - then do a quick quiz with podcaster Wize Otero!  Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent For special discounts and links to our sponsors, visit http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals

Welcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, hosted by Maheen Bari. Today, we explore founder-led content, thought leadership, and B2B asset strategies that help professional service firms stand out in 2026. Joining us is Daniel Francavilla, Founder of Clarity Content, sharing insights on capturing expertise, building trust online, and scaling purpose-driven organizations. Key Highlights Founder-Led Content: Why executive visibility drives growth and B2B sales. Capture Systems: Producing high-quality content without full-time creation. Trust in AI: What builds credibility in an AI-driven content landscape. Strategic Communication: Scaling multi-sector ecosystems for lasting impact. Special Thanks to Our Partners: UPS: https://solutions.ups.com/ca-beunstoppable.html?WT.mc_id=BUSMEWA ADP Canada: https://www.adp.ca/en.aspx For more expert insights, visit https://canadiansme.ca/ and subscribe to the CanadianSME Small Business Magazine. Stay innovative, stay informed, and thrive in the digital age! To learn more about how we are supporting the ecosystem, please visit the CanadianSME Small Business Foundation at https://smbfoundation.ca/. Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as direct financial or business advice. Always consult with a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation.

What makes us love the musicians we love?  They do something magical that no one else had ever thought of before.  Or the magical thing they do is so outlandishly demanding that, if anyone else had thought of it, they simply would not have been able to execute it.  Allan Holdsworth was another of the handful of conjurers who deserves the title, “guitarists' guitarist.” He passed away at 70 the month of this broadcast, and we celebrate him with a Deep Focus featuring guitarists Vernon Reid, David Gilmore and Chris Buono.  History, mystery and surprise abounding.  Mitch Goldman is your host.   Photo credit: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license. #WKCR #DeepFocus #AllanHoldsworth #VernonReid #DavidGilmore #ChrisBuono #Fusion #JazzRockFusion #Guitar #FusionGuitar #Interview  

In this episode, Seth speaks with Tim Fearon, a respected leader in orthopedic manual physical therapy, about the role of exercise in manual therapy practice.Tim reflects on retirement, mentorship, and the clinical evolution that led him to place exercise and patient responsibility at the center of care. He shares how early mentorship shaped his manual therapy skills, but how recurring patient problems forced him to ask a harder question: if symptoms improve but the problem returns, did we really fix anything?The conversation explores Tim's shift toward active participation, PNF principles, the Maitland model, reassessment, and exercise as a reasoned clinical intervention rather than a generic home program. Tim also challenges clinicians to stop treating exercise as the less important part of care, stop overdosing patients with too many exercises, and stop outsourcing the very thing that helps patients take ownership of their recovery.The episode also looks toward the future of physical therapy, including remote therapeutic monitoring, exercise apps, online programs, and why skilled clinicians who can integrate passive care, active care, and patient psychology will continue to matter.Key TakeawaysManual therapy alone may not create lasting change. Tim describes realizing that he could improve symptoms manually, but patients sometimes returned with the same problem because the underlying functional capacity had not changed.Exercise should be reasoned like manual therapy. Tim emphasizes using reassessment after active interventions just as clinicians do after passive techniques.Patient psychology matters. The best exercise is not just biomechanically appropriate. It has to match the person's behavior, motivation, tolerance, and readiness.Do not overdose the home program. Tim warns that giving too many exercises can reduce adherence and cause patients to abandon even the most important pieces.Exercise should not be treated as lower-value care. Handing exercise off too casually can signal to the patient that it is less important than the manual treatment.The patient must own part of the outcome. Tim repeatedly returns to personal responsibility: patients need to experience that what they do can change their symptoms and function.Generic exercise apps will help some people, but not everyone. Tim sees value for people in the middle of the bell curve, but warns that more complex patients still need skilled clinical reasoning.Skilled PTs integrate passive and active care. Tim is not dismissing manual therapy. He argues that passive care and active management work best when they are both delivered with skill and intention.

Everyone wants to know how to buy a great business. Almost nobody talks about how great businesses quietly become bad deals. After more than 300 business transactions, Joe Burrill has seen it happen time and time again. Sellers mentally check out months before they list. Buyers obsess over valuations while missing the risks that actually matter. And now, with AI changing the way online businesses are built, bought, and grown, the gap between good buyers and great ones is only getting wider. So what should you actually be looking for? In this episode, Jaryd sits down with Joe to unpack the lessons he's learned from brokering hundreds of online business sales. They explore why the best deals aren't always the fastest-growing ones, how experienced buyers think about traffic, revenue diversification, and risk, and why a simple conversation between buyer and seller can be more valuable than another spreadsheet. They also dive into how AI is reshaping acquisitions. Why content businesses aren't dead. Why SEO still matters. And where new buyers are getting due diligence completely wrong by relying too heavily on AI instead of using it as a tool. If you're thinking about buying your first online business - or your next one - this episode will change the way you evaluate opportunities. Because finding a business to buy isn't the hard part. Knowing which one is actually worth owning is.

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PCOS symptoms often feel like a random, disconnected collection of problems. But they are not random. They follow deeper physiological patterns connected through the same underlying root causes. In this episode we introduce the root cause framework and explain why understanding these patterns is the most clarifying and empowering shift a woman with PCOS can make in her healing journey.Symptom Patterns: How to Read What Your Body Is Telling YouAcne, fatigue, cravings, irregular cycles, mood changes, and weight shifts are not separate problems requiring separate solutions. They are downstream expressions of the same physiological conversation. In this episode we walk through the most common symptom clusters and what they often point toward in terms of root cause physiology.Personalised Hormone Support: Why Generic Advice Often Falls ShortTwo women with the same PCOS diagnosis can have completely different symptom pictures and completely different support needs. Generic protocols are not necessarily wrong. They are missing the most important ingredient: context. In this episode we explore why personalised root cause understanding creates more sustainable, more effective, and more meaningful results than any one-size-fits-all approach.Insulin and Stress Physiology: The Two Primary Root Cause PatternsThe most common root cause patterns in PCOS involve insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction, adrenal and stress physiology, and inflammation. In this episode we explore how each pattern expresses itself in symptoms, how they interact, and why understanding which pattern is most dominant for your body creates genuine direction for support.Why Generic PCOS Advice Fails and What to Do InsteadCut gluten. No, carbs are fine. Take inositol. No, that is not for everyone. The conflicting advice women with PCOS encounter online is not all wrong. It is incomplete. In this episode we explain why generic PCOS advice so often creates confusion and what root cause understanding offers instead.Understanding Hormone Communication Through a Root Cause LensHormones communicate with the entire body through a complex network of feedback loops. When one part of that network is dysregulated, the effects ripple through multiple systems simultaneously. In this episode we explain how root cause patterns disrupt hormone communication and why addressing the root creates change across multiple symptoms at once.Root Cause Framework: Understanding Patterns Not LabelsRoot causes are not permanent identities or limiting labels. They are current physiological tendencies that shift as environments shift. In this episode we introduce root cause thinking as a framework for curiosity and empowerment rather than a new way to categorise or restrict yourself.You can take the quiz to discover your root cause hereLearn more about the PCOS Root Cause BootcampLet's continue the conversation on Instagram! What did you find helpful in this episode and what follow-up questions do you have?The full list of Resources & References Mentioned can be found on the Episode webpage at: https://nourishedtohealthy.com/ep-193

Discover how unconventional financial strategies can dramatically accelerate your First Time Homebuyer journey and unlock affordability options generic advice misses.Generic financial advice often misses the mark for mortgage approval. This episode dives deep into intermediate-to-advanced savings strategies, showing First Time Homebuyers how to optimize their finances specifically for lenders. You'll learn proactive steps from credit repair and strategic debt management to leveraging windfalls and exploring house hacking. With these unconventional tactics and professional guidance, homeownership becomes a tangible goal."I've watched people make one 'normal' financial decision on their own without checking with a pro on the ramifications, and they delay their home purchase by six months or more."— David Sidoni, Nationwide First Time Homebuying Coach HighlightsWhy is time the most important factor in improving your credit score, and how do new credit models help First Time Homebuyers?What's the critical difference between paying off a credit card versus an auto loan for your mortgage application?How can strategic use of a tax refund or gift money accelerate your home purchase instead of delaying it?Is co-buying the only way to afford a home, or can house hacking offer a more controllable path to ownership?Why must you always consult your lender before making any big financial move, like depositing a large gift or changing jobs? Referenced Episodes & Resources503 – First Time Homebuyer Step #3: Credit Score315 – How a 20-Year-Old Outsmarted the Market—And How You Can Too UNICORN INTERVIEW358 – INTERVIEW: How to Buy a Duplex at 22 with $12K500 – What to Know Before Buying Your First Home in 2026HowtoBuyaHome.com/10steps - The #1 Educational System for First-Time Homebuyers in the USAHowtoBuyaHome.com/Guide - Over 100 of our BEST Episodes of Detailed Homebuying Knowledge, Interviews, and MORE! Connect with me to find a trusted realtor in your area or to answer your burning questions!Subscribe to our YouTube Channel @HowToBuyaHomeInstagram @HowtoBuyAHomePodcastTik Tok @HowToBuyAHomeVisit our Resource Center to to get your FREE Home Buying Starter Kit!David Sidoni, the "How to Buy a Home Guy," is a seasoned real estate professional and consumer advocate with two decades of experience helping first-time homebuyers navigate the real estate market. His podcast, "How to Buy a Home," is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy their first home. It offers expert advice, actionable tips, and inspiring stories from real first-time homebuyers. With a focus on making the home-buying process accessible and understandable, David breaks down complex topics into easy-to-follow steps, covering everything from budgeting and financing to finding the right home and making an offer. Subscribe for regular market updates, and leave a review to help us reach more people. Ready for an honest, informed home-buying experience? Viva la Unicorn Revolution - join us!

Our in-house Republican strategist just said MAGA is "breaking and being exposed for the fraud that it was." This week, on Political Rehab, all five stories were the same story: Republicans at war with Republicans.Trump's cabinet turned on itself in public — Jeanine Pirro's office dropped every reflecting pool vandalism case after admitting the damage was botched no-bid contractor work, and she and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are now openly blaming each other. Trump reportedly exploded at Pete Hegseth over severe missile and interceptor shortages, Hegseth blamed his own deputy, and Trump is threatening prison for whoever leaked it. The online right turned on its own DHS Secretary, Mark Wayne Mullen, for the sin of saying "legal immigration" out loud. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson convened a cabin meeting in Maine that has MAGA talking openly about a third party and a Carlson 2028 run. And Trump demanded the Senate cancel its August recess over the SAVE Act — only for John Thune to walk out the door anyway.Then in The Battlefield: the generic ballot hits Democrats +7.2 — ahead of where they were at this point in 2018 — Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win scrambles the Senate map, and 61,000 Michigan Democrats voted for a candidate who had dropped out a month earlier. That last number tells you something important about American politics.Matt Robison is a former Chief of Staff to three Democratic Members of Congress. Matt Wylie is a longtime Republican campaign strategist. Political Rehab is where PTI meets The Daily Show.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 — "MAGA is breaking" 00:28 — This week on Political Rehab 00:50 — Cabinet knife fight: Pirro vs. Burgum, Trump vs. Hegseth 04:05 — A House Republican scandal blows up in Ohio 06:40 — MAGA turns on its own Homeland Security Secretary 09:05 — Tucker Carlson, MTG, and the third-party cabin meeting 12:40 — Trump vs. Thune: the SAVE Act and the recess fight 15:35 — THE BATTLEFIELD 16:15 — Michigan: does El-Sayed's win save the GOP Senate? 18:45 — "Helping the boss": the ad that shows the GOP misread its own polling 21:15 — DCCC expands the map by 12 seats 22:45 — The scorecard: every structural indicator this week 23:30 — Generic ballot: Democrats +7.2, ahead of 2018 pace 25:30 — The low-information voter trap: 61,000 votes for a dropout 27:40 — The weekly verdict 29:20 — Dose of Hope: why August recess actually matters 31:05 — Dose of Hope: three science stories (and an eclipse) 33:00 — Until next week━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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Everyone wants to know how to buy a great business. Almost nobody talks about how great businesses quietly become bad deals. After more than 300 business transactions, Joe Burrill has seen it happen time and time again. Sellers mentally check out months before they list. Buyers obsess over valuations while missing the risks that actually matter. And now, with AI changing the way online businesses are built, bought, and grown, the gap between good buyers and great ones is only getting wider. So what should you actually be looking for? In this episode, Jaryd sits down with Joe to unpack the lessons he's learned from brokering hundreds of online business sales. They explore why the best deals aren't always the fastest-growing ones, how experienced buyers think about traffic, revenue diversification, and risk, and why a simple conversation between buyer and seller can be more valuable than another spreadsheet. They also dive into how AI is reshaping acquisitions. Why content businesses aren't dead. Why SEO still matters. And where new buyers are getting due diligence completely wrong by relying too heavily on AI instead of using it as a tool. If you're thinking about buying your first online business - or your next one - this episode will change the way you evaluate opportunities. Because finding a business to buy isn't the hard part. Knowing which one is actually worth owning is.

När träldomen avskaffades i Norden säkrades arbetskraften åt godsägare och bönder genom en strikt lagstiftning som tvingade alla som inte hade råd att betala skatt att arbeta för en husbonde. En lagstiftning som infördes på 1200-talet levde i någon mån kvar ända till 1920-talet.Med tiden skärptes arbetstvånget med hot om hårda straff och tvångsutskrivningar till armén. Legohjon levde i stor utsatthet därför att våld var påbjudet medel i arbetsledning och pigor utsattes för sexuella övergrepp av sina husbönder. Samtidigt var möjligheten att byta husbonde mycket begränsad och möjligheten att själv starta en gård nästan obefintlig.I detta avsnitt av podden Historia Nu samtalar programledaren Urban Lindstedt med Martin Andersson, historiker vid Avdelningen för agrarhistoria vid Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. Han är aktuell med boken Från trälar till tjänstefolk - Legofolk i Sverige 1250-1600.Träldomen avskaffades på 1300-talet eftersom legofolk eller tjänstefolk var en mer effektiv organisering av arbetet. Redan på 1200-talet infördes legofolksinstitutionen som tvingade fattiga att arbeta för en husbonde. Syftet var att hålla fast fattiga i en arbetsrelation och att legohjon skulle förbli fattiga. Legan, eller lönen, var sällan mer än mat, husrum och kläder. Men arbetskraftsbristen i digerdödens spår drev upp löner, men också lönereglering från statsmakten som gärna gick bönder och godsherrar till mötes.Under mer än ett halvt årtusende, från tidig medeltid och ända in på 1900-talet, var arbete som legohjon en av de vanligaste sysselsättningarna i Sverige. I de flesta byar i landet fanns såväl år 1300 som år 1800 åtminstone någon dräng eller piga, och detsamma gällde på herrgårdar, vid bruk och i städer. Omyndiga kunde bli legohjon, och även besuttna bönders barn blev legohjon. Vissa legohjon var gifta, och en legoman och hans hustru kunde till och med tänkas arbeta i två olika hushåll.Vid slutet på 1500-talet arbetade de flesta drängar och pigor på gods eller hos rika bönder - de flesta saknade helt möjligheter att själva bli husbonde.Bild: Legomannen misshandlas av sin husbonde för att han stulit mat som svinen skulle haft.Södra Råda gamla kyrka, Fotograf: Pål-Nils Nilsson / Riksantikvarieämbetet, [Creative Commons,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Creative_Commons) [Attribution 2.5 Generic](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en)Musik: Mercy And Forgiveness av Ananta Kongka; Storyblocks audio.Lyssna också på Trälarnas liv och Tunnes träluppror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the CRO Spotlight podcast, Warren Zenna hosts Matthew Darrow, CEO at Vivun, to discuss why slapping artificial intelligence onto legacy software is a dead end. Recognizing that specialized revenue teams will no longer work inside static SaaS portals, Vivun pivoted to build something entirely new. This bold move reflects a hard reality: revenue execution demands an expert teammate, not just surface-level automation.Generic foundational models fall short in complex enterprise deals because they lack domain-specific reasoning. Standard AI tools frequently produce mediocre outputs that fail in high-stakes selling. Darrow explains that true operational leverage requires an engine capable of modeling how top-tier experts evaluate deals, rather than relying on broad systems that merely regurgitate basic product documentation and text.Replacing human sellers with autonomous avatars is a flawed strategy that misunderstands buyer behavior. The real competitive advantage occurs live during actual customer calls, where execution makes or breaks a deal. By embedding real-time guidance directly into these critical moments, revenue leaders can discreetly assist sellers with accurate insights. This approach scales institutional knowledge without damaging organic human connections.This technological evolution alters what is required of the modern chief revenue officer. Executives can no longer rely solely on traditional top-down sales methodologies to drive growth. Success now requires partnering closely with product leaders to construct a cohesive motion that combines product-led accessibility with enterprise strategy. The future belongs to leaders who successfully augment their teams to accelerate execution at scale.

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!While the podcast is on break, I'm digging into the archives and re-airing my favorites. In this one, I sit down with novelist and New York Times book columnist Danielle Postel-Vinay to talk about what a French home is actually for.It's about home as a vessel for your vision of life — not the self-focused idea of a home that simply mirrors who you already are, but something more outward: a home that carries what you value and offers it, on purpose, to the people who walk through your door. Danielle spent years studying this firsthand, from her teenage mentorship in an antique dealer's shop to her own French in-laws' apartment in Paris.We discuss how the entryway becomes an embrace, why the French salon is never once arranged around a television, and the story of the asparagus dinner that broke every rule and kept every ritual at the same time. Subscribe to the show to access future episodes! Going forward, we'll continue to publish 1 free episode per month.  If you'd like to have access to the other 3-4 episodes each month, please click on the subscription link, above. Take the quiz: What's Your Style DNA?Aura House + Slow Style Home: Elegant diffusers, clean scents, non-toxic. 

“Magastos magkasakit sa Pilipinas!” malungkot na sabi ni Megan after paying the huge hospital bill. Na-confine kasi ang tatay niya for almost a month at naging financial burden ito sa kanilang pamilya. Aside from the professional fees ng mga doktor at tests ay napakamahal din ng mga gamot. All Rights Reserved, CBN Asia Inc.https://www.cbnasia.com/giveSupport the show

"Generic drugs are not the costly drugs. A 100% increase on a relatively inexpensive generic may not even be noticeable."In this episode of Last Month in Healthcare, Producer Nathaniel and I sat down with Sean McGowan of Centivo to break down the biggest healthcare news stories of July 2026.We started with the proposed tariffs on generic drugs - 100% in 2028, 200% in 2029 - and what that actually means when India supplies roughly half of U.S. generic volume and China supplies most of the active ingredients. We also dug into ACA marketplace insurers proposing a 14% median premium increase for 2027 and whether ICHRA adoption is quietly loading that risk pool, the Patients Deserve Price Act clearing Senate HELP 21-1 and whether posted prices change any real behavior, specialty drugs on track for a 32% jump by 2028 driven by utilization rather than unit price, and a misleading headline about $6.6 trillion in "tax help" for employer plans that's actually been on the books since the 1950s.To cap it off, we ran a point solution trade deadline in honor of the MLB deadline - six solutions on the roster, a $100 cap, and some tough calls on who's overpaid. Plus I answered a listener question on whether covering GLP-1s for weight loss locks an employer in for good. Tune in for a great conversation!Thank you to Walk-On Clinic for sponsoring this episode. Visit walkonclinic.com to learn more.Chapters:(00:00:00) Intro: Sean McGowan and Walk-On Clinic(00:01:39) 200% Tariffs on Generic Drugs by 2029(00:04:41) ACA Insurers Want a 14% Premium Hike for 2027(00:07:28) The Patients Deserve Price Act Clears Committee(00:10:44) Specialty Drug Costs to Jump 32% by 2028(00:13:10) The $6.6 Trillion Tax Break Nobody Noticed(00:14:37) Game: The Point Solution Trade Deadline(00:19:52) Ask Spencer Anything: Can You Un-Cover GLP-1s?

"Generic drugs are not the costly drugs. A 100% increase on a relatively inexpensive generic may not even be noticeable."In this episode of Last Month in Healthcare, Producer Nathaniel and I sat down with Sean McGowan of Centivo to break down the biggest healthcare news stories of July 2026.We started with the proposed tariffs on generic drugs - 100% in 2028, 200% in 2029 - and what that actually means when India supplies roughly half of U.S. generic volume and China supplies most of the active ingredients. We also dug into ACA marketplace insurers proposing a 14% median premium increase for 2027 and whether ICHRA adoption is quietly loading that risk pool, the Patients Deserve Price Act clearing Senate HELP 21-1 and whether posted prices change any real behavior, specialty drugs on track for a 32% jump by 2028 driven by utilization rather than unit price, and a misleading headline about $6.6 trillion in "tax help" for employer plans that's actually been on the books since the 1950s.To cap it off, we ran a point solution trade deadline in honor of the MLB deadline - six solutions on the roster, a $100 cap, and some tough calls on who's overpaid. Plus I answered a listener question on whether covering GLP-1s for weight loss locks an employer in for good. Tune in for a great conversation!Thank you to Walk-On Clinic for sponsoring this episode. Visit walkonclinic.com to learn more.Chapters:(00:00:00) Intro: Sean McGowan and Walk-On Clinic(00:01:39) 200% Tariffs on Generic Drugs by 2029(00:04:41) ACA Insurers Want a 14% Premium Hike for 2027(00:07:28) The Patients Deserve Price Act Clears Committee(00:10:44) Specialty Drug Costs to Jump 32% by 2028(00:13:10) The $6.6 Trillion Tax Break Nobody Noticed(00:14:37) Game: The Point Solution Trade Deadline(00:19:52) Ask Spencer Anything: Can You Un-Cover GLP-1s?

Generative AI is changing how project teams work—but too many professionals are still treating it like a smarter search engine. The result? Generic prompts, generic outputs, and a growing tendency to trust polished responses without applying the critical thinking that makes great project leaders valuable in the first place.In this episode, Galen Low sits down with AI consultant and educator Mashhood Ahmed to explore why curiosity, context, and strategic questioning matter more than ever. Together, they unpack how AI can amplify—not replace—human judgment, and share practical ways leaders can help their teams move beyond surface-level prompting toward more thoughtful, effective collaboration with AI.Resources from this episode:Join the Digital Project Manager CommunitySubscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcastsConnect with Mashhood on LinkedIn and TikTokVisit M1 Consultants Inc.

Let's know what you liked and learnt! AI is changing how customers discover brands - and making marketing attribution far more complex.In this episode of The Super CMO Show, Swami speaks with Scott Desgrosseilliers, Founder and CEO of @wickedreports about the rise of the AI dark funnel, the shift from SEO to GEO, and why marketers need to make their websites AI-ready.They explore how brands can earn visibility in AI-led conversations, use structured content and proprietary expertise, rethink first-touch attribution, and make better budget decisions when clicks no longer tell the full story.⭐ 5 Key Takeaways1. AI is creating a new “dark funnel.”More customer research is happening inside AI chats, making early discovery and first-touch attribution harder to see and measure.2. SEO is evolving into GEO.Brands need to make their websites AI-ready with clear structure, specific intent, FAQs, how-to content, and original research that AI systems can understand and reference.3. Proprietary expertise is the new visibility advantage.Generic content will not be enough. Brands that translate their distinctive knowledge, data, and point of view into AI-friendly formats can earn more meaningful recommendations.4. Marketers must look beyond platform-reported ROAS.Google, Meta, email, and SMS platforms can all claim credit for the same conversion. Independent, deterministic attribution helps reveal what actually drove new-customer growth.5. Brand and first-party data are becoming even more valuable.As AI puts more distance between brands and the customer click, building a trusted brand, capturing owned audiences, and continuously testing new signals will be critical to growth.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:56 AI Will Approximate or Guess Things04:11 Your Search Traffic Is Going Down08:59 AI Will Understand the Intent of the Page26:10 It's All About the Profitable Outcome35:44 All the Ad Platforms Are Grading Their Own Homework39:50 The Best Thing I've Seen Isn't Accurate Enough to Count On45:13 Keep Modifying Your Tags and Your Content47:10 The Importance of Building a Brand49:01 ChatGPT Already Has a Conversion API50:09 From Reports to AI-Powered Marketing DecisionsSelected Links and Show Notes⁠: https://www.contraminds.com⁠Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter⁠: https://blog.contraminds.comSubscribe to ContraMindsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xceASphmwAjJONTlsvo2YApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contraminds-decoding-people-minds-strategy-and-culture/id1485202972Follow UsTwitter: https://twitter.com/contramindsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/contraminds/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contramindsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/contraminds

Sid Dixit is originally from central India, and came to the states for college. He is a technologist and builder at heart, serving in leadership roles across major companies. He has built and managed a fleet of satellites, built robots at Amazon, worked at Microsoft on surface tablets, and finally, at Google working on Android. Outside of tech in lives in the Bay Area with his wife and kids. He loves water sports, especially sailing. He spent 10 years in San Diego, and stumbled on the sport.Sid's current company started in 1999, and was acquired in 2010. A few years ago, Sid joined the company, at a time when the company was wanting to rebuild its network from the ground up - starting with a powerful index.This is Sid's creation story at iTradeNetwork.SponsorsUnblockedTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiLinkshttps://www.itradenetwork.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthdixit/Our Sponsors:* Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://cash.app* Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It opens with World Cup commercials and a breakdown of what makes a regional ad actually land — and right out of the gate, Shawn and Marshall are making a case that most small business owners completely miss: the best marketing isn't about you, your shop, or your services. It's about your customer and the story they see themselves in.This episode is a storytelling masterclass wrapped in an Off The Clock conversation. Shawn and Marshall dig into why some marketing sticks and most of it disappears — and the answer keeps coming back to narrative. The setup, the problem, the protagonist, the resolution. It's not a Hollywood formula reserved for Super Bowl ads. It's the exact same structure that gets a detailer's video shared in a Facebook group at midnight, or makes a customer screenshot your post and send it to their spouse with "this is what I want done to the truck."The AI content conversation goes deeper than usual this week. With tools now capable of producing genuinely realistic video and animation, Shawn and Marshall walk through how to actually use them effectively — and the answer isn't just "prompt it and post it." Specificity is everything. Vague prompts produce generic content. The operators who will win with AI video are the ones who bring a real story, a real customer scenario, and a real emotional hook to the prompt. The tool executes. The human still has to think.The copycat segment hits different. There's a certain type of operator in every industry — the hyenas, as they get called here — who watch what's working, strip out the substance, and copy the surface. Same offer. Same aesthetic. Same caption structure. And then they wonder why it doesn't convert. Because customers aren't buying the format. They're buying the belief behind it. Authenticity isn't a vibe — it's a competitive advantage that genuinely cannot be duplicated.Then comes the announcement that detailers running HyperClean products have been waiting for: the new HyperClean integration that automates ceramic coating upsells directly inside the workflow. No extra pitch. No awkward transition. The upsell happens systematically, at the right moment, every time — which means shops stop leaving money on the table not because they forgot to ask, but because the system asked for them.The episode closes on perception and quality — and why the two are inseparable. You can have the best ceramic coating application in your market and lose to the shop with the better story. That's not fair. It's also just true. The operators who understand that perception is built through consistent storytelling, genuine engagement, and making the customer feel like the hero of something — those are the ones building businesses that don't need to compete on price.Make the Customer the Hero: Your marketing should never be about how great your shop is. It should be about how your customer's life, vehicle, or pride is transformed by what you do. Put them in the story.Storytelling is the Strategy: Setting up a problem, introducing a protagonist, and driving toward a resolution isn't just for movies. It's the formula behind every piece of content that actually gets shared, saved, and acted on.Specific Prompts, Specific Results: AI content tools are only as good as the story you bring to them. Generic input produces generic output. Brief your AI like you'd brief a videographer — with context, emotion, and a clear goal.Copycats Always Commoditize: When you copy a competitor's marketing, you're competing on their terms — and the only direction that race goes is toward whoever charges less. Differentiate or race to the bottom. Those are the only two options.Hyenas Exploit, Builders Create: There will always be operators who prey on others' ideas, customers, and momentum. The antidote isn't to protect everything — it's to build something so authentic that the copy never captures what makes the original work.

Generic messaging fails for a simple reason. It speaks to everyone, which means it actually speaks to no one. The messages that stick, the ones people repeat, forward, and act on, are never written for "employees" or "stakeholders" or "our valued customers." They are written for one person, with one specific frustration, in one specific moment. That's not a nice idea about storytelling. It's a framework, and once you see it, you can't unsee it in every all-staff email that gets ignored and every campaign that gets remembered. In this episode we get the five tip framework behind stories that actually stick, from a communicator who has spent her career studying why some messages disappear the moment they're sent while others get repeated for years.Listen for:3:17 The Five-Step Framework for Sticky Stories7:12 Finding the Frustration: Real Communication Examples10:34 Break the Fourth Wall to Make Messages Memorable13:54 The Recipe for Stories People RememberGuest: Eduvie Martin, FCIPR, Past President of IABC UK and IrelandLinkedIn | Comic Republic Doug DownsSubstack | Website | LinkedIn Subscribe to the Stories and Strategies PR podcast newsletter Are you a brand with a podcast that needs support? Book a meeting with Doug Downs to talk about it.Apply to be a guest on the podcastConnect with usLinkedIn | X | Instagram | You Tube | Facebook | Threads | Bluesky | PinterestSend us a note about this episode. We'll reply and thank you on a future episodeSupport the show

More of the funniest reviews on the internet! We read reviews for the personal museum of one the world's great soccer star, featuring what may be replica trophies, and not much else. Except for the million statues, that don't look anything like him. A federal government office, where the strategy seems to be that if they can crush your spirit enough, you'll just give up & leave. The "worst rated water park in America", where the stairs are rusty, and the diapers float free!!   Join comedians James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman as they explore the most opinionated part of the internet: The Reviews Section! Subscribe, and we will see you every Monday with Your Stupid Opinions!! Dont forget to rate & review!!   Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for merch & more Check out James & Jimmie's other podcasts, Small Town Murder & Crime In Sports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!!

Can you still trust an incoming phone call when AI can imitate a familiar voice, personalize the conversation and target information specifically to you? In this episode, I speak with Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, about how artificial intelligence is changing phone fraud and why the personal devices carried by employees are becoming part of the corporate attack surface. Alex explains how YouMail uses data from its consumer call-protection service to identify scam behavior, understand the type of fraud taking place and connect those patterns with the phone numbers involved. Advances in large language models have improved this analysis, but the same technology is also helping criminals build far more convincing campaigns. Generic robocalls are being replaced by personalized conversations designed to extract information, impersonate trusted people and manipulate victims. Fraudsters can use AI throughout the attack chain, from identifying targets and analyzing stolen data to generating dialogue and adapting an approach during the call. Alex argues that attackers have adopted these capabilities faster than many defenders expected because successful fraud produces an immediate financial return. The conversation also examines why voice biometrics can no longer be treated as sufficient proof of identity. As voice-cloning tools improve, companies may need to combine multiple forms of authentication and move sensitive communications into trusted applications. A call received through a banking app, for example, could give the customer greater confidence that the caller really represents their bank. For businesses, the risk extends beyond company-managed technology. Attackers can identify where someone works, learn about their role and contact them through a personal phone that may sit outside corporate monitoring. An employee's private number can therefore provide another route into the business through impersonation and social engineering. Alex also makes a persuasive case for collecting less personal data. Personalization can improve a service, but every additional piece of information becomes something an attacker might obtain during a breach. His advice is to identify the minimum information needed to deliver the intended experience rather than gathering data simply because it may prove useful later. Despite the seriousness of the threat, Alex offers evidence that coordinated action can produce results. He has seen brand-impersonation campaigns reduced from tens of millions of calls each month to around 100,000 through monitoring, disruption and cooperation between businesses and telecommunications providers. If AI is making fraudulent calls harder to recognize, should businesses stop treating the telephone network as a trusted communication channel by default? Listen to the episode and share your thoughts with me.

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Manos Koukoumidis, CEO of Oumi, returns to the podcast to make the case that most enterprises are wildly inefficient, using bloated generic AI models for tasks that demand specialized ones. He argues that companies should stop renting intelligence from frontier labs and start owning, customizing, and compounding it.Subscribe to the Gradient Flow Newsletter

Why does life-saving insulin cost hundreds of dollars a month for patients, when manufacturing costs are just a fraction of that price? What if the nonprofit model could change everything for affordable access?In the pharmaceutical industry, affordability and access remain two of the biggest hurdles for patients, especially when the economics of essential medicines seem stacked against them.Eric Moyal, founder of Project Insulin, is rewriting the rules of biosimilar development. Coming from a fundraising and nonprofit background rather than the pharma inside track, Eric built Project Insulin not to chase profits, but to deliver an essential therapy at a price real people can afford.Topics covered:Key differences between nonprofit and for-profit models in biotech, especially around fundraising, incentives, and revenue (00:02)The intricate balance between development costs, operating expenses, and setting an affordable price point (00:06)Innovative distribution models to eliminate price inflation by middlemen, including direct-to-patient and clinic partnerships (00:08)Major roadblocks in reinventing drug distribution and the importance of building the right partnerships early on (00:10)Advice for founders and scientists exploring solutions to drug affordability, including corporate structure, fundraising, and perseverance (00:12)Lessons learned after five years building Project Insulin, emphasizing the value of assembling the right team and listening to feedback (00:13)Realistic expectations for Project Insulin's next five years and the primary goals on the horizon (00:16)The broader need for affordable generic drugs and the broken promise of the current patent system (00:17)How to connect with Project Insulin and support its mission (00:18)Smart insight: Generic medicines should be affordable. Ensuring low-cost, accessible generics is essential to restoring the original balance between pharmaceutical innovation and public access, and it requires collective effort beyond any single player.If you enjoyed this episode, you might want to listen to these within a broader set of discussions on biologics affordability, CMC strategy, and bioprocessing realities — from the economic barriers blocking patient access and regulatory decision-making for biosimilars, to CDMO selection for resource-constrained teams:Episode 136: 5 Roadblocks to Affordable Biologics (And How to Overcome Them)Episodes 57 - 58: Crafting a Solid CMC Strategy: Key Factors and Common Pitfalls with Matthias MüllnerEpisodes 103 - 104: One-Stop Shop vs. Specialist CDMO: A Scientist's Guide to CDMO Selection with Sigma MostafaConnect with Eric Moyal:Email: emoyal@projectinsulin.orgWebsite: www.projectinsulin.orgInstagram: www.instagram.com/projectinsulinLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/82500193TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@project.insulinYouTube: www.youtube.com/@ProjectInsulinNext step: If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. By doing so, we can empower more scientists like you. Stay tuned for more inspiring biotech insights in our next episode.Support the show

Anika teamed up with Benjamin Behrooz to decode why massive exposure so often fails to drive revenue. The conversation revealed a counterintuitive truth: the problem isn't content creation—it's integration. Benjamin's 17-year perspective on branding and his experience scaling Branding Los Angeles across five states offered practical pushback against the persistent "AI will replace everything" narrative, alongside a sharp look at where AI actually creates value.In This EpisodeThe origin story of Branding Los Angeles: from a 400 sq ft apartment to a national powerhouseScaling velocity: expanding from California to Texas, New York, Hawaii, and Florida with intentional footprint strategyThe staffing challenge: why grading your team A+, A, B, C determines whether you scale or collapseWhy 75% of potential clients get turned down—and why that's the competitive advantageThe integrated approach: how branding, PR, SEO, and storytelling work together (not in silos)Market psychology and decision timelines: understanding when your customer is actually ready to buyWhy human-written content still outperforms AI-generated content in Google's eyesBuilding authority through PR and media mentions, not just organic reachTimestamps00:00 Introduction: Standing out in a saturated market00:59 The 400 sq ft beginning: how showing up changes everything06:23 The integrated branding and market strategy approach09:02 Understanding market psychology and customer decision timelines10:12 Where conversations are actually happening: Reddit, Facebook groups, and beyond18:41 The AI content truth: Google is separating human-written from machine-written31:18 PR is more important than SEO (the hook)34:00 Staffing as the #1 scaling bottleneck: the A+/A/B/C grading system36:45 Selective client intake: saying no to 75% of opportunities44:30 Blue collar workers as the future champions of the economy48:57 The personal motto that drives everythingKey Insights & TakeawaysInsight 1: Visibility Without Revenue Is a Strategy Failure, Not a Content FailureFortune 500 companies frequently have massive social followings and brand awareness. Yet their phones aren't ringing. The problem isn't more content—it's integrating branding, PR, SEO, and storytelling into a cohesive system. Generic approaches die. Strategic integration wins. Insight 2: Human-Written Content Still Outperforms AI Content in SearchGoogle is actively separating human-written from machine-written content. Websites with 200 pages of AI-generated content rank, then instantly vanish. The companies winning in 2026 kept their content writers and use AI checkers to verify authenticity. Insight 3: Your Customers Aren't Where You Think They AreThe conversations your customers are having—the questions at 2 AM, the pain points they're sharing—aren't on your LinkedIn. They're on Reddit, in Facebook groups, where real people congregate. Win by showing up where the conversation already exists. Insight 4: Staffing Quality Determines Scale or CollapseGrade your team A+, A, B, C. C's go. B's get trained. A's get pushed to A+. One question: "If this position was open, would you rehire this person?" If no, you're already failing. Quality beats speed every time.Insight 5: Saying No to 75% of Business Is the Competitive AdvantageBenjamin turns down three out of every four potential clients. Not because he can't do the work—because he knows which clients will succeed. Sustainable growth comes from working with clients you can actually scale, not chasing every opportunity. Insight 6: PR Builds Authority That AI Can't FakeWhen a trusted third party validates who you are, that signal is worth more than a thousand blog posts. AI uses 15-20 platforms to cross-reference claims. If you're mentioned by credible sources, you win the trust game. Insight 7: Blue Collar Work Is the Future Safe HavenWhile corporate roles face disruption and downsizing, skilled trades are in desperate demand. Companies are cutting office staff by 40% while desperately hiring tradespeople. Positioning yourself in skilled trades offers more security than most white-collar paths. Resources & Links MentionedBranding Los Angeles (flagship company)National hubs: California, Texas, New York, Hawaii, FloridaClients include: Cousins Maine Lobster, Chipotle, and Fortune 500 brandsAbout Benjamin BehroozAfter 17 years in branding and digital strategy, Benjamin Behrooz built Branding Los Angeles from a 400 sq ft apartment into a national powerhouse serving Fortune 500 companies. He's scaled teams across five states and made the deliberate choice to keep human expertise at the core of his strategy while competitors chased AI automation. He leads a 95-person team that turns visibility into revenue.Connect with BenjaminLinkedInBranding Los AngelesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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AI can speed up your business. But it cannot replace real human trust. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down the H2H advantage and why human-to-human sales will continue to outlast every automation trend. Let's be real… A chatbot can answer questions. Automation can handle admin work. AI can speed up fulfillment. But when someone is about to invest serious money… They want trust. They want connection. They want a real human being on the other side. In this episode, you'll learn: Why AI should support connection, not replace it How over-automation can damage trust in high-ticket sales Why human relationships still drive real business decisions How personal connection can become your strongest competitive moat The truth is simple: Algorithms do not sign contracts. People do. And in a world full of automated spam… Generic outreach… Cold funnels… And robotic communication… Genuine human connection becomes even more valuable. High-level operators do not use technology to hide. They use it to create more time for relationships. More time for calls. More time for meetings. More time for dinners. More time to actually serve the client. Because the businesses that win long term are built on trust. Use the tech. Automate the repetitive work. But never lose the human element. Shake the hand. Build the relationship. Earn the loyalty. And keep leveling up. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know you need to be consistent. The leaders who win are the ones who stay in the conversation over months and years. But the moment you try to automate your follow-up, it feels robotic, and people can smell a template from a mile off. So you're stuck choosing between consistent but cold or personal but hit and miss. Here's what I want you to walk away with today. Automation isn't the enemy of the relationship. Used right, it's the thing that protects it. You automate the structure, and you leave the connection alone. I'll give you a five-move framework I call Automate the Structure, Protect the Connection. Episode Breakdown [00:01:18] The Proof: This Podcast Is a Cloned Voice The podcast you're listening to right now is a cloned version of my voice. We've been running it that way for over a year, and almost nobody has noticed. The reason they don't notice is that it's built entirely from my own words. My newsletter goes out twice a week, written by AI but trained only on my own knowledge base, never on random stuff scraped off the internet, so it doesn't come out generic. It comes out sounding like me at scale. [00:02:01] The Insight: Automation Multiplies You, It Doesn't Replace You The automation didn't replace me, it multiplied me, because what got handed to the machine was the structure and the heavy lifting while the voice running through all of it stayed mine. The leaders losing the relationship are the ones who automated their voice. The leaders winning automated everything around their voice and guarded the voice itself. [00:02:35] Move 1: Separate Structure From Communication This is the unlock. The system's only job is to tell you who to reach and when to reach them. That's structure, and structure is the part that fails us, because we forget. The message itself, the words, that's communication, and that part stays human and stays yours. Let the system carry the reminder and keep the relationship in your own hands. [00:03:00] Move 2: Trade the Drip for a Value Stream A generic drip sequence built on templates tells a sharp producer one thing, that they're on a list somewhere. Replace it with a steady stream of specific, useful value aimed at that one person. And the bar out there is low. Most leaders follow up with about 7 people once every 9 to 12 months, and 97% of them open with I'm just checking in. Checking in moves nothing. Value moves the relationship forward. [00:03:40] Move 3: Write to an Audience of One My rule is that nothing goes out unless it reads like it was written for a single person, even when it's scaled to hundreds. Spam is the single most non-affirming thing a leader can send, and affirmation is one of the strongest leading indicators of recruiting success there is. So whether it goes to one recruit or 200, it has to feel like it was meant for the one person reading it. [00:04:08] Move 4: Make the Value Tangible and Make It Fast Don't promise a benefit, hand over a real one. Instead of telling a recruit you'll introduce them to people someday, hand them the top 250 real estate agents in their market. With the tools we have now, that's about a 3-minute exercise, and almost no recruiter ever does it. Automation is what lets you deliver something that specific across a whole pipeline without it swallowing your week. [00:04:40] Move 5: Train the AI on You and Keep Your Hands on It If you're going to let AI help you draft, train it only on your own words and your own stories, then tell it to sound like you. Ban the short, choppy sentences, kill the dashes, and keep the writing flowing the way you talk. Just like working with a human writer, when it makes mistakes, give it feedback so it can improve. Generic inputs will always give you generic outputs. Keep a human in the loop, and that human is you or someone on your team. That one pass before send is the difference between scaled and soulless, and it costs you about a minute. [00:05:35] Why It Works People can feel the difference between being processed and being seen every time, even when they can't put a finger on it. Automate the connection itself and they feel processed, and you lose them. But look at what was broken in the first place. It was never your sincerity, it was your structure. You don't forget to care, you forget who to call and when. When you automate the structure and protect the communication, you're fixing the part that was broken instead of the part that was already fine. Value works because contact on its own is just noise, while a specific useful thing delivered to the right person is a deposit, and deposits move a relationship forward. And training the AI on you guards the one thing that can never be copied, which is your voice. [00:06:29] Your Small Win Tonight Take the next follow-up you're about to send, the just-checking-in one, and rewrite it around one useful thing for that specific person. One article, one introduction, one insight they'd want. Send that instead. The win is turning a single check-in into a single deposit. [00:06:54] Three Bigger Moves This Week Identify a cadence for value delivery, then set up a simple reminder system that tells you who to touch and when, so consistency stops riding on your memory and your warm relationships stop going cold while you're buried in everything else. Take one generic drip and rebuild it as a value stream for your top prospects, so your follow-up starts feeling like a relationship instead of a list, and that's what keeps people in the conversation for years. Then have your AI tool interview you to identify your voice and how you speak, train it on your meetings, emails, and social posts, and review every piece before it goes out so you scale your voice without any of it sliding into noise. Key Takeaways Automation isn't the enemy of the relationship. Used right, it's the thing that protects it. Automate the structure and protect the connection. Automate the voice itself and you lose people. The system's only job is to tell you who to reach and when. The words stay human and stay yours. Most leaders follow up with 7 people once every 9 to 12 months, and 97% open with just checking in. Checking in moves nothing, value does. Write to an audience of one, even at scale. Spam is the most non-affirming thing a leader can send. Don't promise a benefit, hand over a real one. The top 250 agents in a recruit's market is a 3-minute deposit almost no recruiter ever makes. What was broken was never your sincerity, it was your structure. You don't forget to care, you forget who to call and when. If you want help building a follow-up system that scales your voice instead of flattening it, or help training your AI tools to mimic you, reach out. Visit bookrichardnow.com and grab time on my calendar, and I'd be glad to think it through with you. And if you'd rather build this kind of thing in real time, I host a biweekly working lunch where we do exactly that together. The next one's July 17 at 12 PM ET. You can add it, plus all of our other 4C live events, straight to your calendar here: http://cal.ae/suuaiiw

Can an ordinary word become a trademark? Yes—and that answer is more useful, more nuanced, and slightly more dangerous than it sounds.This episode-style breakdown explores how common words can become powerful brand assets when they identify the source of goods or services instead of merely describing what a business sells. A word like “apple” can be an everyday fruit in one context and a major technology brand in another. That does not mean a company owns the word everywhere. It means trademark protection depends on context, consumer perception, and consistent brand use.We walk through the difference between generic, descriptive, suggestive, arbitrary, and fanciful marks. Generic terms name the product category and cannot function as trademarks. Descriptive terms directly explain a feature, purpose, quality, or ingredient and may be harder to protect. Suggestive marks are different. They hint at an idea but require a little imagination from the customer. That extra mental step can make a brand name more distinctive and more defensible.For startup founders and small business owners, this matters early. A name that sounds obvious in a meeting may become a legal headache later. A business might choose a descriptive name because it feels clear, only to discover that it is difficult to register, difficult to enforce, or already surrounded by competitors using similar language. On the other hand, a suggestive name can create a stronger identity while still giving customers a useful clue about the brand.The conversation also covers common mistakes: assuming domain availability means trademark availability, thinking registration equals total ownership of a word, ignoring common-law rights, and picking a name before checking whether customers may confuse it with another business. Trademark law is not about who had the best brainstorming session. It is about whether a mark identifies a source and whether another use is likely to confuse consumers.You will also hear why over-enforcement can backfire. Owning a trademark does not give a company control over every ordinary use of a word. Competitors can often use descriptive language fairly. Smart trademark strategy protects the brand without trying to annex the English language like a caffeinated empire.We also look at why suggestive marks often become the practical middle ground. Made-up words can be strong, but they may require more marketing investment because customers have to learn what they mean. Descriptive names can be easy to understand, but they may be too weak to protect. Suggestive names sit between those extremes. They give the market a clue while still acting like a brand.That balance can save money, reduce confusion, and support long-term growth. A strong mark can make it easier to build recognition across websites, packaging, social media, ads, sales conversations, investor decks, and customer referrals. A weak mark can create friction in every one of those places. Nobody wants to discover that the brand name printed on the booth banner is also being used by three competitors and one suspiciously enthusiastic Etsy shop.By the end, you will have a practical framework for reviewing your own name before you fall in love with it too hard.The key takeaway: ordinary words can become extraordinary trademarks when they are used creatively, consistently, and strategically. The strongest names are not always the most literal. They are the ones that customers remember, competitors cannot easily copy, and the business can grow with over time.This is a practical listen for founders choosing a company name, teams preparing to launch a product, marketers building brand identity, and business owners wondering whether their “simple” name is legally strong enough to protect.To chat about this one-on-one, grab a free consult at strategymeeting.com

In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown break down something Hunter has been seeing come up again and again in his private coaching calls: stylists spiraling over business advice that was never meant for them in the first place.Hunter shares three real conversations he had recently with stylists who were each convinced they had a major problem in their business. Spoiler: none of them actually did. This episode is about learning how to filter the noise, read your own numbers, and stop letting general advice pull your focus away from what actually matters for your unique situation.Key Takeaways:

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Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Doug Curran and Jeffrey Crecelius This week, I have been researching one of the sets of photos that will be in the Barry Plummer book - Master of Images. It was labelled 'Roundhouse' but, as you will hear, that wasn't as straightforward a venue as I thought it was going to be. Once I get it all sorted out, I was delighted to discover that there is a crowd recording of the concert available over at: https://forgotten-yesterdays.com/downloads.asp?ftype=1&qsectionid=2&qdownloadid=37 After I told the story about what I found out, Mark and I compared notes on this early outing for songs from The Yes Album. It's a fascinating concert to listen to and we both spotted some great features. How many Roundhouses were there? Which one is this? How does Steve Howe fit into his new-ish band role? Please do add your own comments below. The 'other' Roundhouse at Chalk Farm: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Attribution: R Sones Poster for the Dagenham Roundhouse Yes concert: Uploaded to Forgotten Yesterdays by Geoffrey Mason Here is a comment from Clive Ayer: I grew up a couple of miles away from The Roundhouse, Dagenham. I believe it is still there. A lot of major bands played there early in their careers, including Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. On the centenary of its opening, just after lockdown, The Boomtown Rats, among others, played a free celebration concert, along with a few other artists. This was held down the road in Parslows Park. It was surprisingly good. The Roundhouse itself stopped hosting gigs many years ago. As for the red and white poster for the Yes gig seen here, I did try to buy it but was outbid by an extremely determined collector. With regard to Mark's comments regarding Iron Maiden (a band local to the area), they released an EP in 1979, before they had a record deal, called The Soundhouse Tapes. I used to work with their singer's girlfriend and regularly saw them at a different local pub. She brought a stack of them into work for anyone to help themselves to, but I didn't bother as I wasn't much of a fan. It's now worth a fortune. One copy could pay for a handful of Yes Roundhouse posters! I think that's what he was thinking about when he mentioned the Roundhouse and Iron Maiden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmUH4fckxN0 Yes - The Tormato Story & Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes Album Listening Guide Available now! YesMusicBooks.com YMP Patrons: Producers: Joseph Cottrell Wayne Hall Jeffrey Crecelius Doug Curran Patrons: Aaron SteelmanSteve LuziettiLindAl Dell'AngeloTerence SadlerLobate ScarpBarry GorskyJohn ThomsonMark BaggsBill WhittakerSteve PerryMark James LangBob MartilottaThomas DeVriesMark SlaterBrian HarrisJohn ViolaMartin KjellbergBrian SullivanSteve RodeMichael HanderhanChris BandiniTim StannardMichael O'ConnorCraig EstenesSteve ScottMiguel FalcãoDave OwenChip PalmerPaul HailesDavidGuy DeRomePaul TomeiDavid HeydenSteve MossRachel HadawayDavid PannellGeoffrey MasonRobert NasirDavid WatkinsonHenrik AntonssonRobert VandiverDeclan LogueHogne Bø PettersenRonnie NeeleyDemSteven RoehrScott ColomboBrianTodd DudleySimon BarrowFergus CubbageJohn HoldenStephen LambeFred BarringerDouglas CaldwellSteve DillGary BettsJohn CowanJamie McQuinnGeoff BailieRay RiethmeierKen Fuller Become a Patron!

In this episode, Cody welcomes special guest Ryan Negron, Director of Sales and Marketing at X-quic, for a conversation focused on one of the most important decisions hotel owners and operators make: selecting the right vendor partners.With hundreds of hospitality solutions competing for attention, it can be difficult to separate great products from great marketing. Ryan shares insights from the vendor side of the industry and discusses what the best hospitality partners are doing to help hotels improve operations, guest experience, and profitability.

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from RheumNow.com. Updates on tofacitinib, CAR-T therapy and AI.

Matt and Jordan review Netflix’s generically titled, but surprisingly witty Office Romance. Co-written by and starring Brett Goldstein alongside JLo, the workplace rom-com rises just above the streaming giant’s usual output by delivering actual jokes, real talent, and a surprising level of NSFW content. Plus, some deep cut streaming recommendations, this week’s streaming releases, and a new game courtesy of Matt called “Portmanteau to Toe.” (Ep. #177) Intro, Office Romance (00:00:00–00:29:37) Streaming Recommendations (00:29:38–00:43:53) Personalized Recs (00:43:54–01:00:33) Game: Portmanteau To Toe (01:00:34–01:15:41) New to Streaming / Credits (01:15:42–01:26:30) Show Notes Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/ Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspottingSVU.com Follow Matt on Blue Sky: @mattsinger.bsky.social Follow Jordan on Blue Sky: @jhoffman.bsky.social Follow the Show: https://www.instagram.com/superpulse/ https://www.facebook.com/FilmspottingSvu Follow the Show: https://www.instagram.com/superpulse/ https://www.facebook.com/FilmspottingSvuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While other punk/hardcore bands of their time seemed to be in a race to be the heaviest AND fastest, San Francisco's Flipper slowed things down to a crawl, and imbued their brand of existential nihilism with a healthy dose of detached irony. Hoboken New Jersey musician Dan Cuddy (Hypnolovewheel, The Special Pillow) brings us their landmark debut, 1982's 'Album - Generic Flipper', in all its ragged glory. Strap in! Songs discussed in this episode: Problem Child (AC/DC cover) - Flipper; Secret Star (Demo), I Dream Of Jeannie - Hypnolovewheel; Love Canal, Sex Bomb (7" version) - Flipper; Mercenaries - Negative Trend; Ever - Flipper; Call Me - Chris Montez; Life Is Cheap - Flipper; A Medical Man - Renaldo & The Loaf; No Feelings - Sex Pistols; Shed No Tears, (I Saw You) Shine - Flipper; Confusion Is Next - Sonic Youth; Fishing - Public Image, Ltd.; The Way Of The World (Peel Session) - Melvins; The Way Of The World - Flipper; Gut Feeling - DEVO; Life, Nothing, Living For The Depression, Sex Bomb - Flipper; Sex Bomb (Flipper cover) - R.E.M.; Bridget Because - Hypnolovewheel

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At first glance, the buildings didn't look unusual. Empty storefronts. Generic office signs. Businesses that barely seemed open. But behind many of them was a massive flow of Medicaid money — part of a growing network of home healthcare companies accused of exploiting loopholes in the system and billing taxpayers for questionable services on a staggering scale.On this introductory episode of Behind The Story, investigative reporter Luke Rosiak explains how he used government data, computer coding, and old-fashioned reporting to uncover a billion-dollar fraud scheme hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices